Chapter 63

They can be that rich.

"Tangerine..."

Gu Yousi stared at the oranges for a long time before finally urging them to hurry up.

He Chunlian then came to her senses, slapped her forehead, and said, "Look at me, I completely forgot I bought oranges! You should try some too."

She gave an orange to the two children, then to Lan Yeping. When she was about to give one to Gu Yinxing, He Chunlian noticed a thin, somewhat shy man wearing glasses sitting next to Lan Yeping.

Who is this?

"Oh, this is Xiao Zhang. He's a director, he makes movies."

Lan Yeping introduced, "Xiao Zhang recently approached me to invest in a film. He made a movie called 'Courtyard House' last year. Have you seen it?"

"Courtyard House?" He Chunlian immediately clapped her hands and said, "Oh, it was Xiao Zhang who directed this movie! It's great, I've watched it three times already."

Zhang Mouyuan a little shy, touching his nose, "I can't say I took the photos; my mentor guided me in taking them."

"That's even better; a good teacher produces outstanding students."

He Chunlian had been so engrossed in talking that she hadn't noticed Zhang Mouyuan. But as soon as she heard that Zhang Mouyuan was a film director, and that it was the film she liked, "The Courtyard House," she immediately asked enthusiastically, "So what kind of movie are you making now?"

"We're still making films about ordinary people," Zhang Mouyuan. "It's about a couple with family conflicts who break free from their family constraints and get married."

"Good, good, as expected of a director, you've come up with a great story."

He Chunlian casually offered a few words of praise.

Lan Yeping laughed and said, "Little sister, we've come here this time to invite you to act in a movie."

"Me?" He Chunlian was taken aback. She didn't refuse, but asked, "What kind of role is this? I've never acted in a movie before, can I really do it?"

"Okay, you're definitely suitable for this role."

Zhang Mouyuan was somewhat reluctant to come today. After all, this film was his first real time directing a movie, and Lan Yeping had invested five thousand yuan, which was not a small amount. He had to give Lan Yeping an explanation, otherwise he would not only be laughed at by his colleagues at the film studio, but also let Lan Yeping down.

But when Zhang Mouyuan saw He Chunlian, who had come in and was full of witty remarks, his eyes lit up. "Aunt He, this role is also a Peking Opera role, an old woman, with a rather fiery and straightforward personality. You can definitely play it well."

He Chunlian and Yin Xing both fell silent.

This young man really knows how to talk.

The first thing they said was that she was shrewish.

"Xiao Zhang is too happy to admit it. I've read the script. This character is straightforward and outspoken, with direct love and hate. No one else is suitable, but you, my dear sister, are absolutely perfect for the role."

Lan Yeping coughed and quickly tried to smooth things over.

He Chunlian smiled and said, "I've tried it, but I don't know if it'll suit me. By the way, what's the name of this play?"

"It's called 'Flower and Leaf Wedding'," Zhang Mouyuan said sheepishly. "This script is really good; I spent three years polishing it."

Flower and Leaf Wedding?

Gu Yousi, who was eating an orange, paused for a moment when she heard about the movie.

This movie is so famous that all the main actors who starred in it later became well-known actors, especially the lead actors, who became international movie stars.

Gu Yousi wasn't looking at Zhang Mouyuan at first; she was focused on eating her orange. She had a peculiar habit when eating oranges: she particularly disliked the white pith and had to remove it completely before she would eat it.

Therefore, when eating oranges, he doesn't look at anyone.

But when she heard about "The Flower and Leaf Wedding," she became interested because the movie was so famous.

Actor?

A famous director?

He Chunlian was already interested, and hearing her granddaughter's voice made her even more excited.

Zhang Mouyuan showed her the script. He Chunlian took a look and agreed that it was indeed a good script. Despite her age, He Chunlian grew up in a theatrical troupe and had read at least eighty or a hundred plays. Moreover, she loved watching plays, and whenever a new movie came out, her family was He Chunlian the first to go see it.

This script is excellent, both from a professional and an audience perspective.

He Chunlian said, "I'm willing to give it a try, but do you want to try acting?"

"This..." Zhang Mouyuan wanted to nod, but seeing the investor right next to him, he hesitated.

Lan Yeping laughed and said, "I'm not getting involved in this. If it's suitable, let the young lady do it."

"Then let's have the audition. We shouldn't waste such a good script."

He Chunlian did not make things difficult for Zhang Mouyuan.

She herself was confident that she would get the chance.

Zhang Mouyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully, "Okay, I'll leave you an address. Come over tomorrow afternoon. To be honest, if you can get this role, our movie can start filming the day after tomorrow."

"The day after tomorrow, didn't they say they were still short of the role of the female lead's mother?"

Lan Yeping asked, glancing at his grandson helping someone else's granddaughter eat oranges, a smile involuntarily spreading across his face.

Zhang Mouyuan laughed and said, "It's quite a coincidence. A woman went for an interview this morning. She was also a novice, and the assistant director gave her a few words and she got the job."

After he finished speaking, someone shouted "Director!"

Zhang Mouyuan turned his head and saw Huang Xirong walking in with a grin, carrying a takeout box from the restaurant. "Isn't this the director? What are you doing here?"

"Aunt Huang, are you one of the people in this courtyard?"

Zhang Mouyuan somewhat surprised.

Huang Xirong laughed and said, "That's right, what are you all doing..."

She glanced at the script in He Chunlian's hand, her eyes filled with wariness.

"I've come to invite this lady for an interview tomorrow."

Zhang Mouyuan quickly said, "You probably know each other already. If you can all meet in person, you'll have company when filming in the future."

"I have company, hehe." He Chunlian smiled, closed her notebook, and said, "Xiao Zhang, let's meet tomorrow afternoon."

Chapter 72 The Seventy-Second Day of Being Eavesdropped On

As soon as Liang Ying got home, she heard He Chunlian reciting her lines coming from the west room.

She peeked into the west room from the doorway and asked Gu Yinxing, who was cooking, "What's going on? What is Mom reading?"

"Oh, you didn't know that, sister-in-law?"

Gu Yinxing picked up the shovel with a serious expression and said to it, "Congratulations, your mother-in-law, my mom is going to be a movie star!"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense, it's not even close to happening yet."

Huang Xirong returned from showing off to the neighbors, looking at Gu Yinxing and Liang Ying with a smug and disdainful expression, and said, "Besides, even if this matter succeeds, your mother will only be a supporting character to me."

Liang Ying asked Gu Yinxing with her eyes: Really?

Gu Yinxing nodded secretly: Absolutely true!

She even suspected that the director had taken money from Huang Xirong. It was understandable that her mother would go to act in the film, after all, her mother had never missed her morning and evening classes for so many years. Just look at her figure, her hair, and her face, she didn't look like a woman who was almost fifty years old.

Moreover, her mother sings old female roles, so singing opera is almost the same as acting.

But Huang Xirong, I don't know what he did for ages, he hasn't done anything all these years, and yet he's making movies? This director must be crazy.

"A supporting role? What's wrong with being a supporting role?"

He Chunlian came out of the house and said quite confidently, "If I play this supporting role well, I can be even better than the lead actor. You wait and see, I'm taking this role."

"Hey, you've got some nerve. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens."

Huang Xirong pretended not to care, but once inside, he quietly called Song Chaohua over and asked, "Did you dream that He Chunlian passed the interview?"

How could we know about Song Chaohua?

She noticed that her grandmother's attitude towards her had become increasingly hostile during her father's absence, so she thought of a good thing to please her grandmother. This reminded her of He Chunlian's movie-making experience in her previous life. So she asked Huang Xirong to stake out the film studio in advance and used some tricks to successfully secure the role that should have belonged to He Chunlian.

Song Chaohua could only shake her head. "I don't know, Grandma. Even if she makes it, you're still the main character."

"You don't know anything! Alright, you little brat, I knew I couldn't count on you."

Huang Xirong rolled her eyes at Song Chaohua and told Song Chaohua to set out the bowls and chopsticks.

Song Chaohua went obediently, but she felt somewhat unwilling.

After dinner, because the weather has gotten warmer recently, everyone came out to enjoy the breeze, and the yard was full of children playing after their meals.

Although Gu Yousi can walk, she still sits in Baby Walker, slowly kicking her legs.

She walked slowly and aimlessly.

Liang Ying and the others were packing their things inside the house, glancing out every now and then. As Gu Yousi walked, she noticed someone ahead of her.

She looked up and saw Song Chaohua standing right in front of her.

Song Chaohua looked at Gu Yousi. She was wearing clothes made by Liang Ying, corduroy overalls with rabbits embroidered on them, a bib at the neckline, and a baby Baby Walker that Lan Yeping had recently asked someone to bring back from abroad, which was also equipped with various small toys.

Gu Yousi, then turned to leave.

Song Chaohua grabbed her Baby Walker, saying, "Why are you so lucky?" //This//work//is//provided//online//by//Si//Tu//Net//

Ah?

Gu Yousi was completely stunned.

As far as she remembered, she didn't have much interaction with this girl.

"Let me tell you, just as my grandma could steal your grandma's opportunities, my dad can steal your dad's opportunities too!"

As Song Chaohua finished speaking, a smile appeared on her face. "You don't know yet, do you? My father will soon be able to find a lot of gold and antiques, while your father can only watch with envy."

???

Gu Yousi felt that Song Chaohua's words seemed to contain a lot of information.

What does it mean to steal his father's opportunity?

What about gold and antiques?

"Xiaohua, instead of going home to take care of your younger brother, what were you saying to that little girl outside?"

Lin Lianhua poked her head out of the house and called out to Song Chaohua.

Song Chaohua hurriedly agreed and came over, glared at Gu Yousi, and turned to leave.

Gu Yousi frowned, somewhat confused.

When Liang Ying came over to hug her, she grabbed Liang Ying and said, "Daddy."

Liang Ying smiled and said, "My daughter misses her dad, right? She can call him tomorrow at noon."

"No, it's about Dad..."

Gu Yousi repeating what Song Chaohua just said.

But her body simply couldn't keep up; no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get the words out.

Feeling helpless, she had no choice but to give up.

It seems we can only pretend we didn't hear what Song Chaohua said about Song Jianshe stealing the opportunity and finding the gold and antiques.

Gold?

Antique?

Liang Ying was taken aback, but seeing that her daughter had shifted her attention to playing with her toys, she didn't ask any further questions. She just thought she would tell her mother-in-law later.

He Chunlian also found this strange. She said, "Actually, I was wondering before that Song Jianshe doesn't know anything about antiques. Even if someone guided him, how could he be so bold as to sell his job and go to Xi'an to try his luck?"

You should know that being a mail carrier is a respectable and sought-after job.

Moreover, Song Jianshe had worked at the post office for so many years, he might have been allocated an apartment in a few years, but now he actually sold his job to get into antiques.

Outsiders thought Song Jianshe crazy, and even He Chunlian wondered if he had something wrong with his head. So what if he was criticized by his superiors? After all, he had a secure job, and as long as he didn't break the law, his superiors couldn't fire him.

"Mom, are you saying they knew there was an opportunity beforehand, which is why they dared to do this?"

Liang Ying was quick-witted and soon realized the problem.

If Song Jianshe really did get rich, they wouldn't say anything, after all, it's someone else's money. But if it's like what Song Chaohua said, and it's an opportunity to steal their Jin Shui, Liang Ying would never agree to it.

"It definitely is."

He Chunlian understood the situation. "I'll talk to Jin Shui about this tomorrow."

The next day at noon, when she was about to go out, she originally wanted to take the child with her, but the child had played with Lan Lin in the morning and was now so sleepy that he had long forgotten about any opportunity or his father.

He Chunlian went out by herself. She made a phone call, and before the call went through, she said to the old woman in the phone booth, "I need to talk to my son about something at home."

The old lady was a sensible person. She picked up a stool and said, "Then tell me when you're done making the call."

"Okay." He Chunlian had just agreed when the call connected, and Gu Jinshui's voice came through. "Mom!"