I'm a Director, I'm Not Bad Chapter 347

  Chapter 347 345. It's not easy along the way

   Seven o'clock in the evening.

  The Golden Rooster Awards dinner officially started.

   As I said before, the award ceremony dinner is actually a large-scale networking event.

   Provide a platform for these shortlisted filmmakers, so that those who don't know can get to know each other, and those who do know can continue to deepen cooperation.

   As the "leader" of "The Wind", although some of them had already met during the Huabiao Awards, they still couldn't avoid greetings and greetings when they reunited at the Golden Rooster Awards dinner.

   But it's okay.

  There are not so many people at the banquet this time.

  It's not the same as the Huabiao Award, just share a piece of pork, and the whole dinner party doesn't know who is who.

  Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooer(ee

   "Xiao Xu."

   "Hey, Teacher Jiang, hello, hello."

   Seeing Jiang Wenli approaching, Xu Xin hurried to meet her.

  Jiang Wenli came by herself.

   Gu Changwei is not here.

   In fact, it is impossible for him to come out... After all, the news in the first half of the year has not been forgotten by everyone.

  The two shook hands, Xu Xin said with a smile:

   "I was looking for you just now and wanted to visit. But I didn't see the crew of "Li Chun"...it was my fault that Teacher Jiang came here in person."

  Hearing this, Jiang Wenli smiled and shook her head:

   "Family, why are you being so polite?"

   "Haha, that's true."

   As one of the nominees for "Best Actress", she is also one of the biggest opponents Yang Mi and Liang Bingning face.

  Jiang Wenli's performance in "Li Chun" is obvious to all.

   And Xu Xin's heart was always hanging.

   After all... After receiving the Golden Rooster nomination, he also watched the movie "Li Chun".

  In all honesty, Jiang Wenli's disfigured performance in it really fully interprets the role of Wang Cailing.

   But...then again.

  He didn't think Yang Mi had lost either.

   It's not that whoever is older will win the prize.

   Regardless of whether his aesthetics are subjective or not, the collision between Li Ningyu and Gu Xiaomeng in "The Wind" is really no worse than any other nomination.

   While thinking about it, he heard Jiang Wenli's words:

   "How is Mimi's body?"

   "It's okay, I'm recovering pretty well. Now there are two bowls of rice every meal, and I can eat it."

  Jiang Wenli nodded slightly:

   "That's fine. I heard that she was confinement. When I go back to Yanjing this time, I'll send you root ginseng. Women's bodies are fragile during confinement, so they need to be mended."

"Uh-huh!"

  Xu Xin hurriedly responded:

   "Thank you, Teacher Jiang, for your concern."

   "Look, you're being polite again, aren't you?"

  Jiang Wenli's tone was full of kindness.

   Don't anyone try to figure out what she's thinking.

   It can be called watertight.

  However, in the next sentence, she revealed something:

   "Xiao Xu, I heard...you are going to make another movie?"

  Xu Xin's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded with a smile:

   "Yes. "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree."

   "I have read that book."

"oh?"

  Hearing her words, Xu Xin's eyes lit up:

   "Teacher Jiang has seen it? ... What do you think? Does it resonate?"

   "Jing Qiu, what do you think?"

  Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

   Looking at his expression, Jiang Wenli smiled and waved:

   "Just kidding, can I still play Jing Qiu at my age? Jing Qiu's mother is about the same."

   "It's fine, if Mr. Jiang is willing to join, then I definitely welcome..."

   Now it was Jiang Wenli's turn to be stunned.

   Obviously, she didn't expect Xu Xin to agree so quickly.

  But to be honest, Xu Xin also has some thoughts of his own.

  In terms of acting skills, Jiang Wenli's acting skills are definitely not a problem. In addition, she is not an actor without box office appeal.

  In Xu Xin's impression, Jiang Wenli is quite suitable for Jingqiu's mother in "The Hawthorn Tree", the serious, rigid, sometimes humble and kind character.

   Moreover, he thought that the other party came to him, and there should be some other meanings.

   It's just that I can't figure it out yet.

   And since he has spoken, he will give him a favor.

   This favor cannot be given in vain, but you have to go back and think about what you can get in return, and talk to the factory.

  But what he didn't know was...Jiang Wenli didn't mean that.

  Because Xu Xin promised too quickly, he was a little speechless because of the disrupted plan.

but…

   After all, she is old. After a little adjustment, she adjusted and said with a smile:

   "I have a niece named Ma Sichun. The age with Jingqiu is actually quite suitable."

"Well…"

   Now, Xu Xin's train of thought was a little blocked.

  Her niece?

  Ma Siyu?

   Do you know each other? do not know.

  Have you heard of it? nor.

   Could it be that she came here to get a role for her niece?

   Can't it? It's not a daughter-in-law.

  After deliberation, Xu Xin chose a relatively safe way:

   "Okay, the audition will start next month, so come and try it, how about it? Teacher Jiang has already spoken, so let's try the mirror first, how about it?"

"OK!"

  Jiang Wenli agreed immediately.

  It looks as if he really came here for his niece.

   Xu Xin was getting more and more uncertain.

  Is this really so close to my niece?

   And just then...

   "Hahahaha, Director Xu."

  Hearing this familiar voice, Xu Xin turned his head, looked at Xue Haifeng who was walking towards him, and greeted with a smile:

   "Hey~ Mr. Xue."

  As the main distribution company of "Iron Man" and one of the distribution companies of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", it is only natural that people from Shanghai Film Studio came here.

  Seeing this, Jiang Wenli also said:

   "Then...Xiao Xu, you are busy first, shall we contact the factory then?"

   "Okay, Mr. Jiang. Then I won't greet you."

   "Well, it's okay."

  Jiang Wenli smiled and waved away.

   Then, Xue Haifeng, who deliberately delayed for a few seconds before coming over, said with a smile:

   "Director Xu has a happy event, so it really looks different. The two babies are fine, right?"

"Um."

  Xu Xin nodded in response, and when he sat next to him, he handed him a cigarette.

  The Golden Rooster Awards dinner was not so restrained. After the opening speech of the jury members, they just ate and drank, and then began to walk around with each other.

   The table of "The Wind" is no exception.

   After receiving the cigarette, Xue Haifeng tilted his head and waited for Xu Xin to light it for him, then asked:

   "Director Xu will come to Shanghai for the regular meeting of the World Expo next month?"

"right."

  Xu Xin nodded:

   "Next month is scheduled for the 8th."

   As he spoke, he lowered his voice:

   "And next month, the film in the factory is also planning to cast a cast. Does Mr. Xue recommend any actors?"

"oh?"

  Hearing this, Xue Haifeng thought for a while and asked:

   "Does Director Xu have any requirements?"

   "It's not me, it's Director Zhang."

  Xue Haifeng was taken aback for a moment, and immediately revealed a look of surprise:

   "Director Zhang?... Does this play have something to do with Director Zhang?"

"have."

  Xu Xin responded:

   "Director Zhang is the producer of this drama."

   Now, Xue Haifeng fell silent.

   Taking a puff of cigarette silently, he whispered:

   "What kind of person does Director Xu need?"

   "I don't need it. Director Zhang will control the casting of this play, and I will shoot it. The role must meet Director Zhang's requirements. Acting skills and the blurred image of a specific character are indispensable."

   "Is that so..."

  After understanding Xu Xin's meaning of "I can't be the master of this drama", Xue Haifeng didn't think that Xu Xin was not capable enough or why.

   Not only him, everyone in the circle basically knew about his relationship with Zhang Yimou.

   And the literary film that is going to be released now is also produced by Zhang Yimou.

  The information inside and outside the words is actually quite obvious.

  Either this person was hired by Xu Xin, maybe because he was not sure about making a literary film for the first time?

  Either Xiying Film Studio wanted to win an award, and asked Lao Mouzi to come over to supervise the homework.

   Of course, these two reasons may not be absolute.

   But it's all indifferent.

  The important thing is that any movie, as long as it hooks up with Zhang Yimou...

   Regardless of whether it is the director or the producer, as long as he is there, then this movie has a different meaning for all the actors who play the roles.

   This is the feeling of movie fans.

   And as long as it is played properly, then...

  As far as actors are concerned, their popularity will immediately rise to a higher level.

This is for sure.

   What's more, if Zhang Yimou chooses the cast himself, regardless of whether Xu Xin is in the filming, he can be crowned with the title of "Mou Girl" when hyping it.

  Even if there is some water.

  And this title, whether it is for those newcomers or the long-established existence, is a label worthy of being branded for life.

  Is Xue Haifeng excited?

   Or is Shanghai Film Studio excited?

good.

   As far as the official level is concerned, their actor system is relatively weak.

  But you can't just look at the surface.

  Shanghai Film Studio, Shanghai Opera, including some entertainment companies and capital companies, in this city, do not mainly communicate on the surface, but secretly have already formed a set of efficient and normal industrial chains.

   Otherwise, the last time Xu Xin went to Shanghai, he wouldn't have met so many people who shouldn't have appeared that night.

  So, this is for Xue Haifeng, and also for the entire Xue Haifeng and his industry chain.

  I want to make a literary film.

   Director Zhang is the producer.

   Regardless of male or female actors, if you meet the requirements, you can come and have a try.

  Although I can't make the decision, at least this advance message and the relationship between it have been clearly explained.

   To put it bluntly, it just sold well.

   promised a bad check.

  It cannot be realized, and nothing is lost if it is not won. But if they can get it, then it works well, maybe they can't launch another first-line star.

  After the two exchanged a few words, Xue Haifeng understood what Xu Xin meant.

   Then asked:

   "Then this script..."

   ""The Love of the Hawthorn Tree", one of the protagonists is Jing Qiu, and the other is the third child. A man and a woman. The book has been published, and the script is still being worked on. As for the characters, I will send Mr. Xue a list later?"

"sure, no problem."

  Xue Haifeng directly agreed.

   After speaking, he looked around and waved to a certain place.

  Xu Xin looked in the direction of his beckoning, and saw Sun Li, Deng Wei, and Xu Zheng walking over.

   Did not continue talking about what happened just now, after seeing Xu Xin get up, Xue Haifeng also stood up.

  As the two got up, Xu Xin obviously saw Xu Zheng quicken his pace a little, and took the lead to meet him.

   "Director Xue."

   First he greeted Xue Haifeng, then Xu Zheng extended his hand to Xu Xin:

   "Director Xu, hello, it's the first time we meet, and I've known you for a long time."

  Xu Xin smiled and nodded:

   "Mr. Xu, hello."

   Followed by Sun Li and Deng Wei.

  However, it can be seen that after Xu Zheng's very "respectful" greeting, Deng Wei and Sun Li, who have already confirmed their relationship, have a subtle attitude towards Xu Xin, a young director.

   On the one hand, it was introduced by Xue Haifeng, so we have to pay attention to it.

  But on the other side, I feel... It seems a little awkward to greet a director who is so much younger than me.

  So the handshake and address of the two are indeed lacking compared to Xu Zheng.

   "Director Xu, hello."

   "Hi, Director Xu."

  Hearing the greetings of the two, especially Deng Yi's coherent and non-stop casual greeting, Xue Haifeng immediately glanced at him.

  Seeing this, Sun Li quickly smiled and said:

   "The first time I met Director Xu, I couldn't believe how young he was... I didn't expect him to be even more handsome than I saw on TV."

  Xu Xin smiled kindly:

   "Teacher Sun has praised me so much, I'm so embarrassed."

"Where is it, what I said is true. Director Xu is indeed much more handsome than on TV. And I also watched "The Wind" and it was very well shot... It's a pity that your wife is not here. If she is, I really want to join the film Shadow. Gu Xiaomeng's role is so good..."

   "Ha~ I'm really sorry, she hasn't recovered yet. Next time I have a chance, I must bring her to meet Teacher Sun."

  She is polite, and Xu Xin is also polite.

   And they all said it with their hands in their hands.

   Xue Haifeng then withdrew his gaze from Deng Wei, turned to Xu Xin and said:

   "Calling them here is to say hello to Director Xu. After all, everyone else is huddling around. It always seems that Director Xu's side is too deserted, which is not good."

   "Haha~"

  Xu Xin smiled and waved his hand:

   "They are all seniors, so they can't compare..."

   As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ning Hao walking in from the outside.

   "Then...Mr. Xue, shall we see you in the capital?"

  Understanding his meaning of farewell, although he was surprised that any **** made Xu Xin move his place, he still nodded:

   "No problem, then I will wait for Director Xu to arrive."

   "That's too polite."

   "Haha~"

  Among the polite smiles of the three people, Xu Xin nodded and left the venue first.

   Xue Haifeng didn't speak, and only looked away when he saw him approaching Ning Hao.

  Looking at Deng Yu indifferently, he turned his head and said to Xu Zheng:

   "What's up with Ning Hao recently?"

  Xu Zheng hesitated for a moment, then said:

   "It seems to be a matter of "No Man's Land"."

  Xue Haifeng was taken aback.

   ""No Man's Land"?"

"…Um."

  Xu Zheng responded, then looked around.

   seems to have a deep meaning.

   Seeing this, Xue Haifeng nodded:

"Walk."

"Eh."

   Xu Zheng responded, and turned his head to look at Sun Li and Deng Wei, as if saying hello.

   Then he walked to the side with Xue Haifeng.

   After the two left, Sun Li looked at her boyfriend speechlessly:

"What are you doing?"

   "...too young."

  Deng Yi had an uncomfortable look on his face.

   "Director Xu, Director Xu... I am six or seven years younger, let me greet him like a third grandson... I am really awkward."

  When he said this, he smacked at Xu Zheng cryptically.

   "Then you're trying to give Director Xue some face, don't you? Didn't you hear that? Director Xue cares about him very much."

  Sun Li sighed helplessly.

   "Oh...forget it, let's go."

   "Hmm...Aren't you awkward?"

  Sun Li didn't say a word.

  Because there are too many people here, it is not a place to talk.

   Not to mention... how about not caring?

   so what if you care?

   After attending dinner parties for so many years, not all of them are of this virtue.

  These investors are grandfathers, famous directors are fathers, and the grandsons are ordinary directors and actors.

   And if someone is particularly popular, or just released a blockbuster movie or TV series... Like the son/grandson who attended the most this year, investors or directors will go to make friends.

  It's been this way for many years.

never mind.

   "Director Ning, what's going on?"

   "Director Xu..."

   Ning Hao felt a little guilty for a while.

  I always feel that I am so easy to spread my fire on others.

   After all, from the words of Mr. Qi, he has already heard it...

  Compared to Yanjing Factory's uncertain tone of "try again, fix it, change it, maybe it's okay", this President Qi of Xiying Studio speaks quite neatly.

  After hearing that his movie was rejected, he probably asked about the situation of the movie, and then Ning Hao heard a "gasp".

   Then there is a very simple sentence:

   "Director Ning, this movie... At this juncture, there is really no way. I advise Director Ning not to look for other people. Wait a moment, this is the best way."

   After saying this sentence, Ning Hao understood.

   It should be really dead.

   Now, looking at Xu Xin who came over, he felt guilty, pretending to be relaxed and said with a smile:

   "Probably not..."

"…ah?"

  Xu Xin was surprised:

   "Why not? The factory refused?"

   "...No, my film is a bit special."

  Ning Hao pulled him aside.

   "It's like this, my latest film "No Man's Land", its story is about..."

   "Then the villain of this movie..."

   "This just happened to coincide with..."

   "And then there are some..."

  In Ning Hao's eyes, the more he talked, the greener Director Xu's face became.

  In the end, the green ones turned blue...

"you…"

  Xu Xin opened his mouth...

   It seems that I can't think of any adjectives, so I can only come up with one sentence in the end:

   "Cow ratio."

   Ning Hao smiled wryly.

   "No matter what, I'd like to thank Director Xu for helping me with this."

"Now what?"

   "...Just do what Mr. Qi said. Wait...wait and see..."

   Ning Hao shook his head, with a bitter face, and took out a cigarette from his pocket.

  This time, he personally lit it for Xu Xin.

  The two of them were in the corner of the banquet hall where the crowd was moving and chatting hotly, letting the smoke linger.

   turned into a cloud of sorrow.

   On the 28th, at almost 6 o'clock in the evening, with the start of the live broadcast, the Golden Rooster Awards officially started the red carpet show.

  Liang Bingning arrived at noon today.

  I went back to the hotel to put on makeup in the afternoon, and when the evening was about to start, I was ready to appear on the crew of "The Wind".

   Visible to the naked eye, everyone can see the exhaustion on her face.

  The first thing Xu Xin said when he saw her was:

   "The filming of "Guanyin Mountain" is over?"

   It took two layers of concealer to cover up my tired eye bags.

  Liang Bingning glanced at him and forced a smile:

   "Not yet, there are still two games left. After the awards ceremony tonight, I have to leave quickly."

  For a while, Xu Xin didn't know what to say.

   It can only be said that this sister... is really desperate.

   Then while waiting for the opening, she sat on a chair against the wall, squinting and dozing off.

   Seeing this, Xu Xin thought for a while and greeted Sun Ting.

   Sun Ting, who had her passport hanging, understood in seconds and walked out quickly.

   About ten minutes later, she walked back out of breath holding a neck pillow, looking at Xu Xin who was talking and laughing with Huang Xiaoming over there, she walked to Yang Tianzhen:

   "Brother Xu gave it to Sister Bingbing."

  Yang Tianzhen took a look at the neck pillow, and originally wanted to say that Sister Bingbing doesn't like to use other people's things.

   What's more, this neck pillow may get powdered.

   At that time, the makeup will be spent again.

   But considering that it was Xu Xin who asked someone to take it, he could only nod his head, accept it, and walked up to Liang Bingning:

   "Sister, Director Xu sent it to you."

  Liang Bingning subconsciously opened her eyes, saw the sky blue neck pillow, thought for a while, and said:

   "Get a cotton towel."

  Yang Tianzhen quickly took out a soft cotton towel from her bag and put it on the pillow.

  Liang Bingning carefully put her face on it, and closed her eyes again.

  The crew of "The Sound of the Wind" waited in the waiting hall for about 40 minutes before they were finally notified that they were ready to appear.

  Xu Xin signaled Yang Tianzhen to call Liang Bingning to get up.

  But Liang Bingning seemed to be fast asleep...Yang Tianzhen yelled several times in a row but there was no response.

   Seeing this, Xu Xin, who knew that the live broadcast time was waiting for no one, walked up to her directly:

   "Sister Bingbing?"

   One sound.

  Liang Bingning opened her eyes instantly...

  Yang Tianzhen was a little speechless.

   Looking at Xu Xin, his eyes were full of strange expressions.

   Looking at her blank eyes, Xu Xin said:

   "We should go."

   "Hmmm... good."

   It seems that Liang Bingning, who chose a loose dress today, nodded for comfort, and got up subconsciously.

   But he got up too violently, and his body shook a little.

  The confused instinct made her want to grab something to keep her standing, and then she held Xu Xin's arm.

  With quick eyesight and quick hands, he spotted the other party's crumbling appearance at the first time, and quickly helped him:

   "Are you okay?"

   "It's okay... I woke up violently."

   This panic, she is considered "sober".

   First, I checked the cotton towel to make sure that there were not many traces of makeup left on it.

  After letting go of Xu Xin's hand, he turned around and took Yang Tianzhen's mirror, and looked at his own makeup.

Then…

  Under Xu Xin's nose, she took a deep breath.

   "Hiss~~~~~~"

   "Hoo..."

   Exhaling a foul breath, she seemed to have turned into a gorgeous figure again.

  Even the blood in the eyes is disappearing little by little.

  Looking at Xu Xin, she smiled and said:

   "Let's go."

  Hearing this, Xu Xin's arms bent.

  She directly carried it up.

   "Mao~...Mao~...Mao~"

   Nuan Nuan and Yang Yang lay in the cradle, looking at the strange man sitting in front of him covering his face, opening his face, covering his face, and opening his face.

   More or less, there seemed to be some disgust in his eyes.

  Obviously, the siblings still don't get the fun of this kind of game for the time being, and they don't understand what this person who has to call him grandpa is doing...

   That means mom is here.

  If mom wasn't here, the two children might have cried when they met such a strange person.

   At this moment, Yang Mi, who was holding a roast duck burrito beside her, said quickly:

   "Uncle Xu, Uncle Xu, come on, Sanjin is here!"

   The duck is from Bianyifang.

  The daughter-in-law reported the menu, and he bought it specially.

   While he was teasing the children, two boxes of duck meat had already gone into one box.

  Hearing this, Xu Daqiang turned to look at the TV.

  In the live broadcast of the movie channel, the son took the lead, and Liang Bingning was holding his son's arm next to him.

  Following them are Huang Xiaoming, Yu Qiang and others.

   "Oh? The golden lock is here too."

  He temporarily focused his attention on the TV, and nodded as he said:

   "San Jin looks good in this outfit."

   "I also think that he still looks good in this kind of dark stripes. Wearing solid colors is like running a business."

  His hands kept busy, taking advantage of this time to roll another roll of duck meat pie, Yang Mi said while eating:

   "But Sister Bingbing's body...why is it like this? I feel like I failed in the choice. She has a big frame and can hold up clothes. She will look better in a slim fit."

   "That's right. The skeleton is really big, and it can hide meat."

  Xu Daqiang also said something.

  Yang Mi didn't think too much about it. Looking at the "The Wind" crew on the red carpet who kept greeting fans, she followed Xu Daqiang's words:

   "According to this, she belongs to the impression of the older generation that her **** is big and easy to give birth to? Can she have a baby?"

"Yeah."

  Xu Daqiang nodded, his face was calm:

   "If any man marries her, that would be a blessing."

   "Tsk tsk... what a pity."

   After getting confirmation from him, Yang Mi shook her head slightly.

   "What a pity?"

  Xu Daqiang asked puzzledly.

   "I'm too ambitious... Aww."

   She stuffed the duck roll into her mouth in one bite, and she muttered something vaguely:

   "I've heard about the three golds, and I really want to play the Qiwu show, so it's Jinlian..."

   "What?"

   Xu Daqiang didn't understand.

   Seeing this, looking at the crew that had already started to be interviewed, Yang Mi chewed it twice quickly, swallowed the duck meat roll forcefully, and then said:

   "I heard from San Jin that she will make seven films this year. From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, I dare not think about the workload. It's too scary."

   Now, Xu Daqiang was speechless.

  Looking blankly at Liang Bingning who was asked on TV how she felt when she was nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress, he sighed helplessly:

   "A girl, so hard work is just a joke. Isn't it because someone said something angry... How many years has it been, and I can't get over this hurdle?"

  Yang Mi heard it, and subconsciously asked:

   "Is it Qiong Yao's sentence: All my life is just a maid's life?"

"Yeah."

  Looking at the TV that has started to switch to the next group of guests, Xu Daqiang nodded:

"It's hurting your self-esteem. Think about it, how can you say that about a girl. That's the sentence. From then on, this girl swore that she would never play the role of a maid in this life, and she must let Qiong Yao live When you see your achievements, take back that sentence. To make money, you have to be number one. You don't want anything other than number one. I've worked so hard~ Others can't mention it.

   Speaking of this, Xu Daqiang suddenly sighed.

   "For this breath... I can't relax for many years."

  He said it with deep sympathy.

  But Yang Mi was a little puzzled.

  Turning his head, he looked at Uncle Xu suspiciously.

  She thought for a while and said:

   "Uncle Xu...do you like her? Why do you seem to know her very well."

  Xu Daqiang was taken aback.

   Then smiled and shook his head:

   "I don't follow stars. I don't like it or not... But."

   Speaking of this, he paused.

   Emotions surged in his eyes.

   seems to recall something.

  Under Yang Mi's curious gaze, he said in a flat tone:

   "It's not easy for her along the way..."

   After finishing speaking, Xu Daqiang stopped talking, but turned his head and continued to tease his granddaughter and grandson with "Mao~Mao~".

  The more I look at it, the more I like it.

   "The twenty-seventh Golden Rooster Award, the winner of the best art is..."

On the big screen, in the small windows of several movies such as "The Wind", "Iron Man", "Walking with Ice and Snow", "Assembly", "Mei Lanfang", "Painted Skin", and "Rye Field", everyone's expressions are like Unified calm.

  Dayou has the appearance of not being arrogant in victory or discouraged in defeat.

   After opening the envelope, Gong Xue and Yu Entai read out their names together:

   "Lu Yuelin and Yu Maiduo "Iron Man". Congratulations."

   "Wow la la la la la..."

   Amid the applause, Xu Xin heaved a sigh of relief.

   Just like sacrificing some equipment for a pad before strengthening, I muttered in my heart:

   "The probability should be greater?"

   It's a little bit of a text, mainly because the plot of explaining the relationship between the characters and the ambush pen is a bit cumbersome. This chapter is finished, 11:57. I'll post it first, and then fix the typos.

  (end of this chapter)

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