Bright Era of China Entertainment

"Does this dress look good?"

In the early morning of August 8th, Concubine Liu Yi took out a set of skirts from the closet, unfolded them in front of her, showed them to Chu Xuan, and asked Chu Xuan for her opinion.

Since her family members arrived the day before yesterday and spent another day with them yesterday, Concubine Liu Yi has been in a state of high emotion.

It was her birthday again today, so she woke up very early in excitement, the alarm bell didn't ring at 06:30, she got up in the early six o'clock and started to dress up, making preparations for her birthday and welcoming the arrival of her friends.

Chu Xuan yawned, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, glanced at the skirt: "It's pretty."

"Be serious!" Concubine Liu Yi frowned dissatisfiedly.

Chu Xuan took two steps to the floor-to-ceiling windows and opened the curtains with a "swipe".

He turned around and looked at Concubine Liu Yi: "If I say good-looking, you should be more serious, but if I say not good-looking, you will be angry again. Girlfriend, please don't let your boyfriend do multiple-choice questions."

Concubine Liu Yi blinked, took out another set of skirts from the closet, and unfolded a skirt with one hand: "Which of these two do you like?"

Chu Xuan had no choice but to come after saying that he would not do multiple-choice questions. He shook his head: "I like you, and the rest doesn't matter."

Concubine Liu Yi looked at him for two seconds, with joy in her eyes, but she opened her mouth and said, "Oil."

"The oil is also forced by you." Chu Xuan said, and went into the bathroom to wash up.

Concubine Liu Yi pursed her lips and smiled, lowered her eyebrows and looked at the skirts on her left and right hands. One was a white pleated skirt and the other was a black tulle dress. She finally chose the latter.

She took off her pajamas, put on a black dress, and went to the dressing table to fix her hair in front of the mirror.

Hearing the sound of water in the bathroom suddenly stop, Chu Xuan came out after washing.

Looking through the mirror, Chu Xuan came to the bed, changed into white trousers and a black shirt, and tucked the shirt into the trousers, with a very silky "呵——" sound, the belt was tied around his waist.

Seeing that Chu Xuan finished dressing, she said, "Help me tie my hair."

Chu Xuan came to the back of the chair and took the black hair tie with bow from her hand.

Concubine Liu Yi twisted her long hair into a bun after wrapping her hands a few times.

Chu Xuan stretched out his hands to make the hair ring bigger, and helped Concubine Liu Yi tie her hair and fix it in a bun.

"It looks like you're going to get married." He looked at the two of them in the mirror. One was sitting quietly on the dressing table, and the other was holding her hair. It seemed like a girl who was waiting to get married was about to get married.

Seeing Chu Xuan get his hair done through the mirror, Concubine Liu Yi turned to look at him: "Then do you want to marry me?"

Chu Xuan was speechless, such a blunt sentence came out of nowhere, which made him unable to react.

If it was any other girl, how could she say such a thing, but the one in front of him was Concubine Liu Yi, who was so pure that she never concealed her true inner thoughts.

He lowered his head and kissed Concubine Liu Yi's lips, and told her the answer with his actions.

"Let's go." Concubine Liu Yi showed her face, and took Chu Xuan's hand to go out.

After walking a few steps, the phone rang.

"It's Dad!" Concubine Liu Yi looked at the caller ID on the phone, then put the phone in front of Chu Xuan and shook it.

She and Chu Xuan went downstairs, happily answered the phone: "Dad!"

"Happy birthday." Ankang's voice came from the phone.

"Thank you dad." Concubine Liu Yi was very happy.

Chu Xuan, who was beside him, could hear the voice on the phone very clearly. Ever since he met Ankang in Jiangcheng during the Chinese New Year in 05, and after Ankang went to work in the French consulate in [-], he and Concubine Liu Yi haven't seen him for more than two years.

In his eyes, Ankang is a very traditional Huaguo-style father who rarely calls Concubine Liu Yi, but he does not express that Ankang as a father does not love Concubine Liu Yifei.

There is a six-hour time difference between France and Huaguo. Huaguo's side is now past six o'clock in the morning, and France's side should be in the early morning.

Ankang called his daughter just after 12 o'clock in the evening. It was obvious that his father remembered his daughter's birthday.

Looking at the situation where there was little contact in the past, it can be regarded as a kind of silent love.

Many fathers from divorced families are like this. They don’t call their children for a few months and half a year, but just care about them silently. Maybe this kind of father doesn’t know how to express their emotions or what to say.

From the third floor to the first floor, in less than a minute, the call between Ankang and Concubine Liu Yi ended, and Concubine Liu Yi handed him the phone.

"Hello, uncle."

"Chu Xuan, are you okay?"

"very good."

"That's good."

Chu Xuan listened, Ankang was silent for a while and said: "When you have time, Ankang..., go to Jiangcheng's house with Qianqian, don't let the old man worry about it."

"Okay, definitely." Chu Xuan agreed.

Ankang remained silent for a long time, probably because he didn't know what to say, so Chu Xuan simply handed the phone to Concubine Liu Yi.

"dad."

"It's 20 years old, and it's a new stage of life. You need to know how to take care of yourself."

"Yeah." Concubine Liu Yi squinted her eyes. In her memory, it was rare for her father to nag like her mother. She had a different feeling in her heart and enjoyed the care of her father.

"Have fun, I'll rest first."

"Goodbye, Dad, we will come to France to see you when we are free."

"it is good."

Concubine Liu Yi hung up the phone, her father's call made her already happy heart jump even more, she jumped at the door, and walked out of the big villa with Chu Xuan.

"Morning, grandma!"

Liu Xiaoli opened the door at the gate, and grandma joined in the fun watching, and three pickup trucks from the hotel drove in.

The trunk of the pickup truck is full of ingredients, wine, and tools such as barbecue grills. Five chefs and five waiters came to provide food and service for today's lunch and dinner.

"Morning." Grandma turned around and said.

"Let's go help out together, order lunch casually, and eat on the roof of your villa." Liu Xiaoli ordered.

The tables and chairs on the lawn have already been arranged, and there are also some flowers and lighting decorations. It is a place for dinner.

To avoid making a mess and repeated cleaning, Liu Xiaoli set the place for lunch on the roof of the big villa.

Zhou Wenqiong and his aunt who lived in the small villa came over, and Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi went to help with the family.

Where there is need to get some care, we can get together, and those who work together are not tired, but there are laughter and laughter everywhere in the communication.

Grandma, the old lady, is too old to do any labor, so she just watched and pointed at the sidelines. Zhou Wenqiong and aunt are the second generation, and Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei, cousin and the two children are the third generation. There is a portrayal of life where three generations are busy working together.

The sun in the morning fully bloomed, and the guests came one by one.

"Happy birthday honey!"

Cai Shaofen, Zhang Jin, Sun Li, Deng Chao, Su Chang, and Jiang Xin came, and the girls hugged Concubine Liu Yi, and Chu Xuan welcomed Zhang Jin and Deng Chao into the door.

They each carried something in their hands. Although Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi said that they should not give gifts when they invited them, there is no difference between whether they say it or not. It is always inappropriate to go to someone's house on a special day without bringing something.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi led everyone into the big villa. Under the introduction of the young couple, they also warmly greeted their family members along the way.

Sitting down on the sofa in the big living room, Chu Xuan said, "Just feel free, there are function rooms on the first and second floors to play casually, Su Chang and Jiang Xin are in charge of greeting."

Su Chang stared and said, "We are also guests, okay! How can there be a guest saying hello?"

Concubine Liu Yi said: "As long as you come the most times, you will fight whoever you don't."

"Do you have a salary?" Jiang Xin teased.

"I still need a salary..." Concubine Liu Yi tickled her behind the sofa, and after making a fuss for a while, she heard movement from the gate.

She stopped, and quickly walked out of the villa with Chu Xuan.

"Miss Hua!"

Wang Jinhua, Li Yan, Hu Jun, Mrs. Jun, Li Ling, Xiao Shu and others walked in. Ren Quan was still filming in Hengcheng, and there were quite a few brothers and sisters who were really not free due to business, but they all sent text messages to blessed.

Concubine Liu Yi hugged her sisters. From the corner of her eye, she looked at the streets of the community and found teachers from Zhang Jizhong, Liu Yi and other companies coming by car. She said: "Brothers and sisters, you can do whatever you want. We are too familiar. Chu Xuan and I No more entertainment."

Hu Jun raised the gift in his hand: "You don't want to take this?"

Chu Xuan waved his hand: "Pick it up by yourself, I'm busy."

Hu Jun grinned and complained: "This is your way of hospitality? When guests come to the door with gifts, your host doesn't even mention it!"

"Sister Li!" Li Kuangqiang shouted, and walked over with Wang Jinhua and others.

Liu Xiaoli walked at the door of the small villa, her pace was a little fast, she seemed very busy: "Here we come, come and help."

"This is really a family." Hu Jun complained again: "It's fine if you have to carry the gift yourself, but when you come to the house as a guest, you have to help with the work without even sitting down."

Wang Jinhua, Li Kuang and others smiled, and Liu Xiaoli came over to take a few gifts symbolically: "There is work to be done, but it's really too much for these two guys not to take anything."

Hearing their conversation, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi turned their heads at the door, and Chu Xuan said, "They're all our own people, so why be so polite, it seems too hypocritical."

Living in the same community, and having company interests, they get together many times a year, just like relatives and friends walking through the door normally, and the two sides are very familiar.

Hu Jun took a step, turned around and said: "You can pretend to be hypocritical and let me feel the enthusiasm. I'm here to celebrate my birthday with Sissy, and I have to pick up and put away all the things in my hand. When I put down the things, I will go back to the house and put them away." If you want to work right away, I would have come later if I had known earlier."

"Brothers and sisters have worked hard." Chu Xuan said without sincerity, and he and Concubine Liu Yi turned to welcome Zhang Jizhong and the others.

Wang Jinhua, Hu Jun and others entered the small villa, greeted the family members, and helped Liu Xiaoli together.

Cutting fruits, setting fruit plates, mixing cold drinks, coffee, and serving snacks, etc., are prepared one after another.

"Brother Zhang." Zhang Jizhong and others got off the car at the door, and Chu Xuan greeted Concubine Liu Yi.

"Qiqian, happy birthday." Zhang Jizhong wished, and looked at Chu Xuan again: "Your skin color is fine, how about playing my Zhang Wuji next year."

Zhang Jizhong's next work by Mr. Cha is "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji", which is scheduled to be one of the main TV projects promoted by the company.

"You haven't aired "The Deer and Ding Tale", so you're thinking about Zhang Wuji." Chu Xuan joked, and Concubine Liu Yi took the things from their hands and led them to the big villa.

"Prepare for a rainy day." Zhang Jizhong said: "It's not easy to choose an actor for the role of Zhang Wuji. I thought of many young actors, but their acting skills are too oily for Zhang Wuji. You are the most suitable one, but you definitely can't play it."

"The main reason is that I don't have time, otherwise I can make do with it." Chu Xuan shook his head.

Zhang Jizhong nodded. There are two movies waiting for Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi, "Soldiers at the City" and "Hope", and there will definitely not be much time for other movies next year or even the year after.

He saw Wang Jinhua walking in the corridor carrying things, and said, "Boss Wang carries the dishes himself."

Wang Jinhua looked at them, then glanced at the things Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi held: "I said, do you men only buy birthday cakes and flowers? Can you be a little sincere?"

Liu Yi looked at Wang Jinhua: "Giving gifts is indeed a bit nerve-wracking. As a screenwriter, I really can't think of us to arrange those things like Sissi's coming-of-age ceremony, like Chu Xuan."

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi were overjoyed when they heard the words, and brought Zhang Jizhong and Sister Hua into the big villa.

After chatting for a while, another person came to the gate.

Fortunately, there are Sister Hua, Li Kuang, and Su Chang who can take care of the audience, otherwise the young couple will definitely not be able to take care of them.

"Brother." Cheng Long came, and Chu Xuan hugged him.

"Teacher Kaige, Teacher Cheng Hong." Chen Kaige and Cheng Hong happened to arrive with Chenglong, and Liu Yifei greeted them.

"Happy birthday." Everyone congratulated.

"When did the elder brother finish the filming?" Chu Xuan asked, and Concubine Liu Yi led the four seniors inside.

"Last month." Cheng Long said: "Tang Jili and Chen Musheng were observing and studying in Haollywood. I will go over in a few days to see if you can go."

"I guess I don't have time." Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi shook their heads.

Chenglong nodded slightly: "The problem of setting the scene should not be a problem for Tang Jili. The main reason is that there are no top-notch equipment in China in terms of shooting equipment and basic equipment. You have to consider whether to go to Hollywood to shoot the scene in the studio or rent it. The equipment was shot domestically."

"They seem to have developed new equipment." Chen Kaige said: "Maybe you can consider buying some second-hand equipment, which will save some trouble."

Don't worry about Hollywood's top equipment, these things can't be bought, and foreign customs probably won't allow these things to be exported.

But buy some second-hand second-hand goods. Judging from the current domestic film and television infrastructure, it is also better than domestic infrastructure, and second-hand second-hand goods can also be bought.

In other words, only buy what others have eliminated.

As for why the country does not research and produce top-notch machines and equipment in film and television, this is closely related to the market.

More than [-]% of domestic film and television drama crews don't need such high-end equipment, and they can do it with ordinary equipment, so who will buy high-end equipment.

If no one buys it, the corresponding heavy industry factories and electronics factories will naturally not study these things.

Research requires a lot of research funds, and it is difficult to research it, but there is no market, and no entrepreneur and capital will do this kind of thing.

Therefore, the basic industry of Huaguo's film and television industry is weaker than that of Hollywood, and this is the simple reason.

Unless one day, a large number of film and television companies in Huaguo will shoot special effects blockbusters, the basic domestic film and television industry may be able to rise.

But this is impossible. Special effects blockbusters are the market of Hollywood. Huaguo has its own industry market. Even if the basic film and television industry rises in the future, it will not follow the standard of Hollywood. It must be a film and television that fits the national conditions of China industry direction.

"If you buy it for a few million dollars, I don't know if they will do it. If you rent it for hundreds of thousands of dollars, they will not do it." Cheng Long said.

Chen Kaige nodded and stopped talking about this topic.

"Third Brother!" Concubine Liu Yi turned to look at the gate, and Han Sanping came by car.

Cheng Long, Chen Kaige, and Cheng Hong waited in place, while Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi went up to greet them.

"Qiqian, happy birthday." Han Sanping got out of the car and walked over.

"Thank you." Concubine Liu Yi took the gift bag from Han Sanping.

Han Sanping looked at Chu Xuan. It had been two months since he and Wang Jinhua came back from Pengcheng, and he hadn't seen Chu Xuan for some time. Whether it was the Hallyu public opinion or the academic public opinion some time ago, his appreciation for Chu Xuan had once again increased. several grades.

"Not bad." He patted Chu Xuan on the shoulder, and only said two words of evaluation, but there were many things expressed in the two words, which could only be understood but not expressed in words.

Chu Xuan smiled, and Concubine Liu Yi led Han Sanping and Chenglong to join them and walked into the big villa.

Seeing Chenglong's appearance, the friends present responded enthusiastically.

But seeing Han Sanping and Chen Kaige, actors like Su Chang and Jiang Xin became a little cautious.

Accompanied by Wang Jinhua and Zhang Jizhong, a group of people wandered and chatted on the lawn and garden.

So far, several small circles have formed in the family.

The first floor of the big villa is where actors like Su Chang play, the function room on the second floor is where screenwriters and directors like Liu Yi and Yu Min work, and the rooftop is where chefs cook.

The first floor of the small villa is where Liu Xiaoli, Li Kuang and others are busy. The mahjong room on the second floor is where family members play mahjong, and the garden is where the elderly hang out.

Finally, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi welcomed Cheng Hao, Liu Tao, Huang Bo, Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin, Zhao Liying, Huang Xuan and other friends in one after another, instantly making the atmosphere in the big villa noisy.

"Come here." Concubine Liu Yi was watching the lively scene at the door.

"It's all set." Chu Xuanmo said after a moment of calculation.

"Then tell them to eat, it's one o'clock." Concubine Liu Yi said.

Chu Xuan nodded. Due to the limited space on the roof, he could only shout one by one.

Lunch is very casual, there are dumplings, noodles, meals and so on, you can eat whatever you want.

After eating, they each went back to their own small circles. As the hosts, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi didn't join any circles to play. They just wandered around to see if there was anyone who needed to say hello.

"Lao Zhu's bag is round, and there are bombs that can't come out."

Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin, and Huang Bo were running fast. When Chu Xuan passed them, he glanced at Zhu Yawen's cards and made his next conclusion.

Huang Bo just took a sip of his cold drink and almost burst into laughter: "It's true!"

Luo Jin took a closer look and took out Zhu Yawen's cards: "There are four eights and you don't want a card. Do you know how to play?"

"Is this the kind of card that must be played?" Liu Yifei asked.

"Yes." Chu Xuan nodded.

"Zhu Yawen." Cheng Hao turned his head and said, "Come and fight with us, let me win some money."

The friends in the living room couldn't help laughing, which made Zhu Yawen a little embarrassed.

Feeling the joyous atmosphere, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu went up to the cinema room on the second floor to see what was going on.

"What are you looking for?" Chu Xuan opened the door and walked in. Liu Yi, Yu Min and the others were looking for videos in the CD cabinet.

"They're looking for that kind of film." Wen Muye suppressed a smile.

That kind of film? ...Chu Xuan came to his senses, and said speechlessly: "No. A few big men are locked in the house during the day and want to watch porn, what do you want to do, don't pollute the environment of my house."

It would be fine if there was only Chu Xuan alone, but there was Concubine Liu Yi beside her.

Hearing what Chu Xuan said about them, Liu Yi, Yu Min and others laughed awkwardly: "Just to see if there are any, purely out of curiosity."

Concubine Liu Yi covered her mouth, frowned, and pulled Chu Xuan to turn around and leave.

Coming out of the back door of the big villa, I ran into Sister Hua and the others who were strolling around.

"Chu Xuan." Chen Kaige said gently: "I went to Beijing Film Academy to read your thesis. It has a lot of ideas, new definitions, and new models. I and Sissy have to study hard, and we can't give up halfway."

Wang Jinhua, Han Sanping, Zhang Jizhong and Chenglong smiled like elders, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei nodded and left.

Except for Sister Hua, if you talk about academic matters with anyone here, they will feel a kind of junior-like shock.

In the small villa, grandma and cousin accompanied the two children to watch cartoons. Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi said hello and went upstairs to the mahjong room. As soon as they opened the door, an excited "Touch yourself!" came out.

"Xiaoxuan, do you know how to play mahjong?" Zhou Wenqiong asked, turning her hands back and forth skillfully to shuffle the cards on the table.

"I won't." Chu Xuan shook his head.

"Mom and aunt are both masters." Concubine Liu Yi said, "They can know the cards by touching the cards blindly, just like out of a thousand cards."

Zhou Wenqiong laughed: "It's not called a thousand, it's just a basic operation."

Facing the two children who don't know mahjong, what the family members said made them feel quite funny.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi went downstairs and came to the door of the kitchen. Inside, Liu Xiaoli, Li Yanlong and others were still busy with some things. Thanks to the chef who was hired to cook, otherwise they would definitely be too busy.

"We're ready to serve dinner, let's call them to the table." Seeing the two children coming, Liu Xiaoli said.

Concubine Liu Yi checked the time with her mobile phone, it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon, and said, "Okay."

She and Chu Xuan walked back and forth between the villas on both sides. Following their greetings, everyone came out one after another.

On the lawn, a wooden frame and potted plants are used to form a "20" number. This combination of potted plants is half the height of a person and looks full of creativity. The potted plants are lilies, which also means that everything goes well and good luck.

In front of the "20" potted plants, a simple hollowed-out shed was erected on an aluminum frame. The hollowed-out poles on the roof were wrapped with neon light hoses, and many balloons of various colors were tied.

Under the house, four round tables are lined up opposite each other, with one round table at the front.

Greeted by Liu Xiaoli, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi sat at the front round table with their family members, Wang Jinhua, Han Sanping, Cheng Long and others sat at the same table with Liu Yi from the company, Li Yulong and Hu Jun at the same table, Su Chang and Jiang Xin Wait for the actors and friends to sit at two tables.

The waiters in the hotel served the dishes and prepared the red wine for each table.

Everyone didn't move their chopsticks, they were all waiting for something.

Wang Jinhua looked at Liu Xiaoli, while Liu Xiaoli and Chu Xuan looked at Concubine Liu Yi.

Concubine Liu Yi smiled slightly, picked up the red wine glass and stood up: "Thank you everyone for coming to my 20th birthday party. I am honored and very happy to be blessed by so many friends, and loved by my brothers, sisters, and senior teachers. "

She raised her glass: "I'll do it first as a respect."

She threw her head back and gulped it down.

Wang Jinhua spoke at the right time: "Come, wish our Sissi a happy birthday!"

"Happy Birthday!!" The crowd cheered together.

Concubine Liu Yi put down her wine glass and looked at her friends and seniors with excitement.

If it is said that when she was 18 years old, her mother was no longer so strict with her, and the rules and regulations that bound her were reduced a lot, which made her feel free.

Now at the age of 20, she thinks that all the people present are invited by her decision, and most of the people invited have come, which gives her a feeling of being in charge, and she may be able to fly away in the future.

As Dad said, 20 years old is another stage in life. Compared with 18 years old, she feels that she has grown up completely.

With so many people accompanying her, this will be a memorable day in her life. (end of this chapter)