Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 188 186. Why doesn’t anyone ask me to film?

"It's so cold."

Chen Li'an, who had just attended the meeting downstairs of the Artists Association, couldn't help but shudder. Director Yang, who was next to him, patted his shoulder and said, "You are lucky this time. Chairman Wu and several secretaries will not speak for you." , I guess you will be nagged to death."

Chen Li'an nodded with lingering fear. The people attending the meeting this time were all leaders of the association. Chen Li'an, a member, had just joined. The most important thing was that he had been appointed as the outstanding literary and artistic worker of the year. So many directors did not pick him. That's weird.

Another director stupidly pointed out that Chen Li'an had not met the membership requirements at all, and now he was running for the annual outstanding literary and artistic worker, which was illegal and unreasonable.

Although Chen Li'an was criticized at the time, he really wanted to applaud him, so it would be best to fire himself.

It's a pity that this wish was not realized, and he could only be a Bima Wen. Chen Li'an felt very melancholy.

(Originally, I wrote a lot, but after I finished writing, I found that the issues involved were too many and too sensitive, so I deleted them. I will skip this plot.)

Chen Li'an looked back at the building of the Artists Association and thought that he should never join other associations in the future, such as the Photographers and Filmmakers Associations, etc.

"I won't come again. I feel sleepy and want to curse at this meeting." Chen Li'an couldn't help but take out a piece of chewing gum and throw it into his mouth. He looked at Director Yang who was puffing away and said, "Old Man Yang. ,You often attend these meetings, don’t you feel bored?”

"It's boring. You didn't look at me and I didn't say anything." Director Yang took a puff of his cigarette, smiled again and said, "The more you drive, the more you'll get used to it."

"I can't get used to it." Chen Li'an couldn't help shaking his head, chewing gum and said, "I'm going to leave first. I feel like someone is going to scold me when I stand at the door."

Director Yang couldn't help but laugh and said: "Wait a few years, and when you become a director, you can scold others."

Chen Li'an curled his lips and said, "We can't do that. I'm full and I'm going to go. See you later."

"Let's go, let's go and work on your art." Director Yang smiled, looked at Chen Li'an's back, put out the cigarette butt in his hand, threw it at the door of the Artists Association, and left with his hands behind his back.

Chen Li'an returned to his studio and felt relaxed and at ease. Looking at Bai Qing who was painting, he couldn't help but said: "You must never join the Artists Association in the future."

Bai Qing raised his head, glanced at him and said, "I didn't want to enter at first."

"It's better if you don't enter." Chen Li'an couldn't help but sigh.

Bai Qing paused in front of the canvas for a few seconds while holding the brush, then put down his hand and turned to look at Chen Li'an and said, "But you can still be considered an organized person if you go in."

Chen Li'an smiled bitterly. There was no organization, but someone in the organization didn't like him. From now on, he would just be a little transparent and an ordinary member, and try not to let anyone notice him.

Before the end of the year, keep to yourself, have a good New Year, fish in troubled waters in the entertainment industry, and let the interest in the art world drop.

Bo Qing was painting, so Chen Li'an didn't bother him and went to another room to make a call to Ning Jing.

"Is the movie going to be released soon? What did Feng Xiaoning say about the Red River Valley incident?" Chen Li'an asked straight to the point, holding the phone.

Ning Jing, who had returned to Shanghai at this time, was talking about the Red River Valley in the film studio. She glanced at Feng Xiaoning who was sitting opposite, then stood up and left the office and said: "Feng Xiaoning agreed, but it won't happen until March next year." Turn on."

"March, it's still going to be so long." Chen Li'an felt that it was a bit long, and there were still almost four months left.

Ning Jing leaned against the wall and held the phone and said: "It's already early in March. It's so cold over there. Anyway, you just need to prepare in advance. After I negotiate with the factory, your investment will be in place. There's still 80 to go." Ten thousand, I will contribute up to two hundred thousand, and you can figure out the rest by yourself."

"You can inform me in advance later and I will go to Shanghai to sign the contract." After Chen Li'an finished talking about the Red River Valley, he asked: "Do you know if there are any projects looking for actors recently?"

Ning Jing asked strangely: "Want to film? You don't want to do your art anymore?"

Chen Li'an sighed and said: "Take a break for a while, I have been a bit in the limelight recently."

Ning Jing also heard about what happened before and couldn't help but said: "Some people are just too sensitive. It's good for you to avoid the limelight. But I haven't heard of any projects. There should be one at Beijing Film Studio. You can go Just ask."

"Okay, I'm just going to ask you something about the Red River Valley."

"I know, don't forget to owe me a favor!"

"Tell me first why you want this favor?"

"I don't know. I'll wait until I think about it. I'll hang up."

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Chen Li'an always felt that he was at a bit of a loss, both for investing and for favors, but there was nothing he could do about it. Ning Jing did put in a lot of effort to help him lobby the Shanghai Film Studio and Feng Xiaoning. Otherwise, how could they do it for Chen Li'an? Change the script if asked.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Li'an sighed and said to himself: "We are considered a star now, how come no one wants to film with me?"

No one came to look for him, so he had to take the initiative on his own. Chen Lian thought for a while and called Huo Jianqi to arrange a meeting.

Huo Jianqi was in a good mood after receiving the call. The box office of the movie was already 6 million. However, thinking about what happened a few days ago when he wanted to share the box office with Chen Li'an but was deeply hit, the good mood dissipated a lot, so he said: "Are you I'll go find you in the studio. Last time I wanted to see your work, there were too many people and I couldn't squeeze in."

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the studio and treat you to dinner tonight." Chen Li'an responded with a smile.

More than half an hour later, Huo Jian got up and went to Chen Li'an's studio. This time, there was no one from Wuyang Wuyang in the yard.

Walking into the yard, Huo Jianqi finally saw Chen Li'an's work. He was shocked in the yard for a while, then looked at Chen Li'an and said, "No wonder there were so many people that day, this work is really awesome!"

Chen Li'an chuckled and asked about the movie, "How much is the box office now?"

"Six million." Huo Jian lit up a cigarette, then looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "You're not looking for me this time to ask about the box office, are you?"

"Well, I would like to ask what movie projects the factory has recently approved." Chen Li'an stood towards the wind outlet. When he quit smoking, he couldn't help smelling the smell of cigarette smoke.

Huo Jianqi thought for a moment and said, "I heard about one. The factory asked Wang Xiaoshuai to make a movie and wanted to lure him aboard."

Wang Xiaoshuai is about to go from underground to above ground. Chen Li'an feels that his current situation is somewhat similar to his own.

Both of Wang Xiaoshuai's films have won awards. Although they are still banned, the authorities don't want to waste talents.

I guess they are also worried that Wang Xiaoshuai will continue to shoot some sensitive subjects, and stop shooting artists. His first film will be an artist, and his second film will also be an artist.

Chen Li'an thought for a moment and asked: "Lao Huo, do you think the higher-ups are quite annoyed by directors like Wang Xiaoshuai?"

"That's not the case." Huo Jianqi flicked the ashes of his cigarette and said, "It's just that they always shoot some sensitive subjects."

"Both Wang Xiaoshuai and Zhang Yuan like to take pictures of people who are engaged in art and music, and they all have a sense of dejection." Huo Jianqi glanced at Chen Li'an, smiled awkwardly and said, "I It’s not that you can’t do art.”

Chen Li'an shook his head and didn't care, thinking that Zhang Yuan had also been recruited by China Film, but China Film would definitely regret it. The scale of the East Palace and West Palace photographed by Zhang Yuan was destined to be a shock to China Film.

Therefore, even if East Palace and West Palace are projects of China Film Group Corporation, they still cannot escape the fate of being banned. In comparison, Wang Xiaoshuai is much more honest.

I honestly made a film called The Girl with a Pole for Beijing Film Studio, which also won an award. Later, it was recognized by the higher authorities, and all subsequent films received support from the higher authorities.

Huo Jianqi held the cigarette butt in his hand and looked at the installation art in the yard. He was a little confused for a while whether to throw it on the ground and destroy the art.

Huo Jianqi turned his head and glanced around, and saw a broom in the corner of the yard. After a moment of hesitation, he threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stamped it out. As he did so, he looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "Do you want to avoid the limelight while filming?"

Chen Li'an raised his eyebrows. Unexpectedly, Huo Jianqi was quite sharp, so he nodded and said, "That's about right. I'm not going to engage in art for the time being. I can't just sit idle at home."

"Then ask Wang Xiaoshuai, haven't you worked with him?" Huo Jianqi thought for a moment, and then said to Chen Li'an: "I also plan to make another movie next year. My wife is writing the script. I find you."

Chen Li'an nodded and said, "If the script is not good, I won't shoot it."

Huo Jianqi said a little arrogantly: "My wife must be good at writing scripts, urban love stories, I will write them for you later."

"Okay, write it down and tell me." Chen Li'an nodded, and then said: "Let's go, I'll treat you to a meal to celebrate your box office reaching six million."

"Hey, don't flatter me. My six million box office is nothing compared to you." Huo Jianqi said in a joking tone, and went out laughing with Chen Li'an.

In fact, Chen Li'an doesn't have much expectations for Huo Jianqi's next movie. Urban romance movies rarely have well-written scripts.

I am somewhat interested in Wang Xiaoshuai's Pole Girl, but according to Chen Li'an's understanding, this movie was also ill-fated and it took three years of revisions before it was successfully released.

The project was approved this year and was not released until 1998. Chen Li'an did not have the time to spend so much time on a movie.

If the movie fails to pass the review, it will have to be changed, and if it is changed, it will need to be reshot. Chen Li'an does not want to be notified from time to time to reshoot scenes.

It seemed that there were no good opportunities in the mainland. Chen Li'an thought that he should go to Xiangjiang as soon as possible to settle the signing with Cheng Shufen.

Last time Cheng Shufen said that she would send a leading actor to Chen Li'an during the contract signing. The script of the movie "Christ of Nanjing" was pretty good, and Chen Li'an liked it after watching it.

The only thing I don't like very much is that the male protagonist is a Japanese writer, and he is also a big scumbag.

In fact, Chen Li'an would like to cooperate with Xu Anhua. Chen Li'an likes the movie "Half Life" she will film next year, but the male lead is Li Ming, who is much more popular than Chen Li'an, so Xu Anhua probably won't use him.

Good movies and good roles are hard to come across, and even hard to win if you do. Chen Li'an feels that he has been in the entertainment industry too many times.

The next day Chen Li'an came to the studio and saw that Bai Qing had arrived early and was sitting there painting, so he went over and asked, "Where is my assistant? Why didn't I see her coming today?"

Bo Qing shook his head and said, "I don't know. If you don't force her to practice driving every day, she must have taken the exam."

"This Li Dabai is too slow to learn. How long has it been? He has been driving my car for seven or eight hours every day and he still can't learn it." Chen Li'an said with some disgust.

Bai Qing gave Chen Li'an a blank look and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Why did you call her Li Dabai?"

"Well, she's fairer." Chen Li'an explained casually, then looked at Bo Qing's disdainful eyes and got down to business: "I'm going to Xiangjiang in two days, do you want to come with me?"

"Not going."

Bai Qing looked at the half-painted painting in front of him but was very dissatisfied with it. He inserted the paintbrush in his hand into the turpentine bottle, stood up, stretched and said, "I want to go abroad during this period of time."

Chen Li'an smelled the smell of turpentine and didn't know what he was thinking. He subconsciously replied: "Then go, I will be with Ji Fa."

"I want you to go with me." Bo Qing looked at Chen Li'an and said.

Chen Li'an came back to his senses and looked at Bo Qing and said, "I may not have time. Why do you want to go abroad when you are so good?"

Bo Qing knocked his head and said, "It feels empty inside. I want to go out and look for inspiration."

"It is indeed beneficial to travel more, but there is no need to go abroad." Chen Li'an shook his head and said: "Art still needs to be rooted in the nation, and it may be better to wander around the country."

"I'll give it a try." Bo Qing was a little confused now. He felt that he relied too much on Chen Li'an in creation. It had been a long time since he had a strong desire to create.

Chen Li'an bent down and stirred the paintbrush inserted in the turpentine bottle twice. He smelled the stronger smell and said, "Maybe we are too comfortable. I miss the shabby rental house we used to live in."

Artists are pretentious. For example, Chen Li'an is not in good condition, and now it's Bo Qing's turn. The two people are always influencing each other and stimulating each other.

Bai Qing also fell into memories, thinking of the strong desire she had held back in her heart, the smoothness of picking up a brush and being able to draw directly without thinking. It was very fascinating and she missed it very much.

"I'm going out for a walk. I won't be back later." Bai Qing suddenly said, then picked up his coat and went out.

Chen Li'an turned his head and glanced, guessing where she was going, threw away the paintbrush in his hand, stood up and opened the window, letting the cold wind blow in and disperse the heat in the room.

Too warm will make people want to sleep, and too comfortable will make people lose their desire.

Just like some painters in the association, they can comfortably be known as old artists after working for more than ten years. You have to ask them what outstanding works they have.

Oh, sorry, I don't have one.

After sitting in the studio and blowing the cold wind for a while, Chen Li'an left and went back to school to take a long vacation.

After going to Xiangjiang to sign a contract with Cheng Shufen this time, I have to take a detour to Singapore to see Gong Li. I won't be able to come back for a while.

I couldn't finish the two classes a week I promised Teacher Li, so I had to take a long vacation.

Chen Li'an, who hasn't been back to school for three or four days, feels really strange when he walks in school. Outside of school, he is an unruly artist, but inside of school, he is an unruly student.

Anyway, he is just disobedient. Anyone who sees it can’t help but educate him.

Li Keji looked at Chen Li'an, who came to ask for leave again. He was one of two years old. He couldn't help but slap the cup in his hand on the table and said: "You can't live without asking for leave for a month, right? Calculate how long it has been since the last time you asked for leave." , why don’t you just drop out of school!”

"It's not impossible," Chen Li'an said pretending to be emotional. Seeing Li Keji's ugly face, he quickly smiled and said, "I'm just kidding you. This time I'm going to Xiangjiang to sign a contract. If everything goes well, I might even film a movie. That's why I invited you more." A few days.”

Li Keji looked at Chen Li'an for a while, then snorted and said: "Two weeks at most. I will be on vacation after two weeks, forget it, I am too lazy to talk to you."

If I wasn't afraid that you would really drop out of school, I wouldn't have asked you for leave! Li Keji felt that his class teacher was a ruthless stamping machine in front of Chen Li'an.

Snapped!

After the leave application was stamped, Li Keji did not hand it to Chen Li'an but locked it in the drawer. He looked at Chen Li'an and said, "You will pay zakah honestly today, and I will give it to you in the afternoon."

Chen Li'an was speechless. What was the use of taking a class? It could only refresh his sense of presence.

However, the school needs this sense of presence. Li Keji needs this to stabilize his position and face as a teacher. If Chen Li'an doesn't want to drop out of school, he can only go to class honestly.

A diploma is basically useless to Chen Li'an now, but Chen Li'an doesn't want to be just a high school student. It would be too shameful, and if he has a high school diploma, he will inevitably be brought up to make excuses in the future.

After the meeting of the Artists Association, Chen Li'an finally understood that if you are honest, then nothing will happen to you. Even if you haven't graduated from high school, these are your merits. I will praise you as a genius.

But if you take advantage and block other people's way, you are no longer a genius, but a clown with no culture and knowledge, making mysteries.

If there is no entanglement of interests, you are good to me and everyone is good. Once interests are attached, everything will change.

When Chen Li'an came to the classroom to say hello to his long-lost classmates, he was surprised to find that Jiang Qingqing and Chen Zihan were not sitting together today. Did the two people break up?

Chen Li'an looked at the empty seat next to Chen Zihan, took the initiative to go over and sit down, and asked curiously: "You and Jiang Qingqing had a falling out?"

Chen Zihan's hand under the table quietly held Chen Li'an's, feeling a little irritated in his heart. He glanced at Jiang Qingqing from the corner of his eye, snorted and said coquettishly: "She bullied me. She said I was shameless."

Chen Li'an: "." We really had a falling out. We used to be inseparable every day, but it's only been a few days.

Chen Li'an pulled the hand held by Chen Zihan and asked, "Why is it so good?"

"What else could be the reason? Some people think they are princesses." Chen Zihan pouted and said unhappily.

Chen Li'an remained silent and turned to glance at Jiang Qingqing, who was sitting behind him, and caught her eye.

Jiang Qingqing looked at Chen Li'an, who was sitting with Chen Zihan, and did not avoid his gaze, but her expression was a little complicated.

After taking a deep look at Chen Li'an, he withdrew his gaze and lay on the table with some gloominess, while he was wondering in his mind what Chen Zihan had just said to Chen Li'an.

You must be talking bad about yourself! This treacherous little *man!

He knew clearly that he was interested in Chen Li'an, but he secretly went to find Chen Li'an behind his back and stayed up all night.

Jiang Qingqing felt that Chen Zihan had betrayed her, but Chen Zihan didn't think so. It was clearly you who said you were not interested in Chen Li'an.

Then why shouldn't I take the initiative? Do I need to ask you for instructions on what I do? You are interested in me and can only wait helplessly?

Chen Li'an looked away, looked at Chen Zihan and shook his head: "Inexplicable."

"Let's not talk about it. You haven't been busy recently. Do you want to attend the school's New Year's Day party?" Chen Zihan hooked Chen Li'an's finger under the table and asked in a low voice.

"I'm asking for leave. I'm going to Xiangjiang the day after tomorrow. I probably won't come to class before the holiday."

"Asking for leave again?" Chen Zihan felt a little depressed, still thinking about having a sweet daily life with Chen Li'an at school.

Chen Zihan also knew that Chen Li'an was difficult to deal with, and he would not stop going to Xiangjiang just because he was acting coquettishly, so he asked in a low voice: "How about having dinner together tonight?"

"OK."

"How about I go to your house? I want to eat the noodles you made last time."

"Add intestines and eggs?"

"Uh-huh!"

After the more than three-hour class ended in the afternoon, Chen Li'an went to Li Keji and received a long-winded meal before getting the leave application form.

In the girls' dormitory, Chen Zihan was looking through her clothes and wondering what to wear at night.

Jiang Qingqing, who came back from eating in the cafeteria not long after, looked at Chen Zihan who was changing clothes and couldn't help snorting.

Chen Zihan glanced at her, rolled his eyes, and then deliberately said to another roommate in the dormitory: "Zhuqing, I won't be back at night. You can use my hot water bottle to save you from complaining about not having enough hot water."

"Ah, okay, thank you." Jiang Zhuqing responded awkwardly and secretly glanced at Jiang Qingqing, who was silent. She seemed to smell the smell of gunpowder and felt that this dormitory was too dangerous.

Jiang Qingqing felt like she was going to be furious. She went out to live with another man and still showed off here! An ignorant woman!

"Haha, have you confirmed your relationship with me? Let's sleep together. It's shameless." Jiang Qingqing snorted angrily.

Chen Zihan paused while holding the clothes, turned to look at Jiang Qingqing and said, "You don't have to worry about it, just take care of yourself. At least I'm not like some people who say they mean it! Now I may even feel regretful in my intestines."

"Who are you saying is duplicitous?!"

"Whoever doesn't want to hear it can tell it."

Seeing this scene, Jiang Zhuqing wanted to be like an ostrich. Why did she come back so early? If she had known earlier, she would have gone out with Jin Qiaoqiao.

What should we do now? Eat the melon seeds, or go up and break up the fight.

Chen Li'an was chewing gum at the door of Nortel, waiting for Chen Zihan to come out. He had no idea that this girl was quarreling with Jiang Qingqing in the dormitory.

But after waiting for more than ten minutes, Chen Li'an became a little impatient. The main reason was that it was so cold at the school entrance that he almost turned into a fool.

Chen Li'an turned his head and glanced at the security room at the door, opened the door and hid inside.

The man in the security room glanced at Chen Li'an and said with a smile, "You must be freezing. Cover your hands with my cup."

Chen Li'an originally wanted to hand over a cigarette, but when he found that there was only chewing gum in his pocket, he had to smile and say thank you.

Looking up at the clock in the security room, Chen Li'an felt a little depressed. Should he dress up even if he went to have some noodles?

I have to cough anyway, so it’s unnecessary!

"Why are you here at school? What are you doing here?"

When Chen Li'an was in a daze, a voice came from the window of the security room. Chen Li'an looked up and saw that Xu Jinglei had opened the window a crack and was standing outside with her head stretched out to look at him.

"If you want to talk, come in and say it, the heater has been turned off for you." The security guard couldn't help shouting while sitting on his chair.

Xu Jinglei nodded sheepishly, then ran around to the back.

In the security room of more than ten square meters, when Xu Jinglei came in, a chill instantly rushed in.

Chen Li'an looked at Xu Jinglei's ungloved hands, handed over the cup in his hand and said, "Warm your hands."

"Thank you." Xu Jinglei took the cup and held it in her hand. She looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "What are you doing here? Are you waiting for someone?"

Chen Li'an nodded, and then said, "Well, why did you come to school at this time?"

"Teacher Cui asked me to come over to discuss the New Year's Day party." Xu Jinglei explained, and then asked curiously: "Are you waiting for Chen Zihan?"

Chen Li'an was startled for a moment, then looked at Xu Jinglei's bright little face wrapped in a red scarf and said, "I'm really right, you are a bit too smart."

"What's so difficult about this? Otherwise, who else can you wait for?" Xu Jinglei glanced at the dozing security guard, walked to Chen Li'an and whispered, "I saw it last time, but are you a little bit... Is it too much?"

"Why did I go too far?" Chen Li'an asked strangely.

Xu Jinglei said angrily: "You know it yourself!"

"oh"

Chen Li'an said "Oh" and stopped talking. He still remembered what happened last time, but he didn't blame himself. Who would have thought that Chen Zihan could be so coquettish and proactive.

Xu Jinglei bumped into Chen Li'an's shoulder depressedly and said, "Have you confirmed your relationship with her?"

Chen Li'an denied: "We are just classmates and good friends."

"You are really capable." Xu Jinglei felt a little lucky. She didn't know whether she was lucky that she didn't send him away last time, or that Chen Li'an said that he and Chen Zihan were just friends.

"Then what are you waiting for her to do?"

"Eat noodles." There was nothing to hide, so Chen Li'an said it directly.

Xu Jinglei curled her lips slightly and asked, "No more?"

"No more." Chen Li'an replied lightly.

Seeing Chen Li'an's calm expression, Xu Jinglei smiled evilly and said, "Then I'll go too."

Chen Li'an turned to look at Xu Jinglei and said speechlessly: "You are deliberately causing trouble, right?"

Xu Jinglei looked at Chen Li'an and pretended to be stupid and said, "Didn't you say you only want noodles? I want to eat them too."

"You can eat it when you go home." Chen Li'an couldn't help but knock Xu Jinglei's head and said angrily: "Go find Teacher Cui quickly, don't make trouble with me."

Xu Jinglei covered her forehead and rolled her eyes at Chen Li'an angrily, thinking that she was a little girl, but she really couldn't join in the fun tonight, otherwise she would have to disturb them!

But Xu Jinglei still said deliberately: "I don't care, just wait for me here. I'll go talk to Teacher Cui and I'll be back soon."

Chen Li'an took the cup from Xu Jinglei's hand and said, "Wait a minute, if you come here, be careful, I will tie you up and throw you on the street!"

When Xu Jinglei thought about what she saw in Chen Li'an's cabinet that night when she looked through it, her face turned red inexplicably. She couldn't help but spat and said, "Pervert, just wait for me."

After saying that, Xu Jinglei trotted away, but her little heart started pounding. She was inexplicably looking forward to it.

So, should I join in the fun or not? It’s so confusing and tempting.

Chen Li'an waited in the security room for a few more minutes. He still didn't see Chen Zihan, so he wanted to leave immediately. It had been half an hour since get out of class ended, and he should have done enough makeup.

Jingle Bell.

When Chen Li'an was wondering whether to leave, the phone rang suddenly. Chen Li'an took it out and saw that it was Li Dabai's number.

Ji Fa was really a good boss, and even gave Li Dabai a free mobile phone, but it would not work without compensation. How could the assistant not have a mobile phone?

Chen Li'an answered the call directly and asked, "Why did Li Dabai call me?"

"Teacher Chen, I told you not to call me Li Dabai." Li Dabai said somewhat unhappily: "If you call me that again, be careful of killing two people in one car in the future."

Chen Li'an: "."Listen, listen! Is this what the assistant said? ! Don't think that because Ji Fa is paying you your salary, you can do whatever you want!

"Okay, no more joking, why are you calling me? Why haven't you got your driver's license yet? It's been so many days since I bought my car. Will you ever learn how to fire me?"

Listening to Chen Li'an's words, Li Dabai, who had just gotten his driver's license, shouted happily: "I just got my driver's license! Teacher Chen, where are you? I'll pick you up! Let you see my driving skills!"

Chen Li'an struggled for a moment and said, "Why don't you practice again? I'm a little worried."

"Teacher Chen! You look down on me! Say, where are you!"

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(This chapter is just a make-up for yesterday. Alas, I feel like I have to make up for it.)