11 Performers Turn a Beijing Parking Garage Into a Stage | VORTEX

Wait a sec, wait a sec, wait a sec, wait a sec, wait a sec,

Wait, go on, right, right, right, I'll go over the lines with Qiqi,

Switch it up, switch it up, come on, sorry, I was distracted,

Because, I thought we were pretty similar,

I wasn't like that before, I'm not like that now, I'm a bit,

I know, to live happily, you have to love yourself first,

Only then can you share the extra love with your partner,

You must really love life, right?

The person you're pursuing must be very happy.

I guess so, I'm not sure myself.

How did you get in touch with me?

Was it the Birth Committee who set this up for you?

He probably knows a bit about it.

A close friend introduced me.

A close friend, huh? I see.

That must be someone everyone knows.

I know, um, you must know about their project, right?

That project, to be honest, treats people like they're not even human.

I don't know what you think, but,

But we could go too, I guess it's better than being like an animal.

He's paying for it, we can do that project too,

Then we, uh, we'll have lots of kids,

Then make their money, right? Right?

Don't know.

Is that why they sent you?

Is that why they sent you?

What's this? What is this?

Is this a picture book? Or a script?

You came just because they told you to?

Talk, don't adjust your glasses.

You,

Do you have any real places left?

Did they teach you to do this, or is it like that?

Your family needs organs, right? Yes,

I remember, that project,

Your family needs organs, right?

There's a knife here, isn't there?

Which one do you want?

I'll cut it for you.

I think there's a knife to throw

So, uh, does the echo work?

It feels like the earpiece

isn't set up right, okay,

I'll take this,

I'll just lay it out,

Sit down, go upstairs, okay,

This option, living, living is most important,

I think living is most important, but what does it become?

I don't know, I think, it's hard to explain,

Thank you, thank you, you might need one,

Second option, can you do it? You have the courage to solve it?

If you cheat, I won't care.

I know you need something, you start by calling.

Because I'm already worried about you, thank you, you'll come.

Because you're good, thank you, thank you for helping, I'll help you do it.

I think two people are together, come back, look back, thanks.

I want to be with you.

Heaven, what? I feel like you've done something, feel it.

I feel like you've done something, look at the words, oh, OK.

I, I'm willing, OK.

You OK?

Hmm?

OK, then.

I've got it, no problem.

Don't move.

Stand up.

Stand up.

People.

Kind.

Kiss me.

What's there to say?

I

hope

we

can...

What's this?

They're helping me see if it works

30 years old

30 years old

30 years old

Chen Chen

Teacher, let's begin

I don't know if you can still get it going

Get it going

Right

Anyway, do you have any anger?

It feels hard to get going now

Still starting

How do you do it?

Ask him

Teacher Chen

You're making me laugh

No problem

It's good

Come on

Pick one C

Pick two Cs

I just want to pick C

This time?

OK, let's see

What's the combo?

Right.

Kara, right?

Hello.

Have a seat.

We're not sitting.

Hello, that's it.

It's early.

I hope we can get to know each other.

After all, I

No live welcome

Do you know how to talk to girls?

Hello?

This is too strange

Too strange

You should be timid and withdrawn

I should be timid and withdrawn

I should be timid and withdrawn

OK

How should we talk?

Are you having us talk to the girl?

Hello?

Is this how you usually talk to women?

This is the way you talk to women?

I've been looking for so long

But I still haven't found anyone who matches me

Me

But we are

Of the same species

There must be some similarities, right?

Like fish in the sea

Swimming the sea is their destiny

Until they meet

Until they meet

I'm the biggest one

I'm the male anglerfish

I need to find the largest female

Clamp onto it tightly

Merge with it

Look

That one

Just under this light

Am I the fish you're looking for?

Let's start with hobbies.

What are your hobbies?

Why aren't you changing the lyrics this time?

Because you just said my safe gaze.

I like to watch movies alone.

Then ride alone.

Then look at street scenes and stuff.

I like going to parties

Traveling abroad

Cherry blossom shrine

I like online games and collecting figurines

I like limited-edition perfumes and shoes

Do you want to add collecting?

Do you have a set?

All of them

That works

I like that

This one's for keeping calm

How much?

I like it

Do you think it's a legitimate channel?

I like listening to classical music

It's a legitimate channel

Don't look back and eat spicy

Come over here

I still have

If something happens, who do I turn to?

Name

Liang Zhibin

Age

That

Thirty

Security guard

Okay

Three thousand

How much?

That's a lot, don't laugh.

That's a lot.

I think we should just

go straight over

both of us go over

Do you think we need to back to back?

I don't think so.

Because what we said earlier wasn't facing the mirror

There's definitely a scene

It's not like his performance style on stage

It's different from the sequence length.

OK, just cut to it.

I'll handle it, I'll do it.

Okay.

You have one more line.

I hope he walks away when he turns around.

No problem, when we shoot, just help me jump to the next line.

He should be the one.

I hope he's not too hard.

It would be great if he could change for me.

Actually, our tastes aren't that different.

How do I get him to open up to me?

It's not easy, you know.

It's not easy, right?

That kind of difficulty.

Right.

Brother, this job isn't easy.

Think about it—we've been standing in line all night.

We have to support our wives and kids at home.

Otherwise, who would...

I need to make him understand.

Career prospects

He seemed not to know this profession

I need to let him know I'm someone with potential

Girls like this, check it out

I don't even know myself

What's the future like for security guards?

Being a security guard gives you plenty of time to chat online

Being a security guard

No, no, no

Do you remember when Chen Cheng punched me in the chest that day?

After I finished drinking, I felt

my chest hurt when I breathed

This already happened the day before yesterday

But it hasn't gotten better

He did

hit

My face was fine

But hitting the chest isn't good

I understand

Hitting, hitting, hitting, it's bad

Then, uh...

Then I'll still watch videos

Then I can trade my time for a fixed salary

Teacher Chen, this outfit

Do you want to take a picture of it?

I want to take one

Send it to me on WeChat after you take it

OK, I'll take it

Don't look at it

Don't be silly

Look at me, look at me

Then it's your turn

You forgot

the word

Don't say it

I just typed the word

Did I type it right?

I'm done thinking

That's it

Becoming a security guard

I went back to the first one

As a security guard, you can secretly watch the monitors

As a security guard, you can also

You can also secretly masturbate at night

As a security guard, you can truly own

your own security booth

Shall we keep talking?

I don't want to be weighed down by a mortgage after marriage

Do you own a house?

I rent a 20-square-meter apartment

Great

Do you have a car?

I have a bicycle

Does your bike have a seat?

Of course it does

As I just said

I like to ride

Actually, they all have a back seat

I spend my entire paycheck every month

Me too.

We were just getting along so well.

What's wrong?

I'm trying to help you.

You misunderstood me.

It's me.

You know, getting married at thirty.

My sister called me today.

I'll call.

When you're directing.

When he's filming

He's going to fight, right?

Can you see if my glasses get knocked off?

Practice a bit.

You'll be able to hit it roughly.

No, no, no.

You don't need to be afraid.

Just stay normal.

Because Su Su also fought that day.

You'll be fine.

Just hold on

OK

OK

You're right

I'll just do it like this

Don't, don't

Just hit it

Right, no problem

You're fine

You don't need to hold back

You're fine

Because I don't

I don't do it that well

I can catch it

So when I'm not falling

I don't do it so much

But when you hit, it's fine

I can catch it

It's fine

Let's try again

I'll loosen the strap

OK, let's try again

Oops, I missed it

No problem, let's try again

No.

Slapping someone is very difficult

I do

Because few people

have this experience

Come on

Wait, wait

Don't grip so hard

Just struggle a bit

Then it'll work

I'll loosen a bit

OK

You struggle first

What?

It's not flying yet

I'm speechless

I'm speechless.

How can I hit it?

Just play normally.

How do you hit it?

If you play normally with a backhand stroke,

I won't catch you.

Play normally with a backhand stroke,

How do you hit it?

I can't even hit it.

Okay.

I can't see

Help me find that lens

Here

Right back

Just like this, just like this

No, no, no

You probably found it

Do you feel it now?

Do you feel it now?

I'll put this on again

No lenses

No problem, no problem

Try again

Try again

Right, right, right

It's about to start

Nope

Because I can only guide your lenses this way

Then you can fly

Come out

Little pink guy slapped me

I feel so humiliated

Mine, mine, mine

Help me put it on

Look, you try again

Wait for me to loosen it a bit

OK

Okay, okay, okay

Then, say your guess again

Lens

Lens, lens, lens

Ah

He's really leaving

No, no, I'm not really leaving

I'm still looking for you

You need to call me back

Ah, he's really leaving

I thought he was really going

I thought he was really going to AA

This mom is really a loss

OK

OK

OK

Have you used it before?

I think it's okay.

You can do that.

When reading the cards.

Turn on the phone.

Then you can remember.

Read it out loud.

OK

OK

Beggar

Where's the beggar?

Beggar

Beggar

Beggar

Come on, beggar.

You don't look like a beggar

At least you shouldn't be, right?

I don't think so

Why did he hit me after that?

My glasses lens won't stay in

Oh

Now it's still a test

But actually

The whole human race needs you to liberate it

I'm nothing like you

I'm way more useful than you

I greet the residents I serve every day

Good morning, good night

Good night

Good night, good night

Good morning, good afternoon, good night

Feels like the Truman Show

This line

If we never see each other again tomorrow

Then I wish you

Good noon, good

Afternoon good

evening

For a friend's life

I told him to wear a mask properly

Don't catch a chill

Ouch

Enough

Not many people think life is like this

Keep going

Agreed

Yeah

Things that grow on the ground

Others think there's something

Growth is all yang energy

So you're saying that

Does that mean I'm passively practicing

Your so-called uselessness

You want yin

Qi

We're all prepared

Ready

We're all suckers waiting to be fleeced

That's our common ground

That's how we see it

Look

Not killed by the lumps

Like me, a person with nothing

Won't

There's no such thing

Mysterious family

Ah

Someone like me with nothing

That's our common ground

I'm also nothing

Don't you get tired of this?

Pressing on your arm like this?

OK

That's our common ground

I'm also someone with nothing

Really?

Really

So can we...

Yeah

Maybe we could go backpacking

Hike mountains

We

I can still go home after work

No

I might be able to leave work early

Or go home early to see you

We'll definitely not split up

Right?

Lie over there

We won't be apart

Right?

Do you believe in miracles?

Lie down quickly

Ah

What?

What police position is this?

I mean

Police

Two suitable people

Because this role is a police officer

You also have a police role

Of course I believe

I see

See

Did you talk to him?

That was me in the past

No problem, just lie down

Just lie down and watch.

That was the neighborhood I used to manage.

Did you talk to him?

I used to think I was the bottom of the neighborhood.

Looking up at the higher classes.

But later I found out.

The police don't really need to talk.

In fact, they didn't even enter the building.

Usually, only service police actually get involved.

The police are...

Right.

I'll support you.

Of course I'll support you.

I'll definitely support you.

They say, 'Do we want it?'

Looks like I can't do it.

We'll just

start

But there's no

So I don't believe you.

But

We still have

Do you have pockets?

Look, this has pockets

But we still have love

This is more important than anything

But our love

But love might be able to ignore this rule

You don't need to be so stubborn

I don't

Yes

I mean, I love you

Just saying I love you is enough

I forgot the words

What should this line be?

I love you

Then what?

I think love

is to ignore this rule

Right

Go on

Right

We might live without relying on common ground

Isn't it first

We can live without relying on common ground

Then comes love

Of course, we can ignore this rule

That's

right.

An active useless person

Didn't think

No job in your words

If you're willing to let go of everything

Come close to you and say why you do everything

You're about to be everywhere

Are you cold?

Not fully enjoying it

It seems you're just forcing yourself to believe a ridiculous idea to please me

Because you're achieving your goal

You'll never change

Even for the sake of living

Even to keep living

The meaning of 'living' and 'to keep living' is different

Different

Even to keep living

Even to keep living

Has it already started?

I knew it

It started when Teacher Chen Chen began dancing

This little pink person

I'm so used to it

Walking too

When you spin

Let's walk once

Let's circle around

There's a pillar, right?

Around the pillar

Let's start

We

I just bumped my knee

Let's go with it.

Let's try.

I still haven't memorized a part.

I don't regret it.

I don't regret it.

I still have a day left.

Like, we can be friends, right?

But is he really my good friend?

I guess not.

But it doesn't matter.

I can still go home

I can go to the countryside

I'll bow to my parents

I can really mooch off my parents

But

I really wish I was doing this water

It would suddenly explode

Your clothes are too flashy

And wearing dark underwear

I think that

The time was right

When performing

I might also have two bottles first

Then perform

I can't drink white

But I can drink wokzi

Is

Right?

You stand under the light

Dark

Everyone, help me film a video later

Tell us to film one

Make us look like

people secretly smoking weed

on a street corner.

This

This can indeed work

But you need to take a deep breath

Thick

Or like this

After you inhale that smoke

it's a very rich mouthful

E-cigarettes are better

because they produce more vapor

After you inhale

I'll help you

I'll help you

to clean your teeth

then gently cough

and it comes out

What about the ash?

Lend me the cigarette again.

OK

Do you know what C stands for?

I chose C

Yes

You chose C

Yes, I chose C

What is it?

So

Do you know who I am?

That's the family planning committee assigned to you.

I am

Family Planning Committee

the chairman

I'm taking your photo

Teacher Zhang

I took your photo

I took your photo

I took your photo

I took a photo for you

I took a photo for you

I took a photo for you

It's

You can just

I sent this

I sent it

What's the family planning committee?

What's wrong?

It's a

So it's the Birth Committee

They stand here and pay

Just

Like this

So then

So it needs

They'll match you with a Birth Committee member's gift

Like this Birth Committee member

After having a child

Whose phone

He'll give it to you

Your doghouse

Not secure

I tied it myself

Just lift it up

What have you been up to?

Sorry

Haha

Camera, right?

What's long?

All long styles

So cool

So cool

What's this

What's this

I don't have it

Can you help me hold it?

This little bit

So cool

But you're fucking

You're breeding?

And they're paying you?

This isn't a match.

So you don't have a missing organ?

Missing organ

We haven't even talked about this yet.

Why would you need a missing organ?

So you don't have a missing organ?

Uh...

I'm gonna say it to you.

You shouldn't go over and bother him.

What do you mean?

Hehehe.

What what?

What what?

Ugh.

Yeah!

His dark boxer briefs are too

Too

Smelly, right? This is.

Gotta jump again, gotta jump again

Smells good

Oh~

O

K

OK

Thanks

OK, I'll send it to you

Let me take a look

No need to shoot more

Check the back

Oh, so weird, I'm wearing this

Why are you celebrating for me?

Who is it?

You all are so different, all black

OK

OK, I'll send it to you

Directly

Grab it for me

Works for me

OK

Can I just hand it to you?

I'll send it via WeChat.

WeChat's fast.

Handing it directly is fine too.

Also fine.

Take a look.

Who are you?

Frank's father

Grandma's name

OK

Not you, your hair

So I don't look like a beggar

OK

Ugh

Ah

This fucking floor might be too hard

No worries, I'll fall

I'll fall.

Let me try falling myself.

I'll give you glasses.

Let me try falling myself.

I'm afraid I'll get hurt.

This ground is fucking hard.

This hard ground.

The knife's legal issue is wrong.

This hard ground.

You're pushing me like this.

One push.

Give me a push.

I'll go flying.

Just push me from behind.

I'll go flying.

When I twisted your ankle just now,

you also fell forward,

Right, so you came from

But you came from behind me,

give me a push.

Then I go forward

I jump forward and fall

Let me try the force

I can control it myself

No problem, my shoulder isn't exposed

You do it

You do it

Push me from behind

No, no, no

Don't do that

Just like that

Push it out with both hands

Wait a sec

I'll go first

I need to get up a bit

OK

No problem

Just give it a good push

Not too painful

If you don't hit your knees, it won't hurt

No problem.

I'll try again.

Put your glasses to the side.

No problem.

Let's try.

Come on.

I'll fall over there.

Right.

No good, no good.

Too deep.

I'm a bit scared to fall on this floor

I'd be fine falling on this wooden floor

I'm afraid I can't handle even a little fall

Do you know why I'm afraid to fall?

Actually, at first

At first, I was pretty fearless about falling

Later, there was one time

Not when I was doing that

That time, there was one

The water delivery guy

He delivered water to us

While going up the stairs

He was carrying two jugs of water

Then he slipped

He fell right there

Then his knee shattered

I didn't dare to fall after that

I was afraid my knee would shatter too

He couldn't get up at all

He was frozen there

Can't even move

His kneecap was completely shattered

They called an ambulance and took him away

Try it once

I'll try not to land on my knees

I'll just lunge forward

I'll land on my chest

Come on

Okay, okay

I'll land on my stomach

OK

Back then, when POCO punched me

These past few days

Breathing

when

it

I just feel it here

it's just this pain here

Even the slightest touch hurts

POCO's punch, that thud

I've been having this for two days

when I breathe

it feels like this here

it feels like this here

These past two days

when I gasp, it feels like this

At first

when I came out, I wasn't a

beast.

It's just a beast

It's just a kid.

Then later, when there's dialogue.

I am

No more lines.

Later, in the second act, I'm carrying you out.

Then in the third act, we're fighting.

Is there another copy?

Just now.

My copy.

Where's the copy?

I'll check this book

I can't remember the lines later on

O

K

OK

We

haven't reached

our

first

scene yet.

First, which one?

The show

First, Paopao dances

Then I came out to read comments

Then wasn't it him coming out, you know?

Ready?

Clap when ready

No one's ready yet

No

The part after that numb segment

First, Paopao dances

Then I came out to read comments

Then wasn't it him coming out like that?

Are you ready?

Is the speech before me?

Take it easy, one step at a time, why so rushed?

OK.

Why not just go through it from start to finish?

OK.

Hurry up!

Then start your monologue.

Isn't Paopao first?

Paopao is playing the beggar today, right?

Not anymore. We dropped that.

That's so forced.

Put on your mask.

Wear that iron mask.

Then put on your mask. Don't.

Go ahead and do it first.

Ah,

Oh no.

Alco-

-hol

is

all

used

up

.

Ah

Ha.

Ah.

Ah

.

Ah

.

Do you feel comfortable?

I feel great.

No

Well,

It's only been a couple of minutes.

Okay, let me introduce myself.

Next, switch up your emotions a bit.

Now you're exhausted and turning aggressive.

Shift to what's needed.

Everyone's gaze.

You need to draw everyone's attention to you.

If they ignore you, you get angry.

Aggressive.

Intrusive.

Right.

.

Hmm.

As long as you're doing this here,

you'll really lose weight.

.

Huh.

Huh.

.

I'm hurt, he bit me.

Right.

Right.

.

Lend me again, you send, you need now,

You can choose one, either fast,

Either more, slow,

Everyone waits for a continuous way to leave.

But first, before leaving,

Your voice should fill the whole space for a moment.

Tell everyone you've been here.

Or, it's still just one.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, hey, hey.

Right.

Ha, ha, hey.

Still, huh.

Get a box of Xidong.

Ah.

Hahaha.

This little guy runs so funny.

Ha.

Ha.

.

Damn, who wrote all this?

Read the comments.

What kind of crap are you writing?

You're doing well.

This nickname's good.

What I said's just like dog shit.

Hmm.

Love or not love.

Love's there, and so is the damn egg.

Just read all day.

I'm too lazy to read.

How about finding a quiet place to sleep for a bit?

Ugh, so tired, this whole night.

Hmm.

Oh.

Today,

thirty

years old,

now.

Thirty.

Ah,

Thirty

Thirty.

Decline in physical function sets in.

And I've lost my golden sleep.

Ugh, watching over ten ads a day gives me a headache.

Elevators feel like prison cells to me.

Stepping into the subway station feels like entering hell.

I once had a girlfriend far away.

We were supposed to get married today, I'm thirty now, but... it seems like...

I don't think I can wait that long anymore,

because my desires are so strong,

With each little taste, I've gradually worn away

my desire to see her.

It's not my fault, you know, when I open my phone,

all sorts of beautiful women pop up,

twisting and turning, wearing business suits, short skirts,

black stockings, white stockings, uh, high heels and boots,

and those Lolita styles, just thinking about it...

Damn, that's hot. I'm getting into it.

Sorry, sometimes I think about it too.

Did she grow a me on top of her,

or did I grow a her on top of me? Let's get back to business.

Slowly, my girlfriend once said,

Love is only real in the moment it happens,

whether you believe it or not,

what she meant was, after that, it's all habit and illusion,

we're all reliving the self who just got love,

trying to find that initial state, so we broke up, uh,

I could really win her back, just lie, right?

I've done that before, but this time,

I'm not going to lie anymore, because,

But, uh, it's just not right,

We're just going shopping, eating, laughing every day,

Then having sex at night, uh, but,

This kind of nostalgia will get old too, so,

Like butter not spread enough on bread,

The bread just doesn't taste good anymore,

So this time, I've decided not to lie, just like this, because,

I'm tired of it too. Even though I lost love, I think,

It's like I was halfway through a game, and I realized,

I was only halfway through, and I realized I'd taken a wrong turn,

So what? I'll just reload,

or start over.

Hello, Mr. Liang.

First, I wish you a happy birthday.

Given that you'll be turning thirty in two days,

with low income,

and trying to have children,

I'll recommend a package for you.

Package A: Buy a baby;

Package B: Adopt a baby;

Package C: Assign a woman.

What are you talking about?

So, you're assigning a woman,

She's free to go,

I can't just...

What if she runs away?

Can I really keep her locked up at home?

Am I any better than an animal?

No, if you give me this choice,

then you're worse than an animal.

Yes, sir.

You've chosen Package C.

Thank you for your cooperation. Goodbye.

No, wait, what's wrong with you? What phone is this?

Let me find my things, tidy up a bit, uh, that's it,

I have a date tonight, uh,

You know I'm not keen on dealing with women, uh,

Let's go, uh, date. Where should I go?

Need a condom?

Need a condom?

Need a condom?

Need a condom?

Sell, what are you selling?

Condom, want one?

Come on, where's the stock from?

Queueing, since the start of the control measures, people have been queuing every day,

If you want this 0.01,

I'll call my brother, he'll bring it over soon.

Not necessary, 0.01, 0.01, just give me some.

Just ordinary, simple, give me some.

400.

Too expensive.

Too expensive.

Cheaper, cheaper, cheaper, cheaper.

I've been like this since the start, with old parents and young kids.

And there's a wife waiting for me to support.

Never mind, never mind.

Damn, 400 bucks, that's a lot to think about,

I'd have to go without food for a month,

I could afford 15 times a month like this,

If I live normally, it's only twice a month.

Isn't this something a machine would use?

Mr. Liang,

is that

you?

Oh, Kara, right? Hello.

I hope we can be together.

I'd like to get to know each other quickly,

I have to rush to my next date.

Ah.

You know how to chat up girls, right?

Uh, hello? Are you there?

Is this how you usually talk to girls?

Hmm.

I've been looking for so long, but no one matches me.

But we're the same species,

there must be some compatibility.

People are like fish in the sea, swimming in the sea is their destiny.

Until we meet, I'm the male anglerfish.

I want to find the largest female fish.

Hold it tightly and merge with it.

Hmm, look, look at the light on my head,

Am I the fish you're looking for?

Let's start with preferences. What are your preferences?

Um, um, I like, I like watching movies, um,

Sometimes I go out riding my bike.

I like to watch street scenes.

I love attending parties, traveling abroad, and visiting Sakura Shrine.

Uh, uh, I love online games and collecting figurines.

I love limited edition perfumes and shoes.

Um, I love listening to pop music.

I love listening to classical music.

I love spicy food.

I don't like spicy food.

I also have...

Name?

Liang Zhibin.

Age?

Uh, thirty.

Occupation?

Uh, security guard.

Three thousand.

Three thousand? Well, don't laugh, it's actually quite a lot, I think it's okay,

Three thousand, right?

I hope that the moment I turn my head, he can leave this place.

This is really ridiculous.

I think I can change him, it would be great if he could change for me.

I guess our tastes aren't that different, really.

How do I get him to open up to me?

I think it's a tragedy when people from different classes try to come together.

I mean, we knew from the start that we'd have to part ways.

So why did we even get together?

I need to talk to him about my job.

He definitely doesn't know how great this job is.

I need to look up how to say no, how to politely turn down a man.

Um, I need to check out the prospects for security guards.

Honestly, I don't even know what's so great about this job.

We should just stay friends. I really don't think I'm right for you,

Friends last longer.

Being a security guard lets you have plenty of time to chat online,

You can watch videos as a security guard,

You can really trade time for a dead-end salary as a security guard,

I never thought of that before.

You're really a good person, I don't have a chance with you anymore,

I have to feed my baby.

As a security guard, I can even sneak a look at the monitors at night,

I've never done this before, being a security guard lets me,

I can sneakily masturbate at night.

Being a security guard lets me truly have my own booth—it's great.

I should tell him about it.

Shall we keep going, keep talking?

I don't want to be weighed down by a mortgage after marriage. Do you own a house?

Yes, I rent a 20-square-meter apartment myself.

Oh, do you have a car?

Uh, I mentioned it earlier—I have a bicycle.

Does your bike have a seat?

Yes, uh, of course it has a seat.

That's great, you have, you have, you have, uh, do you have income?

Uh, yes. I don't have savings; I live paycheck to paycheck.

What a coincidence—I do too.

Really? Wait, you were just chatting fine a moment ago?

Just you.

I dropped my phone, uh, I'm helping you.

You know, we don't have much time left, thirty years old,

marriage, I'm telling you I got a call this morning.

You? You're helping me too?

Hey, go back and ride your old bike.

Damn, I'm going crazy.

What were you thinking?

Huh?

You're dead.

Let's go.

I thought this meal,

Who's paying for this meal, me?

Damn, I'll be broke.

Hey, Tian Tian, back again.

Actually,

I

don't

regret

it.

Well, I'm not really in a rush,

I still have two days left.

Two days, you know.

There's so much I can do.

Well, if I run out of time,

I can always stay with a friend.

I guess I can call them a friend, but I don't think they'd count as a close friend.

But I guess they'd count as a friend.

If it comes to that.

If it comes to that, I'll leave the city.

I'll go back to the countryside.

Hmm.

I'll bow to my parents.

I can really mooch off my parents.

It's not a bad idea.

Oh, just make some water.

Ugh.

Ah.

Looking at this kettle, sometimes I really want to...

When making water, this kettle suddenly exploded.

When I woke up again,

I was still lying in the wheat field back home.

Still a hairless child.

This gives me a chance to correct my past mistakes, like,

not going to school properly.

I really should have gone to school properly. School actually is pretty useful.

If I hadn't slept in class back then, I wouldn't be in school now.

I wouldn't have been wasting away at a vocational college.

I think this water bottle is actually quite important.

Like my classmates, they're all societal trash, smokers.

All these people.

But later, they became elementary school teachers,

including some tutoring teachers from institutions.

What a big impact that has on the next generation.

Truly...

Ah.

Wake up, Liang Zhibin.

Do you even know you'll be a security guard later?

Looking

at you

like

this,

I

really

don't

think

you

look

much like

a

beggar

at all.

At least, judging by your attitude, you shouldn't be a beggar.

This is my profession.

Don't you find it fun?

I embrace uselessness.

I'm using my actions to resist this functionality-driven society.

It may look like begging, but actually,

I'm just collecting tips from my performance.

I don't think so.

I'm way more useful than you.

At least the residents I serve expect me to say good morning,

good afternoon, and good night.

I'm a useful person.

But that might not even be useful.

You know, what's valuable is what others think is valuable.

So haven't I been passively practicing that so-called...

uselessness you mentioned?

You're right, I guess.

If we could find another common point,

Would that mean we could be together?

Together

Huh?

Well, we definitely have common ground.

Think about it—we are all retail investors waiting to be harvested.

I don't see it that way.

Even if we're retail investors,

you need some capital before anyone can harvest you.

Someone like me,

with nothing

at all,

has nothing

worth

being

exploited.

Can't hold it in.

So unprofessional.

You're gonna give

a tip

right?

Give some support?

A tip?

Support me?

Support my actions, everyone.

Support me, sir.

Support my actions.

Thank you.

Sir.

Thank you, sir.

Wow, sir is such a big spender.

Thank you,

Thank you, miss.