Chapter 2 Can you perform that again? A construction site somewhere in Erlizhuang, Beishatan. Walking around the fence made of blue, white and red nylon cloth, Xu Kun came to the shed in the southwest corner with one step deep and one step shallow. He looked into the only single room and saw that the bed and the space behind the table were empty. He then raised his leg and kicked the dog cage next to it. bang~ Woof woof, woof woof! The black back in the cage was startled and immediately barked at Xu Kun. Seeing this, many people on the construction site looked over and pointed. Then a middle-aged man with a scarred face came over with one hand behind his back. He first stopped the barking blackback, then stared at Xu Kun and asked, "Little brother, who are you looking for?" "Sixth brother is here, right?" Hearing the accent from his hometown, Xu Kun squinted his eyes and smiled, "I'm hanging out with Brother Dayong. I just came here from my hometown a few days ago to avoid the limelight." "It is you." The middle-aged man suddenly realized something and threw the short pickaxe hidden behind him into the corner of the wall. He laughed and said, "I thought someone was causing trouble - what, brother, are you planning to go back?"
As he spoke, he took out a bag of Hongmei from his shirt pocket, cracked one out and handed it to Xu Kun, then cracked another one and put it in his mouth. "That's not it." Xu Kun took out his lighter and lit up the cigarettes for both parties, puffing out smoke and saying, "I've seen the world this time, so I don't plan to go back home for the time being." As he said that, he pointed to the single room with his backhand: "Look, I was just looking for Sixth Brother to show me the way." "Ask Lao Liu to show you the way? It's good enough that he doesn't lead himself into a ditch!" The scarred man pouted and accidentally saw the advertisement printed on the lighter. His eyes suddenly lit up. He pointed at the lighter and laughed, "He has already shown you the way. This is the one with the best service near Erli Village, especially that Xiao Tao. Wow, she's really got something! Last time I..." Seeing that he went straight to the lower path after just a few words, Xu Kun quickly interrupted with righteous words: "Actually, I like Mengmeng more - Sixth Brother, did you go out for something?" The scarred man made two exaggerated semicircles in front of him: "Meng Meng is pretty, but she is so small - Lao Liu is out collecting debts. If he doesn't get the money, this construction site will be in trouble!" "So I ordered two, taking advantage of the big and letting go of the small to make up for the shortcoming - can Sixth Brother come back in the morning?" "Hey, young people are full of energy. He should be able to come back. Why don't you wait for him in the house for a while?" It was not until they separated that they exchanged names out of mutual sympathy. This scarred man, Brother Six and Brother Yong are all brothers from the same family, otherwise he wouldn't call him Brother Six so casually. Xu Kun entered the single room and saw that apart from the steel bed in the corner, there was only a starched boss chair, so he simply sat down on the desk against the wall. He looked around casually. In addition to a bed, a table, and a chair, there was also a paint-chipped safe in the room. However, the location and way it was placed made it hard to believe that there was real gold and silver locked inside. All this was far more shabby than Xu Kun had expected. Coupled with Scarface's words just now, he had basically given up hope that this trip could achieve its goal. When Xu Kun left the West Railway Station three days ago, he was full of energy and ambition, but after thinking about it for the past few days, he became more and more confused. It is true that he was reborn from the future, but he was locked up in prison for more than 20 years. He could only imagine the ever-changing new century through the descriptions of his cellmates. He was not completely in the dark about the situation outside, but at most he could only see flowers in the fog and the moon in the water. Apart from those unrealistic nonsense and those "high roads" that he had no idea what to do with, the ways to make money that Xu Kun heard from his cellmates were either selling hard labor or committing crimes - there was no other way, if there were ways to make money easily and without breaking the law, how could they have become Xu Kun's cellmates? Xu Kun didn't want to choose either of these two paths, otherwise wouldn't this new life be in vain? After much thought, it seems that the safest and most feasible option is to buy a house and wait for it to appreciate in value.
But the problem is that Xu Kun has been used to spending lavishly over the years, and has only saved about 7,000 to 8,000 yuan in total - well, now there is less than 6,000 yuan left. After all, the package of making up for one's shortcomings is not cheap. With this little money, you can’t even buy a bigger toilet in Beijing. That's why Xu Kun thought of asking his sixth brother to see if there were any quick and easy projects so that he could get the down payment together first. But looking at this situation... Just as he was closing his eyes and worrying about his future, Xu Kun suddenly heard someone rushing into the room and walking towards him quickly. He immediately widened his eyes, his two thick eyebrows raised like knives, and his four white eyes showed a fierce light! This was also a habit developed in the trading cell. If someone suddenly approached him during a break for unknown reasons, Xu Kun would immediately display the most intimidating posture - this was also the case on the minibus before. The man was obviously frightened. He staggered back half a step, then stumbled and quickly assumed a standard defensive posture. Are there any experts? Although Xu Kun knew that he had probably misunderstood the man, who looked dusty and had just come off a construction site, he was aware that he had clearly practiced this move. Therefore, he did not hide his fierce expression, but raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you want to do?" "Brother, I, I want to make a phone call." The man showed his white teeth in a naive manner, pointed at the landline on the table, and then tentatively moved towards the table. Although this boy looks silly and is not very tall, he is very courageous. Even those brave and aggressive prisoners in the prison may not dare to approach him under the pressure from Xu Kun. Of course, the reason why Xu Kun has such a deterrent power is because of his record of defeating three enemies at once. Otherwise, it would be a pipe dream to want to intimidate those serious criminals with just his eyes. Finding that there was indeed a misunderstanding, Xu Kun's eyebrows and eyelids drooped, and he restrained the fierce look on his face. He got down from the table calmly and said, "Then you fight." Unexpectedly, the little guy who was anxious just now stopped when he saw this scene, staring at Xu Kun's face up and down, as if he had discovered some new treasure. Xu Kun was getting impatient with his gaze and glared at him, urging him, "Are you going to fight or not?" However, when he saw that he was fierce again, the little guy was not afraid. Instead, his eyes lit up and he said, "Hit, hit, hit. I'll hit you right away." Then he took out a pager and couldn't help but glance at Xu Kun. Does this guy know me? But his accent doesn't sound like it's from his hometown? However, for some reason, Xu Kun felt that the other person looked familiar. Just as he was wondering where he had seen him before, the little man suddenly looked puzzled, fiddling with the phone and asked in surprise, "Strange, why can't I get through?" "I guess Sixth Brother locked it up." Xu Kun said, pulling out the Nokia from his pocket and handing it over: "Use mine." "This...thank you very much, brother. Thank you very much, brother!" The little guy took the phone with great trepidation, thanked him several times, and then dialed the number according to the message on the pager. He spoke in accented Mandarin, "Hello, Brother Chen, this is Baoqiang. Backflips over a two-meter-high earthen wall? You can put a cushion, right? No problem, definitely no problem! 80 a day, and an extra 20 yuan red envelope for playing the corpse? OK, OK, I'll be waiting at the door at : tomorrow. Don't worry, Brother Chen, it will definitely not delay our crew's filming!" After hearing this, Xu Kun finally understood why the other person looked familiar to him. Isn't this the movie actor Wang Baoqiang? The prison occasionally organizes movie watching for prisoners, mostly family comedies, and Wang Baoqiang is a frequent guest in this type of film. Although Xu Kun had heard from his cellmates who watched the movie with him that Wang Baoqiang came from a grassroots background, he never expected to meet him on the construction site. Just as I was finding it unbelievable, Wang Baoqiang had already hung up the phone and handed over the phone with many thanks. However, he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. "what happened?" Xu Kun was happy to chat with the unknown celebrity in front of him, so he asked with a smile: "If you have something to say, just say it directly. Why are you so shy?" "The inner one..."
Inspired by Xu Kun's attitude, Wang Baoqiang gestured with his hands on his face and asked curiously, "Brother, what did you do just now? You suddenly became very special... and then suddenly became friendly." Halfway through his speech, he felt that this was too abrupt, and hurriedly explained: "I don't mean anything else. I, I am actually an actor. I just want to know how you did it, brother. It was like you became a different person just now! I have practiced in front of the mirror before, but I can't do it like you, like this... um, like this, you can control it freely, yes, you can control it freely!" Hearing his incoherent "I, I, I", Xu Kun couldn't help but laugh. He raised his sword-like eyebrows and asked murderously, "Are you talking about this?" Immediately, his eyebrows drooped again, and he returned to his normal state. "Yeah!" Wang Baoqiang slapped his thigh excitedly: "Brother, how did you practice this? Can you teach me? I, I can pay your tuition and become your apprentice!" He has been a supporting actor for two years. Although he cannot summarize any theory due to his limited cultural level, he can at least see the performance tension displayed by this set of changing expressions. If you learn this skill, you will have no problem playing a villain with two faces, even if it means you can do other things. "Haha~" Seeing that the future superstar wanted to learn from a master, Xu Kun couldn't help but feel a little proud. He laughed and said, "Let's not talk about whether you can learn it or not. Even if you can, people's facial features are different. My method may not work well on you. Don't waste your time and energy. It will be in vain in the end." Not to mention the innate external conditions and the acquired experience of killing people, just the change of facial expressions is not that simple. Although it seems that you just need to press down the eyebrows and control the eyelids and muscles around the eyes, if you really want to become proficient in it or even develop a daily habit, you must put in a long time of effort to do it. He also suffered from a face that was too fierce, and after learning from the pain, and being extremely bored in prison, he spent more than ten years of hard work to train to this level. If he were outside, he would probably never be able to do it in his lifetime... and many more! Looking at the somewhat disappointed Wang Baoqiang, Xu Kun suddenly had an idea in his mind. Since even future big stars wanted to become his apprentice, could he also become an actor with his ability of face-changing? As we all know, the entertainment industry makes money quickly, has many beautiful women, and can help you become famous. Doesn't this fit your ideal of a carefree and happy life? Moreover, although he had not seen many movies, the ones that could be shown in prison should all be famous films. If he could seize these opportunities, he might be able to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry! And even if he failed to make it in the end, at least he could establish a relationship with the not-yet-successful Wang Baoqiang, so this deal was a win-win no matter how you looked at it. (End of this chapter)
