New Age Artists

Chapter 605: Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new! (Happy New Year!)
Zhang Weiping boarded the plane angrily.

Fly to the United States to attend the Golden Globe Awards and attend the Film Critics Association parties in several important cities.

If you want to win an award, you have to run. In the early years, domestic filmmakers still had a naive idea that good wine needs no bush.

I feel that foreign awards only look at the films, not what's happening outside.

Nowadays, few people have this idea, as everyone knows that the more foreign the award, the more off-field factors there are.

To some extent, there is nothing wrong with what Shen Santong said.

But until now, no one has said it as bluntly as he did and displayed it in the country.

Filmmakers who go outside to judge awards have a tacit understanding and rarely say bad things about outsiders.

In short, if you want to win a prize, there is no chance of winning without spending money.

"A Ballon d'Or nomination for sure."

Zhang Weiping came to Zhang Yimou and asked Nini to stay in the back row.

He had a huge psychological advantage over Lao Mouzi and complained: "Why didn't you persist? The Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held a few days later and you won the Best Foreign Language Film, which immediately slapped Shen Santong in the face."

Zhang Weiping was not only angry because Zhang Yimou did not respond without his permission, but more importantly, Zhang Yimou admitted "creative regrets" in a telephone interview with Film News.

It implies that they insist on artistic expression, but have to do things against their will due to commercial reasons.

Aren’t all Zhang Yimou’s movies produced by Zhang Weiping?
This is equivalent to putting all the blame on the new picture.

The buckle has been deducted. Zhang Weiping has never been afraid of controversy. He cannot bear to see Zhang Yimou out of his control.

You are Zhang Yimou. Who can bully Shen Santong except Zhang Weiping?
No matter how rich and powerful Shen Santong is, he still cannot compare with Zhang Yimou in terms of qualifications and status.

This is not something that can be changed by how great Shen Santong's achievements are. Shen Santong's age is there. He was just born into the era of art films, or even not born yet.

I was in college during the wild era of commercial films.

Since we cannot go back to the past, we have to acknowledge Zhang Yimou’s status. This is history that has already been determined.

Zhang Weiping had his own calculations and plans in mind.

He realized that although Shen Santong seemed arrogant, he actually had limits. He publicly criticized "The Flowers of War" for not choosing to release it in its first week, which was obviously an attempt to avoid suspicion.

As long as Zhang Yimou is willing to use his own image to fight back, Shen Santong will inevitably suffer a great loss.

At least both sides will suffer losses.

Zhang Yimou said nothing, and Zhang Mo spoke up for him: "Doing this is the same as confessing yourself. My father's reputation is not something you can consume."

It’s not that Lao Mouzi doesn’t have the ability to fight, but why should he fight?
No matter how old Shen Santong is, no matter how old he is, Shen Santong is not afraid of mud touching his face, he has dignity!

Zhang Yimou was a little scared when he saw Zhang Weiping getting angry, but also a little embarrassed: "It's okay for me to take a step back. It may not be a bad thing. If I can win an Oscar, public opinion will turn around."

This is Zhang Yimou’s plan.

Shen Santong kept insisting on "The Flowers of War" again and again, and even a clay man would get angry.

Oscar is always a business card, an important business card.

Winning the award will achieve a breakthrough from zero to one, and the official will change from "limited support" to "support".

Needless to say, the media will be ecstatic.

Ordinary people will also be happy, after all, it is an international award.

By then, Shen Santong would appear awkward and out of place.

Laughing first is not a real laugh, laughing later is the real laugh.

Originally, after "The Flowers of War" was released in China, there should have been a week or two of promotion and the focus should have been on winning awards in the United States. However, Shen Santong showed up and wasted a lot of time.

However, one of the film's producers, Jiang Zhiqiang, and Glenn Basner of FilmNation's international sales have been active in the United States.

Especially since Jiang Zhiqiang has someone to rely on and the other party has extensive overseas connections, there is a great possibility that he will win the award this time.

"Old Jiang, you're still not at ease." Zhang Weiping fooled around for a while. He was not very optimistic and thought that his chances of winning the award were slim.

The distribution of "The Flowers of War" was handed over to Wrekin Hill Entertainment, which cooperated with Row 1 Prods to distribute it in North America.

Right now, there are only a few theaters showing the film, and since we are not a big company, our public relations capabilities are limited.

The relationship with Jiang Zhiqiang is just so-so, mainly because Zhang Weiping is unwilling to spend too much money.

Oscar judges are generally over 60 years old and more closed-minded than ordinary people. There is no hope unless you spend a lot of money, but it is impossible for Zhang Weiping to spend money.

"Brother Zhang, you are a little too noble." Zhang Weiping did not talk about the Oscars and reprimanded Zhang Yimou, accusing him of shifting the blame: "You are throwing all the shit on me, you are not a good brother."

Seeing that Zhang Mo was about to interrupt, Zhang Weiping glared at him and scolded him, "I'm talking to your dad, go play somewhere else, kid."

Zhang Yimou had to say it himself: "You personally planned the sex scene marketing for The Flowers of War, stuffed the press releases with photos of Ni Ni in cheongsam, and even tacitly allowed the media to call 'Yu Mo' 'Eastern Lust, Caution' and compare The Flowers of War to the prequel to Lust, Caution. So when Shen Santong said that you were exploiting the suffering of the nation, I couldn't even refute it."

"Isn't this for the Oscars? The North American distributor hinted to me that the erotic elements would help win the Oscars. Isn't this to enhance your reputation?" Zhang Weiping protested: "This also made the film popular before it was released. We are the best partners."

"We have been working together for many years. I have helped you make movies and get money to deal with the covetousness from all sides. If you organize the Olympics, I will also wait for you."

Seeing his father silent, Zhang Mo couldn't hold back: "Are you waiting for my dad? You have no other director besides my dad! My dad can't make much money from shooting a movie, but you monopolize the mainland box office and advertising placement, and your reputation has collapsed. My dad has to bear the slightest disturbance."

"How many people out there waved checks to join my dad's project, and every time you ruined it?"

"The movie 'Three Guns' cost less than 3000 million, but you made it for 8000 million, and then you used that as an excuse to not give us a share of the profits!"

"My father acquired the TV and film rights for The Flowers of War to ensure that the film would be released first."

"The Flowers of War has started filming, and many companies want to buy the copyright for the TV series. Aunt Yan Geling consulted with my father, and my father said that when the film enters post-production, the TV copyright will be returned free of charge."

"My dad has already agreed to it, and he is also the author of the original work. You, on the other hand, sold the copyright of the TV series at a sky-high price a few months before the filming of The Flowers of War started, and earned a generous amount of copyright fees."

"My dad broke his promise! And it was my dad who bought the copyright, but you won't give me a cent!"

Zhang Mo was already furious because his father was Zhang Yimou.

No matter how big the brand is, without Zhang Yimou, who would know Zhang Weiping?

But when he told others about it, he was shocked to find that his father was living like a slave laborer here with Zhang Weiping.

"Money! Money! Money!" While Zhang Mo was talking, Zhang Weiping observed Zhang Yimou and found that he had no intention of stopping him. He was furious and said, "Is money the only thing on your mind, Zhang Yimou?"

A flight attendant came over to remind him: "Sir, in order to ensure flight safety and maintain good cabin order, no noise is allowed on the plane."

After the flight attendant left, Zhang Mo sneered: "Uncle Zhang, how dare you say that?"

Zhang Weiping looked at Zhang Yimou and tried: "Forget it, we have a good relationship. For the next play, I will agree to whatever you think."

Zhang Yimou looked at him and said, "After the filming of The Flowers of War is over, I want to take a rest."

"Okay, you can take a break. Don't worry, you won't be left out of the investment." Zhang Weiping's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately said, "Without you, there's no me. Without me, there's no you. I'll prepare the money for you, and then I'll find a subject that you're good at."

Zhang Yimou was deeply fed up with Zhang Weiping's economic control.

Especially when he was unable to escape his control, Zhang Weiping's eating habits became even more unbearable for him.

"It's hard to say how long I'll take this break. Maybe I'll just retire." Zhang Yimou almost said, "I don't lack partners for my projects."

Zhang Weiping's expression turned ferocious, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes: "Are you blaming me for making you bow your head? I will let Shen Santong give you an explanation."

Zhang Yimou was shocked: "I don't need you to do anything. Shen Santong and I are done."

Zhang Weiping ignored him: "It's not over until I say it's over. I said we are the best partners."

Zhang Yimou was furious: "Whatever you say, Zhang Weiping, have you ever respected me?"

"I said that the matter with Shen Santong was over! You want to start over again! You are just using external pressure to force me to stick with you."

He looked at his daughter and said in front of Zhang Weiping: "Little girl, when you get off the plane, call Shen Santong and tell him that what Zhang Weiping does has nothing to do with me."

Zhang Weiping sneered: "Brother Zhang, I'll show you that Shen Santong is nothing. I'm not made of clay either. If anyone cuts off my financial resources, I will kill his parents and ruin his reputation."

"Of course, I will definitely get those children registered."

Seeing his gangster look, Zhang Yimou felt a chill in his heart. He could clearly hear the threat in Zhang Wei's comments and was shaking with anger.

Got off the plane.

Zhang Weiping took a picture and posted it on Weibo: What Los Angeles looks like at four in the morning.

This era, many people fall for this.

He continued, "Recently, Shen Santong launched a puzzling attack on The Flowers of War. I think on the bright side, as a big boss like him, he is not jealous of Lao Mouzi's international reputation, but he is really confused."

"As a veteran in the industry, I still have some experience. It is an indisputable fact that the works of director Zhang Yimou have helped Chinese films win a place in the international arena."

“Shen Santong criticized historical works by today’s standards, but its pioneering significance should not be ignored. The prosperity of Chinese films today is inseparable from the diverse explorations of generations of directors.”

"Hero is a successful example of Chinese-language films going overseas and a monument in the history of Chinese-language films."

"The more pressing task at present is how to deal with external competition rather than internal divisions. The strong invasion of Hollywood requires the whole industry to respond together, including policy support, capital guidance and creative innovation."

“The successful experience of Santong Entertainment is worth learning, but a healthy ecology is one where a hundred flowers bloom.”

"Looking at your domestic peers and throwing mud at them won't make you more exciting. The success of Santong Entertainment is a good thing, but a single flower doesn't make spring! We should be happy to see more people succeed, and we can't be so upset that we're not No. 1 in the Lunar New Year box office."

"Chinese films cannot be dominated by just Shen Santong! Nor can they be dominated by just one person!"

"I have been involved in the international arena for many years and have some connections. I suggest setting up an industry alliance to integrate resources to create international distribution channels for Chinese films, and at the same time setting up a support fund for local art films. Only through unity and cooperation can 'cultural autonomy' not just a slogan."

After speaking.

Many film authorities in the industry, such as Gu Changwei and Tian Zhuangzhuang, reposted the article. They did not comment but their attitudes were self-evident.

Zhang Weiping asked someone to use a secondary account to say things that he was not comfortable saying.

One is moral kidnapping: "Director Shen is so rich, he should take the lead in donating 100 million to the Art Film Support Fund!"

There is another one that hurts people in the dark: "Some directors have chaotic private lives and only target female actors when filming. Such people should be criticized! Santong Entertainment's 'star-making' is essentially 'making harems'! How can directors with corrupt personal ethics make works with a sense of social responsibility?"

Zhang Weiping accidentally liked a post and cancelled it after more than ten minutes, but his attitude was clear.

Shen Santong received a reminder from Zhang Yimou in advance, but did not respond and did not remove the hot search.

It even prohibits its artists from publicly taking sides to avoid tearing the film and entertainment industries apart.

He doesn't even think highly of Zhang Yimou, let alone Zhang Weiping.

Shen Santong concentrated on making plans for the company for the new year, and took a look at the Spring Festival period.

There are also matters concerning the Spring Festival.

Celebrating the Spring Festival is a big event every year.

Even if you have already cultivated your character, you still have to take care of the children you have given birth to and the ones you favor.

The blessing of having a family of Qi is more than just a blessing.

The suffering involved cannot be explained to outsiders.

Of course, just because Shen Santong doesn’t care doesn’t mean his subordinates don’t care.

He now represents more than just himself.

A newly registered Weibo account revealed the "Ten Years of Financial Flow of New Picture", and discovered that Zhang Yimou has not had much income from filming.

Compared with other directors, he is not even a little bit worse.

Then another film critic wrote a long article titled "Who is sucking Zhang Yimou's blood?"

It was revealed that Zhang Yimou does not make much money from the film industry and that Zhang Weiping is completely a cash cow.

The investment in the drama "The Flowers of War" was only about 100 million, less than 600 million, but Zhang Yimou didn't get any money at all because it was a book loss.

Not only did they break their promise regarding the copyright of the TV series, but they also didn’t get a penny.

Zhang Weiping was furious: "Shen Santong, if you have the guts, then stand up and try to sow discord between me and Zhang Yimou." Some netizens asked: Did Zhang Yimou get any money from the movie?

Zhang Weiping replied to this netizen and gave him some scientific advice: Do you know how a movie project works? A movie is not just about the director, it is more important to find enough funds. If it wasn’t for me who made “Hero” back then, it would have never been possible to shoot it!
Someone asked: How is the money earned from "The Flowers of War" divided?

Zhang Weiping turned on the selection mode.

Witness this big fight.

LeTV boss Jia was overjoyed and ordered, "Quick, compile a copy of their arguments for me. And have someone contact Zhang Yimou. I want to arrange a meeting with him."

Boss Jia is an outsider and doesn't understand many things in the circle.

Is this a quarrel?

It's a business opportunity!
If I had known that Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping would have this cooperation model, I would have taken action earlier.

Of course, it is not too late now. If LeTV can attract Zhang Yimou, it will be a hit and bring huge benefits to LeTV.

The model he uses is similar to that of Huayi Superstar Director, but also different in that it mainly involves capital operation.

Zhang Yimou, 500 million is not a lot, right?
1 month 15 day.

The Golden Globe Awards announced the shortlist. Zhang Yimou was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film for the fifth time in his career with "The Flowers of War", and was also the only Chinese-language film nominee this year.

The retro black-and-white film "The Artist", which has won almost all major critics' awards, became the big winner of this year's Golden Globe Awards with six nominations including Best Picture.

Zhang Weiping jumped out again and started commenting again: "I'm in Los Angeles, at the Golden Globe Awards, and later at the Oscars."

"Right now, fighting against Hollywood is a top priority. I want to tell Shen Santong that it is not enough to work behind closed doors. We need to go out."

Chen Chexi came out and killed the game: "It is New Picture that cannot do without Zhang Yimou, not Zhang Yimou cannot do without New Picture. Zhang Weiping, who has been successful for ten consecutive years, has obviously arrogantly forgotten it."

"Director Zhang underestimates himself, which is a big hindrance to himself. Take his cooperation with Zhang Weiping for example. Zhang Weiping has no money and no connections, but he relies on him for food. Zhang Yimou is directing the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, and the new picture has to starve. How can he have the nerve to pretend?"

"Director Zhang is too coy. He is not Zhang Weiping's puppet. As one of the leading figures of the fifth generation of directors, he doesn't have any vision. I think he is more like a legal person without shares, a private property."

Previously, they were either small accounts or film critics, and their credibility was questionable.

This time it was someone in the industry, a well-known beauty producer, who seized on the conflicting interests between the two Zhangs and drew blood with every move.

Zhang Weiping's face turned pale and he deleted the Weibo post quietly.

When Shen Santong learned what had happened and discovered that Zhang Weiping had deleted the post and ran away, he couldn't help but laugh.

Zhang Weiping's speech was very tactful. He avoided the question and put a label on him. However, the difference in interests between the two Zhangs caused real harm.

The dispute between Shen Santong and "The Flowers of War" was at most a dispute of ideas, but the two Zhangs had a naked unequal distribution of interests.

Don’t say that Zhang Yimou is indifferent to fame and fortune. Everyone has desires.

As a director who has always been very creative, he must have high desires.

Shen Santong felt that in this life, the two Zhangs might go their separate ways sooner than expected because their differences in interests were exposed.

Moreover, the film market is much hotter than in his previous life. Even if Zhang Yimou cannot fully understand his own value, he will subconsciously strive for his own interests.

This is not a small profit. How much money did Feng Xiaogang make from Huayi? Zhang Yimou must have been dissatisfied.

Shen Santong's office.

Chen Chexi pushed the door open holding a stack of industry reports. She is now one of the heads of the production department, responsible for the specific affairs of the Spring Festival period.

"Your level is quite high." Shen Santong praised Chen Chexi.

Even though he didn't care, he was happy that he could defeat Zhang Weiping without any bloodshed without having to do anything.

Chen Chexi chuckled, put the file down, and ran his fingertips across the edge of the table: "Don't I think you need a 'clean knife'? It's not good for you or the company to always charge forward. Next time, you can let someone else charge forward. Of course, if you like the feeling of charging forward, just ignore what I said."

"I'll consider it." Shen Santong ignored her little movements.

1 month 16 day.

The Golden Globe Awards ceremony took place.

"The Flowers of War" lost to the Iranian film "A Separation".

Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Hilton Hotel, the crew of "The Flowers of War".

"Don't panic, we still have Oscar." Jiang Zhiqiang comforted Zhang Yimou.

Zhang Yimou sighed: "I hope so."

A Separation cost only $30 and was mostly shot with a handheld camera.

Across the ocean.

Shen Santong also paid attention to the Golden Globe Awards.

I mainly wanted to know whether Zhang Yimou’s united front value would be enhanced, but I found that it was not.

Shen Santong had seen "A Separation" in his previous life. This movie is about Run's story.

The heroine wants to have sex, but the hero has an old father with dementia who doesn't want to have sex, and this is the story that unfolds.

The male and female protagonists are both urban middle class, and they discuss issues related to religion, law, and urbanization.

Shen Santong feels that the loophole left by the United States for Persia is much larger than that for Chinese-language films, and it is difficult for Chinese-language films with this kind of subject matter to win awards.

It is no wonder that Persia has fantasies. Besides, Persia itself probably thinks the same thing. After all, the name of the country is "Aryan".

Shen Santong also observed that North American audiences are becoming increasingly closed, with media content limited to local news and a deliberate downplaying of the real situation in the outside world.

Citi audiences are becoming less and less concerned about the outside world.

The TV channels have basically no real external information, mainly local news and then news at the federal level.

Law and order are deteriorating, and there are all kinds of weird things happening in the local news.

But don't worry.

Foreign news will tell Americans that people abroad live a more miserable life.

Similar rhetoric: "We are bad, but it is worse outside." "Western Europe is a little better, but they are all small countries. Managing a few million or tens of millions of people is different from managing hundreds of millions or hundreds of millions of people." "We have to endure it for the sake of the country."

The news about China is even more bizarre, so be careful.

Some people who went to study abroad in Taiwan or the mainland, some of them are Japanese or Korean, wear weird makeup and talk seriously about weird things that no one has ever heard of.

Ten years ago, when "Hero" was released, the mainstream media in the United States still allowed Eastern content to appear, and North American audiences were also willing to accept outside information.

Now the mainstream media is rejecting Eastern content, while North American audiences are unwilling to understand the outside world.

It means that life is not easy.

Last year, there was the Occupy Wall Street movement, and the undercurrent beneath the surface of pretending to be peaceful was very turbulent.

Shen Santong found it even more interesting that at this time, some people were trying to escape from the vortex while others were trying to get in.

Shen Santong also saw the three articles Han Han posted last month.

No longer directly inciting confrontation in the posture of an "opinion leader", but exploring the complexity of social issues in a more gentle way.

Shen Santong sneered at the fact that a work of this level dared to be called one of the "three articles", but to the public intellectuals, Han Han's "improvement" was unforgivable.

Perhaps the negotiations broke down, so in recent days, the well-known blogger Mai Tian wrote a blog post titled "Artificial Han Han: A Farce about "Citizens"," questioning whether the credit behind the Han Han miracle was due to his father and the marketing team, which caused an uproar.

Fang Zhouzi also posted a long Weibo post: "A new season has begun: Analysis of the work "Seeking Medical Treatment" by 'Genius' Han Han."

In this analysis, Fang Zhouzi believes that "Han Han's entry "Seeking Medical Treatment" is actually about a hepatitis patient's experience of seeking medical treatment in a small hospital in the 1999s and 1977s (or earlier), rather than Han Han's experience of seeking medical treatment in a large hospital as a scabies patient in . The author's identity is more like Han Renjun (Han Han's father), who was admitted to the Chinese Department of East China Normal University in but dropped out due to hepatitis."

Shen Santong even knew that someone would use Internet technology to find out that articles such as "Han Sanpian" were first published on his father Han Renren's blog, and then posted on Han Han's blog.

This is not difficult to understand. Those three articles have a strong "old-fashioned" feel. As a post-80s generation, it is impossible for Han Han to have such a strong imprint of the times. Maybe Han Han doesn't even know what he is cosplaying.

However, being besieged would not hurt Han Han, but would be a help instead.

Just like when Wang Jinghua left Huayi, it was a major crisis, but Huayi also became a representative of private enterprises through this.

The same goes for Han Han. The more he is pursued, the more points he gets.

He has broken away from the endless vortex of controversy that the role of "public intellectual" might lead him into, downplayed political labels, returned to his identity as a writer and racing driver, and focused on creation and competition.

It seems conservative, but in fact it is a form of self-protection, and it has also won it more stable social recognition.

It's like a besieged city, some people are trying to run out, while others are trying their best to get in.

This is what a vanguard is like.

In contrast to Han Han, Ma Qianzu chose a completely different path during the same period:

Last year, in 11, a core member of the gang he was in, yca, Young China Association, was exposed because of issues involving men and women.

When these guys see young people, they act like sharks seeing blood, and even more so when they see pretty girls.

Because of the internal fighting within the gang, Ma Qianzuo took advantage of it to get promoted.

Shen Santong had a sense of sudden enlightenment. He finally understood where this guy in the future came from, who used self-media to manipulate public opinion and disguise his stance.

More harmful than Han Han, "pseudo-idealism" is more misleading.

It’s just that Han Han, or his team, foresaw the risks. As the online public opinion field became increasingly polarized, the cost of extreme speech became increasingly high.

The vanguard didn't see it, or didn't care, and was happy with it.

The choice between Han Han and Ma Qianzuo is more closely related to their family background than their vision.
Shen Santong's family background is invincible because he has the foresight to see through the fog.

The so-called family background is like a sharp spike at the fork in life, piercing through your hazy life for the next few decades.

Understanding things decades or even decades in advance can sometimes not only allow you to start early, but even allow you to stand on an empty track and easily obtain things that some people only realize they want to strive for decades later.

As for how much judgment Han Han has at his age, Shen Santong doesn't believe it. It must be that Han Han's father has seen the fate of speculators and chose to retreat while the tide is rising, to advance and move towards a broader stage.

The corresponding vanguard chose to dive in and started his speculative journey.

Another few days passed.

In a blink of an eye, a year is about to end, and Shen Santong finds that time is passing faster and faster after he starts working.

Elementary school passes day by day, junior high school passes week by week, high school passes two weeks by two weeks, college passes semester by semester, and after work it passes year by year.

Competition during this year's Spring Festival is fierce, with Santong Entertainment's "Lost on Journey 4" and "Zhao Zilong", Huayi's "Reverse War", Wandao's "You Are the Apple of My Eye", the fourth film in the Pleasant Goat series "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Happy Dragon Year", and "The Great Magician" starring Liang Chaowei, Andy Lau, and Zhou Xun.

However, there is no scene with Shen Santong. Shen Santong will spend some time with his parents and go to Sanya to celebrate the New Year together.

"It's so hot." Shen Jianguo sighed after getting off the plane.

Zhou Chunxia complained: "How can Sanya not be hot?"

"Okay, stop scolding me. Your son has so many people outside. You decide what to do this year." Shen Jianguo tried to divert the conflict.

Hearing this, Shen Santong retreated behind his parents and picked up his phone: "I'm in Sanya. OK, I wish you a happy new year too."

Anyway, there are a lot of phone calls, so I pretend not to hear them.

The Year of the Rabbit has passed and the Year of the Dragon has arrived.

In the 2012 Spring Festival Gala, Wang Fei and Chen Yixun sang "Because of Love" together.

However, both the styling and singing were a failure, and the serious off-tune singing made Chen Yixun laugh on the spot.

After Li Yundi and Wang Lihong passionately played "Dance of the Golden Snake", Wang Lihong picked up the guitar and sang "Descendants of the Dragon".

No wonder there are all kinds of rumors, Wang Lihong was indeed very excited on the scene.

Zhao Benshan withdrew from the Spring Festival Gala that year due to health reasons and has since left the Spring Festival Gala stage.

The sound of firecrackers continued outside the window.

The red plum blossoms in the snow illuminate the universe, and the golden dragon sweeps away the darkness with its branch in its mouth. The new year is here!
(End of this chapter)