During the Spring Festival holiday, time flies quickly.

Tao Yushu flew to Xiangjiang on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Although the operating systems of several companies in Xiangjiang are becoming more and more mature, she no longer needs to stay for a long time, but she still has to go around from time to time.

On the first weekend after the festival, Liang Zuo called Lin Chaoyang and invited him to attend a party in the 77th Chinese Department.

The 77-level Chinese Department gatherings will be held every two years, but the people attending each other are different. There are only a few people who seem to be the permanent guests in the variety show, and Liang Zuo is one of them.

He has a good reputation and loves to arrange things. Especially in recent years, his fame has become bigger and everyone is willing to get close to him.

The last time I met Liang Zuo was two or three years ago. As soon as I met, Lin Chaoyang patted his stomach.

"I've been very fat these two years!"

"Blind, there is no way. I always stay up late, my work and rest are irregular, and my figure is a little distorted." Liang Zuo said with a smile.

Li Tong interrupted, "He is a happy trouble. Some people think that he can't get fat."

"It's more than that? Dinners, cards, saunas, bars - you can't compare with ordinary people."

"Liang Zuo is so slim and fat. It doesn't matter. He will live in a big villa immediately. He will run upstairs and downstairs every day. It will take him more than a month.

You will definitely lose weight."

Liang Zuo was not angry and still smiled because his figure was made of a joke by his old classmates. This is also the reason why he has a good popularity in the class.

In recent years, he has become more and more famous as a screenwriter, so making money is naturally no problem.

The houses went from the bungalows in Xinxian Hutong to the residential buildings outside Jianguomen, to Jintai Road and to the end of last year, and he was moved to the heart of changing houses again.

This time he wants to change to a bigger one, in his words, it is "in place at once".

A new house needs a large living room and a few more rooms. When a friend comes, he has a place to live;

The study room is a little bigger, and his bookshelf can no longer be opened;

The room of my daughter cat should be decorated in pink.

Liang Zuo talked endlessly about his dream of a mansion. His story was not to show off himself, but instead considered his relatives and friends. It was not disgusting, but was willing to participate in the discussion.

In the end, some people really couldn't listen. "If you guys really want to dream, just go to Chaoyang's home to have a good look, so they can save the effort of sleeping."

Everyone burst into laughter.

After 16 years of graduating from the Chinese Department of 77, the classmates have always had a good relationship. Lin Chaoyang, a non-staff member, is often invited to join the party.

But over the years, the atmosphere of the party has indeed changed a lot.

Some students who have poor self-development rarely appear at parties. They come relatively well. The earliest topics were about literature, philosophy, art, and now they talk about houses, cars, and children.

In comparison, Lin Chaoyang has always been the most unique person in the party.

He is polite and modest to everyone, but he is not too close to him, and no one will ignore him.

Of course, this does not involve any unique personal charm, but is determined by identity, status and wealth.

In the face of social reality, no one can escape the vulgarity.

After the party, Liang Zuo sighed a few words in Lin Chaoyang's car.

He called Lin Chaoyang "Master". Although this was just a joke from back then, after so many years, his feelings were indeed better than other students. "The times are developing, and people cannot stagnate. More than ten years ago, people talked about metaphysical things, but often because they had not yet had a rich material life, just like a frog in the well.

In another twenty or thirty years, when everyone gets used to or even gets tired of such a life, those spiritual pursuits will naturally emerge.”

Liang Zuo nodded, "Maybe."

Lin Chaoyang said again: "Don't always talk about others, do you have to pay attention to your health?"

"You have to pay attention. The fortune teller said that I was 43 years old. After 43 years, I still have 43 years of survival. What should I do if I have it in the next 43 years?"

Liang Zuo was laughing and obviously didn't listen to the first half of fortune telling, but remembered the second half firmly.

It is a true portrayal of the fortune telling of contemporary young people. They only listen to what they want to hear. As for those who don’t want to hear, it has nothing to do with me.

A few more days later, the 18th Winter Olympics was held in Nagano, Japan.

China has never had any advantageous events in the Winter Olympics, and the public opinion influence in China's opening is far less than that of the Summer Olympics.

Lin Chaoyang's hometown is from the Northeast, so he likes watching ice and snow projects. On the opening ceremony, he specially stayed in front of the TV to watch the broadcast.

"Is there any hope of winning gold this year?

Watching TV, Tao's father and Lin Chaoyang chatted casually.

"It's hard to say. I signed up for four major events: ice skating, ice hockey, skiing and biathlon. Most individual events must focus on participating. The biggest hope for winning the championship is skating."

"It's still difficult to win gold medals at the Winter Olympics. We climbed to fourth place in the Summer Olympics for four times. I don't know when the Winter Olympics will catch up?"

"The training of winter events and the training of athletes cost more money than ordinary events. China has just started in this regard, and it will take at least two or three sessions to catch up."

"Oh, if the Olympic bid was successful last time, I would wait for two years to see the Olympics at my doorstep. I don't know if there is any chance in the future."

Tao's father was full of regret when he mentioned that Yanjing failed to bid for the Olympic Games in 1993.

"It's the first time I apply, there's always a process. The government will definitely apply again next time. The domestic economy has been developing better and better in recent years. The next time I apply for the 2008 Olympics, you will definitely be able to catch up."

"I will strive to survive until then," said Tao's father with a smile.

Before going to bed at night, Lin Chaoyang received a call from Tao Yushu.

She stayed in Xiangjiang for a week and handled almost all the affairs of several companies. She planned to fly to the United States tomorrow. After chatting about some family trivial matters, the couple hung up the phone.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the family gathered again, missing the Tao Yushu sisters and Tao Xiwu.

Just two days after Tao Yushu left Xiangjiang, Tao Yumo went to take charge, while Tao Xiwu went to participate in this year's Berlin International Film Festival.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the opening day of the film festival.

"I don't know if I can win a prize!"

Tao Yucheng still had great hope for his son's debut film at the Berlin Film Festival. If he could really become famous in his debut film like Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou, then his face would be slim, and he would probably be able to have a grand banquet for three days.

A few years ago, a bastard who was also accused of cats and dogs, has now been shortlisted for the international film festival. Although it is said that it is a family support, it cannot completely erase Tao Xiwu's contribution. The Tao family also has great expectations for the results of the film festival.

On March 22, with the closing of the Berlin Film Festival, the award list was also released.

The film "Central Station" directed by Walter Sellers won the Best Picture Golden Bear Award and Best Actress Silver Bear Award, becoming the biggest winner of this film festival.

The video hall has no grains in the main competition unit, which is reasonable.

If the level of "Video Hall" is outstanding among new directors, it is in the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival, which is full of strong directors.

Not enough to watch.

Fortunately, in addition to the main competition unit, "Video Hall" was shortlisted for the new generation unit "Wolfgang Sdodder" and successfully won the award.

Wolfgang Sdodd is a famous German director. He has been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival many times and is known for his political criticism and social realism in the European film industry.

The Wolfgang Sdodor Award, named after him, aims to encourage the debut or early work of new directors with deep thought, artistic innovation and social care.

Later generations Jia Zhangke won this award for "Xiao Wu". What's a pity is that it was clearly for newcomers, but the incentive award for new films was touted by some media as a famous director in the Chinese film industry.

Back then, Zhang Yimou won the bear in one fell swoop, but Chen Kaigo's debut work was a little worse, but he also won the Silver Leopard Award at the Locarno International Film Festival.

As a result, Jia Dao became popular with the "Wolfgang Sdodor Award", and could only sigh that he was awesome.

But then again, the Wolfgang Sdoder Award is already a rare honor for the new director's debut.

At least Tao Xiwu himself and the Tao family were very happy about the result. Tao Yucheng wished he could use a loudspeaker to spread the world.

He didn't bother with the publicity, so the domestic media did it for him.

After all, Director Jia can be praised if he wins the award, and there is no reason why Director Tao won the award.

After being featured in dozens of domestic news media, Tao Xiwu has really become famous this time.

After returning to China for a lot of interviews, he was still in a dream.

"Just won such an award? I became a famous director?"

"It's not a famous director, it's a famous director's seed!" Tao Yucheng said rarely rigorously.

He looked at his son with anticipation, "In a flash, Zhang Yimou and other fifth-generation directors have become famous for ten years, and now it's time for the sixth-generation director to emerge."

Being named "the sixth generation director", Tao Xiwu knew that this was not his father's invention, but a media report these days.

It is fake to say that he is unhappy and unhappy.

But his family knows his family affairs. From the preparation to the filming of "Video Hall", his contributions are really not a qualified director, so he is also confused and faint in the face of this situation.

Today is a celebration banquet organized by Tao Yu as his son. Everyone in his family is there. Seeing that Tao Xiwu's expression seemed to be full of pressure, Lin Chaoyang said softly:

"Eileen Chang said it very well, you should become famous as soon as possible. The Wolfgang Sdoder Award is not a great honor, but it is indeed of great benefit to your development in the industry.

As long as you are willing to develop on this road and continue shooting diligently, it is not difficult to become a famous director."

Lin Chaoyang's words are both an explanation of Tao Xiwu and a guarantee.

He could see that Tao Xiwu was not ready to become famous after winning the award, nor was he ready to become a famous director.

But it doesn’t matter. Liuchuan and others can become famous directors in the domestic film industry. What does it matter if multiple Tao Xiwus do?

Tao Yucheng listened to Lin Chaoyang's words and said happily: "Your uncle is right! Don't think that becoming famous overnight is so easy, you must know how to cherish it.

Although you are not a director professional, since you have won the honor, it proves that you still have some potential.
To be continued...