I am a Big Player-Chapter 38 - Apply for Drivers License_1
Chapter 38: 38, Apply for Driver’s License_1
Chapter 38: 38, Apply for Driver’s License_1
After crying in Liu Yinghai’s Chinese class, he became famous…
“Have you heard, there’s a student in Class 2 of the third year who, they say, started crying when the teacher asked him to read an essay, and he cried for over twenty minutes, nearly passing out…”
“No way…”
“Alas, you don’t know, people from his class say he’s just a sissy.”
Liu Yinghai happened to be passing by and heard others talking, almost shedding tears of humiliation… However, every time he thought about what happened in the Chinese class yesterday, the person he resented most was still Ren He.
Those few claps were unforgettable…
When he arrived in the class that morning, he told all his classmates that tomorrow was his birthday and he was going to treat the whole class to a meal; he told each classmate individually, including Xu Nuo, Duan Xiaolou, and Yang Xi who were acquainted with Ren He, but he deliberately didn’t tell Ren He.
He knew how to isolate someone in class; it was child’s play for him. This way, it would also alleviate the inexplicable crying incident from yesterday – after everyone ate his treat, they naturally wouldn’t feel right talking about it anymore, or so he thought.
On another note, this was also to show off his family’s status and influence. During student days, it was quite common for a second-generation rich kid to be surrounded by a group of friends – what he intended was to isolate Ren He and let Ren He suffer internally.
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But these were mere child’s play. When Xu Nuo mentioned this matter to Ren He and assured her that she definitely wouldn’t go, Ren He was just helpless. What’s wrong with kids nowadays, needing to be so ostentatious?
And she had no idea what position Liu Yinghai’s family held at the police station that allowed him to develop such a character.
Ren He couldn’t care less about this kind of thing; he was busy contemplating buying a car for commuting, and he had to get a driving license first.
She called Uncle Huang, and after two rings, the call was picked up. Ren He said with a smile, “Uncle Huang, I’m troubling you with another matter. Sorry about that.”
“You’re not upset with me for telling Secretary Ren about the incident last time, are you?” Huang Yuguo joked, which was rare for him.
“How could I be? You were a big help. It’s like this, I want to get a driving license!” Ren He got straight to the point. She knew that if she mentioned it to her dad, it would surely happen, otherwise, if something really happened one day, he wouldn’t be able to take the responsibility.
“Your mom bought you a car? Wait, you’re not even 18 yet, what driving license are you talking about?” Uncle Huang was surprised.
“If I were 18, would I still need to trouble you…” Ren He said, rolling her eyes.
“Oh… I see now, but what do you need a driving license for? Given your mom’s temperament, she probably wouldn’t buy you a car at this time, would she? You should be grateful if she gives you some pocket money,” Huang Yuguo still understood Ren He’s family quite well, after all, he had been working with Ren for three years.
“Let’s not talk about that, okay,” Ren He said, exasperated, “Can you help me or not?”
Huang Yuguo thought it over. Anyway, Ren He didn’t have a car, and making a call to help him wasn’t really a big deal. The interactions he had with Ren He weren’t many, but compared to other second-generation rich kids, she was already quite exceptional.
Nevertheless, he felt that Ren He had changed somewhat, but he couldn’t pinpoint exactly how. He promised, “I’ll contact them for you first, and let you know if it works out.”
As long as the other party agreed, the matter would be settled. Ren He was confident about this; the driving school test in 2005 was basically not too outrageous – money could buy success since there were no surveillance cameras, and the examiners were from the driving school itself, so it was common for instructors to take the test on behalf of the students.
Money could get things done; that’s how it was at the moment.
As for what car to buy, she had thought about it for a long time. Mercedes-Benz was too business-like, BMW and Hummer were too tacky, and considering her current situation with completing tasks for the Divine Punishment System, she might need to traverse mountains and rivers someday. Instead of settling for a so-so vehicle now, it might be better to go all-in and buy a decent off-roader.
But there were many kinds of off-road vehicles. Japanese off-road vehicles were strongly recommended by many off-roading enthusiasts, and of course, the domestically made Wuling Hongguang was also common on the Sichuan-Tibet highway…
Suddenly, Ren He thought of a remarkable vehicle… the Ford Raptor series, the behemoth!
She quickly checked her phone to see if this alternate universe had that vehicle, and sure enough, it did. Although Ford Raptor was considered an off-roader, in strict terms, it was actually a pickup… an off-roading king of pickups.
Many people wouldn’t choose it when selecting a vehicle, simply because it had the word ‘pickup’ in its description, but Ren He thought the truck was genuinely domineering.
“This truck isn’t cheap, and with off-roading modifications, added side steps, fuel tank, vehicle lift, and other modifications, it would probably cost about 2.6 million, while I only have a little over 500,000. That’s far from enough,” Ren He thought, scratching her chin. She didn’t know why she would consider spending over two million on a pickup, but she had made up her mind – it had to be this one!
As for the remaining difference, she could still earn it. If need be, she could buy it later; after all, even if the driving license was approved, it wouldn’t happen immediately. But if she would need to go outdoors often in the future, such a vehicle, with its off-roading and cargo capabilities, was exactly what she needed. With a goal set, motivation would follow, and she decided to frantically update her bestselling book…
A car, for a man, is like a beloved toy. Women can’t understand that men actually never grow up; their toys just become more expensive…
At this moment, editor Dongfang Mobai suddenly contacted her through the messaging app, “Someone wants to buy the full rights to your book for 1.7 million. Will you sell?”
Huh, someone’s already eyeing the rights to her book? Ren He pondered. Although she was in need of money at the moment, the full rights to her book, as the forerunner of web novels, were worth far more.
Full rights meant all rights to adaptations into film, games, animations, etc. Selling those rights would mean that her book would no longer be entirely hers.
In her previous life, the full rights for a popular fantasy novel started at 1.7 million just as a starting point; thus, she didn’t plan to sell.
She would wait for the book’s average popularity to increase. When her book became influential in society, then she would negotiate with the businessmen about rights. She was absolutely confident about this.
In her previous society, there weren’t many people who didn’t read web novels because web novels were the cheapest and quickest form of entertainment. And her book was going to start this era of entertainment in this alternate world, to discard the boring content and make the purpose of writing to entertain the masses. By then, she believed there wouldn’t be many people in China who hadn’t read her book.
Then would be the time to sell the rights!
How much was the forerunner of web novels’ rights worth? Ren He looked forward to it with great anticipation.
