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

Chapter 120 If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight (Revised!)

The next day, the weekend.

Considering that his family had been busy preparing for his daughter's first birthday party, Chen Fusheng took them to have a great time in Beijing today.

In the morning, I went to Beihai Park; at noon, I ate Peking duck at a time-honored restaurant on Qianmen Street; and in the afternoon, I shopped at Wangfujing Department Store…

It was a fun day, but everyone was exhausted when we got back.

Especially the eldest princess of the Chen family, from the afternoon onwards, was either sleeping in her father's arms or dreaming in her mother's arms.

But then, at night, the little guy became energetic again.

The disturbance kept Chen Fusheng and his wife from getting a good night's rest.

The next morning, I kept yawning while having breakfast.

After receiving several eye-rolls from his mother, Yang Hongmei, he realized that the old woman had misunderstood.

He explained helplessly:

"Yesterday afternoon, Xixi fell asleep, but she was very energetic at night. Xiaoli and I took turns coaxing her to sleep until after 2 a.m., so neither of us slept well."

"So that's why you two were yawning so much first thing in the morning. Oh, I see."

After realizing it was a misunderstanding, Yang Hongmei gave her son an apologetic look, then stood up and said, "I'll make you a cup of tea before you go to work. Tea is refreshing and will help you feel more energetic. Remember to rest at noon."

"Thank you, Mom," Liu Xiaoli said first.

Chen Fusheng added a sentence from behind.

Then he looked at his two younger sisters-in-law who had just come out of the room and urged them:

"Xiaowei, Wenqiong, didn't you want to come to my film set for a day? If you're going, hurry up and pack your things."

"Today, brother-in-law?"

"When would you like to meet?"

"Okay, okay, we'll go pack right away."

The mother-in-law reminded them, "You two, come and have your breakfast first."

"No, no, let's go inside first to put on makeup and change our clothes. Brother-in-law, you have to wait for us."

"If you still aren't ready by 7:40, I'll leave."

Chen Fusheng had barely finished speaking when his mother snapped at him, "Can't you have a little more patience?"

It was suppressed by bloodline!

Chen Fusheng looked at Old Chen with pleading eyes.

As it turned out, Old Chen couldn't be relied on either, so he lowered his head and silently drank the tea his mother had just brewed for him.

Seeing her husband being suppressed by his mother, Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Chen Fusheng felt that his wife was laughing at him.

"No, I remembered something happy."

"..." Chen Fusheng was speechless: You still say you didn't? Even your excuses are just copied from mine.

He wanted to argue with his wife, but Liu Xiaoli stood up and said, "I'm done eating. You guys take your time. I'm going to work now."

Twenty minutes later, Chen Fusheng also left with his two sisters-in-law.

Since there were three of them today, Chen Fusheng didn't ride a bicycle but chose to take the bus instead.

"Brother-in-law, how many people are in your film crew?"

"Brother-in-law, do you enjoy filming?"

"Brother-in-law, when did you learn to be a director?"

"Brother-in-law..."

Chen Fusheng felt like he had brought two curious children with him, so after arriving at the film set, he simply left them with Fu Mingxian, finally getting some peace and quiet.

Liu Xiaowei has a more outgoing personality and can chat with anyone on set. Zhou Wenqiong is more reserved, but she became good friends with Zhu Lin.

I spent the whole day with them.

In the afternoon, on the way back, Chen Fusheng asked, "How was your day on set?"

Liu Xiaowei answered first: "So that's what filming is like... And brother-in-law, you were really amazing on set, you had the air of a great general, wasn't that awesome?"

"I asked you, why are you asking me back?" Chen Fusheng was speechless, feeling that his sister-in-law's personality was a bit quirky.

Why didn’t I notice it before?
Chen Fusheng thought to himself, "It's all the same, it's not like you're the only one who can ask us, why don't you tell us?"

Have you ever heard the saying?

"what?"

"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight."

"Wow, brother-in-law, I was just comparing you to a great general, and you actually said you were an emperor, that's so shameless..."

"Why did you stop talking?" Chen Fusheng glared at the somewhat disrespectful girl.

Liu Xiaowei stuck out her tongue and chuckled, "Just kidding, brother-in-law, don't take it seriously."

After that, she continued the previous topic and asked, "But brother-in-law, what does your saying 'If you want to wear the crown, you must bear the weight' have to do with you being a director on the film set?"

"I'm just giving you an example. You ask me if it's great to give orders on set? Yes, it does give you a sense of accomplishment, but if you don't have the ability to be in that position, you'll experience pain, understand?"

Liu Xiaowei thought for a long time and nodded: "So, brother-in-law, you're indirectly praising your own abilities, aren't you?"

Chen Fusheng: "..."

Never mind, this sister-in-law is a bit too clever.

I don't want to talk to her anymore.

Fortunately, there's still one left.

"Wenqiong, how about you? How are you feeling today?"

"Filming? I think it would be quite interesting."

Zhou Wenqiong is telling the truth.

……

After filming for a week straight, Chen Fusheng came to the Film Bureau on Saturday afternoon.

Because I heard that Deputy Director Shi wanted to see me about something.

"Director Shi, you wanted to see me?"

"Xiao Chen is here, have a seat."

Deputy Director Shi first asked with concern, "Is your filmmaking going smoothly?"

"It's OK. It's going pretty smoothly."

"I heard you're very efficient at filming. You've only been filming for a month, and you're already wrapping up, right?"

"If there's no delay, there should be about another week of filming."

"Tsk tsk tsk, genius director, you truly live up to your reputation. You are the fastest director I have ever seen."

Chen Fusheng smiled modestly.

"Did Director Shi call me here today just to praise me?"

"Haha, dream on. Do you think I'm that bored?"

Deputy Director Shi continued, "Yesterday I went to a meeting at the ministry and ran into Mr. Ba Jin. We chatted for a while, and he was very impressed with you. He wanted to invite you to join the Writers' Association, but he hasn't had the chance to meet you yet. So he asked me to convey his message and see what you think."

"Mr. Ba Jin actually still cares about me?" Chen Fusheng was somewhat surprised.

"What's so surprising about that? There probably aren't many people in China who don't know you, Chen Fusheng, right?"

"You're absolutely flattering me."

"Let's not argue about this. Go back and think it over carefully. If you ask me, joining the Writers' Association would be beneficial for your personal development, making friends, and for our film revenue generation working group as well."

Deputy Director Shi added, "Besides, there's no rush. You can decide after you finish filming your movie, it'll be soon anyway, right?"

"Alright." Chen Fusheng nodded, he really didn't want to be too distracted right now.

"Let's talk about it after filming is finished..."

……

Another week has passed in the blink of an eye.

Today, the atmosphere on set is slightly different from usual.

Although the filming pace remained tense, a sense of suppressed excitement and subtle anticipation permeated the air.

Because the next scene we're going to film is—the final scene!

(End of this chapter)