Literary Master 1978

There are only two buildings in the courtyard of the Overseas Chinese Apartment, one building has three units, and each unit has two households. There are a total of forty-eight households in the courtyard. Using the floor area ratio of later generations, it is almost equivalent to the standard of a villa area.

Lin Fugui's house was on the third floor. After entering the door, Lin Chaoyang felt that his eyes were bright. It turned out to be the sunlight coming from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the living room with a large south-facing balcony.

In this era, people's living conditions were simple, and the architecture and living concepts were very different from those of later generations. Very few residential buildings had a large south-facing living room, let alone a large balcony. Only those villas built in the early years had this kind of configuration.

Lin Fugui's apartment almost surpasses 99% of the residential buildings of this era in terms of layout design. Entering from the west side, there is a large living room with a bay of 5.5 meters to the south. The large balcony is the same width as the living room, with a 1.5 meter protrusion.

On the north side is the integrated kitchen and dining room, with a small balcony in the corner. The two south-facing bedrooms next to the living room are both 14 to 15 square meters. Opposite are the two north-facing bedrooms, which are smaller in area. There are two bathrooms sandwiched between the two north sides.

This kind of house type will not look out of date even if it is placed in a mid-to-high-end residence forty years later.

The entire house is paved with wooden floors, and the decoration is top-notch by the standards of this era. The key is to maintain it very well. It is an exaggeration to say that you can live in it with your bags, but it is not a big problem if you simply tidy it up.

Tao Yushu took Lin Chaoyang to the second bedroom facing south, "This room is very good for you to use as a study room. It has so much sunshine."

"It's too wasteful to use an area of ​​fifteen or six square meters as a study. I think the smaller one on the north side is good."

"That room is not as good as this one. We can use it together in the future."

"That's okay too."

"I want to build two big bookshelves, and put a big desk in the middle, and we will sit across from each other."

Tao Yushu held such beautiful thoughts that Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but immerse himself in them.

The couple walked around the house, and Tao Yushu liked it more and more. Although it was winter, there was plenty of sunshine in the house.

She came to the balcony of the living room, bathed in the sunshine, her eyes slightly narrowed, and her face was filled with an indescribable sense of happiness.

Lin Chaoyang noticed her emotions and asked softly: "Do you like it?"

Tao Yushu was about to speak, then he reacted, gave Lin Chaoyang a look, and shook his head.

Showing emotions in front of the seller will be greatly detrimental to subsequent price bargaining.

Guessing his wife's thoughts, Lin Chaoyang smiled and said nothing.

After looking at the house, Lin Chaoyang asked tentatively: "Fugui, how much do you plan to sell this house for?"

"Twelve thousand dollars."

Lin Chaoyang shook his head, "This price is too expensive for ordinary people."

"This is already very cheap. When my dad bought this place, he spent 8,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to 20,000 yuan.

If it were placed abroad, it would have increased a lot over the years. I'm selling it now and I haven't even gotten my capital back. Lin Fugui said.

Lin Chaoyang said with a smile: "Abroad is capitalism, and real estate is an industry with financial attributes. But in our country, there is currently no term for real estate. Houses are for living in, and people have no concept of buying a house, let alone adding value. concept."

"Take our writing industry as an example. In the 1950s, a group of writers spent a lot of money to buy courtyard houses. The cheapest house they bought at that time was more than 3,000 yuan, but those houses are still at this price today. "

"We don't count inflation. Some families even didn't even have 3,000 yuan when their houses were occupied during the buzz period and they took it back."

Lin Fugui knew that Lin Chaoyang was bargaining, but he was not moved at all. In his opinion, the price he gave was cheap enough.

"The price cannot be changed. I can extend the payment method for one year. You can pay me the house payment in three installments during the year."

Lin Chaoyang added: "Those who can afford so much money do not need your installment payment. Those who need installment payments may not be able to afford so much money."

Lin Fugui didn't speak and just shook his head. Obviously, Lin Chaoyang couldn't be moved by just a few words.

Seeing his attitude, Lin Chaoyang was not in a hurry. After a few words with Tao Yushu, he said, "Then let's discuss it when we go back."

Lin Fugui sent them downstairs, and when they got downstairs, Du Feng joked: "Brother-in-law, it seems you have to write more novels and scripts."

Lin Chaoyang smiled helplessly.

While upstairs, Lin Chaoyang and his wife discussed the study room. Lin Chaoyang himself said that he was engaged in writing. Du Feng also said that he wrote novels and plays. Lin Fugui became more and more curious as he listened.

"Brother-in-law is a writer?"

When they were introduced just now, Du Feng only said that Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu were his brothers-in-law and sisters, without introducing their names. Lin Fugui directly called them brother-in-law and sister.

"Written several works." Lin Chaoyang said in a low-key voice.

"Can I know what books you have written? I read a lot of novels in school."

Before Lin Chaoyang could speak, Du Feng said with a bit of showoff: "You must have read my brother-in-law's novels."

After hearing what he said, Lin Fugui suddenly became interested. Judging from Du Feng's tone, his brother-in-law must be quite famous.

"Have you seen "Wrangler"?" Du Feng asked.

Lin Fugui shook his head, "I haven't seen it."

Du Feng scratched his head, "Where's "Little Shoes"?"

Lin Fugui shook his head again, and Du Feng wondered: "Didn't you tell me that you have read a lot of novels?"

Lin Chaoyang felt that he would only be embarrassed if he continued like this, so he said: "Okay, I have only written a few works, and I have never even published a serious book. Please stop flattering me."

"Where is "Garland Under the Mountain"?" Du Feng asked again regardless of Lin Chaoyang's obstruction.

This time Lin Fugui had a reaction. He said excitedly: "I know this. I've seen it, and it talks about the Vietnam War."

Du Feng corrected him: "We call it self-defense and counterattack."

Lin Fugui didn't care about the title issue. He now knew that Lin Chaoyang was indeed a famous writer.

A few months ago, "Garland Under the Mountain" became a hit across the country, and even Lin Fugui, an overseas Chinese, was recommended to watch it by his classmates.

Among the overseas Chinese in the world, the overseas Chinese in Malaysia are undoubtedly the group of people who have the deepest ties to their motherland and have the strongest sense of belonging and national identity.

Lin Fugui felt passionate and impassioned after reading "Garland Under the Mountain". He never expected that he would get to know the author of this novel while selling his house today.

He suddenly asked again: "You, brother-in-law, also wrote "The First Floor in the World", right?"

Lin Chaoyang nodded, "Yes, have you seen it too?"

When mentioning "The First Floor in the World", Lin Fugui's expression became even more excited.

"Of course. "The First Floor in the World" was performed in our school last month, and all the students in the school went crazy for it. It was so well written!" Lin Fugui said in amazement.

"I still remember the first time I returned to China to visit relatives when I was a child. My father took me to Yanjing. We also had a roast duck in Quanjude. I still remember the taste."

Fujude in "The First Floor in the World" is Quanjude in reality. Lin Fugui's face was full of nostalgia when he mentioned the memories of his childhood.

Seeing that he loved Lin Chaoyang's works so much, Du Feng thought this was a good opportunity to bargain.

"Haha! This is such a great fate. I think this house is really prepared for you two, brother-in-law."

"Fugui, do you think you can make any more concessions on the price?"

Lin Fugui had a smile on his face, but shook his head firmly, "We can't lower it any more, my price is already very fair."

Du Feng couldn't help but cursed in his mind that this kid was really a difficult character.

Lin Fugui added: "The price cannot be negotiated anymore. But it is fate that we met each other. I can extend the payment time for another six months. One and a half years, four thousand yuan each time, how about it?"

After he finished speaking, Lin Chaoyang said noncommittally: "Let's go back and discuss it."

"Okay." A look of disappointment flashed in Lin Fugui's eyes.

After leaving the overseas Chinese apartment, Du Feng asked: "Sister, brother-in-law, what do you think?"

Lin Chaoyang looked at Tao Yushu. The happiness she showed in the house just now made Lin Chaoyang know that he should buy this house no matter what.

"Whether a house is a good house is mainly a matter of money. Your sister and I still have a big gap between our savings and the house payment."

Du Feng said with some regret: "This house is really good. I think it is better than my dad's house."

Du Feng's family lives in a two-story building in the military compound. In terms of area alone, it beats the overseas Chinese apartment.

But in terms of layout and design concept, the Overseas Chinese Apartment is undoubtedly superior to their two-story building, which is both western-style and very comfortable.

"I'll figure it out about the money," Tao Yushu said.

Lin Chaoyang looked at his wife and had a guess in his mind. He waited for Du Feng to leave before asking: "You don't want to borrow money from your parents, do you?"

My wife is still studying and has simple social connections around her. She said she would think of a solution, and the only solution is to look for her parents.

"Yeah." Tao Yushu responded.

Lin Chaoyang shook his head, "No."

"My parents have a lot of savings, and we can borrow them for emergencies."

My husband is currently writing novels, and his income is indeed quite good, but now the money in their hands as a couple is still 7,000 yuan short of the house payment. It is still a bit stressful to make so much money in one and a half years.

Tao Yushu's plan is to borrow some money from his parents first and prolong the repayment period, so that the pressure on the couple will be much less.

"It's not necessary. We can scrape together five thousand yuan now, and it won't be difficult to earn another seven thousand yuan in a year and a half."

Tao Yushu said: "Don't think so. You are writing a novel, not copying a book. It doesn't matter how much you write, it doesn't matter whether it will be published, and it doesn't matter how much the manuscript fee will be."

Lin Chaoyang thought to himself that it was actually not much more difficult than copying a book.

In order to catch fish, he spent a lot of time working in front of Tao Yushu this year, which gave Tao Yushu the illusion that every one of his works was the result of painstaking efforts and hard work.

He put his arm around Tao Yushu's shoulders and said, "Leave the money matter to me, as long as you like the house."

Tao Yushu frowned with a serious expression, "You can't waste your creative talent just to make money. Creation is a very serious matter."

"Don't worry, I know."

The two returned home. After dinner, Lin Chaoyang went into the house and started writing a novel.

Since writing the script for "The First Floor in the World", Lin Chaoyang has not written much for more than a month.

He had never thought that he would spend more than 10,000 yuan to buy a house in the late 1970s, but seeing Tao Yushu's performance when looking at houses in the Overseas Chinese Apartment today gave him a strong sense of responsibility and mission.

Now there is still a shortfall of 7,000 yuan to buy a house. Although Tao Yushu thinks this amount of money is huge and cannot be earned in a short time, Lin Chaoyang is very confident.

He used to slack off, but now it is time to show his real skills.

He worked non-stop all night, writing thousands of words without thinking, and he wrote thousands of words on paper.

Before the temporary, Lin Chaoyang reviewed the results of the night and nodded with satisfaction. The efficiency is still good.

It seems that whether it is now or in the future, buying a house is indeed the biggest motivation for workers!