Overnight fame was a phrase used to describe Xiao Shenyang.
Now, in this golden age of the internet, with all sorts of advantages, Cheng Che has finally entered the public eye nationwide.
Even a casual glance is enough.
Wilson's success has made other brands envious.
Cheng Che can endorse tennis, why can't he endorse snacks?
Can't endorse clothes and pants?
Can't I endorse airplane tickets?
Qin Lie had already anticipated this situation.
He set up call forwarding on Cheng Che's phone, so all calls from unknown numbers were forwarded to his phone, which he had just moved into the rented apartment with.
Cheng Che currently has two cell phones: one for calls only to acquaintances and the other for work.
He got tired of his work phone after using it a few times; all the calls he received were the same old lines, so he asked Qin Lie to forward the call.
Qin Lie's phone hadn't stopped ringing since morning.
The other phone call came in as soon as one ended.
"It's painful yet pleasurable."
Qin Lie leaned back on the sofa, staring at the constantly flashing caller ID, and muttered something under his breath.
Cheng Che's reputation had already spread throughout the Peking University campus.
In the classroom, during recess.
Wang Zheng was sitting in the back row, intending to take a nap on the table, but his eyes widened as soon as he took out his phone.
"Holy crap." He turned his phone screen towards Zhou Hao next to him, "Look."
Zhou Hao leaned closer and saw a screenshot of Wilson's advertisement on the screen, with the caption " Cheng Che endorses, available online."
He scrolled down; the comments section had exploded.
" Brother Che is truly famous now," Zhou Hao remarked.
"More of a celebrity than a star." Wang Zheng nodded.
Li Yuan, who was scrolling through Douyin in the front row, turned around when he heard them talking. "Have you guys seen ' Chasing the Wind '? It's number one on the music platform's trending songs chart."
"I watched it, it's so good to listen to and so good to watch."
Li Yuan swiped his phone a couple of times, then suddenly looked up and glanced at the back of the classroom. "By the way, where's Brother Che?"
All three of them looked towards the back row at the same time.
The seat Cheng Che usually sits in is empty.
Wang Zheng frowned. "Wasn't it here during class just now?"
"Yes, I saw him come in with my own eyes." Zhou Hao stood up, craned his neck, and scanned the back row. "Where is he?"
The bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class.
The three of them got up from their seats, walked around the classroom, and then glanced out into the hallway.
No.
He's not replying to my messages." Li Yuan took out his phone and glanced at it. "The call was transferred."
Where did you go?
Unbeknownst to them, Cheng Che was right downstairs in the teaching building.
However, he activated [ Fade into the Bustle ].
He wasn't wearing a hat or a mask.
He walked out of the teaching building, his steps unhurried, his expression relaxed as if he were taking a stroll.
People passed by him, their gazes naturally drifting over him; not a single person turned their head, and not a single person stopped in their tracks.
His presence was minimized.
Cheng Che stood on the steps at the entrance of the teaching building and stretched.
Sunlight filtered through the leaves, falling warmly on his face.
He took a deep breath; the air had that crisp, clear quality unique to autumn.
Nobody was looking at him.
No one was taking pictures.
No one gathered around.
He savored the moment for a few seconds, then took out his phone, turned off airplane mode, and made a call to Guo Xin, Lin Xiao, and Su Qingyue.
"Hey, wanna have lunch together? It's been ages since we got together."
On the other side, in the dormitories of Beijing Normal University.
Su Qingyue sat on the bed, her phone screen filled with news about Cheng Che.
Advertisements, trending topics, music charts, racket sales. Looking at this dazzling array of information, she felt a mixture of envy, admiration, and a touch of sadness.
He's getting better and better, and he's soaring higher and higher.
She was happy for him, but she also knew that the distance between them was slowly widening.
Her roommate leaned over to take a look at her screen and remarked:
"My idol is so popular! If I had the money, I'd buy him a tennis racket. By the way, Qingyue, have you bought one yet?"
Su Qingyue nodded. "I bought it."
"Can you play?"
"No," Su Qingyue smiled sheepishly, "But you can keep it as a collectible."
My roommate pursed his lips:
"I bought the autographed version, but unfortunately it wasn't signed by the real person. It would be great if I could have a racket signed by Cheng Che Himself."
Before Su Qingyue could answer, her phone rang.
She looked down and the name on the screen made her heart skip a beat.
Cheng Che.
She answered the phone, and when she heard someone say, "Let's have lunch together," she jumped out of bed and ran quickly out of the dormitory.
Her roommate watched her retreating figure, exchanged a glance with another roommate, and revealed an ambiguous expression.
No wonder Qingyue rejected so many suitors.
"So you have a boyfriend."
Su Qingyue ran to the end of the corridor before she could catch her breath.
"Okay," she said, "Send me the address."
At noon, the four of them met in a private room at a restaurant.
Guo Xin arrived first, followed by Lin Xiao, and finally Su Qingyue.
Cheng Che was already seated inside, and a pot of tea was placed on the table.
" Brother Che!" Guo Xin shouted as soon as he entered the door, "Now everyone in the country knows you! I see your ads everywhere I go, and you have to queue up to buy a racket!"
Lin Xiao laughed and replied, "I listened to his song ' Chasing the Wind,' it's really good. Everyone in my dorm has become your fan."
Su Qingyue sat opposite Cheng Che, smiling quietly and not saying much, but her gaze remained fixed on him.
Cheng Che responded to each question, then asked, "Are you free this afternoon?"
Guo Xin shook his head. "I have class this afternoon, and I can't skip it since it's the first day of school."
Lin Xiao also said, "I also have classes."
Su Qingyue hesitated for a moment, about to say "I'm free", but seeing that Guo Xin and Lin Xiao both shook their heads, she felt that it would be too obvious for her to say she was free by herself, so she didn't say anything.
Cheng Che nodded. "Then forget it. How about this weekend? Let's go out and have some fun this weekend, I want to go out for a walk."
"Great! I haven't gone out to play at all since I came to the Capital City."
Halfway through the meal, Guo Xin and Lin Xiao got up to go to the restroom.
Only Cheng Che and Su Qingyue remained in the private room.
Su Qingyue put down her chopsticks, took a box out of her bag, and pushed it in front of Cheng Che.
"Congratulations." Her voice wasn't loud. "I bought this this morning on short notice, as a congratulatory gift... and a belated coming-of-age present."
Cheng Che was taken aback.
He took the box and opened it.
Inside was a watch with a dark blue dial and a silver steel band. The design was simple, understated yet pleasing to the eye.
"My dad says a mature man needs to have some decent accessories." Su Qingyue's ears turned slightly red. "I think he's right."
Cheng Che looked at her, and his words of gratitude became more earnest as he spoke, "Thank you, Qingyue."
Su Qingyue lowered her head under his gaze, stood up, whispered, "I'm going to check on Guo Xin and the others," and quickly walked out of the private room.
Cheng Che looked down at the watch, took out his phone to check the model, and found that it cost more than 10,000 yuan.
He paused for a moment, stunned.
He knew that Su Qingyue's family was well-off.
But it was her parents' money, and he felt bad about accepting it.
It is customary to reciprocate.
After finishing their meal, the four of them parted ways.
Cheng Che checked the time and decided to buy a return gift.
He went to the same shopping mall again, but too lazy to walk any further, he went straight to the same jewelry store.
It's the same sales assistant as last time.
However, this Cheng Che was driving [ Fade into the Bustle ], and the sales assistant only felt that the person in front of him looked a little familiar, but couldn't remember where she had seen him before, so she didn't look at him much.
Hello, what would you like to see?
"It's for a female friend," Cheng Che said. "It doesn't need to be too expensive, just something nice."
The sales assistant smiled, thinking to herself, "If it's a gift for a female friend, it must be for my girlfriend. Why would I be embarrassed?"
"We have several pendants here that are selling very well," she enthusiastically introduced. "This one is shaped like a four-leaf clover with a small diamond in the center, symbolizing luck and happiness. Recently, many young people have been buying them as gifts for their partners."
Cheng Che glanced down at it.
The four-leaf clover design is smaller than the previous ginkgo leaf design, and the diamond in the middle flashed under the light.
"Wrap it up."
The sales assistant smiled and wrote out the receipt, "Ten thousand eight hundred."
Cheng Che paid and put the bag away.
While packaging the package, the sales assistant casually asked, "Your female friend will be very happy."
Cheng Che didn't reply, he just smiled.
As he left the mall, he stood at the entrance, adjusted the bag, and looked at the small box inside.
When we go out for fun this weekend, let's find an opportunity for Su Qingyue.