The boy in the mirror is a bit chubby, with shaggy blond hair that is not bad.

"Daniel Sandler"

The boy's mouth was open and he pronounced the name slightly jerky, but in a familiar and standard Brooklyn tone.

Yes, this is New York.

The shadow pressed down by the abandoned mine, the high sky of Shanxi, the shaky camera, and Jia Zhangke's exclamation became distant and fragmented under the rampage of Daniel's memory.

……

"Thanks to Giuliani, I'm back safely." David came in with two large plastic bags, "Hulai's bread has been bought up by those damn slackers, Daniel, is your head still there?" ”

"Yes, there's a little bit of aftertaste." Daniel took the bag, "But I think I should be able to go to work tomorrow, and hopefully my spring look won't scare Claire." ”

David is his roommate, black, delivery worker at a hot dog shop.

A few days ago, Daniel was filled with a van full of female models, of course, plastic, and had a close touch, which made him ** to this day, all dependent on David's care, but the poor savings and low income of the two obviously did not allow him to continue to recuperate.

"I really hope to become a millionaire before the new millennium." Daniel frowned as David handed over a bagel over, the sweetness of the rich corn syrup stimulating his sense of smell and making him hesitate before taking a dip.

"It's a big challenge."

It is now December 1998, and the new century is only one year away.

"Oh, it's so sweet."

David looked at him quizzically, "The bread of the Hulai family is sweeter than this." ”

"You just treat me as a sweetness intolerance, please buy the tasteless ones next time, those who grow corn are really high-yielding." Daniel put down the bagels, "What happened to the hot dog shop today, you came back a lot earlier than usual." ”

"Oh, Claire is excited like he's drugged today, and tomorrow New York Street Food is going to visit his hot dog shop, and oh yes, he also said that if you still have your head and you still have a crush on his job, you'll have to go to work tomorrow. You know, you're the best thing in his hot dog shop, and you're more popular with ** women than his hot dogs. ”

David used an accent on "his hot dog" with a knowing smile on his face.

Even though Daniel is a little fat, the mixed race of the three countries still gives him a coveted handsome face, the nineteen-year-old boy is full of youth, and Claire's hot dog shop has become the favorite hot dog shop for the housewives of East Fleibach,

And not just because of his ancestral recipe for spicy meat sauce.

It is worth mentioning that Daniel's maternal grandmother is a Chinese who came to the United States during the war years and spent her life with a bank clerk of mixed American and Portuguese descent, an exemplary couple, but unfortunately, their only daughter became an unwed mother, and loved ** and ** deeply, and died when Daniel was in middle school.

This kind of background is not dismal in New York, at least Daniel can still know from his mother that he is of mixed three blood, and he is much luckier than the poor worms who don't even know their birthdays.

It was a clear morning in New York, and Daniel and David drove the Ford that David's mother had left him to work at the Claire hot dog shop fifteen minutes away.

"Hey, Daniel, laziness is the root of all evil, you should have come to work a long time ago." Claire is a modest old man who runs this hot dog shop for more than 30 years, which has allowed him to have his own apartment in a fancy Jewish place.

Daniel put on his stupid chef's hat, "The van is the root of all evil, and if he doesn't hit me, I won't have to take a leave of absence." ”

"I think David has already told you that New York Street Food is coming to interview us today, and everyone in New York State will know about Claire's Hot Dog Shop, and our spicy meat sauce is about to become famous in New York. Hey, get excited buddy. ”

"If I could increase my pay by ten dollars a day, I'd be excited, Claire."

"Uh, oh, let's talk about New York Street Food."

Daniel rolled his eyes.

The work at the hot dog shop is so boring that Daniel has to deal with the housewives who make surprised gestures.

"Oh yes, Mrs. Pete, my head doesn't hurt anymore."

"Oh, thank you so much for your concern, Mrs. Dawson"

Etcetera.

At 2:10 p.m., the host and videographer of "New York Street Food" arrived late, and Daniel, under Claire's "passionate" eyes, had to cooperate with the meat jokes of the overweight host.

"The spicy sausage with sauce at Claire's hot dog shop is really delicious, especially the little red sausage of this handsome little guy."

Daniel's face blushed, and everyone laughed.

The show will air tomorrow night at 10 p.m., and Claire has asked all employees to tune in.

Daniel finished his day's work and sat in David's passenger seat looking at the street lamps lining Freybach Boulevard, slightly distracted. Although a qiē is normal, it will take time to smooth out everything from an unpopular independent film actor to a hot dog shop chef in New York, from a pure Chinese with an eighteenth generation to an American who seems to have nothing to do with China with only a quarter of Chinese ancestry.

"At least on Earth."

"What are you muttering?" David is an enthusiastic black guy, and even the clatter of the Ford can't stop him from finding his sister.

"David, I want to go to California, uh, I mean...... Hollywood. ”

The shrill sound of brakes startled Daniel.

"Oh, Danny, you've finally got the hang of it." David looked even more excited than he was, "You know, Jason's girlfriend's sister's classmate, a malnourished girl, is said to be just a small role in Hollywood, but she makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, you look at you, you have a natural star face, but you waste years in a hot dog shop, it's a waste." ”

Jason is a friend of the older brother of David's elementary school classmates.

"Oh my God, am I going to be a big star friend soon?"

Daniel's reputation in the Chinese independent film industry was not weak in his last life, and he even won several international actor titles, but the people who spend all day in underground films are still far from big stars.

When I came to the United States, the only thing worth consoling was probably the unparalleled freedom in the film industry. As a result, Daniel barely had to think twice to know where his goals were.

Hollywood!

But David's attitude made him happy, and in his last life, when he decided to star in an independent film about same-sex love after graduating from the Fine Arts Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, everyone around him tried to be his resistance.

That's the difference, some people are comfortable navigating the intertwined web of relationships, others crave freedom and wantonness, and life is less serious, and there is no need to treat every choice as the end of the world.

David's excitement lasted until the two of them lay down in the only room.

"Danny, when are you going to California?"

"After Christmas, I can't starve until I get some money from Claire and get a new job at a hot dog shop in Los Angeles."

"Yes, Danny. Not...... Did I tell you that my mom used to be a little actress, of course, not very famous. ”

"No, I haven't heard of it."

"I'll tell you ......"