1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 249 I can’t wait!
There was a big boat here, but Xia Tian was the only one rowing the boat. When the boat reached the center of the lake, Xia Tian stopped rowing and just let it drift.

A group of people were hanging out on the water. The water was very cool and the weather was good, so the girls were playing in the water.

Summer is also pleasing to the eyes, and it makes you feel relaxed and comfortable. I just wonder when I can take them swimming. Milan has to help.
At this time, little swallows would occasionally fly across the lake, swiftly and nimbly, perhaps trying to catch insects or something else, which made the girls laugh.

Xiao Xu looked up for a long time and felt that his eyes could hardly catch the flight path of the little swallow.

She couldn't help but ask, "Xia Tian, ​​what kind of swallow is this? It flies so fast!"

Xia Tian smiled: "This is really not an ordinary swallow, it is a local specialty~"

Xiao Xu tilted his head and looked at him with his eyes~
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not kidding you. This swallow is called the Yanjing Swift, and it can only be found in Yanjing. Do you think it's a local product?"

"Only Yanjing has it?"

"That's right! Locals also call them house swallows~"

In 1870, the Englishman Winshou collected the first specimen of the bird in Yanjing and named it "Yanjing Swift". But in the mouths of Yanjing people, these "snobbish" birds have another name - House Swallow.

Because they don't live under the roofs of ordinary people, they only live in tall buildings.

The Yanjing Swift is slightly larger than the common swallow, with a brain shape closer to that of a falcon, dark brown feathers, and thin white vertical stripes on the chest and abdomen. They have a streamlined appearance and fly very fast.

All four toes on each foot point forward - a normal bird would have three toes in front and one toe in the back.

So they can't hold on to branches like other birds, but can only hook onto walls or rock faces like hooks and hang their bodies.

Because the structure and strength of the legs are too weak, it is impossible to walk or jump on a flat surface, so it is impossible to take off on the spot.

If swifts want to fly, they can only spread their wings while falling from a high altitude - once they accidentally fall to the ground, it will be difficult for them to take off again.

So they are like bats, only living in high places such as pavilions.

"Let me tell you, there is a kind of bird in this world, born without feet, and flies non-stop all its life. It was born in Yanjing..." His name is Beipiao!
"The Yanjing swifts go south for the winter every year, but as far as I know, their south is not the south of my country."

Zhang Li asked softly, "Where is that?" She stared at Xia Tian with sparkling eyes. She liked to see him talk.

"Is it Southeast Asia?" Deng Jie asked.

She had only heard of Southeast Asia and didn't even know where it was.

Xia Tian shook his head.

"Can I fly to Europe?" Xiao Xu imagined boldly.

Xia Tian laughed and said, "They are going to fly to Africa!"

"Africa?! So far away?" Everyone expressed disbelief.

In fact, the Yanjing Swifts fly to South Africa for the winter every year, a journey of 12,000 kilometers - almost as fast as the big flowers that stun the Americans!
As they were talking, Xia Tian suddenly had an idea - write a novel with swifts as the protagonists, using anthropomorphic techniques and animal protagonists, a Chinese version of Goose Riding Adventures?!
……

After sending everyone away, Xia Tian and Milan returned home.

Milan poured some water and began to wash her face and hands.

The setting sun in the evening shone on her face, as if covering her with a golden wedding veil.

Xia Tian looked at her, a little stunned.

Milan noticed it and suddenly smiled at him: "What are you looking at? It's not dark yet~"

Xia Tian didn't smile, but hugged her gently, feeling a sense of guilt in his heart.

"sorry!"

Milan was confused by Xia Tian's sudden apology, but she knew Xia Tian better than anyone else after all.

She understood immediately and hugged Xia Tian in return: "What's the apology? Stop talking nonsense! When are you going to trick them in? This big house is empty, I can't wait!"

Milan: You're still sorry? You don't think you're the only one feeling comfortable, do you?

Xia Tian: Uh... why do they feel like they are a group of criminals?!
The two hugged for a while, and Milan suddenly put away her smile, her expression became indifferent and solemn, and she leaned her head on Xia Tian's shoulder.

She leaned over to Xia Tian's ear and whispered, "Those beautiful girls are just like countless flowers in the world...either they are trampled by footsteps on the roadside, or they wither and grow old when time comes...It's already good enough to be able to nurture a few of the most beautiful flowers to bloom together..." Milan may have been different from others because of the changes in her childhood, or she may have been born like this.

The prosperity and suffering in this world seem to rise and fall like clouds in the sky, nothing more than white clouds or dark clouds.

As for her, it’s good enough to be able to stay by her own moon. She only wants her own moon.

——It would be even better if I could appreciate some beautiful flowers~
In the following days, Xia stayed at home and wrote.

The name of the novel is "Bird Without Feet".

——There is a kind of bird in the world that has no feet. It can only fly and fly. When it is tired of flying, it sleeps in the wind. This kind of bird can only land once in its life, and that time is when it dies.

The protagonist is called Xiaer, a newly born Yanjing Swift...

In order to write this novel, Xia Tian bought a world map and began to plan the plot according to the map...the destination was South Africa.

Xia Tian even went to ask about it specifically and found out that the nursery rhyme "Little Swallow" had never been created - so if that's the case, then write it into the book!

"Little swallow, wearing flowery clothes, comes here every spring. I asked the swallow why she came. The swallow said: The spring here is the most beautiful..."

……

I was originally in seclusion writing books - now I have two books to write in the summer, "Detective Di Renjie" and "Bird without Feet".

As a result, something happened again~
Xia Tian: Brothers, it’s not that I don’t write carefully, I just have something to do~
It turned out that a director of CCTV wanted to organize a program to compete with the Spring Festival Gala, and finally decided to organize a "National TV Crosstalk Invitational Competition for Some Provinces and Cities"~
Originally, this crosstalk competition has nothing to do with Xia Tian, ​​but Xia Tian has many friends on CCTV!
We all know each other.

The director, who was in his forties, had no other requests. He just asked Xia Tian to come over to add to the popularity, that is, to give him a few shots during the recording and let Xia Tian come to listen to the crosstalk for free.

According to the rules, this is a competition with the Spring Festival Gala, so I can't go in the summer - but competing is just something I can only think about in my mind and can't say out loud, right?

So, summer is gone~
You can write code at any time~
Since he was a guest audience member, he had nothing to do and could only sit in the front row and listen to the crosstalk.

Come to think of it, this is quite popular in the summer - mainly because there aren't many entertainment options right now.

There aren't many programs on TV, and I watch colorful round cakes all day long.
There is only a new movie every one or two months, and they are all old movies.

Then there is reading...

As for Milan – I feel like Milan’s entertainment in the summer.

So if I have time in the summer, I will go to places like Tianqiao to watch folk acrobatics, ventriloquism, magic tricks, crosstalk, etc. It's quite interesting.

The venue for this invitational tournament was the Central Government Auditorium. Ma Sanli appeared in the audience as a consultant for the competition, sitting just two people away from Xia Tian.

He also talked to Xia Tian: "Hey, isn't this Xia Tian? I'm looking for you all over this city like crazy~" The old man is very humorous.

Xia Tian: "It's okay. If you find me, I will change my career to crosstalk~"

The contestants may have never been on TV, so they were a little nervous in front of the camera. Mr. Ma also took the initiative to tell a joke about "false teeth" to warm up the audience and relieve everyone's emotions.

You know what, it's worthy of being selected from all over the country, it's of high quality. It's fun to watch in the summer.

And there are acquaintances here!
Feng Gong, Niu Qun (they are not partners), Xiao Lin... and even Fan Wei!
No, didn’t Mr. Fan start out learning crosstalk?
When the show was about to end, Xia Tian saw a familiar face in the audience - a man with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks. Isn't that Gong Hanlin?
No wonder everyone talks about circles, this circle is really not big!

It’s a pity that I didn’t have the chance to meet Teacher Fan - Brother Biao is still young now, and that little face makes Xia Tian realize that everyone has a young time!

After the crosstalk competition, Xia Tian quietly typed for a week and almost finished writing "Bird Without Feet" - a novella, 16 words.

And then there was something else—the Italian tenor Pavarotti was coming to perform here!

Xia Tian: I’m just bad at typing~
Xia Tian went to the dance troupe to ask Aunt Wang for free tickets: "Aunt, one ticket is not enough! I have friends here!"

"Two are not enough!"

"How many friends do you have?!"

"Um... three, three?"

(End of this chapter)