Chapter 115 Acting
Lao Jiang had already poured himself several cups of wine by this time. His face flushed as he said, "I just hope that I can solve this problem for Xiaofeng in my lifetime and give her back her freedom."
Everyone finally understood him.
As the Tiger of Thirteen Spices, Chiang Kai-shek should have been the one to take on the fight with outsiders, but because the other party held Xu Xiaofeng 's indenture, Chiang Kai-shek could only stay out of it for fear of offending Ono Taro. But he couldn't really ignore it, and the reason why he came to lobby Zhang Nianzu was because he felt guilty about Thirteen Spices. Li Asi and Long Taiquan Saburo's fight at the airport was equivalent to missing the point in advance, so he stepped up as Ono Taro's boxer, and in the end it was for Xu Xiaofeng.
Zhang Nianzu said, "Old Jiang, how do you want us to cooperate with you?"
Li Changgui also said: "Put it simply, do you want Ah Si to win or lose?"
Lao Jiang said in embarrassment: "I heard that Ono Taro came with a large sum of money for this competition. He should hope that I win, right?"
Zhang Nianzu said: "Then it's settled, you win tomorrow."
Lao Jiang hesitated and said, "You guys...are you really willing to play a fake match for me?"
Zhang Nianzu said, "We are not doing this for you, but for Sister Xiaofeng." He then asked Li Ah Si, "Ah Si, are you okay?"
Li Ah Si pinched his throat and said, "No problem, I'm just kidding. As long as we don't lose to the Japanese, I'm fine with anything."
Lao Jiang stood up, holding up his glass, and said excitedly: "Then I'll toast to everyone on behalf of Xiao Feng - in fact, I've thought about it all. I'll just do my best tomorrow, and I'll be fine as long as I have a clear conscience. I invited everyone here just to say hello in advance, so don't blame me for being fickle later..."
Li Ah Si interrupted him and said, "Forget it, you can't beat me even if you try your best."
Lao Jiang smiled and said, "That's all self-explanatory." He drank the wine in his glass and said, "Everyone wait a moment."
Soon, Lao Jiang brought Xu Xiaofeng into the house. Lao Jiang said excitedly, "Xiaofeng, come and toast to our benefactors!"
Xu Xiaofeng didn't understand. Although Zhang Nianzu had indeed saved her, she had no idea who his benefactors were. However, she would never go against Chiang Kai-shek's wishes, so she raised her glass with a smile.
"I'll use a big cup!" Lao Jiang poured out the tea and filled a glass with wine. Xu Xiaofeng also changed the teacup, and everyone followed suit. The atmosphere suddenly became lively.
After taking a big gulp of wine, Li Asi grimaced, as if he was irritated by the wound.
Lao Jiang didn't know that he was injured. He poured another large glass of wine and said, "Ah Si, this glass is just for you."
Lei Tingting said: "Ah Si should drink less."
"No, no." Li Ah Si took the wine glass and said, "I've drunk too much so Chiang Kai-shek won't get beaten up too much tomorrow."
Xu Xiaofeng asked curiously: "What do you mean?"
Lao Jiang quickly winked at everyone and said, "Xiao Feng, there are other activities at the bar tomorrow, so you don't have to come." It turned out that Lao Jiang had not told her about the game.
Lei Tingting said: "Sister Xiaofeng, Brother Jiang has done a lot for you."
Xu Xiaofeng said seriously, "I know." She said to Lao Jiang affectionately, "Zhicheng, I toast you a glass."
Lao Jiang hurriedly said: "Don't toast to me, let's toast to our ancestors."
"Grandpa?" Xu Xiaofeng asked puzzledly.
Zhang Nianzu saw that Lao Jiang was a little drunk, and hurriedly said, "Lao Jiang, don't be so polite when you are one of us. If you continue like this, we will not be able to sit still."
Lao Jiang chuckled and said, "It's up to you, everyone."
After drinking for a while, the accompaniment sounded and it was time for Teresa Teng to go on stage again. She apologized to everyone and left in a hurry.
Li Changgui said, "Brother, don't you have the final say in this area? Why is this girl acting like she's working for someone else?"
Lao Jiang sighed and said, "No, Xiaofeng is born to love singing. Although this stage is a little small, I think she quite enjoys this feeling."
Lei Tingting said, "Sister Xiao Feng just wants people to listen to her songs. She should be the kind of singer that everyone pays attention to. You made such a big concession. Did you make any conditions with that Ono Taro? Don't let others think you are just loyal to the gang leader after all your hard work."
Lao Jiang said, "Of course I mentioned it. Ono Taro didn't make a clear statement, he just said we'll talk about it after this match, so there is something to discuss, right?"
Zhang Nianzu asked: "Will tomorrow's game be played in the bar?"
Lao Jiang nodded and said, "Yes, starting at 9pm, all betting will be done underground. On the surface, it's a registered exhibition match. The Japanese are very hypocritical in this regard, saying that they will never do anything illegal." He turned to Li Ah Si and said, "So tomorrow's match won't be too brutal. You just need to take a few hits from me and fall to the ground at the right time. That's it..." Lao Jiang hesitated, "Can I make a request?"
Li Ah Si said, "You say."
"Can you act more realistically then?"
Ah Si patted his chest and said, "Are you still not confident in my acting skills?"
Everyone looked at him silently, obviously worried...
Zhang Nianzu said, "How about this, we will strengthen our training in this area after we go back, and try not to make you act awkwardly."
Lao Jiang bowed his hands vigorously and said, "Then I'll leave it to you."
No one drank much that night and left early to prepare for their own events.
The next morning, when most of the shops were still closed, Ah San and Ah Si were already staging a simulated competition on the street.
Ah San played the role of Chiang Kai-shek. He punched Ah Si's face hard and kept advancing. Ah Si took the beating woodenly and retreated again and again.
"Stop!" Zhang Nianzu had no choice but to act as director temporarily. He strode to Ah Si and explained the scene to Ah Si with gestures, "Your opponent is beating you. How are you feeling in pain?"
Ah Si touched his face and said, "It hurts so much!"
Zhang Nianzu said speechlessly: "Then you have to show it! You got beaten for nothing this morning, you know?"
"Oh." Ah Si agreed sullenly and said to Ah San, "Come again!"
The result was the same again. Ah Si tried to express his pain by winking, but to outsiders it seemed more like he was teasing his opponent.
The warriors of the Strongman tribe also feel pain. Most of the time, pain is actually beneficial to people, just like fever and vomiting. All these manifestations protect the human body, reminding you that your body is being invaded and protecting itself. However, the warriors' pain is much weaker than that of normal people. It must ensure that the owner does not lose the ability to resist after being severely injured. Therefore, Ah Si only feels pain, which is not enough to make him feel "bitter", and he cannot properly behave like an ordinary person.
Lei Tingting covered her eyes as she watched. She grabbed Zhang Nianzu and said, "It seems that asking Ah Si to act with his body is too demanding."
"What should we do then?"
Lei Tingting said: "We can only use the methods of 'hysteria' and 'screaming at the top of one's lungs'."
Zhang Nianzu also understood what she meant. He opened his phone and found a bunch of videos. Fortunately, there are many actors who have no acting skills but can play leading roles. There are many examples of actors who basically rely on yelling to act.
“Stop, stop, stop!” Zhang Nianzu pulled the two apart, propped his phone against Ah Si’s face and said, “You are new to this field, learn from others!”
