Literary Master 1978

After a day of eating, drinking and having fun in the city, Tao Yushu returned home feeling a little tired, took a shower and prepared to go to bed.

But as soon as she lay on the bed, a hand was playing tricks on her waist. Tao Yushu asked, "Aren't you tired?"

Hearing the subtext of his wife's refusal, Lin Chaoyang kissed her gently, "I won't let you move."

Tao Yushu glanced at him with her almond eyes, helplessly letting him do it, and then gradually being led by him, a gentle sobbing sound rang out in the room.

It lasted for more than an hour, and the shaking bed frame also stopped, leaving only the panting of the man after excessive exercise.

Tao Yushu lay on her back on the bed, breathing like orchids, and suddenly she turned sideways and asked, "Why are you working so hard today?"

"What do you mean, when do I not work hard?"

Lin Chaoyang looked over, lying on her side, her body formed a perfect S-shaped curve.

After a few years of marriage, Tao Yushu's body has faded from youthfulness and has gained a bit of the charm of a mature woman.

As he spoke, his hand gently stroked the top of the S-shaped curve, "Mom, have they told you?"

Tao Yushu knew what her husband was talking about, "They have discussed it."

"They are also anxious to have a grandchild." Lin Chaoyang looked at her gently and said, "You just started working, and having a child will definitely involve energy. But it doesn't matter, let's give them a child to raise."

Tao Yushu knew that her husband was comforting her, and she looked coquettish, "You made it seem like I only wanted to work and didn't want a child."

"That's a coincidence. Since the wife also wants a child, why don't we make one."

He pressed Tao Yushu under him like a hungry tiger. He had worn enough latex condoms in the past few years. Tonight he was going to go shirtless and kill her without leaving a single piece of armor.

Yesterday was the third day that "The Shepherd" was released in the Yanjing area, and it was also the first weekend after the movie was released.

Now people have relatively few entertainment activities, and watching movies is one of the most mainstream entertainment methods. Cinemas are always crowded every weekend.

If the two years before the release of The Horse Herder were the brewing period of the word-of-mouth of The Horse Herder, then yesterday was the weekend when the word-of-mouth of the movie exploded.

The Capital Cinema showed a total of 11 movies from morning to night. Except for the earliest movie in the morning, which was not full, all other shows were full, and even the red tickets were swept away.

The popularity of The Horse Herder in the Capital Cinema is not an isolated case. This was the case in all cinemas in various districts of Yanjing on that day.

As the year-end approaches, the enthusiasm of the people for watching movies is already high. The original book of The Horse Herder has a deep readership base, and with the blessing of famous directors like Xie Jin, the quality is excellent. In just a few days, a trend of watching movies has been formed among the audience.

Nowadays, there is no Internet at this time, and the word-of-mouth spread of movies basically depends on newspapers and word of mouth from the audience.

The movie has only been released for a few days, and the effect of newspaper publicity is not yet visible, but with the spontaneous publicity of the audience who watched the movie this weekend, the popularity of The Horse Herder has begun to show signs.

Early that morning when Lin Chaoyang was at work, he heard some colleagues discussing the movie. Several colleagues came over to ask him, the original author and screenwriter, about some of the movie's details.

"Chaoyang, the male and female protagonists in the movie are really well chosen, especially the male protagonist, is he called Zhu Shimao? I didn't know before, this actor is really good, he will definitely become a movie star in the future."

Most of the people who asked this question were female colleagues. Zhu Shimao's appearance is really lethal to these female comrades, especially to middle-aged women. His slightly heroic and rough handsomeness is simply a nuclear bomb.

Many people discussed the male protagonist, and some people also paid attention to the female protagonist, the director, the script, the shooting... Because of Lin Chaoyang, an "inside figure", everyone has a sufficient understanding of the convenience of "The Wrangler" on and off the stage.

It's a pity that Lin Chaoyang's participation in the movie was only at the script stage. Faced with the endless questions from everyone, he could only deal with them. In the end, he had to exchange positions with Tu Mansheng and ran to the library to hide.

After lunch, he received a letter from Shanghai. The sender was Li Xiaolin of Harvest.

In November, Lu Yao came to Beijing to revise the manuscript. The publishing house was very satisfied with the revised manuscript, but still wanted to publish the novel first and then publish it after it had a certain influence.

Lin Chaoyang recommended his novel to Harvest. In the middle of last month, China Youth Publishing House had sent the manuscript to Harvest on behalf of Lu Yao.

After the review of the editorial department, it has been decided to publish the novel.

Lu Yao's incident was just an introduction. Li Xiaolin's purpose of writing the letter was to invite manuscripts.

It has been two years since Lin Chaoyang's last novel "Parental Love" was published in Harvest. In these two years, Lin Chaoyang has successively published many novels such as "Lai Zi's Summer", "The Death of Van Gogh" and "The Chess Master".

Each of them has a unique influence, and Lin Chaoyang's reputation has risen in the past two years. It is a pity for Harvest to miss so many novels by Lin Chaoyang.

Lin Chaoyang was writing a new novel. He was an experienced man now, and had long been immune to the flattery and favors of these editors. He would never make any promises to them before the novel was finished, so he only mentioned to Li Xiaolin in his reply that he was writing a novel, and did not mention anything else.

After get off work, he mailed the reply to Li Xiaolin and rode his bicycle back home.

When he came back, Tao Yushu had just returned home from get off work. She had already cooked the meal, and while she was waiting, Tao Yushu was flipping through the newspaper.

"Hey, the Evening News reported on the popularity of "The Wrangler" and praised Zhu Shimao and Cong Shan, saying that these two actors are the stars of tomorrow."

When a movie is popular, the direct beneficiaries are the actors, followed by the director. As for the screenwriter, except for the industry, the general audience and the media rarely pay attention to it.

"The two of them did a good job and fit the characters. They will become famous this time."

The two talked, held hands with each other and started cooking.

After dinner, Tao Yushu turned on the TV and watched it for a while before he was dragged into the bedroom by Lin Chaoyang.

How could such a good night be wasted?

No. 61 Shitou Hutong, Xicheng District, Yanjing City, was once the former residence of Yu Sansheng, one of the top three Peking Opera students in the former Qing Dynasty. In the 1970s, it was assigned as a dormitory to the Yanjing Peking Opera Theater, the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater and the Yanjing Workers Club. Employees from three units live there.

Over the years, 15 families have lived in this century-old three-in-one courtyard house.

In the evening, in winter, the faucets in the yard always have running water. Qin Xiaoyu took a basin of cold water and prepared to mix some hot water on the stove to go back to the house to wash vegetables. It happened that a neighbor came to collect water.

The neighbor is an employee of the Workers' Club. Although they live in the same compound, they are not in the same work unit after all. They don't usually communicate much, that is, they just say hello and chat a few words.

The sky was getting dark now, and the temperature outside had also dropped a lot. Qin Xiaoyu wanted to say hello to the other party and then enter the house, but her neighbor was particularly enthusiastic today and pulled her to chat endlessly.

After a long time, the neighbor said: "Yesterday our son went to the cinema to watch a movie and said that the movie "Wrangler" played by Shanshan was released and she was very good."

When the neighbor talked about his daughter, Qin Liangyu was a little more patient, with a smile on his face and said modestly: "That's because the director directed it well."

"No matter how great a director is, he can't replace actors in acting. I think your Shanshan is really a good actress. She will become a movie star in the future."

The neighbor's compliment made Qin Xiaoyu smile even brighter, and she almost forgot about cooking. It wasn't until her husband came out to find her that the two ended the conversation and returned to the house.

After entering the house, her husband Cong Zhaoheng asked her: "What are we talking about? I can't even remember to cook?"

Qin Xiaoyu smiled and said in an exaggerated tone: "Let's talk about Shanshan's movie. Her movie is now popular."

"Isn't it normal for Xie Jin's works to become popular!" Cong Zhaoheng's tone was calm and calm.

"It's different. Didn't you see it when you went to the movie yesterday? How many people were there in the cinema? When we watched "Wild Fire, Spring Wind and Ancient City" and "Guns of the Secret Bureau" before, there were not so many people."

While the couple was talking, there was a sound outside.

"Shanshan is back!"

"Hello Aunt Wang."

"I watched your movie, it was so good!"

"Thank you Aunt Wang."

As soon as he finished speaking, his daughter Cong Shan walked into the house and asked, "Mom, is the meal ready?"

"I'm gone when I wake up in the morning. I don't come back until dark. I have to eat when I walk in!"

Qin Xiaoyu, who was still proud of her daughter just now, couldn't help but scold her when she saw her daughter's true form. She still preferred the daughter others said.

"Mom, I have a job when I go out."

When Cong Shan said this, there was unconcealable pride on her face.

Qin Xiaoyu asked: "You? What kind of job can a student have?"

"Don't look down on people! I'm a movie heroine now, just wait and see."

"What are you watching? Didn't we all watch your movie last night?"

"It's not a movie, it's Popular Cinema next month."

"What's the meaning?"

"I went out today to be interviewed by Popular Cinema. I will be on the cover of their magazine next month." Cong Shan said, raising her neck.

Her words made Qin Xiaoyu and Cong Zhaoheng look surprised. It was not unusual for their daughter to be interviewed by newspapers and magazines for her role in a movie directed by Xie Jin, but to say that she could be on the cover of "Popular Cinema" magazine was extraordinary.

"Popular Film" was founded in 1950. It was originally a film magazine in Shanghai. It later moved to Yanjing and came under the leadership of the Film Association. It is the most authoritative publication in the domestic film industry.

After the resumption of publication in 1979, thanks to the booming domestic film industry, the magazine's sales continued to rise. The past two years were the magazine's peak sales period, with single-issue sales reaching 9.5 million copies.

You must know that the most popular literary magazines today only sell more than one million copies.

"Popular Cinema" has sold nearly 10 million copies of a single issue, which is unprecedented and unlikely to come again in the future. The readership it covers is in the hundreds of millions. It can be said to be a national-level magazine.

In the past, the cover of each issue of the magazine featured famous figures in the domestic film industry. If my daughter can appear on the cover of "Popular Cinema", she will become a movie star as her neighbor said.

Having just finished her interview with Popular Cinema, Cong Shan excitedly chatted with her parents about what she had seen today.

After listening to her talk for a long time, her father Cong Zhaoheng warned: "The popularity of the movie is due to the director and screenwriter. You have only acted in one movie and your reputation has not yet been established. You must guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and you must not raise your tail."

Qin Xiaoyu also said: "What your father said is right. It is luck and help from noble people that you can act in Director Xie's film. I have to thank you, Teacher Tao, and the screenwriter Teacher Xu..."

Cong Shan corrected, "Mom, her last name is Lin."

At the end of last year, Xie Jin went to the Central Academy of Drama to select actors for "The Shepherd". Cong Shan became the heroine after being recommended by Tao Yucheng. After returning home, Cong Shan told her parents about the whole story. Even the neighbors and colleagues of her parents knew that she became the heroine of Xie Jin's new movie.

"Whether it is Teacher Xu or Teacher Lin, you have the help of others to get to where you are today, do you know?"

"I know."

Cong Shan nodded helplessly.

At this point, Qin Xiaoyu couldn't help but ask curiously, "That Xu Lingjun..."

Cong Shan looked over, and Qin Xiaoyu said, "I'm talking about the screenwriter. How does he look?"

Cong Shan sneered, "Mom, you are still talking about me, you are so superficial."

"I'm just asking." Qin Xiaoyu argued.

Cong Shan didn't think so in her heart. When watching the movie yesterday, her mother praised Zhu Shimao's Xu Lingjun. Brother Mao was indeed handsome and heroic, but the movie was fake. The real handsome one was Zhu Shimao.

Therefore, for some viewers, it is easy to pin the handsomeness of "Xu Lingjun" on the original author and the screenwriter.

After all, the appearance of the protagonist in the novel "The Shepherd" is described in detail. When it was published, countless girls had fantasized about the appearance of "Xu Lingjun".

The author's pen name is also called this name, so it is difficult for everyone not to associate the two together.

"Teacher Lin is very young and very talented. To sum it up in one sentence: A person with a belly of poetry and books is naturally elegant." Cong Shan concluded.

Qin Xiaoyu nodded slightly when he heard this, and his mind had already filled in the image of a gentle and gentle gentleman.