The Fantasy Entertainment Empire

The signboard of "Old Hu and Mutton Restaurant" is older than what I remember.

This mutton restaurant opened near the No. 1 Middle School when Fan Zhe was in school, and it is still an old restaurant now.

The red paint on the wall outside the store is no longer so bright, and it has been darkened after years of wind and rain. Dense creepers spread diagonally along the wall. In early summer, the green is deep.

The red and green colors are not clichéd at all, but rather aesthetically pleasing, which makes Fan Zhe want to take a picture and use it as inspiration and reference for future paintings.

At a glance, Fan Zhe saw the girl half leaning on the red wall next to the ivy, holding a book and reading with her head down.

She looks clean and bright.

Wearing a white shirt, the sleeves were pulled down to the elbows, and the slender hands looked soft. Against the background of the light blue jeans, the legs looked slender and straight just right. The ankles exposed under the trousers have well-defined joints, and a pair of white single shoes are simple and generous.

The slightly curly long hair covered half of her face, and the fair skin and bright lips formed a very obvious contrast, shining brightly in the midday sun.

A gust of wind blew, causing her shirt to move slightly, and her hair to flutter slightly. For a while, she seemed to feel that the years were still quiet.

She pushed the strand of hair that blocked her sight behind her ears, raised her head slightly, and saw Fan Zhe approaching from afar.

After closing the book, she happily waved at Fan Zhe.

Going up to meet her, Wuna said, "You came too late!"

"I'm already five minutes ahead..."

"But you're still later than the lady, so you're in for a treat!"

"Okay, okay...no problem." Now that I have money in my pocket, I will definitely not panic if I treat you to a mutton restaurant.

"So refreshing?" Wu Na showed a puzzled expression, but soon smiled brightly again: "Just kidding, I'll invite you for this meal!"

The two walked into the gate of the Mutton Restaurant side by side, during which Fan Zhe noticed the book she was holding in her hand, on the cover was written "Language Skills for Film and Television Performance". The book looks a bit old, it should be read from time to time.

"Why do you read this kind of book?"

"Ah..." Wu Na stuffed the book into the cloth bag she carried, and said, "I've changed my career."

"Being an actor? Don't be funny?"

"Who's kidding you? I'm serious." Wuna raised her neck proudly, "Miss Ben has been acting in more than a dozen plays since she switched careers last year!"

This girl graduated from the Chemistry Department of Shenghai University of Technology, and her father, an engineer in an aging factory, volunteered for her. According to Wu's father, the tiger father has no dog and daughter, and his own daughter will naturally fight for the chemical engineering cause of the motherland and contribute to socialist modernization.

Hmm... Now among the parents, there are not many who have such feelings.

It's a pity that Oona neither likes it nor is it the material. Bite the bullet and went to university for four years. After graduation, he stayed in Shenghai and changed careers directly.

When she was in college, she was in the same city as Fan Zhe, and she ran out from school to play with Fan Zhe from time to time. However, after Fan Zhe got married, they hardly met each other in Shenghai, and only met occasionally when they went home during the holidays.

It is precisely because of this that Fan Zhe doesn't know much about her recent situation. He only knows that she worked as a translator for a while when she just graduated—this girl learned German from somewhere—and later she changed careers as an actress. Fan Zhe really didn't know about the matter.

"You didn't tell me about it during Chinese New Year last year. Is it fun to be an actor?"

"Okay."

"Then why haven't I heard of you?"

Wu Na's face collapsed, and she immediately straightened up again: "What I pursue is art, not fame. You haven't heard of normal."

"In the 18th-line small crew, acting in a secondary role?"

"Can you talk?" Wu Na's face turned dark, but she was still so pretty.

Fan Zhe wanted to make some more jokes, but was interrupted by a warm greeting.

"Xiaona? Fan Zhe? Long time no see, why are you back? Stop chatting outside, come in and sit down."

It was Lao Hu, the owner of the mutton restaurant, who greeted the two of them.

Turning her head away, Wu Na pulled Fan Zhe into the store, and said with a smile: "Old Hu, you're getting fat again!"

"Nonsense! I'm not fat at all!" Lao Hu glared at Wu Na first, then sighed, "It's just seeing that you have all grown up, and I feel old."

Wu Na smiled and said: "No way, you are not old, you are just fatter than before."

"Only you can talk."

After chatting casually, the two found a place to sit in the store. After ordering, Fan Zhe said, "I never thought Lao Hu would still remember us."

This really surprised Fan Zhe. After he went to university and left Xunyang, he seldom came here, and occasionally he might not come here when he returned to his hometown during the holidays. In his impression, the last time he came to this store seemed to be two or three years ago.

"Hey, the main thing is to remember me." Wu Na said with a smile, and then said: "Don't you think this is good?"

"Well, it's pretty good. Every time I come back, I always have a kind feeling when I hear Lao Hu saying hello, as if our youth is still there."

The two chatted a few words, and the hot mutton pot was served.

In fact, hot weather is not a good time to eat mutton pot, it is really cool to eat this stuff when it is cold. But who knows if there is time to come back in winter? If you want to taste the taste in memory again, you don't need to pay attention to the season.

Fan Zhe asked for a bottle of beer, and asked, "Would you like it?"

"No, I never drink, and it's not like you don't know."

"I thought it's been a few years, you know how to drink."

"No." After giving Fan Zhe a blank look, Wu Na put down her chopsticks, tasted the badly stewed mutton, and praised: "It still tastes old, it's so delicious."

Fan Zhe's mouth was already stuffed with meat, he had no time to speak, so he could only give a thumbs up.

After eating for a while, Fan Zhe suddenly thought of a question and asked, "Then you have changed careers to be an actor, what are you doing back to Xunyang now?"

"I took a scene, it's a movie, and I played a small role. It happened that part of the exterior scenes were filmed around Xunyang. The filming started in a few days. I thought the time would be right, so I came back a little earlier and planned to stay at home. In a few days, report to the crew again."

"So that's how it was... how about that play?"

"It's a small production." Wu Na smiled, with a sense of loss between her brows.

It seems that her development has not been very smooth in recent years.

Fan Zhe found that this girl was much more mature than what he remembered.

That's right, so many years have passed since she brought a group of people around her to confess her love. Anyone can grow up.

Wu Na suddenly smiled and said, "Don't talk about those things, I heard that you are divorced?"

"Uh...um."

"Then...does that mean I can chase you again?" Wu Na looked eager to try.

Fan Zhe decided to take back his thoughts just now.