Chapter 2 The secret is in progress

When night fell, Lan Tiansheng asked his girlfriend to go to the movies, and before watching the movie, he took his girlfriend to the restaurant for dinner.

In the hotel, the "bearded" and others sat at the table of Lan Tiansheng, and everyone found that Lan Tiansheng was about 30 years old, not handsome, but not ugly, and belonged to the public type.

Lan Tiansheng's girlfriend: "Let's break up!" You are a working boy, you only earn 2 or 3,000 yuan a month, and my friends and family despise you, which makes me embarrassed. Take a step back, I don't care about this, we are going to get married, and the family needs at least 100,000 bride price, and you can't take it out. We can't really be together. ”

Lan Tiansheng said: "What does it matter to the two of us? Your family really needs money, I can take out a loan!" Lan Tiansheng's girlfriend: "I don't want to get married with a 'loser' hat and make my girlfriends laugh." Seeing that the words were not speculative, Lan Tiansheng found that his girlfriend was determined to break up, so he said angrily: "Then whatever you want!" Seeing this, Lan Tiansheng's girlfriend pushed the boat down the river: "I don't want to watch that movie, I'm leaving." After saying that, he didn't look back and left.

Lan Tiansheng angrily looked at the back of his girlfriend leaving, and shouted to the waiter: "Waiter, bring a case of beer." ”

The waiter carried a box of 6 bottles of beer and put it at Lan Tiansheng's feet, and then left the note, Lan Tiansheng picked up a bottle of beer, bit the cap of the bottle with his mouth, and drank three bottles in a row, already drunk, and drank the remaining three bottles intermittently, and then stumbled to the service desk, and took out a handful of change from his trouser pocket: "Checkout!" The waiter counted the change and said: "A total of 173 yuan, there is still a difference of 100 yuan." ”

Lan Tiansheng: "That's all. After saying that, he staggered and wanted to leave, a stumbling and almost fell, the "farmer" saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to help, at this time, the waiter ran out of the counter and grabbed Lan Tiansheng: "Don't finish the bill, don't go." ”

The "bearded" and others also walked up, and the "bearded" said to the waiter, "You let him go, and I will settle his account together." Lan Tiansheng gratefully said to the "bearded man": "Thank you!"

The "farmer" who was somewhat similar to Lan Tiansheng's skin color helped Lan Tiansheng out of the hotel, and the "bearded" and others followed behind, Lan Tiansheng walked and said in a daze: "You are all good people, women are liars!" Seeing that Lan Tiansheng wanted to vomit, the "farmer" helped Lan Tiansheng to the trash can and made him vomit, and then, "Humpty Dumpty" handed a bottle of mineral water to the "farmer", and "the farmer" let Lan Tiansheng drink a few sips, and Lan Tiansheng felt better.

The "farmer" helped Lan Tiansheng to sit down on the bench under the street lamp, "Humpty Dumpty": "Look, he has scars on his right forehead and left arm, and they are right." "Big beard": "There is another question, are they all 9 years ago?" After a while, the "farmer" saw that Lan Tiansheng was a little sober, so he joked: "The scar on your right forehead and the scar on your left hand are both from alcoholism!" Lan Tiansheng: "No, the scar on my forehead was dropped when I was 5 years old." Humpty Dumpty and Fake Woman smiled at each other. "Farmer": "What about the scar on his left arm?" Lan Tiansheng said: "It was last year at work, I was accidentally scratched by a machine. The farmer glanced at the bearded man in disappointment, and the bearded man shook his head, and in a moment, Lan Tiansheng fell asleep in a daze.

"Big Beard" and others took a taxi to send Lan Tiansheng back to the factory dormitory, and then returned to the hotel room. In the guest room, the "farmer" sighed: "In the end, there are only two left, Fan Tang and Jiang Zi, I don't know if they will return empty-handed." "Bearded": "It's up to tomorrow!"

That night, the sky was lightning, thundering, and it rained heavily, but fortunately, it cleared up at dawn.

Because of the thunderstorm at night, everyone didn't sleep well, so I made up for sleep in the morning and didn't wake up until 10 o'clock.

After breakfast on the street, the "bearded" set off on their next target: Van Tang.

In the sales department of the "Pentium World" real estate, there are more salespeople than customers, except for a few salespeople who are receiving customers, everyone else is bored looking at their mobile phones.

As soon as the "bearded" and others entered the sales department, they saw a group of foreigners coming in, many people looked over, and a waitress next to them came over and asked, "Are you here to buy a house?" "Farmer": "Yes, my friend introduced us to find a salesman named Fan Tang." ”

When Fan Tang saw that he was looking for himself, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "Are you looking for me?" I am Fan Tang. The "bearded" said, "That's you." Fan Tang asked again: "What size of house do you want to buy?" Let's go over there and sit and talk!"

"Glasses" said, "Don't sit down, can you show us the model house first!" and then he pointed to the "farmer" and said, "We are here to help his nephew buy a wedding house." ”

Fan Tang: "Okay! But the model house is in the back of the real estate, and it is far away." "Glasses" said: "No problem." ”

Fan Tang walked to the front desk: "Give me the key to the model room, I want to take the guests to see the model room." ”

Front desk attendant: "The cleaner has taken it to clean up, you can go directly to it." ”

Fan Tang took "Big Beard" and other 5 people to sell the building from the back door, and "Big Beard" and others looked at Fan Tang carefully.

Fan Tang looks like he is in his 20s, he still looks relatively handsome, and he seems to be sincere. I saw him wearing white short-sleeved overalls, a work number plate pinned to his left chest, black trousers on his lower body, and a pair of black leather shoes on his feet. The most important thing is that everyone clearly sees that he has a very obvious scar on his right forehead, and a scar the size of a bowl on his left arm.

Along the way, the "farmer" chatted with Fan Tang. "Farmer": "Is the young man married?" Fan Tang: "No." "Farmer": "The young man is so handsome, he has a girlfriend!" Fan Tang: "Let's look for it when my career is successful!" "Bearded" joked: "You have an obvious scar on your forehead and hand, you were very naughty when you were a child, right? Can you tell me about your origin?" Fan Tang: "Maybe! The scar on your forehead was caused by a fall in the ditch in front of your house when you were in the first grade of elementary school." The scar on his hand was burned by boiling water when he was in kindergarten. ”

Hearing this, the "bearded" smiled at "Humpty Dumpty" and nodded.

After looking at the model room, the "bearded" said to Fan Tang: "The structure and layout are very reasonable, and I also want to help my nephew buy a set, so at noon, we invite you to have lunch at the nearby 'big vegetable market' restaurant, and we will talk in detail, okay?" When Fan Tang heard that there were two suites in business, he happily agreed: "Okay, then I'll go over after work later." He handed a poster to the "bearded" with both hands: "This is my phone number, we will contact us by phone." The "bearded" took the business card: "A word is decided, we are waiting for you there." ”

"Big Beard" and other 5 people came to the "Dacaichang" restaurant, and the "fake woman" stepped forward and asked the waitress at the front desk: "Is there a private room?" The waitress at the front desk: "Yes, how many of you?" "Fake woman": "6 or 7 people." The waitress at the front desk: "Then Box 9, on the second floor, you can go up!" "Fake Woman": "Okay! Thank you!" "Bearded" and the others walked towards the stairs. The waitress at the front desk picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted, "There are guests in box 9." The walkie-talkie replied, "Hear it, arrange it immediately." ”

The "Bearded" entered Box 9 and took their seats, the "Farmer" and the "Fake Woman" went to the bathroom, and the "Bearded" said to "Humpty Dumpty" and "Glasses": "The scars have passed, it depends on whether he can pass the last level." "Glasses": "After the last pass, do you still want to test Jiang Zi?" "Big beard": "Of course, if you pass both, you have to put additional conditions on until you choose one, what the additional conditions are, I don't know, I can only open the Green Island Encryption Network at that time." ”

When the "farmer" and the "fake woman" returned, the "bearded" handed the business card to the "farmer" and said, "'Farmer', you should send the box number to Fan Tang!" The "farmer" took the business card and sent the words "No. 9 box of the big vegetable market" by text message according to the number above. The "bearded" said to "Humpty Dumpty" again, "Humpty Dumpty, you are in charge of ordering." ”

The waiter brought the menu, and "Humpty Dumpty" ordered two or three dishes from the sea, the sky, and the earth, as well as a soup and vegetarian dishes, a total of 9 or 10 dishes, plus 3 bottles of red wine. Then he said to the waiter, "There are 6 of us, wait for everyone to come and serve the food." The waiter picked up the teapot, poured 6 cups of tea each, and then took the door and withdrew.

After a while, Fan Tang came in: "You've been waiting for a long time. The "bearded" pulled the vacant seat next to him, "Come, sit here." Then he said to Humpty Dumpty, "Tell the waiter to serve the food." Humpty Dumpty walked out and told the waiter to serve the food.

Seeing Fan Tang sitting down, the "bearded" said to Fan Tang: "Let's talk while eating." ”

Soon, the waiter pushed the cart in, first serving a plate of lobster, then a plate of crabs, and then serving white-cut chicken, roast goose, fried steak, etc., after serving, the waiter poured a small half glass of red wine for everyone. Looking at the table full of sumptuous dishes, Fan Tang was a little flattered: "Just a little bit, you don't have to spend so much." ”

The bearded man said, "Yes, we have something to ask you for help in a moment." ”

The "bearded" raised his glass and said to everyone, "Come, welcome Mr. Fan, cheers!" Fan Tang: "Thank you! Thank you!" Everyone raised their glasses and touched them, and each drank the wine in the cup. The "bearded" said to Fan Tang: "Please feel free. ”

"Bearded" and Fan Tang chatted about the property market in N City, Country C, while eating. Soon, after three searches of wine, most of the dishes were gone, and the "bearded" estimated that everyone had eaten almost enough. So he cut to the chase: "Mr. Fan, how much is the salary now?" Fan Tang said shyly: "The basic salary is 3,000, and there is a commission for selling the house." ”

"Big beard" said: "That's right, we are going to invest in a new real estate company in N City, and we need to recruit preparatory personnel, with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, a subsidy of 2,000 yuan, and a bonus of 100,000 yuan until the end of the year." You're the first person in our picture, are you interested?"

"There is no performance, and the annual income is 200,000 yuan!" Fan Tang felt that he was flying to Hengfu, how could he not be willing? So he said without thinking: "I am willing!"

The "bearded" man then said: "Our boss also has a special condition, that is, you can write 99 words at will, and if he reads it, he meets his conditions, and he will be hired immediately." Fan Tang replied briskly: "No problem." ”

The "bearded" then asked the waiter to remove the dishes and chopsticks and serve a new pot of tea. Humpty Dumpty took out a pen and paper from his briefcase and asked Fan Tang to write at will. Fan Tang wrote 99 words very casually, and after reading the "glasses" behind him, he shook his head at the "bearded" in disappointment.

"Bearded": "Humpty Dumpty' put the words away and go back to show the boss." Humpty Dumpty put the pen and paper back in his briefcase.

The "bearded" then said to Fan Tang: "I'm sorry today, we didn't buy a house, delayed your work, whether you will be hired or not, today we will give you 10,000 yuan for lost work." Fan Tang: "It's okay, anyway, business is not good now, and everyone basically lives on the basic salary." ”

The "bearded" gestured to the "farmer": "Give him a check for 10,000 yuan." The "farmer" took out a fixed amount check from his bag, tore one out and handed it to Fan Tang, who took the check and said, "Thank you!"

In the early morning of the next day, in front of Building 5 of the "Another Mouth" Hotel, a thrush flew from nowhere, flew to the magnolia tree, and kept singing joyful songs. "Bearded", "Humpty Dumpty", "Glasses", "Fake Woman" and "Farmer" were woken up and everyone got up to wash. The "fake woman" said to the "farmer", "Is this just SAINT ANGELO? The "farmer" replied, "Take your wish!"

After everyone washed up, they gathered in the "bearded" room to study today's plan. "Bearded": "Today's last Jiang Zi, whether it is the person we are looking for or not, our work in N City will be over." Then he changed his words: "'Farmer' introduces the situation of Jiang Zi." ”

"Farmer" said: "From the information we have, Jiang Zi, male, 55 years old this year, last year due to the decline in the efficiency of the original work enterprise, the income decreased, it was difficult to continue the layoffs, employees have to find their own way out, Jiang Zi was laid off and unemployed, now his income depends on unemployment benefits. This person is a hobby of surfing the Internet, writing articles, and writing reviews, totaling nearly a million words, but he does not get any income from it. "Glasses": "Stop, I wrote nearly a million words, and I didn't make any money? The "bearded" said, "Yes!" and the farmer has his contact information?"

Jiang Zi's family, Jiang Zi's wife is training Jiang Zi: "People's husbands are making a fortune and supporting their families, so you waste one and live on poor unemployment money, do you say you are a waste one?" Jiang Zi: "Everyone has their own strengths, and things have their own shortcomings, but the ones I am short of are making money." The son who was favored by his mother's money helped his mother: "Jiang Zi's ability is to surf the Internet at home, I am still studying, but he is playing, he is born incompetent, I am afraid of being inherited by you." Jiang Zi: "You are an unfilial thing, and you have come to teach your father a lesson." ”

Jiang Zi was born kind, and he was better to his wife and son than his wife and son to him, and he often dreamed of how good it would be to have a wife who was good to him!

"Today is a good day!" Jiang Zi's phone rang, Jiang Zi thought it was another advertisement, picked up the phone and said angrily: "What's the matter with you?" I only heard the other party say: "I am the manager of the public affairs department of Beyond Culture Investment Company, is this the case, we have read your articles published on the Internet, and we plan to buy the rights of your three novels to make a movie, can we come out for an interview?" Jiang Zi seemed to have grasped a straw in the water: "No problem! Where can I find you?"

The "farmer" didn't expect the other party to be so easily tempted, so he simply called him to come to the hotel, "farmer": "We are in room 309 of the 'Youkou' hotel, you bring the bank account here, and I will give you a deposit." Jiang Zi responded happily: "Okay, I'll be there at 10 o'clock." ”

At 10 o'clock, Jiang Zi knocked on the door of room 309 on time, the "farmer" opened the door, and Jiang Zi introduced himself: "I am Jiang Zi." The farmer hurriedly said, "Please come in!" and the other four people in the room all stood up to greet Jiang Zi. I saw Jiang Zi looking around 50 years old, with some gray hair between his temples, an obvious scar on the right forehead, and a dark scar on his left arm exposed outside the T-shirt, giving people a sense of age. Jiang Zi entered the room, only to find that it was 5 foreigners, and he was a little flattered and at a loss.

The bearded man pointed to the chair next to the coffee table and said, "Please take a seat!" Jiang Zi said, "Thank you!" and sat down, and the others sat down on the chair next to him.

The "bearded" said: "Let's just say it! We are Huanhuan Cultural Investment Company, we have seen a lot of your articles on the Internet, and the boss has decided to buy the copyright of the three novels "Why", "Honest Marriage" and "Copy", if you agree, now we will make a deposit of 100,000 yuan to your account, and when the contract is signed, we will pay off the copyright fee of 1 million yuan immediately, what do you think?"

Jiang Zi, who lacked nothing and was short of money, didn't want to go back: "No problem, do as you say!" The bearded man pointed to the "farmer" and said, "Okay, you give him the bank account number and immediately transfer a deposit of 100,000 yuan to you." Jiang Zi did so, and soon the mobile phone prompted that the account received 100,000 yuan.

"Bearded" saw Jiang Zi receiving the money, his face was full of joy, and he decided to strike while the iron was hot: "Don't you want to know why we paid a high price to buy your copyright?" Jiang Zi looked puzzled: "I want to know." The "bearded" man said: "Because we have a crush on you!" Through all your writings, we intend to appoint you as the president of the Huanhuan C Company. Jiang Zi, who is unemployed, has a little doubt: "Can I do it?" The bearded man said, "Of course, we have a team of professionals to assist you." Seeing this, Jiang Zi decided to seize this opportunity: "Then if you dare to use it, I will dare to do it." ”

The "bearded" changed his words: "This position has an annual salary of 5 million, and if you want to be used, you must first be briefly evaluated, and once you pass, you will be appointed soon." Jiang Zi: "When will you be assessed?" Bearded": "Do it right now, it won't give you any time to prepare." Jiang Zi was a little nervous: "Then, come on!"

The "bearded" said: "There are two things to be assessed: the first one, I ask, you answer, as long as it does not violate local laws, you must answer any question we ask." Any dishonest answer to one question will result in immediate disqualification. The second is to write 99 words at will, and once it meets our requirements, it will be passed immediately. ”

Jiang Zi relaxed: "Let's start!" "Bearded" first asked Jiang Zi about his personal information and resume according to the recruitment rules on the market, and then asked about his family situation, and finally he stared at the scars on Jiang Zi's forehead and hands and said, "Tell me about the origin of the scars on your right forehead and left arm!" Jiang Zi replied truthfully: "The scar on his forehead was before he went to elementary school, he went to the mountains with adults to worship his ancestors, and fell on the mountain. The scar on his hand was in the fourth grade of primary school, when he lived in his grandfather's house in the countryside during the winter vacation, and accidentally knocked over a pot of boiling water on the stove. Hearing this, Humpty Dumpty smiled and nodded to the farmer.

"Bearded": "The first question, that's it, our information system will be verified soon." Now to the second question, you can write 99 words at random. He turned to Humpty Dumpty and said, "Bring a pen and paper to Mr. Jiang." ”

Jiang Zi took the paper and pen, leaned on the coffee table and wrote the first sentence: "I am thirsty and want to drink a cup of green tea", "glasses" got up, stood behind and looked, and after reading the first sentence, he was overjoyed, and couldn't take his eyes off what he wrote next.

After writing the first sentence, Jiang Zi thought for a moment: "Anyway, write casually, and you don't have to think about sentences." Jiang Zi wrote dozens of words at random, felt almost done, and counted them. The "glasses" looked at the back and were disappointed.

Jiang Zi counted the number of words, 94 words, there are still 5 missing, he thought of a sentence at random, nodded on his hand, just 5, so he finally wrote: "Go to the island tomorrow" 5 words, and counted them from the beginning. "Glasses" read the last sentence, couldn't help but clap his hands with joy, and exclaimed, "Okay!" and then immediately disguised: "Finally finished." ”

The "bearded" and others already understood from the expression of the "glasses": "The heir of the island owner has been found!"

Jiang Zi looked up and said, "I'm done." The "bearded" picked up the written paper, browsed it, and then said to Jiang Zi enthusiastically: "The recording of your conversation and this text, we will upload it to the headquarters immediately, and we can get the news at 9 o'clock tonight at the earliest. When we notify you, we will transfer $1,000,000 in royalties to your account, regardless of whether you hire or not. ”

After saying that, he stretched out his hands, Jiang Zi didn't know what to do with this friendly attitude, but the other party was the gold owner, and quickly stretched out his hand to shake it with the other party, Jiang Zi said: "Thank you!" "Big beard": "I hope we can cooperate in the near future!"

Jiang Zi felt that the other party was too confident, but he didn't think so, "After all, it's not these workers who have the right to decide." But the huge copyright fee of 1.1 million yuan still made him feel very happy: "Thank you so much." ”

The "bearded" let go of his hand, turned to "Humpty Dumpty" and said, "You and the 'farmer' must send Mr. Jiang home safely." ”

Jiang Zi said: "No need to send it, I'll go by myself." "Humpty Dumpty" and "Farmer" said, "You're welcome, it's our old custom to give guests a gift." ”

Jiang Zi didn't say much, and the three of them walked out, "Bearded", "Fake Woman" and "Glasses" in the back: "You go slowly!"