I am Ke Lixi, hovering between two forces.
On the face of it, I am absolutely worthy of being a member of the emperor's side, even the core figure. In fact, I have no intention. If you think I am a traitor attached to the emperor, then I play too successfully.
At present, the emperor, regardless of his age or the situation he has encountered, may not be able to support him to enjoy his old age, and the tree will fall. I, a monkey, must plan for myself in advance.
So I cooperated with another and younger force.
Many years ago, the emperor was also a young force, and I chose him until now. Facts have proved that there is no mistake in choosing the young.
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Young Ke Lixi is in charge of the phone booth. He said he is in charge. In fact, he stands at the door and opens the door for every important person who comes and goes.
For his age, he is a bit old to be a doorman, and in his case, he can also do a more decent and higher paid job, which is the choice of most of his peers. Generally, people choose to work as a doorman for several years, improve their qualifications, and move to other positions. However, Ke Lixi is very special. He can be said to have been a doorman for the longest time, so that he has become a familiar face of many people, and many gentle big people will greet him.
When everything is changing, but the doorman in front of the second phone booth is always the same, you will feel strange, even moved. It seems that in any case, Ke Li Xi will always be there.
"Hey, young man, I saw you here last year. Is that you? What's your name?"
"Ke Lixi," Ke Lixi replied shyly.
In this way, if it is not for the age limit of the doorman, everyone will have a feeling that Ke Li Xi will work here all his life. In fact, his age is approaching and his career as a doorman is coming to an end. However, he has never talked about finding another job or other plans, as if there were no such thing at all.
Only the doorboy who stood in a pair with him in front of the second telephone receiver could see the little secret. Standing together all day long, we always confide something in it.
The other side also asked him why he wanted to be a doorman all the time instead of going to a more profitable position. Mr. Ke only said that phone booths are rare.
When the other party was confused, Mr. Ke patiently explained to the younger brother that the information and resources obtained in the phone booth could never be obtained elsewhere. With these, I don't care about the extra money.
The other party is a few years younger than Ke Lixi, and is also a person who plans to use the phone booth doorman as a springboard. In the age of ignorance, after hearing these words, he nodded vaguely.
On this day, the phone booth came and went with a complicated personality. All the door boys stayed at the door, more prepared and meticulous than usual. They knew that the reason why there were so many people was that the election day was approaching, which meant that they had more chances to get tips than usual. They might think that your lovely bow tie or the other party's good mood would give you a generous sum of money.
Ke Lixi is also on guard. These days, he seems to be in a light mood, but actually he knows it's time to leave. After the election, he will change a group of doormen. This is because doormen are a welfare measure set by the state to let the children of poor families live on a full stomach and gain the opportunity to rise. As a doorman, there is almost no threshold, so he is very popular. Even though he is not old, the supervisor has advised him to find a better position several times. Naturally, when the time comes, he will be dismissed.
But he has no plan for the next step. In his mind, the best thing is to apply for an extension with the supervisor, or even do as long as he wants. However, this is impossible.
He mustered up the courage to try. When he cautiously made a request, the supervisor was very puzzled, and then thought that the other party was Ke Lixi, the oldest doorman, he was relieved, and then jokingly said, "Yes, I can help you find a way."
"What?" Ke Lixi couldn't believe it.
"But you have to pay," the supervisor added
The supervisor's tone was contemptuous, which was obviously contempt for Ke Lixi. What he said was totally beyond count. But for a moment, Ke Lixi was even thinking about it.
Without waiting for Ke Li Xi to say the next word, the supervisor let him out. Watching Ke Lixi's lonely back, the director said, "What a wonderful flower! It's the first time I've seen it. Why do you want to be a doorman so much? Do you think you can endure the qualifications and then take my seat?"
The supervisor regretted not asking clearly and let him go. However, he was relieved because he knew that no matter how long he was a doorman, he would not become a supervisor.
Ke Lixi stood at the door, looking at the important people coming and going. In fact, they can not use mobile phones to contact others in private, but they don't know whether they intended to use the phone booth. In order to promote the "doorman phone booth" for the emperor, the signal near the office building is very poor, so they have to use the phone booth.
His companion, next to his doorman, seemed to have changed under his influence. He no longer collects all kinds of advice, or hurries to contact the director of the reservoir, logistics or garden in order to get a position. When asked by his former partner, he said that he felt no difference and didn't care. What's the use of the extra money? The other party shook his head and felt that the man was hopeless.
As a result, they were gradually ignored by their companions, and were also called "Stone Brothers" when they occasionally remembered.
Brother Stone is guarding the door. They are always the most dedicated, so there are many people coming. Although people who use phone booths talk about things that are unknown, or even hidden, they never think of avoiding the ears of doormen when they talk loudly. Perhaps, in their eyes, the doorman is just like a telephone booth, just a facility and an item. Their rigid bodies and unchanged expressions illustrate this point.
An anxious young man appeared. Ke Li Xi recognized him. He was a prince, but not the most powerful one. He glanced at the eager Ke Li Xi and hesitated for a moment. Instead of going to his phone booth, he went to the next third phone booth, where there was no need to queue up.
The other party was very worried and didn't want to queue up. This was Ke Lixi's idea. In fact, the young man thought more deeply. He was not moved by the familiar face of Ke Lixi, but was alert.
He suspected that there was a possibility that the two doormen in the second telephone booth had not been replaced for a long time, and they were the monitors installed here. The second telephone booth was a special phone booth for monitoring. Even if the probability is very small, it can't be ignored. If he really hears about his own affairs, the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, the phone booths nearby with high turnover rate are obviously better choices.
The prince went in with a dignified face. It took a long time. Through the window of the phone booth, Ke Lixi could see that his face was getting more and more dignified. He kept trying and making more than one call. Until the end of the last call, his face relaxed. When he came out, he looked relaxed.
Relaxed, happy, but still thinking about something. Ke Lixi looked at his watch and watched the prince, the future emperor, leave.