### Chapter 286: Let’s Practice Our Acting Skills (Third Update) (Seeking Monthly Votes)
“Fine.”
Gan Yan Yu nodded, but when she heard the words “New Year,” her expression suddenly took on a hint of sadness.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s about going home for the New Year.”
Lin Tian remembered that Gan Yan Yu had mentioned this before.
Her parents wanted her to come home for the New Year, but Gan Yan Yu felt like she wasn’t really close to them and wanted Lin Tian to go along.
But that made Lin Tian even less willing! He was used to being alone. What was it worth to go over for a meal?
In past years, Lin Tian had only spent a few half-hearted conversations at the café with Grandpa Gan—better than nothing, right?
Wait a minute!
He almost forgot! Gan Yan Yu is Grandpa Gan’s granddaughter, which means her dad is also Grandpa Gan’s son.
So when the New Year comes around, it’s like the Gan family is closing in on him!
But while Gan Yan Yu is kind-hearted and forgives them, deep down, Lin Tian really doesn’t want to have a lot of dealings with them.
Actually, Gan Yan Yu had brought up her parents to Lin Tian before.
In their later explanations, they said there was a reason for leaving during Gan Yan Yu’s childhood.
At that time, her father, Gan Sheng, faced a crisis with his company—debt collectors and enemies knocking at their door. Things were way less stable back then. To save the company, they traveled all over the world. To give Gan Yan Yu a complete childhood, they left her in the care of Grandpa Gan.
And then they were gone for many, many years.
When they finally returned, Gan Yan Yu was already in elementary school, and when they wanted to take her back, Grandpa Gan wouldn’t allow it.
This kind-hearted old man in Lin Tian’s memory practically kicked them out!
The reason was simple.
Gan Yan Yu barely knew them, and at that time her parents’ company was in Shanghai, with their home there too. Forcing her to go would only ruin her childhood even more.
After that, Gan’s parents had no choice but to leave, whether Grandpa Gan liked it or not, and all those years, they had been sending him money.
It wasn’t until something happened to Grandpa Gan that they returned to Qingzhou.
Maybe it was age, maybe it was learned lessons, or maybe the company could run fine without them around.
In any case, this time they set aside their work and chose to stay in Qingzhou, hoping to use time to rebuild their relationship with Gan Yan Yu.
Now they bought a house right in the city center of Qingzhou, not far from Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu’s neighborhood.
As the New Year approached, they wanted Gan Yan Yu to come home.
It’s hard to say whether it’s just for a plate of dumplings or to spend the Spring Festival with Gan Yan Yu that they stayed for half a year.
From Gan Yan Yu’s perspective, there really isn’t a reason not to go back.
But even so, Lin Tian thought it was unnecessary!
He’s an orphan himself and knows what it feels like to grow up without parents.
The trauma from a person’s family origin is often something that can’t be mended in a lifetime.
Gan Yan Yu is lucky, having a loving grandfather who protected her well.
That’s why the pure Gan Yan Yu stands in front of Lin Tian today.
And more importantly,
“There’s no way I can forgive them for stopping you from playing the cello,” Lin Tian said.
From the perspective of Gan’s parents, they were perhaps trying to get Gan Yan Yu on the right track so she could inherit the future company by bringing her back.
But they completely underestimated Gan Yan Yu’s depression.
For Gan Yan Yu, that almost became one of the reasons, second only to the incident involving Grandpa Gan, that she felt like giving up on life.
No matter how regretful Gan’s parents became or how many ways they tried to make amends,
It’s hard to change this fact.
“Yeah,”
Gan Yan Yu understood what Lin Tian meant.
Her thoughts were truly kind and innocent.
She wouldn’t outright reject her parents’ good intentions; at least she was willing to show a welcoming attitude.
But as for matters like inheriting the family fortune or living together in the future, she wouldn’t consider that.
Her life had been planned out long ago.
In that plan, there was no room for them.
Whenever this topic came up, the air would get quite awkward.
With a week to go before the New Year, noticing Gan Yan Yu still in a bind, Lin Tian decided to change the topic.
“Right! He Zhi Chen said we’ve picked up an endorsement deal for a milk brand, though I’m not clear on the specifics. Do you want to take it?”
“Endorsement?”
“Yeah, if we take it, filming for the ad starts right after New Year.”
Lin Tian imagined how it would look.
A milk ad shouldn’t be too tough.
As long as they don’t have him play the piano on screen while singing “Written in the Past” with a bottle of yogurt, they’re good.
The tough part would be a milk candy ad.
Imagine something like, “I’ve got happy news at home, I’m going to be a dad! Wangzai Milk Candy~~” That’s all sorts of awkward!
“Another ad sh**t?” Gan Yan Yu asked.
“Of course!”
“Ah…”
Gan Yan Yu was poking her fingers.
“But I’m not really good at acting.”
“Then learn!” Lin Tian replied.
After spending so long with Gan Yan Yu, he had truly experienced the certified official “Learning Ability: S” she possessed.
Lin Tian believed that there’s nothing you can’t learn!
Though he found it odd.
Why did Gan Yan Yu say, “I’m not good at acting” instead of “I can’t act at all,” making it sound like she had plenty of acting experience?
“How do I learn?” she asked.
“Just figure it out as we go. We’ll start by getting a couple of books, and see if He Zhi Chen has any teachers. If not, we’ll just practice by ourselves,” Lin Tian suggested.
He knew that whatever Gan Yan Yu did, she always set high standards for herself.
In truth, Lin Tian felt the same.
Since they were going to do this, just stumbling in blindly and hoping to get by wouldn’t cut it. There’d be no way they’d accept an outcome that’s only passably watchable, edited together by the director’s montage techniques.
Besides, Lin Tian thought mastering acting skills would absolutely be beneficial.
Not just for ads but for shooting music videos or any other story films based on music would be greatly helped by it.
“Alright, let’s give it a try then,” Gan Yan Yu agreed.
The young woman’s eyes seemed to sparkle.
It looked like she was genuinely interested in this “acting” thing.
Naturally, as a “role-playing” enthusiast,
Gan Yan Yu had probably been wanting to give it a shot long ago.
[Producer Mission Issued—]
[Mission Goal: Create a piece of music in collaboration with your partner and release the work, achieving [10 million] views within seven days, along with an audience emotion value of [100,000] “I want to dance.”]
[Mission Deadline: 7 days]
[Mission Reward: Skill [Performance Skill Card (Master Level)]]
(End of Chapter)
