Chapter 423: Return to Amstetten

At the end of September, Shanhe had just finished the post-production editing of "Youth Yi" and took the "Little Flying Bear" to the water town of Shaoxing to attend the closing ceremony of the 21st Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards.

As soon as the iconic "Little Flying Bear" pattern appeared at Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport, it attracted the attention and coverage of the media.

The arrival of Shanhe and Chuhe film and television star group brought the brightest light to this film festival, which was originally a little dim and had few big names.

On the red carpet of the closing ceremony, Shanhe appeared as the finale guest and brought the biggest cheers and topics to the film festival.

"The Blink of an Eye" naturally became the biggest winner of this film festival. Although both were double yolks, it was also a great harvest.

Ma Li won the Best Newcomer and Best Supporting Actress, Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang won the Best Supporting Actor Award together, and Yan Bingyan and Song Jia won the Best Actress together.

Shanhe and Feng Xiaogang raised the Best Director together, and "The Blink of an Eye" and "Aftershock" won the Best Film together.

After the closing ceremony, Shanhe was naturally the person that the media paid the most attention to.

Reporters would not miss this rare opportunity to interview Shanhe, and all kinds of questions were thrown to Shanhe.

"Shanhe, what do you think about the future of Chinese-language films? Do you think Chinese-language films can withstand the impact of Hollywood?"

"Shanhe, what do you think about the further expansion of Hollywood film quotas? What methods do you think domestic films should take to cope with this challenge?"

"Shanhe, when will "Young Yi's Fantasy Drifting" be released? What is the subject of your next work and when will it be launched?"

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Shanhe briefly answered the reporters' questions and gave a calming prescription to the panicked domestic film and television industry.

"I strongly support the country's practice of gradually expanding Hollywood film quotas. As the country's globalization steps forward, this is a challenge we must face. If we stay in our parents' arms and feed them, we will never really grow up!"

"Facing competition will bring crises and failures, but it will also bring opportunities and progress. I have great confidence in Chinese-language films and filmmakers. Perhaps we will have a period of weakness, but the Chinese are best at learning and tolerance, and the same is true for Chinese-language films. Give Chinese filmmakers some time, we will create a miracle against the wind like other industries in China!"

"The problem that Chinese-language films urgently need to solve is to form their own industrial system, support and cultivate their own production talents and behind-the-scenes teams. Filming is a team work that requires collective wisdom. It is impossible for one or a few people to support the entire Chinese film market!"

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The next day, Shanhe's victory and answer at the film festival became the headlines of major media.

"The Instant Universe swept the Golden Rooster Awards as scheduled, and Shanhe spoke for Chinese-language films!"

"Shanhe and Chuhe Film and Television stars shine at the film festival, promising to bring another miracle to China with movies!"

"We still have Shanhe! We still have Chuhe Film and Television!"

"Shanhe has a prescription for Chinese-language films: we need to abandon impetuousness and build our own industrial system!"

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After returning to Beijing from Shaoxing, Shanhe no longer cared about the media's disturbances. No matter how much he said, it was useless to calm down and put it into action.

After the National Day, throughout October, Shanhe devoted most of his energy to the post-production of "Youth Easy".

Discussions with special effects production, music, color grading and other teams took up most of his time.

Shanhe handed over the script outlines and directions of "Operation Mekong" and "North Africa Operation" to the Chuhe Film and Television Screenwriter Group.

The scripts need to be polished, and ultimately need the approval of multiple departments to make a decision. The progress of these two films is destined to be slow.

At the end of October, after nearly two months of post-production of "Youth Easy", Shanhe's work has been completed for more than half, and the remaining half has to wait for the completion of special effects production.

Shanhe is preparing to go to Austria in November. He plans to complete the writing of the novel "Room" before "Youth Easy" is released.

Hathaway strongly requested to go with Shanhe this time. She sympathizes with the Fritzler family. As a mother, Hathaway has great respect for Fritzler.

The novel "Room" was written by her husband for his acting career. She was looking forward to playing such a great mother role. Hathaway placed this matter in a very high position, both in terms of career and emotion.

After the couple discussed with their family, the whole family supported their actions. They planned to go to Europe with Shanhe and Hathaway, and the family would just go on vacation.

At the same time, it would also allow several elderly people to visit and appreciate the cultural scenery of Europe, and even Doudou would go with them.

In early November, the "Little Flying Bear" carried Shanhe and his family to the heart of Europe.

Nearly ten months had passed since Shanhe and Bruckheimer's last visit. Just when Officer Greg thought Shanhe had given up on the Fritzler family, Shanhe called and appeared in front of him with his wife two days later.

"Nice to see you again, Officer Greg! This is my wife Anne Hathaway, who just became a mother last year. She admires Ms. Fritzler very much, so she followed me to see it!"

Greg shook hands with the two and replied with a smile:

"In Amstetten, your wife is as famous as you. There are many of her fans here. Please sit down. What do you want to drink?"

"Pure water will do!"

Shanhe took the water cup handed over by Officer Greg and asked:

"How is Ms. Fritzler's family? Is Rooney okay?"

"Not bad!"

Greg nodded and replied,

"Fretzler and the two daughters haven't changed much, but Rooney is getting better and better. He looks no different from other children now. I The day before yesterday, I took him to watch a game at a public stadium!"

Shanhe took a sip of water and responded with a smile:

"This is really good news!"

"Qiu, I will call Fritzler in a while. Rooney said that they have a good impression of you!"

"Okay! I will keep my promise and will not disturb their lives too much!"

At this time, Hathaway on the side said:

"Officer Greg, can you mention me on the phone? If she agrees, I want to meet her!"

Greg looked at Hathaway and nodded,

"I will pass on the message!"

"Thank you!"

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In the next two days, Shanhe took his family to appreciate the cultural landscape different from China in this small Austrian town.

Amstetten is a typical European town with a small population, a leisurely pace of life, and quite good scenery around.

Xie Meiyu, a house-buying expert, stayed here for two days and immediately thought about buying a house. As soon as she expressed her opinion, Hathaway was the first to agree with her.

The two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have the same preference on this point. Hathaway owns many properties in various parts of Europe.

Especially in Switzerland, since she got pregnant during her honeymoon in Bern, she has a special liking for Switzerland. Not only in Bern, but also in Zurich, Geneva and Basel, she has purchased holiday villas.

Amstetten is very close to Switzerland, and Hathaway likes the scenery of this small town.

Naturally, no one in the family objects to this proposal. Buy if you like, anyway, you pay for it!

Just when the two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were enjoying the fun of buying a house, Greg called.

Like last time, Shanhe and his wife drove to the suburbs in Greg's police car.

Fritzler's wooden house courtyard has hardly changed. Everything is still clean and tidy and well organized. Perhaps because of the different seasons, the cold and alienated atmosphere is not as strong as last time.

Similar to the last meeting, Fritzler received the visitor in the yard with a calm expression.

The difference was that it was the boy Rooney who brought out the coffee from the house.

He looked taller and stronger than last time, and his expression was a little resistant, but polite.

"Hello, this is the coffee my mother made!"

As soon as the child appeared, Shanhe and Hathaway's eyes never left him. This child born in hell was the inspiration and key to Shanhe's writing.

"Hi, Rooney! This is not the first time we have met. Do you remember me?"

"Yeah!"

Rooney nodded and stood beside his mother. Like his mother, he did not respond too much.

Hathaway looked at the mother and son, smiled and introduced herself softly,

"Hello, Ms. Fritzler, I am Anne Hathaway, Qiu's wife, and I am very happy to be welcomed by you! Qiu and I also have a boy named Bernier!"

Fretzler obviously felt more secure with women, and nodded and gave a reply,

"I know you are very famous on the Internet!"

"Our whole family admires you very much, you are one of the greatest mothers I have ever seen!"

Fretzler looked at Hathaway calmly and did not give any other answers.

Shanhe took over the conversation, took out the prepared novel outline from his bag and handed it to Fritzler,

"Ms. Fritzler, this is the story outline I wrote, please take a look first, if you have any objections, I can change it at any time!"

Fretzler took a few sheets of manuscript paper from Shanhe's hand, looked at the manuscript paper, looked at Shanhe again, and said to his son beside him:

"Rooney, you stay here and receive guests with Greg!"

"Okay, Mom!"

After that, he turned around and walked into the house with the manuscript paper.

Rooney looked at his mother's back and explained to the guests softly:

"My mother wants to discuss this with Susanna. She always says that Susanna is the smartest one among us!"

Shanhe looked at the boy and smiled, and asked back:

"Do you agree with your mother?"

Rooney answered directly without hesitation,

"Of course, Susanna knows everything. She is the best sister. She has read your books and movies, and I have seen them too!"

"Really? What do you think of them?"

"I've only read a little bit. Susanna and my mother don't like me to spend too much time in front of the computer. I can't understand novels, but I like the illustrations in "Youth Easy". The tiger you draw is great!"

Greg on the side laughed and interrupted,

"Boys don't like reading books, and Rooney is the same. He only reads illustrations. What he likes is football. His idol is David Alaba!"

"Haha..."

Shanhe and Hathaway both laughed,

"I know Alaba. He plays for Bayern Munich and is a rising star!"

When it comes to football, Rooney talks more. Under Greg's mediation, several people chat about football.

Even Hathaway, who is blind to football, asked a few questions. They even made an appointment to watch an amateur league of the local football team in Amstetten together on the weekend.

Half an hour later, Fritzler came out of the room. She handed the manuscript back to Hathaway and said softly:

"We have no objection to the story!"

"Thank you for your approval!"

Shanhe looked at Fritzler and said,

"Tomorrow I will ask Officer Greg to bring you the novel adaptation agreement, which contains the remuneration you should receive. When the novel is published in the future, you can also get some copyright income, which will be noted in the agreement. Do you think this is okay?"

Fretzler looked up at the Shanhe couple, hesitated for a while, and responded softly:

"I don't need You want money, but my child needs it!"

"We understand that this is what you deserve, you can use it with peace of mind!"

Greg diverted the topic from money,

"Fretzler, Qiu and I plan to take Rooney to watch a regional league game this weekend, let me tell you in advance!"

Fretzler nodded,

"But he has to go home on time!"

"Of course, I'll call you then!"

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Shanhe's experience in Amstetten went smoothly. After a ball game, he and the boy Rooney began to communicate.

The boy is very simple. He may not be as lively and talkative as other children, but he is definitely a normal boy physically and mentally. When he meets something or someone he likes, his emotions are no different from those of ordinary people.

And he is greatly influenced by his sister Susanna. Susanna should like Shanhe's works more, and may have praised Shanhe in front of him.

This led to him not having too much rejection of Shanhe, and he quickly got used to and familiar with this stranger who often appeared around him recently.

Ten days later, when he saw Shanhe, he would even take the initiative to say hello, and the two of them could sometimes chat for a few words.

Through these ten days of observation and communication, Shanhe has begun writing "Room".

He named the mother and son in the novel Elizabeth and Tate.

The prototype of Elizabeth is Fritzler and Susanna, and the prototype of Tate is naturally Rooney.

The other members of the Qiu family were not idle either. Qiu Jiang drove a few elderly people around to play around.

Amstetten is located at the foot of the Alps, not far from Switzerland, Germany, and Italy. It is within a one or two hour drive. It is completely possible to visit three different countries in one day, and the scenery along the way is very beautiful.

This is also the biggest reason why Xie Meiyu bought a house there.

Hathaway's contact with Fritzler and her daughter was not very smooth. They were very resistant to visitors and did not go out.

So she simply took Xiao Xiong'er and her mother-in-law to wander around with the real estate agent, and the two mothers-in-law were enthusiastically busy purchasing real estate.

Ten days was enough for the two rich women to figure out everything clearly.

So, the Qiu family owned a beautiful holiday villa at the foot of the Alps in the suburbs of Amstetten, and there were nearly 30 acres of land around it.

The scenery here is indeed beautiful. There is not only a small lake on the 30 acres of land, but also a large grassland and a small forest.

The Qiu family, young and old, praised Xie Meiyu and Hathaway's vision.

So, the Qiu family held a special housewarming party in a foreign country.

There were only two guests, police officer Greg and boy Rooney.

They naturally invited the Fritzler family, but only Rooney came to the party. Fritzler and his daughter did not object to Rooney's contact with Shanhe. They knew very well that Shanhe's contact with Rooney would be of great help to Rooney's future.

It was the first time for Rooney to visit someone else's house as a representative of the family. When he and Greg arrived at the Qiu family's new home together, his face was very nervous and uneasy.

But he soon relaxed because there was a kid younger than him, and this kid was particularly lively and loved to laugh.

Seeing the young, blond and blue-eyed Rooney, Qiu Yanche, the little bear, immediately became extremely curious and rushed over with Doudou.

The eight-month-old little bear could walk and talk quite well. Although he still spoke one word at a time, he could probably express his wishes clearly.

The two children, one big and one small, had never met a friend of similar age. They were very curious about each other. When they met, the two children and an old dog stared at each other.

Shanhe's family and Greg were all amused by this scene.

Shanhe walked up, picked up his son, and introduced Rooney.

"Rooney, this is my son Bernier! This Labrador is also our family. It's called Doudou!"

"Little Bear, this is Brother Rooney!"

"Lulu!"

"It's Rooney!"

"Lulu!"

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"Whatever you want!"

The children were very innocent, and the two soon played with Doudou.

Rooney was very happy to visit the Qiu family. Not only was he accompanied by a very fun little brother and smart Doudou, but he also tasted Chinese dishes that he had never tried before.

Qiu's family welcomed him very much. The enthusiasm of Chinese people for children is completely different from that of Europeans. They like to pick up food for children or talk to them kindly.

This is exactly suitable for Rooney now, plus there is a little bear to join in the fun.

He liked this warm feeling very much. This was the happiest visit he had ever had.

After returning home, he kept telling his mother and sister about his experiences in the Qiu family.

"The Qiu family is very warm. Although I don't understand what they are saying, I feel that they welcome me very much!"

"Mom, Susanna, they also asked me to bring you Chinese food. Chinese food is very special. Some of it I like very much, and some I can't accept. You can try it too!"

"Bernier is very fun. He always likes to grab something and put it in his mouth. He likes me very much and always likes me to hold him and run on the lawn. There is also a very smart Labrador in Qiu's family. It understands our greetings and is very docile. Mom, Susanna, can we also have a dog?"

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