Chapter 431

After lunch, the sun was just right. Wei Ming had already changed into swimming trunks and stood by the pool in the Sihe Academy; he dived in with a splash.

Water splashed, and it took a while before a large, handsome head emerged from the water.

He waved to the two people walking behind wrapped in bath towels and said: "Come quickly, it's so comfortable!"

Zhu Lin hummed: "It's not like I haven't swum before; how could I not know."

Gong Ying said shyly: "But this is broad daylight after all."

Wei Ming: "It's just swimming, what does it matter."

Zhu Lin glared at him: "It has nothing to do with swimming; it's the swimsuits you chose for us."

They were wearing the bikini swimsuits Wei Ming brought back for them from Hong Kong, which were very sparing with fabric.

But still, the same saying: it's our own home, what are we afraid of? Finally, after complaining a few times, they still obediently went into the water.

Although the pool wasn't big, the three of them could still move around, but Wei Ming just liked to rub against the two sisters.

It wasn't rubbing without reason; he would also discuss "Middle Age," which they watched in the morning, with the sisters.

"This is a big heroine drama; the core character is Lu Wenting played by you, while the core protagonist of 'Rickshaw Boy' is Xiangzi, it's just that Zhang Yitang, a new recruit, had his limelight stolen by Siqin Gaowa, an old hand. From the perspective of character completion, Lu Wenting is not inferior to Huniu, so I guess who will win the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers next year is still unknown."

As for Sister Xue's "Brush Love," it's almost not worth considering; her role as the heroine doesn't have much screen time, and there's no room for her to perform.

Zhu Lin listened intently, while Ma Xiaowei's hand had already touched her body.

Watching this scene, Gong Ying shook her head helplessly; they had agreed to just swim, but she was just worried about dirtying the pool, which would be troublesome to clean up.

Sure enough, Wei Ming endured it, but couldn't hold back; water began to splash everywhere. After releasing some energy in the pool, the three of them went back to bed to lie down for a while.

"Middle Age" had an even higher attendance rate for the evening shows. Zhu Lin's parents watched it at this time; the audience was full, but they couldn't find their daughter after watching it, with nowhere to pour out their feelings.

At this moment, Zhu Lin and Gong Ying were washing the drained pool overnight. Hmph, they would never let the bad boy mess around in the pool again.

And Wei Ming had already returned to the Overseas Chinese Apartment to continue creating, writing short drama scripts for a while and comic scripts for a while.

He had to wait until the end of this semester before going to Hong Kong, so he went to work at school the next day.

When he was in the library, Wei Hong came to find him; she had just finished a final exam subject.

"Brother!"

"Shh~"

"Brother~" Wei Hong leaned beside Wei Ming and said softly and excitedly, "You are going to take me to Hong Kong!?"

Wei Ming: "Did Uncle Anping tell you?"

"Yes, he said the application has already been approved!"

Wei Ming smiled: "It just so happens we can reunite with Mom, Dad, Grandpa, and Aunt, and also Grandma Lin, whom you haven't met."

"And the Hong Kong stock market!" She hadn't forgotten that; she usually read plenty of financial books, including some precious foreign language books.

"Good, good, good."

Wei Hong saw the camera placed by Wei Ming's hand again: "What is this for?"

Wei Ming: "I'll take some photos for the graduates later."

Not long after, Liu Zhenyun and the others, who were prepared, came to invite Wei Laoshi.

The school only took class photos for them; after all, taking and developing photos is quite expensive. However, Wei Laoshi is not short of that bit of money; he was responsive to every request from graduating students who wanted to take photos with their intimate partners, and he used color film bought at the Friendship Store, using up several rolls in one day.

That day, he also received the photo he took with Xu Qing earlier, so he wrote a local letter to the little girl, encouraging her to develop comprehensively in morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor.

In addition, he also wrote a letter to his hometown, asking the old branch secretary and the principal to preside over the distribution of this year's scholarships and prizes, but the study tour activities would be postponed for a few days.

He and his sister were going to Hong Kong, and Old Wei was not in the capital either, having agreed to go to Shanghai this time. Worried that there would be no one to look after things, he decided to wait until he returned from Hong Kong.

The day of departure was getting closer, and Wei Ming's preparations were already complete. On the last night, he left Xiao Hong alone in the Overseas Chinese Apartment and said his final farewells to the two sisters at his home in Nanluoguxiang.

"Once I leave this time, I'll be gone for at least half a month." So Wei Ming couldn't wait to consume the energy and strength of the next half month on them.

It was past midnight when the two sisters took the initiative to call a halt; they believed that Ma Xiaowei didn't have a little vixen in Hong Kong, right?

Zhu Lin said: "If you can't sleep, then let's talk about movies."

"Yes, yes, when will 'The Heavenly Book' be released? Xiao Qi is still waiting." Gong Ying asked for her little nephew.

Wei Ming: "I estimate it will be released while I'm in Hong Kong; by then, the children will also be on vacation."

Gong Ying: "That's great, but my 'Brush Love' is also in July."

"Oh, is it set?"

"Yes, at the end of July."

Wei Ming: "I can definitely make it back for that."

Zhu Lin asked again: "Then who do you plan to find to act in 'The Chorus'?"

She believed Wei Ming would definitely get this directing opportunity, so she asked directly about the filming plan.

Gong Ying: "And where do you plan to film it?"

Wei Ming answered the simple question first: "When I was writing it, I was actually following my mother's memories of her hometown; it was basically created according to the Sichuan countryside. It's possible I'll still film it in Sichuan, finding a place with good scenery to film."

Yesterday, the third national census work had completely ended, and China's population (including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) reached 1.0318825 billion. All data had been entered into the computer, which meant Wei Ming could start using the power of big data to continue searching for his aunt; it would also be more convenient in Sichuan.

As for who to find to film it.

"For the male lead, Teacher Zhong, I have already contacted Li Baotian. At first, he didn't dare to take it, saying his image wasn't good, but after my persuasion, he has already run to the Central Conservatory of Music to find the feeling of a musician."

Wei Ming also scanned all the active male actors around forty years old before choosing Li Baotian; his acting is naturally grounded, unlike actors from the previous era whose performances weren't realistic enough, with too heavy traces of acting.

But just as Teacher Li himself said, his image is a bit lacking; after all, he started as a clown, while Teacher Zhong in Wei Ming's original work is handsome and dashing, so he needs to immerse himself in the atmosphere of a musician.

"In addition, for the pair of father and son, the principal and the village head, I told the old man Ge Cunzhuang to bring his son into the crew."

"Is it Ge You, the tall and thin one?" Gong Ying had even seen him.

"Yes, that's him, his hair is also a bit sparse," Wei Ming said. "Actually, I'm a bit worried; the role of the son, the village head, can be considered the most annoying role in the novel, almost the biggest villain. Ge You has too little acting experience. I actually considered the father-son pair Chen Qiang and Chen Peisi, but Chen Peisi looks too humorous."

Gong Ying understood; he just wanted real fathers and sons to play fathers and sons.

Zhu Lin giggled: "What you said is too mean; if someone is ugly, just say they're ugly, but you said they look too humorous."

Wei Ming: "This is a very high compliment. For someone with a face like Chen Peisi, the starting point for engaging in comedy performance is much higher than others. Take Zhu Shimao, for example; if the two of them act in a comedy together, who do you think is funnier?"

Both had collaborated with Zhu Shimao, and they said almost simultaneously: "Chen Peisi!"

Zhu Lin: "And Zhu Shimao couldn't possibly be funny."

"Yes, he is too serious." Gong Ying also said.

The topic drifted a bit far, and Wei Ming pulled it back: "The three most important adult roles are probably them. Then there are the children's roles. Xizi must occupy an important role. If it clashes with your 'Under the Bridge' schedule, I'll have to trouble you to talk to the director and concentrate on filming your scenes."

Gong Ying nodded: "A child actor with such good acting skills as Xizi is indeed rare and commendable. I'm not surprised at all that you're using him."

Zhu Lin: "Then the others, I remember there are three or four child actors with heavy weight in the novel, right?"

Wei Ming: "We'll find those slowly. I'll ask little Wu Jing's dad; if possible, he can also be counted as one."

That way, when little Wu Jing grows up, he can proudly say: I acted in a movie directed by Wei Ming; have you?

Gong Ying suddenly remembered: "What do you think of my goddaughter?"

That was the little girl they saved on the train; Gong Ying had been keeping in touch with that family.

Wei Ming recalled: "How old is she?"

"She's six years old too," Gong Ying said. "And the little girl develops fast; she looks about the same as Xizi. The little girl is also a character who loves to sing and dance and isn't stage-shy."

Wei Ming said: "Alright, wait until I come back to see her."

The three chatted until past two o'clock before slowly falling asleep.

The next day, Gong Ying got up early to prepare breakfast for Wei Ming, so that Wei Ming and Sister Lin could use the last bit of time to have one more round; she was truly too virtuous.

After sending off the drained Wei Ming and the satisfied Zhu Lin, Gong Ying also had to go pedal the sewing machine; Biao's mother had already arranged everything.

When Wei Ming returned to the Overseas Chinese Apartment, Seeing Biaozi and Xiao Mei had also arrived, and Wei Hong had already moved their luggage down from upstairs, just waiting for him.

Seeing Biaozi and Xiao Mei knew it clearly, only Wei Hong thought her big brother was going to the Beichizi Sihe Academy to retreat and create.

When they arrived at the airport, Zhang Yitang and Feng Xiaoning had also arrived long ago; both were wearing their best clothes, with fountain pens tucked into their chest pockets.

Zhang Yitang's wife also came to see him off. Upon learning that her husband was going to Hong Kong to film a movie, she was both happy for her husband and worried that he would see too much of the outside world's flowery world and not be able to hold back his heart. Not everyone can just eat the sugar coating and reject the cannonballs of capitalist sugar-coated shells.