Chapter 341: The Reason for the Downfall
As the old saying goes, dumplings are wine, and the more you drink, the more you have, but this situation is still very rare in the south, especially in areas like the magic capital, where life is refined and the life is pursued, eating dumplings and drinking liquor in the morning is actually a very puzzling thing for people in these areas.
But in the Northeast region, eating a drawer of steamed dumplings in the morning, there are also those who call a guest, plus some side dishes, a bowl of porridge, two tea eggs, and a bottle of beer or a glass of liquor is normal, basically staged in any breakfast shop, but like Lu Ze and Zhang Weiyu, ruthless people who drink two bottles of liquor early in the morning are really fucking rare.
It is necessary to follow the customs of the locals, but it always takes time to get used to it, but Zhang Weiyu is indeed not an ordinary person, and within five minutes of entering the store, there is no difference from ordinary diners.
Cocking Erlang's legs, holding a small cigarette between his fingers, pinching the wine glass with his thumb and middle finger, he raised it and touched it lightly with Lu Ze, squinting his eyes and squeaking the liquor, not forgetting to take a long sigh, experiencing the different flavors brought by alcohol in a foreign country.
In the end, my father is Chinese, and the chopsticks are also very flexible, picking up the dumpling skin, dipping it in some soy sauce, and snorting softly after stuffing it into my mouth, my body doesn't know where to listen to the drum beat, and gently follow it.
Lu Ze had just had breakfast, so he didn't eat much this meal, and after putting down the wine glass, he gently rolled the tea eggs on the table, and then skillfully peeled open the egg shell, like a peeled apple skin, and tore it into a long strip, which proved that the materials used in this small shop were indeed very fresh.
Gently biting the egg and putting it aside, Lu Ze looked at Zhang Weiyu, who seemed to have a tendency to overeat, and thought for a while, before he cautiously asked why he ended up in such a field.
"Mickey, can you talk about it...... How have you been?"
"I, as you can see, I'm bankrupt, I'm nothing, my house, my car, my money, the women who revolved around me, they're all gone from me now."
"But why is this happening?"
Zhang Weiyu's hand holding the spoon paused, threw the spoon back into the bowl, flicked the cigarette ash, pulled the scattered hair behind his ears with the thumbs of both hands, and took a deep breath of cigarette.
In addition to the two of them, the last guest who stayed in the store also paid the money and left, the breakfast shop suddenly quieted down, Lu Ze could even hear the crisp sound of tobacco burning, he suffocated half a glass of liquor, more than one or two, and a strong sense of alcohol came up, making him, who was not used to drinking liquor, grit his teeth, his face was painful, until he pressed down the strength of the wine, and only then did he hum a painful moan from his throat.
"Two years ago, my creative energy was at its peak, whenever I needed it, inspiration kept coming in, and then I won awards again and again, just like in Cannes, I started to become conceited, I started to feel ...... I was the son of a god in the film industry until I made "Seabirds" ......"
"This film was released four weeks after the Cannes Film Festival, and I insisted on going my own way when I was editing, and I had a big fight with the editor, and I beat him up because he changed the only three-second shot I wanted, but I don't think I was wrong, until now, I also firmly believe that "Seabird" is the most perfect work of my life, every frame, can make me scream with excitement, but there are too many people who can't understand the thoughts and concepts I want to express, so it is called a bad movie. ”
"The result was obvious, the box office was dismal, the investor talked to me and asked me to make some so-called commercial films, I refused, and I had a big fight with him, I poured red wine on his face, so I ...... I was unemployed, but I didn't care at the time because I could soon find a new place to stay, England and even any company in the EU wanted me, and if it didn't work, I could go to Hollywood, so I wasn't scared at all. ”
"But "Seabird" was said to be a hypnotic bad movie, which made me very angry, Lu Ze, can you understand it? My mood was simply terrible, so I went to Spain to watch the Champions League, ready to relax, but Liverpool was kicked 3-0 by Barcelona, it was a nightmare, and when we got out of the stadium, the Barcelona fans actually provoked us, then we had to fight with them, but there were too few of us, so ......"
Zhang Weiyu was obviously drunk, so Lu Ze was not impatient with him at all about the stinky and long experience of the past two years, just put his palm against his chin, nodded from time to time, indicating that he was listening carefully, which also made Zhang Weiyu very comfortable, put Erlang's legs down, poured the wine full, and then began to reminisce.
"After getting beaten, I went to the bar and had two drinks and drove ......"
"Wait, you're driving?"
Lu Ze held his head and asked with a headache, this is really because he died too late, it was purely a wave of urging, this set of operations is really blind, it seems that in the past two years, this grandson has been drinking in addition to fighting, and in addition to drinking is fighting, he is about to catch up with Jackie Chan's adventures.
Zhang Weiyu was also a little embarrassed, after all, drunk driving is expressly prohibited in any country, it is a serious illegal act, and it is really not good to say it, he can only rub his head and nod helplessly.
"And then, you got caught drunk driving?"
"yes, it wasn't a serious accident at the time, I rear-ended a car, but that's not the point, the point is that the police found it in my rented car......!
"You must have been by Lawrence, right? Even if you don't drink and drive, someone will report you, but you died yourself and added a charge of drunk driving, right?"
"That's right......"
At this moment, Zhang Weiyu is like a frosted eggplant, the whole person is sluggish, after smoking the last puff of cigarette, he threw it on the ground and stepped on it with his feet, becoming silent, Lu Ze saw him like this, and it was really not good to say anything, this kind of routine is everywhere, Lu Ze is used to it, and it can only be said that Zhang Weiyu paid the price for his conceit and arrogance at that time.
He didn't need to say anything about the rest of the matter, Lu Ze could guess that it was nothing more than a few years in prison, plus a huge amount of bail.
In addition, if he didn't have a loan, Lu Ze didn't believe it, after all, he was only a literary director with four movies, and his income could not meet his dream of a luxury house and a luxury car for the time being, and the reason for the final bankruptcy was nothing more than that the bank took away his house and car.
"How long have you been in jail?"
"A year and a half...... I don't even dare to remember those days, but luckily I stole a pen from the priest during the worship and wrote a new script in a year and a half, otherwise I might not have survived that time, and the people in it were all crazy, all crazy, you know, so I really need your help, and I have to get all my stuff back......"
Seeing that he mentioned this matter again, Lu Ze hurriedly made a pause gesture and motioned for him to stop quickly, Zhang Weiyu also knew what Lu Ze was thinking now, so he didn't say much, just smothered another glass of wine.
A breakfast is eaten until nearly eleven o'clock, and you can have lunch in another hour, when Lu Ze pays, the boss looks at the two of them very kindly, after all, the breakfast shop is usually closed at about ten o'clock, Lu Ze and the two don't leave, the boss has to accompany here.
Pulling Zhang Weiyu, who had been walking in circles, left, Lu Ze didn't expect that he would want to have ADHD after drinking, he wanted to touch everything he saw, and he had to go to see something, until the two walked to the gate of Jin Hope School, and a drum sound came into the ears of the two, Zhang Weiyu looked at it curiously and asked about Lu Ze.
"What sound?"
"Let's go to the sports meeting, don't watch it, hurry home and sleep. ”
"No, it's so lively, is there a track and field competition? I love watching the long jump, especially the girls in gym shorts......"
Zhang Weiyu made the mistake of mixing up when he had something to do, Lu Ze couldn't pull it back, so he could only follow behind his buttocks, apologize to the person he bumped into, and walked to the gate of the school, Lu Ze's eyes were attracted by the red list posted on the wall. On it, he saw his name......
The sports meeting is open to the public, although the two drunken men look a little strange, but the security guards did not stop them, maybe they didn't notice Lu Ze and the two.
As the only school for the disabled in Luhua, Jin Hope has existed for decades, and even Lu Ze heard about it when he was in school, and a cruel sentence that was very popular in fights at that time was, be careful I let you transfer to Jin Hope, but now that I think about it, this is a bit vicious for Jin Hope's students.
The school covers a small area, the facilities are also very old, the paint on the playground on the oil pavement is painted, there is no plastic track at all, and even the standard length of a circle of 400 meters is not enough, Lu Ze visually measured it, that is, a circle of 150 meters.
Several children on crutches ran hard in the circle, parents stood outside the circle to cheer for the children, the atmosphere was warm and harmonious, when a child fell, the crutches fell far away, Lu Ze found that these parents seemed to have their hearts pinched, until the child got up and ran forward again, there was a burst of cheers in the circle of parents, and even Lu Ze and the two were driven by emotions and applauded unconsciously.
"Come on kid! you can do it! come on! go fast!"
Zhang Weiyu also realized the difference between this school, and it was also because he drank too much wine, and foreigners generally have a natural outgoing personality, Lu Ze didn't pay attention, so he squeezed into the front row, took off his coat, and only left the white vest inside, raised his fist and began to hammer his chest, waving his arms, and roaring with red ears.
It wasn't until the kid who had broken his fall sprinted towards the finish line that he began to raise his arms and cheer, stirring up the emotions of all parents, making it seem as if it was not an ordinary sports day, but Anfield, where the home team scored.
Lu Ze had forgotten that today was the day of the Golden Hope Games, but now it seems that if he didn't come, he should regret it, after all, here, you can have a deeper understanding of the tenacity of life.
"Five, the red flag flutters in the wind, how loud the victory song is, singing about our dear motherland, from now on to prosperity, prosperity and strength......"
After all, it is a school for the disabled, and not all children can sign up for sports, and now those children who cannot participate in sports are standing neatly on the steps at the entrance of the teaching building, wearing red scarves, singing this song that everyone is familiar with.
Children's voices are always the most moving, even if they have not been professionally rehearsed, even if some children's sense of rhythm is not good, but they are fully engaged, everyone can feel it.
The moment Lu Ze was moved, he also noticed that a familiar crutch was placed next to the piano, the girl with a bright smile, wearing sunglasses and a white dress, playing the piano, swinging her body gently, even if she made a mistake in playing, there was something wrong with the rhythm, but it didn't matter anymore.
Everyone was listening quietly, until the song was finished, there was applause, she touched the cane by the piano, stood up, in the direction of the parent area, with all the children bowed lightly, facing the sun, sunglasses shining silver, like eyes will glow, smile gently, in an instant, the white dress was blown up, revealing white lace socks and a pair of black round-toed small leather shoes.
"Hiccup...... Angelic smiles. ”
Zhang Weiyu burped for a long time, the smell of alcohol was pungent, plus a smell of leeks and egg-filled dumplings, don't mention how bad the taste was, Lu Ze frowned, put the leather coat he had just taken off on his head, and looked over again, although Zhang Weiyu's burp was very bad, but what he said.
Lu Ze does not deny it.
“......”