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Chapter 186: Gouzi Siwei (Guaranteed 2 more chapters)
After calculating the bill, the loss was indeed heavy. Lu Xiaoyan has already decided to tighten her belt and not buy a color TV for the time being. She will just have to make do with the black and white TV.

However, seeing how happy Xizi and Lele were, and thinking that Xizi would have so much more material to brag about when he returned to school, Wei Ping'an felt that it was all worth it.

Wei Ming also comforted Aunt Xiaoyan: "If Xizi really becomes a performing artist in the future, this little effort will not be worth much."

Aunt Xiaoyan was a little uncertain: "Performing artist? Him? Is it possible?"

"If there is a suitable role for him in the future, will you still let him play it?" Wei Ming asked with a smile.

"You can act, but our family can't put any more money into it." Aunt Xiaoyan said firmly.

It is because actors’ income is too low nowadays that Aunt Xiaoyan feels so conflicted.

People like Gong Xing and Zhu Lin did not receive any salary. They only received a subsidy of one yuan per day for filming. In addition, they received a salary from their unit every month. The unit would also receive some financial compensation from the studio. People like Xizi who did not have a unit only received subsidies.

It may take many years for an actor to get paid, so after starring in the Shaolin trilogy, Li Lianjie finally couldn't stand it anymore and decided to leave the system.

At least in the past few years, the income of top actors and singers cannot be compared with that of writers and screenwriters like Wei Ming.

After returning to school, Biaozi and Xiaomei had just arrived as well. Seeing how happy they looked, everything must have gone well. However, they didn't mention how they felt about sitting in the sleeper berth on the way back, for fear that Wei Ming would mention the plane.

Today is May 4th. The school is holding commemorative activities from morning to night. In the evening, the student union also held a bonfire party. Wei Ming was invited by students from the Chinese Department. Everyone is urging him to publish new work.

Liu Zhenyun was particularly anxious. If you don’t publish novels, how can I publish reviews? How can I earn royalties if I don’t publish reviews?

Zha Jianying jokingly asked, "Is it because you don't lack money now that you have no motivation to write?"

Wei Ming had to repeat again that he was preparing a novel, and he had been preparing for half a year, and had been looking up information for half a year.

The students were deeply shocked after listening to the speech, especially student writers like Chen Jiangong and Huang Beijia who were already somewhat famous, they all felt a surge of energy in their hearts.

Another classmate from Class 77, Su Mu, was more concerned about the filming of "The Horse Shepherd", which was in line with his future identity as a professor at Beijing Film Academy.

Wei Ming then talked about what he saw and heard on the set, satisfying the students' curiosity about the movie.

The May Fourth Movement is also of great significance to many old professors in the school. Many professors can be seen on campus tonight.

Although Wu Zuxiang was too young to attend the May Fourth Movement, he didn't want to stay upstairs as it was so lively tonight, so he came out to join in the fun, and then he saw Wei Ming.

"You're back!" He pulled Wei Ming aside in surprise.

"What's wrong, Mr. Wu?"

Wu Zuxiang said, "Didn't you say you wanted to buy a house?"

Wei Ming was shocked: "Do you have any connections here?"

Wu Zuxiang said: "An old friend of mine, also a fellow villager, lives in Huayuan Village Overseas Chinese Apartment. We had tea recently and he told me that one of his neighbors was going abroad and wanted to sell his house."

Overseas Chinese Apartment, great!
But Wei Ming first asked: "How big is your friend's neighbor's house?"

I can’t afford one that’s too big.

"That's not clear, but my friend's house is considered small in that neighborhood. After all, he doesn't have many people in his family. It's just that the houses there are very expensive."

"I am mentally prepared for this," Wei Ming asked again, "Then when can I go and see the house?"

"If you're interested, I'll call him later and give you news tomorrow."

"okay!"

Wei Ming then found Brother Feng and retrieved the motorcycle key, as he needed it to look after the house.

After returning to the dormitory, Wei Ming began to look at Biaozi and the other man again. According to the speed at which they were making money as profiteers now, they were earning 1,000 yuan last time, and now they are probably earning 2,000 yuan.

However, Wei Ming didn't want to borrow money unless it was absolutely necessary. Even if he had to, he would borrow money based on how close the relationship was. He would first borrow from Uncle Ping'an, and then consider Sister Xue and Sister Lin.

The next morning, Wei Ming and Biaozi went jogging together. Both of them were preparing to show their skills in the faculty and staff sports meeting.

As I was running, I saw an old man, running very slowly but very stubbornly.

Wei Ming quickly ran a few steps to say hello.

"Mr. Wu, are you exercising too?"

Wu Zuxiang smiled and said, "I have also signed up for the sports meet in two days."

"Who dares to outrun you?"

"Nonsense, I'm not the principal, there's nothing I can be afraid of."

The two looked at each other and laughed. The old man was tired from running, so he leaned against a horizontal bar and wiped his sweat with a towel. Wei Ming also stopped beside him.

Wu Laodao: "I already called yesterday. My friend will be at home after 6pm today, and his neighbor will be at home too. You can go over and take a look. I won't go with you."

"Okay, I'll call my uncle then."

Just as he finished speaking, Wu Zuxiang pointed behind Wei Ming and said, "Your uncle is here."

Wei Ping'an was seen exercising in his military uniform. He had changed into a vest in May and had signed up for several events at the sports meet.

Wei Ming called Uncle Ping'an over and asked him if he had time to look for a house with him after get off work in the afternoon. Uncle Ping'an was very happy to hear that Mr. Wu had found a house in Huaqiao Apartment for Wei Ming, not because of the house, but because Mr. Wu was so enthusiastic. It showed that Xiao Ming had a good relationship with the professors in the Chinese Department.

“That’s fine with me,” he said.

Wu Zuxiang said, "Okay, I'll write down the address of my friend's house for you."

"What does your friend do? What should I call him?" Wei Ming asked.

"You can also call him Mr. Wu. He is a painter."

Wei Ping'an immediately guessed, "Could this Mr. Wu you are talking about be Mr. Wu Zuoren?"

"Yes, it's him."

After hearing this, Wei Ming knew that the great painter Wu Zuoren, who later served as the chairman of the China Artists Association for a long time, was considered a top figure in the painting world.

When Wei Ming and Melinda were buying paintings at the Friendship Store, they saw many of Wu Zuoren's works and finally bought one of his traditional Chinese paintings. However, Wu Zuoren's oil paintings are also quite impressive.

Unlike many famous painters who first learned Chinese painting and then oil painting, Wu Zuoren was an overseas student. He first learned Western painting techniques and then Chinese painting. He was particularly good at painting pandas.

It is not surprising that Wu Zuoren lived in the Overseas Chinese Apartment. His paintings were sold internationally. He was one of the first Chinese people to live in the Overseas Chinese Apartment, and his deceased wife was a foreigner.

It is not surprising that the two Mr. Wu know each other. They are both big names in the cultural circle, so it is normal for them to know each other.

After Wu Zuxiang left, Uncle Ping An told Wei Ming: "The two Mr. Wu not only have the same surname and age, but are also from the same hometown."

"what?"

"Have you not heard of the famous Three Wus of Maolin? The literary artist Wu Zuxiang, the painter Wu Zuoren, and the older calligrapher Wu Yuru. All three are from Maolin, Jing County, Anhui Province. They probably have the same ancestor and share the same family tree."

As expected of the former director of the General Affairs Office, Wei Ming felt that Uncle Ping An knew the family background of every professor in the school. With his dedication, he would surely be able to manage the school's property well.

Wei Ming also knew Wu Yuru, a great calligrapher, as famous as Shen Yinmo, Yu Youren and others. He was also a classmate of Wu Hao. His name seemed to be "Maolin Jushi".

Wei Ming sighed: "This Wu family is not simple!"

There are many families in the south that have produced many talented people, such as the Qian family and the Yu family. Wei Pingan added, "I hope that our Wei family will be able to do as well in the future."

Wei Ming nodded and said yes!

In fact, Xizi, Lele and Xiaohong were all very outstanding in their previous lives, and Wei Ming was a bit of a drag, but in this life, he will pull his younger brothers and sisters towards greater and further glory!

A writer, an actor, a queen of pop, and a mathematician.

I think people will also be so enthusiastic when they talk about "Gou Zi Si Wei" in the future!

Thinking of this, Wei Ming and Uncle Ping An became excited, and then they ran a thousand meters in a race.

As expected of a former soldier, the 37-year-old Uncle Ping'an is still in good shape and is only a figure faster than Wei Ming.

Wei Ping'an: I only used 70% of my strength just now. My physical fitness is much better than that young man. If it weren't for family planning, I would have had a third child!

Wei Ming: Hehe, uncle has tried his best, but I have also hidden my strength. I will be able to win the championship easily in the future competition!
Today, after work, Wei Ming followed the editors of the school magazine to review articles related to the May Fourth Movement. Wei Ming also contributed a photo of yesterday's bonfire party.

In addition, he took some time at noon to develop the photos of his trip to Gansu and Xi'an, two of which were solo photos of Sister Xue.

One is her casual clothes, and the other is her stage costume. Although Sister Xue is not as fair and tender as last year, the strong maternal charm on her body is so attractive.

I don’t know how long it will take her to extricate herself from the role of “mother”.

After work in the afternoon, Wei Ming met Uncle Ping'an at the south gate, accompanied by Xizi and Lele.

Uncle Ping An said in embarrassment: "Can the motorcycle accommodate two adults and two children? Your aunt just returned to work and wants to work more overtime."

Wei Ming said: "Let alone the two adults and two children, the peak performance of my car was when I, Fengge, Biaozi and Xiaomei were all together."

Mei Wenhua, who was standing by, joked: "Let alone four people, it can even accommodate two more. This car is really awesome!"

As soon as they left, Biaozi called Xiaomei aside.

"While I was jogging this morning, I heard Professor Wu from the Chinese Department talking to Brother Ming about buying a house."

"Buy, buy a house!" Mei Wenhua's face turned red with excitement.

He had never thought about this before. At most, he wanted to make more money and then rent a house to live alone.

"That must be a lot of money, right?" Mei Wenhua asked.

Biaozi: "Yeah, I'm afraid even Brother Ming can't afford it. He's usually too extravagant. Do you think we should show some appreciation?"

Mei Wenhua thought for a moment and said, "Now that we've expressed our intention, our plan to buy a car will have to be postponed."

It turned out that the two of them had come across a way of reselling "imported" motorcycles in Shenzhen this time, and they planned to buy a cheap motorcycle together next time, so that it would not affect the capital of their business.

"That's nothing. When did Brother Ming stop letting us ride his bike? We can just buy another one later."

Mei Wenhua finally made up his mind: "Okay then!"

(End of this chapter)