Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

Yang Che then remembered that Gao Yuanyuan wanted to learn to drive and buy a car.

He then gave the instructions.

Li Xiangdong was quite dazed; he had spent so much time mentally preparing himself.

Of course! Brother Che pays him a high salary, provides him with food, and praises him in front of the villagers.

Now, most of his work involves running errands and being a driver.

He himself felt ashamed and indebted.

"What are you spacing out for? You drive your Cherokee over there, I'm driving a GL8 today."

"Brother Che, if I may say something, Yuanyuan probably won't be in the mood for driving practice today."

Yang Che smiled and put his arm around Li's shoulder: "Old Li, I can't let my women worry about me. If I panic, they'll panic even more. So, I have to take it easy and not let anything get in the way. Besides, your boss really doesn't care about this."

"Okay, then... I'll go then."

"Go ahead, I need to give her a call too."

In the subsequent phone call with Yang Che, Gao Yuanyuan was indeed very flustered at first.

It wasn't until Yang Che said with a smile, "Your boyfriend is extremely busy, so please reassure Xiao Pang and make things easy for Wang Fei beforehand, so as not to interfere with her acting."

Gao Yuanyuan immediately calmed down and said, speechless, "I can't be bothered with you."

"You have to do something about it. If I tell her, she'll definitely have doubts, but if you tell her, she'll naturally believe me without a doubt."

After exchanging a few more casual words, Gao Yuanyuan said, "Okay, okay, I feel like I'm more anxious than you. You go ahead and do your thing. Hmm... honey, good luck."

"You encouraged me so much last night, I'm sure I can..."

"You're so annoying."

After saying a coquettish remark in embarrassment and annoyance, Gao Yuanyuan hung up.

She then did call Xiaopang, who immediately got excited and said he wanted to book a ticket back to Beijing.

"Why did you come back? To distract him? I'll stay in Beijing and not cause him any trouble. It's fine, he's so smart..."

Little Fatty, relax.

When Wang Fei is mentioned.

Gao Yuanyuan said, "Don't take it seriously. If you were more famous and talked about than her, Yang Che would definitely have called you back."

Little Fatty said with concern, "Keep an eye on things. Don't let my house be robbed by the time I get back."

Gao Yuanyuan was furious: "Fan Bingbing, you're completely turning the tables, daring to lecture me like that."

"Gao Yuanyuan, have some shame! You always act like you're so important. Besides being old, what else are you important about? Tell me, what makes you important?"

"So what if he's big? He's all limp and weak. Look where he prefers to put his hands..."

Little Fatty seemed to have his tail stepped on: "Gao Yuanyuan, who's limp? What nonsense are you talking about?"

"hehe."

The chubby boy screamed, "That's your little..."

Gao Yuanyuan hung up the phone, then burst out laughing. Arguing with Xiao Pang for a bit had relieved most of her pent-up emotions; it was truly good for her mental and physical health.

At that moment, Li Xiangdong knocked on the door.

Gao Yuanyuan composed herself and went to practice driving; her boyfriend definitely wanted her to do that.

And since I appear completely unharmed, my boyfriend can rest assured.

Besides, practicing driving is indeed a good way to distract herself, so she won't be so anxious, worried, or overthinking.

While practicing driving, Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help but ask Li Xiangdong, whom she already knew very well, "Brother Dong, have you been to Wang Fei's place?"

Li Xiangdong broke out in a cold sweat instantly, scaring the child half to death, and then shook his head repeatedly.

"I've never been there, and I didn't know beforehand. Uh... Yuanyuan, there's something Brother Che wants to say, but I don't know if I should."

Gao Yuanyuan blinked: "Hmm? If you're nice to him, just say so."

"Last year, before Che Ge went to Hong Kong on a business trip, he told me that I needed to make a decision immediately about anything, but I couldn't get in touch with him, so I contacted you."

Just then, the orange winter sunlight streamed in through the car window, falling on Gao Yuanyuan's dazed face, warm and ticklish.

"Wh...when? Uh...it's alright now."

Li Xiangdong still said, "It was when we went to film that chainsaw movie."

Gao Yuanyuan nodded, then, unable to hold back any longer, covered her mouth, and tears streamed down her face.

She understood the weight of those words.

Her boyfriend doesn't think she's particularly smart or capable, but rather that he can accept and tolerate even if she makes the wrong decision.

This is a unique trust in the world, one that even his parents didn't receive.

With this, Gao Yuanyuan felt that nothing else mattered. She cried and laughed, then laughed and cried again.

This is not a matter of filial impiety, but a decision based on instinct.

If you asked yourself honestly, if someone had ruined your hard work, you wouldn't be so angry and heartbroken.

..............

Let's rewind to before Yang Che called Gao Yuanyuan.

Meanwhile, Liu Jingmin from the New Overseas Chinese Hotel appeared in Wang Wei's office.

This is quite rare; even though we work on the same floor, we rarely bump into each other.

Wang Wei's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot when he saw the letter of appointment and newspaper that Liu Jingmin had personally brought.

Liu Jingmin pointed to the contents of the newspaper: "I've inquired, and the false accusations are basically true."

Wang Wei: "What's your opinion?"

"Based on my assessment of Yang Che, he can handle a few rumors."

Wang Wei nodded.

He knew that this Vice Mayor Liu was Yang Che from Baoding.

Of course, if you personally posted it and personally selected the generals, you'd be hacked the moment you turned around.

Is this a slap on Yang Che's backside? This is clearly a slap in the face to Vice Mayor Liu!

If he doesn't make a statement, how can the team remain united? Bah, how can capable and ambitious people serve him, bah, how can he advance, bah, how can he advance in his career?

Therefore, Wang Wei has to give people an explanation. Although when individual interests and collective interests conflict, the "greatest common denominator" should be followed, a compensation mechanism should also be guaranteed for the injured individuals, provided that the procedures are compliant.

So Wang Wei personally called the man surnamed Han, essentially saying: "You've made a mistake, and someone has to take responsibility. Because you've embarrassed the big boss, you can't just send a lowly subordinate to settle the matter; otherwise, the big boss will be very unhappy, and it will affect your future work."

After receiving this phone call, the man surnamed Han smelled urine again in his pants, which was understandable given his age.

Of course he knew about it. After the initial panic, he didn't take it seriously anymore, since it didn't involve him; at most, it was just someone under Xiao Zhang.

Give him some scraps, and there will be plenty of "so-and-so" to sell, either with a fair and tender body or with the creativity and works he needs.

He didn't care what "so-and-so" thought or whether they would turn against him.

How could someone so high and mighty care about the people at the bottom, who are like ants?

But at this moment, he knew he had to sacrifice the pawn to save the king, because the leader was unhappy.

Yang Che, who was about to call Zhang Lei, saw a familiar landline number. The last four digits of the contact number were 36, and this one was 03.

"Yang Che, this is Liu Jingming."

"Hello, Vice Chairman Liu."

Liu Jingmin's voice boomed: "I'm calling you to invite you to serve as an artistic advisor for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games bid committee. What's your opinion?"