The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 35 Can I buy you a cup of coffee?
"I, Hu Hansan, am back again!" In the same room as last year's summer vacation in Beijing, Xu Jiuyang raised his hands to the bathroom mirror and shouted in a very childish manner.

Well, sometimes it’s nice to be 2B. No matter how mature your mentality is, you are still a young person on the surface, and your hormone level is very high.

such as--

After putting his luggage away and taking a quick shower, he changed his clothes and got ready, then went out to the street and found a relatively remote telephone booth.

Unfortunately, this time I called several times, each time with an interval of at least 20 minutes, but still no response.

He felt a little disappointed, but not surprised. The whole thing was already very bizarre. If they really rekindled their previous relationship, Xu Jiuyang would have to wonder if he had started living off her.

After sighing for a moment, Xu Jiuyang called home again. After saying "It's me", his mother's furious voice came from the other end: "What the hell are you doing? You ran off to the capital without even saying hello!"

He had to hold the phone farther away and wait patiently for two or three minutes. After his mother finished yelling, he quickly said, "Anyway, I've arrived safely in Beijing now. I'll call home once a month from now on. Also, remember to get my diploma for me. Thank you, Mom."

After saying that, he hung up the phone, chuckled twice, and leisurely returned to the hotel where he stayed when he came here for travel last year.

That’s right, basically as soon as the college entrance examination was over, Xu Jiuyang immediately "cheated" his royalties from his mother, got a few sets of clothes, bought a hard seat and ran away.

There was no way. His father had come back specifically to supervise his college entrance examination like he did in his previous life. If he exposed his flaws by using connections to buy a sleeper ticket, things would be very troublesome later.

As for the diploma, he could just ask his family to get it for him. He didn't need it. Even if he wanted to find a job in Beijing to make a living, he wouldn't need it.

After returning to the hotel and lying on the bed, Xu Jiuyang didn't want to get up. Long-distance trains during this period were still very tiring, not to mention that he had bought a hard seat ticket.

I had some thoughts in my mind, so I rushed here directly from the West Station and didn't feel tired at all. Now that the thoughts are gone, the feeling of fatigue naturally comes over me.

He suddenly sat up and took out a sealed opaque plastic bag from the suitcase, but put it back after weighing it twice. After all, the memories were still quite beautiful, and... it was purple with lace... Suddenly, he had something to say that Hong Shixian said, but he didn't know whether he should say it or not.

After a night's rest, Xu Jiuyang strolled around the streets and alleys of the capital the next day before starting to look for a place to rent.

Well, it can't be said that he was looking for it. He was very familiar with the capital city - at least half of the areas were familiar to him - although he had not spent much time here in the past five years, but after a few walks around, all his memories came back.

So he went straight to his goal, not only rented it smoothly, but also applied for a temporary residence permit.

The benefits of carrying "Science Fiction World" magazine and the Galaxy Award certificate with you become apparent. Whether it is renting a house or applying for a temporary residence permit, the identity of a science fiction writer is of great help.

I counted my assets in the evening. Although I spent 2300 to enjoy a night at the Peace Hotel two years ago, I published "Moon" and "Ex Machina" successively afterwards, and received royalties from publishing a series of books, so I still have more than 1 in cash.

What's more, the manuscript of "Gravity" is basically finished and has been approved by the editor. It will be sent by email after proofreading. For 5 words, he can basically get a manuscript fee of about 6000 yuan, which is enough for him to live leisurely in Beijing for a long time.

"Is this the place? Not here, right?" After walking back and forth in Mengduan Hutong that day, Xu Jiuyang felt that he might have found the wrong place.

He remembered a palace being demolished for expansion in 04, but he couldn't quite recall which alleyway it was. He was still a child at the time. Besides, there were so many alleyways in Beijing, and most of them were tourist attractions. If you had a vivid memory, it would be easy. If not, you'd just have to randomly stumble across them, hoping to stumble upon something familiar and recall it.

This is unlikely. The reason why he came here is because he had the impression that many rebirth novels would buy the palace before it was demolished, and then transform it into a harem or something.

Xu Jiuyang remained noncommittal. After walking all the way here, he realized that there was nothing to see in this shabby alley. Even if he bought it and renovated it, it would be surrounded by tall buildings. Whatever you did inside could be seen clearly from all around.

What's more, these are all national protected units. If you want to change anything, you have to submit a report first. Even if your report is approved instantly, the procedure is still very cumbersome.

So, if the male protagonists of these rebirth novels really want to build a harem, it would be better to just enclose a piece of land and build a complex of villas.

Xu Jiuyang was just shaking his head when he heard a solicitous, even somewhat flattering, voice from the side: "Look here, these are all protected units. If you buy them, whether you want to live in, rent them, or even keep them as a collection, they're perfect. Our real estate market is currently on the rise and will continue to rise in the future, with only minor setbacks at best, just like IT stocks on the Nasdaq."

He couldn't help but burst out laughing. This guy is really a talent. He can see the prospects of real estate and make accurate judgments. But why don't you use any other metaphor? Why use Nasdaq's IT stocks as an analogy.

"Sorry, sorry..." Feeling the gazes cast at him, Xu Jiuyang turned around and said repeatedly, "I'm not targeting you... Ha..."

But when he thought that the Nasdaq's Internet bubble would burst completely by the end of the year at the latest, compared with the other party's confident words, he couldn't help but laugh again.

"What do you mean? Did I say anything wrong?" The speaker was a young man about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. His expression was very unhappy, and his tone was also very aggressive.

Xu Jiuyang was stunned for a moment, then looked to his side and immediately understood the reason.

It was a woman, and a very beautiful Western woman. Not only was she tall, almost as tall as him, but she also had an exceptionally hot body. She was wearing jeans and a short-sleeved round-neck T-shirt, and her curves were particularly attractive, especially her legs, which were really long and straight.

However, the most eye-catching thing is her long golden hair and emerald green eyes. It can be said that she is a textbook interpretation of what blonde hair and blue eyes are. Even if she is just standing there, she has an indescribable charm, so much so that Xu Jiuyang is a little moved.

So, he raised his hands and waved them with a smile: "Ah, yes, yes, you are right."

When you see a male peacock spreading its feathers, it's best to stay away from it, otherwise, who knows how it will jump up and peck at you.

However, Xu Jiuyang's self-control was still a little lacking. His tone was obviously sarcastic, which made the other person's forehead throb. "Why, isn't the real estate industry on the rise?"

"I didn't say no?" Xu Jiuyang spread out his hands.

The guy was still a little reluctant until the blonde girl's voice rang out: "John!"

The other person's expression immediately changed, and his expression was as flattering as possible: "What can I do for you, Ms. Lindworth?"

"I think this gentleman is not talking about real estate," she smiled at Xu Jiuyang, "Can I buy you a cup of coffee?"

(End of this chapter)