1980 My literary era

When he went to work on Monday, Lin Weimin received another bag full of letters, all from readers mailed to the Chinese Literature Society from all over the country.

Lin Weimin's previous letters were handled by the editorial department of "Contemporary", but seeing the number of letters increasing day by day, Lin Weimin's letters did not decrease every day, and they took up too much space in the office.

"For the people, I think you should find a place to collect these letters. It's not a problem to keep them in the editorial department!" Meng Weizai reminded.

The leader spoke, but Lin Weimin didn't dare to hesitate and said, "Don't worry, I'll take it away after get off work."

After work, Lin Weimin's bicycle was loaded with a sack full of letters on the back seat, as was the bicycles of Rong Shihui and Yao Shuzhi.

There were so many letters that Lin Weimin could only ask for help.

When he returned home, Lin Weimin stuffed the letters from readers into the back room and scattered them all over the floor.

"For the people, you can't leave Xinguang alone like this. It will be useless if the moisture returns to the ground in a few days. You have to find something to put it on." Rong Shihui warned.

"I know. I'll find someone to build two bookshelves later, and then put all the letters on the bookshelves."

Yao Shuzhi said: "Are you really extravagant? You have to build a bookshelf to deliver letters?"

"What should we do? There has to be a place to put it, right?"

Lin Weimin thought to himself, "What the hell do I do this? There are people who buy houses and trust them."

Yao Shuzhi thought the same thing. It was impossible to reply to most of these letters. If you were reluctant to throw them away, you had to keep them. This was the sentiment of readers all over the country.

Two days later, Lin Weimin visited Shi Tiesheng's house.

He has been really busy recently and hasn't been here for a long time.

It was summer, and the house of Shi Tiesheng's house was a little stuffy, so the two of them ran to chat under the tree in the yard.

Shi Tiesheng said that Qu Xiaowei hadn't been here for a while and he didn't know what he was busy with.

"What else can he be busy with? He is so idle at work, and he doesn't write any articles anymore. It's a waste of his life!"

Lin Weimin didn't feel guilty at all for speaking ill of people behind their backs, but was a little happy, "I wonder how his little partner is doing? Jinling, it's unrealistic to think about it. The little girl should have graduated by now. .”

Shi Tiesheng smiled and said: "When it comes to my little girl, she seems to be older than you."

"That's different. I've experienced a lot, and my mental age is older than hers." Lin Weimin rambled on.

"By the way. Xiaojian came here that day and said that you have gone to Yanying to give lectures."

Shi Tiesheng's tone was filled with wonder.

Lin Weimin told the story of how he met Han Zhuangzhuang. Shi Tiesheng was very happy to hear that Lin Weimin and his sister's son recognized each other.

"You have to call your nephew over and let me meet him."

"No problem, wait until this weekend, this kid will find something for me."

Shi Tiesheng has always been a cheerful and generous person. He said: "It is a rare experience to help Yanying's students, and it is also beneficial to your nephew's development."

"I know this, otherwise I wouldn't agree."

In the yard, the children from the next door neighbor's house were running around. Lin Weimin changed places for Shi Tiesheng, "I met Xiaojian in Yanying that day and told him to come to your house to hang out some time. But this time is a little bit... I was busy, so I went to Shaanxi to catch Lu Yao and returned to Yanjing to revise the manuscript, and I worked hard for a week."

Lin Weimin had already said that Lu Yao was crazy about writing when we chatted before. Shi Tiesheng shook his head and said: "If he doesn't take care of his body, he will suffer in the future."

"Yes, I went to bring him to Yanjing because I was worried that it would be too dangerous for him to continue like this."

Lin Weimin thought of Lu Yao's miserable situation being locked up in a small dark room. He patted the handle of Shi Tiesheng's wheelchair and said with a smile: "It's better this time. I'll make sure he has a healthy body. Not only is the novel finished, but when he comes out, Look, I’ve gained ten pounds.”

"Haha, you are so mean!"

After having dinner at Shi Tiesheng's house, it was already eight o'clock in the evening when Lin Weimin returned home.

After get off work the next day, Lin Weimin rode to Renyi. There was a script discussion today.

The script of Lin Weimin's version of "Farewell My Concubine" originated from the movie version. The movie is nearly three hours long, but the script is basically based on a strictly executed classic three-act play structure.

In order to meet the requirements of the drama stage as much as possible, Lin Weimin made necessary deletions and arrangements of all the contents presented in the novel from the very beginning. This is why when the old comrades of Renyi said that they wanted to change the script, he firmly opposed it. One of the reasons.

Everything that can be changed has been changed. Any further changes would be a huge effort and the whole book would have to be changed.

The script has been in Lan Yinhai's hands for some time, and he has also optimized it. Of course, this kind of optimization is more in line with the habits of drama performances.

Lin Weimin's original statement of "not changing a word" was to reflect his position.

Lan Yinhai sat next to Lin Weimin, holding a pen in one hand and scratching on the script, "That's it. The script still has three acts, but the concept of the scene needs to be enlarged. The three acts are friendship, grudges and betrayal, corresponding to the nine acts. There are three stages of development: joining the class, becoming determined, turning into a butterfly; giving a sword, saving the Overlord, and saving Yu Ji; hope, despair and disillusionment.

According to this plan, the duration will be approximately two and a half hours. "

Lan Yinhai is an actor who turned screenwriter halfway, but his professional ability is unquestionable. When he and Ouyang Shanzun discussed the plan for "Farewell My Concubine", Lin Weimin could not find any faults.

"Okay, just do as you say, I have no objection."

After talking about the script, Ouyang Shanzun talked about the role again.

The biggest difference between "Farewell My Concubine" and Renyi's previous scripts is that the prominence of its characters almost exceeds the importance of conflicts. As a result, the casting of actors has become a big problem.

Who can carry up Cheng Dieyi, a person who is not crazy and incapable of survival?

Nowadays, there are many actors registered for selection in the theater, but there are only a few who can make Ouyang Shanzun and Lan Yinhai feel that they are a good match for the roles.

The two called over the actors they thought were similar and gave Lin Weimin a look. Lin Weimin's impressions of "Farewell My Concubine" all came from the movie. According to the feeling of the movie, Lin Weimin felt that the two characters Duan Xiaolou and Juxian interacted. It shouldn't be a problem for a talented actor to play.

But he paid special attention to the casting of Cheng Dieyi. The two actors he saw now made it impossible for Lin Weimin to play the role of Cheng Dieyi for them based on their appearance alone.

After communicating their opinions with Shanzun Ouyang, he and Lan Yinhai were also a little worried.

It is self-evident how classic the role of Cheng Dieyi is. The two of them have been choosing between actors in Renyi these days, and this is the main reason for their hesitation.

After discussing for a long time, Lin Weimin had no clue and hesitated to speak.

Ouyang Shanzun saw his expression and said, "Teacher Lin, you can say whatever you want!"

Lin Weimin shook his head and said nothing. Just now, an idea suddenly popped into his mind to let Zhang Guorong act in a play, but then he felt that his idea was simply fantastic.

After discussing for a long time with no clue, the meeting ended and Lin Weimin left Renyi.