Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 931 Two troublesome guys

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An express train from Guangzhou has just arrived at the Capital Railway Station.

"Boss, put it on."

In carriage number 11, Zhang Gui did not rush to get off the train. He took out a woolen coat that he had prepared in advance from a large canvas bag.

February in the capital is the coldest season of the year.

Looking out the window, it's freezing cold, the temperature is probably around minus ten degrees Celsius.

Li Jiankun put on his black woolen coat and looked to the side: "Give Mr. Green one too."

When the three of them returned to Beijing this time, they brought a fake foreigner with them.

He seemed to be a British Chinese. Li Jiankun didn't care. He said that his family did not have the habit of celebrating the Spring Festival. Their biggest holiday of the year, Christmas, had already passed, which was just right.

Let’s wait in the capital first.

Maybe there's something he can be used for.

There is no other reason, it's just... Li Guifei is doing something weird again.

When Li Jiankun was chatting with someone at Kunlun Club, he mentioned that there were too many so-called masters who were just filling in the gaps and he wanted to deal with them. He was just talking casually, but the other party took it seriously and brought Green to him.

Green was very excited. In his words, "I am willing to serve Mr. Li at all costs."

Green's family still has some business in Hong Kong City. How could they miss this opportunity to make friends with the richest man in Hong Kong City?

Green took the coat respectfully: "Thank you Mr. Li for your concern."

It's not concern, it's just a courtesy. After all, he brought him here during the Chinese New Year, and Li Jiankun didn't plan to take him home...

I'll ask Brother Fugui to take him to the foreign-related hotel later.

The moment he stepped off the train, even though he was wrapped like a rice dumpling, Li Jiankun couldn't help shivering.

Jin Jil cold.

The atmosphere of the Spring Festival can already be felt inside the train station, with some bright red festive decorations hung up.

Li Jiankun had no time to appreciate it. He walked as fast as a dragon or a tiger, eager to go home.

It has been a while since he left Japan. Because the business was too big and it was the end of the year, many things needed to be dealt with, so he stayed in Hong Kong and the Special Administrative Region for more than a month.

Fortunately, I don’t have to go back to my hometown in Qingxidian this year.

My eldest brother and his wife brought little Ping'an to the capital.

My second sister also came back from Pengcheng.

The family is reunited.

It doesn't matter where you celebrate the Spring Festival.

After leaving the station, Li Jiankun parted ways with the Fugui brothers. He handed Green over to them, and after some arrangements, they could go home for the New Year.

Li Jiankun got into a white Lada taxi and headed straight for Haidian.

His whereabouts were erratic, and no one in the capital knew he had returned today, otherwise there would definitely be someone to pick him up.

Shanhe, Miss Shen, Chen Yajun, and Jin Biao are all car owners now.

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Clap clap clap clap!
Although no one knew exactly when Li Jiankun would return, the Li family had expected it to be within the next two days.

The firecrackers that had been prepared long ago were brought out by Li Jianxun, exploding with a strong flavor of the New Year.

"mom!"

Li Jiankun walked over the gate, took his old mother's hand and asked her about her well-being.

Then he greeted his second sister and eldest sister-in-law.

When his eyes fell on Li Guifei, he found that this guy was indeed a little weird. Of course, it could also be a psychological effect.

Li Jiankun learned about this over the phone.

And one more thing.

Li Jiankun's gaze passed Li Guifei and stopped behind him.

There, there was a graceful girl with long hair like a waterfall, wearing a pink plush headband, with a pretty face and picturesque eyes and eyebrows. I haven't seen her for a year, but she has become more beautiful.

But it also makes people more and more worried.

Li Yunmeng was obviously feeling guilty. With her personality, if she had a clear conscience, she would have rushed up to Li Jiankun and thrown herself into his arms.

Li Jiankun glared at her, meaning that he would settle the score with her later.

Li Yunmeng's face turned even paler and she moved closer to her father.

Li Jiankun looked around and found that a carrot head was missing: "Where is Ping An?"

Fu Qiao'e exclaimed, saying that she was just here, and then shouted towards the east wing in her hometown dialect: "He's safe! He's safe, your uncle is back, come out quickly, do you hear me!"

There was no movement at the door.

Fu Qiao'e said angrily: "This child has become a TV addict!"

Say it, with a sense of momentum, ready to grab the ear.

Li Jiankun stopped her with a smile: "I'll go, I'll go."

As he stepped over the threshold of the east wing, a familiar sound of music and lines came into his ears. Li Jiankun was stunned and wondered if this cartoon had come out?

Came to the room where my eldest brother and his family of three lived.

On the red solid wood TV cabinet, there is a 19-inch domestic Venus brand color TV.

This is definitely the pinnacle of the current domestic television industry. It is a hot-selling item that needs to be snapped up. Li Jiankun doesn’t know when it was purchased. It is most likely obtained by Shanhe.

In front of the TV cabinet, there was a little guy wearing a dog-skin hat.

He stared at the TV screen without blinking, completely immersed in it.

So much so that he didn't even notice when Li Jiankun walked up to him.

If it was this cartoon, we wouldn't blame him. Li Jiankun picked him up and lifted him above his head: "Well, you little TV fan, you don't miss your uncle at all, right?"

Li Pingan chuckled: "Throat!"

This is not something that can't be explained clearly, it's just pure coquettishness.

At this moment, a shout came from the TV speakers:
"Don't run away, goblin. I'll let you taste the power of the gourd!"

What anime speaks for itself.

This paper-cut animation has only thirteen episodes. Since the budget for each episode was only 70,000, in order to save costs, only one image was designed, distinguished by different colors, and only one electronic piano was used for music in the entire series.

However, such a poor cartoon has become a monument of domestic animation with its superb artistic standards.

Not to mention that Xiao Ping'an was fascinated by it.

Even ten, twenty, or thirty years later, few naughty kids will be able to resist its charm.

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After Li Jiankun returned to the capital, people came to visit him one after another, and the threshold of Li's residence in Niangniangmiao Hutong was almost broken down.

From this point of view alone, it is more lively than my hometown Qingxi Dian. After all, Old Li doesn't have many relatives.

The atmosphere of the New Year is full.

We had a joyful Spring Festival.

Li Jiankun endured some things until three days after the New Year.

The younger sister will start school on the eighth day of the first lunar month. Before that, Li Jiankun must educate her well. It is completely useless to rely on Li Guifei as a father. The eldest brother has just arrived in Beijing and is not familiar with and understands many things.

evening.

Li Yunmeng stayed in the room alone, sitting at a five-drawer table by the window, his cheek supported by one hand, his eyes unfocused.

I wonder what this adolescent girl is thinking about.

Li Jiankun walked into her boudoir and bolted the door.

Hearing the noise, Li Yunmeng turned around and suddenly felt as if he was facing a great enemy.

Li Jiankun had no expression on his face. He glanced at her and said, "Haven't you heard the saying: If you don't do anything wrong, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door."

This girl is now like a short-circuited circuit board, and more than one place is burned.

After her mother expressed her concerns on the phone, Li Jiankun mobilized her connections, including her school leaders, and found out three things:

1. My grades have been going from bad to worse and have reached the point where they are completely nonsense.

2. He always dreamed of becoming a star and even sent a letter to a film crew.

It is worth mentioning that this incident also happened in the previous life.

In 1984, the filming of Dream of Red Mansions started. The news was announced through several print media, recruiting actors for various roles from the public and announcing that no celebrities would be used.

It caused a great response.

Li Yunmeng, who had just entered high school at that time, took an artistic photo in a photo studio in the county with his bold character, and sent it to the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions" with a letter of self-recommendation.

guess what?

Received a reply.

Let her go to the capital for an interview.

Her self-recommendation letter was not at all literary, simply because this girl had changed a lot when she grew up and was now too pretty.

Of course, I didn’t go in the end.

At that time, her family situation was very poor and she could not afford the round-trip expenses to the capital. If she really wanted to go, she had to have an adult to send her off. She was a student, the school did not support her, and no unit could reimburse her.

Another point:
Everyone who knew about this thought it was a waste of time for her to go.

She was just sixteen years old and was too young.

You know shit about "Red Dream Tower".

3. Tendency to fall in love early.

Li Yunmeng: "I just didn't do well in the final exam."

"that is?"

Li Jiankun pulled out a chair with a double-happiness character on it and sat down next to her: "Who is Bai Yu?"

Li Yunmeng was startled at first, then suddenly realized and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Nothing can be hidden from the second brother, as long as he wants to know. Li Jiankun did not want to make this conversation like an interrogation. He knew everything, including Bai Yu's grades, character, and what his parents did.

No one knew that Li Jiankun had been thinking about this conversation and how to educate his younger sister before he came back.

Nowadays, even if he were to make a business worth hundreds of millions, he wouldn’t be so invested.

In his previous life, he failed to be a qualified brother, so in this life, he hopes to do his best. For his younger sister, this may affect her whole life.

Li Jiankun changed the subject: "I heard that you sent a letter to a film or TV crew. What is your dream? To make a movie or TV series, to be an actor or a star?"

Li Yunmeng looked up at him, hesitated for a moment, and nodded.

In fact, this was not a secret. With her extroverted personality, she had already shouted this countless times at home.

"If that's the case, let alone premature love, even having a normal relationship is a luxury before you achieve a certain level of success.

"Don't you know that for someone who wants to be a star, having a boyfriend is one of the biggest obstacles to career development?"

Li Yunmeng: "Ah?"

She did know some celebrities who were still unmarried in their thirties, and she privately thought that they were just busy with work and didn't think about this at all.

Li Jiankun said earnestly:

“The reason why stars become stars is that they come from the masses. It is the masses who like them and make them famous.

"And a star's mass base is often people of the opposite sex.

"Then think about it, would the opposite sex prefer a single film and television actor or an actor with a partner?"

Li Yunmeng: "..."

Li Jiankun added:

“Unless you can get past the growing up stage and conquer the audience with your superb acting skills, like those veteran actors did.

"The question is, can you do it? If not, if you want to be a star, you have to accumulate people's love for you."

Li Jiankun paused and stared at his younger sister:

“In this world, there are very few things that can have the best of both worlds. For example, although I made some money, you also saw how much time I could stay at home.

“So, you have to make a choice:

"Should I pursue my dream, or...have a sneaky early romance?"

Li Jiankun had no objection to his younger sister's dream of becoming a star. After all, it was her dream for two lifetimes and she really liked it. She just had to do the right thing at the right time.

It's too early now.

If she really has ambition, she can work hard to get into an art school.

Being an actor is also a serious profession.

Li Yunmeng blushed at his directness:
"What, what puppy love? No, that's not the case. We just help each other and have a better relationship."

That's right.

Mainly because this was still a relatively shy age.

Holding hands definitely means they are dating.

A kiss must be intended for marriage.

The two of them are not in the same class, but they send each other letters for no reason. In those days, it is considered premature love.

Li Jiankun did not refute her, but continued to stare at her, waiting for her answer.

Li Yunmeng felt that she actually had no choice. Her second brother knew about her and Bai Yu's affairs and would definitely intervene. Besides, she didn't understand whether it was love or not:
"I choose my dream."

Li Jiankun suddenly stood up:
"Go to bed early, I'll take you somewhere in two days."

Li Yunmeng couldn't keep up with his pace at all, and asked blankly: "Where are we going?"

"Grand View Garden."

Li Yunmeng: “!!!”

That was the place she wanted to go the most. Not only her, but anyone who had any expectations for "Dream of Red Mansions" would not want to go there and take a peek.

Unfortunately, "Dream of Red Mansions" was in the midst of intensive filming, and the Grand View Garden was under complete closed management, so outsiders were not allowed to enter at all.

However, this outsider does not seem to include her omnipotent second brother.

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Grand View Garden.

Located on Nancaiyuan West Street, Xicheng District.

In the early years, this land was a royal vegetable garden. In 1984, in order to film "Dream of Red Mansions", it was built based on the original novel of "Dream of Red Mansions" and the research of many Redologists.

It's about nine o'clock in the morning.

The entrance to Grand View Garden.

Under the orange sunlight, director Wang Fulin and several crew managers had been waiting for a while.

This is a very rare thing for the "Red Dream Tower" crew, which has always been racing against time, and for director Wang Fulin, who focuses on efficiency.

You know, Mou Yi, who took over Jin Lili's role as Jia Yingchun, originally worked in a car company and had no acting experience. After Wang Fulin "brought" her into the crew, he gave an order to the crew's acting instructor Li Jie:
Teach Mou Yi how to act in three days.

Three days...

The young handsome men and young rice cakes that came later died of shame.

"Director Wang, it's not like the leadership is inspecting."

"How much work has been delayed."

"Who's coming?"

Everyone was waiting impatiently.

Wang Fulin glanced at them and asked, "Do you know the movie Shaolin Temple?"

This is nothing but nonsense.

Wang Fulin continued, "When preparing to shoot Shaolin Temple, more than half of the film was wasted. We encountered great difficulties in funding. Zhongyuan Films was raising funds in Hong Kong, but almost no one was optimistic. It was he who stepped forward and gave enough investment, which led to the birth of this box office record in Chinese film history."

Two days ago, Wang Fulin received two calls in succession.

One call came from Hong Kong City.

One call came from the radio and television.

The former told him this unknown secret and asked him to receive him in a troublesome tone.

Some of the latter's words were very intriguing, and they basically asked him to give him a high-level reception, as if this person's identity was far more than just a film and television investor.

"Are you from Hong Kong?" someone asked.

"That should be the case." Wang Fulin said. He only knew the other person's surname was "Li".

Director Liu from the logistics department said, "Hong Kong businessmen, it would be great if they could bring some sponsorship."

The person in charge of the rice jar knows best how much rice is in his own jar.

too difficult.

Funds were extremely limited, and most of them were spent on hardware facilities such as scenery and costumes, such as the construction of this Grand View Garden.

There are more than 2,700 sets of exquisite costumes.

Strive to restore the ancient aristocratic life in the original work to the audience.

Behind the luxurious appearance, the entire crew lived a life of frugality. In this cold season, today is only the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, and the food in the cafeteria at noon is:

Cabbage and tofu stew.

Stir-fried shredded green peppers.

Minced meat stewed with tofu.

It's all tofu, because it's cheap.

Some actors from the south could not stand the cold weather in the north, and they could not even afford an extra quilt or cotton coat.

Wang Fulin glanced at Director Liu:

"Don't talk nonsense later. Don't hint at anything secretly. They are guests. The host should have some shame."

Director Liu smiled bitterly and was about to say something in response.

There was a roar in everyone's ears.

Follow the sound and look.

Two cars appeared in sight.

Leading the pack is a particularly imposing and stylish car, but it cannot be described as "small".

Following behind was a green Liberation truck with a canvas canopy.

When the two cars drove to the entrance of Grand View Garden, they stopped one after another, and the Jiefang car made a sharp squeaking sound.

Snapped!
Snapped!
Li Jiankun got down from the driver's seat of the Mercedes-Benz.

Li Yunmeng got out of the passenger seat a little late, with three parts of reserve and seven parts of excitement, and couldn't wait to look at the quaint facade of the Grand View Garden.

Li Jiankun looked at Wang Fulin and others and said with a smile:

"Thank you all for your help. There is really no need to wait here. I am ashamed.

"I'm sorry to bother you during the New Year. I know there are a lot of people on the crew, so I'm going to give you a small gift as a token of my appreciation. I hope you won't refuse."

Wang Fulin said hurriedly: "How can this be good?"

When both parties shake hands.

Director Liu's eyes were bright and he rushed to the back of the Jiefang truck.

This look stunned me.

This is called a thin gift?!
This is called careful consideration?!

A whole Jiefang car was filled with Russian sausages, black bread, chocolate, and various canned meats!

You have to know that these imported materials can only be purchased with coupons, and are often in limited supply. Ordinary department stores often don’t have them…

For Li Jiankun, it was really a thoughtful gesture. After all, he just called a car to go to the warehouse to tow the goods.

The business that Li Guifei, Chen Yajun and Jin Biao teamed up to do was Eastern European trade.

I don't even want to eat these things.

(End of this chapter)