Chapter 2 Preparations Before Entering

Tomorrow happened to be Sunday, and he didn't have to go to work, so Shen Long lay on the bed with his mobile phone in his arms and found out "The House of Gold and Jade" and watched it several times carefully. After watching it, he had a preliminary understanding of the plot.

The film begins with the final of the 19th No. 1 Famous Chef Competition. Liao Jie from Yangzhoulou, Huadu, faces Long Kunbao from Luyulou, Xiangjiang. The competition is divided into three parts.

The first game is better than cooking white rice, and the rice cooked by Long Kunbao has a hint of ginseng aroma.

In the second knife competition, Long Kunbao sculpted an ice sculpture Great Wall that could gather light, while Liao Jie won the round with the long-lost tofu carving.

The third game is the most critical. Whoever wins will be the champion of the game. This competition is about making fish. Long Kunbao made a sea dragon pearl with sea fish, and the judges greatly appreciated it.

Liao Jie originally planned to cook yellow croakers in soup, but he received a call before the competition, saying that his pregnant lover had an accident and was sent to the hospital, and urgently needed his company and care. Liao Jie was caught in a dilemma between the competition and his wife. realm.

In the end, he gave up the game and rushed to the hospital, only to see an empty operating table. The doctor told him that his wife Lin Shang had a miscarriage due to an accident, and was disappointed that he did not come to accompany him, so he left a letter and left. leave.

The beginning of the film ends here, and the subsequent plot has nothing to do with this task.

This task doesn't seem too difficult, as long as you find Liao Jie's wife before the accident happens, and make sure she doesn't have an accident, or you can send her to the hospital in time, but how to determine the time and place of this incident?

Shen Long studied it seriously, searched the Internet, and found information about the No. 1 Chef Competition, but this competition seemed to be held later, and it was not the same as the one in the movie.

Then it can only be inferred from other details. Shen Long remembered what Leslie Cheung played in the film to find a Hong Kong student, "My girl Baihui Yamaguchi has gone to Canada, and I will go to Canada to find her."

It is much easier to collect information about Momoe Yamaguchi. He quickly found that Momoe Yamaguchi traveled to Canada several times in the 1980s and 1990s, and the longest time was in 1993. This time is relatively close to the time when the film was shot, which is very Might be when the movie officially begins.

In the movie, Liao Jie sank for five years after Lin Shang left, so the 19th No. 1 Chef Competition should have been held in 1988.

As for the venue, it should be in the city where Liao Jie and Lin Shang lived, because he rushed to the hospital soon after giving up the competition, and it was inconvenient to travel at that time, so it was unlikely that he would take his wife who was about to give birth to other places to participate in the competition .

So the answer came out. Although the Forbidden City appeared at the beginning of the film, the actual place where the competition was held was Huadu.

This is also consistent with the final result of the competition. In the end, two chefs entered the final, one from Huadu and the other from Xiangjiang. If the competition was held in the capital, it would be different. The capital began in the Qing Dynasty. Shandong cuisine has always been admired, and it is impossible that there will be no chef from Shandong cuisine in the final.

At the same time, it was just opened in the 1980s, and supplies were relatively scarce. It seemed inappropriate to hold a celebrity chef competition in a place like Beijing with a strong political atmosphere. On the contrary, it is the frontier of opening up and Huahua, known as the capital of gourmet food. It is more appropriate to hold this kind of competition.

Then, the place I want to go now is Huadu in 1988, Shen Long basically confirmed this point.

However, new problems emerged again. He could not speak Cantonese, and he did not have the documents at that time. At that time, social mobility was far worse than it is now. If he did not have these two things, he might be arrested by the police as soon as he showed up. .

So in order to complete the task, you have to solve the identity and language issues first. By the way, you can’t lose money. This time, you may have to stay in Huadu for a few days. Board and lodging will cost money.

I had to find a counterfeit certificate dealer to get a set of certificates that could be used in 1988, and then find a currency collector to exchange some old banknotes, and I had to figure out what identity to use to contact Liao Jie.

The movie didn’t reveal what Lin Shang was doing. When he went to see a doctor in that hospital, he had to start with Liao Jie. Fortunately, the movie named the restaurant where Liao Jie was. , Even if he is not here, just ask the staff of Yangzhou Building.

As long as these problems can be resolved, the risk of this mission should not be great.

Shen Long fell asleep and went out to have a meal. Last night, he remembered that he had an acquaintance who was a part-time crew. He immediately called him, and the other party introduced him to an expert who specializes in making various film and television props.

After changing the subway twice, I found the storefront of the other party, and reported my friend’s name, “Our crew is going to shoot a TV series in the 1980s, and we need some small props. I wonder if you can do it here?” The type of certificates to be produced, "These certificates are required to be exactly the same as the real ones, and there must be no mistakes."

"We don't do much of this kind, but it's no problem. You can make it by checking the information. How many copies do you want? When do you want it?" These are all expired certificates. agree to come down.

"Let's make a set first. If there is no problem, I will ask you to make a large batch. Well, I will use my photo on the first copy." Shen Long was afraid that the other party would not pay attention, so he would return the follow-up big business. seduce him.

"Okay, come with me to the back to take a picture first, and then come and get it next week." After reporting a number, it made Shen Long's tooth hurt. I didn't expect this thing to be quite expensive.

"There are also cheap ones. It doesn't look much different from a distance, as long as there are no close-ups. If you want this kind of thing, you can get it in three days, and the price is only one-third."

"Forget it, let's do what I just said." Just kidding, I'm not making a movie, and I definitely don't dare to save money here.

After paying the money, he turned around and went to the gathering place of collectors in the capital. The old banknotes are much easier to find than fake certificates. You can buy them with money, but the price gave Shen Long a headache. The task cost him several months of salary.

A week later, Shen Long got the certificate as scheduled. The prop master was very professional and specially added the old-fashioned process. At least from the appearance, it was exactly the same as the one Shen Long found online, and there was no difference.

Back home, closed the door, changed his clothes, brought his ID, wallet and other things he prepared these days, Shen Long took a deep breath, raised his hand and opened the door of time and space, and got in.