Chapter 61 – Self-Introduction Jennifer stood at the door of the hospital room, looking inside with some curiosity and hesitation. To her surprise, Renly had only been in there for less than a minute before coming back out. Jennifer stepped aside, making way for Renly to exit. They made brief eye contact and nodded politely before Jennifer looked back into the room, feeling worried for Hazel. Inside the room, the cold white walls emitted an…
Chapter 60 – Meeting Again Jennifer casually looked around the room and quickly noticed the mess left on the adjacent bed: a deep blue backpack, a couple of torn paper scraps, and some handmade craft tools. “What are you making today?” she asked. In order to maintain her muscles’ development and flexibility, Hazel had to undergo a rehabilitation every day, even activities such as writing, which involved finger movements, were considered as a form of…
Chapter 59 – Silent Girl There were four beds in the ward, but the other three were empty. Only a young girl lied on the bed next to the window. Her dark, long hair was spread out on the pillow like a fairy tale princess, wrapping around her delicate and frail body. The contrast between her strength and fragility was striking. Her pearl-white face was covered with an unhealthy glow. The sound of the door…
Chapter 58 – Obscure and Unknown Crossing several streets, Renly soon entered the confines of Madison Avenue. A dark red Victorian-style building appeared in his sight, bursting yet wonderfully blending into the surrounding streets. As the bridgehead to European landing in North America, New York City was left with countless marks of European influence, such as the Harlem district, which derives its name from the Dutch, who used to own the area. The building in…
Chapter 57 – First Invitation. In the face of Renly’s gratitude, Stanley smiled broadly and said, “So, what’s next? An album?” Renly tilted his head helplessly, and Stanley realized he had pushed too hard. He raised his hands in surrender and complained incessantly, “Young people nowadays really don’t know how to be grateful. Someone wants to help them make an album and start a career for free, and they still complain about others meddling in…
Chapter 59 – The Oni was exterminated On a full moon night three days after the extermination of the Oni. My father and I were moonbathing on the porch. “Is your body, okay?” “Yeah, I got it healed.” After that day, my father spent most of his days in bed. It seems that the doctor who treated him, whom I had heard was the Goken family’s resident doctor, had told him that even though he looked…
Chapter 56 – Halo Effect When Renly saw “Cleopatra” was ranked 48th on the iTunes instant download chart, he was truly surprised. This obscure folk song, sang by an unknown independent artist had no sales gimmicks whatsoever, and in the sea of thousands of digital singles, the chance of it being discovered by listeners was almost zero. Although iTunes has a feature that recommends songs based on users’ playlists and personal preferences, the recommended songs…
Chapter 55 – Calm and Unruffled “600 cases of beer, 70 cases of whiskey, 40 cases of brandy, and 40 cases of tequila. Is the quantity correct?” The delivery truck driver double-checked the invoice, as Renly stood next to him, holding the inventory list that he had just recorded in the warehouse. After verifying the numbers one by one, Renly nodded and said, “It’s correct!” He then took the invoice, signed his name in the…
Chapter 54 – Mysterious Identity The broadcast of the ninth episode of “The Pacific,” caused a sensation. This episode was about the famous Battle of Iwo Jima, but the movies “Letters from Iwo Jima” and “Flags of Our Fathers” had already tackled this war from different perspectives. “The Pacific” avoided the battle itself and instead reexamined this arduous and remarkable battle from different angles. While inspecting the war ruins, Eugene unexpectedly discovered a family who…
Chapter 53 – Shooting up “As a work reflecting World War II, ‘The Pacific’ faced enormous challenges. Not only are there masterpieces like “Saving Private Ryan,” “Letters from Iwo Jima” and other films, but also outstanding mini-series like “Band of Brothers.” The theme of war is presented to the audience from all aspects, which not only requires the production team to break through and innovate, but also to make new breakthroughs on the basis of…
