Lin Fan never imagined his four years at university would be so extraordinary. Just because he scored a few more points on the entrance exam, he became roommates with Era Boys’ Ma Jiaqi and Song Yaxuan, the youngest member squeezed into their dorm at the last minute.
At first, he assumed the two idols would be distant, but once they set aside their halos, he discovered they were just ordinary students who worried over their major courses, fought over the last serving of sweet-and-sour ribs in the cafeteria, and stayed up late talking about the future.
From the “comradeship” of rushing to meet deadlines together to becoming confidants who shared their deepest thoughts, Lin Fan witnessed Ma Jiaqi’s discipline and gentle sense of responsibility up close, and saw the sensitivity beneath Song Yaxuan’s innocence. Their friendship quietly took root beneath the plane trees, in late-night rehearsal rooms, and amid jokes in their dorm, growing exceptionally strong.
After graduation, Ma Jiaqi and Song Yaxuan steadily advanced in the entertainment industry, while Lin Fan chose an ordinary path. By chance, his work brought him back together with them, and through them he entered “Time Fengjun,” where he met Ding Chengxin, Liu Yaowen, Zhang Zhenyuan, He Junlin, and Yan Haoxiang.
Lin Fan became one of their own, someone beyond the spotlight: a regular seat at their celebration banquets, a sounding board for their private gripes, and a fortress protecting their ordinary side. The most touching part of this friendship, stretching from campus to the entertainment industry, was never the dazzling brilliance of the stage. It was that backstage, they would still sling an arm around his shoulder and call, “Fan Fan, come on, let’s get something to eat!”
A very warm story, from the beginning to the end, the tone of the entire article is very ordinary and very warm. It's a bit emotional. This is what friendship looks like at its best 😄😄😄
Very well written, thank you to the author