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"I'm really not a top student"

Detective Academy (hereinafter referred to as "Meigai") is a magical place, both for each "senior" involved and for each "credit" (the name of the show's fans) that has been accompanied for five seasons. Like the puzzle game played by the boys who were labeled "top students" in the beginning, we also wanted to solve a "puzzle".

More than three years ago, no one expected that this show could rise from a spin-off show of "Star Detective" to a popular hit on the Mango platform today, and maintained an average score of 9 points on Douban, raising a different sail in a red sea with serious involution in variety shows.

The world fashion garden ELLE and "famous learning" met in the late autumn of Changsha, and the shooting location was in the Mango Training Building. We began to solve the mystery with extreme curiosity, from ordinary people from all walks of life to surrounded by the spotlight, what kind of growth process they went through, what kind of traits continued to ferment in them, igniting clusters of expectant and hot eyes in the autumn breeze.

Open their resumes, Peking University Wen Tao, Nanda Pu Yixing, Central Communication University Qi Sijun, elite lawyer He Yunchen, graphic expert Tang Jiuzhou... Following this first "clue" on the surface, we have to admire and admire the wisdom that bursts out of them when they complete each puzzle game.

"I'm really not a top student"

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And when it comes to "Xueba", each of them shakes his head, some say that it is a thing of the past, some say that he is also a liberal arts student who does not understand mathematics, physics and chemistry, and some repeatedly deny it to the end, firmly answering "I really am not". What they care about, cherish, and what they have gained in the past few years is the dashing and realism that has been free from all labels—the joy of old friends getting together and cherishing each other, the brainstorming game that is hearty and not too demanding about victory and defeat, being yourself freely, and at the same time becoming what you are today in the search for yourself. This should be the ideal way for many people to grow up.

We're halfway through solving the puzzle here. As night falls in late autumn, we walk into the crowds still waiting in the square, trying to piece together the complete mystery through their real ideas. Compared with "top students" and "smart", we hear more words as "warmth", "companionship", "progress together" and "cheer together", and see their past, present and future in them.

"They can feel the similarity with us, not so far away, we walked the same path with these 'credits' a few years ago, we maintain such a connection with each other, they can see our brilliance and see our shortcomings, we are all very living people." In the interview, Wen Tao summarized the relationship between "senior" and "credit".

Perhaps the era of the king that is out of reach under the stage spotlight is passing, and the real warm and growing companion idol has become a more direct female demand at the moment, instead of chasing the dazzling sun, it is better to work hard with the stars to shine, just like the cookie-cutter domineering president routine can no longer "eat" this generation of young women, new needs have been put on the table.

The sixth season of "Famous Studies" has been broadcast, the attention and click rate are higher than expected, with the popularity comes the inevitable atmosphere of the rice circle, there will be more and more eyes and shots on the square, each "senior" has also set out in the same starting point in different directions of the heart, who are they outside of "Xueba" and "Famous Studies"? "A new treasure hunt is about to begin."

Definition of terms

"Detective Academy"

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In 2019, the first season of the puzzle growth reality show launched by Mango TV aims to compete for the detective assistant of "Star Detective" through various games, and from the second season onwards, more new forms have been opened up, gradually independent from derivative shows.

Seniors and credits

2

Since the first season, the program team has set a unified identity for the guests of "Detective Academy": "Senior". The corresponding name for fans of the show is "credit".

Scavenger hunt

3

From the third season, which was launched in the second half of 2020, the new mode of the "Famous Learning" game: based on an initial clue, step-by-step reasoning finally finds the only treasure hidden in the village.

Nanbaman

4

It is the name of the group launched by the members of the second season of "Meigai", corresponding to the slogan of the show "Detective Academy, Do No. 1 if you want to do it".

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Wen Tao, who has not yet met "Detective Academy", originally planned to be a financial worker, as a provincial college entrance examination champion and a graduate of Peking University's Guanghua School of Management, he once had to take a road that was very consistent with this resume, a standard "top student" road that could be outlined and imagined. It's not that there is anything wrong with this kind of life, nor does it question the meaning of most people's choices and values, it's just that fate will playfully light up a flickering light on the side of the road at some very wonderful times, "tease" you to go to the "crooked place", and only a few lucky people who are really favored by fate can "crookedly beat" and get out of the small hole of "the initial narrowness of the people".

Wen Tao was lucky. At the beginning of the sixth season pilot, he bears the title of "gold miner" given by the program team, because he is the person who won the first place the most times in six seasons and became the "acting dean". Even he didn't expect that after three years, he would be able to become a Wuling person who met Peach Blossom Yuan and remembered the way back. "This is the best show for me."

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In the first year or so of the show, most of the time he was an ordinary Beipiao youth who had just entered the workplace, going to work after work, living an almost two-point cubicle life in the reinforced concrete financial CBD, "I cherish the opportunity to be invited to record the show, and I am afraid that if I don't perform well, I won't be able to receive the invitation next time." At that time, it was difficult to schedule a recording on the weekend, so I took time off. "After leaving Beijing, leaving his original identity, and entering the studio, the other side of himself seems to be awakened and activated in him little by little, and his completely different life may also be lit up.

Because of cherishing, so suffering from gains and losses, this is Wen Tao's initial mentality in "famous learning", "less words" is the label he bundled when he first appeared in the show to introduce himself, and it is also the first impression of many people on him, and under the silence and careful words, the four points of competition and six points of anxiety in his heart only he knows, Peking University's aura is in his body, he does his best not to live up to it, the "competitive spirit" in the eyes of some people is more often his "competition" with himself, the so-called "winning or losing" is actually challenging himself again and again.

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This seriousness and the strength of competing with himself not only allowed him to get more and more "credits" support and affirmation, but also allowed him to form a two-way success with the program group. By the third season, Wen Tao had become one of the most indispensable people in "Famous Studies", in order to ensure his participation, the recording of the show was almost all on weekends, so he often took a 20-inch cabin suitcase into the office on Fridays, immediately rushed to the airport after work to Changsha, stayed in the college cabin, became a brain god urged by fans for a week, spent two days with his partners, and then rushed back to Beijing on Sunday night as much as possible.

Many viewers can feel the change in Wen Tao after the start of the third season of the show, and the reason for this change is probably that he found the self-consistency after being affirmed, just like going through the process of groping, leaning into the peach blossom source of the psychological world from the hole of chaos. After being confident, he spoke more, laughter was released, and of course his reasoning was stronger.

In the fourth season, Wen Tao decided to resign. "Then my whole mentality was different." He still cherishes the "famous science" very much, and at this time he faces this "preciousness": "I gradually began to enjoy the process, the interaction with friends, for puzzles and treasure hunts, I will set a bottom line for myself, try my best to do it, and if I lose, then accept this fact." ”

"In fact, I have always felt that the show has a certain degree of 'filter', it amplifies my strengths, and in my opinion, the audience evaluates me higher than my actual state, which is a kind of motivation to keep me growing and becoming a better person. My undergraduate school gave me some so-called aura, but I feel that 'Xueba' is just an affirmation of my past, and now I still want to show my true self as much as possible, no matter where I am. I don't really need anyone to label me. ”

Looking at the current Wen Tao, it is relaxed and sincere, "Regarding the future planning, I don't have to do anything, I don't have to limit myself to where, try new things, don't put too much pressure on myself, and live my life well." "Coming out of the "top student" stereotype and framework, he changed the original career route, and more importantly, he also met a group of rare good friends on the way to growth.

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Xiao Qi is far more interesting than we thought.

Before the interview began, he and the staff were talking about going to see "Talk Show Conference", and after the interview began, we realized that he is a host who loves to watch talk shows, switching freely between maturity and humorous expression, and comfortable in making memes and self-stalking. Sincere expression, this is the first word that came to our minds after the interview, and we also felt Wen Tao's words "It is very reassuring to have Xiaoqi there".

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Open his resume, in addition to the Department of Broadcasting of Communication University of China, which graduated from the cradle of media, there is also a dense list of recorded programs, from local entertainment programs to online variety shows, from large-scale galas to TV variety shows, "Let's Talk", "Star Detective", "Singer", "Every Day Up", as well as CCTV Host Competition and Hunan Satellite TV's New Year's Eve Concert... These industry-famous programs have Xiao Qi's figure. When you see him on the stage of the second season of "Brother with Troubles" in 2022, maybe you will suddenly find that "it turns out that so long has passed", Qi Sijun has really grown into a host who has the ability to stand alone.

Xiao Qi, who has a beautiful transcript in the professional field, shook his head again and again, refusing to admit that he was a "student bully", "I don't care much about the labels attached by the outside world, and I must point it out if it doesn't fit", probably because he does have a rebellious and unruly "scumbag" youth, in a previous interview, he bluntly shared his experience of dyeing his hair and hot head in high school "non-mainstream" period, and what pulled him back on track from this state was "wanting to be a host". When he was about to enter the third year of high school, the teacher suggested that he go to the broadcast host test and took him to Beijing to watch the national college student recitation conference. The subsequent plot is like the longing of the male protagonist in the hot blood comic that is touched to the depths of his soul and sets a goal. Qi Sijun began to practice his voice in the school playground every morning, standing there just enough to look at his hometown Mount Tai, practicing an excerpt from the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty". We imagine, on a foggy morning in the north, a boy, a famous mountain, who reads aloud to it: "Xuan's heart is going to break!" ”

Hosting shows and participating in variety shows are Qi Sijun's most important jobs now, and they also occupy most of his time. Last year alone, in addition to the second season of "Brother with Troubles", he also participated in the whole process of "We in the Beginning of the Career, Forensic Season", "Every Day Up", "Riding the Wind and Waves" Season 3, "I Am a Special Voice Troupe Season" and the new season of "Famous Studies" broadcast at the end of the year. The types of programs are different, and Xiao Qi's role is also "ever-changing", he can be a random controller on a large stage, an indispensable lubricant in observational variety shows, and an ace player in his most popular reasoning variety show. "Famous Learning" is accompanying Qi Sijun's rapid growth, and in this show, he shows his true self to the greatest extent.

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"Just at this age, in the past few years, I need to constantly adjust my work status, and at the same time learn and accept, accept both new things and new selves, and learn to solve and think in the face of constantly emerging problems." The mindset also fluctuates as the work becomes more intensive, but it must be admitted that it is a happy annoyance. A few days before the finals night of "Brother with Troubles", Xiao Qi recorded "Famous Studies" in the college cabin, "In fact, I was very nervous in those days, and I must have been fully engaged when I was playing, but I always had a feeling of something in my heart." ”

It is believed that this "happy trouble" will accompany Xiao Qi for a long time, and it is an inevitable state when a person is trying to go uphill. "When I was a sophomore, a senior brother told me that the career in this industry actually started at the age of 30, and I had to learn with the changes in the industry and try different programs." In 2023, Xiao Qi will be 29 years old, in his opinion, he is not a top student, in our opinion, he is more like a sponge-like learner, humbly absorbing and accepting.

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Pu believes that his life in the past ten years is undoubtedly "dramatic".

Before the age of 18, Pu Yixing felt that he was almost alive for the university entrance examination: participating in various disciplines and specialty training courses, brushing questions and practicing questions and mock exams, no dreams to speak of, and no planning for his life, this was his student days. Since his debut in a college student puzzle show "Genius Knows" 8 years ago, Pu Yixing can be said to be a frequent guest of many reasoning and puzzle variety shows, even in the tense competition link, he always seems to be at ease.

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"Detective Academy" came to the 6th season, Pu Yixing was the only guest who was not absent, and was named "Academy Full Attendance Model". Whenever faced with the choice of clearance route, he will choose the most difficult one without thinking, "if you want to do it, do Nanbowan, and solve the most difficult one". This does not stem from the consciousness of the strong, or even from the awe of the "real strong". When asked which member he would like to have, he confessed that he wanted to have the intelligence of a fire tree.

In any case, compared to his original plan after grad school — to become an industry elite in the office building, deal with big and small affairs, and deal with relationships that he is not good at — the current work environment is comfortable for him. Sometimes, in front of the camera, he is even more relaxed than when he really gets along with people in life, because without having to figure out and take into account the psychology of the other party, he can live a more natural, free-spirited, and more like himself.

Coming from a background in finance, after many years of immersion in the cultural and entertainment industry, Pu Yixing has his own judgment on the operation mode of the entire industry. Whether as a guest on a reality show or as an actor in a film and television work, all the characters and stories presented on the screen are written by hundreds of people, "we are just the last to present it," Pu said. He is also curious and interested in the many links behind the scenes, "I am indeed in front of the stage at the moment, but if I don't try other links, how will I know if I am good at it?" ”

It's not enough to just "present". A more fundamental need is still "creation".

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Pu Yixing shared with us a comic he read not long ago: "About the Movement of the Earth". The comic tells the story of Europe in the 15th century, when the "geocentric theory" was dominant, and people from different backgrounds were attracted by astrophysics one after another, passing on the torch and verifying the conjecture of the "geokinetic theory" one after another. When Rafal, a young student, said to Arnold the interrogator, "Don't underestimate your opponent, I'm not talking about me, I'm not talking about heretics, but curiosity, imagination, intellect... People like me will definitely appear constantly", such a gesture of seeking truth at the cost of his life made Pu Yixing feel excited for a long time. In Pu Yixing's view, the pursuit of knowledge and creation all stem from an instinctive impulse.

Is there anything you have to do in your life? We asked him. The answer is always unhesitating, "There are no things that you have to do, but there are quite a few things you want to do." "For example, writing a novel of your own, shooting a life documentary vlog, playing a character that interests you, or making your own micro-show, making a thriller movie with friends... Pu Yixing does not want to define himself as a reasoning player, game streamer, actor or film critic, and after fully learning, experiencing, and introspecting, identity anxiety no longer bothers him. He is just a practitioner, recorder and creator of life.

On the day of filming, Pu Yixing "slept" most of the time on the set. The staff explained to us that he was sleepy and tried to sleep as much as 10 hours a day. After the last one to complete all the filming and interview sessions, Pu Yixing returned to the hotel. "He didn't even go to catch up on sleep," the staff member revealed to us, "and he was writing." ”

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"I want to spoil it," Tang Jiuzhou was a little excited, "This time I played the script to kill, everyone brought in a very drama, played very crazy, and devoted themselves to the role, and I felt that they were all devilish." I am a person with a strong subjective consciousness, but I really feel the script this time, especially there is a feeling where I and Pu (Pu Yixing) are fighting each other, as if I am arguing with my brother, and I will be really angry at the moment. When it's time to rest, I feel like I'm still in that role, and this season is at its peak! And this issue I became the captain..." He was enthusiastic and shared the unforgettable events during the recording process, and we sat next to him and became excited as he narrated in a colorful voice, thinking: Sure enough, it is still that Jiuzhou, he is back.

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He has a group with friends who play the secret room together, and the group name is "Yes, Tang Jiuzhou". Jiuzhou, who is not bold and a little afraid of the dark, can be regarded as the younger brother of the group pet in the "famous school", sometimes with a high IQ, transformed into the only "graphic master" who crushes everyone, sometimes his thinking is out of the sky, and unexpected golden sentences suddenly pop up. At the beginning, he was a newcomer in the "famous school", inevitably with a lot of nervousness, pressure, "I don't know how to behave to make everyone like", after becoming close friends with his partners, he became less and less worried, and he quickly opened himself.

This "opening" seems to be his nature, an extremely clear and clean state, even in the face of us, a group of interviewers who have never met, he can directly and purely open himself up, undefended, or he is unwilling to defend. He sincerely talks about the changes and growth during the short period of time away from "Megaku", and shares the happiness and security after returning here again, "'Meigakue' is like a place where I grew up with everyone when I was a child, and it is comfortable after returning home. For those who have been resident, we talk more about their growth in this show, while for Jiuzhou, growth and transformation happen in the "outside world", and when I return here, "I feel like I have gone back three or four years ago." At this time, he turned his head to look, and through those sincere eyes, a string of words appeared in our minds - a teenager like glass.

Jiuzhou admits that he is a sensitive person, and when facing more work and a new and complex working environment, he always carries the same trepidation as when he first arrived at the "famous school", "I still care if everyone will not like me so much, or I sometimes some natural states and reactions may inadvertently hurt someone, the people around me will persuade me, Xiao He (He Yunchen) still told me today that blunt feeling is very important." But he also acknowledges that things about personality are not easy to change, and what is needed is self-consistency. And self-consistency, is the state that most people have been adjusting balance all their lives and striving to pursue, Tang Jiuzhou on the tail of 25 years old actually does not have to care, at a sensitive age, being a clear but fragile glass teenager is short and precious, just like now he sees the naïve and silly self in the "famous school" three years ago, "Many of the previous behaviors, I really won't do that now, but that was the most natural reaction at that time, in fact, very precious."

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"I always say that I may not do this when I am 30, and after 30 I may really want to experience other lives, because I am still exploring what kind of person I am, just like I couldn't think of myself today five years ago, so I just think that every step of the time is good now, for example, I want to show you music during this time." Work hard when you work, eat and chat with friends when you get home... In the face of Tang Jiuzhou, we no longer care about the labels on his body, after all, who wouldn't like a simple, pure, transparent glass-like teenager?

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Before the interview was about to begin, He Lu received a work call. At this time, he has taken care of a makeup to cooperate with the content of ELLE magazine, the world fashion garden, and he has some contrast with him at work, watching him stand silently at the end of the corridor alone to communicate with colleagues on the phone, although he can't hear what he is saying, but looking at the serious expression on his face, a similar scene dialogue in the legal drama unconsciously appears in his mind, and by the way, he imagines a straight professional suit for him.

This is the first time we have seen He Yunchen as a lawyer outside of "Heartwarming Offer". Laughing with crooked eyes, with a bit of cuteness. In the first script of the sixth season of "Detective Academy", he played an extremely cheerful and sunny role, the image is in place, there is no sense of violation, and the identity state of "He Law", which is not often seen by the audience, is the main theme of his current life.

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Like many young lawyers, Mr. He travels weekly to law firms and courtrooms, often bumping into him on a commute in the Shanghai subway. Colleagues at the law firm rarely discuss these things about his appearance, and occasionally mentioning this experience is just an ice-breaking topic on the project table. But he always had some hidden concerns in his own heart, "If the client knows my identity outside the profession, will it question my professional ability?" This will have a certain impact on my next work. Of course, so far, nothing similar has happened, but it is precisely because of such concerns that He Yunchen has also been more strict with himself at work, redoubling his efforts to prove himself.

"This recording, I happen to be on a project, there will be some conflicts in time, how to decide, is what I will be more entangled in." If He Yunchen has a lot of troubles now, the "time problem" is the one that makes his head the biggest. Of course, he also understands that since he has chosen a life that combines two identities, he is bound to face such problems and tests. Every time he "bites the bullet before taking leave", he has to speed up the progress and deal with the work, but occasionally he will encounter a temporary call like just now, from "famous scholar" Xiao He to "law firm" He Law in a second. "If I had chosen to be just a lawyer, my growth on this path would have been faster and easier than it is now."

However, Xiao He in the state of "famous learning" is also a self that he cannot give up. Temporarily put aside the stressful repetitive and tedious parts of the lawyer's work, fully plunge into unexpected intellectual games, and enjoy the inseparable brotherhood..."I exhaust my physical strength and energy here, and when I go back, I will settle down in front of Word and PowerPt." ”

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Many people have also asked him, is it bad to simply say goodbye to PPT, end your lawyer career, and concentrate on variety shows? "I'm not a passionate person, and I tend to think about my life path relatively rationally and objectively. I hope that my work can maintain a closer connection with society, and I also need a channel to be able to keep pace with society. Being a lawyer can contact all kinds of people, this process has increased wisdom, gained some sense of achievement, and I don't particularly want to change the industry, rather than blindly changing careers, it is better to work in this industry. ”

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Among the seniors with high education and high intelligence, Shi Kai seemed to be less conspicuous.

Born in 99, graduated from the vocal music department of Sichuan Normal University, puzzle games and deductive reasoning are not Shi Kai's strengths. He will analyze the case with reason and reason when it is reviewed, and then be declared a failure to recover the case, becoming the first "negative score detective"; will get 5 clues in the scavenger hunt but none of them advance; Late at night, Shi Kai asked the staff to go back to rest, and he squatted on the ground alone and silently shed tears... Watching the other seniors play is extremely comfortable, and they always seem to have no trouble finding clues, solving puzzles, and obtaining treasures. We all seem to forget that being blocked and struggling everywhere like Shi Kai is what most people in life normally look like.

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After the third season of the treasure hunt game mode was opened, in Shi Kai's eyes, victory became a more distant thing, facing layers of difficulties and tests, hitting walls, failures, confusion, and frustrations, which he faced more frequently. In the eyes of others, he has learned to turn ups and downs into joy. But, what teenager doesn't have the will to win or lose?

In "The Gathering of Nanbowan", Pu Yixing said that the meaning and value created by the famous school is higher than the victory and defeat itself, and they do not need a result to judge who is powerful and who is not. Shi Kai suddenly answered, "It is my honor to lose with you", causing the audience to burst into laughter. "More important than the winning and losing heart, is that we tried more games together, presented a more exciting process, and brought more laughter to everyone," Shi Kai explained to us. ”

Maintaining humility and altruism was something he learned earlier. Since childhood, he has not been the kind of "other people's children", who has experienced a period of rebellion, chosen an art exam, entered a normal college to study vocal music, has ordinary cultural results, and his professional results are not top-notch... For such Shi Kai, self-confidence or superiority does not exist, or is not important.

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When participating in another variety show of Hunan Satellite TV "Sound into People's Hearts Season 1", Shi Kai also joined as a "younger brother". At that time, he was only in his sophomore year and had just embarked on the road of professional vocal learning, and there were already many mature singers, musical theater actors, and opera singers in the program, and he was lucky enough to be selected, but growing up, he would not speed up the process for this sudden luck. Growth is bound to take a long time of practice, accumulation and polishing. Fortunately, his unguarded cheerfulness and vigor also helped him to be fortunate to be guided and cared for by his brothers.

"Until now, every time the brothers have a play or concert to tour Changsha, I will go to see it, and I am really happy for them when I see them standing on the stage and shining." Talking about the brothers who had forged a deep friendship in Meixi Lake, Shi Kai naturally grinned. Would you wish you were on stage one day? We asked him. "Of course I hope, but I'm not enough now," Shi Kai was very calm about this, "It's better to sing well first and accumulate a few more years." ”

In Detective Academy, each member has their proper place. From the first season to the sixth season, Shi Kai was always "busy" as the busy of the team. Busy looking for clues, solving puzzles, busy spreading enviable physical strength, busy quietly grilling brothers while they are in full swing... He is a kitchen savior, a celebrity contributor and a social ceiling. Although he is not the smartest or the best, as the members often say, this family cannot do without Shi Kai.

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Cao Enqi fits the image of the perfect senior in the comics. Graduated from the piano department of the Central Conservatory of Music, as soon as he appeared, he seemed to cooperate with the soft sunshine and melodious piano sound, with a non-aggressive affinity, and would show tiger teeth when he laughed. Getting to know him began with "Hello, Old Times", and that character fits all the above imaginations of him.

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Fans gave him a particularly ungrounded nickname - fairy, "may think that I am a little decent, can't see the emotions haha." He admits that he used to be a shy personality who was not good at verbal and socializing, and often practiced alone in the piano room in college, "I was still an introvert, and my energy source was more alone." And after choosing to be an actor, especially after participating in "Famous Studies", he also opened himself step by step. "I will be more accepting of myself, I used to want to show the side that others want to see, now I will be myself and find a sense of relaxation."

During this shooting, Enzi was injured in the crew not long ago and had bandages on his hands. Talking about this small accident, he felt that he realized something, "I hope to focus more on life, because the premise of everything is life, work is also a part of life, many things do not need to be too consuming, too anxious, too real." I want to spend more time with my friends, for myself. "As an actor working in different crews and jumping in the lives of different characters, it is inevitable that you will face the internal friction of your own spiritual world," the character in "Skyscraper" is actually quite painful, and then I received Lu Ran from "Twenty Not Confused". "Even if there is a scientific method, this is a lesson that actors need to practice all their lives, and Cao Enqi has now experienced it and is constantly learning.

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With the enterprising and competitive that boys in their twenties must have, he often thinks about the next one immediately after filming this scene, since he chooses to be an actor, he must work hard to move forward, which is still his long-term goal, but at present, he plans to give himself a vacation after recording this season of "Famous Studies", go to more cafes, read books, watch movies, listen to music, and enjoy everything he likes as much as possible. "When I was in college, I always wanted to be 'self' and focus on myself, but now I have shifted my focus to being more exposed to the world and experiencing life."

Cao Enqi's growth is not so much a process of tearing off the label, but the process of "fairy" going down to the mortal, in him, I saw how a good student who works hard to rise bravely out of the ivory tower, how to learn to occasionally temporarily let go of the "excellent" habit, put aside the "enterprising" for a while, and feel the colorful and situational real life.

Photography: Xiaoming

MODEL: ZHOUXU

Makeup: Ge Qian

Hairstyle: Yansong

INTERVIEW/WRITTEN BY: DAISY CHEN (WEN TAO, QI SIJUN, TANG JIUZHOU, HE YUNCHEN, CAO ENQI),

TERESA (Pu Yixing, Shi Kai)

EDITED BY YAO JINNER AND TERESA

PRODUCED BY CHARA

Design: SHU

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