"Come over here and drink~"
Guan Yongyi shuffled over in flip-flops, hands carrying two cans of craft beer, and moved onto the sofa in the living room.
The hostess picked up the TV remote casually, pressed the power button, and waved Lu Jincheng over.
The screen slowly lit up, and she continued watching the partly seen movie.
A young man named Andrew, drumsticks in hand, squinted his eyes as he strategized the sacrifice of himself before entering the Ultimate Hall.
It was the recently released "Whiplash," which had swept up most of the awards in 2014, and still maintained a high rating of 8.6 on Douban even ten years later—an absolute classic.
Conveniently, Mr. Lu had seen it too.
"If this is what it takes to realize a dream, would you be willing to do it if you were in their shoes?" he asked as he got up and moved closer, sitting beside Guan Yongyi, his eyes fixed on the screen while various scenes from the movie instantly came to mind.
