It had wandered a few times, experienced wars, and witnessed politics.
In the late 1980s, as relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait had eased, it had witnessed the ups and downs of the mainland film industry.
As China's domestic film industry slowly rose, more and more Chinese films entered the main segment of the Golden Horse Awards, which used to focus on Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.
At the Golden Horse Awards this year, a mainland film had reached the end of the list. The name of the film was "Ke Ke Xi Li".
The film was different from all the other films that had been nominated, and it had been shot in a realistic way. Thanks to these two advantages, it had entered the Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival, where Hong Kong films were popular.
Thanks to the success of the film, the audience saw the name of a famous Chinese film star among the other nominees: Qin Guan.
As the lead actor of "Ke Ke Xi Li", he had also been nominated for the Best Actor Award.
All of his competitors were more famous than him in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Tony Leung from "2046", Andy Lau from "Infernal Affairs 3" and Jacky Cheung from "The Golden Rooster 2".
The three of them were the representatives of Hong Kong's top three actors. Qin Guan, who was in the middle of them, looked weak and powerless due to his geographical location.
Qin Guan didn't feel uncomfortable though. He felt like he was in a southern city. The only difference was that he couldn't understand the Taiwanese Mandarin.
In Taiwan, Qin Guan was not so miserable that he had no friends.
As a matter of fact, Xu Ruoxuan and Lin Zhiling, the two beauties, attracted countless eyeballs.
He had no idea what his two sisters were thinking. Qin Guan was not reserved at all during his trip to Taiwan.
The paparazzi, who were as good as those in Hong Kong, had been waiting for Qin Guan and the two girls at the airport.
Fortunately, Wang was good at her job. The two girls showed up at the airport together after hearing about Qin Guan's arrival.
If they didn't advance and retreat together, all the Taiwanese newspapers would report that the mainland's Best Actor Award Winner was hiding a mistress in a Taiwanese house.
However, Qin Guan, who only wanted to go through the motions at the Golden Horse Awards, was completely different from what he wanted.
Unfortunately, the paparazzi were like flies smelling honey. They followed them closely and kept flashing their cameras.
Some daring Taiwanese reporters asked him loudly in bad Mandarin, "Mr. Qin, are you confident about winning the Best Actor Award?"
'Andy Lau failed to win the Golden Horse Award last year. This year, he is coming with great momentum. What are your thoughts? '
"Mr. Qin, will the Golden Horse Awards be the only way to break your legend of becoming an award-winning actor?"
As soon as this inexperienced reporter finished asking his question, the surrounding paparazzi started glaring at him!
You must be a monkey sent by a clown!
If Qin Guan's dream of winning the Best Actor Award ended in Taiwan, the whole island would be drowned in their spit.
You can ask the 15 members of the judging panel if they have the guts to do so!!
It's not worth it!
The film festival had been around for more than 40 years, and the Golden Horse had long since become an old horse.
Furthermore, Taiwan's local film industry had shrunk to the point of no return many years ago.
There was no other reason for the Golden Horse Awards to be held at that time, except for their reputation.
If it weren't for the fact that the celebrities attending the film festival were of high status, no one would have put in more effort to attend the film festival in such a small place.
In order to improve their relationship with the mainland, they even gave up the role of Zheng Yuling, who had been used for many years, to Lin Zhiling, who was doing very well in the mainland?
They didn't have the guts to predict that Qin Guan would lose the Best Actor Award at the festival.
Taking advantage of their common enemy, Qin Guan followed the two actresses and slipped away.
The Taiwanese paparazzi beat their chests and stamped their feet. It was such a good opportunity, but they had failed to get any information. It was a disgrace to the paparazzi.
Qin Guan arrived at the hotel smoothly. Putting down his burden, he immersed himself in the atmosphere of Taipei's food culture.
The famous night market was the only difference between Taipei and other big cities.
Only in a noisy night market, where everyone's eyes were fixed on food and entertainment, could the disguised stars have a chance to take a breather.
For gluttons, the traditional night markets were naturally more popular in Taipei's night markets. Just like the principle of the original soup becoming the original food, local delicacies could only be tasted locally in order to experience the authentic taste.
There was a wide variety of food in the traditional night market. There were different ways to eat stinky tofu, which was known as a biological weapon. There were also different ways to eat it with local ingredients. Whenever Taiwanese snacks were mentioned, people would think of oyster omelets.
This was actually an oyster pancake. Because of its unique cultural characteristics, it was given such a cute name.
Many people from the mainland didn't have a high level of acceptance towards oyster omelets when they came to Taiwan for a vacation.
This was because such a snack that used oysters as its main ingredient could easily be messed up if it wasn't properly cleaned. To the traditional elderly people of the mainland, oysters weren't considered a delicacy.
Of course, Qin Guan, who had eaten all over China, liked oyster omelets very much.
Following the guide provided by the two beauties, Qin Guan and his team arrived at the most prosperous traditional night market in Taipei.
There was oyster omelets from Lukang, also known as Quanzhou. They were made from oysters that had been picked at the port and shipped to Taipei on the same day.
This ensured that the oysters used for the oyster omelets would be plump and juicy, and the oyster omelets would also be incomparably delicious.
Plus, there were a lot of snacks in the night market. A simple omelet for each person was enough to fill their stomachs.
At this time, the boss of the oyster omelet stall in the night market was very busy. A large frying pan with a flat bottom was filled to the brim with ingredients. It was enough for ten people.
And on the busiest night, he was the one who kept frying the frying pan, and the frying pan was also snatched away one after another.
Qin Guan was not in a hurry. Waiting for the food to ripen was the greatest pleasure of eating such snacks.
Fresh and plump oysters were no longer cooked in high-end Western restaurants. Instead, they were cooked in a pot of hot oil until they were 40% done. Then, they were poured with egg white, sweet potato powder, shallots, Taibai flour, seafood sauce, and seasonings to make them into the shape of a pancake.
Finally, the oysters were fried to a beautiful golden color along with the mixture of ingredients.
When it was about to be taken out of the wok, a golden egg, green vegetables, and a little bit of tiramisu would be added, and it would become the most authentic Taiwanese oyster omelet.
The oyster omelets tasted like seafood, but the softness of the batter and egg was enough to fill one's stomach.
In Qin Guan's words, it was not for oyster omelets, but for a way of life and a feeling of nostalgia.
Because of the history of this snack, it was also filled with heroism.
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