Seeing Lao Tan's confident demeanor, Yan Xiaonan was completely relieved. When she had time, she would go to her space to find some picture album templates unique to this era.
Then, the classic passages and most beautiful paragraphs from the book "Educated Youth" were depicted and made into picture albums, small photos, and souvenirs to sell.
"Nan Nan, you can start preparing the new script. I expect the second TV series to finish filming in August this year. We can't afford to have a gap in production," Dean Tan said.
"How about we write a short script and turn it into a movie?" Yan Xiaonan asked.
"Sure, it would be best to write a few more. Anyway, there aren't many words. Just think about the plot, and it should be done quickly." Dean Tan felt reassured after receiving the response.
Yan Xiaonan already had some storylines in mind, including those set in college, those about mindless romance, and those about elites preparing for war. She could write them all.
Of course, it would be great if it could be made into a fantasy TV series; look how high the ratings were for "The Legend of the White Snake."
Ye Chenming tugged at Yan Xiaonan's hand and said, "Actually, I can write things too, like documentaries."
Yan Xiaonan's eyes lit up. However, the success of a documentary depends on what it records. If it's too far removed from the lives of ordinary people, it won't get any viewers.
"I write documentaries about children growing up. I have three children myself," Ye Chenming said proudly.
Yan Xiaonan perked up; compared to animated films, documentaries with flesh and blood are probably more appealing.
Dean Tan returned home satisfied. After the New Year, their TV series would be able to make money.
Yan Xiaonan took a complete four-day rest, during which she also took Grandma Yan and Village Chief Ma to visit the film and television base.
When Village Chief Ma saw that Mushroom Village actually existed in the film and television base, he was so excited that he kept asking Yan Xiaonan to take pictures of them as souvenirs.
Yan Xiaonan smiled and took a lot of photos for them, promising to send them back once they were developed.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, after welcoming the God of Wealth, Yan Xiaonan and her grandmother went to Bei Nan's three-courtyard house.
Today, Village Chief Ma and his group are leaving Beijing to return to Mushroom Village. Grandma Yan has prepared a lot of snacks and delicacies from Beijing for them, as well as several large bags of clothes.
Mrs. Ma could tell at a glance how valuable these clothes were, but she accepted them generously. Since Old Madam Yan had given them to her, it proved that she had the means to do so.
Southwest and Duoduo also arrived at the three-courtyard house in North South with large and small bags. It turned out that Duoduo wanted to go back with Village Chief Ma and the others.
He misses his maternal grandparents a little. His paternal grandparents have so many children to keep them company, so they are not lonely, but his maternal grandparents only have him.
Village Chief Ma patted Duo Duo's head and sighed inwardly that he was indeed a child with a conscience. As long as the child's foundation is not crooked, he will surely grow into a towering tree in the future.
"Father, Mother, eldest brother, second brother, can you stay and play for a few more days?" Ma Minghua was very reluctant to part with them.
"Alright, your parents know you're doing well in the capital, that's enough. You need to stay with Nan Nan and don't cause any trouble, understand?" Aunt Ma said sternly.
Ma Minghua pouted. Her mother was really something. She had been playing with Nan Nan since she was a child. When had she ever done anything reckless?
Once everyone arrived at the train station, Ma Mingchun looked at Yan Xiaonan and said, "Nannan, thank you for taking care of my sister. If you have time, come back and visit Mushroom Village. It's completely different from before."
Yan Xiaonan's consciousness spread, and she clearly saw the longing in her grandmother's eyes, which made her heart ache.
She vowed that once the real estate and securities exchanges opened, she would definitely accompany her grandmother back to Mushroom Village.
The car horn sounded, and Ma Da Sao reached out from the car window and tightly grasped Grandma Yan's hand: "Aunt Yan, we're waiting for you to come back."
Yan Xiaonan quickly helped Grandma Yan up. Even if the train started moving slowly, it would be too much for a woman in her nineties to handle.
Grandma Yan suddenly said to Yan Xiaonan, "Nannan, those photos..."
Although Grandma Yan didn't know how to express it, Yan Xiaonan already understood what Grandma Yan meant.
He quickly pulled a large stack of photos from his pocket; they were of them at their Vancouver estate and vineyard.
There are also photos taken in the presidential suite, and photos of lying on a deck chair on a Southeast Asian beach drinking a blue beverage.
“Auntie, these are some photos my grandmother took at the Beinan Manor in the foreign country before the Lunar New Year. You can take them back and take a look. We can return them to you when we come back,” Yan Xiaonan said.
"Foreign?" Mrs. Ma was startled and quickly flipped through the photos in her hand, forgetting to say goodbye to Grandma Yan.
As the train gradually drove away, Yan Xiaonan helped Grandma Yan up and said, "Grandma, you're getting cocky, aren't you?"
Grandma Yan's face was all wrinkled from smiling. She couldn't help it; happiness had to be shared with others, otherwise she really couldn't sleep.
Duoduo looked at the photos on the small table and felt a little sad. If he were in Beijing, his aunt would definitely take him there.
Not to mention Tianru and the others, look, Fu Bao went, Yan Li went, and Tie Jun went too. If I were there, I definitely could have gone too.
But none of the people on the train cared about Duo Duo's lingering resentment; they were all captivated by the foreign scenery.
"My God, this is Bei Nan's estate overseas. Bei Nan has really made a fortune."
Ma Mingyuan felt somewhat displeased; his childhood friend had changed in his eyes.
You should know that he has always looked down on the North and South. Apart from the South, only the Southeast in the Yan family can compare to him.
So he studied hard and followed in Southeast's footsteps until he also got into the school Southeast was studying.
He went from being a rural lad to having a county-level household registration, and because he was a college graduate, he also got a good job.
He married a wife he loved, had two obedient children, and bought a three-bedroom apartment. He lived a happy and fulfilling life.
But all this sense of superiority lost its meaning when he arrived at the three-courtyard house in Beinan.
He really wanted to ask how much this three-courtyard house was worth, but he didn't dare to, because he was worried that the gap between him and Bei Nan would widen.
I originally thought the gap wasn't that big, and that if he worked harder, he might be able to catch up.
But the manor in those photos shattered his dreams completely. Ma Mingyuan knew that even if he tried to catch up with it barefoot, he would never succeed.
That's how people are. When the gap isn't too big, they think that if they try harder, they still have a chance to win. But once the gap widens to the point where you can only look up to them, they lose all desire to catch up.
Village Chief Ma saw his eldest son's expression and a slight smile appeared on his lips. This lad, who had always been arrogant, had finally been completely defeated by Bei Nan.
Living in the county town, the young man didn't have many opportunities to hear stories from the north and south, but had he heard enough?
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