Chapter 797: The Heroine Lin Qianxun
The person who came in was the clerk Xiao Gong. It was already afternoon when Yu Dong returned to Yanjing. He did not go home but came directly to the company and stayed there for two hours. It was already a while since he got off work.
Today is the weekend, and I should have been taking a break, but because "Party A and Party B" has just been released, I am still working as usual.
At this moment everyone has left, and he is the only one still staying in the company.
"Mr. Yu, it's getting late, don't you want to have something to eat?"
"You haven't left yet?"
Xiao Gong smiled and said, "I just finished my work and will be leaving soon."
Yu Dong was not disgusted by his subordinates' active performance. Instead, he appreciated it. He had just received good news from Manager Xu and was in a good mood.
"That's great. I'm leaving too. You haven't eaten yet, right? Come on, I'll treat you to a meal."
Yu Dong dragged Xiao Gong to go out for dinner. When they left the company store, it was already dark outside. The lights were still on in the editorial office of "Hua Wang" next to Wenhua. He said to Xiao Gong, "Wait for me for a while!"
As he spoke he entered the editorial office of "Hua Wang". As soon as he entered he saw several cartoonists who contributed to "Hua Wang" working hard.
Yan Kaifu, Chen Xiang and others still live in the dormitory of the Guowen Publishing House. The editorial office of "Hua Wang" is large, and they like to paint here.
"You guys, have you eaten yet? Let's go together!" Yu Dong shouted to them.
Yan Kaifu and his companions put down their brushes and immediately became happy. Young people always like to call their friends to hang out together.
"Boss Yu, Teacher Wang is here too."
"Then call him."
When inviting people to a dinner, it is better to leave a group of people out than to leave one person out.
A group of seven or eight people walked along the road for a few minutes and arrived at a "Sichuan Restaurant". They often frequented this restaurant.
Yu Dong treated everyone to a meal and allowed everyone to order dishes freely. The young people did not hesitate to order expensive dishes, while Yu Dong chatted with Wang Yongsheng.
"I see you've been working really hard over the past month!"
"That's how it is in the film industry, especially in distribution. When you're idle, you're terribly bored, and when you're busy, you're terribly busy." Yu Dong said with a smile.
"The movie has been released for several days. How is the box office?"
Wang Yongsheng's question hit the nail on the head for Yu Dong, and he couldn't help but show some joy on his face, "Not bad."
Seeing this, Wang Yongsheng joked: "It seems to be quite good."
Everyone was an acquaintance, so Yu Dong no longer concealed his presence and said with a happy face, "In three days in the Yanjing area, the box office took in 2 million!"
Hearing this number, Wang Yongsheng raised his eyebrows slightly, "This number... is not low, right?"
Yu Dong nodded, "Quite high."
He gave Wang Yongsheng a brief introduction to the domestic film market and its box office potential. The number of moviegoers in the Chinese film market reached its peak in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1989, the highest number of moviegoers was 29.3 billion. On average, each Chinese person went to the movies 29 times per year.
At that time, it was easy for a movie to attract over 100 million viewers.
But in the following two years, the number of domestic moviegoers began to decline year by year. After 1993, this decline was irreversible and the magnitude was alarming.
The number of moviegoers has dropped dramatically, and even higher ticket prices cannot save the declining film market.
Especially this year, domestic movie box office has fallen below 1 billion yuan.
You have to know that in 1989, the movie ticket price was only 30 cents, and the most expensive foreign film was only 1 yuan, but the total box office for the whole year was as high as 2.7 billion yuan, which did not include a large number of rural screenings and popular science screenings that did not sell tickets.
In just a few years, ticket prices have increased more than tenfold, but the total box office has decreased instead of increased, which shows the sluggishness of the film market.
According to incomplete statistics, in recent years, the box office revenue of movie screenings in major cities such as Yanjing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou often accounts for more than 50% of a movie's box office. The box office revenue of other provincial capitals or important cities in the country combined can barely compete with these first-tier cities.
In more third-tier cities and small towns, due to the sudden decrease in audiences, cinemas have long been unable to continue, and many cinemas have been converted into entertainment venues such as billiard halls and roller skating rinks, with no movie screenings at all. Even if there are screenings, they are monopolized by pirated copies.
"According to the current situation, Yanjing alone can get at least 8 million box office, and several major cities can get at least 20 million. If we add the box office in other cities..."
Before he finished settling the accounts, Yu Dong couldn't help laughing as he thought about the bright future.
"Not bad, really not bad. It's commendable that your first movie from Wenhua has achieved such good results. You, Mr. Yu, have made an indelible contribution."
Yu Dong waved his hand and said, "I've only been here for a few days. This has little to do with me. This is all thanks to everyone."
"Don't be modest. Everyone has a share of the credit, but as the leader, you deserve the greatest credit."
While the two were talking, the young people next to them finished ordering their dishes. Yan Kaifu excitedly said to Yu Dong, "Brother Yu, we went to see the premiere of Party A and Party B a few days ago. It was so funny. The movie was so interesting."
Wang Yongsheng smiled and said, "Look, this is the true voice of the masses!"
Yu Dong also laughed and said, "I feel relieved with your approval. I will have a drink with you guys later!"
The happy smiles on the faces of several young people suddenly disappeared, and they waved their hands repeatedly, "No more drinking, no more drinking, we have to finish the manuscript tonight!"
Yu Dong has been working at Wenhua Film and Television for almost three months. He has had two meals with everyone. His alcohol tolerance is really scary. These young people can't even hold two glasses of white wine, so they have to drink more every time.
Seeing that no one wanted to drink, Yu Dong smiled and said, "Then don't drink. It just so happens that I've been drinking a lot recently, so I might as well take care of my stomach!"
Without the pressure of drinking, the atmosphere at the table became cheerful again.
After the meal, everyone separated.
After running around outside for more than a month, Yu Dong finally returned home. His parents were watching TV and were surprised to see him back.
The mother sniffed and found that Yu Dong didn't drink today. She said happily: "Why didn't you drink today?"
"I've been drinking outside for a month, and you won't let me take a break after coming back?"
Yu Dong sat down on the sofa, and his mother quickly stood up, "I'll heat up some food for you."
"No, I've eaten outside."
His eyes were fixed on the TV. On the screen was playing "Zhengda Variety Show", in which Ge You and Liu Bei participated.
My father asked, "This 'Party A and Party B' is the movie that your company produced, right?"
"Well, I came back just in time, otherwise I would have almost forgotten that the show was broadcast today. Didn't you see the tickets I gave you?" Yu Hua asked when he heard his father's question.
The father glanced at the mother and said, "Your mother gave them away!"
Yu Dong looked at his mother helplessly. Giving away the movie tickets was certainly not a sign of helpfulness, but rather a blatant show-off by his mother.
The mother scolded both the father and the son.
"Don't talk, just watch TV!"
"Watch TV!"
At Lin Weimin's home, Little Doubao was watching TV and was restless, running around on the floor. Tao Huimin couldn't help but grab her and scolded her with a stern face.
Unfortunately, this kind of bluffing could not scare the girl at all. As soon as Tao Huimin let her go, the little girl started running around the living room again.
Tao Huimin said with a headache: "This girl doesn't look like a girl at all."
"It's not a bad thing for a child to be a little angry. It would be more worrying for you if she was sick all day long like Lin Daiyu," said Lin Weimin.
While talking about her daughter's personality, Tao Huimin remembered something else: "There will be a New Year's Eve party at their kindergarten in a few days. You can go with them."
"I won't go, right?" Lin Weimin said.
It's not that he was too busy with work to spare time to attend his daughter's kindergarten party, he was just afraid that going would cause trouble to the kindergarten, and even more afraid that it would affect his daughter.
"It doesn't matter. Your daughter's name is Lin Qianxun, and not many people are called that. People have long known that her father is a great writer." Tao Huimin joked.
"Oh well."
Two days later, Lin Weimin and Tao Huimin came to Beihai Kindergarten together to attend the New Year's Eve party.
Beihai Kindergarten is the best public kindergarten in Xicheng District. Lin Weimin and his wife have no intention of pushing their child too hard. They sent their child to this kindergarten just because of the good school environment.
The name of the kindergarten is "Beihai", so it is naturally related to Beihai. Beihai Kindergarten is located in the Xiancantan of Beihai Park, a royal garden of the Qing Dynasty. It has red walls and black tiles, and the garden is shaded by green trees and surrounded by flowers, creating a quiet environment.
Today is the day before the New Year's Day holiday. Normally, people should be working, but quite a few parents came for the New Year's Day party.
Mr. and Mrs. Lin Weimin are both talented and beautiful, and with the quirky, cute and adorable little Doubao, the family of three instantly became the focus of the party.
At the kindergarten party, the children are naturally the protagonists. All the programs are organized by the teachers and performed by the children. Of course, there are also programs prepared by the parents for the children.
The children’s programs, including recitation of ancient poems, singing of children’s songs and group dancing, were not very sophisticated, but their childish words, innocence and fun made people smile when watching them.
The parents' programs were interspersed between the children's programs. There are quite a few parents who are able to send their children to Beihai Kindergarten. They have given their all for the children today. Various programs emerged one after another. Even Tao Huimin performed a Yue Opera on stage, which aroused warm applause from many teachers, students and parents present.
Xiao Doubao stood at the front of the crowd, his face full of pride, "That's my mother!"
When Tao Huimin got off the stage, Xiao Doubao threw himself into her arms and said, "Mom, you are awesome!"
Tao Huimin kissed her little face lovingly and asked, "Can you tell mom what show you are going to perform this time?"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Doubao shook his head firmly, "No."
The kindergarten was going to hold a New Year's Eve party, and of course Xiao Doubao had to prepare a program, but she refused to tell her parents what she was going to perform.
Tao Huimin said helplessly: "You little girl, you have a real idea!"
The little bean curd grinned and said, "Mom, just watch. My show is really fun!"
After spending almost a year in kindergarten, Xiao Doubao has begun to act more and more like a grown-up kid.
Her show was scheduled last, which aroused the curiosity of Lin Weimin and his wife.
After waiting for a long time, the teacher who was the guest host announced: Next, please enjoy the performance of "Chihiro Fighting the Tiger", performed by all the members of Class 2.
When they heard the name of the program, Lin Weimin and Tao Huimin looked at each other and had a bad feeling.
A long time ago, there was no conflict in the forest, and the animals lived happily every day. But one day, a tiger came to the forest. He was cruel by nature and ate a small animal every day.
People in the forest are in a panic, and the animals are afraid that they will become food for the tiger. It is said that the female knight Lin Qianxun is very skilled in martial arts and can kill a tiger with her bare hands, so the animals, who are desperate, ask the female knight Lin Qianxun to help them subdue the tiger.
At the pleas of the small animals, the compassionate heroine Lin came to the forest and first tried to persuade the tiger. However, the cruel tiger not only did not listen to her advice, but also wanted to eat her. The heroine could no longer bear it and was forced to take action. In the end, she killed the tiger, and the forest returned to its former peace and tranquility.
Although it is just a miniature drama in kindergarten, the props and actors are well prepared.
The heroine Lin Qianxun was dressed in a tight outfit, a little fat boy dressed up as a tiger that eats small animals, and a group of children in Class 2 played the roles of monkeys and their descendants. After Xiao Doubao killed the tiger, they surrounded her and shouted "Long live the king".
The little bean-filled man stood among the monkeys, stepping on the tiger's corpse, with his hands on his waist, looking very majestic and arrogant.
Tao Huimin looked at her daughter who was so impressive on the stage and couldn't help but say to Lin Weimin: "Your daughter is so much like you!"
"Why is it like me?"
"Who else but your daughter could come up with such a crazy idea?"
Lin Weimin laughed. "She came up with this? Journey to the West + Wu Song Fighting the Tiger + The Fox Borrows the Tiger's Power?"
"Don't underestimate your precious daughter. She has a wide range of knowledge. Do you think all those cartoons, TV dramas, and fairy tales she watched were in vain?"
"She is worthy of being my daughter!" Lin Weimin was very pleased.
Tao Huimin said quietly, "Don't be happy so soon. Look at your daughter's behavior now. She's just like a big sister!"
Lin Weimin looked at his daughter who was showing off in the middle of the stage and smacked his lips.
This little girl is really a bit naughty!
(End of this chapter)
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