Chapter 112

The movie "Casino" tells the story that takes place in a Las Vegas casino.

The hero, played by Darren, is a young gangster from the countryside. In order to earn a huge amount of medical expenses as quickly as possible and to pay for the treatment of his grandmother who raised him, he heard about gambling and came to Las Vegas alone from his hometown, rushing into this cannibalistic gambling city with full of enthusiasm.

The young man, who had never gambled before, quickly lost all his money. However, he did not give up. Instead, he wandered around the casino for a few days and then sat at the gambling table again.

The hero is not stupid; on the contrary, he is extremely smart, has a photographic memory, and even knows some dishonorable little tricks.

The male protagonist won a large sum of money by cheating, however, this method was soon discovered by the more sensitive casino staff. The young man who was beaten to death was rescued by the female protagonist who worked as a handyman in the casino and taken back to her residence to recuperate.

The heroine lives in a sewer slum.

The girl is weak in character but very kind. She uses all her savings to treat the hero's injuries. The two develop feelings for each other as they get along. The hero offers to take her away, but is told that the girl has already been sold to the casino as a bargaining chip by her father.

The male protagonist returned to the casino again, this time as a dealer.

Someone saw the hero's talent and teamed up with him to cheat and make money. Unfortunately, this time he still didn't keep it a secret for long and was held down by the casino's thugs, who were about to chop off his hands.

But the hero was lucky again, this time someone saved him and even helped him gain a foothold in the casino.

Just like that, the hero rolled in the mud in this dreamy and absurd world, and finally successfully completed his goal and escaped from the city with the heroine.

Adonis, played by Li Piao, is the one who rescued the male protagonist.

Adonis is the most popular dealer in this casino. He is handsome, cold and unattainable. When he moves the chips and cards in his hands, it is like a visual feast. Countless people are willing to empty their pockets just to stay a little longer at the gambling table he is in charge of.

Of course, he also received the highest tips.

Adonis needs money more than the male protagonist.

Unlike the male protagonist who found his destined person only after coming here, Adonis has a lover he has loved for many years, whose name is taboo that cannot be mentioned in the casino.

Every time a night of illusory revelry passed, Adonis would return home, bring a warm meal, and gently open the door.

His lover is already terminally ill and is at the end of her life.

Only expensive drugs and medical machines can prolong his burning life a little longer.

It was because of the similar reasons of the male protagonist that Adonis remembered himself who was working hard for the same goal, so he helped the male protagonist and helped him successfully leave this quagmire.

The next morning, Bai Gaoxing took Li Pu's phone to read his new script. He read it over and over again but couldn't feel anything different. "What has changed?"

Maybe he read it too roughly? Bai Gaoxing reflected on it in confusion, then turned around and read it again.

"One character's role was deleted." said Li Pu.

"Hmm?" Bai Gaoxing was stunned for a moment, "Who?"

"Noah." Li Pu stretched out his finger and drew it on the screen a few times, stopping at the marked position.

Very few. No wonder I didn’t find it just now.

Bai Gaoxing was immediately impressed.

He had paid special attention to Adonis's sickly lover when he read the script before, and was wondering who should play the role that was written so beautifully even when he was sick.

And...she plays Li Pho's lover.

Bai Gaoxing's fingertips moved back and forth on the screen, a little absent-minded. He remembered... this role seemed to have a kissing scene, right?

As a result, it has been deleted now.

Bai Gaoxing couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. He felt inexplicably relieved, but was also surprised that the crew changed their minds at the last minute. He was completely confused.

Li Pu looked at the boy's eyes that suddenly became bright, and couldn't help but touch the soft snow-white fur, which made him feel happy.

"Come and have dinner."

The luxurious hotel delivers meals on time every day. A trolley with meals has been placed at the door. Bai Gaoxing ran over to push the trolley. As soon as he walked out of the door, he looked up and bumped into a familiar-looking man.

She has deep eyebrows, curly hair, and a slightly mixed-race look.

Isn't this... the one who auditioned with Li Pho?

I didn't see this person last night. It seems he arrived in the middle of the night.

Bai Gaoxing subconsciously glanced at the man a few more times, but received a cold and unhappy look the next second. However, after the man glanced at the house number behind him, his expression became gentle and friendly again, as if it was just his illusion.

"You are... Mr. Li's——?"

The man spoke, his voice carrying a hint of uncomfortable inquiry and amusement.

Bai Gaoxing did not answer, but he stayed at the door for too long, and Li Pu also walked out of the room and met Pu Jiahui's eyes.

Li Pho's gaze turned a little colder.

The curve of Pu Jiahui's lips rose even higher, "Teacher Li, we meet again."

Li Pu nodded slightly, "Hello."

Pu Jiahui smiled and said, "We have known each other for such a long time, so there is no need to be so formal, right?" He turned his gaze to Bai Gaoxing, "This is your little translator, right?"

This nickname-like usage makes people feel uncomfortable for some reason.

Bai Gaoxing suddenly realized that there was something wrong with the previous question. As someone in the same circle, it was impossible for Pu Jiahui not to have heard of him from the hot searches during that time.

After all, there are not many people in the world who are as heartless as Li Pho.

What does this person mean?

Bai Gaoxing looked at Park Jiahui suspiciously. Li Pu then walked in front of him, blocking his line of sight, and held the handle of the dining cart. "A professional teacher will be here to teach soon. Mr. Park, go eat."

After saying this, Li Phou smiled politely, pulled the dining cart into the house and closed the door.

However, Park Jiahui looked at the door closing in front of him, and instead of getting angry, his smile grew wider.

The assistant behind him saw it, hesitated for a long time, then stepped forward cautiously, smiling, "Brother Hui, don't you want to have breakfast?"

"What's it got to do with you?" Park Jiahui glanced at the assistant coldly and continued to lean quietly against the door, as if in a daze.

After a while, he smiled and murmured, "What a good opportunity."

…

In the room, Bai Gaoxing was chewing on the hotel's special extra-thick cheese and ham sandwich while wondering, "Didn't that person lose the election? Why is he still here?"

When he was a parrot, his first impression of this man was extremely bad. The gloomy look in his eyes and the expression that could turn gentle and friendly at the next turn were chilling.

And...he also cursed people.

Bai Gaoxing couldn't help but look at Li Pho. Although he only taught Li Pho daily expressions, Li Pho would take time to learn more. Maybe... he already knew what Pu Jiahui said at that time.

It’s better not to ask such unpleasant questions.

"I was probably chosen by the director to play another role." Li Phou said calmly.

Although the story of Casino is centered around the male protagonist, there are actually many supporting characters with roles to play. For example, the casino staff

There were no less than ten dealers and bodyguards.

The casino is a hodgepodge of good and bad people, and the identities of the characters are also complex and diverse. Director Frank always chooses based on his feelings. It seems that Park Jiahui should fit a role in his mind.

"Maybe he's some villain..." Bai Gaoxing complained.

After breakfast, everyone gathered in the hotel lobby.

They are going to the casino today too.

The crew booked a part of the casino and also hired professionals to teach. It is said that they can teach until you learn it and quickly produce satisfactory visual effects.

"The dealer's approach revolves around the cards."

The skills instructor invited by the crew was a senior dealer in this casino, a middle-aged man with a soft tone and a smiling expression.

He motioned for everyone to look at the poker in his hand, then turned over his palm, and the cards danced briskly across his fingertips, quickly going through the suits inside.

"Shuffling, dealing, cutting, and picking up cards... all of these are very particular."

The skills teacher performed the nouns on the spot, which dazzled the audience and made them exclaim that it was wonderful.

Bai Gaoxing, a "lazy person" who did not participate in the filming, observed everyone's expressions at this time and found that the actors who did not play the role of dealers were basically eager to try, while the actors who had the role of dealers all looked miserable.

Yeah...it looks difficult.

The skills teacher has begun to explain in depth.

"Regarding dealing cards, if you can know what card others will deal next no matter how they shuffle the cards, or if you can deal the cards you want after others have passed their cards after you have shuffled them—"

"Then congratulations, you can come to our casino to be the dealer in the highest-level VIP room." The skill teacher smiled, "I can guarantee that the salary of a dealer of that level is definitely higher than that of an actor!"

It's very exciting, but everyone is very self-aware.

"This...how long will it take to practice to achieve this?" Darren scratched his head.

"The basic performance is quick, it's just to fool the guests." The skills teacher said, "If you want to do what I said, it depends on your talent."

He said, "Some people need to practice for three to five years, while others can learn it in a few days."

When the actors heard this, they couldn't help but get started and show off their talents.

The skill teacher stepped back a few steps to make room in front of the table. "When you are working, don't forget to mobilize the atmosphere of the guests and remember to control your expression."

If you get a good hand and show a surprised face, customers will complain.

As the male lead, Darren, and the second male lead, Li Pu, they naturally need to master more skills than others. Not only that, they even have to show off their card skills in front of the camera and demonstrate their level from beginning to end.

It sounds like the director is simply forcing us to do something unacceptable!

Darren raised his eyebrows confidently, "Adonis, do you want to compete?"

Fortunately, Le Pho did not seem to be too reluctant about this. It was said that he had learned the technique of shuffling cards when filming other works before, and now he was just reviewing it.

Bai Gaoxing watched the actors having a great time, lowered his head and touched the remaining prop poker cards he had helped to get, and couldn't help but take out a pair to try.

He thought he understood.

"Oh, little boy, you had a good time."

When the skills teacher saw Bai Gaoxing standing in the corner, his eyes lit up and he walked over.

"It's like this here, and then..."

Darren noticed the scene here, quietly patted Nitia's shoulder, and whispered: "Look."

The white-haired boy stood by the wall, drawing graceful arcs with the cards in his hand. Although his movements were still a little sluggish, it was already very good. Coupled with the smile that appeared from time to time, it was a more exciting scene than the chips on the gambling table.

"If I put on a uniform," Nitia gestured, a little regretfully, "it would be very similar."

When he returned to the hotel in the evening, Mei Youshu numbly watched a man and a child sitting at the table playing poker.

The hand holding up his mobile phone to take business photos trembled slightly. How could he take such a gambling-like scene?

But I still took the photo in the end.

I filmed a video of Li Pho showing off his card skills, but after my agent reviewed it, I wasn't allowed to release it. The video was of them having dinner.

Fans in China cried out that it was too much.

The card-playing skills teaching lasted for two days. On the third day, we were told that the director was coming over.

This means that the filming is about to start.

Early in the morning, the actors received a message to go to a certain location, where the heroine lived in the movie.

It is also a specialty of Las Vegas, the sewer slums.

The filming locations are mainly divided into two, one is a casino, and the other is a slum. The actors were asked to gather there, probably because they wanted to start from this plot point.

"Ahem, I...I'm fine."

Bai Gaoxing's cold got worse.

When he woke up in the morning, the boy's voice became hoarse, and he felt a lump in his throat even after eating and drinking water.

Li Pu had already put on his clothes. He touched Bai Gaoxing's forehead anxiously and found it was not burned. However, he still whispered, "You rest here today. I will go with Dashu."

"It's nothing." Bai Gaoxing blew his nose and threw the tissue into the trash can. "I guess it's just a sore throat, cough cough."

Mei Youshu hurried to find medicine.

Looking at the boy whose cheeks and eyes were red from coughing, Li Pu didn't believe it, "Is he really okay?"

"Really." Bai Gaoxing felt very tired after taking the medicine. "It's too boring for me to be here alone."

His tone was sincere, but his voice sounded a little uncomfortable.

Li Pho hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to take the person with him.

The boy's words reminded him once again of the time when he left Dabai, who was still a parrot, alone at home.

…

Las Vegas has a typical desert climate with little rain throughout the year. The slums, as their name suggests, are usually built in city sewers or on abandoned factories.

Frank chose an abandoned factory as the location for the movie. The locals had transformed the place into a habitable place. Many signs of life could be seen in the alleys, and there were even other people living there, but it was still very desolate.

The actors arrived at the agreed place early, chatting and waiting for the director to arrive.

Director Frank arrived late with screenwriter Shanshan.

He looked at the actors in front of him with satisfaction and asked, "Are they all here?"

"And Adonis," Darren said.

"Oh." Frank was a little surprised. Li Pu was not a person who was not punctual. "Did something happen to him?"

"Yeah." Darren nodded, "His translator seems to be sick."

"Well..." Frank groaned. He always understood these unexpected events. "Okay, let's wait a little longer."

After waiting for about ten minutes, Darren and Nitia looked at each other and said, "Frank, we..."

After considering it for so long, they still felt that it was a pity to change the script casually, and decided to talk to Frank face to face.

Frank looked reluctant to say more, "Don't say more, there is no role suitable for Noah." Then, he was attracted by a figure not far away, "Oh, they are here."

A few minutes later, Li Pu brought the boy to Frank and said, "Sorry, I'm late."

Frank's eyes were already wide open.

There was only this whiteness left in his eyes, and he wished he could go back to the previous second and punch himself hard for saying that.

Bai Gaoxing raised his face from his scarf. He thought the director was angry because Li Pu was late, so he explained: "Sorry, ahem...we didn't mean it..."

His voice was still hoarse, and his pale face was red due to coughing, but he looked in good spirits.

Frank nodded absentmindedly, staring at the boy's back in the worried eyes of Darren and Nitia until he came to his senses.

"I think... I found Noah." Frank took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with excitement, and pinched his arm hard.

The screenwriter screamed, "Ouch!"