Serving The Country

The advertisement began with an exciting drum beat. Qin Guan nearly collapsed on the couch. The edited clip made him regret accepting the job.

After the rhythmic beat, a messy site that looked like it had just survived a typhoon appeared on TV. A serious voice delivered a pained speech.

"If there were no hard-working community service volunteers around us..."

"If there was no interest in the common good..."

"Then this miserable scene would be America's future."

Qin Guan and Cong Nianwei felt terribly awkward as they watched the advertisement. They both had a different response to the next scene.

"If you are smart enough though, you will act just as he is."

The camera slowly zoomed in on the library. Qin Guan grinned at the audience, revealing his white teeth. His face, which occupied the whole screen, looked very honest.

"You can help children with their homework..."

"You can clean the park and enjoy the fresh air..."