In her haste, Xing's mother stood up from the sofa: "No way! Even getting a marriage certificate requires choosing an auspicious date. It's not something to be done casually. If you're in such a rush, what will Su Ya's family think? Let me tell you, weddings have a time frame. We need to set a date, send out invitations, and calculate how many people we need to invite and how many tables we need for the banquet."
"You're a factory manager, someone of importance in this area. You have to give your friends some time. Some invitations need to be delivered in person. You can't just call someone and say, 'I'm getting married tomorrow, come over!' Is that reasonable? You can offend even close friends."
"Then we won't notify anyone. We'll just tell a few relatives. Those who want to come can come, and those who don't have time can skip it."
As soon as Xing Baohua finished speaking, Xing's father slammed his hand on the coffee table and angrily rebuked, "How can such a big event as marriage be taken lightly?"
Seeing that the old man was getting angry, this fellow immediately made up a reason, saying, "The current conditions are not suitable. There are documents from above that prohibit extravagance and waste, and public officials are not allowed to drink alcohol during working hours, let alone use any pretext to give or receive gifts."
“I read the newspaper every day, how could I not know?” Mr. Xing retorted.
“This is a document, not a newspaper article. I am a member of the provincial committee, after all. If I were to get married, how could there be few people? This document was just issued, and I am going against the grain. If they don't target me, who will they target?”
It took a lot of effort to persuade the two elderly people to stop. Xing Ma's opinion was that no matter how anxious they were, they still had to look at the auspicious date and ask about it tomorrow morning.
Anyway, a few fortune tellers rented their houses.
Xing Baohua almost forgot that it seemed a few families in his parents' row of houses knew how to calculate fortunes. The older generation believed in this; whether it worked or not, they believed it first.
Choosing an auspicious day and time is something passed down from our ancestors, something ingrained in our bones, and generally speaking, it's really hard to change this concept.
Following his mother's wishes, Xing Baohua asked his family for the household registration booklet to register first.
The elderly couple couldn't sleep at night after spending the night at home, discussing the things Xing Baohua was handling, who to ask to act as a middleman, and the gifts to be delivered.
The new bride was brought in like this, which made her feel somewhat aggrieved. So, Xing's mother melted down the gold bracelet she had bought two years ago and used it to make a marriage certificate.
Anyway, the Xing family doesn't have any family heirlooms or anything like that. Their ancestors were all farmers, so where would they get any family heirlooms? Even if they did, they would have exchanged them for grain.
Anyway, Xing Baohua has plenty of money, so he can just buy it when the time comes.
Xing Baohua's pre-wedding preparations were rushed.
Although I was in a bit of a rush, I managed to get some professionals on board with just a few phone calls.
The wedding dresses are all ready-made and shipped from Hong Kong. Tell the bridal shop your measurements, and they'll order a dozen or so based on the size. If any don't fit, the tailor can make alterations on-site.
The famous still photographer used lights that were all imported from Hong Kong.
As for diamond rings and gold jewelry, they were all obtained from the shareholder's gold shop, and they are all the most fashionable styles at the moment.
For wedding photography and videography, we don't need Zhang Yimou. Bao Ya Gang's skills are not bad either. We can just ask him to bring a photographer.
Xing Baohua didn't tell Baoya Gang that she was getting married. She just told him a date and asked him to come over and take some photos. If he wasn't good at it, he could hire a photographer.
Gangzi also asked, "Mr. Xing, how long will the filming take, and how many discs do I need to prepare?"
The reel he was referring to was a film reel. The kind that's a little over four minutes long.
"Bring a whole truckload. One camera position might not be enough, let's get three!" Xing Baohua said casually.
But Gangzi was a little worried. He hadn't said what to shoot. What kind of vehicle was this truckload of film? A minivan or a large Liberation truck?
Alright, let's get a few large Liberation trucks! One truck for film, one for lighting equipment and stuff, and another for people. Let's make it a standard setup for a three-camera crew!
Anyway, Boss Xing is rich, so he can reimburse you with just one receipt. Even if there's leftover film, you can still use it in a few days.
The company's opening was probably its first order: a truckload of film, costing around 500,000 yuan. Luckily, we had connections at the Beijing Film Academy, otherwise it would have been difficult to acquire so much film.
Two days later, Xing Baohua and Su Ya quietly went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to obtain their marriage certificate.
Marriage certificates are easy to obtain; you need your ID card, household registration booklet, and a letter of introduction from your employer or neighborhood committee. The only downside is that you can't pick them up on the same day, as developing photos takes time. You're told to come back seven days later with the receipt to collect them.
With the marriage certificate in hand, the next step was a simple wedding.
I didn't notify any friends or colleagues, just a few relatives.
The secretaries didn't know, but Xie Yingying did. That meant that the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Poly Group also knew, and they would definitely send a representative over.
Once Anranna found out, Pengcheng and the Investment Promotion Bureau also had to send representatives. With everyone sending people, those people in Luzhong also found out.
If someone comes, are you going to kick them out?
The auspicious date was chosen by Xing Ma and several fortune tellers, and coincidentally, it was five days later.
On a chosen auspicious day, a craftsman melted down the gold bracelet and made a golden wedding certificate.
Xing's father, along with several brothers and an elder from the family, went to Su Ya's house with gifts and a marriage certificate to discuss business and inform her of the date, saying that they would come to fetch her at that time.
These days, people still care about dowries and such. Ordinary families usually have an auspicious number, like 666.888, while those with better conditions might use 1001, emphasizing that it's one in a thousand.
What Xing's father meant was that if it's one in ten thousand, then he'd give it ten thousand and one. The gist of it was that with Xing Baohua's net worth, being one in a million or ten million wouldn't be a problem, but that would be too extravagant.
Those who do not conform to the masses are bound to be monstrous.
You're one in a million, many families can't even afford that, let alone more. What's the point?
Xing Baohua's in-laws didn't offer any conditions; they basically agreed to everything Xing's father said. As for the dowry, the Xing family wouldn't interfere, but there would be a certain amount. They would come a day in advance to pick up the dowry, and relatives from the bride's family would also come to pack the boxes and such.
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