"Then what kind of hall is our family?"

Wang Ou was very curious, he hadn't paid much attention to these problems before, and ordinary people didn't pay much attention to this kind of thing.

"Hahaha... Auntie, the clan uncle is called Xingyang Hall, that is our ancestral land, our hall, is a small hall, Yongsi Hall, you can see what it means literally, our Zheng family is to stand in the hall, pay attention to fame, no place with fame, no matter how many people there are, they can't stand the hall. ”

"Oh..."Listening to this, Wang Ou understood, no wonder Zheng Xu and his family are not much, but they are still somewhat related to the local area, and they can also be mixed, it turns out that the roots are here, this is a real local.

"We don't know what it is."

Thinking of this, Wang Ou thought of himself again, but in an instant, he was disappointed, his father didn't know where to go, the year her parents divorced, she was still young, she didn't understand many things, and now there is no place to ask.

"Don't think about this, your surname Wang is originally a big surname, there are so many hall numbers in the country, various branches, no genealogy, I want to find... It's simply not realistic. ”

"That's... Didn't you say that there are millions of people with the surname Zheng in Dongguang Province alone, which is a lot, how did you find it? And..."

Wang Ou glanced at the middle-aged and elderly man beside him, this generation.

Zheng Xu smiled and said: "When my dad was young, he liked to run out, at that time he was still working in the factory as a salesman, often on business trips, there is a way, rely on his parents at home, and rely on friends when he goes out." ”

"Uncle Yu, that's when they met, here... It is also a long time ago that there has been a connection, people have moved over, we have not broken the contact, some were to escape the war, some are for other reasons, some have moved south, but as long as they settle down here, they will send people back to ventilate and report the news, and then rub out the genealogy, and bring it over to spread the branches. ”

"That's... Their names are three-character names, and in the middle is the name of the generation, and you are the name of the two characters, how did you distinguish the generations? ”

At this point, Wang Ou feels very magical, if Zheng Xu is also a three-character name, then according to the generation number in the middle, it is very good to determine the generation between the two parties, but his name is only two words, there is no such font size at all, how is this determined?

"Haha... You drill the horns of the bull, the generation size, this is the ancestors of each family, the ancestors of the ancestors in each region set the font size is different, the generation size is actually very messy. ”

"But... As long as there is a genealogy, according to the ancestors at that time, push up, find the record of where he moved from at that time, you can take advantage of the trend to push out the generations, in the early years, when I was a child, my grandfather also told me about this side, but I never had time to come and see. ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Xu also sighed.

A small surname also has the benefits of a small surname, Zheng Xu's father, when he was young, he traveled from south to north, and the means of communication back then were not developed, in addition to registered letters, letters, and telegrams, landline telephones are considered high-tech, under normal circumstances, ordinary people don't use this kind of thing.

This is out of the house, and Lao Zheng has a copy of the family tree with him.

According to the genealogical records, over the years, the entire Zheng family, especially in the south, has been distributed in many cities, and there are dozens of large and small halls.

Lao Zheng ran to these places, and when he arrived at the place, he reported his name, and the two sides had a pair of genealogies, which were distant relatives!

In the past, people were also simple, and Lao Zheng was also reliable, he never lacked courtesy, he often traveled from south to north, and he still had some good things obtained by special means.

That's it, Lao Zheng later mixed very openly, and a large part of this help was distant relatives distributed all over the country.

So... I heard that Zheng Xu hosted the Spring Festival Gala of the satellite TV station this time, and had the opportunity to show his face, so Lao Zheng specially explained to Zheng Xu and asked him to take care of these distant relatives.

Wang Ou blinked, and from these words, she further felt the weight of time, and the precipitation of history, the inheritance and heaviness of this blood relationship with the surname as the link.

...

"Uncle...", a middle-aged and elderly man named Xiaocheng, pointed to the two business lanes that drove off the cargo compartment of the plane: "This is ready, let's go, the family is still waiting for you." ”

"Good! Walk. ”

Zheng Xu helped Wang Ou, afraid that she would be too jumpy.

"Don't help me, get in the way~!"

Wang Ou was a little unappreciative, twisted Zheng Xu's hand away, and got into the car by himself.

Xiao Cheng looked at Wang Ou, and then at Zheng Xu and said, "Auntie, this... When is the due date? Do I want more than one brother? ”

"Hahaha, it's the end of the year, it's a boy."

Zheng Xu watched Wang Ou get into the car with a smile before answering Xiaocheng's question.

Although there are now regulations that men and women cannot be tested in advance, it is afraid that some parents will prefer sons over daughters, and know the sex of the fetus in advance.

But... A large hospital with a long-term partner like the First Affiliated Hospital of Zheng University, Zheng Xu asked casually, and people said that he didn't care about boys and girls, and if the policy was good in the future, it would not be possible to have only one, but there would be opportunities.

.............

Xiao Cheng brought a few commercial vehicles, plus two brought by Zheng Xu, and the entire convoy picked up people and drove in the direction of the village.

Their destination this time is a large coastal ancient fishing village.

The location is located in the widest part of the fjord, in the southeast of Majiao Street, Haojiang, with a rural area of about 4 square kilometers, with a population of nearly 10,000, and most of the villagers are surnamed Zheng.

It is a two-hour drive from the city of ST, crossing the Rongjiang River, then going all the way south around a small mountainous area, and finally crossing the Haojiang River before arriving at the destination.

................

The closer he got to the goal, the smile on Zheng Xu's face couldn't be stopped, along the way, every time he passed a slightly larger intersection, Xiao Cheng explained beside him, some of them were modern things, some were from a long time ago, and he listened to the stories passed down by his grandfather's generation.

Zheng Xu looked at the mountains and rivers on this road, thinking about back then, it was a group of ancestors, who walked thousands of miles and migrated from the north.

It is these people who have slowly multiplied to this day.

As we get closer and closer to the entrance of the village, the buildings in the distance also come into view, and the rows of glazed and colored porcelain roofs are hidden in the trees, which looks very imposing.

"Our side... There are four ancestral halls in total, but our Yongsi Hall is the oldest hall, which was built at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and the remaining three ancestral halls were erected in the later period. ”

Xiao Cheng pointed to the building in the distance, explained to Zheng Xu, and pointed to the approximate locations, and introduced the names of several ancestral halls to Zheng Xu, as well as the approximate history of its establishment.

These halls, starting from the first Yongsi Hall, to the last ancestral hall, the four ancestral halls, the longest before and after, are separated by hundreds of years.

...

Zheng Xu listened quietly and looked at the buildings in front of him.

Speaking of which, Nanhe Province has a long history, and the history of various cities is thousands of years old, but when it comes to ancient buildings, there is still a little inventory in the scenic spot.

But there are many folk ancient buildings, and there are really not many left.

And now... Here, the sight is a large area of Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings, which looks very imposing, that kind of antique temperament...

The farther away from home you are, the more you want to keep these traditional things.

..............

The arrival of the convoy did not attract much attention.

If you think about it, coastal cities or seaside villages are definitely not bad in terms of economy, but when the economy is good, every family is working outside or doing business, and most of the people who remain in the village are elderly people, plus Zheng Xu specially emphasized this time not to be too high-profile.

Directly stopped at the door of the patriarch's house, this patriarch is the father of the middle-aged and elderly man named Xiaocheng who picked them up, and the old patriarch is over ninety years old this year.

When Zheng Xu saw him for the first time, he couldn't believe that this was an elderly birthday star in his nineties.

He is more than 1.6 meters tall, with a dark complexion, but his physique is extremely strong.

"Hahaha! Come on, I've heard of you for a long time, old... I was not in good health and was not able to pick you up at the airport in person. ”

For this, Zheng Xu hugged his fists extremely solemnly and said: "I have seen my brother, my father personally explained to me before I came, and I also greeted you on his behalf." ”

"Hahaha, Uncle Jianguo is too out-of-the-box, when I first met Uncle Jianguo... At that time, I was about the same age as Xiaocheng, he was in his twenties at that time, and when he came to our village, the first thing he said when he saw me, guess what he said? ”

The little old man said that he was not in good health, but his voice was full of anger, and when he saw Zheng Xu holding his hands first, he began to pull homely.

"My dad didn't tell me... He said that when he was young, he could break through the world with a family tree. ”

Although he is a clan brother, the age gap is too big, this one is a year older than Zheng Xu!

It should be respected, and it is still necessary to respect it.

"Hahaha, how can it be so simple, our family is not everywhere in the world, and when Uncle Jianguo was young, he also dared to break in."

The old man said, a little embarrassed, looked at Zheng Xu in front of him, vaguely on him, and saw the shadow of Zheng Xu's father when he was young.

"Let's eat something first, and then I'll take you to the ancestral hall to meet you."

"Good!"

Zheng Xu didn't dare to say anything like this, this was specially explained by his father before he came, this old man, Zheng Xu didn't know what about others, but what he hated the most was that his family was polite to his family, everyone was a family, and he couldn't say that the guest followed the master like this, and when he came here, he was home!

...................

At lunch, the food was a little simpler, at the dinner table, a few old guys of the same generation as Zheng Xu were accompanied, but they didn't drink, and the rest were left until the evening, and they had to do business for a while.

After eating, Wang Ou went to rest first, and the rest of the things were out of her hands.

Follow the old man to their Yongsi Hall, walk into the compound, and the sight is a large plaque with gold characters on a black background, with three large golden characters "Yongsi Hall" on it.

There is a row of red embroidered banners below, embroidered with eight large gold traditional characters: "Xingyang family, long history." ”

Zheng Xu followed the process, signed up for the number, knelt down to worship the incense, and went through all the processes before following the old man and visiting the ancestral hall by him personally.

Passing by the enshrined tablets, there is one of them, densely packed together, which is very eye-catching.

This kind of tablet is neatly placed, and each tablet represents a former child of the Zheng family, which can be placed here, and can only be placed after the person is gone.

"Brother... Here it is. ”

The way that place is placed, it is impossible not to attract people's attention, Zheng Xu also asked, he squinted his eyes and looked, there was a small sign next to it, and the time points recorded on it were basically one time, in this case, it should have suffered a disaster, so that at the same time, a large number of clansmen were killed together.

"Here..."The old patriarch thought for a while, glanced at Zheng Xu, pointed to the distance facing south, and said: "These people went out to wander before, a few years ago, that time..."

Speaking of which, the old patriarch didn't say the rest.

Zheng Xu clenched his fists, this matter is rarely reported, but over the years, it has not been so long, there has been an accident over there, and many Yanguo people who have gone out in China have been killed, but I didn't expect Zheng to be implicated here.

"Every year, when I worship my ancestors... I bring my children here to see, we live by the sea, many people go to sea, go abroad, close to the south, the countries in the south, people have been there, the island countries in the east, a little farther away, the United States, there are people who go. ”

"It's out of the house... When it's good, I don't care about anything, and when people are really ruthless, we will become pigs and dogs, this is the end, a few years ago, there were still people who wanted to run out, listen to some reports on TV, read two newspapers, and felt that everything outside was good, let them look at these brands, and they could be more sober. ”

The old patriarch's voice was a little embarrassed, Zheng Xu listened to these words, and he also felt the same way, not to mention the past, it is the same now, there will never be a shortage of people who eat inside and outside, or people who have been brainwashed.

If you really want to go out, don't talk about those top rich, they can live a good life anywhere, rich.

But the living conditions are average, and I still fantasize that it can be better to go out, and I think it's ridiculous when I think about it, people who are not good in such an environment in China can't go anywhere!

It has nothing to do with the environment!

"Heh... There are always people who think that the outside is good, that foreigners are stupid, that the system is good, that there is money everywhere when they go out, and that they can make money if they have hands, I used to shoot a short TV series, young people were abducted by Koreans to work, and they couldn't come back, they died at sea, there are many people who have watched it, and there are not many people who have thought about it... Some time ago..."

Speaking of this, Zheng Xu stopped talking in time, he thought of the third brother again, he was a kind of epitome of this kind of people, who was influenced by his daughter-in-law to go out, thinking that he could live a better life.

After staying outside for a long time, people are stunned, and the relationship between the family is not good, and now the wife can't be found, the whereabouts of the child are not known, and the people are gone, and the relatives at home, except for the father, are still worried about him, and no one cares about how he is outside.

What is this picture?

It's ironic to think about what you've been doing!

...

"I've watched your TV series, there was this kind of thing in the early years, when are there no dead people outside, this is still recorded, there are more unrecorded, I can't stop it, there are always people who don't believe it, there are always people who don't cry when they don't see the coffin, I can only look at the people at home, outsiders... I don't care. ”

The old patriarch can see that this kind of clan system has been maintained to this day, most of the old and young in the whole village are surnamed Zheng, he is the head of the clan, he likes to play the patriarchal set, there are some truths, young people can't listen to it, it's very simple, just beat and scold, and when they grow up, the good intentions of the old people can also be experienced.

...

Zheng Xu stood in front of these tablets and watched them silently for a long time, film and television dramas with these themes can't be filmed now, even if it's him, it's not good, but these people... They are all living clansmen, and they will have a chance in the future, and when he is old, no matter how high his reputation is, he will have to sell an old face and walk around the program, and make a film and television drama with this theme.

"Let's go... It's all in the past, you tell me in detail, Uncle Jianguo told me on the phone, I was dizzy and didn't understand it well, you can tell me about it again. ”

The old patriarch saw that Zheng Xu had been staring at those tablets silently, pulled him by the hand, grabbed Zheng Xu and walked out.

"It's the war dance on our side, when the time comes, I will send someone to shoot, on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, let's dance a set on the spot, live broadcast, just like those exterior blessings of the Spring Festival Gala."

"What kind of people say it's good for the New Year?"

Listening to Zheng Xuyi, the old patriarch understood a little.

"Yes, that's it, it's just that they're just paying New Year's greetings, and we're putting on a show."

"Hmm..."The old patriarch didn't rush to speak, but thought as he walked.

...

"Daddy!" Watching the old patriarch accompany Zheng Xu out of the ancestral hall, Xiao Cheng shouted softly.

The old patriarch glanced at Xiao Cheng, who gave him a look, and ignored him.

Xiao Cheng saw that his father was so calm at this time, and he was a little anxious, and said directly to Zheng Xu: "Uncle clan... I've gathered all the boys in our family, you can see when it is, let's give you a live performance, hurry up and settle this matter. ”

"It's rough, what's the hurry!"

Without waiting for Zheng Xu to speak, the old patriarch heard his old son say such a thing, and he scolded with his head and face.

"Your uncle didn't speak, it's your turn to command? Xiao Xu... What kind of charter should we follow? ”

After the old patriarch finished training his son, he turned his head to look at Zheng Xu.

...

Although it is the Spring Festival Gala of Satellite TV, this is also a big event for the old patriarch!

He has never been to a place too far away in his life, but the age advantage is here, why do you say that there is an old man in the family and a treasure?

Don't talk about the kind that doesn't learn and don't know, like the old patriarch, who hasn't he seen in the past few decades? What hasn't he experienced?

You can't do anything so roughly.

A provincial satellite TV Spring Festival Gala, how many people are staring, he doesn't know, but there must be a lot!

And the Zheng family, here, is a big family, what to do, can't be rough.

As mentioned earlier, Zhan Ying Dance is not the only one of them who can do this kind of thing locally, it can be said that there are all of them, the difference is only the scale.

Zheng Xu came so low-key this time, because he was afraid that the news would spread too quickly, so he would take the first step and give an explanation to this side first.

As for the Zheng family, we always have to do things to open up the highlights, announce the news first, make a form of selection, invite a few groups that are also good at Zhan Ying Dance to come over, and everyone will compete and run for election together.

Although Zheng Xu's side must be biased towards his own people in the end, although the truth is very cruel, there is no shortage of processes to follow!

Does this pattern sound familiar?

When recruiting people or doing any projects in various places, everyone is this routine!

Even if there is a predetermined, there can be no one less to accompany the runner!

If there is a little less, not only will Zheng's side offend people, but Zheng Xu's side will also be affected, although Zheng Xu may not care, but the old patriarch does!

People live like a face!

His own people are enthusiastic to give the clan a chance to show their faces, and they can't make it difficult for people to do it!

.............

"Haha... Xiaocheng is kind, let's follow the process here, arrange it as soon as possible in these two days, let's prepare in advance, and the rest depends on my side. ”

Zheng Xu didn't say what to do, but the old patriarch looked at him and already understood, everything was in plain sight.

Xiao Cheng was reprimanded by his father in front of Zheng Xu, and he was a lot older, and he was a little red-faced, but...

Some people really can't just look at their age, they are not good at these things by nature.

Looking at Xiao Cheng, who was bowing his head and was instructed by the old patriarch to inform him, Zheng Xu smiled and said to the old patriarch in a low voice: "Brother Clan, you have arranged it properly, and I am relieved to have you in charge." ”

"Hahaha... Let you see the joke, Xiao Xu, you are a person who does big things, I am so old, I can only do this kind of small work, and in the future, it will still be you young people. ”

................

Three days later...

Under the organization of the county, seven participating teams were gathered, and Zheng Xu observed the Zhanying dance several times throughout the whole process.

This thing can only be appreciated when you watch it live, with music, and the shouts of the onlookers.

It's really imposing and shocking.

...

But when it comes to the level of these teams... Everyone is not a professional team, Zhan Ying Dance is originally a form of folk entertainment, and it can't be performed a few times a year, and it is only pulled out for a performance on major occasions.

That said, there is not much difference between the teams.

See here... Zheng Xu was finally relieved, although he was the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala of Satellite TV, he still had a little face, and he couldn't be too helpful, if he came to a higher level than Zheng's Ying Dance Team, he really didn't know how to choose.

Now it's very good, everyone is half a catty, and the result can be determined.

The old patriarch looked at Zheng Xu, Zheng Xu handed him a reassuring look, the old patriarch looked at Zheng Xu's eyes, a trace of joy flashed in his eyes, and he turned around and went to talk to a few other old guys, this is not a place to be happy, you can't get carried away!

...............

At night, it was still at the old patriarch's house.

At the huge dinner table, only Zheng Xu, the old patriarch, Xiao Cheng, and the person in charge of the dance team, a total of four of them were drinking.

Zheng Xu saw that he was almost drunk, put down the wine glass first, he couldn't wait for too much to drink, tonight, he had to explain something while it was hot.

"Xiao Kai!"

Zheng Xu shouted, and Xiao Kai, who was eating in the outhouse, came in with a briefcase and handed it to Zheng Xu.

Taking the briefcase, Zheng Xu took out a few bags from it.

Start by taking out a stack of photos and placing them on the dining table.

"What are you looking at? I don't know how to help your uncle clean up the table? Take the dishes down first, and talk about things. ”

The old patriarch looked at his old son and the person in charge of the dance team, stared dryly, watched Zheng Xu put things around, he didn't have any eyesight, and blushed and quarreled with the two of them again.

The two of them woke up like a dream, one cleaned up the dishes, and the other wiped the table with a rag.

Waiting for them to clean up, Zheng Xu placed it on the side, and when it was almost placed, Zheng Xu stood up, pointed to a stack of photos and said, "You all know what the exterior scene means, right?" ”

"Our side is equivalent to a big stage, and when the time comes, we will broadcast the scene here, as long as you don't go out of your way to see the camera, as usual, you can dance as you want."

"But this exterior is also exquisite, and it is very exquisite!"

Zheng Xu's eyes swept around, and the person in charge of the dance team next to him was clever this time, picked up the cigarette case and handed it to Zheng Xu.

Wang Ou can't smell this smell now, it makes Zheng Xu smoke a cigarette is very troublesome, not only to stay away from her, even if he finishes smoking, he has to clean the smell, this time on the wine table, if he doesn't smoke a cigarette, he always feels uncomfortable, and now he lights a cigarette, and his thoughts feel a lot clearer.

Holding a cigarette and grabbing a large schematic diagram, Zheng Xu motioned for a few of them to look over, pointed to the indicative intention and said: "This is the top view of our here, in the past few days, our investigation team has taken a detailed picture of the scene here and made a plan." ”

"When the time comes... Here, it's the live broadcast location. ”

Zheng Xu nodded to an open field.

"Engaging in location not only helps us to do publicity here, but also stimulates tourism, and most importantly, it can also bring us some other income, such as..."

Zheng Xu picked up a stack of plans again and distributed them to several people, and while they were reading, Zheng Xu was talking.

"The plan, we are all ready, let's cooperate according to the plan, the first step... I have a few advertisers here, and I will follow up in the near future, brother, you cooperate to solve the house problem, we will open a few stores here, as for what to sell, there is a plan. ”

It doesn't matter where the location is!

Anyway, where you are, you have to get Zheng Xu's consent.

But in this location shooting, there are so many things that can be manipulated.

As a director who started out in advertising, this kind of product placement should not be too simple to do.

Take it as an example, the location has been determined, and their inspection team has made a top-down view of the surrounding venue, which is extremely professional!

And this nominal investigation team is a joint investigation team composed of various companies in the Star Alliance.

As soon as the location here is determined, the location of the store will be followed up there, regardless of whether it is in the village or where, first put the store up and the door will be displayed! When the camera shoots, this is product placement, and it is a product placement that does not even cost advertising money.

Wool in the open.

This time, the live broadcast rights of the satellite TV station Spring Festival Gala have been sold to so many companies, and there are several abroad, how much exposure is this? !

When the time comes, it will give everyone who has watched this party an impression that these companies in this star alliance are really strong, how can they have their stores wherever they go?

Why?

Because people don't have their stores everywhere they go, but where Zheng Xu goes to shoot, and wherever they open their stores, this will give people an illusion, as if there are their stores everywhere!

This is the internal welfare in a small group, and outsiders want to get involved?

Don't even think about it!

That is, Zheng's family, open a row of shops in a big village like them, and then there will be a party to publicize, and the fame here will directly increase, not to mention more, there will be more tourists, and the economy will rise.

Although most of the Zheng family is not short of money, who can not like to increase their income by sitting still at home?

.................

The old patriarch looked at the plans one by one in the plan, and was a little dizzy.

This set of plans, at a glance, can not be found at all.

I didn't even get him a chance to correct him.

This is a plan that several companies and dozens of internal staff officers of the Star Alliance have worked hard and struggled for more than half a month to sort out.

In order to ensure the smooth operation of the plan, a joint investigation team accompanied by Zheng Xu was set up to provide technical support at any time with Zheng Xu.

That's professionalism!

Gangs are the most efficient.

..................

"Uh... Xiao Xu, I don't understand these things, your people are professional, when the time comes, you can send some people over and give us guidance, and we will cooperate. ”

The old patriarch blinked, since he didn't understand it very well, he pushed it to Zheng Xu, the plan was initiated by Zheng Xu, everyone is a family, and they must be fully trusted.

"Okay! In a few days, before I leave, a second group of people will come, and if there is any need for your cooperation, I will ask them to come to you. ”

"Good, good!"

The old patriarch grabbed the stack of photos and looked at them curiously.

The above is full of aerial photos around their big village, each photo has a professional vocabulary such as marking the lighting angle, the site display effect, etc., anyway, he can't understand it, so he feels very powerful!

Putting down the photo, the old patriarch looked at his son again and said, "You two, did you hear that?" What your clan uncle just said, I have memorized it, and when the time comes, I should cooperate, don't let your clan uncle leave, you two will give me yin and yang, this is a great thing for our family! Serve a snack! If anyone messes me up, then... I broke his leg! ”

"Got it, Dad!"

"Got it."

The two of them were so frightened by the old patriarch that they shrunk their necks, and looked at Zheng Xu again, they didn't understand these things, so they expected Zheng Xu to send someone to take them to do it in a few days.

.................

"Huh..." Wang Ou saw Zheng Xu coming back, and first slowly approached Zheng Xu's side and sniffed it, feeling that he didn't smell of alcohol on his body, and was a little curious.

"Didn't you drink today?"

"I just took a shower, and I didn't drink much, so I didn't smell anything."

Zheng Xu pressed her head and rubbed it.

"Is it over so early? I thought you were going to drink for a while. ”

"Four people, three old men, what are you talking about... After saying that, the business was dismissed. ”

Zheng Xu is also a little helpless, although the seniority is high, but there is still a generation gap that should exist, daily chatting, it is exposed as soon as you chat, and the things that everyone cares about are different.

...

PS: After 12 o'clock, the double monthly pass at the end of the month will begin.

I don't know if there are any old men who have left tickets for me.

Ask for a commuter pass.