Literary Master 1983

Chapter 74 Who is the most popular person?

"You are from Yanda University, why are you here at the front line? I mean... Oops, I made a mistake! I'm sorry."

Gong Xue realized that she had said something wrong and immediately apologized in panic.

You have thick eyebrows and big eyes and such a high level of education. Generally speaking, you wouldn't go to the front line.

If you die, it will be more of a pity than others - people cannot say this publicly, but to be honest, they can't help thinking this in their hearts.

She changed the subject: "I've performed in this place in Sichuan Province before."

"You are welcome to visit my home."

"I'll definitely go there then!"

An instructor saw the whole process and held Gong Xue's hand and said, "The soldiers on the front line have been looking forward to your arrival!"

As he said this, he handed a notebook to Gong Xue, took out a still from a movie and said, "This is a soldier from our company. After reading the news that you were coming to the front line to express your condolences in the newspaper, he cut out the still of you in the movie "Under the Bridge" from the picture magazine and wanted to ask you to sign it after you came. Unfortunately, he died in the battle and didn't wait..."

Gong Xue took the notebook and looked at it, then burst into tears.

Just as she had the wrong idea, she heard that a young soldier had died. Overwhelmed with shame and sadness, Gong Xue's eyes were filled with tears, which kept dripping on Yu Qi's letter of condolence.

"—Yuqie? Yuqie!"

Who called me?
Yu Qie looked in the direction of the voice and found it was Liu Jiaju from Military Literature and Art. He was bringing a team from Sichuan Provincial TV Station to shoot material.

"Yu Qie, why didn't you come to our organization after changing your clothes... You look like a soldier..." Liu Jiaju looked him up and down, and suddenly said happily, "You are born to write military literature..."

Actress Gong Xue's tears were still out of control, and Yu Qie's movie star-like face finally came into use.

One of them lowered his head and cried, while the other looked up and stared... Seeing this scene, the TV station reporter got an idea: "Comrades, can you cooperate to take a photo?"

"What picture?"

"These are the photos we use to promote to the whole nation. These are the heroes on the front lines and the brave women in the rear!"

"Look, what a great painting! A determined warrior and his girlfriend who came to visit him. The warrior faced the danger with a smile on his face, while the girl was protected behind him but she knew deeply who was protecting her!"

The reporter became more and more excited as he spoke, and he couldn't wait to start filming.

At this point, Yu Qie could no longer pretend. He didn't carry a gun to the front line to get shot, so he couldn't steal the limelight from others.

"I'm just a creative person. I've never been to the battlefield. I came here to collect folk songs on the orders of the General Political Department and Military Literature and Art."

“Is it possible to get other soldiers who actually fought in the battle to film it?”

The reporter from the TV station was in a dilemma and started to hesitate. For the sake of publicity effect, Yu Qie should be the male lead, but the feelings of the soldiers should not be hurt.

The experienced Liu Jiaju saw this and suddenly said, "Yu Qie, you deserve this set of photos... The issue is nothing more than whether you can represent us young soldiers to take photos, but I think you have created military literature, you took risks to come to the front line, and I didn't refuse a word, so you deserve it..."

As Liu Jiaju spoke, his voice became louder and louder. At this time, more and more people gathered around them. Liu Jiaju said loudly:
"This is Yu Qie! The Yu Qie who wrote "Letter from the Fiancée" and "A Moment of Romance"!"

"You may not know him at first. He is a student of Yanda University, but his heart has always been with the soldiers on the front line. Since last year, he has replied to the letters sent by the front line almost every once in a while. He has never stopped. We at Military Literature and Art have seen his sincerity! This is something that cannot be faked!"

"He told the soldiers to study hard for the university entrance exams when they return..."

"He told the soldiers not to lose faith in love..."

"He told the soldiers that truly great people are not those who do a great thing, but those who persist over the years and make progress day by day. This is the true portrayal of us at the front. It is not spectacular, but it is great!" Liu Jiaju began to recall the classic plot of the novel "Letter from the Fiancée": "Qin Yun, the son of a high-ranking official, was finally found by the reconnaissance team and asked if he wanted to go back, but he said, what did he say..."

"We are together!" Liu Jiaju was answered by all the soldiers on the scene. The voice was deafening.

Looking at them with pairs of eager eyes and expectant gazes, the soldiers couldn't help shouting, and many of them were choking with tears. In the cave, in the artillery fire, in the jungle... there was no one else together, only comrades-in-arms.

Women and love! Of course, they are the hopes that are worth cherishing, but the ones who fight side by side with them, who shed blood and sweat, are their comrades-in-arms!

Yu Qie is my comrade-in-arms whom I have never met but with whom I have a long-standing friendship!
While he wrote letters to advise his buddies not to lose their fantasies about love, he also wrote novels to tell me that the people you can rely on on the battlefield are your brothers who have shared your life with you!

Almost everyone has read this novel and almost everyone knows this slogan.

Liu Jiaju said: "We are together!"

“We’re in this together!”

Each of his shouts was louder than the previous one. When Yu Qie also joined in, Liu Jiaju stopped talking and just waved his arms along with the waves of sound.

"We are together!" This last shout was made by Yu Qielai, and the soldiers responded to his shout, with the mountains cheering and the earth shaking!

The reporter took photos and recorded the scene.

In this composition, Yu Qie is not a writer, but rather a pioneer who has captured a hilltop and is calling on his comrades below to come up quickly.

We are together!
The reporter even thought of a title for this scene.

At this point, whether Yu Qie is qualified is no longer a question that needs to be debated.

The instructor on the scene said excitedly: "So you are Teacher Yu Qie. Please say a few words for us. There is no one more suitable to represent us than you. Since your novel "Letter from the Fiancée" was published in "Military Literature and Art", the soldiers have dreamed of seeing who wrote what they thought in their hearts!"

"Thousands of letters have been sent to Military Literature and Art, and your story has been circulated among hundreds of thousands of frontline troops. You are the literary and artistic worker we most want to see now!"

"Yes!"

"That's right!"

There was also a Korean division commander named Jin, who wanted to grab Yu Qie's voice and said, "Say something! The brothers are waiting for you. If you don't speak, we won't be able to sleep! You are a hero among writers!"

The atmosphere was already so tense that Yu Qie had to take out the letter of condolence he had written and read it in advance.

He skipped the lengthy preface and went straight to the final call:

"Dear comrades, heroes, behind you, on the 960 million square kilometers of land, an irresistible torrent of reform is washing away all the old barriers!"

"Inspired by your noble spirit of dedication, young people of all ethnic groups are determined to follow your example and devote themselves to this great era of change!"

"In the great cause of revitalizing China, you have undertaken the most difficult tasks and made the greatest sacrifices. The people of the motherland will always remember you, and the motherland's bright future will thank you."

Yu Qie was so excited that he shouted: "Long live the front, long live the soldiers, long live the motherland!"

As soon as these words were spoken, slogans such as "Long live the front line!" "Long live the soldiers!" and "Long live the motherland!" became louder and louder.

　"Under the Bridge" was a movie released in 83 and won the Ministry of Culture's Outstanding Film Award that year.

　　The story is about a female tailor with a child and a self-employed car repair stall owner who broke through secular concepts and lived a happy life. Gong Xue plays the female tailor. It's a pure love movie, you can find it and watch it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)