Chapter 801 Chen Xiaoer
Thinking of this, Luo Yanhua couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but he also understood that children have their own ideas when they grow up, and some things can't be forced. Especially Luo Yang, he has always been very stubborn since he was a child, and now that he is a parent, he can't control him even more. Since he wants to go this way, he can't force him to give up with a gun. Luo Yanhua also thought about it, and let him be.
"What do you think about cooperating with the center? I heard that you have a good relationship with Shanghai." Luo Yanhua asked.
Luo Yang did not hide anything from his father and replied, "It's mainly due to policy reasons. After the establishment of the center, the policy has obviously shifted to this side. Although Shanghai still has a lot of autonomy at present, I think this autonomy will become smaller and smaller in the future and will gradually be returned to the center. In addition, Yanjing is the capital and has innate advantages in this regard, so I think now is the most appropriate time to cooperate with the center."
Luo Yanhua nodded without comment. Although he was not in charge of the cultural department, he knew a thing or two about some things. Moreover, he had already guessed Luo Yang's thoughts before asking this question, and he was just making a confirmation.
Reaching out to flick the ash into the ashtray beside him, Luo Yanhua said calmly, "Are you still in the ministry?"
"Yes, it's a secondment in Shanghai, and the establishment has not been changed." Luo Yang nodded.
"Just quit. Since you've made up your mind to take this path, just go for it peacefully. It's not appropriate to be stuck with the system."
Luo Yang was stunned, then immediately nodded in agreement. Seeing that he agreed so readily, Luo Yanhua felt relieved and a smile appeared on his face.
Luo Yanhua had his reasons for asking Luo Yang to resign from his public office. Now Luo Yang's company is growing bigger and bigger, and he will have to cooperate with the center in the future. But Luo Yang's establishment has always been there. In other words, his current behavior is very inappropriate for public office.
Although Luo Yanhua was very strict with his children, he was Luo Yang's father after all, and most of the time, what he said and did was for his children's sake. He didn't want Luo Yang to be criticized for this reason in the future. Besides, Luo Yang's resignation would not have any impact on the development of his company, so why should he keep him? Keeping him would only cause trouble.
Luo Yang also understood this truth in his heart. In fact, he had already prepared to resign when he returned to Yanjing this time. When Luo Yanhua said this today, he agreed without even thinking about it.
The next morning after returning to Yanjing, Luo Yang went to the unit to submit his resignation application. After completing the formalities, he also invited his leaders and colleagues to have lunch and left his business card.
Although the person is gone, the relationship is still there, which must be maintained. What's more, Luo Yang is the only son of the Luo family. The leaders of the unit have to take care of him for Luo Yanhua's sake. In addition, Luo Yang is doing very well in Hong Kong now and has become a big boss. As a member of the same circle, they may be able to cooperate in the future. This is also an opportunity for them to make friends.
After dealing with matters at the unit, Luo Yang and Chen Xiaoer met.
The meeting place was Luo Yang's house. Although he seldom came back to live here, Da Bing always found someone to help clean and tidy up, so the yard was very clean.
They were all old Yanjing people, so Luo Yang didn't look for any restaurants, so he invited them here. First, it was quiet here, and it was convenient to chat and talk. Second, Luo Yang didn't want to look for any restaurants, so wouldn't it be more comfortable to just make a pot in the yard and sit around and eat mutton? And it was more suitable to meet this way, and it was easier to chat.
It's no wonder that this arrangement was exactly what Chen Xiaoer wanted. Chen Xiaoer was originally a very casual person in life, and he was not used to having a proper meal in a big restaurant.
Now everyone was sitting in the yard, eating hotpot and drinking Erguotou, which just made him feel very good.
While eating and chatting, Chen Xiaoer and Dabing are friends, and they get along well. As for Luo Yang and Xiao Qiao, it was their first time meeting. Although Luo Yang's family background was not ordinary, he was no different from ordinary people with this energy, and Luo Yang was not arrogant at all, and greeted Chen Xiaoer warmly, as if he was greeting an old friend.
After chatting for a while, Chen Xiaoer found out that Luo Yang and Luo Lin were siblings, and was immediately quite surprised. He and Luo Lin were old acquaintances, and they had collaborated on several Spring Festival Galas, and they were also good friends.
In this way, the relationship between them became closer and they spoke more casually.
After three rounds of drinks, Xiao Qiao understood and mentioned the two movies Chen Xiaoer had filmed in the past two years . She praised Chen Xiaoer's performance in the movies, which made Chen Xiaoer feel a little proud. After saying a few humble words with a smile, he started to talk excitedly about the interesting things that happened during the filming of the movies.
After talking about the interesting things about filming for a while, Xiao Qiao mentioned the intention of cooperation. Chen Xiaoer thought about it and picked up the bottle in front of him and filled himself with wine. He raised the wine glass and said to Luo Yang and the others: "My fellow brothers, let me toast to you all before we start."
"A toast?" The soldier was puzzled. Why was he toasting when we hadn't even discussed the matter yet? He quickly nudged Chen Xiaoer with his arm to indicate that he was drunk.
Chen Xiaoer ignored him, stood up and said seriously: "I have a bad temper and foul mouth. I can forget about the bragging just now, but when it comes to business, I always say what I mean without beating around the bush. Please forgive me if I offend you. There is nothing special about this glass of wine, it's just to apologize in advance, I'll drink it first!"
After saying that, Chen Xiaoer picked up the wine glass and drank it all. Then he waved the bottom of the glass left and right and put it down.
It was the first time that Xiao Qiao saw someone talking like this, and she couldn't help but be a little surprised. On the contrary, Luo Yang thought that Chen Xiaoer was an interesting person.
He had talked with Rowling before returning to Yanjing, and learned from Rowling some about Chen Xiaoer's temper and personality, but he didn't expect that Chen Xiaoer had a much more unique personality than he expected.
"Xiaoer..." The soldier hurriedly pulled Chen Xiaoer to sit down, and was about to complain about why he said that? But before he could finish his words, Luo Yang laughed.
"Brother, you are this!" Luo Yang gave Chen Xiaoer a thumbs up. "There are not many men like you among the old men in Yanjing now. I will toast you with this glass of wine. We will keep our private life private and our public life public. We will keep our friendship and work work. No matter what the result is, we can talk about it without hurting our feelings. How about it?"
After saying that, Luo Yang picked up the wine in front of him and drank it all, and also showed the bottom of the glass to Chen Xiaoer.
Luo Yang's straightforward demeanor impressed Chen Xiaoer, who patted his thigh and said with a smile, "That's right. As expected of Mr. Luo's younger brother, he's so open-minded!"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and the embarrassment just now was swept away.
After the laughter faded, Chen Xiaoer said to Luo Yang in a serious tone: "I have loved movies since I was a child. I think it was influenced by my grandfather. Unfortunately, I didn't have many opportunities. I first went to the countryside to work in the desert corps to repair the earth. Later, I finally passed the entrance exams for the art troupe and drama troupe, but I was not admitted due to historical reasons..."
Chen Xiaoer spoke of his experience with emotion, and Luo Yang and the others listened to him quietly.
The old man of Chen Xiaoer's family is a senior in the film industry , especially famous for playing villain roles. Chen Xiaoer is the second child in the family. He has loved acting since he was a child and wanted to be an actor. Unfortunately, his success and failure are both due to his father's villain roles, which are too popular among the people and thus implicated.
It was not until Chen Xiaoer was almost twenty years old that the old man's old colleague learned about Chen Xiaoer's situation. He then used his connections to get him an opportunity and transferred him from another place to Yanjing, thus making him an employee of the film studio.
But even so, Chen Xiaoer stayed in the factory for seven years because of his image. During these seven years, apart from playing a few negative roles such as puppet soldiers and bandits, he never had the opportunity to take on major roles.
Even so, Chen Xiaoer did not give up on polishing his acting skills. In the past seven years, he has been quietly preparing and patiently waiting for the opportunity to come. In 1980, Chen Xiaoer finally had a chance to be the protagonist. Although the arrival of this opportunity had something to do with his grandfather, because the film had the performance of his grandfather, Chen Xiaoer had the possibility to participate.
But even so, in this movie Chen Xiaoer gained recognition from the audience with his own abilities, thus coming to the fore and completing a gorgeous transformation from a supporting role to a leading role.
In the following years, Chen Xiaoer starred in several more movies, and participated in the Spring Festival Gala in 1984, which made him somewhat famous.
In the eyes of many people today, most people think of Chen Xiaoer as the comedian who performs skits on the Spring Festival Gala and makes people laugh. But in fact, what Chen Xiaoer really hopes for is to perform on the big stage of the screen. This is his real dream and goal.
In this era, the casting of male protagonists often requires positive characters. The concept of a positive character is "a righteous face", "thick eyebrows and big eyes", or at least the facial features are regular and look like a good person.
What about Chen Xiaoer? He doesn't look very good. He has shifty eyes and a big bald head. He doesn't look like a good guy at all. His image is completely different from the positive characters in people's impressions, so there are very few roles that suit him.
Chen Xiaoer, who had been the protagonist, was asked to continue playing a supporting role, especially if he was still a puppet soldier, a traitor, or a second-rate thief. How could Chen Xiaoer be willing to do that?
Moreover, he is a person with artistic pursuits and ideas, and his understanding and thinking of movies are often very different from the current traditional concepts. However, due to the limitations of the role, Chen Xiaoer was very distressed. No one knows his son better than his father, so at this time, we have to mention Mr. Chen.
In order to fulfill Chen Xiaoer's dream, Mr. Chen not only gave him spiritual support, but also provided him with great help in practical actions. He specially found his old friend Director Wang Binglin, and worked out the "Born to Be Useful" series based on Chen Xiaoer's characteristics. He also personally played a supporting role for his son despite his advanced age.
For this series of films, Mr. Chen put a lot of thought into it. He and Chen Xiaoer formed an investment team, and then used their old reputation to get it filmed through the film studio.
The filming of two films was completed in succession and received a lot of praise after their release. In particular, the image of Chen Xiaoer as the second son in the movie was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and was recognized by the audience.
