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Half a year passed in a blink of an eye, and the time came to 2003.

Wang Yang got married to Li Ping, the chubby girl in the movie who is good at cooking. After that, he never got involved in the business activities of "New Dream".

Meng Xiaojun is similar, running around all day in second-tier cities such as Shenyang, Chongqing, and Wuhan, helping those who want to open English schools.

Cheng Dongqing started the days of "monopoly", until one day, EES in the United States sued "New Dream", and the other party's point of view was that "New Dream" pirated some TOEFL test materials from EES.

Or, "New Dream" will suspend classes, and the two sides will fight a protracted lawsuit. Or, he will go to the United States and fight hand-to-hand with EES to see if a consensus acceptable to both parties can be reached.

Just like in the movie, when Cheng Dongqing felt helpless, Meng Xiaojun came back, and Wang Yang also came back.

Meng Xiaojun is here to help Cheng Dongqing tide over the difficulties, because they created the "new dream" by themselves. If they are hit and depressed because of this incident, not only will they lose money, but it will also be a serious blow to their lives.

As for Wang Yang, Wang Yang also said something similar, but Cheng Dongqing always felt that what he said was a little insincere, and it could be said that the ulterior motive was not in the wine.

Contradictions, confrontations, incomprehension... These things are not important compared to the difficulties in front of us.

This time, in order to face the difficulties from the outside world, the three chose to face them together.

...

After a few days.

New York, USA.

As Principal Cheng, known as the "Godfather of Studying Abroad", he set foot on American soil for the first time in more than 40 years. Looking at the high-rise buildings and the torrent of steel outside the window, he couldn't help feeling emotional and bewildered.

Meng Xiaojun is quite familiar with this city, especially the block where the car is currently located.

"Wang Yang, where are you taking us?"

"A place to eat."

Meng Xiaojun frowned when he heard the words, and talked with the EES people all morning, but there was no progress. If he had to use one word to describe the meeting process, it should be "talking with ducks". Americans insist that "New Dream" steals EES. The test questions, for students from China to gain an unfair advantage in the TOEFL test, not to mention the theft of the test questions, to help Chinese students gain an unfair advantage is unacceptable to the three, and the amount of compensation EES claims is too high.

At $15 million, that's more than what New Dreams could gain from relying on those test questions.

When Meng Xiaojun was struggling with how to negotiate in the afternoon, the car stopped by the side of the road. Wang Yang said, "Here we are." He opened the door and walked out. He put aside his thoughts, got off the car after Cheng Dongqing, and looked up at the restaurant in front of him. At that time, the whole person was stunned.

"Hey, Wang Yang, can't you eat Western food? You know I can't get used to it."

"How can you eat Chinese food in the United States, unless you want to eat scrambled eggs with cloyingly sweet tomatoes."

For the conversation between the two, Meng Xiaojun remained indifferent, staring blankly at the western restaurant opposite.

That's right, this is the restaurant where he worked as a handyman when he was poor. How could Wang Yang bring them here to eat? To humiliate him?

"Meng Xiaojun, didn't you say you were going to be hungry? Why are you standing there in a daze?"

"Wang Yang, why did you bring us to this restaurant?"

"It doesn't look classy, ​​does it?" Wang Yang said, "Actually...someone recommended it."

"Who recommended it?"

"A schoolmate." He gave a very vague answer, opened the door and walked in.

Seeing this, Meng Xiaojun could only calm down and walked into the restaurant with Cheng Dongqing.

The woman who deducted his tips back then was still working in the store, and she didn't seem to recognize his identity, so she enthusiastically asked them to sit by the window and asked them what they wanted to eat with a small notebook.

Meng Xiaojun ordered the pastrami rye burger, which he used to love.

Wang Yang didn't pay attention to eating at all, and kept looking into the counter, which aroused Cheng Dongqing's suspicion. After turning his head to look for a while, his face changed, he got up from the chair, pointed to the opposite side to take the computer, The blond woman who taps says, "She...she...she's..."

"What's wrong?" Meng Xiaojun followed his gaze, his expression getting more and more exciting.

He finally knew why Wang Yang brought them here, because the blonde woman was none other than Wang Yang's girlfriend in college, the American journalist LUCY.

But why is LUCY here, and judging from the current situation, it seems to be the proprietress of the western restaurant.

Perhaps their gazes were too hot, Lucy sensed it, and looked towards the eyes of the three of them. When she noticed Wang Yang's face, her expression gradually froze, but she quickly realized that she pushed open the door leading to the counter and the back door. He opened the kitchen's waist door and walked up to the three of them.

"Wang Yang? Is it really you?"

It was obvious that she was glad to meet him here.

"It's me, are you okay?"

"I am fine, and you."

"I am fine too."

Embarrassment followed by brief happiness.

Cheng Dongqing was very sensible, she winked at Meng Xiaojun, and the two changed tables.

LUCY told the waiter to serve two cups of coffee first.

"How do you know I'm here?"

Wang Yang said: "I didn't know you were here, but someone recommended this restaurant to me, saying that if I have the opportunity to come to the United States, I must come here and have a seat, otherwise I will definitely regret it."

"who's that person?"

"A netizen."

Lucy was silent for a while, then turned and walked back to the bar, took out a business card from the drawer and handed it to Wang Yang.

"I remember you said that Chinese people like to return gifts to others."

Wang Yang took the business card in his hand and flipped it back and forth: "Chinatown, Tiansheng Law Firm?"

"What's this?"

"If you encounter difficulties in the United States, you can go here to find someone to help."

Meng Xiaojun was speechless as the two exchanged charades. He couldn't help but stood up and asked, "Lucy, aren't you a reporter? Why did you come to be the owner of this western restaurant?"

LUCY said: "I quit my job as a reporter when I came back from China, until the year of divorce, someone gave it to me as a birthday present."

"Who is so generous."

"a friend."

Obviously, LUCY didn't want to talk.

"Let's go." Wang Yang stood up.

"Let's go, don't you want to eat anymore?" Cheng Dongqing didn't understand that he was going crazy, and it was fine if he didn't let him eat. He has been obsessed with LUCY all these years, and now that he is destined to meet again, he doesn't want to stay longer, but stands up and leaves. Is this an expression of loyalty to Li Ping?

"If you are told to go, then go, why are there so many nonsense."

Seeing that Wang Yang was in a hurry, Cheng Dongqing could only eat less than one-third of the bacon and egg burger without letting go, and walked out of the restaurant with Meng Xiaojun.

"Wang Yang, something is wrong with you."

When the three returned to the car, Cheng Dongqing looked at the face in the rearview mirror with a puzzled expression.

Wang Yang handed over the business card that Lucy gave him just now.

Cheng Dongqing was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

"Aren't we going to have a lawsuit with EES? Don't you think it's a coincidence that Lucy gave me such a business card as soon as we met?" Wang Yang explained to the two of them why he didn't chat more with his old lover while driving. In other words, the reason why he left in a hurry without even caring about eating.

"It may be... Although she returned to the United States, she has been paying attention to 'New Dream', or your matter."

"Cheng Dongqing, you are too good at associating."

At this time, Meng Xiaojun, who had been silent in the back seat, spoke.

"Do you know the relationship between the western restaurant I went to just now?"

Cheng Dongqing looked over with a puzzled face, and Wang Yang took a deep look at him through the rearview mirror.

"The western restaurant I went to just now is the shop where I worked as a handyman."

A simple sentence brought Cheng Dongqing and Wang Yang a flood of feelings.

"No way..." Cheng Dongqing asked Wang Yang, "Who is that alumnus of yours?"

"Just a girl who chased me in college."

...

Soon, the three came to Chinatown.

Compared with other neighborhoods, the faces of people of yellow race account for the majority here, with various light boxes and signs hanging around, Taste Kitchen, Guangzeng Restaurant, Hongpeng Optical Shop, Lili Beauty Center, Xiyunlai Tea House...

Guided by their business cards, the three of them came to the front of a two-story building called Huatu Lawyer Building. In addition to the telephone number and business scope, the plaque also specifically marked the words "provide free legal advice for Chinese people."

Stepping into the house, there are several Chinese sitting in the spacious and bright hall, and the staff in black suits are serving them tea.

There was a sweet-looking girl standing behind the simple and elegant bar. She was lowering her head to sort out the documents, but she noticed that the three of them raised their heads after entering the door, and said with a smile: "Three gentlemen, how can I help you? "

While looking at the layout of the front hall, Wang Yang walked up to the girl and handed over the business card in his hand.

"The proprietress of RUSS\u0026amp;DAUGHTERS CAFE gave me a business card, saying that you can help us."

The girl took the business card and looked at it a few times: "Sir, what's your surname."

"My surname is Wang, and my name is Yang."

"Mr. Wang, please wait a moment."

The girl went up to the second floor with her business card, and within half a minute, she went back and forth, followed by a woman with a very oppressive face.

Cheng Dongqing's eyes stared straight, because she was none other than the person who had troubled her for more than 20 years, Su Mei.

It's been four years since the last time, and I didn't expect to meet her here.

"Su Mei, is that you?"

Wang Yang yelled in surprise, and muttered in a low voice: "I knew things were not that simple."

"I thought you would delay for a while, come up."

They all thought that Su Mei would yell at Meng Xiaojun when she saw Meng Xiaojun, and even kick him out, but things turned out better than expected, just like before, she just gave the very ugly person a very cold look, and led them upstairs go.

"You guys go up, I'll smoke a cigarette outside."

Su Mei is Lin Yue's woman. Since she opened a law firm here, what about Lin Yue? Can it be far?

Now that "New Dream" is not on the market and has been sued by EES, coupled with the previous reporting, Meng Xiaojun is of course embarrassed to go upstairs.

"good."

Cheng Dongqing could understand his thoughts, nodded, and walked up behind Wang Yang.

"Sit down, what do you drink? Coffee or tea?"

Su Mei was not surprised by Meng Xiaojun's withdrawal, and asked the two to sit down in a separate living room, then turned to make drinks.

"Tea." Cheng Dongqing looked at her back with a slightly complicated expression.

"A friend who came back from China gave me some Xinyang Maojian, try it." She put two cups of tea in front of Cheng Dongqing and Wang Yang, pulled a chair and sat down: "I know about you , how are the negotiations going?"

Cheng Dongqing said: "EES demands compensation of 15 million US dollars."

"Oh, that's true." She rummaged under the coffee table, took out a folder and pushed it in front of Cheng Dongqing: "This is the relevant information I collected, and it will be useful in a lawsuit."

Wang Yang said, "This matter...you already knew about it?"

Su Mei said: "Lin Yue asked me to prepare in advance?"

"I didn't come here, I forgot that you are a master of laws." Cheng Dongqing had mixed feelings, as if every time he and Wang Yang encountered difficulties, that person would appear in front of them on time and give them a hand.

"What about him?"

"I brought Liangqin and Xiaoqin back to China, and I've been away for a week." Su Mei put her hands flat on her knees: "There is an important agreement to be signed recently."

"So we came here by accident."

"You can say that."

Wang Yang said in a low voice: "This guy, he didn't say a word when he returned home."

Su Mei said, "Don't you understand his character?"

Also, if he wanted to hide from someone, it would be difficult to find any clues even if he turned over the land of the whole world.

"What's going on with RUSS\u0026amp;DAUGHTERS CAFE?"

"You guessed it right, that restaurant is his divorce gift to LUCY, so that when you come to the United States, you will have a place to eat and chat."

Cheng Dongqing smiled: "Does it look like it?"

Wang Yang was puzzled: "What does it look like?"

"Does it look like the booklet full of jokes that he left me when he left Yanjing in 1988? And this." He patted the folder on the table again.

Wang Yang thought for a while and understood what he meant.

That guy always seems to be able to figure everything out and make arrangements in advance.

jingle bell~

With the ringing of the phone, Cheng Dongqing took out her cell phone and looked at it, then looked at the watch dial: "The hearing in the afternoon is about to begin."

Wang Yang stood up and said, "Su Mei, since we know that you are here to open a law firm, we can feel at ease. In this way, Cheng Dongqing and I will deal with the EES people first, and we will have a good get together later."

"Okay, remember to call me when you're done."

Su Mei got up and sent her downstairs.

five minutes later.

Cheng Dongqing's words were astonishing.

"I think it's time to push 'New Dream' to market."

Meng Xiaojun was looking at the scenery outside the window, but he was stunned when he heard this, thinking he was hallucinating.

Wang Yang looked over in astonishment: "Why?"

He didn't understand why Cheng Dongqing suddenly changed his mind.

Cheng Dongqing said: "Don't you find it strange? For so many years, he is always waiting for us in front. Xiaojun is right. The three of us have been living in his shadow. Today I want to make a decision by myself. "

Wang Yang: "..."

Cheng Dongqing continued: "And don't you think this hearing can just make American investors pay attention to the 'New Dream'?"

Meng Xiaojun said, "Cheng Dongqing, you finally figured it out."

"Let's go and conquer America."

Cheng Dongqing looked out the window, but what answered him was the sound of car horns one after another. It turned out that it was a red light when he spoke just now. Wang Yang was surprised by his decision. He didn't pay attention to the traffic signal pole, and he didn't pass in time. It's a long list, it's no wonder others don't rush with them.

"SORRY~"

Wang Yang said sorry, stepped on the accelerator to accelerate, but because he was not familiar with the clutch stroke, the engine stalled.

beep~beep~

beep...

The horns of the vehicles behind were blared.

Meng Xiaojun said, "Did you do it on purpose?"

Wang Yang made an innocent face: "No."

The following process was similar to that in the movie. Cheng Dongqing made a statement at the hearing.

Meng Xiaojun was amazed by the willingness to go all out, and the EES people were also stunned, because they did not expect that this Chinese turtle, who set foot on the United States for the first time, would use EES to sue "New Dream" for listing on the US stock market. Build momentum.

Undoubtedly, the greater the amount claimed by EES, the more profitable "New Dream" will be. How could Wall Street capital miss this good opportunity to earn a vote.

...

half year later.

Yenching University.

The wind blows the fallen leaves, raising the scent of late autumn. The students on the campus embrace the textbooks, or hurry, or travel together, talking about the topics they are interested in.

Near the office building, students came from all directions and walked into the hall quickly, as if they were going to participate in some activities, afraid that they would not have their own seats if they went late.

An old man in a dark blue tunic took out empty soda cans and mineral water bottles from the trash can and put them into the burlap bag next to him. A tricycle was parked not far away.

"Hey, old man, do you want this?"

Wang Yang handed over the plastic bottle of Master Kong's iced black tea that he had just emptied.

"Yes, yes." The old man grabbed the sack and signaled him to throw it inside.

"It's you?"

Although twenty years have passed and everything here has changed a lot, the wrinkled face on the opposite side still overlaps with the face of the man who threatened to kill him twenty years ago.

"Nie Weiming?"

The old man raised his face and looked at the three people standing opposite him with a puzzled expression, as if saying, "Do I know you?"

"See, I don't know each other anymore." Wang Yang glanced at Meng Xiaojun and Cheng Dongqing, and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you don't know me, the person on the bulletin board in front has never been forgotten."

He was referring to the poster posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of the office building, which had a photo of the translator who gave a speech in the second venue this afternoon.

That was the person Nie Weiming would never forget in his life, because it was that person who sent him to prison and lost his job at Yenching University.

"Let's go." Wang Yang gave Nie Weiming a pitiful look rather than a sarcasm, beckoning them to move on.

"Twenty years ago, Yanjing University kicked him out of the school, and twenty years later, he was invited back to the campus. Is there anything more ridiculous than this?"

When passing the bulletin board downstairs in the office building, Wang Yang looked at the face on it and expressed emotion.

Cheng Dongqing said, "Aren't you the same?"

"I'm different from him." Wang Yang said, "My money can turn ghosts around, but he..."

A building under construction at Yenching University was named after Wang Yang, because after "New Dream" went public, Cheng Dongqing and him reduced their holdings of a certain share of the stock and donated the money obtained from the cash to the School of Foreign Languages ​​of Yenching University.

In Cheng Dongqing's words, it was written into the school history 20 years ago, and we will write it again today.

What about Lin Yue...

His achievements are not comparable to a teaching building at all.

Wang Yang can imagine how embarrassing it would be for the president of Yenching University to invite him back to give a speech, but it may not be. After all, denying his predecessor's wrong practices can bring him a boost in authority and reputation.

While speaking, the three of them walked into the second venue.

There were no empty seats in the front, and there were many students crowded in the aisle.

The three of them came at the end of the speech, while the people on the podium were answering the students' questions, looking like an old professor with ease.

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