Chapter 79: Before Returning Home 6

  On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, the Song family finally finished all their tasks and boarded a plane from Los Angeles to Beijing. This was Song Tang's first time returning to China since his rebirth. In addition to Song Tang, others who returned to China included his grandfather, Song Yuanqiao, his parents, Song Yaohui, Li Bo, and several elderly people who came to the United States with Song Yuanqiao during the same period. These old men were mostly in their twilight years, and compared to Song Tang, they were even more eager to return home. The group of dozens of people were all prominent figures in Los Angeles' Chinatown, so instead of taking a commercial flight, they chartered a plane for this trip.

  The Chinese mindset of this era was not as open as the 21st century, especially in terms of film compared to America and Europe, and even Japan and Korea. This difference is not only reflected in quality but also in ideology. In '92, it was almost impossible to watch a mainland-produced movie on the big screen in an American cinema. Thinking about this, Song Tang couldn't help but frown - can I change this situation?

  Song Tang's trip to China this time is not just about accompanying his parents back home for the New Year, but also about exploring the mainland market. With a population of over 1 billion, it would be impossible for Song Tang to ignore such a vast market. This time, he came with the intention of investigating the mainland market, although he had heard that the film industry in this era had just been liberated, but he hadn't really seen it before, and in his past life, at this time, Song Tang was just a child who didn't understand anything.

  But Song Tang still had some worries in his heart, Song Tang knew that Hollywood's movie model was not suitable for China, at least not suitable for the current China. Although China has been reforming and opening up for more than a decade, after all, the idea is still very backward, people can't accept very advanced things all at once. As soon as he thought of this, Song Tang couldn't help but frown.

  Liu Ying looked at her son, who was frowning and deep in thought, and couldn't help but feel a little angry, saying: "What's wrong, Tang Er? You've gotten used to living in the US, so you're not happy about coming back to China just this once? No matter what, you are Chinese."

  Song Tang, who was thinking about how to make Da Tang enter the Chinese film market, was suddenly awakened by Liu Ying's words. Looking at his somewhat angry mother, Song Tang smiled and said, "How could that be? I'm not even happy yet."

  "Is that so? Then why the gloomy face, is there something bothering you?" Hearing that her son wasn't unwilling to return home, Liu Ying suddenly became interested.

  Looking at his mother's curious expression, Song Tang was speechless for a moment. His mother, who was almost fifty years old, still had such a big curiosity. Song Tang shook his head helplessly and said to his mother: "Hehe, mom, I'm thinking about how to make Da Tang develop in the mainland. You know that now the mainland's ideology has just been liberated for a short time, people can't accept too advanced things at once. But the market on the mainland is so big, it would be a pity to give up!"

  "Pfft. I thought my son was heartbroken, but it turns out he's worried about this too. With a market as big as China's, anyone would be tempted. Liu Ying looked at her son's gloomy face and suddenly smiled, "Alright, don't think about these things for now. When the time comes, everything will work out naturally."

  After hearing his mother's words, Song Tang also put down the messy thoughts in his mind and began to rest. Although he had long known that this Spring Festival would be spent with his family back home, by the end of the year, the company still had a lot of things for Song Tang to deal with. In order to handle these matters, Song Tang had been working more than 15 hours a day for several days. Even with his superhuman physique, he couldn't withstand this high-intensity work. At this time, after putting down his chaotic thoughts, Song Tang suddenly felt a wave of fatigue wash over him. Liu Ying, sitting across from Song Tang, looked at her son's exhausted face and flashed a look of heartache in her eyes.

  Although this was on a plane, Song Tang still slept soundly, and after an unknown amount of time, Song Tang was finally woken up by Liu Ying beside him. Just waking up, Song Tang felt a bit disoriented, and when he saw the face of the person who woke him up clearly, he couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong, mom?" "The plane is about to land, get ready." Liu Ying smiled slightly at Song Tang and said softly, then started helping Song Tang fasten his seatbelt. "Mom, I can do it myself," Song Tang said, and at this time, he observed the people around him, finding that everyone was basically starting to prepare for landing, busy with their own safety measures. After all, returning home is exciting, and one's life is also very important.

  It wasn't long after everyone had fastened their seatbelts that Song Tang felt a sense of weightlessness, followed by the plane landing. Finally back in his hometown, at this moment, with the safe landing of the plane, many people on the plane actually shed tears of joy, even Song Tang's parents, and Song Tang also found that both of their eyes were red. Back in his hometown, Song Tang couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia, an unreal feeling, who would have thought that returning to his country again, although it was still the same land, but it wasn't the people and things he was familiar with anymore. Unlike others' joy, at this moment, Song Tang had a sad feeling, maybe he could never go back to the era he was familiar with again. Although Song Tang is happy now, there's still a bit of an unreal feeling. Alas! Last year today in front of this door, human faces and peach blossoms reflected each other's redness. Human faces don't know where they went, peach blossoms still smile at the spring breeze. Maybe this is what Song Tang feels in his heart right now.

  It's true that life is like a bow, since you can't resist it, might as well enjoy it. Song Tang shook his head and got rid of these unrealistic thoughts in his mind, following his mother off the plane.

  Perhaps the news of everyone's return had already been known to their own relatives, or perhaps it was their own country's gratitude towards these individuals who silently supported national construction overseas, or perhaps it was something else. Anyway, at this moment, as the plane slowly landed at Beijing International Airport, the entire airport was already packed with people waiting for the plane to land, including elderly people, middle-aged people, children, and of course, some special groups carrying cameras.

  After a long time apart, they finally meet again, what a touching atmosphere. As the plane door slowly opens, the entire airport suddenly erupts in cheers of excitement. "Look, he's here! He's here!" "Finally arrived, are you okay?" "Woo, has it finally arrived???"

  Watching the crowd walking down from the plane, the people surrounding the airport, the group broke through the personnel maintaining order and walked towards their loved ones. Fortunately, these personnel maintaining order also knew why there were so many people gathered here today. Seeing that the situation was not right, they humanely opened up the blockade at this place, and then only stood at the edge of some dangerous areas to prevent some over-excited crowd from rushing into these places and causing unnecessary accidents.

  As many relatives gathered together, the entire airport erupted with bursts of laughter, bursts of crying, and countless words of farewell.

  On the periphery of the crowd, there was a row of three people who stood out particularly. Among them, an old man in his seventies or eighties had a head full of white hair, but his spirit remained vigorous. The old man's expression was stern, but his eyes were fixed tightly on the cabin door, and the excitement and tension in his eyes made it clear that he seemed to be waiting for someone. His military uniform made his not-too-tall figure appear majestic and powerful, and the aura around him made people dare not approach.

  On the old man's left was a beautiful young woman with an oval face, about twenty years old. She wore a white down jacket and only held onto the old man's arm. The cunning glint that flashed in her eyes from time to time revealed that she was not a traditionally gentle-natured girl. On the old man's right side stood a tall and majestic man with a cold expression, wearing a black suit. He stared intently at the surroundings, his eyes flashing with sharp light, making it clear that he was a master who kept his abilities hidden.

  "Grandpa, why haven't Xiaoyi and them come yet?" A clear voice sounded from the mountain girl beside the old man.

  "Hehe, Rong'er, how come you're so impatient after just a short while? What do you usually do, always so anxious and flustered?" The old man said with a warm smile as he looked at the girl who was holding onto his arm.

  "What's going on, Grandpa? People aren't curious or anything, so many have come down already, but Little Aunt and them haven't come down yet." The girl said with a bit of mischief after hearing the old man's words.

  "Alright!" Looking at the mischievous look of the girl, the old man patted the girl's small hand, signaling her to wait patiently, then turned his gaze back to the cabin exit.

  Seeing the old man's appearance, the girl stuck out her tongue again. After seeing that the old man was no longer speaking, she also shifted her gaze to the plane. However, during this time, the man beside the old man did not say a word and maintained a vigilant expression.

  The three people waiting were none other than Song Tang and his entourage. The old man was a veteran, Liu had participated in the Anti-Japanese War, Liberation War, Korean War, Sino-Vietnamese War and other major wars, and was also one of the big shots in the Chinese military at this time. The mischievous girl was the old man's only granddaughter, Liu Yuer, and the man beside her was the old man's bodyguard, responsible for his safety!!!

  "They're here, they're here! Xiaoyi and the others have arrived." Just as the three of them were waiting anxiously, Liu Yuner, who was standing next to the old man, suddenly pointed excitedly at Song Tang and his group, who were getting off the plane, and said to the old man beside her.

  At this moment, the old man also stared at Liu Ying who was getting off the plane with a pair of tearful eyes as he heard the girl's voice.