There is a large glass cabinet against the wall of the study, divided into several compartments. On the left row are golden horses, golden roosters, Chinese watches, golden eagles, flying skys, white magnolia and other trophies, as well as a framed Venice Film Festival.
The certificate for the Best Actor Award in the section; in the row on the right is the same Golden Horse, a Chinese watch, a crystal cup from the Tokyo Film Festival, and a Golden Eagle Award.
The one on the right looks a little thin, but Cheng Hao is too embarrassed to display those so-called "National Drama Festival", "Penguin Starlight Awards Style Actress Award" and other unsavory trophies.
The top floor is empty, so of course I can't hope for the "American Golden Rooster Award", but I can still look forward to the trophies from the three major European film festivals.
After wiping off these honors, Cheng Hao admired them as usual, showing a rare silly smile. Then she looked at the empty top floor, feeling a little regretful. She didn't win the trophies from the three major European festivals.
I dare to think about it, but my husband still has hope.
In addition to vacuuming every day, Cheng Hao basically had to clean, plaster, and mop the floor every few days. Originally, she was not so diligent. After living with He Xin for a long time, she also contracted a slight mysophobia, so she could only clean the house
I feel comfortable when I clean up the house. But if you move to a big house in the north in the future, you must hire a nanny. Otherwise, in a big house of more than 200 to 300 square meters, you won’t have to do anything else just to clean up the house every day.
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But even if they move to a big house in the north, the two plan to wait until they have children in the future. Thinking of the children, Cheng Hao subconsciously touched his belly, inevitably feeling a little depressed.
When I came back from the Golden Horse Awards, maybe I felt happy after winning the award, and maybe I was touched by Yuan Quan's words, so I didn't take any measures deliberately after I came back. Without that thin layer of film, my husband was really upset.
It was quite joyful, but when the time came, my aunt still arrived as scheduled. I used to be afraid of getting pregnant, even during the safe period, but now I wanted to get pregnant, but I couldn't get the good news.
A few days ago, she saw an interview on TV with a female star who was a few years older than her and had been involved in countless scandals for more than ten years. She was surprised when she talked about egg freezing and transportation.
Is there anyone who can help with things like giving birth to a child?
To put it bluntly, I just don’t want to delay my career by getting pregnant and having a baby. It will take a year and a half to two years to get pregnant after giving birth, breastfeeding, and getting back into shape. Nowadays, the competition in the industry is getting more and more fierce.
, being away from the public eye for such a long time might make you feel cold.
Cheng Hao has nothing to worry about. She already felt that her life was complete when she won the Tokyo Best Actress Award. Now that she has won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress, she no longer has anything to pursue. Now all that is left is to get pregnant and have a baby.
A step that you must take in your life.
Moreover, in her understanding, giving birth to a child means that you should get pregnant naturally, and things like frozen eggs, test tubes, etc., all sound a bit creepy, let alone anything like surrogacy.
After cleaning up the house, I made myself a cup of chrysanthemum tea. I sat on the balcony and soaked in the afternoon sunshine. I held a fashion magazine in my hand and was thinking divergently. If my aunt comes again on time next month,
She was thinking about asking her family to send some sea cucumbers to replenish her husband's skin. She was worried that she would buy fake products.
Tong Yali had mentioned to her last time that there was a folk remedy for giving birth to a son in their hometown, which was said to be very effective. Unfortunately, what she and her husband wanted most was a daughter...
When a person is in a daze, time always passes very quickly. As the sun was about to set, Chuan Chuan, who was lying at his feet, suddenly raised his head with excitement, then got up and ran to the door shaking his head.
Whenever this happens, she knows her husband is back.
As soon as she stood up from the chair, she saw He Xin, wrapped in a bloated down jacket, opening the door and walking in, carrying several plastic bags in his hand.
"What did you buy?"
"I bought some mutton and radishes. Let's stew the mutton tonight."
"I'm thinking I'd like to eat fish too!"
"Then if you didn't tell me earlier, you can do it tomorrow."
He Xin changed his shoes, ran into the kitchen with his bag, and Cheng Hao followed him in to help.
This is their normal life at home.
He Xin bought a large piece of bone-in and skin-on lamb ribs today, which he had chopped into small pieces. The lamb was very fresh, and after being rinsed clean, there was almost no smell when the water came out of the pot.
After the water comes out, put in the oil pan, add the green onions, ginger slices, and garlic cloves and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the mutton, cooking wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and rock sugar in order. After frying, add water to the casserole and put it in.
Add bay leaves, star anise and cinnamon, bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat.
Influenced by his father since he was a child, he doesn't like to put bean paste or Northeastern bean paste in braised food. They are all made in pure Shanghai style, focusing on thick oily red sauce.
After a while, the fragrance came out. Cheng Hao, who was helping to tear the beans aside, sniffed and showed his true nature as a foodie: "It smells so good!"
"The fresh mutton outside the mouth will definitely be delicious, and the braised mutton noodles tomorrow morning will also be great." He Xin said with a smile.
Apart from acting, the only thing he is willing to spend time on is food. Even Hao Rong, who lives in front of him, often comes over every now and then to enjoy the autumn breeze whenever he sees him at home.
"In a moment, give Brother Hao a call and ask him if he wants to come over and have mutton soju?"
"You don't have to ask, I'm sure I'll be happy." Cheng Hao curled his lips.
The image of the serious and earnest Teacher Hao in the past had already collapsed in Cheng Hao's mind along with his unflattering appearance.
"Why don't you fight yourself and insist on me?"
"No, you are going to work for someone else. Why don't you flatter them in advance?"
"Yes, he begged me, but I didn't beg him." Cheng Hao looked arrogant, "Besides, my staff is at the Institute of Drama, which is no match for his performance department!"
By the way, after Cheng Hao won the Tokyo Best Actress and the Golden Horse Best Actress, he is going to go back to work this time. The school attaches great importance to it. You must know that the person who had such an achievement before was probably Gong Li. Unfortunately, she has already joined the foreign nationality.
Even the management fee that was originally required to be paid to the Drama Research Institute has not yet been paid.
Gong Li's successor, Zhang Ziyi, is also good, but firstly she is a Mandarin speaker, and secondly, most of the awards she has won are from the Chinese film industry, and she has not received any influential international awards.
However, Cheng Hao is a native of China National Theater Academy. She is not only an internationally influential Tokyo movie queen, but also a golden horse in the Chinese film industry. The Huabiao movie queen is enough to make the school shine.
"I heard that someone has promoted me again. Maybe I will be promoted to vice president next year."
"Really? Why didn't I know?"
"I also heard what others said when I went out to socialize with Brother Dong two days ago. It's not necessarily unfounded!"
He Xin is now the boss of a well-established film and television company. It is obviously impossible for him to be as focused on his own affairs as before and turn a deaf ear to what is going on outside the window, such as film censorship, theater arrangements for release, etc.
All require relationships in all aspects.
"Oh, I didn't expect Teacher Hao to climb really fast!"
"It's not that fast. He has been the dean of the department for five or six years."
I remember when Zhang Guoli's son hit someone, the original Director Huang stepped down, and Hao Rong took over. At that time, He Xin was still in school at the National Theater Academy, and many years have passed in a blink of an eye.
The couple chats first whether they are hooking up or not. This is how married life should be. If the couple really has nothing to say, then this marriage will almost come to an end. Just like that guy Yu Dong, basically everything is over now.
Without a home, the relationship between husband and wife has basically ceased to exist in name only.
"Oh, there's something I've always wanted to discuss with you." Cheng Hao said suddenly.
"What's up?"
"I wonder if we should also go to the United States to buy a house." Cheng Hao hesitated.
"Why, China is so big that it can't accommodate you?" He Xin couldn't help but laugh.
"I'm not kidding you, I'm telling you this seriously! Nowadays, many people go abroad to buy houses, saying it is for investment or vacation, and also to prepare their children to study abroad in the future. Feifei told me last time that it was for winter vacation
If we have time, let's go to the United States together and take a look at the houses there." Cheng Hao said seriously.
My daughter-in-law's best friend Tao Feifei married a rich man a few years ago and has a happy life. In the past two years, she has returned to filming and created many distinctive screen characters, such as the female spy Du Xianping in the hit drama "Eternal Oath"
, Huniu, the character in "Killing the Tiger's Mouth", recently collaborated with Xiaowen on the TV series "Snow Leopard" adapted from the online novel.
Seeing his wife's serious look, He Xin said blankly: "Uh... I think let's forget it. Let's stay at home. Is it necessary to buy a house abroad?"
Cheng Hao pursed his lips and said: "You haven't seen Yu Dong, Jiang Wenli and others all have houses in the United States. Now many people are buying them. I heard that during the economic crisis last year, houses abroad were much cheaper than domestic ones. Even if you don't live in them, you can invest."
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invest?
He Xin may not know anything else, but in his previous life, he happened to see a piece of news on the Internet, that is, the popular uncle-like male star who ruthlessly pulled out his eggs and sent his mistress to jail. After he became cold, he sold his real estate in the United States and was said to have lost money.
Crap.
But I have to say that it is indeed a trend for wealthy people to buy houses abroad. It seems that people feel insecure at home when they have money.
Some time ago, He Xin heard from Bald Xu that Wang Baobao actually bought a house in the United States and found a young and beautiful school girl as his girlfriend.
He still clearly remembered that when Xu Guangtou talked about this, his face was full of envy and jealousy, saying that he was even worse than Wang Baobao until now, all kinds of sour things.
However, at this moment he still shook his head and said: "Do you really think it is safe to buy a house abroad? It is not like us in China. If you buy a house and leave it there, the annual property tax is a big expense.
And didn’t you take politics classes when you were in school? Capitalism will have an economic crisis every now and then, so are you sure that it can appreciate without losing money?”
Of course, these are all excuses he is making, and his real thoughts are: in a few years, when the president comes to power, the economy develops at a rapid pace, the social atmosphere is completely new, the motherland is strong, and the society is stable, there will be no shortage of shootings and the spread of the epidemic.
, why not go to a foreign country where there are “beautiful scenery” everywhere?
"..."
Hearing what he said, Cheng Hao had no way to refute. He was stunned for a long time and still said unwillingly: "You don't agree, but everyone buys it..."
He Xin said disdainfully: "They are other people, we are us, why do we have to follow the trend? The money earned at home must be given to foreign countries to contribute to others, not to mention that this kind of thing itself is not authentic, even if
Now that we have money in our hands, wouldn’t it be nice to buy a house in Beijing or Shanghai, or buy some Moutai stocks, and wait for the value to rise?”
"Come on, are you still buying Moutai stock? Now Moutai has risen to more than 200, and I heard the experts on the financial channel on TV say it's all a bubble, but you're still buying it!" Cheng Hao snorted.
My husband made a lot of money on Moutai stock, and Cheng Hao has always been paying close attention to this stock.
He Xin smiled and said: "You don't understand this. Moutai is Maotai-flavored and not beer. How can it have foam? Listen to me and buy it boldly. Let alone two hundred yuan. Maybe in a few years.
It can even go up to 2,000 yuan!”
"If the wind is strong, you are not afraid of losing your tongue and paying back 2,000 yuan? Just dream!"
Because of the 2008 stock market crash, the stock market has experienced a free fall, and it is still in mourning. Many stocks have fallen by single digits. Maotai, with a stock price of more than 200, is definitely a standout. Maybe
It can still rise in the future, but if it can increase tenfold to 2,000 yuan in a few years, I don’t think even Cheng Hao would believe it.
Fortunately, in the past few years, she has fully experienced the magic of her husband. Since her husband does not agree with the idea of buying a house in the United States, she can only say: "Then I will tell Feifei later and I will not go to the United States."
"Don't worry, even if we don't buy a house, it would be nice to go on a trip and relax." He Xin hurriedly advised.
Cheng Hao pouted and said: "It's boring, you won't go together."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but said irritably: "You said that we can get married without a ceremony. Isn't there even a honeymoon?"
"..."
Hey, wasn't it because you didn't allow the ceremony to be held? It was indeed his negligence during the honeymoon, but at that time he was mainly busy with movie promotions, and his wife was busy filming "Du Lala", so she had no time at all!
He Xin was stunned for a long time, and could only say with a smile: "It's my fault, otherwise, after we attend the Berlin Film Festival this time, we will go on a ten-day trip to Europe. What do you think?"
"Humph, after attending the film festival, "The Piano" is about to be released in China. How can I have time?"
"Yes, yes, there will definitely be time!"
The guy hurriedly said: "I forgot to tell you, I just discussed with Brother Dong that the domestic release of "The Piano" will definitely be scheduled for March."
Just kidding, blockbusters are being released during the Spring Festival, especially after New Year's Day when the terrifying "Avatar" is released. There will definitely be a delay effect. "The Piano" is a literary film, and it will undoubtedly be cannon fodder if it is squeezed into it.
, it would be better to release it in the relatively deserted month of March, so that it can be quiet and undisturbed, which is also in line with the temperament of a literary film.