When they came out of Emperor Guan, Xu Wangqiu and the others heard a burst of gongs, drums and firecrackers, and when they looked up, they saw five lions of different colors such as red and silver dancing in front of the Chinese shops on both sides of the street.

Lion dances are divided into southern and northern schools, each with its own characteristics. The overseas Chinese in Yokohama's Chinatown are mainly from the southeast coastal areas, and the natural lion they dance is the southern lion, which mainly shows the liveliness of the lion, entering the play ball, licking the fur, rolling and other vivid movements.

Young people like Tang Yuqiang have hardly ever seen a lion dance, because lion dances were banned in many places during the movement, and the lion and lion head were burned as four old ones; an old man of Fang Zhenwu's age had not seen it for many years; and Akina Nakamori had seen a lion dance for the first time. Everyone stopped and watched with interest.

At this moment, a lion dancing in front of the store suddenly jumped up and took away the vegetables and red envelopes hanging in front of the store. Akina Nakamori was amazed and exclaimed, "Oh, the lion took the greens away!" she turned her head to look at Xu Wangqiu and asked curiously, "Mr. Xu, why did the lion take the greens and red envelopes?"

Xu Wangqiu didn't know anything about lion dance, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know, we don't have lion dances there for the New Year." ”

Wang Deqing explained with a smile: "This is called picking green, and it is an important part of the lion dance. In the Spring Festival, many people in order to recruit the lion to come to the door to offer blessings, hang a bunch of green vegetables in front of the door and a red envelope, the lion dancer in the sound of gongs and drums, through the performance of various routines, with the lion's mouth 'mouth' hanging in the high place of green vegetables and red envelopes, so it is called picking green. He pointed to the lion lying on the ground after "picking green" and said: "The lion makes a chewing posture on the ground, which is called 'broken green', and after chewing, it makes a comfortable appearance of eating and drinking, which is 'drunk green', and at the last moment, the broken vegetable leaves are spit out from the lion's head to the ground, which means that wealth is made everywhere." ”

Akina Nakamori said curiously: "Then do you have prepared greens and red envelopes at home?"

Wang Deqing smiled: "Of course it's prepared, it's hanging at the door of the store, haven't you noticed?"

"No, I didn't notice it at all. Akina Nakamori was very interested in "picking green", and said to Xu Wangqiu excitedly, "Let's go to Mr. Wang's shop and wait, wait for the lion to come and pick green, okay?"

Xu Wangqiu: Most of them had never seen "Cai Qing", and they were also very curious and readily agreed. They returned to the "Qingweiju" with Wang Deqing, waited for the lion dance team to come, and waited to see the "Picking Green" performance.

Since the lion dance team has to beat gongs and drums and then set off firecrackers at each shop, the green picking will start after the interaction, and they will dance for a while. Xu Wangqiu waited for almost an hour at the "Qingweiju" before the lion dance team came.

After the sound of firecrackers, the lion that had been red all the time danced at the door of "Qingweiju". The lions performing on the field are simply vivid, happy and broken, angry and thousands, sad and steady, happy and stride, the performance is extremely expressive, causing Xu Wangqiu They can't stop clapping and applauding.

When the performance reached the key point, I saw that the lion directly came to a two-person stacked Arhat, and the descendants lifted the predecessors high, and the lion's head swallowed the vegetables and red envelopes hanging in the air, and then lay on the ground.

This action was extremely chic, and Xu Wangqiu couldn't help but applaud loudly.

Akina Nakamori was even more excited and shouted: "Wow, the lion ate the greens!"

After lunch, Xu Wangqiu chatted for a while at "Qingweiju", and then came to Yamashita Town Park to watch the performance. This year, the Yokohama Overseas Chinese Association held a Spring Festival performance in the park as a celebration during the Spring Festival. There were a lot of spectators who came to watch the performance, and it was a sea of people. In addition to the overseas Chinese in Dongying, most of them are Dongying people, and there are a few European and American tourists.

The performances organized by the Overseas Chinese Federation are all organized by the overseas Chinese in Dongying themselves, and most of them are not professional and the standard is not particularly high. However, the atmosphere of the performance was particularly good, and every time a show was performed, there would be deafening applause and cheers from the audience. Although they were in a foreign country, the strong atmosphere at the scene really made Xu Wangqiu and them feel the atmosphere of the Spring Festival, just like watching a performance at a domestic temple fair.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Wangqiu and the others came to a hall near Chinatown to attend a party held by the Overseas Chinese Association.

Standing at the door and in charge of receiving was Kou Zhongwen from the Overseas Chinese Association. A few days ago, when I went to the crew of "A Game of Chess That Didn't End", it was Kou Zhongwen who invited Xu Wangqiu and them. He had seen Xu Wangqiu and them, and when he saw Xu Wangqiu and them coming, he greeted them with a smile: "Mr. Xu, Mr. Sun, fellow citizens, you can come over today, our party can be described as brilliant." ”

Xu Wangqiu smiled: "Mr. Kou is polite, we are here to eat." ”

Kou Zhongwen laughed, raised his hand and said, "Where Mr. Xu said, please come inside." ”

Xu Wangqiu and the others followed Kou Zhongwen into the hall, and saw a huge red banner hanging on the stage of the hall: "1982 New Year Party." In front of the stage were fifty or sixty tables, each with tea and snacks, some of which were already occupied, others empty.

The crew of "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished" is a guest from afar, and there are big stars like Sun Daolin and Tang Yuqiang, so the Overseas Chinese Federation will naturally not snub them and arrange them to be close to the stage. There will be a performance at the party, and the closer the seats are to the stage, the better. Xu Wangqiu, Tang Yuqiang and other young people sat at one table, and Fang Zhenwu and they sat at another table.

This kind of party is actually the same nature as the cocktail party, which is to provide a platform for overseas Chinese to communicate and communicate. Xu Wangqiu: They are in the film industry, and the overseas Chinese present are basically in business, and they are completely unrelated. Xu Wangqiu and they had no desire to communicate, so they all sat in their places, eating melon seeds and snacks and chatting.

Due to the great success of "Falcon" after its release in Dongying, Tang Yuqiang, as the second male lead, is naturally well-known to Dongying audiences and overseas Chinese. After they were seated, people kept coming up to him asking for autographs. Tang Yu did not refuse to come, and was very cooperative with the requests of overseas Chinese, and his hands were soon full of business cards.

When it was almost seven o'clock, the door of the banquet hall opened, and a group of thoughtful people entered. The man at the head was in his 50s, and he looked quite elegant, and it seemed that he should be Kong Jie, the ambassador to Japan; next to him was an old man in his 60s, judging from his appearance and temperament, he should be from Dongying, and it was estimated that he belonged to the Sino-Japanese Friendship Association. Beside them and behind them were a group of people, presumably embassy officials and overseas Chinese leaders.

After Kong Jie came in, he smiled and bowed his hand to the overseas Chinese around him while walking: "Compatriots, overseas Chinese, I wish you all a happy New Year and all the best." ”

The surrounding Chinese and overseas Chinese responded enthusiastically and shouted at him: "Ambassador Kong, Happy New Year!"

In response from the overseas Chinese, Kong Jie and the others walked to a table close to the stage, and the others who were not of sufficient level took their seats at other tables. After they were seated, a man who looked like an official called Kou Zhongwen over and whispered a few words.

After listening to that person's words, Kou Zhongwen went straight to Xu Wangqiu's side and said in a low voice: "Mr. Xu, Counselor Chen Qianqian, Commercial Counselor of the Embassy, please come over." ”

Xu Wangqiu knew that a commercial counselor is a diplomatic officer in the embassy who is responsible for liaison and negotiation with the foreign trade department of the country where he is stationed, and is usually dispatched by the foreign trade department. Its responsibilities are to report to the competent authorities of the country on the economic and trade developments of the host country, to prepare for the conclusion of trade agreements and to supervise their implementation, and to conclude or cooperate in the conclusion of important trade contracts.

Xu Wangqiu didn't know Chen Qianqian, and he didn't know why the other party was looking for him, but the relationship between the export company and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation was extraordinary, and the leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation were invited, so he didn't dare to refuse, and followed Kou Zhongwen to Chen Qianqian's table.

Kou Zhongwen introduced to Chen Qianqian: "Counselor Chen, I called Xu Wangqiu over. ”

Xu Wangqiu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Counselor Chen, hello!"

Chen Qianqian looked at Xu Wangqiu, nodded secretly, beckoned to Xu Wangqiu, pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Comrade Xiao Xu, I have admired my name for a long time." You sit here, sit down and talk. ”

Xu Wangqiu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Counselor Chen, I'm still standing!"

"I heard people say that Xu Wangqiu is bold, how can he let you sit down, and he excused himself. Chen Qianqian laughed, and then said, "Don't be restrained, sit down! I asked you to come over and be our staff officer, so I can't let you, the staff officer, stand." ”

Ambassador Kong next to him also smiled and said: "Counselor Chen asked you to sit, you can sit, and don't you cooperate with Dongying to make a movie for the 10th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, the leaders of both China and Japan attach great importance to this matter, and we also want to know about the filming of the movie, you can't stand here and talk to us!"

Xu Wangqiu didn't say goodbye, pulled out a chair and sat down: "Then I'll report to the leaders about the filming of the movie." ”

Chen Qianqian said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll introduce you to the leaders and seniors here." This is our ambassador to Japan, Ambassador Kong Jiekong. Xu Wangqiu hurriedly bowed and asked, "Hello Ambassador Kong." Kong Jie smiled and said, "Hello." Chen Qianqian continued: "This is Consul General Zhang Ping, this is Mr. Tokuma Utsunomiya, Senator of Tokyo and President of the Japan-China Friendship Association, and this is Mr. Lin Hai, Executive Director of the Yokohama Overseas Chinese Association......

The overseas Chinese at the surrounding table didn't know Xu Wangqiu, and they were all very surprised when they suddenly saw a young man in his twenties sitting at the main table, and couldn't figure out what was going on. At that table sat ambassadors, consuls, counselors, as well as overseas Chinese leaders and presidents of the Japan-China Friendship Association, who was that young man, and how could he be allowed to sit at that table?

After Chen Qianqian introduced everyone present to Xu Wangqiu, he began to introduce Xu Wangqiu: "This is Xu Wangqiu, the director of the movies "Hoe Rape" and "Falcon", these two films have achieved excellent results after their release in Dongying, especially "Falcon" has created a new record for Chinese films. Don't look at Xu Wangqiu's youth, he is already the director of the Art Center of the Film Export Company. ”

Most of the people present didn't know the nature of the film export company, thinking that it was an ordinary film company, and they didn't think it was a big deal, and they didn't think it was a big deal, what does a little director of a film company know, where can he be a staff officer for us, but they can't sweep Chen Qianqian's face, and nodded with a smile: "Being a director at such a young age, the future will definitely be unlimited!", "I watched "Falcon", this movie is really exciting. "My granddaughter became a fan of yours because of this movie. ”

Chen Qianqian's audience knew that they didn't take Xu Wangqiu in their eyes, and said with a smile: "You may not know that Xiao Xu is not only a good movie, but also a business wizard. This is not my evaluation, but the evaluation of economist Jiang Yiwei. Xiao Xu proposed the concept of industrial chain, which was very inspiring to Jiang Yiwei. Our Minister Li also has the same view, and originally wanted to transfer him to the Ministry of Commerce, but the Ministry of Culture refused to release him, and Minister Li regretted this for a long time. ”