Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 35: The Beef Offal Stall Owner
In this way, with the help of Zeng Dan, they got Huo Chunliang's address information and successfully met this once popular action star.

Although Xia Yuan was still somewhat confused as to why the senior sister chose to agree to this condition, he did not say anything.

Maybe the senior sister has her own considerations. I have to say that after this period of contact, the senior sister is still very unique in her considerations on some issues.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, some of the senior’s decisions may seem very frivolous, and may not be accepted by outsiders, and may be considered very inexplicable.

But after verification, it turned out that they were all feasible. Many of the decisions made and the words said by the senior sister made sense.

What if he is the boss?
Since the senior student thinks it’s okay and the boss isn’t afraid, what should he be afraid of as a director?
And even without considering that the things that happened to Huo Chunliang were actually false, what Zeng Dan said was by no means false. Huo Chunliang at that time was truly comparable to Zeng Dan.

If Huo Chunliang had not been disgraced early on, he would not be one of the "three great fighters" now, but one of the "four great fighters", and the Hanxia film and television industry would have had another shining martial arts superstar.

There were only Xia Yuan and Tang Ying in the car. They stopped on the side of the road and looked towards a street stall in the distance.

"Is this here?"

"Yes, that's it. Right there."

This is a pushcart stall selling beef offal. Like many other roadside stalls, a three-wheeled motorcycle is their whole world.

At this moment, the business of this "Liangzai" beef offal stall is obviously not very good. There are not many customers and the only three tables are empty.

The owner is a middle-aged man with gray hair. He is wearing the kind of old man vest commonly worn by middle-aged and elderly people in the Guangdong and Guangdong regions in summer. His face is full of wrinkles and his skin condition is visibly bad. He has a sweat towel draped around his neck, and the owner picks it up from time to time to wipe the sweat from his head.

It is hard to imagine that this seemingly unprepossessing owner of a beef offal stall once had a very glorious history. He was once a household name known to everyone and stood at the pinnacle of his life.

He now looked more like all the working people, living hard every day and not daring to stop to rest. Just like the wound on his hand, he was cut by a knife while cutting beef offal, but at most he would just put a Band-Aid on it, and he didn't need to go to the hospital for a tetanus shot like those rich and free people.

Then let this Band-Aid be soaked in beef offal soup after a day's work.

Xia Yuan and Tang Ying looked at each other, opened the car door, got out, and walked towards the beef offal stall.

"Boss!" Xia Yuan went up to say hello.

"Hey, little guy, what do you want to eat? Just take a look around. We have all kinds of meat here, and the ingredients are fresh. We get new stock every day. We definitely won't let you eat frozen meat. Many people who work here like to eat here. The taste is great."

When Huo Chunliang saw the guests coming, he immediately became visibly enthusiastic. The sadness and worry in his eyes when there was no one around just now quickly disappeared, and he greeted the guests with a smile on his face.

As he spoke, he opened the iron covers on the beef offal stall one by one: "My suggestion is to eat more intestines and lungs. Today's beef intestines and lungs are very good. When you get them at four or five in the morning, they are still moving. The stew in that state is left hanging for three hours before being put out for sale. It is very flavorful."

"Three bowls please." Xia Yuan said with a smile.

Huo Chunliang was stunned for a moment, looked at the two of them, but didn't say anything: "Okay, there's a seat here."

After saying that, he took Xia Yuan and Tang Ying to sit on the side.

After sitting down, Xia Yuan looked around.

This is the old town of Jianggang. The surrounding environment is quite good. Although it is located on the roadside, each table has a parasol. Jianggang is a coastal city with a large coastal area. The sea breeze can blow into the city, so it is not very hot in the shade.

Soon, three bowls of beef offal soup came up. Huo Chunliang put them on the table and said, "Enjoy it."

After saying that, he turned and walked away.

But Xia Yuan stopped Huo Chunliang: "Boss, wait a minute."

"Is there anything I can help you with, sir?" Huo Chunliang turned around and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Let's eat together. I ordered this for you." Xia Yuan said with a smile, "By the way, I want to talk to you about something, Teacher Huo Chunliang."

Huo Chunliang remained silent and did not sit down immediately.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Xia Yuan, and I'm a director. This is Tang Ying, my boss, the chairman of Heye Film and Television Co., Ltd. I wonder if I can have a meal with the famous 'Qingting Wusheng', the direct descendant of Mr. Huo Yuanjia?"

"Hello, Teacher Huo Chunliang, it's better to meet you in person than to hear about you." Tang Ying also nodded.

"it is good."

Huo Chunliang was silent for a moment, and finally nodded. He was not surprised, and did not say anything else.

They were all in their 40s, and he had experienced many ups and downs in the second half of his life. Many things did not cause any waves for him. Xia Yuan did not dare to say that he could understand Huo Chunliang's sadness and experience over the years.

Everyone was silent during the meal.

After eating for a while, Huo Chunliang finally raised his head and broke the silence: "I just thought for a long time, and I don't have any impression of the two guests. They should not be on my list of creditors. May I ask what you two want to see me for?"

"Do you think the beef offal you sell is delicious?" Xia Yuan did not answer directly, but asked instead.

"It's delicious, but I'm tired of eating it after so many years." Huo Chunliang put down his chopsticks without wasting any piece.

"Then why did you choose to sell beef offal? Instead of choosing some other business?"

"If I don't sell it, how can I survive? Food, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, all these are earned with blood and sweat. I have also started a family and a career. In addition, because of my early years, I have a large amount of foreign debt. My penalty for breach of contract and various debts are all huge figures. The little savings I had at the time were not even enough to make up for it."

He let out a light breath, took out a cigarette from his pocket, tapped it twice, took out one and lit it.

Then he took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

"This man, a poor man living in a busy city, wielding ten steel hooks, can't hook his relatives and flesh and blood; a rich man living in a remote mountain area, wielding a wooden stick, can't beat his ungrateful relatives and friends. Moreover, what was the situation at that time? Everyone said that I was a rapist. After the incident, those people who were inseparable from me on weekdays wanted to take a knife to cut off the places I touched, impatiently drawing a clear line between us.

I have no one I can rely on. I can only rely on myself. I can't let my whole family suffer and go hungry because of me, right?
This is life, and people should work hard for their own lives. It's only natural. But fortunately, not many people recognize me now, except for those creditors, who would recognize me even if I turned into ashes. Other than that, most people's memory is still not very good.

But it’s just right, because of this, I can still make a living now.”

"Are you married?" Xia Yuan was stunned.

"Hahaha, I'm already in my forties. If I don't get married, who will support me when I'm old?" Huo Chunliang laughed.

Xia Yuan was a little embarrassed. Yes, he was a little presumptuous.

Huo Chunliang has been away from the entertainment industry for a long time and drew a clear line with it early on. Plus, he is no longer a young man, so it is normal for him to get married.

"She is a very good person, very ordinary. Everyone disliked me back then, except her. She was very happy and said she was married to a big star on TV."

Huo Chunliang flicked the ash off his hand and said, "Then I changed my mind and thought that I had seen enough of the fickleness of the world. It would be a good thing to have a stable family and live a normal life. At least I have someone to rely on and a little hope to keep going. "

It was an ordinary daily scene. Xia Yuan had been secretly watching Huo Chunliang and he couldn't help but nod secretly.

In fact, many things can only be seen from ordinary details, and cannot be seen completely through the camera.

Perhaps it is due to his unknown experiences and mental journey, Huo Chunliang now looks completely different from before. He does not have any of the high spirits and arrogance, nor does he have the fine clothes and vigorous horse he once had.

All he has is the aura of a middle-aged man who has been smoothed out by society, experienced many ups and downs, and gradually become calm, silent, and steady.

This temperament is very similar to that of Chen Shi, the protagonist of "Master".

Naturally.

Of course, Chen Shi is the image of a master who has been in the martial arts world for many years. It is not enough to have superb martial arts skills, and he certainly cannot play this role well.

Xia Yuan has always had a clear idea about the positioning of this film and this role.

In fact, this is a story about the human relationships in the underworld, telling the story of the last bit of "rules" in the declining underworld, and the people who live by the "rules".

That's why he doesn't want the new generation of action stars to be the protagonists.

Because in essence this is not a simple martial arts film, the new generation of action stars cannot perform in that style.

At this moment, he felt that there was a living Chen Shi sitting in front of him.

Xia Yuan spoke up: "Teacher Huo, if there is an opportunity in front of you to act in a movie, would you choose to accept it?"

"Movie? Someone wants me to film a movie?" Huo Chunliang was stunned at first.

Then he laughed out loud and shook his head, "Don't be funny, I know my reputation well. No film company would be so idle as to look for a bad artist like me to act in a movie. It would just bring criticism to my own movie. Besides, my life now is not bad. Although it is very plain, it is also very fulfilling. I have already drawn a clear line with that circle."

"It's us." Tang Ying said, "We want to invite you to come out and make a new film."

(End of this chapter)