Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 109 Is this a coincidence?

Looking at the students' backs, Huang Huilin suddenly sighed.

"For so many years, we have been adhering to the literary teaching environment of Lu, Guo, Mao, Ba and Lao Cao. It was not noticeable in the past few years, but in the past two years, I feel that our teaching seems to be in trouble.

Although this class of students has a weak foundation, they have rich social experience and learn things quickly.

But after more than a year of school, we have learned a lot, but we are completely unable to keep up in practice.

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said: "Between learning and practice, there is a process of digestion. If you can't understand and integrate it, no matter how much you learn, it's just cramming education, and you will forget it later."

Huang Huilin nodded, "That's right. This drama is a great training opportunity for them to put their knowledge to good use."

With an admiring look on her face, she said, "Chaoyang, your talent in creation is unquestionable. If you come to teach students, I'm sure you will be good too."

Lin Chaoyang smiled modestly, "You must be joking. How can I teach college students?"

After chatting for a while, Huang Huilin said before parting: "I will try to get the school auditorium over in a few days for everyone to rehearse."

"The World's Number One Restaurant" has a large scale and many actors. We rehearsed in the classroom for half a day today, but the venue was very limited.

"Looking forward to your good news."

The script of "The World's Number One Restaurant" was written by Lin Chaoyang, so naturally he had to be responsible for it. He and Huang Huilin agreed that he would come over every night to give guidance during the rehearsal period.

On the way home, Tao Yushu sat on the back seat of the bicycle.

"Lean closer to me so you don't get blown by the wind," said Lin Chaoyang.

Tao Yushu clenched his hands, wrapped his arms around his waist, and pressed his face against his back.

"Chaoyang!"

"Ok?"

"How come you suddenly know so much?" Tao Yushu asked.

Lin Chaoyang kicked the pedals hard against the wind and panted, "A lot? Maybe I read too much in the library."

Turning the corner, the wind died down, and he continued, "Didn't you ask me to learn from Professor Jin Kequn before? I have been following your instructions completely!"

"I think you've made such rapid progress that even I'm surprised."

What Tao Yushu said were her true feelings. Since she learned that her husband was writing a novel, Lin Chaoyang's transformation in the past six months has been faster than she could have imagined.

Sometimes she even thought that maybe her husband was gifted, but he just stayed in a small mountain village...

"This is what we call - a golden unicorn is not meant to stay in a pond. Once it encounters wind and clouds, it will transform into a dragon!"

Lin Chaoyang faced the biting north wind and shouted in a tone that sounded very immature.

Tao Yushu's thoughts were interrupted by her husband's wildness. She looked at the man's broad back. It was obviously such a childish behavior, but in her eyes it was full of romanticism.

Time flies and it is already late November. The weather is getting colder and colder, and Weiming Lake is beginning to freeze.

Every day, students from the south pass by to observe the thickness of the ice on the lake, hoping that they can go skating on the lake someday.

These days, Lin Chaoyang works during the day and goes to Yanshi University at night.

With Associate Professor Huang Huilin stepping in to coordinate, and with the students finding Lin Chaoyang, a popular writer who has become famous in the literary world in the past two years, Yanshi University gave these students the greatest support.

Not only did the school auditorium open to the crew of "The World's No. 2000 Restaurant" for rehearsal, but a special fund of yuan was approved, which is almost equivalent to the salary of an ordinary employee for five or six years.

With the support of Yanshi University, all the students participating in the production of "The World's No. 1 Restaurant" are full of energy and enthusiasm.

However, the mood is one thing, but the reality is not optimistic.

Because they were all amateur actors, no one could even speak the lines fluently at the beginning. The amount of lines and the intensity of the performance in the three-act play made many people exhausted just by reciting the lines. By the third scene, their lines were already weak.

After adapting for a week, under the constant training of Huang Huilin, the group was able to hold the whole show, but they are still a long way from being able to perform for the public.

A few days later, it was a cloudy day with a howling north wind, but there was a surge of enthusiasm on the YNU campus.

During lunch, a group of students gathered in front of the large poster board in front of the dining hall. The poster board announced that the one-act play "Conscience" prepared by students from the Chinese Department would be premiered in the auditorium of the office building at 6: this evening.

Since the performance of "Beautiful Love" more than a month ago, it has triggered a drama craze in Yanda and many surrounding universities. "Conscience" organized by Chen Jiangong has also become a topic of conversation among many students recently. Everyone is paying close attention to this drama.

The show is finally going to be staged today, and many students plan to go and check it out.

In the evening, students were coming in and out of the auditorium door of the school office building. The cold weather did not dampen the students' enthusiasm at all.

Not only students came to show their support, but most of the teachers from the Chinese Department were also here today.

Yang Hui, Yuan Xingpei, Sun Yushi, Xie Mian, Hong Zicheng...

Except for a few older professors who were not present, everyone who was supposed to come came, which gave these students enough face.

As the absolute creator and soul of the drama "Conscience", Chen Jiangong was particularly excited tonight. For this drama, he not only invited Lin Chaoyang to help, but also invited acquaintances from the People's Art Theatre. In addition to Lan Tianye that day, he also invited Lan Yinhai once later. It can be said that he put a lot of effort into it.

Because it is a one-act play, the performance time is not long, about half an hour.

There was constant applause from the audience at the curtain call, and the main creators excitedly kept bowing on the stage.

After leaving the stage, Xie Mian specially called all the main creators over and introduced them to the department director Yang Hui one by one. "The play is well rehearsed. I think it has a bit of the flavor of the People's Art Theatre!"

Yang Hui's comments made Chen Jiangong and others very excited.

Today, when watching "Conscience", Lin Chaoyang was still sitting next to Hong Zicheng. After Yang Hui finished talking to a few students, Hong Zicheng dragged Lin Chaoyang in front of Yang Hui.

"Director, this is Comrade Chaoyang."

Yang Hui is now over eighty years old. He is short and slightly thin, with thick gray hair. He is wearing a blue Zhongshan suit that has become a little gray from washing.

Hong Zicheng introduced Lin Chaoyang to him. He smiled warmly and said, "I know. He is a great talent from Yanda University. Everyone is talking about him."

He is from Northeast China and has been in Yanjing for many years, but his accent has not changed, which makes Lin Chaoyang feel familiar as soon as he hears it.

"Thank you for the compliment!" Lin Chaoyang said politely.

Hong Zicheng said: "Chaoyang has done extensive research on contemporary literature, and we often communicate privately."

"Okay, that's a good thing. Comrade Chaoyang is good at creation, and you are good at theoretical research. If we communicate and promote each other, maybe we can create different sparks."

Yang Hui responded to Hong Zicheng's words and said to Lin Chaoyang: "I read your article "Little Shoes", it's very interesting. Now everyone is accusing and criticizing, why did you write in this direction?"

“I personally feel that the accusations and revelations of the past two years are actually due to the unfair treatment in previous years. Objectively speaking, the fundamental reason why many works are so popular is the emotional resonance, not the excellence of the works themselves.

Over time, readers' attention shifted, their empathy weakened, and this trend faded.

We still cannot regard it as a normal literary development process, let alone as a creative path or even a shortcut. "

Yang Hui nodded after listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, "I also read the article you published in October. You have a clear understanding, but you got scolded a lot, right?"

When he said this, a mischievous smile appeared on his face, and Lin Chaoyang also smiled and nodded.

Yang Hui added: "If you want to express your views publicly, you must be prepared to be criticized. Now it is very good, it is nothing more than a back and forth in the newspapers."

His words reveal the calmness of someone who has experienced many struggles and vicissitudes of life, and can be seen as a kind of encouragement to the younger generation.

The performance of "Conscience" was a success, and Chen Jiangong's script was praised by many teachers and students. Everyone praised the script of "Conscience" for being serious, cold, and sad, and that it had reached a level beyond student drama.

Everyone's praise suddenly relieved Chen Jiangong of the psychological pressure he had been under for some time, and he looked very happy.

After the show, he grabbed Lin Chaoyang and said proudly, "How is it? Is my play not worse than Beautiful Love?"

"Look at what you have accomplished! People compare you with the plays of the People's Art Theatre, but you insist on comparing yourself with student dramas." Lin Chaoyang teased.

Chen Jiangong was frustrated and changed the subject, asking, "How's your script going?"

“They are in line.”

"I heard from people at Yanshi University that you are so amazing that they almost praise you as if you were the reincarnation of Lao She."

Lin Chaoyang had not shown the script of "The World's Number One Restaurant" to Chen Jiangong. It was only recently that the script was widely circulated in Yanshi University, and he learned some information about it.

"The best restaurant in the world! I have to say, just hearing the name gives you a sense of power. But…"

Chen Jiangong glanced up and down at Lin Chaoyang, "Those people from Yanshi University are always talking nonsense."

The implication is that Lin Chaoyang's level is average, and this is a response to Lin Chaoyang's previous sarcasm.

Lin Chaoyang did not argue, and his unfathomable smile made Chen Jiangong feel uneasy.

"why are you laughing?"

"You won't let me laugh?"

Chen Jiangong didn't bother to argue with him and asked, "Tell me, buddy, what exactly is your script about? They just say it's good, but no one says how it's good. It makes me feel uncomfortable."

"You'll know when the show starts. Good things come to those who wait, don't you understand?"

The two hurt each other, but Chen Jiangong didn't understand the details of "The World's No. 1 Restaurant" and left in disappointment.

Then two days later, when Lin Chaoyang was at work, Chen Jiangong ran to the library and said to him with a smug look on his face, "Chaoyang, my play will be performed in the December 9th Art Festival."

The so-called December 1935th refers to an anti-Japanese and national salvation movement that took place on December 12, 9. At that time, thousands of college and high school students in Peking held a demonstration against Japan and national salvation, opposing North China's autonomy, resisting Japanese imperialism, and demanding the preservation of China's territorial integrity, setting off a new upsurge of anti-Japanese and national salvation nationwide.

After that, the activities continued to spread across the country. The patriotic actions of the Peking students received an active response from students and the people across the country, quickly forming a new climax of the national people's anti-Japanese democratic movement and promoting the establishment of the anti-Japanese national united front.

This year, the city of Yenching organized the December 9th College Art Performance, and invited major universities including Shuimu, Yenching University, Renmin University, and Yenching Normal University to participate. Chen Jiangong's "Conscience" was recommended by the school to be a performance program in the performance.

What was originally just an activity for self-entertainment on campus has now turned into a participation in a college performance held in Yanjing City. How could Chen Jiangong not be excited?

More importantly, the performance was held in the Yanjing Municipal Government Auditorium.

Thinking that his play would soon be performed in front of thousands of elites from Yanjing's political and cultural circles and major universities, Chen Jiangong could not help but feel elated, and felt a sense of pride in every pore of his body.

From then on, he had one more asset to brag to others.

Seeing that Chen Jiangong was almost walking sideways, Lin Chaoyang said slowly: "Isn't this a coincidence?"

(End of this chapter)