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

Chapter 343 What a pity! I wish we hadn’t met before I got married!

I haven't seen Gong Xi and the others for nearly three months.

Before, Han Qiaoyue and her friends often joked about Cheng Xuemin and Gong Lu, saying that they were a perfect match, especially when they went south together to express condolences at the beginning of the year.

However, this time when they met, everyone was obviously a little unfamiliar and kept their distance.

Han Qiaoyue and the others could no longer make fun of Gong Xi because they all knew that Cheng Xuemin had a lover and even had a son.

So the lunch I had at noon was not very harmonious and we can never go back to the way it was before.

Cheng Xuemin did not mention that he was going to recommend Gong Yu to the crew of "Lush Mountain Love" to be an actress.

"You're going to Changchun and Harbin for consolation performances soon?"

At the dinner table, Cheng Xuemin heard another piece of news that Gong Li, Han Qiaoyue and others might go to Harbin to give a consolation performance at the end of the month.

National Day is coming soon!
The General Political Department arranges a local performance every year, and the places chosen are all of special historical significance.

For example, last year we went to Nanchang, where the military flag was raised;
The year before last we went to the northwest slope.

The same logic applies to choosing Harbin this year. After all, it is the eldest son of New China, and the heavy industry there is still the country's important equipment and has not declined.

"Well, we will rest in Yanjing for about half a month, and then we will set off, first to Harbin and then to Changchun!"

Gong Xi didn't even dare to raise his head to look at Cheng Xuemin while eating. He lowered his head and hummed, then took over the conversation.

"You've worked really hard! But I still wish you a successful performance!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded but didn't say much. After all, this was a job arranged by the General Political Department, and their art troupe's job was to perform consolation shows.

"Cheng Xuemin! You are such a great songwriter. The previous songs Bloodstained, The Full Moon, and Sending Comrades, you have no idea how popular they are!"

"Anyway, when we go to local areas for consolation performances, we sing these three songs of yours!"

"So, before we go to Harbin, can you write another one for us?"

Han Qiaoyue touched Gong Xi's foot, and seeing her indifferent and embarrassed expression, she simply took the initiative to bring it up.

"Yes, Lao Cheng, your three songs are so well written. The soldiers in the local troops love listening to them very much. They sing them several times in almost every performance!" Ge You drank Arctic Ocean soda and nodded in praise.

Gong Xi then raised her head, fluttering her eyelashes, and looked at Cheng Xuemin.

obviously!
They were all fascinated by the popularity brought by these three songs, especially "The Full Moon". Now that they have caught up with Cheng Xuemin himself, it would be best if he could pull out another song.

"sure!"

"Do you have any special requirements for this song?"

Cheng Xuemin readily agreed. He had a vast amount of songs in his mind, even military songs or red songs. Any one of them could be a great tribute in this era.

"Can you make another request?"

Han Qiaoyue was not too surprised to hear that Cheng Xuemin could actually make requests, because he had never said that in the songs he had written before.

He wrote all the songs and started singing them right away.

But I never asked them what kind of songs they wanted to sing.

"Of course!" Cheng Xuemin nodded with a smile. He was the only one who talked too much and was increasing the intensity of the conversation.

What if the woman on the other side is too tactful in her words and makes demands that make it difficult for him to choose a suitable song? That would be like shooting herself in the foot.

"Xuemin, when we go to Harbin this time, we may first pay a visit to the navy stationed in Hong Kong..." Gong Xi made a small request in a low voice, looking at Cheng Xuemin with complicated eyes.

He is no longer my classmate Huang Tu.

"The Navy!?"

"Okay, I got it. I'll go back and think about it, and try to send the lyrics and music to you before you leave!"

Gong Xi actually made such a request, to express condolences to the navy?
Then it has to be changed!
Cheng Xuemin had originally intended to pay tribute to "Green Flower in the Army". After all, this song is known as the military song for new recruits. When it was created and sung, how many new recruits who had just joined the army were moved to tears by it?
And the same goes for veterans, in fact, both new and old soldiers are included.

But Gong Lu gave a semi-compulsory composition, asking him to write about a navy consolation song, so Cheng Xuemin must have thought of that song first!
Naval Port Night!

The killing power of this song is in no way inferior to "Green Flower in the Army", and it is even three times sharper than it.

However, if I write this song "Night in the Naval Port" now, will it be criticized?
You have to know that after it became popular, it was criticized a lot as serious capitalist decadence and should not be sung more widely, especially in the military.

And that was two years later, and now it's two years earlier, will it...

who cares!
Cheng Xuemin has already released "Love in Lushan", is he still missing "Night in the Naval Port"?

On the contrary, I feel that these two echo each other, and launching the Naval Port Night in advance to test the waters for the release of "Lush Mountain Love" is actually the best.

"Okay, there's no rush. Don't force yourself!" Seeing Cheng Xuemin looking at him, Gong Xi's face instantly turned red. He quickly lowered his head and responded softly.

So, this meal was not very interesting, and I couldn’t find the same feeling and atmosphere as before.

Cheng Xuemin did not stay here for long. After dinner, he drove away from the General Political Department.

"What a pity!"

Han Qiaoyue looked at the car driving away and suddenly said this.

Ge You didn't know what she was regretting, so he asked in confusion, "What are you regretting all of a sudden? Didn't Lao Cheng already promise that he would write a new song for you as soon as possible?"

Only Gong Di knew that her good sister was so sad all of a sudden. She was too embarrassed to see anyone!
"It's you, skinny monkey!"

"Cheng Xuemin is already married and has a lover, why didn't you tell me and Gong Xi earlier?"

There is no way to find Cheng Xuemin to explain it. I really don’t know what that guy was thinking. He obviously got married but he just didn’t tell them, which made their comrade Gong Xi deeply trapped and unable to get out.

Now this skinny monkey was asking questions even though he already knew the answer, so Han Qiaoyue had no choice but to stand up for her good sister and take it out on him.

"Is this matter?"

"Didn't I say that?"

"You didn't seem to ask! I thought you all knew it!"

Ge You touched his still lush head and said angrily.

"I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you, let's go back!"

Han Qiaoyue rolled her eyes and said, "You didn't even ask them, but you didn't take the initiative to tell them. You knew that Gong Xi and Cheng Xuemin were so close, but you pretended to be ignorant and watched the fun."

I really want to beat up this skinny guy.

"No, what are you guys feeling sorry for? What does this have to do with whether Old Cheng is married or not?"

"Woman, it's really inexplicable!"

……

After returning home, Cheng Xuemin handed over the entire amount of the royalties he received to his wife, Feng Jiayou.

"One thousand two hundred?"

Feng Jiayou took the payment slip and saw the amount of the payment. He looked very happy and delighted.

"Yes! The maximum price is 7 yuan per thousand words!" Cheng Xuemin nodded. The whole manuscript of "The Wreath under the Mountain" is nearly 180,000 words, and 7 yuan per thousand words is about 1,200 yuan.

"It's still too early. I heard from my mom that a new remuneration system will be released soon. According to your level, you can get the maximum remuneration of 11 yuan per thousand words in the future!"

The new remuneration system will definitely be known first by people inside the cultural sector. My mother-in-law, Feng's mother, is the deputy editor-in-chief of October magazine, so it's not a big deal for her to know the news in advance.

Therefore, Feng Jiayou is still a little looking forward to whether her husband's article will be paid according to the new remuneration standards. If so, he may get several hundred yuan more.

Now it seems that I was overthinking! "Yes, today Dong Ling also mentioned the new remuneration to me, saying that this time it was personally instructed by the General Political Department and that it was a gift from the PLA's National Day, so it couldn't be delayed for too long!"

"She said she would wait for my next manuscript and would pay me the new maximum fee of 11 yuan per thousand words!"

Was it instructed personally by the General Political Department leaders?
That’s okay!

Feng Jiayou felt very happy after hearing this, but she didn't really care about the extra few hundred dollars. Her man was valued by various departments above, which was the most popular thing.

In the next few days, Cheng Xuemin concentrated on working on the Tai Chi script, but most of the time he was working on it at Yanda University.

After all, things are different now. Cheng Xuemin not only has to attend classes at Yanda University, but also has to go to class. It is not easy for him to stay at home and take leave without showing up.

Even so, Cheng Xuemin only spent one week to finish the script of Tai Chi.

"Tai Chi?!"

In the office of Wang Yang, the old director of Yanying Studio, Wang Yang and Xie Jin, who had not yet returned to Shanghai, were very surprised when they saw the new script written by Cheng Xuemin.

"Is it the one that was passed on by the Ministry?"

Apparently, the old factory director Wang Yang had heard something about it and knew that on the first day of the film screening, Cheng Xuemin was called into the lake by Mr. Wu and some agreement was reached.

It is said that Cheng Xuemin intends to focus on the film industry, but not much has been revealed about the details.

The old factory director Wang Yang only made his prediction based on the rumors he had heard recently, plus he was sitting next to Cheng Xuemin that day and heard what he said to Mr. Wu.

The cultural outlet that brings in the most US dollar foreign exchange is none other than their film industry.

At that time, the old factory manager Wang Yang realized that a big storm might be coming.

He just didn't know how this storm would come, so he was always on high alert.

Because the old factory director knew that if the foreign exchange earned by the cultural sector really had to be adjusted towards the film industry, then their Yanying Factory would be the first to be affected due to its proximity to the water.

After all, if there is a big task from above, it will be handed over to Yanying Studio first.

This was also the reason why the old factory director Wang Yang did not compete with Mr. Xu from the Shanghai Film Studio for the filming and production rights of "Lush Mountain Love" that day.

An old fox is an old fox, he is waiting here.

it's good now!

As expected, what he had been waiting for came. Cheng Xuemin, the young pioneer in earning foreign exchange, came to their Yanying Studio as soon as possible.

What’s even more interesting is that the people from the Shanghai film studio haven’t left yet.

Then let them see that the one who waits until the end has the last laugh.

"Yes, old director. You are an old director in the film industry, so when the script comes out, I will send it to you first so that you can review it for me!"

"If there is no problem, I will submit it to Mr. Wu!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded. The old factory director had indeed guessed it long ago.

But just as Cheng Xuemin said, if he wanted to practice Tai Chi secretly, he would have to borrow the venue and manpower from Yan Film Studio. Instead of borrowing, it would be better to let Yan Film Studio directly participate.

So it is impossible to hide it from here, the old factory director must know the inside story.

"Tai Chi? That's a good name!"

"Mr. Liao has specified that they will either film Shaolin Temple or Tai Chi. Xuemin, are you planning to challenge Xiangjiang?"

When Xie Jin, who was standing by, saw the name of the script, he immediately thought of the Hong Kong film "Shaolin Temple", which also has the two themes mentioned by Mr. Liao.

Unexpectedly, Hong Kong chose Shaolin Temple, while Cheng Xuemin wanted to practice Tai Chi.

Moreover, if you remove the word "quan" in Tai Chi, the name alone is more impressive than "Shaolin Temple" in that it is so majestic and lofty.

"Well, what I decided with Mr. Wu that day was Tai Chi, but I think it's better to call it 'Tai Chi'!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded. The name Tai Chi was actually very rustic, and he had never thought of using this name from the beginning.

I did think about using the original name "Tai Chi Master", but in the end I decided to keep it simple and just use the two words "Tai Chi", which is simple and elegant.

"Do you really want to compete with Hong Kong?" After hearing what Xie Jin said, the old factory manager Wang Yang couldn't help but click his tongue and asked again.

"No, no! If we really want to have a competition, I will just choose Shaolin Temple. Let's take the same photos and see who takes the better one!"

Cheng Xuemin smiled and shook his head to deny it, but he was thinking in his heart, it’s a contest!

However, the competition is not with Hong Kong, but with China Film Group, the producer behind Shaolin Temple.

The purpose is to obtain the overseas distribution rights of the film industry and earn US dollars from foreigners.

how about it?
You would never have thought of this, old factory manager!

"That's true!" The old factory manager Wang Yang nodded, and then began to read the script in his hand.

"Xuemin, your script..."

Xie Jin was feeling itchy at the side. This was the script decided by Mr. Liao and Mr. Wu. Shaolin Temple was handed over to Hong Kong, and they had no right to argue about it.

But now Cheng Xuemin has come up with a new plan, to shoot "Tai Chi".

In an instant, Xie Jin felt that the "Lush Mountain Love" that they had fought for before was no longer attractive!

If I had to choose, I would definitely choose "Tai Chi", but when the words came to my lips my face turned red and I couldn't open my mouth at all.

"Old Xie, you'd better find your actress and don't try to steal our Tai Chi. And you also saw that Xuemin sent the script to our Yanying Studio right away. Obviously, this is also what Old Wu wanted!"

"Right, Xuemin?!"

The old factory director was reading the script with his reading glasses, but that did not affect his vigilance at all against Xie Jin who was eyeing him covetously.

This old guy really dares to rob, does he really think he is that old guy Xu Sangchu? !
"Uh..." Xie Jin couldn't even say he was snatching it.

"Old Xie, are you still looking for an actress for the Lushan Romance actress?" Cheng Xuemin nodded to the old director. That was what he meant. Yanying Studio was basically designated and there was no way to snatch it away.

As for the matter of the actress in Lushan Love, Cheng Xuemin would definitely have to discuss it first. He was also prepared to give Gong Xi to Xie Jin if he couldn't find anyone satisfactory.

"Zhu Lin, Liu Xiaoqing and the others have already auditioned, but they're still a little short of the mark. I plan to wait until the screening is over and then go back to Shanghai to take a look!"

"I think Zhang Yu's image in Shanghai might be better!"

Xie Jin nodded. He had tried a few at Yanying Studio, but he was not very satisfied with any of them. However, he felt that Zhang Yu's image was good at their own Shanghai Film Studio.

"By the way, Xuemin, didn't you say you were going to give me one? Why don't you give it to me? How long has it been?"

"If you don't put me in, I'll really go back to Shanghai! If you want to put me in then, you can only audition in Shanghai!"

Cheng Xuemin smiled apologetically and said, "I forgot, I was so busy working on the script that I forgot about it!"

"In fact, he just happened to return to Yanjing. He is in the General Political Department. His name is Gong Yu!"

"When I went to the south to express my condolences at the beginning of the year, I had a scene with her, and I felt that her image was very suitable for the role of Zhou Yun!"

"General Political Department? Gong Xi, right?"

"Okay, I'll go check it out later!"

Xie Jin's eyes rolled back. He said, "The person is in Yanjing. Why didn't you tell me earlier? You wasted so much time."

...(End of chapter)

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