Literary Master 1978

Beijing Cinema has the word "capital" in its name, so the hardware conditions are good and the ticket prices are naturally more expensive than those of ordinary cinemas.

They not only have black tickets of 20 cents and green tickets of 30 cents, but also red tickets of 40 cents, but red tickets are not sold to the public.

Red tickets are also called foreign guest seats, which are prepared for foreign guests as the name suggests, and tickets are only sold half an hour before the show, because they are afraid that foreign guests will come at the last minute and have to be reserved.

Lin Erchun gritted his teeth and wanted to buy eleven green tickets. Zhao Li walked over with her two sons and squeezed through the crowd, and said to Lin Erchun: "Uncle Lin, we have two children here, and we can buy student tickets."

Tao Yushu has graduated, Tao Yumo went out today without his student ID card, and only Tao Xiwen and Tao Xiwu, the two younger ones, knew that they were students without taking out their student ID cards.

Lin Erchun spent 2.9 yuan to buy nine green tickets and two student tickets. When he walked back from the ticket office, he tried his best to control his distressed expression.

"Come on, one ticket per person." He distributed the movie tickets to everyone with a smile on his face.

Lin Chaoyang stared at the green movie ticket in his hand and whispered to Tao Yushu, "Green ticket. I guess the old man is trembling with pain right now."

Tao Yushu suppressed his smile and patted him lightly, "How can you make up your own father like this."

"My own father is not an outsider."

The couple was telling a joke, and Tao Yumo stared at the movie ticket in his hand and said in surprise, "Why is it a ticket for four o'clock?"

The green ticket, of course, is green, divided into a movie ticket and a sub-ticket. The outline of the Capital Cinema is printed in the middle, and the five words "Capital Cinema" are written on the right. The address of the cinema is in a line of small characters on the left, and the seat number is right below.

Tao Yumo's ticket is "8 rows and 8 seats upstairs", and it is also stamped with a red seal, with the corresponding date and time of the movie ticket, showing exactly four o'clock in the afternoon.

"It's fire!"

Tao Yucheng said casually, his eyes on the bustling audience in the lounge.

I didn't notice it when I came in just now, but in less than 20 minutes, the number of audiences in the lounge has obviously increased a lot.

It's not even one o'clock yet, and there are still more than three hours before the movie starts. Tao's father said, "This time is just right to go out shopping."

After everyone discussed it, the Capital Cinema is close to Xidan, and the two old couples still went shopping in the mall. Tao Yucheng and his wife took their children to play with them.

Lin Chaoyang and his wife went to Xidan Xinhua Bookstore to read books. Tao Yumo thought about it and followed behind her sister and brother-in-law.

Xidan Xinhua Bookstore opened in the 1950s and is the oldest Xinhua Bookstore in Yanjing City, second only to Wangfujing Bookstore.

However, it mainly sells various science and technology and industrial standard books, which is not very friendly to Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu, two liberal arts students. The couple went into the store and took a look and felt that it was not interesting.

Xidan Xinhua Bookstore is located at the intersection of West Chang'an Street and Henger Tiao Road. The couple walked along Henger Tiao and saw the sign of "China Bookstore" less than 300 meters away.

The couple entered the bookstore. This bookstore in Henger Tiao is the newspaper and magazine collection and distribution department of China Bookstore. It mainly deals in newspapers and magazines, but also sells old and new books, new books, calligraphy and painting copybooks and other commodities.

When Lin Chaoyang saw "Harvest" on the bookshelf, he suddenly remembered the letter written by Lu Wenfu before. His novel should be published this month, right?

"Harvest" is a bimonthly magazine, published on the 25th of odd months, and the first issue of this year's magazine has not yet been released.

Speaking of the old and second-hand book industry in Yanjing, it can be said to have a long history. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been many bookstores in the city that sell old and second-hand books. The old bookstores in Longfu Temple and Liulichang complement each other.

After the founding of New China, the government established second-hand book markets in Xidan Shopping Mall, Dong'an Market and other places.

In that era, the publishing industry was not yet developed, and the used book market and second-hand bookstores played a big role in the book market.

The Chinese Bookstore in Xidan not only sells but also collects various old Chinese books. It is a good place for book hunters to find bargains.

Lin Chaoyang wandered around the bookstore for a while and really found something good.

"Brother-in-law, what book is this?"

Seeing Lin Chaoyang happily holding a full armful of old books, Tao Yumo asked.

Lin Chaoyang took the books in his arms to the counter to check out and said to her: "Good stuff! The "Chinese Literature Rare Book Series" issued by Shanghai Magazine Company, a complete set."

In the 1920s and 1930s, the domestic publication of ancient books ushered in a peak moment. At that time, the forces involved in the publication of ancient books included not only book collectors, libraries, social institutions or groups engraving books, and the used book industry, but also newly emerging publishing institutions, and Shanghai Magazine Company was one of the best.

This publishing company was established just a few years ago, and it has won numerous praises among the reading community with its "series magazineization and rare books popularization" and has been widely popular.

In 1935, Shanghai Magazine Company began to publish the "Rare Chinese Literature Series", which was published every Saturday and was very popular among Shanghai readers, causing a great impact.

This series was originally planned to be published in five volumes, each with 50 books, and a total of 250 books. Unfortunately, due to the war, only the first volume of 50 books was published.

Lin Chaoyang knew about this unfinished series because its editor-in-chief was Shi Zhecun, one of the missed masters of modern Chinese literature.

Shi Zhecun was famous for his psychological analysis in writing novels, focusing on describing the flow of characters' subjective consciousness and changes in psychological feelings, pursuing novel feelings, integrating subjective feelings into the description of objects, and using a fast rhythm to express morbid urban life.

This style was called "New Sensationalism" in the 1930s and 1940s. In fact, it is similar to stream-of-consciousness literature, so Lin Chaoyang read a lot of his novels.

The old comrade is a typical example of someone who died because of his writing during the political turmoil. In 1957, Shi Zhecun published an article "Talent and Virtue" in Wenhui Daily.

The article quoted classics to explain that in troubled times, people are selected by talent, and in prosperous times, people are selected by virtue. New China is a prosperous time, and D members should be people with "GCZY morality".

But in fact, there are many corrupt cadres who take advantage of the influence of D, and at the same time, they are proud of their merits because "I have fought guerrillas". He thinks this is "merit" rather than "virtue".

Merit can be rewarded with wealth, but not high positions. Only virtue without understanding the business is probably useless. Therefore, the article finally comes down to the call for "talents are selected regardless of their background".

Logically, this should be a good essay that criticizes the current situation, but it didn't happen to coincide with the political turmoil. At that time, the weather was dark and the sky was dark, and Shi Zhecun also suffered some hardships.

It has been 47 years since the publication of the "Rare Books of Chinese Literature Series". It is not easy to find a set of books in such a good condition in the bookstore.

Each old book has a different price. After checking out, a set of 50 books was sold for 63 yuan, which was more expensive than a new book. Tao Yumo couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the price.

After spending time in the bookstore, the three of them walked to the cinema with books in their hands as the movie was about to start.

When they arrived at the door of the cinema, Tao Yumo exclaimed, "Oh my, why are there so many people?"

When the few people left just now, there were only a hundred or so people in the lounge of the cinema, including those waiting in line. After going out for a few hours and coming back, the lounge of hundreds of square meters was already crowded and noisy.

"It's normal for the cinema to be crowded in the afternoon and evening." Tao Yushu said.

"What's normal? How can there be so many people? Brother-in-law, my brother is right. Your movie is really popular!"

"The Horse Herder" has just been released in Yanjing for two or three days. The influence and public opinion have not yet fermented. It is still in the early stage of the movie-watching trend. Lin Chaoyang and his friends had no idea how popular this movie was before. They only saw it when they came to the Capital Cinema today.

The elderly of the two families and Tao Yucheng and his friends have returned from shopping, and the family met at the door.

Tao Yucheng said to Lin Chaoyang: "Chaoyang, I just asked the ticket inspector. "The Horse Herder" has been released for three days, and the audience is getting more and more every day. Almost every show is full. Today is Sunday, and the theater has specially added more shows. He said that according to the current situation, your movie will have to add more shows for at least half a month."

"It's almost the New Year, and everyone's enthusiasm for watching movies is high!" Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

Tao Yushu glanced at the time and urged, "Don't stand at the door, let's go in quickly, the show is about to start."

As he spoke, a group of people squeezed into the cinema.

The screening room of the Capital Cinema is divided into upstairs and downstairs. The green tickets are upstairs, and the viewing position is excellent.

After the family squeezed upstairs and waited for a while, a beam of light suddenly appeared on the big screen that was originally silent in the dark.

A melodious bamboo flute sounded in the screening room, and the logo of the Shanghai Film Studio appeared on the screen accompanied by the shining stars.

The picture switched, and the camera slowly unfolded a vast and magnificent grassland painting.

At dawn, the golden sunlight gently sprinkled on the boundless green grassland, and the outline of the mountains in the distance gradually became clear in the morning light.

A group of horses nibbled the grass leisurely in the morning light. The camera focused on a herder. He was riding a horse, holding a whip, standing on a hill with his back to the rising sun, his figure lonely and tough.

Then the title of the film "The Shepherd" appeared on the screen, followed by the words "Screenwriter Xu Lingjun" and "Adapted from Xu Lingjun's novel "The Shepherd". This scene immediately caused a commotion among the family members around.

In the darkness, Lin Chaoyang clearly heard Zhang Guiqin saying to someone, "My son, this Xu Lingjun is my son."

Then came Lin Erchun's scolding, "Stop talking and watch the movie!"

Tao Yushu and Lin Chaoyang smiled at each other.

After the opening scene, Xu Lingjun, dressed as a shepherd, was lying under the blue sky and white clouds of Chi Lechuan to graze. After the narration, the camera turned to the hotel room.

Xu Jingyou, played by Liu Qiong, was reading a newspaper, and his secretary Miss Song was communicating with foreign affairs cadres, asking the government to help find his long-lost son.

The scene turned again, the plane landed, Miss Song and foreign affairs cadres were waiting at the exit with signs, and Xu Lingjun, dressed in a Zhongshan suit, came out carrying something.

Zhu Shimao's appearance is in line with the traditional aesthetics of the Chinese people. He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and is righteous. He is not handsome enough, but he has a heroic spirit like a galloping horse or a rushing river, and exudes masculine charm.

In the camera just now, he was lying on the grassland in a herdsman's outfit and nothing could be seen. After he changed into a Zhongshan suit and appeared again, he immediately caused a commotion among the female compatriots in the theater.

"So handsome!" Tao Yumo looked at the heroic Zhu Shimao on the screen, her eyes were full of love. She leaned next to Lin Chaoyang and asked in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, what is the name of this actor?"

Zhu Shimao has not acted in any movies now, and he is not famous among the public.

"Zhu Shimao."

"Zhu Shimao?" Tao Yumo read the name and felt that Zhu Shimao was more handsome than Guo Kaimin.

On the screen, the car was driving on the wide Chang'an Avenue. Xu Lingjun and Miss Song came to the Yanjing Hotel and met his father Xu Jingyou.

When the father and son met, they were speechless and choked with emotion. The silent emotion moved the audience.

The film opens for four or five minutes with few dialogues, but through the clever combination of images and sound effects, it brings the audience into that simple yet challenging era, and also foreshadows a story about love, loyalty and life choices that is about to be told.