"Mingqi, we are all hungry. Is the food ready?" It was almost one o'clock now, and Zhang Qiurui asked while touching his stomach.
"It's been ready for a long time. We're just waiting for you to come back for dinner." Zhang Mingqi replied with a smile, leading everyone into the courtyard.
Inside the courtyard, a warm and familiar atmosphere hits you, and the strong Beijing flavor is revealed between the blue bricks and gray tiles.
The courtyard has been cleaned spotlessly, and several pots of blooming plum blossoms stand proudly in the cold wind, adding a bit of vitality and warmth to this winter afternoon.
Everyone sat in the spacious and bright main room. The table was filled with sumptuous dishes, steaming hot and fragrant.
"Xiao Jin, Hong Jie, Yi Mou, and Chang Wei, these are the train tickets I bought for you, take them." Zhang Qiurui had asked the editor-in-chief of People's Literature to buy their tickets home a long time ago and asked Mingqi to pick them up. During the meal, Zhang Qiurui took them out and handed them to everyone.
The train tickets I bought this time were all soft sleeper tickets, which are much more comfortable than hard sleeper tickets. The prices are also much higher, and most of the tickets I bought are for tomorrow.
"Qiu Rui, when are you going back?" Zhang Yimou asked while eating.
"We'll go back the day after tomorrow. Teacher Situ wants to talk to me about something tomorrow, so I have to go back to school.
It's a pity that Sister Lian, Miaomiao, and Huijun have gone home, and Zhuangzhuang and Brother Kai are also filming a movie, otherwise we could have asked them to come together." Zhang Qiurui thought of the friends who were unable to attend, and a trace of regret appeared on his face.
Perhaps from the moment they parted ways, they were destined to take different paths.
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The next day, Zhang Qiurui got up in the morning, had breakfast, and then took a bus to Zhuxinzhuang School.
We arrived at around nine in the morning. Winter vacation had already started, and only a few students who had not returned home were left.
The school seemed a little deserted.
"Teacher Situ." Zhang Qiurui came to the teacher's office and knocked on the door. He saw Situ Zhaodun sitting at the desk with a thick book in his hand and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose. He looked elegant and solemn.
The office is neat and tidy, and the bookshelves are filled with a variety of books and teaching materials, revealing a strong academic atmosphere.
"Student Zhang Qiurui, you are here. Please sit down." When Situ Zhaodun saw his favorite student, a smile appeared on his face. He quickly asked Zhang Qiurui to sit on the chair opposite him. He stood up and made tea for her.
"Classmate Zhang Qiurui, how are you guys doing in Hong Kong? Have you all joined the crew to participate in the filming? How big is Golden Harvest? How is Hong Kong?" After Situ Zhaodun made tea for Zhang Qiurui, he asked a barrage of questions.
After Zhang Qiurui and his team went to Hong Kong, they wrote a letter to contact each other once, but that was just to report that they were safe, so Situ Zhaodun didn't know that Zhang Qiurui and his team were filming a movie and setting up a company in Hong Kong.
“Golden Harvest is very large and can shoot three or four movies at the same time, which is much larger than domestic studios.
Not to mention Hong Kong, with its tall buildings, bustling traffic, and prosperity that is dizzying.
I shot two films in Hong Kong this year. One of them was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival, and I will fly to Berlin in February to attend the opening ceremony.
"Sister Hong also filmed a movie in Hong Kong. The six of us also set up a company in Hong Kong—Hai Kuo Tian Kong Films." Zhang Qiurui said to Situ Zhaodun in a calm tone.
"What? You filmed two movies in Hong Kong, and one of them was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival, one of the three major international film festivals? Classmate Li Shaohong also filmed a movie? You opened a company?" But when these words fell into Situ Zhaodun's ears, it was like thunder out of the blue, shocking Situ Zhaodun completely.
Situ Zhaodun's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, and the tea formed delicate ripples around the rim of the cup. It was obvious that he was so shocked by the sudden good news that he could hardly control himself.
"This... this is simply incredible! You have achieved such extraordinary results in such a short period of time.
Zhang Qiurui, you truly gave me a big surprise. I've always known you were capable and talented, but I never imagined you would shine so brightly on the international stage of Hong Kong.
After filming her second film, which was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival's main competition, is there any hope of winning an award? Li Shaohong has also become a director and filmed her first film.
"Good! Very good!" Situ Zhaodun's tone was full of emotion. He stood up and paced back and forth in the room, as if trying to calm the waves in his heart in this way.
When Zhang Qiurui, Li Shaohong, Hu Mei and others went to Hong Kong earlier, Situ Zhaodun was worried that they would not be able to adapt to the environment there as they were new there and would encounter various difficulties and challenges.
After all, although the Hong Kong film industry is prosperous, it is also highly competitive. Coupled with cultural differences and language barriers, every step may be difficult.
But now it seems that all the worries were unnecessary.
"Teacher, only God knows whether I can win the award or not. It depends on the choice of the Berlin Film Festival jury.
Teacher, you came to talk to me today about something. What is it?" Zhang Qiurui asked the purpose of coming to school today.
"Well, Director Xie Jing is interested in your novel The Garland at the Foot of the Mountain, and he wants to adapt it into a movie.
I was asked to ask you what you meant." Situ Zhaodun said after calming himself down.
"When is the filming planned? When will it be released?" Zhang Qiurui thought to himself.
Zhang Qiurui remembered that "The Garland under the Mountain" seemed to be filmed in 1984 or 1985. How come it was filmed so much earlier in this life?
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