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Chapter 163 "The Right Path in the World is Vicissitudes" (Guaranteed 2 more chapters)
"One Huangpu Military Academy represents half of modern history."

While visiting the cafeteria and dormitories of the Whampoa Military Academy, Chen Pingyuan knew all about the talents and deeds of the first six classes of the Whampoa Military Academy.

These names were also very familiar to Wei Ming, and these people had a profound influence on the development of modern history.

However, due to the subsequent cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the relocation of the school, there were no well-known figures after the sixth period.

Here you can also see the list of students from the first six classes. Wei Ming found the name of his great-grandfather Wei Muchun on the list of the sixth class. With him were Director Dai, General Luo and others.

Afterwards, Chen Pingyuan took Wei Ming to visit the armory and touched the guns and cannons with his own hands.

To write novels of that era, Wei Ming also had to systematically learn knowledge about military equipment and teach himself many subjects. Now without the Internet, the difficulty is indeed not small, which is why he has not started writing after preparing for several months.

In preparation for this novel, he filled two large notebooks, but still felt it was not enough.

He hoped that as soon as he started writing, he would be able to finish it in one go, without having to stop and revise, as that would make the writing much slower and it might take him years to finish the book.

At noon, they had a simple meal on Changzhou Island. In the afternoon, Chen Pingyuan took Wei Ming to visit Sun Yat-sen University. Wei Ming paid special attention to the library, where he found some works about that era that were not available at Peking University.

Because of these books, Wei Ming decided to stay in Guangzhou for one more day.

The night before Wei Ming decided to leave Guangzhou, Mr. Liao from Pacific invited Wei Ming to dinner at Beiyuan Restaurant, and placed the famous dish, roast suckling pig, which required a reservation, on the table, with the pig's head facing Wei Ming.

Keeping the pig's head facing the main guest is the etiquette for serving this dish.

Chen Pingyuan was also able to attend because he was familiar with Wei Ming. The greasy pork skin was too attractive to a poor student like him.

Not to mention him, even Wei Ming, who eats meat every meal and has no shortage of oil and water, dips the pork skin in white sugar, adds it to the pancake, puts chopped green onions dipped in sweet noodle sauce on it, and swallows it in one bite. Wow, it's perfect!

In the future, I must create a work about Chinese cuisine, and then take advantage of the opportunity of research and investigation to eat all over the country!
Today is Wei Ming's third and last night staying at Baiyun Hotel. I guess Biaozi and the others have already boarded the return train, and I can't contact them, otherwise I would really like to have them come and experience it.

The next morning, Wei Ming got the photos he had developed from the hotel front desk. This was also a business of the hotel and was all recorded in Pacific's account.

He then took a taxi to Guangzhou Station. However, just as he was about to enter the ticket gate, he suddenly heard someone calling him.

"Brother Ming!"

Wei Ming turned around and saw the dirty Biaozi and Xiaomei. He was pleasantly surprised: "You also bought this train ticket!"

As he spoke, Wei Ming switched seats with the person behind him and sat next to the two of them.

"Yes!" Biaozi's face was flushed, it seemed that everything was going well.

Wei Ming asked again: "Why did it take so long this time?"

Mei Wenhua said: "I missed the last train yesterday, so I spent the night at the train station."

No wonder the two of them looked so sloppy. Thinking about how comfortable he was staying at the Baiyun Hotel and taking a bath, Wei Ming felt a little bit sorry for them.

And since he had bought a sleeper berth, Wei Ming allowed the two of them to catch up on some sleep in his bed during the day.

Biaozi: "Shall we sleep together?"

Wei Ming: "Do you want to sleep with Xiaomei?"

Biaozi said disdainfully: "I'm going to sleep in the afternoon!"

Mei Wenhua yawned: "Then I'll be there in the morning."

On the train, Biaozi and Mei Wenhua separately told Wei Ming about a smuggling incident they witnessed. They thought that this was how A-Long's father went to Hong Kong, and they didn't know if their grandfather had seen him.

It was impossible for Wei Ming to travel all the way with Biaozi. They separated when they arrived in Wuhan. Wei Ming still had to conduct some investigation work in Wuhan, and then go to Shanghai and Nanjing.

When getting off the train in Wuhan, Biaozi and Xiaomei were reluctant to leave Wei Ming, especially because they couldn't bear to leave his berth.

Mei Wenhua said to Biaozi: "Next time we have more money, let's buy a sleeper berth!"

Biaozi: "Yes, let's buy a sleeper and enjoy ourselves!"

Mei Wenhua: "It's not mainly about enjoyment. I found that the sleeper berth inspection is not strict. Then we can bring more goods, and the sleeper berth money will come out."

Biaozi's eyes suddenly lit up, it makes sense!

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Wei Ming didn't have many connections in Wuhan, and after thinking about it, he only knew a screenwriter and writer named Bai Hua.

He is the screenwriter of "Bitter Love" and now works in the Cultural Department of the Wuhan Military Region. Wei Ming met him at the Literature Congress and took a photo with him.

So Wei Ming went straight over. When he heard that it was Wei Ming who came to see him, 50-year-old teacher Bai Hua went out to greet him personally, appearing very enthusiastic.

Wei Ming was very happy to be entertained, so it is good to take more photos with others. Bai Hua was also very happy. He didn't expect that this popular figure in the literary world would still remember him, an old man.

Wei Ming explained the purpose of his visit, and Bai Hua said that Wei could stay in the military district guesthouse, and he could also personally take Wei Ming around.

Although he is from Henan, Bai Hua has lived in Wuhan for more than ten years. After asking Wei Ming what topic he wanted to write about, he roughly knew where it was worth visiting.

"Oh, thank you so much. What are you busy with recently, Mr. Bai?"

"You came at the right time. I just came back from the crew of "Tonight's Stars Are Shining", and now I have accepted a script about mythology."

"The Stars Are Shining Tonight" directed by Xie Tieli, Li Xiuming and Tang Guoqiang is the work of Bai Hua. In addition, his new mythological script is called "The Peacock Princess", which is adapted from a puppet film of the Shanghai Shanghai Film Studio and Dai mythology. As expected, it is starred by these two people again.

Although the controversy over "Bitter Love" has continued from last year to now, times have changed after all, and Bai Hua has not been affected by it. Because of his level, he still receives many scripts, and he can earn thousands of yuan for a script, so his life is too comfortable.

The conditions at the military district guesthouse are not as good as those at the Baiyun Hotel, but they are much better than the sleeper berths on a train, especially for a big guy like Wei Ming. He can finally stretch out and have a good sleep tonight.

Bai Hua came to find Wei Ming early the next morning, and they first went to the ruins of the Whampoa Military Academy.

This site can be traced back to the Lianghu Academy founded by Zhang Zhidong, but now only three brick and wood bungalows remain, and there is not much available for research.

Bai Hua focused on taking Wei Ming to visit the Hubei Military Governor's Mansion. After the success of the Wuchang Uprising, the revolutionaries established the Hubei Military Governor's Mansion of the Military Government of the Republic of China here. Because the building has red walls and red tiles, the people of Wuhan call it the "Red Building".

The later Xinhai Revolution Memorial Hall was built on this basis.

Afterwards, they visited the office of the Wuhan National Government, where many decisions for the Second Northern Expedition were made.

This is a European-style building, and is currently being used by some government agencies. However, with Bai Hua personally in charge, people can still enter and exit freely.

Bai Hua was not only responsible for bringing Wei Ming in, but he was also very knowledgeable about the history of that year, making him a qualified tour guide.

Although Wei Ming had read all of this in books, the combination of book knowledge and historical objects gave him a different feeling.

However, Professor Bai Hua was somewhat worried about Wei Ming's novel: "Your novel should contain a lot of content about the Kuomintang, involving many high-ranking generals of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Have you ever thought about how to portray these historical figures?"

Wei Ming: "I hope to create works based on historical truth, and I don't want to write some stereotyped characters."

But there is no absolute historical truth. When referring to materials, we can only try to remove those that are too false, and try to find some of the parties involved who are still alive to analyze the problem dialectically.

After hearing his words, Bai Hua knew that the young man was very courageous, and the two of them were in agreement on this point.

“Then I wish you good luck with your publication.”

"Thank you, Mr. Bai. Even if I can't publish it now, I can always publish it in a few years." Wei Ming said with a smile

The Kuomintang and the Communist Party are at odds with each other now, but in a few years, "Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang" can be filmed, so it won't be a big deal to write some non-stereotyped Kuomintang characters.

As there were still several stops to go, Wei Ming did not stay in Wuhan for long. He just stayed for one night and did not even go to the Wuhan Song and Dance Theater to watch a dance show. He prepared to go to the Magic City that day.

Wei Ming had a lot of things to do in Shanghai and had to stay for a few more days. He first found the editorial office of "Harvest" and asked Sister Li Xiaolin to help him arrange a guesthouse.

This time he doesn't need to revise the manuscript, so he doesn't need any subsidy. He can also pay for the guesthouse himself. As long as he has a place to stay, it will be enough.

"Also, I don't know if Harvest is willing to accept the novel I'm planning to write..."

"Yes!" Li Xiaolin said excitedly. He had finally waited for this day!
"Please listen to me first," Wei Ming said with a smile, "I will write a plot outline first, and you can make a decision after reading it. If you think the risk of "Harvest" is too high, I can find another platform."

The most courageous one at this time was Guangzhou's "Flower City", after all, it was a bridgehead of reform.

Li Xiaolin was surprised: "What are you going to write this time?"

"It's nothing, it's just a story about three siblings. The elder brother and sister are in the Kuomintang, and the younger brother is in our party. From the Xinhai Revolution to the founding of the People's Republic of China, the story line is also quite long, and a large proportion of it talks about sensitive plots such as the struggle between the two parties."

Li Xiaolin was surprised: "How come you want to touch upon this subject at such a young age?"

Isn't it good to write novels about educated youth and scar literature? I can't believe it. This is indeed a subject full of minefields.

Wei Ming explained: "Because this is the case with my own family. My grandfather was in our army, and my great-grandfather was a member of the sixth class of the Whampoa Military Academy. Later, he followed Chiang Kai-shek to the other side of the strait."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Then Li Xiaolin was not surprised. There were many such things in the past. Not only brothers, but also fathers and sons. Such a setting naturally has dramatic tension.

Xiao Wei really knows how to write novels, as he chose this subject to create.

That night, Wei Ming wrote a 3,000-word outline in the guesthouse and wrote the name of the novel "The Right Path in the World is Vicissitudes" at the front.

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(End of this chapter)