Chapter 5: The City of God
I believe that many people have watched the film "City of God", but most people are obsessed with the tragic plot story in the film and ignore the truth of the facts. If the world's largest slum is Rio de Janeiro's 'Rocinha', the director in "City of God" does his best to tell Rocinha that "violent crimes such as murder, rape, kidnapping, carjacking, armed assault and theft are part of the daily life of a normal person".
But is that really the case? The answer is NO! Rocinha, the largest slum in South America, is far from as terrifying as outsiders think.
Anyone who lives in Rio de Janeiro knows that there is no safer place in Brazil than Rocinha. There will be no robbery, theft, kidnapping or anything like that here.
The first time Fang Yuanshan came to Rocinha by car, he saw a robber beaten to death by the surrounding crowd, and the body was abandoned on the side of the street, and no one cared about it.
Each precinct has a boss who is responsible for protecting residents and shops, and they are more reliable than the police. The first time he came here was to visit the home of his classmate Tony, who was one of the five people his mentor had brought with him.
After coming to Rocinha, he found out that the truth was true. This Nima is seriously inconsistent with the report, "City of God" is simply spreading rumors.
After following Tony a few times, he never went to Rio to buy on his behalf. Tony's uncle is the boss of the area, and when he heard that Fang Yuanshan and Tony were classmates, he greeted him very warmly.
Later, if Fang Yuanshan needed any shopping items, he faxed them directly to his uncle, and the younger brother would send them over in a few days, saving him a lot of trouble, and the price was far beyond his imagination.
I don't ask why it's so cheap, as long as the thing is real, nothing else matters!
This time, because he needed more things and were more precious, he came to interview Tony's uncle himself.
Tony's uncle, Adrian Mullen, is the boss of District 11 and has a lot going on in his daily life. But when he heard that Tony's classmates had come looking for him, he put down his work and met with him.
Seeing Fang Yuanshan sitting on a stool by the door, he came up and patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Hey, why are you here?"
Seeing Ma Lun come in, Fang Yuanshan hurriedly stood up and said politely: "Hello uncle, I came here to discuss something with you." ”
"Sit down!"
After seeing him sit down, Mullen instructed the servant to pour two glasses of water and said with a smile: "Say, what is the matter with me?"
After taking a sip of water, Fang Yuanshan organized a language and said: "It's like this, Uncle Maren, the school is about to go for a holiday, I am going to go back to China, and I want to bring some Brazilian special products back to make a difference." ”
"That's it?" said with a smile, "You write me a list, and I'll ask someone to help you get ready to go!"
Looking at the smile on Ma Lun's face, Fang Yuanshan took out the prepared list from his pocket and handed it to him, and made a look of amusement.
Tony's uncle took the list handed over by Fang Yuanshan, glanced at it casually, and was about to put it aside, just halfway through it and took it back. Looking at the long slip of 'specialty' on the list, my eyes immediately straightened.
"Hey, Fang, are you kidding me?"
"Even though you're Tony's classmate, this kind of thing isn't a casual joke!"
Seeing Ma Lun's expression of disbelief, Fang Yuanshan said hehehe, "Uncle Ma Lun, I'm not joking with you. I'm very serious about talking to you about this. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to meet with you. ”
"Fang, for Tony's sake, I'm actually happy to help you with this!" But even if I help you prepare these things for you, you won't be able to pass through the customs in your country. ”
"If you go by water, the amount you want is not worth the trip. You know what I mean?"
Fang Yuanshan took a sip of water, licked the water stains on his lips with his tongue, and waited for Adrian to finish speaking before he spoke: "Uncle Maren, I understand everything you said~ But I'm definitely not joking with you." ”
"I'm here to ask you to help me get these things ready, and the other thing is about money!"
Hearing him talk about money, Ma Lun didn't say anything, Fang Yuanshan needed these things far beyond the friendship between the two.
As a bigwig in the area, Adrian also did a survey of his nephew's classmate. knew that Fang Yuanshan was just an international student and did not immigrate. According to reliable sources, he is just an ordinary person at the bottom in China, and he has no background.
So after seeing that he needed so many and precious things, Adrian didn't make a sound, and quietly waited for his explanation.
Seeing that Ma Lun was silent, Fang Yuanshan thought for a while and said, "Uncle Ma Lun, I believe you have also done some research on my situation. If you need any assurances from me, I'm afraid I won't be able to give it to you!"
"In that case, I'll speak directly to Mr. Adrian. Are you afraid that I won't be able to come back to China after taking your goods?"
"I don't really have the money right now, but what I can guarantee is that I can bring this shipment back to the country without going through the checkpoint. ”
Hearing him say that he could bring things back with him at the checkpoint, even Mullen had a surprised expression. In fact, Adrian's biggest consideration was not money, but how things would get in.
"If he can bring his things back without going through the checkpoint, the tax savings alone will be a lot ......of money!
Seeing Adrian's expression of interest, Fang Yuanshan struck while the iron was hot and said, "Uncle, think about it, if I declare my taxes and enter the customs, do I still need you to prepare these things?"
"Again, even if I file my taxes and enter the customs, the taxes on these things alone are not something I can afford. Why should I ask for my own suffering?"
In order to convince Ma Lun to owe this batch of goods on credit, Fang Yuanshan also thought about it for a few days before coming over. It was not overnight for him to rely on his own financial resources to complete the accumulation of the original funds.
Leaning back in the chair and closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Adrian Mullen Fang said sharply after opening his eyes: "Things can be prepared for you, and you don't need to write any IOUs." ”
"I don't want to ask you how to bring it back, but if something goes wrong in your hands, you'll have to give me an explanation, Brazil is not too far from your hometown, you know what I mean?"
Hearing that Ma Lun agreed, Fang Yuanshan was overjoyed, and he was also shocked when he heard his threatening words in the back! Yes, if something went wrong with this batch of goods, it would not be enough to apologize and say sorry.
Thinking of this, he said cautiously: "Uncle Maren, I am not a person who likes to talk freely, since I am sure of what I said, there will definitely be no problems." When this batch of goods arrives in China, you can find someone to follow me and keep abreast of the movement of this batch of goods. ”
Ma Lun stood up at this time and said, "Fang, you come and get this batch of goods before returning to China, and you don't have to worry about anything else." ”
"I don't leave you with anything to do now, take me to say hello to Tony!"
"Okay uncle, then I'll go back first", Fang Yuanshan also stood up at this time and said. When Adrian came out, he followed and went out, calling a 'motorcycle party' on the side of the road and sending him down the mountain for 5 reais.
When I arrived at the dormitory, I couldn't help but be surprised that I didn't see Ethan! In addition to eating and sleeping and Alice's classes, this Ethan was fighting monsters in the dormitory every day.
But there was no Alice class for the past two days! Why wasn't he in the dormitory? With a misty head full of water, Fang Yuanshan entered the shower room and began to take a shower.
Halfway through the wash, the door opened in the dormitory, and Ethan, who entered the door, called out: "Yuanshan, are you back?"
"It's a shame that you're not at school today, 'Kaka' came to our school to give a speech. ”
Hearing Ethan's shout, Fang Yuanshan wiped the water off his body and put on his clothes, and then walked out and said strangely: "I remember that you don't like football!
Hearing his question, Sawyer's shiny face also looked a little embarrassed at this time, and said, "The main thing is to see beautiful women." ”
"Oh~~" Fang Yuanshan suddenly realized at this time! Every time these famous football stars appear in colleges and universities, those crazy Brazilian football babies are as excited as seeing their godfathers, and they stage a restricted program in public.
After he had the pleasure of meeting it a few times, he was full of imagination about the life of a graduate student in Brazil.
As soon as he heard that there was a beautiful woman, Fang Yuanshan was also excited, and hurriedly asked, "Have you taken a picture?" ”
Seeing his anxious appearance, Ethan, who was originally a little embarrassed, also became excited at this time: "Of course, I'm going with a guy." ”
As he spoke, he unzipped the canvas bag next to the bed and pulled out a professional camera. Seeing this big guy, Fang Yuanshan was also a little dumbfounded, this Ethan ...... He knows my mind so well.
There is not too much language, and the two of them do not copy the data cable after connecting it to the computer, and enjoy it directly on the computer.
Seeing the excitement, the two of them held their throats and let out a burst of 'hehey' sounds~ Sure enough, there is no nationality in this way!