In The Karate Kid , Meiying was told to stay away from Dre .
As Dre 's friendship with Meiying continues , Dre persuades Meiying to cut school for a day of fun , but when she is nearly late for her violin audition which was brought forward a day without their knowledge , her parents deem him a bad influence and forbid her from spending more time with him.
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