I'm catching tricks in the Hong Kong variety show world

"Call your leader and tell him that I'm out and ask him to come over now."

The mute old man obediently took out his cell phone, dialed the number and handed it to Su Hao. The latter only said one sentence on the phone, "I'll wait for you at the door."

"it is good."

After making an agreement with Uncle Feng to go to the hotel to pay the balance tomorrow, Su Hao stayed alone in the guard room. Half an hour later, two bodyguards in black suits led a masked man in front of Su Hao.

The other party was wearing a familiar Sichuan Opera mask.

The masked man waved his hand, motioning for his men to get out of the way, and he and Su Hao entered the guard room.

Su Hao noticed that the other party was carrying a black duffel bag.

After the door closed, the two were silent for a moment, looking at each other's familiar masked faces. It was obvious that the two members of the Ghost Story Association were still a little uncomfortable with meeting in such a real situation outside.

Su Hao was the first to speak: "This is what I found inside. According to the agreement, I will give it all to you."

He handed the other party two photo albums and an old yellowed piece of paper found in his backpack.

The latter glanced at the information above and his breathing was obviously heavy, "Where was this found?"

"In a staff dormitory in the first corridor, old pieces of paper are under the other person's bed."

"Okay, tell me what else you have gained and how you exorcised evil inside. Tell me everything in detail. Don't worry, I brought the money, but I can only give you 20 now. I will verify what you said. After receiving the news, I will settle the remaining balance of 20 for you."

"can."

This settlement method is quite reasonable.

The masked man took out a recording pen from his arms.

In the next 10 minutes, Su Hao recounted the process selectively, without concealing the fact that he had found a Maoshan Taoist priest as a helper.

Of course, one cannot say anything about the exorcism methods used by the two of them.

After hearing this, the masked man became more and more excited. He handed the black duffel bag to Su Hao. The latter took it and glanced at it. The second phase of the deal between the two parties was concluded.

Before leaving, Su Hao asked curiously, "How are you going to verify what I said?"

The masked man shrugged, "I will let my two bodyguards stay inside for one night. At the same time, I will send people to clean up the debris you revealed inside overnight. As for the kitchen, we will also focus on sending people Go in and clean it up, and then search it from top to bottom when you're done."

"When the search is completed, if nothing else happens, it means our final agreement is completed. I will hand over the balance to you at the next meeting of the Ghost Story Association."

Su Hao nodded, "Okay."

After a while, Su Hao left the Dafugui Opera House carrying a black duffel bag.

As usual, he stopped a car at the entrance of the alley and went to Kowloon Walled City for a walk before coming out again.

The next day, Su Hao went to the hotel to pay Uncle Feng the [-] yuan for the golden light talisman materials. The latter said goodbye to him with great gratitude. Su Hao looked at the balance in his bank card and finally found a way to get out of poverty. The joy of lower-middle peasants becoming "well-off people".

原先6万7的存款，加上15万后一共21万7。

Taking into account the remaining balance of 20 yuan and the willow root business in progress, he might be able to collect a huge sum of 100 million yuan in one month.

I am finally qualified to think about life freely.

"After I get the willow root shares, I'll go look at the lower house first. There's always something missing without the house."

Like a handful of rootless duckweed, floating in the wind, now, Su Hao finally had a sense of security and a promising future.

After checking out the hotel room, Su Hao took a taxi to a remote clothing wholesale market in Kowloon City. There were many scattered small clothing workshops nearby, the kind where there were several sewing machines in one room and several craftsmen were hired. The kind of small clothing workshop where you come in and use a sewing machine.

Of course, none of the products produced there are genuine products, they are all high imitations.

Su Hao only found out about such a place through the internal announcement of the police system.

After a while, Su Hao came out of the clothing market. He had some extra materials in his backpack. When he got home, he took out the materials in his backpack one by one and put them on the table.

The first thing is a rag doll that is about half a meter tall and weighs less than 4 pounds. The rest is a paper knife and scissors, and several bundles of special silk threads.

These are the raw materials for making force puppets. Su Hao bought some directly for later use.

He tied the silk threads to the doll's ankles, knees, wrists, elbows and the back of the neck respectively, and suddenly there was an impulse in his heart, "Move it."

Then his two hands each controlled several transparent silk threads, and his fingertips swayed slightly. The originally motionless rag doll began to make several basic movements such as raising its legs, waving its hands, and nodding.

A hint of surprise appeared on Su Hao's face.

The skills exploded from the soul beads this time are far more mysterious and challenging than before, and their practicality is still unknown.

Su Hao glanced at the rag doll and found that the doll could only stand on the spot and do some simple movements.

Based on my experience in skills, these are far from enough.

Su Hao thought for a while, then took out a slightly thicker roll of silk thread, tied one end to the doll's back close to the waist, and bit the other end in his mouth.

I thought silently in my heart again: "Move for me."

This time, the rag doll no longer stays in place and moves, but moves forward slowly and incredibly, like a toddler learning to walk.

Su Hao then closed his eyes.

A magical scene appeared, and his perspective was actually brought into the eyes of the rag doll.

Following Su Hao's command, the doll moved intermittently and unskilledly from the living room to the door of the bedroom, and Su Hao's perspective also followed the doll to the door of the bedroom.

Because of his height, in the eyes of the ragdoll, the seats and beds in the bedroom instantly looked taller.

This feeling is very strange, equivalent to Su Hao having an extra incarnation.

After experiencing this novel feeling, Su Hao controlled the doll to walk back. Unexpectedly, the doll accidentally fell to the ground when it crossed the threshold of the bedroom, and then jumped up again.

Su Hao opened his eyes and finally understood the mystery of the force puppet.

The principle of the puppet master is actually not complicated. The transparent silk threads in the hands are used to direct the feet and hands of the rag doll, so that it can make some simple movements. However, these movements are all performed while staying in place. If you want to move forward or backward, you can It is necessary to reconnect a 'Thread of Power', which is the one Su Hao holds in his mouth, and the other end is connected to the back of the rag doll.

Through this line of force, Su Hao can push the rag doll forward.

But complex movements like turning around are a bit out of reach.

Likewise, it is difficult to walk over steps or jump over tall obstacles.

Moreover, Su Hao also discovered a flaw, because the rag doll's legs and feet are relatively thick and short. Although it is easier to control, it will undoubtedly be many times more difficult to make some complex movements.

In other words, by adjusting the material and shape of the puppet, the flexibility of the 'force puppet' can also be increased.

What kind of material and shape is most suitable?

Su Hao thought of a one-to-one size human puppet made of plastic and bamboo.

Force puppets have very high requirements for the weight of the puppet. It is difficult to control if it is too light and difficult to control if it is too heavy. The combination of plastic and bamboo can solve this problem very well.

Using bamboo as the limbs and plastic parts as the body, the humanoid puppet produced in this way not only has a weight within the appropriate range, but also does not lose power when encountering some obstacles, which is equivalent to several times the passability.

Similarly, controlling the distance of a puppet through silk threads is also very particular. Currently, Su Hao can only control force puppets within ten meters, and cannot turn.

If he wants the force puppet to turn, Su Hao behind him must also turn. In other words, he must always stay in a straight line with the force puppet within ten meters.

Beyond ten meters, the force puppet will lose control.

These are the results of the Puppet Master's long 70 years of research.

Now it was directly exploded by Su Hao's equipment.

As for the later 'Heart Puppet', it is even more difficult, and its practicality has also increased countless times. The principle of the Heart Puppet is to control the ghost in the puppet's body, and use the ghost to control the puppet's every move. The disadvantages of the power puppet Almost becomes non-existent.

The question is where to find such an obedient and controlled ghost?

"Could this be a new skill combined with the second chapter of the Cult and the Puppet Master?"

Su Hao thought for a moment.

Although there are no restrictions on experience points and proficiency after the skill is released, if Su Hao wants to be fully proficient in using the power puppet technique, he will definitely need some training and exploration later on.

Among the experience he gained from using it, he was truly accomplished when he could skillfully control the ten toes and fingers of the power puppet, as well as the ankles, knees, wrists, elbows, neck, lips and other parts.

The person who controls the puppet only has ten fingers at most. Counting the teeth, neck and other parts, it is difficult to accurately control every joint of the puppet.

"This puppet master is really a talent."

What is even more magical about the power puppet technique is the sharing of perspectives between the person and the puppet, which has exceeded the scope of scientific explanation.

Su Hao collected the rag dolls and silk threads, and came up with the idea of ​​making a complete humanoid puppet out of plastic and bamboo.

At this moment, the phone rang. Su Hao took out his phone and took a look. It was Zi Ning who called.

"Ahao, do you have time now? Can you come over here? I'm here in the carpenter's workshop."

Su Hao asked: "Did something unexpected happen?"

There was a hint of coquettishness and complaint in Zi Ning's tone, "No, the master has already made the pair of spiritual tablets and wooden boxes you asked for. I asked you when to come and get them. In addition, I have the materials for the second phase of our studio. It’s also been typeset. Please take a look. If there are no questions, I’ll send it to the newspaper.”

"I'll be over soon."

"Okay, I'll wait for you. There is a good Hakka restaurant here. I'll treat you to dinner later."

Su Hao secretly smiled in his heart. After he introduced this part-time job to Zi Ning, Zi Ning suddenly seemed to be more generous.

Don’t you have to save money to buy a house?

Su Hao decided to hit the opponent hard in front of him. The production team's cattle must not lie flat, otherwise the capitalists behind them would be unhappy.

Chapter 125: Life is a piece of land, death is a piece of land

The carpentry workshop that A Mole found is located in the suburbs of Kowloon City.

There is a funeral parlor not far away. There is an old street around the funeral parlor with many "Eternal Life Stores". During the Qingming Festival, a large number of citizens worship their ancestors on the roadside.

The so-called "immortality shop" is a shop provided by businessmen to place ashes.

You heard it right, it means temporarily storing the urn of the ancestors in a street shop.

Why is this happening?

Chinese people pay great attention to burial. However, in Hong Kong Island, where land is at a premium, it is not easy to allow ancestors to be laid to rest, because the pits here are very expensive.

There are generally three types of cemetery pits on Hong Kong Island. The first is their own ancestral graves in the rural areas of the New Territories. They can even have the luxury of choosing to be buried. However, 99% of the middle- and lower-class citizens of Hong Kong Island live in the city. They do not have their own homes. base.

Even cremation requires a special place to place the urn of the ancestor.

So what belongs to them is the second and third types.

The second type of pit is a public pit provided by the government. Each pit is about one square meter in size and is only suitable for cremation. The fee is about HK$3000 and the term is 60 years.

The advantage is that it is cheap, but the disadvantage is that you need to queue up to draw lots to determine the specific location of the pit. The queue time can be as long as four or five years. During this period, you cannot leave the urn of your ancestors at home. Changsheng Store That's why it was born.

The third type of pit is private, so there is no need to queue. You can choose the specific location of the pit, just like selecting the floor number, unit number and specific floor in the sales department.

The disadvantage is of course that it is expensive.

一栋60平方米的小区商品房售价在500万到1000万之间，一个一平方米大小的私营墓地坑位就售价达到10-60万不等，另外还要一次性缴纳1万多港币的管理费。

Public cemeteries are not available, private cemeteries are unaffordable, and the urns of ancestors cannot be left at home, so the longevity store and the abnormal model of secretly renting a room in Ping An Apartment to store the urns have emerged.

Birth is a piece of land, death is a piece of land.

This is a true portrayal of most Hong Kong Island residents, and the rich are not among them.

Zi Ning held Su Hao's arm and kept chattering along the way, "You obviously agreed that I would treat you, why did you rush to pay the bill just now?"

Zi Ning pinched Su Hao's waist.

The Hakka restaurant where the two of them ate was on the old street, not far from the carpentry workshop. Su Hao looked at the rows of funeral shops and longevity shops on the roadside and stopped to observe them frequently.

"I pity your dream of saving money for a down payment on a house. You spend so much money. When will you be able to buy a house?"

Zi Ning grinned slyly, "Actually, I've figured it out. It takes ten years for one person to save money to buy a house, but it only takes five years for two people. Isn't the time saved in half? I don't have to save money like this."

Su Hao stopped at the door of a paper-making shop and joked casually: "Then you might as well just go find a rich man. Maybe you can reach the sky in one step. Not to mention a 70-square-meter commercial house, even a villa is possible."

Zi Ning opened her mouth and retorted: "You think I don't want to? If a rich man who is willing to give me a house pursues me and is more handsome and younger, I will be willing to do it even if I am a small child."

The two of them said this in casual tones, but when faced with this kind of temptation, some people would still be intimidated, especially a career-oriented woman with a strong and independent personality like Zi Ning.

What's more, any rich, young and handsome tycoon who is not surrounded by flowers has already seen all the flowers and is not surprised.

Generally, the opposite sex may not be able to attract their attention.

Even if you are willing, others may not be willing.

"what happened?"

Zi Ning saw Su Hao stop.

Su Hao let go of Zi Ning's arm and walked into a paper shop on the roadside, "Since you're here, just take a look."