On the eve of leaving for the United States, Li Wen made a phone call back to Rongcheng to his parents.

When he heard that his son might not be able to come back until the New Year, although Dong Qiuhua missed it very much, he also knew that this was his son's opportunity, so he didn't say anything, but just told him to be careful when he went abroad.

"By the way, Mom, tell Aunt Cheng, and tomorrow Shaojun will call back, so that she will remember to answer it then."

"Got it, I'll talk to Sister Cheng."

Cheng Shaojun's mother is two years older than Dong Qiuhua, so Dong Qiuhua is called Sister Cheng.

After hanging up the phone, Li Jianguo, who was standing on the side, frowned and said, "What? Yan Ge is not coming back this year? ”

"Come back is come back, but it may have to wait until the Chinese New Year, saying that I am going to the United States to participate in a movie award of some kind of Oka or something." Dong Qiuhua said, a touch of pride appeared on her face, although she didn't know what this Oka Award was, but how old her son was to win foreign awards, it was something that she couldn't think of before.

"American film awards? Isn't that right, isn't Yan Ge going to a conservatory? Why are you still going to participate in the film awards? "What is a film award, Li Jianguo still knows a little bit, but because he knows, he wonders why his son Li Yange still went to participate in foreign film awards?

"It seems to say that there is some kind of movie soundtrack or something, you haven't seen a movie, didn't the factory just organize us to watch a movie a few days ago? Isn't there music in there, too? That's probably what the son said. ”

Li Jianguo nodded: "That's right, that's right, I remember that during the Chinese New Year last year, he told me to go to Italy to make a movie soundtrack, and that should be the time." ”

"That ......" Dong Qiuhua wanted to speak and stopped, a little hesitant, she just heard her son Li Yange call the word "Shaojun" on the phone, in a woman's intuition, she felt a little unusual, and wanted to talk to Li Jianguo, but she felt that it didn't seem good to say it.

Li Jianguo saw that she was hesitant, and asked curiously: "What's wrong?" Did Yan Ge say anything else? ”

"No, it's nothing, it's just that Shaojun, this kid, will also go to the United States with Yan Ge when the time comes." Dong Qiuhua pondered for a moment and decided to tell the matter.

On the one hand, because Cheng Shaojun's family lives next door, if there is any movement, I am afraid it will be too late to say more, on the other hand, if she doesn't say it, it is estimated that Sister Cheng will definitely have to mention it tomorrow when she knows.

"The two of them going to the United States together?" Li Jianguo showed a hint of surprise on his face, and then smiled innocently at the corner of his mouth, okay, this kid, I said why did this kid Shaojun quit his job in the art troupe and went to Beijing without saying a word, it turned out to be like this.

"Well, let me tell Sister Cheng, and Shaojun will call her tomorrow."

Seeing his daughter-in-law's tangled look, Li Jianguo waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, I know what you think, what do you say, how about this child?" ”

"Of course, we've grown up since we were children, not to mention being beautiful, and having a gentle temperament, what a good girl, it's a pity that she's a little older."

At this time, Dong Qiuhua no longer treats Cheng Shaojun as a neighbor's girl, and completely compares it as a template for daughter-in-law.

"How old are you, aren't you a few years older than Yan Ge, and I'm not a few years older than you? Okay, okay, don't talk about these things, there's no shadow of this thing, don't wrap yourself in it, you cranky. ”

Li Jianguo shook his head and continued: "Besides, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, what do you care about them, hurry up and go home to cook, I came to the telephone bureau after work, and my stomach was starved to death." ”

"Eat, eat, eat, know to eat." Dong Qiuhua glanced at Li Jianguo, and was very dissatisfied with his attitude, looking at it if it weren't for the telephone bureau, people around him would come and go, and he would have to look good!

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Central Conservatory of Music, Office of the Dean of the Department of Composition.

"Take a leave of absence to go to the United States? What do you do in the United States? Wouldn't it be that foreign movie that asked you to do the soundtrack? ”

Director Tang Jihong glanced at Li Yange who was sitting in front of him, and heard him say that he would take a leave of absence for a while, or go to the United States, and at the same time, he sighed in his heart, but also had to congratulate himself on his original decision.

Since the resumption of the college entrance examination in 77, it has been more than eight years since two batches of students have been sent away, among which only Tan Dun, who won the second prize in the International Weber Chamber Music Composition Competition in 83, can be compared with Li Yange.

Tan Dun, as a student of the class of 78, is considered to be the best in the two classes of 77-78, not only won the international award at a young age, but also won a full scholarship to Columbia University in New York last year.

"No, it's still last year's "The Last Emperor", I heard Sister Ning say that this movie has been nominated for ten American Academy Film Awards, including the Best Composition Award." Li Yange shook his head, how can there be so many foreign movies looking for me to make soundtracks, unless it is after winning the Oscar, there may be a little, forget it now.

As soon as Tang Jihong heard that Li Yange had been nominated for a foreign film award, he immediately restrained his expression and said with a little excitement: "Film Academy Awards? Isn't that the Oscar? ”

"Yes, it's the Academy Awards."

"You've been nominated?!!"

Tang Jihong saw that it was really this award, and a touch of excitement blushed on his face, although this award is not as good as some professional international music awards, but the fame of the Academy Awards, he, the director, still knows a little, it is the biggest award in the American film industry, comparable to the status of the domestic Hundred Flowers Award.

Of course, this is discussed from the point of view, if it is from the perspective of popularity and audience, the Oscar is facing the whole world, and the Hundred Flowers Award is only a domestic award.

"Well, nominated, Best Composition."

Director Tang said impatiently: "Is there any possibility of winning the award?" ”

It's a good thing to be nominated, but it's only exciting when you win.

Li Wen hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister Ning said that the probability of winning the award is quite high, but you can't tell people about this matter everywhere." ”

Decades later, almost anyone who knows about the Academy Awards knows that as long as the award costs money on public relations, and the quality of the film is not bad, the winner may be almost certain.

"Good! That's great! Hahaha, Yan Ge, I knew that your kid came to ask for leave, and something good would happen. Okay, I'll give you a direct approval of the leave slip here, and you must work hard to bring this award back when you get to the United States! ”

At this time, Tang Jihong had already thought about it, if Li Yange won the award, it would definitely be to hang a horizontal link at the school gate, just like Tan Dun won the award back then, and publicize it on campus.

It can not only increase the heritage of the school's alumni, but also highlight the strength of the school's teaching.

Thinking of this, Director Tang happily took the leave slip written by Li Yange, and when he was about to approve it on it, he suddenly saw the time of the leave above, and his eyes suddenly straightened, "You... Did you make a mistake and take a leave of absence for five months? ”

"Director Tang, I forgot to tell you, this time the winners are not only the Academy Awards, but also the Italian David Award, the French César Film Award, the European Film Awards, ......"

Hearing Li Yange report a list of names of various foreign awards that he had never heard of, Tang Jihong was stunned and didn't know what to say.

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