Chapter 624 Deciphering Two Magic Tricks
After Qi Yi left, I didn't want to talk about magic. I was just interested in why Kong Haoran brought Qi Yi here, so I asked:
"I'm in charge of tourism. How did you know that so quickly?"
Kong Haoran laughed and said, "Friends circle, don't you check it? Your CEO Cao wrote a few poems. Someone forwarded it to me. Aren't you and him friends on WeChat?"
I picked up my phone to check. My friend was still a friend, but his circle of friends was just a straight line.
I immediately understood in my heart - he blocked me, no wonder I seemed to have forgotten his existence.
Kong Haoran took a screenshot and sent it to me. I looked at it and saw:
"I came quietly, just as I will leave quietly. I will not take away a cloud from the rising sun. Farewell, that sad place."
Kong Haoran continued:
"When I asked around, I found out you were in charge. Then I suddenly thought of Qi Yi.
This kid used to perform in the entertainment industry, but now he has no business. He performs on the streets just for the fun of it. But you know, you can't make money from street performances.
Occasionally he would be invited to perform at shopping mall openings, wealthy people’s birthdays, housewarmings, etc., but that was not stable.
So, I brought him here, hoping to find him some work. Although he doesn't have a high level of education, he's quite smart at doing practical things."
I said, "There wasn't this project originally, but it's great that you came. I think we can create one. I have a meeting tomorrow, so I'll discuss it with management."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
"No need to ask."
Kong Haoran remembered something, slapped his head, and asked me:
"Oh, Teacher Wan, I almost forgot what I was talking about.
How come you're not surprised at all by the magic trick he performed? You...can do magic?"
I picked up the cup and took a sip, then said with a smile:
"Boss Kong, I know a bit about both real and fake things. I have several masters, one of whom is called Master Chen, and he is in this business.
I'm not as quick as Qi Yi, but I still understand the principle. Magic is all about deception, but it's done in a way that's surprising, and that's its charm."
Kong Haoran immediately became interested and said, "You know the principle, tell me quickly."
I shook my head. "This is someone's way of making a living. I tell you, and you tell others. How can the magician still perform this trick?"
I didn't expect Kong Haoran to be so curious. He actually said:
"Teacher Wan, if I tell anyone else, I'll be struck by lightning. I won't tell anyone, including Jiang Yiwei."
I still laugh.
"Teach them for a while, otherwise you won't be able to teach them once they go downstairs."
I said, “I really can’t tell anyone.”
"You don't want me to curse again?"
I laughed heartily and said, "Mr. Kong, I didn't expect you to be so curious. However, his two magic tricks have been deciphered online. Let me tell you about one of them."
He looked at me with a happy expression.
I explained to him the "coin crossing".
He first picked up the cup and gestured, "There are actually two coins. One is hidden in the palm of your right hand. With your left hand, you pull up the piece of paper and show it to everyone, proving that there are no problems on both sides of the paper. After everyone has seen it, you cover the cup with the piece of paper."
At this moment, he has already moved the coin in his right hand to the top of the cup. Because the paper is covering it, you can't see it. Your attention is focused on the coin in his left hand.
He poked the paper with his left hand, and the coin on the rim of the cup, which was originally half hanging in the air, fell into the cup.
There was a "ding-dong" sound, and as you stared in amazement, the coin in his left hand didn't even penetrate, and he withdrew it into his palm.
I demonstrated as I spoke. After watching it, Kong Haoran was not surprised at all, but disappointed. He said:
"Oh, so that's all."
I laughed and said, “The charm of magic is like a sexy girl in a bikini standing in front of you. After you see it once, you want to see it every day.
The magic trick is that you marry a sexy bikini girl. After a while, you will sigh the same way you did just now - oh, it's nothing special.
Kong Haoran laughed heartily, then said, "Teacher Wan, you're quite humorous. Pressing a burning cigarette butt into your clothes was much more difficult than this. So what happened?"
It was my turn to laugh.
He was confused.
I said, "Let's use the same analogy as before. You took home a sexy bikini girl, thought it was just okay, and then immediately went to see another bikini beauty. You want to take her home again. That's called greed."
"Teacher Wan, if I ask you to decipher magic tricks again in the future, I am not a human being. But if you don't tell me tonight, I can't sleep."
I said, "Mr. Kong, you've driven me to the point of losing my morals."
He looked at me and smiled, saying, "Tell me, I can't do it either. This requires quick hands and feet."
I said, "Mr. Kong, I trust your character. Let me explain briefly. He was wearing a fake fingertip. You can buy this kind of prop on Taobao."
There was liquid in the glove, and when he pressed his right hand into my clothes, he was actually pressing it into the fake glove on his left hand.
He pulled out his left hand, reached into his clothes, and pretended to pick up the cigarette butt, but in fact he was taking the cigarette butt out of the fake fingertip.
So, he pretended to tidy up my clothes, brushing off the dust to show everyone that the clothes were not burned through.
It's essentially giving your left hand time to pick up the cigarette butt. You understand the principle, but you're still amazed when you see it because it's so fast."
"Oh, I see."
I burst out laughing: "You brought home another bikini beauty, didn't you?"
Kong Haoran said: "Master, there is nothing strange in the world. If you can break through a piece of paper, there is a mountain behind it."
I said, "Magic is not for everyone. You have to be flexible. People with clumsy hands will never be able to learn it. Qi Yi's hands are perfect for this job."
We chatted for a while, and then Jiang Yiwei and Xiaolin came down.
Yiwei said to Kong Haoran, "You made the right choice by finding Master Wan. Some students are afraid to learn dance because of smelly feet. Sister Xiaolin taught me a way."
Kong Haoran said, "Of course. From now on, we will establish a principle: if you have any difficulties, go to the master. If the master is not here, go to the master's leader."
Everyone laughed.
After seeing them off, I thought, "This is a good sign. I'm going to turn this Qiyi into a mobile attraction that will amaze tourists."
Xiao Lin asked: "What did you talk about?"
I said, "Binibi."
Xiaolin was so angry that he wanted to strangle me.
I pointed to the inner room and whispered, "My mother hasn't gone to bed yet."
She gave me a cold look, but still not satisfied, she gave me another cold look.
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