Looking at the reality in front of them, Jiang Ce and Liu Dan were slightly dumbfounded.
Where they were standing, further inside, was Xiancun, the urban village closest to the city center.
The streets inside are full of people of all kinds coming and going. Paper, fast food boxes and other garbage can be seen everywhere on the streets.
Across the road, you can see the eighty-eight-story landmark building in the distance, dazzling in the sunlight.
"We're not in the wrong place, are we? Or did that Hong Xiaoji send us to the wrong address on purpose?"
Liu Dan was extremely depressed.
Where are the streets, buildings, and elements of big cities that I have been looking at outside the car on the way here?
The situation in this place is not much different from the slums in their countryside.
Jiang Ce frowned slightly.
He never thought that such an international metropolis could have such a nook and cranny.
"Is this the place Haizi is really talking about?"
Jiang Ce was confused for a moment.
"Yes, I've asked several times. It's confirmed that this is the place."
Liu Dan also looked incredulous.
"Damn it, isn't Haizi in the class group all day long, bragging about how well he's doing, working in a big decoration company in the city center, and living just one kilometer away from the city center, right here?"
Jiang Ce suddenly smiled: "Did you say something wrong?"
Liu Dan was speechless: "It's true!"
"Don't sigh, we don't have any other acquaintances here, so we can't really ask that little reporter to help you, right?" Jiang Ce laughed.
"Hey, if a woman has to do such a basic job, how can we both survive?"
As long as beautiful women are mentioned, Liu Dan must be in high spirits.
"Okay, save some energy, let's go inside and see the living environment for ourselves first."
Jiang Ce picked up his luggage and took it inside.
Slowly blending into the surging crowd, there were not five hundred but eight hundred people like them carrying luggage in and out every day.
After walking around along the main road, the general environment was clear.
Judging from the faces of the two of them, you can tell that this place is far inferior to the temporary residence arranged by the Moon Group, and even the dormitory of the school.
Not to mention the legendary handshake building, is there really a kissing building?
The distance between the two houses is so close that even a ray of sunshine becomes a luxury in this place.
The two of them were a little tired from walking, so they came to a store facing the street, bought two drinks at the door, and asked the shopkeeper for two small benches to sit down on.
Liu Dan had a dark look on his face.
"What should I do? Is this a place like this? Can people live in it?"
They just walked around and saw many signs for rent on the downstairs, single rooms, or small second bedrooms for between 500 and 800. Some are good, some are bad, some are expensive, some are cheap.
Jiang Ce took a sip of soda and burped: "Let's talk about it later when we meet Haizi. It would be best if we could stay with him temporarily. After we find a job, we can think of a solution."
Liu Dan nodded in agreement. Usually when Jiang Ce made up his mind, he would stop talking nonsense.
Suddenly, Liu Dan seemed to remember something and smiled.
“It’s not like there are no good things at all.”
Jiang Ce looked at him doubtfully.
"I just noticed that there are many young and beautiful girls here with luggage like us!"
Jiang Ce rolled his eyes. This guy would be upset for at least three minutes, and then he would immediately find a reason to relax.
While drinking soda, Jiang Ce stood up and walked a few steps forward.
There is a unit under construction in front, with a high wall and several workers setting up ladders and hanging something on it.
Several middle-aged people in their forties or fifties were busy.
When Jiang Ce saw what they put on the ground, he felt happy. He knew that thing well.
It's a large spray painting, but I don't know what it is about.
Jiang Ce took a look at the location. There were people coming and going, there was a traffic artery, and there was a large home decoration city opposite.
It's a bit like a prime location.
The wall is a bit high, about three stories high. You need to drill holes on the third floor first, then install nails, and finally hang the spray painting.
There is a platform on the first floor, and you can go up to the stairs directly to the second floor.
Since they had nothing to do, Jiang Ce and Liu Dan left their luggage at the door of the shop, said hello to the waiter, and went up the stairs to the second floor, where they watched the construction work with great interest.
Two middle-aged men with tanned faces were holding the ladder steady at the bottom. On top of the ladder, there was a slightly thinner man drilling holes with a tool.
At this time, a gust of wind blew over, and one of the people below was loosening his hand and trying to take out a cigarette from his trouser pocket.
The person on top happened to be holding a nail in one hand and a hammer in the other. He didn't hold on, and his body swayed a little as the ladder moved.
Jiang Ce and Liu Dan rushed up immediately, each holding the ladder and fixing it.
"Uncle, why don't you even get a safety rope? If there is an accident, it will be very dangerous!"
Jiang Ce frowned slightly.
The middle-aged man with the Chinese character face on the left was also shocked just now.
Seeing that Jiang Ce and the others were kind enough to come over to help, they immediately put on smiles.
"Ahem, it's okay. We do this kind of work every day and are very familiar with it. But young man, I really want to thank you this time.
I said, Lao Wu, can you stop your addiction to smoking?"
"Uncle is from Xiangjiang?"
"Hey, baby, how do you know?"
The middle-aged man was curious.
"Ahem, you can still hear the Xiang accent. We are from the next province." Jiang Ce laughed.
Liu Dan had no interest in talking to the middle-aged workers, so Jiang Ce did it himself.
The middle-aged man grinned and laughed: "Is my accent really that strong?"
Jiang Ce also laughed: "It's not too serious, it's almost the same as my Gan pronunciation."
The two middle-aged men laughed when they heard what Jiang Ce said was interesting.
A few words brought us closer together.
During the conversation, Jiang Ce learned that this middle-aged man was called Zhao Tiechui, and he was a mobile construction team temporarily hired by an advertising company.
This construction team is all from Xiangjiang, and most of them are from the same township and village.
There was a contractor at the earliest, who was from their place. I heard that he worked with the owner of a big advertising company and helped them with the implementation.
In normal times, when someone was needed for construction from time to time, he called many people who needed work from his hometown one after another.
As the number of people increased, several temporary construction teams of various sizes were gradually formed.
If there is work over there, everyone will rush to help.
When there is no work at ordinary times, other parties will also take over the work if they need it.
This time it was another advertising company that had such a small order to handle here, so Uncle Zhao and the others took over the job.
What a coincidence, 80% of their work is helping advertising companies with construction work.
He is considered to be traveling with Jiang Ce and Liu Dan.
"Uncle Zhao, is there a lot of advertising construction in Huacheng? How is this industry? We are both studying advertising. We have just arrived here and want to see what the industry is like here."
Jiang Ce asked very carefully. After all, he had just arrived and didn’t know anything. It would be good to learn more about the industry from a side perspective.
When dealing with such simple people, tell them about yourself first, and you will immediately gain their favor.
Get the information you want to know.
Sure enough, Uncle Zhao spoke freely.
"There is a lot of work. Usually if there is a big job, we are too busy. We just started with just a few people, but now our small construction team has more than ten or twenty people. Not including those who came in the past few years.
Big construction team.”
Liu Dan was a little curious now: "So, is it easy to make money?"
Uncle Zhao grinned again: "We just get paid according to the work. The more we work, the more we get. Unlike those contractors who take the lead with us, they usually work with medium and large advertising companies, and the amount of money they earn is much more.
Now, I have replaced several cars alone. I even built a small villa at home."
After swallowing, he continued: "He can make money, not to mention those Party A? I heard that such a thing can be earned by both young and old!"
Jiang Ce and Liu Dan looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
The market is so good? You have come at the right time and in time!
Under Jiang Ce's deliberate communication, Uncle Zhao finally told a private matter about the contractor. I heard that his wife Ru has been moved to the eighth place, and they are all young and beautiful. I heard that there are several
, or a college student?!
This last sentence directly made Liu Dan's eyes glow green, and he wanted to replace it immediately!
It took more than half an hour to complete this small task.
Jiang Ce also learned about the situation in Xiancun from their mouths.
The houses near the southeast are cheaper, with the same price of 500, and you can find a sunroom.
Because it is far from the main street, which means it is also far from the station, and it is close to the migrant worker model housing area, which is dirty and messy, so there are relatively more choices.
Uncle Zhao and the others retreated for a long time, and it was almost nine o'clock in the evening when they saw Du Zhihai coming from the intersection with a bag on his back. This chapter has been completed!