The Perfect Relationship

Chapter 90 Time Flies

While everyone was at a loss, the screenwriter rubbed his chin and said, "Since Yin Chang insists on playing the blind person, why not let the blind person be the male lead?"

The producer asked, "Are you going to change it so that the blind person is with the female lead?"

"No, no, no," the screenwriter explained, "the blind person doesn't need to be with anyone. Honestly, while Jiang Li and Lin Qiqi may be the main characters in your eyes because they have the most screen time, from the perspective of the novel, the blind person is the soul of the story, and all other characters are supporting roles."

In fact, the screenwriter's original intention in creating this story was to write about the blind person. Whether it was the female lead looking for love in the square, the male #2 and male #3 attracted to the beauty and temperament of the female lead, or the male lead who appeared to be the perfect match for the female lead, they all existed to play off the blind person. So, when he heard that Yin Chang had been chosen for this role, while others didn't understand, the screenwriter felt that Yin Chang had a good eye.

The producer didn't fully understand, "So, how do you want to change it?"

"We don't need to change anything," the screenwriter said, "just change the name of the movie."

"To what?" asked the director.

"The Blessing from Mr. Blind," the screenwriter replied.

After further thought, everyone realized: yes, now the audience can know that the blind person is the main character, so it would only be natural that the blind person is handsome and has a strong presence!

The screenwriter thought for a moment and said, "We can be even bolder--why can't the female lead notice Yin Chang's existence? Maybe Yin Chang isn't even alive..."

The producer was confused. "What do you mean?"

"He died in a car accident and what's sitting there is his soul," the screenwriter explained. "We can shoot the scene twice. In the first take, Yin Chang is sitting there. In the second take, Yin Chang is not there. At the end of the movie, we can edit a flashback from a normal person's perspective. In fact, there was never a blind person at the square."

The director exclaimed, "This is a great idea!"

This way, it made sense for the female lead not to see Yin Chang.

"I hate to pour cold water on you, but the ghost theme won't pass the censorship," the producer wiped sweat off his forehead.

"Damn it..." the director grumbled and continued, "wait! We can assume that the female lead saw the blind person, but never paid attention to him. After she and the male lead get together, they go for a walk one day and find the blind person gone. She then tells the male lead, 'I used to see a handsome blind person sitting over there, but I haven't seen him for a long time.' The male lead says, 'Oh? Really? I've never seen him before.' We can present this scene as a post-credit Easter egg, leaving the audience hanging--is the blind person a real person or a soul, and let the audience interpret it themselves!"

The producer gave two thumbs up. "This is a stroke of genius!"

After the problem was solved perfectly, everyone's morale was boosted, and the production continued as planned.

In the early summer of late spring, Yin Chang's portrayal of the blind character "Yu Shuqing" officially wrapped up.

In September, the film, which was renamed The Blessing from Mr. Blind, completed post-production and was approved. It was released on Valentine's Day the following year.

In November, Yin Chang recorded the theme song titled "I Hope You Are Happier Without Me" for the movie.

Before the movie was released, Yin Chang and Shao Junling watched a sample together at home. When they saw the scene where the blind man cried, Yin Chang himself was moved.

"How about it?" Yin Chang leaned back on the couch with his long arms and imperial posture. "Your bro has great acting skills, right?"

Shao Junling asked in confusion, "Did you really cry?"

Yin Chang's tone was tinged with a bit of pride. "Of course."

He was so immersed in the character that he was genuinely emotional. It was a pity that he cried while wearing sunglasses, so his eyes couldn't be seen.

"But why did you cry and walk away?" Shao Junling asked.

Yin Chang struggled to explain. "Because there is someone better than me to take care of the person I love, and I was deeply touched, but also very sad because that person no longer belongs to me, so I had to walk away... do you understand?"

Shao Junling replied, "I don't understand."

It wasn't until Yin Chang was reeling from Shao Junling's confusion that he realized he was talking about love to a teenager who didn't get it at all!

"Forget it, you're still young. You'll understand when you grow up." Yin Chang was speechless.

Perhaps Yin Chang was too lucky, or maybe Yao Manhuai had a pair of miracle hands in the entertainment industry--The Blessing from Mr. Blind achieved unprecedented success after its release.

For a time, there were numerous discussion articles about "true love" on platforms such as Douban, Zhihu, and WeChat. The blind character "Yu Shuqing," a passionate and heart-wrenching role, was praised as "one of the male leads with the fewest lines but the strongest presence" by the media.

Yin Chang's look, with sunglasses, a crutch, and a ashy gray windbreaker also became popular online within a month, making him the dream lover of many girls.

Especially when the heroine accepted Jiang Li's confession, the scene where Yin Chang's cheeks were wet was like a heart-wrenching typhoon!

What was even more excessive was that when Yin Chang, as the blind man, clutched his cane and left, the film used a light and melodious violin background music. It created a strong contrast between the happy music and the lonely figure.

"All the advantages of Yu Shuqing's character, such as being gentle, selfless, and silently waiting... have been perfectly embodied in Yin Chang. Thank you, Yin Chang, for portraying such a wonderful person. Although you are not Yu Shuqing, in my mind, the two of you have completely overlapped."

"If Yu Shuqing really looked like Yin Chang, even if he was blind, I'd still go for him! I'd love him for a lifetime!"

"When I watched the movie, I really cried... Why did such a good person have to die? Sob..."

Yin Chang made a strong entry into the film and television circle with this movie. Because he had fun during the filming process, Yin Chang began to focus on acting. In the following years, he starred in several movies in a row.

At the same time, Shao Junling also began to skip grades like Mr. Lin had predicted.

The primary school department of De International was a five-year system. Shao Junling completed the remaining four years of the primary school department in two years, and then skipped a grade in junior high school. At the age of fifteen, he passed the school's high school entrance exam.

Compared with Yin Chang, who was often exposed in the media, Shao Junling completely disappeared from the audience's sight after the variety show "Super Star Life". Occasionally, when paparazzi tracked Yin Chang and accidentally caught Shao Junling in the process, Yao Manhuai's publicity team would suppress it online rigorously for the following days. The only exception was when Shao Junling graduated from primary school. Yin Chang finished work early that day and quietly attended his graduation ceremony. When Shao Junling went on stage to receive his graduation certificate, Yin Chang was moved to tears in the audience. Later, they discovered that other parents had taken pictures and uploaded them online. They accidentally became popular topics, such as "Shao Junling finished primary school in two years" and "Yin Chang cried at his brother's graduation ceremony". After that, Yin Chang was labelled as having  a case of "brother complex".

Time flew, and five years passed in the blink of an eye.

24-year-old Yin Chang firmly established his position in the film and television industry. Although the several movies and TV series he participated in were not all blockbusters, nor were all of the roles he played the main character, each one was his favorite and he poured all his heart into them. With the improvement of his acting skills, some professional filmmakers and popular film critics gradually began to acknowledge Yin Chang's real strength as the son of a movie king.

As for Shao Junling, he transformed from an 11-year-old cute little boy who became famous because of "Super Star Life" to a handsome 16 year old teenager. His features opened up, and he grew taller – yes, the little guy's growth period finally arrived after the junior high school entrance exam, and within a few years, he grew visibly to 1.75 meters. Especially in the last two years of junior high school and high school, whenever Yin Chang came home and saw Shao Junling, he would instinctively gesture with his hand, wondering if his brother had grown taller again.

Yin Chang's mood was slightly conflicted about this. When Shao Junling was still a little boy, he was worried about his poor development, but now that Shao Junling was grown, he found himself missing his brother's cuteness when he was younger.

One of the un-cute aspects of Shao Junling was his more prominent personality.

Before, Shao Junling really listened to Yin Chang. Although his personality was awkward, he was very cooperative with Yin Chang. For example, in terms of clothing, Yin Chang would habitually pick out some good-looking clothes for him according to his own aesthetics, and Shao Junling would wear them all. But now, the little guy had his own opinions. He either thoughr the clothes Yin Chang picked out were too trendy, or the colors too bright, or that he just didn't want to wear them.

Yin Chang got angry and stopped caring about him, letting him buy whatever he wanted to wear. As a result, he bought a bunch of average-priced mass produced clothing online, and all the colors were either black or gray... He loved to appear serious at such a young age, and it made Yin Chang feel helpless.

Moreover, when he was in junior high school, Shao Junling obtained a third-level black belt in Taekwondo, and then went on to learn Sanda and Muay Thai. Now he was "proficient in martial arts".

A few days ago, for some reason, Yin Chang wanted to rub Shao Junling's head, but before he could touch him, the little guy grabbed his wrist. Yin Chang was surprised, and then stretched out his other hand to pinch his face, but Shao Junling didn't let go. Rather, he pushed Yin Chang off balance.

Yin Chang sat on the bed, angry, "Hey, you don't even let me touch you now?"

Shao Junling was stunned for two seconds before letting go. He gave a crooked smile, "You ambushed me first."

Yin Chang was confused, "How did I ambush you? Do you think I'm a thief?"

Shao Junling stared at him for a while before embarrassedly saying, "No," leaving Yin Chang completely bewildered.

On this day, Yin Chang received a call from Mr. He, Shao Junling's high school advisor. He told Yin Chang that the high school student team led by Mr. De won first place in the F 

That day, Yin Chang received a call from De International. After a five-year gap, the person contacting him now was no longer Teacher Lin, but a male teacher surnamed He.

Teacher He was Shao Junling's high school advisor. He informed Yin Chang over the phone that the high school team led by De International had won first place in the FRC Robotics Challenge. As a result of this achievement, Shao Junling, as a core member of the team, had attracted the attention of two renowned foreign universities.

Teacher He asked Yin Chang whether he had considered sending Shao Junling abroad for university studies. De International had a specialized preparatory program for overseas universities, even down to specific majors. If they were considering going abroad, they needed to make arrangements soon.

This was not the first time they had discussed Shao Junling's future direction with Yin Chang. They had talked about it once last year when Shao Junling just started school. At that time, Teacher He carefully analyzed Shao Junling's academic progress under De International's guidance—his mathematics and computer skills were excellent. Through years of math competitions, Shao Junling had acquired advanced mathematical knowledge. In the later years of primary school, he began exploring programming. In junior high, he joined De International's robotics design group, and loved it. Over the course of two years, he and his teammates participated in numerous domestic high school robotics design competitions and won awards.

Teacher He mentioned that AI design and research were important fields in future technology. It was a suitable major for Shao Junling to study. However, he openly acknowledged that research in this area was more advanced abroad than in China, making studying abroad the best choice.

Yin Chang felt both proud of Shao Junling's excellence and reluctant to see his younger brother leave to study in a foreign country. But this matter concerned the little one's future, and Yin Chang couldn't afford to be too selfish. At the time, he calmly asked Shao Junling for his thoughts. Surprisingly, Shao Junling expressed without hesitation that he wanted to stay in China for university.

Yin Chang: You'll understand when you grow up.

Shao Junling: Even when I grow up, I won't understand. If something is mine, I should seize it. Crying and leaving is just too weak.

Yin Chang: ...???