An JOBLESS guy FAKES owning a NOODLE shop and ENDS UP becoming a SUCCESSFUL entrepreneur
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00:00The film kicks off with the hectic buzz of a film set.
00:06Amid the frenzy, two property department crew members,
00:10Wong Lee and Sui Ren, are casually munching on snacks.
00:14They're trusted right-hand men to Hong Rui,
00:16a once-promising director whose past two films have been colossal failures.
00:21In the eyes of producers, Hong Rui is a running joke,
00:24known more for his flops than his talent.
00:26But despite the mockery, Hong Rui isn't ready to give up.
00:31His passion for filmmaking burns fiercely,
00:33even as the chaos of his latest project spirals out of control.
00:37Another shoot goes horribly wrong, leaving him humiliated and defeated.
00:42The tension doesn't end there.
00:44When he returns home, his father-in-law, Wei Tan, adds to the pressure.
00:49Wei Tan has always believed that Hong Rui is better suited to managing his noodle restaurant
00:53than chasing a filmmaking dream.
00:55In fact, he's offered Hong Rui a chance to run the restaurant, free of charge.
01:01But Hong Rui refuses.
01:03Despite everything, his dream of becoming a renowned director is far from over.
01:07After countless arguments and mounting frustration,
01:11Wei Tan finally throws in the towel.
01:13He hands over the restaurant to his assistant, Wong Chi,
01:16and washes his hands of Hong Rui.
01:19Their stubborn clashes, with Wei Tan lashing out in anger and belittling his son-in-law,
01:23push Hong Rui to a breaking point.
01:26Fueled by resentment, Hong Rui swears that one day if he makes it in the film industry,
01:30Wei Tan will be the one working for him.
01:33But fate has other plans.
01:35The chaos from his latest shoot spirals out of control,
01:38triggering a domino effect that cripples Hong Rui's current project.
01:42The investors pull out, leaving him with nothing.
01:44It's like the whole world has turned its back on him.
01:48The crew, defeated, apologizes and leaves,
01:51awaiting the day Hong Rui can secure new funding.
01:54Feeling the weight of failure bearing down on him,
01:57Hong Rui heads to the base camp to check on his film's equipment.
02:01To his surprise, he finds Wong Lee,
02:03Sui Ren, and crew member Yue Kin already there,
02:06cleaning up the mess.
02:08As Hong Rui sees the crew cleaning up,
02:10he quickly rushes over to stop them.
02:12He's convinced the location still holds value.
02:15However, Wong Lee points out that they haven't received severance pay yet,
02:19unlike the rest of the crew.
02:20The producer has even told them to sell the equipment off as compensation.
02:25Hong Rui explodes in anger, telling them to stop.
02:28He promises to secure new funding
02:30as long as they don't sell a single piece of equipment.
02:35His reasoning is simple.
02:36He believes that one day his film will be finished,
02:39and he'll need that equipment to make it happen.
02:42Just then, a thug storms in,
02:44claiming to be the boss of the car rental company Hong Rui used for the shoot.
02:49Hong Rui freezes, terrified to confront him.
02:52The thug, Ji Woo, doesn't know who rented the car,
02:55and Hong Rui sees a slim opportunity.
02:58Without missing a beat, he lies,
02:59telling Ji Woo that the building isn't a film base camp.
03:02It's a newly opened noodle restaurant.
03:04Wang Lee, Sui Rin, and Yue Khan,
03:08who are desperate to hold onto their livelihoods,
03:10look at each other nervously.
03:12But then, they decide to roll with Hong Rui's plan,
03:16uncertain but willing to follow his lead.
03:18Ji Woo narrows his eyes,
03:20clearly skeptical of the story.
03:22To test their claim, he orders food.
03:24In a panic, Hong Rui remembers a noodle restaurant
03:27just down the street from the set.
03:28Quick on his feet, he starts assigning roles to his crew,
03:32making this impromptu noodle restaurant work.
03:35Wang Lee is the waiter,
03:36Yue Chan becomes the cashier,
03:38and Sui Rin is sent running back and forth to buy noodles.
03:42They quickly adapt,
03:43using the film's equipment to take Ji Woo's orders
03:46and manage the flow of customers.
03:48At first, the plan is a desperate lie
03:50to cover up the truth.
03:52But then, to their surprise,
03:54the place begins to fill up.
03:56The team keeps up the ruse,
03:58pretending to serve real food,
04:00all while Hong Rui stays laser-focused
04:02on his true goal,
04:04finishing his film.
04:05As time goes on,
04:07Hong Rui decides to keep the noodle restaurant open,
04:10using the profits to save up for his movie.
04:13But the reality hits hard,
04:14running a business requires capital,
04:17and his funds are rapidly dwindling.
04:19In a last-ditch effort,
04:21he turns to his relatives for help,
04:23but as expected, they refuse.
04:25The weight of failure presses down on him,
04:28but he refuses to give up.
04:30With no one willing to back him up,
04:32Hong Rui finally considers swallowing his pride
04:34and asking his father-in-law,
04:36Wei Tan, for help.
04:38But before he can make the move,
04:39he overhears a conversation that stops him cold.
04:43Wei Tan is ranting behind his back,
04:45mocking him as if he's nothing but a burden.
04:48He resents how Hong Rui has treated his daughter,
04:51Mei Mei,
04:52and how her hard work and education
04:53are being disrespected.
04:55The sting of those harsh words cuts deep,
04:58and in that moment,
04:59Hong Rui makes a decision.
05:01He won't ask for help.
05:03Instead, he walks away,
05:05back to his noodle restaurant,
05:07determined to find another way.
05:09The next morning,
05:10Hong Rui gathers his crew for a meeting.
05:12They brainstorm,
05:13trying to figure out
05:14how to keep the charade going.
05:16But every idea falls flat.
05:19That's when Yuek Khan
05:20slides a brochure across the table,
05:22an advertisement for a nationwide noodle competition
05:25with a grand prize worth billions of yuan.
05:29A spark of hope flickers in Hong Rui's eyes.
05:32This could be his chance to turn everything around,
05:35to finally get his film back on track.
05:37He makes a bold decision.
05:39He'll return to his roots and start cooking.
05:42A skill he'd always rejected,
05:44a skill he never acknowledged,
05:46is now his lifeline.
05:48Armed with a secret recipe he'd learned years ago,
05:51Hong Rui sets out to make a name for himself,
05:53not just with his film,
05:55but with his cooking.
05:57Slowly but surely,
05:58the restaurant begins to surpass its competitors.
06:01It's not just the taste of the noodles,
06:04though that's part of it.
06:05The real magic lies in the service.
06:08Hong Rui and his crew deliver an experience
06:10that keeps customers coming back for more.
06:12Not long after,
06:13Hong Rui's restaurant's success doesn't go unnoticed.
06:16It stirs up resentment,
06:17especially from Fuzi,
06:19the owner of the second best noodle restaurant in China.
06:21Though Fuzi has never been able to claim the top spot,
06:25being second is still a point of pride for him.
06:28Determined to put Hong Rui in his place,
06:31Fuzi starts plotting.
06:32One morning, a man walks in and posting a flyer
06:34claiming to have made a reservation
06:36at Hong Rui's restaurant.
06:37But Hong Rui isn't fooled.
06:39He quickly realizes that this could be a trick,
06:42a move orchestrated by his rivals.
06:44As a former director,
06:46Hong Rui doesn't hesitate.
06:48His mind races with a counter plan.
06:50Without missing a beat,
06:52he assigns his crew to go undercover.
06:54Wong Lee and Sui Ren are tasked
06:56with keeping an eye on Fuzi's every move.
06:58Meanwhile, Hong Rui prepares with his own team
07:00to execute the plan.
07:02Soon enough, Fuzi shows up,
07:04just as Hong Rui anticipated.
07:06The trap is set and the team springs into action.
07:09The performance they put on is flawless,
07:11convincing, calculated, and precise.
07:15Fuzi quickly realizes he's been caught in a ruse
07:18and with no way to carry out his plan,
07:20he flees, defeated and outwitted.
07:23As Hong Rui's restaurant continued to thrive,
07:26word of its success spread all the way to Wei Tan.
07:29Intrigued by the sudden rise,
07:31Wei Tan sent Wang Qi to dig into the mystery behind it.
07:35Once again, Hong Rui was aware
07:36that every noodle restaurant in China
07:38had set their sights on taking him down.
07:41But this time, armed with intelligence from Sui Ren,
07:44who had gone undercover, Hong Rui was ready.
07:47He crafted a plan that was even more devious than before.
07:51When Wang Qi showed up at the restaurant,
07:53Sui Ren and Wang Li were prepared to lead him astray.
07:56Though Wang Qi started getting suspicious,
07:58Sui Ren quickly shifted gears,
08:00disguising himself as a local thug.
08:03He invited Wang Qi to wait, keeping him off balance.
08:06Meanwhile, Yue Khan recruited a few extra people
08:09to help sell their ruse.
08:10They were going to pose as members of a bizarre cult.
08:14Wang Qi, still uneasy but desperate to get answers,
08:17insisted on entering.
08:18That's when Wang Li, now dressed as a cult member,
08:21presented a photo of Wang Qi,
08:23claiming he was to be the next sacrificial offering.
08:26Shaking with fear, Wang Qi rushed back to Wei Tan,
08:29eager to report the strange incident.
08:31But Hong Rui was already one step ahead.
08:33He had planted a doctored CCTVB recording,
08:37featuring a foreign man posing as Wang Qi.
08:40When Wang Qi protested that the video was fake,
08:43Hong Rui remained calm, his deception flawless.
08:46No one could deny the evidence he'd created.
08:49And once again, Hong Rui had outsmarted them all.
08:53Meanwhile, with fresh intel from Sui Ren,
08:55Hong Rui caught wind of a small restaurant
08:57that had suddenly shot up the rankings,
09:00all thanks to a glowing endorsement
09:02from a wealthy food blogger named Byan Byan.
09:04Inspired by this, Hong Rui knew exactly what he had to do.
09:07He'd get Byan Byan's attention
09:09and use the endorsement to his advantage.
09:12On the other side, Fusi was seething with determination.
09:15His restaurant had fallen from its coveted second-place ranking,
09:19and he was hell-bent on taking back what he'd lost to Hong Rui.
09:23His assistant warned him that Byan Byan was notoriously busy,
09:26but Fusi wasn't listening.
09:28With stubborn resolve,
09:30he demanded a meeting with the food blogger,
09:32even getting into a heated argument
09:34with his bodyguards over the matter.
09:36On the other hand,
09:37Wang Chi had been quietly keeping tabs on Hong Rui,
09:40and soon enough, he uncovered the truth.
09:43Hong Rui was the mastermind behind it all.
09:45Without Hong Rui knowing,
09:47Wang Chi reported back to Weitan.
09:49That evening, Weitan appeared unannounced at the restaurant,
09:52a move that caught Hong Rui off guard.
09:54Realizing the gravity of the situation,
09:57Hong Rui instructed the staff to clear out,
09:59leaving just him and his father-in-law
10:01to face the inevitable confrontation.
10:03At that moment, Weitan spoke of his regret,
10:06noting that while he didn't mind Hong Rui opening a restaurant,
10:09he understood it wasn't about cooking.
10:12The real motive was clear.
10:13Hong Rui was after the prize money from the competition
10:16to fund his dream of making films.
10:19Weitan had always known that Hong Rui
10:20had more talent in the kitchen than behind the camera.
10:23But what frustrated him even more
10:25was Hong Rui's relentless ambition.
10:27He wasn't just aiming to be a chef.
10:30He was determined to own the best noodle restaurant in the country
10:33and use it to fund his filmmaking dreams.
10:36Despite everything,
10:37Weitan could only shake his head in frustration,
10:40knowing his son-in-law's stubbornness wouldn't let him back down.
10:43In the end, all he could do was remind Hong Rui
10:46to remember the lessons he had taught him
10:48and to not make it too easy for him to succeed.
10:51The rivalry between father-in-law and son-in-law was in full swing.
10:54Each of them determined to outdo the other.
10:58It wasn't just about winning the championship anymore.
11:01It was about pride, ambition, and chasing their dreams.
11:05Hong Rui and Weitan both fought fiercely to provide the best service,
11:09each upping the ante at their respective restaurants.
11:12Weitan brought in performers to entertain his guests,
11:15while Hong Rui introduced makeup artists to add a touch of flair.
11:18As the competition heated up,
11:21the points for both restaurants kept rising with no clear leader.
11:26Every move, every decision was carefully calculated,
11:30and the tension was palpable.
11:32Then, the day of the championship announcement arrived.
11:37Everyone waited with bated breath,
11:39the air thick with anticipation.
11:41For Hong Rui, it wasn't just about winning,
11:44it was about securing the prize money,
11:47about keeping his dream of filmmaking alive.
11:50Finally, the moment arrived.
11:52When the champion was announced,
11:54it was Hong Rui's name that echoed through the room.
11:57His restaurant had triumphed,
11:58earning the title of China's number one noodle restaurant.
12:02Laughter and cheers filled the air,
12:04and even Fousey offered his congratulations,
12:07acknowledging Hong Rui's hard-fought victory.
12:09But as the celebration raged on,
12:11Weitan wasn't angry.
12:12In fact, he felt a quiet sense of pride.
12:15Not because Hong Rui had become the best chef,
12:18but because he had become something far more important.
12:21A better person,
12:23more driven,
12:24more capable than he had ever been before.
12:27Shortly after,
12:28Weitan sat back,
12:30lost in thought,
12:31reflecting on the journey he had shared with Hong Rui.
12:34A few years ago,
12:35Hong Rui had been nothing more than a poor,
12:37aimless wanderer.
12:39Someone who could barely get by.
12:41During this time,
12:42Weitan had often given him free meals,
12:44and over time,
12:45their bond had deepened.
12:47They became so close that Hong Rui came to think of Weitan as a brother,
12:50and in turn,
12:51Weitan taught him the recipes that had made his restaurant famous.
12:55It was these shared moments that eventually led to Hong Rui becoming his son-in-law.
12:59He had fallen in love at first sight with Mei Mei,
13:02Weitan's daughter,
13:03who was now his wife.
13:05Fast forward to the present.
13:06After the victory,
13:07Hong Rui was surrounded by his crew,
13:09celebrating their hard-won success.
13:12Cheers and laughter filled the air as they congratulated each other,
13:16but all eyes were on Hong Rui.
13:18Without him,
13:19none of this would have been possible.
13:21Yet,
13:21even with the win,
13:22the crew wasn't quite ready to return to filming.
13:25They argued that closing the restaurant suddenly would shock the loyal customers,
13:30especially Ji Woo,
13:31who had been a constant thorn in their side.
13:34Wong Lee suggested a compromise.
13:36While continuing to run the restaurant,
13:38they would start preparing for the film.
13:40It was a solution that balanced both their dreams.
13:43The celebration didn't stop there.
13:46Hong Rui took the opportunity to treat his wife and father-in-law as well.
13:49This time,
13:51he didn't take them to some cheap diner.
13:53No,
13:54he could afford more now.
13:56He led them to a five-star restaurant,
13:58a place where they could truly enjoy the fruits of his hard work and success.
14:02It was a small gesture,
14:04but it felt like a victory in itself,
14:07one that symbolized how far he had come.
14:10In that moment,
14:11Weitan finally acknowledged what he had never been willing to admit.
14:14He had misjudged Hong Rui.
14:16The jealousy he felt seeing his friends surpass him had clouded his judgment.
14:21But now he realized that Hong Rui wasn't just a friend anymore.
14:25He was his son-in-law.
14:27He had responsibilities,
14:29not only to make his daughter happy,
14:31but to chase his own dreams.
14:33And in that moment,
14:34Weitan saw Hong Rui for who he truly was,
14:37a man striving for more.
14:39Soon after,
14:40Hong Rui ran into his old film crew at the restaurant,
14:43including the producer.
14:45At that moment,
14:46the producer wasted no time,
14:47bluntly informing Hong Rui that he had been fired.
14:50The investors had deemed his work unsatisfactory,
14:53and the producer didn't want to risk his own reputation
14:56by keeping him on as director.
14:58Despite the harsh words,
15:00the producer tried to soften the blow,
15:02telling Hong Rui that it wasn't the quality of his film that was the issue.
15:05It was simply a matter of timing.
15:08An opportunity missed.
15:09He offered what he thought was some comfort,
15:11advising Hong Rui to find a job more suited to his skills.
15:15It wasn't the encouragement Hong Rui had hoped for,
15:18but it was clear.
15:19His path in filmmaking had just hit a dead end.
15:22Days passed after Hong Rui was fired,
15:24and despite the blow to his pride,
15:26he couldn't shake the thought that
15:28he wasn't the bad director everyone had made him out to be.
15:32Still, there were some battles worth fighting,
15:34and then there were those that simply couldn't be won.
15:36It was a bitter pill to swallow,
15:39but the harsh truth was clear.
15:41Some dreams were slipping through his fingers.
15:44A year went by,
15:45and despite the prize money he had won,
15:47Hong Rui refused to touch it.
15:49Instead, he started selling off his film books,
15:52the remnants of a dream that was quickly fading.
15:55But then, one afternoon,
15:56Wang Li called him to the restaurant,
15:58a call that piqued his curiosity.
16:01When Hong Rui arrived,
16:02he was taken aback.
16:03The restaurant was filled with filming equipment.
16:06It was a setup, one he hadn't expected.
16:09He wondered why Wang Li and Sui Ren had gone to such lengths.
16:13Wang Li smiled and explained,
16:15revealing that the equipment was meant to continue Hong Rui's previous film.
16:19The spark of hope reignited in Hong Rui's chest.
16:22It was revealed that Wang Li had discovered something unexpected during their time selling noodles at the shabby restaurant.
16:28What had started as a chaotic mess in a cluttered warehouse filled with old filming equipment
16:33had somehow turned into a place he'd grown to enjoy.
16:37Despite the countless setbacks,
16:39Hong Rui, ever determined, kept pushing forward,
16:43refusing to let go of his dream.
16:45But if Hong Rui thought this was all Wang Li or Sui Ren's doing,
16:49he was mistaken.
16:50The entire setup, the decorations, and the ambiance were the work of Mei Mei and Wei Tan.
16:56In the months following the event,
16:58Hong Rui had seemed distant, drained, and defeated,
17:02his spark fading.
17:03But Mei Mei and her father never wavered in their support.
17:06No matter what, they stood by him.
17:09Mei Mei would do anything to help him,
17:11and Wei Tan shared the same unwavering sentiment.
17:14While Wang Li and Sui Ren had worked tirelessly on the setup,
17:16it was Mei Mei and Wei Tan's love and belief in him
17:20that kept Hong Rui going.
17:21In the final moments of the film,
17:23Hong Rui found himself face to face with Mei Mei.
17:26He apologized, his voice thick with gratitude,
17:30thanking her for standing by him through every hardship.
17:33He didn't know how to repay her or her father,
17:35but one thing was crystal clear.
17:38The next chapter of his film wasn't just a story, it was theirs.
17:42Hong Rui was starting his new film,
17:44and Mei Mei would be the leading lady.
17:46And with that, the story comes to an end.
17:48So the moral of the story is,
17:51sometimes the best way to chase your dreams
17:53is by serving up some hot noodles
17:55and a side of clever deception.
17:58Just make sure your crew knows
17:59how to handle a little bit of case
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