But perhaps because he looked at it for too long, the System reminded him that it was time for him to go to the next world.
"I might not be able to go to the next world." Tao Wan said.
"Why?" The System asked.
"I already have someone I love deeply. If I go and have a relationship with someone else, I definitely won't be able to do it. I'll just stay here and guard our love. Then I won't feel lonely. "
"Master … Maybe you don't know, but the people you need to conquer are actually the same soul. When you go to the next world, that soul will also go with you. It's just that, unlike you, he won't be able to retain the memories of every life. "
Tao Wan was stunned for a moment and said angrily, "What do you mean maybe I don't know? You didn't tell me, so how would I know?"
"…"
"As a System, you didn't tell me this in advance. Are you kidding me?"
"…"
Tao Wan stood up and patted the non-existent dust off his hands. He said angrily, "If I knew it was the same person, I wouldn't be here feeling sad. Hurry up and send me to the next world."
"Yes, Master."
… … …
The next morning, Tao Wan got up and washed up. He stood in front of the bathroom mirror and looked at his refreshed face. Compared to last night, he was like a completely different person.
The original owner's immune system was very weak. He would often have a high fever or a cold. If he caught a cold, he would definitely fall sick. It had been like this since he was young. But this time, the cold and fever were not caused by him accidentally catching a cold.
Carrying his backpack, Tao Wan still put on a mask even though he had recovered from his cold. It wasn't because the original owner was very popular and would be recognized if he didn't wear a mask. The original owner was not even a 38th tier celebrity. No one would recognize him if he went out.
But the people in the company who knew the original owner knew that he had a bad cold again. So Tao Wan put on a mask to make them think that he was not fully recovered.
When Tao Wan arrived at the company, the newcomers who joined the company at the same time as the original owner were already sitting together and chatting. They all looked very excited.
Although these people were only there to audition for extras or slightly better roles than extras, the production this time was not only a big production, but the main lead was also very good. For people like them, being able to show their faces, even if they were just extras, was a very exciting thing.
Liu Yong was the team leader in charge of managing these newcomers. He was looking at the schedule when he looked up and saw Tao Wan come in. He asked him, "Hua Xi, are you feeling better?"
Tao Wan replied, "Much better."
"Don't try to be brave. It'll be troublesome if you suddenly faint like last time. Although this is a rare opportunity, for the sake of everyone, we can't leave a bad impression on the crew. " Liu Yong looked at him worriedly. He wasn't worried about his body, but he was worried that he would affect everyone else's audition.
Tao Wan took off his mask and said, "Don't worry, team leader. I won't faint this time."
Liu Yong saw that his complexion was indeed much better, so he nodded and walked over to him. He whispered, "Okay then. Do well in this audition. I'll let you in on some news. This time, not only are there small roles to audition, there are also a few dance doubles to audition. It's very likely to be today. With your appearance and dancing ability, you have the highest chance of passing the audition. Don't look down on the doubles. First, get familiar with the crew and please them. Make them remember you, then you'll have more opportunities in the future. "
"Got it, team leader. I'll try my best," Tao Wan said.
"You …" Liu Yong wanted to say something else, but when he thought about Liu Yong's personality, he knew that it was impossible for him to curry favor with others. So, he sighed and said, "Forget it. If you can actually pass the audition, then we'll talk about other things. Right now, it's useless."
Liu Yong turned and left the lounge to make other preparations.
Tao Wan found himself a seat and sat down. There were more than a dozen newcomers in the lounge, both male and female. They were all selected to join the company at the same time and had all graduated from a dance academy. They were all less than 20 years old, so they were young and full of dreams. But there were very few people who could really realize their dreams.
The girls were going to audition for backup dancers, palace maids, and servant girls. The boys, in addition to eunuchs and guards, had to audition for some roles with lines. Because this batch of newcomers were all dance majors, there were a lot of such actors in the crew. Otherwise, a newly established company like theirs wouldn't have arranged for so many newcomers to audition. This wasn't an ordinary crew.
Tao Wan picked up a magazine and casually flipped through it. Suddenly, the lounge door opened and a woman wearing sunglasses walked in. She had freshly done curly hair and the way she raised her chin made her look like a proud rooster.
"Ah, Sister Qiao, why are you free today?"
"Hello, Sister Qiao."
"Sister Qiao, you're so early. Are you going to the crew?"
"Sister Qiao, you look so good today. Your skin is so good."
All the newcomers stood up and immediately surrounded her to say hello and flatter her.
"I'm going to audition for the same crew as you. I have some time, so I came to see you." After Li Qiao sat down, she took off her sunglasses and handed them to her assistant. Then she took the thermos flask and did it smoothly, as if she had been specially trained.
Only Tao Wan didn't move. He resisted the urge to roll his eyes and continued to flip through the magazine. According to the original owner's personality, he would have acted the same way. So it was normal for him to act like this.
"Sister Qiao is so nice. She specially came to see us when she's so busy."
"Yeah, Sister Qiao must be going to audition for one of the roles. We're just going to audition for extras. That's the difference."
"I heard that Cheng Yi is one of the main actors. Sister Qiao is his cousin. It's easy for him to get a role. The audition is just a process."
"I'm so envious. I also want to have a cousin who's an A-list celebrity."
Li Qiao's face was filled with unconcealable pride. She felt very comfortable listening to these flattering words. In fact, she came to listen to these words. Otherwise, she wouldn't have come to the newcomers' lounge when she had her own private lounge.
Li Qiao flipped her hair and turned her head. When she saw Tao Wan, the only one who was still sitting, her face fell. She thought it was him again.
"Is that the big star? He's wearing a mask. I don't think I've seen him before. Is he our company's new big star? "Li Qiao mocked in a strange tone.
When the others saw that the two were about to quarrel again, they quickly retreated to the side. They didn't want to get involved.
"In our company, there's no star who's bigger than Sister Qiao. He's just a newcomer who doesn't know how to respect his seniors." Lin Chun-chi said with extreme flattery.
"Oh ~" Li Qiao looked like she suddenly realized something. "Speaking of not respecting his seniors, I know who it is. After all, there are very few people who don't know how to respect their seniors."
Tao Wan sneered and said, "If the so-called respect for seniors is just flattery, then I really don't know how to respect my seniors. It's just that those who like to listen to lies know that what others say is not true, but they still rely on lies to get vanity and satisfaction. I don't know if this is a disease. "
Tao Wan supported his chin with one hand and looked like he was thinking. "Speaking of which, she's just a distant relative. Can she be considered a proper cousin? Why do I remember that Cheng Yi's fans are especially disgusted by someone pretending to be his cousin? "
Cheng Yi was indeed a big star. Not only did he have a lot of fans, but he also had a lot of national recognition. Because he acted in many shows, as long as one watched TV regularly, even if they didn't care about the entertainment industry, they would basically know him.
Li Qiao was Cheng Yi's distant relative. According to seniority, she should indeed call Cheng Yi cousin. When she first debuted, she used the name of Cheng Yi's cousin to promote herself many times. At first, it was nothing. After a few times, Cheng Yi's fans were disgusted.
Especially when they found out that she wasn't his real cousin, but just a distant relative. Cheng Yi's fans directly scolded her, saying that she was shamelessly trying to gain popularity. Later, she was warned by Cheng Yi's company that if she tried to gain popularity with Cheng Yi again, she wouldn't be able to survive in the entertainment industry. Since then, she didn't dare to publicly say that she was Cheng Yi's cousin. But in private, she still enjoyed the envy of others for having an A-list celebrity cousin.
"Hua Xi, I think you haven't been taught a lesson enough, have you?" Li Qiao gritted her teeth and said, "Do you want me to teach you a lesson again?"
"Aiya, I've had enough of Sister Qiao's lessons." Tao Wan pursed his lips and looked like he was scared. "Since Sister Qiao likes to hear flattery so much, then I'll say something to satisfy you. But I've never been a person who tells lies, so I'll have to tell you the truth. I heard that last time, Sister Qiao slept with a director and producer several times for a role. Although she didn't get the role in the end, this kind of dedication is really worthy of praise and tears. "
The original owner wasn't a person who didn't respect her seniors, but she wasn't good at flattering others. The others were the same when they first entered the company. No one was born to flatter others.
The original owner was the best looking among them, but her personality was also the most dull. In order to show her position in the company, Li Qiao wanted to show off her power to the newcomers. She caught the original owner and scolded him twice. The other newcomers were afraid. In order to protect themselves, every time they saw Li Qiao, they would try to curry favor with her.
Li Qiao achieved the effect she wanted, so she was very proud. But she didn't expect that after the original owner was taught a lesson, not only did she not give in, she even went against her.
Li Qiao felt that he hadn't been taught a lesson enough, so she made a move on him several times, causing him to miss the opportunity to audition. The original owner had the best qualifications among the newcomers and was also the most likely to be famous. When he missed the audition, Lin Chun-chi took the opportunity.
Lin Chun-chi was very happy to get the opportunity. Although he couldn't do anything to the original owner, he always fanned the flames when the two of them fought. For example, the original owner had a bad cold and fever because Li Qiao pushed him into the pool and asked her assistant to stop him from coming up. She let him soak in the water for a long time.
Li Qiao was the most popular actress in the company, but she was only an eighteenth-tier actress. She had the face of a supporting actress and with her own temperament, there was no hope for her to play the female lead in this life. But there were many actresses who were famous as supporting actresses. After all, there were so many stars in the entertainment industry, it was impossible for everyone to play the female lead. Sometimes, supporting roles could be more popular.
But sometimes, everything was fate. If you were fated to be famous, you would definitely be famous. If you weren't fated to be famous, then you wouldn't be famous. Li Qiao played a lot of supporting roles. Her acting skills were good, but she didn't know how to raise awareness.
Of course, Li Qiao wasn't willing to accept her fate. If the company couldn't give her better resources, she would think of ways to fight for it. Sleeping with others was the only way she could get a chance.
Everyone knew that the entertainment industry was dirty and unbearable. But some things, once put on the table, would become a scandal.
Tao Wan directly asked Li Qiao to sleep with him in front of so many people, scaring the newcomers. No one thought he would have the guts to say such a thing.
Li Qiao was so angry that her face changed. The thick foundation on her face couldn't hide her ugly expression. She suddenly stood up and walked in front of Tao Wan, glaring at him.
Tao Yuan also stood up. Because he was tall, he looked at her with a condescending gaze.
"What did you just say?" Li Qiao was so angry that her lips were trembling. "I dare you to say it again!"
"There's something I'm really curious about. Did you sleep with the director and producer separately or with them?" Tao Wan looked at her with contempt.
Li Qiao was so angry that she raised her hand and was about to slap Tao Wan's face.
After the broadcast ended, Hu Wenshan was silent for a while before he started the class. But his speech was disjointed. The students couldn't connect the dots and didn't want to interrupt him. Hu Wenshan was doing things according to the orders of his superiors. Since he didn't succeed, he would definitely be taught a lesson. The benefits that were promised to him were also gone. And during this period of time, he was so angry at Tao Wan that he almost had a heart attack. He had invested a lot of personal emotions and really didn't want him to win the award.
Usually, this kind of good news would only be broadcasted in each school. It was very rare for it to be broadcasted to the whole school. But Tao Wan's work was selected to be exhibited in the National Gallery. This kind of honor was definitely worthy of being broadcasted to the whole school. Moreover, he was the first student in the country whose work was selected to be exhibited in the National Gallery.
And Xu Shaoyan's third place was just incidental. Moreover, it was because his father knew someone in the school that he was mentioned in passing.
After class, Tao Wan walked to the corridor outside the classroom. He leaned against the wall and waited for Xu Shaoyan to come out.
"Congratulations on getting third place." Tao Wan said as he looked at Xu Shaoyan walking out of the classroom.
Xu Shaoyan's face was very ugly. He wanted to say, "Don't be so proud. I'll beat you sooner or later." But there were other students around, so he clenched his teeth and held back those words.
"I've already congratulated you. Don't you have anything to say to me?" Tao Wan asked.
"… Congratulations to you too." Xu Shaoyan lowered his voice and said reluctantly.
"What are you congratulating me for?" Tao Wan asked with a puzzled expression.
"Congratulations on getting first place." Xu Shaoyan clenched his fist. From the exposed blue veins on the back of his hand, one could see how much patience he had.
"Thank you." Tao Wan smiled and said, "You treat me as your biggest stumbling block. You do everything you can to make me unable to participate in the competition. You also let Hu Wenshan deliberately not let me draw well. In the end, you only got third place? Can't you work harder and at least get second place? At least prove that you're only a little bit worse than me. "
"I don't understand what you're talking about!" Xu Shaoyan definitely wouldn't admit that those things had anything to do with him.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. After all, with your IQ, it's normal that you often don't understand what I say." Tao Wan stepped forward and said, "When you have time, go to the National Gallery to see my works. You'll see with your own eyes that the gap between you and me can't be made up by those despicable means."
Tao Wan turned and went downstairs. Once again, he met Liu Xiujie who came to pick up Xu Shaoyan. Tao Wan ignored him again and directly walked past him.
When Liu Xiujie saw Tao Wan, he subconsciously stopped. He also heard the broadcast just now. Looking at Tao Wan's back, he felt very complicated.
What Tao Wan despised most was people like Liu Xiujie. If Xu Shaoyan and Hu Wenshan were despicable and shameless, then Liu Xiujie was childish and selfish. He hated people who bullied others when they couldn't get you. He didn't even have the qualification to be his opponent, so he didn't even bother to look at him.
Liu Xiujie liked the original host. He didn't get any response after pursuing her for a period of time. He felt very embarrassed, so he got together with Xu Shaoyan. Then he helped Xu Shaoyan find ways to bully the original host. At the same time, he wanted to get the attention of the original host.
Tao Wan thought that it was lucky that the original host didn't like people like Liu Xiujie. Otherwise, if the original host had a good relationship with people like Liu Xiujie, he would be disgusted to death.
After Wei Shicheng knew that Tao Wan's works were going to be exhibited in the National Gallery, he asked him to see it together.
Tao Wan thought that they couldn't show up at the same time. Otherwise, they would definitely be gossiped about. What's the point of seeing it together? But considering that he was his employer, he agreed.
After the car stopped, the two people who were kissing together separated. Tao Wan let go of Wei Shicheng's hand and said, "I'll get off first, godfather."
"Well, wait for me inside." Wei Shicheng said.
"… Okay." Tao Wan suppressed what he wanted to say. After he agreed with a smile, he opened the door and got off.
Wei Shicheng wanted to go to another entrance. Under Tao Wan's request, although the two of them came to see the exhibition together, they wouldn't walk together. They would pretend that they didn't know each other at all. So Tao Wan just wanted to say that they wouldn't know each other after they went in. Why would he wait for him?
Tao Wan entered the exhibition hall and quickly found his works. The works displayed here were all masterpieces of Chinese painting. His works could get a prominent position here, which was something to be proud of. The news had already reported on his works. After the award ceremony, there would be reporters who would interview him.
There were many people in the National Gallery every day. Today, there were still many people who came to see the exhibition. Some people were already standing in front of his works.
"It's really shocking. Such a magnificent landscape painting was actually drawn by a student who isn't even twenty years old. He must be a genius!" An old voice exclaimed excitedly.
The other people around also nodded in agreement. If it wasn't for the introduction of the painter on the side, no one would believe that it was drawn by a college student.
Because the competition required a video of the painting process, the jury didn't have any doubts and chose him as the first place. They even let his painting be displayed in the National Gallery.
"Contact the director of the exhibition hall and ask him to give me the painter's contact. I want to buy this painting." The old man who had exclaimed excitedly just now turned around and said to his assistant.
The moment the old man turned around, Tao Wan recognized who this old man was. He was the Go master Su Yongfu, known as the Go Sage of this generation.
"I'm the painter of this painting. If there's anything, you can tell me directly." Tao Wan didn't expect to meet the Go Sage Su Yongfu here, but for him, this was a good opportunity.
Everyone turned around and looked at him. Su Yongfu started to look at him directly, but there was some doubt in his eyes.
Tao Wan took out his student ID and handed it to him.
Su Yongfu took Tao Yuan's student ID and compared it with the content on the sign. Then he returned Tao Yuan's student ID and said, "Name a price, young man. I'll take your painting."
"Can I make a request of you?" Tao Wan asked.
"What request?"
"I want to play a game of Go with you. If you win, I'll give this painting to you." Tao Wan said.
Su Yongfu raised his eyebrows and looked at Tao Wan. "This painting of yours is worth a lot of money. You're giving it to me just like that?"
"A painting is nothing to me." Tao Wan said with a smile.
Su Yongfu raised his hand and touched his goatee. He thought to himself that this young man in front of him had an outstanding temperament and the aura of a scholarly family. It seemed that not only was he very good at painting, but he was also very good at playing Go.
Su Yongfu had won countless times and was already numb to it. Hence, he would often play Go with some young people to feel the way they played. To put it simply, he was just playing with them.
There were also many young people who wanted to be his disciple. He wasn't a selfish person. If he saw someone with talent, he would give them a few pointers. He thought to himself that this young man in front of him most likely wanted to be his disciple. Well, since he had such a shocking talent in painting, if his Go skills were passable, he would accept him as his disciple.
Su Yongfu asked his assistant to go to the car to get some Go. Then, he set up the Go board in the resting area next to the exhibition hall. The two of them sat down and started playing.
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