Chapter 37 The Superstar
The Tian family's beating hall has been replaced and has become a snack shop "Baojiu Bull" which has only been opened shortly after it was one of the shooting scenes of "God of Cookery".
The movie is still in the preparation stage because renting a shooting machine is very expensive. Whether it is useful or not, it will be calculated by day as long as you get it.
Therefore, it is important to prepare in advance. The students who have determined the role are prepared before the show, memorizing lines and simulate shooting scenes, and the teacher follows up and guides.
Haisheng is also supervising and will give his own opinions. As the protagonist and director, he is so busy that he is too busy to get along, so he comes back a little late. When he meets friends at his own snack bar, he will naturally be happy.
Jiang Dawei and the other two put down their bowls and chopsticks, stood up, bowed and greeted each other. They had not seen each other for several months, and they had some changes.
Di Lang is the most prominent and looks very decadent. He has entered middle age, and his previous handsome image is getting farther and farther away from him. Now, he has no future at Shaw Brothers. If he can't receive a movie appointment and doesn't know where to go in the future, he is so confused that he comes out to relax. Seeing Haisheng nodding and showing a forced smile.
Haisheng's enthusiasm remained unchanged. When he saw two friends, he also bowed his fists and greeted him: "Brother Jiang, Brother Long, long time no see!"
Jiang Dawei was surprised: "Brother, please look at him with admiration for three days! I heard that you spent 400,000 yuan to shoot a movie, but I refused to believe it at that time. We still had doubts when we were talking, but when we arrived in Sanlifang, I realized that my brother still underestimated you!
We asked about the Tian Family's Beat Hall on the street. When we mentioned your name, passers-by applauded. They all said that you were the number one master in Sanlifang. They fucked a gang with bare hands and were shot three times and were still jumping around. Brother, I was shocked at that time! I knew you were a master of martial arts, but I didn't expect that your height would still exceed my understanding!"
When Haisheng heard his exaggeration, he laughed: "It's not that exaggerating, it's all blown by others. Is the snacks in the store suitable for my appetite? I will cook myself and have two drinks with my brothers."
Jiang Dawei nodded: "The food you make in your small shop is OK, but the plaque of your door is hung with blasted beef balls, but there are no beef balls in the shop. Are you selling dog meat with a sheep's head?"
Haisheng explained: "This shop is for filming. Now if you want to eat sautéed beef balls, you have to go to the door of the Rose Bar. There are no ingredients at home. Why don't I make it for you tomorrow?"
"Forget it, I'll just ask this! Are you really going to spend 400,000 yuan to make a movie?" Jiang Dawei was curious.
"Let's go to the backyard to chat, Aunt Lan, come and clean up the table." Haisheng shouted and took the lead in entering the backyard.
The backyard was brightly lit, and a little girl was studying hard. When she saw Haisheng, she immediately gave up the book and ran over to hug him. She shouted: "Brother Haisheng, why did she come back so late?"
Haisheng did not answer and introduced Xiaoyu to his two friends and asked Xiaoyu to call them uncle.
Jiang Dawei pretended to be unhappy: "This is not right. Brother, you have reduced your seniority in vain. Maybe Xiaoyu, you can call me brother. I still have some candy here, so take it to eat!"
"I don't want it. If I eat too much, my teeth will break. Look at my teeth!" Xiaoyu opened her mouth and there was a missing front tooth inside.
Jiang Dawei was embarrassed to take the candy back and walked around the yard to watch. The original chicken coop duck house had been moved out of the backyard and placed in the wasteland, in a temporary hut.
The backyard is spacious, and the wing room has been well-built, which is much more beautiful than before. The exquisite and elegant house is obviously not affordable by ordinary people.
"Brother, your family is a landlord and old fortune!" Jiang Dawei was curious.
"No, this is my uncle's home. I stayed here, but it's actually similar to my family. You know that I once lost my memory, but fortunately, Xingwang took it in and settled here. Now I am a family!" Haisheng explained.
"Oh!" Jiang Dawei suddenly realized.
"You guys are in the yard for a while, I'll make some side dishes, and we'll have a drink and chat later." Haisheng greeted and walked towards the kitchen. Xiaoyu rushed into the kitchen in three or two steps to help burn the fire.
Di Rong and the others sat in the yard chatting and watching the scenery. A strong man came in from the door of the backyard, glanced at them and said nothing. He tinkered in the room for a while and then left the gate.
The two guests were puzzled. So they came to the kitchen to tell Haisheng who was cooking that a man was wandering around the gate of the yard. Haisheng said that it was the home guard and was on patrol. He had offended a gang boss before, and the man ran away with a troll. He had to invite someone to come to the home guard and introduced the three home guards, and also explained the chef's helper.
Jiang Dawei and the others were all surprised. They were still worried about their life and work. Haisheng had already lived a landlord-like life. Why is the gap between people so big?
After a while, the wine and food were served. The host and the guest kept drinking, which was so unhappy. When he was happy, Di Long spoke up with the wine and wanted to go to Haisheng's crew assistant. Anyway, he was bored at home and was enjoying filming. Jiang Dawei also said that if he needed it, he would also help.
Haisheng smiled and said, "The two big stars are willing to join, and it's so welcome! But I can't afford a paycheck, just the crew expenses are not enough. I hate it when I use it, so I don't dare to invite my two brothers to film."
Di Rong took a sip of wine and shouted: "Asheng, you're just talking about it. You're all your brothers. What money do you have to offer? Friendly performances, don't pay a penny. Just my current appearance is not worth much money and I'm almost as good as a supporting role. I used to have filming shows every day and I was busy all the time. Now I haven't been to the set for a few months. I'm almost rusted when I stay at home. Haha, people, don't be arrogant when I'm proud. Now I'm the best negative textbook, sad!"
Di Rong was sucking as he spoke, feeling very aggrieved. Jiang Dawei saw that his friends were very uncomfortable in this way, so he revealed some inside stories about Shaw Brothers. Although they were the protagonists, they were so popular in the past few years. In fact, the salary was not high. He even had a monthly salary of several thousand yuan, which was far inferior to the stars of other film companies. At Shaw Brothers, stars are not much better than ordinary actors.
Of course, they are much better than ordinary people outside the circle. When they were young, they didn’t think Shaw was wrong, and it was normal for low salaries. After all, Shaw made them famous and they should not be ungrateful and turn against each other when they gain fame.
Now, Shaw Brothers is in a downturn. They lose one movie and can't last long. Their youth has been used up, and there is no way out when they move to other companies. Seeing that they have reached the end of the film industry, the reluctance in their hearts is not something that others can understand. The word "trick" cannot be summarized in the word "trick"!
After hearing this, Haisheng sighed. It happened that his crew was still short of staff, so he told his two friends that if he didn't dislike him, he could join his "God of Cookery" crew.
Chapter completed!