1990My Entertainment System

Chapter 95: Memorial Essay for My Nephew

Xia Tian received a phone call and left the United States.

This actually disrupted some of his plans, as he was scheduled to stay in the United States for a short period of time.

However, this call really has to be made.

The call came from Hong Kong, it was from Sister Yun.

As mentioned before, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have now reached a consensus and are in a honeymoon period.

So there has been a slight change...it is that some communication is needed to show that the relationship has improved.

However, this kind of communication should be limited to the public and should not be made too formal, as it is quite complicated anyway.

So, Sister Yun received a call asking her to go home to visit her relatives.

Originally, it had nothing to do with her, after all, she was already a Hong Kong citizen.

But isn’t it still summer?

They were talking about bringing the "son-in-law" home to visit relatives.

Xia Tian was also a little confused when he heard this. What was going on over there?

Naturally, I had to call my superiors about this kind of thing. I called Aunt D, and then called some leaders.

Meaning: Go, behave well...

Xia Tian also looked embarrassed: What should I show you?
……

Anyway, in late November, Xia flew to Hong Kong, stayed there for only three days, and then went to the island with Sister Yun.

I also brought Wang Fei along—she said she wanted to go and see it~
Then go for it.

This time, Xia Tian still found some people.

It was his old friend in Hong Kong, Old Ye - Sally Yeh.

When I first came to Hong Kong in the summer, I met Sally Yeh because of Arong and his friends. She became one of my mahjong friends.

Later, we often ate, drank, sang, played mahjong, etc. together.

Xia Tian also wrote a song for her called "Walk Away with Elegance" and brought them (Arong, Meigu, Lao Ye, Lin Zixiang, Wang Fei) to record "Congratulations" for the Spring Festival Gala.
Unexpectedly, I could even benefit from her help when I go there this time!

After asking, I found out that Old Ye's grandfather held a high position there...

My grandmother is not simple either. In short, her family is very powerful over there.

From a prominent family, it was said that the eldest son of the transport captain would visit her grandfather's house every New Year.
Her family was against her entering the entertainment industry. Could she have had a good development on the island?
Her grandfather wanted her to study and would send her to Vienna if she liked music, but she refused to go.

Her grandfather had no choice but to let her play for a few years and then go back to school if she didn't perform well.

But no one there dared to offend her grandfather, so who would write a song for her?

If she wants to film a movie, she has to get her family's approval after reading the script. She also has to have normal working hours and a special car to ensure her safety...

Didn't he want to escape from his family's constraints and come to Hong Kong?
This time, thanks to Old Ye's relationship, I can get some preferential treatment.

……

On the plane over there, Sister Yun was looking at the gifts that Xia Tian brought.

Some were brought from the US, and some were bought in Hong Kong. After all, I was going there to meet my parents...

Sister Yun was looking at the "gift" that she bought for Milan in the summer - this year, American queen Madonna released a photo album called "Sex".

The photo album was criticized by the American media for being too explicit in style, and its popularity plummeted.

That summer in the United States, some media outlets believed that Madonna's acting career was over.

But who would have thought that after experiencing a brief low point, Madonna would quickly adjust her style and return to the music scene.

Sister Yun: Milan will definitely like this gift.

Summer: Appreciate with an artistic eye~
Speaking of which, summer is still a bit embarrassing.

Although I have had a lot of experience in meeting parents - it may not be a glorious history, but I am indeed experienced.

But it’s different from the inland, there’s no way they don’t know what’s happening in Hong Kong.

If I get brought up at that time... I'll just have to endure it.

It is said that Sister Yun has many brothers and sisters. The elder brother-in-law and younger brother-in-law cannot fight, right? If they do, just knock them down and don't hit them too hard.
However, the result of the meeting was much better than Xia Tian had expected, probably because Sister Yun had communicated with them in advance.

Yes, their news was exposed last year. How could their family not know about it for a whole year!

After all, the newspapers here have mentioned this matter...

Sister Yun has three older brothers and one younger brother. She is the only girl in the family. Her parents are still alive... and they are quite friendly.

Although the three brothers-in-law looked at him with a slightly strange look, Xia Tian lowered his head and just smiled foolishly, pretending not to know.

I guess the news that Da Tiao Ge is a good fighter has also spread from Hong Kong, so the uncles are relatively calm.

My brother-in-law is quite close to me, and he has a bit of an idol aura around him.

Xia Tian learned about her family's hobbies and personalities from Sister Yun in advance, and chose the gifts they liked best.

In short, it’s still good, after all, the “charm” of summer is here.

After a brief period of awkwardness at the beginning, the atmosphere became better.

When it’s time to eat, it’s even more amazing.

Summer is in full swing, and he has used his tongue so eloquently that it is smoking. He has "fooled" all his family members into having rosy faces, faster heartbeats, and a great deal of favorability!
Family members, buy it, buy it, buy it!
Xia Tian: I can handle it all in one drink~
Although I can’t drink much, I can make toasts in the summer, talking and singing, and what I say is even better than what I sing!

My father-in-law is from Hebei and my mother-in-law is from Shandong, so let’s sing some folk songs from our hometown!
When we talked about our hometown, my father-in-law was so drunk that he cried.

Then the brothers also settled the matter smoothly.

In the end, the younger brother was completely convinced: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, you don't have to deal with me, I surrender. I wish you and my sister a happy marriage!" He is a few years older than Xia Tian!

He was really scared now - what was his family's attitude like before he came? He knew it all too well!
But the timing of this meal has changed?!
This is even worse than brainwashing!

He was really worried that he would no longer be himself after talking to Xia Tian.

To Xia Tian's surprise, he was introduced to a young man, one of the captain's grandsons.

She said she really likes summer novels and songs...

What a surprise!
……

Later in the summer, I took some time off and went to the Forbidden City here accompanied by Sister Yun and Wang Fei.

That’s right, there is also a Forbidden City here, and a lot of good things were transferred here in the past.

A rare opportunity to see the real thing.

For example, Yan Zhenqing’s "Eulogy for My Nephew"!
During the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing's cousin Yan Gaoqing was captured after the fall of Changshan City.

After meeting him, An Lushan accused him of being ungrateful, saying that he had never treated him unfairly. Moreover, he was his subordinate before and he had promoted him to this position. He asked him why he wanted to betray him.

Upon hearing this, Yan Gaoqing angrily rebuked An Lushan: "Aren't you also a minister of the emperor? Has the emperor ever treated you unfairly? My family has been blessed by the Tang Dynasty, and I hold an official position in the Tang Dynasty. What does this have to do with you? I wish I could kill you for my country. Today, I only ask for death. Why bother saying anything more?"

An Lushan was so angry that he ordered Yan Gaoqing to be executed by slow slicing.

Yan Gaoqing continued to curse An Lushan until his death, and even after his tongue was cut off, he never stopped.

In Wen Tianxiang's "Song of Righteousness", there is a line "acting as the tongue of Yan Changshan", which refers to the incident in which Yan Gaoqing scolded An Lushan.

Afterwards, all of Yan Gaoqing's family members were killed.

Later, Yan Zhenqing searched everywhere for the remains of Yan Gaoqing and his family, but after searching for a long time, he only found a skull of Yan Gaoqing's son Yan Jiming.

In grief, he wrote this "Eulogy for My Nephew"!
There are scribbles and typos all over the paper, but it is filled with grief, indignation and weeping!
Mi Fu of the Northern Song Dynasty commented on this calligraphy: It expresses loyalty and righteousness, indignation, frustration and depression, but the meaning is not in the words.

This "Eulogy for My Nephew" was actually left here... It's really a case of throwing a pearl into the dark, and a bit of black humor.

There was really nothing much to say about Xia Tian. After all, he came here to be "friendly" and to take responsibility for folk exchanges.

After obtaining consent, he took a lot of photos and brought them back.

...I'm afraid I won't be able to come to this place again.

The honeymoon period will end...

When Xia Tian saw the "Eulogy for My Nephew", he thought of the classic question:
The Palace Museum in Beijing is on fire. Would you save Yan Zhenqing's authentic copy of "Eulogy for My Nephew" or a cat?

The answer is: Suiren worked so hard to bring us fire, which is how we have civilization. So is there no one who chooses to put out fires when fire is so precious?!
If you replace the cat with a snake, a cockroach, or a dung beetle, would you still save it? Don't use respect for life as an excuse.

Simply liking cats has nothing to do with respecting life. Those who like cats should save cats, and those who like words should save words. It's just a matter of personal preference.

(End of this chapter)