Chapter 3

Prince Zichuan secretly rejoiced: Mr. Zhou took the initiative to shake my hand! If I tell others... sweat, who would believe it?

"Hello, my name is Prince Zichuan, I come from... from Nanyang!"

Prince Zichuan cursed inwardly: Damn Malaysia Airlines, damn captain, I will hate you for life. He vaguely remembered someone shouting while he was sleeping: The captain has jumped out of the plane! What should we do?

Zhou Xingchi smiled and said, "We are all family, I won't take advantage of you for the rent. We'll split it 50-50. The rent is 600 per month, so 300 each. How about that? I split it the same way with Wai Zai."

Prince Zichuan took out the 500 yuan note given by Weng Meiling, hesitated for a moment, and said to Zhou Xingchi, "Of course, you know I just arrived in Hong Kong. Can I pay the rent a few days later?"

Zhou Xingchi showed a look of difficulty and smiled at Liang Chaowei, as if to say: What kind of tenant did you introduce? Clearly has money but doesn't want to pay rent, wants to live for free!

Liang Chaowei looked embarrassed and secretly blamed Weng Meiling for being unreliable.

Sigh! Prince Zichuan reluctantly took out the large note and said to Zhou Xingchi, "Here are 500 dollars, I'll leave it with you as a deposit, but you can't spend it. This note is very important to me, I want to keep it as a souvenir."

Zhou Xingchi immediately took the note, found 2 hundred-dollar bills from his pocket, and smiled, "Don't worry, Zichuan, I thought you were a miser. Don't worry, I'll keep this 500 dollars for you, but you should come and redeem it soon. After all, I'm not rich, my monthly salary is only 1500 Hong Kong dollars."

Liang Chaowei interrupted, "1500? With the extra jobs, it's almost 3000, still complaining about being poor, how shameful."

Zhou Xingchi knew he was in the wrong and quickly changed the subject, "Zichuan, you are a Malaysian Chinese? How did you end up like this, living with us?"

Prince Zichuan's face turned bitter, thinking he couldn't tell them the truth, and said half-truthfully, "Sigh! It's a long story. To be honest, I wasn't coming to Hong Kong, but on the way... the ship encountered a huge storm, and it capsized. I swam to Hong Kong."

Swam to Hong Kong? Zhou Xingchi didn't believe it and said jokingly, "Shipwrecked at sea and still managed to swim to Hong Kong, do you think you're a shark? By the way, do you have an ID card or passport?"

"ID card? Passport? They all sank to the bottom of the sea." Prince Zichuan was stunned. Even if he had these things, the years wouldn't match, and he didn't dare to show them.

Liang Chaowei and Zhou Xingchi looked at each other and said to Prince Zichuan together, "Zichuan, you're in trouble!"

Seeing they weren't joking, Prince Zichuan hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Xingchi took out his new ID card and explained, "Last month, the Hong Kong Civil Affairs Department issued a new generation of ID cards with anti-counterfeiting marks. Without a passport, you'll be considered an illegal immigrant and deported. Since you speak Mandarin, you might even be sent back to the mainland."

Seeing Prince Zichuan's face turn pale, Liang Chaowei comforted him, "Zichuan, don't worry. There are at least 200,000 people in Hong Kong without ID cards. One more or one less doesn't matter. But you'd better not go out to avoid being questioned by the police."

After saying that, Liang Chaowei patted his buttocks and stood up, "It's getting late, I'm going to sleep. I have a shoot tomorrow."

Zhou Xingchi waved to Liang Chaowei and said with a stern face, "Got it, you big busy person. Since you became the lead, you've never had a moment's rest."

Liang Chaowei smiled at Prince Zichuan, opened the door on the right, and disappeared with a 'bang'.

Zhou Xingchi led Prince Zichuan to a large restaurant downstairs.

The boss of the restaurant saw Zhou Xingchi and laughed, "Xingzi, don't get drunk today!"

Zhou Xingchi smiled at the boss, called the waiter, and said to Prince Zichuan, "Zichuan, it's your first time in Hong Kong, I'll treat you to a welcome dinner."

At first, the two could still clink glasses, but later Zhou Xingchi seemed to be sulking, drinking beer cup after cup.

Seeing he was drinking to drown his sorrows, Prince Zichuan hurriedly stopped him, "Xing, that's not how you drink. Put the glass down!"

Zhou Xingchi drank another cup of beer in one go, put the glass down heavily, and complained to Prince Zichuan, "Why? Why? Tell me why?"

Prince Zichuan didn't know what to do and could only comfort him softly, "Why what? What's wrong with you, Xing?"

Zhou Xingchi pushed away Prince Zichuan's hand and continued, "Why is Wai Zai so lucky? I was the one who took him to the TVB training class, why did he pass and I only got into the night class? Why did we graduate together and both get assigned to children's programs, but he can play the lead and I'm still a bit player? Is it because he's handsome? He gets all the girls and roles! What am I lacking compared to him!"

It turned out Zhou Xingchi had a grudge against Liang Chaowei. Zhou Xingchi must have been holding it in for a long time, even confiding in a new acquaintance. Prince Zichuan sighed again, what's there to envy? In less than ten years, Liang Chaowei will be looking up to you!

"Xing, believe me, you will become famous, very famous. I have high hopes for you!"

Zhou Xingchi laughed self-deprecatingly and said to Prince Zichuan, "I know you're comforting me. Famous? Very famous? It's all a lie. TVB doesn't even look at me. Zichuan, you don't understand, they never give me a chance, always making me a bit player."

Prince Zichuan poured Zhou Xingchi a drink and smiled, "Xing, you're like a spring, the tighter it's compressed, the higher it bounces. When I make it big, I'll definitely find you to make a movie, and you'll be the lead. How about that!"

Zhou Xingchi secretly mocked, you don't even know if you can stay in Hong Kong, and you're already talking big about making me famous.

"Waiter, the bill!" Seeing Zhou Xingchi was drunk, Prince Zichuan could only carry him back. Fortunately, it wasn't far from their residence.

The next morning, Prince Zichuan was woken by footsteps. He yawned and saw Liang Chaowei packing his bags.

"Zichuan, sorry to wake you up!" Liang Chaowei looked at the four or five large bags on the ground and smiled awkwardly.

Prince Zichuan waved his hand, patted his head, and smiled, "Wai Zai, wait a moment, I'll see you off. Anyway, Aunt Weng asked me to find her today, it's on the way."

This suited Liang Chaowei's plans. He was also worried about how to carry so many bags, and he thanked Prince Zichuan repeatedly.

Wai Zai was quite polite. A big star thanking him, Prince Zichuan secretly smiled. Seeing Zhou Xingchi still sleeping soundly, he remembered that his children's program started at 4 PM, so he didn't disturb him and left a note on the table.

Prince Zichuan carried a bag in each hand and another on his back, and asked Liang Chaowei, who was similarly dressed, "Wai Zai, how do we get there?"

Liang Chaowei took out some loose change and pointed to the bus stop, "We'll take the Kowloon Tong line, get off at Kowloon Tong, and walk a few hundred meters from there."

Prince Zichuan stumbled, almost falling, and holding the big bag on his back, he said with a bitter face, "Brother, really a few hundred meters? Where do you live?"

Liang Chaowei smiled, put on a pair of sunglasses, and said, "Save where we can. It's only 700 to 800 meters, less than ten minutes. It's good exercise in the morning."

"Here comes the bus! Here comes the bus!" Prince Zichuan remembered something and didn't insist, pulling Liang Chaowei onto the bus and grabbing a seat.

Liang Chaowei pointed to the high-rise buildings outside and said to Prince Zichuan, "This is Mong Kok, very famous in Hong Kong, but it's also very crowded. I heard there are 100,000 people per square kilometer..."

The bus was already crowded, and hearing Liang Chaowei's chatter, a big man impatiently shouted, "F**k! Another one from the mainland, doesn't even know Mong Kok!"

Liang Chaowei wisely shut up and smiled apologetically at Prince Zichuan.

Prince Zichuan shrugged indifferently.

The bus stopped and started, and after about twenty minutes, Liang Chaowei patted Prince Zichuan's shoulder and reminded him, "Zichuan, we're here."

The two carried their bags and got off the bus one after the other. Liang Chaowei pointed to the northeast and said, "I live there. By the way, I share the house with someone else. Guess who?"

<End of Chapter>