A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 333 Guangdong People’s Red Envelopes

In the evening, Chen Jinnian called Guo Xun as agreed, and re-discussed the setting issues of the movie stills. Only after finally finalizing the cooperation plan did he put away his phone and return to the ward.

"Why did you and Guo Xing talk for so long?"

Wang Yidi asked with some resentment about Chen Jinnian who had disappeared for more than an hour.

"I can't help it. It's mainly due to script and investment issues. Guo Meng somehow found out I can accept blank checks, so he wants to convert my salary into investment, and even wants to convert part of the special effects production costs into investment. That's why the conversation took quite a while."

He explained rather helplessly.

The Wandering Earth is a project with a particularly long investment return cycle. Under normal circumstances, he would not be able to invest in it. After all, Chen Jinnian has his own team to support. He can't tell his employees that he will owe them the wages for the last three years first and then pay them together with interest after three years.

But he also knew that Guo Xing was in a really difficult situation at the moment, so he agreed to help him while maintaining normal operations.

"Xiao Chen is also very busy, Didi, don't blame him." Wang Yidi's grandmother said, leaning on the hospital bed.

She has now woken up from anesthesia and is in good condition with the continuous intravenous infusion of painkillers. She is able to talk and laugh.

"Grandma, stop talking for him and eat more so he can get better faster." Wang Yidi took the bowl from Wang Qing's hand and sat next to her to feed her grandmother porridge.

"What's the point of eating? I'm already old. No matter how good the food is, I can't absorb it."

"Oh, grandma, don't say such depressing words, open your mouth wide, ah."

Wang Yidi's grandmother fell quite hard. In addition to breaking her leg, she also broke her left wrist because she subconsciously supported herself with her hands when she fell.

"Okay, I can eat it."

Grandma smiled. She had no idea what to do with her granddaughter, so she could only cooperate and eat.

Seeing the happy scene, Chen Jinnian felt relieved and walked over to Wang Qing. "Auntie, I just called my grandma. She told me that Huashan Hospital's rehabilitation medicine is the best in the country. Why don't we transfer grandma to the Magic City?"

"Really?" Wang Qing said in surprise. "I'll go ask about the necessary procedures for transferring to another hospital."

"Hey, hey, hey, stop discussing. I won't transfer to another hospital. If I can't move, I don't even want to stay in the hospital. Please don't bother me. I can't stand the journey."

Hearing his grandmother's refusal, Chen Jinnian was also in a dilemma. It was indeed too far. Driving across the entire south was unbearable for a normal person, let alone an injured old man.

Wang Yidi turned around and glared at him, blaming him for his bad idea.

"Xiao Chen, I'm very satisfied that you can come to see me. There's no need to transfer to another hospital. It doesn't matter where I'm treated. If you really care about me, then hurry up and get married and give me a baby..."

"Oh, grandma, what are you talking about? How old are we now?"

Wang Yidi quickly interrupted his grandmother's dangerous remarks and put a spoon into her mouth, trying to stop her with food.

"Girl, what are you embarrassed about? I was already married when I was your age."

"You also said that if you mention these things again, I will fly back to Beijing and you won't be able to see me at all." Wang Yidi said with a blushing face.

Grandma smiled and promised not to mention it again, and gave Chen Jinnian a look, indicating that he should hurry up.

Chen Jinnian pretended not to see it. It was useless to urge him about this matter.

For the next few days, the two remained in Shenzhen, including New Year's Eve. Damen originally thought that his parents would not agree, but he did not expect that Su Ying not only did not urge him, but instead let him stay in the south and have fun.

Now, Chen Xuanyue has completely replaced his ecological niche in their family. Grandpa and grandma have put all their thoughts on the little girl and have completely forgotten about Chen Jinnian. They didn't even call him on New Year's Eve.

"Okay, stop fiddling with your phone. Your grandfather won't send you a red envelope." Wang Yidi sat on the sofa with a smile, admiring the depressed Chen Jinnian's helpless rage.

"And didn't my grandpa and mom give you red envelopes?"

Chen Jinnian looked at Wang Yidi with resentment, "You call that a red envelope, but the red envelopes I sent in the WeChat group are bigger than the ones I received today."

"Huh? Fifty yuan in a red envelope is too little for you?" Wang Yidi asked incredulously. "I've been doing this since I was a kid. Usually I give five or ten yuan. Fifty yuan is considered a huge sum. Aren't you guys the same?"

"Well, it's not that little. The red envelope my grandfather gave me during the Chinese New Year might be more than all the red envelopes you've received in these years combined."

After hearing what Chen Jinnian said, Wang Yidi collapsed. He stood up and looked at his grandfather who was really watching TV. "Grandpa, I want a bigger red envelope. What you gave me is too little. I want a bigger red envelope too."

Wang Yidi's grandfather said in confusion: "Red envelopes are meant to bring good luck, why do you need so many?"

"But other people's grandfathers give so much."

"The customs are different. The amount of money we give is small, but we give out a lot of red envelopes. We give them to everyone we meet. What matters is the blessing." After Wang Yidi's grandfather finished explaining, he handed over the remaining stack of red envelopes in his pocket.

"I have some left over, I'll give them all to you. Don't delay me from watching TV."

Wang Yidi happily took it and gave half to Chen Jinnian. They sat together and started counting the money. There was a thick stack of red envelopes, but they counted out less than three hundred yuan.

Chen Jinnian stuffed all the money into Wang Yidi's hands. He now understood the value of giving money to everyone he met. People's customs were indeed different.

"You guys are too focused on personal connections. I think ours is better." Wang Yidi said thoughtfully after counting the money.

"Well, I now suspect that my share of the red envelope is also in Xuanyue's hands."

Hearing the irrelevant answer, Wang Yidi twisted his ear angrily, "Are you listening to me?"

"I heard it, I heard it." Chen Jinnian quickly begged for mercy: "You are good, you are indeed good. If I am the one giving out money, I will definitely take your side, but if I am the one receiving the money, I will still take our side."

"Shameless, do you have any bottom line?"

"My bottom line is that there is no bottom line. Ah, can you wash your hands before you twist me? You have already touched the money."

"You too, go wash quickly."

The two of them were playing and fighting nearby, while Grandpa was watching the TV intently. Especially when the music started, the old man's eyes were filled with tears and he couldn't help but sigh, "What a great film."

"Hey, isn't this what I sang?" Wang Yidi asked after coming out of the bathroom.

Grandpa also reacted, "Yes, that voice is not my granddaughter."

Wang Yidi carefully looked at the TV that was playing, then turned around and shouted excitedly: "Jinnian, come out quickly, your movie is on, and it's the Sixth Princess who is showing it."

"What time is it now? Isn't it broadcast in the evening?" Chen Jinnian came out shaking his wet hands, and sure enough, he saw a familiar scene on TV.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that the Sixth Princess is worthy of being the Sixth Princess. She only has the wrong name but not the wrong nickname. She is willful and broadcasts however she wants.

"Did you take that picture just now?" Wang Yidi's grandfather stood up with a cane and asked seriously.

"Um, it's me. Is there something wrong with the film?" he asked cautiously.

"No, it's just that looking at you, you don't look like someone who can make this kind of film." Wang Yidi's grandfather shook his head, looking a little disappointed.

Wang Yidi burst out laughing. Her grandfather was really good at mocking people.