"Hey, there's a film crew shooting a scene here. Let's go up and take a look."
Fang Yang rarely goes to watch other people film, but now that he's happened to be there, he's become interested.
The film crew was busy filming and had no idea of Fang Yang and his companion's arrival. Inside the set, a civil official was beating up his ministers, spitting as he spoke, so harshly that the ministers couldn't even lift their heads.
A moment later, a eunuch-looking man came running from afar, shouting, "The Emperor has decreed that Wei Zheng and all the ministers be invited to the palace."
With the director's shout of "Cut," everyone inside and outside the studio relaxed and went to drink water and rest.
Seeing that there was nothing exciting to see for the time being, Fang Yang and Mo Sang turned around and walked outside. They were a little tired after walking for so long, and the sun was so strong that they were feeling a bit listless.
What Fang Yang and Mo Sang didn't notice was that just as they turned around, a questioning gaze was fixed on them. After muttering something to themselves, the gaze was withdrawn.
Following the shade of the corner of the wall, avoiding the direct afternoon sun, the two wandered back to the hotel. They had been out for two or three hours in the scorching sun and were soaked in sweat. As soon as they entered the hotel, a cool breeze blew over them, making them feel refreshed.
Mo Zhen, who had returned to the hotel early, was sitting in the lobby when she saw the two of them come back. She greeted them, "President Fang, why don't you come up and have some chilled watermelon? It's so hot right now, a slice of chilled watermelon is just right."
Fang Yang, who had been walking for a long time and was parched, was overjoyed to hear this and asked, "You bought a watermelon?"
"When I came back, I saw a vendor selling watermelons at the intersection, and there were more than a dozen of them, so I bought them all."
"Come on, let's go upstairs. Let's have some watermelon first. I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
The three of them went straight to the suite on the top floor. Mo Zhen opened the door with the magnetic card, inserted it into the card slot, opened the refrigerator in the living room, and a burst of cold air shot out. Mo Zhen took out a sliced watermelon and placed it on the table. "I ate two slices. It's quite sweet. You guys have a taste."
Fang Yang took the watermelon, took a bite and the juice burst out, the refreshing sweetness exploding in his mouth. "This watermelon is good. I'll buy more later and leave some for the crew to eat. This weather is too hot. I'm afraid we'll get heatstroke if we don't have something to cool us down."
Mo Sang finished a slice of watermelon in a few bites. "I'll buy some mung beans later and have the hotel make some mung bean porridge. They can send a little bit every day; it'll be good for cooling down in the summer."
Fang Yang ate five slices before he was satisfied. "This watermelon is good. I'll talk to the melon farmer tomorrow and ask him to send a truckload every few days. If we don't eat it now, we won't be able to eat it again after this period."
The Mo brothers were surprised that Fang Yang liked watermelon so much. They had never seen him eat it before, and now he was afraid he wouldn't be able to eat dinner.
"What was going on with those two people just now?"
"Hey, it's a small thing. Wu Xiaobao took on a group job that was originally supposed to be done by Hu Dawei. But Hu Dawei went to the bathroom, and the assistant director was in a hurry to find someone, so the group leader let Wu Xiaobao take over. After Hu Dawei found out, he came to make trouble for Wu Xiaobao, demanding that Wu Xiaobao give Hu Dawei the money. Of course, Wu Xiaobao refused, and the two of them got into a fight."
"Both of them are extras, right? Then who is Wu Xiaobao?"
"They're all extras. Wu Xiaobao is nineteen years old this year. I heard he's been learning martial arts at Shaolin Temple since he was a child. After leaving Shaolin Temple last year, he couldn't find anything to do, so he came to Hengdian to work as an extra. Because he's not afraid of hardship and has some kung fu skills, he's very popular with the assistant directors here. It's just that he's a bit simple-minded, so he doesn't get the chance to play any small roles."
Fang Yang smiled. This is getting more and more interesting. "Bring him over tomorrow, and I'll give him a try-out."
Despite her doubts, Mo Zhen didn't ask too many questions. After agreeing to Fang Yang's request, the three of them didn't go out again. It was only five o'clock, and the summer heat hadn't subsided yet. Besides, the three of them had just eaten a whole watermelon, so they weren't interested in eating anything else.
Sitting in Mo Zhen's room, the three of them talked about interesting things at Hengdian World Studios. It was mainly the Mo brothers who were doing the talking. These two had been hanging around Hengdian World Studios for quite some time and knew everything that happened there. Now, as they talked, they were talking non-stop.
As night fell, the three of them started to get hungry. Although they had eaten enough watermelon, they were hungry again quickly. It was already past seven o'clock, and they couldn't wait to eat.
Fang Yang stood up and stretched. "What do you want to eat tonight? It's not hot anymore, so we can go out for a bite."
Mo Sang laughed and said, "On a summer day like this, how about we go have some sliced fish, and some crayfish too? We can just eat whatever else we want."
"Alright, let's do as Mo Sang says. You're familiar with this area, right? You know which restaurants are good, right?"
"Of course! We always like to have this with an ice-cold beer. It's the perfect treat in the summer."
The three of them cleaned up the melon rinds, put them in a garbage bag, and carried them downstairs. Mo Zhen casually threw them into the garbage can next to them and walked out along the road under the streetlights.
"The owner of that shop is from western Sichuan. His fish-slicing skills are unparalleled. My brother and I can eat seven or eight jin of fish every time. Today, the three of us should be able to order a ten-jin fish."
Mo Sang's mouth watered at the mere mention of sliced fish, indicating that he hadn't had it in a while and was now drooling more and more at the thought of it.
After walking about 500 meters, they came to a roadside stall. Mo Sang led the way in, glanced around and saw that there were no seats left. There was a small table by the roadside, so they went straight over and sat down. "Uncle Cheng, let's order."
Fang Yang and Mo Zhen also sat down. Perhaps because the floor was wet, sitting there felt surprisingly cool.
Hearing Mo Sang's call, a man in his fifties came out of the shop. When he saw that it was the Mo brothers, he smiled and said, "Sang Shen, it's been a while since you two brothers have come here. Are you here to film a movie?"
Mo Sang introduced to Uncle Cheng, "This is our boss, Fang Yang. He just arrived today. Uncle Cheng, you'd better show us your best skills today. Our boss is very good at cooking, so don't ruin his reputation."
After saying that, Mo Sang introduced Fang Yang: "This is Luo Cheng, the owner of this restaurant. We all call him Uncle Cheng. We've really become like family here."
"A family?" Fang Yang was confused. He had only heard that people became friends at the dinner table. What on earth was "a family"?
Mo Sang laughed and said, "Back then, my brother and I often ate here. Over time, we started to treat this place like our own kitchen, so people in our company jokingly call us a family."
Fang Yang, wow, there's such a saying!
"Uncle Cheng, ten catties of sliced fish, ten catties of crayfish, stir-fried loofah with eggs, smashed cucumber with vinegar, boiled beef, and one snail too. Hmm, one duck, and a case of ice-cold beer to start."
Mo Sang ordered quickly, and Luo Cheng Ji was just as fast. Almost immediately after Mo Sang finished ordering, they repeated the order, and once they saw that everything was in order, they said to wait a moment and went back into the restaurant.
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