1980 My literary era

The incident of eggs being thrown at the Bell Tower Bookstore made Jia Pingwa feel a little depressed, but Lin Weimin's casual words made him suddenly enlightened.

Even the little girl Yuxiu who was feeling frightened by this incident put aside her worries. During the book signing during the day, she sat next to Jia Pingwa, and even had an egg thrown at her while writing a book, which almost left the little girl behind. Psychological shadow.

The train to Shanghai was a long one. Lin Weimin and several writers were chatting in the carriage. Qin Yunxiang and Wang Hongjun from the publishing department were hiding in another carriage.

Yuxiu asked Lin Weimin, "Chief Editor Lin, why do I feel that Uncle Qin and Brother Wang are so afraid of you?"

"Have it?"

"Yes. Whenever you are around, their mood will be very tense, and they won't even dare to say anything."

Yuxiu is young but has keen observation skills.

The expressions of the people next to him were subtle. Although Yuxiu had written a novel, she was not in the circle of writers, so she was not clear about some information.

Everyone knows why Qin Yunxiang and Wang Hongjun are so afraid of Lin Weimin.

Corruption occurred in the distribution department of the Chinese Publishing House, and three staff members, including the vice president, were sent in. It was rumored that Lin Weimin was responsible for collecting evidence.

So, can Qin Yunxiang and Wang Hongjun not be afraid?

This is the living king of Hell of the Chinese Literature Society!

"Haha, I'm their leader, I'm afraid I'm not normal at all." Lin Weimin said, and then changed the subject and said: "Xiao Yu will go to college when school starts, right?"

"Yeah." When talking about the upcoming college life, Yuxiu looked forward to it.

Her college entrance examination scores were good and she was admitted to Pengcheng University.

In later generations, Pengcheng University is a very magical school, not 985, not 211, but the employment of students is better than the last.

Some people say that it is because of the training of a little Ma Ge, but this is far from being explained by a little Ma Ge. The more critical reason is that the SAR government attaches great importance to local talents.

In the six months since "Flower Season and Rainy Season" was published, Yuxiu had seen a lot of the world and matured quickly. She talked about her parents wanting her to study abroad.

Yuxiu's family was well off, so it was not difficult to send her to study abroad.

"But I want to use my own royalties to study abroad." Yuxiu said.

Everyone laughed after hearing this. They were not laughing at the little girl's whims, but were pleased with their gains.

Their works were included in the Buhu Book Series, the sales volume was good, and their income could no longer be described as considerable. This was something that this group of writers had never thought of before writing the book.

The foreign sales of Jia Pingwa's "The Wasted City" now exceed 20 million, and his personal royalties alone are as high as 2 million yuan. This income has also allowed him to surpass Lu Yao and Cheng Zhongshi and become the richest man in Shaanxi literary circles.

In addition to Jia Pingwa, the concepts of "Shaanxi Army's Eastern Expedition" and "Shaanxi Literary Five Tiger Generals" launched by the Chinese Literature Society in the first half of the year are also widely sought after.

Not to mention the already famous Lu Yao and Cheng Zhongshi, the average monthly sales of Gao Jianqun's "The Last Huns" and Jingfu's "Eight Miles of Love" have exceeded 150,000 copies, and the total sales volume is expected to exceed one million just around the corner. The sales momentum is not inferior to Bu's. Tiger Books.

And Yuxiu, a young girl, also received nearly one million yuan in royalties due to the best-seller of "Flower Season and Rainy Season".

Moreover, "Flower Season and Rainy Season" has only been published for half a year. This novel will continue to bring Yuxiu a lot of income for a long time in the future.

Not only can she use her royalties to support her study abroad expenses, but her life as an adult will also benefit from it.

When everyone was talking about royalties, they couldn't help but smile on their faces, and the same was true for Liang Xiaosheng sitting next to him.

His smile has a kind of innocence, which makes people very fond of him.

He originally worked at Yan Film Studio, but in 1988 he was transferred to China Children's Film Studio as deputy director of the art committee.

There was no other benefit to going to Erying Studio, except that he could get a house, which solved his urgent need.

This time his "Annihilation" was selected into the Buhu Book Series. Liang Xiaosheng originally had no hope of getting royalties. He thought that it would be great to get a royalties of 150 yuan per thousand words. A royalties of tens of thousands of yuan could help his family solve many problems. Big question.

But the reality surprised him. His book sold 400,000 copies in two months. According to the contract, sales exceeding 150,000 copies directly turned into royalties settlement.

Although the royalties are paid every three months and he has not received them yet, the Chinese Literature Society has always kept its promise in terms of payment of royalties.

Liang Xiaosheng did some calculations with his wife Jiao Dan at home. Even if he only calculated based on the sales volume in the first two months, he could get at least 250,000 in royalties.

This income alone exceeds the sum of all wages and royalties earned by Liang Xiaosheng after working for so many years. It is simply a sudden fortune.

Not to mention that this is only the first two months.

It was late at night, and everyone was chatting. Some people fell asleep, and others stopped talking and fell asleep.

Wuhan, Jinling, Shanghai...

After the signing in Xi'an, everyone headed south along the Yangtze River, and then to the last two stops of the nationwide signing, Yangcheng and Pengcheng.

Arriving at Yangcheng, it is also known as Flower City, which is also the origin of the name of the magazine "Flower City".

After learning that Lin Weimin led his team to Yangcheng for autograph signings, "Flower City" editor-in-chief Wen Neng specially arranged some activities for Lin Weimin.

Don't get carried away, just eat and watch the show.

Because Wen Neng was a private invitation, Lin Weimin could not bring his subordinates and writers to the appointment. They went to Pengcheng on the same day that the signings were sold out.

Anyway, there is only the last stop left. Everyone is familiar with the road, and it doesn't matter whether Lin Weimin comes with him or not.

Everyone made an appointment to meet in Yangcheng, and Lin Weimin enjoyed Wen Neng's arrangement with peace of mind.

Of course there is no such fake tradition as eating Hu Jianren, but it is also a fact that eating Hu Jianren is popular in Yangcheng.

After enjoying three delicious meals a day, Wen Neng invited Lin Weimin to watch a Cantonese opera in the evening.

Cantonese Opera originated from Southern Opera and was based on Haiyan, Yiyang, Kunshan, Bangzi and other tunes in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the Xianfeng and Daoguang years of the Qing Dynasty, local troupes used Xipi and Erhuang as the basic tunes in their performances, and also included high-pitched tunes. Cantonese opera is gradually formed by using Kun Opera, Kunqu Opera, folk music and contemporary tunes, using "Stage Mandarin" as the basic language mixed with Cantonese dialect.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Cantonese opera, like other local operas, established specialized Cantonese opera troupes and Cantonese opera theaters, with a solid folk foundation.

However, due to language limitations, the spread of Cantonese opera is mostly limited to Cantonese-speaking regions such as Guangdong and Guangxi, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. On the contrary, there is no market and audience in the mainland.

The play Wen Neng invited Lin Weimin to watch today is "The Second Life of Red Plum", which was created by Cantonese opera playwright Tang Disheng and adapted from "The Story of Red Plum" by Zhou Chaojun of the Ming Dynasty.

"The style of the painting railing is to place the bamboos horizontally, like this on a clear moonlit night in the world.

I am worried about the Xiaoxiao courtyard and the stacked terraces.

At dusk, the moon has already ascended to the Toad Palace. It is hard to continue the bridge dream at night. How can I distribute two crazy loves when I am wandering?

It's better to write a new chapter with colored pens than to be bored and nostalgic. Who can lose such a face and a figure like Song Yu? "

While enjoying the beautiful singing on the stage, Wen Neng did some popular science for Lin Weimin.

Lin Weimin heard that the name "Tang Disheng" sounded familiar, and then he thought about it.

Isn't this the disciple of Thirteenth Lang of the South China Sea?

Seeing that Lin Weimin was interested in Tang Disheng, Wen Neng started to popularize science for him again. The more Lin Weimin listened, the more interesting it became, and he didn't even bother to watch the show.

The Thirteenth Man of the South China Sea was originally named Jiang Yuliu, and Tang Disheng was his disciple. Both of them were Cantonese opera playwrights. The two masters and apprentices created "Fishing for Snow in the Cold River", "Shadows of Tears in the Heart", "Lixiang Yuan" and "Seventy-Two Copper City" Works such as "Scent of a Daughter", "Lonely Bird in the Sunset Clouds", "The Story of the Purple Hairpin" and "Emperor's Flower" are all popular and popular plays in Cantonese opera.

Compared with his disciple Tang Disheng, Jiang Yuliu's life experience is more legendary, and his life story is also widely circulated in Guangdong, Guangxi, Xiangjiang and other places.

Lin Weimin watched "The Thirteen Heroes of the South China Sea" played by Xie Junhao in later generations, which tells the legendary life of Jiang Yuliu, the Thirteenth Hero of the South China Sea.

Jiang Yuli came from a wealthy family, and his father Jiang Kongyin was one of the leading wealthy businessmen in the area. Although he came from a prominent family, he was a sentimental person.

When Jiang Yuliu was young, he was expelled from school because he was too naughty and mischievous. In desperation, his father had no choice but to send him to Xiangjiang to study. In Hong Kong, he met Lily, who made his heart beat. He fell in love with Lily at first sight, and even gave up everything in Xiangjiang for her and went to Shanghai with her.

After that, he disappeared for two years. Two years later, he reappeared, looking impoverished. His family wanted to know what happened in the two years since he disappeared, but no matter who asked, he remained silent.

This experience was the source of inspiration for his famous work "Fishing for Snow on the Cold River".

After returning to Hong Kong, Jiang Yuliu was addicted to Cantonese opera, but every time he heard a famous actor singing on the stage, he would shake his head. The famous actor Xue Wuge on the stage was disturbed by him, but the two did not know each other and became Made close friends.

Since then, Jiang Yuliu has become an instant hit with "Fishing for Snow on the Cold River" and has become a gold medal screenwriter in the Cantonese opera industry in Hong Kong.

The famous Jiang Yuliu attracted many admirers, and Tang Disheng was one of them.

The relationship between the two originated from drama creation. Jiang Yuliu's creative style is unique. He often needs assistants when thinking about lyrics and music, and many writers can't keep up with his ideas and speed.

But Tang Disheng was able to do it, so Tang Disheng was accepted as a disciple by Jiang Yuliu.

Jiang Yuliu was a drama genius, and Tang Disheng was no less generous. The teacher-student relationship only lasted a while, but Jiang Yuliu didn't want Tang Disheng to live in his shadow forever, burying his talent, and kicked him away with bad words.

After leaving Jiang Yuliu, Tang Disheng quickly emerged in the Cantonese opera world, and became close to Jiang Yuliu for a while.

Tang Disheng's departure was a turning point in Jiang Yuliu's life. The rest of his life was followed by poverty and tragedy.

During the war, Jiang Yuliu devoted himself to the military camp with enthusiasm. In the military camp, he tried to use inspirational stories to arouse the patriotism of the soldiers.

But his colleagues only used vulgar dramas to disturb the morale of the soldiers. Jiang Yuli couldn't stand it and beat his colleagues severely. The story of Jiang Yuxi beating someone in the army spread throughout the industry, and no one dared to ask him to write a script anymore, thinking that he was arrogant and arrogant because of his talent.

With no source of income, Jiang Yuliu lived in poverty. The political situation in the mainland was changing, his father died at home, and his apprentice Tang Disheng died young. Under the series of heavy losses, Jiang Yuliu turned into a crazy beggar.

Lin Weimin still remembers the line that the crazy Jiang Yuliu said when he faced the arrest of the police.

"The one who stole my left shoe was the British, and the one who stole my right shoe was the Japanese. They have stolen all the Chinese shoes. There is no way to go, there is nowhere to go, and there is no way out!"

A typical old-style intellectual, a patriotic literati who was uninhibited, pursued love, and pursued equality. The tragedy of his life was not only caused by his own character, but also the tragedy of the times and history.

In later generations, some people will always compare the movie "Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea" with "Farewell My Concubine". Lin Weimin will not discuss the film techniques, but he will talk about the ups and downs of the plot, the vividness and fullness of the characters, and the epic magnanimity shown in the work. , Lin Weimin believes that the two are indeed equal.

Lin Weimin inexplicably thought of the bankrupt Li Chengru and what had happened to him when he had just been suspended.

Look at this writing material, isn’t it coming?