A great director who grew up happily

Zhao Jinmai ran back to the house quickly and took out two books, one was "To Live" and the other was "Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out".

It turned out that Zhao Jinmai's mother knew that her daughter would definitely not study when she came to record the show, so she stuffed a few books in her suitcase and asked her to take time to read them on the set and not just think about playing.

"Teacher, could you please sign my name?"

"no problem."

Facing Zhao Jinmai's hopeful gaze, Yu Hua readily agreed and took the two books.

"Hey, there's another Mo Yan book. I'll sign it for him."

As Yu Hua spoke, he picked up the marker that several guests had left on the table when they wrote their memos, and signed Mo Yan's name on the title page of "Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out".

Looking at the flamboyant signature, it's obvious that this isn't the first time he's done this.

Then, after signing his name on the book "To Live", he returned the two books to Zhao Jinmai and couldn't help but give her a word of advice.

"We can read books, but we must not have a filter for the writers. Don't think that if the book is good, then the author's character is good. That's not the case. Of course, I'm not targeting Mo Yan, and I'm not saying that Mo Yan has any problems with his character."

"clear."

Chen Jinnian rubbed Zhao Jinmai's head and agreed on her behalf.

"Actually, it's not just the literati that Mr. Yu mentioned. This also applies to actors, celebrities, and idols. If you really want to be a fan, just follow their work. As for what they're like in real life or whether they have good character, don't have too high expectations. If you take it too seriously, you'll lose."

Zhao Jinmai didn't quite understand the meaning of the words, but still nodded vigorously to indicate that she remembered it.

Huang Lei stood by with a smile. As a veteran who had been in the business for many years, he certainly understood what Chen Jinnian and Yu Hua were referring to. At the same time, he secretly felt that Zhao Jinmai's status in his heart had risen a lot.

He could sense that Chen Jinnian really treated Zhao Jinmai as his sister. As expected of the only contracted artist under the company, her treatment was indeed different.

Peng Peng was a little confused about the relationship between Zhao Jinmai and Chen Jinnian, so he took advantage of the time when they were chatting to get closer to He Ling.

In terms of the closeness of their relationship, Peng Peng and the Mango TV represented by Teacher He are from the same faction, which is quite far away from Huang Lei's circle of second-generation Beijingers, so the only person he can ask for advice in the crew is He Ling.

"Don't you know the relationship between Maizi and Jinnian?"

Peng Peng shook his head. He really didn't understand why the two were brother and sister.

He Ling introduced him: "Jinnian's first movie was a collaboration with Maizi. Jinnian played the older brother and Maizi played the younger sister."

"Oh, haha, so that's how it is." Peng Peng laughed dryly. He thought the two were related by blood.

Zhao Jinmai, who was staying next to Chen Jinnian, became more relaxed after having an acquaintance present, so after waiting for Teacher He Ling's introduction, she actually took the initiative to participate in the topic, which was rare.

"Teacher He, my brother and I have a movie."

"Yes, Maizi also collaborated with Jinnian on a movie called 'Ballet Revenge' last year, which was a huge hit at the box office and earned 500 million yuan." He Ling continued.

He Ling has done her homework on the guest stars and can catch up on any topic.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Jinmai shook her head and said, "It's not that one. My brother and I have another brother-sister drama."

However, she was not sure whether The Wandering Earth could be promoted. She looked up at Chen Jinnian for help halfway through her words and said, "Brother, can we talk about our play?"

"No, keep it a secret."

The Wandering Earth has not yet entered its promotion period. Revealing the news too early to whet the audience's expectations may have the opposite effect.

Especially for science fiction masterpieces, in the current Internet environment, there will inevitably be quarrels between those who admire foreign things and public intellectuals. Publishing too much information will not be worth the cost.

After the preliminary production of the special effects shots is completed, the best option is to directly release the movie clips and slap those guys in the face.

"I do have a few dramas I'm acting in and planning to direct, but they're all under wraps. Sorry, Mr. He, it's really not convenient to reveal."

Chen Jinnian gave He Ling an apologetic smile.

"It's okay. We didn't come to the Mushroom House to discuss work. Just chat casually. We can go to the fields later to see the crops we want to plant in the Mushroom House."

He Ling answered politely and quickly changed the subject.

Then he started the conversation around Li Xiaoran who was sitting in the middle. As the second-generation princess of the Beijing circle, she had a pretty bad temper.

After Yu Hua and Chen Jinnian arrived, everyone had left her alone for quite a long time. Now He Ling had to take care of their feelings and serve her well.

Chen Jinnian and Yu Hua had no objection to He Ling's intention to shift the focus of the conversation to Li Xiaoran.

Yu Hua came out to relax and pick up some announcement fees.

Chen Jinnian came to support Zhao Jinmai. From Li Xiaoran's attitude towards Zhao Jinmai and the fact that he kept ordering Peng Peng to do things but did not dare to order Zhao Jinmai, it can be seen that he was very successful in supporting Zhao Jinmai.

Both of them achieved their goals, so they were naturally happy and relaxed.

After Li Xiaoran finished showing the gifts for everyone, the preliminary work for the visit was completed. The camera set up in front of the pavilion was removed under the arrangement of the program team, and entered a relatively free recording session.

"Brother, please keep an eye on my bucket of fish. Teacher Yu and I are going to take a walk in the village. We'll make boiled fish when we come back."

"That's great. Don't worry, if even one fish is missing, I'll go find the director with my slippers in hand to settle the score."

Huang Lei was immediately happy. There were eight people in the Mushroom House tonight, but there was not even a gas stove in the room. It was really a headache to expect him to cook for everyone using a wood-burning stove. Of course, Huang Lei was more than happy to have Chen Jinnian do the cooking.

He stood up and thought about tonight's menu. "Xiao Ran wants shredded potatoes, right? That's easy. Then there's the braised beef ordered by Lao Pan and the plain noodles ordered by Teacher Yu. We'll save the noodles for tomorrow. Let's start with the main dishes tonight. I'll fry some smoked fish, stir-fry two vegetables, and some bamboo shoots. I'll stir-fry some bamboo shoots and braised pork, plus boiled fish. That should be about it."

"Hey, Teacher Huang, why are the dishes that Jinnian ordered not here?" He Ling asked hurriedly.

"Jinnian is one of us. It's very considerate of you to let him cook just one dish no matter what you order." Huang Lei patted Chen Jinnian on the shoulder and said. The two of them had not known each other for long, but they had a lot of favors with each other and were considered acquaintances.

Chen Jinnian calculated in his mind and shook his head, "That won't work. We only have seven dishes now. How can we have an odd number for a banquet? Add one more and we'll have eight."

Huang Lei felt that what he said made sense. Six dishes would be fine, eight dishes would be fine too, but it would be awkward not to serve seven dishes.

"Then I'm making a bowl of fish head soup?"

"There's too much fish. How about some snacks? Or popcorn?"

Chen Jinnian's words immediately received enthusiastic nods from Zhao Jinmai. Coming to the Mushroom House to record a variety show was fine except that there was too little to eat. There was only one main meal in the evening. In addition, the production crew did not allow her to go out casually, so she couldn't even buy snacks.

"Making popcorn is a little difficult." He Ling was a little confused by Chen Jinnian's suggestion.

"It's not difficult. Let's go out and have a look. It would be best if we can borrow an old-fashioned hand-cranked popcorn machine. If not, we can just use a pot."