Huayu 1995

Chapter 33: It contains more than ten times the protein of beef!
Fortunately, although the two old men argued fiercely, they at least knew how to teach.

From how to bait the hook, find the bottom, and adjust the float, to how to prevent snagging the bottom and what to do when a big fish is shoving its bait...

They are as confident as Su Chao.

Su Chao was confident that he could catch eight or ten fish in an hour, while the two old men were confident that with their training, Su Chao could catch big fish like it was nothing.

You ask why those two can only catch bitterling and small grass carp?

That's because their rods are just average.

Therefore, they had to demonstrate a few strokes to Su Chao, otherwise Su Chao wouldn't be able to learn.

So the two started arguing again.

"Grandpa, what are you doing?"

The poor eldest son came to find his father with breakfast, only to find his father struggling with someone.

If the battle situation hadn't been still under control, he almost would have thrown away his breakfast and rushed over to lend a hand.

The three people who were pulling each other stopped.

Su Chao wasn't actually trying to take his fishing rod; he had been protecting the two old men the whole time. He felt that the two old men were setting him up, and if either of them fell into the trap, he would have to work in a black coal mine.

The voice sounded familiar. Su Chao turned around and saw He Bing wearing a hat.

Oh dear, what a coincidence!

As far as the eye could see, there were at least eleven or twelve old men fishing by the river. How did we end up running into He Bing's grandfather?

I just don't know which one of these two, one bald and one bespectacled, is actually his father.

"The food's here! Let's eat!"

The bald old man reluctantly released the fishing rod. Actually, they hadn't tried to take it back forcefully, fearing they would damage the rod; otherwise, the outcome would have been decided much earlier.

"Hey... buddy... how about we grab something to eat together?"

He Bing gave a slightly awkward smile.

Even a child knows not to take other people's things, but his father became unscrupulous after retiring.

"Ahem, I'm actually a little hungry."

The fishing rod was in the hands of the bespectacled old man, and Su Chao snatched it over without hesitation.

"..."

He Bing was just being polite, like when you meet an acquaintance and greet them with "Have you eaten yet?", but he didn't actually want to know if they had eaten.

If you've eaten, then eat some more; if you haven't eaten, then eat more.

While he was still stunned, Su Chao had already taken the fried dough stick from the bald old man's hand.

In the north, it's called "guozi" (果).

"Guozi" and "Guoer" are different; the former is a fried dough stick, and the latter is a little girl.

"You just touched an earthworm..."

The bald old man was beaming with pride as he ate a fried dough stick wrapped in an old newspaper.

"What are you afraid of? That's meat, and its protein content is more than ten times that of beef!"

Su Chao didn't care at all.

He hadn't had fried dough sticks in ages, and his stomach was desperately lacking in oil and fat.

"Ten times more protein than beef? Really?"

Not only was the bald old man surprised, but He Bing and the bespectacled old man also turned to look.

"Haha, just kidding."

Su Chao felt ashamed; this is the tragedy of those who are reborn—many of the jokes are no longer understood by people today.

If you make a joke, they might actually believe it.

Don't mislead these two old men into digging up earthworms and cooking them.

In many cases, especially in terms of health and longevity, the intelligence of the elderly is not much different from that of children.

They are terrified of death.

"I'm sorry, my dad is getting old and a bit like a child."

He Bing did not look down on Su Chao because Su Chao ate his fried dough sticks.

The fact that it attracted two seasoned anglers to fight over it shows that their fishing rod is obviously very high-end.

How could I possibly be short of those two fried dough sticks?

"It's nothing, it's nothing. These two gentlemen are teaching me how to fish. I'm a complete novice. My training course is about to open, so I came here to relax."

Su Chao took out a cigarette and offered it to him.

His main purpose in coming out today was indeed to fish.

I never expected to gain anything else.

Meeting He Bing at Shichahai was truly an accident.

Unlike Duan Yihong, the drop rate for equipment at the Central Academy of Drama is much higher than at Shichahai.

The moment Su Chao saw He Bing, he began to consider how to make use of this unexpected "fate".

He Bing is a rather complicated person.

If you say he's a top-tier celebrity, it seems he hasn't received the glory and treatment of a top-tier star.

But if you say he's a second-tier actor, then that second-tier actor is incredibly talented.

From the sharp-witted Song Ci in "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner" to the cunning Lu Zilin in "White Deer Plain" and the honest and simple Sha Zhu in "Full House of Love", he brought each character to life.

Moreover, he is also a top-notch stage actor.

From the struggling street vendor in "Wotou Guild Hall" to the playwright who acted alongside Chen Daoming in "The Sorrow of Comedy," every one of his stage plays is a classic.

If there were a ranking of acting skills in the entertainment industry, he, Pu Cunxin, Wang Zhiwen, and others would be frequent names on the list. Therefore, Su Chao quickly made a decision.

High-level hunters often appear as the sixth member of the group.

He steered the conversation toward his training course.

Normal people wouldn't do that. When a scammer encounters someone they don't trust, the best thing to do is to tuck their tail between their legs and run away.

But Su Chao did the opposite.

He's about to start conning people.

He Bing didn't react much at first, but when he heard Su Chao say that he was running a training course, he immediately became quite curious:

What kind of training course?

"Art exam preparation classes, huh? Beijing Film Academy, Central Academy of Drama, ever heard of them?"

Su Chao pretended to know nothing about He Bing.

The other person was wearing a hat that covered most of their eyebrows and eyes, so it's normal that you can't recognize them.

Moreover, He Bing is not famous at all.

After graduating in 91, he found himself in a predicament of having no acting opportunities, and to this day, he has only appeared in supporting roles in some film and television works.

For example, Hu San in "I Love My Family" and Zhuge Ke in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

His true breakthrough role was probably in "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner".

"I have indeed heard of it. May I ask which school you graduated from?"

He Bing had a strange expression. He was from the Central Academy of Drama's class of 1987, which was considered a star-studded class, with many famous actors in both film and television and stage plays.

Talking about art exams in front of him, wouldn't that be like showing off one's limited skills before an expert?

"Me? I haven't even gone to college yet!"

Su Chao showed no shame whatsoever, and said "I haven't even been to college yet" with complete confidence.

"Then how do you teach people?"

Could this be a scam?

However, He Bing quickly rejected his idea.

He has always been very good at judging people.

This young man looks respectable, and his eyes are clear and honest; he doesn't seem like someone who lies all the time.

"It's simple. We commissioned someone to create professional teaching materials, and then we invited professionals to give lectures to the students."

Su Chao spoke with absolute certainty.

He has to package the training course well, even if it's a scam, you have to make it look professional.

For someone like He Bing, who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and now works at the Beijing People's Art Theatre, you need to have a legitimate reason to bring him into your system.

Just because I didn't go to college doesn't mean I can't be a boss and hire college graduates to work for me.

"Can you make money doing this?"

Sure enough, when He Bing heard that Su Chao was planning to hire a professional teacher to give the class, he immediately stopped questioning the legitimacy of the class's existence.

"how to say……"

Su Chao pretended to be hesitant, seemingly unwilling to reveal trade secrets.

This is called feigning indifference to lure the prey into a trap.

"Why are you asking about this? Do you want to go teach classes or something? Does your company allow you to go out and teach?"

The bald old man, who had been watching the bespectacled old man fishing, immediately glared at his son upon hearing this.

Kid, you can't make the same mistake as him.

“Actually, training courses are a good thing. Now that we have reform and opening up, as long as they are not currently employed teachers in schools, they can basically use their spare time to teach children, help them improve themselves, and contribute to the realization of the four modernizations of the motherland as soon as possible. We can’t let those children be deceived.”

Just as He Bing was about to fall into the trap, the old man intervened.

Su Chao quickly tried to salvage the situation.

"That's right, Dad, things are different now than they were in your day."

He Bing highly praised Su Chao's words.

The saying goes, "When the granaries are full, people know etiquette; when they are well-fed and clothed, they know honor and shame." The He Bing of today is not as stubborn as he was later.

Chen Daoming said that He Bing was the last opera fanatic in Beijing.

Reject advertisements, reject variety shows.

That's because he can eat his fill, and at least he's not so short of money anymore. He Bing isn't exactly poor now, but he's still short of money.

He wanted to buy his father an imported ventilator.

His father was an eighth-level fitter in an automobile instrument factory, and developed stage three pneumoconiosis due to dust in the machine tool workshop.

A good imported ventilator costs tens of thousands of yuan.

This year is a harsh winter for the industry.

With foreign investment withdrawing, film studios undergoing restructuring, and patriotic themes squeezing out commercial films, a large number of middle-aged actors, apart from top stars, are facing a lack of roles.

He Bing was one of them.

As for stage plays... that's the work of the Beijing People's Art Theatre. State-owned enterprises won't give you any pay; they'll just pay your salary.

Even if you save up 180 yuan a month, it won't be enough for an imported ventilator even after two years.

People with integrity like He Bing sometimes have to pay out of their own pockets to make a play even better.

Since Su Chao and his team weren't scammers, he decided to take on some work.

(End of this chapter)