1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 211 Zhang Li: I was fooled!
"I told Xia Tian that you'll be staying at my place for the next few days. This will save him from worrying about you and going to the guesthouse to find nothing."

Milan's smile made Zhang Li feel a little uncomfortable. She always felt a chill at the back of her head.
"He'll bring food tomorrow and we'll have a meal together."

Without waiting for Zhang Li to speak, Milan continued: "After dinner, he may not have time to come before the New Year."

Zhang Li was attracted by Milan's words and asked, "Why? What is he busy with recently?"

Milan smiled and said, "Isn't it almost Chinese New Year? He is going to participate in the Spring Festival Gala."

At night, the two of them slept in Milan's bed.

Fortunately, the bed is big enough, so sleeping two people is not a problem at all.

It was just that it was the first time for Zhang Li to sleep in the same bed with someone else, even though she had a good relationship with Milan and they were already very familiar with each other.

Especially when the other person often hugs you, you get used to it.

But suddenly sleeping together, I felt a little uncomfortable.

After washing their faces and feet at night, the two of them squeezed into one bed in their pajamas.

Zhang Li "accidentally" glanced in front of Milan...it's so big!
Why does it look so much bigger when you are three years older?!

Fortunately, I am much older than Xiaoxu, um~
And Sister Lan smells so good...

Zhang Li is used to sleeping alone, but Milan has long been accustomed to sleeping with someone else.

In the bed, she hugged Zhang Li, laughing and talking about some interesting things at work.

"Ah, Lily, you have such great skin. The water and soil in Sichuan are really good for health!"

"Sister Lan, your skin is better than mine!"

"Well~ I have a special skincare secret, I'll teach you later~"

The heating in the residential building is better than that in the guesthouse, and we are not afraid when we are together.

I slept quite soundly that night...

However, Zhang Li found that Milan's long, strong legs, which had been trained, were quite heavy on her body!
Early the next morning, Milan asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Zhang Li nodded: "Not bad. But I want to get the quilt as well."

One quilt is still too much!

Last night, when I was sleeping in the middle of the night, Milan hugged me tightly, with one leg on me...but his hands were still not behaving properly!

This night... When I woke up in the morning I felt sore all over, as if I had a fight with someone!
Milan smiled: "Take the quilt? No need. I have other quilts here."

Zhang Li watched Milan take out a brand new quilt from the cupboard: I was fooled!!!
At noon, Xia Tian came to Milan with some meat rolls and a copper stove - because Milan specifically instructed that he could not come here in the next few days.

Xia Tian: It’s like stealing it…

The three of us had a hotpot meal. In these last few days of the year, it was warm and lively, and it helped to soothe some of our homesickness.

Zhang Li also told Xia Tian about her plan, saying that she would not even go home for the New Year, but this was to have a deeper understanding of the character and ensure that she was fully immersed in the character of Baochai.

So after the New Year, she would go to Mr. Zhou Ruchang's house to ask for some knowledge about the Dream of the Red Chamber.

Xia Tian nodded and said he would go with her.

Zhang Li could see that Xia Tian seemed to be very familiar with Milan's residence, but she didn't think too much about it.

……

January 2, New Year's Eve.

The Spring Festival Gala began as scheduled.

Just like Director Huang said, he did a big job this time.

But you have to know that not every job is easy.

This time, Director Huang and his team moved the Spring Festival Gala venue outdoors, to the Workers' Stadium.

As a result, this Spring Festival Gala was called the most unsuccessful Spring Festival Gala - of course, that was 10 years ago.

After that, it’s hard to say which one was the most unsuccessful.

In summer, he didn't wear much and it wasn't cold. He was in good health to begin with, and was resistant to cold and heat. After internal training, he was even more immune to cold and heat.

He even wore a thin woolen sweater and a base shirt under his Zhongshan suit, and the same went for his pants. He didn't wear any cotton pants.

He is not cold, but others are cold!

Why hold an outdoor party in the cold winter? Are you crazy?

The audience in the stands were very excited at first, but within ten minutes, some people started rubbing their hands and stamping their feet.

However, cold is only one aspect.

Current technologies such as audio equipment and projection screens are far from up to standard.

For example, later on, when big stars held concerts in stadiums, they would have four-sided stages, huge display screens, all-round surround sound matrices and so on.

There is none of that now!
This resulted in the spectators in the stands being unable to see or hear clearly in the cold wind.

There were a few little people on the stage, whose faces I couldn't see clearly, saying something vaguely...

The female host was wearing a skirt suit, and the male host was wearing a red shirt and a white suit. They all spoke their lines on the stage while shivering, and even white breath came out of their mouths when they spoke.

There are problems not only with the environment and hardware, but also with the processes and organization.

There were many problems that night!
The lights went out of control, the sound system failed, "Sun Wukong" crashed into the railing, the prize motorcycle "magically" disappeared, and even the prop cow lost its temper and refused to appear...

Moreover, the TV broadcast also had problems. It was intermittent. Whenever something went wrong, it had to be interrupted to let the host talk for a while and then continue the broadcast when it was better.

It was embarrassing to watch Xia Tian backstage!
Not to mention the expressions of Director Huang and the others!
The last Spring Festival Gala went overtime, lasting more than six hours. Oh, and there's one more thing.

In order to create some buzz, the director team invited a popular female star - Chen Chong who has gone abroad.

As a result, within less than two years, my perception had changed.

She started by saying, "...using a very fashionable phrase in China now, Gong Xi Fa Cai."

This suddenly made me feel weird. China now? Where did you come from, foreigner?
As soon as these words were spoken, many people felt uncomfortable.

Director Huang's heart skipped a beat.

Xia Tian looked at the international friend in a red dress on the stage, smiled and shook her head.

This young domestic actress had no resources, no connections, and no roles to play after she went abroad. She washed dishes in a Chinese restaurant for several years, and was often pulled out by Chinese restaurant owners who knew her to smile and take photos with customers.

Later, after becoming an extra with the help of her first husband, in order to develop further, she took large-scale artistic photos and gave them away everywhere...

Later, she filmed a movie called "Big Class", in which she played a white man's Chinese slave in a special period, and the scale was very large~
Looking at her family background, there are three experts in the medical field, a writer, and a university professor. She also received elite education since childhood.

As a result, I went there and acted in movies by stripping off my clothes. Later, when I wrote my memoirs, I sighed that those days were the worst days of my life.

But many years later, she obtained American citizenship but had to come back to make money.

These people who are awesome because of their own country should be patriotic, but they are the least patriotic.

Bai Ling, an actress of about the same period, also followed the porn star route when she went to the United States; Zhang Yu from "Lush Mountain Love" was also the same. She said that she subverted herself by kissing on the face when filming Lushan Love in China, and she opened up her Ren and Du meridians directly after studying in the United States~
Xia Tian didn't care about others. He waited until his three performances were finished and then left.

Xia Tian sang three songs, namely "Three Passes", "Chinese" and "Dingjun Mountain".

Especially the last song "Dingjun Mountain", the version by Tu Honggang.

Dachun led eleven people to beat drums to cheer, and there were more than thirty harmony singers and dancers on stage together!
There is no such form now, it really shocked the audience!
……

One audience member rode his bicycle back home in the late night and drank the hot dumpling soup handed to him by his wife, and only then did he feel relieved.

His face was almost purple from the cold!

His wife complained: "Are you going to enjoy the party or to escape? If I had known, I should have left this good opportunity to someone else!"

Then she asked, "Is the live show exciting? My voice is intermittent on TV and low."

The "lucky audience member" wiped his stiff face with a look of disgust.

"Don't mention it! The only program that I can hear clearly and makes my blood boil is the song "Dingjun Mountain" in the summer!"

It wasn't just these two audience members at the event or in front of the TV who complained, this Spring Festival Gala was almost filled with complaints!
The next day, CCTV’s phone was flooded with calls, all with criticism!
It hasn’t appeared in the newspaper yet, probably tomorrow.

Xia Tian couldn't care less about these things. He had reminded Director Huang at the beginning, but he didn't take it seriously. There was nothing he could do.

He went to a nearby state-owned restaurant for breakfast, ate three large meat dumplings, and drank two bowls of spicy tofu pudding. Then he packed a tray of dumplings and rode his bike to Milan.

When they got there, Milan complained, "We watched the Spring Festival Gala last night, but we didn't see anything! The quality was so bad! We all fell asleep while watching it!"

Yes, it’s a small-screen TV, the broadcasting effect is not good, the reception is not good, and all kinds of accidents happen frequently...

Are you watching the Spring Festival Gala or a large comedy show?
The two of them stared at TV for several hours last night and both fell asleep!
……

After breakfast, Xia Tian carried Zhang Li on the back of his bicycle to Zhou Ruchang's house.

Zhang Li was wearing thick clothes, Milan's scarf and hat, her face was a little red, and she was a little embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, Xia Tian rode his bike to a friend's house, picked up a few bags of things, and then set off.

Xia Tian said: "It's New Year's Day, how can you go there empty-handed?"

Zhang Li's face suddenly turned red - she really hadn't thought of this!

Oh, why didn’t Sister Lan give me any advice?

Milan: Do I need to tell you? He must have prepared it for you~
When we arrived at Mr. Zhou's house, "Hey, you're here if you want to. Why are you bringing anything with you? It's not easy for you young people to make some money..."

After that, Mr. Zhou began to analyze the character of Baochai to Zhang Li, and occasionally chatted with Xia Tian about his insights.

The main reason was that Xia Tian had a good memory and was able to quote extensively, and he could recite many passages from classics by heart.

This lecture lasted for several hours. It was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, and Mrs. Zhou wanted to keep the two of them for dinner!

In the north, people usually eat two meals a day in winter.

It's the first year of junior high school, how can I feel embarrassed to do this?

The two of them hurriedly thanked him and left.

On the way back, the snow was blowing hard. Zhang Li's mind was full of Baochai. As soon as she stepped out of the door, she slipped and almost fell. Xia Tian grabbed her and pulled her into his arms...

You said it was just a coincidence!
We had lunch at Milan's place in the afternoon. When Milan saw the two of them coming back, she heated up the dishes from yesterday's New Year's Eve dinner and cooked dumplings.

After learning that Zhang Li had fallen, Milan asked Xia Tian: "Why don't you rub Zhang Li's feet with liquor~"

Xia Tian quickly shook his head!

After dinner, Milan asked, "The song 'Three Passes' you sang yesterday is also about the story of Xue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan, right?"

"Yes."

"If you were Xue Pinggui, what would you choose?"

Milan suddenly showed his fangs and smiled ferociously.

Xia Tian was stunned: Ah?
You are asking me this kind of life-threatening question now, are you still going to be the first one in the world with me? !

(End of this chapter)