1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 51 Collection of the Third Sequence

Zhenxian City is surrounded by green water and mountains. The terrain is majestic and steep, making it a place that military strategists must fight for.

Shen Congwen, painter Huang Yongyu, and the first Prime Minister of the Republic of China, Xiong Xiling, were all born here. This place is also very close to Zhangjiajie.

Zhangjiajie was called Dayong City at that time and was not very famous. In the 80s, the painter Wu Guanzhong's article "Hidden in the Boudoir, Unknown to the World" officially started the tourism development journey of Zhangjiajie.

"Green mountains and clear waters, what a great place." Jiang Xian washed up, shifted to second gear as usual, and strolled out.

I knocked on each door, met up with my friends, and went to the canteen of the guesthouse together.

Not many people were eating, just a chef sitting inside, washing noodles in a big basin.

"Hello." Ge You greeted.

The chef looked back, frowned and waved his hand.

"Be quiet!"

Ge You shrank his neck and said aggrievedly, "The staff here are too difficult to approach."

"Look there." Zhu Lin observed carefully.

Several people looked in the direction of her finger and saw a pocket-sized radio, from which they could hear the vivid music playing.

[Wang Yisheng said in a low voice: "Things have gotten out of hand, you guys should watch out, and run away together if there's any movement." I said: "No. As long as you win, everything will be easy. Let's fight for our reputation. How about that? Are you sure? There are nine of us! The top three are all here!" Wang Yisheng pondered for a moment, and said: "I'm not afraid of the court, I've seen the chess moves of those who have participated in the competition, I don't know if the other six will be enemies. You hold the schoolbag, no matter what, the schoolbag can't be lost, in the schoolbag there is" Wang Yisheng looked at me, "my mother's wordless chess." I knew he had fought hard, and I felt a little sad, so I just said: "Take care!".]
"The chess king's radio drama!" Ge You bared his teeth and shouted in a low voice.

Jiang Xian was also surprised.

He hadn't paid much attention to the matter and hadn't expected that the radio drama had already been aired.

"Oh shit, is this episode over again?" The plot on the radio came to an abrupt end. The chef's face showed anxiety. He beat his chest and stamped his feet for a while. He turned around and glanced at everyone.

"Where are you actors from?"

"The capital city." Zhu Lin replied.

"What have you played?"

"We haven't performed a play yet." Zhu Lin shook her head.

"I said I hadn't seen you in the movies."

Jiang Xian took over the conversation.

"Master, do you have a movie theater here?"

"No, no, no." The chef waved his hands. "We are not in the city, there is no movie theater here. It's just that someone has a business and invites a projectionist to come to town to show a movie. Everyone in the town goes to watch it. I especially like "Heroic Sons and Daughters."

Do you know "Heroic Sons and Daughters"? The interlude "Why is blood so beautiful? The blood of heroes dyed it red." There is also the famous line "For victory, fire at me!"

This movie is adapted from the novel "Reunion" written by Ba Jin. Ba Jin went to the battlefield in person and went deep into the volunteer army. He wrote this novel immediately after returning to China.

The image of Wang Cheng, Wang Fang, and Wang Wenqing's family is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Later, when filming "Changjin Lake", the setting of the family of Wu Shili, Wu Baili, and Wu Qianli was also used.

"Hey? You are from Beijing. Have you ever been to Tiananmen Square?"

"Every day."

The master chef perked up, "Have you seen that person?"

Ge You straightened his thin chest and said, "That year, during the Tiananmen fireworks show, I saw him at first sight. His figure was wise, brave, and unrivaled in his courage."

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Ge You with envy.

Shen Congwen also had a look of nostalgia in his eyes.

He is a living fossil. Not only had he seen him, he had also talked to him. The old man and Mr. Hu both advised him to continue writing novels.

The chef suddenly felt sad. "Alas, Xiangtan is not far from Fenghuang. I've been there before. We are his fellow villagers. How could he go there so suddenly?"

"Don't be too sad." Jiang Xian consoled, "We don't have to miss him all the time. From now on, we are him." "That's a good thing to say. The young man is really smart and has a high level of awareness."

The master chef is like an NPC, with his favorability increasing on his head.

Ling Zifeng asked the actors to change into their costumes and blend into the local atmosphere while the filming was not started for a few days.

"Sister Zhu Lin, your bracelet is so beautiful." Chen Hong said enviously.

Zhu Lin plays a girl getting married, wearing a dark red starched new dress and a pair of twisted silver bracelets on her hands that shine with a white glow, which is also a tradition for Miao girls.

Looking at the actors putting on new clothes one by one, Ge You hid aside in frustration.

"Kid, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Xian asked with concern.

Ge You held it in for a long time, but couldn't help it. "I can't do anything on the crew. I just waste food. I feel guilty towards the country."

Jiang Xian consoled him, "Don't think like that. I was born with a talent that will be useful. What are your special talents?"

".Feed the pigs."

"Okay, okay." Jiang Xian patted his shoulder kindly, "We have a dog in our crew, you just need to feed it from now on."

There is a Chinese native dog in "Border Town", so it is also known as "The Old Man and the Dog".

The local staff soon came to express their condolences to the crew. This was the first time a crew had come here to shoot a scene. They were very enthusiastic and took the crew on a tour around Phoenix and even took a ferry that was not available in the north.

Ling Zifeng reminded, "Chen Hong, you should learn how to row a ferry from others."

"Hmmmm." Chen Hong didn't hear anything at all.

Everyone was so excited that they had already turned into tourists and forgot about filming.

Of course, there is no such thing as tourism nowadays. Going somewhere to do business, traveling on business, and visiting places are considered tourism.

At the national level, the predecessor of the Tourism Bureau was still under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its main task was to receive inbound tourists and embellish the image of the then not-so-rich Celestial Empire.

Besides, now is not like the later times, where there are no May Day or National Day holidays and everyone has to go to work. Adjusted leave is something invented by later generations.

“Come and try our local specialties.”

The staff specially set up a table for the crew, with jelly, blood-baked duck, sour soup, pickled radish, and rice tofu. The dishes were all sprinkled with chopped peppers, and the soup was all covered with red oil.

Jiang Xian, holding his chopsticks, couldn't wait any longer and pointed at a plate of crystal yellow tofu.

“Is this rice tofu?”

"Yes, although it is called tofu, it is actually made by washing and soaking rice, grinding it into rice paste with water, and then adding wood ash to boil it."

"I see."

Jiang Xian hurriedly grabbed the chopsticks.

Didn't he buy the movie just for this dish of tofu?

Take a piece and put it in your mouth. It is cool and smooth, sour, spicy and fragrant. It is similar to jelly, but more chewy.

While my appetite was being satisfied, a heavenly reminder popped up in my mind.

"Inspiration [Rice Tofu] progress +1, current progress (1/1000)"

The collection method was just as he expected. Jiang Xian's face was smiling like a chrysanthemum. It was so easy to get this inspiration.

Come to Xiangxi, see the mountains and rivers, eat some food, and date girls, and you will have a novel written about you.

This is a reward round.

(End of this chapter)