1994: I Became a Literary Master in America

Chapter 57 is on TV again?

"My Boy, this is My Boy!"

In the dining room of a townhouse on the Upper West Side, Susanna was yelling at an 18-inch color TV hanging on the wall.

The swaying of the frying pan in their hands sent shivers down the spines of Huang Pao and Lily Huang, who were sitting at the dining table eating.

"Has Mam gone mad?"

Lily Huang couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Pao looked puzzled. "That kid was swearing, and he was bullying a child."

The child he shoved away didn't look very old.

"Pao, I feel that ever since Jeffrey came to our house yesterday, our status has been steadily declining."

I'm still young, and I'm Mommy's good baby, but you... when you used to fight with people, Daddy and Mommy were very angry.

"Pao, you're finished!"

Huang Pao squinted, sizing up the girl in front of him who looked as cute as a doll, but was actually a black-hearted person with a pale face.

"This is my brother, my brother!"

He won't fall for it.

Lily Wong clearly looked disappointed.

At that moment, James Huang came downstairs, dressed in sportswear.

He was wearing shorts, a jersey, running shoes, and carrying a sports bag.

"What? MyBoy, has Pao gotten into trouble again?"

"Dad, I'm here."

James Huang chuckled and walked to the table to sit down.

"Susan, what's got you so excited?"

"Jeffrey is on TV."

James Huang turned to look at the TV, where a slow-motion replay of Xu Shengjie's vicious flying tackle was playing.

"Hoho, this kid is really cool."

The guest laughed out loud, "But I prefer his warning."

That beeping sound is so cool! I love it!

The director cleverly switched the camera to the scene where Xu Shengjie was drawing lines.

"If you dare cross this line, I'll break your legs."

"Jeff, this is very inappropriate. How can you talk like that? It's practically a threat."

"Right, right, Dad, you need to discipline him. Look at him on TV lately, it's always fighting or trying to break someone's leg. Oh, and just now he was swearing at an Asian guy, that was so violent, it's a bad influence."

Huang Pao immediately added fuel to the fire.

It wasn't that he was dissatisfied with Xu Shengjie; he simply felt that this guy's appearance seemed to be taking away his parents' love for him.

This is a strong sense of crisis.

The last time I felt this way was when Susanna was pregnant with Lily Wong.

"There's nothing wrong with that. Boys are boys, it's normal for them to be a little impulsive."

And the other side didn't say anything; it was just a match.

"mom!"

Huang Pao suddenly felt a strange sense of grievance.

However, Susanna ignored him and instead asked James Huang, "Where are you going dressed like that?"

"I made an appointment with the chief to play football. During the World Cup, we police officers will also participate."

Today is an exchange between the police force and the Midtown Community Team. The owners wanted to join in the fun, so they're preparing a game.

"That's good, but please be careful."

As Susanna spoke, she handed over the fried eggs and meat.

Then, with practiced ease, I made an egg and bacon sandwich and a cup of coffee.

James Huang felt that the atmosphere was fantastic.

"What about you? What are your plans for today?"

"Vanessa and I are going shopping... Oh, by the way, you'll have to take care of lunch yourself; Vanessa and I will eat out."

"Mom, what about us?"

Huang Pao couldn't help but ask.

"You two figure it out yourselves. You're a big kid now, you need to learn to take care of your little sister."

"But I have no money."

"Don't try to fool me, I know you've been working outside lately."

Lily Huang winked, while Huang Pao had a bad feeling that his wallet was about to suffer a major blow today.

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Xu Shengjie had no idea that his match against the Swedish fan team would become a classic moment on CBS television.

Julie is going home this weekend, apparently because her father is coming.

Jon Voight and Angelina Jolie and her daughter don't have a particularly close relationship, so his sudden visit is of unknown origin.

"Do you need me to step in?"

"Who do you think you are, my boyfriend? Jon might just pull the trigger."

Even if we're not close, she's still my daughter.

All fathers are the same; when faced with a blond-haired man trying to seduce their daughter, they wish they could shoot him dead.

Xu Shengjie laughed heartily.

After hanging up the phone, he continued to refine the script and storyboard at home.

Perfecting over 1500 shots by one person is indeed a demanding task.

However, he enjoyed it.

At noon, Zhang Pingan called and asked if he wanted to watch the game together that evening.

"I'm not sure, I haven't finished my work for today."

"Alright then, you're a very busy person now, so let's find a place to watch the game ourselves, and you can work hard to earn money."

One more thing: You're a fucking celebrity now.

"Haha, I'm a celebrity."

Xu Shengjie laughed loudly and then hung up.

However, he didn't know that the "celebrity" Zhang Ping'an was talking about was not the same as the "celebrity" he understood.

I went downstairs to the pizza shop and bought two pizzas.

Xu Shengjie held a can of ice-cold Coke, ate pizza, and proofread the script.

But before he could even take a couple of bites, the phone rang again.

He was a little annoyed and didn't want to answer.

So after the ringtone rang three times, the answering machine turned on automatically.

"This is Jeffrey Xu's home. I'm not home right now. Leave a message if you need anything, and I'll contact you when I get back."

"Jeffrey, this is Spike, Spike Lee."

Do you remember me? We met in Game 4 of the NBA Finals with the Knicks, and you even said you wanted to make a movie about me.

I got your number from Vanessa, I hope you don't think I'm being presumptuous. Are you free this afternoon? I'm here..."

Xu Shengjie rushed to the telephone and grabbed the receiver.

"Hey Spike, it's Jeffrey."

"Ha, that's great! I thought you weren't home."

"I'm at home, but I've been getting too many calls lately, so I'm too lazy to answer them."

What's up?"

"I'm helping a friend with an audition this afternoon. You want to make movies, right? I think you can come and familiarize yourself with the process beforehand."

"Is this...appropriate?"

"Haha, there's nothing wrong with it. Pao is a very easy person to talk to, I believe he'll like you."

"Okay then, what time?"

"Three points, are you okay with that?"

"Of course, no problem."

Do you know Battery Park?

"Li, are you kidding me? I'm a genuine old Manhattan guy."

"Okay, the NYFA is next to Battery Park. When you arrive, go straight to the third floor, and someone will greet you."

"Alright then, see you later."

"I've brought your script, and I'd like to hear your story too."

"no problem."

Xu Shengjie hung up the phone, feeling a little strange.

He and Spike...

It seems like we don't have that good a relationship.

Vanessa had mentioned before in the recording studio that Spike was inquiring about him.

Now they've come knocking again...

Xu Shengjie thought for a moment, went into the bedroom, took out a box from the closet, inside which was a Luger GP100.

He took out his gun and swung the magazine.

After hesitating for a moment, he took out bullets from the box, loaded them one by one into the magazine, and then flicked it to put the magazine back in place.

It shouldn't be that bad!

But this is America.

They have countless quirky hobbies, especially in the entertainment and finance industries.

In my past life, Spike was the kind of person who kept himself clean and tidy. Apart from his love of basketball, the rest of his life was basically filled with movies and documentaries. I had never even heard of him having any bad habits.

Among those Black celebrities riddled with bad habits, he is a breath of fresh air.

Moreover, he just married Tonya last year, and the two are said to have a very good relationship.

However, with figures like Puff the Elder in the industry, Xu Shengjie has always maintained a degree of vigilance towards the Black community.

Even though he considered Tupac a friend, he remained wary of him deep down. For example, he would never accept a cigarette from Tupac, nor would he easily use items that Tupac had used…

One should not have the heart to harm others, but one must be wary of others!

Xu Shengjie put the gun away and took two revolver-specific loader tools, casually placing them together with the pistol.

Looking at the time, it's past one o'clock.

It takes about an hour to cycle there from here.

Xu Shengjie didn't waste any more time. After finishing a pizza in a few bites, he chugged a bottle of cola.

I tidied up the scripts and documents on the workbench and put them into my backpack.

It wasn't Zhou Wenqiong's small red canvas backpack, but an Osprey cycling backpack made in the United States.

He grabbed his bag, ran downstairs like a gust of wind, hopped on the Fatboy, and sped off towards Fortress Park.

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