1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 275 The actor in the Huangtu Gaopo movie is unexpected (seeking full order)
Cheng Xuemin's hand speed really surprised Lu Yao and Jia Aoping of Yanhe Literature!

Because from the time of commissioning to the time of submission, it only takes about twenty days at most.

But Cheng Xuemin just handed them the manuscript directly. Judging from the three full volumes of manuscript paper, it might be as he estimated, over 200,000 or 300,000 words.

Wow, this hand speed is scary.

Hu Cai, who had just trotted to the door, heard what Cheng Xuemin said inside, and rushed in at full speed, exclaiming.

"Hello, Mr. Hu. I was thinking that if I pass by here, I would try to hand over the manuscript!"

"Here are three manuscripts. The full text contains about 250,000 words. Teacher Hu, please help me review it!"

Cheng Xuemin didn't know exactly how many words there were. It was Feng Jiayou who helped him count them word by word when he was proofreading the manuscript.

Her husband's manuscript is very valuable now. Can it be counted word by word?

"Okay, okay, Xuemin, your manuscript is in great demand now!"

"I heard that the Humanities Press encourages you to write more foreign-language manuscripts in order to earn foreign exchange for our cultural outlets!"

"Xuemin, can you even write in foreign languages?"

Although there are telephones and telegrams now, letters are more often used to convey information. Old Hu just found out not long ago that Cheng Xuemin has published a number of foreign language manuscripts.

They are also the absolute main force and pioneers in their cultural and foreign exchange earning work.

"Teacher Hu, you also know about this?"

"Teacher Li from Renwen Press is really encouraging, and my future creative direction will also be focused on earning foreign exchange."

“It’s actually very stressful!”

Old Hu knew about this, but Cheng Xuemin was not surprised. After all, they were both in the cultural field, and Yanhe Literature was one of the most influential provincial publications.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the content of the preparatory meeting hosted by Renwenshe last time could be transmitted so quickly.

"With pressure comes motivation. This is also what the Humanities Society expects of you, Xuemin. It's a good thing!"

Hu Cai flipped through the manuscript in his hand and nodded to comfort Cheng Xuemin.

"Xuemin, this is about the folk customs of northern Shaanxi, right?"

“Is this the long-form version of the regional literature of the Loess Plateau?”

Hu Cai quickly got a general idea of ​​the manuscript after flipping through it, and discovered that the manuscript in his hand was about their northern Shaanxi.

"Yes, Mr. Hu, actually I had this idea when I was writing Loess Plateau, but I just never had the time to write it down!"

Cheng Xuemin smiled and nodded, then said to Hu Cai, Lu Yao and the others, "Teacher Hu, Lao Lu, Lao Jia, my train stopped temporarily in our provincial capital, so I calculated the time and ran here!"

"Well, I'll give the manuscript to you guys to review first. I'll let you know when I get back if there's any news. Okay!"

Cheng Xuemin was in a hurry to go back and catch the train, so he didn't dare stay at Yanhe Literature for long. After putting down the manuscript, he chatted with them for a while and then quickly got up to leave.

"What? Xuemin, you want to leave now?"

"There is only one train out of the border every day. Didn't the train leave early after you got off?"

Hu Cai was stunned when he heard this, and so were Lu Yao and Jia Aoping. They all thought that Cheng Xuemin was just passing by and would at least stay with them for one night.

Because they all found out clearly that there is only one train out of Guanxi every day, coming from Yanjing and heading to Lanzhou, the provincial capital of the northwest.

So, since Cheng Xuemin got off the train, he must have missed today's trip and has to go through customs tomorrow, right?

Who would have thought that this guy, who hadn't even started to sweat, would get up and walk away saying he was catching a train?
"No, no, the train to Lanzhou had to stop in our provincial capital for three hours, so I got off the train and handed the manuscript over. Otherwise, I would have gone to the Northwest first and handed it over when I came back!"

Cheng Xuemin waved his hands repeatedly and then said, "But now that Teacher Hu and you guys said that, I'm not sure whether the train will really stop for three hours!"

"I really need to go over there first to make sure I don't miss the train. The Yanjing Film Studio has already sent a telegram to the crew. I hope the crew won't be able to pick me up by then!"

After hearing what Hu Cai and the others said, Cheng Xuemin was not sure whether the train stopped temporarily for three hours or whether every train would stop for three hours on a fixed basis.

If it is a fixed stay, it would be fine. But if it is a temporary stay of three hours, you may leave early at any time, and it may not be really three hours.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, Xuemin!"

"Since you are here, we must host you and treat you well!"

"It's not that urgent. At worst, we can just take the train tomorrow to get out of the customs."

Hu Cai once again grabbed Cheng Xuemin tightly with one hand and wouldn't let him leave. If he let Cheng Xuemin leave like this, it would seem that Yanhe Literature was being too unkind to him.

He immediately grabbed Cheng Xuemin and said, "Xuemin, wait a minute, let me ask you something!"

After saying that, he took Cheng Xuemin into his office without even letting go.

"Teacher Hu, Teacher Hu, please let go, please let go. Don't be so polite. There will be plenty of opportunities when I come back!"

Cheng Xuemin really didn't expect Hu Cai and the others to be so polite. They kept pulling him and refusing to let him go.

At the same time, we also know that Hu Cai said he came to ask, but he didn't know how to ask.

It turned out that he made a direct phone call and asked for the phone number of the stationmaster of the provincial capital railway station. After inquiring about the situation, he hung up the phone.

It was indeed a temporary stop of three hours, but the stationmaster also said on the phone that it was expected to be at least three hours and would never leave early.

"Okay, Xuemin, I've asked clearly. It is indeed a temporary stop for three hours, but it also said that we will never leave early within three hours!"

"So since you insist on leaving the city today, I won't force you to stay, but you must eat lunch!"

"After you finish eating, I'll call a special car to take you to the train station. Is that okay?"

Hu Cai has said so and even called him, what else can Cheng Xuemin say?

It should be enough to stay for a meal in an hour or so.

Immediately, I nodded and said that you were too polite.

Then Hu Cai called the Xi'an Film Studio again. I think he called Director Wu there, asking him to come over and keep him company at noon.

The film "Loess Plateau" is almost finished and will be screened on National Day. Old Wu has not met the author and screenwriter yet.

You know, in this era of film and television dramas, if the director is the soul of a drama, then the screenwriter is not much worse. Because the screenwriters of this era have the right to choose the cast of their own works.

In this day and age, when it comes to casting for a movie or TV show, the screenwriter has more say than the director, and he or she has the final say on who to cast and who not to cast.

After all, the screenwriter is the one who writes the script. He knows the personalities and biographies of his characters very well, and he also knows exactly what kind of actors are needed to play the characters well.

but!

Whether it is "The Shepherd", "Female College Students' Dormitory" or "Loess Plateau" from Xi'an Film Studio, although the novels and scripts were all written by Cheng Xuemin, he seemed to have never exercised the right to choose the actors as the screenwriter.

Apart from "The Horse Wrangler" which he personally participated in, his involvement in the other two was almost zero.

This may also be the reason why Hu Cai felt it necessary to call Director Wu of the Xi'an Film Studio to have a meal with the screenwriter Cheng Xuemin.

After all, Yanhe Literature later took over two more manuscripts from others, especially the long novel in their hands now, which will definitely be adapted into a TV series!

By then, the screenwriter may have to be Cheng Xuemin, the original author, to write the script himself. Xi'an Film Studio must seize this great talent.

Sure enough, when Director Wu on the other end of the phone heard that Cheng Xuemin, the pioneer of reform and opening up, had arrived and would not stay in their provincial capital for more than an hour, he quickly hung up the phone and rushed over here, asking Hu Cai to help him keep him.

"Xuemin, you have to have Old Wu come over to accompany you. They have a prop car at the Xiying Studio. He will definitely come over in a while. There is a car to take you to the train station!"

After hanging up the phone, Hu Cai did not forget to explain to Cheng Xuemin. So he just called Director Wu over to be the driver?
But it is true that all major domestic film and television studios do give priority to allocating cars, after all, they are needed for filming.

Without cars and trucks, some films and TV shows on certain subjects simply cannot be filmed.

For example, Cheng Xuemin and his team used cars in their movie "The Shepherd". The plot is about the hero Xu Lingjun's father returning from the United States to look for his relatives, and there is a scene where they are sitting in a car passing through Chang'an Road in Yanjing.

A real car was used, but this shot had already been completed in Yanjing.

"Teacher Hu, there's really no need to make such a fuss!"

It was too polite, which made Cheng Xuemin feel a little embarrassed, but he couldn't refuse the kindness, so he gave it his all. With Hu Cai's invitation, Lu Yao and Jia Aoping accompanied them to the Yanhe Literary Guesthouse for a meal.

When the food was almost served, Director Wu of Xi'an Film Studio also arrived. He indeed came in a car, and there was more than one person.

There were three of them, and Cheng Xuemin saw an old acquaintance, Mo Shen.

"Old Wu is here, over here, waiting for you!"

When Hu Cai saw Old Wu from Xi'an Film Studio coming over, he quickly stood up and called out to him. Cheng Xuemin, Lu Yao and the others also stood up.

"Old Hu!"

The middle-aged man in front, about fifty years old and about the same age as Hu Cai, waved to Cheng Xuemin and the others.

"Is it our great writer and reform pioneer Comrade Cheng Xuemin?!"

"I have heard of your great name for a long time!"

Director Wu, who rushed over, glanced at the people on Hu Cai's side and recognized Cheng Xuemin at a glance. He quickly stepped forward, held Cheng Xuemin's hands with both hands, shook hands and spoke politely.

"Hello, Director Wu. Hello, your words are too kind. I don't deserve them!"

Cheng Xuemin's right hand was forcibly hugged and his face was completely confused. But we Qin people are so enthusiastic, one more than the other!
"Xuemin, you are too modest! Old Hu has always said that you are too modest. Now that I see you in person, it is indeed true!"

Director Wu is indeed very good at speaking and his abilities are very strong!
You should know that the current Xi'an Film Studio was actually established less than 20 years ago, and its previous level was ranked in the middle and lower reaches of film and television studios across the country, and it was very unknown.

It was also after Director Wu Tianmin took over the Xi'an Film Studio and directed several influential films in succession that the studio emerged as one of the four major film studios in China, on par with Yan Film Studio, Shanghai Film Studio, and Changchun Film Studio.

At times, it even surpassed Changchun and Shanghai, and its influence was close to that of Yanying Studio.

These are all the achievements made by Director Wu.

Of course, it is 1979 now, and Wu Tianmin has just taken up his post as the director of Xi'an Film Studio. I heard that Cheng Xuemin's "Loess Plateau" is the first film directed by the director himself.

So, Director Wu is the director of "Loess Plateau", and Mo Shen, who is next to him, is the assistant screenwriter.

Director Wu quickly introduced Cheng Xuemin and said, "By the way, Xuemin, I think you should know Mo Shen. He is the assistant screenwriter of our movie. When you, the great screenwriter, are not here, Mo Shen helps with the script writing!"

"Yes, we know each other. We met in Yanjing before and got along very well!" Cheng Xuemin nodded. After seeing Director Wu loosen his hands, he shook hands with Mo Shen and said, "Old Mo, you didn't expect me to come here so soon, did you?!"

"Hello Xuemin, hello, I really didn't expect this!" Mo Shen nodded repeatedly and greeted Cheng Xuemin with a big laugh.

"Xuemin also wants this guy, he's Zhang Yimou, the hero of our Yellow Earth Plateau. I slept with him without telling you, the screenwriter!"

"You know what, although Xiao Zhang is a newcomer, he got into the role quickly and has his own ideas. He's a good talent. I brought him here today so that you young people can have a good exchange with him!"

Then Wu Tianmin introduced the young man to Cheng Xuemin, and it turned out to be Master Zhang Yimou. When Cheng Xuemin saw him come in just now, he felt that he looked familiar.

But I was too young and didn’t dare to recognize him.

Zhang Yimou was obviously very immature at that time. When his factory director Wu introduced him, he found that the person in front of him was actually the pioneer of reform and opening up.

Seeing this reform pioneer actually reaching out his hand to shake his hand, he was flattered and excited on the spot. He quickly followed suit and stretched out his hands to hug him, shook his hand and said:
"Teacher Cheng, you can just call me Xiao Zhang. I have read your masterpiece and it really benefited me a lot!"

"No, no, no, calling me Teacher Cheng makes me sound old. I was born in 1958, so I think I should still call you Brother Zhang, right?!"

This is the national teacher!

Cheng Xuemin doesn't dare to be called Teacher Cheng by others, and looking at Zhang Yimou's current age, he must be much older than Cheng Xuemin, about the same age as Mo Shen and Lu Yao, right?

"Uh! No, no, I was born in the 1950s! How about I do the same as Lao Mo and call you Xuemin, and you can just call me Lao Zhang!" Zhang Yimou was also stunned when he heard this, and then smiled bitterly.

"That's fine, it's all the same!"

Cheng Xuemin just took the opportunity to back off and didn't dwell too much on the title.

When Director Wu and his people came over, Old Hu started to eat. Time waits for no one, and after the meal he still had to send Cheng Xuemin to the train station.

Hearing that it was so urgent, Director Wu and his colleagues became even more enthusiastic and polite. Cheng Xuemin, who didn't drink much, became a little drunk after being constantly urged to drink.

At the same time, Cheng Xuemin also learned that Zhang Yimou was an apprentice that Wu Tianmin had just brought over from the Guangxi Film Studio. He was also a young director. Wu Tianmin wanted to bring together young people like Cheng Xuemin and encourage them to move around and communicate more.

After all, Cheng Xuemin is a good writer, and as directors, they need the help of someone who is also a good writer.

In fact, Wu Tianmin does not need to introduce this. Master Zhang's future achievements will only be higher than his master's, and Cheng Xuemin really needs to lay a good foundation with him.

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Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)