Back to 80: My Literary Life

It's late June.

Since the proofreading of the last poem of the "College Student Poetry Issue" was completed and the samples were sent to the distribution department, Fang Minghua's life has been free.

Especially in the past half month, my life has been quite leisurely. There are not many poetry group activities, and the number of manuscript reviews is not large.

Fang Minghua found that Zhao Wuchun had a high level of literary accomplishment, and he very much agreed with his understanding of poetry: poetry must adhere to the beauty of rhythm, the content should be greater than the form, and he should oppose the vulgarity of poetry.

In this case, Fang Minghua simply delegated the final review power to the deputy editor to him.

As long as he sees the reviewed poems, he can publish them directly.

Train your successors early.

Anyway, as the deputy editor in charge of poetry, I was forced to do so. It would be great to find a suitable opportunity to give up my job and become a full-time writer like Chen Zhongshi and Lu Yao.

Carefree and at ease.

As July approaches, another big event has happened in the film industry. The annual Golden Rooster Awards and Hundred Flowers Awards are about to be announced!

Nominations for various awards were announced as early as May. "Youth" directed by Xie Jin was nominated for four consecutive categories: Best Story, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress.

Moreover, the two leading heroines of "Youth", Zhu Lin and Gong Xue, were both nominated!

At the same time, the list of winners of the 7th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards will also be announced.

Different from the Golden Rooster Awards, it is hosted by "Popular Film" magazine. The selection is held annually, with ballots issued through magazines and voted by readers and moviegoers.

In 1981, with the awarding of the first Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards, most of the technical awards were canceled starting from the 4th (1981) Hundred Flowers Awards, leaving only five awards for Best Film, Best Actor and Actor, and Best Supporting Actor and Actor. .

"Youth" is also on the list!

In other words, "Youth" can win the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers awards at the same time!

After Fang Minghua read the news announced by "People's Daily", he began to wonder: Who among Zhu Lin and Gong Xue can be crowned the winner at this film festival?

Or give one to each of the two best actresses in Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers?

Fang Minghua remembered that Gong Xue seemed to have won the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Best Actress award one time!

Fang Minghua can’t remember exactly which session it was.

It seems that he is starring in "Under the Bridge" which was nominated for this year's Golden Rooster Award?

It's just that now Gong Xue has not played the role of Qin Nan in "Under the Bridge" due to scheduling conflicts in "Youth".

It's a bit of a pity.

It doesn't matter, there are plenty of opportunities later.

Also, don't let such a beautiful actress get involved in a "gangster" case in the future, unable to defend herself, and eventually have no choice but to leave her home.

Well, if there is an appropriate opportunity, I will remind you.

This year's Golden Rooster Award Ceremony will be held in Jinan. Zhu Lin had already called to ask about it and said that they would go to Jinan to attend the ceremony together. .

Just go.

Anyway, there is nothing urgent. I stopped by to visit Li Suan. It is also good to travel around the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, visit Daming Lake and so on. Anyway, you don’t have to pay for the business trip yourself. The organizing committee will reimburse the round trip expenses and accommodation.

Just when Fang Minghua was about to leave for Jinan, he encountered another incident that changed his schedule.

It is now early July, and the weather in Xijing has become very hot. Fang Minghua is sitting in the office and reading the manuscript casually.

The old-fashioned ceiling fan hanging on the roof made a squeaking sound that made him a little upset.

Why.

Although it is cold outside in winter, it is comfortable to have a heater in the office, but this summer is really difficult.

When can the air conditioner be installed?

It will probably take several years.

First think of ways to install air conditioning in your home.

But Fang Minghua also knew that as long as his mother couldn't pass this test, unless he and Song Tangtang bought a new house in the future after getting married, her mother would have nothing to do with her.

New house?

Now a batch of commercial buildings are being built outside Hepingmen. You can buy one when the time comes. I heard that the area is relatively small. The largest one has three bedrooms and one living room of 100 square meters.

It would be great if there is a public housing like the Planning Commission, which is cheap and large in area, but this kind of opportunity is rare but hard to come by.

In fact, it is best to have a bungalow, just like the courtyard house in Yanjing.

However, there are not as many courtyard houses in Xijing as there are in Yanjing, and the current conditions are not good, like a large courtyard.

I might as well buy a courtyard house in Yanjing, and I won’t live in it for the time being. In a few years, when the municipal charity conditions in Yanjing are better, and the toilets and sewers are renovated, it will be good for him and Tangtang to stay there for a while every year.

Fang Minghua was thinking wildly when suddenly the phone on his desk rang. He picked it up and said, "Who is this?"

"Hello, Editor Fang, my name is Sun Lizhe."

Sun Lizhe?

Fang Minghua suddenly remembered, isn't this the good friend Shi Tiiesheng?

I went to Yanjing some time ago and met him at Shi Tiesheng's home.

"Hello, Dr. Sun." Fang Minghua's tone suddenly became enthusiastic: "Still in Yanjing? Haven't gone to the United States?"

"I'll leave in a while. I have something to trouble you with."

"What's up?"

"Tie Sheng and I wanted to go back and visit the place where Qin Bei once joined the team, and we were passing by Xijing. That day at Tie Sheng's house, did you mention Tie Sheng's female pen pal in Xijing, Chen Ximi? She said she had a good relationship with Tie Sheng. This time I encouraged him to meet this female pen pal, but I am not familiar with Xijing, so I have to trouble you with some things in the past."

"It's okay, when will you come?"

"Just these few days, I will return to the United States in a while. I want to get this done before I leave, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter." Sun Lizhe said on the phone.

Just for the past few days. Doesn’t that conflict with going to Jinan to attend the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony?

Fang Minghua hesitated.

Sun Lizhe on the other end of the phone seemed to feel Fang Minghua's hesitation and said, "Editor Fang, are you busy recently? I won't trouble you."

"Oh, it's nothing serious. You and Tie Sheng come here. You don't have to worry about Xijing. I promise to make arrangements!" Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Thank you so much! Tie Sheng said that you are a good friend!"

The two chatted for a while about the specific details of Shi Tiesheng's arrival before Fang Minghua hung up the phone.

If it were someone else who came, Fang Minghua would tell the truth that he really had something to do.

But the other person was Shi Tiiesheng. He was a disabled person and it was inconvenient to do anything. He would definitely encounter a lot of difficulties when he came to Xijing.

How could you not help?

Now that he had decided, Fang Minghua no longer hesitated. He first called the Golden Rooster Awards organizing committee according to the phone number published in the newspaper, saying that he was in an emergency and could not go to Jinan to attend the ceremony, and expressed his apology.

Then, he picked up the phone and called Zhu Lin in Rongcheng.

"Sister Zhu Lin, I can't go to Jinan this time." Fang Minghua simply told Zhu Lin what happened: "Also, if I win the Best Screenplay Award, you can accept it on my behalf."

"No problem." Zhu Lin agreed.

"Minghua, you have such a kind heart! It's a pity that I still want to see you in Jinan this time. Gong Xue called me two days ago and said that she also wanted to see you."

"Thank you. There will be many opportunities in the future."

"Hey, Minghua, why haven't I seen your novel adapted into a movie recently? I also want to play the protagonist in your novel." Zhu Lin said again.

Ah?

Think about it, Zhu Lin has already starred as the heroine in three movies adapted from her own novels.

"Sister Zhu Lin, the novels I have written in the past two years are basically streams of consciousness and are not easy to adapt." Fang Minghua told the truth.

"Let's see if there is a director willing to adapt this movie "Crossing Guandong" into a TV series. Then I will recommend you to play the female lead."

"Okay." Zhu Lin agreed happily.

When it comes to TV series, Fang Minghua suddenly thought of something and asked quickly: "Sister Zhu Lin, has CCTV invited the crew to film "Journey to the West"?"

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