novellhall Chapter 533 - 233: The Overbearingly Arrogant Foreigner Pestering Lin Yiren
Chapter 533 - 233: The Overbearingly Arrogant Foreigner Pestering Lin Yiren
Soon, it’s going to be New Year, and my cousin Li Xiaofei is on vacation.
This girl has fallen in love with the lifestyle in Hai City and doesn’t want to go home to celebrate with mom.
So Yang Chen decided to bring her aunt from Su City.
Yu Shishi has been busy for several months without a break, so Yang Chen gave her two days off early, allowing her to reunite with her family.
For the past ten years, Yang Chen has celebrated the Spring Festival together with his aunt and cousin.
Previously, he always went to his aunt’s house in Su City for the holiday; this year is the first time at his own place.
During the Spring Festival holiday, Yang Chen finished writing the screenplay for "Lost and Lonely."
On the eighth day, when work resumed, Yang Chen took the script to find Uncle Liu.
The script was adapted based on Uncle Liu’s accounts, so there may be some inaccuracies or misplaced priorities.
Uncle Liu provided many suggestions for changes based on his personal experiences and insights.
Yang Chen quickly noted them down and made the corresponding modifications as per Uncle Liu’s advice.
On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, Yang Chen brought the dumplings made by his aunt to Uncle Liu’s place and handed over the revised script for him to review.
After reading it, Uncle Liu expressed that it was excellent. Despite being his own experiences, he was deeply moved again upon reading it.
This is just a draft script; before the final shooting, professional screenwriters will need to modify it according to the filming requirements and characteristics.
Now the issue is, who to cast in the role of Liu Dakuan?
According to Yang Chen’s vision, this is a charity film, with box office and other revenues donated to the Red Cross Society and other related charities to help families find their missing children. Yang Chen’s company will not take box office profits.
This means that whatever the film’s investment amounts to, Yang Chen will be at a loss, so he must try to save as much as possible.
The actor playing Uncle Liu’s role must have enough influence, otherwise, it won’t have the promotional effect. But having influence also means high acting fees, which contradicts Yang Chen’s intention to be frugal.
This matter can’t be rushed; it must be approached slowly.
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Recently, Yang Chen hasn’t been focused on driving due to the screenplay.
Now he needs to be diligent and pick up more passengers.
Around ten in the evening, Yang Chen happened to pick up an uncle heading from Mingcui Square to Ming Pearl Tower.
Yang Chen followed the usual practice of verifying the last digits of the phone number and reminding the uncle to fasten his seatbelt.
The uncle snorted coldly and said, "I feel hot and don’t want to fasten the seatbelt."
Yang Chen: "Uncle, if you don’t fasten your seatbelt, you could be fined if caught by the traffic police."
The uncle replied impatiently, "Fine! Fine! Fine! Let them fine me! Today I just won’t fasten it! Isn’t it just fifty yuan? I lost three million, why would I care about five yuan?"
Yang Chen understood why he behaved as if he had been provoked, he lost three million at Mingcui Square.
Mingcui Square is a famous gemstone trading venue in Hai City, quite like the stone gambling scenarios often seen in online novels.
Since not everyone can go to mining sites in Southern Myanmar to gamble, some influential people have set up such places in big cities for enthusiasts to enjoy.
For the uncle to lose three million at once, it seems the stone he was interested in was very tempting.
Yang Chen: "Uncle, please calm down. I’ve done my duty to notify, if you really get caught by the traffic police, don’t blame me."
Uncle: "Ugh, it’s just fifty yuan! I’ll pay! No need for you to take responsibility, okay? Just drive; I’m annoyed and don’t want to talk."
Yang Chen didn’t bother to argue with such people and focused on driving.
Yet, road inspections were tight right after the Spring Festival, and it wasn’t long before Yang Chen’s car was stopped by the traffic police.
While slowing down and pulling over, Yang Chen reminded him again: "Uncle, fasten your seatbelt quickly! The traffic police are inspecting!"
The uncle, probably upset from losing three million, replied, "No need, I already have fifty yuan ready, let them check."
Wow, isn’t he deliberately causing trouble?
Yang Chen pulled over, and the traffic police checked the situation inside the car.
"Hello, please cooperate. License, then blow a breath. Who’s the passenger in the back, and why isn’t he wearing a seatbelt?" asked the traffic police.
Yang Chen handed over his license and replied, "I’m a Bibi driver, and he’s my passenger. I reminded him to fasten the seatbelt, but he just won’t, I can’t help it."
After that, Yang Chen blew a breath.
The traffic police returned his document, then went to the back to knock on the window, asking the passenger to get out for legal education.
The traffic police didn’t do anything wrong; a seatbelt makes no difference until an accident happens, but once it does, there’s a significant difference. The law aims to ensure everyone participating in traffic remains safe.
If you cooperate by fastening your seatbelt, there’s nothing to worry about.
But this uncle had a couldn’t-care-less attitude, refusing to wear the seatbelt despite persuasion.
Fine, if he chooses not to, the traffic police now asked him to get out for legal education, which isn’t too unreasonable.
Hey, he actually threw out fifty yuan and said, "Okay, I know I violated the law, here’s fifty yuan for you. I’m in a bad mood, hurry up and let him drive me home. Alright?"
My gosh, even an ordinary person would get angry at such behavior, let alone the traffic police working late into the night. He’s not only challenging the police but also provoking the laws of Dragon Country.