Chapter 117: Returning Home
On the evening of January 31, 1998, the crew of "Meteor Garden" returned to Chang*sha from Switzerland after finishing the film.
Early the next morning, Chen Lin returned to the company to hold a summary meeting of Jade Emperor Entertainment.
At the meeting, Chen Lin reviewed the company's development process in the past three months, as well as the prospect of a better year in the new year.
In the past 3 months, the company has only done 4 main things: filming "Meteor Garden", preparing for "Two Days and One Night", founding an online company, and improving the staffing of various functional departments of the company, especially the artist management department.
For the new year, Chen Lin is very confident that 98 will be a year of harvest for the Jade Emperor and a year of take-off.
First of all, the post-production of "Meteor Garden" will take another month, and it is expected to meet the audience before Labor Day in May.
The total investment budget for this drama is 15 million, Chen Lin conservatively predicts that it will be no problem to easily earn several times the profit, and with strong funds, his goal next year will be a lot bolder.
He is ready to launch three film and television dramas in one go in 98, a low-cost sitcom, a martial arts drama, and an idol drama. As for which three classics to remake, he still has to think about it.
In terms of variety shows, "Two Days and One Night" has been approved by the government and will be officially launched on Hunan Satellite TV in April. In this way, in 98, the company will have two ace variety shows, as well as Wang Han's "True Love" column, which has also reached a negotiation agreement with Hunan * South Economic TV Station, and it can also be launched in the first half of the year.
In this way, in the field of variety show production, the Jade Emperor can be said to be proud of the whole country, even if CCTV is not strong in entertaining variety shows, it is really exciting to think about.
After the meeting, Chen Lin gave every employee of the company a year-end bonus, and announced the holiday in a happy atmosphere
The company is on holiday, Chen Lin is also going home for the New Year, and he is not alone when he goes home this year, but with his wife.
Chen Lin took his wife and drove his Daben onto the highway to his hometown.
Along the way, he was full of spring breeze and was in a happy mood, on the contrary, Yu Yu was really worried about the upcoming meeting of his parents-in-law. I feel nervous and uneasy.
"Yu'er, are you still nervous since you went out?" Chen Lin noticed Yu Yu's nervousness and couldn't help but smile.
"Hmph, you still say that I, yesterday you went to my uncle's house and didn't talk nervously at first." Yu Yu glanced at Chen Lin and said with a smile.
Last night, Chen Lin went to his uncle's house for the first time, and he was really nervous at first, and he couldn't make sense when he spoke.
"How can this be compared, Uncle Liu is a provincial leader, it's normal for me to be nervous, and my parents are ordinary people, what are you afraid of?" Chen Lin replied.
"Doodoo" rang as he spoke. Seeing this, Yu Yu took out his mobile phone and answered it.
The call was from Lily, she had gone home a few days earlier, she called to inform Chen Lin, and the whole village knew that he had gathered at the entrance of the village to wait for him when he arrived home at noon.
Yu Yu hung up the phone and told Chen Lin what Lily said, "Hehe! Now I'm a big star in our village. Chen Lin smiled proudly after hearing this.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, Chen Lin's car got off the highway and drove into a small road, and after a while, Chenjia Village appeared in sight.
Chen Lin saw that the entrance of the village was really dark and pressed to gather a lot of villagers, and it was his parents who stood at the forefront. And the village chief.
"Lin Lin, Lin Yazi, Lin Zi" Chen Lin was warmly embraced by the villagers as soon as he got off the car, and they called Chen Lin by different names. The grandparents called him Yazi, the friends called him Linzi, and most people called him Linlin.
Fortunately, the prestige of the village chief is sufficient, and the large number of people has been considered in advance. Let everyone not see Chen Lin swarming around, or he would have been surrounded by everyone at this moment.
The black pressure in front of me is very spectacular. It was the first time that Chen Lin had seen all the fathers and villagers in his village gather together.
There were too many people, Chen Lin couldn't greet him, so he had to wave to everyone, and then the village chief took out his loudspeaker and shouted: "Folks." Everyone welcomed Lin Lin from Chenjia Village home. ”
Thousands of people applauded in unison, which was deafening, especially some children's palms were very cheerful.
"Xie Lu Xie, Xie Lu Xie!" Chen Lin bowed to the villagers and thanked them, seeing the familiar faces in front of him, they were so happy from the bottom of his heart, and a string of Chen Lin's psychology was plucked.
"Lin Lin." At this time, Chen Lin's parents called out to him, and then walked over to him, and his eldest brother, eldest sister, second sister, and uncles and uncles also came over.
Chen Lin heard the voice and hurriedly took Yu Yu's hand and greeted him.
The family hugged each other happily, and Chen Lin remembered his wife in the middle of the sound, so he pulled Yu Yu to his parents and smiled: "Dad, Mom, this is what I told you about Yu Yu, your daughter-in-law." ”
"Mom, Dad." As soon as Chen Lin's words fell, Yu Yu obediently shouted twice.
Yu Yu's parents called Father Lin and Mother Lin smiled, and Mother Lin couldn't help but say that she took her daughter-in-law's hand, "Okay, my daughter is so beautiful." ”
Mother Lin looked left and right and was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law, and the two sisters couldn't help but come up and talk to their younger siblings cordially, and suddenly Chen Lin's leading role was replaced by Yu Yu, and the family's focus was on the beautiful and lovely Yu Yu.
At this time, Chen Lin saw that the villagers around him were still standing in place, so he discussed with the village chief to let everyone go home.
"Don't stand here, let's all go their separate ways." The village chief gave an order, and the villagers finally went home one after another.
Then Chen Lin stopped the village chief, who was also going home, and strongly invited him to his home for lunch, but the village chief couldn't stand it and had to nod.
The villagers all went home, and Chen Lin's family happily hugged Yu Yu and walked home.
"Xiao Yu, what do you like to eat, Mom will make it for you at noon." After entering the house, Mother Lin looked at Yu Yu lovingly and asked.
"Mom, Yu'er likes to eat lighter, and you can put less oil in the dishes." Before Yu Yu could speak, Chen Lin had already rushed to answer.
Mother Lin nodded, and then said to Yu Yu with a pleasant face: "Xiao Yu, Mom will make you something to eat soon." ”
Saying that, Mother Lin was about to go to the kitchen, "Mom, let me help you." Yu Yu hurriedly said with a smile.
"Okay, what a good girl. You can help your mother wash the dishes. Mother Lin nodded happily and took her daughter-in-law's hand to the kitchen, and the two sisters also went to the kitchen to help.
Seeing that Yu'er got along well with her mother and sister, Chen Lin smiled happily. Then he turned around and greeted his uncle and uncle with his father and eldest brother.
"Village chief, uncle, second uncle, third uncle, don't stand and sit, Dad, you can sit too." Chen Lin and his eldest brother moved a few stools out of the back room for everyone to sit in the hall.
"Here comes tea." At this time, Lily walked in with a teapot in one hand and a disposable cup in one hand.
"Village chief, uncle, you drink tea." Lily pours tea. Chen Lin personally handed the teacups to the elders who were sitting there.
"Lin Lin, you kid is good, you are still very polite to the elders, no pride, not bad, not bad." The village chief looked at Chen Lin and praised.
"Even if I have achieved great achievements, I am still a junior at home." Chen Lin said with a smile.
Then Lily poured him a cup of tea, and he sat down beside his father with it. Then I chatted with the elders.
The elders were curious about his experience outside, and they asked. Chen Lin tried his best to tell the history of his struggle in simple language.
Although the elders didn't fully understand what Chen Lin said about the hosts, actors, and stars, they felt very powerful.
"Lin Lin. You are now the most promising one of the old Chen family, and the whole village is proud of you. After listening to Chen Lin's experience, the uncle opened his mouth and smiled.
"Yes, our Chen family tree records that since the late Qing Dynasty had a person who raised people, there has been no outstanding talent, and after more than 100 years, the ancestor has appeared again. Let Chenjiacun finally have another talent. The village chief looked at Chen Lin and said with relief.
"Village chief, you praise me too much, how can I compare with my ancestors." Chen Lin hurriedly said modestly, and suddenly he remembered that the whole village greeted him at the entrance of the village, and couldn't help but say to the village chief with a thought in his heart: "Village chief." I want to do something for the village, and I need your help. ”
"Oh, tell me what you want to do. These uncles and uncles with me and yours are here, and we all support you. The village chief smiled.
"That's right." Chen Lin organized a moment of language, and said slowly: "I want to take out 200,000 yuan of funds every year to set up an education award fund in the village, and all those in our village who are admitted to key undergraduate universities will be paid by this fund for his tuition and living expenses, do you think my idea is feasible?" ”
200,000? The people in the house, including the village chief, Chen Lin's father and eldest brother, were all stunned. "Lin Lin, are you talking about 200,000?" After all, the village chief was the first to react if he was well-informed, and asked Chen Lin for confirmation in disbelief.
Chen Lin nodded with a smile, "Hiss! The room suddenly sounded and gasped, 200,000 is an astronomical number in the countryside in 98 years.
Think about it, 200,000 is equivalent to 1 million in 2013, or even 2 million, so is 2 million in 2013 an astronomical number? And don't forget that it's 200,000 a year.
If Chen Lin talked about what hosts and big stars everyone had no concept before, they were only vague and vague about Chen Lin being famous and having a big fortune, and now that the 200,000 real money is taken out, everyone has an intuitive understanding of Chen Lin, at least he has made a fortune.
Before the village chief and the others could recover from the shock, Chen Lin went on to say three more things. The first thing is to pay for the renovation of the cinema in the village, so that the whole village will have an entertainment venue in the future.
The second thing is to suggest that on the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, each family should contribute their best dishes, and the whole village will have a dinner party to celebrate the New Year.
The third thing is to recruit 200 people in the village to work in his company, and the salary of his family is of course very generous, with a salary of 800, including food and housing, as well as five insurances and one housing fund, the most important people in the same village as long as they are more than three years old, and the outstanding performance is provided with a housing loan of no less than 100,000 yuan for building or buying a house at home.
When Chen Lin finished speaking the third point, everyone stood up, even the village chief, and the village chief couldn't help but grab Chen Lin's hand and said excitedly: "Lin Lin, you are really a good boy, the whole village did not mistake you, you are really everyone's pride, I am grateful to you on behalf of the whole village." ”
Although the education award fund is also a good thing, after all, it cannot be immediately effective. 200 employment places are different, each household can have an average of one place, the rural rich people in this era are still a minority, according to Chen Lin's treatment salary of 800, this salary is close to Shenzhen, Shanghai * Hai.
Not to mention that there is a loan of 100,000 yuan, which makes these honest farmers not excited, that is, Chen Lin's father and eldest brother were all excited after hearing this, and they all thought of their son's company to work.
Chen Lin smiled at the village chief's gratitude, and he quickly threw a headache to the village chief: 200 places are limited, and the village will definitely compete for the places, and even going through the back door and fighting are possible, he doesn't want to turn a good thing into a bad thing.
Sure enough, the village chief had a headache after hearing this, this problem is not easy to solve! (To be continued......)