After the banquet, Jiang Xia and Lin Yanwan, as guests, played for a while before going home. Zhou Lu had to leave even earlier, leaving only Shen Ying at home.
Logically, Wang Ming should have taken Shen Ying to the hotel by now, but Li Weiya casually asked, "Yingying, are you settling into the hotel?"
"Hmm, I'm getting used to it." Shen Ying nodded gently.
"What about summer vacation? Have you decided where you'll be staying?"
Shen Ying hesitated slightly. A hotel room costs 500 yuan a night. It's okay for two or three days, but if you stay longer, a month's salary won't be enough to cover it.
“There’s a room available at Yanwan’s place now, or I can stay in her dorm,” she said.
"No need for that trouble, Yingying, you can stay here," Li Weiya said with a smile.
Shen Ying was stunned, while Wang Ming nodded frantically beside her.
He absolutely refused to let his girlfriend stay at his best friend's house. Although staying in the Tsinghua University dormitory would solve the problem, it was too inconvenient.
Shen Ying looked at the only two bedrooms in the house, one for the mother and one for the son. Even if she lived here, there wouldn't be enough room.
Should we let her live with Wang Ming right now?
She suddenly recalled the ambiguous scene between the two of them at the hotel that morning, and how Li Weiya had secretly prepared a small umbrella, so it wasn't impossible.
If I really shared a bed with Wang Ming every day, wouldn't I have no secrets left?
"Auntie... there's not enough room here..." she hesitated.
Wang Ming also looked at his mother. He couldn't very well let the two of them live together now, could he? Although he didn't mind and was actually quite happy, Shen Ying definitely wouldn't agree.
"I'll tidy up the living room in a bit. Amin will sleep on the sofa this summer, and Yingying, you can sleep in his room."
Before Shen Ying could speak, Wang Ming nodded in agreement.
"Mom, I can sleep on the sofa."
"What you say is useless; Yingying has to agree." Li Weiya passed the ball back to Shen Ying with a smile.
Shen Ying looked at Wang Ming, then at Li Weiya. On one side was her boyfriend's expectant gaze, and on the other was her future mother-in-law's goodwill. For a moment, she didn't know how to refuse.
Moreover, now that you've already met the parents, staying at a friend's house seems reasonable.
With his aunt watching over him, that guy probably won't do anything reckless.
“Yingying, what do you think? If we live together, we can go to and from get off work together, and it will be more convenient for me to cook,” Li Weiya said with a smile.
Shen Ying was somewhat tempted. If she agreed, wouldn't that mean she could start living the life of a married woman ahead of time?
Living and working with one's future mother-in-law before even getting married is a relatively overwhelming experience for anyone.
"Um, Auntie, can I move in tomorrow? My luggage is still at the hotel," she said, blushing.
Huh?!
Wang Ming grinned. Living under the same roof with his girlfriend for two months, this was really something!
“Of course, just have him do the hard labor.” Li Weiya smiled slightly.
She glanced at her son, a slight smile playing on her lips: "How was it, son? Mom did a great job helping him out, didn't she?"
At nine o'clock in the evening, Wang Ming escorted Shen Ying back to the hotel. The two walked slowly hand in hand, enjoying the gentle night breeze.
“Now I finally understand why Lao Jiang always liked to hold his sister-in-law’s hand while taking walks back then,” Wang Ming suddenly said.
"Why?"
"Because holding the hand of someone you like brings immense satisfaction." He smiled, and his genuine happiness was clearly visible in his sincere eyes.
Shen Ying said softly, "I like it too."
Before they knew it, the two had returned to the hotel. The couple, deeply in love, hugged each other in the room for a long time before reluctantly parting.
"Ying, I'll head back now. See you tomorrow."
See you tomorrow, you idiot.
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The following day, at Tsinghua Science Park.
Li Weiya received good news from the Golden Dragon Awards: Tom and Jerry has been nominated for several awards. They hope that the creators of Tom and Jerry, or the official team of Qitian Animation, can attend the awards ceremony.
"Xia, you're the perfect candidate to attend the Animation Golden Dragon Awards ceremony." Li Weiya pushed open the door to Jiang Xia's office, bringing the good news she had just received.
Jiang Xia was drawing storyboards for Slam Dunk when he heard this. He looked up, a look of delight on his face: "Oh? Tom and Jerry got nominated?"
"I sent you the email via QQ. You can see for yourself that there are still several."
Jiang Xia opened the unread email and saw that "Tom and Jerry" had been nominated for Best Animated Feature Film, Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Series, Best Academy Animation, Best Children's Animation, and Best Animated Character.
Although I knew Tom and Jerry was sure to win, I was still a little surprised to see so many nominations at once.
"so much?"
“Don’t you see how popular Tom and Jerry has been on TV ever since it started airing? Every season has been a ratings smash!” Li Weiya laughed.
Jiang Xia was speechless. The status of Tom and Jerry in China is now unshakable. The quirky Tom and Jerry have won the hearts of almost everyone, young and old, and have a large number of fans across all age groups.
Not to mention the official version, even the dialect versions are more popular than many other animations. Therefore, it is only natural that Tom and Jerry received so many nominations when it was already the most popular.
Where will the awards ceremony be held?
"It's in the capital, on July 20th."
Li Weiya smiled and said, "The organizer of this Golden Dragon Award is the State Administration of Radio and Television, in conjunction with the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts, the Animation School of the Communication University of China, and several comic magazines. Our D-site and some online media are co-organizers."
"Hmm... okay, I'll go then." Jiang Xia nodded in agreement.
Since it's in the capital, it's easy to handle. If it were in another province, he would have to send someone else.
To be honest, the Golden Dragon Award doesn't offer generous rewards. Even winning the gold award in a major category only earns you 20,000 yuan, while in a minor category it's only a few thousand.
However, the true value of the Golden Dragon Award, as a domestic animation award with wide influence and appeal, lies not in the rewards but in the honor that is universally recognized throughout the country.
This is something that money can't buy.
"Godmother, will you come with me?"
"I'll pass, you go with Yanwan. Oh, I forgot to mention, you were nominated for Best Animation Director, and Yanwan was nominated for Best Animation Voice Acting."
"ha?"
Jiang Xia really couldn't hold back this time. It seems that in this parallel world, the quality of domestic animation is really bad. Just one Tom and Jerry has overshadowed all other animations of the same period.
He forgot that the reason Tom and Jerry was considered the pinnacle of animation in his previous life was entirely because it had won or been nominated for numerous Academy Awards.
In the current environment where domestic animation works vary greatly in quality, it completely crushed its competitors upon release.
(End of this chapter)
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