1980 My literary era

A week after the news of Tao Huimin's pregnancy was announced, Tao's mother came to Yanjing, loaded with things just like every time she came. This time I brought more things, all of which were used to replenish Tao Huimin's health.

As soon as the mother and daughter met, Tao's mother grabbed Tao Huimin and looked left and right, frowning and said: "Too thin."

"Mom, I've gained a few pounds."

After Tao Huimin found out she was pregnant, except for the occasional retching, she had a good appetite most of the time, especially all kinds of meat.

In the past few nights, Lin Weimin took her to major restaurants in Yanjing almost every day to have her teeth punched.

"What are you afraid of if you are fatter? If you are fatter, my grandson will be nutritious. I brought a lot of things. I will replenish them for you later, but I can't let my grandson suffer."

With the birth of her grandson, Tao Huimin's status in Tao's mother's heart suddenly dropped, and she was dissatisfied and acted coquettishly with her mother.

In the evening, Han Zhuangzhuang's family came to Shizhu.

Tao Huimin's pregnancy was a happy event for the family. It happened that Tao's mother came to Yanjing, and they had a lively dinner together.

Because she was pregnant, Tao Huimin no longer needed to cook. She was sitting on the sofa, and her little girl ran over and stared at her belly innocently.

"When can little uncle come out?"

Tao Huimin smiled and said: "It's early, there are still more than seven months."

The little girl counted on her fingers, "One month, two months..."

The adults laughed at her.

The next day, Lin Weimin went to Shichahai Courtyard.

Shi Tiesheng's "Me and the Temple of Earth" was published in "Contemporary" a few months ago. In the article, Shi Tiesheng's calm demeanor and courage in the face of fate, and the calmness and compassion that transcend life and death have moved countless readers and attracted attention nationwide. There was a strong response within.

A reader wrote in a letter and commented: "The Temple of Earth and Me" is to Shi Tiesheng, just like "The Ordinary World" is to Lu Yao, and "White Deer Plain" is to Cheng Zhongshi.

This kind of evaluation is undoubtedly extremely high. It not only affirms the literary, artistic and ideological nature of the essay "Me and the Temple of Earth", but also affirms Shi Tiesheng's achievements in literary creation, placing him among the top writers in China. middle.

Recently, Yu Qiuyu's collection of essays "Cultural Journey" has been a hit, and the craze for essays seems to be rising in society, so the Chinese Literature Society recently plans to publish several essay collections to try it out.

Shi Tiesheng's prose is outstanding among domestic writers, and with the publication of "Me and the Temple of Earth" this year, it has become very popular. Publishing a collection of his prose is one of the best choices for the Chinese Literature Society.

After listening to Lin Weimin's explanation, Shi Tiesheng happily agreed to the matter.

In the past two years, he has gotten older and his health is not as good as before. Although he keeps writing and earns a lot of money every year, most of his income is still spent on medical treatment.

He is naturally happy to have one more book.

“I’m also getting royalties this time.”

Lin Weimin joked: "Maybe I can make a big fortune like Wang Shuo!"

"If I could make as much money as him, I would be great!"

Two days later, the sample book of Rong Shihui's collection of fables came out, and Lin Weimin sent it to Jie Sutai.

The volume of "Collection of Rong Shihui's Fables" is very thin and cannot meet the standards of a book, so the publisher specially added exquisite illustrations to each story.

Looking at his late husband's posthumous work, Xie Sutai looked sad, with tears in his eyes, and kept thanking Lin Weimin.

"Sister, if you want to say thank you, it should be the Chinese Literature Society that thanks Lao Rong. He dedicated his best youth to the Chinese Literature Society, and through his hands, the Chinese Literature Society has established countless masterpieces in contemporary literature for the Chinese Literature Society."

Listening to Lin Weimin's thanks, Xie Sutai's tears flowed uncontrollably. Lin Weimin's words were the highest recognition of Rong Shihui's achievements in his life.

The print run of "Rong Shihui's Fables" is not large, only 5,000 copies, and it is unlikely that more copies will be printed in the future, but at least it is published and fulfills Rong Shihui's last wish during his lifetime.

At the weekend, Lin Weimin came to Yanyingchang Guest House.

Jiang Wen's movie has not started filming since last year and has not started filming this year. In the past two months, Jiang Wen has been tossing about actors.

Other actors are easy to talk about, but when it comes to the selection of male and female leads, Jiang Wen starts to make mistakes again.

The male protagonist is called Ma Xiaojun. Jiang Wen had to find an actor who looked very similar to himself when he was a teenager. How narcissistic is he?

The other is the heroine Milan, who belongs to Jiang Wen's imagined muse. She must be beautiful, have a good figure, and be fashionable, to the extent that the little sweet potato will blush with heartbeat and blush at the first glance.

Anyway, the script has been decided, and it doesn't cost much to choose actors. It's just a waste of time, and Lin Weimin doesn't care.

Jiang Wen called last night and said that he had selected another group of actors and asked Lin Weimin to come over and watch them.

When Lin Weimin arrived at the guest house, he saw a group of boys and girls. The boys were all ugly, but the girls were more beautiful than the others.

Obviously, Jiang Wen's intention to find a male protagonist who looks like him is definitely not pure.

He doesn't look good himself, so he wants his avatar to be the most handsome in the movie, even if he looks taller than his skinny self.

There is no need to think about actresses, it is purely to satisfy Jiang Wen's teenage fantasies.

"Teacher Lin, look at these children. They are all good talents that the crew found from all over the country."

Jiang Wen first gave Lin Weimin a stack of photos. Lin Weimin took the photos without looking at them and asked, "Do you have anyone you like?"

"Yes!" Jiang Wen suddenly became excited when Lin Weimin asked him to make the decision. He picked out a few photos from a stack of photos.

"Look, this is Ma Xiaojun, this is Milan, and..."

Lin Weimin looked at the photos Jiang Wen picked out, and they were no different from what he remembered.

Xia Yu, Geng Le, Ning Jing, Tao Hong, the main actors in the movie are all alive together.

"Okay, just keep an eye on it. It's already September, so hurry up and turn it on."

Lin Weimin's trust made Jiang Wen very excited, "Teacher Lin, you still understand me. But I think, what I want for this movie is the feeling of summer. Summer is almost over now, and there is no feeling when shooting. I think it's okay Wait another half year, wait until next year..."

Jiang Wen stopped talking because he watched Lin Weimin's face darken little by little.

"As a director, don't you know there is something called a filter? Wait until next summer to shoot? Okay, I'll ask Mike to withdraw the funds first, and no one will care about you for the next year's shooting!"

Lin Weimin knew Jiang Wen well. He was someone who would dare to open a dyeing shop if he gave him three points of color. Originally, Lin Weimin wanted to respect him as a director, but this guy's brain circuit is really beyond the reach of respect.

"Look, don't be angry, I just said that." Jiang Wen said weakly.

"Don't talk nonsense! We have been preparing for more than half a year. Now that the actors have been selected, what work is left? Can we start filming within half a month?" Lin Weimin said impatiently.

Jiang Wen looked embarrassed, "Half a month? Time is a bit tight."

"Let's make a movie, Momojiji. I think you are not this material. You can be an actor in the future. Why are you so fussy!"

Lin Weimin's method of motivating generals was very useful. Jiang Wen immediately said: "Half a month, half a month, it will definitely start."

"Okay, then it's settled. You hurry up and make preparations. Let me know when the launch date is set, and I'll notify Mike to come and attend the launch ceremony."

After deciding to start the phone in two sentences, Lin Weimin was ready to leave the guest house.

Jiang Wen sent him out of the room and bumped into a girl. Before he could speak, he burst into laughter and said, "Director!"

Tao Hong said hello to Jiang Wen, and Jiang Wen introduced: "This is Tao Hong, the actor in Beibei, and this is Teacher Lin, the producer of our movie."

"Hello, Teacher Lin!" Tao Hong said hello obediently.

Lin Weimin nodded, and wanted to remind you: Girl, be careful with your bald head in the future!

"Teacher Lin, I will take you out." Jiang Wen said.

With that said, the two of them went out.

When she got home in the afternoon, Tao Huimin secretly found Lin Weimin.

"You will tell me later that there is a party tonight and you have to take me with you."

"What are you doing?" Lin Weimin was confused.

"I really don't want to drink the soup made by my mother. Please take me to change the taste tonight." Tao Huimin frowned, feeling very aggrieved.

Sister Sun has only been in the family for a short time. After working as a chef for a few days, she was replaced by Tao's mother. Now she is only responsible for purchasing. She will buy whatever vegetables Tao's mother asks her to buy.

Tao Mu, the chef, cooks every meal at home now, with a combination of meat and vegetables, four dishes and one soup. Almost every day there are crucian carp soup, pig's trotter soup, chicken soup, and supplements brought from Ruian's hometown.

Within a few days, Tao Huimin's face had become rounder, and even Lin Weimin had gained a few pounds.

Lin Weimin looked at her cute appearance and said dotingly: "What do you want to eat?"

Tao Huimin first looked around cautiously and made sure that Tao's mother was not nearby, "Take me to eat KFC!"

She swallowed as she spoke, obviously because of the greed in her stomach.

Lin Weimin frowned and said: "KFC is all junk food..."

Halfway through his words, he looked at the pleading look in Tao Huimin's eyes and said, "Just eat it this time. Eating too much is not good for the child."

Like a greedy little cat, Tao Huimin nodded while swallowing, "Okay, okay, just this once, I will never eat again."

The first KFC in Yanjing opened in 1987, located at Qianmen.

It happened to be November when it opened. On the first day, thousands of customers waited for two hours in the cold weather just to have a meal at KFC. The police were even deployed to maintain order at the scene.

KFC is not cheap. A set meal costs 7 yuan and 30 cents, but this price has not weakened Yanjing people's enthusiasm for this place.

In the years since its opening, KFC's daily sales have been no less than 40,000 yuan, ranking first among more than 7,000 KFC chain stores around the world, far exceeding the second place. In the second year after its opening, the Qianmen "KFC Hometown Chicken Fast Food Restaurant" earned back all its costs.

Eating a meal at KFC is a very prestigious thing for young people and children in Yanjing these days.

In the few years since KFC opened, Lin Weimin took Tao Huimin there two or three times. Even if he occasionally tried something new, Tao Huimin didn't really like the food there.

But maybe pregnancy has changed my appetite. When I mentioned KFC today, I almost started drooling.

After the two discussed it, before Tao's mother prepared to cook, Lin Weimin said: "Mom, there is no need to cook for Huimin and me tonight. Our friend is sick, and we are going to visit him."

"Let's go after dinner." Tao Mu said.

"No, Mom. We are going to Tiesheng's house. Every time we go there, we have to bring food to their house. It would be embarrassing if we don't eat."

Seeing this, Tao's mother didn't force herself, "Okay, then come back early tonight."

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Tao Huimin agreed excitedly and couldn't wait to pull Lin Weimin out.

The two got into the car. Tao Huimin had just fastened her seat belt when she suddenly said: "Hey, do you think it's not good for us to curse Tiesheng like this?"

"I didn't lie, he was already sick." Lin Weimin retorted, and then subconsciously added with a guilty conscience: "After dinner, buy him something later."

Tao Huimin nodded, feeling relieved, "This is a good idea!"