Chapter 4

He Yuxuan had originally planned to head back to the dormitory first, but the moment he glimpsed the various clubs starting their recruitment drives in front of the library, buzzing with activity, a sudden impulse made him change direction.

Anyway, no one knew him now. There was no issue with going somewhere lively.

He Yuxuan’s eyes brightened as he pressed his lips together. Only now was he beginning to perceive one small benefit of transmigrating into a book.

After climbing a set of very tall steps, the library of Jinghai University’s main campus came into view. It was built with strict symmetry, solemn and imposing. The area was large and the decoration was grand.

The square outside the library was about half the size of a football field. Now, all sorts of clubs had set up small booths. The club recruitment period lasted around two weeks, and it had only just begun.

He Yuxuan’s destination was, naturally, the Drama Club.

A university drama club generally didn’t have much influence, but Jinghai University was the exception. He had already looked into this on the way over.

As the university with the strongest financial backing and a horde of wealthy alumni, Jinghai University had superior resources. The Drama Club was one of the university’s oldest and most established clubs, and the administration also paid it significant attention.

This might be related to the fact that quite a few big stars were among the alumni, continuously channeling resources to their alma mater.

He Yuxuan was an idol-turned-actor and had only officially started acting two years ago. However, he was very talented. Although he only played supporting roles in certain high-quality films, he was incredibly gifted with a natural aura.

And compared to studying, he still preferred his career from his past life.

However, as a high-value club, the difficulty of joining was naturally not on the same level as other clubs.

Today was just the day for handing out registration forms. The formal interviews would come later. Even now, the line of students just taking registration forms stretched very long.

A single glance revealed that everyone in line was good-looking and well-proportioned; nearly all were attractive men and women from the School of Media. Every year, ninety percent of the new students who finally joined the club came from the art departments.

Everyone wanted to use the club to gain more resources and prepare for a future in the entertainment industry.

It was said that the interviews were also very strict. Aside from performing a piece, they also had to showcase a talent.

He Yuxuan slowly queued at the very back of the line. The noise around him was deafening, filled with the new students’ lack of confidence and nervousness about being accepted.

He felt no inner turmoil. For him, an interview of this magnitude truly wasn’t worth mentioning. After all, he wasn’t an eighteen-year-old kid.

However, He Yuxuan was indeed lost in his own thoughts, frowning slightly as he pondered what talent he should perform given his body’s current condition.

Playing his best instrument was likely impossible. The money he had on hand wasn’t even enough to rent a decent instrument.

Singing a cappella seemed a bit paltry, but beyond that, He Yuxuan couldn’t think of any other suitable talent, causing him some secret distress.

And at the same time, He Yuxuan, feeling very secure in his current identity, completely failed to notice that other people around him were whispering about him.

Even surrounded by all kinds of handsome men and beautiful women, He Yuxuan’s face and his entire aura were still an existence that surpassed everything. In fact, he had drawn a great deal of attention the moment he walked through the crowd. His skin tone, in particular, stood out strikingly among the new students, most of whom had gotten slightly tanned.

“Damn, what school is he from? He looks like he just walked out of a manga.”

“Media Department, probably… But it’s totally unscientific that he’s not on the Campus Hunk Leaderboard.”

“So pale, so pale, like an angel… I’ve never seen someone so pale they practically glow. Looking at him, you’d think you could smell a fragrance…”

“wuwuwuwuwu, the handsome guy seems to have some faint acne marks on his face, the redness is so cute.”

“I bet he’ll definitely get into the Drama Club. No need for skill, that face dominates everything, okay!”

After He Yuxuan emerged from his own world, fragmented words like “so pale” intermittently reached his ears. He casually swept his gaze around, and then these voices mostly disappeared.

Occasionally, a few gazes were slightly more intense, seemingly directed at him.

As a male celebrity, he should have been sensitive to other people’s stares.

Having already been narcissistic once on the day he transmigrated, He Yuxuan had learned his lesson this time. He silently repeated to himself several times that he was no longer a male celebrity, that he mustn’t have such illusions again!

Then he continued to wait lazily in line under the sun, squinting his eyes.

Of course, his back remained as straight and upright as a young poplar tree. Even if he was no longer a male celebrity, maintaining good posture was a lifelong discipline.

The registration process was very fast. He didn’t wait long before it was He Yuxuan’s turn.

He took a registration form. It was incredibly detailed, even requiring him to fill in whether he had participated in any related competitions before.

In reality, any random item plucked from He Yuxuan’s real resume would look impressive. People would only ever beg him to join. But He Yuxuan suddenly realized that, as the extreme original owner, his resume was completely blank…

The only thing he could fill in—his college entrance exam score—was also inferior to others’. He froze for a moment.

The two staff members handling recruitment were a man and a woman, both second-year Senior Brothers and Sisters from the Media Department. Their work attitude was very rigorous and serious. They hadn’t smiled much all day, precisely because they didn’t want underclassmen trying to use personal connections.

It was just that when He Yuxuan’s turn came, the two people, whose aesthetic preferences were originally completely different, were both conquered in that instant.

How to put it? That was truly a face one could make a living off of. Even in the entertainment industry, as crowded as it was with handsome men, it was the kind of face that could earn a living on looks alone.

When He Yuxuan took the registration form and wrote his name and school information on the sign-in sheet, both couldn’t help but sneak a few extra glances.

Their first thought was: Such a handsome underclassman, and he’s actually not from the Media Department.

Then they both sensed something seemed off and exchanged a look.

That name sounded very familiar.

“Junior Brother, fill out the registration form carefully and scan the QR code to join the group. The interview time will be announced to everyone later,” the Senior Brother handling recruitment said, his tone unusually gentle.

“If you have time, you can prepare a talent performance well, but I think we’ll have the chance to work together in the future,” the Senior Sister handling recruitment put it even more bluntly.

No matter how strict, it was still just a university club. With a face like He Yuxuan’s, as long as he wasn’t a completely useless good-for-nothing, she felt the Club President would want him.

Even if it was just to have him as a decorative vase in the club.

If a face like that participated in their productions, she could already foresee every performance being packed. Ultimately, drama wasn’t exactly a mainstream thing. If they performed obscure plays, they often ran into the problem of unsold tickets.

“Okay, thank you.” He Yuxuan picked up his phone, scanned the code to join the group, and then stepped aside so as not to hinder the others registering.

After he entered, the group already had over 100 people. It was incredibly active, filled everywhere with new students chatting, asking for tips, and even making friends.

After all, the new students signing up were mostly highly attractive, and they had just escaped the tedious grind of senior year of high school. It was precisely the time when romantic feelings were budding.

He Yuxuan set the group to Do Not Disturb. He planned to wander around a bit more before heading back to the dormitory.

After he left, the Senior Brother and Sister from the Drama Club recruitment could finally communicate quietly.

“Do you feel like we’ve heard that name somewhere before?”

“You heard it too? About twenty-some days ago, there was a Junior Sister in our department who was reportedly being harassed by a guy named He Yuxuan. Then apparently, the guy got beaten up and sent to the hospital by her boyfriend.”

“He seemed to be from the Economics and Management Department too… Maybe it’s just the same name… It’s hard to believe it’s the same person.”

The Senior Sister recruitment officer thought rather inappropriately to herself: If it were the same person, if it were her, she’d probably just switch boyfriends… pfft, no way. Actually, when this incident first happened, she had been quite righteous and furious, cursing that idiot.

And inside the Drama Club’s new member group, some bold new students had already started asking questions.

“Did that handsome guy just now join the group too? Sniffle, I want to get to know him…”

“Holy crap, I’m still waiting in line right now. Is it the one whose facial features are ridiculously superior? He really is so handsome!”

“Uh, this is the new member group. Ladies, please restrain yourselves a bit…”

“Emmmm… how to say this? I’m a guy, but for him, I could turn gay.”

As for He Yuxuan, who had no other clubs he wanted to join, he was ready to leave. Actually, the Reading Club was also quite popular, but He Yuxuan got sleepy at the sight of books. Even going through school a second time, he was destined not to be a good student, so he skipped that too.

There was another club with very few people. It seemed to be a newly opened club, the Photography Club.

Actually, Jinghai University had also had a Photography Club a few years ago, but it stopped operating later when it couldn’t keep going. Naturally, a newly opened club couldn’t keep up in popularity.

Jinghai University students fell into three categories: the rich, the studious, and the rich and studious. A club like this, which didn’t offer much help for further education or future careers, was naturally quiet.

Today, even the Club President had come out for recruitment. That was the chubby guy standing there with the black-framed glasses. The other tall, thin Senior Brother was the club’s only other member.

Both were heavy photography enthusiasts, and standing together they looked rather comedic, but they just weren’t very attractive.

There were some people signing up, but all of them were people who had absolutely no experience with photography. When asked for their work, they only responded with blank, confused expressions.

He Yuxuan naturally wasn’t their target demographic either. In his past life, he had countless photos that went viral, but not a single one was taken by himself. A male celebrity didn’t need to find his own angles to photograph himself.

It was just that he glanced over that way and was immediately targeted by the chubby guy, who pulled him over.

“Handsome, want to join our Photography Club?” The other party revealed a sincere expression, his hands clenched tightly, as if afraid He Yuxuan would run away.

He Yuxuan, who hadn’t yet reacted, looked at their requirements and said, “I don’t have a portfolio.” That was secondary, though. Mainly, he wasn’t very interested in photography.

He had just glanced a bit more at the few boxes of electric toothbrushes and some water cups and things on the table.

He had endorsed this brand of electric toothbrush before. It worked pretty well, so he had kept using it. Buying it outright would cost four or five hundred yuan. He Yuxuan, the money-devouring beast who previously had little concept of money, was now more sensitive to finances than anyone, with only that one thousand yuan in his pocket.

Honestly, he really wanted this toothbrush. How embarrassing.

Wang Yong watched as this new student glanced subtly at their prizes one more time and immediately understood what he was thinking. Wasn’t that just a firm hold on him?

“Handsome, these are the prizes for the top three in our club’s recruitment portfolio competition.”

He Yuxuan’s eyes dimmed slightly.

“But we can make an exception and recruit you, and give you a prize. The only requirement is that you have to cooperate with us to take a few photos for promotion.”

This could sort of count as an endorsement fee, right? He Yuxuan thought.

He hesitated for a few seconds. He swore, in the past he would never have imagined a day would come when he’d hesitate over an electric toothbrush.

Then He Yuxuan agreed. Taking a few photos meant he could use a new toothbrush, wow.

“But I really don’t know anything,” he repeated again.

“No problem, no problem!” The Club President beckoned the tall, thin guy to bring the camera over.

Although they didn’t deliberately choose the scenery, even just taking a simple half-body portrait didn’t require much technical skill. The moment the shutter was pressed, the photo of He Yuxuan, with his slightly reserved expression, was still extremely visually impactful.

Against the backdrop of the new student welcome, his naturally curved lips pressed together gently, unintentionally showing a faint smile. His hair, not too long after a recent cut, fell softly and naturally, revealing his entire face—a raw but natural healing beauty.

Additionally, they took a few group photos of the three of them.

“Okay?” He Yuxuan asked doubtfully, watching the Club President and the others huddle together looking at the photos.

“Okay, okay!” Although the comparison in the three-person group photo was a bit brutal, it was fine. The Club President and Vice President were both people willing to sacrifice themselves, as long as they could set off that one red flower!

“So…” He Yuxuan’s mind was still on the electric toothbrush. He was still a bit embarrassed to take it; he’d never done this kind of thing before. But he truly did need it now.

He Yuxuan was never someone with low material desires. As a male celebrity, he had quite the pursuit of a quality life.

The Club President beamed as he handed a gift bag to He Yuxuan. Inside, besides the electric toothbrush, there was also a thermos and an umbrella, all branded.

For recruitment, they had spent a lot of money on prizes. Now, at least it was put to good use.

“From now on, we’re in the same club. I’ll call you Little He, okay! In the future, actively participate in club activities~ I’ll send you the photos later. Can you help promote us on your Moments?”

Having received favors, one finds it hard to refuse. He Yuxuan, carrying his things, felt quite elated. He had never felt this kind of feeling in his past life.

“Sure thing,” he said, his outward appearance still betraying no particular emotion.