Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

During the Chinese New Year this year, except for Yu Tongtong who went to school in the United States, Yu Dongqing’s family spent time in Yanjing.

Meimei feels that she is having a very happy New Year. In addition to being able to spend time with her parents on New Year's Eve, the more important reason is that the movie "Roadside Picnic" has achieved both word-of-mouth and box office success.

Next, according to the contract that has been negotiated, the film will be broadcast on the three major domestic video websites, and the copyright revenue will be 6.5 million, which is another huge amount of income.

In addition, this film has also been shortlisted for this year's Yenching University Student Award for Best Screenplay and Best Director, and we are waiting for the final results to be announced.

At the same time, Lao Xu also participated in the New Jersey International Film Festival and the European Independent Film Festival with this film to strive for more awards.

Of course, after the Chinese New Year, I return to Yu Dongqing's hometown as usual. It has become a routine to travel between the two elderly families from New Year's Eve to the 15th of the first lunar month every year.

Many people born in the 1980s and 1990s are like this.

You don’t need too much expression, just listen to your parents’ nagging and happily eat the table full of dishes they cooked.

After celebrating the New Year on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the family returned to Yanjing. Yu Dongqing originally wanted to continue living leisurely, but he received a call from Li Wan from Shanghai, asking him to come to Shanghai.

"The production of "The Wandering Earth 2" has been completed and is now entering the most critical post-production stage. As the director, you have to come and take a look, right?"

"Before the Chinese New Year, Du Xuefeng sent me some video materials he shot. I thought they were quite good."

"It's good, but why are you staying in Yanjing all day? Spring is coming in the south of the Yangtze River, and you don't want to come and feel the breath of spring?"

The breath of spring?

When did you, a grown man, become so romantic?

However, after listening to Li Wan's words, he was a little moved, so Yu Dongqing said goodbye to his wife and children and took the high-speed train to Shanghai.

But at this time, Li Wan had already arrived in Nanjing.

"I'm Not the God of Medicine" is also about to be finished.

Shanghai is still relatively cold in February, but it really feels like spring. You can often see tulips blooming in full swing on the streets.

Yu Dongqing first came to the audio and video center in Pudong New Area and the Science Fiction Film and Television Base. He stayed in the audio and video center for three days and had serious exchanges and discussions with Du Xuefeng's team.

Compared with the original "The Wandering Earth 2" in time and space, the script written by Yu Dongqing has been significantly revised. The film produced by Du Xuefeng is naturally different from the original one.

But that doesn't matter, as long as the script is followed to create the kind of hesitation and struggle of human beings facing the end of the world described in the novel, and finally the tragic and touching atmosphere of uniting to save the earth.

Including the sentence "China Aerospace Flight Squadron, those over fifty years old, come out!".

Of course the focus is on the special effects.

For this reason, on the first day before leaving Yanjing, Yu Dongqing made a special trip to RAYS Company to meet Wei Wenming's team.

At this time, Wei Wenming was not as decadent as Yu Dongqing had seen for the first time, but looked high-spirited.

"Uncle Yu, are you here? Sit down, sit down." Wei Wenming greeted enthusiastically, poured another cup of hot tea for Yu Dongqing, and then took out a piece of information from the drawer of the boss's desk.

"This is the company's financial statement. I was originally going to mail it to Ms. Yang Liu. Since you are here, I will let you take a look."

Yu Dongqing waved his hand.

"You'd better let Yang Liu see it, I have a headache looking at the numbers."

Wei Wenming laughed after hearing this and gave him a brief report on last year's business situation.

"The great success of Uncle Yu's "The Wandering Earth" made our company famous. In October last year, we received part of the special effects work for the Hollywood science fiction film "Thunder Warriors". We are currently in intensive production. This work is mainly done by Feifei is in charge, she is in Los Angeles, but she will be back today."

"You have to produce special effects for both American films and "The Wandering Earth 2". Do you have enough manpower and equipment?" This is a question that Yu Dongqing is concerned about.

Regarding this, Wei Wenming is confident.

"Uncle Yu, the company has recruited forty more engineers for data processing. More importantly, we have contacted the National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi, where data calculation and graphics rendering will be performed, greatly reducing our workload."

"I dare to say that the special effects production cycle of "The Wandering Earth 2" will definitely be shorter than the first one, and there will definitely be no machines working and employees taking vacations."

Yu Dongqing laughed after hearing this.

He recalled the day before last when he came to RAYS Company and saw that the entire technical center office was empty except for Shangguan Feifei on duty.

Depressed, he had no choice but to go fishing in Chenjiabang.

Yu Dongqing returned to his hotel after finishing his errands. He had nothing to do and didn't want to go out at night. He was going back to Yanjing tomorrow anyway.

At around nine o'clock, I had a phone call with my daughter who was far away in Philadelphia. After taking a shower and getting ready to go to bed, I received a call from Wei Wenming.

"Uncle Yu, are you still awake? Are you coming out for barbecue?"

"barbecue?"

"That's right, Feifei rushed back from Los Angeles. I heard that you were in Shanghai, so I wanted to treat you to dinner."

Yu Dongqing originally wanted to decline, but couldn't resist Wei Wenming's enthusiastic persuasion, so she finally had to agree.

Wei Wenming and the others ate at Tianyaoqiao Road Snack Street in Xujiahui, which was not too far from the hotel where Yu Dongqing lived. It only took more than ten minutes to take a taxi.

Although it is already ten o'clock and the spring is cold, there are still many diners and tourists and it is very lively.

Yu Dongqing and the others went to a barbecue restaurant.

In China, barbecue is the most popular delicacy. No matter which city you are in or from all over the world, barbecue is undoubtedly the most accessible to people with different eating habits.

Needless to say, Yu Dongqing, Wei Wenming and others, even Shangguan Feifei, who has only returned to China for more than two years, already likes this kind of food very much and is even clamoring for more chili noodles!

Ah?

Did he inherit the characteristics of his father from Jiangxi?

The five of them chatted happily while eating, talking about film production and some anecdotes.

"Uncle Yu, do you know what I like to eat most when I return to China?" Shangguan Feifei was eating a bunch of mutton skewers while talking, without caring about her image at all.

"I know, barbecue."

"Yes! BBQ! Oh my god, I never thought there could be such delicious food in this world." Shangguan Feifei had an exaggerated expression.

"So, I can't wait to have a meal as soon as I return to Shanghai. I often come here to eat. Isn't it delicious?"

Yu Dongqing nodded.

"Our Northeastern one-pot stew is also delicious." Li Li interjected.

Unexpectedly, Shangguan Feifei replied:

"I don't like it. Putting them all together is a waste of delicious food!"

Li Li suddenly had nothing to say.

Seeing his old friend's son eating up, Yu Dongqing secretly laughed in his heart, but said: "Feifei, then you have never tasted authentic Northeastern one-pot stew. The one made by Li Li's father is very delicious."

"Uncle Yu is serious. What my dad cooks is authentic." Li Li immediately became elated again. "That day when you come to BJ, I invite you to my house and let my dad cook you a good Northeastern pot meal." stew."

"Let's talk about it then." Shangguan Feifei couldn't comment.

It seems like the two of them are talking?

Doesn't it seem like it?

It’s not easy for Yu Dongqing to ask about junior matters.

"Come on, come on, cheers!" Yu Dongqing raised his beer glass.

The five drank it all in one go.

At this moment, Shangguan Feifei suddenly lowered her voice and said:

"Hey, I found a weirdo."