Liu Yayi ran to open the door as if welcoming a savior. She didn't care who the visitor was, as long as they could dilute the gunpowder smell in the room.
"Brother Feng." The person who came was Shen Yifeng.
As soon as Shen Yifeng came in, he saw Su Ran and Ye Dansha standing there at loggerheads and knew that the two had started arguing again. However, he was not there to mediate. As it was better for men to stay out of women's affairs, it was better for them to stay out of it.
"Su Ran, Ye Dansha, the soldiers from the second squad and the third squad of the sixth company would like to ask for your autographs. Those from the second squad, you guys go ahead and sign first. People are still waiting outside."
Shen Yifeng handed a stack of notebooks to Liu Yayi.
I don't know what these soldiers were thinking. They have been here for a week and no one has come to ask for autographs. Yet today they came to the door. Several men were hiding in the dormitory smoking, drinking and playing cards. They thought they were here to check internal affairs and were so scared that their legs went limp.
"What are you doing here?" Captain Han's majestic voice came from outside the door.
"Nothing... nothing." The two soldiers stuttered in fear.
Han Dong glared at him, and one of the soldiers said weakly, "Sign."
"Nonsense, which class are you in?"
"Six... Sixth Company, Second Squad."
"Shift Three."
"Didn't Captain Lu of your Sixth Company emphasize discipline?"
"Strong... emphasized." The soldier was about to cry. If Captain Han went to find their Captain Lu, they would be finished.
They had not dared to think about it at first, but today when they saw Su Ran signing autographs for a female nurse in the cafeteria with such a friendly attitude, they thought of sending a representative to ask for autographs quietly so as not to cause any adverse effects. They were so focused on getting autographs that they forgot that Major Han also lived in this building and were caught in the act.
"Where are the things?" Han Dong asked.
The soldier pointed to Su Ran's dormitory.
"Just wait for me." Han Dong was very annoyed. He had repeatedly ordered that the new recruits should not be disturbed in their training. A soldier should act like a soldier. They were not following the example of brainless fans chasing stars and blocking the dormitory door. They deserved a beating.
Several men in the boys' dormitory hid behind the door, not daring to breathe and trembling.
The four people on Su Ran's side looked at each other, and Captain Han seemed to be quite angry.
The next moment, Han Dong came in with a sullen face and glanced at everyone with a stern look.
"Where's the stuff?"
"Here...here." Liu Yayi's face turned pale as she held a stack of notebooks.
Han Dong said seriously: "Don't forget who you are now. If you want to be a star and enjoy being admired, take off this dress."
The four of them were silent, feeling unconvinced. They hadn't been told not to sign for their comrades before. They couldn't refuse to sign for them when they came to ask for autographs. It would seem unkind, as if they were too arrogant.
Han Dong glared at Su Ran and the others, then took his notebook and went out.
Then the voice of Han Dong scolding someone was heard outside.
"You, go call your Captain Lu. I want to ask him how he leads his soldiers. They are all just sitting there with nothing to do. You, stand still with these notebooks. Let your Captain come over and see how capable his soldiers are. They have even learned to chase stars."
Su Ran couldn't listen any more. It was just a small matter. Was it necessary to mobilize so many people? A criticism and education would be enough. Why did they have to call the company commander? It was like the school's dean. It was so annoying to call the parents at every turn. When Company Commander Lu came, they didn't know how to teach the two soldiers a lesson. Maybe their whole class would be implicated.
"Hey, Su Ran, where are you going?" Shen Yifeng saw Su Ran was about to go out and wanted to hold her back, but failed.
As soon as Su Ran went out, she saw Jiang Xinyan standing next to Han Dong, following him closely! Then she looked at the two soldiers, with their heads hanging down.
"Report." Su Ran shouted report loudly.
Han Dong frowned, and without looking back at Su Ran, he said, "Speak."
Su Ran tried to communicate with him in a calm tone: "Today is the weekend. They didn't delay our training, nor did they disturb our training. They didn't disrupt the order of the troops, nor did they make things difficult for us. They just wanted an autograph..."
The two soldiers looked at Su Ran with gratitude. Su Ran is such a good person!
Han Dong interrupted Su Ran expressionlessly: "If you didn't cause a riot, you didn't disrupt the order of the army? Are the army's regulations just for show? Can you do whatever you want as long as you don't delay training? Have you ever thought about this? If you start this, more than 1,500 people in the camp will come to you to ask for autographs. Can you handle it? Are you here just to get autographs?"
His series of questions left Su Ran speechless. She had not considered these issues.
"Han Dong, forget it. It's normal to be a fan. The girls in our unit were so excited when they got the autographs. They said that those who didn't want to join the medical team must be regretting it now. They are so envious. Who would have thought that they would meet such a big star here!" Jiang Xinyan said jokingly.
If Xiao Zhu hadn't told her, she wouldn't have known that the person in front of her was the big star Su Ran. However, she was not as superficial as Xiao Zhu and the others. Most of the stars nowadays became famous through hype, and how many of them really had acting skills
Su Ran could sense a casual contempt and even a hint of sarcasm in Jiang Xinyan's seemingly joking words.
So, is Jiang Xinyan trying to help and plead for mercy? She should be here to add fuel to the fire!
Besides, this is a military matter. What right do you, Jiang Xinyan, have to butt in? You called Han Dong "Han Dong" very affectionately, as if Han Dong was your husband.
Su Ran felt more and more unhappy.
Sure enough, Han Dong pointed at the two soldiers and said unhappily, "I don't care what others do, but this is the military, and the military does not allow such evil practices. Can their signatures be used to make a living? Can they add luster to your military uniform? It's totally nonsense."
"Coach Han, I know that in your eyes, we are just actors, we can't save the dying and the wounded, we can't develop the country through science and technology, and we are good for nothing except entertaining the public, but society needs you to defend the country, and it also needs us to enrich the spiritual culture. I admit that there are some bad phenomena in this circle, and there are also many scumbags, but there are more people who are down-to-earth and dream-building in this circle. We love this profession and respect this profession. You only see our glamorous side under the spotlight, but you can't see the hardships behind this glamor. We wear clothes in the winter. You have to wear only one layer of clothing and get caught in the rain. When the director says "action", you have to jump into the icy water. It doesn't matter if you are on your period or not. You have to wear a big cotton-padded jacket to film in the dog days of summer. You get all heat rash all over your body and you have to devote yourself to the performance. You have to jump from the sixth floor with gritted teeth even if you are afraid of heights. Injuries are commonplace. You can get stuck in the emotions of the character and suffer from schizophrenia. What's more terrible is that because you are a public figure, your careless words and actions will be misinterpreted and magnified countless times, attracting brainless haters who will criticize you until you become depressed..."
"But there's nothing we can do. This is the particularity of the actor's profession. We have chosen this line of work and we must endure it all. Different professions have different worlds. Instructor Han, I don't ask you to empathize with us, but please give us understanding and respect. We are not stars, we are just actors, and we are part of the ordinary working people of this country. Don't put the label of evil on our heads." Su Ran said angrily.
She wouldn't have been so excited at first, but with Jiang Xinyan's preparations, his four words "evil tendencies" were like lighting a stick of firewood in a pile of gunpowder. Su Ran immediately got furious and started to retort directly.