Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

However, he also knew that after the Spring Festival, when the factory resumed operation, there would be a lot of tasks waiting for him to handle, and he would inevitably fall into a busy schedule again. Therefore, the current time of relaxation was an extremely necessary adjustment period, and it was a reasonable choice for Su Chen personally.

While Su Chen was enjoying Yang Xue's attentive service, at the other end, several fellow prisoners living in the courtyard were also released.

They have already spent a long time in prison, and now their sentences have been completed. As it is the end of the year, the police finally decided to be kind and release them early.

When Qin Huairu and others saw the scenes outside, they couldn't help but feel like they were traveling through time and space.

During this time, they were locked up in a small detention center, surrounded by those hideous criminals who committed serious crimes. Qin Huairu was lucky to have Sha Zhu accompany her, because he could protect her from these dangerous people.

If Sha Zhu hadn't been by her side, Qin Huairu would probably have been frightened to death and lost consciousness when she saw those brutal criminals.

Now that they have finally gained their freedom, everyone can't wait to return to their familiar small courtyard home.

Outside, snowflakes were falling on their bodies, which were still wearing the thin clothes that had not changed for the new season when they were arrested.

Qin Huairu kept stamping her feet to try to warm herself up, muttering, "Why is Banggeng gone? He hasn't come to visit us in a while."

In her mind, Banggeng has always been the obedient son, but his disappearance this time made her very puzzled.

The snow seemed to be getting heavier and heavier. Several released people began to shiver uncontrollably in the severe cold. If they couldn't get home as soon as possible, they would probably freeze to death in this icy world.

As the vanguard of the team, Sha Zhu rushed into the courtyard first and warmly invited Qin Huairu to go in with him. He quickly shook off the snow on his body and stomped his feet hard to keep warm.

Qin Huairu's physical health was not as good as before, and the torture she suffered during detention made her look weak and tired, so her running speed was relatively slow.

At this moment, Qin Huairu only wanted to go home and have a comfortable sleep on the warm kang bed. It would be even better if she could drink a bowl of hot soup.

At the same time, Fan Jinyou, who was ignored by everyone, stood alone at the door, looking extremely confused.

He had no relatives or friends to greet him and had no idea where he was going next. Even his wife had not visited him since he entered prison.

After learning about Fan Jinyou's deeds, she quickly distanced herself from him and was unwilling to let her children know that their father was once a criminal - this would not only have a serious impact on her children's future.

Faced with this situation, Fan Jinyou had to grit his teeth and move forward in the wind and snow, setting out on the journey back to the store alone.

Although he had expected this, the current situation still made him feel deeply desolate.

On the other side, other residents finally returned home safely.

Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu staggered into the house like little chicks in the cold. After entering the house, they found that only Jia Zhang was waiting there, and the other family members were nowhere to be seen.

Despite their doubts, they still prioritized warming up first.

After his body temperature recovered a little, Sha Zhu asked Jia Zhang: "Auntie, where is our old Uncle Jia?"

Jia Zhang did not respond immediately. She continued to concentrate on making shoe soles as usual. During this period, this skill brought her some extra income to supplement her family's income.

However, doing this work for a long time has made her exhausted.

Given that there is currently no male labor force in the family, this income is crucial to her family and must be maintained despite the difficulties.

In response to Sha Zhu's questioning, Jia Zhang's reaction was particularly cold.

If it weren't for the disaster caused by this person, her grandson wouldn't have gone to a foreign country, and the life of the whole family wouldn't have become so difficult. Therefore, she chose to ignore the existence of Sha Zhu and continue to quietly complete the work at hand.

Qin Huairu was about to ask where Banggeng had gone when she suddenly heard a noise outside. It was the sound of Shazhu and the others coming back. Yi Zhonghai, who was curled up in the woodshed and shivering, immediately shouted, "Shazhu, Shazhu, are you really back?"

Yi Zhonghai has completely lost his former pride and spirit, and looks much thinner. His life these days has not been satisfactory. Trapped in the woodshed, he has been looking forward to the return of Sha Zhu and his group.

Hearing the shout, Sha Zhu immediately looked in the direction of the sound and soon found Yi Zhonghai in the woodshed. Qin Huairu also felt something was wrong, so she went out with Sha Zhu to check.

When the two saw Yi Zhonghai locked in the woodshed, one was surprised and the other was furious. Although Qin Huairu was somewhat disgusted with this lazy and gluttonous second uncle, she never thought that he would be thrown into the woodshed to suffer. In contrast, Sha Zhu's anger was more obvious. He thought he could take care of Yi Zhonghai's old age, but he didn't expect that he would be left in the woodshed to shiver for these days.

It is just a few days before the Spring Festival, and the movie invested by Su Chen is being released simultaneously in mainland China and Hong Kong.

Thanks to the hard work of radio and television stations, "God of Gamblers" was able to be released at the last minute before the Spring Festival.

Not only that, Su Chen's newly established film company also seemed quite formal, and invited many professionals in the industry to participate in a series of pre-promotional activities for the film. They had previously negotiated with Su Chen and obtained approval, so they let them play their part from the beginning.

At that time, the promotional methods mainly consisted of distributing posters and flyers, and being able to broadcast trailers on TV was considered a luxury.

However, because the film company team had great confidence in Su Chen, shortly after they sent the sample film to Su Chen for review, they immediately launched a large-scale publicity campaign, fully believing that there was no problem with the quality of the sample film.

After all, the script of "God of Gamblers" was written by Su Chen himself.

Due to sufficient publicity in the early stages and the fact that most of the actors were popular Hong Kong stars, "God of Gamblers" quickly attracted the attention of many viewers.

Thanks to the professionals within the film company, the promotional campaign was executed quite well, not only because the actors were well-known artists from Hong Kong, but also because the theme of the film - ** (the original text seems to be missing, it may be a **-related theme) - was very novel.

At that time, almost no film company dared to get involved in such a subject matter, especially when it was released domestically, which further intensified the public's curiosity.

With the release of "God of Gamblers", many audiences flocked to the cinema to watch it. This was before the Chinese New Year. People ended their busy life for a year and needed to find some relaxing ways to entertain themselves. "God of Gamblers" just met their needs of enjoying a family entertainment movie.

After learning that "God of Gamblers" was released, Su Chen and Yang Xue agreed to go to the cinema to watch it together. Although the two had already seen the finished product in the factory's private screening room, the unique atmosphere of the cinema still attracted them; in addition, it was also a good choice to conduct a field investigation of the film they personally invested in producing.

In addition, there are old projectionists like Xu Damao who are also attracted by the massive publicity campaign at home. His past career has kept him interested in all kinds of films. Recently, when someone who lived in the courtyard returned after a short absence, Lou Xiaoe became disdainful of Xu Damao after learning that he had privately sold the factory's property.

Lou Xiao'e is tired of her marriage with Xu Damao, especially since Xu Damao always puts the blame on her for not being able to have children, which makes Lou Xiao'e despise Xu Damao even more. After a few days of unhappiness at home, Xu Damao hears about a new movie and goes to watch it.

Although the current audiences of the classic movies released at this time had not yet anticipated the masterpieces they were about to witness, they were attracted to the theaters by the publicity activities. The movies were quickly finished. After the movie was over, everyone in the audience was full of excitement. In this era, ** performed excellently in film production, and many mainland movies also imitated **'s shooting methods. At that time, ** was almost the benchmark for mainland movies.

The mature directing skills, wonderful script and huge funds invested by Suchen make the film "God of Gamblers" better than the original. All the audiences were still not satisfied after watching the film. On the way out of the exhibition hall, they still enthusiastically discussed the pictures and dialogues of the film.

"Daozai said that small amounts of ** can support a family, and large amounts of ** can start a business and make a fortune. How about we give it a try?"

"Come on, stop it. Instead of making trouble, you might as well stay home and play cards. With your luck, you'll lose everything in a few minutes without even your underwear."

"But the line is quite powerful, 'You have to take this gamble. You may not win, but you can't be sure that you will lose.' This line hits the nail on the head. Sometimes you have to take risks to know whether you can succeed."

"That's true. I should have taken the risk and worked at the Red Star Steel Plant. I heard that the benefits of those who joined the plant later were far inferior to those of the old employees. It's a pity that I didn't understand this at the time."

Several audience members who walked out of the theater were mesmerized by the lines in the movie, while others showed interest in the ** technology displayed in it.

"Go, buy some cards and try them out."

"Other people's gambling skills are also acquired through practice. Do you think you can do it?"

"How do you know if you don't try? The knife guy in the movie also learned some of it soon. I believe I am not stupid either."

"Okay, okay, just watch a movie."

In addition to the gripping plot of the movie, the luxurious cruise ship scene in the movie is also fresh in people's memory. Gao Jin and Daozi's ** behavior on the cruise ship has aroused admiration. Most people at that time had never even taken a ship, let alone such a luxurious ship.

When the audience saw such luxurious and prosperous scenes, they were all moved and developed a yearning for the rich world in the movie.