Introduction to the content of "Shuanhuo Pavilion"
Jiangxi chef Gui Shouye went to Rowland Heights, Los Angeles, and bought a dilapidated Chinese restaurant. He doesn't want much, he just wants to earn money with his cooking skills to pay off his debts, and then return to his hometown after saving enough. He set a rule for himself: just make a living by cooking, and don't ask the diners what's going on behind their backs.
The fireworks in the small restaurant are getting louder, and people from all walks of life in the neighborhood gather here, but the undercurrent is quietly surging under the excitement. An unexpected conflict in a private room caused him to break into a secret deal between Chinese gangs. A porcelain bowl shattered and dominoes collapsed. Blackmail and trouble followed one after another, and the other party continued to threaten and use the restaurant as a cover.
In order to keep his home and life, Gui Shouye repeatedly made concessions and compromises, but the disaster still spread, and innocent low-level immigrants were affected one after another. He was caught in a painful struggle between the pressure of survival and the torture of his conscience. Is it wise to protect oneself and the restaurant, or to stand up and protect the weak in a foreign land?
The fire on the stove is clearly extinguished, there is no earth-shattering heroic feat, only the cowardice, guilt and awakening of the wanderer. A small Chinese restaurant reflects the cruel and warm real world of overseas immigrants.
