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

Chapter 96 What? Have you written the script? (Seeking monthly votes)
Mr. Qian must have spent a lot of time thinking about the topic of "reflection"!

Although there was a little incident!
Mr. Qian still delivered his speech and comments according to the manuscript he had prepared before, but his tone was much softer, and he also deleted those particularly sharp and almost harsh criticisms.

Anyway, as the organizer, Li Qingquan was very satisfied with Lao Qian's speech this time.

Because of Mr. Qian's critical reflection and comments, their "The Shepherd" in "Yenching Literature" was truly pushed to the height of the first article of "reflective literature".

It can be compared with Liu Xinwu's "Class Teacher" at the beginning of the year and Lu Xinhua's "Scars" in the middle of the year, and even achieved a breakthrough in terms of specifications and impact!

This is also a major breakthrough in the history of modern literature and will definitely be recorded as a milestone in literary history!
Those present were all core members from major newspapers and magazines in Yenching. Mr. Qian's comments and criticisms were highly recognized and valued by everyone present.

They all picked up their pens and quickly sketched briefings, which they would take back to their respective newspapers and magazines and make sure to publish them as soon as possible.

After Mr. Qian finished his speech, the applause continued!
The final symposium ended smoothly and was unexpectedly successful after the speech by the author Cheng Xuemin.

After the meeting!

As one of the hosts, Cheng Xuemin sent Qian Lao, Ding Ling and others off one after another. Before leaving, Li Shuguang of Renwen Press invited Cheng Xuemin to visit their Renwen Press when he had time to discuss the publication of the single volume of The Shepherd.

Of course Cheng Xuemin agreed readily and said he would go there as soon as possible!
Editors from other magazines and newspapers also wanted to have private conversations with the author Cheng Xuemin. Their intentions are self-evident!

Just now, Teacher Ding Ling gave a big preview at the symposium!

Lao Xu, the author of "The Horse Shepherd", actually has an atomic bomb in his hand. Everyone is eager to chat privately and quote their respective prices in an attempt to snatch it away.

But there was never a chance!

The author Cheng Xuemin was not only being watched covetously by Yenching Literature, but also by his mother-in-law Liu Xinwu, the author of October. They were both guarding against everyone like thieves, leaving no room for them to slip through. Everyone had no choice but to give up and go back in disappointment.

"Xuemin, I'm going back to October first. Please come to our house more often. October is your mother-in-law's main house, and it is also your main house, Xuemin. Do you understand?"

Before Liu Xinwu left in October, he wanted to take Cheng Xuemin with him, but Xie Jin from Shanghai was waiting for him, so he had to give up.

But don't be too cocky in front of Li Qingquan.

The author of The Shepherd, Lao Xu, is actually the son-in-law of their October teacher Gu. So isn’t Teacher Gu’s son-in-law the son-in-law of their October?

As for his own son-in-law, wouldn't all his manuscripts have to be given to October? Only the ones left by October would be given to Li Qingquan.

"Old Liu... come on, come on, follow me!"

Li Qingquan was so angry at Liu Xinwu that his teeth started to hurt. He was so angry that he pushed Liu Xinwu and asked him to leave quickly!
"Xuemin, filial piety comes first among all virtues. In the future, you should give more manuscripts to honor your mother-in-law, understand?"

Liu Xinwu is still provoking Li Qingquan, telling him not to be too cocky.

Liu Xinwu is feeling very happy today!
I was originally reluctant to attend Li Qingquan's symposium, but I still wanted to save face for Lao Xu, the author of The Horse Wrangler.

If it weren't for Lao Xu, Liu Xinwu really wouldn't bother to come here in person, and would just send Lao Wang to deal with it!

Who knows!
When Li Qingquan arrived at Yenching Literature, he found such gratifying news waiting for him!
No!

I have to hurry back to the office and share this good news with everyone before Teacher Gu and the others get off work.

And I also want to ask Teacher Gu, you are really patient. You even kept it a secret from Old Liu!
"This Old Liu..." After watching Liu Xinwu leave, Li Qingquan looked back at Cheng Xuemin with a wry smile and asked, "Xuemin! If you have a good manuscript in the future, don't forget Old Li!"

"Although Liu Xinwu is right, your mother-in-law's main family is also your family, but our Yanjing Literature is your mother's family, right?"

Yenching University of Arts and Sciences, which was the first to discover and promote Cheng Xuemin, can indeed be regarded as the home where Cheng Xuemin made his fortune!

After all, his debut work, which he paid tribute to, was published by Yenching Literature.

Moreover, he published "The Deep Feeling of Grass" later, and the novella of more than 200,000 words is about to be published.

There is a reason why Li Qingquan can be so earnest!

"Yes, yes, yes! Teacher Li, you are right. Yanjing Literature is indeed my mother's home. I will definitely treat all manuscripts equally in the future... the highest bidder wins!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded repeatedly and said yes, which made Li Qingquan feel very relieved!

But when he heard Cheng Xuemin's last addition, he was so shocked that he couldn't react for a long time.

After they realized what was happening, they burst into laughter and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Xuemin, you are right, the highest bidder wins!"

What a filial and good son-in-law. From now on, the price will be very good!

Li Qingquan didn't believe that Liu Xinwu's October could compete with Yenching Literature in terms of price!

Especially in the novella!

They just resumed publication in October, and the funding for each issue is there. Can they still compete with Yenching Literature?

"Just kidding, Mr. Li, Director Xie is still waiting over there, how about we go over there together?"

"Xuemin, you are such an interesting person!" Li Qingquan nodded at Cheng Xuemin and said, "Let's go, let's go and listen to what Director Xie has to say!"

"It's going to be adapted into a movie, Xuemin, come on!"

After sending most of the guests away, Zhou Yanru, Zhang Dening, Bai Ling and others also came over when they had time. Zhang Dening even encouraged Cheng Xuemin.

"Lao Zhou, Dening and Bailing, you should also discuss this together and give your own suggestions!"

Li Qingquan also told them, which made Zhou Yanru and the others smile with joy, because this was the first manuscript to be adapted into a movie since the resumption of publication of Yanjing Literature.

Moreover, it was discovered and published under their hands!
Now that it’s been adapted into a movie, I can also feel a sense of participation. How can I not be happy?

"Thank you, Xiao Feng. Sorry to have kept you waiting!"

Li Qingquan took Cheng Xuemin and others into his editor-in-chief's office, where Xie Jin and Feng Jiazhao were waiting.

"No, no, congratulations to you, Mr. Li, for making this Yenching Literature Symposium a complete success!"

"I think once it's published in the newspaper tomorrow, your Yenching Literature will be all the rage again!"

Xie Jin stood up and exchanged pleasantries with Li Qingquan, then looked at Cheng Xuemin and praised him generously, "Xuemin, you are also very good. This symposium organized by Old Li is a great success for you!"

"Especially Mr. Qian's sharp comments have made you the first person in 'reflective literature'!"

"From now on, when we talk about contemporary literature, or contemporary literature such as 'scar literature' or 'reflective literature', you, the scholar, will definitely have a place!"

Xie Jin has a very long-term vision. After today's symposium, Cheng Xuemin's "The Shepherd" can be considered a success and has entered the mainstream!

"Old Xie, we have indeed achieved great success, but we cannot take credit for the achievements of Yenching Literature!"

"This is due to the strength of the scholars themselves, and with the help of Professor Qian and Professor Ding Ling, we at Yenching Literature cannot take credit for it!"

Although Li Qingquan was very pleased with Xie Jin's compliments, he couldn't really say that he was a complete scholar.

"Director Xie, you are flattering me! What do you mean by number one or not? I just wrote an article and never thought that it would be reviewed like this by Mr. Qian and others!"

Cheng Xuemin also waved his hands repeatedly. Although the news had already spread, he still had to be humble. Then he said to Li Qingquan, "I really have to thank Teacher Li. Without your guidance, I would not have made any progress!"

"Be humble, be humble! Xuemin, it's not good for you to be too humble and low-key, right, Old Xie?!"

“Too modest indeed!”

Xie Jin nodded and got back to the point, "Xuemin's manuscript is indeed well written. Now with the help of this symposium, I, as a director, am under a lot of pressure!"

"I'm afraid that I'm not talented enough and won't be able to direct it well, and such a good manuscript will be wasted!"

Xie Jin was indeed not being modest. The quality of the article "The Horse Shepherd" was already very high, and now it has been pushed to such a high level!

Xie Jin was under a lot of pressure, fearing that he would not direct the book well and would disappoint countless readers across the country.

"Old Xie, you are starting to be humble too!? This is not your style!" Li Qingquan smiled and nodded at Xie Jin. It turns out that humility is contagious!

Xie Jin, who was able to direct such an excellent film as "The Red Detachment of Women", actually said that he felt pressured and was afraid that he would not direct it well?

“No modesty, no humility!”

Xie Jin waved his hands repeatedly, then asked Feng Jiazhao, "Jiazhao, there is no problem with Lao Li's authorization of the manuscript. What do you think about Yanying Studio?"

"It's mainly about the script. Jiazhao, are you going to personally take charge and grab the knife for your brother-in-law?"

The most important thing for a good film is the script.

If the script is well adapted, it will be much easier for director Xie Jin to direct it! If the script is not well adapted, the director Xie Jin will have the biggest headache!
Originally, Xie Jin, a well-known director of the Shanghai Film Studio, must have his own screenwriter team.

However, this was a film sponsored by Yanying Studio, and Xie Jin was just a borrowed director. They didn't explicitly tell him about the script and asked him to work on it!

That's why Xie Jin asked this question. Of course, he hoped that Yanying Studio would hand over the script to them as well!
If all else fails, Feng Jiazhao would be the most suitable screenwriter to adapt the work himself!
They are half master and disciple, they can talk to each other and get along well!
"Old Xie, Xuemin said he was going to write the script himself, and he's already finished the draft!"

Feng Jiazhao certainly wanted to do it himself, but his brother-in-law was omnipotent and there was no room for him to interfere.

"What?! You're going to do the script yourself?!"

“Has it been written yet?”

"Where's the script? Xuemin, did you bring it? Let me read it carefully!"

Xie Jin just asked Feng Jiazhao casually, thinking that even if Yanying Studio wanted to write the script itself, it shouldn't be that fast!
After all, he, the director, hasn't even arrived yet, so before the script starts writing, the screenwriter and the director must meet and discuss each other's views and opinions!
After all, this "The Horse Herder" is an adaptation, not written directly by the screenwriter. If it is an adaptation of a novel, the director must have a full degree of involvement in the script!
But who knows!
He asked casually, let's talk about this script, how to start. But Feng Jiazhao told him that his brother-in-law wrote the script himself.

Not only did the original author write it, it was already written!

so smart? !
Xie Jin was really shocked when he heard this. He looked at Cheng Xuemin in disbelief and asked for the script!
Li Qingquan who was accompanying him was also dumbfounded. Xuemin had even come up with the script for "The Shepherd"?

But wasn’t he still working on that novella some time ago?
It’s only been a few days since he submitted the novella, and he has already written the script for "The Horse Shepherd"?
So is the quality of this script okay? !

"Director Xie, this is my first attempt at writing a script, and I'm not sure if it's good..."

"Where's the script!? Let me see it quickly so I can know if it's well written?!"

Without waiting for Cheng Xuemin to finish his humble words, Xie Jin asked again anxiously!
"At home, I didn't bring it!" Cheng Xuemin replied straightforwardly. He didn't expect Xie Jin, who was over fifty years old, to be more straightforward than him. "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go to your house and get it now. I'll go back with you!"

"what?!"

Cheng Xuemin was completely dumbfounded on the spot. Even Li Qingquan's brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao, Zhou Yanru, Zhang De, Ning Bailing and others were all dumbfounded!
I thought to myself that Director Xie is really decisive and awesome!

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(End of this chapter)