Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 4 Shopping with a Beautiful Sister (1)

It was almost 4 o'clock when Lu Kuan settled in and came out of the hotel. In the lobby were still the merchants from Yancheng who were beaten by Li Yapeng last night. It seemed that the scandal of the Bearded Man crew could no longer be suppressed.

Power is a man's aphrodisiac, and money is a man's tonic. With a huge sum of ten thousand yuan in hand, the road becomes wider and walking becomes more stable.

He also thought of Meng Fanyao, Zhang Jizhong and others who were still using delaying tactics. If Li Yapeng really got injured during filming, he would definitely ask them to hand over the 300,000 yuan gift to go to Beijing with both hands.

Water Margin City is a Song Dynasty-style architectural complex built by CCTV for the filming of the large-scale TV series "Water Margin". The surrounding facilities are relatively complete, with residential communities and commercial streets.

Lu Kuan found a nearby mobile phone store and prepared to solve the communication problem first. You will never understand the future time traveler's fear of lacking mobile phones.

"Hello sir, are you looking to buy a mobile phone or do business?"

A salesperson with dimples on her smile came over. Most of the people around here worked in the film and television industry, and she was not surprised by Lu Kuan's strange attire.

The Yangtze River Delta region has a strong business atmosphere, and Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou are the most economically developed regions in Jiangsu Province. Therefore, the sales clerks in mobile phone stores are very service-oriented, which is much better than the cold faces in state-owned shopping malls.

"Oh, what kind of mobile phone do you have? Tell me about it."

"Okay, look here. This is the Nokia 8250, the hottest selling phone this year."

Looking at the slogan "Blue charm leads fashion", Lu Kuan felt more and more integrated into this era. The 8250 was the best-selling phone in the mid-range mobile phone market that year.

The dimpled salesperson has seen countless people and can guess a person's clothing, temperament, and approximate spending power.

Although the young man in front of me was wearing a Taoist robe that was almost washed white, his dignity was obvious in his every move.

Especially those almond-shaped eyes, which showed his nobility. She had seen this style in many big bosses.

The best-selling items were introduced first, and the salesperson continued to display the products.

"This Siemens 6688 is the first phone in China with MP3 functionality. And this Motorola A6288 is used by Mr. Wang, the owner of a famous real estate company."

Lu Kuan glanced at Wang Shi, the spokesperson for Motorola at Vanke, and had no interest in listening any further.

Mobile phones these days are all pretty much the same, with only a few minor features and functions making little difference to people who are used to smartphones.

"Just 8250."

At least he could still crack a walnut or defend himself, but he had offended Meng Fanyao right after he came out, so he had to be on guard against being beaten up by someone behind the scenes.

"Get another card and rent it for 30 this month."

He didn't know who else to call now. The only person whose number he could remember was his senior who was studying in Peking.

In the young Taoist priest's memory, he and this orphan who were raised together by their master since childhood were like brothers. Later, his senior brother was adopted by a nearby family early on and was admitted to a school in Peking.

It was thanks to the frequent support of this kind and honest senior brother that the young Lu Kuan did not starve to death alone in the Taoist temple after his master passed away.

In the 1970s and 1980s, there were many orphans like this in Maoshan.

Many of them are descendants of Taoist orphans left behind during the Anti-Japanese Base Area in southern Jiangsu.

As their ancestral property was destroyed, these descendants struggled to survive in natural disasters and wandered around in the countryside.

In 1937, the Maoshan Taoist priests descended from the mountains to fight the Japanese and deliver intelligence to the New Fourth Army. They also offered the thousand-year-old Qianyuan Taoist temple to General Chen Yi as his headquarters. These stories all occurred during that period. The sky was gloomy. Lu Kuan spent 3000 yuan on a cell phone and prepared to continue looking for a place to buy more. He needed to buy at least two sets of clothes first.

This Taoist robe must be kept and used at critical moments.

"Drip!"

It was the crew's Istana that drove over. Lu Kuan felt something was wrong as he watched the approaching car, so he quickly jumped onto the steps next to him and was almost hit.

"I'm sorry, Lu Kuan, I'm a little unfamiliar with this."

The driver's window rolled down, revealing Jiang Qinqin's peaceful and calm face, with a hint of apology and embarrassment.

Zhou Xun, who was in the passenger seat, leaned over and said with a smile, "Where are you going? We'll take you there."

Lu Kuan saw her turn off the engine and pull the handbrake, and then he walked down the stairs with peace of mind.

"I was going to buy two pieces of clothing, and now someone has paid for them."

Seeing the young Taoist pointing at the stain on the hem of his robe caused by her brakes, Jiang Qinqin said embarrassedly, "Please get in the car. Xun Ge'er and I are going shopping."

Lu Kuan slowly opened the driver's door. He didn't dare to get into a car with a female driver, who was obviously a virgin.

"Come down, let me serve you two today."

"Can you drive?"

Both actresses were a little bit incredulous. This Maoshan Taoist priest has learned a lot of different things?
There was no need for the young Taoist priest to waste time explaining. Soon the two were stunned by Lu Kuan's skillful driving skills. The key point was, how come he was so familiar with the road?
In his previous life, he often came to Wuxi on business trips to discuss cooperation with Fan Bingbing's studio in the National Digital Film Industry Park. This was also a female star who often needed public relations services.

Lu Kuan drove out of the gate of Water Margin City, turned around and headed towards the city center.

Back to Wuxi in this era, the better shopping malls should be the Grand Orient Department Store on Zhongshan Road, which is still called the Commercial Building now, as well as the New World Department Store and Ocean Department Store.

"Are you going to the area near Zhongshan Road?" Lu Kuan asked with a smile, his cloth shoes tapping lightly on the pedals as he weaved in and out of the traffic.

"How did you know?" Jiang Qinqin was prone to motion sickness, so she switched seats with Zhou Xun and sat on the passenger seat. She stared at the little Taoist priest with her sharp eyes, feeling that the mysticism in him was becoming more and more intense.

Lu Kuan glanced sideways at the "Nation's No. 1 Mischievous Actress" of the time: "Have you forgotten I'm a Taoist priest? My divine eyes can see through everything."

"Tsk." Zhou Xun sneered in the back seat, unwilling to be lonely: "Then you can calculate it for us later and agree that the sisters will treat you to dinner."

"No need. I just earned ten thousand yuan from your Director Zhang when I came here today. I bought a cell phone for 3000 yuan, so I still have a lot left."

Jiang Qinqin and Zhou Xun looked at each other in surprise, and the former blurted out, "It's not easy for you to make a little money, why don't you save some money?"

She was born in an ordinary family. Her father was a railway policeman and her mother was an ordinary housewife. She herself had worked hard all the way to success and was not an actress who only cared about others.

Zhou Xun also agreed, "Yes, it's not easy for a crew to ask you to be a consultant. It will be so difficult to find a drama with a Taoist background next time."

Lu Kuan smiled and said, "You don't necessarily have to be a religious advisor. What crew doesn't burn incense and worship at a temple before filming? The domestic film and television industry has been growing rapidly in recent years, and many Hong Kong crews have come here to film. I think there are many places where I can be of use!"

(End of this chapter)