1980 My literary era

Lin Weimin nodded without hesitation. What he said was so clear. How could he not understand?

Lao Qin had already retired a long time ago and was now re-employed. With his retirement this time, the director's position was vacant and he was the natural successor.

The content of the novel "Hunting" is a bit taboo, but no one can say how the authorities and public opinion will react and what the results will be.

If "Hunting" is published as scheduled in the future, what kind of negative impact will it cause? When I take over, it is very likely to be attacked and exploited by someone with intentions, and the director position may be lost.

Although Lin Weimin did not take his position at the Chinese Literature Society too seriously, it was the result of his hard work and hard work, so he naturally did not want this problem to arise.

If "Hunting" is released later, just release it later. When the position is obtained, it doesn't matter whether it is suspended or dismissed.

After all, we have been directors, haven’t we?

"Then it's up to you, move back a little bit."

When Cheng Wuchun heard his statement, he nodded happily and said, "As long as you understand this."

He encouraged again: "Behave well during this period, don't jump too much, and don't be too pushy."

"knew."

Talking about it every day makes me look like a troublemaker.

After Lin Weimin returned to the back building, he grabbed Qin Chaoyang and said, "Why didn't you tell me if you wanted to retreat?"

Comrade Lao Qin threw his hand away and said, "You're so anxious! There are still several months!"

Lin Weimin asked unexpectedly, "Then why is Lao Cheng talking to me about this matter so early?"

Comrade Lao Qin smiled slightly, his expression full of wisdom, "Don't guess what the leader is thinking!"

"Mysterious!"

Comrade Lao Qin said to him again: "Do you know what Lao Niu and the others said just now when they pulled me?"

"What did you say?" Lin Weimin asked casually.

"They say, people who do things for the people are fair."

Having said this, Comrade Lao Qin smiled and patted Lin Weimin on the shoulder, and then left.

Lin Weimin's eyes flickered, what does this old man mean?

Qin Chaoyang’s words indeed represent the aspirations of many colleagues at the Chinese Literature Society.

Everyone wants the benefits, but what everyone wants to see more is fairness in the process and results.

Lin Weimin had always had a normal relationship with Wang Yangchen, but his recommendation of Wang Yangchen at the meeting really exceeded everyone's expectations.

This is not to say that Wang Yangchen is not worthy of recommendation, but that he is silent in the company, only working with his head down, and has basically no sense of presence in the company.

Wang Yangchen once said that he is just an old scalper, and words such as "just work hard" show his temperament.

Everyone has a steelyard in their heart. Everyone wants the benefits, but not everyone can get them. Honors and rewards are often concentrated on only a few people. The more this happens, the more fairness is needed.

Compared with the leaders and experts who are usually surrounded by flowers and applause, Wang Yangchen can better represent the vast number of employees of the Chinese Literature Society.

Therefore, Lin Weimin's recommendation of him as a candidate for the Taofen Award is, to a certain extent, in line with the broadest public opinion of the Chinese Literature Society.

This also makes Lin Weimin's reputation among comrades even more outstanding.

While the Chinese Literature Society was busy discussing the Taofen Publishing Award, No. 1, Beishatan Beach, Yanjing.

Courtyard No. 1, North Beach, sounds similar to No. 2, Beach North Street, where the Cultural Association is located. In fact, the two places are far apart. This is the residence of the Chinese Dramatists Association.

At this time, a heated discussion was taking place in the meeting room of the Dramatists Guild.

This year is 1987, and the selection activities for the Fourth National Drama, Opera, and Drama Outstanding Script Awards have begun. The selection scope of the works is the works performed between 1986 and 1987.

More than 300 operas, operas, and drama scripts from all over the country participated in the competition, and the jury had a very heavy workload.

But what really makes the judges of the jury scratch their heads is not the issue of award selection. The National Outstanding Script Award for Drama, Opera and Drama is a biennial national awards event. The award-winning works are never just one, but multiple.

The year with the most awards, there were 72 award-winning works in the three major categories of drama, opera, and drama. That was during the first awards ceremony, which was called a pork-sharing competition.

There was no experience the first time, but later the jury also discovered the shortcomings of this method of dividing pork.

Therefore, in the next two awards, the number of winners has been reduced year by year. This year is the fourth award, and only 16 winning works have been confirmed.

Although there are still many, compared with previous years, this number is quite small, and the gold content of the awards has also increased to a certain extent.

What the jury is scratching its head about now is not the list of winners, but how to award them.

The person who wanted to give the award was none other than Lin Weimin.

In the past few years, Lin Weimin quickly rose to prominence in the domestic drama circle by writing drama scripts for people's art. His works were widely popular and the limelight was unprecedented.

The Outstanding Screenplay Award has been held since 1981. It stands to reason that such an award event will definitely involve Lin Weimin. Even if Lin Weimin himself does not participate, Renyi will sign up for him.

But the problem is that Lin Weimin has a good teacher-Mr. Wan. Mr. Wan is both the dean of the People's Arts and the chairman of the Dramatists Association. Lin Weimin will definitely make people uncomfortable if he participates in the award evaluation as his disciple.

Therefore, Lin Weimin has never been involved in the association's awards activities. Let alone winning the award, his name will not be included in the nomination list at all.

This is a tacit understanding between both parties.

It's a good thing now that his work has won an award abroad, and it's the Tony Award, the highest level theater award in the United States. The association is completely in trouble.

You, the master and the apprentice, were both upright and upright, but we were beaten into balls!

I just recruited Lin Weimin into the association some time ago, and I planned to give him an award this year. However, after checking, I found that this person has not written any drama scripts in the past two years.

Upon hearing the news, the old comrades of the Theater Association felt as disgusted as swallowing flies.

When I didn't give you an award a few years ago, you were as productive as a sow. This year, I finally got to give you an award, so you stopped writing?

Sincerely do the right thing, right?

During the meeting, everyone was smoking and complaining helplessly.

No one dares to complain about Mr. Wan, but Lin Weimin, a junior, is indispensable.

When the meeting resumed, everyone looked sad again.

Someone suggested: "If that doesn't work, give it to "The Ming Dynasty 1566: Jiajing and Hai Rui"."

As soon as this proposal was mentioned, it was immediately rejected, "This drama Lin Weimin has no signature at all, how can I give it to him?"

"After all, he is also the author of the original work, so he can't give it to "Horse Trapper" or "Farewell My Concubine", right? Those were works a few years ago?"

At this point, the atmosphere of the meeting became a little stiff again. Everyone was so worried that they almost smoked the butts of their cigarettes, but they didn't think of a good solution.

At this moment, Zhong Lin, the junior in the association, said weakly: "Teachers..."

Many seniors cast their eyes on Zhong Lin, "What do you think, Xiao Zhong?"

Zhong Lin felt a little guilty after being stared at by everyone. Even though he had the title of secretary-general, his role in the Theater Association was actually that of a handyman. He was usually treated like an animal by these old guys, and he basically had nothing to say. right.

His throat squirmed and he said carefully: "When I went to see Teacher Lin a while ago, I heard him talk about something..."

"The play "The Intouchables" for which he won the award was introduced to Broadway in the United States by Mr. Arthur Miller. Everyone knows the achievements of this play, not only winning the Tony Award for Best Actor and Supporting Actor in a Play , and also achieved gratifying results at the box office..."

When Zhong Lin said this, an old comrade couldn't help but remind him: "Xiao Zhong, pick up the key points."

Zhong Lin panicked for a moment, then simplified what he wanted to say, and said: "Teacher Lin was invited to go to Broadway in the United States last year to adapt his "Horse Trapper" into "The Kite Runner", which happened to be on Broadway last year. During the performance in the United States, I heard from Teacher Lin that the results were also very good."

He stopped here and everyone understood what he meant.

"You mean, you can give this award to Lin Weimin's adaptation of "The Kite Runner" which was performed in the United States?"

Zhong Lin nodded, "Yes."

There was a brief silence in the conference room, and everyone looked a little confused.

"It's a bit inappropriate! Although the original work is written by Lin Weimin, this play was performed in the United States after all, so it shouldn't be included in our country's awards activities!"

This sentence touches the hearts of many people.

A play performed in the United States participates in the selection of Chinese awards. According to this logic, can other foreign works also be included in the selection?

This is pure nonsense!

"I think this is a solution. After all, it is Lin Weimin's work in the past two years. Although the play was performed abroad, it is written by a Chinese! Just treat it as an exception!"

When everyone was silent, someone expressed their agreement. This was probably the best way the Drama Association could think of.

"Well, let me see everyone vote with a show of hands!" The leader who presided over the meeting said when he saw that no one was moving, "Raise your hands if you agree."

The leader raised his hand first, followed by Zhong Lin.

The others looked at each other, and one after another raised their hands.

As I said just now, this is not a solution.

At present, no one can find a more suitable solution than this. What can we do if we don’t choose this option?

The list of winners for the 4th National Outstanding Script Awards for Opera, Opera and Drama has finally been determined. A total of 17 works have been awarded in the three categories of drama, opera and drama.

Later this month, the Dramatists Association will go to Yueyang, Hunan, where it will hold the 4th National Award Ceremony for Outstanding Scripts for Drama, Opera and Drama. This is a common practice for awards and will be held in a different location every time.

In the past few years, they were held in Yanjing, Fuzhou, and Changchun respectively. There is no way. Sponsorship is still very popular these days. Units like the Theater Association can only rely on the support of local governments and large state-owned enterprises if they want to organize large-scale units.

Lin Weimin's name appears among the seventeen award recipients. As long as he wins this award, the Theater Association will feel at ease, and it doesn't matter how others criticize him.