Chapter 326 (Updated 3261)
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While Ye Qingxi was washing up, Mu Shaowu picked up his phone to go online and see what people thought of "Summer".
He was a little nervous when he opened Weibo, afraid that he would see negative reviews. But when he actually opened it, he found that the positive reviews far outnumbered the negative reviews. Many viewers had even started to recommend it to others. Some viewers even decided to go to the cinema for a second viewing to prove whether Qiao Tian was Qiao Xia's son.
Zeng Chong, who had been waiting for public opinion since the first showing of the movie in the morning, also sent a WeChat message at this time.
Zeng Chong: [It seems like things are going pretty well right now! Everyone's praising the movie, and they're praising you too! That's great!]
Zeng Chong: [Let me see how the word-of-mouth trend develops.]
Mu Shaowu replied, "Okay."
He scrolled through Weibo again, and the anxiety he had been feeling finally began to subside.
After Ye Qingxi finished washing up, the two went downstairs to have dinner, only to find that Mu Shaoting and Mu Shaoyan had already returned from watching the movie.
Upon seeing them, the first thing the two asked each other was, "Is Qiao Tian really Qiao Xia's son?"
They've been thinking about this issue for a long time, feeling that it is, then feeling that it isn't, and then hoping it is.
"What do you think?" Mu Shaowu asked.
"I think so," Mu Shaoyan said. "Anyway, I hope so."
That's it.
"ah?"
"In the original script, it wasn't like that, but Feng Que was later changed to this, to this open ending, so it makes sense whether it is or isn't."
Upon hearing this, Mu Shaoting exclaimed in surprise, "It wasn't in the original script?"
“Yes.” Mu Shaowu nodded. “At first, he felt that the most important thing about father-son relationships was affection, not blood ties, so even if it wasn’t blood, it wouldn’t affect their father-son relationship.”
Mu Shaoyan nodded. That's right, isn't that how he treats Ye Qingxi?!
He didn't even need Ye Qingxi to call him dad!
Of course, the main reason is that he doesn't dare to either.
"Then why did he change it again?" Mu Shaoting asked him.
Upon hearing this, Mu Shaowu sent Ye Qingxi to get him a bottle of water before saying, "Because later they didn't cast me and Xiaoxi, he felt that this idea was actually very high and mighty, like 'Why don't they eat cake?'"
“Xiao Xi and I are not biologically related, not because we don’t want to be, but because we can’t be. Qiao Tian and Qiao Xia are the same. If they had to choose, they would of course want to be, just like Xiao Xi and me. It’s only because we’re no longer related that we say blood ties don’t matter. But if we could, who wouldn’t want to have both affection and blood ties?”
Mu Shaoting nodded, "That's true."
Blood ties are an unbreakable bond.
It is the most reassuring presence.
Just like no matter what she does, she knows that her brother and father will be there to support her.
If today, we suddenly told her that she is not a child of the Mu family.
She will still love her family, of course, but she will inevitably feel sad.
It's a pity that they went on so many blind dates, yet they weren't related by blood.
"So Director Feng changed it because of you and Xiao Xi?" Mu Shaoyan said. "He's a really nice guy, he's been good to you, bro."
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Mu Shaowu hadn't expected to settle down here, and suddenly felt a little guilty.
Although he felt that Feng Que probably didn't have those kinds of feelings for him back then, now that Feng Que does, he can no longer look at him innocently.
Just then, Ye Qingxi returned with water, and Mu Shaowu quickly took it from her and changed the subject.
Ye Qingxi: ...So what is it that he can't hear?
I'm really curious.
After watching the movie, Mu Shaoting and Mu Shaoyan didn't talk much about the plot at the dinner table, just saying that the movie was quite good, because they were worried that their elderly father and elder brother and sister-in-law wouldn't have a good viewing experience.
Mu Feng wasn't interested in these things to begin with, and if it weren't for Ye Qingxi's performance, he wouldn't have bothered watching it at all.
Therefore, I didn't ask any further questions.
He still remembered when Mu Shaowu's first TV series premiered. He watched it out of curiosity, but the plot of the first episode was so shocking that it stopped Mu Feng from watching any more of Mu Shaowu's works.
Hopefully this one will be more normal.
With this expectation in mind, Mu Feng changed his clothes and went out with his son and grandson.
Qin Cheng was also with them. After all, Qin Cheng knew Pei Liang and the others, although he wasn't as close to them as Ye Qingxi, they were still friends.
Now, when the kids get together, Mu Feng brings Qin Cheng along too.
Zhong Yan and Grandpa Zhong had already arrived at the movie theater. Upon seeing them, Grandpa Zhong said happily, "I heard that Xiao Yan also played a role in it?"
Ye Qingxi: ...
How should I put it?
The main issue is that Zhong Yan's role is similar to that of an extra.
Ye Qingxi feared that the higher Old Master Zhong's expectations were now, the greater his disappointment would be later.
Mu Shaowu smiled and replied, "Yes, it was acted out, but it was rather short."
"It's alright, it's alright." Old Master Zhong didn't seem to care at all. "It's fine as long as it's there."
Ye Qingxi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They waited until Kang Cong and Pei Liang arrived, then contacted the cinema manager and asked him to prepare to start the screening.
The cinema manager knew they were coming and had already closed the theater. He was now diligently carrying popcorn and cola towards them. When he heard that everyone was there and it was time to start the movie, the cinema manager immediately quickened his pace, delivered the cola and popcorn, and notified the staff to begin the screening.
Zhong Yan and the others huddled together with Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng, whispering among themselves.
As they were talking, the movie started, and everyone began watching.
Mu Shaowu and Ye Qingxi had actually seen this movie back at the Golden Phoenix Film Festival.
They liked it very much at the time.
Even now, Ye Qingxi still likes it very much.
Mu Shaowu's acting was excellent and very nuanced.
Ye Qingxi sometimes couldn't tell whether he was looking at Qiao Xia or Mu Shaowu.
Perhaps, it is all of those reasons.
When Ye Qingxi saw that Qiao Tian had disappeared, Qiao Xia had found him, brought him home, and then pushed him out again, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
When Qiao Tian called him "Dad" and hugged him, Grandpa Zhong quietly wiped away his tears.
Kang Cong burst into tears.
Ye Qingxi had just taken a tissue to wipe her own tears, but upon seeing this, she forgot about herself and quickly took the tissue from her hand to wipe his tears.
Kang Cong looked at him with pitiful sobs.
Ye Qingxi silently wiped away his tears.
Qin Cheng: ...
Helpless, Qin Cheng took out a tissue from his pocket, pulled one out, and wiped away the tears on Ye Qingxi's face.
Ye Qingxi was a little embarrassed. "Thank you."
"Need not."
After Qin Cheng finished speaking, he took a new tissue and turned around to wipe Kang Cong vigorously.
Kang Cong was still moved to tears by the movie, his whole body gushing like a little fountain: "Waaah, so touching!"
Qin Cheng: Try moving again.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Okay, since Qin Cheng wiped it for him, he doesn't need to wipe it anymore.
He clutched the paper in his hand, then turned around and found Zhong Yan silently shedding tears.
He wiped himself as he ran, and when he was done, he threw the crumpled paper in his hand onto Pei Liang's lap without hesitation.
Pei Liang: ...
Pei Liang wanted to say something, but when she looked at his red eyes, she couldn't say anything.
She silently picked up the crumpled paper he had thrown on her lap.
Zhong Yan threw one away, and he picked one up.
He throws another one, and then picks it up again.
Ye Qingxi almost burst out laughing.
He wanted to persuade Zhong Yan to stop crying, but he was afraid that Zhong Yan would find out that he had seen him cry and feel ashamed, so he could only look away and pretend that he hadn't seen it.
Pei Liang, however, handed over his Coke.
Have a drink. You can't cry while drinking, right? Drinking Coke should stop you from crying.
The four elderly people present were quite moved after watching the movie.
Although they are grandfathers, they are also fathers, and looking at them inevitably reminds one of one's own son and grandson.
Especially when Zhong Yan and the others came out, Grandpa Zhong and the others were overjoyed and even took out their phones to take pictures.
"They play good friends in the movie too," said Grandpa Kang.
Grandpa Zhong nodded, "Very good, very good."
It's good, Mu Feng thought. No matter how much parents and family love their children, they can't replace the role of friends.
The generation gap is a real thing. People get old, and that's just how it is. For example, Ye Qingxi likes cartoons that he doesn't like, and he can't understand the books that Ye Qingxi likes.
Therefore, he needs classmates of the same age to discuss his favorite cartoons with him, to grow up with him, and to watch the world's ups and downs together.
He is lucky because he has found such a friend.
That way, he can feel more at ease.
When the movie ended and the end credits rolled, some of the elderly people were still reluctant to leave.
"It looks quite nice," said Grandpa Pei.
"It is quite beautiful," Grandpa Zhong affirmed.
"Xiao Xi acted so well!" Grandpa Kang looked at Ye Qingxi. "No wonder you won the award."
Ye Qingxi smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
With red eyes, Kang Cong said, "That's right, that's right."
Grandpa Kang then noticed his grandson's eyes. "Well, you've cried like a little bunny."
He glanced around and noticed another little rabbit. "Little Goose has cried herself into a little rabbit too."
Zhong Yan said, embarrassed and annoyed, "I didn't."
He said, "I stayed up late last night, and my eyes are sore."
Grandpa Kang smiled and let him off the hook, saying, "Alright, alright, my eyes are sore."
After he finished speaking, he saw that Pei Liang was holding a bunch of crumpled paper in her hand and said in surprise, "Xiao Liang, why did you use so many papers? Did you cry too? Your eyes don't look like you've been crying that badly."
Pei Liang: ...
Just as Pei Liang was about to speak, he felt Zhong Yan, who was sitting next to him, step on his foot.
Pei Liang: ...
Pei Liang could only silently mute himself.
Ye Qingxi almost burst out laughing again.
He pulled up Zhong Yan and Kang Cong, whose eyes were red from crying, and said, "Let's go."
"Xiao Xi, why aren't you crying?" Zhong Yan asked, puzzled. "Your eyes aren't even red."
Ye Qingxi looked at him and said, "I cried too, but not very hard. Besides, I had already seen it once before, so the impact was a little less."
Kang Cong nodded, "I can testify that Xiao Xi cried. I even saw him wiping my tears."
Grandpa Kang: "Xiao Xi even wiped away your tears?"
Kang Cong pointed at Qin Cheng: "Brother Qin Cheng wiped it for me too."
Grandpa Kang: ? ? ?
Mu Feng: ?
Qin Cheng: ...
If he wipes it, then his brother doesn't have to wipe it either, right?
"It seems our Xiao Cong is quite popular," Grandpa Kang said with a smile.
Qin Cheng: ...No.
Ye Qingxi nodded, "We all like Xiao Cong very much."
Kang Cong smiled shyly.
Grandpa Kang laughed heartily and said, "Good, good, good friends should like each other."
“Mm,” Ye Qingxi agreed.
After watching the movie, we all had dinner together.
Grandpa Zhong was very satisfied with the film and encouraged him, saying, "Shaowu, you can act in more films like this."
Mu Feng looked at him and said, "If you like it so much, why don't you let Zhong Jue play the role?"
"Xiao Jue isn't an actress."
"Can Shao Wu be an actor for his entire life?"
"That's true." Grandpa Zhong nodded. "But Shaowu really did a good job this time. Xiaoxi also did a good job. Xiaoxi sings well, acts well, and is good at everything."
Grandpa Kang and Grandpa Pei also thought so, "Studying is good too."
"I really envy you," said Grandpa Kang.
Mu Feng smiled and said, "Fortunately, your grandson is also quite good."
"For example?" Grandpa Zhong asked.
"For example, they are Xiaoxi's friends."
Grandpa Zhong: ...Why don't you just say that you really envy them for having a friend like your grandson?
That seems enviable compared to having only a friend like Mu Feng.
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