1980 My literary era

Nowadays, Chinese students studying abroad are not only in Europe and America, but also in almost all developed countries. Most of these people have never thought about returning to China.

With a rich material life, who would want to go back to China and eat glutinous rice?

But in fact, most of these people lived a prosperous life before going abroad, but after coming abroad they became unsatisfactory.

For example, Cheng Danqing, who did not know English during the college entrance examination, was admitted to the university despite the exception. He painted "XZ Group Painting" at a young age, which was unparalleled in the domestic painting circles in the past few years.

But I couldn't think about it and insisted on studying abroad, but ended up messing up. He no longer had the aura he had when he painted "XZ Group Paintings" in China, nor had he learned the essence of Western painting, so he was lost in the crowd.

His experience is almost a replica of most people studying abroad in this era.

But even if this group of people does not do well abroad, they will still be treated as honored guests when they return to China.

Therefore, it is not accurate to say that eating glutinous vegetables when returning to China is not as convenient and abundant as the material conditions in the West today, but it is still much better than the vast majority of Chinese people.

Although Lin Weimin acted very calmly in today's meeting, the behavior of these people still made him feel a little panicked.

This feeling is very contradictory. On the one hand, I understand their considerate material needs, but on the other hand, I despise their softness.

When he returned to the apartment, he lay in bed until midnight, still unable to fall asleep, so he got up and went to the desk.

Lin Weimin had no intention of criticizing the behavior of these people, but he felt that he should criticize something.

Who to criticize?

Of course it’s capitalism that caused all this!

With motivation, the words in my mind are like the rising tide, rushing toward the shore.

The next day, Barrymore Theatre.

Arthur Miller looked at Lin Weimin yawning repeatedly and asked, "Lin, where have you been fooling around lately?"

"Slander! Arthur, you are slandering. There is no good young man like me in the entire United States."

In the past two months, they had met almost every day. Lin Weimin and Arthur Miller had become more familiar with each other, and they joked without any scruples.

"Come on. The front desk of the apartment told me..." Arthur Miller lied.

How could Lin Weimin not know his tricks? He would not do anything wrong and would not be afraid of ghosts calling the door.

"Put away your tricks, Arthur, I am not afraid of shadows." Lin Weimin said calmly.

Seeing that he was so confident, Arthur Miller couldn't help asking: "Then what's going on with your rotten morals?"

"I'm writing a new novel!" Lin Weimin explained.

Arthur Miller sighed: "When I was as young as you, I had so much inspiration!"

"Come on. You have written so many dozen plays in your life. If I were you, I would have hit the wall and died!" Lin Weimin said sarcastically.

Arthur Miller glared at him, "You young boy, won't you grow old in the future?"

Lin Weimin counted on his fingers and said, "It seems that it will be almost fifty years before I am as old as you!"

Arthur Miller was silent and stared at Lin Weimin for a while, "Damn! Damn genius!"

"Thank you for the compliment!" Lin Weimin responded shamelessly.

After joking for a while, the two got down to business.

The script for "The Kite Runner" has been out for twenty days. The script for the first four acts has been polished. The script for the last four acts will be almost completed in another week or two. Arthur Miller is preparing to prepare the crew.

"Are you really not going to stay for a while longer? Staying on Broadway to witness the performance of "The Kite Runner" is a good choice!"

"No. It's been a long time since I came out, and I'm a little homesick." Lin Weimin said with a smile.

Arthur Miller shook his head, "Lin, you really don't look like a young man!"

He lamented: "Few young people can refuse the prosperity of New York."

"But this is not their home after all. The legs of New York are only open to rich people!"

Arthur Miller said, "But you seem to be a rich man!"

"Although I have some money, I prefer to waste my youth on the land I love."

Arthur Miller stared at Lin Weimin and suddenly became serious, "Lin, you are a patriot!"

Lin Weimin blinked at Arthur Miller, "It's as if you weren't."

After the two of them finished speaking, they smiled knowingly.

The crew of "The Kite Runner" was about to select actors. Arthur Miller asked Lin Weimin for his opinion. He said: "Everything can be done according to your ideas. However, leave two roles for me."

"One for Jack, and who for the other?" Arthur Miller asked with an ambiguous look.

"I'm really afraid that when I reach your age, I will be as gossipy as you!" Lin Weimin teased.

Arthur Miller spread his hands and said, "Lin, we will eventually become what we hate!"

In the drama "The Kite Runner", almost all the important roles are played by men. There are very few female characters and they don't have much of a role.

Lin Weimin asked for a role, and Arthur Miller agreed without hesitation.

In the next few days, Lin Weimin spent most of the day communicating with Arthur Miller about the script of "The Kite Runner" and various issues with the crew.

In the evening, he stayed in his apartment and wrote his new novel.

By the end of June, it was Lin Weimin's return date.

Early that morning, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller and Huang Guangsheng drove him to the airport, but they shared two cars because they had to bring too many things, mainly books.

There are so many second-hand bookstores in New York and their resources are so rich that people like Lin Weimin who are engaged in literary work are like entering a treasure mountain. It would be a pity not to take some with them before leaving.

In addition to the books, there are a bunch of gifts.

When we arrived at the airport, because there were too many things, we had to check them in, which cost us several hundred meters more.

After completing all the check-in procedures, there was still half an hour before the plane took off, and the announcement was already calling passengers to board the plane.

Lin Weimin took out a manuscript from his bag and handed it to Arthur Miller.

"The typewriter in the apartment is really exciting, but it's a pity that it can't print Chinese characters!" Lin Weimin laughed.

Arthur Miller stroked the cover of the manuscript, "Is this the novel you've been writing?"

"That's right!" Lin Weimin nodded.

Arthur Miller looked at the title "Burning" on the cover and said, "I'm really curious about what kind of story it is!"

"Let's read it when we get back. But remember not to spread the word, it hasn't been published yet!"

Arthur Miller said unhappily: "Who do you think I am?"

Lin Weimin gave him a look that made Comrade Lao Mi very hurt.

Lin Weimin, Arthur Miller, his wife and Huang Guangsheng said goodbye.

"Goodbye, old Mi!" Lin Weimin hugged Arthur Miller.

When he came to the United States this time, Arthur Miller took very considerate and considerate care of him, which made Lin Weimin very comfortable during his two months in New York.

"I hope the next meeting won't come too late!"

After saying goodbye, Lin Weimin boarded the plane with his suitcase.

Comrade Lao Mi was very particular and booked him a business class flight.

Lin Weimin's seat was by the window. Before taking off, he glanced at the terminal not far away.

Overall, my time in the United States was pleasant.

He finished the script of "The Kite Runner", ate, drank and had fun in New York, made some connections, invested in "The Phantom of the Opera", and finally his novel "Burning".

There is a typewriter in Dakota's apartment, and Lin Weimin used it very smoothly when he wrote the script of "The Kite Runner".

This time when writing "Burning", he directly made a bilingual version, a typed English version of the manuscript he gave to Arthur Miller. Because he had a typewriter, he wrote it very quickly.

The Chinese version of "Burning" is going to be a little slower, and it's not finished yet.

In addition to the English version of "Burning" given to Lao Mi, there is also a printed version that was mailed to Qiao Sen yesterday.

Since it is a book that criticizes capitalism, it cannot be published only in China. It must also be read and admired by Lao Mi.

In the midst of Lin Weimin's random thoughts, the plane took off.

More than ten hours later, the plane arrived in Xiangjiang and had to stop here for one night.

Lin Weimin and his group of passengers took the airport bus to a nearby hotel, where they would stay one night before flying to Yanjing.

After arriving at the hotel, Lin Weimin planned to go out for dinner. He found a tea restaurant, and the TV in the restaurant was playing "The Biography of a Female Doctor".

It seems that the wireless station originally said it would be broadcast in June, so CCTV should also be broadcasting it at this time.

Lin Weimin watched one episode with great interest. Although the dialogue was all in Cantonese, it did not hinder Lin Weimin from enjoying the plot. He wrote the script and naturally knew the plot clearly.

The investment scale of "The Legend of a Female Doctor" is huge, the whole process is shot in real locations, the script is solid, and the final film effect is also good. At least it is one dimension higher than the current production level of TVB.

While eating in the tea restaurant, many diners also stared at the TV, concentrating.

After Lin Weimin finished his meal, he chatted with his boss. He pointed at the TV and asked: "Boss, this TV series is quite well produced. Such realistic styles are rarely seen on TV stations in Xiangjiang!"

When the boss heard his accent, he said: "Are you from mainland China? It is said that TVB boss Shao spent 10 million to film this "The Legend of a Female Doctor". It was made with real money and money. It is nothing like the previous TV series. , the set is so fake!”

When TVB promoted "The Biography of a Female Doctor", it deliberately avoided mainland factors and only mentioned live shooting.

"How are the ratings?" Lin Weimin asked again.

"I don't know, I haven't cared about it, but all our neighbors are watching this TV series."

The boss's answer put a satisfied smile on Lin Weimin's face.

It seems that the ratings of "The Legend of a Female Doctor" in Hong Kong should not be wrong.

After dinner, we returned to the hotel and had a nap before boarding the plane again.

After a few more hours of fussing, the plane finally landed at the Capital Airport.

Once again setting foot on the land of Yanjing, Lin Weimin felt a long-lost kindness in his heart.

Unconsciously, the city of Yanjing has become a place like home in his heart.

Unfortunately, before Teacher Lin's excitement of returning home was over, he was awakened by the cold reality.

"Comrade, there is no need to check them one by one, right? These are all books on literature and art, and there is nothing sensitive about them." Lin Weimin said helplessly to the customs officers.

Lin Weimin was helpless. The last time he went to Xiangjiang, he brought back very few books. When he passed the customs, he just flipped through a few books and passed them.

It's different when I come back from New York this time. There are hundreds of books, and the workload of the customs comrades is quite heavy!

Fortunately, they are also flexible in handling matters and directly transferred seven or eight people to speed up efficiency.

"Open this box and take a look!"

Lin Weimin opened the box, revealing the white shell of the machine.

"What's this?"

"Comrade, this is a laptop, for office use."

"Laptop?" The customs officer looked at the casing of the Toshiba T1000.

"It's a portable microcomputer." Lin Weimin explained.

Customs officers have certainly seen microcomputers, or computers, but they are unfamiliar with laptop computers, which were just launched last year.

The customs officer checked the notebook for a while and saw that there was nothing special about it, so he asked Lin Weimin to put it back.

After being stuck in traffic jam at the airport for more than two hours, Lin Weimin finally cleared customs smoothly.

Next he had to face another problem, how to bring so much luggage home.

Teacher Lin had an idea and hailed two Crown taxis while speaking authentic New York accent.

The driver looked at it and said, yo! Returned overseas Chinese!

Beier was enthusiastic and helped Lin Weimin load everything into the car without saying a word.

When we arrived at the Shichahai courtyard, the driver enthusiastically moved everything down.

Lin Weimin happily paid the fare, "Master, thank you!"

After saying that, he entered the courtyard.

The two taxi drivers held their tickets and looked at Lin Weimin's back with mixed feelings.

You Yanjing bumpkin, why are you pretending to be a returned overseas Chinese?

he~tui!