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

Chapter 117 Announcement of Good News and the Necessary Filming (Revision) (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

"Sister, brother-in-law, what were the results of your tests? Is my sister really pregnant again?"

Early this morning, Chen Fusheng, his mother-in-law, and his wife went to the hospital for a check-up. His two younger sisters-in-law also wanted to go, but there was a young child at home who needed someone to take care of him, so they left them at home.

As for why we didn't bring the baby along, it's because hospitals are places with a lot of viruses, and young children have weaker immune systems, so it's best to avoid going there as much as possible.

"Yes, she's pregnant! Your sister is pregnant again!"

"That's great! Congratulations, sister and brother-in-law! So, I'm going to have another big, fat nephew next year! Hahahaha!"

Zhou Wenqiong also offered her congratulations: "Congratulations to my cousin and her husband."

"Congratulations! I bought a bag of wedding candy on the way here. Come on, don't be shy, let's all share in the joy."

When handing out wedding candies, Chen Fusheng saw his daughter reach out for some, and shook his head at her, saying, "You can't eat this."

"Ah."

"Want to eat? If you want to eat, grow a little bigger."

After coldly refusing his daughter's request, Chen Fusheng discovered that the little one was holding a grudge and wouldn't let her mother hold her anymore.

"Hey, how old are you? You're already holding a grudge?"

Of course, after a short while, the daughter forgot what had just happened and rushed into her father's arms again, hugging his neck tightly.

"You still love your dad, don't you?"

"Daddy hugs."

"Okay, Daddy will carry you." Chen Fusheng stood up and said, "Then Daddy will carry you to call Grandpa and Grandma to tell them the good news. Remember to say hello later."

Because Chen Fusheng lived closest to CCTV, and Liu Xiaoli worked at CCTV, they decided to borrow CCTV's phone to call home and share the good news.

……

CCTV.

"Brother Sheng, is this your first time on CCTV?"

When Liu Xiaoli saw her husband come in, she and her daughter in his arms were both looking around curiously. She wished she had a camera in her hand to take pictures of the father and daughter.

"Yes, this is my first time here."

Chen Fusheng nodded to his wife. In fact, he had also been to CCTV in his previous life, but CCTV was no longer on Fuxing Road at that time; it had moved to Guanghua Road.

"That's the cafeteria, but I've never eaten there before. I usually eat at home, so I don't know what it tastes like..."

Seeing her husband's curiosity, Liu Xiaoli explained it to him as they walked.

She arrived at the "Journey to the West" film crew not long after, because she wanted to borrow the phone in director Yang Jie's office.

But to her surprise, she met Wang Congqiu, the film crew's photographer, upon arrival, which startled Liu Xiaoli.

"Comrade Xiaoli, and Director Chen, what brings you here?"

Wang Congqiu was equally surprised to find Chen Fusheng and his family of three at the factory.

Liu Xiaoli didn't keep them in suspense and explained their purpose for coming.

"Calling? Sure, I'll come get the keys for you."

"Thank you, Teacher Wang, but isn't today the weekend? You're a photographer, so you shouldn't have to work overtime, right? Why are you at the factory?"

"I came with Director Yang." Although Wang Congqiu and Director Yang Jie are husband and wife, he usually calls her Director Yang because Director Yang Jie is 14 years older than him.

"Director Yang Jie is here too?"

"Yes, she's in Deputy Factory Director Hong's office right now..."

Seeing the curious looks from Liu Xiaoli and her husband, Wang Congqiu paused for a moment before adding:

"As you know, Comrade Xiaoli, our production team is a bit short on funds, so Director Yang Jie came here today to ask Factory Director Hong Fu for more funding."

Liu Xiaoli suddenly realized, and even Chen Fusheng next to her nodded thoughtfully.

As they were talking, Wang Congqiu unlocked the door to Director Yang Jie's office and greeted him:

"Alright, you can use it yourselves. I won't bother you anymore."

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Wang."

Chen Fusheng also thanked the other party along with his wife.

"You're welcome, you're welcome. It's nothing. Director Chen, you can make the call first, and call me if you need anything."

"okay……"

After Wang Congqiu left, Liu Xiaoli started dialing the contact number for the neighborhood where her parents-in-law lived.

Five minutes passed before the operator on the other end received the call and notified the person to come back.

Chen Fusheng's daughter in his arms was yawning from waiting.

"Baby, are you sleepy? Can you hang in there a little longer? Grandpa and Grandma will call back soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, the office phone rang.

Liu Xiaoli, who had been waiting by the phone, picked up the receiver reflexively.

Is this fleeting life?

"Mom, it's me, Xiaoli."

"Xiaoli, is there something you need? Your dad and I should be able to visit you next Wednesday. Please see if you need anything, and we'll bring it to you together."

"Mom, you don't need to bring too much stuff. We have everything here. Besides, bringing too much stuff will only make things harder for you on the way. So just bring some changes of clothes."

"What's the loss? The train is carrying everything. Besides, it's such a long journey, you'd be at a disadvantage if you didn't bring enough stuff."

When their views clashed, Liu Xiaoli didn't argue with her mother-in-law on the phone, since long-distance calls are quite expensive.

She skipped over the topic and said, "Mom, Fusheng and I do have some news to tell you and Dad."

"What's wrong, Xiaoli? Stop keeping me in suspense, it's making me anxious."

"It's a good thing, Mom. Let Fusheng tell you."

As she spoke, Liu Xiaoli handed the microphone to her husband, who was standing next to her.

"Hello, Mom."

"Hey, Fusheng, Xiaoli said you have some news to let me and your dad know. What is it?"

Is Dad there?

"He's here."

Old Chen's voice came through the microphone: "I'm your dad..."

Chen Fusheng was a little stunned by his father's way of greeting him, so much so that he didn't hear what his father said afterward.

But it doesn’t matter anymore.

Seeing his daughter reach for the microphone in his hand, he offered it to her ear so she could say hello to her grandparents.
"Come on, girl, say hello to your grandpa and grandma."

"clatter."

"This isn't a toy, it's a receiver. Listen carefully, can't you hear someone greeting you?"

The little guy did hear it, but he was also a little scared of this strange talking thing, so he quickly burrowed into his father's arms.

Seeing this, Chen Fusheng didn't make things difficult for her and held the microphone to his ear again.

"Mom and Dad, when are you coming?" Chen Fusheng asked again, because he hadn't heard clearly what time his parents had told his wife earlier.

"It should be next Wednesday, since Sisi's first birthday isn't this Saturday. We'll leave on Wednesday and arrive at your place on Thursday, so we'll have one more day to prepare."

"it is good……"

Seeing that the time was right, Chen Fusheng formally said, "Mom and Dad, I'm calling you because Xiaoli is pregnant again, and I wanted to share the good news with you."

"Pregnant? Fusheng, you mean Xiaoli is pregnant again?"

"Yes, Mom."

"Oh my, good, good, good, that's great! How long has it been?" "It's been exactly one month, the same as the last checkup."

"Okay, okay... Your dad and I will go to the train station to check tickets right after we finish this call. Son, give the phone to Xiaoli, I want to thank her."

"Mom, don't be so mushy. Also, we just wanted to share the good news with you, not urge you to come over right away. There's really no need to rush. After all, Xiaoli is only newly pregnant, not about to give birth."

"I know, I know, we're just too happy. We've been missing Sisi a lot, and now we have this good news you mentioned. Your dad and I are so happy to come over, but don't worry, we'll take care of everything."

"Okay, Mom and Dad, please be careful on your journey. Remember to let us know before you leave so we can pick you up at the train station when you arrive. This number is for Xiaoli's workplace. If you can't get an answer by calling my workplace, you can call her number instead."

"Okay, okay, I know, I know..."

……

Director Yang Jie had just entered the film crew's meeting room when he suddenly stopped, listened intently for a while, then pointed to the next room and looked at Wang Congqiu, asking, "I think I heard someone talking in my office?"

"It's Comrade Xiaoli and her husband."

"Director Chen is here too?" Director Yang Jie asked in surprise.

“Yes.” Wang Congqiu explained, “They borrowed your office phone saying they wanted to make a phone call to their family.”

"Oh." Director Yang Jie understood. He was about to go take a look when he saw through the glass window that Chen Fusheng and the others had already come out.

She quickly went out to say hello.

"Director Chen, have you finished your phone calls?"

"Yes, it's over."

"Then we need to settle the phone bill."

"Haha, sure, but Director Yang Jie can just deduct it from my script fee."

Director Yang Jie was truly impressed by this guy's analytical skills.

He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Just kidding, how could I really ask you for phone bills?"

"Haha, I knew it! Director Yang wouldn't be so stingy."

"Of course I'm not stingy. How about Director Chen be generous this once and give us the script as a gift?"

"Director Yang Jie, how much is the phone bill? I'll settle it."

"You really don't want to suffer any loss."

“My script is worth at least several hundred yuan, how can I just give it up? Besides, Director Yang, your crew is a key project of CCTV, you can't be this poor, can you?”

Director Yang Jie sighed helplessly, "Hey, Director Chen, let me be honest with you. Our TV series is really incomparable to your movies. To put it bluntly, it's like one is a biological child and the other is an adopted child. Not to mention our crew is broke, the whole studio is broke. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been dragging my feet on paying your manuscript fee, would I?"

Is it that difficult?

"It's that difficult."

Chen Fusheng thought for a moment and asked, "Then how are you going to film this drama?"

"I'll ask my superiors, and they'll ask their superiors. But don't worry, Director Chen, our project has already been registered with the ministry, so we'll definitely be filming. I just don't know how long it will take."

"Sigh~" Chen Fusheng also sighed, and then said frankly, "I originally thought that if I wrote the script for Director Yang Jie, you could film it sooner, but now it seems that we will have to wait two years."

Director Yang Jie retorted after hearing Chen Fusheng's pessimistic words: "It can't be two years later, right? At the latest, it will be the first half of next year. I can definitely film it. Director Chen, you can trust me."

"We can't film it."

Why are you so sure?

"Director Yang Jie, don't misunderstand. It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that my wife is pregnant. We came here today to borrow a phone to call home and share the good news. So if you can't film this year, you'll either have to find someone else to play the role, or you'll have to wait another year."

After Chen Fusheng said this, Director Yang Jie stood there stunned for three seconds before looking at Liu Xiaoli and asking for confirmation, "Are you really pregnant again?"

"Mm." Liu Xiaoli nodded.

"I have to film it this year."

After receiving a positive reply, Director Yang Jie made this harsh statement and stormed upstairs to Deputy Factory Director Hong's office.

……

On Monday, Chen Fusheng went to the train station to pick up his parents. His film crew also had a day off today because Lingzi's "The Cotton Robe" crew needed to shoot a difficult scene. One camera wasn't enough, so they not only borrowed one from the factory, but Chen Fusheng, as the producer, also sent his own crew's camera to help out for a day.

After picking up his parents, he went to see for himself.

"Xiao Chen, why are you so late? We're about to start filming."

"I'm sorry, Sister Ling, I just went to the train station to pick up my parents." Chen Fusheng apologized, then glanced at the "Cotton Robe" crew who were already ready, and added, "The biggest challenge for your scene is to take proper protective measures. Even if I had come early, I wouldn't have been able to help much."

"That's not the case."

Lingzi shook her head: "But since you've arrived right on time, could you help me check if there's anything that needs improvement? If not, I'm ready to start filming."

Is the medical team ready?

"Sure."

"Then there's no problem, Sister Ling, you can go ahead and take the pictures."

As a latecomer, Chen Fusheng didn't want to interfere.

"it is good!"

Lingzi didn't continue with the pleasantries, after all, there were still hundreds of people in the crew waiting.

After taking a deep breath, he immediately gave the director's order:
"Each group will conduct a final check and then report back."

"The camera crew is in position."

"Emergency medical team is on standby."

"Props team in position."

"..."

"The cast is in position."

"Okay, script supervisor, clap the clapperboard."

Scene 38, 4 shots, 1 time.

As the crisp sound of the clapperboard echoed across the set, Lingzi once again gave the director's command: "3, 2, 1, Action!"

“Yuanhui, listen to me! If you don’t surrender, I’ll kill two of your bald monks every day.”

“Amitabha, benefactor, the more people you kill, the more sins you incur. Even if you kill all the monks in the temple, the spirit of Shaolin will live on forever.”

Having said this, the abbot turned to the disciples who were protecting him and said, "Listen to me, I am leaving this mortal world today. I hope you will continue to spread Buddhism and uphold justice!"

Upon hearing this, the staff member who was preparing to light the fire immediately used the torch in his hand to set fire to the pile of firewood that had been doused with gasoline. The raging fire instantly spread to the actor playing the abbot...

That's right, this scene depicts Qi Tianyuan leading imperial guards to besiege Shaolin Temple in order to seize the cotton cassock. Abbot Yuanhui, in order to cover his disciple's escape with the real cotton cassock, dons a fake cassock and sets himself on fire, attempting to deceive the enemy and pass off the real one as the real one.

Because this scene is the first climax of the entire film, and since we don't have the powerful special effects of later films, this dangerous scene was filmed on location to achieve a realistic effect.

Of course, even though it was a live-action shoot, the actors still took protective measures; it's impossible for an actor to be burned to death just to film such a scene...

Even with protective measures in place, the actors who performed in this scene deserve respect, because they might not necessarily die from the burns, but they could be burned.

Moreover, even standing four or five meters away, Chen Fusheng could feel the heat wave hitting him, which made him nervous.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong and the scene was completed smoothly.

The emergency response team rushed to the scene immediately, extinguished the fire, and rescued the person.

After a doctor's examination, it was concluded that the actor only had minor burns and would recover slowly after about a week of rest. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to later generations of popular celebrities who would be sent to the hospital for even the slightest scratch, filming in this era truly lived up to the word "dedication."

Especially when filming action scenes in Hong Kong, some of the dangerous stunts are genuinely dangerous.

This isn't just talk; people really do die.

At noon, Chen Fusheng did not have lunch in "The Cotton Robe" because his parents came to rest but did not rest at all. They said they were going out in the afternoon to buy items for their daughter's first birthday celebration. Now that things here were done, he, the old father, did not want to miss it.

(End of this chapter)