Chapter 677: Shanghai, The Oriental Pearl
The fried sanbao there was delicious . There were also some tasty meatballs boiling in a large cauldron filled with grits .
Qin Guan was always patient when it came to food . He stood at the end of the line, breathing in the aroma of the food, which could be smelled even two streets over .
The line was long, but the snacks were served fast . When some people came to stand behind Qin Guan, he had already reached the front of the line .
"Two portions of sanbao, one portion of fried large intestines, and two oven-fresh flaky pastries . . . "
His standard Mandarin and deep, clear voice attracted the attention of the stand owner .
"One minute!"
Despite feeling uncertain, the kind man didn't stop cooking .
The fresh shrimp, mushrooms, barbecued pork and water chestnuts were mixed and cut into small pieces before some fresh fish was added to the filling .
The cook stuffed the filling into some hollow eggplants and bean curd . That was how sanbao was typically made . Then he poured oil into a frying pan to fry the sanbao . The scent of the food pervaded the winter air .
Two minutes later, the cook took the food out of the pan and poured some juice on it . Qin Guan took some coins out of his pocket, but the boss waved them away and took his phone out of his apron .
"Say cheese!"
He craned his neck back to take a picture with Qin Guan .
"My treat! Next customer!"
Content, the stand owner paid no more attention to Qin Guan . It was actually very common to come across a celebrity on the streets of Hong Kong . People were familiar with them and got along with them very well .
Qin Guan was not that famous in Hong Kong, but he had stumbled upon an indie film lover . The stand owner considered Qin Guan his idol .
. . .
It was in the dead of the night, when Qin Guan suddenly slapped his own thigh as he lay on his hotel bed .
"What are you doing? We have to get up early tomorrow . Go back to sleep!"
"I should have ordered more food today . There were so many kinds of tasty food at that stand . . . "
Cong Nianwei turned her back to Qin Guan speechlessly . One shouldn't be fooled by his looks . Despite his star quality, he was still an ordinary person in some aspects .
The next morning, Cong Nianwei left alone and Qin Guan headed to the studio to meet countless other Chinese celebrities, including Zeng Zhiwei, Wu Junru, Zhang Xueyou and Chi Zhenxi, a South Korean star invited by the company .
Director Chen had called everyone together .
Qin Guan greeted the others one by one . He hadn't expected them to be so kind to him .
Where was the discrimination he had heard existed against mainland actors? Qin Guan had never acted in a film with such a big budget in China .
He also knew nothing about the Hong Kong film circle . His big entourage the previous day had sparked some theories among the actors though . They thought Qin Guan had to be an important person on both sides of the law .
The producer wanted all the actors to collaborate harmoniously . Director Chen was also pretty straightforward . In Hong Kong, it was very common to work overnight .
The large group flew to Shanghai by chartered airplane . It was very annoying to stay with such a large group of strangers . The stars and the three Chinese merchants had brought a large number of staff with them, so they had to meet in Hong Kong and then fly to Shanghai .
On the way to their hotel, Qin Guan met Zhou Xun, the heroine of the film .
She had cooperated with Hong Kong directors lots of times, so she didn't have to meet them in Hong Kong like Qin Guan . She welcomed the exhausted cast and crew in Shanghai elegantly .
"Get some rest first . Time is pressing . We'll get to work at two o'clock!"
The group was dismissed . Two hours later, they got together again at an old European-style hotel .
Director Chen got to work on the streets of Shanghai .
"Shall we try shooting a simple scene first?"
Qin Guan nodded .
After parting with his childhood sweetheart for 10 years, the hero of the film, Lin Jiandong, had become successful and visited the girl's city with his agent .
He Gong, the chief cameraman, was carrying the camera, which weighed more than five kilos . The middle-aged man had not carried a camera personally for many years .
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