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Chapter 127 The Brave One Changes to a Black Cat (3500 monthly tickets plus more)

What Wei Pingan wanted to announce was: "This year, we will celebrate the New Year in our hometown of Gouzitun!"

Xizi and Lele looked a little confused. From the time they were born until now, they had only heard about their father but had never been there.

Xizi was the first to ask, "Is it fun there?"

Wei Pingan said: "It's really fun. You can poke a beehive, pick watermelons from the fields, and go fishing in the river. These are all things my dad played when he was a kid!"

Lele calmly said, "Isn't watermelon only available in summer? And how can we fish now that the river is frozen?"

Lele has been a smart kid since he was young. Wei Ming smiled and said, "Picking watermelons and fishing are indeed summer activities, but there are also ways to play in winter. For example, we can take hunting dogs to catch rabbits and pheasants in the fields, and we can also dig a hole in the ice and fish from the hole."

Hearing this, Xizi's eyes lit up. This is great, he wants to play it!
Wei Ming is not exaggerating, but for kids of this era who grew up in cities and have rarely traveled, the countryside is simply a large amusement park.

Lele whispered: "Why do you want to catch rabbits? Rabbits are so cute."

Wei Ming touched her little head and said, "That's because you haven't tasted the spicy rabbit head made by your aunt."

Wei Ming and Wei Ping'an swallowed their saliva as they spoke. They were both a little impatient to go home.

"Okay, okay, listen to me," Lv Xiaoyan said, "I have some good news. Teacher Gu called me today and said that a place for recording has been found. Lele can go to record tomorrow!"

Then Lv Xiaoyan also told Wei Ming in detail about the song recording.

"In addition to Lele, Teacher Gu also found three young singers, saying that each of them would sing a song, and the last song would be sung by them together. The venue and equipment for recording the songs were provided by the Galaxy Youth Art Troupe of CCTV, which can also provide the music team. They liked these songs and may use them in future performances."

These songs are indeed very suitable for the youth art troupe.

Wei Ming is outside the art troupe. If these songs were not useful to others, he would have to pay for recording songs privately. The price is very expensive, and he would not make any money even if he paid for it himself.

This is already a very good result. It can also connect you with CCTV. Moreover, even if you spend your own money to record the song, they can still use it if they want.

Upon hearing that Lele was going to record a song tomorrow, Lu Xiaoyan suggested that everyone applaud Lele together.

Then she looked at Xizi with disdain and said, "You are still obsessed with spicy rabbit head. I think you look like a rabbit head."

Lv Xiaoyan asked Wei Ming: "Can you go tomorrow?"

Wei Ming shook his head regretfully: "I'm afraid I can't go. Tomorrow is my last day at work, and I have to stand guard for the last time."

But Teacher Gu was there, and she fully understood his musical intentions. With such an excellent music producer, Wei Ming was not worried at all.

Wei Ming then told Lv Xiaoyan: "In addition, I have also contacted Pacific Audio and Video Company in Guangzhou. If they are interested in these songs, there should be a possibility of releasing them into tapes."

Lu Xiaoyan glanced at the tape recorder at home and said, "That's great. I can listen to Lele's songs whenever I want!"

Lele said hurriedly: "Mom, Lele can sing for you anytime you want to listen."

Lu Xiaoyan quickly gave the baby two kisses, saying the baby was so well behaved.

After dinner, Wei Ping'an coaxed the child to sleep, while Lu Xiaoyan chatted with Wei Ming in the living room about the creation of "Black Cat Sheriff".

"I like "Black Cat Sheriff" very much. I believe children will like it more. How did you think of writing such a story?"

"In fact, I had this idea a long time ago. When I was patrolling in Yannan Park, I always saw a lot of cats. The story of their struggle with mice seemed very interesting, so I came up with the idea of a forest guard who is a mouse killer."

Wei Ming said: "But I want to make this series into an animal science story. Science is my weak point, so when I go to the library, I often read popular science books such as "100,000 Whys" to enrich myself."

This is the truth. He wanted to write well and didn't want to waste this good subject, so he made full preparations before he started writing.

Zhu Zhixiang's original work is an appendix. Aliens were involved in the later part, and the battlefield even turned into outer space. It feels like the author couldn't continue writing.

However, Dai Tielang's animated version was discontinued after five episodes due to various reasons inside and outside the factory, leaving only the four promises of "Please watch the next episode" that would never come.

After hearing Wei Ming's idea, Lv Xiaoyan said with emotion: "According to what you said, this novel will be very long!"

Wei Ming nodded: "When the magazine doesn't want me to serialize anymore, I will just publish the books, one volume at a time. I guess I can still write dozens of stories."

There are many interesting stories in the animal world. Wei Ming now has at least a dozen story outlines. Even if he writes one episode every month, it will take more than a year to write.

After a moment's silence, Lv Xiaoyan said, "I feel that this story is more suitable for the readers of our Children's Literature magazine, while Jumanji is more suitable for the young readers of Youth Literature magazine."

Wei Ming thought about it and it was indeed the case: "How about changing it? The March issue should not have been typeset yet, right?" This idea was very bold. Lu Xiaoyan pondered for a moment and said, "Leave the manuscript to me first. I will discuss it with the new editor tomorrow. If he agrees, I will help you mail "The Brave" to "Youth Literature and Art" in Shanghai. If he disagrees, I will mail "Black Cat Sheriff" to them."

Wei Ming nodded and agreed.

The next day, when Wei Ming was working at Peking University, Lu Xiaoyan went back to the magazine and mailed the manuscript and illustrations of "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" to the "Youth Literature" magazine in Shanghai, and left "Black Cat Sheriff" to "Children's Literature". According to Xiao Ming, they would not have to worry about a lack of manuscripts for at least two years.

When the manuscript of "Jumanji" was on its way to Shanghai, Gong Xing had already returned to Shanghai after more than 20 hours of travel on the same day.

Originally, Sister Xue thought about saying goodbye to Wei Ming and comforting the heartbroken Wei Ming in person, but her unit had booked the ticket for her and there was no time reserved for her to go to Peking University, so she had to give up.

This time she returned to Shanghai, she will not return to Yanjing in the short term. After the New Year, she will go directly to the northwest to experience life and wait for the filming of her own scenes. She doesn’t know when she will see Wei Ming again.

"mom!"

Gong Xing's attack was sudden, and he didn't even tell anyone before returning home, which surprised his parents and siblings.

Seeing Gong Xing coming back so early, mother Zhuang Che couldn't help but sigh, "Are you leaving in a few days? Will you not be able to celebrate the New Year at home again this year?"

This happened last year. He came back about ten days before the New Year and returned to Beijing after staying for a few days. Not long after that, he broke his wrist. His relatives were far away in Shanghai, and Gong Xing did not tell them at first. He only told the truth after he recovered. Afterwards, he made his mother cry.

Gong Xing smiled and said, "No, I will spend the New Year at home this time and leave after the New Year."

Father Gong was surprised: "Your unit is so good this time?"

Gong Xing shook her head and asked, "You have heard about the news that Director Xie Jin is going to direct The Shepherd, right?"

Big Brother: "Of course, it is said that both Shanghai Film Studio and Beijing Film Studio are competing for it!"

My younger sister Gong Ying suddenly jumped out and asked, "Is it The Horse Herder written by the writer Wei Mingwei?"

Gong Ying used to like to make fun of her sister and writer Wei. Later, when the whole of China knew that Wei would be eighteen next year, she learned her lesson and realized that she had been the one who had messed up the matchmaking.

Not to mention my sister, it’s not even suitable for me.

Gong Xing nodded: "I was chosen to play the leading female role."

"what!"

The whole family was shocked, including his brother and sister-in-law. As people from Shanghai, they knew too well the ability of Director Xie Jin. The now famous Chen Chong came out of Director Xie Jin's works.

After the surprise came the joy of happiness. They even saw the hope for Gong Xian to stay in Shanghai. As long as the movie was well made, Shanghai Film Group would definitely find a way to keep such a good actor, and then the whole family could be reunited!
Gong Ying knew that her sister and Writer Wei were old acquaintances, and her eyes were hesitant. When her sister followed her back to the room, she couldn't help but ask, "Sister, was it the director who chose you, or the original author who chose you?"

Gong Xing was a little flustered by this question, but he still said frankly: "It was Wei Ming who recommended me, and Director Xie chose me."

Gong Ying: I knew it, there must be something about that little writer! Oh, in terms of fame, she is a big writer, she is talking about other places that are small~
The young writer really takes good care of his sister, but he is eight years younger!
Seeing his sister looking at him with interest, Gong Xing said, "Okay, let me take a break. I have to go to Shanghai Film Studio to report to Director Xie Jin in the afternoon."

In fact, there is no need to be so anxious, but she is actually a little worried. She and Director Xie only had a verbal agreement and it was not put on paper. And so many people are eyeing Director Xie's female lead. She is afraid of more trouble, so she hurried back to Shanghai and went to the film studio to finalize the matter.

"Sister, can I go with you?" Gong Ying pleaded.

In fact, in addition to painting, she also has some interest in acting.

"Okay, you go with me, but don't talk nonsense."

Before leaving, Gong Xian saw that his nephew was always staring at his luggage. This naughty boy loved to rummage through things. Gong Xian thought of something, so he put his diary into his sister's bag while she was not paying attention.

This was not the first time Gong Xing came to the Shanghai Film Studio, but each time ended in failure. This time he suddenly felt like returning home rich and powerful, and was in a very good mood.

Gong Ying told her sister, "I heard that Pan Hong has followed her husband Mi Jiashan to the Emei Film Studio, and Chen Chong is said to want to study at a foreign language university and study abroad. So the most valued young actress at the Shanghai Film Studio is Zhang Yu. She played the leading role in both Love in Lushan Mountain and Night Rain in Bashan Mountain."

These two movies that later became a sensation have not yet been released, so Zhang Yu is only being respected now, but has not really become a big star. She is considered a young actress waiting to become a big star.

Gong Ying was like a gossip spirit, explaining to her sister the current situation of the Shanghai Film Studio. The implication was that as long as her sister entered the Shanghai Film Studio, she would have a good chance of becoming the new generation's top star!
Gong Xing didn't pay much attention to those things. She just wanted to take this opportunity to return to Shanghai to reunite with her family.

Of course, that was my previous thought, but now, it seems that Yanjing also has something worth remembering.

Just as they were thinking about it, suddenly a middle-aged man walked towards them.

When he stood opposite Gong Xing, he looked at her carefully and said in surprise: "Hello, comrade. You are an actor, right? Do you want to act in a movie?!"

(End of this chapter)