Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

Not only ordinary readers, but also some literary veterans have paid attention to this new work "Farewell My Concubine" and praised it very highly!

In a small Western-style building in Shanghai.

The sunlight shines through the leaves, casting mottled shadows on the wooden floor.

"Alas, I am not up to the task. These are just plain words, and they are written in a very awkward way..."

Ba Jin sat at his desk, writing on manuscript paper with a pen, intermittently, as he created "Random Thoughts", looking a little tired.

Li Xiaolin, Ba Jin's beloved daughter and editor-in-chief of Harvest magazine, brought over a plate of sliced ​​apples and placed them on the desk. She said with a smile, "Dad, you should take a rest. You have so many works that are worthy of being recorded in history. You are busy with work and your health is not very good. Why are you still being hard on yourself? Just enjoy your old age!"

Ba Jin picked up an apple slice and put it in his mouth, then said with a smile: "I wrote this little book not to be recorded in history, but just to send a signal to young writers, set an example and inspire them to write actively!"

"Dad, the circulation of this issue of October has exceeded 40 copies. The first print run of 20 copies was sold out on the same day. We quickly reprinted more copies and they are still selling now. They are very popular!" Li Xiaolin said with a bit of pride.

"40 copies, that's a good job. Are there any good works?" Ba Jin said with a smile.

These days, the circulation of various magazines has been steadily increasing, and there are many cases where a masterpiece can boost the circulation of an entire magazine.

Li Xiaolin took out a copy of October and said with a smile, "This issue contains a piece of work called Farewell My Concubine by Chu Kuangren. It is a rare dramatist's theme. Everyone says that the novel is of high quality and that he has boosted the circulation. Take a look!"

"Really? This guy writes really fast!" Ba Jin opened the magazine.

After a while, Ba Jin finished reading and said with a smile: "It is really well written! Literary creation must be rooted in the long and profound soil of Chinese national culture. To find one's own roots, national traditional culture should be the root of literature! Lin Zhengjun's novel writes about the charm of traditional opera culture!"

Lin Xiaolin agreed: "In the past few years, we advocated literary creation to break the old and establish the new, and the subject matter of creation focused on workers, peasants and soldiers, and the method emphasized three highlights and three strengths."

"Most traditional culture has been abandoned, such as traditional opera, antiques, emperors, generals, talented scholars and beautiful women. These traditional stories are not allowed to be included in the writing scope."

"It even affects the lifestyle of ordinary people. Putting up door gods and setting off firecrackers during the Spring Festival, and carrying bird cages to fight crickets are not encouraged. They are feudal and decadent lifestyles!"

"But in fact, some excellent parts of traditional culture have their own unique charm and have long been rooted in the blood of every Chinese son and daughter."

“Once this kind of shared memory is written down, it is not only fresh and interesting, but also resonates strongly with readers.”

“Good analysis!”

Ba Jin smiled and said, "You can contact Comrade Lin Zhengjun and see if he can authorize the reprinting of this article in Harvest. Then I will write a review for him!"

"Dad, you haven't commented on the works of young domestic writers for a long time. It seems that you really like them!" Li Xiaolin said with a smile.

“It’s really well written!”

……

Yenching, People's Art Theatre.

Cao Yu found Shi Yizhi, handed him a copy of October, and said, "Shi Yizhi, what do you think of this Farewell My Concubine?"

After reading it, Yi Shizhi was immediately excited and said, "What a masterpiece! This novel is really well written! It would be great if it could be adapted into a drama!"

During the special ten years, almost all actors of the National Theatre of China were wiped out, and all became members of the literary and artistic black line. Creation came to a complete standstill, and even the performance equipment was destroyed!

Performances were resumed at the beginning of the new era, but after all, the period had been interrupted for too long, and the People's Art Theatre still had no plays to perform, and new plays were extremely scarce.

In 1976, the General Political Department Repertory Theatre had to transplant the play "A Thousand Mountains and Rivers", in which Gong Xue played a minor role!

But this play is not the style of the People's Art Theatre, and the actors simply cannot act out the flavor of soldiers. It is purely forced upon them. But "Farewell My Concubine" is very suitable for it!

"You contact Comrade Zhengjun and see if he can authorize us to adapt the book into a play for release. We are in great need of excellent scripts. If he is willing to authorize us, he will give us the highest royalties!" After saying this, Cao Yu strolled away.

"Oh, Mr. Cao attaches great importance to this novel!" Yi Shizhi sighed.

In fact, the People's Art Theatre has an Art Committee, which is an expert group composed of screenwriters and actors, responsible for reviewing various projects.

Before this, Cao Yu was always very graceful and democratic. Even if he was optimistic about a project, he would submit it to the Art Committee for review according to the rules.

But this time, he wanted to launch the project without going through the Art Committee, and it was clear that he was determined.

……

If "Under the Hawthorn Tree" is a tear-jerker, then the power of "Farewell My Concubine" is comparable to a nuclear bomb!

So fierce!

When everyone saw Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou become famous, their expressions were gratified;

When Cheng Dieyi was raped to save Duan Xiaolou, his expression was heartbroken;

When Cheng Dieyi saw through human nature and committed suicide with a sword, everyone was saddened and had tears in their eyes when Duan Xiaolou cried out "Dieyi".

All readers' expressions change with the joys and sorrows of the characters in the novel, and their hearts are moved by their fate.

It can be said that with the publication of Farewell My Concubine, a hurricane of "Chu Madman" swept across the country.

The circulation was 400,000 copies, but at that time, a magazine was often passed on and shared among different readers, and it was unknown how many readers across the country saw this novel.

Of course, although it is impossible to count the specific numbers, it is conceivable that the numbers must be shocking.

……

When readers across the country were crying and heartbroken over Cheng Dieyi's tragic experience, just as Yu Hua realized, Lin Zhengjun left the sadness to his readers and kept the happiness to himself, and lived a happy life!

On the day of the Little New Year, he and Tang Xiaofu went to People's Literature again and found Teacher Cui Daoyi.

One is to visit his literary friends and give them some small gifts. The other is to ask him to contact the Liao Provincial Radio Station and authorize them to record and broadcast "Under the Hawthorn Tree" free of charge.

He had already promised Qin Danian that he would help with "marketing", so of course he had to put it into practice.

When Cui Daoyi contacted the Liao Provincial Radio Station, Lin Zhengjun expressed his idea.

The directors and producers of the novel series program were all stunned by the sudden happiness, and praised Lin Zhengjun for being indifferent to fame and gain and having a high moral character.

Little did they know that Lin Zhengjun would not ask for their royalties but let them advertise Lao Gandie Spicy Fish Canned Food for free!

At noon, Lin Zhengjun and Tang Xiaofu came to their grandfather's home at Yenching Institute of Technology to celebrate the New Year, carrying bags of gifts.

As soon as I entered the yard, I heard Zhou Chunlei's hearty laughter: "Haha, Zhengjun is really amazing. That spicy canned fish, oh my, it's so popular! I went to the department store to buy it for three consecutive days, but I couldn't buy it!"

"Lin Zhengjun is truly a genius! Xiaofu has good taste in finding such an outstanding partner." A middle-aged woman's voice came, gentle and pleasant.

"Doctor Fang, Zhu Lin is so beautiful, she is the only one in our hospital. The man she looks for will definitely be better than Zhengjun!" said Zhao Xiangrong.

Then, a strong male voice sounded: "I dare not even think about it, but if I can be one-tenth as good as a regular soldier, I will be very lucky!"

"Well, I introduced a worker to her some time ago. She met him once, and then refused to see him again. She is 26 years old this year. I am so worried about her!" the woman continued.

"Who?"

At the door, Lin Zhengjun glanced at Tang Xiaofu inquiringly, and Tang Xiaofu said, "It's Sister Zhu Lin's parents, Professor Zhu and Doctor Fang!"

"Haha, she's being urged to get married...Sister Zhu Lin is so miserable!" Lin Zhengjun chuckled and walked into the living room.