Chapter 104 Sunrise
There is a windy restaurant.

Xu Hongdou, Chen Nanxing and Nana were huddled together, laughing.

Nana was recommending to Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing the short video that Xie Xiaoxia had recently shot.

Xie Xiaoxia now not only broadcasts live while carving wood carvings, but also films the daily life of the wood carving workshop for publicity.

In the video, Xie Heshun angrily chased and beat Xie Xiaoxia.

"I didn't expect that Xie Xiaoxia, who usually looks honest and dull, could be so lively when shooting a video." Chen Nanxing said happily.

Nana agreed and said, "That's right. He's usually very quiet."

"People will show different sides in front of different people, regardless of how close or distant they are." Xu Hongdou said with a smile.

"What do you think of this video?" Nana asked.

"Sure, it's quite interesting to see Master Xie being so explosive in the video." Chen Nanxing nodded.

Chen Nanxing now has a clear understanding of the hot spots of short videos. The main theme of this video shot by Xie Xiaoxia is obviously the contrasting joy of the "love and hate" between a master and an apprentice.

"So any suggestions?"

Nana knew that Chen Nanxing was also making short videos, and after only a few months, he already had hundreds of thousands of fans.

Chen Nanxing thought for a moment and shook his head, "Really not. I was filming a store visit, not a race track at all."

Nana was not surprised to hear this. She was also a blogger before and knew that different types of short videos had different ways of playing.

"In addition to this 'Master, hit me again' series, there is also a 'Senior brothers and sisters, please give me your advice' which is also pretty good." Nana recommended it to the two of them.

Chen Nanxing said in a playful tone, "Nana, why are you so concerned about this?"

Nana understood what Chen Nanxing meant and said with a smile: "It's not what you think. I treat Xia Xia as my younger brother. When I first came here, Xia Xia helped me."

"So that's how it is." Chen Nanxing nodded first, then changed the subject, "Sister-brother relationships are actually pretty good."

"Oh." Nana sighed helplessly when she heard that.

"Haha, just kidding."

Chen Nanxing knew that Nana was from Shanghai and should like someone more mature.

"Oh, everyone is here." Hu Youyu walked in with a guitar on his back.

"Nana, is my coffee ready?"

Nana stood up and walked to the bar, "Not yet, I'll make it for you now."

Hu Youyu put down his guitar and sat down at the bar. "It's okay. I'm not in a hurry. Take your time."

"Why are you here so early today?" Nana asked curiously.

Hu Youyu doesn't usually come at this time, so she didn't do it in advance.

"Alas, Mr. Xie's father came back and went to the courtyard, so I left early." Hu Youyu covered his face.

"No wonder, you came out to hide?" Nana said happily.

Hu Youyu nodded helplessly.

Chen Nanxing listened to the conversation between the two and asked curiously, "What happened to Mr. Xie's father?"

"It's a long story."

Hu Youyu sighed, and then vividly introduced the famous deeds of Xie Zhiyao's father, Xie Siping.

When Xie Zhiyao returned to his hometown to start a business, the biggest stumbling block was none other than his father Xie Siping.

When Xie Zhiyao wanted to take over the tie-dye workshop, Xie Siping threatened to drink pesticides to prevent him from taking over; when Xie Zhiyao took over the homestay, Xie Siping lay directly on the construction site to prevent the start of the renovation; when Xie Zhiyao took over the e-commerce warehouse, Xie Siping locked the door with an iron chain and sat on a chair at the door.

It can be said that after Xie Zhiyao returned to Yunmiao Village, every time he took a step forward in his career, Xie Siping would rush back from Kunming to trip him up.

"At that time, no one knew how many times the quarrel happened, so the employees who followed Mr. Xie to start a business all avoided the old man." Hu Youyu shook his head.

After hearing this, Chen Nanxing was surprised and said, "That's not right. You are a tenant of the courtyard, not Mr. Xie's employee. Why are you hiding?"

Hu Youyu was choked and didn't know what to say.

At this time, Nana had made the coffee and handed it to Hu Youyu, "Here, your coffee."

"Okay, thank you." Hu Youyu took the coffee, stood up and picked up the guitar.

"Let's not talk about my business. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Hu Youyu waved his hand and slipped away.

"Hey, that's only half of the story."

Chen Nanxing shouted, but Hu Youyu had already run away.

"Don't call him Teacher Hu. He was almost driven into autism by Uncle Siping before." Nana said with a smile.

"What's going on?" Chen Nanxing asked.

Xu Hongdou was also curious, and after listening to half of the story, she felt itchy.

Nana smiled and told them about the love-hate relationship between Hu Youyu and Xie Siping.

When Xie Siping first learned that Hu Youyu was a musician, he expressed his admiration for him and called him "Teacher Hu" all the time.

Hu Youyu was very happy to hear the song, so he sent the song he wrote to Xie Siping and humbly asked Xie Siping for his advice.

As a result, Xie Siping took Hu Youyu's song to the flower wholesale market where he ran a business, and played it, asking everyone to give their opinions.

In the end, Hu Youyu really received a lot of opinions.

Things like "the music is okay but the lyrics are poorly written", "it's all about love, but it's all whining and has no structure", "it has low commercial value, it will definitely not be popular", "it's hard to spread, it's better to imitate a cat's meow", etc.

To sum it up in one sentence: It really doesn’t sound good.

"From then on, Teacher Hu became Xiao Hu in Uncle Siping's mouth." Nana said while holding back her laughter.

"Now, whenever we meet, Uncle Siping will give advice to Xiao Hu with a sense of superiority, which makes Teacher Hu hide when he sees him."

"The suggestions are so professional." Xu Hongdou didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this.

Chen Nanxing stroked his chin and said, "Such an interesting person, I have to meet him if I have a chance."

Xu Hongdou and Nana looked at each other and shrugged.

The windy courtyard is as quiet as ever.

A familiar figure appeared under the tree again, Master Ma.

When Chen Mo went downstairs, he saw Master Ma returning to meditation. He was slightly startled, then went to the kitchen to make a cup of tea. He took the tea and sat down next to Master Ma. He took a sip of the tea slowly and asked:
"Master Ma, why did you come back to cultivate your mind again? Isn't it time for you to be full of confidence and show your abilities?"

Master Ma slowly opened his eyes and sighed, "My heart is in turmoil again."

"Why?" Chen Mo asked curiously.

"I want to spread my wings and fly high, but I am afraid that my parents will worry about me."

"I heard from Mr. Xie that when you started your business, you were free and unrestrained."

Chen Mo heard from Xie Zhiyao that when Ma Ye first started his business, he used the money his parents had saved for most of their lives.

The money was originally given to Ma Ye by his parents to buy a house in the capital, but Ma Ye used it to start his own business without telling his family.

Ma Ye sighed, "The most beautiful scenery is on the top of a dangerous mountain, but it is also very cold up there. I can still do it, but my elderly parents can't stand the shock."

Chen Mo thought about it and suggested, "Master Ma might as well talk to Aunt Agui about this matter."

Master Ma was stunned, "Aunt Agui?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Aunt Gui is very wise."

"I remember a saying that goes like this: Only when we become parents can we truly understand our parents."

"Since we can't understand it now, why don't we ask the older elders for advice."

Upon hearing this, Master Ma fell into deep thought.

There is a windy restaurant.

On this day, Xie Zhiyao planned to shoot a tourism promotion video, with village official Huang Xinxin taking the lead role. Huang Xinxin's friend Sunzi was helping with the filming, and several people were discussing the script.

Because no one knows how to write a script, when they were worried, Da Mai came to the restaurant to find Nana. When Xie Zhiyao saw Da Mai, his eyes lit up immediately.

"No, no, I write novels. I can't write scripts. This is crossing industries."

When he heard Xie Zhiyao's request, Da Mai shook his head like a rattle and refused without even thinking.

"How could that be? They are all literary creations. I think the brand story you wrote for Mr. Ma is pretty good." Xie Zhiyao persuaded.

Da Mai waved his hand and said, "That's different. I can't stand the audience criticizing my own works."

Sunzi asked, "Don't you get bullied when you write novels?"

Hearing this, Barley smiled and said, "Although some readers may complain, there will be no middlemen making a profit from the price difference."

Hearing this, Sunzi couldn't help laughing.

Finally, Da Mai couldn't resist Xie Zhiyao's constant nagging and persuasion and agreed to help write the script.

In the next few days, Da Mai finished writing the script and several people discussed the shooting details.

Huang Xinxin said: "Dancing and singing duets on March 3rd, Xiaoqin and other girls are willing to go out; making milk fans, flower cakes, and rice dumplings, Aunt Gui and Aunt Baoping are also willing to help."

Xie Zhiyao added: "Photography at the embroidery and tie-dye workshops is no problem, I'll arrange it."

Sunzi took the script written by Damai and read it scene by scene.

"Who will perform the last part where the couple walks hand in hand on the beach?" asked Sunzi.

"Forehead"

Huang Xinxin said, "I did think about having Mr. Xie and I take the photo, but we don't really match well."

Sunzi looked at Huang Xinxin and Xie Zhiyao, nodded and said, "This section should be natural and beautiful, with beautiful scenery and harmonious people."

Da Mai agreed, "Yes, I wrote this paragraph based on the male and female protagonists in the novel. Only good-looking people can make people feel involved."

"When you were writing this paragraph, did you have the object in your mind?" asked Sunzi.

Barley nodded, "Yes."

Huang Xinxin asked urgently: "Who?"

Xie Zhiyao also looked at Damai curiously.

Da Mai did not say it directly, but asked: "I am a person who never leaves the house, who can take my place? Mr. Xie, have you not thought of this?"

Xie Zhiyao's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Yes, I always wanted to find someone from the village, but the light was dark."

Huang Xinxin was confused when she heard this. "Who is it? Just tell me, stop playing dumb."

Xie Zhiyao smiled and said, "Chen Mo and Xu Hongdou are the tenants of our courtyard."

Da Mai nodded and said, "Is there anyone more suitable than Brother Mo and Hong Dou? They don't even need to act. Wherever they stand, they will be the scenery."

Huang Xinxin asked: "Then are they willing to help?"

"This" Xie Zhiyao really couldn't guarantee.

After all, as a creator, Chen Mo has "fame" but is not famous, and I don't know if he minds appearing on camera or something.

Da Mai thought for a moment and said, "Actually, Mo Ge and Hong Dou have filmed a music video."

"Really?" Xie Zhiyao was stunned. He really didn't know this.

Sunzi was also curious when he heard this, "Which one? Can I see it now?"

"You can find it by searching the song 'Ten Years'."

Several people took out their phones to search.

When he saw the MV of "Ten Years", Sunzi's eyes lit up immediately, "Can you get these two people to act in it?"

Now Sunzi understood what Damai had just said, "The scenery is just over there."

If these two people are willing to appear in the video, Sunzi wouldn't dare to say that she can shoot a better MV than this one. After all, this MV is obviously produced by a professional team, not a makeshift group. But she is confident that she can shoot something truly beautiful.

"I'll go ask, but I can't guarantee it." Xie Zhiyao didn't dare to say anything.

"We must let these two come. No one is more suitable than them." Sunzi said with some anticipation.

Encountering good materials always makes creators feel excited and happy, especially when someone puts the finished product in front of them.

"I'll try my best." Xie Zhiyao said.

Xie Zhiyao knew that Chen Mo was definitely not as easy to fool as a girl like Damai, so he was not sure.

Da Mai thought for a moment and said, "In fact, as long as Hong Dou is willing, Brother Mo should agree."

Da Mai knew that Chen Mo was only easy-going and talkative with people he was familiar with, but he was rather "indifferent" to things that had nothing to do with him and didn't like to meddle in other people's affairs.

So if you go directly to Chen Mo, you will most likely be rejected.

But if it was Xu Hongdou who spoke, it would be different. Xu Hongdou's words would definitely work on Chen Mo.

Anyone who is not blind in this courtyard can clearly see the affection between the two during these days.

Xie Zhiyao touched his chin and thought: Madam route? Then it seems Xiaochun has to go.

The moon has disappeared from the tower, and the fog has obscured the ferry.

This morning, Chen Mo, Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing came to the edge of Erhai Lake to wait for the sunrise.

Dali has a plateau climate with a large temperature difference between day and night, scorching sun during the day and howling cold winds at night.

The three of them endured the howling wind at the beach and looked at the dark sea quietly.

Gradually, a hint of pale sky rose in the east, and the boundary between sky and sea was separated.

At dawn, the orange-red sun rises from the sea level. The orange-golden morning light dispels the cold fog, spreading sparkling water on the sea and reflecting people's faces.

The seagulls fluttered and chirped excitedly, and the trees in the water swayed.

Sunrise is the reward for a long night.

Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing each used their mobile phones to record this scene. Seeing the magnificent scenery before them, it seemed that all the waiting was worth it.

"Today, I watched the sunrise with my best friend and the person I love."

After recording the sunrise, Xu Hongdou turned the camera to face Chen Nanxing and Chen Mo, recording the people watching the sunrise together.

"Love you." Chen Nanxing made a heart shape with his index finger and thumb.

When the camera turned to Chen Mo, Chen Mo said "unsatisfiedly": "Why is it just like, not the most favorite?"

"Same exact." Xu Hongdou said with a smile.

"How can this be the same? Say it again." Chen Mo protested.

"I've finished recording." Xu Hongdou pressed the stop button.

"Re-record it. It should be best friend and favorite person." Chen Mo corrected.

"Oh, I'm hungry. Let's go eat." Xu Hongdou patted his butt, stood up, turned around and ran.

"Hey, don't run. Eat after you finish recording." Chen Mo immediately chased after him.

"If you don't want to record it, then don't record it."

"Record it again."

"No~~"

The two of them chased each other, one in front and one behind, and went away with the sound of bickering.

"Hey, you two wait for me."

Chen Nanxing was stunned to see the two people running away, and hurriedly chased after them.

"Record it again."

“No.”

"Wait for me--"

In the golden morning light at the seaside, three shadows run and chase
(End of this chapter)