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Chapter 146 The First Annual Meeting (Please Subscribe!)

Good morning, everyone!

"On this joyous occasion of bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new, and with the auspicious snow promising a bountiful harvest, our Oriental Film Export Company is holding its first annual meeting today, which is also the first time we have held a celebration banquet for a film."

"First of all, on behalf of Oriental Company, I welcome my former colleagues from the Film Bureau, Director Shi, Director Tang, Secretary Wang... I also welcome the families of all employees, including my own family and friends, as well as every friend who is here today. Welcome to all of you."

"..."

"Our Oriental Company has been established for less than a month, so let's not talk about the past. Today, let's briefly talk about the future."

"Next year, we will have at least three film projects officially approved. The first one is a film of the same name adapted from my novel 'Hachiko, the loyal dog.' The director is Comrade Han Sanping, who has returned from his seclusion. However, the screenwriter is not me, but my lover Liu Xiaoli, who is also here today."

"The second film is called 'The Man from Earth,' which is a science fiction film that doesn't require special effects. I was both the screenwriter and the director."

"The third film is called 'Die Hard.' This will be the first film produced by our Oriental Company to rival Western blockbusters, and I suppose it will also be China's first blockbuster. I will be writing and directing it, and director Ling Zi, who just achieved great success in Hong Kong, will be my assistant director..."

"In addition, our Oriental Company has excellent screenwriters like Comrade Li Zhun, and outstanding graduates from Beijing Film Academy and Central Academy of Drama as our reserve force. I believe that we will get better and better and more and more successful."

"To borrow a phrase from director Ling Zi, we have already set sail, and our goal is—the sea of ​​stars!"

"Alright, enough with the chit-chat. I wish everyone good health, a happy family, and a thriving career in the new year."

"Thank you!"

After Chen Fusheng finished his opening remarks, enthusiastic applause erupted in the hall, which had about forty or fifty people.

Even the youngest little one on the field, seeing everyone clapping, excitedly imitated the adults and clapped for her dad.

On stage, after the applause subsided, Chen Fusheng raised the microphone again and said, "Thank you. Now, I'll hand over the stage to my colleagues."

After he finished speaking, he prepared to leave the stage, but then someone in the audience shouted, "Director Chen, give us a demonstration!"

Chen Fusheng glanced in the direction from which the sound came and realized he was in trouble.

As expected, many people below started to jeer.

"One more, Director Chen, one more."

"Set an example, set an example..."

To be honest, Chen Fusheng did prepare a program.

He was preparing a song, a song that hadn't been released yet, a song he often sang at karaoke in his past life, called "I Believe".

This song is also very suitable for today's occasion, but he originally planned to sing it later.

But given the current situation, it seems the only option is to bring it out ahead of schedule.

"Okay, then I'll set an example for everyone first."

"What kind of performance is Director Chen going to give?" someone in the audience immediately asked curiously.

"Let me sing a song for everyone."

"What does Director Chen plan to sing? Does he need accompaniment?"

"No need, this is a new song, and it doesn't have an instrumental version."

Amidst everyone's curious and expectant gazes, Chen Fusheng cleared his throat and began to sing a cappella.

"I want to fly to the sky, shoulder to shoulder with the sun; the world is waiting for me to change it."

Upon hearing the first sentence, everyone except Chen Fusheng's family members showed expressions of surprise.

The surprising thing is that I had never heard this song before, but it was inexplicably good.

Whose new song is this?

not……

All eyes were once again focused on the dazzling man on the stage.

He continued singing:

"I can realize any dream I want to have here, without fear of others seeing it..."

"I believe I am who I am."

I believe in tomorrow.

I believe youth has no horizon.

"..."

"I Believe" is a title track from Yang Pei-an's debut album released in 2006. It has many high notes, which are difficult for most people to handle. Chen Fu-sheng himself was quite surprised that he was able to sing it completely this time. Of course, his singing method is not very professional. Whenever he sings a high note, he lowers it by K. But even so, his vocal condition in this life is still very good.

With a little practice, she could definitely become a singer.

However, Chen Fusheng has no intention of becoming a professional singer.

After the song ended, Chen Fusheng finally had time to pay attention to the expressions of the audience below the stage, and what he saw were faces filled with surprise and excitement.

The next second, thunderous applause and cheers erupted.

It was against this backdrop that Chen Fusheng stepped off the stage.

However, as soon as he came down, he was surrounded by a large crowd.

"Director Chen, whose new song is this? It's not yours, is it?"

"It is indeed I."

"Holy crap, Xiao Chen, you can actually write songs? And such good ones at that!"

"Just like writing, it's a stroke of genius."

"It's fucking amazing! Xiao Chen, why don't you go up and sing it again?"

"Get lost, it's your turn."

After Chen Fusheng finished speaking, he shoved the microphone into Han Sanping's arms, then pushed through the crowd and took his daughter, who was opening her arms to him, from her grandmother's arms.

"Dad, you're awesome."

"Wow, not bad, not bad! My daughter actually complimented someone!"

The old father's tone was full of pride.

At the same time, I felt even more accomplished from that sweet, childlike praise than from the applause I had just received, so I couldn't help but give my daughter a quick peck on her rosy cheeks.

At the same time, Chen Ining noticed that Chen Kaige, who was sitting next to him, was muttering something to himself and asked curiously, "Comrade Kaige, are you going to perform too?"

"Yes, everyone from our Oriental Company has to perform, but I didn't expect Director Chen to be so amazing. He built up the atmosphere to the top right from the start. Now I feel more and more nervous as it goes on, so let's get on stage sooner rather than later."

Over here, Han Sanping was holding a microphone, but his prepared talent was also singing.

Moreover, he had no confidence in surpassing Chen Fusheng's performance just now, and knew that going on stage now would only make him look foolish, so he wanted to postpone it.

"Sister Ling, you're preparing to recite a poem, right? Would you like to go first?"

"No, no, I'll wait a bit."

"What about Brother Li?"

"You go first, you go first..."

Han Sanping asked them one by one, and when he asked Chen Kaige, the latter hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Upon hearing this, Han Sanping immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then picked up the microphone and recited some lines for him:
"Alright, now let's welcome Comrade Chen Kaige with a wonderful performance... Please give him a round of applause."

Chen Fusheng, who had already sat down, clapped along with everyone else through his daughter's hand, and said to Ling Zi next to him, "Sister Ling, you should go up."

“You’re doing so well, how could I dare to go after you?” Lingzi retorted.

Chen Fusheng remained silent, because Chen Kaige on the stage had already raised the microphone.

"Good evening, everyone... no, good morning, everyone... cough cough, sorry, I'm just very excited right now!"

Chen Kaige was still reciting poetry in his mind until the very last second before going on stage, so he spoke too quickly and made a mistake.

It was actually nothing serious, and everyone just laughed it off and didn't take it too seriously.

However, this small mistake made Chen Kaige nervous.

He took several deep breaths before continuing, "I've brought a poem recitation, or more precisely, a ci poem recitation. It's a work by Xin Qiji, an ancient ci poet whom I greatly admire, called 'To the Tune of 'Breaking the Enemy's Formation'—A Heroic Poem for Chen Tongfu."

At this moment, Chen Fusheng, who was in the audience, thought that the young poet was going to recite his "famous work", but he did not expect it to be this poem "Po Zhen Zi".

"In my drunken stupor, I light the lamp to examine my sword; in my dreams, I hear the bugles echoing through the camps. Eight hundred miles..."

On stage, Chen Kaige's recitation began. To be fair, his emotions were quite on point, and he captured the necessary ups and downs.

So the fact that he was given the title of "little poet" is not just a joke by netizens; he does have some talent.

"...Poor old white hair!"

At this point, Chen Kaige, whether by forcing it or because he was truly overwhelmed with emotion, actually managed to shed a tear.

This ignited the atmosphere, at least catching up with Chen Fusheng's performance, and everyone gave him a warm round of applause.

However, at this moment, Ling Zi suddenly turned to Chen Fusheng and said, "You are right, I shouldn't have hesitated."

"Right? So sometimes, opportunities are fleeting, so don't be afraid, just seize them."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it. How about you give me a push next time?"

"It's easy to talk about."

The two performances warmed up the atmosphere, and everyone then went on stage to perform, enjoying themselves immensely.

Near the end, Chen Fusheng went on stage again to sing "I Believe" at everyone's urging.

This song also brought today's company annual meeting and celebration to a perfect close.

……

Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty!
Just as Chen Fusheng and his Oriental Company finished their "Two Sessions" and were distributing New Year's gifts to everyone present, in an editing room at CCTV, the first episode of "Journey to the West," titled "Imprisoned Under the Five Elements Mountain," was also completed in post-production.

"Play it again from beginning to end so I can take a look."

After editing, Director Yang Jie watched the entire episode again, nodding as she watched. She was particularly impressed by the two-minute-plus scene of Chang'e, played by Liu Xiaoli, appearing at the An Tian Conference. She felt it was the highlight of the episode, even overshadowing the Monkey King.

"So beautiful, this is the Chang'e of my dreams!"

Then she instructed the editors, "Please make a separate copy of the scene from the An Tian Conference. Don't cut a single frame of Chang'e dancing. Also, add all of Xiao Chen's footage. I'll come and pick it up tomorrow morning. Is that alright?"

"No problem, Director Yang Jie."

"Okay, then that's settled..."

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No. 16, Siji Hutong.

Early in the morning, Chen Fusheng got up and looked at the snow-covered world outside. He was glad that the company had given him a holiday yesterday, otherwise he would probably have had to walk to the company today.

"Brother-in-law."

Seeing that his sister-in-law Zhou Wenqiong had also gotten up, he nodded to her.

According to the plan, my sister-in-law was supposed to go to the Beijing Film Academy to study today, but after the heavy snow last night, I wasn't comfortable letting her go alone, so Chen Fusheng continued:

"The snow is too heavy, and I doubt the buses will dare to run. So Wenqiong, you shouldn't go to the Beijing Film Academy later. Just study at home."

"Okay, brother-in-law." Zhou Wenqiong had been looking at the heavy snow outside and was a little worried, but now that her brother-in-law said the same thing, she felt at ease not to go.

While the family was having breakfast, Old Chen suggested that they sweep the snow in the yard, at least to clear a path, otherwise it would be difficult to go out.

Chen Fusheng naturally had no objection to this, and besides, he couldn't let Old Chen do this kind of physical work alone; he had to put in the effort himself.

He hadn't expected that no sooner had he stepped into the yard than his daughter, dressed like a lucky doll, came running out.

"What are you doing out here?"

"Dad, snow."

"You want to play in the snow, don't you?"

"Hmm."

"Hmm, don't you know it's cold outside? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold? Go back inside with your mom and warm up by the fire."

"no, do not want."

Chen Fusheng walked over, picked up his daughter, and was about to take her back to the house when the little girl pouted and looked aggrieved.

Thinking that it wouldn't be too cold on a snowy day, and that she was dressed quite warmly, I decided to take my daughter outside to play for a while.

"Sisi, how about Daddy builds you a snowman?"

As soon as the idea popped into his head, Chen Fusheng immediately put it into action.

Moreover, you can shovel snow and play at the same time, it's just a little slower.

But the courtyard was always filled with the laughter of adults and children.

"I heard Sisi's laughter from outside the yard. What are you all doing, having so much fun?"

Just as Chen Fusheng finished building the snowman, he heard a familiar voice coming from the direction of the courtyard gate. He turned around and saw Director Yang Jie arriving with her lover, Wang Congqiu.

"I wondered why I heard magpies chirping this morning. It turns out we have a distinguished guest at our door."

"Xiao Chen, tell me, where did these magpies come from in the dead of winter?"

"Haha, it doesn't matter. Welcome Director Yang Jie and Teacher Wang. What made you two decide to come today?"

"I've come to deliver the copy to you. If I hadn't come, someone would have said I broke my promise." Director Yang Jie said, squatting down to tease Chen Qian. She even wanted to hug her, but the little one forgot about Grandma Yang and stumbled to her father's feet. She grabbed her father's trouser leg and hid behind him, only showing her little head and a pair of curious big eyes, staring at the two strangers without blinking.

Seeing this, Chen Fusheng picked up his daughter and held her in his arms, then introduced her to the people.

Then they invited Director Yang Jie and her husband into the house.

"Is this a copy from that day?"

"correct."

"Thank you so much, it's kind of you to make this special trip."

"It's nothing, I promised to give it to you anyway, just don't think it's too late."

"Won't……"

At this moment, Liu Xiaoli interjected, "Director Yang Jie, has the post-production of 'The Prisoner of Five Elements Mountain' been completed?"

"It's done. I just finished it yesterday, and..."

At this point, Director Yang Jie paused deliberately before continuing, "Moreover, this episode will premiere at 8 PM on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Remember to tune in then, and don't miss it."

Wang Congqiu added, "Xiao Li, your Chang'e will definitely amaze countless viewers this time!"

"It's not that exaggerated, I only had a few shots."

“It’s not an exaggeration at all. Although I’ve reduced your shot to two minutes and twenty-seven seconds, I, Director Yang Jie, can confidently say that every second that’s left is a classic.”

"And me?" Chen Fusheng asked.

"You are not important."

"..."

Although he knew that Director Yang Jie was joking, Chen Fusheng still felt a little wronged.

However, it was indeed he who gave up Erlang Shen and played an insignificant role.

Director Yang Jie and her husband had lunch and then left, saying that with the Chinese New Year approaching, they were worried that the snow would continue for the next few days and it would be difficult to go out, so they needed to buy New Year's goods in advance.

“We already have the New Year’s goods we brought back from the company yesterday, so we don’t really need anything. Even if we were short, we could buy them at the supply and marketing cooperatives outside, so we wouldn’t need to go to those big department stores,” Yang Hongmei said after Director Yang Jie and the other person left.

"Well, we'll see. If the snow stops falling, people can still go if they want. After all, it's Chinese New Year, and buying things is all about having fun."

Seeing that her son's words made sense, Yang Hongmei stopped arguing with him this time.

My daughter seemed to have played too much in the morning and didn't rest at noon, so she started taking a nap in the afternoon.

As my wife is pregnant, it's not good for her to sit for long periods, so she went to lie down in bed.

While his sister-in-law was studying, Chen Fusheng and his parents sat around the stove. At first, they had some conversation, but gradually they fell silent.

He felt incredibly bored sitting there, and with no smartphone to kill time, and the thought that this kind of life would last for another two weeks, he immediately couldn't stay idle. He got up, took paper and pen from his study, and started writing a novel by the fireplace.

"Son, what are you writing?"

"The Adventures of Shuke and Beta 2".

"It's only the beginning of your holiday, and you can't stay idle for even a day."

Chen Fusheng looked up, didn't say anything, but just smiled at his parents.

(End of this chapter)