Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: Second Life

Chapter 306 The Flower Without Fruit

Time flies. In just two weeks, around mid-July, Bo Bing's scenes had already wrapped up filming.

Due to the concentrated filming schedule, this final scene was not only his but also the final scene for the entire crew. Everyone in the crew took this scene very seriously. The set construction would take about three days, and Chen Hongpeng personally supervised the work. The actors were given a day off, allowing them to catch their breath in his clutches.

The July bonus points have been distributed.

The points allocated during the first week are as follows:

[Agility +2]

The points allocated in the second week are as follows:

Dance +1

【力量: 50|速度: 45|敏捷: 35|智力: 38|体质: 43|魅力: 45|野心: 87|音乐: 35|舞蹈: 21|演技:27|未解锁状态】

These two skill point additions were unremarkable. Bo Bing looked at the blue light screen in front of her. The skill point addition for this dance and the skill from last month came at just the right time, and she could use them when filming the final scene.

Next is the skill deployment.

[Shoulder and Arm Structure - Left] The fusion of bone and titanium steel structure and mechanical structure have been completed. The [Bone Forging] physique process has been completed, greatly eliminating the phantom limb pain left over from [Molecular Recombination] and [Molecular Modification], and eliminating the host's neurological phantom pain.

Architecture time: 1 year.

When Bo Bing saved Yin Su, the price Alpha paid for the "equivalent exchange" was not just his left hand with a broken finger bone, but also his entire left arm bone. These bones and flesh were reshaped with titanium steel and steel nails during subsequent treatment.

But clearly, Alpha didn't intend to cripple him. The previous year's [Molecular Recombination] and [Molecular Modification] had perfectly improved the condition of his left hand, allowing him to perform even more delicate hand movements than before. In fact, according to Alpha, conservatively speaking, the strength of his left hand is more than three times that of his right hand at full skill level, far exceeding the range of normal humans.

At the time, in an attempt to break up the fight, he merely pinched He Zhongtian's arm lightly, leaving a terrifying, bluish-purple indentation like an iron clamp.

Of course, there was a price to pay. The price of losing the original was phantom limb pain. However, with the system's treatment, Bo Bing gritted his teeth and endured it for a year. He did not complain about it. He was the one who wanted to save the person, and he was also the one who had to weigh the cost. It would be unreasonable to take the benefits and then complain about the system that provided him with the opportunity.

There is a ten-second delay before the skill is deployed.

[Please host be prepared]

【Yongquan】is in operation.

【10、9、8......3、2、1】

[Architecture Begins]

"Uhhhhhh-"

Bo Bing fell to the ground, his left arm and left hand were in excruciating nerve pain, which made him faint and then wake up.

He woke up again three days later.

Bo Bing felt much better in her left arm; the throbbing, dull pain in her nerves had subsided considerably.

He washed his face, looked up, and couldn't help but see his reflection in the mirror.

In the dim light, the guy opposite him seemed to be looking at him too—a pair of cold, pure black eyes staring at his reflection in the mirror. This eerie atmosphere made him inexplicably uncomfortable. He closed his eyes and threw the towel at the mirror.

No matter how many times I watch it, I'm still not used to it.

He opened his phone, and many messages popped up. He saw Li Bo's number, Wang Lanzhi's number, Li Feng's number, as well as Li Yumei's number, Li Dai's number, and his younger brother Li Yuntian's number.

With so many missed calls, something big must have happened. After thinking for a moment, Bo Bing made a call to Li Laosan.

Li Dai answered the phone almost immediately after it rang twice.

"Uncle Li," Bo Bing frowned as she heard the noise on his end. "What's wrong at home? I see so many missed calls."

"Xiao Bing, are you alright?"

The man's voice was a little dry, "Actually, it's nothing serious... Bobo's college entrance exam results came out this year, and he's filling out his college applications now. Today is the last day to submit them. We were going to call you the day before yesterday to ask if you had any suggestions, but we couldn't get through to you... Xiaoyun went to your room to look for you, but..."

He seemed to have considered it carefully before speaking. "Xiaoyun said that your boss is currently working in your office... Your boss said you're filming and are probably too busy to call back, so he told us to wait."

Bo Bing understood his meaning. Yin Su probably didn't show up directly, so it was most likely that Li Ling, He Jinlan and their subordinates did. Perhaps Yin Zhao was still there. Li Yuntian recognized He Jinlan and Li Ling, so he naturally guessed who was in his room.

He rubbed his forehead, then heard Li Bo's excited voice on the other end, "Is that my brother Xiao Bing on the phone!"

Li Dai had the phone on speakerphone, so the other end of the line obviously heard him.

"Li Bo, get up right now! You said you were going to do your homework! But when you were filling out your college application, you were still glued to your phone all day. I don't know if your phone is more important than your dad or your mom," followed by Li Feng's roar, "You don't do your homework, you don't fill out your college application, you'll never get a hot meal even if you go to eat shit!"

Soon, Wang Lanzhi's voice came to persuade, "The baby is still young, please don't scold him. He'll understand when he's older."

"You know how bad he is! It's all because you spoil him so much, you should just keep spoiling him!"

Li Feng was so anxious he was furious. He grabbed a broom and started hitting Li Bo with it, yelling, "It's the deadline tonight! Aren't you worried at all, you coward?"

"alright, alright!"

Li Yumei quickly grabbed him, "Is your head okay? What's with the anger you're getting at Popova!"

After a chaotic scene, Li Laosan quickly intervened to break up the fight.

After much persuasion, the group stopped shouting and listened to what Bo Bing had to say once they heard that Bo Bing was waiting.

Li Feng sat down beside him and quieted down as well. He lit a cigarette and looked worried. “I mean, I want him to enroll in a vocational college or technical school to learn something like car repair or cooking, so he can have a skill when he comes out.”

Wang Lanzhi tentatively suggested, "Or you could apply for a civil engineering program."

“I’m not going. That’s bricklaying. My brother Xiaoyun said last year that the situation there isn’t good,” Li Bo disagreed. “I don’t like fixing cars or cooking either. I want to study computers like my brother Xiaoyun!”

"Keep your mouth shut! You're more suited to studying computers and playing video games!"

Li Feng slapped him on the neck, "With the score your brother Xiaoyun got on the exam, who cares about you!"

"Xiaobing, your aunt is so worried," Wang Lanzhi began wiping away tears. "I know Bobo isn't a good person. I'm afraid he'll go to school and follow bad influences again. He won't learn any skills and will end up with a lot of illnesses. He finally made it through high school... I just want him to live closer to home..."

Thinking of Li Bo's previous behavior, Bo Bing remained noncommittal.

He glanced at Li Bo's grades; they were a bit bad, but not utterly useless. Of course, computer science requires a lot of thinking and talent, so only someone with a sharp mind like Li Yuntian could study it. Li Bo... well, forget it. As for things like finance, physics, and law, they were completely irrelevant to him. If he were to become a doctor, Bo Bing was afraid he would harm people, and in the end, he would only be reaping the consequences.

Bo Bing looked at Li Bo's grades. Only his Chinese was slightly outstanding, with a score of 101. The rest were terrible. He opened his laptop and searched for majors. Listening to the commotion among the Li family members, he thought it over and over and actually found one.

"X City Teachers College, Secondary Vocational School".

Bo Bing rubbed her temples. "Choose a teacher training college, and put Chinese language and literature and related fields at the top. Li Bo will get enough points."

As soon as he spoke, the Li family fell silent.

"Okay, okay, how could I forget that? Xiao Bing made a great choice!"

Li Dai clapped his hands, "Becoming a teacher is a great idea! People respect teachers a lot these days!"

Wang Lanzhi immediately realized that this was a much better choice than those car repair jobs. If she worked hard and found a way out, she could at least become a primary school teacher in a small county. Besides, Li Bo was really good at Chinese and spoke Mandarin quite well.

Despite ignoring his parents' advice, Li Bo still trusted Bo Bing and obediently changed his first choice in his college application and submitted it.

"Oh, Xiaobing, your aunt knew you were the most reliable. You're so much better than your uncle!"

She finally breathed a sigh of relief and slumped into her chair. "I'll listen to you, I'll listen to you! Teacher's college is good, teachers are good! There won't be so many shady characters at the college, and there will be lots of girls, so it'll be easier to find a boyfriend..."

“That’s right, Xiaoyun and I are also in X City,” Li Yumei comforted her. “This house has three bedrooms, two living rooms and two bathrooms. We’ll leave the last room for Bobo to use for storing miscellaneous items. Don’t think it’s too small. He can stay here after he finishes school. His home is also close by. You can also stay here with me when you come.”

"Oh dear, this won't do..."

Wang Lanzhi was pleased, but she still declined.

"It's not small anymore!"

Li Feng rubbed his hands together. Seeing Li Yumei's serious expression, he said, "Letting him sleep in a doghouse would be fine, but he's living in such a nice single room in an apartment building in the big city. Even his ancestors didn't have such a good life... Second sister, I'll cook something and bring it to you when I come."

"Thank you, Xiaobing, that's really amazing."

Li Dai chuckled, "Come to L City sometime, let's have some drinks and a meal."

Bo Bing received a flood of thanks and finally hung up the phone.

The next missed call was from Guan Yinshan.

Thin ice was deflected back.

"Hey?"

As soon as Guan Yinshan uttered his righteous and awe-inspiring voice, Bo Bing felt it was just right.

"Captain Guan, what do you want? Missed me?"

Bo Bing leaned back in her chair, blew on her bangs, and said lazily, "It's the weekend, are the public servants free?"

Strangely enough, there was also a lot of noise on Guan Yinshan's side.

“I’ll have some free time in the next few days to go back to the 3rd Bureau in X City. It’s hard to explain over the phone, we need to talk in person,” Guan Yinshan sighed, ignoring his nonsensical words. “I’m busy helping my cousin with her college application.”

Bo Bing remembered his cousin, what was her name again?

—Oh, right, Guan Lushui.

"What? Need me to give you some advice?" Bo Bing laughed. "I just finished giving advice to someone."

"What does the staff officer do?"

"The teachers' college, the one in City X."

“That’s good. Being a teacher is good too, it’s stable,” Guan Yinshan paused, then sighed almost imperceptibly. “As for Lu Shui’s volunteering… she had her own ideas and decided on it a long time ago. She didn’t need the two of us to advise her. I just came to see for myself.”

"What's wrong? Do your family members disagree? Or did you not get good grades?"

"I somewhat disagree... Green Water's score is quite good."

Now Bo Bing was also a little curious, "What did you report?"

Guan Yinshan paused, his voice dry, and he enunciated each word with great force, "Police academy."

"Isn't that great? Being able to serve the people of the whole land by forming a joint team isn't bad either."

Bo Bing thought for a moment, "Or do Guan's family think that girls can't handle hardship and don't want her to go?"

He had never seen Green Water, but he could imagine that a girl in the prime of her life who wanted to be a police officer must be someone who could endure hardship, and certainly not someone who did it on a whim.

Guan Yinshan didn't say anything, but Bo Bing knew that his family might really think that way.

"I advise you not to be an old-fashioned person, haha."

Bo Bing asked him, "What major did the little girl apply for? Criminal investigation or information technology?"

Guan Yinshan paused for a moment, then said, "Same as Qingshan."

It sounded like a sigh, but Bo Bing felt there was something else in his words.

"What—he also graduated from police academy?"

Bo Bing raised an eyebrow. Why was Guan Qingshan being mentioned again? He still remembered that dashing and handsome young man. Back then, he, Cao Xin, and the other two had called him a mountain of money, treasures, copper, iron, and diamonds. "Your Guan family is really impressive, with so many achievements—so what exactly is your major?"

"Hmm, a fruitful result..."

Guan Yinshan's voice lowered upon hearing this, as if he were about to cry, "You know how difficult it is to deal with things related to the investigation and handling of prohibited drugs...

That's not just a common name—

Bo Bing immediately regained her senses.

My back was covered in sweat without me even realizing it.

"It's settled?"

He finally became serious, sat up, and understood what Guan Yinshan was thinking. His voice was low and very serious, "Don't you want to reconsider? She's a girl."

"You just said not to be an old-fashioned person—"

Guan Yinshan tried to make sarcastic remarks about Bo Bing with a smile, but he didn't succeed.

Bo Bing said seriously, "Actually, I'm quite retro, but I've changed my mind now."

“I already said, she doesn’t need the two of us to advise her.”

Guan Yinshan squatted on the ground, rubbed his face, and sighed.

"She's decided."

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