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

Chapter 305: Not allowed to go to bed? Okay, my wife, take a look at this (please order the whole thing)
I called my uncle and learned about the situation at home.

The rush to harvest and plant at home has basically been completed, and my uncle now has time to work in the commune. Everything is fine.

It was also specially mentioned that the film crew from the provincial capital's Xiying Studio also entered the village a few days ago. The location was chosen on the loess dam where Cheng Xuemin often went to collect folk songs.

It is very lively on the dam now.

The county also worked overtime to build electric poles for Chengjiawan Brigade and pull electric wires into the village. It also collected opinions from every household in the brigade.

If someone volunteers to have electricity connected to their home, we will arrange to have electricity connected to every household.

However, most people are just waiting and watching. After all, electricity is expensive and ordinary villagers are not so extravagant and cannot afford it.

So far, only Cheng Xuemin's home has electricity, and even incandescent light bulbs have been installed.

But I heard from my uncle that Cheng Xuemin's father was reluctant to use it and still lit the kerosene lamp.

Finally, I also mentioned that my brother-in-law Wang Quanwen will also leave for Yanjing next week.

Although I wanted to make the call brief, after my cousin Xiaolian answered, Cheng Xuemin's mother picked up.

After Cheng Xuemin's mother answered the call, his sister took over!
Finally, Cheng Xuemin and Feng Jiayou also answered the phone. Feng Jiayou was fine and just said hello on the phone.

Cheng Xuemin started talking to his uncle!
Finally, my uncle tactfully expressed the emotions of the villagers of Chengjiawan Brigade on the phone.

They say that the brigade now has electricity and is just waiting for Cheng Xuemin to go back and arrange for them to buy flour mills and oil presses.

To this!

Cheng Xuemin also expressed his opinion readily that this would definitely happen soon!

It is planned that during the National Day on October 1st, Cheng Xuemin will take time to ask for a long vacation from school and return to Chengjiawan to get this done.

After all, when he came out before, he promised it in front of the county leaders with full confidence.

It can be said that not only the villagers of Chengjiawan Brigade are waiting, but their commune and the county are also certainly looking forward to it.

Since Cheng Xuemin has promised to make some contribution to his hometown to the best of his ability, he must fulfill his promise and not go back on his word.

Moreover, given Cheng Xuemin's current situation, he can fully afford it.

When the time comes, I will go back with the foreign exchange coupons and buy one or two flour mills and oil presses for the brigade, and set up the brigade's collective processing plant first.

Of course, the most important purpose of going back this time is to send Cheng Xuemin's mother back.

After all, his mother couldn't live here permanently. If she wanted to go back after a while, she would definitely not be at ease with her taking the train alone, and she wouldn't know how to reverse.

Someone must be there to take her back personally.

Apart from Cheng Xuemin himself, no one else has the time.

"Write it!?"

"Xuemin, why don't you continue writing? Did Huo Yuanjia drink the poisoned wine given by the Japanese?"

Cheng Xuemin has been working non-stop these days, and he is working on both The Hero Huo Yuanjia and foreign manuscripts at the same time. He just finished writing the first part of The Hero Huo Yuanjia in the evening.

At first, his daughter-in-law Feng Jiayou thought that Cheng Xuemin was busy writing a foreign manuscript, so she didn't take it seriously.

After all, the whole article was written in Tadpole Script, which made her feel overwhelmed even though her English level was still at the exam level.

So when Cheng Xuemin wanted to improve the woman's English level and asked her to help him learn by following along, she avoided the idea and kept shaking her head.

Just today, Feng Jiayou discovered that Cheng Xuemin was still writing a manuscript, saying it was a popular novel.

Feng Jiayou was very confused and puzzled after hearing this!
Her man is now becoming famous and has a certain reputation and status in the literary world, right?

How could one be so despicable as to write such low-brow popular novels?
Moreover, there are very few popular novels published on the market nowadays. I wonder what’s wrong with her man that he would do such a low-level thing?
But I’m also curious!
If a man who can write the stories of the horse herders Xu Lingjun and Li Xiuzhi were to write a popular novel, how would he write it?

He immediately expressed his willingness to read along with Cheng Xuemin and to help Cheng Xuemin proofread the manuscript and check for typos.

Just by following along, I was completely drawn into it.

In the first part of the novel, which is nearly 70,000 words long, the woman sat under the electric fan all day long, watching the novel with great fascination, without an appetite.

Even if the little squirrel was crying because of hunger, he would pick it up in his arms, put it in his mouth, feed it while continuing to watch it.

When the sun sets, after finishing reading the last page, she asks Cheng Xuemin to continue reading what he has finished.

But I paid for nothing and was told to stop writing now and submit it directly!
The next article will be continued next month when I have time.

Upon hearing this, Feng Jiayou jumped up to his feet and cursed, and even wanted to force the pen on the desk into Cheng Xuemin's hand and ask him to continue writing.

Keep writing to death!
If you don't let her see the finale today, you, Cheng Xuemin, will never get into her bed.

The woman was anxious! She was anxious!

That’s no problem!

Even his own wife, Feng Jiayou, was so fascinated by it, so Cheng Xuemin no longer worried about the lack of a market.

Again!
In the past, popular novels were looked down upon and considered inferior, especially in the past twenty or thirty years, and they were basically extinct in our country.

So, now that Cheng Xuemin suddenly comes up with this, isn't it a killer weapon in the eyes of women?

Especially for the educated youth of Feng Jiayou's generation, it can be said that they had rarely been exposed to popular novels and were completely unaware of the charm of popular novels.

So you can imagine how terrifying it would be once a new vision is opened up?
For example, this one in Cheng Xuemin’s hand now!

Originally, Cheng Xuemin planned to send out the first part for publication after finishing it, and would wait until next month to write the second part.

But Cheng Xuemin wants to sleep in her bed!

Not only do I want to sleep with her, but I also want to sleep with her!
I can only continue writing obediently.

Of course, he didn't send out the article after he wrote it. Cheng Xuemin only sent out the first part.

At the same time, he left his phone number in the manuscript so that he could call him directly when he received the manuscript and had any news.

It took more than half a month to write letters back and forth. It was too slow.

At the same time, Cheng Xuemin has completed the subsequent revisions of "The Wreath under the Mountain" and submitted the manuscript to the PLA Literature and Art yesterday, awaiting the review results.

I don't think the problem will be serious and it should be printed and published before National Day next month.

Cheng Xuemin is also working in full swing at the Yanying Studio's dubbing work. He basically goes to get off work and leaves on time every day, just like he is a full-time employee at the Yanying Studio.

"Xuemin, thank you for your hard work during this period!"

"Here, this is the salary the factory gave you, and some allowance coupons, a total of 520 yuan, as well as 120 kilograms of grain coupons, 30 kilograms of meat coupons, two pieces of cloth coupons, and 20 industrial coupons..."

"They are all here anyway, Xuemin, count them yourself!"

Today is the salary payment day for Yan Film Studio. My brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao and Zhu Lin have already received their salaries.

Cheng Xuemin saw this and was envious!

to be frank!
It has been more than half a year since he traveled through time, and apart from the royalties and bonuses, Cheng Xuemin has not received any formal salary.

wrong!

Yes, he had received it before. He was now a specially-appointed lecturer at Yenching University, and his salary and benefits had reached the 17th level. How could he be considered an unemployed vagrant without a salary? However, Cheng Xuemin had never received a formal salary from Yenching University.

He had basically been hunting monkeys in the south in the first half of the year, and his salary from Yanda was collected on his behalf by his wife Feng Jiayou.

After returning, Cheng Xuemin took a leave of absence and stayed at home to take care of his wife Feng Jiayou during her confinement. It seemed that his salary was also collected on his behalf.

So seriously, Cheng Xuemin has never received any salary.

Today happened to be the day when Yanying Studio paid salaries, and the scene was so lively and festive.

It’s a pity that they all belong to others!
Cheng Xuemin was an outsider who had no official position or benefits here, so he certainly had no salary, and he had never thought about getting one.

But what Cheng Xuemin never expected was!
After everyone in the factory had received their wages, Lao Teng, the deputy director of Yanying Studio, came over and handed him a huge stack of Great Unity banknotes and tickets, asking Cheng Xuemin to count them himself.

Cheng Xuemin was so shocked that he asked in confusion, "Director Teng, do I also get salary allowances?"

"Xuemin, of course you did!" Old Teng seemed to have heard the funniest joke and laughed heartily, "Xuemin, although you are not a regular employee of our Yanying Studio, you also participated in the filming of the movie "The Shepherd."

"Also, our studio has sent a letter to your Yanjing University, saying that you will be seconded to the crew to participate in the filming of the movie "The Shepherd". So according to the regulations, our Yanjing Film Studio will pay Xuemin a secondment salary!"

"That's not that much, right?!" Cheng Xuemin was still confused.

Cheng Xuemin knew that Yanying Film Studio had sent a letter to Yenching University to second him, otherwise he would not have been able to apply to Yenching University for a letter of introduction and certificate.

But this secondment also includes helping to pay wages?
Even if we pay salaries, it doesn’t seem like that much!
"Xuemin, your level of treatment is level 17, right?" When asked this, Old Teng also glanced at Cheng Xuemin, and then said in amazement, "You are really amazing, you just entered Yanjing University, and you have been promoted several levels without saying a word!"

"Now your brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao's rank is not as high as yours!"

Old Teng knew that his student Feng Jiazhao's current salary level was 18, which was one level lower than his brother-in-law who had just started working for half a year. It was really weird!

"This...that..." Cheng Xuemin was so embarrassed by Old Teng's compliment that he didn't know how to respond.

To be honest, he seemed a little bit arrogant. After all, he was promoted several levels with the help of award certificates.

"Xuemin, you don't have to tell us. We all know this! It is reasonable for Yanjing University to give you a promotion. It would be disheartening if they didn't!"

"Of course, these are in addition to your normal salary. In fact, most of them are allowances for filming outside. And your level of salary is not low, so there is no mistake in the calculation!"

"As for the exact calculation, go ask your eldest brother-in-law later!"

The salary and allowances must be calculated correctly. As for how it was calculated, Old Teng didn't waste any words and let Cheng Xuemin ask his brother-in-law himself.

To this!

Cheng Xuemin was not polite either. He said that this was a salary allowance. It didn't make sense that other crew members had it but he, the male lead, didn't.

Cheng Xuemin also asked him when he was walking home from get off work with his brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao.

Only then did I know that my elder brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao also received a movie shooting allowance of 300 yuan this time.

And the allowance is also determined according to the level of treatment!
The higher the level of salary in the unit, the higher the shooting allowance will be.

My eldest brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao, who is at level 18, receives an allowance of 300 yuan, so Cheng Xuemin, who is at level 17, must receive no less than that.

There are other tickets, which are also distributed according to the level of treatment.

Brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao also guessed that Cheng Xuemin should have received more than 500 yuan in allowance salary today, which is about right.

and so!
This also gave Cheng Xuemin a new understanding that in this era, literary and artistic creators do not really just receive a fixed salary.

It's not really just a love thing that makes people act in movies and TV series without getting paid.

In fact, there is still pay!

But now it is not called film remuneration, but filming and performance allowance.

Similarly, the performance allowance is not given out based on who has more roles. Everything is fully linked to one's own level of treatment.

The higher your level of salary, the more filming and performance allowances you will receive.

Therefore, in this era, veteran actors receive much more pay and allowances than the new generation of actors.

for example!

They are both the male and female protagonists, and they are newcomers who started working at about the same time, so logically their pay and allowances should be similar.

But the allowance of the heroine Zhu Lin is far less than that of the hero Cheng Xuemin.

After all, Zhu Lin's current salary level may still be at level 23, but Cheng Xuemin's has reached level 17, a full six levels difference. The performance allowance he receives is definitely far less than Cheng Xuemin's.

It can be said!
Even though Zhu Lin plays the heroine, she has much more roles than other actors.

But because she was a newcomer who had just joined Yanying Studio and started working, her allowance might be the lowest in the entire crew.

No matter what!

With more than 500 yuan salary in his pocket today, Cheng Xuemin will definitely be ready in the evening!

"Send off your comrades and embark on the journey..."

Just as Cheng Xuemin and his friends entered the yard, they heard a hoarse, heavy singing voice coming from the radio in the house, which instantly shocked Cheng Xuemin.

Judging from the voice, it should be Li Shuanggang from the art troupe!

This song, which was sung to bid farewell to his comrades, was a new song that Cheng Xuemin sang when he reported to the General Political Department. He happened to catch the art troupe going south to perform a farewell party and was forced to go on stage to sing.

I thought this new song, which was so catchy, would soon be sung on the radio.

But what Cheng Xuemin didn't expect was that there was no sound on the radio and his new song was never heard.

Cheng Xuemin was still wondering if the song had been censored and why it had not been publicly sung for the time being.

I never thought that I would finally hear it on the radio today.

"Is this song...new?"

My brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao, who was standing next to me, also heard it, but he didn't take it seriously at first and continued to lock his bicycle.

But as he listened, he became very surprised and looked at Cheng Xuemin and asked.

At this moment, brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao did not know that this song to comrades was written by his brother-in-law Cheng Xuemin.

Don’t say that my brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao doesn’t know!
In fact, no one in the family knew about it, including his wife Feng Jiayou.

Cheng Xuemin has never been a talkative person. Unless his family members ask, he will not take the initiative to mention what new manuscript or song he has written today.

But now that his eldest brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao took the initiative to ask, Cheng Xuemin nodded and said, "It is indeed newly written. I wrote it before at the General Political Department!"

"What?! This new song was written by you, Xuemin? Is this true?"

Brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao just felt that he had never heard this song before, and it sounded really good, bringing back his memories of the past.

I just asked Cheng Xuemin who was sitting next to me.

But he never expected the reply he got that the song was indeed new and was written by his brother-in-law!

On the spot, my brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao was stunned!
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(End of this chapter)