Chapter 91 2003
New Year’s Eve.
Until he watched Cui Bo enter the newly built subway entrance, Xu Kun didn't think of what to say to her.
In fact, we still have to meet each other after the New Year.
But when we meet again, we will probably be even further apart than before.
While walking back through the snow, Xu Kun suddenly felt a little funny
When he first joined the group, Cui Bo was very competitive and even coaxed and deceived, but in the end he only wanted to be alone without any regrets; he seemed quiet and shy. Huo Siyan, who was shy and did not fight for anything, made a deal with herself without hesitation.
Should I say that things are unpredictable, or that people cannot be judged by their appearance?
When he returned to the entrance of the alley, Xu Kun saw Chen Xuebin's van parked on the side of the road. The snow near the side door was rolled up in a mess, as if Lao Chen fell down while holding something.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Xu Kun shouted with a smile: "Brother Chen, your arm is not broken, is it? I see that there are marks all over the snow."
"You kid, can't you expect me to do better?"
Chen Xuebin came out of the Baoqiang room and said angrily: "I'm here to give you New Year gifts."
Xu Kun was not polite to him either. He squeezed in and took a quick look and found two boxes of firecrackers and a large bag of food.
Baoqiang was lying on the coffee table, devouring dumplings. When he saw Xu Kun coming in from outside, he raised his head and said, "Brother Kun, where have you been so early in the morning?"
Xu Kun's reason came right out of his mouth: "I thought you drank too much yesterday, so I wanted to buy some millet porridge or something to warm your stomach, but I couldn't find it after searching for a long time."
"Where are you going to find an early breakfast stall on New Year's Eve?"
Chen Xuebin shook a red plum and said with a smile: "Baoqiang was half asleep when I came here. He said he dreamed that the guy from China Construction who used to live in this house came back, and he wanted to make room for them. , As a result, I couldn’t get up.”
"What a coincidence."
Xu Kun lit a cigarette and said with a smile: "When I carried Baoqiang back yesterday, I suddenly thought of that buddy - but even if he comes back, he won't come here to spend the night again."
"So it's a strange dream."
Baoqiang Hanhan scratched his head and said: "I dreamed that not only he was back, but his girlfriend was also back. The bed they were struggling with was about to fall apart, and the wall they bumped into made a clanging sound. I also wanted to ask them if they had reconciled. I’m planning to get married when, but I can’t get up.”
Uh~
That was obviously not a dream, but the noise Xu Kun made next door.
So he decisively changed the topic and asked about Chen Xuebin's current situation. As a result, this question scratched Chen Xuebin's itch.
Although he failed to squeeze into the crew of "The Young Emperor", he has gained a lot recently. He successfully curried favor with a certain coal boss and was promoted from a nominal assistant director to a production director.
"This coal boss from Shanxi really doesn't take money as money. When one day I trick them into making a big investment and becomes a producer, I will get you two a fat contract!"
Chen Xuebin was so heroic, but Xu Kun couldn't stand his arrogance and asked about Wang Peng's current situation.
"Brother Wang has gone south."
"Going south?"
"Going to Hengdian."
According to Chen Xuebin, after Lao Mouzi's "Hero" became a hit, many costume dramas and kung fu movies were filmed in Hengdian Film and Television City.
Wang Peng felt that this was a trend and an opportunity, so he planned to return to his hometown to celebrate the New Year, so he took his two old brothers to Hengdian for development.
Baoqiang was very sad when he heard the news. After all, he had the most contact with Wang Peng and was taken care of by Uncle Wang.
"It's not like I can't see you again."
Xu Kun rubbed his head, then rubbed it on the towel in disgust, and then continued: "This is a good thing. If we go to the south to film in the future, we will have an acquaintance to look after him."
"That's the truth."
Chen Xuebin said with a smile: "I still have a few houses to visit, so I won't talk nonsense with you two. I will go to my house for New Year's Eve dinner in the evening - your sister-in-law said that she will make a special meal for you two." Beef stuffed dumplings." They were familiar with him, so Xu Kun and Bao Qiang agreed directly without being polite.
But after sending Chen Xuebin away, Xu Kun received a call from Ge Cunzhuang. The old man asked straight to the point: "You haven't gone back to your hometown, have you?"
After sending the photos, Xu Kun took the time to visit twice more, and he became familiar with the old man.
"No, the crew just had four days off."
"Then come over for the New Year's Eve dinner tonight. There are more people and it will be more lively."
"this……"
Xu Kun looked at Bao Qiang. Although he knew this was a good opportunity to get closer to the Ge family, he finally told Chen Xuebin what he had promised.
I heard that he was a friend who helped Xu Kun when he first came to Beijing. The old man understood and said: "Then we really can't break the appointment - you have to come after the New Year, right? I can wait at home then."
Otherwise, people are homesick.
After several contacts, the old man regarded him as a junior. Without the filter of a fellow countryman, even ten times more contacts might not have such an effect.
…………
I had New Year's Eve dinner at Chen Xuebin's house in the evening. The dumplings stuffed with beef were delicious, but they were a bit chewy.
It was already past ten o'clock when we returned to the rental house.
But Xu Kun and Bao Qiang were not sleepy, so they went to Bao Qiang's room to continue watching. The superficial reason was that there were two beds in the room, so you could lie down and watch; the actual reason was that Xu Kun's bed was shaken last night and was slightly broken. It makes a squeaking noise when moved.
The two of them watched the singing and dancing and chatted about everything.
In fact, Baoqiang is mainly talking.
At first, he thought that the room-sharing thing was probably going to be a scam. After Deng Chao got the salary of 120,000 yuan, his nose almost went up to the sky. He estimated that once "The Young Emperor" was completed, he and Hao Lei would have to sleep together.
Then he lamented that he didn’t know if he would ever have the chance to attend the Spring Festival Gala in this life.
"It's hard for others to tell, but you can make it happen if you decide."
It wasn't until Uncle Motoyama appeared on the screen that the two began to concentrate.
After watching the sketch "Heart Disease" written by Uncle Benshan, Gao Xiumin and Fan Wei, the two of them stood up in unison as if they had completed some ritual, and pulled out two earth red hangings from under the bed.
Crackling~
The sound of firecrackers centered on the persimmon tree echoed in the small courtyard.
When the echoes in the courtyard fell, countless echoes in the alleys and streets gathered into an ocean.
2002 has passed.
Looking back, the people I have met and the things I have experienced in this year can almost catch up with Xu Kun's total in the previous twenty years.
Even the girls he sleeps with have expanded from college students to big stars - of course, their ages have also expanded from their teens and twenties to their early forties.
Although it has not yet become a big hit, the overall situation is upward and the future is bright.
Taking the equipment borrowed from Chen Xuebin, the two of them studied it over and over again for almost half an hour before they finally figured out how to use the fill light and the time-lapse shooting function.
Bao Qiang moved out a chair, and Xu Kun used a stack of movie magazines as a backrest and placed the camera at a fifteen-degree angle.
With a crisp "click" sound, two smiling faces, one tall and one short, stood under the persimmon tree, frozen at 0:46 on February 1, 2003.
(End of chapter)