Chapter 149 The Monster's Work

The shop looked a little messy, with all kinds of tools and wine bottles scattered on the floor. Chen Yingxiong glanced over and even spotted a red bra in the corner...

The monster stood under the light, blocking most of it, which made the room a lot darker.

He was a very strong and tall man. Chen Yingxiong didn't know exactly how tall he was, but he thought this person should be over two meters tall, and look at his arms... almost as thick as Denisov's thighs. Yingxiong had always been very confident in his body, but in front of this monster, he was not enough... no wonder he was called a monster.

The monster's body was covered in tattoos of various styles and patterns.

Denisov introduced to Chen Yingxiong, "Those are all the monster's works!"

Is he using his body as a showcase for his artwork?

Chen Yingxiong didn't go up to study other people's work; he felt that it was impolite... In front of this unpredictable giant, perhaps it was wise to maintain some politeness.

"What do you want?" the monster turned to Chen Yingxiong and said.

"A bear," Chen Yingxiong replied.

"Where?"

"On..." Chen Yingxiong initially planned to have it tattooed on his upper arm, so he only needed to roll up his sleeves to reveal the tattoo. This position was also a popular choice for tattoos.

But when he saw the monster's left arm covered with a tattoo of the crucifixion of Jesus, he changed his mind.

What's the point of tattooing only a small area?

He turned around, raised his hands, and pointed to his back with his thumbs: "Cover the entire back!"

Denisov was startled: "Yingxiong?"

"Tattoo a giant bear standing on its hind legs, waving its forearms and roaring on my back!" Chen Yingxiong ignored Denisov; he was explaining his idea for his first tattoo to the monster.

The monster stared at Chen Yingxiong's back for a while, as if calculating how to tattoo a giant bear on this person's back.

"Ah, right, if possible... I mean, if possible, it would be best if the bear could change a little with my movements..."

Chen Yingxiong finished his request and turned to look at the monster.

The bald man didn't say a word, just frowned and remained silent, seemingly considering.

Denisov tugged at Chen Yingxiong's clothes: "A whole bear on your entire back? That's a very difficult tattoo, Yingxiong!"

"Didn't you say your friend is a very skilled tattoo artist?" Chen Yingxiong laughed.

Hearing this, the bald man raised his head and nodded: "I'll take it. Igor is right, it is difficult, a big challenge, but I want to try it."

This was the longest sentence he had spoken today.

Then he said to Denisov, "You guys go back first."

Chen Yingxiong was a little surprised: "Huh? Not starting now?"

Denisov helped the monster explain: "Did you think it's like drawing? Even drawing needs a sketch first, let alone you want a tattoo on your entire back! The monster needs to prepare well."

The monster nodded.

Chen Yingxiong also felt that what Denisov said made sense. If this person wanted to tattoo him directly, he might not dare to let him do it. What if it was ruined?

As Chen Yingxiong and Denisov walked out of the shop, he heard a clattering sound behind him. He looked back and saw that the shutter door had been pulled down by the monster.

It was only past nine o'clock in the evening, and he had already pulled down the shutter door, obviously not planning to do business anymore.

Denisov also looked back at this scene, and then said to Chen Yingxiong, "It seems that the monster values your business very much, Yingxiong."

"How so?"

"Closing the door so early means he's going to plan how to tattoo this on you! Now I'm a little looking forward to what the finished product will look like..." Denisov couldn't help but admire Chen Yingxiong's idea just now, it was really genius—tattooing an entire standing, roaring giant bear on his back, it must be very visually impactful!

"Let's go, Yingxiong, let's go back. When the monster has thought it over, he will call me, and I will bring you here!" Denisov waved his hand.

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The "Winnie the Pooh" incident finally reached Sharapova across the ocean. Chen Yingxiong received a text message from Sharapova the day after he decided to get the tattoo.

The text message was like this.

"Winnie, Winnie the Pooh!"

Just a simple sentence.

Chen Yingxiong replied angrily: "Go to the toy store to buy it!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Did the American media report this too?" Chen Yingxiong was not afraid of Sharapova's ridicule; he was afraid of this... If the American media also reported this matter, wouldn't he be losing face internationally?

What he didn't know was that on the Chinese internet, he had already earned the nicknames "Winnie the Pooh" or "Winnie" and "Bear." Chinese netizens are very good at giving nicknames to players. For example, they call C. Ronaldo "Diving Luo," "Little Little," and "Flowery Luo," call Kaka "Poop" and "Long Long," call Messi "Coal Ball King," call Rooney "Little Fatty," call Ronaldo "Fat Luo" and "Fatty," and call Drogba "African Andy Lau." Belbatov is called "Handsome Bro"… Most of these are not nicknames given to players by the European media; they are completely taken by Chinese fans themselves based on some allusions. For example, Kaka's nickname "Poop" is because his name pronunciation in Italian sounds like "poop." "Diving Luo" is a satire of C. Ronaldo's love for diving. "African Andy Lau" is said to be because Drogba's appearance is considered handsome among Africans, so he has the title of "African Andy Lau." Belbatov, regardless of whether he scores or not, whether he performs well or badly, his slicked-back hairstyle is always impeccable, and his jersey never gets dirty in a game, so he is nicknamed "Handsome Bro"...

And Chen Yingxiong's latest allusion was naturally that he was teased by his teammates when celebrating a goal, so the nickname "Winnie the Pooh" spread like wildfire and immediately became popular all over the country.

Now, when discussing Chen Yingxiong online, they say this: "...Do you know? Winnie the Pooh has once again shown his power! He scored his fourteenth league goal of the season!"

"Winnie is mighty!"

"Winnie is too awesome!"

"Don't you think Chen Yingxiong and Winnie the Pooh are actually quite a match? They're both so cute!"

…

If Chen Yingxiong knew that he was being talked about like this on the Chinese internet, he would definitely bang his head against the wall.

"No, who do you think you are? The American media is not interested in paying attention to an unknown nobody!"

Chen Yingxiong rolled his eyes and didn't reply.

"I saw this news on a Russian website online, haha! I saw a lot of female fans online who love your new nickname!"

Chen Yingxiong was too lazy to pay attention to her.

"Winnie Winnie, calling Winnie!"

Chen Yingxiong pretended not to see it.

"Winnie the Pooh, Pooh Winnie!"

Chen Yingxiong continued to ignore her.

He then realized that Sharapova, who looked particularly like a star on TV, was so annoying... If her fans knew that their idol was such a bratty girl, what would they think...

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Sharapova pressed the send button on the text message, and then imagined Chen Yingxiong's reaction after seeing these text messages with a wicked smile. He must be very speechless and depressed, haha!

That's right!

Serves you right for bullying me before!

A fool doesn't take revenge, and I won't be a fool!

Sharapova laughed so hard that she leaned back and forth when she saw this news online. Especially when she thought of Chen Yingxiong's ferocious look, coupled with the image of Winnie the Pooh... it immediately gave off a sense of joy.

She couldn't stop laughing.

The depression caused by repeated injuries was swept away!

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Two days later, Denisov received a call from the monster. On the phone, the monster only said one word: "Come."

Denisov drove Chen Yingxiong to the Shitty Tattoo Shop.

There, the monster showed Chen Yingxiong the paper draft of the entire tattoo, which was the effect that would appear on Chen Yingxiong's back in the future.

Just like Chen Yingxiong said, a giant bear standing on two legs, waving its forearms and roaring. But it's not that simple. The monster added some other things, such as smoke and light, and decorative patterns such as flying snowflakes. The overall tone is mainly dark brown, after all, it is a brown bear, not a black bear. The brown bear is the largest bear, weighing up to one ton. Black bears, especially Asian black bears, are much smaller.

The things that the monster added made the overall composition of the picture fuller and more impactful.

However...

"Why does it look a little distorted?" he asked the monster.

The monster didn't speak, just picked up the paper, motioned Denisov to turn around, and then he stuck the paper on Denisov's body.

Chen Yingxiong exclaimed in surprise: "Damn!"

The human back has a curve. Once the paper is stuck on, because of the curve, the bear that looks a little awkward on the plane immediately becomes vivid and three-dimensional, lifelike. As if it was really waving its bear paws at him and roaring!

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Denisov was very curious, but he couldn't see it because he was being used as a model...

"I'll show you when it's done." Chen Yingxiong patted him on the shoulder, took the paper off, and returned it to the monster.

He also didn't forget to give the monster a thumbs up: "Awesome! Just do it like this!"

Chen Yingxiong was very satisfied, or rather, couldn't be more satisfied. He only had a vague idea in his mind, but the monster materialized it, and after artistic processing, it looked very stylish!

He couldn't wait to wear this tattoo pattern on the field and then take off his jersey after scoring a goal, revealing this fierce giant bear!

However, such a large area of tattoo is not a matter of one or two hours. The monster calculated that it would take at least a week, provided that Chen Yingxiong came to him every night.

"No problem!"

For Chen Yingxiong, the top priority at this stage is tattooing.

The first tattoo in his life must be perfect. For this, what does it matter to pay some time as a price?

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ps, I had a very happy time singing and eating with several readers in Chengdu: Momo, Lonely Star, Han Wan, Yan Xiaoqi, and Sweat Dance.

I will make up for the update of 2100 monthly tickets when I come back. In addition, I will not be there all day tomorrow, so only two chapters of guaranteed updates will be released regularly tomorrow. Please wait for me to come home before making up for the monthly ticket updates. Thank you!