Because Zhang Yichao wanted to learn to be a director, Zhang Chengbei's family quarreled for several days.
Zhang Chengbei was almost pissed off by his son, "Yesterday you said you were writing a novel, today you said you want to be a director, what else do you want to do tomorrow?"
"It's fine that the novel you wrote doesn't make sense, but now you're making a fuss about not taking the college entrance examination this year, and going to some film school next year. Are your minds filled with seawater?"
I finally looked forward to the stars and the moon and looked forward to the eldest son's college entrance examination, but it came to a critical juncture. This guy said that he would not take the exam, and he would take the art entrance examination next year. What kind of film school did he go to
"Are you cut out to be a director?"
Zhang Yichao was very stubborn: "Why am I not?"
"Now I have found the direction of my life struggle. I want to be a director, I want to make movies, and I want to become the greatest director in China!"
Zhang Chengbei said coolly: "You want to become the biggest unlucky person in the world."
"Your father, why did I give birth to such an unlucky son as you?"
Zhang Chengbei is now beginning to rejoice that he has given birth to two more sons, if there is only such an unlucky son, he will not be mad at his father.
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The father and son of Zhang's family quarreled in the yard every day, which attracted a group of people from the family courtyard to watch the fun.
"Old Zhang, what's the matter?"
"This kid is making a fuss about not taking the college entrance examination."
Xiao's sister-in-law suggested from the side: "Don't take the college entrance examination? Then let the child inherit his father's career and join the army!"
Zhang Chengbei: "That's a good idea, this unlucky child needs to be sent in to be disciplined."
Zhang Yichao: "I won't go! Can you force me to go? Can you still carry me? If you want to send me to be a soldier, I will be a deserter."
Zhang Chengbei rolled his eyes: "You really want to piss me off!"
Sister-in-law Xiao asked curiously, "Old Zhang, what does your kid want to do if he doesn't take the college entrance examination?"
"What kind of film school does he want to go to?" Zhang Chengbei sighed: "He wants to be a director and make movies."
"Yo, let's make a movie." Aunt Xiao was stunned, because movies are both familiar and unfamiliar to them. Everyone has seen movies, but... how to make movies? How are movies made? These questions are too remote for them.
"Dad, why don't you allow me to be a director? Just let me try. I'm going to be admitted to the Capital Film School next year."
"Try? Try and see if you can pass the exam?" Zhang Chengbei was not optimistic: "Are you qualified to be a director?"
"What's the matter if you can't pass the exam? Didn't you tell me before that you can't pass the exam in the first year, and there will be the second year, the third year... I can always pass the exam!"
"I took the college entrance examination in 1977, and this year I still take the college entrance examination. My cultural achievements are not bad."
"Dad, look at the photos I took. You can see how good my photos are. I'm sure I'll be good at making movies in the future!"
"Didn't I inherit your talent?!! Both father and son are good at making this thing."
Sister-in-law Xiao supported: "Yichao is right! Lao Zhang, you are the best-looking in our family courtyard. Maybe Yichao can really become a great director in the future."
Zhang Chengbei covered his head: "Mr. Huang, you are a good teacher, come and persuade your son."
Huang Xinying spread her hands: "Your son has made a decision. Three horses will not be able to pull back, and he will not turn back until he hits the south wall. After he finds out that he is not that material, won't he figure it out?"
"I was talking about writing martial arts novels before. Look, how long has it been since I wrote it, and I gave up immediately."
"Just wait, maybe before the college entrance examination, he will figure it out by himself, so don't quarrel with him."
"Your son is just like you. He does things for three minutes. The more you quarrel with him, the more interested he will be."
Zhang Yichao said seriously from the side: "Mom, you have a correct attitude! I'm serious!"
As a child, I hate my parents taking their decisions as jokes. This time, Zhang Yichao really thinks that he wants to be a director, and he wants to make great films!
"When I become a director in the future, you will be able to see your son's works in the cinema."
Zhang Chengbei: "There won't be that day."
Huang Xinying shook her head: "You father and son, stop arguing, Lao Zhang, please be quiet."
"Mr. Huang, your attitude is not correct, you have to train your son like a student..."
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The father and son of the Zhang family next door quarreled every day. As their neighbors next door, Lu Yan and his wife had to watch a lot of excitement.
The Sweet Dou Rong sisters were playing on the lawn in the yard, Qin Rou sat drinking tea under the thatched shed, Lu Yan said that she wanted to play checkers with her, the couple had just set up the chess board, and the house next door started arguing again.
The flames of war also spread to his home.
Zhang Yichao tried his best to win the battlefield alliance for himself: "Uncle Lu, Aunt Qin, did the graduation photos I took for you look good that day?"
Qin Rou said: "It's a pretty good shot."
Zhang Yichao, as if he had acquired a Shangfang sword, hurriedly said to Zhang Chengbei: "Look, Aunt Qin said that I did a good job in taking pictures."
"Is taking a photo the same thing as making a movie?"
"Why is it not the same thing?" Zhang Yichao waved to the neighbor: "Uncle Lu, your son and daughter are so beautiful, I will be a director in the future, and Zhou Zhou and Rong Rong will act as actors for me!"
"Dou Dou Rongrong, come and see Brother Yichao. From now on, Brother will become a director and let you act as little fairies."
Rongrong said: "I want to play Sun Dasheng, I want to make a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace!"
Doudou said: "I want to be Nezha!"
In order to win the alliance, Zhang Yichao did everything he could: "You guys can play whatever brother you want."
Zhang Chengbei's eyebrows twitched, "You are the director, one of them plays Monkey King, the other plays Nezha, what do you want me to play?"
"I'll give you one with a face, and you can play the role of the Bull Demon King."
"Zhou Zhou and Dumpling play Jin Zha and Mu Zha."
Zhang Chengbei: "..."
Holding the checkers, Lu Yan couldn't help laughing and said, "Yichao is a very capable kid, and your father was so angry that he couldn't speak."
Qin Rou supported her face with her hands, and it was very interesting to listen to their quarrel. The child next door was belatedly rebellious.
"Am I speechless?" Zhang Chengbei jumped up like a big cat whose tail was stepped on, subconsciously said: "I really want to see this...Xiao Lu, your family has another Jin Zha, Mu Zha, Nezha and Sun Wukong are born rebellious."
Although he knew that his son was joking casually, but Zhang Chengbei fantasized about this scene, quite cheerful.
want to see.
Lu Yan: "..."
"In Lu Yanfang's play, you are not just a Tota Li Tianwang, a character who hates people." Zhang Chengbei hugged his chest and said with disgust: "I hate you the most when watching movies."
"You bull demon king, how can you be so proud?"
Zhang Yichao hurriedly said to the side: "Listen, listen, you all think it's interesting, come and support me as a director, in the future... let Liu Yue, let Liu Yue write the script, you will be me as an actor, and I will shoot Movie!"
Teacher Huang quietly shook the fan: "Do you need your mother to fan your proud arrogance?"
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The family next door was noisy, Qin Rou listened to it for several days, and couldn't help but said to Lu Yan: "You said our child has grown up, will you also quarrel with the child in our yard?"
"Comrade Lu Yan may be so angry that his son will jump."
Lu Yan said calmly: "Don't worry, ginger is still old and hot."
Qin Rou smiled: "This is not what my mother-in-law saw back then."
It is said that Lu Yan often made his own father jump in anger. If she is lucky, she may see the same history repeat itself in the future.
Qin Rou sighed: "Blue comes out of blue and is better than blue."
"The first one won't, the second one will, he can't quarrel with his old man."
Qin Rou: "Don't overestimate yourself."
Lu Yan looked at her amusedly: "What about you? I quarreled with my son, and you just stood aside and made sarcastic remarks?"
"I have to learn from Teacher Huang, and when the time comes, I will hold a banana fan in my hand, and I will defeat you."
…
Huang Xinying and his wife, as well as other people in the family home, most of them thought that Zhang Yichao was just messing around, just like his martial arts novels, but it was just a three-minute enthusiasm, but this time, he seemed to be serious.
In July, Zhang Yichao did not take the college entrance examination.
Zhang Chengbei was so angry that he wanted to beat him with a stick, but it was better for Huang Xinying and Lu Yan to persuade him.
"Why don't you let your child try it next year, he is still young, so he can try it a few more times."
Qin Rou said to Huang Xinying: "My sister's pearl bridal shop wants to make a short promotional video of ten or twenty minutes, why don't you let Yichao come and try it."
Qin Rou saw that Zhang Yichao's photos look pretty good, and she has really worked hard recently to read a lot of books on director photography. After all, it is a child who has grown up watching, so why not let him try it. If he really doesn't have that ability, let him He calmed down.
"This... is this okay?" Zhang Chengbei and his wife were muttering in their hearts.
"Aunt Qin, don't worry, I guarantee you will complete the mission successfully!" Zhang Yichao smiled happily: "Among you, Aunt Qin has the insight to accurately identify me as a Maxima."
"Like my dad, if you put the Maxima in front of him, he is also blind, and he will never find the Maxima in his life!"
Zhang Chengbei rolled his eyes and was so angry that he felt a heart attack: "Why did I give birth to such an eldest son like you, are you really my seed?"
Huang Xinying: "I don't know if your father can discover Maxima and your mother, but the blind self-confidence of your father and son is exactly the same."
Zhang Yichao patted his father Zhang Chengbei on the shoulder: "Dad, Mom, just wait and see!"
"When the time comes, the finished product I shoot will scare you to death."
Zhang Chengbei sighed: "I was so scared that the boards of my coffin bounced."
Huang Xinying: "Don't talk nonsense."
"When I become an internationally renowned director and make a masterpiece that shocks the world, you will realize how serious your mistakes are!"
Zhang Yichao: "Aunt Qin, tell me what kind of promotional video you want to make."
Qin Rou went to communicate with him.
Zhang Chengbei came to Lu Yan's side, and pushed him with his elbow: "Brother Lu next door, hurry up and take a look, your son may be so angry with you in the future."
Zhang Chengbei continued: "Boy, there is always such a process."
"I won't laugh at you when your son jumps your feet in anger." So you can't laugh at me now either.
"At that time, I will lend you my shoulder, and I can also drink with you."
Lu Yan raised her eyebrows amusedly: "You want to see me jumping in anger, I'm afraid it's time for that, Lao Zhang, you can see it in your dream when you're drunk."
"Your family has three sons, and I don't mind watching it three times."
Zhang Chengbei snorted coldly, thinking not to speak too early, who can tell what will happen in the future.
Besides, who are the three sons of my family? It's not because you accidentally got your old Lu family's blessing.
Now I return this blessing to you.
Qin Rou rented a set of equipment, and the young Zhang Yichao, who was wearing glasses, ran around with the machine. He was tanned from a summer vacation, as if he had returned from digging coal in a black coal mine, but it really gave Qin Rou a very eye-catching look. Wedding promo.
Now there is a small TV in the bridal shop, and the promotional video shot by Zhang Yichao is played on a loop from time to time.
All the customers who came to the bridal shop praised the promotional video. They didn't really want to take pearl wedding photos, but they couldn't help but want to take one after seeing it.
"It's a beautiful shot!"
"It's pretty good, who did you find in this store to shoot the promotional video... how can it still be like this?"
…
The big guy has never seen the way of setting up a TV at the entrance of the store to play promotional videos before, and people from all over the street came to watch the excitement.
Hearing these compliments, Zhang Yichao hurriedly pulled his parents out to watch the bustling scene outside the shop.
"Dad, Mom, look, I'm good at taking pictures, right? Am I talented?"
Zhang Chengbei said with distaste: "You're just shooting a short movie of about ten minutes, and a human movie takes an hour or two."
"A small amount makes a lot. When I improve my skills in the future, I will definitely be able to make good movies!"
"When my father retires, you will bring my mother to play a small guest role in my movie."
"How about I arrange for you to be the boss of the retired x gang? Shootout biubiubiu... Our mother is Huang Chengcheng, running wild, wandering, and the river is surging for thousands of miles..."
Zhang Chengbei: "Don't make me mad at you."
Although they were shown off by this kid's complacency, Zhang Chengbei and his wife calmed down, acquiescing to give this kid a chance to go to a film university
"If you don't pass the exam next year, you should study hard for me."
"Go to be a doctor and become a military doctor in the future."
"Help, I don't want to study medicine."
"Then you are like your mother, go to test a teacher."
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Although he didn't show it in front of his son, as his biological father, Comrade Zhang Chengbei Zhang was quite proud. He found that his son really had a talent for filmmaking, and he was honored as an old man.
—This is the talent inherited from his father!
The more Zhang Chengbei thought about it, the more beautiful he became. If it weren't for his age, he would have fantasized that he was the delayed film director.
"Old Lu, your little Qin has some discerning eyes. He can see that my son Zhang Yichao looks like me. Look how good my photos are. Hey, my son may really become a great director in the future."
"When you're old and retired, I'll ask my son to play you the role of Uncle Fishing in the movie. What do you think?"
Lu Yan smiled faintly: "I don't think so."
"Old Zhang, people have to take one step at a time. You should wait for your son to be admitted to the film university first, and then think about the future."
Zhang Chengbei: "..."
The primary school that Qin Rou and sisters planned to build in Dajiao Village was completed. Although there were not many materials such as formaldehyde at the moment, Qin Rou still planned to ventilate it for a few months before putting it into use in the spring of 1983.
At that time, the children will be able to wear brand-new school uniforms and go to school happily. The new school is very beautifully built, and there are many exercise facilities, such as horizontal and parallel bars, basketball courts and table tennis tables...
At the gate of the school stands a statue of a half-person-high pearl oyster with pearls in it.
After the construction was completed, the children in the village watched the beautiful scenery of the new campus outside the school, and they wished that the next semester would come soon, so that they could go to the new school for classes!
Qin Rou's pearl craft garden has also been built, just in time for the high pearl production this year, and the pearls in every pearl breeding factory are bursting. Maybe it's because of the good weather last year, or maybe it's some other reason. The mortality rate of mother-of-pearl is low, and the pearls produced Good and big, each breeding plant is filled with the joy of harvest.
After some of Qin Rou's pearls were sold, there were still a large number of pearls left unsold, not only in their Xunrou Pearl Farm, but also in other pearl farms.
"They only want good pearls for export, but who are they going to sell so many ordinary pearls to?"
"Could it be thrown away?"
"Although it's a little small, there are still a few spots on the surface, but look at the gloss, isn't it beautiful in your hand? If you don't look carefully, you can't see it? Isn't this pearl beautiful?"
"These are good pearls, too."
…
The production of first-grade pearls is small, and they are easy to sell, but there are a large number of ordinary pearls left, which are sold for export, and people don’t want them. Now they are all piled up in the warehouse. Do you want to watch them turn yellow in the warehouse
Although the high-quality pearls sold kept the major breeding factories from losing money and made a small profit, but the backlog of ordinary pearls could not be sold, causing headaches for all the breeding factories.
Compared with other breeding factories, Qin Rou's Xunrou Pearl Factory has a backlog of more ordinary pearls.
The directors of several breeding factories are so anxious that their mouths are burning and they have to drink hot herbal tea every day. It is not a problem that ordinary pearls cannot be sold. down
How wasteful is that
"Director Qin, are you not worried at all? I can see that there are almost no more pearls in your factory."
"Oh, by the way, you also built a pearl craft garden. You said that the money in your pocket is good. You didn't say you used it for other things. What's the use of this craft garden?"
"We all grow pearls. How many people can visit your craft garden all year round?"
Lin Guisheng was also worried. Although raising pearls made money, he didn't think raising pearls was a good way out. Every day, more and more people raised pearls. In the future, more pearls would be produced every year. The breeding and inserting technology in the experimental station has improved, and the scientific management of breeding has greatly shortened the cultivation time of pearls. In the future, no matter how many pearls there are, there will be no market. What should they do
Those who do pearl foreign trade also know the truth that rare things are more expensive. These people don't buy a lot of pearls. If they buy more pearls, the price there will have to come down.
The selling price this year is not as good as last year, which is very troublesome.
Lin Guisheng is going to sell the Guirou pearl breeding factory, and use the money to go to Guangcheng to do business. Now the clothing business in Guangcheng is doing well, and there are countless orders from outside. Clothes are in high demand, and it is obvious that opening a clothing factory can make a lot of money.
Lin Guisheng was already thinking about this in his heart, and he also received a call from Guangcheng:
"Brother Lin, there is a night market here in Guangcheng! Do you know what a night market is?"
"Oh, you really have to come to Guangcheng to see the bustling night market here. There are many people selling clothes and shoes on the streets of the night market. It's so crowded that you can't stand up. It's full of people all night..."
"The night market in summer is very lively."
"It's easy to sell. The clothes in this night market are so easy to sell. Now who doesn't like to buy clothes, everyone loves to buy clothes. Setting up a night market stall can earn this amount in a day. Hey, it's just hard work."
"These clothes are very interesting, and the brothers also plan to invest in clothing."
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Lin Guisheng thought about it many times, and finally decided to sell the Guirou Pearl Factory, leave Qiongzhou Island, and head to Guangcheng, which is a paradise for businessmen, making a lot of money by the Pearl River.
It is too backward to raise pearls on this island. The city is so prosperous that Lin Guisheng's eyes turned red. He became ruthless and sold his Guirou Pearl Farm soon after.
"There is not much future on this island. To make a lot of money, I still have to go to Guangcheng. Fortunately, I have accumulated a lot of money, and I can do business in Guangcheng."
His Guirou Pearl Factory was sold to the owner of the Xiarou Pearl Factory. Lin Guisheng distributed the dividends to his relatives who had invested money in him before, saying that he did not want to do pearl farming anymore. There is a backlog of pearls that cannot be sold.”
"This way of earning money is not very good. After a year of hard work, I can earn this little money. If I go to Guangcheng, I will already make a lot of money!"
"Life is much better now than in previous years. Everyone has to buy several sets of new clothes every year, but who would buy so many pearl necklaces?"
The pearl factory made money, but at present it was not able to make a lot of money. Lin Guisheng thought that a cultured, knowledgeable and experienced person like himself must go to Guangcheng to make money.
In addition, he has enough capital now, and he doesn't want to set up a factory with his group of relatives in partnership. The sooner he can get out now, the better.
Lin Guisheng said goodbye to Cui Mingzhan before leaving.
"Cui Mingzhan, are you still trapped by love?" Lin Guisheng really didn't know what to say about this old man.
He hanged himself on a tree.
Cui Mingzhan sighed: "Menglan is worried about the pearls in the factory, and I am also worried about her."
"Hurry up and find another suitable partner. This woman is not allowed to develop her vision. The woman surnamed Qin is lucky enough to make a lot of money. She is so stupid that she doesn't want to do any other business. She just ran away." We went to set up a pearl craft garden."
"Tell me what is the use of this craft garden? Few people in our country have the habit of wearing pearls. Many people have never seen pearls, let alone want to buy pearls."
Cui Mingzhan said: "I think Director Xiaoqin is a visionary. I went to the pearl craft garden and saw it. It's very beautiful."
"What's the use of being beautiful? It's not that it's too troublesome to get in and out on this remote island. It takes three or four hours to go to Xu County by boat from Yecheng, and it's even farther from Guangcheng."
"It's not those foreigners who have nothing to do every day. People from our country come to the island with nothing to do."
Cui Mingzhan said: "Isn't Yecheng talking about tourism, and there are several new travel agencies in Guangcheng."
"How many people can come here for tourism? Come here to see the Pearl King? The pearls are nothing to look at..." Lin Guisheng had no interest in the pearl business at first, but later he wanted to start pearl farming because he was eager to make money. Now he has made a lot of money. With less principal, he is like a fish jumping out of water, going to swim in a wider sea.
fish into the sea.
Cui Mingzhan said goodbye to him: "Let's meet again by fate."
"See you by fate." Lin Guisheng smiled: "When I come back in a few years, maybe you still haven't changed, and you are still raising pearls on the island."
"I like the taste of opening pearls."
"Then enjoy it slowly."
Lin Guisheng left Qiongzhou Island.
Qin Rou's pearl craft garden is about to be set up, and the processing plant attached to the breeding factory is also working overtime to produce crafts such as pearl necklaces, pearl earrings, pearl bracelets, and pearl powder.
Now is approaching the golden season of tourism in Qiongzhou Island in the future. The weather in the north is getting cooler and the cold wind is howling. when.
Qin Rou went to the Coconut City Tourism Bureau in advance and asked for the contact addresses and methods of many travel agencies. She also prepared various video promotional materials for pearls in Qiongzhou Island. Contact, hope to open up Qiongzhou Island pearl scenic tour route.
When contacting the travel agency, Qin Rou called Xie Ru'an, the calligraphy teacher of Zhouzhou Dumpling's two children. Of course, there was no other reason for calling him, but because this guy was so eloquent.