1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 206 Taking a Family Photo in the Hall of Supreme Harmony (Please Subscribe!)
"This story is called 'The Little Match Girl.' The last day of the year is called New Year's Eve. It's a very cold day, and it's snowing. Soon, it gets dark. On this cold and dark night, a well-behaved little girl walks barefoot down the street..."

"Dad, why isn't she wearing shoes?"

"Because when she went out, she was wearing her mother's slippers, and when she was crossing the road, she lost one of them while trying to avoid a horse-drawn carriage."

"Where's the other one?"

"And one was stolen by a bad boy."

"She is so pitiful."

"Yes, so this story teaches us that little girls shouldn't go out alone; they must be accompanied by an adult. They also shouldn't trust boys outside easily, as they might be bad kids. Remember that, honey?"

"Yeah, remember."

Seeing his daughter's earnest answer, the old father felt greatly gratified.

I'm just a little sleepy.

"Let's stop talking. Look, your brother is asleep. Talking will wake him up."

"Let's keep our voices down." Chen Qian had taken a nap in the afternoon, so she wasn't sleepy at all; in fact, she was quite energetic.

"It's almost 11 o'clock, what are we still talking about? Qianqian, you should go back to your little bed and go to sleep early, otherwise you won't be able to get up tomorrow morning."

This tone was obviously not from Chen Fusheng, but from his wife.

"No, I want to sleep with Daddy tonight." The little girl glanced back at her mother, still a little afraid of her, so she instinctively snuggled closer to her father.

"It's time to sleep now, Daddy, you're not allowed to talk anymore."

Liu Xiaoli also yawned.

Because tomorrow is National Day and she won't be working, she was originally planning to have some marital intimacy tonight, but plans don't always go as expected, so she gave up on that idea.

"Alright, kid, go to sleep."

After Chen Fusheng saw that his wife had also lain down, he reached out and turned off the bedside lamp on his side. Then he gently patted the bottom of his daughter who was hugging him tightly. The drowsiness that he had suppressed earlier came over him like a tide, and in less than half a minute, he fell asleep.

"How much longer will you be filming that movie?" Liu Xiaoli asked her husband while having breakfast the next day.

"The domestic scenes should be completed within a week."

"What about those from overseas?"

"I had Sister Ling take two teams of photographers to shoot the overseas scenes. If the results are satisfactory, I won't need to go shoot them myself." Chen Fusheng quickly finished his breakfast and then took his son, who had just finished nursing, from his wife's arms.

"Your production is progressing quite quickly. I thought it would take at least three months," Liu Xiaoli said.

"If it weren't for the week that was delayed because of the softbox for the film, we would have finished filming by now. Of course, the post-production of this film was quite troublesome."

"Are you going to the US for post-production?"

"Yes, my country does not currently have mature special effects technology, so we have to go to the United States to do it."

"Fusheng, you're going to America again? When are you going? How long are you going?" Mom Yang Hongmei interrupted when she heard the crucial part.

“This time it will probably take two months. I want to go as soon as possible and come back as soon as possible, since there will be a lot of things to do at the end of the year,” Chen Fusheng said.

"Will it take that long?"

"It mainly depends on the post-production progress of the film. Two months is just my estimate. Anyway, I'll come back once it's finished." Chen Fusheng looked at his wife.

"Sigh, you just finished filming a movie and you're going abroad again soon. Can't you take a break for yourself?" Yang Hongmei's tone was full of concern despite her complaints.

"I'll take a vacation after I get back from the US this time."

Although Chen Fusheng enjoyed this fulfilling life, even a machine needs to rest after being used for a long time, let alone Chen Fusheng, who was still a mortal being who ate grains and other foods.

He also needs to steal a moment of leisure, and he needs to relax and recharge when he's tired.

"Remember what you said today. Don't be so busy next time you come back from America, leaving early and coming home late." "Don't worry, Mom..."

My daughter seemed a little sleepy, her reaction time a bit slow; she only asked now, "Daddy, where are you going?"

"Hurry up and eat your food. After you finish, Dad will take you out to play."

"Dad, are you going to take me to the film set?" Chen Qian didn't know it was a holiday today and thought her dad was going to take her to his film set again. She was listless at first, but then she perked up immediately.

"I'm going to the film set, but not to my dad's film set."

"Whose film crew are you going to?"

Liu Xiaoli was also curious.

"You'll know once you go there."

Chen Fusheng kept everyone in suspense.

Actually, he planned to visit the set of Li Hanxiang's "The Burning of the Yuanmingyuan". Not all film crews take holidays like his. For example, Li Hanxiang's crew did not have a holiday today, so he planned to bring his family to "visit the set".

Okay, the set visit was just a side thing.

His main goal was to take his family to visit the Forbidden City.

It is said that many places that are not open to tourists have been opened to film crews.

For example, that dragon throne...

He also wanted to go up and sit down, to experience the joy of an ancient emperor, and to satisfy his curiosity.

"Director Chen, has your movie wrapped up filming?"

When Li Hanxiang saw Chen Fusheng appear on his film set with his family, his first thought was that his movie had already wrapped up filming.

The reason for this idea is that Hong Kong directors don't have holidays when making movies; they start filming and keep filming until the film wraps up.

Later, the situation became similar in mainland China as capital entered the market.

“Filming hasn’t wrapped up yet. But today is National Day, Director Li, aren’t you going to give the crew a day off?” Chen Fusheng retorted.

"Please, I'm from Hong Kong."

"Alright." Chen Fusheng didn't want to continue discussing this issue with Li Hanxiang. He glanced at Liang Jiahui, who was dressed as an emperor, and couldn't help but ask, "Does your crew have any extra costumes?"

"Yes, Director Chen, which role would you like to play?" Li Hanxiang asked.

"I'm not doing a cameo role. I just want to wear the dragon robe and take a picture in the Hall of Supreme Harmony later, just to remember the occasion," Chen Fusheng shamelessly revealed his purpose.

"Holy crap, that's a really weird idea."

"What's there to be afraid of? It's the new China now."

"Okay, I'll satisfy you."

After Chen Fusheng's family had changed their clothes, Li Hanxiang's eyes lit up when he saw Chen Qian, who looked like a little princess.

He strongly suggested to Chen Fusheng, "Director Chen, your daughter looks exactly like a princess in this outfit. Could you let her make a cameo appearance in my film?"

"Forget it, my daughter is only two years old, what kind of acting could she do?"

Li Hanxiang tried to persuade him again, but was still refused. He didn't insist anymore, though he felt a little regretful.

Afterwards, Chen Fusheng brought his family to the Hall of Supreme Harmony and took several family photos.

What does "checking in" mean?

This is what you call checking in!
At noon, they had lunch with the crew of "The Burning of the Yuanmingyuan". There were no longer two sets of food standards, and everyone ate the same food.

(End of this chapter)