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Chapter 36 Can we eat something cheaper? (Please give me a recommendation)

"Big brother!"

When Hao Yun turned his head, he saw a round-faced fat boy looking at him with concern.

Those innocent little eyes were full of clear stupidity.

"What's the matter?"

"Brother, in the crew, you can't sit on this kind of chair casually. The crew has a lot of rules. If you break the rules, you will implicate the group leader. The group leader will be scolded and may even ban you." The little fat man looked sincere.

"Thank you. Are you also an extra?"

Hao Yun got up from the chair and walked to the side with the fat boy.

This little fat boy is quite interesting, let’s tease him.

In fact, this chair was given to him by Jiang Wen, and Lu Yan’s name was originally engraved on it.

After Hao Yong scraped it off with a knife, he asked Jiang Wen to write a few words.

To Hao Yun, I wish you good luck and a bright future!
——Jiang Wen in September 2001.

"Yes, I just saw you. You are so handsome, why don't you go to the front row?" The little fat boy was very envious.

"It's the same money anyway." Hao Yun didn't say that he was a villain.

There are many people in the crew who try every means to make friends.

"That's different. It doesn't matter to us, but you are so handsome. It's easy for the director to notice you standing in the front row. If you are noticed by the director..." The little fat man looked very experienced.

"Did you come here with your friend?" Hao Yun interrupted his good intentions.

"Yes, we work as waiters in the same restaurant. Sometimes we come out to find some work. Are you alone, brother?" asked the little fat man.

"That's about it. Being a waiter is not a long-term solution." Hao Yun didn't have anything to do. There seemed to be a problem with the leading actor, and the entire crew had to wait.

It is very normal to encounter such things when you are an extra.

Sometimes we have to wait a whole night and not shoot a single scene.

"Alas, I don't know what I can do. I worked as a security guard, but my boss thought I was too young. Later, I went to a food court, washing dishes and slaughtering chickens and ducks. I worked so hard for half a year that I was finally promoted to be in charge of the 'steamer'. But before I could even get comfortable in the job, I was fired because the chef's brother took a fancy to this job..."

It’s so sad to talk about it. The little fat boy covered his face and sighed deeply.

"You can learn some skills." Hao Yun casually gave him a suggestion.

After graduating from secondary technical school, Hao Yun was better than the fat boy, but not much better, and did many types of jobs.

Supermarkets, restaurants, assembly lines, mental hospitals...

"Yes, I went to Yanqing to learn welding. I worked there for two months and suffered a lot of hardships and oppression. Then I escaped from there. They didn't even pay me. I didn't have money to buy a bus ticket. The conductor scolded me and I cried..." The fat man probably thought that Hao Yun was a person who suffered as much as he did, so he started to talk.

Hao Yun looked at his pair of leather shoes with his mouth open and knew that he was not lying.

Moreover, he could understand this little fat boy.

Sometimes, people really need to talk, but who can they talk to? If they tell their family, they will only worry more. If they tell their friends, they will think you want to borrow money.

Hao Yun’s solution was to find a deserted place and talk to a tree.

And now he is the fat man's tree.

After the crew finished work, everyone went their separate ways and no one knew each other anymore.

Hao Yun just listened to him quietly, occasionally asking a few questions, and could only sigh that they were both wanderers in this world.

They all come from poor places.

Hao Yun's father is often ill, and the fat boy's family has many brothers and sisters, and they are fined for having more than one child.

The difference is that Hao Yun went to a technical secondary school for two years, while the fat boy ran away to work at the age of fourteen or fifteen because he could not afford the 68 yuan junior high school tuition.

"Oh, by the way, what's your name, big brother?" After the little fat boy said this, he felt much better.

"As for me, my name is Hao Yun." Hao Yun gestured in the air to indicate the two words.

"Oh, this is a good name. My name is Yue Longgang. I'd like to treat you to... barbecue if there's a chance." It was quite difficult for him to say the last three words.

"There won't be another chance. Let's do it tonight. We'll gather here after the filming is finished." Hao Yun laughed.

What the hell is a chance? You don't have my phone number.

"Oh, okay, let's...let's eat something cheaper, okay?" The fat boy never expected that Hao Yun would ask to eat now.

It will be a few days before he gets paid.

"Okay, you can choose the place when the time comes, and bring your buddies with you."

On the other side, the crew started calling people to their positions. It was already past eleven o'clock and the leading actors were about to go on strike.

As they walked, Hao Yun said, "Brother, you'd better think about which path to take. Being a waiter is definitely not an option, unless you want to open a restaurant in the future."

"I have really thought about it, but those customers just have a few bucks and don't treat me as a human being. It's too humiliating to serve them." Yue Longgang sighed.

"That's what serving others is like. You feel humiliated now, but when you become rich, the people who serve you will feel the same way. You might even go further than them."

"I won't!" Yue Longgang was very firm

After the scene was finished, Hao Yun asked Yue Longgang to wait for him for a while as he had to return the chair first.

Yue Longgang and several of his friends received a salary of 25 yuan each and were very happy.

However, Yue Longgang had just asked them to borrow money to treat them to a meal, which cast a shadow on this happiness.

Fortunately, they had a good relationship, and after some hesitation, they both lent the money to Yue Longgang.

Hao Yun joined them and went for a barbecue together.

He came with a bag.

"This is a pair of shoes I found in the trash can when I was picking up rubbish last week. They're quite new, but a little smaller than my size. I can't wear them, so I'll give them to you." Hao Yun handed the bag to Yue Longgang.

This pair of leather shoes was actually bought by Wu Laoliu.

He bought clothes, shoes and watches for Hao Yun, and he did not hide his domineering attitude at all.

Unfortunately, the shoes were too small, and Hao Yun found them more and more tight after wearing them for a long time. Since he had worn them, there was no way he could return or exchange them - they were worn out.

Hao Yun just gave it to someone else.

His compassion went no further.

If you ask him to donate 2,000 yuan to help the poor, he will definitely not donate a penny.

“Picking it up?” Yue Longgang was a little dumbfounded.

"Yes, these people in the capital are richer than each other, but I am also lucky. This is the first time I have come across such a pair of leather shoes in all these years of scavenging."

Hao Yun added.

Otherwise, these young men aged 16 or 17 would all go picking up trash as soon as they heard that picking up trash can make so much money.

Yue Longgang was skeptical, but he had already decided to treat Hao Yun to a big meal, so he thought it was natural for Hao Yun to give him a gift.

So he accepted the gift with many thanks.

He was quite concerned about his reputation, so he didn't change his shoes in public.

These shoes are definitely not too small for him. Most likely they are one or two sizes larger. But that doesn’t matter. He can just put in two more insoles.

It's better than his pair of leather shoes whose soles are about to fall off.

A group of young men ate barbecue and drank beer, talking about how difficult it was to leave their hometown and work hard in the big city.

If Hao Yun didn't have the cheats and opportunities, he would probably be like them, living in poverty despite being in a prosperous environment, and having to swallow his anger no matter what injustices he suffered.

this is life.

They had almost finished eating, so Hao Yun made an excuse to get another bottle of beer and settled the bill at the same time - he couldn't really let these poor people pay for it, even though he didn't have much money.

This made Yue Longgang and his companions feel embarrassed, and they tried to force money on Hao Yun, but Hao Yun refused and just said that he would let them treat him next time when there was a chance.

After saying goodbye to these people, he walked away with his beer.

In the dark and cold autumn night, I can vaguely hear his voice:

"You are so carefree, you have turned your thoughts into the world, lonely child, you are the grace of creation..."

(End of this chapter)