427 Lie to Me (1/2)
Chapter 427: Lie to Me
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After Sheng Ke left, Zhang Zian took the portfolio downstairs, half-lying on the recliner as he read the documents in the file.
As he expected, after the heavy increase in business over the weekend, there were fewer customers these days, so he had a lot of free time. Lu Yiyun was quietly drawing in the outer area of the shop. From Zhang Zian’s position, he could clearly see that she was becoming increasingly focused on her pictures, and her head was almost touching the digital drawing board. Whenever this happened, Zhang Zian would pick up the phone and send her a message, reminding her to lift her head up.
He felt that this girl would surely become someone big in the future. Anyone who could become engrossed and committed to something would surely accomplish something in their relevant. It was only a matter of time and opportunity before this achievement occurred.
Inside the file, the photo of Guan Biao must have been taken years ago when he was younger and there was less fat on his face. Guan Biao was from the adjacent province. He was currently 39 years old, unmarried, and he had dropped out of highschool.
He grew up at the foot of a mining hill in a village where most men were miners. Guan Biao's father and uncle had been miners. Later, his father died in a mining accident, and his uncle had been injured and became disabled, thus breaking the pillars in his family. Guan Biao then took over his father’s position the mine, since he did not like school anyway. His academic performance had been poor. He had only been good at one course and neglected other classes. He was only good at chemistry, where he often got perfect scores on the tests.
At that time, Guan Biao was still underage. probably He had probably lied about his age to take his father’s job as a miner. But this was common in the countryside and remote areas, even nowadays.
After entering the mine, even as a high school dropout, he was actually the most educated in the mine. The mine leader did not arrange him to go down into the mine. Instead, he was told to study explosions from an almost-retired old master in the mine. Because of his knowledge of chemistry, he quickly mastered most of the skills from the old master, and even showed the potential to exceed his teacher. After all, the old master’s knowledge was based on experience without theoretical basis. However, during his study, he also developed the habit of excessive drinking from the old master.
In the mine, drinking was not a problem. If he did not drink, those rough miners would have thought that he wasn’t a real man. So whenever they were free, they always asked Guan Biao to join them. Besides, the old master had worked in the mine for many years and had never been involved in incidents caused by blasting operation. All the accidents were caused by the collapse of mine, water seepage, or gas explosion, which had nothing to do with the old master. However, as the saying goes, no one can avoid wet shoes if he is always walking along the riverside.
One time, when the old master led Guan Biao to arrange an explosion, an accident happened. The mine's records did not elaborate on the accident, but there were few detailed records of mine accidents during that time. All they knew was that in that accident, more explosives had been added than usual. Three people, including the old master, died. But Guan Biao was unharmed.
Coincidently, Feng Xuan took his crew to shoot a movie near the mine, and the pyrotechnician fell ill. Guan Biao, who was watching the shooting volunteered, and Feng Xuan let him try an explosion scene with no people involved. It was a huge success and the scene was finished well. From that point, Guan Biao left the mine to follow Feng Xuan shoot a few films. Slowly, he gained some fame, and he helped to create some movies or TV series. He had caused any accidents, at least no accidents on record.
At that time, there was no qualification certificate in the pyrotechnic industry, although a certificate became a requirement later. Guan Biao successfully became certified thanks to his knowledge in chemistry. So, he was fairly appreciated in the pyrotechnic industry. Every year, he could take over 3 or 4 films or TV series, so he probably lived a comfortable lifestyle.
Zhang Zian flipped to the latter pages which included a variety of movies and TV shows that Guan Biao had participated in. He had never heard of most of them. Perhaps they had been released and were put into archives after filming. Even on the internet, Zhang Zian was unable to find any relevant information. But it was not surprising, considering that most movies and TV shows in China faced the same fate each year. Movies made by Feng Xuan had never become blockbusters, but at least all of his movie had been released normally. In this aspect, he might be considered as one of the best directors.
Zhang Zian was engrossed in reading. Without him realizing, Famous had walked next to him and was looking at the photo of Guan Biao with him.
”This guy was lying,” Famous said concisely.
”Oh, how do you know that?” Zhang Zian sat up from the recliner and asked earnestly.
When in the store, Famous could safely stretch out its tongue without worrying it might frighten others. It said, ”His language told me so.”
Zhang Zian did not understand. He and Famous had been together at the audition and they had heard everything Guan Biao said, but he did not hear anything that proved he was lying.
Hearing the word ”language”, the bored Richard became interested. It flew down from the bar and landed on Zhang Zian's shoulder. With a sarcastic tone, it said, ”Quack! How unexpected! Showing off in front of a language expert! Come on, tell me, what language are you talking about?”