Literary Master 1978

In a hurry, April is coming to an end.

Last month's news report on the National Outstanding Short Story Award put Lin Chaoyang in the limelight in the domestic literary world. In this month, he received letters of invitation from many publications.

He could receive some before, but not as frequently as this time.

Lin Chaoyang wrote letters to decline requests from these publications one by one. He was really too busy.

He usually has to work, write novels in his spare time, and occasionally find time to take correspondence courses in the library department. Recently, he has stopped even taking classes in the Chinese department.

He agreed to Xie Jin's script, which he has been writing recently. Although he said he wanted to complete it as soon as possible, the prerequisite was to ensure the quality.

Before May Day, Su Zhi called Lin Chaoyang and told him that the artistic version of "The First Floor in the World" would premiere on May 15th, and that someone would give him some tickets for the premiere in two days.

As the screenwriter of "The First Floor in the World", Lin Chaoyang is the soul of this drama, so he will naturally attend the premiere day.

After waiting for several months, the People's Art version of "The First Floor in the World" is finally here.

A few days before the premiere of the play, Renyi sent four tickets.

Two of them naturally belong to Lin Chaoyang and his wife, while the other two are naturally to honor Tao's father and Tao's mother.

For this reason, Tao Yumo was very dissatisfied. She had been living in the Overseas Chinese Apartment recently and was happy to miss Shu. Of course, there is no less work to do.

If there is no merit, there will still be hard work. If there is no hard work, there will still be fatigue. As a result, good things will not happen at all.

On the evening of the 15th, Lin Chaoyang and his wife met Tao's father and Tao's mother and set out for the city. It was only around 6:30 when they arrived at the entrance of the Capital Theater.

Renyi's plays are always popular, not to mention that today is the premiere of a new play. With nearly an hour left before the performance, a lot of people have already gathered in front of the Capital Theater.

As early as last winter, the reputation of "The First Floor in the World" has spread throughout the Yenching literary and art circles due to the wonderful performance by the students of Yenching Normal University.

As a result, it was later reported that Renyi had obtained the script, which caused the drama to attract widespread attention in the theater industry during the rehearsal stage.

Last month, Lin Chaoyang came into the limelight again through a report by the People's Daily. His first drama as a popular young writer is naturally highly anticipated by readers.

For the drama "The First Floor in the World", Renyi has assembled a first-class creative team. The director is Xia Chun, one of the veteran directors who founded the theater, and the actors are also some of the most skilled people in Renyi today.

During the rehearsal, the crew carefully studied the script and polished the characters, striving to vividly present the "Fu Ju De" written by Lin Chaoyang and the turmoil and changes of the Republic of China on the stage.

"The First Floor in the World" is Renyi's key play this year. Before its premiere, Renyi put a lot of effort into promoting it. Renyi contacted many media in Yanjing to report on it.

One week before the premiere of the play, ordinary people in Yanjing knew from media reports that Renyi was about to stage a play that showed the social changes during the Republic of China.

The drama market has been booming in recent years, and many drama-loving audiences have great enthusiasm for the premiere of "The First Floor in the World". This has also made "The First Floor in the World" a hot topic among the public in Yanjing City even before its premiere. focus topics.

The Capital Theater is the resident theater of the People's Art Theatre. Over the years, it has become a holy place for Yanjing drama lovers.

This was not the first time for Lin Chaoyang to come. He took his family into the theater and walked near the seats when he saw Su Zhizheng talking to an old man with a rich face.

"Dean, this is Comrade Chaoyang, the screenwriter of "The First Floor in the World"."

There is only one person in Manrenyi who can make Su Zhi called the dean, and that is Cao Yu.

Cao Yu had a fair, amiable face and wore a pair of square-framed gold-rimmed glasses. After hearing Yu Zhi's introduction, he smiled and extended his hand to Lin Chaoyang.

"Hello, Comrade Chaoyang."

"Hello!"

"I've read your script several times. It's very well written!" After shaking hands, Cao Yu said again to Lin Chaoyang.

He felt flattered immediately and said a few words of humility.

"If the script is good, it's good. Stop being so modest."

The two chatted for a while, and then Zhi introduced the other old men sitting next to Lin Chaoyang one by one.

Sitting in this row, apart from several academy leaders from Renyi, were all guests invited by Renyi and heavyweights in the Yanjing literary and art circles.

Playwright Wu Zuguang, writer and translator Xiao Qian, senior director of Yanying Studio Cheng Yin...

After chatting with everyone, the play was about to begin.

As the opening bell rang, the audience quickly fell silent.

Before the curtain opened, a familiar narration sounded.

"In the summer of 1917, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty was escorted by Zhang Xun, the commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty, and he was given the title of Dabao..."

Along with the narration, the curtain opens.

Compared with the level of props and scene decoration made by Yan Normal University students, the stage level of Renyi is undoubtedly more exquisite.

But what is even more impressive is the performance of the actors, with various characters appearing on stage, including Luo Datou, Chang Gui, Wang Zixi, Ke Wu, Xiu Dingxin...

In the first act, Lu Mengshi, the absolute protagonist of the play, has not yet appeared, but just the appearance of a group of supporting characters with their own characteristics has firmly caught the audience's attention and made them fully immersed in the play.

On the stage, the old shopkeeper Tang Deyuan's eyes widened in anger at his unfilial son, and he was speechless. Suddenly he felt sick, screamed, and bent over to vomit.

The two sons screamed in panic.

Everyone on the stage was beating their backs a little and pinching their middles. The old shopkeeper was still vomiting and couldn't hold on anymore. Everyone panicked and rushed to call the doctor.

But Tang Deyuan struggled to get up and called the second shopkeeper Wang Zixi's name, "Zixi, I don't want a doctor. Hurry, go quickly, go and ask for Lu Meng Shi..."

"Lu Mengshi? The one who sings the niche?"

The curtain falls.

During the scene change, Wu Zuguang, who was sitting next to Cao Yu, whispered to him: "This script is very solid!"

"I've read the script several times and it's really good."

"No wonder people are spreading rumors that this script is like "Teahouse"."

Listening to Wu Zuguang's praise, Cao Yu couldn't hide his pride, "There is only one "Teahouse", but it is indeed rare for young people to write such a good script."

Today is the premiere of "The First Floor in the World", and many people from the Yanjing literary and art circles came. During the short period of time when the show changed, many people were talking about the scene just now.

In the eyes of connoisseurs, a good show is only good, and it is clear at a glance that the quality of "The First Floor in the World" is not inferior to any previous classics of Renyi.

The curtain opened again, and it was already three years later on the stage.

The actors vividly presented the characters, vividly interpreted the characters' personalities and destiny, and also revealed the social turmoil of the great era.

Under the influence of the actors, the audience was fully immersed in this dramatic journey across time and space.

An hour and a half passed by in a flash, and in the last scene of the play, the music came to an end, leaving only a couplet on the stage.

"What a dilapidated building, who is the owner and who is the guest; there are only three old houses, and the moon is bright and the wind is good."

After all the actors left the stage, the huge theater fell into silence. All the audience were still immersed in the play, reminiscing and being moved.

After a while, I don’t know who started it. In an instant, thunderous applause broke out in the theater, like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, soaring into the sky.

The curtain opened again, and the actors took the stage one by one to take their bows. The applause from the audience became louder, lasting and warm.

Cheers and shouts filled the theater. The audience expressed their excitement and joy in this way. They stood up and applauded to greet the actors on the stage and express their recognition and love for "The First Floor in the World".

The screenwriter Lin Chaoyang and director Xia Chun were invited to the stage by the actors, which was different from the last time they were invited to the stage by the students of Yan Normal University.

The stage at Yan'an Normal University is full of youth and enthusiasm, but standing on the stage of human art, Lin Chaoyang can feel the audience's heartfelt love for the drama. Their love is not crazy, but only rational. It is precisely because of this rationality that love is lasting and continuous.

There is no doubt that the premiere of "The First Floor in the World" was a huge success.

The day after the premiere, many media outlets in Yanjing reported on the grand premiere of "The First Floor in the World".

At the entrance of the Capital Theater that day, there was a long queue outside the ticket booth. It was as far as the eye could see. They were all admiring audiences preparing to watch the show.

According to what Su Zhi told Lin Chaoyang later, the ticket booths were crowded and collapsed in order to grab tickets that day.

In the following days, the literary and artistic circles, especially the theater circles, quickly released their evaluations of "The First Floor".

The success of the premiere of "The First Floor in the World" not only won the hearts of ordinary audiences, but also received high praise from drama critics and peers.

Xiao Qian published an article in Yanjing Evening News commenting on "The First Floor in the World": It is a genre painting with color, fragrance and taste.

Cao Yu was interviewed by the media and said publicly: He read the script of "The First Floor" three times and watched the drama performance five times in a row.

Many people also praised "The First Floor in the World" for inheriting the depth of script creation in "Teahouse" and giving birth to another classic drama.

Suddenly, many famous figures in the Yanjing literary and artistic circles expressed their evaluation of "The First Floor in the World", which seemed to have become a trend.

In just a few days, "The First Floor in the World" became famous in Yanjing!

That evening, while Tao's father was reading the newspaper, he suddenly became inspired by poetry and recited a poem: "Only peonies are the true national beauty, and they move the capital when they bloom!"

Tao's father shook his head while reciting the poem, obviously very proud.

It was rare for him to act so rashly, which immediately aroused Tao's mother's interest. She came closer and took a look at the newspaper.

I discovered that the newspaper that Tao's father was reading contained an article by the playwright Huang Zongjiang commenting on "The First Floor in the World".

Mother Tao glanced at it and was deeply impressed by one of the sentences: The clear words and beautiful sentences can be compared with Chekov's.

"Look how beautiful you are!" she said sarcastically to her husband.

Father Tao did not hide his pride at all, "Aren't you happy that your son-in-law's works have been so highly praised by experts?"

"There are so many people praising me, how can I be happy for each one of them?"

Tao's father looked at his wife's performance and shook his head. He was so tough!

While the couple was talking, Zhu Guangqian came to the door. He hadn't been to the house much recently. He scanned the house and found no sign of Lin Chaoyang.

"Where is your son-in-law?"

"I'm moving. Let's live in a big house!" Tao's father said in a relaxed tone.

"Moving?" Zhu Guangqian looked surprised when he heard this, "Did the school allocate a house to him?"

"No, I bought it myself, at the Overseas Chinese Apartment."

"Buy a house by yourself?" Zhu Guangqian seemed to have heard some fantasy, and his expression was half surprised and half puzzled, "Does he have money to burn?"

"Now that they have the conditions, they naturally want to live in a better place. Chaoyang also needs a quiet creative environment." Tao's father explained for his daughter and son-in-law.

"They have their own house. Can the company allocate a house in the future? This is a big loss!"

"We can't control the affairs of young people. Why do you worry about them?"

"Am I worrying about him? I'm scolding that kid for not being clear-headed."

Comrade Zhu was very upset. Lin Chaoyang was gone. Who would he go to play with in the future?

Tao's father knew that he was so irritable because he lost a chess friend, so he called him: "Come on, I'll play chess with you!"

"Your chess is terrible!"

Zhu Guangqian left the Tao family after saying this, leaving Tao's father in a mess.

My chess is terrible?

Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? Not only are you terrible at chess, but your chess character is also poor!

Even Tao's father, who has a good temper, can't stand being scorned for playing chess with good intentions.

After Zhu Guang was sent away, dinner was ready. The family was eating. Tao Yucheng also talked about the recent popularity of "The World's No. 1 Restaurant" in the Beijing drama and literary circles. His face was red and he was very proud.

Before going to bed at night, Tao's father put down the book he was reading and found that his wife was reading a newspaper.

After a closer look, wasn't that the one he had turned to in the evening?

He quietly observed his wife's expression, and the words popped up in his mind again:

You are really hard-mouthed!