1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 172 Good-looking is the most important thing

The selection of national excellent short stories is the first batch of literary awards in China. In terms of influence, it is not comparable to the literary awards named after literary giants in later generations, but it is still very influential in the literary circle.

Especially for those writers who have not yet become famous, winning such an award will undoubtedly greatly increase their popularity and network of contacts.

On the contrary, Lin Weimin and Jiang Zilong, who have already become famous writers, received very limited bonuses, at most, they added an honor.

After the award ceremony, Lin Weimin's life returned to calm.

On this day, Lin Weimin received a call from Ren Hao, saying that the filming of "The Cliff" was finished, and the crew was disbanded on the spot. Next, he will come to Yanjing to do the post-production of the TV series, which is expected to take two to three months.

They made an appointment to have dinner together when they were free, and the two hung up the phone.

Two days later, Lu Yao's "Life" was officially launched, and Lin Weimin specially called Lu Yao to tell him the news.

Lu Yao was a little excited on the phone, "I want to buy 100 copies as gifts!"

Lin Weimin heard these words a little familiar.

Hey, isn't that what Yoko said?
"Don't rush to spend money yet. I deducted the manuscript fee bill, and it's still 300 yuan, and you still owe me 700 yuan!"

"The next book will be returned to you."

Lu Yao's tone showed an air of treating money like dung.

"Don't write the book, you can return it when it is printed next time."

"Okay, that's it."

Qu Xiaowei found Lin Weimin this afternoon.

"Lend me the courtyard next to the Forbidden City."

"Why are you borrowing the house?"

Qu Xiaowei gave Lin Weimin a look, you don't care about me at all!
"My buddies are getting married in half a month. Haiyan's parents, brothers, sisters and a few relatives will come over by then, so I have to find a place for them to live in?
I plan to let them stay for a few more days and have fun in Yanjing for a few days. It is too inconvenient to live in a guest house.On that day, your family will be your natal family. "

There was a good reason for this, Lin Weimin threw the key to Qu Xiaowei.

"Go and tidy up, there are big things, but if you want to live, you need to add some bedding and daily necessities."

"Okay, just leave it alone."

Qu Xiaowei left gracefully.

Lin Weimin looked at his back and felt that the thief grandson was getting carried away recently.

In mid-April, Qu Xiaowei and Liu Haiyan got married. The two had already divorced their certificates more than half a month ago. Today is the wedding ceremony.

Weddings in the 80s were relatively simple, but Qu Xiaowei's family conditions were not bad. Unlike this era when weddings were generally held at home, Qu's family held the wedding and wedding banquet in Huifeng Hall.

In the late Qing Dynasty, a number of restaurants with built-in stages appeared in Yanjing, which could be used for large-scale banquets. They were named after halls.Those who eat in the hall are not ordinary nobles, and those who can come to the hall to hold banquets are not ordinary people.

These canteens have witnessed all kinds of festive events in the upper class in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.

In the past, there were eight halls in Yanjing City, and there are different versions. The most common ones are Huifeng Hall, Huixian Hall, Fushou Hall, Tianfu Hall, Fuqing Hall, Tonghe Hall, Qinghe Hall, and Juxian Hall.Each of the eight halls has its own characteristics and particularity.

However, only the Huifengtang family can persist until now.

Huifeng Tang opened in 1858, mainly serving Shandong cuisine. It was opened on Yinsi Street outside Qianmen in the early days, and later moved to Cuiwei Road. There is still a plaque bestowed by Empress Dowager Cixi on the inside of the store.

Their family only accepts banquets for weddings and funerals, not scattered seats.

Qu Xiaowei's family held their wedding and wedding banquet here, among other things, the faces of the bride Liu Haiyan's family were all bright.

On the day of the wedding, Qu Xiaowei's family found a Lada as a wedding car. It was placed at this time in 82, and it was unusually tall.

Lin Weimin's two-wheeled motorcycle can only be reduced to pick up passengers... to pick up relatives.

After helping for a long time, Lin Weimin was finally able to sit down and have a meal at the wedding banquet. The Huifengtang’s specialty is traditional Shandong cuisine combined with Jiaodong seafood, but Lin Weimin stared at the "nine-turn large intestine" on the table. It's not easy to eat such a decent "large intestine".

Zheng Guo and Yao Shuzhi also came today, and they sat next to Lin Weimin. They had almost eaten, and when they chatted, Lin Weimin asked, "When are you two going to do business?"

Yao Shuzhi looked at Zheng Guo, Zheng Guo was still busy with the dishes in the bowl, "Whatever it is, next year, right?"

Lin Weimin observed the expressions of the two men, which is probably called the difference in offensive and defensive momentum.

At the beginning, Zheng Guo was interested in Yao Shuzhi, and he had to help himself to succeed.Now that he succeeded, Zheng Guo was not in a hurry, and became Yao Shuzhi in a hurry.

After the wedding, Lin Weimin helped Qu Xiaowei send her natal relatives back to the courtyard next to the Forbidden City.

"Oh, thank you Weimin today." Liu Haiyan's mother said.

"Auntie, you are too polite. I am friends with Xiaowei and Haiyan, which is what we should do. Auntie, I will leave first if there is nothing else to do."

"For the people, don't worry, come and sit for a while."

Liu Haiyan's mother said again: "It's really hard to find a friend like you even with a lantern!"

Liu Haiyan's mother had heard about Lin Weimin's identity from her daughter a long time ago. He is both a great writer and an editor of the Chinese Literature Society.They ride motorcycles when they go out, and even the courtyard they live in now belongs to someone else.

His own son-in-law is pretty good, but compared to Lin Weimin, he is almost meaningless.

"Auntie, you're flattering yourself." Lin Weimin said politely.

Liu Haiyan's mother asked: "I heard from our family Haiyan that you are still single now?"

"Ah, yes." Lin Weimin was a little surprised.

"Why didn't you talk about a friend?"

Lin Weimin said perfunctorily, "I haven't met the right one yet."

The two were talking, when Liu Haiyan, who had just finished seeing off the guests, entered the room. She was dressed as a bride, and seeing her mother pulling Lin Weimin to talk, the conversation between her mother and her second aunt last night immediately rang out.

"Mom, you guys should rest early, don't chat anymore, Weimin has to go back to work in the afternoon."

Interrupted by her daughter, Liu Haiyan's mother gave her a sneaky look, and sent Lin Weimin out of the house with a smile.

After Lin Weimin left, Liu Haiyan's mother scolded, "You just got married and you forgot about your family?"

Liu Haiyan said impatiently: "Mom, let me tell you, don't mess with the mandarin ducks. He is a great writer for the people. He is good-looking, rich and talented, and has a decent job. What kind of people are you looking for? Can't find it? The girl comrades expressed their affection for him, but he was too high-sighted to look down on him."

"Your second sister is not bad, okay?"

"My second sister is not bad, but her condition is better! Just stop thinking about it."

Liu Haiyan's mother was reprimanded by her daughter, saying that she forgot her mother when she had a husband's family, and Liu Haiyan comforted her mother with a few words and went out.

At this time Lin Weimin had already left, Liu Haiyan smiled wryly at Qu Xiaowei, "My mother hasn't given up yet."

Qu Xiaowei laughed and said, "It's normal. Weimin is now Tang Monk in "Journey to the West". Which woman can't be envious?"

Then Qu Xiaowei brought up the example of Huang Anyi who came to Yanjing a few days ago, "Anyi has been interested in serving the people since she was in the Institute of Literature, and this time I see, she still has not given up on this thought. "

Liu Haiyan wondered: "Hey, you said he really doesn't know how to serve the people?"

Qu Xiaowei thought for a while, and said: "It's a bit confusing to say that the style is a little bit, but he is not so stupid as to be so stupid. I guess he just doesn't like him."

"Then what does he like?"

"What else do you like? Like a fairy girl." Qu Xiaowei concluded.

After all, he is Lin Weimin's good friend, Qu Xiaowei got to the point right away.

Looking good is the most important thing.

"Forget about his old bachelor. It doesn't matter what he likes, the most important thing is what I like."

Qu Xiaowei hugged Liu Haiyan who was still thinking, with a malicious smile on his face.

Liu Haiyan gave him a charming look.

The two rode bicycles and wandered to the love nest.

In mid-April, the annual performance of "Untouchable" ended again.

Throughout the season, the play has become more and more popular and its influence has grown, and its reputation has spread beyond Yanjing.

So he found Lin Weimin, and Shuozhijiang Repertory Troupe hoped to get the authorization to perform "Untouchable".

To use the script of "Untouchable", it is necessary to charge an extra draft fee, and Lin Weimin is happy to see the result.

"Right now in China, Yanjing Renyi and Shanghai Renyi are probably the ones who are really powerful. They have fixed a few plays every year, and they have to make a fool of themselves from time to time. As for other local repertory troupes, they are subject to various factors. There are not many well-received and well-received plays, and the script is the biggest problem."

So he said worriedly.

In the past few years, the development of domestic cultural circles has been booming, and the drama industry has also benefited a lot. However, compared with the great development of other industries, the development of drama is still somewhat insufficient.

"It can't be achieved overnight. The art of drama needs soil to cultivate audiences, and there is no rush." ​​Lin Weimin said.

So Zhi nodded, "That's it. Okay, then it's settled. I will inform Zhijiang to use the script of "Untouchable", and I will ask them to send you the draft fee bill later."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Coming out of Renyi, Lin Weimin met Han Zhuangzhuang who was hanging out with Liang Guanhua.

This kid, why does he only know how to hang out with men all day long?
"Uncle, please invite Guanhua to eat at home tonight?"

"Okay, you cook."

Han Zhuangzhuang patted his chest, "No problem!"

These two foodies entered the house, and Lin Weimin's rice vat suffered disaster.

During the meal, Han Zhuangzhuang said: "Uncle, please help me write a script when you have time."

Lin Weimin squinted at him, which probably meant, young man, do you know what you are talking about now.

Uncle, a contestant with a thousand characters of 12 yuan, you want me to write the script for you?
"Why do you ask me to write the script for you? Renyi's drama is not enough for you to perform?"

Han Zhuangzhuang said: "But I can't get into the role, I just wait for others to assign it. Guanhua is even worse, he is just a student in a training class, and he can only arrange students' homework. Uncle, get me a script, let me Let's have a good time."

"You won't be able to get on stage even if I wrote it."

"We entertain ourselves."

Unable to stand Han Zhuangzhuang's plea, Lin Weimin reluctantly agreed.

Unexpectedly, Han Zhuangzhuang began to put forward new requirements, "Old man, I think our script should be designed with two protagonists. You can write that Guanhua and I are brothers who have been separated for many years..."

"roll!"

Give some color and open a dyeing workshop, which is Han Zhuangzhuang.

"If you don't write, then don't write. Who are you scolding?" Han Zhuangzhuang pulled Liang Guanhua and shrank his head to hide.

Lin Weimin shook his head helplessly, he came to the study, since he agreed to Han Zhuangzhuang, it's no big deal to satisfy his wish.

Han Zhuangzhuang and Liang Guanhua, one is an actor who can't act, and the other is a student in a training class. Lin Weimin doesn't intend to write any serious works for you, just a sketch is enough.

The skit was originally a project set up by the performing arts unit to examine the learning progress of the students.

At the first CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 1983, Yan Shunkai performed "Ah Q's Monologue", which was the first time he used the performance form of "sketch". A delightful form of performance.

If you say that Lin Weimin has seen too many sketches, any one he picks out is a masterpiece.

He searched for the works in his memory, which were too far away from the present, and had to be in line with the current social environment and living conditions.

It doesn't matter if the actor's traces of the character are too heavy, just like Chen Xiaoer's skits, if the leading role wasn't for him, would there be so many laughs?

After much deliberation, Lin Weimin thought of a sketch.

To say that on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala in those years, the sketch actor had the least sense of presence, and Mr. Huang Hong can definitely be ranked first.

For the skits he played, you feel that if you change someone to perform, no audience will notice.

"Yang Bailao and Huang Shiren" is a new type of story.

The original well-known model opera was changed into a sketch. Due to the changes of the times, the positions of Huang Shiren and Yang Bailao have been reversed, and conflicts have arisen as a result.

The roles of the two leading actors are evenly matched, but the personal characteristics of the actors are not overemphasized, and it is also a play within a play. It is a perfect work for Han Zhuangzhuang and Liang Guanhua to practice their skills.

Lin Weimin doesn't remember when the Spring Festival Gala started to fail, but at least when he was a child, it brought countless happiness to all the people in the country, and now he can provide himself with material.

It may also be that the Spring Festival Gala has never been bad, but now we have seen a lot.

It took Han Zhuangzhuang a whole night to prepare the script, and early the next morning, Lin Weimin threw the script in his nephew's face.

Han Zhuangzhuang took the script with suspicious eyes, "Uncle, you finished it in just one night, don't fool your nephew!"

"Love or not."

Han Zhuangzhuang hugged the script in his arms, "How can I not want it!"

Coming to Renyi in the morning, Han Zhuangzhuang now only has one role rehearsal in "Farewell My Concubine". He spends very little rehearsal time on the stage every day. Most of the time, the young directors in the theater take them, young actors, to rehearse Those old repertoires, exercise their stage experience and acting skills.

When he was free in the afternoon, Han Zhuangzhuang found Liang Guanhua and took out the script.

"Mr. Lin is so fast?"

"That's right, you don't know that my uncle has a nickname called 'Quick Gunner'?" Han Zhuangzhuang was proud.

It was the first time Liang Guanhua heard about it, and he couldn't help but sigh that Mr. Lin's efficiency is really fast.

The two got together to study the script carefully, and after reading it for a while, they laughed and laughed.

"Haha, Mr. Lin's script is so funny."

"Hey, it's interesting to think about it. Guanhua, you can play Yang Bailao."

"Okay. By the way, this is still missing the role of 'director'."

Han Zhuangzhuang scratched his head, "We still have to find someone."

Liang Guanhua thought for a while and said, "I'll bring someone from our training class."

"This script is about a female director. You need to find a female classmate."

"No problem, there are several female students in our class."

(End of this chapter)