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This new year has passed in a hurry, with Mizuki movie promotion, and discussions with Li Fatty and Xiao Bei about the script adaptation plan day and night. Brainstorming made them very excited, so they lacked time to spend with their families. He felt that I feel sorry for the family members, especially Zi Lin who has a big belly. She has been pregnant for six months now, and Shi Jie, who is full of pregnancy, watches prenatal education videos at home every day waiting for the arrival of the baby. She does not complain that He Mu is busy with work. , as long as you come home at night, you can hug her and fall asleep on the bed.

But this can't satisfy her at all. After the fifth day of the new year, He Mu will go to Hollywood to complete the rest.

After several twists and turns, as soon as she arrived at the set, Scarlett greeted her enthusiastically, and said in broken Chinese, "Master, Happy Chinese New Year!", and then converted it into English, "Where is the gift you promised?" He Mu did not admit or deny that he worshiped He Mu as his teacher. In fact, it was true, but he was not learning Chinese Kung Fu, but learning Chinese cuisine.

When He Mu and Scarlett were filming each other, she wanted to use her judo kung fu to give He Mu some color see-see, but she lost very rhythmically, she was not an opponent of the same magnitude at all, and there was no spark at all in the fight He Mu took care of her as a girl, and she only used [-]% of her strength, making Scarlett unable to exert any strength.

Marveling at He Mu's superb actual combat ability, Scarlett really wanted to ask He Mu to learn martial arts as a teacher. He Mu practiced Bajiquan, which is very strong and strong, and it is not suitable for girls at all. Wing Chun and the like are more suitable, but He Mu won't.After He Mu rejected Scarlett, he wanted to make up for her miserly loss when filming, plus he was not used to American food and improved Chinese food in Chinese restaurants.So I invited her to a table of authentic Chinese cuisine, but Scarlett immediately forgot about learning Kung Fu and pestered He Mu to learn Chinese cuisine.Because it's so delicious.So He Mu became Scarlett's master, and taught her to use chopsticks for more than half a month. He Mu planned to teach her how to make dumplings before leaving, so as to fulfill her responsibility as a teacher.

Joseph Gordon also walked slowly over there. "Joseph" is a Chinese nickname given to Joseph Gordon by He Mu, because his face looks a bit like the word "囧", He Mu told Joseph. "囧" is one of the most popular characters in Chinese characters, so he happily accepted the title.Joseph didn't say anything, but looked at He Mu eagerly with a standard embarrassing face.He is also asking for gifts.

He Mu took out traditional gifts such as Chinese knots, Spring Festival couplets, and paper-cuts that he brought from China from his bag. He wrote the Spring Festival couplets himself. In addition, his lover Scarlett Johansson also got a red envelope with auspicious meanings. Mu paid a hundred dollars, meaning.

While they were playing with the gifts, He Mu told them about the traditional meaning of these things.He Mu is very happy that foreign stars are interested in traditional Chinese culture.He is happy to see Chinese culture go out, and he talked about the meaning of "New Year" to Chinese people and the origin of "Nian".

"'Nian' is a fierce beast in the legend. It has four horns. It usually lives in the deep mountains and old forests. It will go down the mountain every New Year's Eve at the end of the year, steal the livestock raised by the people, and sometimes It hurts people, so every New Year’s Eve, the villagers will move their families to escape the evil Nian Beast. It’s another New Year’s Eve, and the people start fleeing to avoid the Nian Beast again..." He Mu tried to explain this with an appropriate translation story.The foreigners around him also listened fascinatedly, "...Finally, with the help of the old man, the villagers successfully drove Nian away. Every New Year's Eve, the people who grasped the weakness of Nian used firecrackers to scare it. They will turn their heads and leave, and the villagers have lived a happy life since then, and we call this special day 'New Year'."

After speaking, Jon Joseph and Scarlett applauded enthusiastically, and said that they had heard an interesting story, and the ancient and mysterious China was really interesting.Just when He Mu was complacent, Andrew Cook, the photographer of the crew, questioned He Mu's story.

"Mu, although the story you told is great, I think you should be wrong. The allusion of Nian is not like this." The senior photographer in his fifties actually spoke to He Mu in Chinese, and with Faint Sichuan sound.

"Andrew, you can speak Chinese?!" He Mu said in surprise.

Andrew shrugged, "My wife is Chinese. I learned Chinese from her, and she also told me stories about Chinese New Year. You can't fool me."

He Mu told everyone their conversation, and then said with a smile, "Then let's listen to Andrew talk about his version, everyone applauds and welcomes!" The old man should not let his wife cheat him.

Andrew glanced at Wen Ziren, asking him for instructions. After all, it is working time, Wen Ziren nodded quickly, "Tell me, old man, I am also curious about the difference between your version and Wood's."

"Actually, the legend goes like this. In Chinese tradition, the day before New Year's Eve is called 'New Year's Eve', which means to get rid of the New Year's Eve. 'Xi' is the monster that wreaks havoc everywhere. All the crimes committed by the New Year that Wood just said It was Xi who did it, but Nian was actually a kind and brave young man, and it was he who discovered that Xi was afraid of the sound of firecrackers. His village was ravaged by Xi. In order to protect his people, he fought Xi with his intelligence and courage, and finally drove him away. However, he himself was penetrated by Xi's horn and died soon. The villagers named that day "Nian" to commemorate him. 'Happy New Year', to thank him for his contribution to people, and the day before was called 'New Year's Eve'." This is the version Andrew heard from his four-year-old wife, and the version He Mu heard when he was a child completely different.

"This version of the story is so sad!" Scarlett said with emotion.

Jon Joseph nodded, "I like the first story, and Wood's narration is very graphic."

"No, I like the second one, it makes me want to cry." Scarlett retorted.

Wen Ziren was confused, and he asked He Mu, "Why are you talking differently? Don't lie to me, a Chinese who has never lived in China."

He Mu thought for a while, and came up with a reasonable explanation, "China has a vast land and abundant resources, and the wind and customs are different in hundreds of miles. I am from the north, and Andrew's wife is from the south. Our folk customs are different from the legends passed down. It's normal. After all, our history is too long. The original saying may be the same, but word of mouth will change from generation to generation. The changes will become bigger and bigger, and finally become two completely different stories like now. I The story about Nian in my mind was told to me by my grandfather, and I will tell this story to my children in the future, but I also thank Andrew for letting me hear another possibility. I think it is necessary for me as a Chinese Learn more about it.”

He Mu kept his word. After filming the movie today, he has been looking up relevant legends about Xi and Nian on the Internet. He and Andrew are the two most mainstream theories, but in fact there are far more than these two theories. Su, after falling asleep, He Mu fell into a dream very quickly. In the dream, two monsters were running around beside him. One of them was called "Xi" and the other was called "Nian"... (to be continued...)

ps: [ps: The second update~ Read "Zibuyu" again today, think about how to write the script, and, dear friends, what are the stories about Nian that you have heard since childhood? 】