Huayu: I Have a Doraemon

Chapter 37 Lin An's Diary

Today is September 12, 2000, the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Side effects have appeared from frequent use of [one 24-hour dose].

Working day and night for long hours has made me lose my sense of time. If Su Xiao hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten that I had an important public lecture today.

However, I think the so-called importance is just the visiting professor's self-praise, because I wrote down all the content of his class and sold it to the [Future Shop], and only got 5 points.

In short, in order not to miss anything important, I plan to record my daily life by writing a diary.

Of course, this is dangerous, so I spent 300 points to buy this [Security Pen] in my hand. No one but me can see the writing marks.

"These props are really useful!"

"September 13th, light rain."

I must admit that I relied too much on props.

I could have taken the exam based on my own ability, but I took the easy way out and used the ability card halfway through.

This earned me applause from the whole class, but the price was that the teacher required me to attend a script discussion meeting for a certain film crew tomorrow.

Bah! What kind of seminar is this? It's just a way to freeload off students' ideas. I've seen through those film companies' true colors long ago!

For the sake of justice, I will absolutely not contribute any useful ideas!

"September 14th, sunny day.

Jiang Qinqin is so beautiful; she truly deserves to be recognized as the goddess of the 94 acting class.

Her every smile and gesture exuded charm, and she spoke without any airs, perfectly embodying the definition of a classical beauty.

After I shared my thoughts on adapting "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" into a film or television series, I could clearly feel that the way she looked at me changed.

After the seminar, she also gave me her private phone number.

Tsk, my damn charm!

My initial choice was definitely a mistake. If I had brought the "Opposite Sex Attraction Badge" to the seminar, I could already be thinking about names for my children.

The thought of Chen Jianbing taking this cabbage away in the future breaks my heart!

September 15th, sunny.

Lin Cong is so efficient. I gave her the complete script, and she finished the revisions and sent me a sample in less than five days.

It's clear that she really values ​​this script, or rather, she takes the "Internet Addict's Diary" project very seriously.

I'm so ashamed. I was the screenwriter who should have been the one to pay the most attention, but I took the money and then completely ignored it.

This can't go on!

With Doraemon and my cheat codes, I'm not lacking in material things anymore. I should just take my work more seriously!

September 16th, cloudy.

Good heavens! It turns out that the script discussion meeting the day before yesterday wasn't just a casual event. The Legend of the Condor Heroes has been approved, and the producer is the bearded Zhang Jizhong.

According to Zhao Nana, the crew has completed location scouting and scriptwriting is underway. The next step is casting.

I was wondering why my Qinqin was specifically talking about "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"—it turns out it was to compete for a role.

From this perspective, the time she left me her phone number was more of a professional exchange, without much personal feeling involved.

I feel like I've just broken up with someone...

"September 17th, sunny day.

It was another Sunday, and as agreed, it was my turn to watch the shop for Old Zhao.

I have to say, it was a boring day.

From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., only 14 people entered the store. Five of them just browsed for a bit and left, three came to make phone calls, and the remaining six bought a variety of items, but in total, they only spent 32 yuan.

But that's normal.

The convenience store's profits mainly come from tobacco and alcohol, but with his huge debts, Old Zhao dares not stock such "high-end" goods.

This is a classic vicious cycle.

But I can't say anything, since I can't guarantee that the number of customers will skyrocket after we stock up."

"September 18th, heavy rain."

There was absolutely no business; no one would venture into this secluded alley on a rainy day.

Old Zhao was probably disheartened, because he closed the shop at noon and sent me upstairs.

Doraemon is very sad, but there's nothing I can do to comfort him.

Small shops like Old Zhao's, on the verge of closing down, could fetch at least 8000 to 1 yuan in Beijing. This is a change of times, beyond the control of any individual.

"September 19th, light rain."

After several days of revisions, I handed the latest "Not Watching the Spring Festival Gala" to Zhang Hua.

In the words of this old professor, it is comparable to top screenwriters and can be used as a template.

The literature professor was sarcastic; the way he looked at me changed drastically, as if to say:

Is there anything our literature department has done to offend you?

Why give the script to the acting department?

"Does that old man understand?"

"September 20th, still drizzling."

When word got out about the script, my classmates in the refresher course looked at me like I was a monster.

Su Xiao even scolded me for being an inhuman son, saying that I had betrayed the revolutionary friendship.

My feelings are a bit complicated.

After all, this is something I copied. The praise and sour grapes from those around me are incredibly embarrassing. But what's even more embarrassing is that I'll most likely have to keep copying.

Well, I sold the polished script to the [Future Store] today and earned 750 points, which is less than the score for "The Death of Red Hare".

How to put it? Unexpected, yet perfectly reasonable.

This is ultimately just a sitcom, and there's only one episode in the script. Getting 750 points is already a miracle. It's highly likely that the script contains the cultural element of the "Spring Festival Gala".

Current score: 2363.

A serious question arises: should I buy the [Opposite Sex Attraction Badge]?

September 21th, sunny.

The sun has finally come out.

If it keeps raining, I don't know what will happen, but Old Zhao will most likely commit suicide.

According to Doraemon, the convenience store did very well today, with many people coming in to buy things. Although the debt of 12 yuan is still a long way off, at least Old Zhao has something to look forward to.

Old Zhao spent the entire afternoon cleaning and organizing the shelves.

Seeing his positive energy, I felt too embarrassed to buy the "Opposite Sex Attraction Badge."

September 22th, sunny.

Professor Chen, who teaches "Fundamentals of Film Screenwriting," is sick, so the afternoon class was canceled and replaced with a self-study film screening and film review writing session.

I happily skipped class.

Of course, I have a legitimate reason, which is to research the "future store".

Although Doraemon has always kept this gadget in my room, I've never dared to try it out too much.

On the one hand, I'm afraid that if I buy these futuristic gadgets, people will find out and cause irreparable consequences; on the other hand, these are high-tech products after all, and if they break, I'll be devastated.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

The issue with the [Future Store] permissions has been clarified; it requires 5000 points to upgrade.

I've already spent 3950 points, and I'm not far from leveling up.

September 23th, sunny.

After more than ten days of deliberation, I finally decided to use Impression Drawing Paper.

Drawing "middle sections" is such a waste of time. Not only does it fail to improve your drawing skills, but it can also cause you to lose your passion for artistic creation due to prolonged copying.

Great artists cannot be ruined by this kind of mechanical work!

Okay, actually I'm short of money.

I paid back 2000 yuan to Doraemon after I owed him 8000 yuan, and with all the money I spent on eating and drinking during this period, I only have 5752 yuan left.

If my mom knew how fast I spend money, she'd definitely break my legs.

To be honest, the Impression Drawing Paper is not very user-friendly. If your imagination deviates even slightly, the picture will immediately go astray.

It took ten attempts to succeed, and I started to wonder if I should continue using this tool.

Sigh, I was right not to buy it because I thought cheap things were no good.

September 24th, sunny.

[Impression Drawing Paper] is so useful.

The document was over 400 pages long and mostly qualified. The man surnamed He gave me the money on the spot; it was 364 yuan in total.

In theory, all of them should be qualified. The reason there are still defective products is that I did it intentionally so as not to attract attention.

However, judging from He's reddened eyes, the pass rate of over 90% is still astonishing.

By the way, this guy's identity is indeed extraordinary; he can actually judge whether someone is qualified on the spot.

Sigh, to avoid exposing my abnormality, I made up several excuses beforehand and even bought a special "Huangmen Pill" to make people submit, but that guy surnamed He didn't even ask!

These pills only have a three-day shelf life, which means I lost 300 points!

September 25th, sunny.

I couldn't wait any longer, so I decided to spend 800 points to upgrade my privileges.

People shouldn't be too fussy; if you have a cheat code, you should use it!

However, you still need to carefully consider what to buy.

It shouldn't be too conspicuous, but it also shouldn't be useless.

I don't want to see the tragedy of "Huangmen Pills" happen again!