Exciting 1979!

Chapter 49 The author's level is too low
Thanks to Zhao Debiao, Wei Ming's face is no longer unfamiliar to some poetry lovers, and they also gave some information about his heroic deeds.

The person in front of me has obviously read that issue of Peking University magazine.

Wei Ming was not the type of person who liked to hide his true colors, so he admitted it frankly.

As soon as he admitted it, the man became even more excited: "I'll introduce Ah Cheng to you later, you can take a look at my work first."

As he said that, he pulled Wei Ming away.

Aaron followed behind in a daze. No, what was the point of composing a poem in seven steps?
Is that poem famous? Why does my brother seem to have become some big shot?

"I haven't asked what to call this big brother yet?" Wei Ming asked.

"Oh, my name is Qu Leilei, you can call me Leizi."

Wei Ming had heard of this name. Because he later mainly stayed in Europe, he was not well-known in China, but his father was very famous.

"The king of heaven covers the earth, and the pagoda suppresses the river monster!"

"Why is your face red? You look so radiant! Why is it yellow again? It's the wax that protects you from the cold!"

Qu Bo, the author of the novel "Lin Hai Xue Yuan" which gave birth to these classic lines, is his father, and the prototype of the novel's heroine "Little White Dove" is his mother.

Qu Leilei brought Wei Ming to several ink paintings. Ink painting was Liu Rulong's specialty, so he also came closer to admire them.

After all, he is a disciple of the master and has seen too many excellent works. Liu Rulong could not help but comment in his heart: the skills are still a bit lacking. I feel that these paintings are more focused on expression and the techniques are inferior.

But the two brothers nodded politely with an expression of appreciation. They were both very good at being human beings.

But when he saw one of the paintings, Wei Ming obviously stopped for a long time, with an amusement expression on his face.

Qu Leilei explained: "Yesterday I saw a newspaper with a novel in it. It was not finished yet, but it inspired me to create this painting, "The Duck Knows the River Water is Warm in Spring."

"Oh~"

Qu Leilei continued, "What a coincidence! The author of this novel is also called Wei Ming, the same name as you!"

Wei Ming laughed: "Is it possible that they are not the same name?"

Aaron, who was looking at the painting closely, and Qu Leilei in front of him were both stunned.

Wei Ming explained to the two: "'The Duck Knows the River Water Warms in Spring' is a short story I submitted to Wenhui Daily a while ago. I write poetry just for fun, but I am serious about writing novels."

Wenhui Daily is considered one of the top newspapers in the country. Although Liu Rulong has never read it, he has heard of it. And with Qu Leilei's family background, she is more aware of the importance of this famous newspaper in Shanghai. Perhaps many senior leaders have read it.

Liu Rulong: My brother's novel was actually published in Wenhui Daily? He actually writes novels!

"Don't have that expression on your face. This is normal. After all, I'm a writer who's about to publish a novel in Harvest."

Liu Rulong/Qu Leilei: "..."

There is also the story of "Harvest" in this? !
Wei Ming winked at Aaron, indicating that he would talk about it later.

"Leizi, just do your thing. We are just passing by and want to take a look."

"You have to meet Ah Cheng at least. He really likes your poem."

"Yes, I like his painting too."

Soon, Qu Leilei called people over, and not just Zhong Acheng, but almost all the initiators of the Stars Art Exhibition.

At this time, Zhong Acheng had not yet written "The Chess King", "The Tree King" and "The Children King" that made him famous in the literary world. He had been in the team for ten years and just came back this year. In addition to helping his father Zhong Dianwei with film theory creation, he liked to paint.

Among these people, Huang Rui was the initiator of the 798 Art District, Ma Desheng had polio and used crutches, Wang Keping was a sculptor, Yan Li was both a painter and a poet, and the only female member, Li Shuang, later caused a big stir because of a transnational love affair.

Among these few people, it can be said that none of them is easy to deal with.

Later, almost all of them went abroad. Some stayed there forever, some became foreign citizens, and only two or three came back.

However, if an artist is too rational, restrained and rule-abiding, he will not be able to create art.

So although Wei Ming also understands art, he cannot become an artist because he is very rational and restrained.

Aaron couldn't become an artist because he was a law-abiding person. But it was different after he joined the underworld. He said that all the tattoos in their gang were designed by him personally. Maybe he had already become an artist by then.

They introduced themselves, and Wei Ming also introduced Liu Rulong. Upon learning that A-Long was from the Film Academy, the other party immediately asked, "Do you know Chen Kaige?"

"I know. He is a well-known figure in our school."

Chen Kaige has close ties with the Today School of Poetry, and Today and Xingxing are also of the same origin, so they know each other.

Later, Chen Kaige also filmed A Cheng's "The King of Children".

As they were chatting, they heard an older woman passing by shout, "Art exhibition? What art exhibition? I don't think it's beautiful when I see it." Everyone laughed and did not refute the older woman. The wood sculpture named "Silence" at the art exhibition mocked the act of covering one's mouth, so they were naturally willing to accept comments from all kinds of voices.

Wei Ming appreciated this attitude, but his communication with this group of people was just brief and not too in-depth.

After all, these are a group of marginal artists who are outside the mainstream, and Wei Ming wants to take the broad road and seek to be upright and aboveboard.

So when the leaders of the Artists Association came, Wei Ming, who had already seen enough, took Liu Rulong and left while they were away to receive them.

They still had some time, so they decided to go into the art gallery, but before that...

"Tell me, what are you hiding from me?" Aaron said resentfully.

"You can't say I've kept it a secret, it's just that you didn't ask and I didn't have the chance to tell you~" Wei Ming first put on a layer of armor, and then started from the beginning.

At first, I wrote fairy tales for the Children's Literature magazine where my aunt worked in order to earn some living expenses.

After that, I started writing novels again. Encouraged by someone, I submitted it to the top literary magazine "Harvest". Unexpectedly, I was called to Shanghai to revise the manuscript.

Before going to Shanghai, I published a novella at Yanjing Literature and Art Magazine, and at the same time, I was inspired to write a long poem entitled "Ideal" which became quite popular.

On the train to Shanghai, he accidentally subdued a human trafficker and saved a little girl.

Also, after arriving in Shanghai, I wrote a short story to buy some wine, and it was accepted by Wenhui Daily.

"That's it."

Liu Rulong picked up his chin which had fallen to the ground and said, "Is this sure to have happened within a month?"

"Well, 28 days to be exact."

Liu Rulong grabbed his hair and said, "I've never seen anyone like you in my novels. The plot elements are too dense!"

"Maybe the author who controls my life is just too low-level." Wei Ming laughed.

Liu Rulong shook his head. He just felt that he needed to get to know this old classmate again. What the hell was going on? He even kind of admired this guy!
"By the way, I want to ask you something. Are you interested in drawing illustrations for Children's Literature?" Wei Ming simply told him about it. "I mean, you can make some money by drawing illustrations specifically for my works. Of course, it can't compare to what your uncle can give you."

"Of course I am willing!" Liu Rulong agreed without even thinking about it, "I am willing even if you don't pay me!"

"That's not the case. Let's keep things separate."

Liu Rulong asked again: "Do you need me to draw now?"

"Maybe in a few days. I haven't decided what to write yet."

"Okay, I'll come to Peking University to see you in a few days, and by the way, I'll let you see my latest work!" Aaron was eager to try.

After the college entrance examination, Liu Rulong returned to Guangzhou to follow up with his teacher, and then studied at the Beijing Film Academy for another month. After not seeing him for three months, he still made some progress.

After talking things out, the two stepped into the art museum and spent more than an hour browsing around. The exhibits were mainly ink paintings, but there were also a large number of oil paintings and sculptures.

Here they saw the works of contemporary artists such as Li Keran, Li Xingjian and Huang Runhua.

It also includes prints by the Xiangxi genius Huang Yongyu and paintings by Master Guan Shanyue, Liu Rulong's mentor.

However, the themes are indeed rather old-fashioned and repetitive. They saw no less than ten paintings on the theme of Jing Gangshan alone, and more than twenty portraits of great men.

Watching an art exhibition inside and outside are two completely different states of mind.

You can learn and discuss the techniques of these famous masters in it, but you just can't get excited.

And outside it’s basically visual bombardment, no technique, just emotions.

When walking out of the art gallery, Aaron asked Wei Ming for his evaluation of Xingxing's works. He thought for a while and left a 16-character comment: "Too much passion, but not enough skill; very bold, but not enough knowledge."

Aaron said: "I think they are very lucky. They appeared at this time, without bias, so they are likely to leave an important mark in the history of domestic art. It would not be good if it was earlier or later. If it was earlier, they would have been arrested. If it was later, they would not be prominent."

Wei Ming deeply agreed with Aaron's evaluation.

However, with these two art exhibitions, one new and one old, this trip was worthwhile.

Liu Rulong found his classmates who were about to return to school at the art exhibition, and asked them to give him a ride back.

When introducing Wei Ming to his classmates, he proudly said: "This is my high school classmate, who works as a gatekeeper at Peking University. But if you want to get into the animation industry in the future, you may ask him for help."

Students: “?”

"By the way, Aaron, remember to ask Zhang Yimou from the Photography Department for my photo when you get back to school." After giving the instructions, Wei Ming got on the Fei Ge bike and pedaled hard. It still took him an hour and a half, and it was already dark. He would probably miss the meal with the Chinese Department girl.

When he rode his bike into the South Gate, a senior who was standing guard at the South Gate said, "Xiao Wei, you're finally back. Go check it out! Biaozi has been beaten up!"

(I beg for a monthly ticket, I will definitely support it!)
(End of this chapter)