"Abba, how could I have thought about it when I jumped in line to settle down in Chengguang?"
The two men drank wine face to face, and Li Tang asked his father for advice.
Old Li took a sip of his wine and said with a smile: "I didn't have any idea at all at the beginning. I responded to the call: There is a vast world in the countryside and there is a lot to do, so I went there. Besides, I don't have to stay in my nest. (I can’t stay at home), and I have no income, so what can I eat? The only way out is to go to the countryside to join the queue and settle down. I left early, and the subsequent batches either went to Beidahuang or Yunnan, which was even more miserable!"
As he spoke, Lao Li said with emotion: "I am considered to be very lucky. Jiangxi is a good place. In fact, the living conditions of Yi La (them) were pretty good before liberation. Even after the Japanese came in, the countryside was still quite peaceful. , eat three meals a day, you won’t be hungry. However, life (life) has been difficult since liberation. There is no way. If the country wants to develop industry, sacrifices must be made. I just went to Chenguang, and it was quite hard at first. Then I figured out a way at home, and my feet got better day by day."
"You didn't expect to come back then?" Li Tang asked again.
Old Li glanced at him: "Are you kidding? What do you mean by jumping in the queue to settle down? Settling down means that you have taken all your registered permanent residence with you, which means you will be squatting in the countryside for the rest of your life and will never come back."
"Since you thought you should never come back, why haven't you thought about finding one in the countryside for many years?" Li Tang asked curiously.
My father went to the countryside when he was sixteen and met his mother when he was twenty-two. There was no story in the intervening six years. Besides, Lao Li was so good-looking that it was impossible for rural girls to look down on him.
Lao Li shook his head and said: "I wanted to find him, but at that time I had a bunch of brothers, and they were all bachelors. If I went to find one, how could the brothers do anything? It didn't look good, so I had to screen again. "
After saying that, Lao Li smiled again and said: "Then I met Neng Lao Niang, and I couldn't stop her!"
Looking back at the photos of my original mother, she was indeed beautiful, otherwise Li Tang would not be as good-looking as he is now.
Li Tang picked up the wine glass and expressed his respect to his father, and continued to ask: "How many beautiful little girls from the countryside do you drink?"
"There must be pretty girls. How can I tell you what to do? The temperament is definitely not as good as those in the city, but the people are pretty nice."
"Is there something going on among the educated youth?" Li Tang made a belly gesture.
"Yes, there are, but not many. The environment at that time was such that when something like this happened, it was a big deal, and you might have to face a lawsuit."
"What can you do?"
"How can I do it? There is only one way, and whoever destroys and filths others will wipe their butts, so I have to marry someone. But most of them are zongsang (animals). Later, many of them were abandoned by their rural wives in order to return to the city. .”
Li Tang had heard a lot about this kind of thing before. For example, the TV series "Debt" that was popular on Shanghai TV a few years ago talked about this kind of situation. Maybe the ethnic minorities in Yunnan are more unrestrained, and there are many such things.
It's just that the script of "The Little Tailor" is more tactful. In the end, it was not Luo Ming who abandoned the little tailor, but the little tailor who took the initiative to leave them and go to the big city to broaden his horizons.
Over a drink, Li Tang talked a lot with his father, and Lao Li was quite emotional when he recalled that time. In his words, the educated youth who came from ordinary urban worker families were pretty good at that time. They were all very simple and had simple ideas. Those who get into trouble or become restless are often people from high-ranking families or cadre families.
This is very similar to Ma Jianling and Luo Ming in the script. They are both from Kochi families.
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"Teacher Li, let me tell you good news. I have now lost 97 pounds. It is absolutely no problem to lose two more pounds in a week. Hey, when will you come back? I have missed you. Could you..."
"Okay, okay, I'll fly to the capital the day after tomorrow in the afternoon. I'm busy right now, I'm hanging up!"
After hanging up the phone, Li Tang apologized to his ex-girlfriend sitting opposite, "I'm sorry!"
The ex-girlfriend took a sip of coffee in a ladylike manner, pursed her lips and smiled: "Isn't the little girl particularly clingy?"
"Well, it's okay. I'm just busy losing weight recently and my mood is a bit unstable." Li Tang smiled awkwardly.
"She is a little fatter. I remember when we were filming "Youth Out", we weighed each other. Good guy, he is a full fifteen pounds heavier than me." The ex-girlfriend covered her mouth and said with a bitch look.
Seeing that Li Tang's face turned a little ugly, he quickly changed the topic and asked, "I heard that you invested in a movie yourself. How is it going? When will it be released?"
"It's still in the later stages. It will probably take the second half of the year no matter what." Li Tang said with a slightly bright expression.
"What subject matter?"
"It's considered a suspense theme."
"The suspense theme is good. There are not many films of this type in China now. Don't forget to say hello when it is released."
"Okay!"
The two of them chatted one after another.
My ex-girlfriend has been filming at Chedun Cinema recently. Today is a rare day off, so she called Li Tang and asked her to come out and sit down.
Nowadays, the relationship between Li Tang and his ex-girlfriend is a bit strange. Neither of them rejects a physical relationship, and they even look forward to it, but they usually get along more like friends or buddies.
"Last week I went to Qushui Garden to shoot an outdoor scene, and I saw your dad. Your dad seems much fatter than before."
"You have a broad heart and a fat body. What did he tell you?"
Li Tang was a little surprised because his father never mentioned this to him.
The ex-girlfriend looked lonely and said: "Your dad didn't see me. He just happened to see your dad standing at the door of your hotel when the car passed by after taking pictures. I...I didn't dare to get out of the car to say hello."
I think back then, Lao Li really regarded his ex-girlfriend as his daughter-in-law, and he actually made plans to marry his ex-girlfriend in the future. But he didn't expect that when graduation was approaching, what he was waiting for was his ex-girlfriend's breakup meal.
In fact, there was a fight nearby, and the original person was not so much there to break up the fight, but to vent his anger after the breakup. Only then was a wine bottle knocked on the head, and the current Li Tang was born.
Li Tang finally understood and said with a smile: "It's okay, my dad still talks about you. If you get out of the car and say hello to him that day, he will definitely pack you a box of your favorite sauce beef."
I don’t know why, but when Li Tang mentioned soy sauce beef, his ex-girlfriend suddenly felt a sore nose. She turned around and suppressed the tears that were about to fall from her eyes. She stood up and hurried to the bathroom.
Watching his ex-girlfriend leave, Li Tang could only shake his head helplessly.
If there was a BGM at this time, it should be "Time has passed and will never come back, the past can only be recalled..."
Although the past can only be recalled, it does not prevent the two from reliving old dreams in the old apartment.
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"Brother Li, thank you for your hard work."
Seeing Li Tang walking out of the airport, Zeng Jia said thank you for your hard work as usual.
Li Tang, who was in a good mood, smiled and said, "I'm not working hard, Jiajia, you are working hard."
During his time in Shanghai, Zeng Jia had already secured a contract for him to star in "The Little Seamstress", and his salary was 800,000 yuan, which was a lot.
After getting in the car, Zeng Jia took out the contract and handed it to him: "Brother Li, take a look."
Li Tang waved his hand: "Forget it, I won't read it. Just tell me the specific arrangements."
"Currently, the crew is tentatively scheduled to start shooting on June 10th, but they will gather in Zhangjiajie on the 5th. There will be no scenes in the studio, all will be shot in real locations, and the conditions may be a little more difficult by then. Brother Li, will you be assigned an assistant? ?”
Li Tang thought for a while and said: "Forget it about being an assistant. I am not incompetent myself. I am not afraid of even the conditions. Since the foreigners on the crew can persist, there is no reason why we Chinese people cannot adapt."
Most of the creative people behind the scenes of "The Little Seamstress" including lighting, photography, etc. are French.
Although the background of the story of "The Little Tailor" involves that absurd era, it was already banned from being released in China by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce when applying for a filming license. But because the original work has a large reader base in France, it will premiere in France at that time.
Li Tang is quite looking forward to this. After all, as a Chinese actor, it is a great honor to be able to appear internationally. If this can be used to open up more overseas sales for "The Third Man" in the future, that would be even more perfect. You must know that "Suzhou River" is still creating a steady stream of copyright income for the company so far.
"I'm back!"
After pushing open the door of the small courtyard, Li Tang shouted loudly.
"Hey, Teacher Li, why didn't you call in advance?" Xiaopang ran out of the room in surprise when he heard the sound.
Just as he was about to pounce like a baby bird throwing itself into the forest, Li Tang blocked it with both hands: "Stop!"
Then he took a closer look at the little fat man standing there. His body looked slimmer than before, but there was nothing he could do about the baby fat on his face.
"Has the casting date been set?"
"Sister Hong said it would be around the 10th."
After saying that, Xiaopang stepped forward and hugged his arm, and said thoughtfully: "You haven't had dinner yet, I'll give it to you."
"Hey, can you make noodles?"
The little fat girl said arrogantly: "Didn't you tell me to learn to cook before, but also to learn to do housework? During this time, I am learning to cook with my mother. Not only can I make noodles, but I can also make scrambled eggs with tomatoes. I’ll make it for you to try now.”
"Forget it, Jiajia, Master Shen and I have already eaten outside."
Since Xiao Chuang lost weight, Li Tang could only eat three meals a day outside in order not to irritate her.
First update!
(End of chapter)
