This time, Old Man Chen brought Zhao Si to another park, one more centrally located and surrounded by wealthier people. Because they had to move every few days, Old Man Chen didn't rent a house. He'd been sleeping in parks for years anyway, and with the weather getting hotter, it felt pretty comfortable.
Old Man Chen and Zhao Si still performed at the park entrance every morning. Zhao Si was responsible for boxing, and Old Man Chen was responsible for creating an atmosphere with the stories he made up. After a while, they earned more than before, 2820!
Old man Chen was secretly astonished. This young man was really a cash cow. He didn’t know if it was God’s will that let him meet such a guy!
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For nearly half a month, Gu Lingfeng visited various art academies in China, hoping to find a promising candidate that would satisfy him. However, things did not go as he wished. He met many people, some of whom had appearances that particularly suited his taste, but none of them were completely amateurs.
Either they have already entered the industry and filmed movies, or they have accumulated a large number of fans on their social media accounts.
These people are not bad, but they generally already have their own career plans or have been influenced by this glamorous circle. They are not the blank slate he wants.
Sitting in a cafe, he was bored, scrolling through TikTok, watching a guy livestreaming himself playing guitar. This guy was very handsome, one of the most popular flower boys these days, with bright white teeth, fresh and handsome features, and was a freshman at the Yanjing Film Academy.
Gu Lingyun had found this for him. He'd heard he'd been losing so many roles recently, so he'd taken some time off to have someone at his entertainment company find him for him. She had a clean background, came from an ordinary family, was a freshman, hadn't filmed a single film before, and didn't have a huge online following, so she barely met his requirements.
His slightly curly hair was casually tied back, and his slender fingers were plucking the strings of a guitar. He wasn't looking at the camera, his head slightly tilted, exuding a lazy and casual charm. Gu Lingfeng stared at him for a long time. He was handsome, but he couldn't explain the feeling that he didn't match his aura.
He was casually swiping his phone and accidentally clicked on a live broadcast room. The live broadcast room was not very popular. There was a young man doing boxing, surrounded by a circle of people. It looked like they were in a park.
The guy was dressed casually in a white short-sleeved shirt and grey sweatpants. The quality was obviously questionable, but he was tall and had long legs, so the clothes looked pretty good on him.
He seemed to be a very good boxer. Gu Lingfeng didn't understand all that, but at least he could tell that his limbs were nimble and his movements were sharp, very imposing. However, what attracted Gu Lingfeng the most was his long, dark hair, which was tied up high. It seemed so inconsistent with his clothes, yet it was also very harmonious.
Soon, the young man finished his set of punches, and his fierce aura instantly subsided, becoming harmless and gentle. He glanced at the phone camera facing him with some curiosity. Gu Lingfeng was caught off guard and looked at him, and his breath hitched.
It’s him!
This thought flashed through Gu Lingfeng's mind, but before he could think it over carefully, the live broadcast room went dark. He quickly sent a private message to the account, asking if it was him.
The account replied quickly, telling Gu Lingfeng that it was just a young man he met by chance, who was broadcasting for fun, and also gave him the address where he saw Zhao Si.
Gu Lingfeng wrote down the address and thanked him, then drove back to the company excitedly. He then drafted a contract and prepared to go to the park to talk to the man tomorrow.
The next day, Gu Lingfeng woke up early and drove to the park with the contract in hand. From a distance, he saw a crowd of people gathered in several circles, several times more than in the live studio yesterday.
He struggled to squeeze forward without caring about his image. It was indeed Zhao Si. He was still boxing, but in addition to old men, there were also many young boys and girls surrounding him. Many of them were broadcasting live, using Zhao Si as the background and talking non-stop.
Gu Lingfeng didn't expect that so many people would discover Zhao Si in just one day. He remembered that there were few people watching the live broadcast room yesterday?
What he didn't know was that some netizens had re-edited the video of yesterday's live broadcast and uploaded it to the Internet with background music. A day and a night is enough time for a hot news to ferment, especially for Internet celebrities who make a living from the Internet, who have already smelled the business opportunity.
Isn't it? It's only 7:30, and there are already so many young people crowded here.
Looking at so many live broadcasts, Gu Lingfeng pinched the contract and business card in his hand and hesitated. He squeezed in the crowd and watched Zhao Si boxing for a while, then turned around and left when he was about to finish.
Old man Chen was extremely happy today. There were so many people here, and it was good to have more people. With more people, he could make more money. He tirelessly told Zhao Si's tragic experience over and over again, and cheated wave after wave of WeChat transfers.
In order to save face in front of netizens in the live broadcast room, the Internet celebrities were very generous. In a short while, the transfer amount exceeded 10,000. Old man Chen looked at Zhao Si as if he was looking at a big piece of shining gold!
As the last action was completed, Zhao Si caught a glimpse of a familiar figure outside the crowd. He quickly picked up his bag, swam out of the encirclement amid the exclamations of a group of people, and then chased after him.
Early in the morning, the area near the park was full of cars. Gu Lingfeng finally found a parking space. He was a long way from the park entrance when he finally saw a car and walked over quickly.
Sudden!
He sensed a sudden approaching presence from behind him, and seeing a hand attack his shoulder, he jerked sideways to avoid a flying kick. Then, he froze, one foot held by Zhao Si, unable to put it down or lift it up.
"Young Master, you are quite skilled!" Zhao Si grabbed Gu Lingfeng's feet and greeted him enthusiastically.
Gu Lingfeng frowned, feeling that the man's words sounded familiar, "Let go of my feet!"
"Oh, sorry." Zhao Si suddenly dropped the foot in his hand and touched his nose awkwardly.
Gu Lingfeng watched him touch his nose with the hand that had just grabbed his foot. He was speechless for a moment and shook his raised trouser leg. "Why did you hit me?"
"Huh? I didn't hit you. I just wanted to say hello."
"Do you know me?"
"I know you! Don't you recognize me?" Zhao Si ran to the front of Gu Lingfeng's car and gestured at the place where he had crashed into the car and made a big dent. "Here it is! Didn't you say before that I damaged your car and asked you to pay for it?"
Zhao Si took out the small purse that Gu Lingfeng was familiar with from his bag and took out all the Mao Zedong notes in it. "Here you go. I didn't have money to compensate you before. This is the money I earned recently. I'll give it all to you. If it's not enough, I'll earn more and give it to you when I earn more." He stuffed the money into Gu Lingfeng's hand, thought about it, and pretended to take out two more notes casually.
Gu Lingfeng stared at the handful of red banknotes in his hand, seeming to have forgotten the last time he'd seen cash. He looked at Zhao Si's high, black hair and cursed inwardly. No wonder he felt familiar; it was that idiot.
Grabbing a handful of banknotes, Gu Lingfeng slammed the door and left without saying a word, leaving Zhao Si with a look of exhaustion again.
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