Not to mention Xu Ruxuan's inner struggle and helplessness, whether she will eventually become a signed artist of Yuanfang Media, to be honest, Zhou Fangyuan doesn't care at all.

Not long after he hung up Xu Ruxuan's phone, he received a phone call.

The phone call was from Zhang Bing, and on the phone, Zhang Bing told Zhou Fangyuan something anxiously.

"Okubo leaving?"

After Zhou Fangyuan listened, the expression on his face did not change at all, and he couldn't even see the obvious unhappy look, as if he had heard something that had nothing to do with him at all.

"Yes, Mr. Zhou, he said that if he continues to be here, it is tantamount to ruining his career, and he wants to go back and redevelop his career, you see......"

"Where is he now?"

Zhou Fangyuan asked.

"He's right next to me, and I'm dragging him. ”

Zhang Bing said, and sure enough, as soon as his voice fell, Okubo's voice rang on the other side of the phone. I don't know what he's talking in the vernacular, but in short, he's noisy, and he vows not to give up until he reaches his goal.

"You can ask him what he means?"

Zhou Fangyuan said, the brush didn't even pause for half a minute, which showed that this matter couldn't shake his current mind at all.

"My question, he said that he still wants to do comic creation by himself, he said that his current work does not have any creativity at all, this kind of work will make him lose the ability to innovate and make him lose his qualification as a cartoonist, so ......"

"So he's going back, ignoring the previous contract?"

Zhou Fangyuan asked with a smile.

"Uh...... Mr. Zhou, I told him about this, but he said......"

"He said that he can compensate for liquidated damages? That's right, I take care of food and housing every day, and the salary I pay is also high, and he can really barely pay the liquidated damages, okay, Zhang Bing, don't stop him, he will let him go if he wants to go, anyway, he is not the only cartoonist, as long as I am willing to spend money to poach people, where can I find a few cartoonists? You only need to ask him a few questions now, first, even if he goes back now, how can he guarantee that his work will be popular, how can he guarantee that his comics will be successful. Second, he thinks that we have a large audience base here, or a large audience base on their side, and the market on both sides is larger, combined with the number of specific cartoonists, you let him think about it himself, in the end, it is easier for him to gain a large number of readers over there. Third, he has persevered for so long, the serial is about to end, and the fixed task I gave him will end soon, but he chose to leave at this time, you ask him for me, is he stupid? I just wait on the phone, you ask directly, and give me his answer after asking. ”

After Zhou Fangyuan finished speaking, he put the phone directly on his lap, looked at the plaster statue in the distance, aimed at it with a pencil and eyes, and then continued to draw.

Everyone else in the room looked at him with surprised eyes, but Zhou Fangyuan didn't care, this kind of thing had been experienced a long time ago I don't know how many times, he was numb now.

About two minutes later, he vaguely heard a voice from the microphone, he picked up the mobile phone, and just heard Zhang Bing saying "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou?" on the other side.

"Say, I'll listen. ”

Zhou Fangyuan said lightly.

"Well, Mr. Zhou, I have already asked him, he thought about it and agreed to stay. ”

There was laughter in Zhang Bing's voice, and it was obvious that Okubo was very happy to stay. For nothing else, he has now been in charge of all aspects of Okubo's life and work in Huaxia, like a senior assistant. For Zhang Bing, who has been in the society before, has no serious work, and has no normal income, he is very satisfied with such a relatively stable work and life now.

If Okubo really chooses to return to his own country, Zhang Bing will inevitably not be able to go with him, and without Okubo, his ability will not be useful, then what awaits him is likely to be to lose his current job, or even lose his job completely...... This is completely unacceptable to him, so if you want to say who is most anxious about this matter, Zhang Bing is obviously much more anxious than Zhou Fangyuan.

"Just agree, is there anything else to do?"

"Uh, no, no. ”

Click.

Zhou Fangyuan hung up the phone directly.

However, although the expression on his face did not change, he was still somewhat dissatisfied with Okubo's sudden desire to go back. And in addition to being dissatisfied, he is more worried, to be honest, Okubo's painting style is quite good, Zhou Fangyuan is not only a personal favorite, he also hopes that several of his important works can also be reflected in such a painting style.

That's why he brought Okubo over very early and provided him with all the environment and conditions he needed.

As a result, Okubo suddenly offered to go back, and although he temporarily dismissed this idea, it was clear that it was basically impossible to expect Okubo to completely abandon this idea.

After thinking about it, Zhou Fangyuan directly picked up the phone and dialed a number, "Hey, third brother, let me ask you something, how is that Zhang Bing doing recently?"

"It's not bad, what's wrong, isn't he doing well?"

The third brother asked.

"No, it's like this......"

Zhou Fangyuan then briefly said the call he had just received.

"Third brother, go to the Fine Arts Department of Peking University to contact them, see if they have any fresh graduates who want to work in the comic industry, and there is a recruitment advertisement in the city, as long as they are willing to engage in the comic career, they can be recruited, and when the time comes, find a few trustworthy, good level and talent, to replace Zhang Bing as a creative assistant. Now those few directly let them get out, stupid only know how to draw backgrounds, they can't learn anything for so long, what's the use of asking them?

That Okubo, he wants to leave, it's okay, but before leaving, we have to learn his painting style, and this matter will be left to you, third brother, you have to care. ”

"Don't worry, of course I'll take care of your affairs, but Xiaoyuan, hasn't he already been persuaded to come down? ”

"Who knows? What if he's going to leave in a few days?"

"But if that's the case, I'm afraid I won't be able to learn anything in just a few days. ”

"A few days is not enough, even if he is determined to leave, I can keep him for at least another three months, or even half a year. It's three months to half a year, we have to cultivate a batch of substitutes, in short, the third brother, this is not a big deal, you pay a little attention, put the recruitment in the first place, you choose the specific person to be the assistant, and then occasionally monitor the progress, you don't have to worry about other things, and then I have other arrangements. ”

"Well, I'll listen to you. ”

The third brother said, and then Zhou Fangyuan hung up the phone.

When he looked up again, he found that the others were looking at him with more amazed eyes than usual.

"What's going on?"

Zhou Fangyuan asked with a smile.

"Tut, the big boss is different, look at this style, look at this posture, it's amazing, it's really amazing. ”

Li Yuechao shook his head and sighed lightly.

"Wow, Mr. Zhou, I admire you so much, can you sign it for me?"

Duan Xiao's expression was particularly exaggerated, and that expression was really a little less beaten.

"Forehead ......"

Zhou Fangyuan glared at him, "Get out, don't be so numb with me, I can't stand it." ”

"Oh, oops, the big boss has the courage of a big boss, people can't stand it......"

Duan Xiao's commotion is really boundless, Zhou Fangyuan has a deep understanding in his last life, this guy has been performing very well in this life, that is, since he came to the capital, this commotion has only begun to appear little by little, and it will reach the extreme after New Year's Day next year, and there has been no change in his life for more than ten years, even if Zhou Fangyuan was married and had children before he was reborn, this temper has not changed at all.

"What, big boss, invite us to a meal at noon, look at our hungry faces are yellow, skinny, big boss, don't you help us? You have been flying all over the world recently, eating fragrant and drinking spicy food, brothers are waiting to be fed here, you have to help!"

Duan Xiao saw that Zhou Fangyuan ignored him, his eyes rolled, and he leaned over again. And deliberately pinched the tone, like a big male sister, pouting her ass and squeezing Zhou Fangyuan's body.

"I said, don't do this, you have something to say. ”

"No, no, no, people just don't!"

"It's okay to eat, it's okay, can I please? I'll please! Big brother, you can stop for a moment. ”

"Wow, do you really want to have a treat? I love you so much, come, let me peep one!"

Duan Xiao suddenly turned around, holding Zhou Fangyuan's head with both hands, pouting and about to kiss him.

Zhou Fangyuan's face changed slightly, and he subconsciously hid back.

Duan Xiao hugged his head, just to kiss.

One wanted to get closer, the other wanted to stay away, and the two were at a stalemate.

At that moment, the door suddenly opened.

"Oh, don't say it, I know what to do!"

Lin Yueya walked in impatiently.

"You kid, why are you talking to me? I say this for your own good, why are you ...... Just ......"

After that, Teacher Ji couldn't say it at all, she was already stunned by the scene in front of her.

Not to mention her, even Lin Yueya's eyes widened in surprise.

Because from their point of view, at this moment, the two people in the room are ...... Correct...... Anyway, that's it, that's what they saw anyway, they were two big men, but they looked like they wanted to kiss each other.

Lin Yueya's little face turned red suddenly, and she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at the situation in the room.

Teacher Ji's face was also a little red, but he was more annoyed, "Duan Xiao, what are you doing!"

"Teacher Ji, we're just kidding......"

Duan Xiao hurriedly let go of his hand and said with a smile.

"Nonsense? Do you play nonsense like this? You call it nonsense! You don't paint well, you do this and that in the studio all day long, you look at your own works, do you say you have made progress recently......

Teacher Ji fully turned on the lesson mode, and directly educated Duan Xiao fiercely.

Zhou Fangyuan was silent beside him, he was afraid of being affected.

As a result, Lin Yueya sat beside him and poked him with her fingers, and he let out a sneering laugh. This laughter, Mr. Ji couldn't hear it, so he saw the hell. But Teacher Ji didn't say anything abnormally, just grabbed Duan Xiao alone and kept educating him.

Looking at Duan Xiao's loveless look, Zhou Fangyuan just wanted to laugh out loud.

As a result, Teacher Ji's training lasted more than half an hour, and when she finished reprimanding the old man, Duan Xiao's eyes were straight, and he felt as if his soul had suffered a devastating blow. Fortunately, the meat allowed him to recover quickly. When Zhou Fangyuan said that he would invite them to a buffet at noon, before anyone else could say anything, Duan Xiao had already jumped up from the ground excitedly, and instantly resurrected with full blood.

Children of this age, in fact, it really doesn't matter if they eat well or badly, even if Zhou Fangyuan takes them to a five-star hotel, they may not be able to eat happily, and they may not be able to really distinguish the difference between a five-star hotel and a street stall, of course, the things in a five-star hotel are definitely better than the things at the street stalls, but where is the specific deliciousness, ordinary students basically can't say.

Moreover, the decoration of the five-star hotel is too high-end, for ordinary people, they will feel uncomfortable.

So since Zhou Fangyuan said that he wanted to treat him, he directly chose a buffet that was closer to the public. After all, the capital is the capital, and there is already a Korean-style barbecue buffet here, not far from Zhou Fangyuan's studio. However, there are not many people, mainly because the price of a meal is not cheap. A person wants sixty or seventy, don't forget, this is sixty or seventy in this era, a meal is sixty or seventy a person, no matter how much people can eat, they can't eat it back, and there are many ordinary residential communities and students around, expecting them to spend sixty or seventy to eat a meal alone, it's not impossible, but this situation is too rare.

So although this store does not have no customers, there are really not many customers.

As soon as he entered the door, Duan Xiao went crazy, this thing likes to eat meat the most, he can eat any meat, basically he is the kind of person who is not happy without meat, and smiles when he sees meat. The barbecue buffet was his favorite, and he had said before that he would come here for a meal anyway after his mother sent over the living expenses next month. Zhou Fangyuan fulfilled his little wish in advance, and let him eat here today.

And Duan Xiao didn't disappoint him, the meat slices were served one plate at a time, the fried chicken thighs were also on one plate at a time, and there were all kinds of other meat dishes, what sweet and sour tenderloin, what lamb skewers, what spicy chicken, anyway, as long as it was meat, there was nothing he didn't eat. In just a few minutes, he had more meat in front of him than the others combined.

Li Yuechao was a little more reserved, but he also took more than Zhou Fangyuan, at least he took fried chicken legs, all kinds of barbecue, as well as shells, squid, shrimp and other aquatic products, Li Yuechao likes to eat seafood. Of course, there is no high-quality seafood here, but at least there is still food in the water, which is Li Yuechao's favorite.

As for Dapeng, I'm sorry, his way of thinking Zhou Fangyuan is really difficult to understand, although they have been classmates in two lives, he still can't understand it at all. Dapeng doesn't eat meat, he doesn't eat vegetables, he directly makes a lot of all kinds of snacks and cakes, Zhou Fangyuan remembers that he usually doesn't like to eat these things, what's wrong with this today?

Zhou Fangyuan and Lin Yueya eat the most elegantly and eat the least.

To tell the truth, Zhou Fangyuan was about to get tired of eating this thing of barbecue buffet, when the first barbecue buffet in Beitong appeared in the previous life, he went to eat five meals a week, of course, with different people, there were classmates, at the same time, and a little girl who was there at the time, but after a week, he was a little injured at that time.

For months after that, as long as he asked about the smell of fried meat, he couldn't stand it.

It took a long time to slowly regain his appetite for barbecue, so now that he sees the barbecue buffet, he feels so-so. And buffet this kind of thing, it can be said that no matter how much you eat, it is difficult to eat back, ordinary people come to eat buffet, mainly to eat that atmosphere, and what you want to eat, there are many varieties of dishes, only a few people are holding the purpose of eating back into the cafeteria.

Duan Xiao is such a person, but Zhou Fang is far from it, at least he is not now.

Lin Yueya is even more so, the little girl loves beauty and thinness, not to mention meat, but she eats less vegetables.

As a result, after a meal, Zhou Fangyuan and Lin Yueya watched Duan Xiao and Li Yuechao go crazy on the side, Dapeng was also quite crazy, after eating the cake and eating ice cream, after eating ice cream and marshmallows, after eating marshmallows and drinks, this thing is not worried about diabetes in one meal, so many staple foods and high-sugar foods to eat, in the end, Zhou Fangyuan was frightened, and he didn't dare to let Dapeng continue to eat.

The meal lasted for nearly two hours, and finally Duan Xiao left the restaurant by holding on to the wall.

He ate too much, he ate more than 20 slices of bacon alone, all kinds of fat beef and pork belly added up to twenty or thirty slices, fried chicken wings ate seventeen or eighteen, fried clams served three plates, this can be counted, and it is difficult to say how many more cannot be counted.

Li Yuechao was second only to Duan Xiao, and he ate a lot, just for their plates, the waiter came to clean them seven or eight times before cleaning them.

When they finally left, the waiter's gaze changed when he saw the two of them, becoming a kind of admiration with admiration, admiration with emotion, emotion with fear, fear with a little sympathy, and finally a little "look at the fool" like a gaze, in short, it was very complicated.

However, these two goods must have eaten their share back, and they also ate some of Zhou Fangyuan and Lin Yueya's part, in short, it is absolutely not a loss to drink a meal, and this money is worth it.

On the way back, Zhou Fangyuan wanted to buy them some stomach and diet tablets, but was rejected by Duan Xiao and Li Yuechao at the same time.

"Hey, we're still young people, what's this thing!"

"That's it, don't judge us with your old people's mind, we're fine!"

Anyone can put teeth, but after going back, they will feel better, and in the end, Zhou Fangyuan quietly bought two boxes of digestive medicines, and then handed them over to Dapeng.

"I'm not going back today, you're going to pay attention to the store, if something goes wrong with these two goods, you have to let them drink the medicine quickly, if not, call me, you know? Also, you take these wolfberries back to soak in water, you have eaten so many high-sugar foods today, you are going to end up eating diabetes, your parents have to hate me to death." ”

Zhou Fangyuan said helplessly.

In fact, he also knew that if Dapeng really had a problem eating, a few wolfberries soaked in water would be basically useless. But then again, Dapeng's body is still very well-proportioned, he is not fat, and he usually eats not as immortal as he does today, so he shouldn't have a problem.

Sending the three of them back to the dormitory, Zhou Fangyuan took Lin Yueya out of here and rushed towards the direction of the overpass.

He had already promised Lin Yueya to take her to watch cross talk, but she had never had a chance before, but this afternoon was nothing, the two sold two drinks, came to the teahouse, and the cross talk was being performed on stage, they bought tickets and walked in.

The performance on stage is Guo Gang and Yu Qian, the cross talk they cooperated on is "Dream of the Western Expedition" that Zhou Fangyuan listened to many times in the previous life, many of the scenes in it are huge, such as "Five-star General Corporal James", and then for example, the helicopter that shakes the window, throws shoes to confirm the direction, etc., in short, Guo Gang's cross talk jokes in this period are really classic. Some of his own things have been added to it, and it is full of laughter, and people who listen to it for the first time basically don't laugh.

Just look at Lin Yueya, the little girl was so red with a smile that she couldn't get angry, or Zhou Fangyuan kept patting her on the back, so she didn't pass out without taking a breath. But she couldn't ask for the drink in her hand, she laughed so hard that the hand holding the drink cup shook like a sieve, and the drink was scattered on the table.

They changed the table and asked the staff of the teahouse to give them some melon seeds and tea or something, just as this cross talk ended, Guo Gang and Yu Qian walked towards the backstage. After a few steps they stopped, pretending to mean something, and then walked out again.

This time, what they are talking about is the classic joke "Red Affair Meeting" at the other end, which is also one of Zhou Fangyuan's favorite jokes back then.

These jokes are actually old jokes from the past, but Guo Gang has made a new compilation of the old jokes, and this time there is some help from Zhou Fangyuan, he is afraid that because of his appearance, what if the classic jokes become no longer classic? So he proposed to add some particularly important burdens, although even if he didn't say it, Guo Gang would probably still make the jokes like in the previous life.

But now that Zhou Fangyuan has mixed it up, on the one hand, he can ensure that there will be no problems with the joke, and he also pretended to be a little forced by the way, why not do it.

"Red Affair Meeting" is no worse than "Dream of the Western Expedition", Lin Yueya laughed again, leaning forward and back, and her little tongue was exposed. Zhou Fangyuan watched from the side, and began to wonder if it was the right choice to bring her here, he was really afraid that the little girl would laugh and turn her back on her anger.

Fortunately, Lin Yueya didn't really go away, but when the cross talk performance ended, she laughed so much that her cheeks hurt, and she covered her little face and cried and laughed, which made Zhou Fangyuan cry and laugh on the side.