The Perfect Relationship

ang's personality was intolerant of deception, for example how they'd portrayed his relationship with Wang Chen.
The two of them had an acceptable relationship in private, but post processing made it completely different…! Even now, he couldn't bear to recall the ambiguous special effects.

Yin Chang read on with a stiffening scalp.

The program team planned to invite five pairs of star descendants and their relatives to participate in the first season of the show.
The selection criteria were that the older relative should not be more than twenty years old, and the younger relative should not be less than five years old.
They also required outstanding appearance or distinctive personality.

Two pairs were already confirmed.
The first pair was the famous director Qin An's daughters, Qin Jing Shan and Qin Xi Feng.

Seeing Qin An's name, Yin Chang was slightly surprised, recalling that this person was his father's friend.
He'd gifted the golden Chinese redwood casket.
Yin Chang had wanted to thank him in person, but Qin An had been busy on the day of Yin Dong's funeral, so he couldn't make it.

Qin An's two daughters were nineteen and eight years old.
Yin Chang glanced at the photo.
Qin Jing Shan was quite attractive.

As he scrolled down, he saw that the other confirmed pair was Wang Xuan, the former host and actor of Starlight TV…

What?! Turned out Wang Chen and Xue Zi Wen were also participating.

…This pair was actually uncle and nephew…

However, the program team did not limit the invitation to only same generation relatives, especially since they met the age requirements.

Below that was the list of potential participants.
Yin Chang saw his and Shao Jun Ling's names at the top, followed by some well-known actors and athletes' children whom he had never heard of or seen before.
He wondered if other invitees could also see him and Shao Jun Ling…

Yin Chang felt a headache when he thought about the various problems and criticisms he might face after bringing Shao Jun Ling onto the show.

If Yao Manhuai hadn't already decided on this matter for him, he would've probably refused to participate.

With that in mind, Yin Chang closed the document without looking further.

Lu Lingjuan was very efficient in her work.
In less than half a day, she found two suitable martial arts schools.

One was owned by a Korean, and the other by a Chinese, both were very legitimate and their students often won prizes in major competitions at home and abroad.

However, both schools had admission requirements.
The Korean owned school had professional and amateur classes.
The professional class only accepted students recognized or recommended  by their own disciples.
The amateur class was generally only attended by children from wealthy families because of the high tuition fees.

The Chinese owned martial arts school was accepting students from around the city, but required a trial period.

The trial lasted for a month, and tuition was twenty-four thousand yuan for twelve basic classes.
During these twelve lessons, the coaches would observe the trial students' perseverance, endurance, physical fitness, and other qualities.
If they found that the child was only interested for a short period or couldn't handle the training, they would be advised to withdraw, and the trial fee would not be refunded.

However, if one passed the trial and became an official student, the tuition fee would be much cheaper, only three thousand yuan a month.
The schedule and number of classes were not limited, and students could go whenever they wanted.
A dedicated teacher would evaluate the students' physical fitness and arrange corresponding training.

Yin Chang was very interested in the Chinese owned martial arts school and asked Lu Lingjuan for more details.

Lu Lingjuan said, “Don't be fooled by the low tuition fee for official students.
I checked, and almost 95% of the children are eliminated during the trial period.
The twenty-four thousand yuan tuition fee is just wasted.
Many netizens who have experienced it have said that the school almost feels like a scam.”

Curious, Yin Chang asked, “What standards do they use to eliminate trial students?”

Lu Lingjuan laughed, “What standards? The kids themselves drop out if they can't handle it.
The first month of trial is said to be devil training.
If you just want Shao Junling to learn martial arts as a hobby, I think the amateur class at the Korean martial arts school is quite good.
They do an excellent job of protecting the privacy of their members.”

After hearing this, Yin Chang actually understood the Chinese owned school's approach.

Learning martial arts is not something that can be done half-heartedly.
Although the trial requirements were strict, it was a way to select children who were genuinely interested in martial arts and had the perseverance to succeed in a short period.
A group of like-minded children could influence and improve each other, and it would be easier for the teacher to guide them.

Yin Chang glanced at Shao Junling and was curious about whether he could withstand a month of trial.
If he could, he would be impressed.
If he couldn't, it would be normal.
Yin Chang didn't mind the twenty-four thousand yuan, but he thought it was worth it if he could use this month to understand Shao Junling's passion for martial arts.

After making the decision, Yin Chang had Lu Lingjuan directly enroll and pay for the classes.

Lu Lingjuan left Yin Chang's private email as a contact.
After he was approved, the martial arts school sent him the schedule for the trial period.

Yin Chang looked at the schedule and saw that it would start next week.
The trial was scheduled for every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evening from 6 pm to 8:30 pm, which happened to land in between Shao Junling's English tutoring sessions on which were on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings.

Shao Junling returned to school for the start of the second semester.

Children such as Luo Pengtao, Ji Han, and Yu Wenmao, who had received red envelopes filled with money during the New Year, had already prepared this year's protection fees to give to the boss.

Shao Junling: “I'm not collecting protection fees this year.”

Everyone: “Why!?”

Shao Junling: “My brother won't let me.”

Everyone: “Please, boss! Don't do this! We need your protection! QAQ”