Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

story background:

It takes place at the Huige BBQ restaurant at the entrance of an urban village lane on the edge of an international metropolis.

Two kilometers north of here, new buildings built by high-tech companies are brightly lit. One kilometer south, the exterior of XX Villa Community, which was delivered less than three years ago, is still brand new. According to the flyer distributed by the agent, the house price has increased from 60,000 square meters to 80,000 square meters.

The community is heavily guarded, but through the fence, you will find that the greening in the community is getting better and better every year. 1.5 kilometers to the east is a subway station and commercial complex. There was also a tidal wave of people. At nine o'clock in the morning, they all had the same face.

Protagonist: Brother Hui.

Clothes: Wearing a military coat in winter and a gray vest in summer. Brother Hui is lame on his right leg, which makes him seem a little unbalanced. No one knows why he is lame.

There is also a supporting role guy.

The young man was quick with his hands and feet, but also taciturn.

BBQ restaurant environment:

The room on the ground floor is very small, with four tables on the street outside. It sells barbecue and some cold dishes in summer evenings. In late autumn and winter, it changes to wontons, noodles with mixed sauce and the mouth-watering bean juice that old Yanjing people like to eat.

The standard feature of a late-night canteen is a special canteen open from midnight to seven in the morning, a taciturn and story-telling boss, and some regular diners.

The first character to appear: a stray dog.

Chuaner, with yellow hair mixed with black, medium height, neither fat nor thin, neither disabled nor miserable, alone. He never begged for food and knew how to avoid urban management.

The old wild dog was originally raised by a woman from a nearby breakfast stall. The woman was color blind and everything she saw was white, so she called him Xiaobai. Later, the mother-in-law was knocked down by the stall and died soon after, leaving Xiaobai to come and take her place every night.

Unfortunately his master never came again.

The second character on the scene: Urban Guan Lao Yang, who is almost fifty years old. He is wearing a uniform that has been washed a little and is old. He is thin and his hair is a little white.

Old Yang, the urban management officer, also comes often. He likes to eat chicken skin and roasted gluten, and he can drink snowflakes while the sweeper is out on the street.

Lao Yang took the initiative to work the night shift. Two years ago, when he found that he was not good at riding the third route, he started to work the night shift.

He would come here to have something to eat and drink before get off work, sometimes with colleagues and friends, sometimes by himself. He only drank too much once, when his son came to pick him up. He sounded like he died in a nursing home.

After that time, Lao Luo's son Ronaldinho also came back from time to time. He is a planner at an advertising company. He works overtime every day to make PPTs, earns a salary of less than five figures after tax, and worries about projects worth billions.

I don’t know why, but his drinking buddies are all men. Ronaldinho once got beaten up by someone at the next table because he liked to talk about Hong Kong movies and Cantonese after drinking too much. The older brother next to him thought he was a loser in Hong Kong.

The last character to appear: a veteran of Yanjing, a retired veteran of BJ who has been doing great things for many years, suddenly found that the world has changed, the loyalty of the world has given way to the disputes of interests, the brotherhood has shunned promotion and wealth, simply put away the burden, and retired in In the market, I take a walk every day and check out the small shops.

Meili watched carefully.

"Husband, the characters are interesting, there are all kinds of people.

"I originally wanted to write stories about ordinary people." Yu Dongqing said with a smile: "This way it is down to earth."

"Um"

Bright nodded.

“I haven’t started writing the plot yet.”

"Isn't this what I'm thinking about? I plan to write it as a series. The plot doesn't need to be too long, and a story can be completed in two to three episodes." Yu Dongqing explained.

"Have you decided on one?" Mingliang asked again.

"Yes, but immature."

"Say it and let me hear it." Meili said in a coquettish tone.

"Okay." Yu Dongqing told a complete story: "I will tell you the story of this Yanjing veteran."

When Lao Pao'er appeared in the canteen late at night, it was about to close at six o'clock the next day. In the bright morning, he was carrying a birdcage, clothes draped over his shoulders, wandering around and beating up the small vendors who went out in the early morning. Hello, I said hello to the boss after entering the store, and it was still the same.

Brother Hui glanced at it and said jokingly, "Others come here for my Man-Han banquet. No matter how bad it is, it's just home-cooked food. You can make it good, just like my mouthful of bean juice."

After the fermented soy milk is boiled, add the remaining soy milk in batches with a spoon. After each addition, boil it a second time. Bring some hot bean juice soaked in it, put two "burnt rings" on it, and a plate of very finely chopped mustard greens with spicy oil added.

Lao Pao'er sighed with satisfaction, "After taking this sip, the day has just begun!"

Lao Pao'er rarely appeared late at night, except for that one time, when his son got into trouble and offended a second-generation official who was more sophisticated and had a better background. Lao Pao'er went alone to ride a bicycle to challenge each other. Waves arose again, and he accidentally got involved in a huge political conspiracy, and accidentally got a huge check sent abroad.

Everyone advised to call the police in time. You are old, so don’t get involved in this matter. Lao Paoer was stubborn and did not call the police. He decided to solve the problem in Lao Paoer’s way and made an appointment to duel at the ice rink in Houhai. I called some brothers who used to hang out together and had a barbecue in the canteen late at night.

Brother Hui is also very particular. He personally grills the mutton skewers and lamb kidneys until they are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

When Brother Hui brought it out, he only saw these old men in their 40s and 50s expressing their opinions, "Brother Six, I'll go!" They looked stubborn and brave.

As the morning light faded, Lao Pao'er rode his bicycle. Brother Hui only saw Lao Pao'er throwing a roll of stuff on Da Sa Mi's balcony and then rode away.

After that fight on the beach at Houhai, Brother Hui never saw Lao Pao'er again. Only his son began to carry the bird cage to drink bean juice early in the morning.

"Husband, your story could actually be written into a movie." Meiliang said.

yes

In fact, this is the "Old Paoer" filmed by Feng Xiaogang in that time and space. Yu Dongqing thought it was very interesting and made a simplified version.

"However, husband, your story is a bit too social and cannot be placed at the front of the series." Mingliang reminded again.

"I plan to put it in the last unit drama." Meiliang said with a smile: "By the way, I will mention the story of Brother Hui."

"The boss also has a story?"

"Who doesn't have a story in this world?" Yu Dongqing laughed.

He slowly took a sip of tea and said: "This boss is actually a brother of Lao Pao. He was beaten and crippled when he helped Lao Pao fight in the world N years ago, so he quit the world and opened this barbecue restaurant. "

"This time, Lao Pao didn't call him when something happened, and he didn't take the initiative to go. After all, there are seniors and juniors, and his son is getting married soon. He doesn't want to cause trouble."

"But then Lao Pao'er died, and he decided to solve the problem in his own way. After cooking the last barbecue that night, he looked at the lights in XX Villa not far away, closed the door early and left quietly."

"No one saw this boss after that. His Hui Ge BBQ restaurant was closed for a few days and finally opened, but the boss was replaced by a young man - the boss's son, who smiled and barbecued for the regular customers - the whole drama end."