Chapter 78

The second day after Fang Zhao spoke with Great-Grandfather was a Saturday . Second Uncle did not have to work, so he borrowed a car from his colleague and made a four-hour drive from Yanbei City to Qi’an City .

The previous night after dinner, Second Uncle had decided to head out and chitchat with a bunch of friends from the same housing block . He had seen all the news and information regarding Fang Zhao and, in the past two days, had chatted with people in the vicinity . Previously, Fang Zhao had bought candy for the kids within the vicinity . Fang Zhao had also come to stay with Second Uncle on Memorial Day . Lots of people had met Fang Zhao here; thus, when the news erupted, many people recognized him and dragged Second Uncle out to chat everyday .

As he was preparing to leave last night, he had received a call from Great-Grandfather Fang . Having always been the one to make the call, there had never been a situation where Great-Grandfather Fang had taken the initiative to contact him . Seeing the terminal displaying the word "Grandpa" gave Second Uncle a scare and made him think that something had happened to Great-Grandfather Fang

However, Great-Grandfather Fang only asked about the situation with Fang Yu and then enquired as to whether Second Uncle had any plans on Saturday . Upon finding out that Second Uncle did not have to work and had no other arrangements, he asked if Second Uncle could make a trip to Qi’an City .

It was rare to be be assigned a task by Great-Grandfather Fang, and Second Uncle was feeling excited . He immediately went to borrow the flying car from his colleague, and early on Saturday morning, he went to the retirement facility, received an item from Great-Grandfather Fang, and pledged to complete the task successfully before driving straight for Qi’an City .

Fang Zhao had received a message from Great-Grandfather Fang on the second day . Great-grandfather had something to give him and Second Uncle would deliver it over, thus, on Saturday morning, Fang Zhao was up early and waiting at home .

Second Uncle followed Fang Zhao’s given address . As he neared this district, the car’s in-built computer beeped a speed limit warning, and the security personnel requested identification, a verification number, and other information . Only after all that was he able to drive to Fang Zhao’s block .

Fang Zhao was already waiting in his top floor penthouse .

"Seems like this area’s security measures are rather stringent . You probably don’t have to worry about being disturbed . "

Before coming, Second Uncle had been worried that, with all the attention Fang Zhao was getting, his lifestyle would surely be disrupted . But seeing the tight and secure environment, he felt at ease .

"Indeed, there are not many disturbances . " Fang Zhao guessed that Xue Jing had purchased the place all those years back to avoid trouble too . If he was still living in the black street, reporters would have already been camping outside his door . Maybe some journalists even knew the black street rules better than the tenants themselves .

"Great-Grandfather Fang wanted me to pass this to you . "

Second Uncle did not know what Great-Grandfather Fang wanted to give to Fang Zhao, nor did he check what it was . He did not even touch the tea upon entering the house, choosing to hand over the wrapped box to Fang Zhao straightaway .

After delivering the item, Second Uncle did not stay long . Knowing that Fang Zhao’s situation was safe and well, he did not worry anymore . Since he seldom came to Qi’an City, he took this chance to find a couple of old friends for a chat .

After Second Uncle left, Fang Zhao tore off the wrappers on the box and input in the passcode Great-Grandfather Fang had given him to unlock it . Opening the box, he saw the black gun that was lying inside .

The black gun in the box did not have a casing . The body of the gun emanated an icy-cold glare . From the gun’s structure, it was different from the one he had picked up from the black street . He had seen this sort of gun in games before .

There was also a note inside the box which read: "If you want something done well, do it yourself . "

Below it was another line: "Only for self-defense . "

Looking at the gun and the note, Fang Zhao laughed . He burned the note, kept the gun, and sent his great-grandfather a return text: "Received . "

Fang Zhao had still thought that he would need to raise his reputation even higher before asking Great-Grandfather Fang for the gun . Little had he expected that Great-Grandfather Fang would send it over that quickly .

Great-Grandfather Fang had sent the gun over mainly because he had made the deal with Fang Zhao . Other than that, he felt that being a celebrity was dangerous, as attention would always be on Fang Zhao when he went out . What would he do if he ran into a crazed person? He might also run into unscrupulous people with bad intentions . Fang Zhao did not have any reliable friends in Qi’an and could not completely trust Silver Wing . Even if they arranged a bodyguard for him, how much assurance was there that he could be completely at ease? The world would always have crazy people who would do crazy things over small matters . What would he do if he encountered such a situation?

Great-Grandfather Fang felt that his great-grandson was an artistic youth who would not be able to raise his arms in a fight . With a gun for protection, the two elders would be more at ease .

Upon receiving Fang Zhao’s reply, Great-Grandfather Fang had more words for Fang Zhao . "Don’t think that having a gun makes you invulnerable; be wary whenever you head out!" A long winded speech from Great-Grandfather Fang who at this moment treated Fang Zhao like an ignorant doll .

"You think too much . I know how to handle a gun . I won’t use it anyhow . "

"You know my ass! Sigh, whatever . Youngsters nowadays just will not listen!"

"You are really overthinking . Right now I’m only slightly famous; I still cannot compare with all those big celebrities . There won't be much trouble at all," Fang Zhao replied .

Great-Grandfather Fang nagged on a little longer before ending the call .

Having obtained the item, there was no longer any need for Fang Zhao to stay home, so he headed to the company . He submitted an application with Duan Qianji, an application to head out and gather materials .

Great-Grandfather had said something right . He had suggested Fang Zhao head outside more often . Even though he was not affected by the all the discussions in the outside world, he had decided to take a walk, and to somewhere a little far .

The accompaniment piece for Fiery Bird’s game was not yet complete . Fang Zhao wanted to head out to look for inspiration . When he did his worshipping at the Yanzhou Cemetery for Martyrs, he got quite a bit of inspiration, but it was still not enough . Fang Zhao decided to visit other Cemetery for Martyrs in other continents . He had long wanted to visit the graves of his old friends .

Silver Wing Media’s top floor office .

Duan Qianji was listening to reports . There were still two days till the end of online voting for the Rising Dragon poll . The standings for the three candidates were all very close, with each candidate having over 20,000,000 votes . Yet the gap between them was less than a thousand . At present, Polar Light’s votes were the lowest, but looking at the total quantity, one thousand votes was in fact an insignificant gap . One could say that all three candidates were evenly matched .

Seeing the application that Fang Zhao had sent, Duan Qianji frowned .

Head out to gather materials?

And to other continents to gather them?

Was there a need to visit every continent's Cemetery for Martyrs to look for inspiration?

However, Fang Zhao had no pressing assignments to handle even if he stayed within Yanzhou . Regarding Polar Light’s development plans, Fang Zhao had already seen and given his approval . Furthermore, since many media organizations were keeping an eye on Fang Zhao, Duan Qianji thought that letting Fang Zhao out to avoid the limelight was not a bad idea .

After some consideration, Duan Qianji agreed . Even if Polar light was not chosen for the endorsement deal, if Fang Zhao’s completed piece was selected by Fiery bird, it would not be that bad .

Duan Qianji thus approved his request and even arranged for an intercontinental flying transport for Fang Zhao .

"The assistant I arranged for you can only reach Silver Wing at night . He has a flying license and will accompany you to gather materials . He will double up as a bodyguard too . "

An hour later .

Silver Wing Tower 50th floor . Virtual Projects department .

Zu Wen had finished a game and came out to stretch his legs . A young man around his age had walked in, his eyes throwing curious glances all around .

"May I know who you are looking for?" Zu Wen asked .

The young man walked over, smiling . "Hi, I’m the new assistant assigned to Fang Zhao . "

"That's you?"

Zu Wen had heard Fang Zhao mention that the superiors had arranged for an assistant cum bodyguard for him . He had never expected it so quickly, though . However, the person in front of him did not look special . This person was of a similar height to Zu Wen, and his body was not well-built, unlike the large chunks of muscles seen in movies .

However, since it was arranged by the top, Zu Wen kept whatever doubts he had to himself, smiled, and introduced himself . "Nice to meet you . I’m Zu Wen, the Virtual Project Department’s top technician . "

"Nice to meet you too . I’m Zuo Yu . May I ask if Fang Zhao is in?" Zuo Yu asked .

"Boss is in his office, that way . " Zu Wen pointed Zuo Yu in the direction .

"Okay . Thanks . "

When Zuo Yu arrived at Fang Zhao’s office, Fang Zhao was just arranging the last piece of a manuscript that he was going to send over to Xue Jing tonight .

"Hi, Boss Duan arranged for me to come over . Starting today, I am your assistant . Is there anything you require me to do?" Zuo Yu asked with a smiling face .

Fang Zhao raised his head and looked up at him . After thinking seriously, he said, "Yes . Could you feed the dog . The self-feeding machine broke . It has not yet returned since it was sent for repairs . "

Zuo Yu: " . . . Sure"

Although it was not what he had expected to be doing, Zuo Yu went about it seriously . Just . . . the dog seemed to dislike him . Whenever he got close, the dog would run .

After Fang Zhao completed the manuscript, Zuo Yu drove him over to Xue Jing’s place . During the trip there, he had thought that Fang Zhou would ask him some stuff about his duties in the special forces and had already prepared what to brag about . Unfortunately, other than stating the address, Fang Zhao did not say anything much .

When they reached Xue Jing’s place, Fang Zhao instructed Zuo Yu to head back first . He was going to stay at Xue Jing’s place and finish the last bit of proofreading .

"You have one day to pack your stuff and prepare the flying transport . We leave at 7 a . m . the day after tomorrow . " Fang Zhao told him .

"Where is the destination?" Zuo Yu asked .

"I will let you know when the time comes . " As soon as he finished, Fang Zhao headed inside .

Zuo yu watched as Fang Zhao’s back view disappeared . Shaking his head and pursing his lips, he said to himself, "Tsk . An artist . "

…

On Monday, Du Ang headed upstairs to look for Fang Zhao .

Du Ang was very pleased recently . As the head of the newcomer’s department and Fang Zhao’s manager back when he was a newcomer, Du Ang had received lots of compliments and congratulations when Fang Zhao’s popularity was on the rise . In the elevator, whenever he ran into other managers he knew, they would all come chat Du Ang up .

"Old Du, when you were the manager of the newcomer composers, what means did you to use to excavate a fine gem like Fang Zhao? Composing, songwriting, remixing, what an all-rounded talent!"

Du Ang was especially pleased . "I don’t even know myself . I just kept digging and digging and I found myself a gem . "

Today, the head of operations, Julian, had wanted to throw a celebration and had invited everyone to have fun . Thus Du Ang personally headed to the 50th floor to ask if Fang Zhao wanted to go with him .

But when the jubilant Du Ang reached the 50th floor, there was no sign of Fang Zhao .

"Where is your boss?" Du Ang asked Zu Wen .

"He headed out to gather materials," Zu Wen replied .

"Headed out to gather materials? Isn’t that like a company-sponsored trip?" Du Ang felt extremely envious . "When will he be back?"

"We don’t have a clue either . A minimum estimate would be between ten days and half a month, I guess . "