Half an hour later, Bai Quinn left Blockbuster with a smile.

He got it!

Now he is a store clerk at the Blockbuster video rental chain.

The store manager assigned him a night shift, and his income was relatively high, reaching $12.50 per hour.

Blockbuster's night shift is from 8pm to 12pm.

New York is a city that never sleeps. Many nights, nocturnal creatures will run to the "Blue Room" (Blockbuster's logo is a blue label) on a whim to find a few videos to take home and watch.

Bai Quinn's physique is very suitable for working the night shift, which can make other colleagues who work the night shift feel safe.

For Bai Quinn, there are many additional benefits of working the night shift. Usually the store manager will also get off work at night. He can freely control the VCR in the store and play some movies and TV shows that interest him, which can save a lot of video rentals.

The store manager who recruited Bai Quinn was a Saudi. Since Arab names are very long, for convenience, everyone called him Said.

Said is an action movie enthusiast. He not only admires Jack Cheng, Jet Lee, and Bruce Lee, but also likes to watch American movies by Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Bruce Willis, and Jean-Claude Van Damme. They are also his favorites.

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Among all these action stars, Jack Cheng has always been his favorite, so he has a good impression of Bai Quinn, who also likes Jack Cheng.

Of course, Bai Quinn's mysterious oriental surname also adds a lot of points to him.

…

That night, fitness club.

Randy was very curious when he learned that his apprentice had gotten a new job after going out for a walk. After learning the details, he meaningfully told Bai Quinn that boys should protect themselves when they go out.

The fitness club that the master and apprentice often go to is very close to home, close to the bank of the East River. Most of its customers are "poor neighborhoods" in East Harlem, and the membership fees are very cheap.

There are no treadmills or rowing machines here, only weightlifting facilities.

In addition, taking up most of the fitness club's space is a boxing ring.

The owner of the fitness club is a black man, a retired boxer. It is said that he once challenged the boxing champion, so many black men in East Harlem are learning boxing from him.

In fact, the real money-making business of club owners is selling all kinds of drugs to members, the most popular of which is steroids.

Steroids can quickly increase muscle mass, but of course, there are also side effects after use.

Many wrestlers are risking the use of steroids, but Randy is well aware of the dangers and has repeatedly warned and warned Bai Quinn not to be exposed to those things.

After all, Randy was once a wrestling star and was well-known in the community. As soon as the master and apprentice entered the fitness club, many muscular men who were "training" took the initiative to say hello to them.

"Hey Sledgehammer, long time no see!"

"Hello Randy, hello QB!"

"QB, I watched your kid's game, great job!"

In the memory of the original owner, these guys all liked Randy, but they were not so enthusiastic about themselves.

Today's courtesy is most likely because I heard that he has started performing on stage and won.

Although the "neighbors" know that wrestling is more about performance than actual confrontation, they still have respect for the wrestlers.

Most of them grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, an era when television became popular and American wrestling began to become popular in the United States.

Almost every boy has watched wrestling programs in front of the TV, and they have developed a kind of "admiration" mentality towards the wrestlers.

It seems that wrestlers represent strength, strength, courage and fighting spirit.

This is a concept that is subtly embedded in our DNA.

Bai Quinn obviously does not have this feeling. For him, wrestling is just a temporary means of making a living, and it is by no means a lifelong career.

Just like he can't work at Blockbuster his whole life.

If everything goes well, he hopes to become a screenwriter or even a director with the future movies provided by "Memory Fragments".

Bai Quinn believes that he has hope of success in the film industry. With the help of "memory fragments", he can know who can be popular and it is not easy to make mistakes in casting.

The movie provided by "Memory Fragments" can be played over and over again in his mind, allowing him to dig out the details to the extreme.

If you don’t have talent, wouldn’t you know how to copy frame by frame?

"Let's do another set of bench presses..."

There is precedent for this!

Another Italian video store salesman, Quentin Tarantino, suddenly became famous just last year.

Quentin won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "Pulp Fiction". Now he is the hottest director in Hollywood!

Money, fame, women flocked to him.

"I want to try 160kg."

Why do you work so hard to play rugby?

"three!"

What’s the point of working out so hard?

"seven!"

What is the purpose of wrestling so hard?

"ten!"

After all, it’s still not about power, money, or women!

"eleven!"

Then why am I working so hard?

With a complete movie in mind, anyone can be a director as long as they can shout "Action! Cut!"

"Ten...Two...Shxt!"

The last push never went up, thanks to Randy catching the barbell in time, otherwise Bai Quinn might have been hit by himself.

"Don't be anxious, take your time, today we will only do recovery exercises..." Randy found that Bai Quinn was a little absent-minded. After rejecting Paul Heyman last time, Randy deliberately did not mention the matter of ECW recruitment again. He felt that this opportunity

It's a pity to miss it, maybe Bai Quinn regrets it too.

Otherwise, give Paul Heyman a call tomorrow and try to negotiate a short-term contract at a reasonable price.

Randy thought to himself.

The two masters and apprentices had their own thoughts and remained silent, but at this moment, the sound of quarrels came from the direction of the boxing ring.

At first, everyone didn't take it seriously. Most of the people in the club were young people, many of whom were "respectable" guys from the streets. They were full of energy and had excessive hormones. It was very common for some conflicts to arise.

Usually when tensions are high, club owner Patrick will appear in time. With just a look and a few words, he can make both parties stop fighting and settle the matter.

Maybe the conflicting parties would draw guns and shoot at each other when they went out, but at least they would not fight inside the club under Patrick's "persuasion".

However, this time the commotion was different. A voice that was too shrill due to excitement suddenly shouted: "Oh my God, someone wants to challenge Patrick!"

Kick it!

It was such a rare thing that the muscular men put down their equipment and rushed to the boxing ring to watch the excitement.

Of course, Bai Quinn and Randy were also curious about who would be stupid enough to challenge Patrick.

Despite being a black man of Jamaican descent, Patrick is about the same age as Randy. He is also a bit fat and is no longer suitable to return to the ring.

But Patrick's reputation in East Harlem came not from his fighting prowess, but from his background.

Patrick is covered by Nine Trey. No one in East Harlem dares to provoke the red turban, so naturally no one will challenge Patrick.

NT is a branch of the Blood Gang. Although it has not been established for a long time, it is more organized, stronger in combat effectiveness, bigger in guns, and more ruthless than the loose traditional Blood Gang.

If you dare to play against the blood gang, I'm afraid your life is too long.

So everyone flocked to the ring, fearing that they wouldn't be able to get a good seat to watch the fight.

Bai Quinn complained secretly, who said foreigners don't like to join in the fun.

Soon, Bai Quinn, who squeezed into the ring, figured out why someone dared to challenge Patrick.

Behind the brave challenger stood two NYPD (New York Police).

A few years ago, the neighbors in East Harlem would have given the police no face.

When meeting the police in a place like this, not only will they not be afraid, but they will also come forward and provoke them verbally. As long as they are not thieves or robbers and are caught committing robbery, there is nothing the police can do to them.

But times have changed now. After Mayor Giuliani came to power, he not only added a large number of police positions, but also gave grassroots police officers full freedom of law enforcement. He personally provided backing for the police, with the purpose of freeing the police to fight against the increasing number of police officers in New York.

Increased criminals.

Giuliani's actions have indeed achieved remarkable results. After knocking down several well-known criminal gangs, the crime rate in New York has dropped significantly.

Not long ago, the police accidentally killed a drinker while enforcing the law in a bar, triggering large-scale protests. However, Giuliani fully supported the police system. In the end, the police officer involved in the case escaped murder charges, causing a public outcry.

Since then, New York police have become tougher than ever.

If you provoke the police, you will definitely get a beating and then be imprisoned for 48 hours on any charge. Most of the neighbors are unclean. Once you go in, the 48 hours can easily turn into several years in prison.

That's why two policemen appeared and restrained more than thirty muscular men and a few street girls. No one dared to make any mistakes.
To be continued...