After serving tea, Yu Dong carried his wife downstairs.
Everyone else in the room followed him out noisily, because soon all the guests here would follow him to the Luoyuan.
At this time, the light rain had stopped and the clouds began to disperse slowly. Yu Dong first took Cheng Yanqiu in the car and rushed to Luoyuan, leaving Yu Hua and the other elders behind to provide support.
Along the way, Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu didn't speak, they just held each other's hands tightly and looked at the scenery outside the car window.
Jiang Jie looked at the boss and his wife through the rearview mirror, and smiled to himself. They had been married for almost a year, and he was still embarrassed on the wedding day.
As the car was walking, we left the Gulou District, and suddenly a bright light appeared in front of our eyes. It turned out that the clouds and mist in the sky had parted, revealing the big sun hidden behind.
Jiang Jie said with a smile: "Look straight at the hibiscus flowers blooming, illuminating the sunny view of the whole city. Teacher Yu's words are not false at all. When Teacher Cheng comes out like this, doesn't it mean that the whole city is sunny?"
Cheng Yanqiu smiled and looked out through the car window at the world illuminated by the sun. Everything was peaceful and beautiful.
However, this tranquility was soon broken by a kind of excitement.
When the car arrived at the entrance of Luoyuan, according to the rules, the bride's feet were not allowed to touch the ground before entering, so a red carpet was laid out in front of the door.
The red carpet was already filled with guests.
Zhang Yimou and Zhao Baogang had just arrived and were chatting when they suddenly saw the wedding car coming, so they stood on tiptoes and looked ahead.
Zhao Baogang saw a tall foreigner standing in front of the red carpet and curiously asked Zhang Yimou, "That should be Jimmy, right?"
Zhao Baogang has heard of Jimmy's name for a long time, but he has never had the chance to meet him in person.
"It's him. Director Zhao hasn't seen him yet?"
"No, it was Manager Yu who contacted me before."
"Okay, I'll introduce it to you later." Zhang Yimou nodded, and suddenly noticed that Jimmy was holding a small gong in his hand, and asked curiously, "Hey, what is he doing with the gong?"
…
Yu Dong took Cheng Yanqiu's hand and got out of the car. As soon as Cheng Yanqiu's feet landed on the red carpet, a loud sound sounded in their ears.
when!
When Yu Dong looked up, he saw Jimmy holding a gong and looking at them with a smile.
Yu Dong knew about the step of welcoming the bride, but what he didn't know was that Jimmy actually came to act as the master of ceremonies. According to the rules, the master of ceremonies knocks and the bride and groom have to take a step forward.
But now that he saw Jimmy beating the gong, Yu Dong didn't react for a moment.
Seeing this, Jimmy could only wave to Yu Dong and the others. Yu Dong nodded and took Cheng Yanqiu one step forward.
Seeing them move their feet, Jimmy smiled with satisfaction and began to sing:
"The bride is coming to welcome the bride, the gongs and drums are ringing loudly."
"good!"
Looking again, it turned out to be Ruan Xiaohu singing the harmony.
Jimmy knocked a second time, and the couple consciously took another step forward.
"Men, women and children came to see it, chatting, laughing and dancing with joy."
"good!"
This time Ruan Xiaohu was not the only one singing the harmony, everyone around him also joined in the harmony.
Just now, these relatives and friends were very surprised when they saw a foreigner playing the gong. Later, they were even more surprised when they heard his endless script skills and authentic Yanjing accent.
This is not a foreigner, but a Chinese wearing makeup.
Zhao Baogang shook his head and sighed, "I only heard that Jimmy speaks Chinese well, but I didn't expect him to be so good. To be honest, I can't even come to this stage."
"Haha, I can't come either. He knows more about China than just this. You will understand if you get to know him more in the future."
It's not over yet on Jimmy's side.
"Welcome the bride, come welcome the bride. I think the bride is well-dressed."
"One step out of the car will bring you wealth, two steps down will bring you good luck."
"The first step is for peach blossoms to bloom, the second step for plum blossoms to bloom, the third step for lotus flowers to bear fruit..."
When the bride reception was over, he stopped the bride from entering the wedding room again, and then invited her again. After entering the wedding room, she hung the door curtain, and after hanging the door curtain, she made a new bed... It was a complete set, with dozens of lines, and Jimmy didn't even stutter at all.
The whole land has been explained.
After the process was over, Jimmy ran to ask for a red envelope from Yu Dong's parents. Qin Fang was very satisfied with Jimmy as the host of the ceremony and gave him a big red envelope.
After Cheng Yanqiu and the others entered the bridal chamber, Chen Hong, Fu Jing and Ning Jing stayed with them in the room, while Yu Dong ran outside to greet the guests.
As soon as he left the small building, Yu Dong saw Zhao Baogang and Zhang Yimou.
"Thank you, thank you. I didn't expect you two to come so early."
Zhang Yimou smiled and said: "I heard that your garden was built, so I came here early to take a look."
"Is it okay?"
"It's more than passable." Zhao Baogang said with a smile, "Director Zhang was joking just now. It would be a pity not to make a movie in a garden like this."
"It's still very simple now. If you are interested, you can come over for tea later. I'll have someone take you to the reception building. Some friends from the Shanghai Writers Association and "Science Fiction World" will be arriving soon.
You can talk to them more, maybe there will be opportunities to cooperate in the future."
Zhang Yimou nodded, "We would have gone even if you didn't tell us. Okay, you are a very busy man today, so don't waste your time on us."
"How is that possible..."
Yu Dong turned his head and saw Ruan Xiaohu standing not far away, so he waved to him, "Xiaohu, you accompany Director Zhang and Director Zhao to the reception building."
Ruan Xiaohu ran over in a hurry.
Yu Dong arranged them and then went to greet others.
By eleven o'clock, almost all the guests had arrived, and the luncheon started quickly.
After the luncheon started, in addition to the busy kitchen, Jia Zhangke and the others were not idle either. As the "leader of Dong Ge's wedding banquet filming crew", Jia Zhangke started preparations half a month ago. Basically, he was going to
The wedding is shot as a movie.
Originally, Yu Dong wanted to hire a wedding company to take the photo, but Jia Zhangke came forward and offered to take over the job for free.
Yu Dong left the matter to Jia Zhangke without thinking too much.
There are not many wedding companies nowadays, and there are even fewer videographers. Even if they are, they are all amateurs. Although Jia Zhangke and the others are students, after all, they are professional counterparts and their business capabilities must be stronger than those of wedding companies.
Besides, it's also a good thing to give them some practice. This time, Jimmy got a lot of better machines for Yu Dong's wedding. Jia Zhangke and the others also came here for the machines. After all, they can usually get their hands on good machines.
There are very few opportunities.
Looking at the students who were concentrating on filming, Zhang Yimou smiled and said to his deskmate Yang Xiao, "Jinyi is developing really well now, and all aspects have been revitalized."
Yang Xiao smiled and nodded, "Isn't that right? Even though Jinyi is an art school, our magazine has also received a lot of manuscripts from their school, and many of them are of very good quality."
Feng Xiaoning sat on the other side and continued, "In the future, Jinyi School will be able to form an industry chain. With so many well-known writers, screenwriters, directors, and now there is an acting major, it is becoming more and more complete.
"
Zhao Baogang looked at Feng Xiaoning and asked, "By the way, Director Feng, I just saw Ningjing. Was it you who brought it to you?"
"Hey, why should I take care of her? This girl is very naughty. She recognized Yu Dong's lover as her sister, and now Yu Dong is her brother-in-law."
Zhao Baogang said with emotion, "This girl will have a good future. I watched her performance in "Sunny Days" this year and she performed well. Speaking of which, she is not very old, but she has also won many awards. This
I will definitely gain something from my cooperation with Director Feng for the first time.”
"Cheng Jiyan, by the way, I heard that Yu Dong went to pick up the bride today and wrote a poem to encourage her to make up on the spot?"
Li Xiaolin, who sat at the same table, smiled and nodded, "I heard about it when I came here, saying that I was asked to compose a poem, otherwise I wouldn't open the door. Later, Yu Dong wrote a poem, and no one remembered clearly what he wrote. But he urged me
It’s not strange to make up poetry, after all, the bride’s family also comes from a scholarly family.”
Yang Xiao became interested. She met Cheng Yanqiu twice, and the second time they spent a day shopping together, but she didn't know much about Cheng Yanqiu's family.
"What does the Yanqiu family do?"
Not only Yang Xiao was interested, but others also looked at Li Xiaolin curiously.
Li Xiaolin said with a smile, "Cheng Yanqiu's great-great-grandfather is Cheng Zhanlu, a novelist who was very famous in Shanghai in the past. My grandparents are both professors at Yanda. His father is the deputy director of the Chinese Department of Jinling University, and his mother is a member of the Jinling Song and Dance Ensemble."
long."
"This is really a scholarly family, and Yu Dongneng is probably worthy of such a rich man."
"Haha, what is suitable or not, young man, let's just talk about love."
…
The luncheon lasted for a while, and Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu went over to the table to toast.
Yu Dong had something to do in the afternoon and couldn't really drink. In the past, toasting was just a show and a formality. However, he was afraid that someone would pester him to drink, so he even dragged Yu Hua and the others along with him during the toast.
When someone wanted to pester Yu Dong for a drink, Yu Hua and the others swarmed up and quickly resolved the fight.
The first person to be tricked was Cheng Yongxing. This guy was very enthusiastic and insisted on finding another one from Yu Dong.
Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu went up, one on the left and the other on the right. Yu Hua put his arm around Cheng Yongxing's shoulders, while Bi Feiyu held the wine bottle and poured wine for Cheng Yongxing.
"Old Cheng, we haven't seen each other for a long time. You don't want to give me face, right? Come on, let's meet."
Not to mention, these guys are quite useful. They can't write poems, but they are more professional in drinking.
After Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu's combat effectiveness declined, Liu Changmin and Feng Ming replaced them, and it was still the same process.
Later, Liu Changmin and Feng Ming were no longer able to do it, so Jimmy took the lead.
If Jimmy is dying, Su Tong will step in again. If Su Tong is dying, Liu Jiang will step in again.
The "gang group" invited by Yu Dong continued one after another, which was very spectacular.
After dozens of tables of drinks were toasted, Yu Dong retreated unscathed, but behind him was a camp full of wounded soldiers.
Yu Hua, Bi Feiyu, Su Tong, Jimmy, Liu Jiang, Liu Changmin... were all dizzy one by one. Later, when Ruan Xiaohu rolled up his sleeves and wanted to "go out on behalf of the army", the battle quickly escalated.
Everyone stopped staring at Yu Dong and started running around with wine glasses. Those who knew him would have a drink first, and those who didn't know him would get to know each other after a drink.
However, everyone still showed some restraint. After all, there were so many people today, and it would not be good to make a fool of yourself if you drank too much.
At the end of the luncheon, everyone arranged themselves, those who played poker, those who played mahjong, sat down to drink tea and chat... The garden was very big, and it didn't feel cramped with so many people spread out.
Later, after the dinner, some people had a fuss about the wedding, leaving the space for the couple.
The two of them lay side by side on the bed, too tired to move.
"Getting married is so tiring." Cheng Yanqiu exhaled, "I feel like there is nothing more tiring than getting married."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "It's okay. No matter how tired you are, this is the only time in your life."
Cheng Yanqiu turned over and looked sideways at Yu Dong. Although what Yu Dong said was not love words, it made people happier than love words.
Many people say how important the ceremony is. It was not until today that Cheng Yanqiu understood the true meaning of the ceremony. Throughout the ceremony, it seemed that familiar things were made unfamiliar, unfamiliar things reminded people, and people found another self inside.
.
She fiddled with Yu Dong's hair, and then traced Yu Dong's cheek with her fingers, feeling his contours.
Yu Dong grabbed her hand, turned sideways, and said with a smile: "Madam, it's time for us to do something big, right?"
After hearing what he said, Cheng Yanqiu patted his forehead and said, "I almost forgot something."
Then she stood up and went to the small room next to her, "Come here and write out the song "Good Things Are Near" that you composed today."
Yu Dong didn't expect that this was what she was talking about, so he reluctantly said, "Let's write it tomorrow, a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold..."
"Come quickly."
Yu Dong got up quickly and walked to the room next to him. Cheng Yanqiu had already poured the ink for him. He picked up the pen and started writing. He wrote in a mess, just asking for a quick word.
After finishing writing, he put down the pen and said, "I just practiced cursive writing recently."
Then, without waiting for Cheng Yanqiu to speak, Yu Dong hugged her and walked towards the bed.
…
There were still many things to deal with after the wedding. By the time Yu Dong and the others returned to work, a week had passed.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Jimmy never returned to the United States and only went to see him after Dong finished his personal affairs.
This makes Yu Dong feel very comfortable. Jimmy can always clearly separate life and work.
"A few things. One is that we and Ingram acquired a company called Amazon. They..."
puff--
Yu Dong was drinking water. When he heard Jimmy's words, he almost spit out the tea in his mouth, "What did you say?"
Jimmy blinked, "I said, we acquired a company called Amazon with Ingram. Is this sentence difficult to understand?"
"No." Yu Dong shook his head and adjusted his mentality, "I'm just wondering why you suddenly acquired the company."
Jimmy smiled and explained, "This company is engaged in online book sales, and the framework has been set up. Acquiring them saves a lot of work than starting from scratch ourselves, and their boss Bezos is also a rare talent.
Having him under his command will be very beneficial to the subsequent development of the website, and it will also free me up to do more important things."
“Is the acquisition process difficult?”
"It's not that difficult. Thanks to the print-on-demand idea you mentioned earlier, I worked directly with Ingram to cut off their upstream... This is also the second thing I want to tell you.
The second thing is that the on-demand printing company we co-founded with Ingram has started building a factory and is expected to be put into production in the next year."
Jimmy spoke in an understatement, but Yu Dong could think of the difficulties involved. Jimmy could still fool him, otherwise he wouldn't be able to bind Ingram with a print-on-demand idea.
With Ingram's size, he could have done on-demand printing on his own, but they still chose to cooperate with Jimmy. Jimmy must have done something in the process.
Yu Dong couldn't help but feel a little sad. Bezos was so unlucky. He met Jimmy just after starting the company.
"In addition, we also signed the fantasy novel writer Rowling you appointed in the UK last time. We hold 25% of the copyright of the "Harry Potter" series, which is not much, but it is worth it.
Then I will do marketing for it. My plan is to wait until "A Song of Ice and Fire" comes out, then start the "Harry Potter" project, and use these two books to create a fantasy trend."
Yu Dong nodded, "This is a good idea, but since we are going to do marketing, we have to work together to develop the film and television versions of these two novels."
"Of course, I have contacted several companies including Warner, Columbia and Universal, and plan to discuss this matter with them after I return this time."
"By the way, what's going on with the copyright of "Men in Black"?"
"We got it, but it took a little trouble."
"what's the situation?"
"Because the information we collected was a bit out of date, when we went to buy "Men in Black," we were told that the copyright had already been bought. Later, I went to see Walter who had bought the copyright. By that time, they had almost finished writing the script.
When he learned that we wanted to buy it, his attitude was not firm, but the lion asked for five million US dollars."
"and after?"
"Later, I spent 2.2 million to get it, and they made a lot of money. In fact, I don't know whether this business is worthwhile. After all, for 2.2 million U.S. dollars, your book can't be sold.
So much money.”
If it were Jimmy himself, he would not do this business at all because the risk is too great.
"Men in Black" is not a very famous comic and lacks a mass base. Spending more than two million to buy it is a bit risky.
The main reason was that Yu Dong was very optimistic about it, so Jimmy was determined to win it.
Yu Dong didn't think more than two million US dollars was a lot, he was more concerned about the script.
"Did they sell you the script together?"
"Yes, I've got the copyright, but it's no use even asking for the script."
"Show me the script later." Yu Dong wanted to see if the script they produced was the same as what would be produced later.
With his intervention, many things have changed. He is afraid that something will happen in the middle, and the final script will be different from later generations, which may affect the final results of the film.
Jimmy didn't ask any more questions and nodded in agreement, "Okay, I'll show you the script later when I find time."
"As soon as possible. Since the money has been spent, we have to rely on it to replenish the blood as soon as possible. We will definitely not be able to make this movie by ourselves. When we are talking to those companies this time, we will put the plan for "Men in Black"
Add it in too.”
Chapter completed!