1980 My literary era

"Haha, An Hua, Mr. Lin is a screenwriter and a writer by profession. He has never been an actor. You are making things difficult for him." Yang Meng advised.

"Everyone is a born actor. As long as you want to act, you can do it."

Xu Anhua seems to have fallen into some kind of stubbornness. It may be due to Lin Weimin's authorship that made her believe that Lin Weimin is the male protagonist of the movie.

After chatting for a while, seeing that Xu Anhua still refused to give up, Lin Weimin said: "Director Xu. I will definitely not act in the movie, but I can recommend an actor to you to be the leading actor."

Yang Meng answered and asked, "Mr. Lin, does he have a suitable candidate?"

Lin Weimin nodded and said, "Have you guys seen "The Burning of Old Summer Palace"?"

Yang Meng's eyes suddenly lit up, "Xianfeng?"

"That's right. The actor who plays Xian Feng is called Tony Leung Ka Fai, right? I think he is very suitable for the role of Guo Yudao, the male protagonist of "Lover"."

"Liang Jiahui is indeed very suitable for this role." After Yang Meng said this, he looked at Xu Anhua.

After Lin Weimin finished speaking, Xu Anhua's gentle face flashed in his mind.

It's a pity that he is more elegant than handsome. Compared with the writers in front of him, he is a little bit behind.

Seeing that Xu Anhua was still hesitating, Lin Weimin had no choice but to say: "Anyway, I have recommended the candidate to you. It is up to you whether you use it or not. But me, you'd better not make up your mind. I can't act."

Lin Weimin mercilessly refused to disappoint Xu Anhua. If this is the case, then Liang Jiahui would be a good choice.

Thinking of this, Xu Anhua couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

For such a handsome writer and a work he wrote himself, it would be a pity not to be the leading actor.

Yang Meng saw that Xu Anhua seemed to be intending to quit, so he decisively changed the topic and continued to talk about some topics about film shooting and post-production.

At noon, we all had lunch together, and today's meeting was a successful conclusion.

Before leaving, Yang Meng presented the cost of this script adaptation, totaling HK$120,000.

In today's Hong Kong film market, if you are a novice screenwriter who is new to the industry, you can only get a few thousand yuan in royalties for a movie script.

It is common for experts to earn 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. Only scripts by famous writers can sell for more than 50,000 yuan. A top novelist and screenwriter like Ni Kuang can sell a script for 100,000 yuan.

The royalties for Lin Weimin's "Lover" were 80,000 yuan, and the extra 40,000 yuan was for the split-shot script.

The storyboard script was originally created by the director based on the literary script. It is the director’s secondary creation and is also one of the most important basis for future film shooting. It will largely determine the effect of future films.

However, Lin Weimin and Yang Meng had already agreed that if his work was to be adapted, his own ideas must be consistent, and Yang Meng agreed.

This leads to the storyboard script written by Lin Weimin.

Yang Meng and Xu Anhua lived in the Yanjing Hotel, and they sent Lin Weimin out of the hotel when they parted.

Yang Meng saw that Xu Anhua had been looking at Lin Weimin's handsome back as he got into the car and left, and joked: "Mr. Lin is very handsome, but you don't need to be like this, right? Andy Lau is also very handsome!"

Andy Lau is the leading actor in Xu Anhua's last movie "The Wrath of the Sea".

Xu Anhua shook his head and said: "It's different, the temperament is very different. There are handsome guys everywhere, but handsome guys with outstanding temperament like Mr. Lin are rare."

"Okay, okay. Don't worry about it. He is a great writer, how can he lower his status to act in a movie!" Yang Meng advised.

"I know, I just think it's a pity. He is so suitable for the role of Guo Yudao."

Xu Anhua said while looking at Crown's retreating figure.

After meeting Yang Meng, he received a check of HK$120,000. Lin Weimin deposited the money into a Bank of China account.

When she got home in the evening, Tao Huimin was still reading the script, with a serious expression and no distractions.

She read the first draft script of "The Wind" and there were basically no major problems, but Tang Peilin still planned to refine it.

The crew of "The Wind" is currently making preparations and is expected to start filming in another half month. During this time, Tao Huimin has been reading the script at home.

After the two had dinner, Tao Huimin continued to read the script, while Lin Weimin went to the study to work on his novel.

After the intense homework in the past few days, Teacher Lin is now able to remain unmoved by beauty.

This new novel took a lot of time and energy to review the information in the early stage, but the actual creation felt smooth. After all, the plot and characters were all in Lin Weimin's mind.

No one disturbs him these days, and with the harmony of yin and yang, Lin Weimin's creative efficiency has returned to its peak state.

At this rate, the novel will be finished in a month or two.

Late at night, after work, in bed.

Although your car will get tired after running too much, daily maintenance still needs to be done.

Lin Weimin smoked a cigarette and said, "Tomorrow I will take you to see the arts and culture, and ask the teachers for advice."

Tao Huimin asked unexpectedly: "Is it possible?"

"If there's anything we can't do, it's all our own."

Teacher Lin did not treat Renyi as an outsider, and Renyi did not treat Teacher Lin as an outsider.

On the evening of the next day, Lin Weimin took his girlfriend to Renyi, and immediately received a warm welcome from acquaintances.

I heard that Lin Weimin wanted to find a teacher for his girlfriend to make up for her acting class, so he directly pulled Zhu Lin out.

This Zhu Lin is not the other Zhu Lin. She is a meritorious actor in Renyi. She has created countless classic roles on the stage of Renyi throughout her life and is known as the "Queen of Chinese Drama".

Tao Huimin stood in front of Zhu Lin, who was over sixty years old, as trembling as a little sheep.

"Haha, don't be nervous. To be an actor, you have to have a big heart." Zhu Lin comforted her.

"Teacher Zhu, Huimin has been troubling you for the past few days." Lin Weimin asked.

Zhu Lin smiled and nodded, "It's okay. But the time is too short, I may not be able to achieve any results."

"You can teach her just a little bit, it will be enough for her to use for the rest of her life!"

Lin Weimin made an appointment with Zhu Lin. Tao Huimin came to People's Art Report every day before joining the group and studied with her. When Zhu Lin had rehearsals, she would watch and study.

The sudden improvement in half a month will not make Tao Huimin's acting skills make any qualitative leap, as long as it does not slow down the progress of the crew.

After all, she is his girlfriend, and she relied on her face to join the crew. If her acting skills are not good, she will not be able to live up to her reputation.

Starting from mid-June, the city of Yanjing gradually became hotter and hotter.

During this period, with Li Guangfu's help, Lin Weimin bought six properties. The best property was a courtyard with one entrance. The others were single rooms or two or three rooms in large courtyards. The locations of these houses were not very good. Well, the building is not well preserved, and the total cost is less than 10,000 yuan.

Ma Dudu brought one or two antiques every now and then. In the end, Lin Weimin got a little annoyed and got him 20,000 yuan in foreign exchange coupons, asking him to spend all the money and then get the things together.

The two of them worked for two months, and if calculated in RMB, the total cost was less than 40,000 yuan.

It seems that in a month or two, the share of the drama performances in the United States will have to be settled again, and several companies will come in from time to time.

Lin Weimin was worried. According to this method of spending, when will the money be spent?

While Lin Weimin was worrying about not having enough money to spend, some people were still worrying about not having enough money to spend.

Lu Yao got off the train carrying a bag. Inside the bag was the first draft of the first part of "The Ordinary World" that he had just completed a few days ago.

He came up with this idea in July 1983, and it took him two years to finally finish the first part of this novel. He spent a year working in the Chenjiagou Coal Mine.

Only he himself knows the joys and sorrows.

Lin Weimin had always said before that he would go to Beijing to revise the draft after he finished writing it. He also wrote letters to him several times to urge him, but this time he finally came.

It’s no good if I don’t come. I have no money to spend, so I bought the tickets with the remaining money in my pocket.

All the way to the Chinese Literature Society, I saw a magnificent Crown parked in the courtyard.

Lu Yao heard that Lin Weimin bought a car last year. He circled the crown twice, which attracted the attention of Uncle Zhai in the mailroom.

He put on his reading glasses and looked twice before he recognized the person.

"Lu Yao!"

Lu Yao heard the sound and looked over and said hello: "Uncle Zhai!"

"What's wrong? Did you catch Editor Lin's car?"

Lu Yao glanced at Crown Crown and said, "Hey, the car is nice."

After chatting for a few words, Lu Yao went straight to the back building.

"Lu Yao?" Lin Weimin was a little surprised to see Lu Yao, "Why didn't you say hello in advance when you came?"

"I'm familiar with you. What do you say hello? Didn't you ask me to come to Yanjing to revise the manuscript?"

Lin Weimin asked in surprise: "So the novel is finished?"

Lu Yao nodded: "I just finished writing the first part!"

"That's good. Don't be in a hurry when writing a big book. Revise it slowly after the first one. As time goes by, the story in your mind will become clearer and clearer, which will be more helpful for future writing."

Lu Yao likes Lin Weimin's encouragement. He is an editor and a writer, and he can always hit the point.

Lin Weimin asked Lu Yao to say hello to everyone again, and then took him to the third floor to arrange a room for him.

Lu Yao pulled him, looking embarrassed.

As soon as Lin Weimin looked at his expression, he knew that he must have no money to spend again.

"I'm not talking about you. You can't save money on spending money. You have also received a lot of royalties in the past two years, right?"

As he said this, Lin Weimin reached into his pocket, took out his wallet, and took out all the money inside.

"That's all I have in my pocket, take the flowers first."

Lu Yao took the money and said happily, "I knew you were the most reliable."

"The manuscript fee will be deducted!" Lin Weimin said skillfully.

"no problem!"

After Lu Yao was arranged, Lin Weimin read the manuscript of the first part of "The Ordinary World".

His first feeling was that it was long-winded and the story was too slow. He had watched the TV series "The Ordinary World" before traveling through time. He had known about the original novel and knew that it was for this reason that the novel had encountered many problems when it was published. The manuscript was rejected, and the first publication to reject the manuscript was "Contemporary".

Lin Weimin patiently continued reading. After the initial slow-paced narrative, the charm of "The Ordinary World" began to gradually unfold.

Lin Weimin read the entire manuscript very carefully, and it took him two full days to read it.

He finally understood the real reason why this novel was frequently rejected in another time and space.

In addition to the gentle pace of the narrative, the story has no suspense.

The real reason why this novel was not favored by editors should be the times.

In China in the mid-1980s, so many people's minds had been hungry for many years. They read novels eagerly, not only stories and emotions, but also new thoughts, new concepts, new forms, and new techniques.

And "Ordinary World"...

Lin Weimin was fingering this manuscript, which tells the ordinary life and ordinary pursuits of ordinary young people in rural areas of northern Shaanxi. It is so simple that it is incompatible with the aesthetics of this era.

Lin Weimin felt inexplicably sad. It is clear that such a story is the ordinary life and spiritual epic of most people in this country, but it has been rejected. This cannot but be said to be a kind of sadness!

At this time, Lin Weimin had a smile on his face, but it didn't matter, gold always shines.