In Lu Yanhe's memory, it seems that he has never participated in such a large-scale traditional activity.
Whether it is before or after time travel, he is a typical "modern urbanist".
His growing up environment was almost "traditional". Apart from traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival, Lu Yanhe had never participated in traditional regional activities such as "lantern stepping".
So, when Lu Yanhe encountered such an event in Jiangzhi this time, he felt very fresh, and even felt a sense of bewilderment, and frequently glimpsed a kind of trance between ancient and modern times.
Jiangzhi is originally a very old city. Its modernization process is not developed. Many buildings even retain the charm of ancient times. There are wooden houses, buildings from the Republic of China, and buildings from the 1960s and 1970s. Of course, there are also renovated houses, old-fashioned buildings from the 1970s, and they are scattered in every corner of the city. They are obviously from different periods, but they are shrouded in the same atmosphere.
Especially at night, the light is not so bright and the huge buildings become shadowy. Many young men and women dressed in ancient styles shuttle through the city holding lanterns, giving people this feeling.
Lu Yanhe walked onto the Mother-Son Bridge and stood at the head of the bridge. He saw people holding lanterns on both sides of the river.
"It's so beautiful." Xin Zixing stood beside him and uttered a sentiment deep in Lu Yanhe's heart.
Lu Yanhe said: "I can't even imagine how beautiful such a scene would have been in ancient times."
Small bridge with flowing water and the moon on the branches.
Xin Zixing: "It's beautiful now, too. This is really a scenery you can't see anywhere else."
Lu Yanhe sorted out his emotions a little to stop himself from being too immersed in what this night had brought to him. influence.
"Brother He, sister-in-law, have you ever participated in such an event?" Lu Yanhe turned to look at the two of them.
Liu Yiyi smiled, nodded, and said, "It was on this day that he proposed to me."
"Huh?" Lu Yanhe and Xin Zixing immediately looked at him in surprise. Liu Yiyi, "When was that?"
He Yunlan took Liu Yiyi's hand and said, "The year we graduated."
Xin Zixin's face showed a little envy.
At this moment, both Lu Yanhe and Xin Zixin had an indescribable look in their eyes.
“Hey, isn’t that the young lady we met at the teahouse in the afternoon?” Xiao Mei suddenly pointed at a dressed-up woman on the bridge. She did not choose ancient clothes, but was still wearing a burgundy dress. Her hair was pulled up loosely, making her look very charming.
The most important thing is that the woman who said in the teahouse in the afternoon that she was not interested in participating in the lantern stepping activity is now holding a lantern in her hand.
"..."
Lu Yanhe and Xin Zixin couldn't help but smile at each other.
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The shooting lasted until half past ten in the evening.
Xin Zixing said: "There are fewer people on the street, and we have almost finished shooting the material. How about we go have something to eat together?"
He Yunlan said: "That's right. I'll take you to eat. Let's see what you want to eat."
Lu Yanhe said: "Brother He, you have to go to work tomorrow morning, right? We troubled you and your sister-in-law to accompany us today. There’s no need to accompany us at night, we can just find a hotel by ourselves.”
He Yunlan glanced at Liu Yiyi and saw that she had no objection, so he smiled and said: "We are hungry after walking all night. We feel comfortable when we go back to bed after eating. It's okay. We are usually twelve Go to bed at 0 o'clock, not that early."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
We went to a barbecue restaurant together.
He Yunlan led the way, and the barbecue restaurant they came to was actually in a small corner on the edge of a residential area. Seeing the excitement, they walked around a locust tree and then passed through a small alley. The crowd suddenly became less crowded.
However, the business of this barbecue restaurant is still very good, and the small table at the door is full of people.
Seeing it from a distance, Xin Zixing couldn't help but asked doubtfully: "Are there any seats here?"
"Don't worry, Yun Lan has already called the boss in advance. We reserved a private room," Liu Yiyi said with a smile.
Liu Yiyi is really too gentle.
Lu Yanhe couldn't help but look at Liu Yiyi a few more times.
After eating and drinking, Lu Yanhe listened to the noise of people outside, holding his chin with one hand, feeling a little dazed.
Xin Zixing was chatting happily with He Yunlan and Liu Yiyi instead.
It was He Yunlan who noticed that Lu Yanhe was distracted. He came close to his ear and whispered, "Are you sleepy?"
Lu Yanhe came back to his senses, shook his head, and said with a smile: " No, I’m not sleepy, I’m just tired and don’t want to talk anymore after walking all day.”
"Isn't it very busy for you to be an artist while studying at the same time?" He Yunlan asked.
Lu Yanhe pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said: "Actually, it's not bad. When I was in my senior year of high school, I basically didn't do much work as an artist. It was only after I passed the exam that I started to take on more jobs. Moreover, these jobs I like them all very much. It’s something I like to do, including making documentaries about this city. , I have only been in Jiangzhi for one day, but the atmosphere here is great. It is a city atmosphere that I have never experienced before."
He Yunlan asked with a smile: "Isn't the atmosphere of Yuming different from this one? Same, Yuming is an international city after all.”
“It’s not just such a difference. No, as soon as I got here, I felt like I was relieved. If nothing else, the air is much better than that in Yuming." Lu Yanhe smiled and scratched his head, "Besides, I especially like the bustling atmosphere wherever I go. The feeling of being noisy is not that of a crowded place, but rather like a road with few lone people, all in groups of three or five. They are in groups, talking and laughing, there is no barrier, and it is rare to see someone with no expression on their face. "
In Yuming, if you walk by on the road, you will find that most people. They are all alone, with hurried steps and expressionless faces. The more people there are, the more such people there are. It looks lively, but in fact it is just lively due to the large number of people.
He Yunlan said: "I have always felt that Jiangzhi is a very suitable place for everyone to take a short vacation. You can stay here for three to five days. The climate here is good and there are many things to eat, drink and have fun, but the traffic is too heavy." It’s inconvenient.”
At this point, He Yunlan showed some regret, “If the location here was better, everyone might be more willing to come.”
Lu Yanhe listened. As for He Yunlan, I don't know what to say.
That's true.
A trip to Jiangzhi takes too much time.
Traffic on the road is very inconvenient.
However, if the transportation is really so convenient and there are more tourists, Jiangzhi may not be able to maintain the urban atmosphere it has now.
Lu Yanhe thought for a while and said, "I hope this program can make more people aware of Jiang Zhi."
He Yunlan nodded, "We don't have any big companies or industries here. The economy is not very developed either. In recent years, the city has been hoping to create a cultural tourism brand in Jiangzhi and develop the tourism industry. We I also feel that this place is very suitable for doing this, so I have been working hard to let more people know about Jiangzhi. However, it seems that it is not so easy to make people willing to travel to a remote city. We have spent a lot of effort, but we have not been able to do it. How to attract people? ”
The main reason is that too many cities are developing tourism now.
Tourism boosts the local economy so much. As long as people come, everything can be boosted.
Until the traffic situation in Jiangzhi is effectively solved, it will be difficult to attract tourists on a large scale.
Here, the per capita monthly income is probably just over 1,500 yuan, and a civil servant like He Yunlan earns less than 100,000 yuan a year.
Of course, this income is enough for them to live locally.
But if the city does not develop, it will only become more and more declining. Although Jiangzhi is not He Yunlan's hometown, it has become his second hometown because of his status as son-in-law. Of course he hopes to see the city develop and everyone's lives get better.
Lu Yanhe sincerely hopes that this film can arouse everyone's interest in Jiangzhi and make them willing to visit Jiangzhi.
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On the way back to the inn, Lu Yanhe said to Xin Zixing: "Sister Zixing, if possible, this video should be broadcast online on Wednesday or Thursday. "Xin Zixing was a little surprised and asked: "What's wrong? Is there anything special about it?"
"I was just wondering if this would allow people to watch the video. People who are interested in Jiangzhi use their weekends to come here to have fun," Lu Yanhe said, "It's unrealistic for us to be so far apart, but it only takes a few hours for people from Jiangguang to come here, so it should be OK. Maybe we can go to all the places we didn’t go to today? This way we can show more of Jiang Zhi’s charm.”
Xin Zixing understood Lu Yanhe's intention instantly.
"You talked a lot with Director He just now, weren't you just talking about this matter?"
"No, this is what I just thought of, I just...well, I "I really like it here," Lu Yanhe said, "I really hope that if we come here and film this show, we can give this place a better life." "
Xin Zixing patted Lu Yanhe on the shoulder and said, "Yan He, I understand your thoughts, but I am a few years older than you and have experienced it before. At your stage, I want to tell you that many times we hope to achieve a certain goal, but in fact It’s very difficult. Just like coming to Jiangzhi to do this program, I, like you, hope to attract more people who are willing to come to Jiangzhi to have fun and go shopping. But when we film this program, the final The core idea is to introduce different cities to the audience and show the charm of different cities. As for the last program What kind of role it can play and how many tourists can be attracted here are beyond our control and cannot be predicted. What we can do is to do the things at hand well. The final result is What, we can only wait and see."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"As you told me this afternoon, mission-style shooting will affect the quality of the program. We shoot this program with a utilitarian purpose, which will also affect the quality of the program." Xin Zixing said, "There is good hope There is no problem, but our main job is to make the program well done and make the program The prerequisite for doing a good job is what you said. When we are in good condition and have fun eating, drinking and having fun, everyone will truly feel that this is a place worth coming to. There should be no performance or pretense, just put our best The true feelings are conveyed to everyone.”
Lu Yanhe was enlightened.
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Arrived at the inn, Lu Yanhe was already very tired.
He said: "Then I will go back to the room to rest first."
Xin Zixing nodded and said, "Let's pick some wheat for you first."
In fact, it's not too late now, but Lu Yanhe has been walking outside all day today, and the number of steps is estimated to be almost 30,000. Now, Lu Yanhe really felt a little tired and just wanted to lie in bed.
However, just as Xiao Mei was helping him pick wheat, the sound of suitcase wheels rolling on the road suddenly sounded next to him, from far to near.
Everyone heard the sound and turned their heads curiously. Lu Yanhe also turned around and saw a girl wearing a white shirt and a dark blue skirt who looked like she had just stepped out of an anime appeared in front of them.
This girl has hair as long as seaweed, and her fair skin still exudes a pearl-like luster under the illumination of the street lamp.
Her eyes fell on Lu Yanhe, and she immediately glowed with joy.
"Lu Yanhe!"
"Lin...Miaomiao?" Lu Yanhe looked at the girl who appeared in front of him in surprise. He was so surprised that he didn't know what to say.
At the same time, the eyes of the rest of the film crew fell on Lu Yanhe.
The expressions on their faces all showed the same ambiguous color.
Lin Miaomiao pulled the box and walked to Lu Yanhe, holding a lantern in her hand.
She lifted it up, showed it to Lu Yanhe, and said, "On my way here just now, someone gave me a lantern."
Lu Yanhe: "You know someone gave me a lantern tonight. What do you mean by sending lanterns?”
< br>"I know, if you like me, step on the lantern." Lin Miaomiao nodded immediately, "I told him that I like the lantern very much, so I accepted it, but I don't accept the stranger's confession, so he left. .”
Lu Yanhe looked at Lin Miaomiao in shock.
Is this still possible?
Lin Miaomiao pointed to the inn behind them and asked, "You guys live here, right?"
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"It seems I didn't book the wrong place." Lin Miaomiao showed a relieved smile.
Lu Yanhe looked back at Xin Zixing and the others.
Xin Zixing immediately said: "Then let's talk first, let's go in first."
Lu Yanhe asked: "Are we going to prepare for harvesting tonight?"
"No more harvesting. What?" Xin Zixing said directly, " You guys talk about your business."
Lin Miaomiao raised her lips and said, "Then help me bring my suitcase in. I'll check in first."
After saying that, Lin Miaomiao followed Xin Zi. Xing and the others entered the inn together.
Chen Liang, who always said little, glanced at Lu Yanhe, who was standing there, and asked, "Want to help?"
Lu Yanhe said awkwardly, "No."
He felt that he was right. , he did see a hint of teasing in Chen Liang's eyes.
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Why did Lin Miaomiao suddenly come to Jiangzhi?
After this question popped up in Lu Yanhe's mind, he never asked it again.
Waiting for Lin Miaomiao to finish checking in and Lu Yanhe helping her carry her suitcase to the second floor, Lu Yanhe asked: "Didn't you go to Baichuan to meet your friends?"
"It's over. So I came here to play with you," Lin Miaomiao said.
Lu Yanhe said: "I came here to work. I have another day of shooting tomorrow and will go back in the evening."
Lin Miaomiao nodded and said, "Then I will go back with you. , are you unhappy to see me here?”
"I'm not unhappy, just a little confused."
"Then you don't have to wonder now." Lin Miaomiao asked, "Is there anything to eat nearby? I want to eat something, I'm hungry."
Lu Yanhe said: "We were on our way back just now There seems to be a restaurant."
"Let's go eat together." Lin Miaomiao said, "I'm treating you."
Lu Yanhe said, "I can go with you, but I won't eat. , I just ate with them.”
"Have you already eaten?" Lin Miaomiao sighed after hearing this, "Forget it, I won't eat either."
"Huh?" Lu Yanhe looked at Lin Miaomiao with confusion, "You didn't just Are you still hungry?”
“Then you don’t want to eat, just watch me eat. It’s boring for me to eat alone.” Lin Miaomiao said, "Forget it, let's go to bed first. It's very late. I'll get up early for breakfast tomorrow. What time do you usually get up?"
"Me? I got up at six o'clock and want to run in the morning. "
"Six o'clock?" Lin Miaomiao looked at him in shock, "Why did you get up so early?"
"Morning run."
Lin Miaomiao took a deep breath, "Okay, I understand."
She waved her hand, carried the suitcase into her room, and closed the door.
Lu Yanhe returned to his room.
After a while, a message from Xin Zixing was sent: Young man, my sister reminds you not to play with fire. (End of chapter)