Chapter 289: Returning Home for the New Year
When Li Tang went to Wu's house to deliver New Year's goods before, when he said that Wu Jing might not have time to go home for the New Year, the old man of the Wu family showed that he missed his son. As a result, within a few days of my son's return, I couldn't get used to this and that. It can only be said that the old man of the Wu family is the traditional image of a strict father in China. In this regard, Lao Li can definitely be called a good father.
Wu Jing actually has a lot of former friends, friends, brothers or something, but how to say it? It's been seven or eight years since Wu Jing debuted, and it can't be said that he is popular, but at least he is also famous, and he has been filming outside for so many years, and there are few opportunities to meet, so many relationships are naturally left out in the cold.
In addition, the more important aspect is that everyone's level is different now, not that Wu Jing hates the poor and loves the rich, but because the people and things he usually comes into contact with are not on the same level for a long time, even if they get together, they don't have any common language, and they can't get back the feeling they had back then.
In this case, it is inevitable that some people will speak sourly, or people who tend to be inflammatory, and Wu Jing sometimes comes back and doesn't know how to get along with these childhood children and friends, so he simply can't see it. In this way, apart from Li Tang, he really has nowhere to go.
It's the same at noon, and Moutai is enough.
To say more, the price of Moutai has increased this year, and 53 degrees Feitian Moutai has risen from 220 to 280. In the past two years, I have drunk and given gifts, and the ten boxes of Moutai brought from my hometown have already been consumed, but fortunately, Lao Li bought 20 boxes at the wholesale price from the tobacco, sugar and liquor company in his hometown not long ago, and entrusted Uncle Wang of the team to send them over and stack them in the basement.
Because of the relationship between geography, altitude, soil and climate, basements in the capital are very common, warm in winter and cool in summer. Shanghai is not good, the terrain is low-lying, and the water will come out if you can't dig two meters down, even if you do a good job of waterproofing measures, it is still damp and wet, and there is no way to store things.
Half a catty of Moutai was swallowed, and Wu Jing began to complain about his unsatisfactory career again. It seems that this kid is so ambitious and not satisfied. After all, he was born as a martial arts athlete, except for Li Lianlian, who went to Hollywood, and now only he and Zhao Wentai are active on the screen, and they are basically the male number one who fights hard.
When this product has always had a heart yearning for the big screen. As far as the facts are concerned, don't look at the various costume martial arts TV series that are flooding the small screen now, it seems to be quite popular, but the audience's taste will always be like a scumbag, and they will change their tastes from time to time.
An action actor like Wu Jing actually has a very narrow acting path, and once he is out of the category of action movies, there may be no scenes to film. So from another point of view, he can be regarded as being prepared for danger in times of peace.
But so what?
Action movie actors are very popular in Hollywood, with Schwarzenegger and Stallone in the past, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham in the back, all of whom are macho types.
This is also due to the wide range of Hollywood themes, spy war films, war films, gangster films, including science fiction films and so on. However, due to the censorship in China, many sensitive subjects cannot be filmed. Hong Kong is quite free, but it is also limited in production capacity or creative ability, and it has not been able to make any good films in recent years.
So all Li Tang could do was to be a quiet tree hole and listen to Wu Jing's complaints. In fact, as an actor, listening is also a process of accumulating performance materials.
Wu Jing didn't drink too much today, but it was almost there, and Li Tang sent him all the way to the alley to stop a taxi. Before getting into the car, the goods still said with a big tongue: "Dude, see you later!" ”
"See you next year, I'll be back to Shanghai in two days."
Seeing that the Chinese New Year was approaching, Lao Li also called to urge. After Li Tang waited for the crew on Xiaopang's side to go on vacation, he planned to go back, and the ticket was booked in advance.
Zeng Jia has already been in contact with Zhang Baibai, and there is no problem with investment, and the rest is to negotiate some details such as investment returns.
In fact, Li Tang's investment is far more than one million, such as his salary, since he won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor and after filming "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou, Li Tang's film salary has risen to one million.
Of course, "Subway to Spring" is a low-cost project, and even if Li Tang lowers his salary, it is already the limit to be able to reduce it to 600,000. Zhang Baibai is currently facing two choices, either 600,000 yuan will be converted into an investment, and the studio will invest another 400,000 yuan in cash; Either it is calculated according to one million, which is also converted into investment, and the original one million is invested, so that the studio has an investment share of two million.
The former does not pay much real money, the risk is small, and the corresponding investment share is not large; The latter is risky, but with a larger share of investment, the voice and future return on investment are naturally greater.
Zhang Baibai finally chose the latter, after all, what he lacks most now is money.
Another investor also surfaced, a boss engaged in the construction industry, and his investment of 2 million was conditional, that is, to recommend his girlfriend to play the role of the female number two in the film, that is, the role of the kindergarten music teacher with an injured eye.
Originally, Li Tang hated this kind of thing the most, but Zhang Baibai also explained that the female No. 2 was not a messy cat or dog, she graduated from Nortel's advanced training class, and her image and acting skills were okay. The most important thing is that people's investment is to make their girlfriends happy, and they are not demanding in terms of investment returns, and they will not interfere with specific shooting.
As for the female number one candidate, Zhang Baibai chose Xu Jinglei. This talented woman is one of the new four little flowers, and her gang is also an old friend, Zhang Yang's "Love Malatang" and Zhang Baibai's "Carry on Love to the End" have established the status of one of Xu Jinglei's four little flowers in one fell swoop.
Although there have been no well-known works in the past two years, which makes her selection of the so-called "Four Little Flowers" seem convincing enough, Li Tang has seen her works, no matter how she says it, she is also from Nortel, and her acting skills are still good. And it can be seen that she is very emotionally invested when performing, compared to Xiaoyanzi, who is three times younger than her and one of the "Four Little Flowers", her acting skills are much stronger.
The only problem now is the start date, although Lou Ye's new film "Purple Butterfly" has not yet started casting, but the start date has been roughly set, probably in May or June, Li Tang is worried that it will crash at that time. Fortunately, Zhang Baibai's preparations have been sufficient, just wait for the rice to go to the pot. If all goes well, it will be ready to start in mid-to-late March.
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On February 9, 2002, the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Tang was finally going back to Shanghai.
Chubby took him all the way to the airport.
The car stopped at the airport, and the driver, Shen Lin, got out of the car to unload his luggage. Li Tang kissed the chubby and fair cheek, patted the back of her hand and said, "Okay, don't get out of the car, so as not to be photographed by reporters, I'll call you when you get off the plane." ”
The crew of "Jade Guanyin" had a holiday the day before yesterday, and the scenes in the capital have been filmed. After the New Year, the crew will transfer to Yunnan again for filming, and this farewell may take another two months, and Xiaopang is reluctant to give up.
"Then can you come over early, we won't go to Yunnan until the ninth day of the new year."
Li Tang thought about it and was still embarrassed: "I can't come, I didn't have much time at home last year, so I have to wait until the Lantern Festival to come over, and there is still a casting ......"
Before he finished speaking, the chubby little face collapsed, Rao is Li Tang has been working hard recently, but she is very sensitive when she is too deep in the play, fortunately, according to the character setting of Anxin, she is not unreasonable, but said with a look of grievance: "Then after I finish the work, do you say that you want to accompany me out for a trip and relax?" ”
"Of course it counts."
After receiving Li Tang's affirmative answer, she finally showed a smile: "Then I'll wait." ”
After getting out of the car, Li Tang finally breathed a sigh of relief, Xiaopang is now sad and sad like a little white flower all day long, who can stand it after a long time.
"Boss, I will give you an early greeting in advance, and see you next year!"
Shen Lin handed the suitcase to Li Tang and said goodbye to him with a debt.
Since he moved to the studio, his title to Li Tang has changed from Mr. Li to boss. And although the studio is newly opened, he still received a lot of red envelopes, and for him with a heavy family burden, all his gratitude turned into service to the boss.
"Okay, see you next year!"
Li Tang Dynasty Shen Lin nodded, waved his hand to the little fat in the car, and walked towards the waiting hall with a light step with his suitcase.
Luckily, today's flight was on time and not delayed, and the plane landed at Pudong Airport two hours later.
Since the opening of Pudong Airport, most domestic flights have taken off and landed here, and most of the international flights have been taken off and landed at Hongqiao Airport, which is more convenient for entering and exiting the city.
Li Tang pulled the suitcase and saw Lao Li's bright smiling face as soon as he walked out of the gate.
"Son!"
"Abba, I've talked about it, I don't need to come and pick it up. The door is a bad (taxi) old bento (convenient)! ”
"Oops, my son is back, I'm happy!"
Lao Li will never hide his feelings, unlike the old man of the Wu family, who is obviously very happy for his son to come back, but he still has to put on a strict father's face.
As he spoke, he reached out and was about to take the suitcase in Li Tang's hand: "Come on, come on, give me the suitcase." ”
"No, no, let's go, Chen Guangchang, who is parked at the door, wants to post a copy of the newspaper."
"Oh, hurry up!"
The two of them walked out of the airport hall one after the other, and the Jinbei van used to shoot "The Third Man" last year was parked on the side of the road, seeing a traffic policeman coming over, Lao Li hurriedly ran over in three steps and two steps, and kept shouting: "Go, I'm going to leave soon." ”
As a result, the traffic policeman didn't listen to Lao Li's greeting, and took out his notebook to open a copy of the report. Seeing this, Li Tang also hurriedly ran up and said, "Comrade, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." Let's leave immediately, help, don't open the list. ”
Xu is Li Tang said politely, the traffic police looked up at him, and was stunned for a moment, obviously recognizing him, faintly showing excitement. Due to the traffic in the airport passage, he didn't show it too much, just put away the list and said, "Let's go!" ”
He also explained: "Whether the airport is sending or picking up people, generally speaking, stop and go, at most dial Nong (to Ling) to stop for ten minutes, more than Chenguang, you must open a copy of the report!" ”
"Oh, I see, thank you!" Li Tang nodded again and again in thanks.
Although it is a bit inauthentic, it is finally a success in brushing your face.
Lao Li also thanked him, and hurriedly opened the car door, carried the suitcase into the car, and beckoned his son Ma to slip away.
Looking at the taillights of the van, the traffic police comrade said to himself in surprise: "Big star, take the quack car!" ”
From Pudong Airport to the county seat of his hometown, it is equivalent to the easternmost point to the westernmost point of Shanghai, nearly 80 kilometers. Fortunately, the Huqingping Expressway, which extends from the Yan'an Road Elevated Road, to the hometown county has been opened to traffic, which is a lot faster, and it will be home at about a little in the early hour.
There is no one at home, Aunt Xiao is staying in the store, and Xiao Xiao has to make up classes in the winter vacation of his senior year of high school this year. There was actually a little yellow dog in the yard, and when he saw Lao Li coming in, he hurriedly shook his head and greeted him, although it was the first time he met Li Tang, he didn't bark, he stepped forward and sniffed it, and then circled around Li Tang's feet.
Li Tang hugged the little yellow dog in surprise, chubby and cute. I used to have a yellow dog at home, but I have been keeping it in the yard of the hotel to take care of the house.
Li Tang likes dogs very much, and in his previous life, he raised a Jack Crustle Terrier in his apartment in New York, which was the Milo raised by Jim Carrey in the movie "Strange Jack in Disguise". It belongs to the British breed, with a yellow and white coat color, which looks very much like a Chinese pastoral dog. It's a pity that in his previous life, after he was shot and burped by Nigo on the street, he didn't know what happened to the little guy.
"This is Ah Huang's son, Xiao Huang." Lao Li said with a smile.
Even Ah Huang is two and a half years old, and he has already reached the age of branching out, and it is rare that this little guy looks exactly like his father.
Xiao Huang is obviously smarter than his father, only more than two months old knows how to go to the toilet outside, lie under the eaves to bask in the sun when he has nothing to do, and get up vigilantly when there is a little wind and grass outside, and see strangers "Wangwang" non-stop, and the milk is fierce.
Chinese New Year's Eve, Aunt Xiao took Xiao Xiao back to the old house, Li Tang and Dad worshiped their ancestors as usual, this year's sacrifice is richer than before, not only Li Tang won the certificate of the Best Actor Award in the Reverse Stream Unit at the Venice Film Festival, but also a golden golden rooster trophy.
Lao Li was relieved, and he had to nag in front of his ancestors, showing off that his son was promising, and there were many successors to the Li family. At the same time, he also announced to his ancestors that when the Li family was going to add Ding next year, not only his stepwife, but he also planned to write Li Xiaoxiao into the family tree, and asked the ancestors for instructions in advance.
"Abba, what kind of Chenguang do things with Aunt Nong?"
The father and son sat and drank together, for so many years, it was two people every New Year, but fortunately, this year is the last time, and Aunt Xiao will marry in next year.
"What's the matter? Ga is a few years old, low-key! It's enough to get to Chenguang to pull the card. ”
"Aunt Xiao agrees to cut it?"
"That's what Yi means, if you want to follow my thoughts, you must get it, Yi doesn't have any way!"
"What's the matter, where is Xiao Xiao? Nai was written into the genealogy, and Yi agreed to be killed? ”
"After discussion, everyone is an ancestor."
Lao Li took a sip of wine, changed his words, and said in an old tone: "Oh, how can Nong prepare next year?" Don't forget that you have eaten the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Nong will be thirty years old! Standing at thirty, how can Nong and Bingbing plan? ”
Cheeky begging for a ticket!
(End of chapter)