"Wang Yong? Can he do it?"
"Remove 'me' from his name. He knows how to do it, and he's the propaganda officer at the cotton mill. He's responsible for all the notices and big-character posters!"
"Then invite him here for me!"
"Now?"
"This matter should be addressed sooner rather than later!"
"Okay, I'll call them for you right now!"
Wu Shanshan happily walked out of the office and arrived at the kindergarten gate, where she saw that not only Wang Yong had returned, but the Zhuang family and the Lin family had also returned together.
But she noticed that the Zhuang and Lin families had come empty-handed, while the Wang Yong family of five had large and small bags full of vegetables.
Wang Yong was still relatively sober and kept urging his two sons to hurry home. Both of Wang Yong's sons were so drunk that they were practically unconscious and could barely walk. In particular, the eldest son, Wang Jie, staggered around, turned around and went back to face Wang Yong, then chuckled and said to Wang Yong, "Dad, another glass of red wine!"
Enraged, Wang Yong kicked the boss and said, "Get back here right now, or I'll make you eat shit!"
Wang Jie grinned foolishly at Wang Yong, then let out a burp. The smell of alcohol and other odors from his mouth made Wang Yong cough.
Wang Yong slapped Wang Jie on the forehead again and said, "Go home and get some sleep!"
Driven by Wang Yong, Wang Jie turned around and went home.
The two sons walked in front, followed by Wang Yong and his wife, and then came the old lady of the Wang family, carrying four bottles of red wine in her arms, two roast chickens hanging from her waist, and gnawing on a chicken leg, slowly following behind Wang Yong.
When Wu Shanshan saw the state of Wang Yong's family, she felt both disgusted and angry, but since she needed Wang Yong's help, she had no choice but to say, "Uncle Wang, Wang Yong, Uncle Wang!"
Wang Yong, who had already entered the alley, suddenly popped his head out. Upon seeing Wu Shanshan, he immediately greeted her with a big smile, "Shanshan? Is something the matter?"
"Uncle Wang, come here for a second, I need to talk to you!"
Wang Yong looked down at the things he was carrying in both hands. He was too embarrassed to carry them across the street, but his wife and children had already left. He had no choice but to leave them at the entrance of the alley and then skipped along to Wu Shanshan.
Wu Shanshan said, "I heard you know how to do murals, right?"
"Yes, I know a little bit. I used to work in the propaganda department, right? Because of my sister Wang Fang's matter, I spent a few months in jail and then got out. Now I do odd jobs in the factory. What? Do you want to paint murals for your kindergarten?"
"My kindergarten might have to close down!"
"Oh! Are we closing? Why?"
"Liu Jian is dead, and the business license is invalid. Cheng Zhi wants to turn the kindergarten into a movie theater. Then, he wants to decorate the whole block to create a horror movie theme!"
"The entire block? The walls on both sides combined stretch for over ten kilometers! How much would that cost?"
"You don't need to worry about that. You just need to focus on drawing. If you're too busy, Wang Jie can help you!"
"Okay! That's great, you've given me a chance to make a living. So, what should I mainly draw?"
"Draw some of the most popular horror movies in China recently, like 'The Haunted House' and 'The Head of the Haunted House,' as well as foreign zombies, vampires, and the Ten Kings of Hell—all kinds of ghosts and monsters are welcome!"
Wang Yong slapped his thigh and said, "Drawing these? That's great! This is my specialty, especially vampires. I'll definitely draw those bloody scenes realistically!"
"Great! Here's what we'll do: I'll give you ten thousand yuan. Have them paint scary pictures on every wall on this street that nobody cares about. Once it's done, I'll give you ten thousand yuan!"
"How many?"
"Ten thousand? Okay, okay, I'll take the job. When do we start? You tell me!"
"I'll have someone send you some paint tomorrow,"
"Okay, I'll go back and get ready. We'll get started tomorrow!"
"Okay, Uncle Wang, it's settled then!"
"Um!"
Wang Yong nodded and was about to go back when he turned around and saw two stray dogs licking the two bags of leftover food he had left at the entrance of the alley.
When Wang Yong saw the vegetable buns being eaten by stray dogs, he felt a pang of heartache. He slapped his thigh and ran back, shouting as he ran, "Where did this stray dog come from? That's my vegetable! My vegetable! My snack for dinner!"
The two stray dogs continued eating as if they didn't see him, only running away when Wang Yong got close.
Wang Yong looked at the vegetable buns that had been licked by stray dogs with a pained expression. He squatted down, sighed, and then sighed again. He couldn't bear to throw them away like that. He even untied the vegetable buns, took out a chicken leg and put it in his mouth before standing up and reluctantly walking home. After walking a few steps, he looked back at the two vegetable buns again, felt a pang of heartache, and then turned around and went home!
Wu Shanshan smiled at Wang Yong's comical appearance. Just as she was about to return to her office, she saw two trucks coming down the road. As soon as they stopped in front of the kindergarten, many construction workers got out of them, led by Liu Wu and Hao Liu.
As soon as Liu Wu got out of the car, he said to Wu Shanshan, "Hello, sister-in-law. My brother asked me to come and demolish the bookstore. He said that the steel structure will be installed tomorrow, and he was worried that this small building would be in the way, so he asked us to come and demolish it first."
As Liu Wu was speaking, Zhou Chengzhi also came out of the office and walked to the door. He put his hand on Wu Shanshan's shoulder and said, "So? Did you make a decision with Uncle Wang?"
"It's settled, we'll start tomorrow. We're just waiting for your wall paint!"
Zhou Chengzhi looked up and said to Liu Wu, "Liu Wu, have Hao Liu keep an eye on things here. You take a few men to the building materials market to buy wall paint. Buy black, red, and white, with red being the most abundant!"
"Okay, boss, I'll go right away!"
"return!"
Liu Wu, who had only taken two steps, quickly turned around and asked, "What's wrong, boss?"
"Where is the steel structure designer I asked you to bring?"
Liu Wu pointed to the truck and said, "It's on the truck behind!"
"Have them come down to see me, and you go buy the paint!"
"Okay, boss! I'm on my way!"
A moment later, two young men walked over and nodded to Zhou Chengzhi. One of them asked, "Engineer Zhou, what are your plans for building the movie theater?"
Zhou Chengzhi thought for a moment and said, "My yard is over thirty meters long and over forty meters wide. I want to leave ten meters at the back for bedrooms and a kitchen, and a partitioned room on the right, about five meters by five meters, for other uses!"
"Okay, Engineer Zhou's design is excellent. We'll have someone come and erect the steel structure tomorrow. It should be up in two days at most. With the corrugated steel roof, it won't take more than five days!"
"Okay, then take another look and see if you can come up with any other good design solutions!"
"OK!"
After Zhou Chengzhi finished explaining these things, he put his arm around Wu Shanshan's waist and went back to his office!
As soon as Zhou Chengzhi left, the two designers exchanged a smile and headed toward Zhuang Tunan's bookstall.
Zhuang Tunan was also observing everything happening on the other side, but he didn't expect these two young men to come over.
As soon as the two young men approached the bookstall, one of them asked, "Senior Tu Nan, how's your leg? Is it better now?"
Zhuang Tunan frowned and asked, puzzled, "Who are you two?"
"Senior, I'm Taozi, and this is Feng Xin from our design institute!"
"Oh, the design firm! I've been away from the design firm for almost half a month!"
"But your portrait is still hanging in the design studio. You are our chief designer!"
Zhuang Tunan lowered his head and said, "That's all in the past. Now I'm just a disabled person!"
"But a senior will always be a senior!"
What are you here to design for Zhou Chengzhi?
"Cinema!"
"Cinema?"
"Yes, it's a horror-themed movie theater, and they even want to paint the whole street with scary graffiti!"
Zhuang Tunan blurted out, "A horror movie theater!"
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