The interview at the museum ended successfully. Wei Ran said goodbye to Deputy Director Lu Ren and the person in charge of the interview, and then took the flight back to Kazan without stopping that night. Only this time, what was waiting for him at the airport was
But it was Teacher Culp.
"Kazan University" Culp said while throwing the car keys to Wei Ran.
"Why are you going to Kazan University?" Wei Ran asked curiously as he took the car keys.
"Introducing your teachers and classmates to you," Culp explained nonchalantly, then lowered the window, lit a cigarette, and explained slowly, "This is your actual first time.
meeting."
Wei Ran opened his mouth and didn't ask any more questions. He honestly started the car and drove in the direction of Kazan University under the guidance of the navigation system. And along the way, Culp didn't say anything else, just when he was about to arrive at his destination.
Before going to the ground, he took out his mobile phone and made a call.
When Wei Ran parked the car at the school gate, Culp immediately opened the door and got out of the car. He walked towards the school gate familiarly with an old man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties. Seeing this, Wei Ran quickly turned off the engine and ran after him.
Go up.
"Victor, long time no see." The old man patted Wei Ran warmly on the shoulder, "How are you preparing for your graduation thesis?"
"Forehead..."
Have we met before? Wei Ran glanced at this old guy he had never seen before with a blank look on his face, and after a moment he replied equally warmly, "Sorry, teacher, I haven't had time to work on my thesis yet, but I will definitely do it before graduation."
Done."
"I have never doubted this. Okay, let's go in quickly. Also, you should call me boss, not teacher."
After saying that, the old man turned around simply, and Culp nodded to Wei Ran, then turned and walked towards the car parked on the side of the road. Judging from his posture, it was obvious that he did not intend to follow.
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Wei Ran followed the old man whose name he didn't even know and walked straight into the school.
"My name is Kajik Voronin, and I am your graduate tutor. Your main field of study is the history of war. This is your course transcript and some of the courses you have participated in during your graduate studies at Kazan University.
Research project, as well as the two articles you published in the journal last year on the research on the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Berlin during the Soviet Patriotic War."
The old man led Wei Ran around the campus and spoke slowly in a moderate voice. At the same time, he handed a file bag to Wei Ran, "Before you get to my office, put the contents in it."
Get familiar with it.”
Hearing this, Wei Ran quickly opened the file bag in his hand under the dim light of the street lamp. In addition to a particularly detailed transcript, there were also various things such as student ID cards and library borrowing cards.
And a table that looks like a table of contents, and in this table are all the titles of some publications published in his own name, as well as the corresponding time and journal names.
After he hurriedly read through these things that were definitely forgeries in surprise, the old man named Kajik took the file bag back, stopped and motioned to Wei Ran to sit down on a bench by the roadside.
"Your mentor is me, Kajik Voronin"
The old man put his hand on the back of the bench and said slowly, "I only like to drink beer and never touch liquor. I go fishing on the Volga River every Saturday. The location is not fixed. In winter, fishing activities
My time would be spent playing tennis at the Kazan Stadium, driving an old white BMW sedan. That car always made an abnormal noise when it started, but I was too lazy to fix it.
I go to the Orthodox Church on Bowman Pedestrian Street every weekend to worship because I am a devout Christian. In addition, I also like to collect matryoshka dolls, so every year on various festivals, you give me a set of matryoshka dolls as gifts.
Fourth, I like to eat rabbits, ride vegetables, and smoke hookah, but in fact, the restaurant I go to most often is the Georgian restaurant across the road to the east of the school. Because the owner of that restaurant is my wife, so I often go there
I’ll take you and your classmates there to talk about things. Okay, now repeat what I just said.”
Upon hearing this, Wei Ran quickly repeated what the other party had said out of order.
The old man named Kajik corrected some mistakes in Wei Ran's words. After Wei Ran repeated it again, he nodded and continued, "Now let's talk about your problem. Victor, you are a graduate student.
During this period of time, I have been living outside the school and rarely communicate with others, just like an overly diligent and studious Chinese international student.
The only person who has anything to do with you, besides me, is your classmate, an international student from Kazakhstan, Maya Swanidze. She often borrows your car and even wants to be your girlfriend, but because of her
The question of faith was rejected by you.
In addition, Maya's interpersonal relationships in school are very good, but because you are busy with other things, you rarely interact with classmates other than Maya. However, because Maya and I often talk about you, other classmates also treat you.
Some understanding."
At the other party's signal, Wei Ran repeated what the other party had just said, dumbfounded.
"Okay, now go to my office and let Maya take you around the school."
With that said, Kajik stood up slowly and walked Wei Ran around the campus while introducing the surrounding buildings, and finally took him to an office on the top floor of a remote old building.
"Hi! Happy New Year, Victor! Did you bring me a gift?"
As soon as he walked in, a tall, beautiful girl with black hair greeted him warmly, and then asked Wei Ran without waiting for a reply, "Is your interview over? When will it be broadcast?"
"What idiot would refuse a girl with such a bulging front and back to be his girlfriend..." Wei Ran muttered to himself, and replied with a smile, "It only ended at noon. I don't know when it will be broadcast."
"Okay Maya, take Victor to see his things, then take him for a walk around the school and come back in two hours."
At this point, the old guy named Kajik reminded with a smile on his face, "Maya, although I'm sorry, I heard from Victor that he already has a girlfriend, a beautiful mixed-race girl."
"Thanks for reminding me, I won't let him take advantage of me."
After saying this, the girl named Maya hooked up with the guard, then walked out of the office, got into the next room, and turned on the light.
"This is your place," Maya said, pointing to a table by the window. "Everything on it is yours."
Wei Ran glanced at the messy information on the table, as well as a notebook that had not yet been turned off and the rich Chinese-style safety buckle pendant on the drawer. Finally, he couldn't help but asked in a low voice, "Maya, usually
There are really people..."
Maya smiled, but did not give any response.
"When did it start?" Wei Ran asked again, unwilling to give up.
"Your curiosity can get you into trouble."
Maya said, throwing a bunch of keys to Wei Ran, "Get familiar with the things in the drawer, and then I will take you for a walk around the school."
"Hold on"
Wei Ran took the key and opened the drawers of the desk one by one. There were not many things in this drawer, except for some journals and printed papers signed by Kajik, himself and Maya.
There was also a Chinese chess set, two pornographic magazines, several business cards from Time Studio and some shopping receipts with a wide range of dates. In addition, there was a scarf.
But he clearly remembered that this scarf was a gift given to him by Suisui last Christmas. He usually kept it in the off-road vehicle. How could it appear here?
She glanced at Maya subconsciously, but the latter misunderstood Wei Ran's meaning, thinking that he had finished reading, and immediately took him to visit every building in the entire school, starting from this old building. As agreed
When the two hours were up, Maya immediately took Wei Ran back to Kajik's office.
"Unsurprisingly, this should be the last time we meet at Kazan University"
At the door of the office, Maya said before opening the door, "Victor, if you have the chance to meet again in the future, I hope you will still remember my classmate."
"Thank you..." Wei Ran said in a sincere tone.
"You're welcome." Maya hesitated for a moment, but in the end she didn't say anything more. She opened the door and motioned for Wei Ran to go in, while she simply turned around and walked into the stairwell.
"Remember everything?" Kajik, who had been waiting in the office, asked with a smile.
"I barely remember it," Wei Ran closed the door and replied numbly.
"it does not matter"
Kajik pointed behind Wei Ran, "Soon, there will be a fire in the room you and Maya often use, so you don't need to remember too much about the things in it, just remember what I told you before.
"
"Is there any more?" Wei Ran asked.
"Remember to finish your thesis as soon as possible"
Kajik threatened with a smile, "If your graduation thesis does not satisfy me, not only will you not get your diploma, but you will also have to pay me and Maya $200,000 each in labor fees."
"The same line of people are desperate for money..." Wei Ran muttered to himself, but felt inexplicably more at ease in his heart.
"Okay, it seems you don't have anything else to ask."
Kajik picked up the hookah on the table and took a sip, "During the period before graduation, if you have time, you can come here and sit here often. For the sake of me being your tutor after all, I have to deal with thesis matters.
I will help you, but don’t even think about being lazy.”
"Don't worry, boss"
Wei Ran smiled and promised, "As long as I have time, I will definitely come to you to help with my thesis. Even after I graduate, I will come to see you often."
"Go to the parking lot, that bastard Culp is waiting for you."
After Kajik finished speaking, he picked up the portfolio that he had first shown to Wei Ran again, "The things here will be given to you together with your diploma. I wish you good luck, Victor."
"Thank you, Mr. Kajik, goodbye."
Wei Ran bowed extra formally to the mentor he met for the first time, then simply turned around and left the office, walking slowly towards the parking lot in the night.
When he got into the car again, Culp was already sitting in the driver's seat, but he was not in a hurry to start the car, but asked Wei Ran with a smile, "You must have something to ask, right?"
"When did these start?" Wei Ran, who had been holding back for a while, pointed to the window and asked.
Culp smiled, "It starts from the day after you use those gold sands to pay for the first year's tuition."
"Including the girl named Maya?" Wei Ran asked.
Culp nodded, "Including her."
"Is it necessary..." Wei Ran asked, dumbfounded.
"You paid the tuition," Culp said half-truthfully, "Of course, the main reason is Mr. Nicholas, otherwise you wouldn't be able to enjoy so many resources."
"Do you want me to pay some tuition fees?"
Wei Ran took the initiative to ask, if he thought it was expensive when he first heard about the tuition fees at Hongqi Forestry Farm, now, not only does he think it is cheap, but it is so cheap that it makes him a little uneasy.
"Time Film Studio has helped you pay for your tuition."
Culp didn't start the car until this moment. After slowly leaving the school, he asked, "Victor, what are your plans after graduation?"
Hearing this, Wei Ran shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You're not the first one to ask."
"so what?"
"At least I don't plan to be a war photographer anymore."
When Wei Ran said this, his heart moved, and he said with a smile, "In addition, I am planning to move my studio to Kazan. Karp, maybe I need your help."
"What help?" Culp asked with interest.
"I want to buy a house," Wei Ran said with his fingers. "This house must not only meet the needs of the studio, but also have enough living space."
"The Hongqi Forest Farm is big enough." Culp gave an option before Wei Ran finished speaking.
"And the key is to be in an urban area with convenient transportation and parking."
Wei Ran quickly added another temporary request. Simply speaking, Hongqi Forestry Farm was indeed a good choice, but he didn’t want to hang around under the noses of Culp and others all the time. Not to mention Culp and the others, just the one from Hongqi Forestry Farm.
Mr. Gorbachev, the stupid dog, can give him or Dima nightmares for several nights in a row.
"I will help you keep an eye on it," Culp agreed nonchalantly, "There are still almost a week before you go to Hongqi Forest Farm for class. How will you arrange this time?"
"I plan to find a house as soon as possible." Wei Ran immediately stated his plan.
"So urgent?" Karp raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Something happened in Volgograd?"
"No, no!" Wei Ran quickly waved his hand and explained the situation at Suisui and his plans after graduation.
"Is that just for this?" Culp looked at Wei Ran who was sitting in the co-pilot with a strange expression, "You have the nerve to ask me for help with this kind of thing?"
"This is..." Wei Ran grinned, "It's actually quite important."
"What an enviable young man." Culp shook his head helplessly, "In this case, I will help you ask about the house tomorrow."