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

"Gong Xi, wait a minute!"

After leaving the studio, Cheng Xuemin thought about the chance to run into Gong Xi and was too lazy to make a special trip to the General Political Department.

He called out to her and Cheng Xuemin trotted straight towards his car which was parked not far from the door.

"what?"

Gong Xi was very confused and had no idea what Cheng Xuemin was going to do.
Xie Jin, who was standing next to him, did not leave after hearing this. He looked at Cheng Xuemin, who ran over and seemed to have taken out a piece of manuscript paper from the car, then locked the car door and went back.

It shouldn’t be a love letter, right?
Cheng Xuemin has a lover, and his lifestyle issues can also stand the test. Based on Xie Jin's understanding of him, it is definitely not a love letter.

But with just a piece of manuscript paper, what else can I write besides a love letter?
Short manuscript?

No matter how short, a story is never as short as one that can fit on just one page of paper.

Not to mention the script.

"Here! When I went to the General Political Department before, I promised you... a consolation song from your cultural troupe, and it was said to be preferably related to the navy!"

"I just wrote one, take it back and see if it works!"

Cheng Xuemin didn't let Xie Jin think too much. He handed the lyrics and music manuscript paper to Gong Xi and said.

"Ah?! Xuemin, you've finished writing it? So quickly?" Gong Xi was also very surprised when he heard it. He had previously asked Cheng Xuemin to help write another song of consolation, preferably one related to the navy. He didn't expect that he would finish it so quickly.

It was indeed a very unexpected surprise.

But I remembered that Ge You mentioned before that the song "The Full Moon on the 15th" that Cheng Xuemin wrote for him was actually improvised on the spot. Given Cheng Xuemin's amazing speed, it was not that surprising, just a surprise.

"Navy night?"

Gong Xi was too surprised to take the manuscript handed over by Cheng Xuemin. He quickly read it and found that the title of the song was "Night in the Naval Port", which was about the navy.

"Wrote a song of consolation for their art troupe?" Xie Jin, who was listening from the side, also understood.

Yes!

Gong Xi was a song performance artist in the General Political Department Art Troupe, so it was normal for him to ask Cheng Xuemin to sing a song for him.

I have to say, the songs written by Cheng Xuemin are really awesome!
The theme song of the movie "The Shepherd" which he directed and filmed before was written by Cheng Xuemin himself, and it was improvised on the spot in the Gobi Desert in the northwest.

honestly!
The song "Dream Camel Bell" is indeed very well written. It's a pity that the movie hasn't been released yet, otherwise a good movie would have produced a good song, and it would have been another classic song that was sung by many people.

Moreover, the foreign songs written by Cheng Xuemin are even more amazing. They have earned hundreds of thousands of US dollars in foreign exchange for the country, which is very beneficial.

In addition, the most popular military songs sung by Gong Xi and her art troupe during performances in local areas were also written by Cheng Xuemin.

Therefore, it was only natural for Gong Xu to ask Cheng Xuemin to write a song for him.

A night at the naval port?
Just by listening to the title of the song, you know it is related to the navy. When Xie Jin heard Gong Xi's exclamation, he couldn't help but lean over to take a closer look. Unfortunately, he could only understand what the lyrics said, and he had no idea about the melody.

Fortunately, Gong Xi, who was excited next to him, was already humming softly!

"The night in the naval port is quiet, the waves gently rock the warships,
"The young sailor rested his head on the waves, smiling sweetly in his sleep.

"The sea breeze blows gently, the waves sway gently,

"The young sailors worked so hard, and returned to the embrace of their motherland.
"Let our sailors sleep well and smile happily in their dreams
"Let our sailors have a good sleep. When the morning glow turns the sea red, our warships will weigh anchor again..."

Although Gong Yu was an artistic soldier in the art troupe, his voice had always been very good. He had previously sung the duet "Bloodstained" with Cheng Xuemin, and was very much loved by the soldiers.

Now her lively singing voice rang out, and Xie Jin, who was standing next to her, was instantly stunned.

After Gong Xi finished singing the first part, before he had time to express his feelings after the song, Xie Jin asked, "Xuemin, did you write this?"

"Who else could it be?" Cheng Xuemin said to Xie Jin with a smile, and then asked Gong Xi, "What's the matter?"

Gong Xi came back to his senses, raised his head, and stared at Cheng Xuemin with a pair of bright and dark eyes. Disbelief was written on his face. He said, "This, this, this...Xuemin, this, this, this, seems to be completely different from what you wrote before!"

Yes!

The style has completely changed. There is no longer the heaviness of "Bloodstained" nor the longing of "The Full Moon on the 15th". There is only joy, only that kind of... that kind of... Anyway, Gong Yu couldn't describe the feeling for the moment.

"The style has indeed changed a little bit, keeping up with the times!"

"Just tell me if this song is okay? If not, I'll go back and think about it!"

It can be sung in a different style, and it is worthy of being defined as the first popular song of decadent music after the reform and opening up in China.

In the end, it was the old man who made the final decision and denied all the decadent rumors, and the storm finally passed without any major incident.

to be frank!
There is indeed an element of gambling in Cheng Xuemin's performance of the song "Night at the Naval Port".

But then again, which of his works, "The Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office", "The Garland under the Mountain", "The Splitting of the Qin Empire", and "Lush Mountain Love" which is about to start filming, does not involve gambling?

But what about the end?

Director Qiao won the reform and opening-up for Cheng Xuemin, and the wreaths under the mountain won him the respect of the General Political Department. Now, Cheng Xuemin must want to test the waters with "Night in the Naval Port" to open up the domestic pop song market.

It is also necessary to completely remove the label of pop songs as decadent music.

"Okay, okay. I think this song 'Night in the Naval Port' is very well written and sounds very nice. I fell in love with it at once!" Gong Yu said hurriedly, pecking his head like a chicken.

"That's good!" Cheng Xuemin could also warn Gong Xi that it's not enough to just think the song sounds good. If Gong Xi really were to sing the lead, he didn't know if he could withstand the subsequent turmoil.

Anyway, when Su Xiaoming sang this song, it did bring her fame and popularity, but it also brought her a lot of criticism.

However, since Su Xiaoming was able to withstand it back then, Cheng Xuemin believes that Gong Xi can do it too.

There is Cheng Xuemin standing firmly behind her. There will definitely be a wave of wind, but it shouldn’t be very big, so it won’t be a big problem.

"By the way, since Old Xie has chosen you as the leading actress, are you still going to Harbin and Changchun for your art troupe's October 1 consolation performance?"

Cheng Xuemin suddenly remembered this. Didn’t Gong Xi and the others say before that they would come out of quarantine during this period and go to Harbin and Changchun to give a consolation performance?
And Cheng Xuemin also knows!

It was because of this visit to Harbin and Changchun for a consolation performance that Gong Di was spotted by the director of the "Jiehong" crew of the Changchun Film Studio, who asked her to play the leading female role in "Jiehong", thus allowing Gong Di to officially enter the entertainment industry.

Unfortunately, Gong Xu's debut film "Jiehong" has never passed the review due to its scale and has never been released.

At that time, Gong Xi was very depressed for a long time.

Calculating the time, the "Jihong" project of Changchun Film Studio has been approved and launched, and is now in the stage of casting, just like "Lush Mountain Love". So!
Now Xie Jin has secured the leading female role in Gong Xi's "Lush Mountain Love" in advance. Will she still go to the art troupe's consolation performance?
If he goes, it might delay Xie Jin's filming progress. After all, he will be away for more than half a month or even a month. Will Xie Jin wait for Gong Xi to return from the consolation performance before joining the crew, just like he waited for Cheng Xuemin in the first half of the year?

"Comrade Gong Yu told me this during the first audition!" Xie Jin took over the conversation and nodded, "What I mean is that we should try our best to negotiate with the General Political Department. It would be best if we can avoid the condolence performance!"

"If it really doesn't work, I hope Comrade Gong Li will join the group as soon as possible after the consolation performance!"

"For a good role and a good actor, we can afford to wait a month or so!"

That’s true!
The literary and artistic workers of this era are truly true artists in the true sense. They are not those who are only out to make money and come and go faster than performing for money. They are comparable to the so-called traffic stars!

In this day and age, a good director and a good crew, out of caution for their work, can really wait for a suitable actor to play a role.

Not to mention the distant past, Cheng Xuemin’s Xu Lingjun is the best example.

"You just haven't talked about it yet, have you?"

After hearing this, Cheng Xuemin nodded helplessly and asked.

"Ah! We haven't discussed it yet!" Xie Jin nodded, but Cheng Xuemin's tone seemed to hint at something else, so he asked in confusion, "Why? Xuemin, do you think the General Political Department will not release him?"

"How would I know if we haven't talked about it?" Cheng Xuemin shrugged, but he was actually very pessimistic in his heart!
Gong Xi was a model artist of the General Political Department Art Troupe. Originally, Gong Xi was to perform in Changchun as a consolation performer, and after performing a play called "Jiehong", someone from a Shanghai film studio approached her to perform in "Happy Bachelor". At that time, the leaders of the General Political Department were not so easy to talk to.

They refused to let him go no matter what. The Shanghai Film Studio spent a huge price to poach Gong Xi to the Shanghai Film Studio.

In this era, there is indeed a phenomenon of companies spending money to poach people because they don't want to let them go.

Don’t talk about it!

Recently, there was a vivid example at Yan Film Studio. It was widely circulated in the studio, and even Cheng Xuemin, a half-outsider, heard some of it.

Yes, you are right, it is the 70-year-old grandmother Liu Xiaoqing.

In the first half of the year, Liu Xiaoqing was still a popular star in Emei Film Studio, and she had everything she wanted at Emei.

But our Grandma Liu is so ambitious!
Not wanting to stay in Emei, Sichuan all his life, he somehow hooked up with a leader of the General Political Department Art Troupe, got married, and used the leader as a springboard to officially develop his career in Beijing.

But at that time, her organizational relationship was still with Emei Film Studio, and it would take some time for her to transfer over, and Emei Film Studio would not let her go.

In the end, it was her husband who spoke up and asked Yanying Studio to step in and poach the person.

Fine, with her lover's words, Wang Yang's Yan Film Studio will definitely give her face. Plus, Liu Xiaoqing is very famous at this time, so it won't be a loss to poach him!
So they just spent money to poach people. Guess how much they spent in the end?

One hundred thousand!

Yes, that’s right, it’s a full 100,000 yuan. The news has spread throughout Yanying Studio now!
Cheng Xuemin also gossiped and asked the old factory director Wang Yang for confirmation. The other party awkwardly admitted that it did cost 100,000 yuan to dig Liu Xiaoqing from Emei Factory to their Yanying Factory.

Depend on!
Cheng Xuemin was stunned when he heard it. That was a full 100,000 yuan!

What does 100,000 yuan mean in this era?
Since Cheng Xuemin’s reaction was so big, it’s no wonder that the news was also spreading like wildfire at Yanying Studio.

Liu Xiaoqing spent a full 100,000 yuan in transfer fees, which is an incredible price.

Cheng Xuemin was really curious at that time. How could Liu Xiaoqing, the old factory director, make such a big decision to poach people?

Anyway, I can't praise Cheng Xuemin at all. He is not his type at all.

"They're all here!"

"Then go in first and talk while we eat!"

Cheng Xuemin and the other two were walking and talking towards the small canteen, and soon they ran into the old factory director Wang Yang and his group, who waved and shouted at them.

But people are just like that. Cheng Xuemin just thought of the expensive Grandma Liu standing next to the old factory director. Who else could it be but Liu Xiaoqing next to Chen Kaizi's father Chen Huaikai?
How?
The old factory director Wang Yang not only called the three candidate directors, but also called Liu Xiaoqing. What does this mean?
Could it be that he also wanted to use Cheng Xuemin's back door to squeeze Liu Xiaoqing into his "Tai Chi" crew?

"Who is this……?"

When the old factory director saw Gong Xi next to Cheng Xuemin, his face was full of surprise and surprise, which made Cheng Xuemin inexplicably funny!
It seems that the old factory manager is not just trying to cut in line, but also wants to snatch the leading female role, right?
Is this my granddaughter or something?

Before, you, the old factory director, complained to Cheng Xuemin in private. Just for Liu Xiaoqing, he might have lost his reputation in his later years.

So, in order to avoid losing your reputation in your later years, you should support her with all your might, right?
Only by praising Liu Xiaoqing higher and higher can it be said that the 100,000 yuan was well spent. Is this what you think, old factory director?

"Old Factory Director, this is Comrade Gong Xi, the newly confirmed female lead from our crew of Love in Lushan Mountain!"

"Comrade Gong Xi is from the General Political Department Art Troupe. He came here for an audition today and he's great!"

Cheng Xuemin did not respond to the old factory director's words, but Xie Jin next to him took over the conversation.

"Comrade Gong Xi, right?"

"The leading actress of Love at Lushan Mountain?"

"Not bad, not bad. The conditions are indeed very good. Act well!"

When the old factory manager Wang Yang heard that it was Xie Jin from the crew of "Lush Mountain Love" and that she was the leading female role, he was surprised for a moment, but he finally felt relieved.

He was really afraid of this young and elegant female comrade, who was the leading actress in Cheng Xuemin's "Tai Chi" crew, and Cheng Xuemin's own leading actress.

if it is like this.

If he wanted Liu Xiaoqing to play the leading female role of Chen Shaoqi in Tai Chi, he didn't even need to say anything.

"The leading actress of Love at Lushan Mountain?"

The one who also listened with interest was Liu Xiaoqing next to her. She had also auditioned for the leading female role in Xie Jin's "Lush Mountain Love" before, but was rejected by Xie Jin as soon as she put on her costume.

Then the other three people from Yanying Studio, Li Xiuming, Zhang Jinling, and Zhang Liwei, were also passed over by Xie Jin one after another!

At that time, Liu Xiaoqing was thinking, since he was joining a foreign director, what kind of female lead would he want to choose?
They actually rejected all four golden flowers of Yanying Studio?

He was also unwilling to accept the result and wanted to see what kind of female lead Xie Jin would choose in the end.
I thought I would have to wait for a long time, but it was so quick and I let him make his choice.

This is it, his name is Gong Xi, right?
Liu Xiaoqing took a look at her secretly, and knew at first sight that she had deserved to be defeated. Her conditions and appearance were indeed extraordinary, and he immediately felt pity for her.

Looking at it more carefully, I realized that this is exactly Zhou Yun from "Lush Mountain Love", as if she had walked out of the script.
Isn’t the role of Zhou Yun in Lushan Love tailor-made for her?
I can only say that she and the others deserved to lose!
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