Chapter 205 Looking Back at the Documentary Filming
In the early morning of May in Beijing, the weather is mild and comfortable, and the air is fresh and pleasant.
Although it was a rest day, everyone at the Haiyu Food Factory got up early, put on their most respectable clothes, and gathered at the factory gate.
"Everyone is here, we can arrange their seats." Zhang Wenxin closed the employee roster and walked to Qi Er's side.
Qi Er nodded, and began to shout to guide people of different heights to the designated positions, arranging the team in a trapezoidal shape to ensure that everyone could appear completely in the frame.
Everyone moved according to his instructions and kept a straight posture after standing still.
"Don't take pictures! Me! I'm not there yet!" Qi Er was focusing in front of the tripod, and Chen Zhao ran over in a gray Zhongshan suit.
Yu Zhile waved at him and said, "Come on, don't waste time."
Chen Zhao sat down beside her, wiped the sweat from his forehead and adjusted his breathing.
"Everyone, look at my finger." Qi Er stood behind the camera and directed them. Then the shutter sounded, "Okay, don't be so serious for the next one. Everyone, smile."
With another click, everyone's smiling faces were frozen in the film.
Afterwards, everyone dispersed, and Qi Er and his colleagues followed Yu Zhile, Zhang Wenxin and Chen Zhao back to the administrative building.
"Sister-in-law, I revised some of the outlines last night. I plan to go to Jiang Province in mid-August to shoot the scene of the ocean-going team docking." Qi Er handed over a thick notebook, "Is it convenient for you to coordinate the time? If possible, I will book the tickets at that time."
Yu Zhile took it, confirmed the exact date, and nodded.
Qi Er came up with the idea of making a documentary for Haiyu Village two years ago and planned to continue filming for several years. The title of the film is "Looking Back and Moving Forward: Haiyu Village's Ten-Year Struggle".
Unfortunately, due to various reasons, the plan was delayed and was not actually implemented until this year.
The group photo was the first task in officially starting the documentary filming, and the second was to focus the camera on interviews with the two factory managers and some management.
As soon as the clapperboard was hit, the shooting officially began.
The assistant began to ask questions: "This year marks the sixth anniversary of the establishment of Haiyu Food Factory. The factory has been developing rapidly, and its products have been sold in more than half of the provinces. Can you two factory directors tell us about the development process of the Haiyu Village sideline group and what opportunity made you decide to develop a sideline business?"
"Of course." Zhang Wenxin smiled brightly and looked at the camera to tell about their process of moving from setting up a stall at the market to establishing a factory.
The following interview was conducted completely according to the script, with both sides asking and answering questions, and the process went very smoothly.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became stagnant until the assistant asked a question related to Yu Chuyue.
"The interview with the factory director ends here." Qi Er called a halt and turned to look at his colleagues. "Everyone has worked hard. Take a break for ten minutes before filming Comrade Chen Zhao again."
The assistant only then realized that he had taken the wrong first version of the script and apologized repeatedly.
"It's okay, you've worked hard too. There's tea prepared over there, you can moisten your throat, you still have work to do later." Yu Zhile comforted him.
After the assistant left, she looked at Zhang Wenxin from the side, and both of them smiled bitterly.
Those who went abroad with Yu Chuyue returned safely in the autumn of 1974, but she and Qin Yunbai continued to stay in the UK and there has been no news of them since then.
For a while, rumors about the two traitors were rife. Although there was no substantial evidence, the Qin family gradually quieted down, and Yu Chuyue's name was no longer easily mentioned around them.
The only thing Yu Zhile could be sure of was that she was still alive and in good health.
"Sister, Wenxin, have some tea." Chen Zhao approached to dispel the sad atmosphere, and then spread his hands and turned around twice to divert their attention. "How do you think of my clothes? Am I handsome?"
"New clothes made specifically for the documentary?" Yu Zhile asked.
Chen Zhao smiled mysteriously: "Half and half, there are other reasons, you guess."
As he spoke, he made a funny gesture of making a square with his fingers, trying his best to arouse their emotions.
Yu Zhile cooperated with him and asked with a smile: "Are we taking a group photo at the station today?"
"If you ask me, this kid must have a date." Zhang Wenxin interrupted.
Chen Zhao shook his index finger to deny their answers and said, "I will be running for a TV host this afternoon. The station is planning to try out a news broadcast in July."
Yu Zhile and the other two suddenly realized.
Chen Zhao didn't wait for them to speak, but began to introduce his opponents chatteringly, and did not stop until Qi Er and others returned to their seats.
After interviewing him, Qi Er and his team walked around the factory, filmed some clips of the employees' holiday life, and then randomly picked someone to ask some simple questions.
Chen Zhao rushed back to the city after lunch.
Yu Zhile only accompanied Qi Er and his group to take photos until the evening, then handed them over to Zhang Wenxin and took Zhou Yuesheng's car back to his home in the city.
"Any news about them?" she asked.
Zhou Yuesheng replied: "Still no."
Yu Zhile said "oh" and habitually opened the platform to check the butler's vital signs. Seeing that everything was normal, she felt relieved.
Before sending her off, she asked Xiaobao for a small conch to give to Yu Chuyue. After losing contact with Yu Chuyue, she could only confirm her safety in this way.
Then, as usual, she looked at the values on the panel and fell into deep thought, and began to think about the things that had been bothering her for the past two years. She couldn't figure out why the little conch had three normal but completely different states after falling into Yu Chuyue's hands.
"I'm going to make pickled cabbage, steamed sea bass and meatball soup tonight. Is there anything else you want to eat?" Zhou Yuesheng's voice brought her thoughts back to the present.
Yu Zhile pulled himself out of his emotion, tilted his head to look at him, and said with a smile: "No more, thank you, virtuous Captain Zhou."
"You're welcome. It's my honor to serve Director Yu." Zhou Yuesheng teased her seriously, "I'm waiting for Director Yu to support me in the future."
Yu Zhile chuckled and asked, "Then is there time in mid-August? Qi Er said he was going to the provincial capital to pick up the ocean-going team."
"If you can spare a week, I will go back with you." Zhou Yuesheng responded.
Yu Zhile should be good.
The car sped away, and the two chatted about what had happened around them recently, and soon arrived home.
Zhou Yuesheng rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen. Yu Zhile followed him and turned on the live broadcast, interacting with the audience from time to time.
In the past few years, she has been accumulating cloud coins through such fragmented opportunities. Zhou Yuesheng has also gotten used to it and will cooperate with her in displaying the ingredients.
"Two dishes and one soup are done. See you in the next home cooking live broadcast." Yu Zhile waved goodbye to the audience.
Zhou Yuesheng didn't know where the "camera" was, but he would do the same actions with her every time.
After dinner, the two went out for a walk to digest the food and enjoy the night breeze.
The warm and ordinary days are like the gurgling water, spring goes and autumn comes, and in the blink of an eye it is mid-August.
On the eve of departure, Yu Zhile was packing his clothes in the dormitory, and Lan Yuanyuan came to his door with his luggage.
"Le Le, I want to sleep with you tonight." She put down the small suitcase and sat down to help fold clothes.
Yu Zhile removed the loose threads from her collar and asked, "Didn't you say yesterday that you were going to the city to help with the tailoring of her skirt?"
In the summer of 1973, the brand she founded with Yu Wanqin, Lan Zai Jing, was born in Beijing and became very popular due to its unique style. As the clothes were expensive, the department store hoped that they could modify the size according to the needs of customers, so they discussed letting them register in their tailoring department, which provided them with a legal platform for custom-made clothes.
"The guest had a sudden appointment and changed the time, so I asked her to contact my aunt." said Lan Yuanyuan.
Yu Zhile understood, and spent most of the time listening to her talk. After turning off the lights and going to bed, they continued chatting.
"My dad wants me to develop in Hong Kong." Lan Yuanyuan sighed, "He said that there is more freedom there now, and I can have a better development. The studio, equipment and everything are all prepared for me."
Yu Zhile analyzed the pros and cons for her, and the two of them talked until midnight.
The next morning, Zhou Yuesheng came from the military region to pick someone up. As soon as he stopped the car, Yu Chi woke up in the back seat and ran to greet Yu Zhile and Lan Yuanyuan, with Papa and Moore following behind him.
At the age of eleven, his height was already as high as the girls’ ears. He had just completed the fifth grade of elementary school and started his last summer vacation in elementary school.
Yu Chi is different from Yu Yue, who loves studying and has excellent grades. His grades in basic subjects can be described as terrible, but he is like a fish in water in literature and art courses.
"Did you bring your sketchbook? And pens and paints?" Yu Zhile asked.
Yu Chi nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and replied, "I brought it. My brother-in-law bought me a new set two days ago, and I brought them all."
While the siblings were talking, everyone had already arrived. Qi Er got on Zhou Yuesheng's car, while his companions were taken to the train station by Ge Tai, who drove the factory truck.
The train rattled along for a whole day before finally stopping in the provincial capital of Jiang Province. Yu Peilan and He Youan were the ones to pick them up again.
Knowing that Qi Er and his companions were here to shoot a documentary, they were very enthusiastic. They first took them to a guesthouse to store their luggage, and then invited them to the most famous state-owned restaurant in the provincial capital to eat local specialties.
As night fell, the group returned to their residence after eating and drinking, and got up at dawn the next day.
The ocean-going team's harvest broke records every year, attracting more and more people to pick them up. Therefore, when they arrived with their equipment, the dock was already packed with people. Fortunately, Qi Er had contacted the shipyard and the provincial newspaper in advance, and finally found a good position, so he didn't miss this grand event.
Yu Chi did not go to the front line to squeeze in, but found a high position to overlook, and captured this lively scene on his canvas.
On that day, no one stayed in the provincial capital and went back to Haidong Town without stopping.
"The old branch secretary worked with nearby villages to build a road, which not only made it convenient for the surrounding villages to transport seafood to Haiyu Village, but also made it convenient for the village's canned food to be shipped out." Yu Baiwei answered the crew's questions.
As they approached the village entrance, the first thing that caught their eyes was three refrigerated trucks lined up in a row, followed by the old branch secretary and village cadres who came to greet them.
"You're finally back." The old branch secretary smiled and came forward to greet Yu Zhile, his eyes particularly kind. "The yard has been cleaned all the time. Go back and put the package away first."
Yu Zhile hugged him and said, "Wen Xin and Ge Tai will be back during the Autumn Harvest Party."
The old branch secretary nodded yes repeatedly with a smile on his face.
The roads in the village have also been repaired and expanded as much as possible, while retaining the various flowers and plants that Du Nanzhi had previously sent.
The clean and beautiful environment made the crew members exclaim in amazement.
Apart from the fruit trees growing stronger and taller, not much has changed in the Yu family courtyard. The swing and bread kiln are both well maintained.
After returning to the familiar place, Papa and Moore changed their quiet appearance of the past two days and started jumping around.
After a short break, everyone went to the sideline group's courtyard. The layout here has not changed, but the space has expanded a lot. The area of the sideline group's courtyard next door has doubled, and several more production lines have been added.
The meals were prepared by the people at the food stalls. They used different methods to prepare a table full of seasonal seafood, which Qi Er's friends enjoyed very much.
As soon as they put down their chopsticks, they saw Zhang Xiaoyun running out of the yard like a gust of wind.
"What's wrong with Xiaoyun? Why is she running so fast?" Lan Yuanyuan was curious.
Old Chen explained: "The state-owned restaurant has been very busy recently. Hailan and her friends get off work at around 7 o'clock every day, and she rushes back to cook for her mother."
"Don't they get off work until after dinner?" Lan Yuanyuan felt strange.
Mr. Chen didn't know the reason either, so he just shook his head.
Yu Zhile seemed to be thinking about something, but she didn't have the energy to figure out the reason in the next few days. She and Lan Yuanyuan took turns to introduce the scenes, and accompanied them to shoot shrimp ponds, kelp breeding racks, production lines and clothing production teams according to the script. She also had to help them translate the local accent into Mandarin when they interviewed the elderly in the village.
It was not until they were about to follow the transport team members that the two of them found time to visit Hu Lan and Hu Lao San at the State-owned Hotel.
The situation in the state-owned hotel was more serious than they had imagined.
As soon as they entered the door, they saw a stranger sitting with his legs crossed and yelling at Hu Laosan, directing the people of Haiyu Village to do things. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was deliberately targeting them.
"Hu Lan, there are guests, why don't you greet them?" the man ordered.
When Hu Lan saw Yu Zhile and the others, her rolling eyes turned into a smile and she said, "You two are so busy, you finally came to see us."
Because of the time difference, Zhang Hailan and her friends were unable to meet them. They also threw away the rags and brooms in their hands and surrounded them.
The man exhaled from his nose and was about to speak when he was interrupted by the sound of Hu Laosan slamming the table. Finally, he snorted and ran to the private room on the second floor to slack off.
Seeing that they all looked tired, Yu Zhile said, "Why don't you resign and come back to Beijing with me? The food factory is planning to build a new production line and is in great need of manpower."
"Expansion? Really?" Zhang Hailan's eyes lit up.
She never forgot her original idea and wanted to reunite with her sisters, but because the Jingshi Food Factory had no plans to recruit people, she was too embarrassed to ask.
Hu Shuang and Wen Wanbai are both in Beijing, so Hu Laosan naturally wants to move, but he doesn't know what he can do on the production line.
"Really? I'm going back to Beijing the day after tomorrow. You can come with me." Yu Zhile responded and turned around to make a suggestion, "Brother Hu San can work in the cafeteria. We're also short of people."
She also understood the factory's personnel arrangements and found jobs for several people right away.
Hu Laosan looked around the store, gritted his teeth, made a decision, and resigned on the spot.
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