After the autograph session, store manager Hal enthusiastically invited Yu Dong and his party to dinner, but Yu Dong declined.
After a busy day, his back was sore and he was not in the mood to socialize, so in the evening we bought some fried chicken, burgers and beer and went back to the hotel to have a small dinner.
Little fat Li Huixiang eats so deliciously that he looks like a starving ghost reincarnated.
"When we were in Universal City, they prepared Chinese food for us every day. They were afraid that we wouldn't be able to eat other food. I had long wanted to eat some fried chicken hamburger sandwiches."
Wang Jin smiled and said, "Actually, there is nothing wrong with eating Chinese food every day. The problem is that the Chinese food they serve is not authentic, and some dishes are so sweet that I guess only Teacher Yu can eat it. It is also common for people in Shanghai to eat sweets."
Famous."
"Don't take me with you. We won't eat General Tso's chicken when we go to Shanghai. There is a difference between sweet and sweet."
In fact, a KFC opened in Jinling the year before last, but none of Wang Jin and his friends had been there.
The consumption level of KFC is too high for most people in China.
A children's set meal costs more than ten yuan. Not to mention ordinary workers, even ordinary businessmen are daunted by such consumption.
When they were almost done eating, Yu Dong wiped his hands and asked with a smile: "I am about to return to China. What do you think?"
Liu Changmin replied first: "I'm very happy. To be honest, I'm not used to the food here, including this fried chicken burger. After a few bites, I feel it's okay, but I can't eat it as a meal. We've been away from home for quite a while.
, I haven’t called home for a long time. Although I told you before I came here, it’s inevitable that I’m still thinking about it.”
Speaking of this, Yu Dong couldn't help but lament that it was not easy for Lao Liu. His wife and daughter were both in his hometown, and he wanted to be allocated a house but had not been able to get one until now.
But things will get better soon, and the house issue will be resolved soon. Last time I heard Wu Changxin seemed to want to arrange a job for Lao Liu's wife, and then their family can be reunited in Jinyi.
The students did not feel this way. They came to the United States with a more relaxed attitude.
"Actually, my mood is quite complicated. I feel a little regretful that I didn't go to many places this time, but I feel relieved when I think about being able to return to China. Moreover, I learned a lot this time and it was a worthwhile trip." Lin Ke said.
Li Huixiang regretted: "I won't be able to eat fried chicken when I go back."
Wang Kuo patted Li Huixiang's head and said, "Fool, I have more than tens of millions of Chinese delicacies, but you are conquered by this little fried chicken."
Li Huixiang rolled his eyes, "I think you ate more deliciously than me just now."
"I'm afraid you'll eat too much, so I'll share some with you."
Wang Jin smiled and said: "Little Fatty, if you want to eat fried chicken, you can eat it when you go back to Jinling. There is a KFC at Confucius Temple."
"Then who can afford it? Brother Ji and Teacher Yu buy it for us here. Can you buy it for me when we go back?"
Jimmy was drinking beer. When he heard them mentioning him, he put down the bottle and said with a smile: "I can afford it. I'm about to go back to China. Let me tell you about the labor fee."
"Labor fee?"
Several students and Liu Changmin were a little surprised because no one told them about labor fees when they came here. They had never thought about it. Did they have labor fees for studying?
In their view, this time they went abroad to study. Although everyone worked very hard some time ago, they all felt that this was a necessary process of learning.
They don't feel that they have made much contribution. Any artist can do these things.
They felt very satisfied with the package of round-trip air tickets, food and accommodation without having to pay a penny, but they didn't expect that there would also be labor fees.
Jimmy was not surprised by everyone's surprise, this was also the effect he hoped to get.
"Each of you has a labor fee for coming here this time. Yu Dong's labor fee is paid separately and is not with you. As for you, the student is one thousand US dollars each, and Teacher Liu is one thousand five hundred US dollars. Because it is inconvenient to give you US dollars.
, so I took it upon myself to convert these U.S. dollars into RMB at a ratio of one to ten. When you return to Jinling, I will arrange for someone to deliver the money to you."
"So." Jimmy clapped his hands, "Little Fatty, if you want to eat fried chicken, you can come over at any time. I think ten thousand yuan is enough for you to eat fried chicken for a long time."
Ten thousand dollars!
Li Huixiang felt that his palms were sweating. He had never handled so much money.
The same goes for several other people. Ten thousand yuan is a huge amount of money for any one of them.
Liu Changmin looked at Yu Dong with questioning eyes.
He got the most, fifteen thousand, which was certainly good for him. But he also had some worries, mainly in two aspects. First, was what they were doing worth so much money? Second, the students
Wouldn't it be bad for them to suddenly get such a huge sum of money?
"Ahem, Lao Liu, I left a book in your room yesterday. Let's go get it together. I want to read it tonight." Yu Dong said with a smile.
Liu Changmin nodded. Of course Yu Dong didn't leave any books with him. It was just for the convenience of talking.
The two went to Liu Changmin's room, and Yu Dong smiled and said: "Old Liu, I know what you are worried about."
"Since you know what I'm worried about, it proves that you know that my worries are not unnecessary, so why are you still doing this? Or are these all done by Jimmy and you don't know?"
Liu Changmin didn't know the specific relationship between Dong and Jimmy, but he knew to some extent that their relationship was definitely not a simple one between writer and agent.
Moreover, it must be thanks to Yu Dong that Jin Yi and his group could follow him this time.
"I know this."
"Since you know..."
"Actually, I thought it was not a good thing to give students too much money at first, but after thinking about it later, I felt that there was nothing wrong with it. As the times develop, students will definitely face this kind of situation in the future, not just students.
, and you, Old Liu, you will also encounter various temptations. But I have brought this temptation in advance to let them feel it."
"Their experience is not enough. I'm afraid that they will lose themselves if they suddenly get so much money. And they will definitely not get so much remuneration for their jobs in the future. Comparing the two, there will be a gap in their hearts. Sometimes this gap is
It’s fatal. Now I’m worried that they will only focus on running abroad in the future.”
Yu Dong said with a smile: "Do you think that people who want to run away will not run away if you don't give them money?"
"You will raise their self-expectations."
"Do you think locking them in the country is a good way to retain them? After this period of inspection, I think these students are trustworthy. For example, Wang Kuo, when Spielberg invited him, he said
I refused.”
"Maybe he didn't know he could make a lot of money at the time."
"Do you believe this, Liu? Is Wang Kuo a fool? With such a big Universal City, so many high-end equipment and Spielberg's name, how can he not know how much money he makes?"
Liu Changmin nodded: "What Wang Kuo has done really makes us look good, but how can you guarantee it for others?"
Yu Dong patted Liu Changmin on the shoulder, "Old Liu, you must have more confidence in your students and yourself. Instead of letting them go out into society and then accept the test in the future, it is better to let them accept it under our noses."
Chapter completed!