Chapter 159
Jiang Ning has never doubted his ability to take exams, no matter in his past life or this life.
Many people have said that she has good luck in her career, and she also admits that she is indeed lucky, but the premise for catching those good luck every time is that she has done a lot of homework in advance and is confident.
Compared to the unpredictable emotions that make people's emotions fluctuate from time to time, career is indeed something she can control.
She also never thought that there was anything wrong with women holding power. If they don't fight for it, then who will speak up for women, who will fight for more rights for women, and how can we ensure that the rights that women have now will not be eroded and exploited bit by bit in the future, just like in ancient times?
This is what Jiang Ning fears.
The power they have now was bought by countless female ancestors with their blood for future generations. Why don’t they fight for it? Why give up what they can fight for?
Therefore, as long as she can, she will try her best to fight for it, even if there are all kinds of suppression and obstruction, she will enjoy it like a warrior on the battlefield.
Perhaps in the entire river of history, she was as weak as a speck of dust, unable to cause any waves, but she tried her best.
After Jiang Ning made the decision, she felt relieved and the smile on her face became genuine.
Song Peifeng saw her and asked her what was wrong and why she was so happy.
Jiang Ning smiled and shared with him, "I have decided to stay in Beijing and take the civil service exam in the future."
She knew that Song Peifeng would definitely pursue a career in politics in the future, but he had his own path and it would not affect her own path.
None of them had to give in to anyone else. There were so many outstanding and excellent women among our ancestors, and they did not say that they had to give way to their husbands and become their vassals.
It would be best if she could have all of them. If not, and she has to choose between career and relationship, she will definitely choose career over relationship.
Of course, all these flashed through her mind in a flash. When she raised her eyes, she was already looking at Song Peifeng with a smile.
Song Peifeng didn't think there was anything wrong with her choice. He even had the idea of staying in the capital with her in the future, becoming revolutionary comrades, and moving forward hand in hand.
Jiang Ning only mentioned a future career direction, but he had already thought about their future life as a revolutionary partner, where they could discuss things together.
Such a combination is very common in his family circle, and it may even be what his ideal family relationship should be like.
The final exams are coming. Although Song Peifeng and Jiang Ning have attended many courses in their respective schools this year, they do not need to take the exams together this year. They will have to wait until next year when they enter school with the new students. If they have already completed the courses, they can take the exams in advance.
Director Yu also brought his creative team to Shanghai for a promotional roadshow.
At the same time, the magazine "Wuxia" and its posters began to be posted in newsstands, train stations, and bookstores at school gates across the country, promoting the idea of "Congratulations to the movie "White Snake", which is adapted from Ning Meng's work "White Snake Cultivation", and will be released nationwide on January 21, 1998. Stay tuned!" '
Not only major newsstands, but also bookstores cooperating with the publishing house have hung up this promotional poster. In addition to congratulating Ning Meng on the release of the movie version of "White Snake", the complete collector's edition of "White Snake Cultivation" and the collector's edition of "Song Dynasty" are also placed in the most conspicuous positions in major bookstores. Under the huge and conspicuous poster, there are piles of beautifully printed books, and it is said that signed editions are also mixed in. It depends on the luck of book lovers to see who can buy Ning Meng's autographed edition.
Ever since the rumor spread on the internet that Ning Meng might be beautiful enough to play the heroine in "White Snake", or fall so hard that she could play the roles of Xu Xian and Ming Yue, Ning Meng's readers, both male and female, have become even more enthusiastic and crazy. This enthusiasm and madness is more like a kind of following the trend and playing with memes. "Ning Meng" is no longer just the name of an author, but more like a fashion label. If you don't participate in this hot topic and don't know this meme, you're OUT. Young people at this time are all fashion trendsetters at the forefront of the times. Who would admit that they have bumps?
Those who bought signed books showed off like crazy on the Internet.
In this era, online forums are definitely the latest and most fashionable thing.
Jiang Song is an Internet trendsetter of this era. He goes online for nothing else but playing games and occasionally browsing forums. Naturally, he came across this movie and also saw the movie posters on the Internet.
The movie poster is a photo taken by netizens in a bookstore. The picture is not big and a little blurry. On the poster, except for the female lead White Snake, Xu Xian and the actors Fahai who have the largest photos in the front, Tong Jingang and Jiang Bai occupy the back corner of the promotional poster and their photos are also the smallest.
Jiang Song just took a look and didn't look at it again. When the girl next to him saw it, she pulled Jiang Song and acted coquettishly, and made an appointment with him in advance to go to the movies with him.
She is not Jiang Song’s girlfriend. Jiang Song’s girlfriend is taking her final exams at school at this time.
Jiang Songming knew that she was not his girlfriend, but he could not stand girls acting like spoiled brats like this, so he nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, let's wait until the movie is released and go watch it."
The girl excitedly raised her little finger: "Pink!"
Jiang Song was amused and confused by the girl's childish behavior, but he was also very pleased with the girl's admiration and love for him. He stretched out his long and big hand and hooked his fingers with the girl's not-so-delicate fingers.
But he still made an agreement with her in advance: "It's winter vacation on the day the movie is released, and I will definitely pick up my girlfriend. You can choose a time later."
The girl was about to cry, but she said sensibly: "I know you want to accompany your sister-in-law. I'm just your sister. It's okay for me." She said coquettishly: "You can also bring your sister-in-law to watch it together~"
Jiang Song could not stand girls acting so tenderly and coquettishly with him. He would lose his mind once they acted coquettishly and even think that what the girl said was right. She was just a sister and it was nothing to bring her girlfriend to watch a movie with everyone.
He even wanted to invite two good friends over so that they could watch the movie and have dinner together.
He has had outstanding looks since he was a child. Not to mention during school years, even when he was in the village, the girls in the village all liked to play with him. He had countless female friends, all of whom were his good friends. Even when they were eighteen or nineteen years old, at the age of marriage, they still couldn't forget about him, but were too shy to say it out, and only hid this secret love deep in their hearts, leaving only pure friendship.
There are always girls around Jiang Song. He gets along well with each of them. Whenever they ask him for help, he is always there and is warm and considerate. But at the same time, he knew very well who his girlfriend was. His girlfriend was always the first in his heart. As for the other girls, he was like a straight man and they all had to give way to his girlfriend.
Seeing the girl so coquettishly and timidly acting like a spoiled child with him, asking him to bring his girlfriend to watch a movie together, he thought it was feasible, and he also thought the girl was silly and cute, so he couldn't help but stretch out his big hand to rub the girl's hair: "Silly girl."
The girl just giggled and continued to play games with him, praising him in every way she spoke.
Director Yu hasn't even finished his promotional roadshow with his creative team yet, but the Internet is already abuzz with discussions about the upcoming release of the movie "White Snake", and everyone is eager to go to the cinema to support Lemon Studios.
The most popular movie in cinemas at this moment is "Party A and Party B", which has just been released for less than a month. This movie is also adapted from the work of a currently popular male author. The actors in it are all big names in the film industry. This movie, which is also advertised as a New Year's film, has soared at the box office since its release. Now, after more than 20 days of release, it has already raked in nearly 20 million at the box office. The winter vacation is about to come, and the box office is expected to soar further.
The movie "White Snake" has avoided the period when the film's momentum was the fastest, but reached the peak of viewing traffic, which was January 21, the first day of the winter vacation.
Readers of Lemon Tree who have been waiting for the release of this movie have been waiting for this day for a long time. The movie was released in the evening. Readers of "White Snake Cultivation" from all over the country knew the specific date and time of the release early on from "Martial Arts" and bookstore posters. Many students who had just finished their exams and needed to relax ran to the cinema after dinner.
Some brought their younger brothers and sisters, and some were their good female classmates or good friends.
These students had no interest in movies like "Party A and Party B" and directly asked for movie tickets for "White Snake".
Fifteen yuan for a movie ticket is a lot of money for many people at that time, but for some people in the city, it is an affordable expense. Even in some town cinemas, there are many people who have worked outside for a year and go home for blind dates at the end of the year. They go to the movies with their blind dates or fashionable buddies.
That night, Director Yu did not sleep all night, anxiously waiting for the box office results from the first day of release.
Although during the roadshow, Peking University students gave very good reviews to the movie "White Snake", and subsequent reactions also said that it was a good movie and they would take the whole family to watch it, but with the excellent work "Party A and Party B" in front, and both being winter vacation movies, Director Yu was still very worried about the box office of "White Snake". He was afraid that under the influence of "Party A and Party B", the movie would be completely suppressed like other movies released at the same time.
At that time, the Internet and communications were not as developed as in later generations. The only first-day box office he could see was the box office in Beijing, which was the base camp of the main creative team of the movie "Party A and Party B".
Director Yu's wife saw her husband was so anxious, so she poured him a glass of water and said, "You've been busy for so long, go get some sleep, I'll call you when the box office figures come out."
Director Yu rubbed his face and said to his wife, "I'm not sleepy. Make me a cup of strong tea."
The total investment for this film was seven million, and he invested hundreds of thousands of dollars himself. It can be said that he invested all his fortune. Not only that, he also borrowed a lot of money, which made him nervous and unimportant.
Starting from six or seven in the morning, he kept making phone calls, asking about the first day's box office, but many people had not yet gone to work, so there was no point in him being anxious.
His expectations for the first day's box office had already reached the lowest point, but he did not expect that at around eight o'clock, his friend finally called him.
The first-day box office of "White Snake" was unexpectedly high.
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