After finishing the projects for four screenwriters, Lin Xiaoxiao saw the real estate company's report and was overwhelmed again. The report from the real estate company that Grandpa Lin had given her was also a headache. Some corners of shopping malls had not been rented out for years. She was really overwhelmed by all sorts of things.
It's normal that no one goes to those nooks and crannies and noisy spots, since prime locations in malls with high foot traffic are expensive, while those in nooks and crannies are cheap.
But the price has indeed dropped quite low, and yet no one is renting it. Wow, that's really unexpected.
Lin Xiaoxiao took a closer look and, good heavens, some of these shops had changed hands three times in less than six months. If anyone inquired about these shops, who would dare to rent them! Business people are already somewhat superstitious, and if you let three shops go in six months, who can withstand that?
However, she did see that a real estate company representative said a chain store wanted to rent the property, but they wanted to cut the price in half.
This is practically cutting flesh off Lin Xiaoxiao! She decided not to rent to these chain stores. Wang Li wanted to set up a stall, so let's just go to the mall. It's our own mall, so there's no rent pressure. As long as we can sell, we'll make a profit.
Lin Xiaoxiao had her staff compile a list of these obscure shops in shopping malls across the country, and then handed it over to Cao Wei and Wang Li to see how they could manage it. Consider it a temporary job to help some people out in an emergency.
After all the project approvals were completed, Lin Xiaoxiao only needed to conduct an intermediate review of Zhang Erdai and Wang Li's projects, without having to follow up in real time, which finally put her at ease.
Lin Xiaoxiao then started another filming project, a ten-episode TV series called "Four Seasons in a Cup," which was officially filmed in a small house on Penglai Island that had not yet been renovated.
The female protagonist is a returnee from the big city to this island. After her grandmother passed away, she left behind a small, dilapidated house near the foot of the mountain, some distance from the sea. The house was filled with all sorts of "treasures" that her grandmother had treasured.
After the female protagonist resigned and returned, she saw that Penglai Island was developing rapidly, so she decided to completely demolish and rebuild the small house and run it as a guesthouse like other people. However, as the construction team inspected the house, she discovered that it was a small house with traces of continuous repairs by several generations.
The traces of the new generation homeowner's renovations overlapped or intersected with those of the older generation, as if they were having a dialogue across time and space. Therefore, the female protagonist did not choose to simply demolish and rebuild the house, but instead chose to renovate it.
Before the renovation, she took a picture of the cottage to record its current appearance.
Uncle Chen knew she needed to make repairs, so he offered to help. The female lead also helped by handing her tools and wood from time to time.
The spring breeze is gentle, blowing from the sea, carrying a salty scent. The mottled stone walls, shrouded in the surrounding trees, appear rustic and mysterious. Not far away, the old fishing village houses are also preserved, and further away, there is a dense population near the pier, as well as many stone guesthouses that have been renovated due to the large flow of people.
The female protagonist handed the drink to Uncle Chen, and the two sat down on small stools in the courtyard to rest. The drink was not the kind you could find in convenience stores or on the street in a big city, but a summer drink unique to the island. The ingredients were mostly locally sourced. Although it was called a drink, it was actually a kind of brownish-purple seaweed that grew on the reefs. It was soaked and sun-dried six times to remove the fishy smell, boiled into a gelatinous state, cooled, cut into pieces, and then added to sugar water or fruit juice.
From as far back as the protagonist can remember, she would drink seaweed tea made by her grandmother every summer. Her grandmother said it was a traditional recipe and that she would teach her how to make it when she grew up. Cool and refreshing, it was a taste she hadn't had since she left.
Her grandmother had given her the recipe long ago, but she was always too busy with work to make it and wait for it. The female protagonist even tried to make it once, but failed because she had to work overtime. At that time, she felt a lot of resentment towards this traditional summer drink.
I hate that things can't be simpler. It's clearly because I've become increasingly impatient and lack patience. I could succeed on my first try when I was a child learning from my grandmother, but I feel bad after failing as an adult.
Uncle Chen said that the seaweed flower she made tasted very similar to the one her grandmother made.
The female protagonist looked at the old house behind her. The stone walls had been preserved and painted with white latex paint. Combined with the mottled texture of the stone walls, it became a bright, pure white color.
Wow, I feel so much calmer after watching this!
[It's been a long time since I've gone to the trouble of making a drink or food like this. After watching these episodes, I suddenly have an urge to buy some things and cook something myself, or mix a drink to treat myself ヾ(?°?°?)??.]
[I had the same urge, especially after seeing the scene of the female lead's old job. I even bought a few bottles of the same juice and ice cubes from the convenience store, planning to try making a drink after get off work tonight (*^▽^*).]
[After reading this, I felt cleansed, like a wall that had been freshly painted white. Life doesn't always have to be a race against time. Occasionally pausing to relax, daydream, and enjoy a different drink is a rare moment of leisure amidst a busy schedule.]
【Ahhhhh?! This was filmed on Penglai Island?! No?! I've been there so many times, how come there's this remote, secluded spot on Penglai Island where you can see the pier from afar that I didn't know about?!】
【┭┮﹏┭┮This is so healing! Honestly, I almost doubted whether the director was Lin Gengxin himself.】
【Huh?! Huh?! No way?! Director Lin hasn't even had the surgery yet, and you're already putting pressure on me (This... makes it hard to judge as a meme.JPG)】
[That's right, Director Lin has already reformed! Stop spreading rumors!! Director Lin, keep it up! The child is suffering inside and needs a little sweetness! o(*￣︶￣*)o]
Where can I buy this seaweed tea?! It looks so delicious!!
【I looked too, but there aren't any drink shops nearby!!】
I think they have it in my hometown, and there should still be some old shops selling it. My family used to make it when I was a kid; it was a very complicated process. I remember a lot of people making it together, chatting and cooking it in a pot.
I remember going to collect them after the tide went out! It seems like you can't see many wild ones these days. I think they're sold at the market, but they're quite expensive.
[It's really expensive! They say research has found it can lower blood pressure, has preventative effects, and even relieve heatstroke. Goodness gracious, how much of that I've consumed before! It's almost like I've eaten grams of gold!!]
[At least you got to eat it! I've never even seen it before, and I'm just drooling over it!! Director Lin!! Since you're filming, you have to let the kids taste it too!!! You can't just feed their eyes and let their mouths watch helplessly!!!]
[Hey, that's great! Director Lin, hurry up! Upload the link!! I may not have money, but I can watch others eat!]
[Upstairs, you really are something else (with a complicated expression).JPG]
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