Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 91 Happy birthday!

This was Zhou Hao’s first visit to Beijing in his two lifetimes.

Ever since he sang “I Love Yanjing Tiananmen” in kindergarten, he has been looking forward to the day when he can go and experience the charm of the capital with his own eyes.

Unfortunately, I was unable to realize this wish until my death in my previous life. The past six years after I traveled through time have been basically dedicated to Siyuan Village.

Until today, my long-cherished wish finally came true.

It just so happened that after the crew arrived in Beijing, they needed some time to prepare.

After applying to the director, Zhou Hao successfully got a two-day short vacation.

Having studied at the Central Academy of Drama for four years, Guo Chen could be considered a half-old hand and naturally took on the task of tour guide.

However, as soon as they left the hotel, the tour group began to have disagreements.

The girls wanted to go shopping in Wangfujing, while Zhou Hao and others wanted to visit the landmark attractions in the capital.

In the end, they had to split up into two groups and go to their respective destinations.

Thanks to its historical accumulation, Yanjing has so many tourist attractions that it would take at least a week to visit them all.

Moreover, many places require advance reservations and ticket purchases, which is quite troublesome.

At Guo Chen's suggestion, the group went to the Summer Palace to queue up and check in. The process was not long, only three hours.

However, being able to personally visit the landmark attraction that he had seen in textbooks as a child was also a small wish of Zhou Hao's.

After coming out, we strolled around Shichahai and took a look at the "Wudaokou Vocational and Technical College" which has both good and bad reputations.

This was once the goal that Li Guiqin had set for her son. Unfortunately, the original son was really not very motivated. His college entrance examination score was far from the passing score here...

As night fell, Guo Chen led the team to Yaer Hutong to have a meal of hot pot meat.

The store looks unremarkable, even a bit shabby. If you don't know how to look at it, you might think it's some shabby fly restaurant.

But in Guo Chen's words, even a piece of broken brick and tile at the foot of the imperial city should not be ignored, because who knows where it came from...

At first everyone thought it was exaggerated and sneered at it.

As soon as they put their chopsticks into their mouths, no one said a word.

"It's so hot... so hot..." Cao Xing shouted that it was hot while swallowing it whole, wishing he could swallow his tongue as well.

Everyone was eating up the food, except Guo Chen, who was drinking a cup of refreshing barley tea.

"Teacher Guo, you don't want to eat?" Zhou Hao couldn't help but ask.

"We're losing weight." Guo Chen shook his head. "We can't ruin our body shape just to satisfy our appetite. Actors have to be responsible to the crew."

Zhou Hao stood in awe.

After a big meal, we returned to the hotel. It was already eight o'clock in the evening. The girls had already returned and were gathering in Lin Xina's room to divide the spoils. Their laughter could be heard all the way.

Sure enough, shopping is a woman’s greatest pleasure.

After returning to his room and taking a shower, Zhou Hao immediately began to write, and he wrote until late at night.

Just after twelve o'clock, his cell phone suddenly rang.

I looked at the caller ID. Li Guiqin?
You called me so late, could something have happened?
Panic-stricken, he quickly picked up the phone, "Mom?"

"Happy birthday, son!" Li Guiqin said with a smile on her face on the other end of the phone, "I sent you a red envelope, remember to accept it. I know you are not short of money, so I'm going to give you a lucky gift."

Zhou Hao was stunned.

Birthday?
It was just a false alarm...

After chatting for a while and just hanging up the phone, there was another knock on the door.

When he looked out through the peephole, he was immediately startled.

Lin Xina?
In the middle of the night???
Fortunately, there were two assistants standing next to her, otherwise it would be hard to explain if someone saw her.

Opening the door carefully, he asked quietly, "It's so late, what's the matter?"

Lin Xina raised the gift bag in her hand and said, "Happy birthday!"

"Ah?" Zhou Hao was shocked. "How did you know that?"

"Someone has been spreading the word in the Nirvana in Fire book review section for a long time, saying that they will form a group to help you become the leader on your birthday." Lin Xina said with a smile, "I bought some gifts while I was shopping this afternoon."

Zhou Hao felt warm at heart when he heard this, "Thank you, but isn't this gift a bit too much?"

Lin Xina waved her hand, "This notebook is given to you by Sister Hongdou! These sneakers are my gift!"

And Xu Lingyue’s gift?

Zhou Hao was even more surprised.

"Let's go." Lin Xina waved her hand. "Let's chat if you have anything."

Halfway through the walk, she suddenly turned back and whispered, "Her birthday is October 10th, don't forget it!"

Zhou Hao was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "Okay, thank you."

After returning to the room, he immediately sent a FeiXin message to Xu Lingyue to express his gratitude. And Xu Lingyue's reply was a waving hand emoticon.

Come on, obviously no time to chat.

I guess he's competing with the new song again?
After writing 12,000 words, I washed up and went to bed.

This time he didn't call out the system to torture himself. His birthday comes once a year, so he should be nicer to himself...

After sleeping for less than four hours, he was woken up by a call from Guo Chen.

"Get up and go!"

After checking the time, he immediately ran into the bathroom and started washing up.

I'm going to Tiananmen Square to watch the flag-raising ceremony this morning. It will take some time to queue up for security check, so I have to go there early.

When I went downstairs, I saw Lin Xina yawning in the hall, also wrapped in a fat coat, which made her two slender legs particularly pleasing to the eye.

"Good morning, screenwriter Zhou." He said while yawning again.

"Good morning." Zhou Hao looked curious, "Are you going too?"

"Of course. I haven't watched the flag-raising ceremony in person either..."

As the two were chatting, Zhang Yunfeng, Cao Xing and others also came down one after another, and finally even director Liu Wei appeared in the team.

After counting the number of people, the team got ready and set off for Tiananmen Square.

At 6:08 in the morning, Zhou Hao fulfilled his second wish of this trip to Yanjing.

Watching the mighty flag bearers marching out in unison, watching the five-star red flag rising in the wind in the morning light, and listening to hundreds of people around him singing the national anthem in unison, he suddenly felt an urge to burst into tears.

At this moment, he suddenly thought of the children in Siyuan Village.

During those six years, at the flag-raising ceremony every Monday, there would always be hundreds of children singing this passionate song in their childish voices, inspiring them to forge ahead and break free from their difficulties.

They were a group of cheerful kids, but when they sang the national anthem, their expressions were extremely serious.

He missed those simple kids a little.

Although I was forced by the system to start teaching, people are all made of flesh and blood, and it is impossible for us not to have feelings after six years of living together day and night.

"After the mission of hiding one's identity is over, let's go back and see them... I wonder how the reconstruction there is going?"

After watching the flag-raising ceremony, tour guide Guo Chen came back online.

There are many landmark attractions nearby, enough to spend a whole day!
However, before they reached their first destination, the Temple of Heaven Park, they were recognized.

Guo Chen, Zhang Yunfeng, Lin Xina and others were immediately surrounded tightly.

They originally planned to check in at the tourist attraction, but ended up becoming the check-in attraction themselves.

As more and more tourists gathered, the group had to cancel their original travel plans and return home early.

On the way back to the hotel, everyone was lying on the seats catching up on sleep, but Cao Xing suddenly laughed, which instantly attracted the angry looks of everyone in the car.

"You'd better have a good reason." Liu Wei was so angry that his teeth itched after being woken up, "Otherwise, I guess you'll get a beating."

"Well, sorry." Cao Xing said with an embarrassed look on his face, "It's mainly because this news was so refreshing that I couldn't help it."

"What news?" Zhou Hao asked curiously.

"It's about the popularity of "The Legend of Yunlan" and asking for a name."

Cao Xing laughed and said, "That old Qin directly fought back on Weibo, scolding them for not focusing on filming and thinking about doing crooked things all day long, saying that their crew was not worthy of having that master help write the inscription."

Zhou Hao shook his head and chuckled.

This old man is really straightforward.

"It's a pity, though, that Mr. Qin seems to be a bit difficult to talk to." Cao Xing said somewhat disappointedly, "I was originally thinking of asking him to help write a couplet, but now it seems that's unlikely."

"Why do you keep thinking about this?" Zhou Hao was speechless. "This thing doesn't help the quality of the series at all. It's just a gimmick."

"Hey, that's not entirely true." Director Liu Wei turned his head and said, "Times have changed. Now even good wine needs to be marketed. Promotion has become an important part of determining the success of a work!"

"Cao Xing, this idea is worth having. From the start of filming to now, our crew has been suppressed by the neighboring crew in terms of publicity. If we can suppress them this time, it will definitely be a relief."

It was rare for the director to praise him, Cao Xing nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, yes, I think so too."

"It's easy to say, but it depends on the other party's willingness." Guo Chen said sleepily, "Looking at the old man's attitude, it seems that there is no hope."

"How about... I go ask Sister Hongdou?" Lin Xina took over the conversation and said, "Since the calligraphy came from her house, she should know who the original author is."

"Well, if there's a chance, let's ask." Liu Wei said, "If we can really get it, it should be a good marketing boost, but... the crew has a limited budget, so if the other party asks for a high price, forget it."

"Okay." Lin Xina nodded seriously.

Zhou Hao, who was standing behind him, rubbed his face in annoyance.

If I were to come out and say that I wrote those words... would I be rushed to a mental hospital?

(End of this chapter)