273 'Li Wei Becomes an Official' became popular, and the mother-in-law is here
Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Zeng Li and Han Mei stayed at the exit of the Beijing Railway Station, watching a figure appear and waving vigorously.
"mom."
Zeng's mother came over with boxes and bags, and Zeng Li and Han Mei hurried over to pick them up: "You must be tired, didn't I tell you to take a plane?"
"Flights are so expensive, and I don't know how to take them. The trains are not bad either. I met a fellow countryman on the way and it didn't take much to look after each other."
Zeng's mother looked at Han Mei next to her and said with a smile: "It's Meimei, thank you for taking care of our pears."
"I don't have an aunt. It's Lizi who takes care of me. I'm hanging out with her now."
Han Mei is usually very carefree and well-behaved in front of her elders. Zeng’s mother knew that she was now her daughter’s postgraduate roommate, manager and assistant, and the two had a very close relationship, so she couldn’t help but smile.
"Take care of each other. You are classmates and work together. Whether you are working or studying, you must help and make progress together."
"Okay, Mom, it's quite cold outside, let's go home and talk."
Zeng Li looked at Zeng's mother who acted like a small leader and quickly changed the subject.
Her mother is good at everything, but she likes to nag as she gets older, and she has a little power in the factory and is not a big official. She is very assertive as a leader, so her nagging often has a certain preaching quality.
Zeng Li and his sister Zeng Yu suffered a lot from it. Relatives of the same age at home would hide away from Zeng's mother when they saw her.
Now that she had met Han Mei, her old habit might have returned. Zeng Li was afraid that her mother would keep talking, so she quickly pulled her away.
After taking two steps, Zeng Li was stopped by a young couple. Looking at Zeng Li who was wearing a mask, the girl in the couple asked hesitantly.
"Excuse me, are you Yue Siying?"
"Uh...I am."
Zeng Li looked at the expectant girl and nodded. The girl covered her mouth in excitement while the boy explained next to him.
"She loves to watch "Li Wei is an Official" and she especially likes you."
"Yes, yes, I really like Li Wei and Yue Siying. I'm so touched that you two ended up together. Well, can you sign your name for me?"
"no problem."
Zeng Li readily agreed. The girl took out a notebook and eyeliner from her bag, and Zeng Li asked.
"Should I sign it in Yue Siying's name or my own name?"
"Can I have both?"
"Can."
Zeng Li signed two names respectively. The girl took a look at it and said, "Zeng Li, I remember it. I hope to see more of your works in the future. Be sure to work hard."
"Thank you for your support, I will work hard."
The girl reluctantly said goodbye to Zeng Li. Zeng Li turned around and saw Zeng's mother looking at her with kindness and pride.
"My daughter is awesome."
Zeng Li was a little embarrassed, and Han Mei asked curiously: "Auntie, have you watched "Li Wei Becomes an Official"?"
"Of course I have. Can I not watch the TV series my own daughter plays? Not only do I watch it, but Lizi's uncle and aunt's house, my colleagues, and our neighbors across the hall also watch it.
Dr. Sun in our community was chatting with me two days ago, and she said that Li Wei was a bit ugly, and Yue Siying was ruined by him."
Zeng Li's smile suddenly stiffened, and she somewhat realized what it felt like when Cao Xuan told her that he acted in "Water Margin" and was watched by the whole village.
She is extremely lucky now that she brought her mother to Beijing to celebrate the New Year because of her work.
Otherwise, if I go home and my seven aunts and eight aunts surround me and ask questions, I will not die on the spot.
Just after New Year's Day, "Li Wei is an Official" premiered on Jinmen TV and Huizhou TV.
Under the afterglow of "Yongzheng Dynasty", two more major TV stations have jointly premiered it, with a light and bright style and a self-consistent plot logic.
The male protagonist Xu Zheng is popular and has the popularity accumulated from "Spring and Pig", the female protagonist Zeng Li has good looks and temperament, and all the supporting actors are familiar faces from the drama.
As a result, this drama was loved by the audience, and in January it became the second-largest TV drama after CCTV's new year drama "The Granary of the World".
Even because "The Granary of the World" is so sad, viewers who have watched the torture are accustomed to watching Li Wei's cunning spoof of corrupt officials, expressing their inner depression.
It is worth mentioning that "The Golden Family" was originally scheduled to be the opening drama of the eight central television programs, but CCTV internally planned to promote "The Granary of the World".
"Jin Fen Family" was produced by CCTV at a huge cost. If they were broadcast together and they would influence each other, they would suffer big losses.
So after discussion, CCTV 8 moved the show to after the Spring Festival, so it could barely be considered a new year drama.
The reason for the postponement of "A Family of Gold" is not that "A Family of Gold" is not as good as "The Granary of the World" in CCTV's mind, but that the latter's subject matter is more serious and the narrative level is greater, making it more suitable as the opening drama of CCTV.
"Li Wei Becomes an Official" can be ranked alongside CCTV's new year dramas, which shows its popularity.
The male and female protagonists have also become more popular. Xu Zheng's two hit dramas have become a favorite in light comedy TV series, and many comedy projects have targeted him.
Zeng Li has also succeeded in becoming popular. Although she is not as popular as Hu Jing, she is still a popular little girl, adding another ray of light to the 96 star class of China Drama.
However, after Zeng Li became famous, he did not go out to take roles or sign with any entertainment companies. Instead, he continued to study in school.
The film contracts in hand only include a guest appearance by Yin Susu in "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword" and the possible project of Li Wei's trilogy "Li Wei Becomes an Official".
Zeng Li's Buddhist mentality won the respect of the leaders of the Central Theater Company, who considered her a good comrade who was down-to-earth and engaged in academics.
Coupled with her current fame, she has already qualified as a star teacher. If nothing happens, Zeng Li will be trained by China Drama Theater in the next step.
For the Class 02 students who entered the school this summer, even if Zeng Damei is not the class teacher, she may also serve as a teaching assistant.
As long as nothing goes wrong, Zeng Li will become a respectable people's teacher after graduating from graduate school in the summer of 2003, or even earlier.
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The three of them came to Zeng Li's new car and put their luggage away. Zeng's mother didn't rush to get in the car and walked around the brand new Audi Q4.
"Being an actor is good and you can make a lot of money. If Audi says I will buy it, I will buy it."
"It's okay."
Zeng Li responded vaguely, saying that she had only taken on a few movies in total. Before "Li Wei became an official", her reputation was limited and her salary was not high. She couldn't buy an Audi Q4 on her own.
Even if she could afford it, she wouldn't be able to spend all her savings on buying a car.
This Q4 was a gift from Cao Xuan, and considering Zeng Li's status, he deliberately kept a low profile, otherwise the budget would be much higher.
But even so, Zeng Li rarely used this car when he was in school and would only drive it outside.
Cao Xuan himself has a general interest in cars, as long as they are comfortable to drive and comfortable to sit in. Hu Jing and Zeng Li have no needs, so the three of them do not pursue luxury cars. Instead, under the influence of Cao Xuan, they prefer to hoard houses.
"Mom, let me tell you how you are thinking about buying a new house in your hometown."
Zeng Li drove the car slowly and asked Zeng's mother behind. Zeng's mother curiously looked at the interior of the car without raising her head.
"Why buy a house in your hometown? It's not like you can't live in an old house. If you have money, just save it and buy a house in the capital later."
I have two houses in Beijing, an apartment and a courtyard house.
But Zeng Li didn't dare to say this, otherwise it would be Zeng's mother's continuous questioning. He could only keep the matter in mind and find time to go to his hometown and buy a house.
After driving to the Haidian apartment, Zeng's mother went upstairs and opened the door. Zeng's mother looked at the house that had been packed in advance and walked around.
"How much is the monthly rent for this house?"
"Around 2000."
Zeng Li casually mentioned a number, which made Zeng's mother feel a little distressed, as it cost her more than half a month's salary, but she didn't say anything.
A good house is expensive but safe and comfortable to live in. She is most afraid of her daughter suffering at home. Looking at the house and its decoration, she feels half relieved.
Han Mei, who was "shared", helped Zeng's mother pull her luggage into the guest room: "Auntie, you can stay in my room during this period. I'll go home and I've changed everything. You can use it as you like."
"Sorry to trouble you."
"What's the trouble? Do you want to see what else is missing? Lizi and I will buy it for you."
"No need, no need. Just rest. You are hungry. Auntie will cook you something to eat."
Zeng's mother rolled up her sleeves and was about to start cooking. She took a look at the items in the refrigerator and the kitchen seasonings. She saw that they were all used and the varieties were rich. She was quite satisfied.
My daughter has done me no wrong!
Zeng Li and the others couldn't stop her, so they started to help her. While she was busy working, her cell phone rang. It was Yuan Quan's call.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"Pear, look at the news, your family won the first place in the Japanese Oricon Chart."
"What?"
Zeng Li was a little confused. Zeng's mother had been here in the past two days. She was busy cleaning up all suspicious signs of cohabitation in the house. She had only been on the phone with Cao Xuan for a short time, so she really didn't know much about the matter.
"Just take a look, good guy, the media is crazy. CCTV has reported that the Asian King has swept across Japan and is about to become a singing hero."
Zeng Li hung up the phone and glanced at Zeng's mother who was busy. Seeing that she didn't seem to have any reaction, she probably didn't hear anything and winked at Han Mei.
Han Mei tacitly asked Zeng's mother for the secret of stir-fried pork, while Zeng Li went to the living room and quietly turned on the TV. The remote control tuned the channels, and finally stopped on the CCTV news channel.
"At 9 a.m. Beijing time and 8 a.m. local time, Oricon, Japan's most authoritative music ranking list, announced the rankings for the week of January 14th to 20th, 2002.
Among them, Chinese young singer Cao Xuan won the weekly championship of the Oricon Top 100 Album Chart with his album "Four". He is the first Chinese singer to win the honor of winning the Japanese Oricon Chart since the new century.
At the same time, this also marks that our country’s pop music, led by musicians headed by Cao Xuan, is going overseas and striving for the top level in Asia..."
"This evaluation is not generally high."
Zeng Li has been with Cao Xuan for a long time and has some experience with some official statements.
CCTV News commented on Cao Xuan in this way. It seems that Cao Xuan's victory in Japan's Oricon ranking this time is indeed very valuable and he is very popular.
Later, a live interview with Cao Xuan appeared on the CCTV news page. It was a surprise interview by a Japanese reporter after learning about the Oricon winner.
"I am very surprised by this result and I am very grateful to all my fans and supporters for their hard work.
"Four" is a purely Chinese album. It has achieved such good results in Japan and is loved by a wide range of Japanese fans. I think it is a good inspiration for Chinese pop music.
In the future, I also hope that China and Japan can have more exchanges and collisions in pop music and culture, and work together to make greater contributions to Asian pop music."
Cao Xuan already has experience with interviews like this. First, he must be neither humble nor arrogant, and then talk about the friendly relations between the two countries, and then finish with a larger level.
Although it is a bit routine, it does show its friendly attitude and does not let the officials and people on both sides have any ideas.
In the future, if Cao Xuan wants to go global, there will definitely be a lot of comparison problems like this, and some people may even deliberately set the pace.
Cao Xuan must first ensure that China's image is not affected, and then try not to irritate other countries. Related clichés are the safest.
This news report lasted for nearly 5 minutes and was considered a small topic. This shows that CCTV attaches great importance to this matter.
Zeng Li looked at the high-spirited man on TV, filled with pride and joy, but he didn't realize that Zeng's mother was standing behind her at some point.
"Daughter, please invite him to come and sit at home when you have time."
"He is in Japan and it will take a few days before he can come back...Mom."
Zeng Li was startled. Han Mei, who was ordered by Zeng's mother to get something, came over after hearing the news. Seeing this scene, she was secretly annoyed that Jiang was still too old.
Zeng's mother ignored Han Mei and asked excitedly: "Is this your boyfriend? I noticed something was wrong with you. Every year during the Spring Festival Gala, I waited to see him, sometimes even made secret phone calls, and acted in so many music videos with him.
, they are all lovers.”
"Mom, you think too much, we are just ordinary friends."
"I understand, I understand. Ordinary friends can also invite us to have a meal. Is he celebrating the New Year in the capital? How about he come to our house to celebrate the New Year and have a fun time together."
"Oh, I won't tell you anymore, what are you thinking about?"
Zeng Li ran away from being questioned, but Zeng's mother didn't give up and asked Han Mei in roundabout ways, forcing Han Mei to become a fool who only knew how to talk about things.
