Chapter 236: A Person in the Martial World (3) Because I am her…
Next, He Nan took the money back to Boss D's house to return it, only to discover that Boss D and his wife already knew about Sisi's existence. They were quite helpless and amused by her desire not to destroy other people's happy family: "She's a good girl, but sometimes she's just too stubborn..."
“Isn’t this just like you?” Boss D’s wife laughed, which made He Nan smile knowingly as well.
"Since she doesn't want the money, you should keep it for now. It might come in handy later." Remembering that He Nan had left her eldest daughter, who didn't want to go home, with his phone number, Boss D thought for a moment and then instructed He Nan.
These gang leaders who didn't engage in shady dealings, while able to support their wives and children, certainly hadn't accumulated much wealth after years of hard work; as for He Nan, who followed them, he naturally didn't have much money to spare either.
Otherwise, Liang Heng wouldn't be constantly trying to poach him with high salaries.
Now that He Nan and his daughter Sisi have reconnected and are still in contact, leaving some money for He Nan is actually also leaving it for Sisi—given He Nan's character, Boss D absolutely believes he wouldn't embezzle anything.
Similarly, when faced with Liang Heng's renewed offer to play the male lead in a movie, He Nan smiled speechlessly and then rejected Liang Heng's suggestion to "switch sides".
The recruitment attempt ended in discord once again, but Liang Heng still wanted to win He Nan over, so he didn't make things too difficult for her. As he walked out of the private office with his men, he suddenly saw his subordinates struggling with a female student.
"I only borrowed 10,000 yuan, why do I have to pay back 150,000 yuan? Your interest rate is too high! Aunt Mingmei told me at the time that it was only 2% interest and that it could be repaid in installments. Now, in less than half a month, you've increased it fifteen times?!"
"I don't care how much you borrowed or for how long. You're broke now, right? Fine, our film 'The Most Beautiful Woman in the World' is short of a female lead. Come with me to that little room over there, take off your clothes, and give me a try-out!"
Hearing this conversation, He Nan, who was following Liang Heng out, couldn't help but frown slightly.
That's why he didn't want to work as a male lead in a movie at Liang Heng's so-called "movie company"—the triads that have infiltrated the entertainment industry but can't produce any good movies these days rely on these kinds of Category III and IV films that openly or covertly skirt the edges or even directly involve real sex to attract audiences to buy tickets.
However, it must be said that food and sex are basic human needs. These kinds of Category III and IV films, which only require young men and women with decent looks and figures to act in the movies and don't need much plot or set design, are the most likely to rake in decent box office returns with very low budgets.
income.
If he were like that woman in the restroom last time, trying to become famous by taking off his clothes, he probably wouldn't care about such "to each their own" matters.
However, what I saw and heard today clearly shows that this young-sounding girl disagreed with making these kinds of films, but because she had an emergency at home and needed money, she was tricked into signing a loan shark contract. They were just waiting for her to run out of money so they could force her to make these kinds of films—this is no less than forcing a good person into prostitution.
Especially the girl's voice sounded somewhat familiar...
He Nan looked over there and saw that Boss D's eldest daughter, Sisi, was struggling desperately in front of several thugs.
His pupils contracted, and he darted forward, reaching out to pull the person out of the encirclement.
"Here are 20,000 beautiful Heng"
"Let's just drop this matter." He Nan tossed the 20,000 yuan that Boss D had given him onto the table, then looked at Liang Heng, who seemed lost in thought. "I remember my aunt once told you, 'Leave a way out for others, so you can meet again in the future.'"
Before Liang Heng could speak, the thug who had tried to drag Sisi into the small room suddenly roared, "Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to stand up for her?!"
"Why?" He Nan glanced down at the still-shaken Sisi and immediately adopted a nonchalant attitude. "Because I'm her current man."
"Alright, since you've taken a liking to something from my company, then you can take it." Liang Heng gestured for one of his underlings to come over and collect the money on the table, then waved generously at He Nan.
Having obtained Liang Heng's permission, He Nan quickly took Si Si and left the so-called film company.
It wasn't until they reached the bustling overpass that Sisi finally snapped out of her daze and whispered a thank you to him.
"Why do we suddenly need so much money?" Ignoring Sisi's thanks, He Nan impatiently pulled her to a park bench nearby, picking his ear with his thumb as he tentatively asked, "'Tiezi'?"
It's hard for He Nan to guess that a perfectly normal female student who is still studying suddenly needs so much money, but she doesn't seem to be addicted to luxury goods. Besides being entangled with those pretty boys who rely on their good looks to deceive girls and make money to support themselves, it's difficult to guess anything else from her knowledge.
Those young, handsome men who prey on naive female students often claim they'll work together to earn money and support the woman, but in reality, they're just tricking her into providing for them—this kind of behavior, where the woman supports them, is commonly known as "being a kept man."
It means "to pay a man to marry you".
Some utterly depraved individuals even secretly engage in this kind of prostitution, using everything from verbal deception to blackmailing with photos to physical coercion—in short, using all sorts of cruel methods to brutally corrupt a promising young woman into a prostitute who sells her body…
Upon hearing He Nan's last sentence, Sisi's face immediately turned red: "Don't talk nonsense!"
"Then tell me clearly what exactly happened?" He Nan sat down next to her.
“Strictly speaking, what you called ‘Tiezai’ isn’t exactly wrong…” Seeing He Nan’s expression darken as he sat next to him, he quickly added, “But don’t overthink it. This ‘zai’ is my godfather, Chezai. He’s only fifteen years old this year.”
Sisi briefly explained that Chezai was entrusted to her by her mother's friend, that the two grew up together, and that they depended on each other after her mother passed away. Sisi sighed and said, "I had almost saved enough money for Chezai to study at the music academy, but he did so well in the exam that a foreign professor took a liking to him and wanted to take him abroad to study... So all the money I had saved up was not enough."
After hearing that Sisi desperately wanted to raise money for her adopted brother Chezai's overseas studies and then, in her desperation, believed Aunt Mei, who had been working with her and introducing her to the custom clothing business, and signed a loan agreement with a loan company whose background she didn't know, He Nan was a little helpless: "People can change. You'll have to be more discerning in the future."
"I have some money here, you can take it and use it first." Seeing Sisi's suspicious look, He Nan immediately added, "Consider it a loan, don't think too much about paying it back!"
"...Thank you." This time, the thanks were...
It was clearly even more sincere than last time: "I'll remember this favor and repay it as soon as I have the chance."
He Nan couldn't tell whether the girl in front of him was referring to "money" or "love," but seeing her earnest expression, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
After this winding yet heartwarming slice-of-life scene, He Nan and his brothers took on another mission to Macau.
However, this mission was fraught with traps from the very beginning.
Chen Shaozhen plays the second male lead, "Crazy Chicken," who is greedy and lustful, but also brave, daring, and loyal. Therefore, he is always the one who carries the weapons for everyone. As a result, he is the first target, a person with both obvious strengths and weaknesses.
Upon arriving in Macau, the mad chicken immediately started drinking.
The forum was so captivated by a pair of twin sisters that it delayed the scheduled start time for the battle in the morning.
When he hurriedly arrived with a backpack full of weapons, the mission, which was originally said to be for five or six people, suddenly turned into an encirclement by dozens of people, forcing He Nan and his group to fight and retreat while covered in wounds.
When they hurriedly fled and got separated again, He Nan had already been captured by Liang Heng's men, drugged, and had sex with the new girlfriend of the eccentric chicken.
The most taboo thing for the traditional faction is to seduce one's brother's woman. When he learned of this, Crazy Chicken was furious. Even though he knew that He Nan was framed and that the new girlfriend was not very decent, He Nan, his good brother who had grown up with him, was still confirmed to have "slept with his brother's sister-in-law" when the new girlfriend was still his girlfriend on the surface.
Meanwhile, the others on He Nan's side joined him in questioning why Crazy Chicken was late, forcing them to fight against dozens of armed men with their fists, and they were chased and nearly killed on the spot.
The argument escalated into a physical fight and then a complete falling out. The screams echoed in the dark, abandoned building. The group of young people, who had been framed, were completely bewildered.
Just like the gradually darkening sky, it seemed to symbolize that their brotherhood and career path were all shrouded in a lingering gloom because of this failure.
But despite the gloom, life still goes on.
After gradually figuring out the whole story, Crazy Chicken decided to temporarily leave Hong Kong and go to Taiwan to seek refuge with his cousin and make a living. He Nan, who was recovering from his injuries and unable to go out, asked someone to bring him one of the few valuable items he had on him—a Rolex gold watch.
The meaning is quite clear: at home you rely on your parents, away from home you rely on your friends, and when your parents, friends, and siblings are not around, valuable tangible goods are the most practical.
Although it wasn't explicitly stated, the two had undoubtedly come to understand each other at this point.
Ultimately, the reason why this accident was so tragic was not due to them, but to those who wanted to frame them.
However, given their current state, if they want revenge, they can only fight hard, heal their injuries, accumulate strength, and wait for the right opportunity.
The corridors of old-style housing estates during this period were always so dark and narrow. Boss D, along with Zhu Runshui and He Nan's other good brother, Wen Tianjiu, the third male lead played by She Xuanhua, knocked on the door of He Nan's house.
When Boss D saw that it was Sisi who opened the door, his expression changed. He peeked around inside for a while before finally relaxing.
Nevertheless, as
An elderly father who noticed that his daughter seemed to be getting along with a young man couldn't help but test He Nan. Even after learning that Sisi had only come to take care of him during her vacation to "repay his kindness," he still noticed something amiss in He Nan's eyes and brows.
"Trying to seduce my daughter?" Boss D lowered his voice.
He Nan smiled sheepishly, but this movement aggravated the wound on his abdomen. His smiling face immediately turned into a pained one. Startled, Boss D forgot to question him and rushed over to check on him carefully.
After confirming that there was nothing seriously wrong, Boss D was relieved: "I won't be staying in Hong Kong for long... I'll treat her well."
"I definitely will." After receiving a nod of approval from her future father-in-law, He Nan glanced at the figure busily stirring the pork tenderloin in the kitchen and slowly revealed a genuine smile.
Although the scene of the father-in-law meeting the son-in-law is a rare peaceful one, the subsequent questioning scene is tense and confrontational.
At this accountability meeting, starting with the failure of He Nan and his group's actions, Liang Heng joined forces with the leaders of other gangs to launch an attack, targeting the position of Shang Sheng, the head of the Hong An Society.
Shang Sheng outwardly appeared calm and accepted the democratic election, but Boss D was immediately enraged by the group of other gang leaders who had turned against him. He slammed his fist on the table loudly, but to no avail. Not only did he have to watch Shang Sheng, whom he had always admired, temporarily "step down and give way," but he was also tricked by the videotape that Liang Heng deliberately produced. In the end, he was heartbroken and personally took a large bundle of incense to carry out the family discipline on He Nan, expelling He Nan from the gang for failing in his mission and "seducing his sister-in-law."
Seeing the male protagonist He Nan being scalded by a large bundle of incense sticks, his brows furrowed as he endured the pain, many impulsive young men in floral shirts in the lobby on the first floor immediately erupted in anger. They waved the sugarcane in their hands and began cursing Liang Heng, calling him a bastard. The way he seemed ready to grab someone at any moment made Wu Jinru wish he could shrink into a ball in his seat.
This was the first time he had played such a neurotic and sinister villain, and he unexpectedly performed so well that even after he was out of character, the audience was still immersed in the role...
Seeing his ostrich-like appearance, Li Sishi and Cheng Erjian patted him, both amused and exasperated, which finally straightened him up.
"I didn't shrink like this even when I got burned, what happened to you?" With such a good viewing atmosphere and effect, there was basically no need to worry about the box office, so Cheng Erjian had completely eliminated his previous preparations to run away at any time, and turned around to laugh at others as if he wanted to stir up trouble.
"But when you went to bars for inspiration, you were much more timid than him."
"It's true what they say, you can never guard against a bad friend. When Cheng Erjian was learning to act, he wanted to go to nightclubs and bars to get inspiration, and the people he asked for directions were none other than Chen Shaozhen and She Xuanhua, his good friends whom he had known since the training class."
That's right, the ones who initially disliked Cheng Erjian for being too well-behaved and not adapting well to nightclubs, and told him not to go with them otherwise they would have to take care of him, were these nightclub regulars.
It's unbelievable that his long-forgotten "dark history" would be exposed again, especially in front of a girl he likes. Cheng Erjian was furious.
This made Li Sishi chuckle and laugh along: "They not only won't let you go with them..."
"Did I tell you to go home and sleep early?"
"Hmph." Cheng Erjian rarely showed a wronged expression, unwilling to talk to her, and turned around to sit down again.
But he soon became restless again—in the play, He Nan opened a small bar after being expelled from the gang and lived a peaceful life with Si Si, who had become his girlfriend. When young men and women get together, their feelings inevitably heat up quickly.
The plot needs a balance of tension and relaxation. After a beating in the beginning, it's inevitable to give them a couple of sweet moments to balance things out. So in this scene, the two of them lying in bed under the covers are clearly not just chatting while being covered up...
Of course, in order to maintain the film's IIB rating, both the sex scenes designed earlier and the current love scene between the young couple were filmed with extreme restraint.
When Li Sishi filmed this scene, she simply wore a black tank top with her shoulders partially exposed, and the two of them snuggled together, exchanging sweet nothings before the screen went black.
But Cheng Erjian, a man, was even more conservative than her—in the previous scene where he was framed, he wore a black leather vest that only showed his arms. This time, he was supposed to show his upper body with the dragon painted on his shoulders, as required by the script. However, if the director hadn't been coaxing him, he would have almost hidden the entire dragon painting under the covers...
Glancing to the side, she saw him looking incredibly shy again, which made Li Sishi, who was sitting next to him calmly watching the scene, look like a bully harassing a respectable man. So, Li Sishi, who was furious, immediately displayed the unreasonable style of a savage junior sister, grabbed his ear, and forced him to face the big screen: "What's there to be shy about, you're dressed more than the female celebrities in bed scenes!"
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