1980 My literary era

There is an old saying: There is no airtight wall in the Chinese Literature Society.

The whereabouts of Lin Weimin's lost manuscript of "The Ming Dynasty 1566" has always been one of the unsolved mysteries of the Chinese Literature Society.

After Lin Weimin learned the whereabouts of the manuscript from Ma Dudu, he never disclosed the matter to his colleagues in the agency.

I accidentally revealed this matter during a phone call today, and within two days it became a hot topic in the Chinese Literature Society.

It seems that Comrade Lao Qin is not the only one who talks nonsense in the Chinese Literature Society!

A few days later, as May Day approached, Tong Zhonggui found Lin Weimin and took out his latest novel.

It’s not the “holding back” thing that I mentioned before, it’s turned into a novella.

Lin Weimin recognized this work that made Su Tong famous in his early days after just one glance.

The novel "Wives and Concubines" tells the story of Songlian, a 19-year-old female student who married Chen Zuoqian as his fourth concubine because of her family's financial difficulties. Her student temperament made Chen Zuoqian feel fresh.

However, there are many concubines in Chen Zuoqian's family. The eldest wife Yu Ru is cold, the second wife Zhuo Yun is scheming, and the third wife Mei Shan is sinister. The women in the compound are wary of and fighting with each other, and Chen Zuoqian reaps the benefits.

The eldest young master Feipu and Songlian hit it off immediately. At the same time, Songlian had a fierce conflict with the eldest wife, the second wife, and the maid Yan'er who longed for superiority over her status in the Chen family, leaving Songlian disheartened.

Songlian expressed her love to Feipu, but Feipu did not dare to accept it because he was physically and mentally handicapped. Songlian was in extreme pain. In the middle of the night, she heard that her third wife, Mei Shan, was caught having an affair with a doctor and was thrown into a well. After she was rescued, she went crazy with fear. In the spring of the next year, Chen Zuoqian married the fifth wife.

Overall, "Wives and Concubines" depicts an extremely sad living world for women in a cold and indifferent way. They are oppressed, enslaved, devoured and submerged under feudal ethics. They are both humble and pitiful.

“Very well written!”

Lin Weimin praised Tong Zhonggui after reading the novel, and Tong Zhonggui was very happy.

He originally planned to write "House of Wives" as a full-length novel, but after writing and writing, he found that the novel was still suitable for a medium-length novel, so he had to reluctantly delete a lot of content.

He clearly remembered Teacher Lin's teachings that a good writer must have the ability to look beyond himself and examine his works.

Now that he has been highly praised by Lin Weimin, Tong Zhonggui's confidence has greatly increased, and his conscious efforts have not been in vain.

"Let's show it to everyone later. If there's no problem, we'll queue up and prepare to publish it."

Tong Zhonggui responded excitedly, took the manuscript and left happily.

On the last day before May Day, Zheng Xiaolong once again invited guests to dinner. This time it was Ma Dudu who invited Lin Weimin and sent Lin Weimin the script of "Desire".

Wang Shuo boasts loudly, but everyone knows his efficiency. It is impossible to write a script for a long TV series in ten and a half months.

He is not Teacher Lin!

Ma Dudu, Wang Shuo, and Haiyan worked on it for several months, and finally finished writing the script for "Desire."

Lin Weimin read the script once, and it sounded like it was written.

The weather has been getting hotter recently, and it is not suitable to eat mutton in Donglaishun. Zheng Xiaolong arranged the place to eat at Jimen Hotel.

When Lin Weimin came in, everyone was already there. It was almost the same as last time, except that there were missing a few big boys from the last time.

The arrival of Lin Weimin meant that today's gathering had a backbone.

The reason why Zheng Xiaolong invited guests to dinner this time was that he had finished the script of "Longing" and wanted to hear the opinions of Lin Weimin, the chief screenwriter, and talk about the filming.

"I've read the script and there's nothing wrong with it. When do you plan to film it?"

"I reported to the center and plan to start filming in the second half of the year."

Speaking of this, Zheng Xiaolong felt a little worried.

The Yanjing Television Arts Center was separated from the Yanjing Television Station. It was like being raised by a little mother. It could not get any good things out of it. If it wanted to do anything, it had to be self-reliant.

After the development in the past few years, the art center has finally gained some ground.

The script length of "Desire" is 50 episodes. According to Zheng Xiaolong's calculations, even if it costs 20,000 yuan per episode, it will cost one million.

Compared with today's TV drama creation, this average production cost is actually not much.

All of a sudden, it was like wiping out all the money in the center. Zheng Xiaolong was under great pressure.

Before 1995, the country only allowed state-owned production institutions to enter the field of TV drama production.

Making TV series in the 1980s was not a profitable business.

At this time, the procurement of TV dramas has not yet broken away from the planned economy of unified purchasing and marketing. TV stations or production companies have worked hard to spend hundreds of thousands or millions to produce a movie. It is good to be able to recover the cost and make a small profit. If you are not careful, it is already good. , it is very likely that you will lose money by the end of the broadcast.

In such a situation, Zheng Xiaolong couldn't help but be careless. This was his first time handling such a large project.

"Whether the TV series makes money or not is beyond your control, but as creators you have the ability to decide whether the filming is good or not." Lin Weimin consoled him.

Zheng Xiaolong nodded.

He suddenly thought of the TV series "The Biography of a Female Doctor". Their center had a hard time getting one million, but CCTV and TVB took out ten million at the drop of a hat.

There is also Xie Tieli's version of "Dream of Red Mansions" that has been rumored since last year, with an investment of over 10 million, which Zheng Xiaolong simply couldn't even imagine.

"It's great to have sufficient funds!" Zheng Xiaolong sighed.

Lin Weimin said: "The abundance of funds or not has nothing to do with the quality of the work. Don't express such emotion in front of the leaders when you look back. Your center spent one million to not listen to your complaints. After listening to what you said , they must be murmuring in their hearts."

Zheng Xiaolong naturally understood that Lin Weimin was kindly reminding him. He smiled at Lin Weimin and said, "I understand!"

While chatting about "Desire", everyone brought up the issue of actors. Wang Shuo casually said: "For the people, I think your Tao Huimin is quite suitable for the role of Liu Huifang."

When others heard this, they all looked at Lin Weimin. Among the people, only Wang Shuo and Ma Dudu had seen Tao Huimin.

But everyone has seen "The Biography of a Female Doctor", and Tao Huimin had a lot of roles in it.

Ma Dudu also smiled and said at this time: "Master Shuo has a very discerning eye! Teacher Lin, what he said is really right. Your teacher Tao is indeed very suitable for Liu Huifang."

Lin Weimin hesitated after hearing what the two said. The original actor in "Desire" was Zhang Kaili. I won't comment on her acting skills. Her appearance is in line with the Chinese aesthetic of a good wife and mother.

Compared with Zhang Kaili, Tao Huimin's appearance is much more beautiful and gentle, and her virtuous temperament is even more outstanding. If she plays Liu Huifang, she is indeed a good choice.

While Lin Weimin was pondering, Zheng Xiaolong said: "Teacher Lin, I am worried that I don't have a suitable actress. You must help me."

Zheng Xiaolong is naturally willing to sell this favor.

Lin Weimin laughed and said: "Don't say that. If she can act in "Desire", it will certainly be an opportunity for Huimin, but she is currently filming "Dream of Red Mansions" directed by Xie Tieli, and it is impossible to film "Desire"."

He understood that Zheng Xiaolong and the others wanted to do a favor, but the situation really didn't allow it.

Seeing his straightforward refusal, the others did not mention the topic again.

After May Day, Lin Weimin was working at his workplace when someone came to his door.

Lin Weimin was stunned for a moment when he saw this person, and then he remembered, isn't this Director Deng from the Chinese Academy of Sciences?

"Director Deng, why are you here when you are free?" Lin Weimin said with a smile.

Director Deng said: "Teacher Lin, you are so generous. It has been more than a year since you bought the dormitory in our hospital, and you didn't even ask."

When Lin Weimin heard what he said, he felt happy, "What's the matter? Is the house vacated?"

Director Deng laughed and said, "I'm here to give you good news. The staff dormitory we built on the land on Huayuan East Road has been completed, and we are currently planning to move the employees. It won't take long, You can get that house."

Lin Weimin said happily: "This is great, the wait is not in vain."

"I'm really sorry to keep you waiting."

After a few polite words, Director Deng reminded: "The employees are moving one after another during this period. When you are free, you can take people to the house to see it and plan how to clean it up in the future."

"What you're reminding me is that I'll find someone to come over later." Lin Weimin said.

After talking about this matter, Director Deng said goodbye and left.

After getting off work in the evening, Lin Weimin ran to Renyi and found Li Guangfu.

Li Guangfu was also a little excited when he heard that Lin Weimin's Baylor Mansion was about to be vacated.

He has accepted his fate now, and there is nothing wrong with being a contractor in his spare time.

There is no shame in making money!

He even went out to find Ma Dudu, and the next day he followed Lin Weimin to Yongxangbeile Mansion.

The car drove through Shichahai and stopped near Xinjiekou.

It had been more than a year since the last time I saw the house, but the location of Yongxingbeile Mansion was firmly imprinted in Li Guangfu's mind.

From Gaojing Hutong to the east to Sanguan Temple, the entire house occupies a very large area. Anyone who has seen it will never forget it.

It was the first time for Ma Dudu to come to this house. He saw a group of houses from a distance, and then saw the layout of Baylor House with three rooms and five doors. He was shocked and speechless.

He had heard Lin Weimin and Li Guangfu talk about buying Baylor Mansion before. He had known that there were so many princely mansions and Baylor Mansion in Yanjing City since he was a child.

But seeing it with one's own eyes, and clearly knowing that this house is the same as that of an acquaintance, the feeling of passing by these places is completely different.

So shocking!

Although the paint on the vermillion-gold pillared door has peeled off and the eaves are mottled, the majesty of the house has not changed despite the vicissitudes of time.

The three of them entered the yard and found that a small part of the house was empty. It was obvious that the people in this part of the house had moved away.

"Hey, at this rate, it will definitely be emptied out in two or three months."

Li Guangfu inquired with the people in the courtyard and said happily when he came back.

A few people walked around, and Ma Dudu looked around and said, "It won't take a year to clean up such a big house, right?"

"One year?" Li Guangfu glanced at him, feeling that the boy was talking in his sleep, "It won't take two or three years to clean up a house like this. Teacher Lin's standards for cleaning up the house are not generally high. "

Li Guangfu's words made Ma Dudu embarrassed. He was right. Teacher Lin spent 200,000 meters just to buy this house.

Now that the house is in hand, it’s impossible to just clean it up and move in, right?

With Teacher Lin's inhumane style, Ma Dudu wouldn't be surprised at all if he throws a knife worth hundreds of thousands of meters.

He was only curious about one thing, what would this house look like after it was cleaned up?

Just as Ma Dudu was thinking, he saw Lin Weimin patting Li Guangfu on the shoulder.

"Reconquer, your burden has been very heavy in the past two years!"