The literary era since 1979

Chapter 347: A Bright Future
The sky gradually darkened and the night became darker.

The yellow light from the desk lamp shone on the first draft of "Artificial Intelligence", which was scribbled, revised, circled and drawn.

Fangyan stretched his body, and his bones creaked. Suddenly, a pair of hands reached out from behind and wrapped around his neck.

Gong Xing stared at the densely packed words and asked, "Is it finished?"

"Well, we can let Yang Xiao, Yao Haijun and others go to Beijing to collect the manuscripts."

Fang Yan smiled and said, "We can take this opportunity to talk to them about the launch of the magazine."

"I have something to tell you, too." Gong Xing said, "Mom asked you to go back to Nanluoguxiang this Sunday."

Fangyan asked: "Did you say what it was about?"

Gong Xing said, "Aren't Ruoxue, Xiaoya and the others going to graduate and be assigned jobs soon? I want to discuss future arrangements with you."

Nowadays, college students are still guaranteed jobs after graduation.

It sounds enviable, after all, it guarantees a stable job, but it can be a good job as well as a bad job.

Although you are guaranteed a job, it may not be a job that satisfies you and allows you to make the most of your strengths.

But in the past, the assignments for college graduates were like marriages in ancient times, in that before getting married, neither party knew each other.

Basically, we have to go through the two gates of universities and education departments, and there is no way to have direct contact with enterprises.

What's more, nowadays, state-owned units have been restructured into enterprises, responsible for their own profits and losses. In addition, in recent years, a large number of educated youth have been recruited as regular and temporary workers. Many units are bloated and have serious redundancy. Therefore, more and more college students have begun to contact the units on their own initiative.

"Yanzi, please think about this carefully for them."

Watching Fang Yan, Bai Ruoxue and the others chatting, Yang Xia took out a bottle of Arctic Ocean soda from the refrigerator and handed it over.

Fang Yan responded, his eyes lingering on Su Ya for a few seconds, and he vaguely guessed something in his heart.

"That is to say, Yihe will go to October to be an editor, and Shengnan will stay at the school to teach. What about you? What are your plans?"

"I...Ruoxue, you should speak first."

Su Ya opened her mouth and turned her head away.

Bai Ruoxue said firmly: "Teacher Fang, my grandfather and I have already discussed it. I want to study abroad."

"I thought you would go into foreign trade or diplomacy." Fang Yan was very surprised. "What major do you plan to study?"

"Business." Bai Ruoxue blurted out, obviously she was fully prepared.

"Same as Lizhi!" Fang Yan's eyes lit up instantly. This was the talent he needed most at the moment.

Bai Ruoxue nodded. It was because of last year's trip to the United States and the communication and contact with Li Zhi that she decided on her major.

Fangyan asked, "Are you going to study at the University of San Francisco like her?"

“I plan to go to business school at UC Berkeley.”

Bai Ruoxue not only asked Mike, but also listened to the advice of Bai Yaoshan and his many old friends.

"That's great, but you can't study abroad at government expense this time. You can only study abroad at your own expense."

Fangyan disagrees, saying that his cultural and educational foundation can fully fund the project.

"No, no, Mr. Fang, I can just work and study like Li Zhi."

Bai Ruoxue glanced at Su Ya calmly and said, "This full funding should be left to others who need it more."

"There's more than one quota."

Fang Yan couldn't help but understand and waved his hand, thinking that the foundation would be even more powerful with Bai Ruoxue as a secretary.

"Compared to this, I actually need your letter of recommendation more." Bai Ruoxue's tone was full of anticipation.

"My letters of recommendation?"

Fangyan knew clearly that there was an implicit rule regarding "letters of recommendation" within American universities. For example, the reason why Pan Yaoming was able to go to college was thanks to letters of recommendation from Nie Hualing, Xiao Qian and others. However, he had only made some achievements in literature. How could that be useful in business school?

Bai Ruoxue said seriously: "Of course! Mike said that you are also very famous in American universities!" Fangyan thought about it carefully and realized that it was true.

Not to mention that it is the winner of the National Book Award, "Saving Private Ryan" alone remains high on the US bestseller list, with no signs of falling off the list. Moreover, Spielberg has already been officially announced as the director, so perhaps it will be released worldwide soon.

What's more, his book "Guns, Viruses, and Steel" was officially published at the end of March!

As soon as he thought of this, he readily agreed. "One letter is not enough. What are you going to do with the rest of the recommendation letters?"

Bai Ruoxue said that a professor from Yanda University would write a letter of recommendation for her, and also wrote a letter to entrust Nie Hualing to help her.

"It would be nice to have a letter of recommendation from the University of Iowa's business school."

The two of them were chatting animatedly about studying abroad.

Su Ya was standing aside, listening to the general idea, and a hint of disappointment flashed in her envious eyes.

Fang Yan smiled and said, "What about you? Have you ever thought about studying abroad?"

"I had it in mind when I was applying for college: I would work after graduation."

Su Ya shook her head and laughed. She had been studying full-time for these years and her family’s finances had been depleted. Now her family was depending on her to earn a salary!

"It's okay. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Fang Yan said: "But have you ever thought about what kind of work you want to do, or do you plan to obey the assignment?"

Seeing Su Ya hesitate to speak, Bai Ruoxue said sympathetically: "Xiao Ya wants to go to the film and television department."

"I thought you wanted to work in a publishing house or a theater. How come you wanted to work in the film and television industry?"

Fangyan raised his eyebrows. Just based on the fact that Su Ya had published works in journals such as "Poetry Exploration" and "Green Wind" during her college years, and was also the vice president of the May Fourth Literary Society and a playwright for the Yan University Drama Society, many publishing houses would be scrambling to recruit her.

Su Ya replied: "I like movies and TV series, and I think being a screenwriter for movies and TV series will be more fulfilling."

Bai Ruoxue asked: "Teacher Fang, what do you think?"

Fang Yan said: "In my opinion, instead of working as a full-time screenwriter in a film studio, it would be better to work in a TV drama production unit."

"Why?" Su Ya asked.

Fang Yan said: "Because under my influence, the film studio has begun to use young people, but only in positions such as director, photographer, and artist. Screenwriters are still promoted based on seniority. Unless you are the author of the original work, you must be prepared to sit on the bench when you enter the studio."

Su Ya asked curiously, "Won't it be the case with TV dramas?"

"will not."

Fangyan smiled. Although the number of TV viewers across the country is soaring, there are still very few TV drama production studios, and there is a shortage of talent. Basically, people are seconded from local film studios, drama troupes and other units. But it is undeniable that TV dramas have a bigger market than movies!

"But the only TV drama production company in Yanjing seems to be CCTV."

Bai Ruoxue frowned.

Hearing "CCTV", Su Ya hesitated, "Is it very, very difficult to get in?"

"I have to ask Sister Pei Ning about this."

Bai Ruoxue told the truth that although Qiu Peining had signed an actor contract with the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions", her position had always been in the International Department of CCTV.

Su Ya was very nervous. With her resume, it would not be easy for her to step into the threshold of the China TV Drama Production Center.

"It's okay even if I can't go to CCTV. I do have a good place to go. It depends on whether you are willing to go there or not."

Fangyan gave a mysterious smile.

Su Ya and Bai Ruoxue looked at each other, "Where are we going?"

"There is also a TV drama production studio under Yanjing TV Station."

Fangyan narrowed his eyes, not knowing whether there was a young man named "Xu Fei" in the unit.

(End of this chapter)