In July, Cao Xuan returned to China, but instead of returning to his home in the capital, he went directly to Qin City, Hebei Province.

It was a scorching summer, and the capital was hot and stuffy, so as soon as Zeng Li’s school got out for the holidays, the whole family packed up and came to Qin City to escape the summer heat.

Qin City is known as a famous summer resort city in the world and has the reputation of "City of Paradise". Its Beidaihe seaside is one of the four largest wetlands in the world. It has no scorching heat in summer and no severe cold in winter. The sand is soft and the tide is flat, and it is close to the mountains and the sea.

, an excellent holiday destination.

Since the Republic of China, it has become a famous tourist area in North China. Many celebrities and politicians are also very fond of this place. Beidaihe even has its name in middle school textbooks.

About two years ago, Cao Xuan felt that the climate in the capital was getting worse and worse, so he has been looking for a livable city.

Because several members of the family have their careers in the capital, they can't live too far away and can only look for them in the north.

After careful consideration for a long time in several cities including Qin City in Hebei Province, Lian City in Liao Province, and Wei City in his hometown of Lu Province, Cao Xuan decided to buy two houses in each city.

When you look back, you can live wherever you want, and when you get tired of living there, go to the next city.

You can also buy a few units in some livable cities in the south. If you don’t have time to stay permanently, you can just take occasional vacations.

Among them, Qin City is the closest to the capital and is a famous summer resort, so it is naturally the first choice for the whole family.

Cao Xuan bought two single-family villas with yards nearby in Beidaihe, known as one of the four major villa areas in China.

Once the left and right villas are opened, they will cover an area of ​​almost more than 1,000 square meters. The two three-story buildings can accommodate Cao Xuan's family plus many nannies, and there are more than enough bodyguards.

The most important thing is that the nearby place is relatively sensitive, and the security and privacy are extremely important. Cao Xuan spent a premium and had a trust relationship to get two sets.

Of course, the price is also quite impressive. You can even buy a row of villas in the capital...

"Okay, Kevin, you're welcome, we'll talk later."

Cao Xuan hung up the phone. Empress Donggong was taking little Cao Li to play on the slide. When she heard him speaking English, she couldn't help but curiously asked.

"Who?"

"President of Marvel, please reply to me about the invitation to participate in "Thor"."

Empress Donggong, who was already four months pregnant, was slightly pregnant, so she took advantage of the fact that her family was leaving Beijing for the summer and formally requested sick leave from the company, citing mental illness and the need for recuperation.

Even if you are a senior member of the group, if you take leave for more than half a year for this reason, you will have to take a back seat even if you are fired.

But Hu Jing's identity is different after all. The boss Cao Xuan and President Li Yante approved the leave and temporarily retained her position as vice president, but all wages, bonuses, and dividends were suspended.

In fact, if Hu Jing takes maternity leave, the company will not easily suspend her pay even if the time is longer.

But it is not convenient for Hu Jing to take maternity leave, so she can only count it as sick leave. There is no relevant policy for this, and being suspended without pay is already a special consideration.

Hu Jing is the vice president and director of the supervision department at Fanxing. She is mainly responsible for internal supervision and other high-level work.

Since becoming pregnant, Hu Jing has considered delegating power and promoted her former deputy to become minister. This has sort of taken care of the supervision department and helped her take over most of the work.

There are also a small number of jobs that can be worked remotely. She has assistants and secretaries under her, who are confidants and can run errands to cooperate.

In this way, even if Hu Jing was away, the company's operations would not be affected, so she took a leave of absence and came to Qin City to spend the summer to raise her baby.

"Did they say yes?"

Cao Xuan had told them about Marvel, and Hu Jing also knew about it, and was curious whether they would make an exception for Cao Xuan.

"I agreed, but I didn't agree either."

Hu Jing: "..."

Cao Xuan smiled and explained to her: "In terms of the contract, Marvel agreed to go according to the film contract, but the requirement must be 1+1, and there are a lot of additional conditions. As for Loki, they have a very long way to go with this character. They don't want to

It’s over in a nutshell.”

"so…"

Hu Jing saw what Cao Xuan was saying, and Cao Xuan nodded to her: "They asked me if I was interested in the role of Hawkeye."

"Hawkeye?"

The Empress of the East Palace has no research on American comics at all. Cao Xuan told him about Avengers before, and she even thought that there was Superman and Batman in it.

"Hawkeye, one of the Marvel superheroes, good at archery and physical skills, and one of the first members of the Avengers."

Cao Xuan gave a brief introduction, but Hu Jing asked a very simple question after having only a half-knowledge.

"Can this Hawkeye beat Iron Man?"

"I probably can't beat him, but it's hard to say."

Cao Xuan gave an ambiguous answer. If it were based on the original Marvel movies, Hawkeye would definitely not be able to defeat Iron Man, or even Black Widow. He would definitely be at the bottom of the Avengers.

But now that Marvel wants Cao Xuan to play Hawkeye, he can no longer be that weak supporting character.

Apart from other things, Cao Xuan's salary may be second only to Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man. If it were to be a dispensable supporting role, Marvel itself would probably feel that the money was wasted.

So when he called just now, Kevin had already made it clear to Cao Xuan that the eagle eye would be strengthened to a certain extent.

It's hard to say to what extent the increase will be, and will be discussed later, but I guess even if it can't compare with Thor and the Hulk, it won't be able to beat Black Widow.

"Do you want to take this role?"

Hu Jing saw that Cao Xuan was quite interested and thought he was interested, but Cao Xuan did not deny it.

"I have some ideas, but we still need to see Marvel's sincerity in the future. If it's just soy sauce, there's no need."

Hawkeye is Cao Xuan's favorite character. Before Marvel asked him to play Loki, he was dispensable, but he wanted to play Hawkeye even more.

On the one hand, he is handsome, his characters are fleshed out, and his scenes are not endless.

Except for a few guest appearances in personal movies, they mainly revolve around the "Avengers" series, and after filming the final battle, he can retire perfectly and will not be completely bound by Marvel.

And compared to several characters with extremely distinctive characteristics such as Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man, the character of Hawkeye is relatively more inclusive, which to a certain extent reduces the trouble of being limited by roles.

As for getting rid of this problem completely, it is almost impossible.

Unless you are acting in a drama that no one is watching, as long as it is a hit movie or TV show, especially an outstanding role, it will definitely be remembered by the audience and form a certain fixed impression.

This is a bad thing for actors, but it is also an honor.

The best way to do this is to shoot more movies, especially other types of roles, and use a steady stream of works to dilute the inherent impression, or to enrich the actor himself, and then break out of the limitations of the role.

Cao Xuan naturally had similar concerns when he joined Marvel.

However, he has a lot of movie series on his hands, which can be used to offset the influence of downplaying Hawkeye, but it will not stop him from eating due to choking.

"Whatever you want."

Hu Jing was not very interested in this matter, stroking her belly and watching Cao Li climb up and down the slide.

She had a good relationship with Xiao Cao Li, who called her second mother. Now that she is pregnant, she is even more gentle towards the child.

In addition, she carries a little brother or sister in her belly, which makes little Cao Li hang around her every day, leaving her own mother aside. Empress Xigong is even a little jealous.

After a while, Zeng Li also came out of the house. He watched his daughter playing wildly and didn't care. He sat directly on the lounge chair under the grape tree.

"I'm exhausted from making phone calls all day long."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xuan wanted to massage her back, but Empress Xigong slapped her: "The child is still there."

"Okay, let your daughter serve you."

Cao Xuan moved a horse and waved his daughter to run over and beat her mother's legs.

"My daughter is so filial. She is good at hammering her. Dad will prepare delicious food for you later."

After making a few casual remarks, little Cao Li was full of energy, with a bulging face, clenched his little fists and beat Empress Xigong's legs seriously.

Hu Jing couldn't help but roll her eyes at him: "You are really a real father, you are really willing to bully Li Li."

Cao Xuan was helpless: "My own mother doesn't feel sorry for her, so why do you call her "Quiet"?

Zeng Li lay comfortably on the recliner and enjoyed his daughter's service. Hearing this, he opened his eyes and said, "I have been busy for her all morning, so she should be filial and filial to me, right, Li Li."

Little Cao Li nodded obediently: "Thank you for your hard work, Mom."

"Yeah, mommy's good baby."

Zeng Li, who had been enjoying it calmly just now, was instantly moved by Xiao Cao Li. He kissed his daughter's fleshy cheek and was reluctant to let Xiao Cao Li do his work. He hugged his daughter and never let go.

Seeing this, Cao Xuan had no choice but to go back to the house, find a small massage hammer, and go into battle himself.

Hu Jing suppressed her smile and then asked about the business: "How is the search for Li Li's kindergarten going?"

"It's almost done. Just contact the school later."

Zeng Li was confident that little Cao Li had just celebrated her third birthday. According to the planned plan, her family planned to let her start carrying a schoolbag to school in the new semester in September this year.

So during this period of time, Nishinomiya Empress has been busy looking for a kindergarten for her daughter.

Jingsheng went through all the well-known kindergartens, and finally had on-site visits to more than a dozen, or even one by one, before he finally had a direction.

Cao Xuan was keeping a low profile at this time, and it was also because he, the father, did not come forward in this matter, and it was all Zeng Li who was running away. He felt guilty, so he pretended to be cowardly to ensure safety.

Nishimiya is soft-hearted and easy to talk to, so basically he can be coaxed for a day or two and everything will be fine.

Hu Jing is more difficult to deal with. She usually has to be coaxed for several days, and sometimes she has to make some unequal treaties.

"Which one did you decide on in the end? Beihai? Donghuamen? Or Jingshi University?"

"The kindergarten affiliated to Beijing Normal University is a bit far from our home, so I might have to trouble my parents to pick it up sometimes."
To be continued...