A widower's entertainment

Chapter 405 [A Hardworking Father] (Please Subscribe)
Xie Shuhua's pregnancy was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for Lin Youcheng.

It's worth noting that Xie Shuhua and Lin Youcheng have never considered not having more children. Xie Shuhua, in particular, even though she takes great care of and loves Lin Zhaole's children, naturally wants to have her own children, which is only natural.

Just like Xie Shuhua's parents, they thought the same way. Otherwise, Lin Youcheng wouldn't have mentioned having children during last year's Chinese New Year.

However, it is clear that this matter was a natural occurrence. Xie Shuhua and Lin Youcheng have been married for quite some time now, and there had never been any such thing before. Xie Shuhua had always been thinking about this matter, and now that it has finally happened, she is naturally very happy.

Lin Youcheng was naturally very happy as a father, as he was about to become a father again.

Looking back now, it's been ten years. Lin Zhaole is already ten years old, and Lin Youcheng is forty-two. If Xie Shuhua had children any later, he would really be considered to have had a child late in life.

Of course, having a child at this time is a happy thing, since Lin Youcheng had long wanted to have a child with Xie Shuhua, otherwise he wouldn't have specially prepared another courtyard house for the child.

Lin Youcheng looked at Xie Shuhua and said with a smile, "Now our house will be even more lively."

"Yes, it's even more lively now!"

Xie Shuhua's face was also full of smiles; she was very happy that she was finally going to be a mother.

Lin Youcheng naturally told his elder brother Lin Youcai about this happy news, and also called his second sister Lin Youfeng to tell her. Of course, Lin Youcheng also told his parents-in-law in Tianjin about this happy news.

The children in the courtyard naturally all knew about Xie Shuhua's pregnancy.

Although the children had long accepted Xie Shuhua as their stepmother, their thoughts were naturally somewhat different upon hearing that Xie Shuhua was pregnant and would be having children. However, they were mostly happy because they would soon have a younger brother or sister.

Lin Zhaole was clearly the happiest person. He had always been the youngest in the family, and now he had the opportunity to be an older brother, so he was naturally very excited.

Speaking of which, Xie Shuhua is already more than three months pregnant, and the due date will probably be next year, which is still a long way off. But Lin Zhaole can't wait for this little brother or sister to come out.

"Mom, do you think you're having a baby, a boy or a girl?"

Hearing Lin Zhaole's words, Xie Shuhua couldn't help but laugh and said, "So, do you want a younger brother or a younger sister?"

Lin Zhaole blinked, thought carefully for a moment, and said honestly, "I want a younger brother so I can take him everywhere to play."

Hearing Lin Zhaole's words, Xie Shuhua couldn't help but laugh and ask, "What if it were your younger sister? Wouldn't you play with her then?"

"Of course I will, and I will take her out to play too."

Xie Shuhua listened to Lin Zhaole's words with a smile on her face.

To be honest, Xie Shuhua herself had some concerns. She wondered what her other children would think if she had a child. Of course, she was also very clear that as a mother, she couldn't neglect her other children, and she had to treat them all equally in the future.

Lin Zhaoqing and his siblings are all happy and excited about the prospect of having new younger brothers and sisters.

Of course, Lin Zhaohuan also wondered if Xie Shuhua would stop caring about them after having her own child. However, Lin Zhaohuan didn't say this out loud. Seeing Xie Shuhua taking care of them as always, Lin Zhaohuan's thoughts gradually disappeared, and he naturally looked forward to the arrival of his new younger brother or sister.

As the eldest sister, Lin Zhaoxi was happy about her stepmother Xie Shuhua's pregnancy. She was already a sophomore in college, which meant she was twenty years older than her unborn brother or sister. Naturally, she didn't have any other thoughts. Moreover, she was mature enough to know that Xie Shuhua, her teacher, had always taken good care of her and her siblings after they got together with their father, and truly treated them as her own children.

People are empathetic, so she was naturally happy to have a little brother or sister.

If you think about it, this unborn little brother or sister is indeed quite far in age from their siblings, so naturally, the older brothers and sisters will love this unborn child even more.

Although Xie Shuhua is pregnant, it's still early, and she doesn't have many classes at Yanjing Normal University, so it doesn't affect her classes much. She's not that delicate, so there won't be any changes for her now.

Lin Youcheng was naturally aware of this and was also concerned about Xie Shuhua. He originally wanted to find another nanny, but Xie Shuhua felt there was no rush and it was unnecessary for an outsider to come to the house so suddenly, so she thought she would wait until later.

The children are all grown up now and don't need Lin Youcheng to worry about them much. The older ones can also take care of the younger ones, and Lin Zhaoxi will be able to graduate and start working in a few years.

Lin Youcheng only told his family about becoming a father and didn't actively tell outsiders. Of course, as his pregnancy progressed, some acquaintances and friends would naturally find out about this happy event.

Lin Youcheng was mostly thinking about how he would be a stay-at-home dad again. Thinking back to how he had raised Lin Zhaole alone years ago, he felt incredibly exhausted. He wondered if this little one would be just as demanding. Although he didn't know, Lin Youcheng felt mostly happy and excited. He had experience with this before and was even looking forward to the days of raising the little one.

Of course, Lin Youcheng was already thinking about what names to give to the children born later.

Joy, happiness, and happiness—there are already six siblings ahead of us, so what should we name the next child? Should we continue to use the character "兆" (zhào, meaning omen) in their name?

Lin Youcheng, as a father, had naturally considered all of these things, and he was also well aware that he would soon be a father of seven. Lin Youcheng, about to become a father again, was naturally very clear about what this child with Xie Shuhua meant to him; of course, only he himself knew this.

A father of seven?
Thinking about it carefully, it really is a lot of pressure. It really is like seven gourd brothers on one vine.

When Lin Youcheng thought about this number, he felt that the responsibility on his shoulders was enormous. Fortunately, the other children were all grown up now, and the unborn child was a good fit for the time difference. Otherwise, with seven children who were about a year or two older than each other, Lin Youcheng would have been under immense pressure.

Of course, the most important thing is that the family's living conditions have changed dramatically. It's no longer the hard life they had in Chunfeng Alley in Decheng. This unborn child, although not the youngest son or daughter of a wealthy family, is still the youngest in the family of a well-known writer, and the conditions after birth will not be bad.

Perhaps it was because he was about to have another child call him "Dad" that Lin Youcheng was even more motivated to write.

Of course, it wouldn't matter if he didn't write any articles, but it's clear that Lin Youcheng knew he needed to write new articles.

Compared to novels, Lin Youcheng is more interested in screenwriting, since many Hollywood companies are asking him to write screenplays, especially now that the movie "The Departed" is being released in the United States and receiving rave reviews.

The original "Infernal Affairs" from Hong Kong was a huge success, and now Warner Bros.' "The Departed" is also quite exciting. Although the backgrounds are different, the general plots are similar. It tells the story of a Boston gang and the police mutually cultivating undercover agents to infiltrate each other's organizations, and the process of their wits and courage. Both the police and the gang decide to carry out a cleansing operation, sending undercover agents to infiltrate each other's organizations. However, after several failed operations, they begin to suspect and are determined to find the mole. As a result, two undercover agents are forced into a life-or-death showdown.

Warner Bros. undoubtedly values ​​"The Departed" very much, given its compelling story. Now that the film is released, in addition to promoting several Hollywood stars, there will naturally be promotion that it is the latest work by Oscar-caliber screenwriter Lin Youcheng, as this topic is quite attractive.

Lin Youcheng, the screenwriter from the East, has a well-deserved reputation and influence in the United States. His screenplays have always been quite excellent, so naturally, many people will go to the cinema to see what the story of Lin Youcheng's latest screenplay is.

Clearly, the United States was also quite shocked by "The Departed" brought to them by Lin Youcheng, an Eastern screenwriter.

They never expected that Lin Youcheng, this screenwriter from the East, would actually write such an amazing gangster film. Yes, it's quite amazing. Some film critics even declared that "Infernal Affairs" is a gangster film that has reached the highest level.

Such praise naturally fueled the buzz surrounding the film "The Departed." Of course, the story itself is quite compelling, and Hollywood was indeed shocked that Lin Youcheng could write a gangster film. Of course, after learning more, it becomes clear that Lin Youcheng's script was originally written for Hong Kong, but Warner Bros. also found the script to be excellent and bought the rights to produce "The Departed."

What shocked some Hollywood film critics and film companies even more was that screenwriter Lam Yau-shing intentionally made two distinct versions of "Infernal Affairs" and "The Departed". This was not only due to the director's control during filming, but also because there were some differences between the two versions in the script. Compared to the Hong Kong version of "Infernal Affairs", the American version of "The Departed" is different in meaning and spirit. The dark conspiracy in the Eastern context is toned down, while "The Departed" is more direct and brutal. Of course, this is just a difference in style and does not affect the excitement of the story.

The film "The Departed" is currently at the top of the weekly box office with $2700 million, and it has received very good reviews in the United States. This will naturally lead to good box office results in the future. It has also allowed Hollywood film companies to see the strength of Lin Youcheng, the Eastern screenwriter who made history and won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

It was precisely because of the film's compelling story that other Hollywood companies approached them, wanting to spend more money to collaborate with Lin Youcheng, the screenwriter from the East.

Lin Youcheng had previously written the script for "The Hunt" and given it to Paramount Pictures. He knew very well that when Hollywood companies came to him seeking cooperation, they were mostly pursuing profits. As a screenwriter, he naturally had to make sure that Hollywood companies wanted the script as well as the story script.

Low-budget film scripts are undoubtedly very attractive because film production itself carries inherent risks. Paramount Pictures acquired the script for "The Hunt" without hesitation because the production cost was quite low. Hollywood companies are naturally willing to acquire scripts and invest in filming without hesitation.

If this were a big-budget, high-production-value script, even major Hollywood studios would have to think twice, since the bigger the investment, the bigger the trend.

Hollywood is a place where they dare to swindle money from Wall Street, so naturally everyone there is very profit-driven.

Lin Youcheng is currently writing a low-budget film script called "Manchester by the Sea," which is now called "City by the Sea" in his pen. He didn't intentionally write it as being set in Manchester because, in his view, the script's plot still needs to be modified according to the Hollywood company. In fact, the story of "City by the Sea" could also be a story that takes place in China.

The original script's story is quite simple: the protagonist is a depressed and disillusioned repairman who, after learning of his brother's death, returns to his hometown, Manchester by the sea, to handle his brother's funeral arrangements. According to his brother's will, the protagonist will become the guardian of his brother's son. The protagonist plans to bring his nephew back to his city, but it's clear the nephew doesn't want to leave his hometown and friends, and the protagonist also doesn't want to linger in this place of sorrow.

It turns out that this seaside city holds a devastating memory for the male protagonist: his mistake led to the deaths of three children in a fire, and he even contemplated killing himself in the police station…

Obviously, the story is that simple, but this simple story still won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and also earned the lead actor an Oscar for Best Actor.

Lin Youcheng was well aware that, in addition to the accumulation of initial capital, the depth of his writing was also an even more powerful asset.

At this moment, the pomegranate trees in the courtyard are lush and verdant, and Lin Youcheng, the father, is also writing his manuscript attentively.

(End of this chapter)