Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 337: Wealth that does not return home is like walking at night in brocade clothes
The first day of the first lunar month.

"The Mermaid" is officially released.

Cheng Xi specially booked the largest cinema in Wanxian in advance.

It is big enough to seat about 300 people.

I invited my relatives and elders, as well as some of my mother Li Guiqin’s mahjong friends and her square dance team to watch a movie together.

The movie starts at 10 o'clock and ends at 12 o'clock.

After watching it, it happened to be the first day of the Lunar New Year and the family had a dinner together at their own hotel.

At this time, my mother and aunt were already waiting for everyone in the cinema lobby.

My mother insisted on pulling me to stand next to her.

Looking at Cheng Xi's indifferent expression, my mother couldn't help but mutter:

"We'll all be uncles and aunts later, so be sweet."

"Okay, Mom, I will fully cooperate with you today and give you enough face."

Hearing this, my mother smiled happily.

As for Cheng Xi's fans, they had already been separated by the VIP channel set up by the cinema.

There were several staff members nearby, surrounding the crowd and preventing them from getting close.

But there were still people shouting "Director Cheng" and "Teacher Zuibai" and so on.

Many people even took out their mobile phones and took photos frantically, making scissors hands gestures and so on.

Cheng Xi had no choice but to stand by and greet the fans from a distance.

My mother was welcoming her square dance friends.

"Shuping, this way, this way"

"Hongmei, here, here"

"Sister Ling, hey, I'm here."

"Yes, yes, this is my son."

"Is he handsome? Just average."

"How could he possibly inherit his father's genes? It must be mine!"

"Your daughter wants an autograph. No problem. Not just two, two hundred will do."

"Photo? What's so good about him taking a photo?"

Cheng Xi: “.”

"Um, please sign for Aunt Liu's daughter and wish her academic success and admission to her ideal university soon!"

The corners of Cheng Xi's mouth were almost twitching.

Is there anyone who orders his son around like this?

You really are my mother!
But looking at my mother's happy smile and her expression of pride in her son.

As a son who is often not at home, Cheng Xi still feels a sense of accomplishment.

I have been spending little time with him to begin with, and now that he is here, I must give him enough face.

"Thank you, Guiqin. You really gave birth to a good son!"

"No, no, Xiaoyan is not bad either. She will definitely have a bright future!"

"No matter how promising he is, he can never compare to you!"

"Hahahaha. No way."

Wait until Cheng Xi escorted my mother's square dance friends into the theater.

Cheng Xi finally felt relieved, but looked at the fans who were still eagerly waiting.

Thinking that we are all fellow villagers and they support me very much, I can't bear to leave like this.

So I said to my mother:

"Mom, let me sign autographs and take photos with fans for fifteen minutes. You go in first, I'll be there shortly."

"Oh, young fans these days are really crazy. Okay, you go first, but remember to be quick, everyone is waiting for you."

Because many elders will be coming, Cheng Xi did not wear a mask or hat today, otherwise it would seem very impolite.

So the fans immediately discovered that Cheng Xi was there.

The small county town is full of acquaintances, and the news that Cheng Xi appeared in this cinema spread quickly.

More and more people are coming to the cinema.

Watching Cheng Xi is like watching a giant panda.

As Cheng Xi watched more and more people line up for autographs, he couldn't help but speed up his work.

The last few signatures are almost like scribbles.

More than ten minutes later, Cheng Xi, who had finally escaped, finally entered the theater. He could only apologize to those fellow fans who had not yet received their autographs.

After all, the movie is about to start in five minutes.

When they saw Cheng Xi coming in after finishing his work, several relatives insisted that they go upstairs and say a few words first.

The person in charge of the theater also quickly set up a camera.

Cheng Xi thought about it and decided to consider it as a small roadshow in his hometown.

"Manager, please give me the materials first. You can send them out after the publicity department has reviewed them."

"No problem, Director Cheng, we'll do whatever you say."

This person was very happy when he received a call from Cheng Xi saying that he had booked the entire theater.

There are already several competing cinemas in Wanxian, and this largest theater is often not full.

This time, Mr. Cheng Xicheng specially booked the largest theater, and the movie being shown is a movie directed by him. Judging from the flow of people outside, the movie tickets will definitely sell out.

If we just use this point for publicity, other cinemas will forget about competing with us.

Who knows, this largest cinema may become a check-in destination in the future.

Thinking of this, the theater manager's face was filled with smiles.

Cheng Xi took the microphone, patted it, and then said:
"Thank you all. Everyone here is my family and friends. To be honest, I'm a little nervous about inviting you all to watch the movie. I'm even more nervous than when the movie grossed over a billion."

There was a good-natured laugh in the cinema.

"This kid is still as naughty as before!"

Cheng Xi paused and continued:
"As everyone knows, homesickness is stronger when you're close to home. But I'm still very happy. I'm also grateful to my parents for always supporting my film dream, and to all the elders for their continued love."

Seeing her son talking in front of her, mother Li Guiqin seemed to start sniffling.

The aunt next to her was comforting her:
"Sister, Cheng Xi has made progress, you should be happy."

"The movie is about to start. I won't say much. I hope everyone enjoys watching it."

"By the way, finally, I wish everyone good luck in the new year, success in everything, and constant smiles!"

After Cheng Xi finished speaking, his second uncle and cousin led the applause.

Then Long Biao's voice came out from the applause.

Cheng Xi also sat back next to his mother.

The Mermaid movie has officially begun!
As the movie begins, a familiar melody begins to play.

"Is this the song from the 83 version of The Legend of the Condor Heroes?"

Mom asked in surprise, this was the youth of her time!

"Yes, and we even invited Adam Cheng to sing!"

Hearing Zheng Shaoqiu, my aunt smiled and said:
"Mr. Qiu was your mother's idol back then. She was obsessed with him! He was no less popular than the young people today."

I didn’t expect that my mother was a fan when she was young.

"Is that so? Then I'll ask him for an autographed photo someday!"

But my mother Li Guiqin sighed:
"Why do you want an autograph? I'm old now, too old to be a fan."

As a few people were chatting in low voices, the first line of dialogue appeared on the big screen.

The picture shows a wooden sign engraved with "Museum of World Exotic Animals" with a middle-aged man's voice-over, which is very recognizable.

"Four billion years ago, the ocean gave birth to the earliest life forms. They gradually evolved into fish and then into a variety of creatures."

"So our ancestors were all fish!"

"Red center! Bang!"

Unexpectedly, the scene changed and the curator who was speaking started playing mahjong with others, and some of them were even wearing facial masks.

This made all my mom's mahjong friends laugh.

Li Guiqin: "This is good. It's not like other movies that are so mysterious that you can't even understand them." "Isn't this just a salted fish?"

When my mother saw the mermaid played by Li Yitong appear, she said:

"This girl is pretty good. Is she also from your company?"

"Yes, her name is Li Yitong, and this is her first movie."

"Not bad, not bad. Could this be the third daughter-in-law?"

Cheng Xi held his forehead: "Uh, that's not it"

Then everyone dismantled the director's table and demanded a refund.

The curator had no choice but to use his ultimate trick to pretend to be a mermaid and get out of the bathtub.

Then he laughed so hard that he had a heart attack and fainted on the spot.

The people in the theater burst into laughter when they saw the contrast of the curator's beauty emerging from the water.

Even my mother Li Guiqin is no exception.

"Son, you're such a prankster! You've ruined the image of mermaids in my mind!"

"This is Stephen Chow's idea, not mine."

Of course there is blame, let Stephen Chow take it first.

Immediately after that, the plot entered the auction, and the protagonist Liu Xuan, played by Stephen Chow, invited everyone to drink Romanee-Conti in the villa.

It turns out that after the dolphins are driven away, the land that was auctioned can be developed into real estate.

Liu Xuan made a fortune.

So Ruolan immediately changed her expression and sought cooperation from Liu Xuan.

But the mermaid Shanshan also entered Liu Xuan's sight at this time.

After the assassination failed, Shanshan took Liu Xuan to eat chicken, and they developed a relationship.

From then on, the mermaid and Ruolan started to wrestle with each other.

When Show Luo played the octopus making grilled squid, everyone in the cinema burst into laughter.

When it came to the part where Liu Xuan called the police, everyone couldn't stop laughing.

Even Cheng Xi, who had watched it countless times, couldn't help laughing when he saw it again.

"I was just kidnapped by a mermaid!"

"Who is the mermaid?"

"Not just any one, but a mermaid that is half human and half fish!"

The two policemen drew mermaids according to Liu Xuan's request.

“It’s not left and right, it’s up and down.”

"She's got a human on top and a fish on the bottom."

The police turned the painting upside down.

"Where's the head? The one without a penis, she's a woman!"

"female!"

"what are you laughing at?"

"I remember happy things."

"What happy thing?"

"My wife is having a baby."

"What are you laughing at?"

"My wife also gave birth to a child."

"Your wife is the same person?"

"Yeah, yeah, hahaha."

The two policemen managed to suppress their laughter and said:

"Oh, no, the baby was born on the same day!"

"Then why are you laughing?"

"Mr. Liu has misunderstood. We have been strictly trained not to laugh, no matter how funny it is!"

"Unless you can't help it!"

This part can be said to be the one where everyone laughed the loudest and longest so far.

It seems that classics are classics and can touch people's hearts whenever they come out.

Just two hours passed and the whole audience stood up and applauded.

My mother was also there, and she finally praised Cheng Xi:

"Son, this movie is great. It's not only funny, but also educational."

"In the future, you should make more movies like this and stop thinking about making money!"

Cheng Xi nodded and said seriously:
"Okay, Mom, I will!"

After watching the movie, Cheng Xi invited relatives and friends to his hotel for dinner.

At the banquet, everyone found Cheng Xi to toast.

Cheng Xi also prepared a red envelope for everyone.

Especially the New Year’s money for the elders and children, they are all in thick stacks.

At this time, my mother no longer complained about spending money.

He also followed Cheng Xi in saying auspicious words to the elders.

Looking at the smiling faces and envious eyes of his friends and family, Cheng Xi also truly felt what it meant to be:
If you don't return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it is like wearing brocade clothes and traveling at night.

These are the relatives and friends who have watched you grow up. Their recognition is indeed very important in the hearts of Chinese people who value clans.

The three days since I returned home passed by so quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was the second day of the Chinese New Year.

In the morning, my second uncle came to the Binjiang Garden Villa District again.

I came here to have lunch and pick up Cheng Xi to go to Jiangnan city.

This was also Cheng Xi's arrangement. He had never been to Jiangnan City for a roadshow before.

The people led by Stephen Chow started from the north, and another group of Zuibai people started from the south.

So I simply arranged to come to Jiangnan City on the second day of the Chinese New Year, which would also make it convenient for Cheng Xi to arrange his itinerary and stay at home for one more day.

When my mother saw that Cheng Xi was leaving after only two and a half days, she was of course very reluctant to let him go.

This is the only time I went home this year.

"Mom, when I'm free later, I'll go home and play. You can also come to Yanjing with Dad and Grandma!"

"Alas, Yanjing is too big a place, where is the best place to live?"

"By the way, when will you bring your eldest and second daughters-in-law home to see us? I've urged you several times, and every time you say you'll definitely do it next time!"

"Mom, this time it's true, next time it will be. But do you want to see the eldest daughter-in-law or the second daughter-in-law first?"

"Uh"

When Cheng Xi asked this question, his mother was really stumped.

I like both of them, and whoever comes first seems to be bad for the other.

Later, when he got anxious, he simply hit Cheng Xi again:
"It's all your fault. You weren't paying attention at all!"

"Whose philandering did you inherit? Grandpa or your dad?"

"It shouldn't be my dad, it should be grandpa!"

"You kid, you deserve a beating, don't you?"

Cheng Xi hid when he saw this, while still shouting:

"Second Uncle, let's go!"

After my second uncle's car started, my father just stood by the window and waved.

My mother shed tears:

"Son, the weather in Yanjing is cold, remember to wear more clothes and don't go hungry!"

"Okay, Mom, I will. Take care of yourself too!"

(End of this chapter)