1979 Golden Age

"Comrade Chen Qi!"

"Comrade Zhan Ying!"

"Hey, Auntie Wang, why are you here in person?"

In room 302, Chen Qi saw Auntie Wang for the first time. This was her first time to Beijing Film Studio. As soon as she entered the door, she grabbed him, looked at his arms and legs, and said:

"Are you okay, kid? I heard that you were sent to prison. You must have been wronged. Tell me and I will take care of it for you. If I can't do it, there are still the district. If the district can't do it, there are still the city..."

"Stop, stop, stop! These are all internal conflicts among the people. How big can the hatred be? It has been resolved. So why are you here?"

"You made such a big scene, how could I not come!"

Auntie Wang sat down on the round-backed chair made of huanghuali wood and said, "Don't blame me for being snobbish. Since you joined the cooperative, you have sold big bowls of tea for a day, and then went to Beijing Film Studio. I can't say anything to you.

I came here today on the commission of the Party and the masses, a One is to ask you to give a report to the youth of the whole city, and the other is that the government will arrange interviews and write materials. I heard that they will also apply for commendations for you. "

"Uh..."

Auntie Wang saw his expression and asked, "Boy, you are not unwilling, are you? This is a good thing!"

"It is a good thing! When the tea stall was first established, leaders at all levels took great care of us. Of course I am willing. "

Chen Qi smiled. There was no need to hide at this time. He said, "But I am afraid that if I agree, there will be a series of follow-up things, which will never end. You know that my heart is not here. I have been stationed in the Beijing Film Studio for a long time, and my work relationship has not been transferred to the cooperative. I am afraid that this time it will not work. "

"Are you sure you want to go to the Beijing Film Studio?"

"Not sure, but I will definitely go."

"Ah..."

Auntie Wang sighed. The cooperative is not a formal unit. Only Huang Zhanying performed well and got the title of director. He has the hope of being transferred to the government in the future.

The golden phoenix flew out of the mountain valley, and even they themselves couldn't believe it.

Above the cooperative is the street, above the street is the district, and above the district is the city. They all came down to ask for this talent. But he is free to come and go, and there is no binding force.

"I also know that I can't keep you. Can you at least make a report and cooperate with related activities? Otherwise, we will lose face." Aunt Wang is also very honest.

"Since you have come in person, of course I have to agree."

"That's fine, no matter where you go, remember that Dashilan will always be your home."

Of course!

Your cooperative is also in my plan.

After finalizing some things, Chen Qi stood up and shook hands with his beloved Huang Zhanying again, saying sincerely: "Comrade Zhanying, you and I grew up together, fought together, wore the same pants, and played with the same grasshopper, but it will rain and my mother will marry, and we will always go our separate ways.

You must also work hard to make progress. Don't meet me in the future. I will call you Runtu and you will call me Master..."

"Don't forget our revolutionary friendship. Ask the vast earth, who will control the ups and downs? We will all have a bright future!"

"I am confident that I will live for 200 years and will be able to travel 3,000 miles! Let us encourage each other!"

Huang Zhanying tightly grasped his hand.

…………

“This is Wang Lingu from Shanghai Film Studio, Deputy Director Wang.”

“Hello, hello!”

Still in Room 302, Chen Qi met He Chengwei and Wang Lingu, and exchanged a few polite words. He Chengwei couldn’t wait to speak first: “We saw the news about Tai Chi in the newspaper, and the whole magazine is happy for you. You have brought honor to the Chinese people!

The president sent me here as soon as possible, mainly to ask if you can change Tai Chi into a novel and publish it in Story Club?

To show our sincerity, we are willing to pay 10 yuan per thousand words, and increase the number of prints. And every work you write in the future will be paid according to this standard. What do you think?”

The country has issued a new regulation: the manuscript fee has been increased to 3-10 yuan per thousand words, and the number of prints has been restored, calculated by 10,000 copies.

This share is extremely small. Only 50% of the basic fee is given for printing 500,000 copies. For example, Chen Qi’s basic fee is 350 yuan, and he will be given 50% of the 350 yuan for printing 500,000 copies.

In principle, Story Club is reasonable. It has given the highest amount within the prescribed range.

After He Chengwei finished speaking, he looked at him anxiously. Chen Qi also felt strange. It seemed that he was breaking away from all parties, abandoning some of the previous things, and going into battle with a light load.

"How many articles have I published in Story Club?" he asked.

"Starting from September 1979, half of it was published every two months. By January this year, "Kapok Robe", "Invincible Mandarin Duck Legs", "Wudang", "Shanghai 1937" and the first half of "Black Box Bloody Record" have been published."

"It's been two years without knowing it. It's so fast!"

Chen Qi sighed. At that time, he was still teaching Sister Xue to act in Lushan. He said, "We are friends. I don't want to deceive you. I have a lot of things to do next. I can't take care of Story Club. Our cooperation ends here."

" This, this..."

"I have one last article "Kyoto Ball Man" for you, which can be regarded as a farewell work. If I have the opportunity in the future, I can still write a short story in "Story Club". Our friendship will last forever, and I thank you for giving me a platform to display my talents."

"..."

He Chengwei had a lot to say, and finally sighed silently and said: "Okay, I will convey it to the editor-in-chief. In fact, we are all very sorry that you didn't come to "Story Club" as a guest. Then I won't bother you for now."

He left disappointed.

Wang Lingu also sighed: ""Story Club" is right under the nose of Shanghai Film Studio. Unfortunately, I didn't have any plans to make a martial arts movie before. I guarded the treasure pot without knowing it. I hope you don't dislike us for being late."

"Oh? Are you here for the adaptation rights?"

"Exactly!"

"I wonder which story you like?"

"Except for "The Kapok Kasaya", including the "Kyoto Players" I just mentioned, there are five in total. Shanghai Film Studio wants them all!"

Um?

Chen Qi was a little surprised.

With "Tai Chi" in front of him, he knew that the trend of martial arts movies was coming, and thought that "Story Club" would be a wholesale script. Unexpectedly, Shanghai Film Studio was very courageous and got everything covered.

"You are generous, I am not secretive. I originally wrote the things in "Story Club" based on literary scripts, but I just made them colloquial, so there is basically no difficulty in adapting them.

So I don’t sell the adaptation price, I sell the original script price. Do you accept it? "

"Make a price!"

"2,000 yuan per article! It's not good to sell them all to you. I'll keep one and you get four."

He was a newcomer when he wrote "Lushan Love" and sold it for 800 yuan. Now that he has become famous, he naturally has to raise the price, but it cannot be too outrageous. He knew he was about to leave the way of making money selling scripts...

"Can!"

Wang Lingu agreed immediately. He didn't know how much advantage Shanghai Film Studio took. These movies were all popular movies in the 1980s.

Chen Qi has a good relationship with Beijing Film Studio, but he doesn't deliberately avoid other studios. Shanghai Film Studio has a lot of money, a deep foundation, and extensive resources, so it's always a good idea to make friends.

Wang Lingu agreed and chose "The Invincible", "Wu-Tang", "Big Shanghai 1937" and "Black Box", leaving the unfinished "Kyoto Players".

Then, he suddenly looked around, became cautious, and asked:

"Comrade Chen Qi, in addition to talking about scripts, I have one more thing to do on this trip. I am entrusted by director Xu Sangchu to come here and sincerely invite you to join Shanghai Film Studio!"