Drunken Master

Pei Yan followed their team members downstairs.A car came by the entrance of the hotel, braked suddenly, and the people who got off the car went straight to the lobby, it was Mr. Billy Cao.

Sure enough, he came looking for him in a hurry. Cao Billy's golden brown face was shining, and he saw Pei Yan head-on, as if he had seen a savior: "Mr. Pei, hey, Mr. Pei, great, great! I just came to pick you up , let's go directly to the studio to try on the mirror and put on makeup..."

"Try—what mirror?" Pei Yan dragged out her voice, raising her eyebrows in astonishment.

"Huh? I just talked with your agent on the phone. The big production "Knight of the Stars Far Away" has a male lead, and the role is none other than you. The producer sincerely hopes..." Billy Cao said Quickly, his face changed several times within a few hours.

"Oh, I heard that Zhuang Xiao refused to act?" Pei Yan looked at the other party.

"Uh, yes..." Cao Billy's voice was vague.

"You want me to choose his role?" Pei Yan said.

"This can be discussed again. The screenwriter can completely let that character die at the beginning of the fifth season. This is usually done in long-running dramas, and then tailor a new character for you!" Billy Cao was confident, and smiled in a low voice. .

"Mr. Zhuang is no longer acting, so I will give up the drama, so as not to catch up again and again season after season, which will whet my appetite... Do you understand what that means?" Pei Yan looked at the surnamed Cao coldly.

What's the meaning?Cao Billy's face changed slightly.

"It means that I don't act either." Pei Yan remained expressionless.

"..."

"Mr. Pei?!"

Cao Billy's face turned blue immediately, this time something is wrong, the cast list is about to open, where can I find a cheap and easy-to-use Asian kung fu actor?

"Mr. Pei, there is still room for fluctuation in the salary...Mr. Pei, how about 100 million dollars per episode, 1000 million dollars for ten episodes? This is already quite a high price tag!

"Mr. Pei!!!"

"..."

Pei Yan was about to walk to the hotel gate, when he turned around suddenly, Cao Billy's desperate eyes showed a gleam of light, thinking that the 20% floating increase had moved the starlet who was eager to get ahead.

Pei Yan turned back and approached Billy Cao: "Mr. Cao, I have to thank you for doing me a big favor this time."

Cao Billy didn't react: "What's the matter? I, I can act as your agent, contact the other company for details and review the contract!"

"No, no, you broke up Zhuang Xiao's contract. He won't be able to shoot in Los Angeles for the next period of time, right? Just temporarily unemployed?" Pei Yan showed a slightly sly expression, "Then he is Aren't you forced to consider going back to China to accept the show...? That's wonderful."

Billy Cao: "..."

Pei Yan smiled wildly: "Thank you, Mr. Cao, I will wait to formally welcome Mr. Zhuang back to China.

"I'll introduce him to some higher-paid roles in the future, and he won't be out of action!"

Pei Yan walked away after finishing speaking.

Cao Billy was speechless, his face was extremely ugly, Zhuang Xiao and Pei Yan seemed to have colluded, and today the partnership is going to ruin his job.

So, you can't easily destroy other people's jobs. Everyone is a grasshopper jumping on the thread. It is supposed to be helping each other. Unkindness and unrighteousness may end up endangering your own food.

Cao Billy went back to Johnny Wu and Zhang Huan for help, and they shrugged and spread their hands to him one by one, expressing "I can't persuade you", "I can't do anything", "I can't help you, old man"!

Pei Yan got into a taxi at the entrance of the hotel, and told his agent, I will go to Mr. Zhuang to inform him, and I also refused to act, so don't let people misunderstand me.

Just as he closed the car door and was about to start, Johnny Wu asked him in a low voice through the car window: "Honey, where did you sleep last night?"

"Zhuang Xiao's guest room." Pei Yan took it for granted.

"Guest room..." Johnny Wu was slightly disappointed. Are you soft-hearted, kid?Key things are weak.

"You think I can sleep in the master bedroom of his house?" Uncle Johnny could see through Pei Yan's thoughts, and he didn't hide it anymore.

"I thought you had a good night's sleep... It's really righteous." Johnny Wu said.

"I can't beat him, and I dare not sleep, is it okay?" Pei Yan's face was full of frustration and sadness.

"I'm also afraid that you will cause trouble. You must not mess around, don't cause scandals in that area, but..." Johnny's father hesitated to speak, but he loved the child sincerely, and whispered, "I Back then, he was also strong..."

"Just you?!" Pei Yan almost sprayed the uncle in the face with a mouthful of saliva, and the taxi driver sitting in front was getting impatient.

"You can beat your big architect? I think he is much stronger than you?" Pei Yan stared at Johnny Wu, a coquettish old hoof, with wide eyes.

"Baby, it's not about whether you can beat him... It's about whether he will really turn on you and beat you? Can he really beat you? Can he slap you in the face now?" The experienced The old hoof gave Pei Yan a very meaningful look, and woke him up with a word.

If Pei Yan realized something: "Oh——"

Right.In the play, Liu Xianglian beat Xue Pan badly, and pushed Xue Pan's head into the mud, because it was Xue Pan.

I'm better than Xue Pan, right?How handsome is it?

What if it was Jia Baoyu who came here?Do you think Liu Xianglian will beat people?Maybe the ending of the whole play is reversed...

Pei Yan continued to send messages all the way.

[I want to eat grilled fish at night, grilled live fish, do I need to add green onion, ginger and garlic?I'm going to buy onions, ginger and garlic right now. 】

[What other ingredients and seasonings do I need to buy?you say. 】

[I really can only sleep at Liang Youhui's house?He is crooked. 】

[I'm so handsome, I don't feel safe sleeping in their house, I'm afraid he will bully me. 】

Some of the words were a bit rogue, and with his own temperament, these were too explicit, not his style, and he felt shabby.That is to say, Zhuang Xiao didn't even want to face him.

His WeChat bombardment full of nonsense all the way, probably really annoyed Zhuang Xiao.

Just as he continued to "snap" the keyboard, "beep", a notification sound came in.

Zhuang Xiao replied, "Who are you afraid of?"Liang Youhui can't beat you again! 】

Pei Yan rolled sideways on the back seat of the taxi, happily "hehehe", her feet were almost on the side of the window glass.The taxi driver reminded him, are you wearing a seat belt on the rear seat, and you will be fined!

Pei Yan continued: 【I'm really going to buy onions, ginger and garlic. I went to Dahua Supermarket. Where are you? 】

It sounded like Zhuang Xiao was angry and angry today, so he sent him a voice message directly: [Getting the car in the garage and going to Dahua Supermarket, didn't you say to eat grilled fish at night?What about fish? ! 】

Pei Yan also said in voice: [You can ask Liang Youhui for fish!He should still be fishing on the boat! 】

Pei Yan could feel it through the phone screen, he must have made Zhuang Xiao vomit blood.

He smiled and said: [See you in the supermarket. 】

Dahua Supermarket is next to the Japanese-style izakaya where they ate and drank yesterday, and Pei Yan also knows such a local Chinese chain fresh vegetable supermarket.

After getting off the taxi, we entered Dahua with a shopping cart.

He would never go to the supermarket to buy vegetables in China.The broken shopping cart jingled restlessly in front of his eyes, and was pushed to pieces by him.

At the entrance of the supermarket, there is a row of small commodity departments, which rent and sell domestic audio-visual products, sell Japanese and Korean skin care products and cosmetics, or cheap handicrafts from Bo, which is very similar to the atmosphere of Tianyi Small Commodity Market in Beijing.

Pei Yan pushed the shopping cart and was attracted by a poster of a Kung Fu movie with a shirtless upper body on the wall, so she couldn't help but take a closer look.He watched it with relish for a while, and took a few DVDs from the video store's shelves, as well as the attached poster.

The style is very 90s, very nostalgic, it should be a souvenir for the "flying" to travel.

When he came out of the video store again, he was going in the direction of fresh fruits and vegetables, and the surrounding movement was not quite right. Several young girls passed by.

It looked like a local Chinese student, the girl suddenly turned around: "Huh?"

"Look at that boy..."

"Hey, hey, that one is wearing a white hoodie...hip-hop pants..."

"Who?"

"Does it look like our family's Yanbao? This looks too much alike."

"Your family, Yan Bao, came to Dahua Supermarket to buy vegetables? This plot, you are going crazy, you..."

"That's right, my husband, Yanyan, is filming "Dragon Fighting the Sky Pass" in China, so he won't come here to buy groceries. His personality is about to collapse... Actually, I feel that a cold, domineering boy is quietly buying The dishes are also very contrasting and cute..."

Several girls chatted in whispers and followed each other step by step.

Pei Yan was so frightened that her back trembled.He wore sunglasses, a baseball cap, and a hoodie, but he almost didn't wear the big black mask. He felt that the air index in Southern California was so good, and the air was filled with the fragrance of the United States, and it was too much to wear a mask. Pretend it.Is the mouth too good-looking to show off?

He moved as fast as lightning, bypassed the freshly baked bread and cake room, immediately turned around and ran past the milk, egg, tofu freezer, and then strode across the shelf of breakfast cereal, coffee, peanut butter, and fled in the direction of the fresh food department...

The girls were still a step too slow, they must have been unable to run after Pei Shaoxia, and finally saw an empty shopping cart spinning around in front of the freezer...

Pei Yan was still panting, and quickly sent a voice message to Zhuang Xiao: [You don't come here, there are fans in Dahua Supermarket, I want to retreat. 】

Zhuang Xiao replied to him in seconds: [I've already entered. 】

Fortunately, Pei Yan remembered to take out the items in the shopping cart.If someone finds out what he bought, and someone photographs him appearing in the Dahua Supermarket in Irvine, California, only fifteen miles away from Zhuang Xiao’s home, with a vegetable basket in one hand and a basket in the other. Zhuang Xiao's DVD poster, he is really going to die, both of them are finished...

He used all his strength to act in a spy movie, and he didn't know why he was nervous, but in the final analysis, he was still guilty.

He was never guilty before, and he was not afraid to meet his fans.In the "catwalks" at the airport, they all open their bald heads, like a arrogant eight-legged crab, walking sideways all the way, and he is very generous to fans who ask for autographs and group photos.

He was about to reply to the text message when a hand behind him grabbed his shoulder and pressed hard.

Pei Yan turned her head in shock...

Zhuang Xiao was very close to him, covering most of his face with his hat and hoodie.The two hurriedly looked at each other, forgetting what they wanted to say before, they both looked like thieves and ran away, and winked at each other in shock: run.

Zhuang Xiao carried a plastic shopping basket, and there were only green onions, ginger and garlic in it.Both of them jumped fast and quickly passed a row of fresh refrigerators.

Zhuang Xiao asked: "Where's the fish? Did Liang Youhui really catch a fish?"

Pei Yan said: "I don't know, do you think he can do it? Do we need to light up the lights in the evening and fish at night?"

Zhuang Xiao snorted, "I don't think he can do it."

Pei Yan laughed out loud.

Zhuang Xiao took a pile of frozen lamb chops, Korean-style beef short ribs, and pork bacon from the freezer like a sweep, and grabbed two bottles of barbecue sauce, thinking that it was almost enough for a meal.Pei Yan was about to move towards the front cashier when Zhuang Xiao pulled her over by the collar: "Are you stupid? Your fans are waiting to block you at the cashier."

Pei Yan folded her eyebrows in embarrassment.

Zhuang Xiao didn't go to the supermarket to check out at all, he yelled into the face of the fresh food department: "Hey, master..."

In the back kitchen of the fresh food department, the master chef who is in charge of handling fresh meat is carrying a bone-removing knife, and with a fleshy face, he also nodded to Zhuang Xiao: "Hey, Ah Xiao."

The accents of the old immigrants from Chaoshan are from their own people.

Zhuang Xiao said, "I bought a bunch of barbecued meat, and I'll come back tomorrow to pay you."

The master didn't say a word, he was very cool, he rolled his eyes and left.

Pei Yan's eyes were opened again, it turned out that this is how heroes walk on the rivers and lakes to "buy vegetables"!Immediately, Zhuang Xiao dragged him out through the staff passage, and walked out the back door...

In the back alley of the supermarket, the narrow street shelters the houses, and there is no one there.The two looked at each other and smiled, it was really exciting to engage in a spy battle.

It seems that there is no need to talk about some nonsense. Regarding the drama "Knights of the Far Eastern Stars", both of them have already decided to give up, and there is no need to talk to mother-in-law about why they gave up.

Zhuang Xiao knew that the Mr. Pei he knew was not that kind of person either. He was a dick and hot guy, but he wasn't like a villain.

Pei Yan began to take out things from the extremely loose and bulky hoodie she was wearing.

"The clothes are so fat, what are you pretending?" Zhuang Xiao frowned.

"Fat enough, I think I can fit another you and your family Bao Xiaopang!" Pei Yan said with a smile.

He took out a DVD and handed it to Zhuang Xiao.

He took out another disc and handed it to Zhuang Xiao.

Then there was a disc, and finally a large poster that had been creased...

A bunch of long-winded things stuffed the belly pocket of his hoodie like he was five months pregnant.Zhuang Xiao seldom burst into laughter: "What are you doing?"

Pei Yan was very calm: "Big star, please sign each one for me."

Zhuang Xiao couldn't help laughing: "Is there something wrong?"

Pei Yan said: "I sincerely ask for an autograph, I haven't asked for it yet."

Zhuang Xiao's eyes flicked across his face, a little strange, deliberately avoiding some inexplicable and dark emotions.Pei Yan felt that Zhuang Xiao might want to say, "I'll sign for you when I get home, I can sign as many papers as I want", but he just didn't say anything.People who are used to maintaining a restrained and steady face are really able to suppress expressions and moods without leaking a single drop.

Zhuang Xiao lowered his head and picked up a bunch of fresh shopping bags: "Hurry up, the frozen things are going to melt in the sun and go bad."

After speaking, he turned his head and walked towards the parking lot.

It's only 1 minute out of the supermarket, how can it be tanned and spoiled?

……

After stacking the fresh food in the refrigerator, Zhuang Xiao looked at the clock on the wall and said, "Call Youhui over for a barbecue at night. It's still early, and I have to do some work. You can go out with me."

Zhuang Xiao used the electric key to open the door of his garage.

Pei Yan glanced around, and there were several nice cars parked in the garage, but Zhuang Xiao wanted to drive that pickup truck.

The pickup car is relatively high, with only two seats.Pei Yan sat in the passenger seat, bumping her hips along the way, and soon saw a country road.On the outskirts of the city, in the middle of the valley, there are endless orchards and farms on both sides of the road.

Horses and fat sheep are pacing leisurely on the pasture, and the end of the sky is filled with blue sky and white clouds.

"Why are you here? What work?" Pei Yan asked.

"Just idle, go to the farm to get some fertilizer, and pave the backyard of the farm." Zhuang Xiao said.

"You still need to do this job?" Pei Yan turned her head to look at Zhuang Xiao in disbelief.

"Usually I do it by myself, but today they are not here, and you are here." Zhuang Xiao suddenly smiled, indulged in the beautiful lip shape.

"Fuck... I'm a cheap labor force for nothing?" Pei Yan shouted that he was fooled.

"Do you want to eat our barbecue? Can't you stay in a free Airbnb?" This time it was Zhuang Xiao's turn to look at him provocatively, but with a smile on his lips.

"Inadvertently making friends!" Pei Yan muttered, actually feeling beautiful in her heart.

There are many things that Pei Yan has never seen before and never imagined. Zhuang Xiao spent half a year filming in Southern California and lived a "semi-reclusive" life for the other half. This is how it was originally.Between the vast world, there is a beautiful scene that makes the soul return to tranquility, which can make people temporarily forget many worldly troubles...

Zhuang Xiao went to a farm selling manure, loaded a truck full of manure with a pickup truck, and took it away.

This kind of physical work is usually done by brothers in the dealer class. Now Sha Yunfei and his martial arts team are filming in Hong Kong. Sa Risheng went back to China to visit him and Anda. Therefore, the strong labor force captured by Zhuang Daxia was Pei Yan.

This cart of dung forced Pei Shaoxia to collapse.

He held his nose and had fun in the car all the way: "I can't take it anymore, I want to break the news. I didn't enjoy the advantages of a wealthy life of capitalism when I came to the United States. I came here to dig manure and shovel fertilizer with you!"

He complained all the way without saying a good word, and his heart was so beautiful that he went out of the window...

Zhuang Xiao opened the car window and smoked a cigarette.

Pei Yan immediately had a sour expression on the verge of fainting, which made Zhuang Xiao laugh out loud, "You, film king? Don't go crazy."

Pei Yan choked and said, "It stinks! Close the windows!"

After a while, Zhuang Xiao said, "It's not the smell of earth. I seem to have crushed a skunk just now, and I didn't dodge it. I'm sorry."

Both of them burst into laughter.Pei Yan desperately rolled up the car window again, and said, "I'd rather smell your cigarettes, you smell better than skunks!"

With a skunk gas bomb under the wheel, the scent of the earth and the smell of the clouds accompany them all the way, and the journey has never been so pleasant...

This cart of fertile soil was pulled to a wine farm in the valley, and the land and property owner of the farm was Liang Youhui.This is a well-known winery with a history of more than [-] years. The wines produced are expensive and exported to Europe, Canada and mainland China. Liang Youhui is doing this business to make money.

Only then did Pei Yan know that Zhuang Xiao had invested in wineries and real estate.Zhuang Xiao doesn't drink alcohol himself, but he is the major shareholder of Liang's Chateau, and he will receive dividends every year.The income from these investments has long exceeded the meager remuneration earned from making movies.

Doing martial arts and playing tricks in Hollywood is purely for certain feelings and pursuits. It is too difficult to support a family.Taking on a supporting role may cost only 40 to [-] U.S. dollars, and the remuneration for a martial arts stand-in is even more humble, not even as good as Liang Youhui, who sells wine in high-end restaurants, galleries, and clubs in Southern California. As an agent middleman, he signs a big order quickly. There are hundreds of thousands of signing fee income, not to mention that now the winery can still directly supply the wine.

Summer is over, and autumn is not far away. The grapes are almost ripe and entering the production process of brewing, and the rich aroma of wine can be smelled soon.

Pei Yan walked among the ridges of the grape trellis, and turned to Zhuang Xiao: "If there is a chance... I mean, if the salary is right and the script is good, would you consider returning to China to film?"

Zhuang Xiao didn't answer immediately, the valley was slightly fragrant, and the sky was scorching like fire. This is a heavenly scene, who wouldn't miss it?

Pei Yan added: "If it happens to be your favorite character and team, you can work together... everything is suitable..."

Zhuang Xiao said frankly: "The salary is right, the script is good, and the cast and crew like it. There are really not many opportunities like this."

Pei Yan knew it well, and stopped talking nonsense.

He has some calculations, but if he can't make promises and guarantees now, let's not talk about it.Besides, he couldn't tell Zhuang Xiao what I can do to help you. A person like Zhuang Xiao would never want to hear the word "help".

He was in a good mood, standing on the ridge of the field and calling Liang Youhui: "Huibao, I'm going back to China tomorrow, so come and stay up all night together!

"Do you want to eat barbecue?

"Let me tell you, if you come late, it will be gone. If I eat it all, can I keep it for you?

"It's late, we'll roast you tonight! Grill your pork belly and the tip of your butt!!!"