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Kennels have recently been facing a problem that is too big to ignore - lack of funding.

Duan Yan and Xiang Mingqiu had previously discussed selling the batch of medical equipment on the second floor to cash in. In the past month or so, many people have come to inquire about the price. Either the price is too high and the other party thinks it is expensive, or the price is too low for Duan Yan. Unwilling, come and go and have never reached an agreement, so that the batch of equipment is still there intact.

The daily expenses of the kennel are very high, not to mention water and electricity, the dog's food alone is enough.

Before Zhang Shulin left, he had repeatedly told him that he could save money in other aspects, but he couldn’t save food. What he eats is solid nutrition, which directly affects the growth and health of every dog.

Duan Yan did the math, and their net profit last month was negative 50 yuan.

The operating funds Duan Chenglin left for the kennel before his death can only last until the end of this month at most. If the next profit still does not improve, then he and Xiang Mingqiu can only pay back the money.

"There is no way for you to go on like this. This kennel will be finished sooner or later." While cleaning the hot pot outside, Cen Kainuo shook his head while burying his head in his mouth.

Compared to this, Duan Yan cared more about another thing: "I told you that guy is my father's illegitimate child, you don't seem surprised at all."

"Brother is in the live broadcasting circle anyway, do you think I see less of big winds and waves and bloody things? It's just a little bit of your parents, it's trivial."

"You're pretty? Naser."

"It's so-so." Cen Kainuo had a general idea of ​​Duan Yan's current situation, and asked proactively, "If it really doesn't work, can I lend you some?"

Duan Yan knew that his friend was well-intentioned, but the problem was that this kid was also very tight recently: "Come on, you, you are so crowded for the annual live broadcast, and you have to worry about borrowing money from others, so how can there be any spare money to borrow?" Give it to me, I can figure out a solution for this matter, and if it’s a big deal, I’ll pay for it myself.”

Cen Kainuo picked up a plate of beef on the table and put half of it into the spicy soup base and the clear soup base: "It is said that bringing goods is gradually becoming a big trend, and we are so familiar, I will give you more advertisements when I live broadcast in the future publicity!"

"Success." Duan Yan should be a little absent-minded.

He stared at the bubbling red oil spicy soup in front of him, unconsciously, Xiang Mingqiu's joyful expression every time he ate spicy food appeared in his mind, it was really hard to understand, is it really that enjoyable?

The chopsticks in his hand unexpectedly plunged into the boiling hot spicy soup, and a piece of thinly sliced, smoky fat beef came out.

"Huh? Sanhuo, don't you like spicy food?"

"Suddenly want to try."

As soon as the beef was put into his mouth, before he had time to chew it, Duan Yan was choked by the strong spicy taste and immediately vomited it out.

Sure enough, he still couldn't accept the taste.

It is better to hit the sun than choose the day, Cen Kainuo decided to set the location of today's live broadcast at the Evergreen Kennel.

After eating the hot pot, the two went back together.

A black G63 is parked outside the kennel. This is the first time this car has appeared here. Could it be that there are guests coming?

Even before entering the door, they could already hear talking and laughing from inside the house.

One of them was Xiang Mingqiu, and there was another voice, which was a woman.

Following the sound and walking into the living room, Duan Yan saw Xiang Mingqiu sitting on the sofa drinking tea with a strange beauty. Seeing that the two chatted so happily and naturally, their relationship seemed unusual.

Probably sensing the suspicious gaze at the door, she raised her head to Ming Qiu, looked in Duan Yan's direction, and waved at him: "Huo Huo Huo, are you back?"

Then she pointed to the beautiful woman in blue dress sitting next to her: "Let me introduce you, this is Sister Man Yun. Today she came here specially to talk with us about the business cooperation of kennel promotion."

Duan Yan walked up to that beautiful woman step by step, and after his eyes stayed on her for a while, with a polite smile, he reached out to shake hands with her.

Her name is Zhao Manyun, and she is the chairman of Suihe Entertainment Group.

From the other party's mouth, Duan Yan learned that she and Xiang Mingqiu are old friends who have known each other for a long time.

It is undeniable that Zhao Manyun is indeed the kind of big beauty who is praised by everyone, but even so, you can still see some traces of time from her face, and it is conservatively estimated that she is at least 35 years old.

Duan Yan has a certain degree of curiosity about the process of their acquaintance.

Regarding the matter of promoting the kennel, Xiang Mingqiu brought it up to Zhao Manyun only last night, but after listening to it, the other party came directly to the door the next day.

From this point of view, the relationship between them is even better than Duan Yan thought.

Zhao Manyun initially proposed to let dogs participate in the shooting of commercials and MVs, and to achieve the purpose of spreading external publicity by appearing with her own traffic stars.

Due to issues such as resource allocation and artist schedules, it is still not fully finalized. Zhao Manyun promised to give a specific plan as soon as possible before the end of the month.

Sitting on the sidelines, Duan Yan seldom spoke. Occasionally, he would say a few words when asking Ming Qiu for his opinion. Whenever he saw Xiang Mingqiu and Zhao Manyun interacting with each other in terms of eyes or bodies, Duan Yan would subconsciously half-talk. Squinting his eyes, like a detective trying to find evidence of a crime.

Since there were other schedules in the afternoon, Zhao Manyun left in a hurry after talking about the business.

Watching the black G63 drift away, Duan Yan deliberately put on a nonchalant look, and asked Ming Qiu: "Your partner?"

"What exactly caused you to have this misunderstanding?"

Duan Yan can't tell Xiang Mingqiu that he often gossips about his sexuality from his neighbors recently.

He plucked his hair a little irritably: "It's just a random question."

"Could it be that you are jealous?"

"Your fucking narcissism has a limit anyway."

Xiang Mingqiu smiled carelessly, and he stretched his waist: "You think too dirty, I don't have that kind of relationship with her."

filthy?

Duan Yan quickly excused himself: "I didn't think about anything."

He waved his hand to Ming Qiu: "Understood, no need to explain."

"Who is going to explain to you?"

Xiang Mingqiu couldn't help laughing loudly: "Huo Huo Huo, Yiyi is right, you are really a bitch."

Duan Yan: "..."

"I used to work in the clubhouse for two years." Xiang Mingqiu told the truth without any taboo, "It's that kind of high-end duck shop."

Although he had learned about Xiang Mingqiu's past from He Dongying a long time ago, Duan Yan never thought that Xiang Mingqiu would take the initiative to mention this, after all, it is not a glorious history.

"So she was your former guest?" Duan Yan asked calmly.

"It can't be called a guest. I was just an ordinary waiter at the time. Accompanying drinks or something is another story. Anyway, Sister Man Yun has always respected my work and never looked down on me because of it. She even invited me to their company Be an entertainer."

Duan Yan continued to ask: "Then did you go?"

Xiang Mingqiu nodded: "Compared to hanging out in that kind of club, it must be a more spacious outlet for entering the entertainment industry. It's not that I am narcissistic. The reason why Sister Man Yun fell in love with me at the beginning was also because I can sing and dance. With the blessing of good looks, it is especially suitable for taking the idol route. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me.

"I accepted her invitation to become a new signing of her company. Sister Man Yun really wanted to support me. In order to attract resources for me, she often took me to various dinners and helped me expand my network.

"One time at a dinner party, I was groped by a male investor. The guy tried to take me back to the hotel to play tricks on me while I was drinking too much, but I couldn't hold back and beat the guy up. The guy got angry afterwards. I rushed to Sister Manyun to ask for an explanation, and threatened her that if I didn't fire me, I would withdraw all the investment in the films I invested in.

"After all, the incident started because of me. In order not to drag the company down, I took the initiative to terminate the contract. It was only a short month from entering the industry to before and after the career change, haha."

Xiang Mingqiu said calmly.

"Then what happens later?"

"Go back to the clubhouse again. After that, I did pretty well."

Xiang Mingqiu took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep breath: "It's not fair for me to talk about my own affairs, so you can tell me about your dark history."

Duan Yan raised his brows high: "You said it on your own initiative, and no one forced you."

"What happened to you before? Why did you join the army?" Xiang Mingqiu asked himself as if he didn't hear, and handed Duan Yan a cigarette by the way.

Duan Yan lowered his eyelids lightly, looking at the menthol cigarette in Xiang Mingqiu's hand, he didn't take it immediately.

"I didn't take any medicine, don't worry." Xiang Mingqiu joked with him.

Duan Yan was used to Liqun, and the mint-flavored cigarettes didn't make much sense, so in the end, under Xiang Mingqiu's pressure, he reluctantly ordered one.

Duan Yan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked at Cen Kainuo who was playing with the dogs outside the yard. After a long time, he said, "There is no particular reason. I quarreled with my father at the time, and the purpose of being a soldier was to stay away from home. , the roots of the ears are clean, but I didn’t expect to go to Tibet.”

"That's quite far away." Xiang Mingqiu smiled and stroked his chin, jokingly listening to what he said.

The military life away from home is very difficult, but after a long time, I gradually get used to it.

For Duan Yan, the biggest gain during those difficult years was getting to know a group of good brothers who went through life and death.

When his two-year military service was coming to an end, Duan Yan once thought about staying in the army, but after learning that his grandmother was seriously ill, Duan Yan finally gave up on this decision.

Duan Yan, who returned to Xiangshan, obeyed her grandmother's request before she died, and reached a certain sense of "reconciliation" with her father.

"It's just like that, there's nothing to say." Duan Yan put the cigarette in the ashtray and pressed it out.

"I have never been a soldier, so I did military training for a week when I was in high school. It was quite painful." Xiang Mingqiu recalled his student days and said with emotion.

"Compared to plateau soldiers, your little military training is nothing." Duan Yan mocked him unceremoniously, "Suffering is really bitter, but that's not all, and at that time I didn't need to worry about other things, quite OK."

Duan Yan didn't want to make Xiang Mingqiu feel that he was too hypocritical, so he returned to the topic: "The business cooperation has not been formally finalized yet, and the deposit funds in the bank will be used up this month. Let's post some money first, half of each person."

Xiang Mingqiu fell silent.

"What's the matter? Let me tell you, you also have a share in this broken kennel. If you disagree, just say so, don't pretend to be deep."

"I came up with a good idea, come with me." Xiang Mingqiu suddenly pulled Duan Yan up, and before leaving the house, he stopped by to say hello to Cen Kainuo, "Xiao Kai, chat with the dog for a while, we will go back soon! "

"Oh that's fine!"

"Hey, where are you going?"

Xiang Mingqiu smiled, but didn't answer.

Duan Yan was dragged forward just like that, and finally stopped at the welfare lottery shop at the entrance of the village.

Xiang Mingqiu strode across the threshold, walked straight to the cashier, and said to the uncle watching the store: "Boss, give me a scratch."

"Which one do you want?" the uncle asked, taking out all the scratch-off toys from the window and displaying them in front of Xiang Mingqiu.

"Which one has the highest bonus?"

The uncle put a book of Chinese dragons in front of him: "Hey, this one, the recent new ticket, the highest bonus is 100 million yuan, 10 yuan per ticket, 50 tickets per book, you can buy it as you like."

Without further ado, Xiang Mingqiu opened Alipay and transferred 500 yuan to the store. After paying, he sat down with the stack of scratch-off toys and started scratching.

Duan Yan: "???"

"Huo Huo Huo, don't stick around, come quickly and help me scratch my card together." Xiang Mingqiu urged.

"Is that what you call a good idea?"

"Give it a go, a bicycle becomes a motorcycle. I often saw Ajie and the others buy this to play. I feel that the chance of winning the lottery seems to be quite high. If I win 100 million, the operating funds of the kennel will be secured."

"..."

Twenty minutes later, Duan Yan watched as Xiang Mingqiu took a pile of scraped cards to the cashier to claim the prize.

He did the math, Xiang Mingqiu spent 500 yuan to buy the entire Chinese Dragon Scratch Book, won 250, and lost half, what the hell is the winning rate?I can't even make money back, okay?

The key point is that the guy has scratched his head and wants to make persistent efforts.

"Boss, do you have another card? I want to change it."

"Yes, yes, there is a maximum winning prize of 100 million for this Silk Road dream."

"Then get another one!"

"Ding—" After receiving the payment, the computer system automatically broadcast, "Alipay has arrived, 500 yuan."

Looking for dreams along the Silk Road, I am afraid it is not a daydream.

Duan Yan watched Xiang Mingqiu throw the money into the sea of ​​salt water with cold eyes, and didn't want to say anything about him.

The DJ version of "Gun of Life" is playing on the computer speakers

When the shots of life are fired, I bleed and I am wounded

When fate laughs at my madness, use stubbornness to resist

......

This picture is really getting more and more stupid.

Duan Yan took out his mobile phone, took a picture of the guy with his head buried in his hands and struggled to hang up the card, and before posting it on Weibo, he used the P-picture software to post a dog's head code on him.

[Akita dog observation diary: fools love to daydream]

"Huo Huo Huo Huo, my hands are so soft, come and help me scrape off the rest."

"Scrape yourself."

"Anyway, you have nothing to do here."

No one answered him.

Xiang Mingqiu asked again: "Huo Huo Huo, what are you doing?"

"Ding—" The computer system at the front desk began to broadcast again, "Alipay has arrived, 500 yuan."

A stack of brand new scratch cards was still on the table, Duan Yan pulled away a chair next to Ming Qiu, sat down, and began to unpack and hang the cards.

"It turns out that you also want to pursue dreams."

"..."

Xiang Mingqiu's eyes lit up, and he leaned over to look around with a smile on his face: "Wow, you have a pig on it, what kind of card is this?"

"Good luck."

"Oh."

"Huo Huo Huo, do you think I can win 100 million this time?"

"I think you want to eat fart."

The two continued to lower their heads, shaving each other.

The song is now at its climax.

Facing the snow waves and fighting the battlefield, not afraid of bruises all over the body

I use my faith as the gun of my destiny, and hold on to the stubbornness in my life

......

Duan Yan felt like an idiot too. The matter of funding has not been resolved yet, yet he is sitting here daydreaming with this Akita dog.

Forget it, I'm too lazy to think too much, let's talk about it after I scrape it off.