Chapter 177: The Second Part of "Mencius: The Confession".
"Are you unwilling?" a voice came from his head, shaking Zhou Xingchi, who was still squatting on the side of the street and still in a trance. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
He immediately looked up, and the harsh sunlight made him squint his eyes, and it took him a while to get used to it, and then he saw a young man of mixed race appear in sight.
Li ...... Mr. Li?!" Zhou Xingchi immediately stood up, rubbing his hands with some sincere fear.
"Do you know me?" the other man raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Yes...... Yes, I saw you the day before yesterday, but it just felt a little familiar...... I remembered it later. Zhou Xingchi scratched his head, "That, Mr. Huang sent a photo of you to the employees of the TV station, asking them to remember your appearance...... I took the time to look at it. ”
"This guy ......" Li Xu twitched the corners of his mouth, then laughed again, and looked at Zhou Xingchi again: "Xingzai, right, you seem to be very unwilling?"
"I ......" Zhou Xingchi showed a hesitant look, and didn't answer for a long time.
The other party didn't urge, just looked at him with a smile.
Finally, he gritted his teeth: "I'm unwilling, Mr. Li, I'm very good at acting, even if I don't understand anything, I will work hard to learn...... I only ask for one chance, Mr. Li, I only ask for one chance to perform!"
At the end, Zhou Xingchi was a little excited again.
However, the other party was unmoved: "What are you doing as an actor for, Xingzai?"
And added a sentence between his mouths: "I want to hear the truth." ”
"I ......" Zhou Xingchi clenched his fists, anyway, it won't be worse than now, "I want to be famous! I want to be a big star! Then I can make a lot of money, I'll ...... I don't have to make my mother work hard!"
Speaking of this, he became a little excited again: "Mr. Li, please, give me a chance! Give me a chance to perform! I can definitely do a good job!"
But Li Xu always looked at him noncommittally, until he calmed down a little before he said again: "After Ah Jing decided that it was you the day before yesterday, I asked the people from the TV station to take your information over and take a look, and their evaluation of you was very average." What's more, your relationships don't seem to be doing well. ”
Zhou Xingchi wanted to speak several times, but he didn't say anything, but when Li Xu finished speaking, he didn't want to speak again.
He felt that what the other party wanted to say had already been said.
Then I heard the other party chuckle: "What, this is giving up?"
"I ......" Zhou Xing raised his head suddenly, but when he saw the other party's expression that seemed to be smiling, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.
Zhou Xingchi ...... Is this your real name?" Li Xu suddenly asked again.
"Yes...... Yes. Zhou Xingchi nodded subconsciously.
"But the sentence 'Xiongzhou Fog Column, Juncai Xingchi' from "Preface to King Teng's"?" asked the other party again.
"Yes. Zhou Xingchi nodded again.
"Who gave it to you?" Li Xu continued to ask.
Although he felt that the other party was a little strange, Zhou Xingchi still replied: "It's my mother." ”
"Very well," the other party looked satisfied, "you want a chance, don't you? When you go back, ask your mother what the fifteenth chapter of the second chapter of Mencius and Confucius is, and what does the Historical Records of the Funny Biography say about King Qi Wei?"
Meng ...... Mencius?"Zhou Xingchi was a little confused, and he didn't know what he was talking about.
Li Xu didn't explain, smiled and patted him on the shoulder, turned around and entered the building.
Zhou Xingchi stood in place for a long time, looked at the busy streets around him, and then let out a long sigh.
He felt as if he had a dream, a dream that started wonderfully but ended unusually badly. He won a rare opportunity to audition, it was still a film with a huge investment, and he was lucky to be selected by the director, for him who desperately wants to get ahead, this is a great opportunity!
However, only two days later, because the absent actor returned, he flew away before he could get the opportunity to get it. And he flew so thoroughly that he couldn't miss it at all, and he couldn't even run a trick.
Later, I met Mr. Li, the owner of the movie and the owner of the TV station, who seemed to be interested in himself, and thought that he could impress the other party with sincerity and hard work, but finally asked himself to go back and ask his mother something...... Mencius's accusation is really ridiculous.
Looking up at the sky, the sun was strong, but Zhou Xingchi couldn't feel a trace of warmth. On the contrary, he felt a late autumn coolness, and he was wrapping himself tightly in it.
So he didn't want to go anywhere, so he wandered aimlessly around the streets until the sun went down, and then he took a minibus back to his cramped and dilapidated home in Kowloon.
As soon as I entered the door, I heard a knocking sound from the kitchen, and then my mother poked her head out of it: "Xingzai, are you back?"
"yes, Mom, I'm back. Zhou Xingchi smiled reluctantly.
"Sit for a while, your sister and I are cooking, and it will be fine right away," my mother said with a smile, "I have a meal today, and there are chicken legs." ”
said with a flat face: "Don't take a bite and stop eating like before!"
"No, Mom. Zhou Xingchi smiled again, then got up and rolled up his sleeves, "I'll help." ”
"No, no, it'll be right away. His mother stopped him.
Then the little sister also poked her head out from behind: "I'm already going outside, brother." ”
followed by the eldest sister: "Okay, Ah Xing, you just stay outside." ”
As she spoke, she had already taken the bowl and walked out.
"Okay, okay, then I'll eat white food. Zhou Xingchi's smile couldn't help but be a little more.
"Mom said it's rare for you to get a weighty role, and you should celebrate. The eldest sister said as she walked.
The smile that was revealed immediately froze, but unfortunately neither his mother nor the eldest sister nor the younger sister noticed it, so he had to control himself and help set the dishes and chopsticks.
Soon, in the humble house, a small but fragrant dinner was served on the table, and the family sat down around the table, but they were happy.
At the beginning, the topic at the dinner table was just an interesting story at the eldest sister's work, but after a while, it still irreversibly moved to Zhou Xingchi's body.
"Brother will definitely become famous in one fell swoop this time, and then impress the neighbors!"
"Yes, Ah Xing works so hard, he will definitely be able to do it!" followed by the eldest sister.
"Oh, look at what you said, this is just the beginning, let's do your job well. "Finally, Mom.
Zhou Xingchi's face sank little by little, although he was barely smiling, it was more ugly than crying.
Finally, when the little sister stuffed a piece of chicken into her mouth, she said vaguely while eating: "When my brother becomes famous, I will be able to eat chicken wings every day in the future." ”
He finally couldn't help but shout: "Eat, eat, eat, you know that you can eat chicken wings, and it's all for you today!"
The harmonious atmosphere suddenly stagnated, and then Zhou Xingchi stood up: "I'm sorry, Mom, I don't have an appetite today." ”
After saying that, he went back to the room, and after a few seconds, the little sister said with some grievances: "I did something wrong again." ”
"It's okay, it's okay, you eat first, I'll go see Xingzai. The mother then said, and got up and went to her son's small bedroom.
As soon as I entered, I saw Zhou Xingchi lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling in a daze, and after noticing that his mother came in, he turned over and faced inside.
"Xingzai, what's wrong?" asked Mom softly as she sat down on the edge.
"It's okay......," Zhou Xingchi said vaguely.
"It's okay, you didn't look like that when something happened?" Mom sighed.
Seeing that he didn't react, he immediately asked, "Is there no role anymore?"
Zhou Xingchi still didn't answer, but his body curled up slightly, and his mother suddenly sighed again: "No, no, there is nothing, what is this, I will fight for it in the future." There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck, it is originally a matter of luck, how can it be said so accurately?"
"But it's already been said!" Zhou Xingchi suddenly jumped up from the bed, his eyes were slightly red, "I just want a chance?!Is this difficult?!Is this difficult!"
"Xingzi, sometimes it's so hard. Mom touched his head and said sadly.
Zhou Xingchi tilted his head, let go of his mother's hand, and shouted a little excitedly: "I'm not reconciled, why did I give me hope, and take it away immediately?! If you don't give me hope, will I ask for so much?! And that boss, what Mr. Li! seems to be very optimistic about me, but he will use some inexplicable words to prevaricate me!"
Mom still seemed very calm: "Then what words did he use to prevaricate you?"
"He ......" Zhou Xingchi suddenly got a little stuck, looked at his mother, and showed a hesitant look.
"It's okay, Xingzai, tell Mom that there are some things that would be better to say. Mom said reassuringly.
"That'...... ......" Zhou Xingchi hesitated for a long time, and finally asked in a low voice, "Mom, you know...... Do you know what ...... the second part of "Mencius?Confession...... Chapter 15, and ...... There is also "Historical Records: Funny Biography" about...... What King Qi Wei ...... What's the content?"
"The fifteenth chapter of the second chapter of Mencius's Confession, and the content of the Chronicles of the Chronicles about King Qi Wei?" Mom couldn't help frowning, and after reading it a few times, she asked, "This is what your boss used to prevaricate you?"
"Yes...... Oh, yes. Zhou Xingchi pursed his mouth, "He asked me if my name was from the Preface to King Teng's Pavilion, I said yes, he asked me who took it, I said it was my mother, and he let me ...... Let me come back and ask if you know what it is. ”
"Well...... "Mom," thought for a moment, "I'll have to go and flip through the book first." ”
"Wait a minute. She stood up as she spoke, and quickly went out.
Zhou Xingchi sighed, fell back into the bed, looked at the ceiling and continued to be in a daze, and after a moment, he let out a self-deprecating wry smile and turned his body to the wall again.
Then I heard my mother's happy voice coming from outside: "Xingzi, this is a good thing, this is a good thing!"
"Good...... A good thing?" Zhou Xingchi was stunned for a moment, and immediately sat up, while his mother hurriedly walked in with two books in her hand, her face full of joy.
"Yes, that's a good thing, your boss wants to use you a lot!"