Don't be Like a Child

After saying goodbye to Le Yao, I returned to the attic and opened the door. I found Robben sitting on the rooftop with a guitar in his hand, but he wasn't practicing. The beer cans scattered around him made him look a little dispirited.

I handed him a cigarette and jumped onto the guardrail. I lit it and listened to the sound of the rain dripping on the awning. It was like a sad sob in the dark night, waiting for dawn.

"Why are you depressed again?" I asked with a smile.

Robben tore open a can of beer and handed it to me. It was as if our night only had cigarettes and beer. He said, "I'm depressed every day."

"Then you can be depressed. I've already decided to be a positive man."

"Is that so? Don't admit defeat easily."

Although Robben was teasing me, I didn't mind. I smiled and replied, "I will not." After a pause, I said seriously, "It's been more than three years since I graduated, but I still haven't accomplished anything. I feel quite empty when I see my classmates and friends getting married one by one."

Robben nodded and didn't say anything. He just threw away the empty beer can in his hand and took a deep puff of his cigarette.

I stood up from the guardrail and shouted at the huge but dark city below me, "I'm not playing anymore. I want to work every day, buy a house, marry a beautiful girl, and have someone to talk to and sleep with when I go home every day…"

Robben suddenly strummed the guitar, and a song called "Don't Be Foolish" came out of his mouth. Only then did I realize that Robben was f*cking mean!

...

The next day, I arrived at the company early in the morning. At the same time, Le Yao also came to our company and met with a manager in charge of the market at Gucci. When the manager first saw Le Yao, he praised her for her image and temperament, which was very suitable for the product positioning of Cuuci. I didn't doubt it. Although Le Yao was often carefree in front of us friends, when she entered the working state, she had a noble temperament. She was noble, fashionable, avant-garde, and a little mixed-race beauty. Therefore, Gucci decided to let Le Yao shoot a promotional poster for them. It's not necessarily a test of sincerity to our department store cooperation. It's mainly because Le Yao is suitable. This just highlights the brand awareness of international first-tier brands. They are often very careful in marketing and publicity.

At the same time that Le Yao was shooting posters for Gucci, the Vice President of Gucci China also signed a contract with our department store to set up a counter. The signing ceremony was very high-profile, and many media came to the signing ceremony. Pola Department Store had entered the ranks of the top department stores.

The high-profile signing ceremony this time is also for the marketing, warm-up, and promotion that I will be responsible for later. Therefore, the first real challenge in my life officially begins with the Gucci counter in our department store.

That night, our company hosted a banquet for the Vice President of Gucci in China and a number of accompanying staff. Of course, as one of the meritorious people, I was also invited. This made me feel a little flattered. You know, I have been working in the company for two years, but I really didn't speak much to the company's top management, let alone have dinner.

At the banquet, Chen Jingming praised me in front of the company's higher-ups. At the end of the banquet, the executive vice president of Pola Department Store, Li Junren, personally came to me and patted my shoulder, "Young man, I will remember you."

Of course, this was just a reminder. If I want the company's higher-ups to really take it seriously, I need to seize this rare opportunity and do my best to do this marketing campaign well to create value for the company.

...

After leaving the celebration party, I went to look for Le Yao. Having completed the Gucci filming mission, she will leave Suzhou tomorrow and return to Heng Dian to continue her career.

We sat next to a section of the railway. The railway extended infinitely in the direction of the wind in the dark night. It looked so free, but I knew that perhaps the next city would be the end of this section of the railway.

A rare green train carrying a group of seemingly lonely people rushed past our eyes, leaving only light and smell behind.

Le Yao was wearing thick clothes and sat beside me. There was some distance between our bodies, and this distance made us more and more like friends.

I tucked my clothes and lit a cigarette. I said to Le Yao, "When you return to the production team, don't let anyone bully you anymore."

Le Yao hugged her knees with both hands and looked at another passing train in a daze. After a long time, she nodded and said to me, "Yes... You have to work hard too."

"Yes... In fact, I feel quite guilty, because of me, you have to suffer a big grievance and was wronged. These days whenever I sleep at night, I always want to hit that actress."

"Don't be like a child," Le Yao said with a smile, "Actually, I don't want to think about it anymore."

"Then what are you thinking?"

"I don't want to think about anything. If I think too much, I'll be sad."

I agree with Le Yao's words, but can she really do it? At least, I often bring my soul, which is confined by my body of flesh and blood, to let my imagination run wild. The more I think about it, the more painful it is.

After a long silence, I took out an envelope from my bag and handed it to Le Yao, "This is your reward this time. It's a total of 10,000 yuan."

"Why are there so many?"

"Our manager said that as long as you can take the time to participate in the filming this time, he is willing to pay three times the salary personally. Take it." I handed the envelope to Le Yao.

Le Yao took the envelope and stuffed it into her handbag. After that, we kept silent until we separated. However, we saw many trains whistling past with the wind.

...

On the way back, it was just past 10 o'clock. In fact, Le Yao and I didn't sit on the train rail's side for too long, but our hearts followed the rapid train for a long time.

When I returned to my residence, I realized that Robben didn't go to the bar tonight. When I was about to open the door, a woman's voice came from inside the room. It might be Lili, who he brought back last time, or it might be another woman.

I didn't want to disturb them, but I had nowhere to go. After sitting downstairs for a while, I finally remembered that I had promised Mi Cai a few days ago to help her get rid of those cockroach corpses. I might as well help her get rid of them now.

I called Mi Cai and she told me she was still living in Liu An Scenic Garden because she was waiting for me to get rid of the cockroaches in that old house.

I told her that I had time to solve it now, and she immediately expressed that she had time now as well. So we rushed to the old house at the same time from both directions of the city.