Chapter 423 I've never eaten such an expensive melon
After coming out of the Shichahai courtyard, Lin Weimin did not go home, but bought some vegetables in the market and came to Zheng's house.
Seeing that it was Lin Weimin who came, Zheng Guo had a smile on his face.
But when she saw what he was holding, her expression changed immediately.
"Hey, don't close the door!"
Lin Weimin stuck one foot on the door, making Zheng Guo's efforts in vain.
He said unhappily, "Come if you want, what are you bringing?"
"Look at you, can't I just bring something?"
Zheng Guodao: "The weasel is wishing the chicken a happy new year!"
"That hurts my feelings."
Lin Weimin ignored Zheng Guo's reaction, kicked the door open, and walked into the house carrying his things.
Yao Shuzhi was cooking when she saw Lin Weimin carrying something in his hand. She said with a smile on her face, "Weimin, look at you, you're here, what else are you bringing?"
The same words, when spoken by this comrade, are very heartwarming!
"Haha, I bought some on the way."
After putting the things in the kitchen, he stroked the head of the little boy who was playing with the toys and said, "You grow up so fast!"
"Wait a moment, I'll make another dish!" Yao Shuzhi shouted in the kitchen.
"Okay!"
Lin Weimin sat on the sofa without any hesitation, and Zheng Guo poured him a cup of tea helplessly.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Lin Weimin took a sip of tea and said, "Look at what you said. Can't I come to see you if I have nothing to do?"
"When did you ever take anything from me when you came to see me?"
Zheng Guo still remembered that the last time Lin Weimin gave him something, he used a watermelon in exchange for Liu Haiyan's transfer to work in Yanjing.
This watermelon is so damn expensive!
I have never eaten such an expensive melon in my life!
This was a fatal remark, and Lin Weimin was unable to refute it.
I was careless. I should have picked up some things when I came here.
"Since you are familiar with the process, I won't be polite..."
Lin Weimin's opening made Zheng Guo want to go up and give him two big slaps.
However, after listening to Lin Weimin's words, Zheng Guo's mood improved a lot.
Just like last time, this time, Lin Weimin was not asking for help on his own behalf, but on behalf of Shi Tiesheng and Cheng Ximi.
It took tremendous courage for Cheng Ximi to agree to marry Shi Tiesheng, not only because of Shi Tiesheng's physical condition, but also because of work reasons.
It is very difficult to transfer jobs in this era, let alone transfer across provinces or transfer to a capital like Yanjing.
For the sake of this relationship, Cheng Ximi almost gave up her stable and respectable job in Xi'an and traveled thousands of miles to Yanjing.
"Tiesheng and Ximi are having a hard time. Can you give them some help?" Lin Weimin asked.
Zheng Guo pondered. He and Shi Tiesheng knew each other well, not to the same extent as Shi Tiesheng and Lin Weimin, but they were also good friends.
Now that I know Shi Tiesheng’s difficulties, I would naturally help him if I can.
After a long pause, he said, "Are there any requirements for the job?"
"I haven't asked yet. Aren't I just here to ask if you can help?" Lin Weimin said.
"Aren't you just taking off your pants to fart? You might as well just let Tiesheng and his wife do it!"
"Don't you know what kind of personality Tie Sheng has? I'm the only one who can't bring myself to do this..."
"That's true."
"Yeah, Tiesheng is just thin-skinned."
"I meant the second half of the sentence."
“… Stop talking!”
The conversation ended that day and Teacher Lin felt insulted.
While the two were talking, Yao Shuzhi started serving dishes to the table.
Zheng Guo said, "Let's eat first, and then we can go to Tie Sheng and discuss it with him."
Lin Weimin laughed. That was pretty good.
While eating, Lin Weimin asked, "I heard that your old man is going to be promoted?"
"Where did you hear this news?" Zheng Guo asked alertly.
"Why are you so excited? It's just news from the roadside society."
Zheng Guo muttered, "These people really dare to spread any news."
"So that's true?"
"Yes!" Zheng Guo responded, and then reminded: "Don't tell anyone outside."
"Are you still unsure of my mouth?"
"It's your mouth that makes me uneasy."
Just eat and have a good chat. I didn't ask this question.
Lin Weimin ate in silence. He had bought so many things today that he had to eat to make up for the money he spent.
After dinner, the two of them went to Shi Tiesheng's house together.
After hearing the purpose of their visit, Shi Tiesheng felt a little embarrassed as if he had received a gift from someone, but he was more touched.
"Weimin told me that Ximi is a good girl. We can't treat her badly when she comes to Yanjing. You can discuss this matter with her later and see if she has any ideas. We can discuss it again then."
Shi Tiesheng felt warm in his heart after hearing Zheng Guo's words, and he nodded solemnly.
"Zheng Guo, thank you so much this time! And for the people..."
Shi Tiesheng looked at the two of them with gratitude in his eyes. Lin Weimin and Zheng Guo comforted him with a few words and then left the Shi family.
Shi Tiesheng knew that Zheng Guo had helped Liu Haiyan get the job, and now that Lin Weimin had invited him over today, Cheng Ximi's job transfer was a foregone conclusion.
Thinking that Cheng Ximi didn't have to give up her job for him, Shi Tiesheng was very happy and felt even more grateful to the two of them.
A few days later, Shi Tiesheng and Cheng Ximi set off for Xi'an, accompanied by Shi Lan.
Lin Weimin also resumed his normal work rhythm.
It is late January, the last day before the Spring Festival, New Year’s Eve.
With the compilation of the selected short story series completed, the work of the "Contemporary" editorial department became more relaxed.
The New Year is coming soon and everyone is looking forward to the holiday.
Lin Weimin was flipping through the newspaper in his office when he had nothing to do. Recently, he could still occasionally see criticisms about him and "Burning" in the newspapers.
After cursing the United States a few times, the Americans did not get angry. Instead, some people in China acted as if Lin Weimin had dug up their ancestral graves.
However, if there are too many lice, they won't bite; if there are too many debts, there's no need to worry. These people don't have any real skills except for making a lot of noise, so Lin Weimin never took them to heart.
However, there were some commentary articles in newspapers that caught Lin Weimin's attention, and it seemed that the recent trend was about to pick up again.
He couldn't help but think of the previous conversation between Cheng Zaochun and the Border Office.
It is not a good thing to hold back on firing!
Lin Weimin sighed in his heart.
After get off work in the evening, Lin Weimin would drive to deliver things.
The New Year is coming soon, and all units are distributing benefits.
He made a special trip to Wei Junyi's home. The old lady has now been discharged from the hospital and has no problem moving around, but she still has trouble speaking.
Wei Junyi was very happy to see Lin Weimin coming and talked to him for a long time.
After leaving Wei Junyi's house, Lin Weimin drove to Qiqizuo Hutong.
Ever since Han Zhuangzhuang returned to Yanjing after filming Red Sorghum, Han Dingbang moved back to Qizizuo Hutong.
This year, Lin Weimin still spent the New Year in Qiqizuo Hutong. Han Dingbang was the only elder in his family.
The crew of "Dream of Red Mansions" had a holiday two days ago, and Tao Huimin returned to her hometown to celebrate the New Year.
When Lin Weimin entered the room, Han Zhuangzhuang was trying on clothes. Yin Geli, who had just shown her pregnancy, was sitting on the sofa, looking at Han Zhuangzhuang with stars in her eyes.
“How handsome!”
The praise from his nephew's wife made Teacher Lin's face full of question marks. This is probably the generation gap in aesthetic tastes!
"Red Sorghum" has been confirmed to participate in the Berlin International Film Festival in February. There are three people in the crew, namely director Zhang Yimou, male lead Han Zhuangzhuang and female lead Gong Li.
If there are more people, Xi'an Film Studio will not be able to support them.
"The film festival is still two weeks away, why are you so impatient?" Lin Weimin said to Han Zhuangzhuang.
Han Zhuangzhuang smiled and said, "I'm just excited!"
"Eat less during the Chinese New Year, so that you won't have too little clothes to wear and look fat on camera," Lin Weimin advised.
"I understand." Han Zhuangzhuang responded.
Han Dingbang said with emotion: "Fortunately, the film festival is still a few days away, so I can celebrate it at home."
He regretted again: "What a pity that I didn't participate in the Spring Festival Gala."
Lin Weimin said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, what's the pity? It's enough to appear on the Spring Festival Gala to increase your popularity. It's not a good thing for an actor to appear on the Spring Festival Gala all the time."
Han Zhuangzhuang also echoed at this time: "Dad, my uncle is right. I didn't understand it before. The Spring Festival Gala has both advantages and disadvantages.
It was really quick to become famous, one could say that he became famous overnight. But the more times he appeared on the Internet, the more disadvantages he had.
Look at Chen Xiaoer. Now people look at him, but who still remembers his real name? They all call him Chen Xiaoer, and everyone only remembers that he is a skit actor.
Han Zhuangzhuang couldn't help but feel fortunate when talking about this. When Lin Weimin withdrew from the behind-the-scenes work of the Spring Festival Gala, Han Zhuangzhuang was very puzzled and hesitated whether he should withdraw as well. He specifically asked Lin Weimin for his opinion.
Lin Weimin analyzed the pros and cons of performing on the Spring Festival Gala to him, and after careful consideration, Han Zhuangzhuang also withdrew from the Spring Festival Gala.
Despite this, his heart was still full of regret.
For those who have appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, it is difficult to get rid of the feeling of becoming the focus of attention of the entire country overnight.
This kind of attention cannot be given by any movie, TV series or even drama.
But as time passed, seeing Chen Xiaoer's identity gradually being positioned as a sketch actor and comedian, Han Zhuangzhuang completely understood what Lin Weimin had said to him at the beginning.
It is a happy thing for the actor that the image created by the actor has been recognized and welcomed by the audience.
But being too recognized and popular may not necessarily be a good thing.
The acting range is limited.
Can you imagine Chen Xiaoer’s face appearing in a sad TV series?
If the screenwriter dares to write, the audience will dare to laugh, which directly destroys the integrity and atmosphere of the work.
For an actor like this, who would dare to use him in other types of works except his original style?
Everyone was chatting while preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner.
At eight o'clock, the Spring Festival Gala officially began.
Last year, due to an incident during the 1985 Spring Festival Gala, Huang Yihe was sent by CCTV leaders to help out on the set of "Legend of a Female Doctor".
This year, Huang Yihe is back again.
The family ate New Year’s Eve dinner while watching the Spring Festival Gala.
Chen Xiaoer did not appear in this year's Spring Festival Gala. It was not because he did not want to, but because his health did not allow it.
Recently, a large blood bubble grew in his throat, so large that it blocked his pharynx. He originally planned to do a simple treatment for the Spring Festival Gala, a small operation to puncture the blood bubble and drain the blood.
As a result, the wound after the operation was too large and it took a while to recover, so she had no choice but to give up the Spring Festival Gala.
Although Chen Xiaoer was gone, Lin Weimin also saw familiar faces on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
Wang Gang, who had previously starred in "The Cliff", performed a sketch called "Tooth Extraction" on the Spring Festival Gala this year.
Lin Weimin also saw Jason Statham. Ben Shan should be coming out in a few years, and Lin Weimin was actually looking forward to it.
The finale of this year's Spring Festival Gala is the Taiwanese singer Fei Xiang. The handsome appearance of this mixed-race boy made even my nephew's wife, who has a unique taste, exclaim that he is so handsome.
The dance steps were just a bit rustic, and Teacher Lin could only find fault with that aspect.
Damn, he is indeed too handsome!
(End of this chapter)
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