Volume 1 Beginning of Summer Chapter 83: Chess Fanatic
While waiting for Ding Tianhua to arrive, Xu Huan walked into the yard and took pictures of the yard from various angles with his mobile phone.
"We'll shoot next week, right?"
Jiang You also walked into the yard.
"Hey? Has your pot of Lithops bloomed?" Xu Huan looked at the succulents on the flower stand in the rest area. "How long have you been raising it? I have one too, and it hasn't bloomed in two years."
"I bought it from the flower and bird market and have only kept it for a short time."
"No way. It usually takes more than four years for it to bloom."
“It was probably four years old when it was sold to me.”
Xu Huan took a photo of the Lithops. He looked around and noticed the pond: "How deep is this pond?"
"A little over one meter?"
"That's fine. Don't blame me. I panic when I see water now."
"I understand."
"Have you watched the show Rugrats 24?" Xu Huan asked.
“Yes.”
"I'm a little panicked. It seems like they've already got a lot of endorsements."
"No way. Judging from the timing, it's just an intention to contact them, right?"
Jiang You sat down on the soft chair, "Sit for a while, it will take time for him to come over. There is no sun today, so it's quite comfortable to get some fresh air."
Xu Huan sat down on another soft chair as he was told.
Looking at the pomegranate tree and the swing in front of it, he said, "It would be better if it were a little bigger. 12 girls are a bit crowded."
"It only takes a few seconds anyway."
"Everyone in Little Naughty can become the center of other girl groups. Their leader Zhu Sha is amazing. She is good at singing and dancing, and she speaks very well."
Jiang You looked at him sideways, "You are quite good at making others look impressive."
"I'm worried about Yang Xuan. She's famous now, but she doesn't have much to show for it. After this incident, the TV station's attitude is very clear. We'll handle this matter in a fair and impartial manner according to the contract. Even if 123's fans are more loyal than Little Naughty, Little Naughty has more advertising endorsements. If I were the TV station, I'd do the same."
"Merchants also look at the number of fans. Look, I am happy to buy ten boxes of nut gift packs for Yang Xuan. One box weighs 20 kilograms. In total, 200 kilograms of peanuts, pine nuts and pistachios..."
"Did you really buy it?" Xu Huan was a little unconvinced.
"You really bought it," Jiang You took out a cigarette and handed the cigarette box to Xu Huan.
He leaned back and half-lay down, looking at the clouds in the sky. "123 and Little Naughty are not the same type of girl groups," the smoke floated upwards. "Actually, there is no comparison. How are their albums going?"
"The best quality songs were all picked by the little rascal."
As he spoke, Ding Tianhua stepped into the yard, and Jiang You and Xu Huan stood up and walked over.
"I haven't seen you for a few days. You seem to have lost some weight?" Ding Tianhua looked at Jiang You and said.
"My appetite hasn't been very good recently, so I haven't eaten much."
After a few pleasantries, Jiang You said, "Let's go to the tea room."
Taking Ding Tianhua and Xu Huan to the Zhuyuan Teahouse on Wenhua Street, they chose a seat by the window on the second floor. Jiang You said, "You guys chat first. I'll go downstairs to play a few games of chess."
"Go and have fun. We'll come down to see you after we finish talking." Ding Tianhua sat down.
"Okay, you guys chat."
As Jiang You walked downstairs, he heard Elder Lin pulling Liu Jun and saying, "Let's play another game. I will definitely beat you in the next game. If I hadn't made a wrong move in the middle game before..."
"Come back tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. Today I have to go back to pick up the kids."
Liu Jun broke free from Lin Lao's hand and walked out quickly. When he saw Jiang You, he shouted, "Xiao Jiang, you're here. Lin Lao is waiting for you to come over!"
Elder Lin looked up, and his eyes lit up when he saw Jiang You. "Come on, let's play a game."
Jiang You smiled and walked to Lin Lao and sat down. He stretched out his hand and put the chess pieces on the chessboard into the chess pot. "Did you bring this chess piece from home?"
"Yeah, Snow Seal 32, how about it?"
Jiang You picked up a white chess piece and looked at it in front of his eyes. "It looks great. A chess piece made like this is really a work of art. Is this chess pot made of beech wood?"
"Yes, do you want to buy one too?"
"Wait for me to grow some more chess."
After collecting the chess pieces, Jiang You picked up a black piece and placed it in the star position in the upper right corner.
They moved the chess pieces slowly.
Mr. Lin said: "If you want to improve your chess skills, you have to play more."
"Yes, yes."
"I haven't seen you much in the past few months. Are you dating someone?"
"What friends are you talking about?" Jiang You took a sip of tea. "One of my friends is going to have a wedding on November 1st, but he's still arguing every day. It gives me a headache just listening to him. "
"Not every couple quarrels. I recently bought a Hyuga Torreya chess player. When you are free, come to my house and I will ask my wife to make you some tea."
"We agreed that I would come visit you when the weather gets a little cooler."
Jiang You picked up a white piece.
Mr. Lin’s expression turned serious.
The sound of chess pieces falling on the board became heavier.
Ding Tianhua sipped his tea and pondered, "I think I understand your needs. I have never worked on creating artists, but I see that you don't want to go in the traditional direction, right?"
"Yes, use her as a role model to promote other . I want to build a good company. I can't always deal with supermarket managers and Internet cafe administrators, right?"
"Yes, yes. Then I'll go back and sort it out, and then we'll sign a contract?"
"OK."
Ding Tianhua and Xu Huan walked downstairs and immediately saw Jiang You reviewing the game with Mr. Lin.
"Oh, I wasn't paying attention and you killed the big dragon. Otherwise, I would have won this game..." Elder Lin sighed, "You are such a cunning boy. You must be practicing secretly at home!"
"Mr. Lin, you beat me in two games, so I won this one."
"No, come again, another plate..."
Ding Tianhua and Xu Huan walked up to Jiang You.
Jiang You stood up immediately and said, "My friend is coming down, so that's all for today, Mr. Lin."
"Does your friend know how to play Go? Want to play a game?"
"Next time, next time I will definitely come to your house and use that Hinata Torreya's chess piece, Snow Seal 36, and then we will play ten rounds of chess, and ask Mr. Zhao and Liu Jun to be witnesses, how about that?"
Elder Lin laughed and said, "Okay, go ahead."
"Okay, Mr. Lin, I'm leaving now."
Jiang You and the other two walked out of the chess room. Jiang You rubbed his neck and said, "That old man is interesting, right?"
" Is he very good? He beat you two games." Ding Tianhua asked.
"Maybe you can beat me."
"Then you are too weak."
"You don't understand. I play health chess, which emphasizes self-cultivation and character development. It's different from the pursuit of winning or losing."
"How about we go eat roasted whole lamb tonight?" Xu Huan suggested.
"The three of us?" Jiang You questioned, "You can't finish it, right?"
"How about I call a few girls from our company over?"
Before Jiang You could speak, Ding Tianhua agreed. "Okay, let me see their qualities." He looked at Jiang You. "Should I call Ma Yi and Lang Xing as well?"
"You should ask the one who paid the bill, Mr. Xu, right?"
