Chapter 162 Returning home in glory
A group of twelve people came to Sanlihe. Tongheju was the first of the Eight Great Ju in Yanjing in the old days, and its signature dish was the famous Three No-Zhan.

"Zhongqiu, when do you plan to report to the national team?" Zhang Heli asked casually while eating.

"Let's go. My training has already started, so I can use the national team's training ground. Otherwise, I would have to find one myself." He Zhongqiu said.

He thought for a moment and said to Xia Song, "Brother Xia, I don't have a house in Yanjing yet. Please help me buy a villa or a courtyard house that I can live in."

"Okay, I'll do it right away." Xia Song said hurriedly.

After dinner, He Zhongqiu went to the Sheraton Great Wall Hotel.

This is the first foreign-related hotel in Yanjing, located right next to Sanlitun. It was renovated in 01 and is now renamed the Great Wall Hotel.

Qin Jianwei booked the room for him, saying that there was a very good gym and an indoor basketball room, and that the rooms had internet, which was very convenient.

"Sanjin, are you going back to Hongluo Mountain tomorrow?"

After helping He Zhongqiu hang up his clothes and other things, Yang Xue asked.

"Well, let's go up the mountain to see dad tomorrow."

He nodded, and said with some pride: "Tomorrow I will return home in glory."

"Hehe, let me go with you." Yang Xue said with a smile.

"Aren't you going to film?" he asked.

"One million was finished shooting half a month ago, and we are preparing for another drama now." Yang Xue said with a smile.

"What kind of show is this?"

"The sky of history, starring senior Zhang Fengyi."

At this point, Yang Xue said somewhat awkwardly: "I heard that Ying Tao's role was snatched away. I know her, so I feel embarrassed."

She then added, "Thanks to you, my agent has already helped me get six or seven scripts after I came back. I won't have much free time in the second half of this year or next year."

"They're all heroines, right?" he said cheerfully.

"Ah."

Yang Xue nodded with a smile and asked, "By the way, Sanjin, a group of alumni from Beijing Film Academy want to invite you to dinner, what do you think?"

"Sure, it's not like we don't know each other. Any time is fine. You arrange it, sister." He said.

Yang Xue thought for a moment and said, "Sanjin, call Wang Baoqiang as well. I see that you have a good relationship with him and he is quite honest.

With such a large group of people at Beijing Film Academy, it's possible for them to introduce him to some small roles from time to time, which is at least better than acting as an extra.

Besides, he doesn’t even have enough extra work now, and often has to go to construction sites to carry bricks to earn a living, he said so himself.”

"He's moving bricks at the construction site again? When will this guy be able to make it big? We need to give him a hand."

He Zhongqiu was not surprised, as Wang Baoqiang had often gone to the construction site to move bricks before.

In the evening, he trained for two hours in the hotel before resting.

Early the next morning, Yang Xue drove over, along with Xia Song, Wu Jing, Qin Jianwei, and He Nanbei. After picking him up, they drove to Hongluo Mountain.

Wang Baoqiang didn't come. He said he had received a job and went to Huairou to film early in the morning.

In addition to Beijing Film Academy, Yanjing also has a film and television city in Huairou District, which was built in 97.

When he left the hotel, he had to deal with the fans and media waiting outside. In just one day, he realized that fans in China are more crazy than fans in the United States.

When I arrived at the familiar Hongluo Temple at the foot of Hongluo Mountain, I felt a little strange.

The formerly quiet Hongluo Temple has turned into a large construction site. Many new temples have been built, the original buildings are being renovated, and a large number of trees have been planted. The entire Hongluo Mountain is undergoing massive construction.

"According to the city government's propaganda, Hongluo Temple will be developed into a religious and cultural tourism area integrating Buddhism and Taoism." Yang Xue said.

"There's no Buddhist temple in the tourist area anymore?" He Zhongqiu was stunned.

"Look, it's Wolverine."

"Congratulations to Zhongqiu for coming back."

"This bastard has finally made it to the top."

"A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold."

“I heard that they are coming back to play in the Asian Championships, to compete for Olympic qualification, and to win glory for the country!”

"Hey, He Zhongqiu, do you still recognize me?"

At this time, more and more people gathered around, including many locals, many of whom He Zhongqiu knew.

He clasped his fists and bowed in all directions, then shouted in a clear and open manner: "My fellow men and women of Hongluo Mountain, I am here to congratulate you on your return during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Clap clap clap."

"It's Mid-Autumn Festival, just come back!"

"Sanjin, now that you have made it, go visit your father's grave and have some fun."

There was warm applause all around, and many elderly people greeted people enthusiastically.

He was quite happy. After all, if people in his hometown treated him coldly, although he didn't care, he would definitely not be in a good mood.

In the past, he had no good feelings towards Hongluo Mountain and its people. Now that he has become prosperous, his horizons have changed, and his feelings have changed. He no longer cares about the previous grudges and now only wants to return home in glory.

Their group of six drove four cars and prepared a lot of firecrackers and other things for visiting the graves. A group of locals squeezed in and snatched all these things, and then followed them, so they didn't need to take any of them at all.

His father's grave is on the back mountain of Hongluo Temple. One can go up from inside the temple or go around it. When he was about to go around it, several people walked out of the temple quickly.

"Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Welcome home!"

The round-faced middle-aged man in the lead raised his hand and shouted loudly.

"Hello, Director Chen."

He Zhongqiu took a look and hurried forward to greet him.

This is the director of the Hongluo Temple Management Committee. He was very nice to him and had helped him a lot in the past. He had even rescued him from the police station several times.

"It's Mid-Autumn Festival, and you're back home. Why don't you come in? Fortunately, I got the news and came out." Director Chen said enthusiastically.

"Haha, aren't you afraid of bothering the company? You're very busy here too." He Zhongqiu said with a smile.

Director Chen looked He Zhongqiu up and down and said with emotion: "It's different, Zhongqiu, your temperament has completely changed, you have made great progress."

"hehe!"

He Zhongqiu smiled and saw that there were more and more local people around him, all with envious and jealous eyes. The feeling of returning home in glory made him feel really good.

"Let's go in and take a look. It's closer from the temple up the mountain."

Director Chen took He Zhongqiu's arm and walked inside. He couldn't refuse anymore, so he followed him in.

After passing the familiar Hongluo Temple and reaching the back mountain, more and more local people followed them, gradually forming a long queue.

My father's grave is on a flat ground halfway up the mountain. It is well built and very grand, and there is also a tombstone.

He spent money at the beginning, and all he used were high-quality blue bricks, the kind used to build temples. He used all the money his father saved for him on this.

When He Zhongqiu arrived at the grave, he cleaned it first, then burned incense and paper and kowtowed.

There was no ban on firecrackers in Huairou District, so he prepared a lot. When he set off the firecrackers, the whole mountain was filled with smoke, scaring the wild animals and birds on the mountain so much that they ran around screaming.

Yang Xue, Wu Jing and the others, as the younger generations, came specially to accompany him, so they naturally went up and kowtowed a few times.

After visiting the grave, he took Yang Xue and a few others for a stroll around Hongluo Mountain. Director Chen also accompanied them. As they were strolling, a large group of local people who came to watch the fun followed them.

He Zhongqiu is very familiar with this area and likes the scenery here very much. No wonder the city decided to build Hongluo Temple into a tourist area.

We visited Hongluo Lake, which is more than 1,200 acres in size. It is less than two kilometers away from Hongluo Temple and even closer to Huairou County, one kilometer away, right on the edge of the urban area.

He suddenly had an idea and said, "Look, how about I buy a piece of land here and build a villa?"

"Great. The scenery and air here are so good. I will definitely live a few more years living here." Wu Jing said with a smile.

"Sanjin, you have a city hukou, so you can't build a house here," Yang Xue reminded.

He Zhongqiu looked at Director Chen, who nodded and said, "Zhongqiu, your household registration is not in Hongluo Village, so you really can't build a house here."

"Forget it then." He said helplessly.

However, Director Chen immediately said: "If you really want to repair it here, there are solutions." "Director Chen, can you show me a way?" He Zhongqiu asked with a smile.

Director Chen smiled and said, "Now a lot of land in this area has been expropriated and included in the planning area of ​​the Hongluo Temple Scenic Area. The right to use it no longer belongs to the township, but is under the jurisdiction of the district. The district will allocate a piece of land to you, and you can repair it."

At this time, Xia Song interrupted and said, "Zhongqiu, leave this matter to me. I will have a good chat with Director Chen about this later."

"Okay, Director Chen, I still need your help with this matter." He Zhongqiu said with a smile.

"It's easy to talk about."

Director Chen said with some emotion: "If you hadn't intervened, the treasures in the temple would have been taken away. Not to mention me, the relevant people in the district would definitely be in trouble. I should help you with your matter, and there shouldn't be any major problems in the district."

Wu Jing looked at Yang Xue, and Yang Xue shook her head, indicating that she didn't know what happened that year. Anyway, since He Zhongqiu didn't say anything, she wouldn't ask more.

He Zhongqiu looked at the Hongluo Temple not far away and suddenly said, "Hongluo Temple is my home. Now that I am rich, I will add some tiles to this home. Otherwise, my father will probably scold me in the underworld."

"Mid-Autumn Festival?" Director Chen was stunned.

"Director Chen, I will donate 10 million RMB to Hongluo Temple," said He Zhongqiu.

Upon hearing this, Director Chen happily patted He Zhongqiu's arm and said, "If you have this intention, then I guarantee that I will definitely get your matter done."

At noon, He Zhongqiu invited dozens of tables in Huairou Town, not only the Hongluo Temple Management Committee, but also many local people. He was so happy that he drank himself to death and had to be carried back to the Great Wall Hotel by Wu Jing and others.

In the evening, he was still drunk and it was time to treat everyone to dinner. When Yang Xue came to the hotel to call him, he was still sleeping.

Yuhuatai Restaurant is a time-honored restaurant of Huaiyang cuisine, one of the first batch of Chinese time-honored brands. This is where he invited the men's basketball team to dinner.

Huaiyang cuisine is also the cuisine used in state banquets. The first banquet after the founding of the People's Republic of China used Huaiyang cuisine.

He arrived at the restaurant at six o'clock. Xia Song and the others came in advance to make arrangements. Fortunately, they arrived early, otherwise there would be no one to greet them when Dayao and the others arrived.

"Zhongqiu, as the host, you are late. This is outrageous." Dayao started yelling as soon as he entered.

"I'm sorry. I had a dinner party at my hometown at noon and I drank too much. I'm sorry. Please forgive me." He bowed quickly to apologize.

"Coach, welcome to China."

Seeing Thibodeau, he hurried over to shake his hand.

"Wolverine, this is Coach Del Harris, this is Coach Yonas."

Thibodeau and He Zhongqiu were not polite at all and started introducing themselves right away without Zhang Heli's translation.

"Coach Harris, Coach Jonas, hello." He Zhongqiu hurriedly greeted the two.

At this time, Yao Ming stood up and introduced another assistant coach Gong Luming and the members of the men's basketball team. He Zhongqiu also greeted them one by one.

Except for Yao Ming, Dave Balotelli, Thibodeau and Harris, everyone else is very curious about him.

He is also a person who likes to make friends. He quickly becomes friends with everyone while laughing and joking.

"Daba, I haven't congratulated you on winning the championship yet. How is it? What do you think?" He Zhongqiu said when he saw Daba wearing the Spurs training suit.

Daba's face flashed with pride, and he said, "It's OK, I'm just lucky."

"When will the championship rings be distributed?" He Zhongqiu asked.

"It should be sent when we go to the Spurs for an away game next season."

When he said this, a trace of disappointment flashed across Daba's face.

He Zhongqiu did not ask any further questions. Daba did not get a contract extension with the Spurs, so Xia Song helped him sign a contract with the Raptors with an annual salary of $64.

"Dazhi, congratulations." He said to Dazhi again.

"Thank you." Dazhi said with a smile.

He was traded to the Pacers last month. As a completely rebuilt team, he should have a chance to play, so he not only returned to the national team, but also was in a good mood.

Dayao then said: "Zhongqiu, I haven't congratulated you yet, but you signed a maximum salary contract."

Everyone was envious. It was a contract worth tens of millions of dollars. It was a huge profit.

Daba was particularly envious and jealous. After all, his annual salary was only a few hundred thousand. After paying taxes and living expenses, there was not much money left.

The day after inviting the men's basketball team to dinner, there were two more dinner parties.

At noon, the Yanjing Municipal Sports Bureau picked him up for lunch.

Qin Jianwei had made the appointment before he returned to China, and he couldn't refuse the dinner even if he wanted to, after all, he was also from Yanjing.

In the evening, at the Yanjing Hotel, Yang Xue arranged a dinner party, and a group of people from the Beijing Film Academy welcomed him.

Yang Xue said there were more than twenty people in total, so they booked three tables and ordered a large bun.

Above them are Fei Ge at level 89, Huang Sanshi at level 90, Sun Li at level 95, and below them are Liu Yifei, Jiang Yiyan, Zhu Yawen and so on at level 02.

He often attended classes at the Beijing Film Academy, under the pretext of further studies. He also spent three years in the entertainment circle at Yenching Film Academy and became familiar with these people.

It can be seen from the people who attended the dinner that even in such a small circle as Beijing Film Academy, there are divided classes, because those who came are all celebrities with a certain fame, and there are almost no people who have not made a name for themselves.

He had a few drinks at noon and went back to the hotel to rest for a while, so when the people from Beijing Film Academy arrived, he was still on the way.

In the big bag, Yang Xue asked in astonishment: "Xixi, why do you carry a sword?"

Others also looked over in surprise. Yes, we are attending a dinner party. Little girl, who do you want to kill with the sword?
Liu Yifei raised the sword in his hand and said with a grin, "Sister Xue, I'm about to film The Condor Heroes and The Immortal Swordsman, and the characters all use swords. Isn't the monk very good at Kung Fu? I want to learn sword skills from him."

"Are you going to learn sword skills from him? Xixi, he did use swords and other weapons when he was acting, but I've never seen him practicing in normal times. I guess his weapons are all average, and he mainly practices Eagle Claw and Iron Shirt." Yang Xue told the truth.

"what?"

Liu Yifei was a little disappointed. She wanted to learn some powerful moves, but she didn't expect that the big monk couldn't do it either.

"Sorry, I had two extra drinks at noon and am late."

At this time, He Zhongqiu arrived. He pushed the door open and walked in. He saw a large group of people sitting or standing, chatting lively.

"Hey, Mid-Autumn Festival is coming."

"Not too late, not too late. We just arrived and haven't even warmed up our seats yet."

When they saw him come in, everyone started greeting him and those who were sitting stood up.

He Zhongqiu came to Fei Ge first and said enthusiastically: "Oh, our Fei Ge is getting younger and more beautiful."

Brother Fei smiled and said, "Zhongqiu, your acting skills are getting better and better."

"Where are you talking?"

He Zhongqiu asked the others: "Being too modest is pride. What do you think, is Brother Fei proud?"

"Yes."

"Correct."

Everyone laughed together.

Brother Fei laughed, and his appearance, at the age of just over 30, became even more radiant and charming.

He Zhongqiu glanced at Sun Li next to Fei Ge and said to Huang Sanshi, "Mr. Huang, when are you getting married? Do I have the right to drink at your wedding?"

Huang Sanshi said openly, "Next year, the date has not been decided yet. It is an honor for Sun Li and I that a big star like you wants to attend my wedding. It seems that we have to decide on this time next year!"

"Then it's a deal." He Zhongqiu said with a smile.

When she saw Liu Yifei, the girl raised her cat paw and scratched him, then smiled as a greeting.

He teased, "Old Liu, you little girl, why are you everywhere? You don't shoot movies every day, you just play with cats and dogs. You are not even an adult yet, and you are living the life of an old cadre?"

"Why do you care about me? I just like to be idle."

Liu Yifei raised his little face and glared at He Zhongqiu, then said, "I will be filming at the end of the year. I have several dramas and movies next year, so I am very busy."

After she said this, someone in the private room showed unconcealed envy and jealousy in his eyes.

For example, Yao Dazui, who was in the same class as Yang Xue, has already graduated, but has not made a name for himself, has no resources, and has not even starred in a hit TV series.

Liu Yifei shot to fame at the age of 14 after starring in The Story of a Noble Family. And this year's Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils was another big hit. At such a young age, she has won the title of Fairy Sister and has several acting offers in her hands. How could she not be envious and jealous?

She is not only jealous of Liu Yifei, but also jealous of Yang Xue. Before going to the United States, she was not even a third-tier star, but after returning, she became a second-tier star. Why did she get all the resources she wanted?
There are many people like her in this private room.

(End of this chapter)