“Pfft—cough cough cough.”
Human education?
People who saw this term laughed so hard that they couldn’t breathe. It’s worthy of Gu Pan, her sarcasm was always so sharp and to the point.
“Why did you mess with her? Don’t you know Gu Pan’s nickname is ‘Don’t mess with her’?”
At this time, the romance novels that had been stepped on by Yan Yan also took the opportunity to step on her, and the glamorous image of Hong Kong’s most talented woman was almost torn apart by the pervasive Hong Kong media.
“She really never lets me down.” The idle crowd sighed with satisfaction, “Why would Yan Yan want to provoke her? It’s almost better to provoke ‘Yinong’ than her.”
Second uncle’s cousin even called An Yinong and said that Gu Pan was a real tough person. As soon as the newspaper article came out, those who wanted to switch to Yan Publishing House backed off. No one wanted to be labelled as “education”. They wrote novels to make money. How could they make money by putting the name of “education” on it?
“By the way, little brother, you must protect the information of the comic book artists under your command. A cornered dog will jump over the wall.”
“I understand, brother.”
The people of Hong Kong watched Yan Yan make a fool of herself for nearly half a month. Later, the tabloid said that Miss Yan Yan almost fainted from anger after reading the report. Upon hearing this, Zhen Weilong was heartbroken. Ever since Paul Lee was sent back, Zhen Weilong gave up the idea of confronting this newcomer.
Having been kicked out of his magazine and dropped off the bestseller list, he was now having a hard time even making ends meet. How could he have the energy to deal with this upstart newcomer? As a result, people came to him and wanted to join forces with him, asking him to take the lead in dealing with “Gu Pan”.
Zhen Weilong smiled bitterly: “Brother, please don’t mess with me. Who is standing behind Gu Pan? They share common interests. It’s not a big deal if I offend Gu Pan, but who do you want me to offend?”
“Who did you offend by leaving Huayou?”
“Are you kidding me? Zhong and Xie Jiu were shareholders at that time, but look, Xie Jiu and Zhong have split up and joined He. I’m still young, big brother.” What was a small person like him doing in these wealthy families’ affairs? To be cannon fodder?
“Don’t you hate Gu Pan?”
“What’s the point of me hating her? She has two comic books that are selling well, they’ve been published overseas, and she’s also been filming cartoons and TV series.” Zhen Weilong burst into tears when he thought about this. “Now it’s not about whether I can touch her, but whether I have the qualifications to touch her. Do I have the qualifications?”
Now that he came out to cause trouble for Gu Pan again, others just thought he was ignorant and humiliating.
Zhen Weilong’s refusal made Yan Junqing very angry.
Yan Junqing is Yan Yan’s elder brother, and An Yinong’s cousin-in-law. He was a well-known “sister-con”. He once said that the type of his dream lover was his sister, and he also said that his future brother-in-law (who does not exist yet) was really lucky and happy.
Now it was his turn to stand up for his sister, but he didn’t dare to do it openly. After all, they were related to the He family by marriage, and they had completely broken off relations.
Who knew Zhen Weilong was so cowardly that he actually refused directly.
In fact, the rumor was false. Yan Yan fainted due to anger, but was laughed at by others and felt ashamed to face people. No matter what, she had been crowned as the most talented woman in Hong Kong for so many years. How could she bear it if she fell from grace? What was infuriating was that Gu Pan still promoted her new products and TV series by stepping on her.
“Oh, you take advantage of people when they are weak. Now everyone in Hong Kong knows that your sister is a ‘human educator’.” Sister He lowered her head and looked at her newly done nails.
It was amazing that “literati” can insult people. Not only do they humiliate you, they also create a new term tailor-made for you. Once you have seen it, you will remember it and it will become your lifelong title.
‘Human educator’? Sister He couldn’t help laughing when she thought about it.
“You are her sister-in-law. Why don’t you think about her at this time and still make sarcastic remarks here?” Yan Junqing was furious.
Sister He sneered and raised her head: “Sister-in-law? Does she treat me as her sister-in-law? I have heard in my life that when my sister-in-law was sick and hospitalized, she asked my brother to accompany her for a night because she had a quarrel with her friends. Even during the Chinese New Year, you had to accompany her.”
“Those who know you would say you are a loving brother and sister, while those who don’t would think you are doing something perverted.”
Yan Junqing threw his hand away: “I won’t argue with you.”
Seeing him leave, Sister He lowered her head again. She looked at her bright red nails for a long time without saying a word. Their clan marriages were never based on love, but on compatibility. It was not easy to get married, nor was it easy to get divorced. However, why was He and Yan so upset recently…
Yan Yan no longer showed up, but the matter did not end there.
Yan’s deceased grandfather was a famous writer and calligrapher. His descendants were as talented as he is, but because of his influence, they also had a say in the literary world.
If Yan came forward to boycott a person, they would actually get a response. This time they learned their lesson and did not boycott “Master Teacher” in He’s hands, but boycotted “Gu Pan” as a person. No matter what, let’s save our face first.
Therefore, many scholars came out to make sarcastic remarks and make indirect accusations. However, these people dared not speak clearly, for fear that they would be labeled as the next “human educator”.
An Yinong didn’t take these opinions to heart at all. The literary world and the comics world were walled off from each other. The literary world boycotted him? Did they overestimate him? He brought his tape recorder into the studio and inserted a recorded tape into it.
“As for the idea of the previous work, some changes may be needed. In addition, after Monster City, the second book in the same series was also going to be updated. Because it is too troublesome to write it out, I recorded it. This is the general background and idea.”
The comic strip that Yinong was responsible for was called “The House of Resentment”. It was about a monster city in the same world. The character was a devil cut out from the belly of a dying woman. He could connect yin and yang, and later he really became a special human being walking between yin and yang.
Later, an official office was set up to deal with matters in the Yin and Yang worlds, and that office was called “Yuanwu”.
This was a comic composed of a series of small stories. It seemed to be about solving the problems between ghosts and humans, but in fact it was about solving the conflicts between people, society, and nature. This book also contained a lot of fighting scenes, and An Yinong quite liked the contrast between the giant mechanical monsters and the tiny humans.
At the same time, there were “ghosts” in this book.
However, because it was the world view of “Monster City”, ghosts were not the traditional ones. They borrowed the negative energy of human form. No matter what they looked like in life, they were just monsters after death. Unfortunately, many humans were still attracted and confused by the hunting ghosts, and even stood on the side of monsters.
As for the comic that Gu Pan was responsible for, it was still called “Superstar”, and the plot remained the same, which was still about a woman entering the entertainment industry. However, in addition to the woman’s personal career progress and achievements, she also wanted to add a sweet love story.
Wasn’t it said that love was vulgar? Is it vulgar that one person and one ghost can be perfect? He just wanted to be vulgar.
The male was set as a popular superstar. Due to some misunderstanding, he looked down on the female lead, thinking that she was talented but had impure intentions. One time, he got into a car accident and when he woke up, he became a stray cat on the roadside and was bullied by some naughty kids. It was the female lead who passed by and took pity on him and took him in.
Of course, he was not a real stray cat, at least stray cats don’t speak human language.
Later, he learned about his own situation through the newspaper. His body was in a vegetative state and he had been sent to another hospital. Given the difficulty of life in this era, it was almost impossible to meet again. Then, the man could only focus on the woman who was also in the entertainment industry.
“I can be of reference to you and tell you the habits and preferences of different people. You can put me next to your own body.” The man who spoke human words for the first time was almost splashed with black dog blood, but they finally reached an agreement.
These two stories were very common in modern times, but they were very innovative in this era. The two assistants listened with shining eyes: “Yes, yes, sir, this plot is even more exciting than that one. I can’t wait to see your drawing.”
Hearing this, An Yinong nodded. He was just worried that the two of them would get upset if the topic was changed temporarily. Since they didn’t object, that was good.
An Yinong started drawing comics again, splitting into two and secretly working overtime. At this time, Yan encountered some troubles.
The Yan family had done a lot of bad things over the years, but they used money and connections to cover it up. However, for some reason, all these old accounts had been brought up recently. Now the whole Yan family was running around for these scandals, and it was really overwhelmed.
“Who is messing with us?” Yan Junqing initially suspected who it was. They were in the media, so there was plenty of news and evidence. But it turned out not to be him, and he even angered his wife back to her mother.
Now they were in trouble, as the newspapers and magazines on He’s side have said that if these reports were not withdrawn, the public will have the right to know. Bullshit right to know, it’s just retaliation.
An Yinong was absorbed in his business and was completely unaware of these things. By the time he found out, Sister He was already asking for a divorce. Divorces were rare these days, especially when initiated by the woman. But since they already have the example of He Chengjue, what was the problem with another one, He Huijun (Sister He)?
Sister He had her own money and real estate assets, which gave her great confidence.
Grandpa He pressed the armrest of the sofa: “Have you thought about it? Marriage is different from love. Love is about romance, while marriage is about daily necessities. If you look for a marriage partner based on the standards of love, your marriage will never be happy.”
“I’ve made up my mind, Grandpa.” Sister He said the decision she had thought about for a long time, facing her aunt’s angry face. “I can tolerate the daily necessities, but I can’t tolerate the existence of such an invisible third person in the marriage of two people.”
Finally, Grandpa He agreed. As long as he agreed, the matter would be settled.
The eldest aunt was so angry that she said to He Chengjue, “It’s all because you set a bad example for your niece.”
He Chengjue was speechless, and at this time, An Yinong said something conscientious: “High-quality singleness is happier than low-quality marriage. As family, we don’t care what the popular concept is, everything is based on the sister’s own experience.”
“That’s right. This matter is just like drinking the water to know whether it is hot or cold.” He Chengjue took the opportunity to say.
In fact, the aunt also knew that her daughter was not happy at all in this marriage, but the popular idea was “marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog”, and even the daughter of a wealthy man cannot avoid it.
A few years ago, marriage was still arranged by parents and matchmakers. He Chengjue was considered very unusual, both for marriage and divorce.
“Well, I can’t argue with you. I don’t care anymore.” The aunt came over.
“Atong, you really understand your father.”
He Chengjue was touched when he saw his son speaking for him. In fact, An Yinong ignored him, and he was looking at his cousin.
Now the eldest sister, the second sister and the third sister were sitting together and talking. Out of politeness, An Yinong did not read their lips, but he could roughly guess what the sisters were saying. In fact, when he saw the state of his two older sisters during the Chinese New Year, he knew that there might be some problems in his eldest sister’s marriage life.
It had been a tradition for many years to accompany one’s wife to her mother’s house on the second day of the Chinese New Year. As a result, the other party left his wife alone to go back to her mother’s house because of a word from his sister. In such a lonely marriage, divorce was a blessing.
While the He and Yan families were busy dividing their property and getting divorced, An Yinong’s “House of Resentment” and “Superstar” also came out.
The cover of “Manlin Pavilion” featured a very peasant-like character, a long-haired man who looked a bit gloomy, wearing a Tang suit embroidered with a dragon, with various monsters looming in the background.
“It’s Yinong’s style, but the characters are unfamiliar. Is it a new comic?” Readers were very surprised when Yinong announced the news of his new comic.
When they opened the magazine, a new surprise appeared. It was the world view of Monster City, the familiar cyberpunk style, but this time the character was a “ghost” wandering between yin and yang, and his “grudge house” accepted any business related to the underworld.
The comic opened with a gorgeous and gloomy figure in a robe leading a frightened human out of the world where monsters live and towards humans. The man told the man a Greek story about the pomegranate in the underworld with a smile, and warned him not to break the rules, otherwise he would stay there forever.
Unfortunately, that person still broke the rules when he saw his long-passed lover. The man watched the man with an intoxicated smile being slowly devoured by a jelly-like monster. He sighed, smashed the jelly monster with a curse, and left.
At the same time, Gu Pan’s “Superstar” was launched.
The first chapter of the comic was a comedy variety show. The girl was as beautiful as a unique vase, but she could discover the hidden dangers of the variety show half an hour in advance and make sufficient preparations. Later, she seized the opportunity to come out from the group dance and become a guest in a separate shot.
But after the show ended, the guest of this episode, a movie star (male), said to the girl: “A beautiful girl who found a potential accident but did not warn others, but used it as a way to get promoted, is like a gem coated with poison, which makes people afraid.”
The woman smiled and said, “Please make way, Bodhisattva.”
By the end of the first episode, they had already smelled the bloody and exciting smell.
“The quality is higher this time.” A colleague read their comics for the first time, “I often forget that they are also new comics artists. They are just newcomers and have a lot of room for improvement.”
“It’s horrible right now. If it continues to progress, I don’t think we’ll have to eat.”
“Even if you don’t want to eat, I still want to. This time it seems to be about the supernatural and the entertainment industry. How about it, do you want to follow?”
Several people looked at each other and said, “Follow!”
WhiteMoon x BlackSun 