"The sound of firecrackers bids farewell to the old year, and the whole family happily welcomes the new year."
"Welcome to the 2020 Spring Festival Gala..."
"bump."
"Three Belts and One."
"fry!"
"Xiao Juan, what kind of cards are you playing? He is a landlord."
"Come on, brother, let's set off fireworks."
On February 11th, the day before the New Year, in the living room of the villa in my hometown, the Spring Festival Gala was playing on the TV. Chen Lin was playing cards with her aunt and uncle, and Lin Juan and his uncle were fighting against the landlord. His card skills were so bad that he was scolded by his father.
In one sentence, my sister Lin Yan took her brothers and sisters out to set off fireworks.
Grandma was sitting on the sofa chatting with people who were not playing cards, with a rare smile on her face.
After a while, the sound of fireworks sounded outside the house, the kind that holds a stick-like fireworks tube and then pops it.
Lin Juan had a smile on his face. Although his head was almost smashed playing cards, he liked the atmosphere.
"Xiaojuan, are you going to visit me in two days?" my aunt asked.
"Yeah." Lin Juan nodded with a smile, a little embarrassed.
"In a blink of an eye, Xiaojuan is now so old and about to get married." The aunt sighed, and the uncle said funnyly: "You are such a big director, you are really kidding me."
"Yeah, so time passed too fast."
"It's still early. Just because we meet doesn't mean we're going to get married right away." Chen Lin said with a smile and touched a handful of cards.
"Then when do you plan to get married?" my aunt asked curiously.
"Probably just in the past few years." Lin Juan thought about it and said with a smile.
"Well, it's almost time. You will be thirty soon. Little Yanyan doesn't know when it will be."
"She hasn't finished playing yet." Uncle said with a smile.
Everyone chatted happily, and grandma smiled and said to Lin Juan, "It would be great if your grandpa could see you get married."
"Oh, he can see it," my aunt said quickly, and she also said, "Yes, Sa, you never leave dad. He never saw you liking him so much when he was alive."
"He was not good to me when he was alive." Grandma said with her neck stiffened, and everyone laughed. This old lady...
"He's not good to you and you still keep him in mind so you can do your own thing."
"I don't remember him. I'm going to see if the chicken soup in the jar is ready. Which of you wants to eat?" Grandma asked. Lin Juan was the first to raise his hand and said with a smile, "Me."
"Okay, I will only give it to you, not to them." Grandma beamed with love on her face.
To be honest, when I returned to my hometown, my grandma seemed to have come to her own home court. Her spirit and momentum were different. Women are really territorial creatures. Each home has its own mistress. She is particularly powerful in her own home.
Whether grandma is in Yangcheng or at Lin Juan's house, she doesn't seem to be her own home, and her aura is very weak.
The chicken soup is simmered in an old-fashioned iron pot at home. Grandma removed all the chicken fat and internal organs from the chicken beforehand, added Codonopsis pilosula slices and wolfberries, and simmered it on the coal-burning stove for three hours. The chicken was tender and the chicken soup was delicious.
It's fragrant. After one bowl, Lin Juan feels comfortable all over. Everyone is shouting that it tastes good. A large cup of chicken soup is not enough.
They played until the countdown to twelve o'clock ended. The family set off the fireworks lively and the New Year's Eve was over. Everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.
Lin Juan lay down and chatted with Li Qingyu for a while before saying good night to each other.
Lin Juan now feels more and more that good night is the most touching love message.
…………
When Lin Juan fell asleep, many young people gathered in theaters in major cities.
"It's finally released. I've been waiting for it for a long time."
"Actually, I quite want to watch "The End of the World"."
"For the New Year, of course I'm going to watch a comedy, and I'm pretty good at it."
"..."
"There are so many people watching "Mermaid 2"."
"After all, Mr. Xing is the star, but I am still looking forward to "The End of the World""
"Well, it seems okay after watching the trailer."
"The quality of Lin Juan's movies can definitely be guaranteed."
"..."
"Why are so few people watching "The Rings of Jupiter"?"
"Because it's a tragedy..."
"But it's a blockbuster movie."
"That would be even more terrifying..."
"..."
Crowded.
Perhaps compared to staying in the countryside to celebrate the New Year, today's young people prefer to have a hot pot meal with friends and watch a movie.
Everyone chooses the movie they want to watch. According to the movie schedule, the highest-ranked movie is "Mermaid 2", with 18 movies in the lineup. Others such as "Chinatown", "Old Man", etc. are ranked next, and "The End of the World" is ranked next.
Only 13%.
The competition for the New Year’s Eve is too fierce.
As twelve o'clock arrived, these people walked into the theater, and more than an hour later, the first batch of movie reviews came out.
…
"Lin Juan, the ratings of "The End of the World" are so high."
Early the next morning, Li Qingyu sent a message to Lin Juan. Lin Juan was having breakfast with his family and replied with a smile: "Really? What did they say?"
"Many people said that they laughed and cried in the theater. It was very good to watch."
"Really? As long as they like it." Lin Juan replied with a smile, but for some reason, he felt very calm.
Maybe it's because...
He really took the filming of this movie very seriously and must be calm enough about it.
Well...it's calmness, not confidence, the kind of calmness that has no qualms or regrets no matter what others say.
"So official? I'll check it out later. If it doesn't look good, I'll give you a bad review on Weibo."
Lin Juan burst out laughing when he saw this comment, and gave a bad review on Weibo? Doesn't that make the public eat dog food again? Being single is already very pitiful, so why bully them.
"Are you chatting with Qing Yu? You are smiling so happily." Chen Lin looked at Lin Juan and said with a smile.
Lin Juan smiled and nodded: "Yes."
"Marry me quickly so that we can have grandchildren soon."
The early morning was spent among the crowd joking and chatting with Li Qingyu. After breakfast, the family went to visit the graves. The rule here is to worship ancestors on the first day of the lunar new year.
After finishing the work, I was busy for a while. After dinner, the family happily went to the cinema in town to watch a movie.
Surprisingly, Lin Juan also met the parents who had gathered around them for autographs during the filming. They were accompanied by their children and sat in the lobby of the cinema with happy faces, their molars showing when they smiled.
Seeing this scene, Lin Juan felt that it was worth putting the movie in the Lunar New Year slot.
Lin Juan was recognized as a matter of course. This recognition was a big deal. Lin Juan was surrounded and praised for a long time. Their children also asked for autographs. People in the theater also gathered around to take photos and ask for autographs.
It wasn't until the ticket check started that she was relieved. Grandma was frightened by the battle, but when she came to her senses after entering the venue, grandma praised Lin Juan for his ability, which also made Lin Juan laugh.
"Grandma, sit here."
The family gave the best seat to grandma, and the aunt and uncle were very happy and looking forward to it. This was a movie shot at their home, and the atmosphere was so good.
That is, while the family was chatting, the lights in the theater suddenly went out.
The movie starts.
After the dragon logo and the title, a few large words appeared on the screen - Director Lin Juan's work.