Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 50: The Golden Age

There is nothing fun in Tianjin, so the people of Tianjin are quite fun.

For example, this breakfast shop next to Tianjin Foreign Studies University and near the filming location of the TV series "Gold Powder" has become Lu Kuan's designated place for breakfast and entertaining himself every day.

Filming for "The Golden Age" began in late April and has been underway for a week. (Note 4)
Uncle Niu served Lu Kuan some gaba vegetables while performing a crosstalk: "My two sons are nothing but useless people!"

"The eldest brother told me to live in Peking, and the second brother told me to live in Shanghai."

Lu Kuan took the bowl with a "hiss~" and the aroma of beans and braised sauce filled his nose, making him salivate.

"Isn't that quite filial?"

"Shit!"

Uncle Niu wiped his face with a handkerchief: "The eldest is in Shanghai, and the second is in Beijing! They both despise me!"

Lu Kuan was speechless. He had been feeling inferior recently because he couldn't keep up with the old man's jokes.

People from Tianjin are so good at talking, no wonder there are slogans everywhere saying that telling jokes while driving is not allowed. It’s so poor!

A young girl strolled out from the crew's base, jogging from afar.

"Master, give me a bowl of the same thing, without the cilantro!"

She glanced at the fried cakes fresh from the pan. The crust was golden and crispy. She could almost imagine the "crunch" sound when she took a bite...

"Two more fried cakes! Put them on Lu Kuan's account!"

Uncle Niu beamed, "Are you here, girl? Why isn't your mother with you today?"

The little girl wrinkled her nose and said, "I'm an adult now, how can I let her control me all the time?"

Lu Kuan swallowed the mouthful of thick, marinated Gaba in his mouth and said with dissatisfaction, "If you don't let your mother take care of you, I have no obligation to take care of you. Why do you come to me every day to ask for money?"

"Look at you, you're so stingy. You want to split the bill for breakfast that costs only a few dollars?"

Lu Kuan glanced at Liu Yifei, who had become somewhat familiar with him and had gradually become a bit "thick and black", and wiped his mouth leisurely and put down the spoon.

"I'm a grown man, and I can't say 'AA'. You're the one who buys the meal!"

The old men and women next to them were giggling. This has almost become a regular routine every morning recently, watching the young man and woman in the crew bickering and joking around.

The young man has bright eyes and sparse eyebrows, and the girl has a rosy figure and graceful temperament. They are a perfect match and a delight to watch.

Let the grandpas and aunts recall their lost youth...

Liu Yifei was so greedy that her mouth was about to water. She used a spoon to push away some of the coriander that had come in, and carefully scooped up a small spoonful. Seeing that the soup was about to flow down the edge, she quickly blew on it and put it into her mouth.

Lu Kuan looked at her with amusement: "Don't be so polite, your mother is not here, eat quickly, we will be filming later."

Concubine Liu Yi gave him a fierce look, blaming Lu Kuan for breaking her ladylike image. She looked at her watch and secretly said, "Oh no!"

After blowing on it a little, he picked up the bowl and started slurping...

"good to eat!"

Lu Kuan sighed, it seems that the interview was not a lie, now we can see the shape of the female loser.

The little girl picked up the fried cake and stuffed it into her mouth.

The fried cake filling was delicate and sweet. Concubine Liu Yi ate it eagerly. A few drops of rose-red bean paste dotted her lips. Her fair skin seemed as delicate as a baby's in the dim sunlight.

Even Boss Lu, who had seen countless women in his past and present lives, secretly swallowed his saliva.

This is not high-end goods, this is top-grade goods!

"Scratch that, you're eating like a pig."

Liu Yifei swallowed the food in her mouth with difficulty, reached out to take the napkin and wiped the corner of her mouth, then patted her belly and stood up to return to the crew.

The two walked side by side. The little girl deliberately hid on his right side to block the sunlight and looked at his angular profile: "I'm warning you, don't tell my mom." Liu Xiaoli didn't allow her to come out to eat the food from the stall.

"You already owe me 20 yuan and 5 cents, so keep it in mind."

Lu Kuan took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, took out a lighter and was about to light it.

Even after traveling through time and space, I still haven't quit smoking and have relapsed.

Concubine Liu Yi quickly snatched the lighter from his hand: "There are ladies here, can you be more gentlemanly?"

Lu Kuan curled his lips and said, "Mind your own business. You can NG a scene eight hundred times. Did the director scold you again yesterday?"

The little girl's lively and cheerful demeanor suddenly dimmed. "Do you think I really have no talent? I've tried so hard, but I still can't satisfy them."

Lu Kuan smiled and said, "Not really."

"really?"

"Maybe you can give a good performance even if you make a mistake, wuhahaha!"

Boss Lu has seen a lot of intrigues in his past and present lives, and now he quite enjoys teasing this little girl.

She is pleasing to the eye and never gets angry no matter how you tease her. Even if she is scolded by the director or given the cold shoulder by Chen Kun on the set, she will forget about it the next day.

From a certain perspective, he can be considered a god-like physique in the entertainment industry.

Today, for the first time ever, Concubine Liu Yi did not engage in a round-robin argument with him. She walked forward with her head down, looking embarrassed. She seemed really sad.

To be fair, her talent is just average.

Therefore, she is often able to handle roles such as Wang Yuyan and Zhao Linger that are more in line with the actor's image with ease, but she is not so adept at playing other roles.

"Xixi, why does it take you so long to go to the bathroom?"

When Liu Xiaoli saw the two people coming from outside, she looked at her daughter reproachfully.

"Hello, Aunt Liu, you look beautiful again today!"

"This kid, I'm already old!"

Liu Xiaoli spoke with anger, but the smile on her face betrayed her.

"By the way, Xiaolu, you should give Xixi some acting tutoring. After all, she hasn't received any formal acting education. These past few days..."

She was a little unable to continue speaking, and she felt distressed to see her daughter in such a depressed mood.

The originally hired tutor Xiu Qing went to the crew, and Lu Kuan's performance in the role of Ouyang had already conquered everyone including Liu Guoquan and Chen Kun a week before the filming started.

This reminded Liu Xiaoli of Feng Yuanzheng's advice when they first met: "You can ask that young man to teach Yi Fei. He learned acting from the same perspective as me, and his basic skills are very solid."

"I studied Grotowski. It was very hard and tiring. Few people could stick with it. She..."

Concubine Liu Yi suddenly looked up: "I can hold on! I'm not afraid of getting tired!"

Boss Lu remained noncommittal. He believed that his frivolous character could not be changed, and he would not waste his time and energy teaching the little girl in vain.

The entertainment industry emphasizes equal exchange.

"Ms. Liu, Lao Zhang is coming to visit today. Please call Mr. Cheng. I want to discuss something with you."

He decided to take control of Hongxingwu's shares and not let the short-sighted, home-based agency arrange Liu Yifei's career at random.

To be more realistic, this cash cow will begin to show its potential after the broadcast of "The Story of a Noble Family" in March 2003.

By the time the role of Wang Yuyan became popular, Liu Yifei's endorsement fee had soared to more than 200 million.

How could the thief who never leaves empty-handed not take action in advance?

　Note 1: The original film of Jinfenshijia starts shooting on May 5.27th. The time is slightly changed here.
　　
　
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