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Ep. 3
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2020-08-31 01:36:46Chunhua had been in a state of shock ever since she had heard Zhang' name.
'Partnered with Zhang...?'
Chunhua wanted to scream at the unfairness of it all. How could that have happened to her?
As if automatically, she turned to look at Zhang. She spotted him looking back at her with an unreadable expression, and that had her quickly swerving her head to face the front.
Chunhua had always been nervous about Zhang ever since she had joined the class. She had gone her first two years of college without talking to him, and then suddenly, it seemed like the universe had decided to end that.
Jialin's mind started running with thoughts that made her worry. For instance, she wondered how she would act in front of her project partner. What would she say, especially since she had been trying her best to avoid him for two years?
She was startled out of her thoughts when she saw the people around her suddenly rise from their seats.
'Oh. Is class over?'
Chunhua stood up from her seat and began to gather her items. She was planning to leave the class and to retreat to her dorm. The project had taken her by surprise, more so because of the person she had to do it with, and she wanted a moment to think about how she would proceed.
"I would like to see Chunhua and Zhang before they leave," the professor requested.
'Crap,' Jialin thought. With a sigh, she began making her way towards the front desk. In her peripheral vision, she spotted Zhang approaching the professor, and it made her nervous all of a sudden.
Zhang and Chunhua soon found themselves facing their professor. By then, most of the students had already left the room. The few who had remained were probably the ones who wanted to talk to Mr. Wang.
'Do not act weird,' Jialin told herself.
"I do not know how to begin with the two of you," Mr. Wang started. "Although I must say I am surprised with the option the both of you had chosen to do as your project. I mean, motion graphics. Do you even know what you are up against?"
"We do," Zhang answered before Chunhua could. The deep yet smooth level of his voice made Chunhua tense in awareness of him.
Meanwhile, the lecturer was looking back and forth between the two. Then he sighed.
"Most of my students would opt to avoid such a project. However, I am glad that you picked it. You just made this semester interesting for me."
Chunhua felt pleased by the professor's words.
"That is why I'm planning to make the guidelines for your project special. I know it will take a lot of time and effort, and so that is why I'm giving you up to the end of the semester next year to come up with a short film."
A moment of silence passed before Zhang and Chunhua said: "What?"
"You should also feel free to get help from the students in drama and film."
"Sir--" Zhang sounded excited.
"No stick figures," the professor cut him off. "I want actual detailed cartoons. You can choose drawing styles between those of Adventure Time, and those of Disney characters. Or even anime characters. Your pick. Just no stick figures."
"Sir--"
"The film should be at least 20 minutes long."
Chunhua was shocked. If she had known what the project expected from her, she would have chosen another one. More so, she would have done that in order to avoid being partnered with Zhang.
"I also want an original, creative story."
As the seconds went by, Jialin started feeling like she was less in I.T and more in English Literature.
"Anything with a clichéd happily ever after will cost you. Put your minds and effort into this. Do something that will shock me and the rest of the class, okay?"
"Okay," Zhang and Jialin agreed at the same time. They glanced at each other before looking back at the professor.
Chunhua wanted to back out of her choice for the project. She was just about to voice it out, but the pleased and excited expression in her professor's eyes had her thinking twice.
Mr. Wang smiled before saying: "You are dismissed."
It was evident that the choice had been made. The problem was, how was Chunhua going to talk to Zhang, especially with the past they shared?
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