these years

In fact, there was no major event that day, but the new supervisor of O Ji took office, so the fire was heated up, and the group of people were rushed to the pot to roast for fun.When everyone was roasted to death, the new chief was satisfied, and finally let the tiger go back to the mountain with a big wave of his hand.

So the group of people returned to their original positions one after another, those who should lend money went to lend money, and those who should sell their fans sold their fans well. After this catastrophe, both inside and outside the gang were much more peaceful.

During the days when he was out of the business office, Qiao Weidong kept reminiscing about Jet's words.He and Wang Lijun don't look like each other, nor are they related by blood, nor are they even of the same race. Over the past few years, when Wang Lijun introduced him as a younger brother, this inexplicable brotherly relationship always aroused suspicion.

In the endless collision of thoughts, Qiao Weidong suddenly felt blessed, and remembered the "shang deed" that Jet said.I don't know if this is an opportunity for everyone to accept the relationship between the two of them?

So he shared his thoughts with Wang Lijun.Wang Lijun was in distress. After this crisis, he finally realized that if a person is alone and alone, rushing into the chaotic world rashly will inevitably bring disaster.But the two of them are about to sign a contract, which is different.In the future, when he, Wang Lijun, shows up in public, he can slap his chest and say that he is my "brother" with Yi'an Guizidong, who dares to touch a tiger's butt?

Jin Rulin sighed beside him: "It's "Qi Xi Lao", not "Qi Di"[1]. "

Qiao Weidong rolled his eyes: "What's the difference?"

Wang Lijun pretended to be a tiger, and said, "That's right, what's the difference?"

Jin Rulin waved his hand: "That's right, you two can be Qi brothers if you like, I won't stop you."

In fact, after that, Jin Rulin also proposed a plan, saying that the two of them could worship him as the deed master, which would be even more collusive, neat and tidy, and Niu De could walk sideways on the main road, but the plan was ruthlessly rejected.Thinking about it, if Wang Lijun worshiped Jin Rulin as Qi Ye, wouldn't Zhong Weihong be his Qi mother?But he is Zhong Weihong's older brother, so he is his own uncle?Wang Lijun couldn't figure it out, the relationship was quite chaotic, just like the world.

On March 29, 19**, Qiao Weidong's [-]th birthday, he and Wang Lijun would formally enter into a contract to become a pair of famous god-brothers.

Early in the morning, they drove to the ancestral hall. Brother Shangqi had to be in the ancestral hall and witnesses of martyrs. This is He Ngee Ann's rule.

Qiao Weidong stood in the hall, looking at the altar, there was a mural painted behind the altar, the painting was about the history of ancestors killing imperial eagles and dogs in anger, and creating a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood outside Yingtian Mansion.The yellow paper and vermilion pen, the pen is like a dragon and a snake, and the cinnabar brushstrokes are quite thrilling in Qiao Weidong's eyes.There is too much red.Red is blood debt.

Someone slapped him on the shoulder, startling him.Qiao Weidong turned around and saw that it was Wang Lijun.

Wang Lijun smiled, handed him the joss stick, and said to him, "Old Jin said, we worship our ancestors, the one in the middle of the painting."

Qiao Weidong held the incense candle upside down, pointed at the altar and asked, "Will you burn the incense now?"

Wang Lijun said: "First offer incense to express our respect, and then salute when the host arrives."

Qiao Weidong nodded, he held the joss stick and bowed three times.After bowing, he stepped forward and inserted the incense candle into the incense burner.After finishing all this, he raised his head and saw the three ancestors standing apart in the center of the painting.The leader is dressed as a Taoist priest, the one on the left is carrying a beheading knife, and the one on the right is holding a pair of knives to untie his wrists[2]——I heard that the three ancestors are the most brotherly, they were born with the same quilt, and died in the same coffin, so Every time the descendants of Heyi'an signed a contract, they had to witness the three of them.

Lord Lan will arrive soon, and now he is very old and can no longer hold a knife for the king, but he still has some famous names in the world for everyone to drive, so Jin Rulin specially invited him to be the host of the ceremony.

The salute time is set at three o'clock in the noon, which is why one of the ancestors was the executioner.When the auspicious time came, all the idlers were coaxed out, the gate was bolted, and there were only three people left in the ancestral hall.

In a small ancestral hall, many candles were lit around, and the blood-red candles and tears rolled down, and the yellow light reflected a room of gods and ghosts, and the ancestors looked mysterious and strange in the ghostly shadows.

Wang Lijun and Qiao Weidong knelt side by side, holding three sticks of incense in each hand.Lord Lan stood aside and unfolded the golden orchid spectrum, he said——

"Heaven and earth bear witness, and mountains and rivers form an alliance. On February [-], the auspicious day of this year, the two of us burn incense and swear in front of Lu Zu's eyes, and we will become brothers with different surnames. From today onwards, the two of us—"

Wang Lijun and Qiao Weidong said in unison: "We two are of one heart and keep loyalty together. From now on, we will support each other in life and death, support each other in adversity, rescue each other in good and bad times, and rely on each other in good and bad times!"

Then, Lord Lan closed the Jinlan book, picked up the knife, and cut the rooster's throat.The chicken immediately screamed, twisted and struggled, and flapped its wings desperately in Master Lan's hands.

Seeing the cruel scene, Qiao Weidong frowned, and clenched his fist on his thigh.Seeing this, Wang Lijun put his hand on his leg and gave him a look.Qiao Weidong received that look, and understood the complex emotions inside: tenderness, love, expectation, doubt... So he nodded and gave Wang Lijun a look - that look represented firmness.

Wang Lijun smiled.

The rooster quickly lost its life.Lord Lan took the chicken blood in a wine bowl, placed it on the incense table, lit a fire pocket, and put it into the bowl.Seeing the sparks, the surface of the wine was ignited, the raging flames covered the blood, the wine was slightly rippling, and the sea of ​​fire also danced along with it, reflected in the eyes of the two of them, and the dark world was full of red.

Wang Lijun was taken aback for a moment, and his fingers curled up in shock. Seeing this, Qiao Weidong grabbed his hand and held it tightly.

Seeing the two of them holding hands and making an oath, Lord Lan smiled with satisfaction, perhaps recalling the story of their betrothal marriage when they were young.He smiled and said his last vow.

Now that I have married Jinlan, I will love each other with sincerity throughout my life.Brothers work together, prosperity and wealth, loyalty and loyalty, and make a fortune to the end! [3]

From the moment he entered into a contract with Qiao Weidong, Wang Lijun's journey in the rivers and lakes has become smoother and smoother.The summer of [-]** just arrived, and he won a best actor award for starring in "OCTB·Sweeping Darkness". According to Jin Rulin, he really didn't pay for it.

Standing on the podium, Wang Lijun was holding a bouquet, thanking him again and again. He had already memorized the manuscript, but he suddenly remembered a sentence, so he added it.

"I am able to receive this award today, thanks to a very special group of people - the dragon and tiger martial arts master. Everyone knows that I was born as a dragon and tiger martial arts master. This job is really dangerous. I have to perform fighting and killing. , swords and swords, and the double has to roll the stairs, jump off the building and jump into the sea. Seeing the dragon and tiger martial arts masters in Guoban, it is very difficult for me to find food. Now I am lucky to be the leading actor. I must be careful during the shooting. Lord Lan said to Lan's family: Thank you so much." After saying that, he put down the bouquet, put his palms together on his forehead, and paid respects to the crowd, and by the time he put down his hands, tears filled his eyes.

Wang Lijun knew that they practiced martial arts on weekdays and did evil in secret, but he really received their favor.The Lan family class treats him sincerely, takes care of him, and arranges five or six substitutes for him. If he can't do a single movement well, everyone will practice with him until midnight, and we will have supper, smoke, drink and talk and laugh together. From the heart.

Ever since Qiao Weidong entered Heyi'an, Wang Lijun gradually understood that there is no way to define a person's good or bad, and the underworld is not a scourge.

He has decided that from now on, he will treat whoever treats him well.This heart will never be swayed by that person's good or bad.

"Thank you so much." He repeated.Lord Lan is kind to him, so he will fulfill his oath to Lord Lan, in a word, promote Wu Xing's status.

The silver light was shining randomly, the stars were shining, and everyone in the audience applauded for the gratitude of the new male lead. Some of them recalled the past with tears in their eyes, and some of them stood up one after another and compared Wang Lijun with a pair of big ones. thumb.

During the days when Wang Lijun was immersed in acting, he happened to hear that Du Yibing was going to make a new movie. It was a first- and third-tier movie, and the budget was not enough, so he had to gather a grass-roots team.The director worked part-time as an artist, recording for lighting, costumes for props, and actresses doing their own makeup. In the end, they couldn’t afford to hire a photographer.

However, rumors continued one after another, and Wang Lijun heard that Qiao Weidong was very suitable for the job.He has been trained, has a foundation in photography, has a very serious temper, and is dedicated to his work. There will never be a scandal of molesting actresses in photography. More importantly, there are ghosts in the east, and no young and confused people dare to come to the crew to make trouble.

So after the filming of this fast food movie was finished, Qiao Weidong was invited to work by several poor crews. He can not only shoot, but also hold the line. He can be called the No. 1 choice for high quality and low price.

From his assistant Qiu Yuanzheng, Wang Lijun also learned that Du Yibing was dating his heroine in a tertiary movie, and that she was a beauty, and he treated her sincerely, and even made a movie to praise her.Wang Lijun sighed, helping each other in the past few years, he felt that Du Yibing was the most unlucky person he had ever seen, what he longed for was far away in the sky, and what he got was always lost.Fortunately, until now, this lonely family finally has some comfort, and Wang Lijun feels relieved for him.

If you are free to change in the fleeting time, it is easy to reach the middle of the year.At the end of June, Qiu Yuanzheng's sister got married, so he went back to Beijing.Before he left, he asked each of them to write a letter and take it with him, and when he returned to the great capital Beijing, he would deliver the letter one by one.

Wang Lijun wrote a few words in the letter, roughly writing: Thanks to you, my son is still alive, and now he is working in Hong Kong, the salary is good, he will not die of hunger, I wish the whole family happiness and well-being-he dare not talk nonsense, is it in the letter? Tell his father that his son is now making a movie here in Hong Kong, he just won the best actor yesterday, and he even befriended a gangster brother, and now he lives on the highest mountain in Hong Kong?I'm afraid his father thought he didn't go to Hong Kong, and probably he was arrested and sent back to Longguanzhi's head[5].

But the world is unpredictable. According to the report from the spy Qiu Yuanzheng, his father was sick in bed and couldn't read the letter, because his father went to the studio to show a lot of fun, and the Hong Kong movie "Sweeping Darkness" was shown that day.A few large white characters jumped out on the black background, and then the screen switched. The hero was dressed in a police uniform, and he was handsome and heroic shuttling through the traffic in Mong Kok. The faithful men and women in the screening theater screamed.His father just wanted to sneer, but unexpectedly his eyes swept away, his eyes went dark, and he fainted on the spot in the theater.

When Wang Lijun heard this, he slapped his thigh, and Huazhi laughed tremblingly. His gloating mood finally ended when his eyes darkened.

[1] Qixi Lao is the godbrother in Cantonese, and Qidi refers to the inferior person among gay men, that is, child molestation.

[2] The three ancestors come from my short story "Blood Like the Setting Sun".

[3] Inspired by Johnnie To's "The Underworld" oath.

[4] Splashing water: Water means money in Cantonese culture, and splashing water means earning a living with difficulty.

[5] Huilongguan: a famous mental hospital in Beijing.