The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu. Thousands of households are always replacing old talismans with new peaches.
Our country is vast, and different people in different places may have different times for New Year’s Eve dinner.
Just like in Xu Chuan's hometown, some people start having New Year's Eve dinner at two o'clock in the afternoon.
As a native of Beijing, An Quan's family always starts having New Year's Eve dinner around 7 o'clock.
The New Year's Eve dinner was held at his parents' house. Although the brothers were all married and had families, they did not spend the New Year separately. The family just gathered together in this old house. Although it was not large, it was full of warmth.
"Is Xu Chuan easy to talk to?" In the dining room, everyone was chatting. As one of the pillars of the family, the content of everyone's chat naturally focused on An Quan.
Speaking of which, An Quan has been Xu Chuan's driver for some time.
My family is actually a little worried about whether they will be unnecessarily angry and aggrieved if they work as a driver for a celebrity.
But An Quan has developed a habit over the years that he never talks about his work at home.
It was not easy to ask at home before, but now that An Quan's boss has been replaced by Xu Chuan, it is okay to ask.
Hearing this, An Quan smiled and said, "I'm very easy to talk to. I'm usually polite to everyone, and I never put on airs and deliberately torment people."
"Isn't it said that celebrities are difficult to take care of? The kid from the old Liu family next door to me, who lives in the same building, used to drive in a car rental company and picked up a celebrity, but he was so tormented." When An Quan's eldest brother heard this, he immediately Said with a smile.
"I don't know about the other people. There may be people like this, but my boss is okay. He treats his employees very well, and he also makes extra money with his subordinates." An Quan said with a smile.
"That's good, I'm afraid of being followed by someone who is difficult to talk to. Come on, let's toast our parents together as brothers." After saying this, An Quan's eldest brother was about to pour wine for An Quan.
"Brother, I won't drink anymore. I'll go to CCTV later after I'm full." An Quan quickly stopped his cup.
"Didn't your boss give you a holiday? Why go to CCTV during the Chinese New Year?" As soon as these words came out, An Quan's mother said immediately.
"I was given a day off, but during the Chinese New Year, a lot of other celebrities' drivers, managers, and assistants were accompanying me. You said I had nothing to do after dinner anyway.
I went to pick him up and dropped him off and then treated him like a walk when I came back. Otherwise, I would be sorry for the year-end bonus they gave me, don’t you think? "An Quan said with a smile.
Just when An Quan's mother wanted to say something else. His father was the first to speak: "This makes sense. We have to be moral at work. If our boss treats us well and is polite to us, we must return the favor."
After saying this, Dad An asked again: "Hey, Quan'er, I heard that your boss... had an accident in his family?"
An Quan nodded when he heard this.
"What's going on? What kind of accident is it?" An's mother is old and doesn't pay attention to these things at all. Now that she heard this, she immediately asked.
"I won't talk about the accident. It's the Chinese New Year. Anyway, my boss is the only one in the family now." An Quan shook his head sadly.
"Oh, this child also has a hard life." An's mother said and bowed to the sky with her hands clasped together.
"I thought your boss was a rich second generation and his family was very powerful." An Quan's eldest brother said, he had not paid attention to this.
"He comes from a rural area and has worked hard all by himself. Regardless of his young age, he is really better than us in every aspect. To be honest, I admire him from the bottom of my heart." An Quan said sincerely.
"This guy is a man. When you say that, I admire him." An Quan's eldest brother nodded.
"Then he has a house in the capital?" Dad An continued to ask.
"No, he bought a house in Shanghai and stayed in hotels in the capital."
"Then he is also going to the hotel today? This doesn't look like the Chinese New Year! In this way, you can pick him up later and have a dumpling meal on New Year's Eve. Just tell your boss that our whole family is welcome Him." Dad An said directly after hearing this.
"Dad, people from Ganxi don't eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year." An Quan said with a smile.
Whether he wants to eat dumplings or not is secondary. The main reason is that based on his understanding of Xu Chuan, Xu Chuan will definitely not come.
"Instead of eating dumplings, you can come over and have a few bites of vegetables." An's mother said.
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely invite you over later, let's have dinner." An Quan smiled and changed the subject.
On the other side, Zhang Yan, who was far away in Pengcheng, had her New Year's Eve dinner earlier, and a bunch of people had gathered at home to play mahjong and watch the Spring Festival Gala.
"Three cakes, Yanyan, what is your boss going to perform in the Spring Festival Gala this year? A skit or singing." Zhang Yan's sister-in-law asked with a smile after playing a card.
"It must be singing." Zhang Yan said somewhat dumbfounded.
"Then the Internet said that he acted in sketches."
"You listen to people's nonsense on the Internet, Liu Tiao." Zhang Yan took out a card and played it.
After saying this, Zhang Yan continued to add: "Oh, by the way, we also filmed an advertisement."
"Shooting an advertisement?" As soon as these words came out, others asked curiously, "Why are you on the Spring Festival Gala and still shooting an advertisement?"
"The public service announcement will be released before the Spring Festival Gala live broadcast begins." Zhang Yan raised her hand and glanced at her watch as she spoke, "It should be released in about ten minutes."
"To say that your boss is really a genius, why do you think he knows everything?"
"It's not like he knows everything. At least he dances like a rehabilitation exercise." Zhang Yan said smoothly.
"Hahaha, don't say this in front of him. Your salary will be deducted later."
"Don't be afraid, he said this himself." Zhang Yan said with a smile.
"Hahahahahaha, your boss is really interesting."
"It's really interesting. If I work here, my life will be a few years longer. What a fool!! Give me money, give me money." Zhang Yan said and slapped the cards in her hand on the table.
After collecting the money for a while, she stood up and said, "My dear, come here and fight, I won't fight."
"Run away if you win money. There are no gambling products."
"The commercial is about to air, I have to go to work." Zhang Yan shrugged, "The boss is singing in the capital during the Chinese New Year. I have to keep an eye on public opinion for him, otherwise I will be sorry for being so kind to me."
With that said, she sat down on the sofa, opened a laptop and put it on her lap, then leisurely waited for the commercial to play.
Zhang Yan stopped fighting, and the others lost interest for a while.
Ever since, everyone sat on the sofa and watched TV with Zhang Yan. In addition, I also want to watch how Zhang Yan works.
Time passed quickly, and suddenly there was an old lady speaking Cantonese on the TV.
"I'll cook some food for you later, okay?" Accompanying this Cantonese phrase was a scene of a grandfather holding a child.
The "Chopsticks" public service advertisement created by Xu Chuan starts from here.
Chopsticks has a total of 8 units, and was shot in eight different cities, from Yangcheng in the south to Shemusi in the north, and also went to Chinatown in San Francisco, USA.
Each unit addresses a different theme.
Grandpas in eastern Guangdong use chopsticks dipped in sauce or vinegar to give their children a taste, which expresses "enlightenment".
Shang Hai's mother taught her daughter to use chopsticks to pick up vegetables, which means "inheritance".
In this unit, there is a line that left a very deep impression on Xu Chuan. That's the sentence spoken in Shanghai dialect: "Allah is Chinese, and Chinese people know how to use chopsticks. They know how to cut it."
The third unit is a scene of a large family eating in Fujian. When children want to pick up food, they are taught to let their elders use chopsticks first. It talks about "Ming Li".
Immediately afterwards, in Heilongjiang, the wanderer who had not returned home for three years returned home and eagerly picked up vegetables with chopsticks in the kitchen. The smile on his mother's face expressed "care".
In San Francisco's Chinatown, a gray-haired old man places his chopsticks in front of his parents' memorial tablets to pay New Year greetings, expressing his "longing".
A large family in Sichuan invited Uncle Wang from their neighbor's house to have New Year's Eve dinner at home. They said it was about an extra pair of chopsticks and the message was "good neighborliness".
In the seventh unit, in Ludong, the courier boy gave his pregnant wife a pair of children's chopsticks after returning home. This is a lifelong "stay together".
The two units of good neighborliness and mutual support impressed Xu Chuan deeply.
Finally, in Beijing, after grandma brought vegetables to her grandson, her grandson also promptly brought vegetables to grandma, expressing "gratitude".
Overall, "Chopsticks" is a rare classic public service advertisement.
The theme is good, the meaning conveyed is good, and the instruments used to convey the meaning are better chosen.
When the classic scenes and lines in Xu Chuan's memory appeared in front of Zhang Yan and her family.
Her family members are obviously taking it more and more seriously.
Wait for the ad to finish playing.
When the scene cut to the Spring Festival Gala, Zhang Yan's family members said, "Did your boss shoot this commercial?"
"He didn't take the photo, but the idea is his." Zhang Yan said after considering her words.
"This is a great shot. What kind of brain does your boss have? Why can't I think of this idea?"
"You asked this question. If I want to know how his brain grows, I must find a way to grow as long as him."
It was her first time to see this advertisement, but she knew what the advertisement was like because she had read Xu Chuan's copywriting.
But I really didn’t expect that the actual effect was much more moving than the copywriting.
Based on this advertisement, Zhang Yan felt that Xu Chuan's Spring Festival Gala trip was already a great success.
Not to mention a hilarious interview today.
Now, it’s all about whether the song Hui Xu Chuan sings can trigger some response. If there is response, it’s better. If there’s no response, it doesn’t matter. That’s enough for now.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yan seemed to have suddenly thought of something and asked, "Hey, did you see my boss's name on that public service announcement just now?"
"Name?" As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yan's family members began to recall.
After recalling it for a long time, everyone said, "It seems like there isn't one. I didn't see a name."
"Yes, I didn't see it either. The subtitles were either talking subtitles or address and topic subtitles. I didn't see it written about your boss."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yan couldn't help but murmured with some confusion: "That's not right. The Spring Festival Gala program team said they would sign it. Did you change your mind temporarily?"
Thinking of this, Zhang Yan directly started searching on the Internet.
But "Chopsticks" has just been broadcast, and there is basically no useful relevant information found on the Internet.
On the other side, An Quan has finished eating, and his wife is wrapping a scarf on him.
Looking out the window, you can see snow falling outside, a beautiful scenery.
"Drive carefully, don't rush, be steady." After putting on the scarf, An Quan's wife warned.
"Don't worry, it's okay." An Quan smiled at her, then put on his cotton gloves and went out. Although he also had a car, he chose to take the subway to go to CCTV, which was more convenient.
The nanny car Xu Chuan rented was parked in the CCTV parking lot. The key was in Cai Meng's hand, and he also had a spare key here.
Speaking of Cai Meng, she is currently watching the performance on stage from the last row of the Spring Festival Gala.
Originally, the chief director Yang Qingchun said that Cai Meng could be given a seat in the front, but Cai Meng and Xu Chuan would leave later, so it would be more convenient to sit in the back.
As for Xu Chuan, he was not left alone in the background. Instead, he sat at round tables in the front row of the Spring Festival Gala with a group of celebrities and watched the live performances.
Needless to say, the language programs of the Spring Festival Gala are not good to watch, but other programs still look okay.
Especially the large-scale singing and dancing programs looked particularly good on the spot, and Xu Chuan watched them with relish.
One show after another.
Xu Chuan's program was scheduled for 9:07, so at 8:35, he was asked to leave by the staff.
It's said to be waiting, but it's actually just to touch up makeup and check the equipment. If there were no such procedures, Xu Chuan could actually go directly from the auditorium.
Anyway, after the camera cut away, the audience in front of the TV didn't know how Xu Chuan got on stage.
In the auditorium in the back row, Cai Meng was watching the performance on stage while chatting in the studio group chat.
Just as she was blowing, she heard the host's voice introducing Xu Chuan.
At the same time, Xu Chuan and the backup dance teachers on the stage quickly moved to the designated position.
After the host finished announcing the scene, the camera angle switched and Xu Chuan's performance officially began.
The piano slowly sounded, and the backup dancers began to dance along with the music. Xu Chuan stood in the center of the stage that was raised about one meter, waiting for the end of the prelude.
Everyone knows that lip-syncing is used in the Spring Festival Gala. This has little to do with the singer's singing skills. It is mainly because of the fear of accidents during the live broadcast.
However, not all songs will be lip synced.
Just like Xu Chuan this time, he started lip-synching with the concepts in his mind since he participated in the Spring Festival Gala.
However, the Spring Festival Gala program team had differences on this. Some people thought that Xu Chuan had to sing.
The recorded version is too perfect. It’s too perfect and it can’t express the emotion of this song well. We need to catch the natural changes caused by Xu Chuan’s emotional fluctuations in the process of singing this song, so that we can truly express it. Impress people.
But some people think that the effect of the live broadcast should be given priority, and what touches people or not should be discussed later.
After arguing like this for five times, we finally decided to let Xu Chuan really sing.
Fortunately, Xu Chuan's heart is big enough. After five concerts, the tension has almost dissipated, so he doesn't care about the real singing and lip-synching.
If something goes wrong, the screen can be instantly switched to the version recorded in the fifth rehearsal, replacing Xu Chuan's current screen.
The audience can't tell at all.
"Let's sing in Xuchuan." Lin Mengying and her family also sat together in Chengdu, Sichuan, chatting while using the Spring Festival Gala as background music.
After seeing Xu Chuan appear on the stage, the whole family instinctively turned their heads to the TV.
On TV, the prelude to "Where Has All the Time Gone" ended.
Xu Chuan picked up the microphone, looked up slightly and sang: "The old tree in front of the door is growing new buds~~
The dead trees in the yard are blooming again~~
………”
Accompanied by Xu Chuan's music, a scene of sand paintings appeared in the background behind him.
Looking at the sand paintings and listening to Xu Chuan's singing, Lin Mengying didn't know how to describe her mood at the moment.
For a time, she thought of a lot.
Feeling sorry for Xu Chuan is one thing.
The second aspect is that I think that my grandfather is getting older and older, maybe in the near future...
The moment this idea came to her mind, she couldn't help but reach out and hug Lin Zhongquan's arm tightly.
Lin Zhongquan could naturally feel the mood of his precious granddaughter, and reached out to touch her head to express comfort.
But just this touch made Lin Mengying's eyes instantly sore, and tears fell immediately. She leaned her head on Lin Zhongquan's shoulder sadly and shouted: "Grandpa."
Lin Zhongquan responded and touched Lin Mengying's head.
Then he said, "Ask him if he has time to come and play at home after the new year."
"Yeah." Lin Mengying nodded.
Xu Chuan's singing is still flying.
"Where has the time gone~~
I’m already old before I can fully feel young~~
Give birth to children and raise daughters for a lifetime~~
My mind is full of children crying and laughing~~"
At the same time, Qiu Yicheng, who was in her hometown in southern Hunan, looked at Xu Chuan who was already choking on the TV. Her eyes were red and she pursed her lips tightly without saying a word.
"Sister, cry if you want, don't hold it back." Qiu Zhixia said and carefully handed over a tissue.
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yicheng first glanced at Qiu Zhixia, and then took the tissue.
"This brother-in-law is indeed quite... quite miserable." Qiu Zhixia stammered.
Hearing this, Qiu Yicheng recalled last year, when he traveled half the world to New Zealand to find him, and the first words he said while holding him were "I miss my mother."
Thinking of this, Qiu Yicheng felt her heart twitch.
She didn't dare to think about it anymore, so she wiped away the tears that had just burst out of her eyes because of the heartache.
He turned to look at Qiu Zhixia and said, "Let's not talk about him first. Let's talk about you first. Can you change your bad habits and find a girlfriend? Your parents are getting older, can you save them some worries?"
When Qiu Zhixia heard this, she secretly cursed herself that she really shouldn't talk too much.
It's better now. The old lady felt sad but didn't say anything, and began to teach herself a lesson.
Thinking of this, Qiu Zhixia hurriedly nodded and said: "Change it, change it, I must change it. Oops, I may have eaten too much. I'm going to the toilet. I'm going to the toilet."
After saying that, he ran away quickly, leaving Qiu Yicheng alone in the living room. As for his parents, they were playing mahjong in the mahjong room and had no idea what was going on here.
Not only Qiu Yicheng and Lin Mengying.
There are also other staff in the studio, artists who have a good relationship with Xu Chuan, and many fans of Xu Chuan.
Seeing Xu Chuan singing "Where Has the Time Gone" live at the Spring Festival Gala now, I feel an indescribable sadness.
Of course, there are many people who have nothing to do with Xu Chuan who were simply moved by his singing.
This is true for everyone watching TV.
Cai Meng at the scene had already burst into tears.
Speaking of which, she had never seen any sad emotions in Xu Chuan these days.
Xu Chuan is happy every day. Not only is he happy, he also makes others happy.
He showed that he was even happier than any ordinary person when facing the New Year.
But now that I think about it carefully, as someone who stays with Xu Chuan every day, Cai Meng can still feel the deliberateness in Xu Chuan.
He seemed to be forcing himself to find things to be happy about, in order to dilute the lingering sadness in his heart.
"Where has the time gone~~
Your eyes are blurry even before I take a good look~~
Firewood, rice, oil and salt for half a lifetime~~
In the blink of an eye, all that’s left is the wrinkles on my face~~”
After finishing the song, Xu Chuan bowed to the audience, then left the stage and walked backstage.
Cai Meng wiped away her tears, stood up and left the auditorium.
While walking, I could hear the host's words. She was extending the topic of "Where Has the Time Gone?", but Cai Meng no longer had any intention to listen.
A few minutes later, Cai Meng found Xu Chuan backstage.
At this time, Xu Chuan had returned to his smiling state. He looked at Cai Meng's slightly red and swollen eyes and said with a smile, "What's wrong? His eyes are as red as a monkey's butt."
"I was punched twice by a dog." Cai Meng didn't want to dwell on the unhappy topic, so he just started joking.
"Eh, eh, eh, eh, you're cursing people in a roundabout way, right?" Xu Chuan said exaggeratedly when he heard this.
"Hey, eh, eh, eh, take your seat, right?" Cai Meng imitated Xu Chuan's tone and said.
"I originally planned to take you to have a big dinner, but now I can't."
"I was wrong, Brother Chuan, please don't argue with me." Upon hearing this, Cai Meng immediately apologized and gave in faster than anyone else.
"For the sake of your good attitude in admitting your mistake, I will take you to the dental festival after my eldest brother has changed his clothes." Xu Chuan said, pulling out his suitcase containing clothes from the cabinet, and then began to change clothes.
Cai Meng also took out a suitcase, opened it and put on a hat and scarf.
These two suitcases were carried by two people to hold clothes, and there were several larger ones in the hotel.
A few minutes later, the two walked out the door.
When they walked outside the door, they realized that it was snowing outside.
"It's so beautiful." Cai Meng looked up at the snowflakes and reached out to pick them up.
"Is it snowing in your hometown during the Chinese New Year?" Xu Chuan also reached out to catch the snow. As he said before, Cai Meng is from Sichuan.
"Of course it does, Brother Chuan, does it snow in your hometown in winter?"
"It rains, but not as big as here. When I was a kid, it rained really hard once. Then we went to build snowmen and have snowball fights. My mother was always afraid that I would freeze." Xu Chuan said, looking at the sky.
As soon as these words came out, Cai Meng turned around and glanced at Xu Chuan, not knowing how to answer the question.
"Let's go." Xu Chuan took a breath and said.
Just as Cai Meng was about to speak, she saw someone running not far away. After seeing clearly, she said, "Brother An is here."
Xu Chuan naturally saw it too.
After An Quan came closer, he said with a smile: "Why are you here? Isn't it giving you a day off?"
"Aren't you afraid that it will be inconvenient for you and Xiao Cai to drive? Anyway, I have nothing to do. You came out so fast. I thought I had to finish you off before leaving, but luckily I caught up." An Quanhan said with a smile.
Xu Chuan smiled when he heard this, and just as he was about to speak, he heard his cell phone ringing.
I picked it up and saw that Shen Ping'an was calling.
After the call was connected, before Xu Chuan could speak, he heard Shen Ping'an shouting: "Brother, have you come out? Grandpa asked me to come and take you home for New Year's Eve dinner."
When Xu Chuan heard this, he couldn't help being stunned and said, "You're out, where are you?"
"I'm outside and the security guard won't let me in."
"Wait until I go out to find you." Xu Chuan said and walked out. Upon seeing this, Cai Meng and An Quan picked up Xu Chuan's suitcase and followed him.
After leaving the yard, Xu Chuan held up the phone and looked around, and soon saw Shen Pingan, who was wrapped like a ball, standing next to a car and waving to him constantly.
Seeing this, Xu Chuan hung up the phone, walked forward quickly, looked at Shen Ping'an and said, "Why are you wearing so much?"
"Grandma insisted on letting me wear it because she was afraid I would freeze." Shen Ping'an said helplessly.
After saying that, without waiting for Xu Chuan to speak, he immediately said: "Let's go, my grandparents are still waiting."
"Didn't I tell you before that I'm going to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year? Forget it today." Xu Chuan looked at Shen Ping'an and said with a smile.
"What are you talking about? How can anyone go home on the first day of the new year? We haven't eaten yet. We are just waiting for you. Let's go, go, go quickly. You want to starve me during the Chinese New Year." Shen Pingan said Then he pulled Xu Chuan directly to the car.
While pulling back, he said: "Have you ever heard that once you are a teacher, you will always be a father? There are two fathers waiting for you there. My family is your family. Why do you always treat yourself as an outsider?"
Hearing Shen Pingan's words, Xu Chuan didn't know how to describe his mood.
He hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, stop pulling. Your sister Cai Meng and my driver are still behind. I have to explain."
Hearing this, Shen Ping'an stopped and turned around to look, and sure enough he saw a man and a woman standing there not far away.
Xu Chuan waved to the two of them, and soon, Cai Meng and An Quan walked closer, each pulling a suitcase.
"Brother An, thank you for your hard work. How did you get here?" Xu Chuan asked An Quan.
"Take the subway." An Quan didn't have to hide this.
"In this case, you drive my car back and be careful on the road. I have to go to my master's house today."
"Okay, this is a good idea." Hearing this, An Quan was sincerely happy for Xu Chuan. This was better than going to a hotel.
"Thank you for your hard work. Please help me say hello to my family." Xu Chuan smiled and patted An Quan's arm and took the suitcase from him.
Then he said to Cai Meng: "Let's go, you come with me."
"Me? I won't go." Cai Meng said hesitantly. She was a little embarrassed to go to Master Xu Chuan's house during the Chinese New Year.
"Why don't you go? Just go ahead." Shen Ping'an quickly advised after hearing this, "My grandma prepared a table full of delicious food, and she didn't even touch a bite."
Hearing this, Cai Meng thought: Then it will be even worse for me.
Just when she wanted to speak, she heard Xu Chuan say: "Don't think so much, just treat it like going to my house. It's okay to go to my house."
After saying that, without waiting for Cai Meng's reply, he directly opened the car door and pushed Cai Meng in.
Ten minutes later, the three people who had packed up sat in the car. This time Xu Chuan was driving.
About forty minutes later, Xu Chuan stood at the door of Shen Huajin's house.
For some reason, Xu Chuan felt timid for the first time in this place he often visited.
When the door opened, his heart beat even faster.
After changing her shoes and hanging up her clothes and walking in, she looked up and saw Shen Huajin setting up chopsticks at the dining table. Zhu Lanyun should be in the kitchen.
Before Xu Chuan could speak, he heard the old man say: "Come back?"
"Back." The thousands of words in Xu Chuan's heart finally turned into the same three words that the old man just said.
After Shen Huajin and Xu Chuan said this, they didn't say anything more. Instead, they looked at Cai Meng and said with a smile, "Xiao Cai, right?"
"Yes, Happy New Year, Teacher Shen." Cai Meng bowed quickly after hearing this.
"Happy New Year to you too, don't stand there stupidly, sit down quickly." Shen Huajin warmly greeted Cai Meng to take a seat.
"Hey, okay." Cai Meng said yes, but didn't actually sit down. There was another one in the kitchen.
Soon, Zhu Lanyun came out with a plate of dishes. He ignored Xu Chuan and said directly to Cai Meng: "Xiao Cai, sit down, don't be restrained, just treat it like your own home."
"Hey, okay, Teacher Zhu, happy New Year." Cai Meng bowed to Zhu Lanyun again.
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year." Zhu Lanyun said with a smile.
After another polite conversation, Cai Meng finally sat down.
The two elderly people entertained Cai Meng so warmly because she was a guest.
Family members don't need to be so polite, so they naturally don't do this with Xu Chuan.
(End of chapter)
