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Chapter 520 - 514, The Mystery of Identity, The Truth Revealed (Third Update)_1

Chapter 520: 514, The Mystery of Identity, The Truth Revealed (Third Update)_1

Li Shuaizhen was indeed more sophisticated than Yang Runrun and Zhang Jinglin. Although he was naive and stubborn, it didn’t mean he was ignorant of the ways of the world.

Since Ren He had given them this trust, they had to seize the opportunity.

"Let’s not let this out, even from a brother’s perspective, helping a brother keep a secret is the right thing to do," Li Shuaizhen instructed the other two roommates.

The other two naturally nodded their heads. Now, their friend requests multiplied like carps crossing the river; they simply couldn’t refuse them all, so the three of them had decided to just close the friend request function altogether.

Now, the goofy IDs of the five of them were causing quite a stir online. Not to mention Yang Xi’s influence, these five names were classic in the eyes of Dota players...

He had no idea how Ren He came up with them...

But speaking of which, since Ren He was the chairman of Qinghe Group, getting some skins and accessories for his brothers shouldn’t be a problem, right?!

Yang Runrun and the others quickly shifted their thoughts to how to get Ren He to hook them up with some good gear, which left Li Shuaizhen feeling quite lonely... Didn’t they have to consider their futures?

Getting himself a set of Sword Saint Treasure might not be a bad idea either, Li Shuaizhen thought to himself.

Just then, Sun Yu suddenly appeared at the dorm door, beaming with a smile, "Yo, not gaming today?"

If it had been before, Li Shuaizhen wouldn’t have been able to tolerate him, but considering he had a hidden boss in his own room, Li Shuaizhen calmed down and didn’t even bother to give Sun Yu a glance.

Having confidence and lacking it made for entirely different mindsets!

That day when they had discussed movies, Li Shuaizhen had noticed that Ren He truly despised those terrible films, feeling that such directors were conscienceless.

He also discovered that Ren He greatly admired low-budget films that triumphed with their plots.

This "low-budget" was relative to commercial blockbusters. He didn’t advocate for the arbitrary use of special effects to inflate the budget; everything should be aimed at making the film better, with not an ounce of excess.

Li Shuaizhen agreed with this view too, as movies with excellent plots often reaped a huge harvest at the box office.

If he could display his splendid acting in such a movie, he was sure to reap both fame and fortune!

Li Shuaizhen looked forward to that day. Even if it never came, it was alright, for he hadn’t known Ren He’s identity before yet still treated him as a brother.

On Sunday evening, when Ren He returned to the dorm, Yang Runrun and the other two were in the dorm playing Dota. Ren He put down a pile of snacks: "This is our provisions for the coming week; playing Dota without snacks is definitely not a perfect Dota match!"

Li Shuaizhen didn’t move, neither did Zhang Jinglin, only Yang Runrun, the foodie, began to rummage through the mountain-like pile of snacks to see what was there.

Li Shuaizhen suddenly felt uncertain about how to broach the topic. The matter that they knew had to be brought into the open, and Ren He was waiting for them to ask him, after all, it would be best to get it out in the open to proceed with future plans.

He was interested in drama too, even wanting to stage a play from his past life to show everyone, but he wanted to make films even more, an attitude that was considered somewhat heretical in the Central Academy of Drama, where the prevailing thought was that theater was superior: that films were somewhat flashy without substance, and that an actor’s skill could not show depth in films as it could in theater.

Ren He passed no judgment on these ideas, nor could he control what others thought; he just knew he wanted to make some films that he had deeply loved in a past life.

But as a heretic, one had to be ready for the consequences. Ren He’s efforts to recruit people for his film would surely meet with opposition from classmates and even teachers, which was why he needed some insiders to back him up.

He didn’t plan on making any big moves, nor did he intend to rely on anyone else’s strength. Ren He had thought through the shooting team—he would simply take Liu Erbao and make a new attempt, but the candidates for the other positions were still far from complete.

Wanting to make a movie isn’t as simple as just having a director, actors, and a cameraman—it’s far from done! There’s a lot more to it!

So, instead of pulling in outsiders, it’s better to rope in his roommates first.

Li Shuaizhen pondered for a moment before asking, "Recently, that celebrity Yang Xi started attending the Central Academy of Music. Did you read about it in the news?"

Ren He raised his eyebrows and laughed, "Yeah, I saw it."

"She seems to be a freshman too, and your girlfriend is a freshman at the Central Academy of Music, right?"

"Right, she’s a freshman."

Li Shuaizhen gritted his teeth and asked, "I used to say, could your girlfriend be even better than a celebrity? And then yesterday, I found out that Yang Xi’s Dota ID seems to be the same as your girlfriend’s... and as far as I know, Yang Xi’s boyfriend... is Knight!"

Ren He was sitting on the bed, opened a bottle of mineral water, and took a sip. Yang Runrun stopped snacking, and everyone in the dorm was looking at Ren He as if waiting for a very important answer.

"The one who plays Dota with us every day and loves playing mid the most, is indeed Yang Xi, my girlfriend, and I am indeed Knight," Ren He said, looking at them.

"Damn!" Li Shuaizhen still felt the world was a bit unreal. They had been waiting for this answer, as if expecting some phenomenon like a seven-colored auspicious cloud or the sky falling and the earth splitting to occur as soon as Ren He revealed it.

After all, such a legendary figure was sitting right in front of them.

But now that they finally had the answer, it seemed like the world hadn’t changed at all.

Ren He was still there, without three heads and six arms or a seven-colored auspicious cloud. He was just like a regular person, an ordinary roommate, an ordinary student, an ordinary brother...

Perhaps it was this very ordinary Ren He that made everyone feel more comfortable. Li Shuaizhen breathed a sigh of relief, and so did Ren He. He was genuinely concerned that his identity might cause some friction in their friendship.

"Alright, let’s not dwell on this. We’ll talk about it later if necessary. I have a plan. For now, let’s get online and play Dota. Yang Xi was already urging me on the way back to school..." Ren He called everyone to start playing Dota...

Ren He was a bit helpless himself, as his internet-addicted girl at home was just getting into Dota and was getting really hooked, even more so than himself!

And she never plays support, always mid. She seems so unconcerned with world affairs in everyday life, but in the game, she’s like a madwoman, playing extremely fierce, not caring if she’ll die, always having to retaliate if she gets hit...

In Yang Xi’s words... it’s all about the momentum!

Li Shuaizhen sat in front of the computer, with many things on his mind that he wanted to say, but he felt it was better not to say anything at this time.

Yes, our brother in the dorm is freaking amazing, so amazing that the whole world admires him, yet he still plays Dota with us like an ordinary person...

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