A widower's entertainment

Chapter 261 [Script] (Subscription Request)
Beijing, Xinghua Hutong.

The autumn temperature drop in the capital came suddenly, and accompanied by an autumn rain, the whole city turned cooler.

Lin Youcheng also became a little nagging, and from time to time he would remind Lin Zhaoxi and his sister to wear more clothes when going to school and not to catch a cold.

"Dad, don't worry, I won't catch a cold."

When Lin Youcheng heard what Lin Zhaoqing said, he raised his eyebrows and said while helping Lin Zhaole put on clothes: "You'd better not catch a cold, otherwise you will have to go to the hospital for injections and medication."

When Lin Zhaoxi saw Lin Youcheng putting clothes on Lin Zhaole, he couldn't help but recall the time when Lin Zhaole was still very young. Lin Youcheng put too many clothes on Lin Zhaole, and Lin Zhaole kept crying. Later, they went to the hospital, and after a check-up, the doctor said that he was wearing too many clothes. Thinking of this, Lin Zhaoxi couldn't help laughing.

"Sister, why are you laughing?"

Seeing the smile on Lin Zhaoxi's face, Lin Zhaole couldn't help but ask curiously.

Lin Zhaoxi smiled and said, "I remember when you were a child, your father took you to the hospital for treatment."

When Lin Youcheng heard what Lin Zhaoxi said, he was slightly stunned, and then he remembered that he took Lin Zhaole to the hospital for treatment. In fact, Lin Zhaole was in good health when he was a child and rarely got sick and went to the hospital. The most memorable time he went to the hospital was because he was inexperienced as a father and made Lin Zhaole wear too many clothes, causing Lin Zhaole to have a fever all the time.

Thinking back to that time, Lin Youcheng suddenly felt that these children, especially Lin Zhaole, were lucky to grow up safely by his side.

However, there was nothing he could do about it, as this was his first time being a father and he had no preparation at all, so he had to go straight into taking care of six children.

Lin Zhaole naturally didn't remember that when he was a child, he went to the hospital because his father wore too many clothes. He blinked his eyes and asked curiously, "Why should I go to the hospital for treatment?"

"because……"

Lin Zhaoxi glanced at his father, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "Because Dad loves you very much."

"I love you, too, Dad!"

Lin Zhaole smiled and replied crisply.

Hearing this, Lin Youcheng smiled and said, "Hurry up and go to school. If you don't go, you will be late."

Lin Zhaole naturally didn't ask any more questions. The children packed up their things, put on their schoolbags and prepared to go to school.

Watching the children go to school together, Lin Youcheng did not go to see them off.

As for Lin Youcheng himself, he did not have to go to Lu Xun Academy of Literature to give a lecture today. After all, his classes were not that full, and most of his courses were literary theory courses. Of course, in Lin Youcheng's view, even if there were more courses, those young writers might not really attend the lectures obediently.

Although teaching at Lu Xun Academy of Literature is not tiring, Lin Youcheng is not casual with those young writers. After all, those students are talented, so Lin Youcheng naturally has to share some useful information, so that he can impress those young writers.

However, it was obvious that even if Lin Youcheng did not give any lectures, those young writers were quite respectful of this senior, and would discuss literary works with Lin Youcheng from time to time, especially his own works. For example, Xie Shuhua would often seek communication with him, which made Lin Youcheng feel that Xie Shuhua was more familiar with those works than he was, and he didn't know how many times he had read them.

Just as Lin Youcheng was about to enter the yard, he saw Zheng Xiaolong from the Beijing Television Art Center rushing over and was a little surprised.

"Why are you here at this hour?"

Lin Youcheng felt it was strange. Zheng Xiaolong never came to visit someone without a reason. He didn't know why he came at this time. He took Zheng Xiaolong directly to the main house and poured him a cup of hot tea.

"I'm not here to see you."

Zheng Xiaolong took the hot tea handed over by Lin Youcheng and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a while."

"I don't believe it. Are you here just to see me?"

Lin Youcheng raised his eyebrows, thinking that Zheng Xiaolong must have something to do when he came here at this time, and couldn't help asking: "What is it?"

Zheng Xiaolong smiled and said, "I just came to see you and asked if you have any manuscripts to write now?"

"You're not Zhang Wei, why are you asking me about my writing?"

"Actually, I just want to see if you have time to write another script. The drama The Sound of Wind that you wrote for our Beijing Television Art Center was very good. It was very popular after it was broadcast."

Zheng Xiaolong did not hide anything and came straight to the point, asking, "Do you plan to write another spy-themed TV series?"

In fact, it is not a question of whether Lin Youcheng plans to write again, but the Beijing Television Art Center is thinking of making another spy war TV series because of the great success of "The Sound of Wind". They are also reading some spy war novels that have been published, but it is very obvious that because of the success of "The Sound of Wind", Zheng Xiaolong has not seen any particularly amazing spy war novels, so they want to ask Lin Youcheng if he is willing to write another spy war TV script.

In fact, Lin Youcheng had more or less guessed the reason why Zheng Xiaolong came to him on purpose, but he was still a little surprised that Zheng Xiaolong would still want to continue filming the spy war-themed TV series.

You should know that after the drama "Four Generations Under One Roof", the Beijing Television Art Center will probably start preparing for "Desire".

"Desire" is a real hit drama that is followed by the whole nation.

Of course, Lin Youcheng also knew very well that this drama was not broadcast until November 1990, and it was not until two years later that the actual preparations for filming began. Now, I am afraid that the screenwriter Li Xiaoming has not even written this drama yet.

However, when Lin Youcheng heard Zheng Xiaolong's words, he remembered the movie script "My Brothers and Sisters" that he had written for Yanjing Film Studio before, and he said, "Wait a minute, I wrote a movie script for a family film for Yanjing Film Studio before, and the name is "My Brothers and Sisters."

"Their movie will be filming soon. Do you want to take a look at the script?" Because the Yanjing Film Studio is going to shoot a movie, there will naturally not be only one script. The subsequent scripts have also been sent to Lin Youcheng, and they are the original drafts.

When Zheng Xiaolong heard what Lin Youcheng said, he understood what Lin Youcheng meant. He wanted him to see whether he should make a TV version of "My Brothers and Sisters" based on the content of the movie version.

Lin Youcheng knew that Yanjing TV would remake the TV series based on the movie "My Brothers and Sisters" and that after it was broadcast, the ratings have always been firmly ranked first in the same period, which is quite popular. You have to know that it was in 2004, when the content of TV series was increasing, and it was still ranked first in the ratings, which was enough to show how much the TV series was loved by the audience.

To be honest, if a tear-jerking family film like "My Brothers and Sisters" were broadcast on TV now, its power might not be weaker than "Desire" two years later.

Although Zheng Xiaolong was a little surprised, since it was a movie decided by Yanjing Film Studio and Lin Youcheng was the screenwriter, he naturally would not miss it and asked, "What is this story about?"

Although Zheng Xiaolong could guess from the title of the script that it was about a brother and sister, he just didn't know what kind of story it was.
Lin Youcheng took out the draft of the script of "My Brothers and Sisters" from the bookcase, handed it to Zheng Xiaolong, and said, "You will know after you read it."

Zheng Xiaolong took the script handed over by Lin Youcheng and flipped through it...

Zheng Xiaolong was moved by this story and said, "Youcheng, the script you wrote is really good. No wonder the Yanjing Film Studio wants to make it into a movie?"

In Zheng Xiaolong's opinion, the whole story is mainly about the affection between brothers and sisters. Such a story is simple yet full of warmth. Especially when he saw the eldest brother sending away those younger brothers and sisters, he felt quite uncomfortable. If it were made into a TV series, first of all, the shooting would not be too difficult. Of course, the most important thing is that the story itself is a good script.

“This script is very suitable for being made into a TV series.”

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"Youcheng, I'll take this script back to the art center and let them take a look at it?"

Although Zheng Xiaolong thought that this story was very suitable for being made into a TV series, he still had to take it back to show his colleagues at the art center. After all, he couldn't make the final decision alone.

Lin Youcheng was not surprised to hear Zheng Xiaolong's words. After all, there was already a TV drama version of the original story. He showed it to Zheng Xiaolong to see if he was satisfied with the story. Now it seems that Zheng Xiaolong has found a suitable script.

"If we want to film it, we have to adapt it and write it into a TV series script."

Initially, the story of "My Brothers and Sisters" was written to be made into a movie, so it was impossible to make a TV series directly. Because it was going to be made into a TV series, the storyline had to be enriched and detailed, and it was impossible to finish a TV series in just two hours.

"That's for sure. I think we can expand on some of the stories of the children when they were young, and even start with the children's parents, and then their parents have an accident, and then they are given to others to raise, and then find brothers and sisters many years later. There are also some personal experiences of the children when they grow up."

Zheng Xiaolong already had an idea about this story in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this story was suitable for being made into a TV series.

Lin Youcheng listened to Zheng Xiaolong's words and said with a smile: "This is not an easy job."

"Don't we have a great writer and screenwriter like you?"

Obviously, what Zheng Xiaolong said means that he hopes Lin Youcheng can serve as the screenwriter of the TV version of "My Brothers and Sisters" and write the script for this TV version.

Lin Youcheng did not refuse. After all, he knew the entire story of the TV version of "My Brothers and Sisters". He just asked, "Even if the script is written, it will take some time. It should be filmed later than the movie. Don't you want to wait until the movie is released before making a decision?"

"I've read your script. What movie should I wait for?"

"But to be honest, there seem to be very few family films like your film 'My Brothers and Sisters' in China right now."

What Zheng Xiaolong said is true. There are indeed very few TV series like "My Brothers and Sisters". If we talk about the TV series that have received the most attention in China before, two of them are spy war dramas, such as "Eighteen Years in the Enemy Camp" and "Harbin Under the Night", plus Lin Youcheng's "The Sound of Wind", there is no doubt that they are all TV series about spy war themes.

This is also why Zheng Xiaolong came to Lin Youcheng and asked about the script of the spy war TV series, and this is because the people love to watch it.

There are also TV series like "The Bandits of Wulong Mountain" which are also popular among the people, not to mention TV series like "Jigong". However, compared with Lin Youcheng's "My Brothers and Sisters", there are still few TV series about pure family affection.

However, when Zheng Xiaolong himself was watching "My Brothers and Sisters" just now, he had already felt the strong family affection in the story.

In Zheng Xiaolong's opinion, the TV series "Looking for the Lost World" broadcast a few years ago also touched countless audiences with its warm emotions. The TV series tells a touching story that took place in a special school, showing the brilliance and warmth of human nature, especially those plots about redemption and being redeemed in the play, which deeply reveal people's desire for love and their thinking about life. That kind of warmth and hope is particularly precious.

As for the "My Brothers and Sisters" currently in Zheng Xiaolong's hands, it also focuses on emotions.

Zheng Xiaolong even feels that if this TV series is really filmed and broadcast, it might be more popular with the audience than "Looking for the Lost World", because this story is close to the lives of the people, and the brotherhood that spans 20 years of time and space has a unique perspective and is deeply touching, especially the lives of the four brothers and sisters will also reflect the various aspects of society. The strongest element here is family affection, but it is not just family affection, there are also elements such as love and friendship.

Of course, Zheng Xiaolong is also very clear that the drama "My Brothers and Sisters" starts from the simplest family affection and touches the purest part of the audience's heart. This is definitely a very good story.

When Lin Youcheng heard what Zheng Xiaolong said, he nodded and said, "Yes, there are indeed few family films. Your art center can consider this theme more. Although it may be just a story about family life, such a story is close to the lives of the people, and the audience may be more likely to resonate with it."

Zheng Xiaolong nodded, agreeing with Lin Youcheng's words, and said, "Youcheng, what you said makes a lot of sense."

Zheng Xiaolong now feels that it is not necessary to shoot those exciting spy war dramas. A good emotional drama can also impress the audience and enter their hearts.

In fact, in Lin Youcheng's opinion, family films are always a very popular TV drama theme among the audience no matter what time it is, especially those sad and tear-jerking family films are extremely lethal to the people. Even in the future, they are absolutely killer. Films like "Warm Spring", "The Wrong Car" and "Spring Stepmother's Heart" are all extremely lethal.

There is no way, family ties are an inseparable part no matter what time it is.

Maybe just like him and those children, they have long been unable to part with each other.

(End of this chapter)