Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 107 Fighting Landlords

Hu Xiaobei glanced at An Xiaoqian who was watching with great interest, and sighed in his heart: Why bother asking such unnecessary questions, girl!
Perhaps because she was in the car, An Xiaoqian stared at the small words, and after just a few minutes, she felt a little uncomfortable.

She shook her head slightly, frowned, and asked in surprise, "Don't you feel uncomfortable typing in the car? I just read for a few minutes and it's a bit overwhelming."

"Oh, I'm typing blindly, so I don't need to look at the screen." Hu Xiaobei said nonsense seriously.

An Xiaoqian was slightly startled, a hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes, and she asked, "Really? I don't believe it. How about you try typing something blindly?"

"Haha, believe it or not." Hu Xiaobei yawned, then looked out the car window, looking uninterested.

"Hmm?" An Xiaoqian narrowed her eyes slightly, sending out a danger signal.

One minute later.

Hu Xiaobei canceled his spiritual perception ability and stopped typing.

An Xiaoqian silently moved her hand that was covering his eyes away, and then thought of her two-finger input method, and couldn't help feeling deeply frustrated.

At this moment, Zhou Xiaowen in the front row stretched and reminded, "We're almost at the Baolun service area. Including lunch time, we can rest for 90 minutes."

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up and they all looked out the car window.

As the convoy slowly drove into the Baolun Service Area, the car body shook slightly, causing everyone who had been sitting in the car for a long time to breathe a sigh of relief unconsciously.

The moment the car stopped and the door opened, a breath of fresh air blew in my face, as if instantly dispelling all the fatigue that had accumulated over a long period of time.

Everyone got out of the car one after another and began to stretch their muscles.

An Xiaoqian looked up at the sky. The sunlight shone on her body, making her feel warm. She couldn't help but smile contentedly.

They followed the crowd to the restaurant in the service area. The restaurant was bustling with activity, and the aroma of various dishes intertwined.

There is an empty window that is manned by a dedicated person, and it is the point where lunch for their fleet is distributed.

After finding a secluded seat and sitting down, the few of them began to chat in a relaxed manner.

Hu Xiaobei took his laptop to charge and took a look at everyone in the team.

In fact, he doesn't have to worry about these things. After all, they have all been arranged long ago, and there are dedicated people to follow up.

Soon, Hu Xiaobei stretched idly, returned to the dining table, and said with a smile: "Finally, I can have a good rest. I have been sitting all the way and I feel uncomfortable all over."

An Xiaoqian nodded in agreement: "Yes, after sitting for a long time, I feel stiff all over."

Soon, the crew brought up the lunch that had been ordered in advance, and everyone ate while chatting casually.

After dinner, we only rested for a short while, and ninety minutes passed quietly.

Everyone got back into the car and headed towards Yandang Mountain.

I thought it was going to be another boring afternoon, but Zhou Xiaowen turned around, proudly shaking a deck of cards in his right hand, and said with a smile, "How about playing a few games?"

An Xiaoqian's eyes lit up and she looked around excitedly.

Hu Xiaobei just smiled and didn't express any opinion.

Liu Xiaoli leaned forward slightly and asked with a smile, "What cards are you playing?"

An Xiaoqian excitedly moved forward and began to actively suggest: "I can run fast, how about I run fast too?"

Hu Xiaobei coughed lightly and hinted, "How about... let's play Landlord!"

The three of them looked at each other and reached a tacit agreement to quietly exclude a minor.

An Xiaoqian blinked her beautiful eyes and asked in confusion, "How do I play Landlord? I don't know how..."

In fact, the game of Landlord is improved from Paodekuai, and its birthplace is still Jiangcheng, but it was not officially named until 95.

It was not until 2003 when Penguin launched the game on Game Center that it quickly became popular in China.

An Xiaoqian left her hometown in 97 and was separated from the masses, so she didn't know how to play Landlord. Even twenty years later, she still hadn't learned how to play Mahjong.

Hu Xiaobei first contributed his laptop computer and used it as a card mat.

Then he took the playing cards and quickly cut and shuffled them.

He glanced at An Xiaoqian from time to time, a smile plastered on his face, and said coaxingly, "Xixi, watch us play a few rounds first. Once you've learned, we can play together." An Xiaoqian frowned slightly, but still took the initiative to reach out and support the unstable laptop, and seriously made a request: "Well... okay, but you have to explain the rules to me too."

Hu Xiaobei quickly dealt the cards while nonchalantly saying, "There's no need to teach me this. It's very simple. You'll learn it after watching it once."

"Really?" An Xiaoqian watched it carefully, pouting her lips slightly, and asked a little unconfidently.

Hu Xiaobei received the exposed cards and, after glancing at his own, he shouted without hesitation, "Call the landlord."

Zhou Xiaowen and his friend hadn't even sorted out their cards yet, and seeing that he was coming at them aggressively, they didn't compete with him for the landlord position.

Perhaps because of his shadow ability, Hu Xiaobei's mental strength is becoming stronger and stronger.

Even without activating his spiritual perception ability, he could memorize all 20 cards with just a glance.

This is equivalent to using a card counter to play cards, and the advantages are enormous.

After three consecutive games, Hu Xiaobei won without any suspense.

An Xiaoqian watched for a long time, and when the three were preparing for the fourth round, she proudly asked to join the battle.

She started asking to join the competition in the first two games, but was declined by Hu Xiaobei on the grounds that she needed to learn more and watch more.

Things never happen three times, so it’s not a good idea to use the same excuse to fool her now.

So Hu Xiaobei tried to persuade her earnestly, "Playing cards is gambling. Listen to my advice. You're still young and can't control yourself. It's best not to play."

An Xiaoqian saw that his true intentions were revealed, and she knew that Hu Xiaobei was just trying to fool her.

She snorted, looked around, and thought to herself: If you want to pick a weak persimmon, then you are it, Hu Xiaobei.

Hu Xiaobei had just dealt the cards and before he could make a move, An Xiaoqian got the cards first.

Because of the consecutive banker's hand, An Xiaoqian had just grabbed the cards and didn't even have time to look at them before she imitated Hu Xiaobei and shouted with relish, "Call the landlord!"

Hu Xiaobei held his forehead and said helplessly, "You didn't even look at the cards, and you're calling out 'Landlord'? You don't even know how to play. Come on, give me the cards, and I'll teach you how to play."

An Xiaoqian leaned to the left, away from Hu Xiaobei, and began to sort the cards in a hurry.

Seeing An Xiaoqian hiding far away, Hu Xiaobei coaxed her and said, "Okay, okay, you can play, but if you lose, you have to leave the stage."

An Xiaoqian looked at her good hand, then raised her eyes to look at Hu Xiaobei, snorted, and said proudly: "Humph, I won't leave the stage even if I lose."

Seeing that she was not fooled, Hu Xiaobei could only use his ultimate move, shook his head and said: "You don't know how to play, you can't let everyone play with you alone, right?

How about we all vote by raising our hands, and let the minority obey the majority? " After saying that, he glanced at Liu Xiaoli and Zhou Xiaowen obscurely, as if sending a signal.

The two looked at An Xiaoqian, who had her good and bad cards written all over her face and looked very proud, and then looked at Hu Xiaobei, who had won three games in a row and had no difficulty defeating them, and they reached a tacit understanding.

Zhou Xiaowen sighed softly: "Alas, Xiaobei, this is your fault. I think Xixi has already learned how to play. How could you fool a little girl?"

Hu Xiaobei was slightly startled when he heard this. His eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Zhou Xiaowen in disbelief, as if to say: You, the guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, have also betrayed the revolution?
　Today I saw the comments in "Salted Fish Fairy". Some book friends said that she is no longer the white moonlight after entering the Hong Kong circle. I understand what they mean. They probably feel that she will be dirty after entering the circle.

　　But later the book friend said that he didn’t mean that, and maybe I misunderstood.

　　There were so many replies in the first few chapters of that book that I can’t even seem to reply to comments in chapter 4.

　　Here I would also like to talk about the so-called entry into the Hong Kong circle.

　　She has actually never been in the Hong Kong circle, and those movies are basically invested and produced by mainland China.

　　For example, although "The Palace of the Golden Phoenix" involves Hong Kong actors, it is generally a mainland film.

　　Not to mention "The Banquet", which was invested by Starlight International and co-produced by mainland companies such as Jiangsu Happiness Blue Ocean Film and Wuhan Changyang International.

　　Either a supporting heroine or a temporary rescue heroine.

　　The investors of the "Four" series are mainly mainland companies such as Light Media, so it is more inclined to define it as a "co-production" rather than a purely Hong Kong team.

　　"A Chinese Ghost Story"'s promotional strategy favors the mainland market, with two mainland Chinese actors in the lead roles. It's a co-production between a Hong Kong creative team and mainland Chinese capital, and presumably, the investment is primarily from mainland China.

　　So... don't say that she entered the Hong Kong circle or anything like that, just say that there was cooperation.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)