my gilded age

Chapter 1 A class reunion I don’t want to attend

2017, summer.

The largest city in Northeast China and a famous old industrial base in the country, which should have been very dry, has been raining continuously at this time, giving people a feeling of depression.
Bai Shiqiu returned to his hometown. Unexpectedly, the biggest change was the weather. As for other things, many reports knew that the Northeast's economic development was stagnant and had reached the bottom of the country.

It is true that his face is dull, but as a hanging silk who is not doing well outside, he has nothing to do. This time he came back for one thing.

Zhonghua Road is a bustling area. There is a sign outside the private door of a large hotel with a few large characters.

'Reunion of Class of 36, Class of 97'.

Obviously, this place was booked, obviously, this was a class reunion, obviously, I came to the right place.

A month ago, Bai Shiqiu received a call from his old classmate Zhang Hangqi. Bai Shiqiu never imagined that this guy could find him again. It has been many years since he has not contacted him, maybe at least seven or eight years.What made Bai Shiqiu even more unexpected was that as soon as Lao Zhang opened his mouth, he talked about the class reunion.

Class reunions were originally a beautiful thing, but these days it has changed.

Especially male classmates who used to be inconspicuous or not outstanding when they were in school. Now they are doing well. When they get to such gatherings, they have to show off, whether they are wearing famous brands or slap the keys of Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Under the envious eyes of the male classmates, the female classmate, who was now a housewife, drove to the hotel with her arms around the goddess of her childhood dreams.

Someone on the Internet summed it up well: mentally conquer the male classmates and physically overwhelm the female classmates.

Bai Shiqiu didn't want to come. He was just a guy who didn't get along very well. What's more, he was quite popular when he was in school.

But Lao Zhang was my best buddy when I was in school, and the Northeast dialect was Tie Zi, and the lack of contact later was not because of Lao Zhang's problem, but because he really didn't mix well.

"Tiezi! Just come, you don't have to pay anything."

"Tiezi, listen to what my brother says, you won't suffer any loss if you come here."

"This time is the 20th anniversary. It has been more than 20 years since I entered the school. Everyone is a little bit old. Don't you take this opportunity to get acquainted with each other?"

Unable to stand up to Lao Zhang's bombardment of phone calls, and unable to stand up to who he said would come, Bai Shiqiu finally rushed back from other places to see everyone.

The place was right, Bai Shiqiu opened the door.

"Hey, this..."

"You are...that one, which class are you from?"

"Here, buddy, are you right?"

"Hahaha... It must be right, it's just a bit unfamiliar."

The private room is quite large, but only about 20 people came.Bai Shiqiu remembers that what Lao Zhang told himself was that he found everything he could find in the entire grade group. Of course, there was no guarantee that all of them would come, but there were ten classes in the whole grade group back then, and each class had nearly 40 students. From a proportional perspective, these 20 people are really too few.

In particular, the people Bai Shiqiu wanted to see, except Lao Zhang, really didn't come.

Bai Shiqiu felt like she had been deceived.

"Me! Lao Bai." Bai Shiqiu introduced himself honestly. He was a little embarrassed. We were all classmates, but he didn't recognize him. So, he had to squeeze out some smiles. During this period, he also gave Tiezi Zhang Hangqi some rolls of his eyes. Son.

"Oh! That's right! Lao Bai!" Zhang Hangqi just wanted to make a joke. He knew that Lao Bai was different from when he was in school. He could recognize it, but others might not.

Sure enough, but there is nothing we can do about it. The current Bai Shiqiu and the Bai Shiqiu in high school are almost two different people.

"Oh my God! Are you Lao Bai?"

"Has it changed too much?"

"Hahaha...Old Bai! He was the most handsome man in our school back then! He looks like this now, haha...Well, don't be angry, I really can't help it."

"Damn it! What's the matter! We are almost forty, what else can we do?"

All the classmates couldn't help it, and even Bai Shiqiu himself laughed.

"Time is like a butcher's knife." Just laugh at yourself.

Bai Shiqiu, the super handsome guy in 36, according to current terms, he is an absolute male god. He is more than 1.8 meters tall, weighs 70 kilograms, has long hands and feet, and is full of tendons. This is not a big deal. The key is his appearance and thick eyebrows. He has big eyes, a straight nose and a broad mouth, and his face is somewhat similar to the movie star Chen Kun. He is really handsome.

Actually, that's not all. Bai Shiqiu was still a good athlete and played basketball very well. Some people once regretted that if the school had a school team or inter-school competition at that time, Bai Shiqiu might not be able to play.

She is also versatile and has participated in singing competitions.

And now...

I have gained a lot of weight, have a beer belly, my skin is already very rough, and what is even more speechless is that my hairline is much higher.

The male god back then has stepped down from the altar and is no different from ordinary people of the same age.In our class reunion, most of the male classmates are like this, and everyone's beer belly can compete to see who is closer to the level of giving birth.

But to be honest, the gap is really big, which is one of the reasons why Bai Shiqiu doesn't want to come to this party.

"Come on, come on, sit down, sit down." Zhang Hangqi started to organize. Just now, because of Lao Bai's arrival, everyone really stood up and lined up to welcome him.

"well."

Soon, everyone was seated. Among the more than 20 people, there were many men and few women. Everyone had already complained about Zhang Hangqi early in the morning. You are not well organized.

Zhang Hangqi admitted his mistake, but since he is here, let's start the party, serve food and wine, eat and drink well, and chat well.

"Old Bai! I was deeply impressed by you back then. In that game, by the way, in the finals of our grade group, you made three consecutive three-pointers and turned the tide!"

"Yes, I remember it too, it's so awesome!"

"Old Bai, tell me how you felt at that time."

Bai Shiqiu will never forget these three consecutive three-pointers. "This is the highlight of my life. I feel so complicated... I don't even know how I got thrown in."

"Hahaha..." "Old Bai, where have you been these years?"

"Yes, I heard that you went to the capital to hang out."

"Later I heard that you went to Hengdian. You should be doing well, right?"

"What else is there to say, Lao Bai? He must have played some important roles..."

The students' words somewhat meant that, but it was normal. Bai Shiqiu had been prepared early in the morning, and it was expected that this would be the situation, so he made a haha ​​at this time and said: "It is true that after the north drift, there were some drifts. I was a part-timer on the set, and later I tried to write scripts and stuff, but I didn't achieve much, and that's it now. You can tell by the look on my face, I'm just messing around."

What Bai Shiqiu said is not entirely true, but it is almost the same. After graduating from high school, he entered the society and looked for a job for two years. What good job can a high school graduate get?

Then I thought that since we have such a face, we can't waste it, right?
So he signed up for a class, learned a few things, and went to the capital. Later, the crew in the capital was reduced, so he went to Hengdian. He started as a small player, but later someone thought he was pretty good, so they gave him a special contract. After that, he really Can't go up.

Anyone who has really experienced "floating" can understand. Special actors may sound high-end, but in fact they are just that. The money they earn is not much more than that of a supporting actor. Take Hengdian as an example. A supporting actor only needs to be familiar with the job, be diligent, and walk more. A few crew members will definitely make more in a month than the contractors.

But the advantage is that he can have more free time, so Bai Shiqiu uses this free time to try to write some scripts. The result is... like thousands of guys who dream of being a screenwriter, the scripts are always thrown into the trash can or simply invested in Just find a gunman to copy your script, and there won't even be any room for reasoning.

Bai Shiqiu even experienced an identity change from original screenwriter to gunman...

"Old Bai, wouldn't it be interesting if you guys were filming or something like that?"

"Yes! Come on, let's talk to the big guys."

"Um...Old Bai, please tell me honestly, have you made any unspoken rules for other actresses? Haha..."

Bai Shiqiu's experience is still very attractive. After all, this industry is legendary and ordinary people generally have little exposure to it, so let's talk about it.

"Do I still have unspoken rules for others? It's good that I'm not forced to pick up soap..." He laughed first, and then picked the interesting one, "Let's talk about my first time. I was asked to play a corpse, and there were about ten people who came with me. They were all acting as corpses. After everyone changed their clothes, they lay down there, and the result... Poof, I don't know who it was, it smelled like this... The most important thing is that someone didn't lie down properly when they were lying down, so they were right. It’s eye-catching…”

"Hahaha……"

"Is this just in time for the grenade?"

"Yeah, this is really a scam! Haha..."

"Well, the rear-facing version of the thunder hidden in the crotch..."

After all, they were classmates, chatting and laughing, the atmosphere of the party really got up, which was pretty good.

After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, all kinds of postures came out, including drinking to the point of staggering, and even singing a song or something.

Bai Shiqiu is also a bit on top. After all, the men in the Northeast are very good at drinking. After finishing the white one, they will serve beer, and after finishing the beer, they will serve white. He has become the center of attention, and everyone will drag him to drink two glasses of wine.

It's okay. In fact, Bai Shiqiu knew this would happen early on. That guy Zhang Hangqi insisted on him coming. It was just that our party should not be a silent event. With you, Lao Bai, the excitement is as lively as at least ten old classmates.

Suddenly something happened, and Bai Shiqiu wanted to ask, "Does any of you know how the monitor is doing?"

"Squad leader?"

"Ah, I was in your class and later became the student council president."

"Your name is Feng Ru, right?"

"Yep……"

There was a lot of chatter, and then someone spoke.

"I heard that he went abroad." The speaker was a female classmate, looking at Bai Shiqiu and blushing a little.

Bai Shiqiu really didn't remember who this female classmate was, and had no impression at all, but she still thanked her, "Oh, that's it. Thank you very much."

However, Zhang Hangqi took a second look at Lao Bai, because our squad leader Feng Ru was really...

If Bai Shiqiu is a male god, Feng Ru is a goddess, but the two of them seem a little strange. Although Bai Shiqiu is outstanding in sports and literature, this guy has very poor academic performance.Feng Ru is different, she has always been No. 1, No. 1 in the entire year group.

Why did Lao Bai ask the monitor?
Although the two of them are a god and a goddess, they have no real relationship, and they even often use words to talk to each other.

As a classmate and Bai Shiqiu's best friend, Zhang Hangqi couldn't help but pat Bai Shiqiu on the shoulder, "Old Bai, do you remember others?"

"Who?" Bai Shiqiu held a glass of white wine in his hand, not knowing who poured it for him.

"Tian Fang."

"Of course I remember, she has a little freckles on her face, she is quite cute now."

"Then do you know she has a crush on you?"

"This...haha...there were so many people who had a crush on me back then."

"When she got married two years ago, she told me that she had a crush on you for more than ten years."

Lao Bai was speechless after hearing this, but he didn't look at Zhang Hangqi. He stared at the wine glass without knowing what to think. Then he drank the full glass of white wine in one gulp.

"it is good!"

"He deserves to be the most handsome man of the year!"

"Brilliant!"

　A new book has been released. Please recommend and collect it. Thank you very much.

　　


(End of this chapter)