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Two days after the celebration banquet, the box office of "Police Stories" unsurprisingly exceeded 2 million Hong Kong dollars.

At the same time, Fang Yan and Gong Xing set out on their journey back to Beijing, but this time they took a plane instead of a boat.

In the mid-80s, flights from Hong Kong to the mainland were gradually opened, although the frequency of flights was very rare.

Gong Xing turned his gaze from the blue sky outside the porthole to the dialect sitting next to him, and saw him eating peanuts and drinking Maotai liquor.

"How are you going to help Qingxia find her sister?"

"They said they gave the child to her parents in Laiyang, eastern Shandong, more than 30 years ago, and would take her away after things settled down."

Fang Yan said: "The old lady may have passed away now, but fortunately there is still a key clue, that is her second uncle Lin Weiyun. With this relationship, it will be much easier to find this 'Lin Li'. We can ask the comrades from the Ludong Writers Association, the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and other departments for assistance."

"What if, I mean, what if she is not in Ludong?"

Gong Xing speculated: "Don't forget that according to her age, she must have participated in the Down to the Countryside Movement and may have settled in the place where she was sent to work."

"No matter if they are in Laiyang now or not, we have to start our investigation from their hometown in Ludong. As long as we can find some clues, we can continue our investigation. If we are lucky, we may run into someone who knows Lin Weiyun and Lin Li."

Fangyan said: "Have you ever heard of a theory called 'six degrees of separation'?"

Gong Xing shook his head and listened to him, "Any two strangers in the world can establish a connection with only a few middlemen, and at most no more than six people can get to know any stranger." An expression of disbelief appeared on his face:
"real or fake?"

"I don't know either. This is a good opportunity to verify it."

Fangyan shrugged.

"Be serious. This is a matter related to the reunion of Qingxia's family. Since you have promised them, you can't be careless about this matter."

Gong Xing gave a reminder.

Fang Yan said: "If we really can't find the whereabouts of Lin Weiyun and Lin Li's family in Ludong, then we can only publish a missing person notice in the newspaper. Of course, it is impossible to organize a "reward event for outstanding readers of "Mystery World" in the name of Qingxia's search for relatives"..."

"You have so many tricks."

Gong Xing thought it was ridiculous at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized it was feasible.

"You don't know how many tricks I have. When it's late at night and everyone is asleep, I'll teach you..."

Fangyan gave a playful smile.

"Not serious again!"

Gong Xing slapped him lightly and rolled his eyes in shame and annoyance.

At this moment, the voice of the stewardess came over the radio:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the plane is about to land, please confirm that your seat belts are fastened again..."

After a while, the plane arrived at the airport smoothly. Fang Yan and Gong Xing hailed a taxi and went to the house in Shichahai. They left their large and small bags of things in the house. Then, the couple worked together to clean up the courtyard house that they had not lived in for a long time, cleaning the windows and sweeping the floor...

After cleaning the house inside and out, all that’s left is to hang up lanterns and put up couplets to spruce it up and add a little festive atmosphere.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened.

"We're not eating at home tonight. I just called our mom and she told us to go to her place for dinner."

Fangyan picked up the thermos, mixed it with the cold water in the basin, then soaked the towel in it, wrung it dry and handed it over.

"Okay, I'll just bring the fur coat I bought for my mom in Hong Kong, as well as the gift for my little sister."

Gong Xing took it, wiped his white jade face and slender swan neck, and then washed it again.

Seeing her pretending to wipe his face, Fang Yan closed his eyes and said, "Okay, let's get ready and go."

…………

Nanluoguxiang has eight alleys on each side of the east and west, arranged neatly, shaped like "fish bones" or "centipede".

Driving past the two ancient wells at the northern end, which are the eyes of the entire Centipede Street, we soon arrived at the familiar slum.

Yang Xia came out of the kitchen with a steaming dish in her hands. Seeing them, she was surprised and happy and said:

"You've arrived just in time. Come on, come in and sit down. Dinner will be served soon."

"Mom, let me help you."

Gong Xing was ready to lend a hand, but was rejected by Yang Xia.

"Where's Yan Zi? She's grown up, but she doesn't even come out to help."

Fangyan glanced and saw that the lobby was empty, but the cartoon "Calabash Brothers" was playing on the color TV.

"She's busy tending to the computer."

Yang Xia curled her lips and said, "He takes care of it more diligently than I do of an old lady like you."

Fangyan's mouth corners kept rising, but under his mother's gaze, he immediately pulled them down and put on a stern face:
"Mom, I'll teach her a lesson for you. She's really too outrageous!"

As he spoke, he walked to the room that used to be his and picked up Fang Yan like a chick.

Fang Yan asked in confusion: "Brother, brother, what are you doing? I am completing the homework assigned by Teacher Ni."

Gong Xing teased, "So you are busy. I will give you the gift I prepared for you later."

"sister in law!"

Fang Yan ran over happily, trying to get away with it, "Hey, sister-in-law, how come you've become more beautiful after your trip to Hong Kong!"

Gong Xing poked him with his finger and said, "You, stop flattering me. Come with me and help our mother bring the food over."

Fang Yan stuck out her tongue, then obediently followed her sister-in-law out, and quickly came back with the "Double Happiness" pressure cooker.

"That's pretty much it."

Fangyan handed over a bag of gifts, "Here, these are all yours."

"Wow! Thank you, sister-in-law!"

The little sister's eyes sparkled and she casually took out a palm-sized LCD video game console.

"This is Nintendo's 'GAME WATCH', which has several video games installed, including 'Donkey Kong' and 'Balls'."

Fangyan took it in his hand and demonstrated it.

Seeing that his little sister was immediately fascinated, Gong Xing smiled:
"As expected, no one knows your sister better than your brother. Your brother guessed long ago that you would like this thing."

"Hey, thanks bro!"

Fang Yan could no longer hold back and wanted to get started right away.

"Don't be in a hurry to play, take a look at what your sister-in-law brought you." Fang Yan said.

"This is the record signed by Rongsheng Zhang that you want most."

Gong Xing said with a doting look: "And these are autographed photos of Zhang Guorong, Cheng Long, and Lin Qingxia..."

Fang Yan was very excited, "This... this, sister-in-law, you met Zhang Guorong in Hong Kong this time!?" Gong Xing smiled, "Not only did we meet him, we also invited him to make a movie."

Fang Yan was shocked: "Really!"

"That's right, and it's a movie our family participated in and invested in."

Gong Xing chose to talk about what he could say, and recounted what they had seen, heard, and done in Hong Kong.

Yang Xia put food into her and Fangyan's bowls while listening attentively, occasionally asking a few questions out of curiosity.

"If I have the chance, I would also like to go to Hong Kong with my brother and sister-in-law."

Fang Yan's eyes wandered and she couldn't help but sigh.

Gong Xing said: "That depends on you. If you are successful in your studies, you can study abroad like your sister Ruoxue."

Seeing the two sisters-in-law chatting enthusiastically, Yang Xia was overjoyed. Her eyes fell on Fang Yan and she noticed that he had already finished two bowls of rice without saying a word. "You never eat well when you're out here. You've lost so much weight. Do you want another bowl?"

"That's enough, Mom. If you eat any more, you'll be full."

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Fangyan scooped the radish and pork ribs soup into the bowl.

"By the way, quite a few people have sent you letters these days, and several of them were delivered here."

Yang Xia said, "Yanzi, go get the letter for you."

Fang Yan responded and then took out a stack of letters from the cabinet.

"Brother, several of them were sent from Japan, and one was personally delivered by Sister Yoko, who said she must give it to you."

"Oh!"

Fangyan raised his eyebrows and immediately opened the envelope. He saw that it said that "Love Letter" would be published on the eve of Valentine's Day on February 2. It had been promoted in newspapers before and many readers had already made reservations, preparing to give it as one of the gifts for Valentine's Day.

Next, he asked on behalf of Shunjiro Suzuki when he would have the opportunity to come to Japan again to attend Yuhikaku's anniversary celebration this year.

The following letters included letters from Shochiku Film Company, Kyoto University's Family Association, Matsuzaka Keiko, and Kurihara Komaki...

Before he could open them one by one, he heard Fang Yan scream "Snow", and then ran out of the yard with her bowl in her hand regardless of anything.

Fang Yan and Gong Xing also came to the yard and saw that the night was dark, the north wind was blowing, and white snowflakes were floating down.

The radio was playing the tapes they brought back from Hong Kong. The melody was charming and telling.

"Gently awaken your sleeping heart and slowly open your eyes.

Look at the busy world, is it still spinning around alone?
...The falling snow on Yushan Mountain burns the young man's heart, melting his true love into musical notes..."

…………

The snow fell all night long, and the entire city turned into a world of ice and snow.

Fang Yan went to Lama Temple Street early in the morning. Except for Chen Ximi and Yu Hua who had already gone home, all the members of the editorial department of "Mystery World" were there. As the editor-in-chief and the boss of the studio, it was natural for them to distribute benefits at the end of the year, and everyone received a thick red envelope.

It includes rewards for scripts such as "Baby Smart Star" and "Police Story", as well as year-end bonuses.

After all, the average monthly sales of "Mystery World" magazine can be maintained at around 55 copies, and the entire editorial department deserves credit for this.

Moreover, in addition to magazines and movies, the TV drama business has also increased significantly. Although the only cooperation partner is still the Yanjing Television Art Center, "Stewardess" has won many Feitian Awards, and the ratings of TV dramas such as "Plainclothes Police" are also quite good.

Even after the new year, there is a long TV series called "Song Ci, the Chief Justice of the Song Dynasty" waiting for them to adapt.

This time, Yanjing Television and Yanjing Television Art Center have put all their savings into the investment, planning to invest 100 million yuan.

Fangyan booked a table at Donglaishun and ordered 2 kilograms of mutton for each person. While eating the mutton, he discussed the script with Shi Tiesheng, Wang Shuo, Zhong Acheng, Lu Haiyan and others. They came up with ideas and drew up an outline. In the end, Zhong Acheng and Shi Tiesheng were the final writers.

Teacher Fang has a lot of things to do and in order to focus on creation, he can only reluctantly take on the roles of chief consultant, chief planner and chief screenwriter.

Everyone brainstormed and polished the script until February 2th when they took a holiday and went back home to watch the Spring Festival Gala and celebrate the New Year.

The small house in Nanluoguxiang was filled with joy. Han Yue, who was not yet one year old, became the center of attention. Yang Xia, Fang Hong, Gong Xing, Fang Yan and others all surrounded her and looked at her, never getting tired of looking at her. Fang Yan chatted with Han Yuemin in a random manner, occasionally glancing at the TV.

The 86 Spring Festival Gala was the first one in which he was not in the creative team. It was planned and directed by Huang Yihe, Deng Zaijun and others.

The style of the entire Spring Festival Gala can only be described in eight words: stable and star-studded.

In the environment at that time, it was not easy to make bold innovations in the Spring Festival Gala. In addition, without the advice of Fangyan, the founding concept was to be as conservative and stable as possible. Compared with the previous sessions, it was mediocre and unremarkable.

If we have to point out the highlight, it is that this year's guests are more numerous than in previous years, and they are more heavyweights, it is simply a gathering of the best.

In addition to regular guests such as Zhao Lirong, Chen Peisi, Ma Ji and others, Feng Gong also finally appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage for the first time.

Once he made his debut, he became an unstoppable performer, and he remained a regular guest on the Spring Festival Gala for 33 consecutive years. He was nicknamed "the most stubborn regular guest on the Spring Festival Gala."

The line “My dear audience, I miss you so much” is much more pleasant to the ear than “Let’s make dumplings together”!
In addition, in terms of the hosts of the evening party, besides Jiang Kun, Zhao Zhongxiang and Zhu Shimao who are old faces, there is also "Heshen He Da Ren" Wang Gang who has just been transferred to CCTV, and the flower of Beijing Film Studio, Fang Shu. The last one is unexpected, it will be Zhu Lin.

"Director Yang recommended it to Director Deng and Director Huang. Of course, I also contributed a little bit."

As a former Spring Festival Gala host, Gong Xing is naturally an old acquaintance of Jiang Kun, Deng Zaijun and others.

"Really!"

The dialect was unexpected.

"'Journey to the West' will soon start filming the Kingdom of Women, so Director Yang and his team are planning to have her appear as a representative of the crew."

Gong Xing said with a smile that this was also a small compensation from CCTV for its recent investigation of the "Journey to the West" crew.

Since January 1 this year, 1 episodes of "Journey to the West" have been broadcast continuously, from the birth of the Monkey King, the havoc in Heaven, to the escape from the Five Finger Mountain. The average viewership rate is as high as 11%, which is much higher than the pilot episodes from 89.4 to 82, and it has wiped out the shame for all the crew members of "Journey to the West".

It also refreshed the CCTV leaders' understanding of the TV series "Journey to the West" and they began to pay more attention to and support "Journey to the West".

"She plays the role of the Queen of the Kingdom of Women!"

"This look and temperament are indeed suitable for playing the role of the King of the Kingdom of Women."

"Xiaoxiang, she plays the Queen of the Kingdom of Women, Pei Ning plays the fairy Chang'e, and what about you? What role will you play?"

Fang Hong, Yang Xia, Han's mother and others all turned their eyes to the TV. Zhu Lin in the screen was radiant, dignified and elegant.

Gong Xing said: "I would like to challenge the role of the Scorpion Spirit and act in the same play with Zhu Lin, but Director Yang wants me to play the Jade-faced Princess."

Fangyan said in a joking tone: "Fortunately, you are not playing Gao Cuilan."

Gong Xing was very curious: "Why?"

"Then wouldn't I become Zhu Bajie?" Fang Yan shrugged.

"Ha ha!"

Instantly, the house was filled with a happy atmosphere. Fangyan raised a smile on his face. It was better to be the Bull Demon King. The Minotaur was ecstatic! (End of this chapter)