Chapter 386: The Horse Wrangler

In the capital city, the weather has been getting warmer since June.

At the gate of Beijing Film Studio, three young men gathered with their bicycles slung across their shoulders.

Tian Zhuangzhuang is still wearing the same green military uniform.

Chen Kaige, on the other hand, was dressed very fashionably in a white shirt, straight pants, and a pair of black leather shoes.

Then there was Zhang Yimou, who squatted alone at the gate of Beijing Film Studio, puffing on his cigarette.

"Mr. Zhang, cheer up. Our movie is coming out. Don't be so depressed."

At the gate of Beijing Film Studio, Chen Kaige looked at Zhang Yimou who looked listless and couldn't help but say something to him.

Zhang Yimou forced a smile on his face.

Then after a while he lowered his head again.

"Okay, Kaige, Lao Zhang has something on his mind, you know that."

Tian Zhuangzhuang said to Chen Kaige at this time.

Chen Kaige curled his lips and said, "Changhe has said that it will cover your expenses, so why do you need to worry so much? Besides, the school hasn't said that it won't let you go."

After this semester, Zhang Yimou's two-year study will expire.

Beijing Film Academy also talked to him, saying that the two-year study period was up, which was actually a hint that Zhang Yimou didn't need to come next semester.

Before the final exam, Zhang Yimou expressed his attitude and said that he wanted to continue his studies, and he even wrote an application letter seriously for this purpose.

But when I handed this thing over, there was no sound.

Until the holiday, Beijing Film Academy still had no attitude.

Neither did they say that Lao Zhang should not be allowed to go to class, nor did they say that he should continue to go to class. He was just stuck in this dilemma, neither going up nor down.

So during this period, Zhang Yimou was a little absent-minded.

Even though Li Changhe arranged a way out for him, his heart was still hanging in the air.

"Well, I won't say anything!"

"Hey, Zhu Lin and the others are out."

Chen Kaige was too lazy to say more to Zhang Yimou. In his opinion, Old Zhang was just being pretentious.

This was just perfect. Zhu Lin rode an electric bike and took Gong Xue out for a ride.

"Come on, which cinema shall we go to?"

After Zhu Lin came out, she asked with a smile?

"Let's go to the Red Flag Cinema in front!"

There is also a screening room next to the Beijing Film Studio where you can watch the movie, but several people don’t plan to go.

They want to go to a regular movie theater to see the real audience reaction.

That’s right, Zhu Lin and the others made an appointment to go to the movies today.

Because today, "The Horse Shepherd" has finally been completed after a lot of editing, and it will be released in major cinemas in Beijing today.

"Okay, let's go to the Red Flag Cinema."

The group then walked towards the Red Flag Cinema in front of the Beijing Film Studio.

On the other side, at the Beijing Airport, Li Changhe slowly walked out of the airport, pulling his suitcase.

Some preparations have been made in Hong Kong Island and the money is almost in place.

However, before going to the United States, Li Changhe had to come back and report to his wife, so after making some arrangements, he came back.

I took a taxi and returned home, and as expected, the house was empty.

Maybe they are at the Beijing Film Studio now?
Li Changhe put his things down, changed his clothes, and prepared to go to the staff quarters.

After going downstairs, he didn't ride his bike, mainly because he didn't have any.

All the bicycles at home are parked in the staff quarters, so we usually just keep the electric bike.

The main reason is that Li Changhe now travels either by taxi or by car, and he basically doesn't use a bicycle anymore.

Anyway, this place is not far away, so Li Changhe plans to walk over and treat it as exercise.

Just after walking out of the yard and not far away, Li Changhe saw a movie theater on the side of the road. There was a bright red paper on the billboard with a few big words written on it.

[Today's new release: The Horse Herder]

【Screenwriter: Li Changhe】

The cardboard also specially marked the word "screenwriter" so that people can see it at a glance.

"Huh? The Wrangler is released today?"

Li Changhe didn't expect that he would return just in time for the release of The Wrangler.

Wow, are you using yourself as the focus of publicity?

Okay, let’s go in and take a look!
Seeing the long queue at the ticket counter, Li Changhe also joined the queue.

"Hello, I'd like a ticket for the Wrangler."

Li Changhe bought the ticket and went into the cinema.

"Lao Xu, do you want a wife or not?"

"As soon as you open your mouth, I will send it to you"

Although some actors have been replaced, Li Changhe feels that the filming is still very good.

"This movie is very good. This is the first time I see Lao You as the protagonist."

"They were able to film inside the Jingcheng Hotel. It turns out there's a dance hall inside."

"Xiuzhi is so pretty. Those ladies are so blind that they don't want such a pretty daughter-in-law. In the end, she got the chance to marry Xu Lingjun."

"What's the point of being pretty? You're skinny and weak and can't work and earn work points. You've never been to the countryside and don't know the importance of labor."

"The movies written by Li Changhe are just great to watch and boldly written."

Li Changhe heard all kinds of comments, almost no scolding, but a lot of discussions.

For these young people who love watching movies, "The Horse Herder" is indeed different from previous movies.
One is that a rightist male protagonist is the main character, and many scenes from the interior of the Beijing Hotel were filmed, which is very novel to many young people.

After leaving the cinema, Li Changhe heard discussions from time to time. He smiled and continued walking towards the staff quarters.

Judging from their reviews, this movie seems to be pretty good.

When Li Changhe walked back to the courtyard and opened the door with the key, Li Xiaojun was sweeping the floor inside.

"Eh? Changhe, you're back?"

Seeing Li Changhe walk in, Li Xiaojun asked in surprise.

"Well, sister, you are alone at home?"

Li Changhe asked curiously at this time.

"My dad went to a meeting, my mom took Niuniu out to play, your brother-in-law hasn't gotten off work yet, so I'm the only one at home!"

“Just cleaning the house.”

"Why did you come back so suddenly?"

Li Xiaojun said with a smile.

"Well, I have something to do. I'm just back for a while, but I have to leave in a few days."

"Just came to see you guys."

"Linlin isn't home, right? She's been staying upstairs at night lately."

"Wait at home for a while. She will come over in the afternoon."

Li Xiaojun said to Li Changhe with a smile at this time.

Li Changhe has been away recently, so Zhu Lin has moved back to the staff quarters. There is food and drinks at home, and someone takes care of everything, so it's a comfortable place to live.

"I said it looked like no one had lived in the house for many days."

"Okay, I'll lie down on the sofa for a while!"

Li Changhe had nothing to do, so he planned to lie on the sofa for a while.

On the other side, Zhu Lin and others finished watching The Wrangler and walked out of the cinema.

"Not bad. Judging from the comments from people around me, they praise it quite a lot."

After Chen Kaige came out, he said with some pride.

"The subject matter is different from before, the scale is slightly expanded, and Chang He is a famous screenwriter."

Tian Zhuangzhuang analyzed at this time.

"Hey? Aren't you Xiuzhi from the movie?"

Just at this moment, someone passed by them, took a glance, and then saw Gong Xue at a glance.

Isn’t this Xiuzhi in “The Shepherd”?

"Ah I"

"Xiuji is here?"

"Which Xiuzhi? Fuck, is it really Xiuzhi?"

At this time, a group of people suddenly surrounded her and looked at Gong Xue curiously.

Gong Xue was confused at this time. How could she have experienced such a situation?
"Sister Linlin?"

Gong Xue subconsciously looked at Zhu Lin.

Zhu Lin frowned.

This situation was exactly the same as when Li Changhe appeared when she was taking the exam at the Beijing Film Studio.

Won’t more and more people gather here soon?

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

Chen Kaige was a tall and strong man, and at this moment he shouted loudly, causing everyone present to stop arguing.

"Don't worry, everyone. We are from the Beijing Film Studio crew. We filmed The Wrangler."

"We came out this time to watch the movie we made ourselves, and then go back to the Beijing Film Studio to write our review."

"This is a task assigned to us by the factory, and we must hurry up."

"Let's all make way for each other. We need to go back and write a report quickly. Thank you all."

At this time, Chen Kaige opened his mouth and started making up lies.

But people of this era are innocent and there is no such thing as star-chasing. They just come out of curiosity to join in the fun.

After hearing what Chen Kaige said, someone also said loudly: "Brothers and sisters, let's make way for Xiuzhi and let her go back to write the report."

"Come on, let Comrade Xiuzhi go back to work first."

"Xiuzhi, you performed very well. Let's applaud you!"

"Comrade, you guys took some beautiful photos too. We applaud you!"

Someone in the crowd took the initiative to say something, and then applauded Xiuzhi.

Then someone praised the entire movie, and a group of people gathered and applauded Zhu Lin and the others enthusiastically.

Zhu Lin and the others, who were originally walking out worriedly, felt inexplicably excited when they heard these words and the warm applause.

Similarly, Gong Xue, who was originally panicked, also stopped. The panic in her heart disappeared at this moment, replaced by slightly red eyes.

"Everyone, thank you for your likes, thank you!"

At this time, Zhu Lin took the initiative to bow to the audience in the hall.

Gong Xuetian, Zhuangzhuang and others also reacted at this time and followed suit, bowing to everyone.

"Thank you everyone"

Several people felt warm in their hearts at this moment, even Zhang Yimou, who was originally absent-minded, was deeply touched.

At this moment, they understood what the most simple emotions of the people were.

"Come on, Xiuzhi!"

"Come on, comrades!"

Even when Zhu Lin and the others rode away on their bikes, there were still audiences behind them shouting at them from time to time.

Zhu Lin and the others didn't walk far. After leaving the cinema, they stopped on the side of the road.

"Sister Linlin, I'm suddenly so moved that I feel like crying for no reason."

After stopping, Gong Xue said with red eyes.

"Hey, don't talk about you. I was inexplicably moved just now."

Zhu Lin also said.

She was not as sentimental as Gong Xue, but the moment she heard the applause, Zhu Lin still felt a surge of emotion in her heart, a feeling of pride and inexplicable gratitude.

"I now understand what Changhe said before, what is a good movie? A good movie is a movie that the people like to watch!"

“When making a movie, it is useless to move ourselves. What is important is to move others.”

Chen Kaige said with emotion at this time.

Tian Zhuangzhuang on the side seemed to be thinking about something and did not say anything.

Zhang Yimou smiled and said, "I have to say, Lao Chen, you still have ideas at the critical moment."

"If you hadn't said we had to come back to write a report, I guess no one would have given way to us."

"Yeah, Kaige, you react really quickly!"

With Zhang Yimou's interruption, Zhu Lin and the others came out of their previous emotions and said to Chen Kaige with a smile.

"I attended a literature club before and listened to what they said."

"Once when Mang Ke and his group were out, they were surrounded by students like this. Mang Ke said he had to go back to write for the newspaper, and the group of people made way for him."

Chen Kaige said with a smile.

He attended literary gatherings of Bei Dao and Mang Ke and others when he had nothing to do, and it was not without benefit.

"It looks like our movie is a success. How about we find a place to have a meal tonight?"

Chen Kaige continued excitedly at this time.

"Forget it, I won't eat today. I've been watching a lot of movies these days, and Gong Xue will be recognized again soon. Let's wait for a while."

"Let's wait and observe for a few more days before we decide!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang shook his head and rejected Chen Kaige's proposal.

In this kind of situation, if one person refuses, the proposal is basically in vain.

"Okay then, let's talk about it in a few days!"

After Lao Tian refuted his proposal, Chen Kaige became a little bored.

Afterwards, the group dispersed and went back to their homes.

After Zhu Lin sent Gong Xue back to the dormitory of the Beijing Film Studio, she also rode her electric bike back to the staff quarters.

"Aunt, uncle is back!"

As soon as Zhu Lin stopped her electric bike, Niu Niu, who was playing at the entrance of the family building, spoke to Zhu Lin.

"Hmm? Niuniu, is your uncle back?"

Zhu Lin asked in surprise at this time.

"Well, he's sleeping on the sofa!"

Niu Niu said to Zhu Lin happily.

"Come on, let's go up!"

Zhu Lin pulled Niu Niu and prepared to go up.

Niuniu shook her head and said, "No, my mother is afraid that I will make noise, so she asked me to play downstairs."

Hearing this, Zhu Lin smiled and said, "It's okay, Auntie, go up and wake him up and don't let him sleep!"

After saying that, he pulled Niu Niu upstairs.

When I got home, as expected, Li Changhe was lying on the sofa and sleeping.

Zhu Lin came over and pinched Li Changhe's nose mischievously.

Feeling the movement around him, Li Changhe slowly opened his eyes and saw his wife in front of him.

"Why don't you go upstairs and sleep?"

Zhu Lin saw Li Changhe open his eyes and spoke softly.

"I'll just take a nap here. Are you back?"

Li Changhe sat up and looked at Zhu Lin with red eyes.

"What's going on here?"

"I miss you so much that you want to cry?"

"You idiot, who missed you? I was just moved by the audience in the cinema."

Zhu Lin then told Li Changhe what had just happened in the cinema.

Li Changhe was a little surprised after hearing this.

Wow, this is probably the earliest roadshow in the country.

"Changhe, I just heard their applause. To be honest, at that moment I really had an urge to make a movie for them that they would love to watch for the rest of their lives."

"At that moment, I really felt that being a director was great."

Zhu Lin said softly at this time.

“So you understand why many directors are so passionate about movies!”

"But anyway, the market will change, and people's preferences will change too."

"For a director to have one or two masterpieces in his lifetime is considered good."

"You can continue to take pictures if you want to, but now, let's get down to business!"

"Let's go buy some groceries."

"Niuniu, come on, let's go to the store with your uncle. Your uncle will take you to buy some delicious food!"

At this time, Li Changhe called his niece, took Zhu Lin and walked out.

(End of this chapter)