721【Chopsticks in a Western restaurant】
With the passage of the Spring Festival, several groups of Taiwan veterans who returned to the mainland to visit relatives have also been transferred to Hong Kong and returned to Taiwan, which has been reported by the Hong Kong and Taiwan media.
As more and more veterans applied to the authorities to return to their hometowns to visit their relatives, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Committee was finally established, which can be regarded as an official recognition of cross-strait exchanges, but the opening of trade has not yet been opened.
Since the Jiangnan case, last year, the US House of Representatives voted by voice to demand that Taiwan speed up the process of boiling into martial law, open up the party's ban on lifting martial law, and protect human rights.
Judging from the current atmosphere and situation, it will only be a matter of two or three years before Taiwan lifts the ban on newspapers and the party.
Beyond's first album "Goodbye Ideal" has been released, and the band also added a new member at the end of last year - keyboardist Liu Zhiyuan. After months of warm-up, Beyond has already amassed some fans in Hong Kong, and the album quickly sold more than 50,000 copies in Hong Kong once it was released. This is a great achievement for a new band.
While serious media are still focusing on cross-strait exchanges, entertainment reporters have already set their eyes on this year's Oscars in the United States.
At the Golden Globe Awards during the Chinese New Year, Wang Zijun's "ET" won two awards in one fell swoop, although he did not go to participate, but it still made Chinese media report endlessly.
Now that the Oscars are about to be announced, it will naturally attract everyone's attention. After all, no matter how many awards Wang Zijun won at the Oscars before, it was also won by English films, and Chinese films have not really won the Oscar trophy.
Also caught was Akira Kurosawa's "Chaos," a big-budget historical film that won five Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Director.
And what about Wang Zijun's "ET"? It was nominated for Best Visual Effects, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Director.
The two Asian films have won multiple nominations at the Oscars at the same time, and it is impossible not to attract attention, not only the Asian media are competing to report, but even the European media are predicting how many awards Wang Zijun and Kurosawa will win at the Oscars.
In fact, Akira Kurosawa's "Chaos" is a co-production of the United States, not a purely Asian film. And Wang Zijun's "ET" is a Chinese movie through and through, this time I went to the Oscars to attend the awards ceremony, and the Information Bureau of the Executive Yuan directly helped them book air tickets for more than ten people.
If "ET" wins the award, it will be the first Chinese film to win the Oscar, and the leaders of the Information Bureau also have achievements in it.
"A Chinese Ghost Story" has made preparations in all aspects, the only thing that makes Wang Zijun depressed is that the actor Zhang Guorong is still on crutches, and the doctor said that his bones heal slowly, and he can't remove the steel plate yet.
In late March, the original crew of "ET" set off for Los Angeles, accompanied by officials from two press bureaus, which shows that the official attaches great importance to this award.
Wang Zijun had to go to Hong Kong, and his two nephews, Wang Shuquan and Wang Shuli, had already arrived in Hong Kong after completing their passports and visas, and Wang Zijun had to go over to take care of them in person.
Wang Shuli is younger than Wang Shuquan, only seventeen years old, white and pure not at all like a cropper, and people will blush and be shy when they talk too much.
Among the relatives, there are many who ask Wang Zijun to bring his nephews out to see the world, but Wang Zijun only agreed to three in total, and Wang Shude, who is in college, has to wait half a year to graduate from college before he can go to the United States.
Wang Shuquan and Wang Shuli's cousins took a plane for the first time in their lives, and the excitement has not dissipated after landing.
Lin Bowen personally brought someone over to pick up the airport, and after Wang Shuquan got in the car, he asked, "Didn't Uncle Sixth come?" ”
"Brother Jun has other things to deal with." Lin Bowen asked, "What do you want to do in the future?" ”
Wang Shuquan looked honest and smiled: "The sixth uncle will do whatever he is called." ”
Lin Bowen will not be deceived by him, will he be an honest person who can dig a pit on the highway and rob the road? explained: "Brother Jun means that you can choose by yourself, and you can choose any of the TV stations, film companies and record companies. ”
Wang Shuquan asked: "Can you enter the factory as a worker?" ”
Lin Bowen rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Jun's factories are all in Taiwan and the United States, and you can't go there for the time being." There is also a home video player factory in the mainland, but it is not large. ”
Wang Shuli, who had never spoken, asked in a low voice: "Is there a kind of sitting in the office and commuting on time every day?" ”
"Both. Otherwise, I'll have you take you to TV stations and record labels to look around, and you'll think about it before you make a decision. Lin Bowen felt that it was a bit of a headache to explain to these two buns.
"Okay, let's talk about it first." Wang Shuquan grinned, and after speaking, he began to look at the scenery outside the car, and when he drove into the city, those high-rise buildings had already shaken him speechless.
When Lin Bowen took them around, Wang Zijun was at Zhang Guorong's house. Picking up the two nephews is a trivial matter, just meet them in the evening and greet them for a meal, and the rest will be done by others, he came to Hong Kong mainly to see Leslie Cheung's situation in person.
"Ah, it's Mr. Wang, please come in, please come in!" Zhang Guorong's mother, Pan Yuyao, didn't think that Wang Zijun would visit in person, so she hurriedly called Zhang Guorong out and personally made tea and water to entertain her.
Zhang Guorong came out on crutches, Wang Zijun hurriedly asked him to sit down and asked, "What's going on with your legs?" ”
Zhang Guorong said with a wry smile: "The doctor said that it would be two months to delay healing." And to avoid breaking the bone again, you can't exercise vigorously for half a year after removing the steel plate. ”
Wang Zijun sighed: "Then I have to change actors." ”
Zhang Guorong naturally knew that it was very troublesome to change the actor temporarily, and apologized: "Mr. Wang, I caused you trouble this time." ”
"It's okay, you didn't mean to. Rest well at home, these few months will be a long vacation, and when you are healed, I will give you a celebration concert at the Red Pavilion. Wang Zijun comforted, speaking of which, it was caused by his scandal.
"Really? That's great! Zhang Guorong said happily.
Zhang Guorong should have held the first concert of his singing career at the Red Pavilion last summer, but because Haishan gradually gave up the business in Hong Kong, he naturally couldn't afford to hold a concert for him.
Zhang Guorong is popular now, but he has never held a solo concert, which is somewhat a pity, how can Wang Zijun's promise not make him happy?
"You can recuperate in peace, I'll take my leave first."
Zhang Guorong sent Wang Zijun to the door on crutches, but after getting in the car, Wang Zijun had a headache about who to choose as the leading actor, and he didn't even have a suitable candidate after thinking about it for a long time, because Zhang Guorong's image of Ning Caichen is too classic.
Is it possible to wait a few more months for Zhang Guorong, who is injured, to star?
The problem is that the main creators of the crew have already turned down all the film appointments in the first half of the year because they want to shoot Wang Zijun's play, and even the photographer and artist don't take on other scenes, in order to follow Wang Zijun to make a good movie without distraction. After all, Wang Zijun's influence and reputation are there, and it is rare to have a chance to cooperate with Wang Zijun.
If so many people are asked to wait for a few months because of Zhang Guorong alone, then Zhang Guorong doesn't know how many people he will offend.
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In the evening, Wang Shuquan and Wang Shuli's cousins, who had been shopping in Hong Kong all day, finally met Wang Zijun.
The place where Wang Zijun invited them to dinner was the Hilton Hotel in Hong Kong, where the luxurious decoration, home-like service and exquisite dishes made the two young people who had just come out of the countryside feel like they were in paradise.
Wang Zijun asked for a table by the window to sit down, Wang Shuquan and Wang Shuli didn't know how to start with knives and forks in their hands, and secretly watched the diners at the adjacent table cooking.
Wang Zijun beckoned the waiter and said, "Two pairs of chopsticks." ”
If an ordinary person makes this request at a Hilton hotel, they will definitely be kicked out. The waiter said to Wang Zijun with a bitter face: "Mr. Wang, we are in a Western restaurant, and we really can't find chopsticks." Chinese food is served downstairs......"
Wang Shuli's face flushed, and he persuaded in a low voice: "Sixth uncle, let's learn more, hold a fork in your left hand and a knife in your right hand, it's easy to learn." ”
Wang Zijun sat there and didn't speak, only smiled at the waiter. The waiter was heartbroken by Wang Zijun, gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Wang, wait a minute, I'll go downstairs to the Chinese restaurant to get chopsticks immediately." ”
With that, the waiter walked away quickly, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
"Is that okay?" Wang Shuquan was dumbfounded.
Wang Zijun said: "It's not okay to change someone." ”
Wang Shuquan realized: "I know, the rich one is the uncle." It's the same as in the township, I have the final say with a big fist. In Hong Kong, money is a fist. ”
Wang Zijun smiled and asked Wang Shuli: "What about Shuli?" ”
Wang Shuli slurred: "It's the sixth uncle who has a big face, and they want to give you face." Just like family planning, ordinary people dare to have a second child and catch one by one, but the township chief's face is big, and the daughter-in-law has a second child birth index. ”
What's the matter? Wang Zijun originally wanted to use this to teach them a lesson, but he didn't expect that the two nephews would not leave their hometown in three sentences, and their vision was too narrow, and it was useless to talk too much now.
It didn't take long for the waiter to get two pairs of chopsticks, and the two juniors threw their knives and forks aside and feasted on the steak with chopsticks, which stunned the diners next to them.
Wang Zijun pointed to the brightly lit night view of Hong Kong outside and said, "Although you are relatives, I will not give you any special treatment for the time being." You live in a low-end apartment, I will help you pay the rent temporarily, and if you have a small achievement in a year, I will consider helping you. Hong Kong's skyscrapers are spectacular, but more people live in birdcage-like huts, and let you live in rented houses, just hope you don't get dazzled by the lights of the metropolis......"
The two brothers, Wang Shuquan and Wang Shuli, were silent for a while, then nodded in unison and said, "Sixth uncle, we will do a good job, and we will never lose your face." ”
(To be continued)