The appointed time has come, but the uncle still hasn't appeared.

Uesugi Heisuke glanced at the Seiko watch he wore on his right hand, he was not actually left-handed, but he liked to wear the watch on the right, which was one of his unusual habits.

The Shin-Imamiya subway station is located next to Tsutenkaku and only two stops away from Namba in the center of the city, so it is very crowded.

But ten minutes later, Uesugi Heisuke still easily spotted the figure of the uncle from the crowd, and waved vigorously to the middle-aged man with a beard and a lazy expression from a distance.

When the distance was close, the middle-aged man who didn't wake up stretched out his right hand and said with a smile, "Heisuke, do you have two hundred yen change on you?" ”

Uesugi Heisuke was slightly stunned and looked at him vigilantly, "What are you going to do?" ”

"I'm a little thirsty, I want to buy a drink from the vending machine, and I just don't have any change." The uncle looked at a row of vending machines not far away and bowed his chin.

Uesugi Heisuke looked around and frowned, "The vending machines here are too expensive, even the mineral water costs 120 yen, let's go to the south, the vending machines in Nishinari Ward only cost 50 yen, and the izakaya we will go to later is also in that direction." ”

"There's a 50 yen vending machine?" The uncle showed an incredible look and said, "I've never seen such a cheap price in my life, you shouldn't lie to me, right?" ”

Uesugi Heisuke was also speechless, he sighed and said, "Uncle, as a native of Osaka, you don't even know that prices in Nishinari Ward are low?" ”

"I'll tell you the truth, there are not only the cheapest vending machines in Japan, but also the cheapest Tamide hypermarket in Japan, so if you're short of money, you can come here to buy vegetables, meat, tissues, drinks, instant noodles, and the price is only half of that of other places, so you can save a lot of money over time."

Uesugi Heisuke muttered bitterly, and the uncle followed behind him, nodding his head again and again, as if he was interested in this slum.

The uncle's name is Hojo Shimizu, who is almost forty years old this year, and is a drama actor that Uesugi Heisuke met when he was working at the Sakurai Theater.

Once, Uesugi Heisuke occasionally chatted with the proprietress Katsumi Sakurai, only to learn that when Uncle Shimizu was young, he was once popular in the idol world, but unfortunately an avalanche accident buried his wife and daughter.

Uncle Qing Shui, who was hit hard, has been in a state of collapse since then, drinking at home all day, and his body and mind are becoming more and more exhausted.

Idols eat youth, and in a blink of an eye, Uncle Qing Shui is over thirty years old, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes can no longer be hidden, so the agent and the acting company gave up their plans to persuade him to make his debut again and let him sink.

Maybe deep down I still like acting, after Uncle Shimizu left the idol world, he went to Sakurai Theater and starred in various stage plays.

When Uesugi Heisuke first saw Uncle starring in Shakespeare's masterpiece [Macbeth], he was shocked, and felt that this uncle's acting skills could score 80 points, and he could completely rank among the first-rate levels of contemporary Japanese entertainment industry.

It's a pity that he is usually sloppy and likes to drink, so it seriously affects his personal image, but if you look closely, you can still find a handsome and soft face from the thick beard stubble.

In the final analysis, Hojo Shimizu was a popular idol of the year after all, although he is old, the foundation is still there, and if he cleans up and dresses up a little, he is definitely a handsome uncle who seduces countless girls Huaichun, cool.

All in all, Uesugi Heisuke felt that Uncle Shimizu was the first choice to star in "Lonely Gourmet", so he took great pains to invite him to drink.

It is true that among the well-known contemporary actors, there are others who can play the role of Goro Inokashi, but Uesugi Heisuke is just a poor student, with no connections, and he can't afford to hire a big actor.

An experimental work of a video student, will a big actor look at it?

No kidding, it's a big laugh to say it.

But Uncle Shimizu is different, he is poor and famous, but he has first-class acting skills, just invite him to drink two glasses, and give him a little hard money, he should be able to get it.

Uesugi Heisuke attaches so much importance to Uncle Shimizu, in fact, there is no way, [Lonely Gourmet] This drama is too much of a test of the acting skills of the leading actors, and ordinary actors are not enough to play the role, if it weren't for the strange Uncle Shimizu found out after being reborn, he probably would never have thought of a remake.

All fans who pay attention to this drama should know very well that Uncle Gorou starring Yutaka Matsushige, how amazing his acting skills are, it is no exaggeration to say that if there is no wonderful play of Uncle Yutaka Matsushige, the viewing of lonely gourmets will be discounted by at least 5%.

Uesugi Heisuke and Hojo Shimizu left the bustling main road and plunged headlong into the slum.

As soon as you enter the boundary of Xicheng District, the lights dim significantly, and the surroundings become desolate, the houses are mostly two-storey buildings, old and mottled, and there are many shacks made of waste cardboard on both sides of the road, which are the residences of local homeless people.

"There really is a 50 yen vending machine!?"

Uncle Shimizu shouted in surprise, and quickly walked to the three vending machines placed side by side under the street lamp, only to see that they were three red machines, which should belong to the same vending machine management company, the surface is very clean, but the style is obviously the old model more than ten years ago, the most significant feature is the huge fifty yen logo on both sides of the vending machine.

"Wow, mocha coffee for fifty yen! You can also choose hot and cold!? ”

"Vitamin drink is only 60 yen!"

"Ito-en green tea is only 70 yen!"

As if he had discovered a new world, the uncle shouted excitedly.

The aunt who was drying clothes on the second floor, and in the corner of the small park, the old men who gathered together to drink cheap soju all cast disdainful glances at this guy who had never seen the world.

Although the residents of Xicheng District do not like Uncle Shimizu shouting, they are not surprised, with the rise of the Internet, the price depression of Xicheng District has become well-known to backpackers all over the world.

A large number of foreign tourists have flocked in search of cheap hotels and food, and over time, local residents have become accustomed to outsiders.

There are also many shrewd Chinese investors, who look at the low housing prices and convenient transportation in the western and western districts, and invest in buying houses and operating homestays here, which is said to have a net income of more than 10 percent per year, and the rate of return is very considerable.

Only later I heard that because too many Chinese investors bought houses in Japan, transformed them into homestays, and then rented them out on the Chinese network, and paid with Alipay, the whole process was completely closed, and the Japanese authorities were like fools and could not intervene at all.

What's more, they also bought a private car, which is used as a taxi to pick up and drop off Chinese tourists, the price is two-thirds cheaper than that of regular taxis, and the whole process is WeChat contact, Alipay pay, and not handed over to the authorities even a yen tax.

Such a big deal of exploiting the loopholes of the law finally provoked the Japanese authorities and made them mad, but they could do nothing about the overdeveloped network system in China.

After all, Huaxia is already in the Internet era, and all transactions are carried out through the Internet, while Japan is still stuck in a cash society, and the authorities cannot grasp the handle, only dry eyes.

The Japanese authorities have sent people to the airport to catch illegal rentals and go to the community to sweep up unlicensed homestays, which took a lot of effort, but in the end it is still a symptom rather than a cure, at most it is to make the homestays and black rental businesses of Chinese people in Japan more hidden.

At this point, Huaxia Black Leasing has taught the Japanese authorities a profound lesson, telling them that they will be beaten if they are backward.