China Entertainment: Sister, I don’t want to work hard anymore

Chapter 62: Having fun alone is not as good as having fun together (more updates)

Back at the rental house, Chu Hui and Li Xiaoran used paste and tape to paste the Spring Festival couplets they bought in the afternoon on the wall at the door.

The couplet Chu Hui bought was concise and clearly focused on the word "auspicious".

"The spring breeze blows the green willows,"

"Auspicious snow heralds a good year."

"Hengpi - spring returns to the earth!"

Looking at the pasted couplet, it seems that this small house of 11 square meters suddenly has the joy of the New Year.

After observing at the door for a while, Chu Hui and Li Xiaoran looked at each other with a satisfied smile, then held hands and returned to the house.

Chu Hui casually turned on the TV, which was playing the 2007 Spring Festival Gala.

I saw the golden pair of Zhao Bensan and Song Dandan appear on the TV screen with their returning herd.

This sketch that the three of them collaborated on is called "Planning".

The most impressive thing about this sketch is the classic line - "The rooster lays eggs, the rooster lays eggs, the fighter among roosters, oh yeah!"

Chu Hui and Li Xiaoran sat on the bed. After watching the skit with laughter, they stopped watching TV, directly closed the curtains, and began to exercise.

Chu Hui felt that after celebrating the New Year, he was still only 27 years old. He was still very young and had endless energy and energy.

This is also what Li Xiaoran is most satisfied with about Chu Hui. He is like a bull, neither complaining about pain nor tiredness, he just does what he says, as if he never gets tired.

Looking at Chu Hui's angular face, which was even thinner than before, Li Xiaoran reached out and touched it, and said with distress: "It feels like you have lost weight again."

Seeing Li Xiaoran's face getting more and more rosy, Chu Hui felt clear in his heart, but he said, "Is there any? I feel pretty much the same."

Li Xiaoran said "hmm" and replied: "Yes, I feel a lot thinner than the last time I saw you."

Chu Hui said against his will: "Absolutely, I can't feel it myself."

"Maybe it's because our diet in Guanggu is relatively light, so I lost a few pounds back home."

Hearing Chu Hui's words, Li Xiaoran didn't doubt him and said, "Then when you come back, you should eat more, eat better, and get more nutrition."

"Okay, I know," Chu Hui said and began to work hard again.

Li Xiaoran stopped talking and began to close his eyes, enjoying silently.

At this time, the song "Unforgettable Tonight" sung by singer Wang Xia came from the TV.

Chu Hui didn't know if this night was worth remembering.

But he should never forget that there was once a woman who spent a cold and warm New Year's Eve with him in this rental house of only 11 square meters.

2007, April 2.

This day is the third day of the lunar calendar.

7:40pm.

Li Xiaoran went to a party with friends, while Chu Hui stayed alone in a rented house, turned on the TV, and waited for the premiere of "Soldier Assault" on Yanjing TV during prime time.

Except for Chu Hui, almost all the actors who participated in "Soldier Assault", including Zhang Yi, Zhang Guoqiang, and Wang Baoqiang, stayed in front of the TV this night to watch the broadcast of the drama.

There is a saying that happiness alone is not as good as happiness among others.

While watching this drama, the main actors in Soldier Assault never forgot to call each other to share their inner joy.

The first thing the guy said when he opened his mouth was, "Have you seen it?"

Chu Hui smiled and replied: "Look, I'm looking at it." "Hey, I'm looking at it too! I saw you, you were chewing sugar cane, you looked so silly!"

"You are stupid. In terms of stupidity, who can compare with you!"

"..."

Obviously, this call was made by Wang Baoqiang.

At this moment, Wang Baoqiang was sitting in his rural hometown in Xingtai, sitting in front of the TV with dozens of neighbors, watching the TV series "Soldier Assault" starring him.

As the male lead Xu Sanduo in "Soldier Assault", Wang Baoqiang also attaches great importance to and looks forward to this drama.

Although Wang Baoqiang had been well-known to audiences across the country for his role as Sha Gen in "A World Without Thieves" before this, everyone only knew Wang Baoqiang's Sha Gen, not Wang Baoqiang himself.

Moreover, in the movie "A World Without Thieves", the "Silly Gen" played by Wang Baoqiang is just a supporting role beside Andy Lau and Rene Liu, not the male lead, so the meaning is naturally different.

After chatting for a while, Wang Baoqiang, who could not hide his joy, asked Chu Hui with a smile: "I plan to return to Yanjing in a few days. When will you go back? I will find you then."

Chu Hui smiled and replied: "I'm already in Yanjing. Just call me before you come to Yanjing."

Not long after the phone call with Wang Baoqiang, Chu Hui received another call from Ma Sichun.

Ma Sichun on the other end of the phone said softly, "Brother Hui, my mother just saw you on TV! Our whole family is watching your show."

Chu Hui asked: "Didn't you see me?"

Ma Sichun smiled and replied: "I saw it too, so I went back to the room and called you secretly."

"Brother Hui, you are so good at acting. You feel so cunning, but you are so handsome. I like it."

Chu Hui said disapprovingly: "It's okay, I think becoming a talent is actually quite stupid."

"Think about it for yourself, can others see the true cunning? He is just a stupid kid who has never seen the world, and he does whatever he knows..."

After listening to Chu Hui's long speech, Ma Sichun smiled and nodded: "Everything my brother said is right. I won't tell you anymore. I'm going to see the handsome guy."

Not long after the phone call with Ma Sichun, Zhao Baogang also called.

Zhao Baogang was quite happy to see the TV series in which Chu Hui participated was broadcast during prime time on Yanjing TV, and chatted with him on TV for a few words.

Although Hua Zi played by Chu Hui was only the third male lead in the TV series "Struggle" directed by him.

But Chu Hui is a familiar face in other popular dramas and seems to have a lot of roles. It will definitely have a certain positive effect on the drama "Struggle".

That night, the ratings of "Soldier Assault" were close to 3.0, and they have been rising steadily since then.

As the ratings continued to rise, the drama attracted the attention of other television stations, and the terrestrial channel of Guangdong Television also began to broadcast "Soldier Assault".

The Guangdong terrestrial channel did not have much confidence, so it put the broadcast time after 10 o'clock every night, but the response from the audience was very good, and the ratings were also very good.

As word of mouth gradually fermented, the terrestrial channels of Shanghai Channel, Gansu Channel, Qinghai Channel, Xiaxia Channel, and Heilongjiang Channel began to follow suit, attracting more and more viewers.

The drama "Soldier Assault" is becoming more and more influential, and more and more fans are posting on major forums and post bars, and its popularity is starting to soar little by little.

Seeing how effective it was after being broadcast on terrestrial channels, satellite TV channels took notice and four star channels started broadcasting it. Since then, "Soldier Assault" has attracted the attention of viewers across the country during the Spring Festival, and its reputation has quickly spread. .

There is an interesting theory in economics called the "water cooler effect": People who work in offices often like to have heated discussions around the water cooler about the much-anticipated TV program or major events the night before.

Economists believe that once a TV program or event occupies the water cooler, it means that it has occupied the public's attention.

During the Spring Festival of 2007, "Soldier Assault" quietly occupied the "water fountain". The Internet was an important platform for the success of word-of-mouth communication.

ps. Today, on Chapter 3, I have added an update for the only three of the Helm’s book friends. Thank you for your support and encouragement. Thank you all.

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