The three of them sat down, ordered a table full of dishes, and chatted for a while. Yang Fenglin watched the waiters walking around and exclaimed in a low voice, "Brother-in-law, the service here is really good."
He used to work at a state-run restaurant. Unless he went out to eat with his father, nobody knew who he was. The waiters would be considered polite if they didn't roll their eyes at you, let alone serve you food.
Shen Heng said, "The positions here are filled through competitive selection. If someone doesn't perform well, they're replaced. How could the service attitude be bad?"
State-run restaurants offered job security; once you got a job there, you had no worries about the future. How can that be compared to this?
"That's great! Now that there are privately owned restaurants like this in Yancheng, I think everyone will love eating here. Wouldn't the state-run restaurants have to go out of business?"
"I think you're probably right."
As they spoke, the dishes on their table slowly began to be served. This restaurant's main dishes were exquisite, delicious, but also plentiful and expensive. However, Shen Heng and his companions were not people who pursued affordability.
This small town is unique; everyone here is from out of town, and you rarely see children or women. Most of the people here are men who are busy working.
In this shop, everyone was dressed smartly, and it seemed like each of them had a business worth tens of thousands of yuan, so the three men's attire looked somewhat out of place.
Yang Fenglin in military uniform was a rare sight here, and other guests frequently cast curious glances at them.
Midway through the meal, a man in his forties suddenly appeared at their table. He wore small black-rimmed glasses, had a shaved head with black and white hair around the sides, wore a short-sleeved white shirt with pockets, and a watch on his wrist.
"Hello, you three."
The man with glasses had a magnetic voice that belied his appearance. Seeing the three of them looking up at him, he continued to explain his purpose: "I've been observing this young lady for quite some time now."
Shen Heng suddenly lost his appetite: "Get out of here right now, I don't want to fight here."
"Let me finish what I have to say first," the man with glasses looked quite serious, but his personality was quite gentle. He was neither angry nor backed down from Shen Heng's harsh words. He said, "I am a director. We are currently filming a movie, but one of the actors changed his mind and decided not to participate. We are having a big headache. But when I saw this young lady today, I felt that your image was very suitable for the role, so I took the liberty of coming over to bother you. There was no ill intent on my part."
After saying that, the director with glasses smiled at Shen Heng.
The saying "You can't hit someone who's smiling" didn't apply to Shen Heng: "We're not from here, and we're going back in a couple of days."
Just as the director was about to say something, Yang Fenglin continued, "My sister is a top student from Yenching University. Why would she act in a movie?" His brother-in-law treats his sister like the apple of his eye. If his sister were to act in a movie, and the movie were released, the whole world would be able to see how beautiful his sister is. His brother-in-law would probably go crazy with jealousy.
"Sister, what do you think?" Yang Fenglin asked Bai Jiaojiao.
Bai Jiaojiao also said, "Director, I'm so sorry, I really didn't have that idea. First, we're about to go home, and second, I've never thought about acting in movies. I don't take on jobs I'm not qualified for, so I'm sorry."
The director was very polite, so Bai Jiaojiao politely declined as well.
The director, however, was not giving up and continued, "I understand, I understand. Both of your points are actually quite easy to resolve."
As he spoke, he sat down in the empty seat next to Yang Fenglin.
He looked at Bai Jiaojiao and said, "Listen to me first. This role doesn't have many scenes; it can be completed in just one day. The actress who ran away complained that the role was too small, and since she had a lead role in another film, she just quit."
Bai Jiaojiao pursed her lips, looking at the director who had already taken his seat, and could tell that his intention was very firm.
They've already sat down; we can't just carry them away, chair and all.
"This character is the mother of our male protagonist."
"Pfft..." Yang Fenglin covered his mouth before spitting out the food in his mouth. "The male lead's mother? Are you making a film about Little Soldier Zhang Ga?"
Bai Jiaojiao: "......"
Director: "...Of course not. This character's scenes mainly appear in the memories of the male lead's father. Her character is very pure, gentle, and exudes the beautiful charm of women. My first impression of this lady was that she seemed to have stepped out of our script."
Bai Jiaojiao's appearance was better than many movie actors he had ever seen. The role he needed now didn't require much acting skills, just a few seconds of stunning appearance. He could even use a stunt double for the rest. All he needed was a face.
This face must be able to convince the audience that the male lead's mother is a great beauty that a man can remember for a lifetime; she must not only be beautiful, but also intelligent.
The group of producers who came with the director were all looking this way.
"Do you think Lao Fu can close the deal? He scared the young girl half to death."
"Look at him, he even sat down at their table, he should be able to make it work. Don't you know how good Old Fu is at speaking?"
"Hey, didn't you see that guy across from him? He'd be perfect for playing Zhang Fei. He looks like that girl's boyfriend, she definitely wouldn't agree."
"Shall we make a bet?"
"What kind of bet?"
"How about a month's supply of cigarettes? And it has to be Zhonghua."
"Zhonghua cigarettes? Are you crazy? You still smoke Zhonghua cigarettes?"
"...Hongtashan, how about Hongtashan?"
"Fine, just you wait and see, he'll never be able to convince them."
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