Rebirth of Rural Literary Life

Chapter 250 Letter from Lao Mao

"What certificate?" He Ping asked.

"No! Read for yourself." Zhang Guoqiang handed over a small notebook.

When He Ping saw it, it turned out to be the ID of ZX in Pingxian County. It had been a month since he talked about this topic with his future father-in-law last time, and he almost forgot.

"Hehe, thank you. This time I am also a person with status." He Ping took a look at the ID and joked.

After reading the documents, He Ping said to Zhang Guoqiang again: "We haven't seen each other for a long time, let's have a drink at noon."

Zhang Guoqiang quickly refused, "No, the leader asked me to come and deliver it. I have to hurry back after delivering it. The leader will have a meeting in the afternoon, so I have to follow."

Seeing that Zhang Guoqiang still had business to do, He Ping didn't persuade him any more, "That's fine, let's have a good drink next time when you're free."

"That is required."

Zhang Guoqiang ate here at noon and did not drink alcohol.

After eating, Zhang Guoqiang was sent away. Just as He Ping was about to lie down and rest for a while, he heard someone calling him outside the courtyard.

When he came out, it was Kan Lijun again.

"I said you don't show up, I'm tired of seeing your old face now." He Ping said sarcastically.

"Don't you think it's annoying for me to look at you? Then, I'll become your full-time postman." Kan Lijun didn't show any politeness to him, and taunted each other, throwing a package over by the way.

There is another large package of letters from readers, and now He Ping is too late to read them, let alone reply.Every three or five days, there will be a pack of letters. He really didn't expect that a piece of "Fu Gui" would have such a big response.

In fact, the news that he is in Hantun is relatively closed, and he can't feel any changes.After more than a month of fermentation, the response to "Fugui" has far surpassed his previous works, and even surpassed his response to the letter on "China Youth" last year.

"By the way, there are two other letters here that were sent to you separately, please pay attention when you read them." Kan Lijun explained before leaving.

"understood."

He Ping entered the door carrying the package, opened the package, and found the two separate letters.

He took a look at the signature, and found that one was mailed from the editorial department of "People's Literature", and the sender was Wang Fu.The sender of the other letter surprised him, it was Zhu Shimao.

He opened Zhu Shimao's letter first. He and Zhu Shimao had been together in the capital for a while. The relationship was not close, but they got along well.

"Dear Teacher He:

Hello, see words as faces!
It has been more than a month since we parted in a blink of an eye. You should be in your hometown in Northeast China now. I don’t know how your life and work have been during this period of time. I wish you well.

After we parted, Cong Shan and I were sent to a remote pastoral area to experience the life of herdsmen for a month. The "Big Head" there ate and lived with the herdsmen. From the details of life to riding and grazing, we gradually Erase all traces of big city life.Experiencing life has given me countless inspirations. For example, when I express the state of characters, I have to rely on the simplicity and simplicity of herdsmen.Because they have lived in sparsely populated pastoral areas for a long time, herdsmen are almost insensitive to strangers.But the feeling of letting life fly when they are galloping with their beloved horses is magical.During these days, I rode a sturdy horse and picked mushrooms in the morning after the rain, and I still feel very comfortable thinking about it.

Now we are shooting at the Shandan Army Horse Farm, and it has not been long since we started.As the male and female protagonists of the film, Cong Shan and I have a 10-year age difference. At first, we were both a little embarrassed, so director Xie Jin asked me and Cong Shan to do [-] exercises about characters, such as meeting for the first time, having After having a child, etc. are all related to the plot, which not only deepens the understanding of the characters, but also eliminates the barrier between us.During the time in the hotel, you gave us a lot of gains from reading the script, and also gave me a lot of help.With this kind of running-in, the filming became much more natural. After the adaptation period, our filming went smoothly.

……

Some time ago, I read your new work "Fu Gui", which made me feel deeply.After reading "Fugui", I felt very uncomfortable. I felt like crying but couldn't cry. To put it mildly, I wanted to cry but had no tears.Your expression in the book is so cruel and stingy, which makes me, a reader, feel heartbroken and wronged for the characters in the book.

But at the same time, the book "Fugui" also let me see the most authentic beauty of life.The tenacity of life is like a winter bamboo shoot. We need to remove the vanity of life layer by layer, tear off the dependence of life layer by layer, and destroy the strength of people layer by layer.But in the end, we will still see the white and soft root.The essence of life is Fugui's final state—alive.Not for anything else, just to live.

Thank you for writing such a good work as "Fugui", which gave me the motivation to persevere during the arduous filming process. Fugui has survived all the hardships, so our little hardships are nothing.I am writing to you this time, mainly to tell you about my feelings after watching "Fu Gui". Many colleagues in our crew have also read your work, and they asked me to bring you a sentence, "Be careful when you go out in the future." some'.

Haha, just kidding.When I learned that I wrote to you, director Xie Jin, Zhu She and Cong Shan all asked me to say hello to you. The script of "The Wrangler" is very good. We can feel this more and more deeply as the filming progresses. Thank you and Teacher Li Zhun for your hard work on this film, and I look forward to working with you again in the future.If "Fu Gui" can be made into a movie in the future, you must think of me, and I can star in it for free.

Well, I have written so much before I knew it, and I look forward to more good works from you in the future.

I wish Wen Si Quan Chung and good health.

Written April 1981, 4. "

Zhu Shimao's letter was not long, and after reading it, He Ping really didn't expect that Zhu Shimao was still a young man when he was young.Also, there are a few uncivilized people in this era.

Judging from the content of the letter, the filming of "The Wrangler" went smoothly.It's just that what he didn't expect was that his "Fugui" could be spread to the crew of "The Wrangler" as far away as Gansu. Judging from Zhu Shimao's tone, he must not be the only one who has seen it in the crew.

Am I on fire?

Living in a rural area like Hantun, he really can't feel the changes brought about by his works, at most, he can only praise a few words from relatives and friends around him.

Don't think about it anymore, let's reply to Zhu Shimao's letter first, and there will be one less letter after replying.

"Dear Mau:

Hello, Happy Exhibition!
I am very happy to receive your letter, and I am even more delighted that the filming went well.Let me talk about the first thing first. I have no confidence in whether "Fugui" can be made into a movie, but in my heart, Fugui must have less hair. From this point of view, you may not meet my casting standards , unless... you know.

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(End of this chapter)