Chapter 12 Now we’re starting from scratch
After dinner, while it was still early, Xu Kun wanted to accompany Baoqiang to pack his things and move to the newly rented house overnight.
But Baoqiang planned to say goodbye to his roommates at night and move in early tomorrow morning.
So the two also went their separate ways near Xueyuan Road.
Considering it's Saturday.
Xu Kun didn't go by the way, so he took the Xueyuan Road on purpose; Baoqiang didn't go by the way, so he deliberately bypassed the Xueyue Road.
Looking at the young and beautiful figures in twos and threes on the street, Xu Kun really couldn't figure out what Baoqiang was thinking. Just because of the pleasing sight of these Yingying Yanyan, it was worth a special trip, let alone just on the way?
I had to take a detour for fear of not being able to catch up with the enemy.
Could it be that there is someone he has a crush on?
Hmm~
With Baoqiang’s current situation, he can only be the object of his crush.
After going around and around to the Erliqiao construction site, there was still no sign of Sixth Brother. He probably went out to collect debts again.
However, he left the 30,000 yuan to Brother Scarface, and he also prepared a second-hand video player. It was said that he bought it from a nearby video hall. It came with more than 30 discs, most of which had no clothes on the covers. kind of.
Considering that he wanted to watch it with Bao Qiang, Xu Kun finally reluctantly left the DVD to Brother Scarface.
It was agreed that after two days of settling down, Brother Scarface and Brother Six would be invited to dinner. Xu Kun took the DVD player and found the new residence he had never met before according to the address.
Because it is in a small alley, it is really hard to find the place, but the surrounding environment is not bad.
The front facade is a two-story small restaurant, and there are two tile-roofed houses in the back. There is a courtyard about four meters wide and seven meters long in the middle. There is a persimmon tree planted in the center of the courtyard, and there is a gender-neutral courtyard in the southwest corner. The toilet is right back to back with the restaurant's private room.
The tile-roofed house near the courtyard gate was locked, but it looked like someone was living there.
Xu Kun rented the back room, which was about ten square meters in total. There was a washbasin and a utility rack on the left hand side of the door, and a large mirrored wardrobe on the right hand side.
Further inside are two single beds, each leaning against the wall. A one-meter-two-meter-wide aisle is separated in the middle. There is a low table against the wall in the innermost corner, with a Taiwanese-sized CRT color TV set on it.
This location, this environment, overall, is barely worthy of the monthly rent of 650.
This is not a small amount of money. In Beijing in 2001, the monthly salary of waiters with food and accommodation was only two to three hundred. Baoqiang worked hard on the construction site and only earned seven or eight hundred after working for a month, not to mention that he might not have work every day. .
You can make more money as a martial artist, but you may not be able to get a few orders in a month.
At this price, he would definitely be able to find something better if he searched further, but Xu Kun was too lazy to bother, and he was not used to cooking by himself, so it was very convenient to maintain a restaurant.
Xu Kun casually placed the DVD player on top of the TV and went around to the front to get acquainted with the restaurant owner.
I heard that he was a new tenant and was planning to place orders in his store for a long time. The restaurant owner was very attentive and personally took Xu Kun to a nearby grocery store and bought various daily necessities and a small folding table.
The boss was also an open-minded person. Because of the good relationship he had with Xu Kun during the conversation on the way back and forth, he even cooked a few dishes himself in the evening and brought out two pieces of Yanjing, saying that he wanted to cleanse Xu Kun.
So he left the restaurant to his wife's attention, and the two of them set up a folding table in the yard. They had wine, food, and stories, and had a great time chatting.
At about half past nine, a young couple walked in from outside hand in hand. They saw two shirtless strong men drinking in the courtyard. They didn't dare to come forward to provoke them. They only shouted from a distance, "Hello, Boss Lin." ’, and hurriedly hid in the house.
Boss Lin saw that the young couple was trying to avoid him, so he pulled the vest that was hanging on the chair, wiped the sweat hard, and said firmly: "Don't look at the two people who are inseparable now, they will score by the end of the year at the latest!"
"Why?"
Xu Kun was a little puzzled. Those two people were obviously not familiar with Boss Lin, but why did he say so categorically.
Boss Lin laughed and said: "This young man has just been admitted to China Construction Engineering Corporation. I have a friend there who said that they have a big job in Gansu at the end of the year. The new young people will definitely be at the forefront. They will work for two or three years. Can that girl leave her job and go to those poor mountains and rivers to eat sand with him? "
Hearing that this was the reason, Xu Kun didn't ask much. The reason why the loyal love between two places is worthy of praise is because few people can persevere.
…………It’s morning.
Xu Kun got up from the bed and originally planned to contact Baoqiang after washing up. Unexpectedly, he was squatting next to the water pipe and brushing his teeth when he saw Wang Baoqiang walking in with red eyes carrying a quilt roll.
Xu Kun spat out the foam in his mouth, raised his head and asked, "So emotional? If you hadn't told me, I would have suspected that your roommate was a woman."
Baoqiang just stood there silently, without saying a word.
Xu Kun washed the enamel jar and toothbrush, stood up and said, "Come on, follow me in to take a look at our base."
Baoqiang followed Xu Kun into the house and saw the newly bought mosquito net hanging on the bed, as well as double towels and wash basins. The sadness in his heart was relieved a little.
Putting the bedroll on the empty bed, he muttered: "He gave up too."
"oh."
Xu Kun sat on the bed opposite and responded with a compliment, signaling Bao Qiang to continue.
Wang Baoqiang clenched his hands tightly together and continued in a depressed tone: "At the beginning, the eight of us rented together. We all wanted to be stars, directors, and screenwriters. We also pooled money together to buy a BB camera, and we agreed to film in the future. Movies, blockbusters, but later..."
"嘁~"
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Kun said disapprovingly: "What do I mean? Aren't you still insisting on this? How about we two brothers make an appointment from now on, and we can fall behind in the future, but who cares?" Damn it, you can’t give up! If you can’t trust me, brother, the worst we can do is make a blood alliance, even if it doesn’t work, it will be tattooed on your body.”
"No, no, I definitely trust you, Brother Kun!"
Wang Baoqiang waved his hand to refuse, but Xu Kun pulled him up and said: "Then stop inking, let's go to the nearby video store first, and get breakfast by the way, and then let's go to the training class recommended by Brother Chen. Look, if you are suitable, please sign up and I will take you to try Brother Lin’s craftsmanship when you come back at noon.”
"this……"
Bao Qiang was embarrassed when he heard this. The video store was bankrupt, and actor training classes were not cheap. Although he had long wanted to learn acting systematically, but...
"Look at your inking skills."
Xu Kun took out three bundles of hundred-yuan bills from under the pillow and slapped Bao Qiang on the chest: "You can't take this thing with you until you die. You can't do it without it. It can't be done just to make money without spending it. Besides, we're not eating, drinking or whoring." Gambling is about learning skills!”
Baoqiang was not convinced by these words, but he could not defeat Xu Kun.
After all, when Xu Kun dragged the shovel in front of him yesterday, he had already recognized this brother from the bottom of his heart.
When he arrived at the video store, Xu Kun slapped three hundred yuan on the table as he walked in, and said boldly: "Boss, take out any good movies and watch them."
The boss made eye contact with him, as if he had caught a radio signal. He glanced outside the door and whispered, "Let's go to the back and talk."
With that said, he took out the keys from the drawer and took the two of them to the backyard.
"No, no, no!"
Xu Kun knew it was a misunderstanding at the first sight, and he quickly said, "We are serious people, and we want serious movies!"
The boss froze, then put the key into his trouser pocket and said with a smile: "I was joking with you just now. This is a serious business, there is nothing unfair."
Because the purpose was to hone their acting skills, the two selected some classic dramas first, such as "Farewell My Concubine", "Red Sorghum", "Alive", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", "That Mountain, That Dog, That Man", " "Sweet Honey" and "Days of Being Wild" mainly focus on the mainland, supplemented by Hong Kong Island.
Then Bao Qiang selected a few kung fu movies, such as "The Swordsman", "The Legend of the White-haired Witch", "Iron Horse", "Drunken Master", etc. They were basically all produced on Hong Kong Island.
Xu Kun thought that Bao Qiang would act in comedies in the future, so he picked "Party A and Party B", "Let's Talk", "See You or Be Seen", "Endless", as well as the complete works of Xing Ye's classics and "The Plan" Five Lucky Stars" series.
Finally, on the recommendation of the boss, they also took away Wang Jiawei's "In the Mood for Love", Jiang Wen's "The Devils Are Coming", and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" which just won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film this year.
(End of chapter)