1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 37 Departure
"Brother Sheng, Director Han came all this way to see you this time, is there something else he needs?"

Liu Xiaoli's question was also a question that the whole family was curious about at the time.

Chen Fusheng didn't keep his family in suspense and explained the purpose of Han Sanping's visit.

"What?! Is that young director Han really that amazing? He actually managed to get 'Cow' submitted to an international film festival?!"

"Yes, he's really amazing!" Chen Fusheng had to admit this, even though he had just jokingly called him the chosen one.

Moreover, isn't luck also a part of ability?

No wonder Lao Han was able to become the boss of China Film Group and the powerful figure in the entertainment industry.

"Fusheng, he's sending the movie abroad, is he planning to take you with him?"

"Yes, Mom. I'm the screenwriter and lead actor of the film. Since the film has been submitted to an international film festival, I'll definitely be going with it. So, Lao Han came from Beijing this time not only to congratulate me on becoming a father, but also to inform me that I need to be in Beijing by the 25th of this month to join the film crew on their flight to Italy."

"This is too rushed. Is the information reliable?" Old Chen asked, somewhat uneasy.

"It was indeed a bit rushed, because our film had missed the deadline for the Venice Film Festival. It was only because Lao Han said that he had contacted Deputy Director Shi of the Film Bureau and then the leaders of the news agency who helped us, that we were able to get a chance to participate."

In Han Sanping's relay of what he said to Chen Fusheng, he did not say who the leader of that news agency was, so he probably didn't know either, and Chen Fusheng knew even less.

But when he told his parents and in-laws, their expressions all changed.

Even his father-in-law couldn't help but chime in: "Fusheng, you said you even asked the news agency leaders for help?"

"Yes, that's what Han Sanping told me. Is there a problem with that, Dad?"

Do you know who the head of the news agency is?

Chen Fusheng shook his head, but judging from the reactions of the four elders, he felt that it must be an important person.

"It is Lord Liao."

Seeing that his son didn't know, Old Chen explained it to him: "The news agency that Liao Gong was in charge of mainly handled foreign affairs. Since it was him who helped contact that Italian film festival, it makes perfect sense."

'So it's this old revolutionary comrade!'

Chen Fusheng hadn't made a point of inquiring about the news agency's leaders during that period, but after Old Chen mentioned Liao Gong, he had heard some things about him.

He's a true big shot!
With this bigwig's endorsement, his family seemed much more at ease about his upcoming trip abroad.

Only his wife seemed a little upset.

"You're leaving before the 25th, won't you miss our daughter's one-month celebration?"

Later, Chen Fusheng returned to the bedroom intending to lie down for a while. After all, he had drunk quite a bit of beer with Han Sanping that afternoon, and while he wasn't drunk, he was still a little tipsy. But just as he lay down, his wife followed him in.

"There's no other way. How about we hold the celebration for our daughter in advance? Anyway, it's supposed to be a full moon celebration, so it's just our family celebrating for her and creating a memento," Chen Fusheng said after thinking for a moment.

"What can we do? This is the only way."

Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at her husband, but then helped him take his clothes out to wash them.

A short while later, when Liu Xiaoli returned with some dry clothes, she saw the man lying sprawled on the bed, snoring.

She folded the clothes and put them in the closet, and then found a clean set of clothes to put on the bedside table. After doing all this, Liu Xiaoli was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, she suddenly leaned down and kissed Chen Fusheng on the face.

She used to think that her husband wasn't good at managing money and always spent it extravagantly.

But it seems that this man has changed since she got pregnant, becoming more and more like the pillar of the family.

In the living room, the mother-in-law saw that it was almost dinner time and her eldest daughter was still in her bedroom, so she asked her younger daughter to go and call her.

When Liu Xiaowei knocked on the door and received no response, she opened it to find her sister asleep in her brother-in-law's arms.

...For this trip to Beijing, Chen Fusheng managed to buy a plane ticket in advance through connections.

The day before he set off, he and his family held a celebration for their daughter's one-month birthday in advance. They invited his sister's family as relatives, but his father-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law had all gone back home, leaving only his mother-in-law behind.

Today, Jiangcheng was overcast with neither sunshine nor rain. Liu Xiaoli, who hadn't left the house in a long time, saw that her daughter had already held her one-month celebration, and she also wanted to end her "postpartum confinement" life early.

It just so happens that Chen Fusheng's flight was today, so she brought her baby to the airport to see her father off and also took the opportunity to go out for a walk and get some fresh air.

"Sisi, say goodbye to Daddy..."

Chen Fusheng had just handed his daughter over to his wife when he saw the little girl smile at him before leaving, and the old father's heart melted again.

So she took her from her mother's arms again and kissed her twice.

"Okay, honey, Daddy really has to go to work now. I'll buy you a present when I get back, okay? But you have to be good at home, okay?"

The little girl thought her dad was playing with her, and she kept smiling at Chen Fusheng, still in good spirits.

Seeing this, Chen Fusheng was really reluctant to leave, but his flight was about to expire, so he had no choice but to 'heartlessly' hand his daughter over to his wife.

"Thank you for your hard work, my wife."

"It's not hard."

Liu Xiaoli took her daughter and also offered her blessings to her husband: "Brother Sheng, I hope you have a safe journey and that you can bring back a trophy from abroad."

"Okay, I'll try my best."

Chen Fusheng waved to his family again, then boarded the plane, turning back every few steps.

Yes, airport management is still relatively lax, and family members are allowed to come to the tarmac to see people off.

Of course, there were still safety barriers marked on the tarmac.

……

"Floating Life, here!"

As soon as Chen Fusheng landed in Beijing, he saw Han Sanping waving at him from outside the exit, and a familiar face was standing next to him.

Chen Fusheng didn't know many people in Beijing, only one, and the two of them met through acting.

That's right, this person is Siqin Gaowa.

Siqin Gaowa, as the female lead in "Cow," although her screen time is not as much as that of the male lead Chen Fusheng, has still earned the right to travel to the Venice International Film Festival with the film crew.

Chen Fusheng walked over with his luggage, greeted Han Sanping first, and then looked at Siqin Gaowa and said:

"Comrade Siqin Gaowa, it's been a long time."

"It's been two months since we last met. I heard from Director Han that your wife gave birth to a daughter at the beginning of the month, Fusheng. Congratulations on becoming a father."

"Thank you."

……

Meanwhile, the news that "Cow" would be the first Chinese film to "go to Europe" after the reform and opening up had already spread within the industry, even though it wasn't deliberately publicized.

Pan Hong, the actress who plays Du Shiniang in the film "Du Shiniang," was in a good mood at first, but her mood suddenly soured after hearing that the crew was discussing that "Cowfighting" would be sent to the Venice Film Festival.

How did "Cow" end up being submitted to an international film festival?

"If I hadn't refused back then, would I have..."

(End of this chapter)