Chapter 8: Little Zhang Old Man: Zhang Jian

"Yes, we're in the same class," Qi Hui said with a chuckle.

Not only Yang Mi, but also Yuan Shanshan, the white sneakers, the long legs, and the matchmaking maniac Zhang Xiaofei.

They were all in the same class as Qi Hui.

Of course, among them, the most popular was naturally Yang Mi.

The release of "Chinese Paladin 3" was incredibly hot, and the Tang Xuejian portrayed by Yang Mi won countless fans.

It made her known to the audience for the first time in a true sense.

Yang Mi, Huang Shengyi, Wang Luodan, and Liu Yifei were known as the Four Little Dan.

And now, whether it was Yuan Shanshan or Zhang Xiaofei, or even he, Qi Hui, they were all obscure little figures.

They could not compare to Yang Mi at all.

"Hmm, very good," Zhang Jian nodded and said.

"Dad, why is the role you gave me a few days ago not starting filming until three months later?" Zhang Ruoyun brought up the main issue.

The production crew starts filming in three months, and the shooting schedule for that supporting role is unknown.

If my senior brother didn't get the lead male role, he'd probably starve to death from hunger.

This matter is a bit unscrupulous.

Zhang Jian glanced at his son, his expression unchanged: "Is that so? I'm not clear on that."

"It must be a mistake."

He pushed the blame onto others and cleared himself completely.

"Then give my senior brother a new role," Zhang Ruoyun suggested. "Anyway, he has plenty of time right now."

Hearing this, Zhang Jian opened the soft Chunhua cigarettes sent by Qi Hui, glanced slowly at Qi Hui, and then said:

"I'll make a phone call."

Saying this, he pretended to take out his phone, but his movements were just as slow.

Sure enough, Old Zhang didn't quite like him... A flicker passed through Qi Hui's eyes, and he quickly stopped him:

"No need, no need. I need to prepare for the lead male role and have no energy now."

Saying this, he grabbed Zhang Ruoyun and walked away quickly.

Zhang Jian exhaled fragrant white smoke, watched Qi Hui and Zhang Ruoyun leave, and casually flicked the ash off his cigarette.

He didn't like his son that much.

He had no interest in his son's friends either.

On the other side.

Qi Hui and Zhang Ruoyun stopped.

Zhang Ruoyun pulled his hand away from Qi Hui: "Senior brother, what are you doing?"

"I was about to ask you the same thing." Qi Hui glared at Zhang Ruoyun irritably.

"Well... my dad was indeed a bit unscrupulous," Zhang Ruoyun said helplessly.

He couldn't tell what his father's intentions were, but he knew he had unintentionally set Qi Hui up in this matter.

If he didn't do something, he wouldn't feel comfortable.

"Nonsense, that's not true," Qi Hui said irritably, immediately changing the subject to prevent the kid from messing things up again:

"What is the drama 'Snow Leopard' about?"

The topic shift was a bit stiff, but Zhang Ruoyun enthusiastically explained it to Qi Hui.

"Snow Leopard" was adapted from a web novel and tells the story of a young master named Zhou Wen who joins the army, forms a special forces unit, and fights the Japanese devils to serve the country.

Qi Hui scratched his face, his expression somewhat strange.

Whether in the drama or the original novel, it tells the story of Zhou Weiguo learning special operations from Germany and meeting a special operations classmate named Takeshita Shun.

But in reality, Germany's special operations started very late.

The Junker nobles of the Old Berlin Black Flag initially looked down on so-called special operations.

They believed that true men should fight head-on; those who steal and sneak attack from behind are insects.

Moreover, is special warfare even as effective as Blitzkrieg?

Can it make France surrender?

The real special forces were actually created by Britain, but why does everyone think Germany's special forces are so powerful?

Because of that man:

Otto Skorzeny.

The most dangerous man in Europe!

This man stood 1.92 meters tall, was strong and muscular, skilled in fencing, and survived a Katyusha rocket attack.

Marvel's Red Skull was modeled after him.

He conducted a glider air raid to rescue Mussolini; he made a thousand-mile dash to capture Hungarian Regent Horthy alive.

Especially the rescue of Mussolini, an event known as the first special operation in human history.

Furthermore, he formulated a plan to decapitate Yugoslav Tito and prepared to eliminate the three Allied leaders meeting in Tehran.

Simply terrifying!

However... it sounds awesome, but in reality, Otto Skorzeny was just a slacker.

He was best at slacking off, especially slacking off on the battlefield.

For the mission to eliminate the three Allied leaders, Otto didn't do it at all and chose to directly disobey orders.

Hitler also knew that mission was a bit difficult, so he didn't pursue it.

As for the mission to decapitate Tito, Otto did go, but... he failed, only managing to snatch back a set of Tito's military uniform.

This man, like Qi Hui, was born into the Luo Ma Gui class, and his family was so poor they could barely make ends meet.

He originally wanted to study medicine and become a doctor, but his family had no money, so they sent him into engineering.

Like Qi Hui, this man—the most dangerous man in Europe and a pioneer of global special operations—was in fact an engineer.

Of course, there were differences from Qi Hui.

For instance, Otto wasn't just an engineer—he was also a son-in-law living in his wife's household.

If not for the Anschluss and the blitzkrieg against Poland, this man might still be running his father-in-law's factory as a capitalist, exploiting surplus value.

Listening to Qi Hui's account, Zhang Ruoyun stared in stunned silence.

Could such a thing exist?

Qi Hui shrugged; this wasn't the information-overloaded era of over a decade later.

3G networks had only just begun rolling out, and the public's access to information was severely limited—so it was only natural that Xiao Zhang knew nothing of it.

As they talked, they accidentally wandered onto a film set currently preparing for shooting.

Far off, Qi Hui spotted a gleaming bald head, looking fearsome and menacing.

He was holding a director's megaphone—clearly the director.

"Huh?" Qi Hui was surprised: "Isn't that… the guy who always plays the Dafan Sect?"

Qi Hui couldn't recall the bald man's name, but he remembered the character he played in "Snow Leopard."

The bandit chief of Qingfeng Stockade on Tiger Head Mountain—Zhu Ziming, Boss Zhu.

"That's Teacher Du Yuming," Zhang Ruoyun explained. "He, along with Teacher Ji Chunhua and Teacher Li Ming, often plays bald villains—but now he's our production's director."

"Hahaha…" Qi Hui wiped sweat from his brow, remembering the online photo of three bald men together: "That's actually kind of creepy."

"Exactly," Zhang Ruoyun laughed. "I'll tell you something interesting:"

"When Wen Zhang's wife, Ma Yili, came to visit with their child, the kid looked at Teacher Du once—and burst into tears. Hahaha…"

Hearing this, Qi Hui couldn't help but smile.

Clearly, actors who play villains really have two tricks up their sleeves.

…

On the set.

After changing into costume, Wen Zhang and the female lead, Tao Feifei, were discussing their scenes when, out of the corner of his eye, Wen Zhang caught sight of Qi Hui and Zhang Ruoyun chatting in the distance.

Seeing Qi Hui's tall, slender frame and striking appearance, Wen Zhang unconsciously raised an eyebrow:

"Another resource kid?"

He hadn't forgotten how Zhang Ruoyun had once competed with him for the male lead.

If not for the investors' strong backing, he might have lost the male lead role entirely.

Now another pale-faced pretty boy shows up, and he's close friends with the producer's Young Master.

It's hard not to suspect something.

As Wen Zhang muttered to himself, he saw Zhang Ruoyun leading the pretty boy toward the director.

Wen Zhang frowned, a flicker of disdain in his eyes.

Sure enough—another backdoor entry.

Beside Wen Zhang, the female lead Tao Feifei's eyes brightened slightly. Ah… who is this person?

He looks handsome, and strong.