“Hahaha……” As soon as Samuel Wright said this, Ethan and the others nearby almost burst out laughing.

“Go to hell!” Student Ivy Howard’s face was so red it looked like steam was about to come out. She pushed everyone aside and walked out of the boys’ dorm!

Chapter 011 Audition

The basketball court at Beijing Film Academy was packed with people. Even though this was an arts college, there were still quite a few basketball enthusiasts.

At this moment, Samuel Wright was sitting on the sidelines. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to play, but his height advantage was just too obvious. He had already blocked several shots, and was forced to take a break.

It was already June 1998, and Samuel Wright had been studying at the film academy for over a semester.

After being reborn, Samuel Wright knew well that a healthy body was the foundation of everything, so he paid special attention to physical fitness. You could tell from how he used to bring food to Student Ivy Howard—Samuel Wright was almost obsessed. But to be fair, the results were really good. He had changed a lot; at the very least, he was no longer as skinny as before. Now, Samuel Wright was a strong and sturdy guy.

“Xiangzi, are you free tomorrow?” Ethan stopped playing after a while too. Honestly, the basketball skills at the film academy were pretty average.

“I’m free.” Samuel Wright replied casually.

“Great, how about I treat you to dinner tomorrow night?” Ethan Brooks’s words were really abrupt.

“Oh?” Samuel Wright immediately sensed something was up. Ethan was rarely this generous: “Something good happened! Something good! Did you finally win over that girl? Spill it…”

“Go to hell!” Ethan Brooks cursed with a laugh, then continued with a grin, “But, there really is good news.”

“Huh?” Samuel Wright had pretty much guessed it, but decided to play along and act cute.

“I finally got my chance! A director wants me to audition! And it’s a big director—Director Zhao Baogang! They said Director Zhao picked me just from my photo!” Ethan Brooks could hardly contain himself, his eyebrows raised as high as they could go.

“Really?” This time, Samuel Wright was genuinely happy for his senior.

“Really!” Ethan Brooks’s face was all smiles.

“Didn’t I tell you you’d make it?”

“Yeah! Haha…”

“That’s awesome!” Samuel Wright thought for a moment and said, “Tell you what, Ethan, trust me, this time you’re definitely going to make it big. Tomorrow night, dinner’s on me.”

“No way!” Ethan Brooks was a bit embarrassed.

“Why not? It’s settled! I’ll bring the guys along, let’s all have a good time! Why be polite with me? Besides, when you become a big star, just look after your little bro, right?” Samuel Wright was joking, but he was truly happy for his good friend. Sometimes a man’s got to be generous.

“Quanjude, it’s a deal!” With that, Samuel Wright slipped into room 307.

“Deal!” Ethan Brooks didn’t refuse anymore. Honestly, he was a little moved.

This is a friend worth having!

Ethan Brooks’s family wasn’t well-off; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been singing at bars or thinking about switching to renovation work. Samuel Wright knew all this, and by now, he actually had some means.

Samuel Wright’s bootleg version of “First Intimate Contact” had become a hit. That success was within Samuel Wright’s expectations. The internet had only been in China for a few years, still in its early days, and releasing such a novel at this time was perfect timing. Plus, the original was the pioneering online romance novel, and Samuel Wright had carefully adapted it for readers across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It would have been strange if it hadn’t become popular.

To be honest, the previous version of the novel had too much of a Taiwanese flavor. Many of the language quirks and jokes could only be understood by those fluent in Japanese, making it unsuitable for readers in Mainland China and the Cantonese-speaking world. Samuel Wright himself worked with words and was well aware of this problem, so when he bootlegged the novel, he put a lot of effort into fixing it.

In less than a year, the publisher had reprinted it many times. It had topped the bestseller lists in Mainland China several times, and not only the simplified, but also the traditional Chinese version sold extremely well. Samuel Wright’s wallet was getting fatter and fatter. Even though Samuel Wright had money now, he was still stingy. He hadn’t even changed his pager, and wouldn’t buy any name-brand boxers—stuff like Adidas was just too expensive for him.

The reason was simple: Samuel Wright treated this money as his film-making fund, something that would determine his future. He absolutely refused to waste it. But today was different—this was for his good friend.

Speaking of making movies, Samuel Wright’s plan had hit a snag. And the problem? It was with the female lead.

At first, Samuel Wright had chosen Student Ivy Howard, but now, well, Samuel Wright had pretty much given up on that.