I'm really good at this.

Abin's results were not ideal.

So even during summer vacation, he still had to go out for tutoring.

He greeted Grandpa Qin, who was guarding the community, and then rode away on his bicycle.

Meanwhile, the dutiful Mr. Qin looked suspiciously at the group of men and women standing a little further away by the curb.

They've been there for half an hour.

Could these guys be up to something in the neighborhood?

Moreover, this group of people are handsome men and beautiful women, and their outfits are quite fashionable.

Could it be group sex?

Grandpa Qin had already taken out his phone.

If he hadn't recognized one of the handsome guys in the group as Zhang Hong, who lived in the neighborhood, he would have called the police to arrest him long ago.

Seemingly noticing that he was being stared at, Zhang Hong looked over.

Grandpa Qin blinked at him frantically.

If you've been kidnapped, blink! I'll call the police and rescue you right away!

He had heard about things like gambling debts.

Or perhaps he was arrested and sold because he was handsome.

Zhang Hong is such a handsome kid, it's really hard to say.

Zhang Hong was a little puzzled. Why was this old man blinking so much?

"Sir! Are your eyes bothering you?"

Grandpa Qin: "..."

Forget it, let him be arrested and have his kidney removed. I don't care about the old man anymore.

Seeing Grandpa Qin return to the gatehouse with his hands behind his back, Zhang Hongcai continued with the important matter: "So, the next step for us is to recruit people."

"So the question is, where do people come from?"

Zhang Hong was quite shrewd.

His TV series hasn't been released yet, and even if it were, you wouldn't be able to recruit any outstanding people if you started from scratch.

None of them really had any solutions.

Luo Yun and Bai Xueye are newcomers to the industry; one is a recent graduate, and the other has been playing minor roles for two years.

Lin Chuan may have connections, but he is "Sea Serpent No. 1," a double agent who infiltrated our army. It's already difficult enough for him to pass on false information to his father, let alone have him do his best now.

nonexistent.

Lin Muqing...

She also has connections, but they were all accumulated by her parents.

Most of those people are established players, and they can't be easily poached.

Wang Ye joined Sun Zheng's film crew right after graduation, which was also unrelated.

He can't exactly poach people from Sun Zheng's film crew, can he?

That's incredibly ungrateful.

And so, things got awkward.

After a while, just when everyone was at a loss, Lin Chuan made a suggestion: "Why don't we go eat first? We can order food and chat at the table."

"Let's order first... This doesn't seem like a good omen," Zhang Hong said without speaking.

Lin Muqing ignored her brother. After thinking for a moment, she said uncertainly, "In Luocheng, I do know a photographer, but I don't know how good he is."

"Oh? Such a talented person?" Zhang Hong's face lit up with joy. "Where is he now?"

Lin Muqing: "Sixuan Hair Salon"

That was discovered during the investigation of Zhang Hong.

That person was Zhang Hong's high school classmate.

The difference is that Zhang Hong went to the Beijing Film Academy after graduation, while that other person went to Japan to study.

I heard that he studied photography.

I just don't know why she went back to China last year, and even went to study beauty and hairdressing for half a year. Now she runs her own small hair salon.

Maybe I should give it a try.

Zhang Hong opened his mouth, and it took him a while to recover: "No, I don't understand. Why do you have to go to a hair salon to find a photographer? By the way, is that hair salon legitimate? If it's legitimate, I won't go there."

"It's quite professional."

Speaking of this, Lin Muqing was also quite speechless.

According to the information she had, the person's advertising for the hair salon was quite unprofessional; they even installed small pink lights inside and used frosted semi-transparent glass for the windows.

Then, after being tricked into signing up for a card, they discovered that the place was actually quite legitimate.

Sixuan Hair Salon truly only provides haircuts.

Zhang Hong asked rather helplessly, "Alright, what's that person's name?"

"You know him, Li Shanqi."

"So it was him." Zhang Hong suddenly realized.

But he quickly lost hope.

That guy Li Shanqi... of course he knows who it is.

In his past life, that was his best friend from high school.

After graduation, he went to work in another city, while Li Shanqi went to study in an island country.

After graduation, I simply stayed there.

However, the two have always had a good relationship and have never lost contact.

But here's the problem.

He knows that guy, after all.

Although it's hard to say, Li Shanqi's purpose in going to Japan to study wasn't simple; he... wanted to debut as a "teacher."

Because his idol's surname is Kato.

Those who know, know; I won't say more.

But Li Shanqi didn't expect that the industry basically didn't want foreigners.

So he had no choice but to become a citizen and change his name to a local name—Yamazaki Jotaro.

In Romanized form, it's Yamasaki Jotaro.

Then, he made his debut.

After that, Zhang Hong never contacted him again until he was transported to another world by car accident.

So this means that in this parallel world, Fusang is a junior member of China's elite gang, so this guy never went to Fusang to debut. Instead, he returned to China after completing his studies and opened a hair salon.

That's fine too...

"Let's go scout ahead first."

With mixed feelings, Zhang Hong led a group of people on a journey to find Li Shanqi.

Twenty minutes later—

Looking at the Sixuan Hair Salon in front of him, with its pink lights and frosted windows, Zhang Hong felt a little uneasy.

Fortunately, it's a shop that's open during the day.

In his past life, he once made a bet with a friend that he would go to a club to meet the girls.

Everyone was in high spirits and set off with great enthusiasm and high morale.

Then, when they got to the door, everyone chickened out.

Maybe that's what a decent person is like.

Seemingly noticing a group of people standing at the door, a tuft of purple hair emerged from the hair salon.

This guy is nearly 1.9 meters tall, and his muscles make his black short-sleeved T-shirt look like a tight-fitting outfit.

He shaved his head into a mohawk style, and the middle section of his hair was dyed purple.

As he walked out, just as he was about to ask something, he saw Zhang Hong standing at the very front.

He was visibly taken aback, then asked, "Brother Hong? What brings you here?"

His expression was quite complicated.

After all, he once said he wanted to go to Japan to pursue his dreams, but Zhang Hong ridiculed him.

That day, the two broke up.

However, after going to Japan, he realized that the industry was not so easy to navigate.

That's just how people are.

No matter how others advise you, you won't listen, feeling that they are ruining your future.

Only after suffering a loss will one appreciate his kindness.

After experiencing hardship, he felt at peace.

But having quietly returned to Los Angeles, he was too ashamed to contact Zhang Hong again.

Moreover, since Brother Hong got into the Beijing Film Academy, he probably... won't be coming back to this little city of Luoyang.

But I never expected that we would meet again so soon, so suddenly.

He was completely off guard.

Before Zhang Hong could speak, someone in the hair salon called out to Li Shanqi, "Tony! This customer has already finished washing his hair! I told him to wait for you!"

Tony… Zhang Hong raised an eyebrow.

It seems that parallel worlds do indeed have changes.

At least Tony the hairstylist isn't called Jotaro Yamazaki anymore.

Zhang Hong smiled slightly and said, "Yamazaki, how about we grab a drink? It's been years since we last saw each other."

Yamazaki nodded with a wry smile: "Okay."

............

Two hours later, in a private room of the Peony Hall at Shangdi Food City, Li Shanqi said with a wry smile, "Brother Hong, I really can't be a photographer."

After arriving here, the two talked for more than an hour, and Zhang Hong basically figured out Li Shanqi's experience in Japan.

However, he also concealed a lot. Zhang Hong only knew that he worked as a cinematographer for a period of time after graduating there.

"Afraid your skills aren't good enough?" Zhang Hong reassured him with a smile. "You're a cinematographer, how could your skills be bad? Although we're just a startup team, I believe in your abilities. Have you given up on your dreams already?"

In his previous life, Li Shanqi dreamed of going to Japan to become "Teacher Kato".

In this parallel world, Li Shanqi dreams of becoming a cinematographer.

Zhang Hong understood his personality. He had even managed to overcome difficulties to achieve his dream of going into business, so there was no reason for him to give up his dream of becoming a cinematographer.

Li Shanqi looked at the strangers sitting around with a wry smile and said in a low voice, "Brother Hong, my photographer... doesn't count."

Zhang Hong was confused: "While Japanese films aren't exactly great, they do have quite a few classics. What do you mean by that?"

His expression was displeased: "What, do you think my temple is too small to accommodate a Buddha like you?"

"It's really not!" Li Shanqi looked at the others, and finally sighed and gave up struggling.

He downed his beer in one gulp, closed his eyes, and said in despair, "Brother Hong, I'm a cameraman for adult films, for crying out loud!"

Zhang Hong was stunned: "Sexy movie? Excuse me, is it the kind of sexy movie I'm thinking of? The one with the two letters next to S and B on the keyboard?"

Li Shanqi sighed: "Who else could it be?"

P.S.: Daily request for votes 1/2!

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