In the office filled with the smell of whiskey, Gorman saw Wei Ran looking at him suspiciously, so he took the initiative and asked, "Victor, is there anything else you want to ask?"
"Why this time?" Wei Ran asked the last question.
“very simple”
Gorman spread his hands and said, "In June, your time and energy will probably be focused on your graduate school graduation. In July, the studio's energy will be focused on going to Egypt to prepare for the film shooting.
Plus I happen to help you cheat..."
"Don't mention that ridiculous cheating." Wei Ran shook his head in confusion before the other party finished speaking.
"In that case, do you have anything else to ask?" Gorman asked again like a conscientious NPC.
"I have nothing more to ask," Wei Ran responded angrily, and then he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Unknowingly, I have been studying at Hongqi Forest Farm for nearly two years. I am afraid that only Ji Ma can relate to the hard work of these two years.
Of course, although these teachers at Hongqi Forest Farm always cheat on themselves, in fact, both parties have become friends who can trust each other in a certain sense.
In addition, not to mention the various skills learned here, the eight abdominal muscles that can be used as washboards are worthy of the tuition fee, which seems to be extremely cheap nowadays.
Not to mention himself, Jima, who was just a gangster two years ago, has now been transformed into a star who is about to become famous. Even the small town gang he once joined has become his.
Brother, isn’t this enough to explain something?
"Since you have nothing else to ask"
Gorman cleared his throat to interrupt Wei Ran's thoughts, and said seriously, "Since you have been fired and are also one of the major shareholders of the studio, starting from June, you will come to the studio at least once a week.
How about a day shift at the factory?"
"I'm here to work?" Wei Ranhuo looked at Gorman as if he was a ghost, "Why am I here? To help you choose beautiful actresses?"
"Victor, you were led astray by Ji Ma."
Gorman knocked on the table dissatisfied, "I don't need to trouble you about choosing actors, but don't forget that in addition to being a shareholder, you are also the historical consultant of the studio. You have to use your skills for the next movie we are about to shoot.
guidance with professional knowledge.”
"How can I guide you?" Wei Ran asked confused, "Also, what's the matter with the historical consultant? Did I have this position in the first place?"
"Now there is"
Gorman explained angrily, "How do you direct it? Do you still need me to explain this kind of thing? Basically, you can't just watch a group of Russian actors filming a World War II movie with AK47s in their hands, right?"
"So what you're saying is that I might have to follow you to Egypt to film a movie?"
"It's not possible, but I will definitely go. After all, you are a historian, and this job is perfect for you."
Gorman spread his hands, "Of course, you don't have to waste time there the whole time, and the time span of the movie itself is not that big, so even if you are there the whole time, it won't take too long."
"It sounds interesting," Wei Ran murmured with interest. After all, this was the first film produced by Time Film Studio, so of course he was interested.
"Okay, I've said everything I want to say."
Gorman stood up and said as he walked out, "Compared to this good news, there is some bad news."
"What bad news?" Wei Ran asked nervously.
Gorman smiled happily, "As I just said in the conference room of their school, all your things have been taken back, including your car."
"The special code 'their school'..."
Wei Ran blatantly muttered something in Chinese, followed the other person as he walked out and said nonchalantly, "Take it back, just take it back."
"Do you need me to take you back to the city?" Gorman asked standing on the steps at the door of the main building, but his eyes were looking at Ji who was waiting not far away beside Weiran's two-year-old off-road vehicle.
horse.
“Looks like it’s no longer necessary.”
Wei Ran walked towards Ji Ma and kept saying, "I will come to the studio to work for a day every Friday."
"Are you going to Egypt?" Gorman asked with a smile.
"Of course," Wei Ran replied without thinking. He had no reason to refuse if he could go out for a few days for free in the name of the studio's historical consultant.
"Principal Nikolai said that this car will belong to me from now on."
Seeing Wei Ran approaching, Ji Ma proudly stretched out his hand, "Come on, come on, give me the car keys quickly, and then complete the transfer procedures before I go back to class here."
"What else did Mr. Nicholas say?" Wei Ran happily handed the car key to Jima, then opened the door and got in.
“Nothing said”
Dima waved to Gorman before getting into the cab and skillfully starting the car and saying, "He will take the boat back to Volgograd tonight."
"Go back by boat?" Wei Ran raised his eyebrows.
"Although it takes a little longer, he has plenty of time, doesn't he?"
Jima patted his forehead when he said this, "One more thing. Mr. Culp asked you to give me the tuition for the last year and give it to him when I come back to class in a few days."
"I'll give it to you when you send me back."
Wei Ran said nonchalantly that this kind of thing was already agreed upon, and he would naturally not blame Ji Ma. Besides, the latter had no say in this matter at all. On a certain level, in fact, Ji Ma Yuan
There is no freedom without him.
It's just that as the saying goes, Zhou Yu hits the yellow cover, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. Some things that are constraints to him are a rare help to Ji Ma.
Along the way, the two brothers made a tacit understanding and did not say anything about the Hongqi Forest Farm, as if with Wei Ran's expulsion, even the memory of the two of them being abused in class at the forest farm had disappeared.
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When Ji Ma stepped on the brakes at the entrance of the yard by Kaban Lake, he immediately reached out and pulled a dirty camouflage backpack from behind and stuffed it into Wei Ran.
"Why did you bring this?"
Wei Ran asked dumbfounded. He couldn't remember how many times he had walked his dog around the Hongqi Forest Farm with this backpack on his back, let alone how many times he had put dumbbells in this backpack.
"I originally wanted to get all your things back for you as souvenirs."
Jima said helplessly, "But Teacher Anna said that everything you use must be destroyed and burned. In the end, I used the excuse of loading garbage to take this backpack out."
"Thank you very much"
Wei Ran patted Ji Ma on the shoulder, "Let me put the luggage back first, and then give you the tuition fee and then we will transfer the ownership of the car. By the way... Teacher Dalia doesn't plan to take back this house, right?"
"No," Jima said uncertainly, "She only said that she would take back the things you used at the Hongqi Forest Farm, but she didn't mention anything else."
"That's fine." Wei Ran opened the car door and jumped out of the car. He took out the key and opened the locked courtyard door. He called Ji Ma to drive in.
In just half a month, a row of wooden garages with electric rolling shutter doors have been repaired on the wall facing the door. Even the motorcycle that Diane gave as a gift half a month ago seems to have been repaired.
They have all been sent to the garage. What makes him rather regretful is that now that the garage has been repaired, the car is gone.
No longer paying attention to the newly repaired garage, Wei Ran sent the suitcases and the worn-out backpack that Ji Ma had helped keep into the lobby on the first floor. Then he went to the attic on the top floor and took out the safe he had prepared half a year ago from the mezzanine.
Good final year tuition fees.
"Let's go, go and transfer the ownership of the car now?" Wei Ran asked after handing the leather bag containing the tuition fees to Jima.
"Don't worry"
Ji Ma took the bag and threw it on the table, and said expectantly, "Victor, how about we go take a look at your garage?"
"Looking at the garage?" Wei Ran was stunned, thinking he had guessed Jima's thoughts, "Do you want to try that motorcycle?"
"motorcycle?"
Ji Ma glanced at Wei Ran with a strange expression. Although he didn't say anything, Wei Ran had already realized that there might be some surprise waiting for him in the newly repaired garages.
Almost running out of the room, Wei Ran pressed the remote control switch to open the door under Ji Ma's guidance. As the rolling shutter door rose a little bit, Wei Ran's eyes and mouth opened wider and wider. In the garage headed by him,
There was an armored vehicle parked!
"Ji Ma, what's going on?" Wei Ran turned his head and looked at Ji Ma aside and asked.
"There are many reasons why it appears here. Of course, these reasons were all told to me by Teacher Anna."
Ji Ma spread his hands, "First of all, the first reason is that the lady named Diane, the sponsor behind her invested a lot of money in the studio a month ago. Teacher Anna said most of this place belongs to you.
You deserve credit, so I’ll give you some rewards.”
"What else?" Wei Ran asked while looking at the armored vehicles in the garage.
"The second reason is that before you were expelled, you could have received a scholarship. Although you were expelled this semester, the scholarship from last semester still has to be cashed to you." Jima shrugged, "
This is the second reason."
"There must be a third reason, right?" Wei Ran asked, leaning on the front bumper of the car.
"There is even a fourth one," Jima said with a hint of envy. "Principal Nikolai hopes that you will be more high-profile. Another reason is to celebrate your move to Kazan. Teacher Darya said, if
If you think the reasons are not enough, just ask me to make up a few more on the spot."
Before Wei Ran could open his mouth, Ji Ma continued, "It's not just you. They said that if I perform well, I will get such a fancy armored vehicle when I graduate next year."
"When did this happen?" Wei Ran asked in surprise, "I mean when was this car delivered?"
"About a week ago, when Karp and I went to Nizhny Novgorod to transport it back." Dima said, pulling the back of his head, "I remember the car key is in the cab, you can drive it out.
Try it, it is said that it was a new product that only appeared last year."
"Military?"
Wei Ran asked cautiously. Rather than calling the car in the garage an armored vehicle, it would be more appropriate to call it an armored pickup truck. The cement gray body is estimated to be six meters long, and there is a car that occupies nearly a quarter of the back of the four-door crew compartment.
One-length cargo compartment with a canvas shed in the same color as the body.
"It should be considered for civilian use."
Jima said uncertainly, "Although the name of this thing is the Bran armored vehicle, it is actually made by a small private defense company using the chassis of a broken truck like the GAZ-3308."
"Why do you always give away things like this..." Wei Ran couldn't help but muttered. When this armored vehicle drove out, it was far more ostentatious than the previous off-road vehicle.
"You don't want it for free"
Jima said in a sour tone, "This armored vehicle is much more fuel-efficient than that off-road vehicle, and it is all made of bulletproof materials. You don't have to worry even if you shoot at close range with an AK. Of course, this is from the company that sells the vehicle."
If you don’t believe it, we can give it a try.”
"Try it with you?" Wei Ran scolded the other party, then asked, "Ji Ma, do you know how much this car costs?"
"Appears to be less than $200,000"
Jima replied in a more uncertain tone, "I just heard from a beautiful female salesperson. I'm afraid only Mr. Culp knows the exact amount spent."
"$200,000?"
Wei Ran shook his head and smiled bitterly. His tuition at Hongqi Forestry Farm was not even worth US$200,000. Not only did he study in vain for the first two years, but he even earned some interest back?
"You also think it's too expensive?" Ji Ma said with pain, "200,000 US dollars is enough to build several more hunting cabins in Yinta."
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Wei Ran muttered in response. Half a month ago, Diane traveled thousands of miles to send an antique motorcycle as a gift. Today, half a month later, Culp found various excuses to send such a gift.
A valuable armored pickup truck, what does this mean?
Undoubtedly, this only shows that the sponsors behind Edelweiss and the studio must have reached a relatively pleasant and in-depth cooperation. Otherwise, they would never have given such a generous gift to themselves, the "matchmaker".
"I almost forgot that you are also a damn rich man." Ji Ma laughed dumbly, "This is really not expensive for you."
"Stop doing this"
Wei Ran gave him a middle finger, "After the movie you shot in Finland is released, I'm afraid it won't be long before your salary can buy several of these armored vehicles."
"If you have this time, why not drive it out quickly?" Jima said, even opening the car door for Wei Ran, "Then go with me to go through the transfer procedures and get a license plate for this car."
Seeing this, Wei Ran no longer refused and got into the cab neatly. Compared with the angular appearance, the interior of this car did not look much different from a high-end civilian car, except for the two pictures in the back row.
There is just a small refrigerator in the middle of the business seat, which is not too big.
After glancing at the shift lever of the automatic transmission and the control switches for various functions on the instrument panel, Wei Ran fumbled to start the engine and drove it out of the garage.
At the same time, Ji Ma had already taken the tuition fee given to him by Wei Ran and got into the off-road vehicle that was about to belong to him, and drove out of the yard at the lead.
"Since you want me to be a flamboyant historian, then I might as well be more flamboyant..."
After locking the courtyard door again, Wei Ran knocked on the thick bulletproof glass, then got into the cab again and stepped on the accelerator, driving this eye-catching armored pickup truck to catch up with Ji Ma who was waiting for him in front.
