Compared to ten or twenty years later, one thing that makes people miss the 1990s is that it still has a very traditional and warm atmosphere.
Simon arrived the day before New Year's Eve, and this time he still settled in the small manor at the foot of Dayang Mountain. Because of the last reminder and considering a certain little guy, I still didn’t move to the completed lakeside villa in the eastern suburbs of Suzhou this time.
Furthermore, Chen Qing's family has also moved here in recent days.
Father Chen and Mother Chen were obviously not used to it, but because it was their daughter's request, and after all, their granddaughter had already been born, their small yard in the ancient city couldn't really accommodate a big Bodhisattva from the United States, so they had no choice but to agree.
Brother Chen Qing's family, on the other hand, obviously enjoyed being here, but Chen Qing did not hide her displeasure with her sister-in-law at all, even if she was trying to please her.
So much so that even Simon couldn't stand it and said a few words.
In short, Simon arrived and changed into a bright red Tang suit as the local customs suggest. Chen Qing was also dressed in red, matching the couple very well, and immediately integrated into the New Year atmosphere here.
On the first day, Chen Qing and I checked out various preparations for the New Year. We also went to the market and did some shopping in person.
Although, the entire market was temporarily put under martial law because of this, but it was still a good experience that had not been seen for a long time.
Simon was just a little thankful that fortunately it was not more than ten years later.
Otherwise, if you are surrounded by mobile phones taking pictures, you will definitely be unable to keep a low profile even if you want to. At the moment, although it was accidentally photographed by someone, the film was later taken back, and the local media, whether it was newspapers, TV, or even the Internet, did not report anything.
The next day is New Year's Eve.
Others felt like they were in another world, but Simon felt like he was in another world. Even though he had already experienced it once with Lin Su, he still didn't expect what the process would be like on New Year's Eve. It seemed that New Year greetings came on the first day of the lunar new year.
Mainly in the evening, the whole family makes dumplings together.
But the main New Year’s Eve dinner is cooked by others.
Chen Qing prepared six small gold coins for the little Easter eggs and wanted to wrap them in dumplings as a bonus. This triggered Simon's rich accumulation of Chinese cultural knowledge.
Well, gold coins are of course very expensive, and the yellow ones are also festive.
It's just... Simon immediately thought of a certain allusion about swallowing gold. Although theoretically, swallowing gold should not lead to death, but in many classical stories, suicide by swallowing gold is very fashionable.
So it was temporarily replaced with silver coins.
Simon thinks silver is very good and antiseptic.
All right.
It was probably because the gold and silver brothers were picking on each other. In the end, Simon didn't get any of them, but Chen Qing got three of the six silver coins in total.
Simon suspected that the girl was cheating, but he had no proof.
Then, of course, comes the Spring Festival Gala.
I chose a small and warm living room that was specially decorated, and then there was a 75-inch color TV that was a bit exaggerated for this era, various fruits and snacks, and a group of little guys, including one of my own, brother and sister-in-law Chen Qing, who have given birth to children in recent years. Five of them were picked up, and one was brought back from outside. Although it was a boy, Chen Qing's sister-in-law was obviously a little wary, but because of the protection of Chen Qing's parents, the little guy was treated no differently than the others here.
However, according to Chen Qing's gossip, the girl who seduced his brother had no chance of getting in. This was Chen Qing's father's insistence. He gave him a sum of money and arranged for the girl to go abroad. of Canada. As for the follow-up, Chen Qing doesn't care anyway.
Sitting on the double sofa that was obviously specially prepared, eating melon seeds, chatting, and watching the Spring Festival Gala.
A very interesting session as well.
In other words, the Jinshu Department has a strong presence.
The first is Huanzhugege, which has become very popular in recent years. The trio all waited for the stage. After all, there was once a lack of little girl's star position, but this time, due to the success of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and the fact that the other party is also in Hollywood, He got the role, so he was on an equal footing with the other two. It just so happened that during this period, "Huan Zhu Ge Ge 2" was popular again.
So Big Eyes became the host, Ziweihua sang a song with others, and the little maid starred in a sketch.
In addition, there was also Shen Gui, who took the stage to play and sing "Those Flowers", which had previously made a big appearance in the United States.
Nizi, who was nestling next to Simon, immediately gossiped that Shen Gui had broken her fingers in order to practice this song.
Unfortunately, the recording was still playing on the stage. Even if the audio is recorded by the person involved personally, it is still not as good as being there. However, there is nothing we can do about it. This is a grand event that people all over the country are watching, and it only happens once a year. There is no room for failure.
Another song, "Life is Like a Summer Flower", has also been included in the Spring Festival Gala repertoire this time, but it is sung by a singer from Jinshu, not Master Park. Simon doesn't know where that person is this time, so maybe he can read it with peace of mind. Finished college, found a job, got married and had children, the ordinary path.
Then there are the familiar faces.
Uncle Kurotsuchi will definitely not be absent, but this year, if Simon remembers correctly, it should be "Hourly Worker".
How many steps does it take to put an elephant in the refrigerator
as well as.
Another five dollars.
This time it was also dropped by the butterfly. Of course, it was still the same entertaining sketch.
until late at night.
The children had already fallen asleep, and Mother Chen couldn't hold on anymore and went to rest early. Chen Qing asked the waitress to bring drinks. Simon and Mr. Chen had a few drinks near midnight. In addition, they also had a few drinks at the New Year's Eve dinner. Mr. Chen showed some true feelings and spoke frankly about his daughter. I want Simon to be more tolerant in the future. After all, she is already the mother of a child. If she does something extraordinary, even if it doesn't work, don't take it out on the child.
Finally, he patted Simon on the arm and said Simon was good.
Chen Qing was helpless.
On my biological father's side, I probably won't be able to change my image in this life, even though I don't want to.
Why change it
The clock rang at twelve o'clock in the morning, marking the new year. In the living room on the second floor of the villa, the curtains were opened, and there were specially prepared New Year fireworks outside. Sitting on the sofa, all you had to do was turn off the lights. appreciate.
It lasted for half an hour, and the surrounding public probably woke up because of it.
Here we finally rested until the fireworks ended.
The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year.
It was New Year greetings in the morning, but most of the relatives of the Chen family are in nearby small counties. In recent years, some acquaintances in the neighborhood have not been able to visit each other because they are far apart, so they are still a family. .
However, Simon once again sent out several big red envelopes that Chen Qing had prepared in advance.
Then, we rushed to a hotel on Dayang Mountain at noon.
A banquet decided in advance, or there is another word in China called hospitality.
Father Chen didn't think much of it at first. After all, his daughter gave birth to a child without even getting married. According to the traditional thinking of the elderly, what kind of invitation should I ask for
It was Chen Qing who made the final decision.
Today is also a big battle. Relatives and friends have specially sent a dozen luxury cars to pick up people in various places. In addition, there are also various political and business connections that Chen Qing has built up over the years. At noon, the guests are almost all here. More than three hundred people were invited.
However, the different groups are quite distinct.
Most of the guests were not even able to see Simon, let alone Xiao Nizi, who was looked after by Chen Qing like a baby.
On the other hand, Mother Chen sent out dozens of big red envelopes today.
It was all arranged by Chen Qing in advance. I originally wanted to give 1,000 to the one who had the money and was not short of money, and also wanted to use the money to gag some relatives who were gossiping. These were Chen Qing's original words, and she was finally taught a lesson by Chen's father. After a while, the original words were not so showy in front of relatives, so I changed the price to 100 yuan.
However, in this era, most of the Chen family's relatives and children in small counties or villages are already wealthy. Anyway, according to Simon's memory, the little guys just passed the money and left at most a red envelope cover. After all, what adults are best at is keeping lucky money for their children.
After the lively first grade of junior high school, the second grade of junior high school is naturally about visiting relatives.
Chen's mother's parents are still alive, so it was quite lively again. However, Chen Qing had arranged the whole process in advance. Simon actually doesn't mind having more contact with him, but Chen Qing is not happy. She treats her man as a treasure, and she cannot have casual contact with him even if he is a relative.
Father Chen reprimanded him again, in front of Simon, but it was of no use.
Anyway, through the various confrontations between Father Chen and Nizi in the past few days, Simon finally understood why Father Chen had such an attitude towards his daughter.
I am Daji, and I just won’t change.
beat
It's useless if you can't kill it.
Simon plans to stay here until the fifth day of junior high school. After the second day of junior high school, there will be no social activities here. It will once again become the private time for the two of them, and even a certain Xiao Nizi who should be the focus of attention will be thrown away. Really throwing it off, Chen Qing handed the girl over to Mother Chen to take care of.
Then it’s time to have fun everywhere.
The first is naturally the nearby Jinshu Film and Television City.
After the Golden Week system was officially established in the second half of last year, this Spring Festival, the film and television city is still a little bleak due to winter, even though it belongs to Jiangnan, but it still attracts bustling tourists.
However, even though all major production crews have temporarily suspended production during the New Year period, and the film and television city can transfer more resources to tourists, it still maintains the same daily limit of 200,000 visitors as last year's National Day.
The main thing is the current film and television city. Continuous self-improvement is still the main thing. Therefore, the day before New Year's Eve, some projects in the film and television city are still under construction. At the same time, even if the country's legal holiday is seven days, it is expected that work will still resume on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year in three days. As for the operation team of the film and television city, there is no time to rest.
But he is not in a hurry to make money.
This is also the benefit of having most of the capital come from your own family. There are not so many loans and you don’t have to think about how much interest you will pay every day, so you can be more relaxed.
Of course, many business cases without similar pressure often end in failure, but here in the film and television city, there is something higher than loan pressure. Well, to put it simply, it is Simon’s expectations. Therefore, the operation team’s The pressure is actually greater. Maybe Chen Qing will fire people, but she won't be polite at all.
Anyway, Simon is very satisfied with the increasingly complete attractions here.
Then, on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, I flew to Yunnan.
A few years ago, China officially determined the location of 'Shangri-La'. At that time, Chen Qing enclosed land there, and now the manor has been initially completed.
However, the main thing is to see the scenery and the beautiful people.
Chen Qing would obviously not forget this kind of thing. In the evening, there was a brand new team of little water onions, singing and dancing.
It's just that Simon recently decided to restrain himself a little, so he just watched and did nothing else. Chen Qing then said that his boss could just pack it up and take it away when he left. He said this in front of a group of girls. It can be seen that the group of little girls are obviously very Looking forward to it, after all, he is a legendary figure like Simon Westeros, and he can also go to the United States, the paradise in the eyes of the Chinese people.
Simon didn't agree either.
It is best to place them here. Suitable flowers should be in suitable environment and soil. If transplanted too far away, some of the charm they should have will be lost.
The next day is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
After returning from Yunnan and staying here for another half day, Simon set off again, not directly to North America, but to Ukraine.
In fact, it is mainly the Russian side.
As long as Simon appears in Eastern Europe, it is equivalent to a statement, the kind that everyone knows well.
After all, even if he didn't plan to maintain any control after someone took over, Simon would not voluntarily give up the benefits that he should have. Again, being a good person too much and asking for nothing will only make people more suspicious, wondering if there is a bigger conspiracy here.
What conspiracy could Simon have
I am just a standard capitalist.
Simon came to Asia, where the Chinese and Korean Lunar New Year movies are still going on.
In South Korea, the first week data of "Myeongryang Sea Battle" was released soon. In the first week of filming from February 4th to February 10th, after all, the economic situation in South Korea has eased, and public cohesion has also improved due to this relaxation. Reaching the highest level, the result is that in seven days, this costume war movie with an investment of 16 billion won quickly attracted 3.79 million moviegoers, directly exceeding the total local moviegoer numbers of most Korean movies and creating a brand new record.
Based on this market performance, it is only a matter of time before the film becomes the first Korean film to exceed 10 million viewers.
Then there’s China.
"Ruyi" produced by China Film Group Corporation made 41 million yuan in the first week. As it was the Golden Week of the Spring Festival, the box office unexpectedly did not fall the next week, but increased a lot, reaching 53 million yuan. The total box office in the two weeks was 94 million yuan, once again. This made China Film Group strengthen its determination to produce a sequel.
You would be a fool not to do it.
The sharp contrast is "A Complete Failure". Everyone at Jinshu also realized that this name is really not very good. After the first week of 23 million, even with the Spring Festival golden week that made "Ruyi" reverse the decline, it still only made 16 million in the second week. , the total box office of 39 million in two weeks is not even as good as the one-week revenue of "Ruyi". Relatively speaking, it is really disappointing.