A new day in Hangzhou.

Nicholas grabbed an umbrella and just walked out of the gate of Huazhi flagship store when he saw a young man walking quickly from under the awning and greeted in English, "Good morning, Mr. Nicholas, are you alone?"

Nicholas smiled and nodded, "Jim Carrey and Robert Downey Jr. are so drunk that they probably won't wake up before noon."

"The weather is not very good today, Ma. If you are busy with other things, I can just go around by myself."

Although the other person spoke English, Nicholas responded in awkward Mandarin. It was really awkward. After getting familiar with his personal style, I still had to guess and barely understand.

Young Ma smiled and shook his head, "It's okay. It's my job to be your translator. It's raining today. Where do you want to go?"

Nicholas thought for a while, "Is there that kind of wooden boat, similar to the wooden boat from the feudal era in the movie and TV series (The Legend of the White Snake)? I want to take a ride on that kind of boat and swim in the West Lake on a rainy day."

"Maybe, what if we can find mermaids in the rain scene? Oh my God, I have been looking for them for a month since I saw the report about those two mermaids."

That's right, in mid-March, when mermaids appeared in the West Lake, there was a certain tourism trend, which lasted until May. Some rich people from Hong Kong and South Korea, including some rich people from Europe and the United States, who were not short of money, were all there.

It's running around the West Lake.

Nicholas did not come alone.

It was in Hollywood that he saw the Mermaid news broadcast on the Fox TV network. He became interested and flew to Hong Kong Island. He went through all the procedures to come to Hangzhou. During the takeoff, he met Jim Carrey and Robert Downey Jr. on the plane.

Two Nigerian actors.

Those two were also emerging actors in Hollywood, and Robert Jr., like him, flew from Hollywood to look for mermaids.

Jim Carrey is wandering around Hong Kong himself. He has been on Hong Kong Island since February. I heard that this guy unexpectedly watched (Various Star King) (Shaolin Football) (Play Back to School Part 1 and 2) (Wan Sheng)

After watching a series of movies (Ling Lingqi), I feel that his acting style is a bit similar to that of Zhou Xingxing...

I specially came to Hong Kong Island to find stars to practice my acting skills, but I just haven't had time to realize my goal.

Jim Carrey himself is currently in Hollywood, with a comedy TV series (Vivid Colors) airing in April, which has increased his fame.

Before that, he had appeared in various movies, imitated celebrities and other programs, which could only be regarded as a period of quietly working hard to build a foundation. His fame is really not that big at this stage.

In other words, an actor who is not too young and whose acting skills are not bad, but whose reputation is average, wants to find an opportunity to compete with the famous comedy king Zhou Xingxing to compete with his acting skills? This requires opportunities.

How many white and Latinx people are floating around in Hong Kong? It’s not surprising that there is one more Jim Carrey.

Mainland Hong Kong drifters like Zhang Zhijian need a talent like Zhang Guorong if they want to get ahead.

The best white male star in the Hong Kong film industry is naturally Al Pacino, Bruce Willis, including Bill Guy, Richard Norton, Jean-Claude Van Damme and others, as well as the great directors Robert and Barry

·Levinson is also doing well.

But this is not the current stage. Jim Carrey is still far from those big names.

We met by chance on the plane and found that we were all actors with the same purpose. Along the way, we became acquainted with Nicholas and other talents, and we have been staying at the Huazhi flagship store since we arrived.

As time goes by, the relationship becomes more familiar.

Following his words, the young man couldn't help but take a breath, "Nicholas, you can speak English."

The awkward Mandarin sounds really much more difficult to understand than English. After all, Ma Fu Bao is also a very famous figure in the entire Hangzhou translation community. If he hadn't adapted to Nicholas' style in a month, such communication would be really difficult.

Very troublesome.

Nicholas was stunned and laughed, "It's okay. The most important thing when learning a language is to dare to speak and open your mouth. If you integrate into the larger context, you will learn it faster."

"Chinese is really difficult to learn, but in order to make money, I still want to learn it."

It has been nearly ten years since he officially debuted. Although he has his own arrogance and talent, he does not want the outside world to mistakenly think that he is relying on his uncle to rise in the film industry. He is a very stubborn person, but he is still very motivated to make money.

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In July last year, the crew of (Spider-Man 1) asked him to play the Green Goblin and back Johnny Depp. Isn't it because of the money and how much he was given?

Likewise, he has not been blind in recent years. Hong Kong's various action blockbusters and science fiction productions have become more and more powerful, hitting the European and American markets again and again, making so many stars famous and making so much money.

Then he is also sure that when big productions in Hong Kong need more white actors and leading and supporting roles in the future, if he can master Mandarin, he will naturally be ahead of many people.

Jack Ma then said depressedly, "Okay, let me ask you to rent a boat. It's not difficult to find such a boat. It just depends on whether there are any spare ones."

As a local snake who has been living in Hangzhou for so many years, he certainly knows that since the first hit of "The Legend of White Snake", many mainland tourists have come to Hangzhou and like to take the same kind of rides as in movies and TV series.

Take a boat and experience the feeling of the West Lake downstream.

Therefore, when it comes to Hangzhou’s tourism industry, not to mention small wooden boats that can be supported by just one boatman, there are also numerous Qinhuai River painting boats from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

It just depends on whether there are many people visiting at the same time and whether there are many tourists.

Unfortunately, after the mermaid news broke out in mid-March, more and more people from all over the world have come to visit the West Lake. As for the five-star hotel in Huazhi flagship store, the rooms are...

No time.

Every Huazhi express chain store is always full.

Of course, in addition to the hotel industry of Zhao Donghuai and Zhou Huimin, Hangzhou itself does not lack other Hong Kong businessmen to invest in and build hotels. I visited Zhao Donghuai a few days ago and wanted to sell Liyuan Songcheng in Lychee Kok, Hong Kong Island to Zhao Donghuai for one Hong Kong dollar.

Qiu Degen.

That old Mr. Qiu also came to Hangzhou to invest in and build hotels in the early to mid-1980s, including donating money and working with Hangzhou officials to build a Songcheng in Hangzhou.

That Xiaoqiu "tiger boy", after five years of being on the run from a lawsuit, he became the king of a three-star hotel.

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after a while.

By the West Lake.

While standing on the shore, watching a young boatman wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, rocking a wooden oar to bring a small boat to the shore, Nicholas walked over excitedly, "Hello, there are other raincoats like yours.

Is it? I want to buy one to experience..."

The young boatman looked at Jack Ma blankly, "What did he say?"

Jack Ma translated with a wry smile. After the translation, the young boatman immediately nodded happily, "Yes, I have a spare. Hey, it's 50 yuan a piece. Ask him if he wants it."

Jack Ma straight out yelled, "Are you too shady? You can't kill people like this. Ten yuan for this thing is too expensive, right?"

It’s only 1990, you’re just trying to steal money!

The young boatman immediately said cheerfully, "That's OK, it's only 10 yuan, that's it."

Jack Ma looked messy, but Nicholas's eyes lit up, "It's only 10 yuan, I'll buy one."

During the conversation, he also took out a ten-yuan foreign exchange coupon. Although his Mandarin was very convoluted, his listening ability had improved a lot.

What the boatman said was very close to standard Mandarin. There was no way, it was all because of money. Ever since the first broadcast of The Legend of White Snake, most of the tourists from the mainland still need to speak Mandarin to communicate.

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As for tourists in Haowan, Hong Kong, this is even more true.

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After some time.

Nicholas was wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat on his head, and was boating on the lake while shaking the wood pulp. The young boatman smoked a cigarette with emotion on his face and complained, "I really hope those two mermaids will show up more. From that time on, these good days will

The more you go, the more delicious it becomes.”

Obviously he is a hard worker.

Now let alone selling straw raincoats and bamboo hats, customers like Nicholas take the initiative to learn to paddle and row in order to experience the fun, which is so exciting.

At this moment, if someone looks down at the entire West Lake from a high altitude, he will find that there are all kinds of things on the water of the West Lake, such as painted boats on the Qinhuai River in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, or small fishing boats rocking with wooden pulp, at least hundreds of them.

It's still a rainy day.

Jack Ma complained to the boatman again, "It's so easy for you to get this money from me."

Nicholas shook the wood pulp and laughed, "It's not called cheating, it's not called cheating. We have lived in a modern metropolis for a long time, and everything in our daily life is automated and mechanized. It is a good thing for us actors to occasionally experience other lives.

learning and improvement.”

"Although I haven't made any appointments for this kind of ancient drama about rowing and rowing, it is also a kind of experience and knowledge to store up."

For many real actors, experiencing life is a very important means of accumulating acting skills.

It's not like he doesn't have such opportunities in Hollywood, but it's not a bad thing to travel to West Lake and experience the beautiful scenery firsthand.

The young boatman was confused again, "What did he say? Is it our Mandarin? Why does it sound so strange to me..."

Jack Ma was speechless.

At this moment, a boat sailed in front. On the deck of the boat, someone was grabbing Big Brother and talking excitedly, and more and more people were getting excited.

Nicholas was surprised and asked, "What happened over there? It seems like he is getting happier and more excited, and there is an expression of he can't wait to fly somewhere???"

He couldn't hear what was being said over there, but he could vaguely see the communication and shouting accompanying the big brother and the big man. More and more people gathered around him, and the mood of the crowd... was just like what he described.

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As a professional actor, observing other people's emotions is a basic skill!

Jack Ma hurried to the cabin, wrote a string of words and ran out. He stood on the deck of the small wooden boat and held up a big cardboard while shouting and shaking the big cardboard. There were red letters on the cardboard, "What happened?!"

When I was 26, I was jumping like a gangster.

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To be continued...