When the footsteps of the Spring Festival gradually faded away, when all office workers had to leave for the company, the holiday ended quietly.

But for the student party, they still have a lot of winter vacation balance!

Zhang Chu had to wait until after the Lantern Festival to start school, but now he had to go to Yanjing in advance.

The decoration of the courtyard house needs to be seen by him, especially the virtual design drawings, and he can only carry out the construction after he makes a decision.

In addition, Director Xu Ji's studio is also seizing the time and inviting Zhang Chu to participate in the first round of secret film screenings.

"Farewell My Concubine" was filmed last year.

Now, after months of careful editing, soundtrack, and color grading, Xu Ji plans to invite industry insiders to take a look at the rough cut version!

The special theme makes it a little sensitive, telling about the quintessence of Peking Opera, and also about the social turmoil since the end of the Republic of China, and the focus is on the love and hatred of two men.

See the big with the small, and reflect the changes of the whole society with the smallness of the individual!

If it can be filmed well, it can definitely be called a classic.

Zhang Chu brought this film here from above the earth and handed it over to Xu Ji for directing, so he really wanted to know what this story was adapted into.

He didn't stay at Jiangcheng's house for too long, and arrived in Yanjing on the evening of the ninth day of the Lunar New Year.

The smell of the new year is still there, and the whole city is lively again with the return of office workers.

"Finally back, I don't know what has become of my family!"

Zhang Chu didn't bring the matcha back, and the little guy would follow Zhang Bowen and Chu Lan to Yanjing during the Lantern Festival.

Because these two people didn't know that he spent more than 100 million yuan to buy the courtyard, they didn't know until one day when Zhou Kang came to visit the New Year and chatted with Zhang Bowen and said that he had leaked his mouth.

What is it really like to spend so much money on a courtyard house?

Anyway, Zhang Bowen felt painful, but at the same time, he felt very happy!

Because there are fewer and fewer courtyard houses now, they have gradually become a cultural symbol.

If you don't live on your own, it's good to buy it as an investment.

That's why the couple was going to take a look at Zhang Chu's courtyard house during the Lantern Festival to see what was so special about the house that cost so much money.

finally came back, Liu Wei took a little material of Zhang Chu's return to Beijing at the airport, and then went home in a hurry.

Less than a quarter of the rooms in the vast complex are lit, and the lights in the distance are still brilliant.

Zhang Chu simply cleaned up the room, and the rest of the things can only be cleaned up by the housekeeping company tomorrow, and now he can sleep for one night!

I didn't suffer any sins in my previous life, and even if I made a lot of money in this life, I wouldn't be able to say that I would instantly develop a disease of wealth and wealth.

The journey made him extremely tired, and now he didn't want to move the mouse, let alone codewords, even to play games.

Nestled on the couch, staring blankly at the program of the "Exploration and Discovery" channel on the TV, I don't know what I was watching.

……

On the other side of the world, the United States is ushering in the dawn.

The snow in New York winter begins to melt in the sun, but the pedestrians on the streets are all dressed thickly, with scarves, coats, hats, and warm gear.

Adam shook the non-existent snowflakes on his body, and the air conditioning inside the building was so hot that he almost began to sweat.

"Mr. Wilson, please follow me. ”

The mixed-race beauty in a lady's suit at the front desk ushered Adam to the elevator door and admonished, "Mr. Pei is already waiting for you up there." ”

"Thank you. Adam smiled politely.

He was curious about the legendary architectural firm, but it didn't seem to be much different from a normal American company at the moment.

As a reporter for USA Today, Adam came to interview Mr. Pei Jinming's two sons.

Originally, his target was to interview Mr. Pei Jinming, but he was already over 100 years old and had refused any social activities, so he had to settle for the next best thing.

Pei Architects was founded in 1992 by Pei Jinming's two sons and is currently responsible for many major projects.

Although Pei Jinming obtained American citizenship, he was actually a very traditional person, and named his three sons all Chinese, namely Dingzhong, Jianzhong, and Lizhong.

These three sons all inherited their father's business, and the deceased eldest son, Pei Dingzhong, was an urban planner, and the interviews I want to interview today are Pei Jianzhong and Bei Lizhong.

Adam carefully reviewed the complicated full names of these two people in his heart, "Chien Chung (Jianzhong) and Li Chung (Lizhong), it sounds interesting. ”

Probably because the names of these two people are too awkward, the names of these two people are not mentioned much in the architectural circles that are familiar with them.

On the contrary, when they were children, their parents' nicknames became widely known labels!

In the U.S. and around the world, you may not know who Chien Chung is, but you will definitely know who Didi (younger brother) and Sandi (third brother) are.

Mixing the nickname into a big name, probably the Chinese can't help but laugh after hearing how foreigners call these two sixty or seventy-year-old people, completely taking advantage of these two old people!

The whole world calls them the younger brother and the third brother.

Since he wanted to interview them, Adam was naturally well prepared, so he would specifically investigate the stories behind these two names.

Adam originally thought that these two architects would be typical Chinese, but after contact, he found that even though they were humble, gentle, and polite, the way they spoke and thought was pure American, and the accent was more authentic than that of an American whose ancestors were Americans for five generations!

"Mr. Pei Jinming has passed his 100th birthday, how is his physical condition?"

"USA Today" was originally aimed at Pei Jinming, even if Pei Jianzhong and Bei Lizhong are well-known in the architectural circle, they are still far from their father.

Faced with Adam's question, Pei Jianzhong was not surprised at all, this is obviously a question that must be asked.

"He's in good health, but he's a centenarian after all, and even if he can walk, he can't walk much. We visit my father every week and he is in good shape. ”

After the topic is placed on Bei Jinming, it is difficult to divert the topic, looking at the father from the perspective of the son, whether it is the father in life or at work.

Adam combined with the current hot spot and asked: "When Mr. Pei was designing the glass pyramid in front of the Louvre, were you also in the design team?"

"That's right, I was a design and construction associate at the time. Watch that pyramid grow from nothing, and watch the Parisians go from disgust to love. ”

Pei Jianzhong responded with humor that it was indeed very stressful to take on this project at the beginning.

When the president decided to choose this design, all classes of French society resisted.

Even during the construction, many people spontaneously marched around the Louvre in protest, refusing to accept this brand new building!

Adam's eyes lit up slightly, and he really didn't find the wrong person!

The two brothers are not only part of the design team, but even participated in the construction team on site, so they must have more authority to answer the next questions.

"There's been a very popular book about the Louvre lately, I don't know if you've read it, and the content of the glass pyramid in it has caused quite a bit of controversy. ”

Berry was already almost seventy years old, but he still had a naughty side, and he replied: "You should be talking about The Da Vinci Code, right? I am very happy to see such a film, which gives it a lot of deep content." ”

"Actually, my grandson recommended this book to us when he first saw it. However, due to my busy work, I didn't officially read it until January this year. The content is so good that I was as amazed as all the readers that it could be interpreted in this way!"

"It's true that those glass pyramids have a lot of connotations in them, so did you think about these when you designed them?" Adam had a hunch that his story might get a good amount of attention.

Pei Jianzhong glanced at his younger brother, and then shook his head: "We have considered aesthetics, light, and culture, but it is not the same as the content in "The Da Vinci Code". The pyramid is not pointing upwards or downwards to imply a grail or a blade, and there is no hidden grail under the pyramid. ”

That's the truth, and it's an exaggerated fiction in it.

Tell the lie as if it were the real thing with sworn words, making it difficult for readers to distinguish the truth from the false!

Even though many people know that there could not be a corpse under the small pyramid, when they visit the Louvre, they can't help but feel a pilgrimage mentality.

"And what do you think of that one?"

"Very good pastime. ”

Adam then asked: "Recently, there has been a very popular petition on the Internet, that is, netizens are curious about what the designer of the glass pyramid, that is, your father, Mr. Bei Jinming, thinks of this one. Have you seen this?"

Bei Lizhong replied firmly: "Yes." ”

"Even though my father's eyesight has deteriorated a lot, he still continues to read every day. I remember one time when we were coming home for dinner on the weekend, I saw my father in a wheelchair flipping through the book. ”

This answer was a little unexpected by Adam, and he thought that Mr. Pei had probably never heard of "The Da Vinci Code", but he didn't expect to read it!

"My father didn't comment on it, but read the book to the end. ”

Is it good or bad?

The answer is unknown.

But the secret of the glass pyramid was not revealed until the end, and most people who had the patience to read a book to the end were attracted by it!

Adam was very happy, and although the next question was being asked seriously, it was not really important.

……

USA Today: [Exclusive] After Mr. Bezin finished reading The Da Vinci Code, his son praised it.

Shortly after Adam returned to the New York newsroom, he wrote the content of his interview and posted it on his website.

Although there is a lot of content in it that talks about Chinese and Western education, and how the two brothers Pei Jianzhong were influenced by their father to embark on the path of architectural designers, it is their discussion about Zhang Chu's book that is placed in the most conspicuous position!

Except for people in the architectural design industry, no one cares about the environment in which these two people grew up.

However, how Pei Jinming commented on "The Da Vinci Code" has always been a hot topic on the Internet.

This can be seen from the amount of support for the previous petition activities!

Therefore, after the staff in charge of Twitter account operation in the United States briefly summarized the content of the interview with this topic, there are many people who follow the Twitter link and jump to the official website to watch the full news.

"Mr. Pei actually finished reading it?"

"I knew that there was no Magdalene corpse under the pyramid, and everything was made up by Zhang Chu. He's so hateful!"

"After reading this news, I found that I liked The Da Vinci Code even more. ”

"Where's the evaluation? It's fake news!"

"Cool, the family are all architects. ”

"I thought it was true, but yesterday I knelt down in front of the pyramid inside the Louvre with a lot of people. ”

Netizens expressed their opinions, and slowly increased the number of clicks and readings of this news.

Although Pei Jinming did not give a direct interview, although he did not give a specific assessment, his actions are certainly more powerful than words.

Being able to buy a copy and read it through is a heavy recognition!

After the USA Today interview, many other media outlets also cited the report and reposted it to their own accounts, thus expanding the coverage of the news and allowing more people to see the interview.

Almost all the mainstream media in the United States have reported accordingly, including top media such as the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times.

With such overwhelming publicity, those readers who still don't know are surprised to find that there is such a film that has been recognized by the architect!

When the interview spread on the Internet, the domestic media quickly grasped the hot trend and simply translated the news and brought it back.

Of course, different media have their own special editors to translate, and some media are lazy and directly forward 100% of the original text!

When domestic netizens saw the relevant reports, they gave Mr. Pei Jinming and Zhang Chu thirty-two likes.

"I thought Zhang Chu's statement on Chinese New Year's Eve was over. As a result, the foreign media actually ran to interview Bei Lao's son, and the curve saved the country!"

"Hahaha, when Li Kui met Ghost Li, people didn't mean that at all. ”

"Wait...... I seem to know something. Isn't this like a reading comprehension question in a Chinese exam? Zhang Chu's extension and expansion of the connotation of the glass pyramid is not what we feel when we do the questions? They are the top students in the college entrance examination, so they have done a very good job in reading comprehension, and they can write about the efficacy of the glass pyramid to the designers who are amazed!"

"Pei Lao: I didn't think about it that way, I didn't design it that way...... Hahahaha"

"Even centenarians are still reading Zhang Chu's books, this is really awesome!"