Exciting 1979!

Chapter 234: The Little Overlord of Literature and the Mountain Eagle of Film

After the plane took off, grandma and Xu Shufen, who were sitting next to the window, kept looking at the sky and the clouds, and they never got tired of it. Wei Ming even took a photo of them and a rainbow in the sky with his camera.

Three hours later, the plane landed at Shuangliu Airport, and they had a meal in the sky.

After arriving in Chengdu, they went to the bus station to find a bus back to their hometown in Baoxing. They got off the bus on the way through the county town and then walked for two hours to get back to the village. This was the experience that Wei Ming's uncle taught him.

It’s a pity that Wei Ming didn’t see his brother Gangdan and Gangdan’s mother along the way, but the air in the mountains is really good.

Grandma said that the vast plains of Hebei are indeed the envy of them, the farmers, but they get tired of looking at them after a long time. However, they never get tired of looking at the mountains and trees in their hometown. On the way home in the mountains, this old lady walked faster than Wei Ming and Xu Shufen.

When they arrived at Dagou Village, it was already dark. When my uncle and aunt saw their three relatives coming back, they immediately prepared dinner for them.

Cousin Pingping and Fangfang surrounded Wei Ming because they knew that their cousin had countless candies.

After giving them the candies, Wei Ming also asked about their academic performance, but their mouths were blocked by the candies and they stammered and couldn't speak.

Wei Ming then opened his suitcase and took out the generous gifts that Mei Wenhua had prepared for his father-in-law and mother-in-law, as well as some that he had prepared.

The uncle had received Yunyun's letter and remittance slip before. He learned that his daughter had found a partner who was a local in Yanjing and a friend of Xiao Ming, and whose character and family background were trustworthy. The couple was deeply moved. Thanks to the nephew, their daughter was finally free from misery.

"This is Mei Wenhua." Wei Ming took out the photo he had prepared.

My uncle was very satisfied: "This tall guy wearing glasses, how can he be uneducated? He looks cultured!"

My aunt was not able to move around easily, so my uncle brought the photos to the stove for her to take a look. Wei Ming then introduced them: "These are Mei Wenhua's parents and brother and sister-in-law. They are all in the army."

"Great, great!" My aunt's eyes were a little moist. "How can we be worthy of him?"

Wei Ming: "How can they not be a good match? With Yunyun's personality and appearance, they can't find her even with a lantern. Xiaomei's mother is afraid that Yunyun will run away, so she wants to arrange the wedding this year."

This was another huge shock to my uncle and his wife. Their daughter was going to start a family?
Wei Ming had suggested that they raise quails before, and they had invested all the money Wei Ming borrowed and Yunyun’s money in it. But they hadn’t seen any return on their investment yet. The family was penniless, so how could they prepare a dowry?
Xu Shufen said: "Brother, you don't have to worry about these things. When the time comes, Yunyun will definitely be married off in a grand manner."

Hearing his second aunt's promise, his aunt wiped away tears of happiness and quickly served them the dishes.

"It's a pity that the quails at home haven't grown up yet and can't lay eggs, otherwise we could add half a meat dish." My aunt said embarrassedly.

Wei Ming smiled and said, "It's already very good, and there's bacon."

Hey, Wei Ming took a bite and smacked his lips. It seemed like this bacon was the one they brought over during the Chinese New Year. Wow, it’s been half a year and they still haven’t finished it.

While we were eating, the village party secretary Uncle Wangcai and Aunt Caifeng heard the news and came to visit, along with some old ladies who were familiar with my grandmother.

Everyone was chatting and laughing as they passed around the photo of Mei Wenhua and Yunyun. They were envious of Yunyun for finding such a new son-in-law, and they all praised the boy for his cultured looks and tall stature.

It’s a pity that Xiaomei is not here, otherwise I would be so happy.

There were four people living in the South Gate Dormitory of Peking University. Wei Ming, Biaozi and Fengge were all tall, about 1.8 meters. Only Xiaomei was a head shorter than them. This had become a knot in his heart.

Of course, what surprised the villagers even more was that the grandmother and her group actually came back by plane. That’s an airplane. How could ordinary people be qualified to take a plane? It must be the grandson who was capable.

My uncle's house was getting more and more lively, and everyone was spending the night there. Wei Ming went to bed very late, and when he opened his eyes the next morning, he saw his cousin Long Xiaoyang from my aunt's family.

He lived in the next village and when he heard that his grandmother had returned, he hurried over and saw his cousin Ming.

Now Long Xiaoyang also follows his uncle and uncle-in-law to raise quails. This kid has read the most thorough books on breeding among those sent by Wei Ming.

Wei Ming also wanted to come here this time to investigate how they were raising the animals, and if possible, he would provide some more start-up capital.

The Liu family of the original Time and Space Hope Group started the breeding industry by selling watches and bicycles to scrape together 1000 yuan as start-up capital. They raised quails for several years and only entered the feed industry when they had sufficient funds.

Wei Ming did not expect them to be able to achieve such a large scale, but at least getting rid of poverty and becoming prosperous should not be a problem.

With money, even my uncle himself will have a better chance of finding his lost aunt.

Of course, Wei Ming promised my mother, so he would not give up. This time he brought a letter with him. He was a suspected person and wrote to the other party himself, wanting to know more, but the other party did not reply to him.

Fortunately, the other party was also in Sichuan, so he wanted to go over and take a look to verify it.

"Brother Ming, why don't you come to my house tonight and sleep there? And tell me about Sister Yunyun and her husband."

Wei Ming: "I'm afraid it's not going to work. I have to leave today?"

"Ah, so fast?"

Wei Ming said: "I want to go to Jiuzhaigou first."

"Where is Jiuzhaigou?"

Wei Ming: "It's in Aba Autonomous Prefecture, next to Gansu. My friend is filming there. I plan to go over and take a look, and then go to Zigong to visit my aunt."

"Filming? Then take a plane?"

"train."

When the boy heard that his grandmother had been on a plane, he was so envious that his mind was full of planes. Not only had he never been on a plane, he had also never seen a movie being filmed because their place was too remote and the projection team was unwilling to come. He could only watch it occasionally in the town.

Seeing that Long Xiaoyang was hesitant to speak, Wei Ming smiled and said, "Why, do you want to go with me to see the world?"

"Is it okay?" Long Xiaoyang widened his eyes.

Wei Ming said: "Sure, tell your aunt and we'll leave right away."

Nowadays, if you travel alone, it is easy to lose your luggage, and you may not be able to sleep at night. More people mean more care, and young people should see more of the world.

Before coming, Wei Ming had already contacted Biaozi and knew the specific location of their filming. Initially, they were filming in the Yangtze River Basin in Hubei, then went to Guizhou, and now in Sichuan. The main location for filming was Jiuzhaigou. In short, they wanted to include all the beautiful scenery of the southwest region.

I heard that even documentaries from the mainland can sell well at the box office in Hong Kong. This is one of the important reasons why the previous movie "Shaolin Temple" was a big hit in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong has too many geographical restrictions. Even if we can go to Taiwan to shoot, it will never be as colorful as the scenery in mainland China.

However, the road was still difficult to travel at that time. Wei Ming and Long Xiaoyang walked for two days, changing transportation many times, and passed through Wenchuan, Maoxian, and Songpan before they arrived at Nanping County where Jiuzhaigou is located. It was not until 98 that it was renamed Jiuzhaigou County because of the tourism industry.

"Because there are nine Tibetan villages in the area, this place is named Jiuzhaigou."

Wei Ming explained to Long Xiaoyang the origin of the name Jiuzhaigou. Xiaoyang was full of admiration after listening. As a native of Sichuan and Chongqing, he didn't even know such a place, but he didn't expect that his cousin knew it so well.

Jiuzhaigou was indeed not well-known at that time. Many years ago, it was mainly a forest farm called Rize Forest Farm, also known as 126 Forest Farm.

It was designated as a national nature reserve only two years ago, mainly protecting rare animals such as giant pandas and golden monkeys and their habitats. Now the natural scenery here is not well-known, there are no scenic spots, and naturally it does not receive tourists.

I'm afraid many people know this place because Wei Kuangren placed several important fighting scenes from "Heroes Come From Young Age" here and praised the beauty of the scenery here.

He was also warming up for the stunning scenery of Jiuzhaigou in advance. He always brought his camera with him whenever he went out. This time he planned to take some photos of the stunning scenery of Jiuzhaigou, write two essays, and maintain relationships with several major literary magazines.

He has written and published several essays about food before, so it will be no problem for him to publish a collection of food in the future.

A writer's pen is sometimes very influential. For example, his previous proposal to rent pandas instead of giving them away caused quite a bit of discussion in newspapers and is expected to facilitate the implementation of this clause ahead of schedule.

After arriving at Zhangza Town, they finally found where the crew was stationed after some inquiries.

There is no guesthouse here. There were several bases here before because of logging. But now because of the designation of nature reserves, the amount of logging has decreased, and the number of loggers has decreased, so this base has become vacant and left for the crew to use. The consumption of so many people is a considerable source of revenue for the town.

When they arrived at the logging site, it was empty and there were not many people around. Wei Ming saw a familiar person before he saw Biaozi.

Why is he here?

He was just a lot younger than Wei Ming remembered, probably in his twenties, tall and thin, and was communicating with a young man speaking Cantonese with difficulty, with his head lowered and his eyes lowered.

"Who are you looking for?"

Seeing Wei Ming and the others come in, the Cantonese-speaking man asked, judging from the way he turned around, he must have injured his leg.

Wei Ming also communicated in Cantonese: "I am Wei Ming, the screenwriter of this movie, and I came to visit the set."

The other person's expression relaxed: "Oh, I heard about you from Master. Come in, they went to the mountains to film."

Then Wei Ming looked at Han Sanping and asked knowingly, "What's your name?"

Seeing that Wei Ming was talking about Trump, Han Sanping breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he had someone he could communicate with.

"Hello, my name is Han Sanping, and I'm a director at Emei Film Studio." He said with a guilty conscience. In fact, his highest position now is assistant director, and he has never directed a movie independently.

"It's Director Han. Nice to meet you. I'm Wei Ming, the screenwriter of this movie. This is my cousin Long Xiaoyang."

"Wei Ming?" Han Sanping was stunned. "It seems there is a writer named Wei Ming."

Wei Ming smiled and said, "I am the writer." "Oh!" Han Sanping shook Wei Ming's hand with more force, "I didn't expect you to be the screenwriter of this movie. I am so sorry."

Wei Ming came to visit the set and a friend. As for Han Sanping, when Wei Ming asked about him, the director felt a little embarrassed.

"I used to be a lighting technician. Recently, a lighting technician from Beijing Film Studio fell ill in the crew of "Heroes Since Ancient Times". Beijing Film Studio did not have a suitable person to send over, so they contacted our Emei Film Studio nearby. I volunteered to come over, and also wanted to learn from the advanced experience of my Hong Kong counterparts."

When they arrived in Sichuan to film, it was normal for "Heroes Emerge Young" to ask Emei Studio for help when it encountered trouble. In the previous life, this movie was a collaboration between Emei Studio and Blue Bird, but this time Emei Studio got "The Mysterious Big Buddha" so it was not a loss.

Although Mr. Han Sanye will receive mixed reviews in the future, he is at least a man who gets things done, seeks innovation and change, and does his job well.

From his active participation in "Heroes Emerge Young" and his willingness to be a lighting technician, we can see that he has the ambition to climb up the social ladder. By joining this crew, he got to know his colleagues in the Beijing Film Studio and the Hong Kong film industry. Who knows, maybe these connections will come in handy someday.

Now that he had met Wei Ming, the little bully of the literary world, he felt that the trip was worthwhile, and the two of them soon shook hands and chatted happily.

Coincidentally, Wei Ming's mother is from Sichuan, and Han Sanping's mother is from Hebei.

"I didn't expect that Writer Wei and I would have such a good relationship. On the way here, I saw a small restaurant. I'll treat you today. Let's have a couple of drinks!"

As it was estimated that the crew would not be back for a while, Wei Ming agreed. Then Han Sanping asked Wei Ming to tell the injured martial arts brother and go have dinner together.

This guy knows how to behave. Although the injured young man had difficulty walking, when he heard someone was treating him to a meal, he followed with the help of a homemade wooden crutch.

In order to quell the dissatisfaction of their mainland counterparts, Hong Kong people had to eat and live together with mainlanders. He hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

During the conversation, the other party introduced himself: "My name is Lin Dian, you can call me Anzi, Director Xu is my master."

Wei Ming was stunned and looked at the young man carefully. It seemed to be him, but Lin Dian was only seventeen or eighteen years old now, which was very different from the handsome guy Wei Ming was familiar with.

Lin Dian and Gu Zhaoxuan were both members of the team brought up by Xu Xiaoming. Later, they both joined the Yuan Clan. Like Zhen Zidan, they are the few members of the Yuan Clan who do not have the surname Yuan.

Moreover, Lin Dian has also achieved great success. Later, he followed Yuen Woo-ping into the Hollywood market and participated in blockbusters such as "The Matrix" and "Spider-Man 2". He is good at shooting fashion and comic-adapted movie action scenes, and his martial arts design is relatively fashionable and imaginative.

Seeing his cousin calmly switching between Cantonese and Trump, Long Xiaoyang was full of admiration. This must be the composure of an old artist.

Wei Ming mainly asked Lin Dian about the filming situation, especially the injuries.

Fortunately, although there were constant minor injuries, no one was seriously injured. Except for the rookie Lin Dian, the other martial artists were all veterans of the Yuan family and were very experienced.

The main and supporting actors participating in the performance were all selected from major sports schools and martial arts teams. They have excellent physical fitness and are brave enough to fight. With Hong Kong's advanced wire technology and martial arts design thinking, they have achieved results far beyond expectations.

Biaozi and Yanzi have won the respect of Hong Kong martial arts with their own strength, otherwise it would be difficult to overwhelm them with the prestige of Xu Xiaoming and Yuan Xiangren alone.

Seeing Wei Ming's skillful ordering, Han Sanping didn't feel any pain. He was also the son of an official and had plenty of money. He just thought that the rumors in the literary world were true and that this writer Wei was a tasty person.

After the appetizers were served, Han Sanping asked as he ate, "How long does Writer Wei plan to stay this time?"

Wei Ming: "I'll just take a look. I have to go to Zigong to look for my relatives later, and I have to rush back to Yanjing to work at the end of the month."

"Zigong?" Han Sanping smiled when talking about this. "I am familiar with that place. My father used to work in Zigong. Several of my old subordinates are still serving as leaders there. If you have any trouble, you can mention my name."

Afterwards, he told Wei Ming about his acquaintances in Zigong.

Although Wei Ming might not need it, he still accepted Han Sanping's favor.

"I won't say much to thank you. Director Han, please let me know when you come to Beijing next time and I will make sure everything is arranged for you." Wei Ming then left him his home phone number.

Han Sanping looked flattered. Wei Ming was a rising star in the literary world, a figure even Mr. Ma Shi Tu praised highly of.

I heard from Lin Dian that the crew would shoot in the mountains for a whole day, have lunch directly at the shooting location, and might not come back until the evening.

So Wei Ming and Han Sanping thought about walking over to look for them.

Lin Dian knew the specific location of the filming and only needed a local guide, so they randomly grabbed a Tibetan girl, Zhuoma, from a small restaurant. Of course, there was a reward for being a guide.

This kid was really brave, he went directly into the mountains with three men from other places.

The place where the filming is currently taking place is called "Wuhua Lake". The colorful lake water is formed due to the mineral deposits on the bottom of the lake, showing colors such as goose yellow, dark blue, navy blue, and dark green. Looking down at its entirety, it looks like a peacock with full feathers spreading its tail, so it is also known as "Peacock Sea". In the future, it will also be a landmark attraction in Jiuzhaigou, with the reputation of "the unique attraction in Jiuzhaigou".

Oh, the spider spirit part of the CCTV version of "Journey to the West" was filmed here. The picky location selection and the inconvenience of having only one camera were important reasons why the filming of this movie took so long.

As soon as the four of them reached the top of the mountain, a beautiful scene came into view. First, there was a beautiful lake surrounded by a lush bamboo forest.

Even Sichuan natives Han Sanping and Long Xiaoyang were amazed, and Wei Ming even stopped to take pictures.

Long Xiaoyang thought his cousin wanted to take a photo of him, so he quickly posed and even pulled the little girl Zhuoma. As a result, Wei Ming asked them to move aside so as not to affect the picture.

At that time, taking photos without taking photos of people was a luxury, and they had to be color photos, but Han Sanping, who was in the film industry, understood him. It was so beautiful and this place was perfect for filming a movie, and it would definitely produce exceptional results.

It really works. In the movie "Hero", Li Lianjie and Liang Chaowei had a fight here. Zhang Da Huzi's "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was also filmed here. This place is called Jianzhuhai.

Calling lakes "sea" seems to be a tradition in the southwest. The little girl Zhuoma also introduced the Rhinoceros Sea, Reed Sea, Swan Sea, Mirror Sea and other lakes here.

Because Wei Ming was attracted by the beautiful scenery along the way, he took a lot of photos. When the scenery was average, he took some photos for a few humans. So when he arrived at the destination, it was already a little late and the crew was finishing work.

There is no fighting scene involving Biaozi in this scene. He is the big boss, but his acting skills are average, so his role is small and crucial. He mainly accompanies his girlfriend.

Two months away from Yanjing and their acquaintances allowed their relationship to develop rapidly. When Wei Ming came over, he saw from afar that Yan Zi had taken two bites of the apple and Biao Zi was still eating it.

I don't know how far they have developed.

The first person to discover someone approaching was Zhen Zidan, who shaved his head and stuck on a braid, playing the role of Biaozi's right-hand man. Although he was just a subordinate, he had many fighting scenes, especially with the young wife played by Yan Zi, who was Biaozi's key target of surveillance.

However, Zhen Zidan was a level lower than Biaozi and they followed the rules very well during filming. But Wu Jing, the kid, took advantage of his young age and often asked Sister Yan Zi to hug him and lift him up high, which made Biaozi so angry that he fumed but could do nothing about it.

"Brother Ming, it seems like Brother Ming is here?" Zhen Zidan shouted, and Biaozi, who was eating an apple with Yan Zi, immediately stood up from the ground. He was squatting in front of Yan Zi just now.

"Where, where?!"

It had been almost two months since they last met, and Biaozi missed his brother Ming so much that he immediately stuffed the remaining apple into Yan Zi's mouth and ran over to give Wei Ming a bear hug.

He was already strong, and he gained weight and muscle for the role, like a black bear. This hug was incredible. Long Xiaoyang was worried that his cousin's lunch would be squeezed out by this giant.

But Wei Ming was not giving up for nothing. For the sake of a happy sexual life in the future, he never dared to slack off in physical training. With an indifferent expression, he stretched his fingers to Biaozi's armpit and poked it hard.

"Ah~" Biaozi groaned and immediately broke down and let go of Wei Ming.

Wei Ming asked with a smile: "How is it, how is life on set?"

"What kind of movie is this? I haven't acted in many scenes. I'm just doing odd jobs." He said this with a smile, and it was obvious that he didn't think it was a hardship.

Martial arts director Yuan Xiangren came over and said, "No way, I asked you to participate in the action design. Many of Danny's actions were designed by Ah Biao. They are very fierce and powerful."

Zhen Zidan nodded on the side. He felt that Senior Brother Biao was very talented in martial arts instruction.

Biaozi waved his hands modestly. He just read Wei Ming's original work carefully and had more experience with these negative characters, so he designed some cruel tricks.

Afterwards, Wei Ming chatted with the two directors Xu Xiaoming and Yang Qitian, as well as the male and female protagonists Yan Zi and Jing Zi, and introduced Han Sanping, the helper from Emei Studio, to them.

However, Wei Ming noticed Yan Zi's posture and demeanor when she walked. Something was wrong, very wrong. It felt like Sister Lin had completed her transformation after spending the first night at his home.

Is it...

Wei Ming looked at Biaozi and decided to have a long talk with him all night long.

For dinner, they had an ordinary big pot meal, and this time they added some meat to welcome Wei Ming and Han Sanping.

However, Biaozi’s reviews are not as good as instant noodles.

"Brother Ming, these Hong Kong people brought a lot of instant noodles. You may not have seen them. I won some from them before. They are so delicious. I will get some from them later."

Instant noodles are instant noodles. Biaozi thinks they are some kind of delicacy, but in fact, they were brought by a few Hong Kong martial artists who were worried that they wouldn’t have enough food in the mainland. There aren’t many left, so they cherish them very much.

Wei Ming said calmly, "If you want to eat it, I'll ask my pen pal in Hong Kong to bring some back. It's not something valuable."

"Isn't it worth money?" Biaozi asked. They played it very well.

Wei Ming: "Generally, low-income people don't have time to cook, or they think restaurants are too expensive, so they use this simple and convenient instant noodles to fill their stomachs. Of course, because it tastes good, it is definitely better than dried noodles."

Biaozi had a look of shattered worldview. This kind of good thing turned out to be for poor people!
Then the poor people in Hong Kong are so happy!

(Yesterday's guaranteed two-in-one)

(End of this chapter)