Time slipped away as Wen Rou and Lin Yuqing filmed, chasing the crew all over the place.
During this time, the two sisters also managed to juggle their graduation theses.
Especially for Wen Rou. In her past life, she was just an ordinary undergraduate student majoring in finance at a decent tier-two university, and her second job after graduation had nothing to do with finance at all. Coming here, she had not touched upon the financial industry for a long time, and she had indeed put in a lot of effort to thoroughly master the thesis left behind by the original Wen Rou.
She certainly couldn't have people thinking she attended a fake university if her academic background was dug up in the future—that would be too awkward. What she needed to do was work hard to make what the original Wen Rou had learned truly her own.
Therefore, she felt grateful to the original Wen Rou. If this was a dream, she would strive to dance within it, so as not to waste this fleeting dream of a lifetime.
Wen Rou's final scene was filmed in Yunnan, covering the plot at Xuanwu Cave.
"It definitely has to be here! Hurry up and find the cave where the demonic beast lives. You must find it before dark. If you can't find it, I'll hold you responsible!"
"Hey, what are you doing? Young Master Wen asked you to come and find the cave, not to whisper to each other!"
……
With the director shouting "Cut," the Wen Clan entourage abandoned the main characters inside Xuanwu Cave. Wen Rou wrapped up her final scene as Wang Lingjiao and officially finished filming. For her death scene as Wang Lingjiao, she actually received a red envelope for warding off bad luck that Lin Yuqing had told her about. Although the amount wasn't much, it was really quite interesting.
Mmm, this was also a deeply memorable event that she would write down in her diary.
After saying goodbye to Lin Yuqing and the actors in the crew, Wen Rou left, hurrying without pause to their respective universities for their graduation defenses.
……
Following several rounds of tense and thrilling defense sessions, Wen Rou reached the final question-and-answer segment.
Wen Rou had safely gotten through the earlier parts, but the dean's question left her stunned.
"Wen Rou, since you've analyzed real estate and the economy, when do you think the real estate bubble will arrive?"
*Ah, this—is this something that can actually be said out loud? Can I just reply with a polite yet unflappable laugh?*
Wen Rou could only vaguely express her own views: "In the early stages, our country's rapid economic growth was closely related to land and the urbanization process. Data from 2017 shows that the GDP contribution that land can bring is already very limited, and on this basis, the growth rate of local real estate has also slowed down..."
She rambled on at great length. It seemed like Wen Rou had said a lot, yet it felt like she hadn't really said anything at all—though the concluding part was the main point.
"So in the future, as long as a major event occurs, it will have a significant impact on real estate. Even, um, a similar incident happened in Japan in the 1970s. However, our country has government macroeconomic regulation, and the people's wallets will be safe.
Dean, my student abilities are limited, so I can only say this much, hehe."
She would have loved to say more, but this wasn't something she had the power to talk about. Didn't she see a certain economist in the future face the exact same question and answer it like this: Haha, hahaha, hahahahahahahahaha; and then the audience in the seats also wore enigmatic smiles, hahahaha.
When Wen Rou watched that interview back then, her face had been covered in dark lines—I was all ready, and this is what you show me? Can't you just bravely speak your mind!
Finally, it was her head teacher's turn: "Wen Rou, you clearly have talent in this area and could have been exempted from the entrance exams for graduate school. It's such a pity to give up this opportunity."
"Teacher, I'm still not talented enough; I'm merely repeating what others have said." Wen Rou shook her head. She knew her own limitations. In her past life, she had muddled her way into choosing finance, while the original Wen Rou only wanted to dabble in investment and wealth management before entering the entertainment industry—neither of them had their hearts set on this path.
"Alright then. Congratulations on successfully completing your defense, and I wish you a bright future and smooth sailing!"
"Thank you, teachers, and thank you, Dean. I also wish you all the best in the future!"
Following the graduation defense came the moment for taking graduation photos and the class gathering. Facing the impending separation, everyone felt reluctant to part.