2001 Media Godfather

Chapter 32 Vanilla Flavor

Zhao Yang was originally going to take Li Chunming to find Chu An today, so his good buddy could play the game he had just discovered.

As a result, Chu An ran away, leaving them to work with Li Chunming. Then they went to an internet cafe, where Huang Mao Ge assigned them a task: to kill low-level accounts.

It also offers free internet access.

Awesome!!
Upon seeing that the game's [Gentleman's Good Ball] was going to have a real-person PK, Zhao Yang happily typed, "I'm not telling you, I'm not telling you!"

Mingyue, feigning fright, exclaimed, "So scary!"

After finishing typing, Li Chunming said, "That commotion just now sounded so much like Xiao Anzi!"

Zhao Yang: "Forget it! He's so poor he's practically selling his blood. How could he afford to go online? Let alone bring a girlfriend."

Li Chunming: "Okay, that makes sense."

Then, Chu An and Xu Shu suffered.

All night long, those two were like glue, impossible to shake off. Wherever they went, [King Kong No. 1] and [Sister Mingyue] followed.

Enraged, Chu An roared and vowed to kill the two despicable people.

Those two didn't log off and stop until almost dawn.

Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to focus on leveling up. As a result, the two of them remained in a state of high excitement all night, still full of energy even when their all-night session ended at 8 pm.

The blond-haired internet cafe manager, with his messy hair and two clumps of sleep from his eyes, came up and told us to get off the computer.

Xu Shu hadn't had enough fun yet and thought Chu An would renew his subscription.

But then Chu An said, "Let's go back now."

Xu Shu, “…”

She pouted reluctantly and said, "Oh."

I solemnly returned my character to town and clicked to exit the game.

She wanted to play a little longer, but Chu An had been paying all along, and Xu Shu felt embarrassed, so she was very obedient.

Looking at her, Chu An said, "As long as you stay in the film crew, I'll find a way to let you go out and have fun often."

Xu Shu's eyes lit up. "Really?"

Chu An: "Isn't she just Zhang Yuan? It's easy to handle her."

"It's a deal then!" Xu Shu immediately showed a cheerful expression, like the warm and bright morning sun.

"Let's go!" Chu An stood up first and walked out of the private room.

Chu Anxin thought, "Isn't that all?"
I can only say that little girls are so easy to coax; I only need to spend half a day and a night with them to win them over. I'm such a genius!
"So, you're willing to continue acting in 'With You'?"

Xu Shu stood at the door of the private room, "I was willing to do it in the first place!"

Chu An was petrified: "???"

What the hell was that supposed to be? His face contorted, realizing something terrible was about to happen, he asked, "You want to act?"

Xu Shumeng said cutely, "Yes! I really want to play Geng Geng, but fate won't allow it!"

Ugh! I suddenly feel like such a fool, wasting my time for nothing.

"If you wanted to act, why did you leave early that day?!"

Xu Shu pouted, looking cute and innocent, "Producer Li asked me to."

Chu An: "..."

"Let's go!" President Chu was exhausted; it was so embarrassing!
When Xu Shu and I went downstairs, we were on a straight line from the stairs to the bar and the main entrance, without having to pass through the lobby.

A casual glance revealed a leg sticking out from the hallway. Fake Adidas basketball shoes, paired with Nike athletic pants—wasn't that Li Chunming's outfit from yesterday?
I couldn't help but walk over and take a look.

Well, it was those two idiots, slumped in their chairs, fast asleep.

Xu Shu saw Chu An heading towards the hall and followed him.

But after only glancing at the screen, he quickly turned around awkwardly and said, "I'll wait at the door."

Chu An was also embarrassed. You two are so smart, yet you can fall asleep while watching porn. How weak must you be?

After Xu Shu left, she kicked Li Chunming up.

Li Chunming, still unaware of what was happening, jumped up abruptly, shouting, "What?! What?!"

Upon seeing it was Chu An, he exclaimed, "Little Anzi?" He was about to ask what was wrong with him.

Chu An turned the tables, "How could you two be so shameless? You booked an all-nighter and didn't even call me?"

Zhao Yang also woke up, "I'd have to be able to find you even if I called you!"

They completely forgot to investigate how Chu An got here or who he came with.

Chu An, "Have you been busy these past few days?"

Zhao Yang: "I'm fine!"

Chu An, "Have you finished your summer homework?"

Li Chunming: "It's lost."

Zhao Yang: "I sold the waste paper."

Well, it's not much better than your house burning down.

Chu An was too lazy to care about the two of them. It was said that these two geniuses had never done their homework since the first year of junior high school, and it was a miracle that they had managed to get to this point in a key high school.

I went to the front desk, got some paper and pen, copied down two game accounts, and gave them to the two people along with two hundred yuan.

"I was asked to help me level up in the game 'Jianghu' last night, but I was bullied and ruined by those three bastards."

Li Chunming was furious when he heard that. "Which idiot dares to touch my brother?!"

He comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, I'm the king of the martial arts world. I'll take down anyone who dares to challenge me."

After expressing his righteousness, he immediately changed the subject, "But, Xiao Anzi, did you steal money from your family? Where did it come from?"

Chu An didn't want to explain, "If there's something to do, then stop talking nonsense!"

"I'm leaving!" he said, turning to look for Xu Shu.

Zhao Yang and Li Chunming rubbed their faces and urged each other, "Log in! I wonder if that scumbag couple has logged off yet. If they have, that blond guy should be asking us for our internet fees."

Yellow Hair isn't a good person either; he's all talk and no action. If those two in the game log off, he'll definitely turn on them.

As for the two hundred yuan Chu An gave... now he has money to pay for his own internet access?

What nonsense are you spouting? How can you be so wasteful? Two hundred yuan is enough for them to play until school starts if they use it sparingly.

I quickly logged in, only to find that the adulterous couple had gone offline.

There was nothing we could do but wait for the blond guy to come and collect the money.

I also logged into the two accounts Chu An gave me and left them running.

After entering the password, both of them felt a chill run down their spines.

"Damn it!!" [Gentleman's Good Ball] and [Elegant Lady]!?!?

Li Chunming was dumbfounded. "So we spent the whole night with Xiao Anzi?"

……

Zhao Yang then inquired, "Who is 'the graceful lady'?"

"That son of a bitch secretly dating someone and didn't even tell anyone?!"

"Then what about this money?" Li Chunming looked at the 200 yuan.

Zhao Yang: "It must be that girl's!" Zhao Yang started channeling Conan, letting his imagination run wild.

That night, Huang Mao ran up and down the stairs several times. I heard that he had recharged several hundred yuanbao. Even if Chu An stole from his house, he couldn't steal that much.

Therefore, money can only belong to graceful ladies.

The final conclusion was: "Holy crap! She's a rich woman."

Xiao Anzi has fallen into depravity.

As long as Chu An hadn't gone far, the two of them would tie him up and torture him severely.

Where did this rich woman come from?!
How did you two get together?

Are there any more?
……

Just then, the blond-haired guy sauntered over, and a split second before he saw the computer screen, the two brothers, in perfect unison, instantly pressed Alt+Esc to minimize the game windows of "Gentleman's Ball" and "Elegant Lady".

The blond guy glanced at them; the two were still on duty. Had they been doing it all night? They must have a really strong addiction!

In stark contrast to his previous generosity, he frowned and urged, "Those two have logged off! Are you two still playing? If you are, you'll have to pay your internet bill. Otherwise, if the boss finds out, I'll be in trouble."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yang thought, "Sure enough, this bastard killed my brother all night and now he's discarding him after he's done his bidding. He's a real scoundrel!"

They completely disregarded the fact that it was the two of them who had killed Chu An overnight.

He met Li Chunming's gaze, his eyes darting around, and asked, "Brother, you're still online?"

The blond-haired man said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense, I saw them leave!"

Li Chunming: "They really haven't gone offline yet, you'll see!"

Opening the enemy list on my account, I saw that the names of 【君子好球】 and 【瑶窕淑女】 were still lit up.

The blond guy's eyes weren't bulging out, what the hell?! Those two had only been gone for less than five minutes, there's no way he could have been mistaken!?
If we think about it more carefully, and they find out that we killed him ourselves, then we've switched internet cafes?

But you think you can escape just by changing internet cafes?!
He immediately perked up, shouting, "Kill! Keep killing! Kill until you delete your account and quit the game!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yang asked, "Brother, what about the internet fee?"

With a wave of his hand, the blond-haired man said, "Forget it!"

So, Zhao Yang and Li Chunming found a way to access the internet for free, and they used two accounts on Chu An's account to level up and farm for treasures.

When the blond guy came over, minimize the window and show him the list of enemies.

To keep Huang Mao interested, the two of them even used Chu An and Xu Shu's accounts to send private messages to hurl insults at "Golden War God".

The insults were incredibly vulgar, which enraged the blond-haired guy, who kept equipping the two of them with better gear, shouting, "Get him! Kill him!"

The two brothers were having a great time. Li Chunming even went to the bar to find Huang Mao and said, "Brother, we're going home for dinner. We're starving."

Huang Mao was in a fit of rage, typing furiously at the front desk computer, when he heard that you two were going to quit.
My ancestors for eighteen generations have been named one by one, and you still want to leave?

How could we possibly let two henchmen go?

He was furious: "Sit still! I'll bring you two breakfast in a bit."

Got it!
Another meal scam.

……

On the other hand, Chu An had no idea that those two scoundrels were profiting from both sides, taking his two hundred yuan while also ripping off Huang Mao's internet fees and providing him with meals.

At this moment, Chu An bought two large steamed buns and a plastic bag of freshly ground soy milk.

Xu Shu and I went to the riverbank, sat on the stone steps, and leisurely ate our breakfast while watching the Ma Yan'er River in the early morning.

Xu Shu originally wanted to sit on the grass on the slope, but she took two steps into the lawn and then turned back, her ankles already wet with dew.

Xu Shu didn't mind and was in a good mood. Sitting next to Chu An, she chattered, "Can you really convince the company to let me play Geng Geng?"

Chu An said, "Persuading them may not be possible, but we can think of some ways."

Xu Shu: "Then you have to keep your word and take me to play games!"

Chu An: "Okay."

Xu Shu was satisfied and found the soy milk to be especially sweet.

Chu An looked at her delicate profile, the fine hairs shimmering with iridescent light in the morning glow.

After a long silence, he suddenly spoke, "You must go to school."

There are some things Chu An shouldn't say now, or even say anything at all.

However, Chu An couldn't resist and decided to be a pushover this time!
"Huh?" Xu Shu didn't understand.

"You must go to university, and it has to be the best film school."

Xu Shu frowned, then said proudly, "But the company says my acting skills are already very good, and I don't need to go to acting school anymore."

Chu An nodded in agreement, "Your acting skills are indeed close to perfect, and the school is unlikely to teach you anything more."

Xu Shu asked, "Then why go to school?" Her thinking was simple: if it's useless, then don't go to school.

Smiling brightly, she said, "I love acting, and I love being on set."

Chu An, “As an actor, your career is not just about acting.”

Xu Shunen learned a great deal at the school; at least she was able to rediscover the normal way of life that a girl should lead.

Moreover, as her agent, Chu An had another very important reason for suggesting she go to school.

"The school can teach you more than just acting skills, and it can also enrich your life and give you four years of college experience."

"But your teachers, your classmates, and even the school itself will be the foundation for your confidence when you leave Tiandu someday!"

Everyone knows that acting can be divided into academic and self-taught styles, but the academic style refers to more than just acting style.

What is the academic clique? It's an academic warlord! It's an entire interest group.

It might not be of much use under normal circumstances, but if Xu Shu grows up one day and doesn't want to be exploited by Tian Du anymore, then you can give it a try.

An amateur actor with no connections wants to terminate his contract, while a disciple of a prestigious university and renowned teacher is being bullied by capital and wants to terminate his contract as well.

They are completely different things!
If that day ever comes, the support of a hundred famous directors and actors may not carry as much weight as a single sentence from an old professor in a business jacket, carrying a thermos, strolling into an office.

Xu Shu seemed to understand Chu An's words, but asked in a weak voice, "Why should I leave the company? It's fine."

Chu An, "..."

He couldn't convince a little girl how ugly the world was.

Her eyes lit up, "Going to school means I can play games all I want, and there's delicious food in the cafeteria!"

Xu Shu was indeed fooled. "Really?" She had already started looking forward to university life.

Chu An seized the opportunity to say sincerely, "After we go back, I'll try to get Tian Du to agree to let you go to school."

"If you have any problems that you can't solve, come to me."

"Leave the things you can't handle to me."

Xu Shu, “…”

After a moment, she exclaimed, "Then I want ice cream!!" with a serious and expectant look on her face: "Vanilla!"

Chu An: ...

He rubbed the back of his head vigorously, feeling frustrated again.

When something is so profound and even a little emotional, isn't ice cream a bit too frivolous?
……

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(End of this chapter)