Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 201: Hope your father will become a dragon
"Conflict? Who told you that?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

"Someone in school spread it like this."

Listening to the conversation between the two, the Tao family members showed curiosity on their faces.

Lin Chaoyang shook his head. "It's not a conflict. They asked me to polish a script, but I didn't agree with the content of the script. We didn't agree with each other, so we didn't cooperate."

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's explanation, Tao Yucheng said "oh", and Tao Yushu asked: "Brother, what are the rumors in your school?"

Tao Yucheng glanced at Lin Chaoyang and said truthfully, "Nothing. They just said that Yanying Studio wanted to co-produce a movie with the Japanese and wanted Chaoyang to be the screenwriter. Chaoyang said he would rather die than cooperate with the Japanese."

Lin Chaoyang: ???

Tao Yushu didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, "This rumor is too outrageous."

"It's just a rumor. It gets distorted after being passed around a few times. But we can't blame people for spreading it. A while ago, there was a rumor that Chaoyang taught his students to defeat the Japanese students. Now Chaoyang is almost becoming a hero in the fight against the Japanese."

Hearing Tao Yucheng say this, everyone in the Tao family laughed.

The family was talking and laughing when there was a knock on the door. Tao Yumo went to open the door and called out "Uncle Zhu".

Seeing that it was Zhu Guangqian who came, Lin Chaoyang stood up and greeted him.

"Uncle Zhu, are you here to play chess with my dad?"

Zhu Guangqian looked at him subtly, "Yes!"

For some reason, Mr. Tao said, "I feel a little dizzy today. Chaoyang, why don't you play a few games of Go with your uncle Zhu?"

Lin Chaoyang didn’t know if he was hallucinating, but Father Tao seemed to place particular emphasis on the word “Go”.

After listening to what Tao's father said, Zhu Guangqian's face stiffened. How could he not understand what Tao's father was thinking?

"You're only in your early sixties and you're already so sick. I don't think you'll live to be seventy."

Once he speaks out, it will hurt people, which is consistent with Zhu Guangqian's usual style.

Tao's father knew his old friend's temper well and did not argue with him.

"Uncle Zhu, can I play two rounds with you?"

In the past, Lin Chaoyang had at most played Go with Zhu Guangqian, but now that Tao's father had spoken, he naturally could not refuse.

Zhu Guangqian snorted coldly, "What's the point of playing chess? Come, I'll tell you about literature."

The enemy is powerful, so it is better to defeat them with wisdom rather than force. This is roughly what Zhu Guangqian was thinking.

Ever since the news about Lin Chaoyang's chess skills spread on the Yanjing University campus, he gave up the idea of ​​playing Go with Lin Chaoyang.

The purpose of playing chess is to please the body and mind, not to cause unhappiness.

During the meal, Tao Yucheng talked about his colleague who was going to give a report at Yanda.

Giving and listening to reports are the most common activities in colleges and universities in this era.

Yan University students listen to reports even more frequently, with two reports almost every month. Almost all of the speakers are elites and masters in various fields, and even leaders at the elder level have come to give reports.

However, the person who came to give a report to the students of Yan University this time was Han Xiaoshi, an ordinary lecturer at the Film Academy. He was two years younger than Tao Yucheng. He also had another identity: he was the son of the current top leader of Yan University.

"Dad, if you become a principal, can I also come to Yanda to give a report?"

The eldest brother-in-law's sincere wish for his father to become a successful person is evident in his words.

Upon hearing this, Tao's father was very upset.

"Eat your food!" Zhao Li pushed her husband under the table.

Tao Yumo teased, "Brother, instead of hoping that dad will become the principal, you might as well hope that you will become the principal yourself."

"I am not suitable for a career in politics."

"Brother, what you said is wrong. You are still very suitable when it comes to eating and drinking."

"You girl!" Tao Yucheng glared at his sister.

"Okay, okay!" Tao's father came forward in time to interrupt the quarrel between the brother and sister.

After dinner, Lin Chaoyang and his wife watched TV with their family for a while before leaving.

On the way, Tao Yushu talked about graduation, "It's going so fast. In less than a year, four years of college will be over."

Tao Yushu and her classmates enrolled in February 78, so they graduated in January 2, less than a year away from graduation.

"Have you decided what to do after graduation?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

"Is this something I can decide? I'll just work wherever I'm assigned to."

Hearing the confusion in his wife's words, he said, "How about taking the postgraduate entrance examination?"

Tao Yushu hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "That's not necessary. Some of my classmates are busy studying abroad, and some are busy taking postgraduate entrance exams. I feel tired when I see them all."

Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. You, the king of papers, also feel tired sometimes?
However, he also understood that Tao Yushu was not the type of person who only studied hard. Her diligence and eagerness to learn were based on clear goals.

In her opinion, if you study, you have to get good grades, otherwise why study?

Now, with less than a year left before graduation from university, it was normal for her to feel a little confused.

Lin Chaoyang comforted her: "Actually, you can do anything, as long as you like it."

He had the confidence to say this. With his current income, even if Tao Yushu stayed at home and lay down after graduation, he would not have much of a burden.

Tao Yushu took his arm and said with a smile: "Even if I like it, I still have to let others do it, right?"

Her thinking is still limited to the work assigned by the state.

"But that day, Dening told me..."

Hearing Zhang Dening's name, Lin Chaoyang became alert, "What did she say?"

"She asked me if I wanted to go to their Yenching Literature."

"Isn't it a waste of your talent to go to Yenching Literature?"

"It's a well-known literary magazine after all."

"You are a top student at Yanshi University. It will be easy for you to get into a ministry."

When Tao Yushu heard his words, his face darkened. "If I have to choose between joining a ministry or being an editor at Yenching Literature, I would rather be an editor."

"Why?" "My eldest brother was right. He is definitely not cut out for a career in politics. Not only him, but our family is not suitable for that either."

Lin Chaoyang teased, "Your family is a scholarly family, why don't you stick to this path and stay in school."

“I don’t like teaching either.”

Lin Chaoyang scratched his head in embarrassment. Women's thoughts are sometimes hard to understand. A light bulb went off in his mind and he remembered what Tao Yushu had just said.

“Then become an editor!”

Sure enough, after he said this, Tao Yushu became excited, "Do you also think I'm suitable to be an editor?"

You see, people are not asking you to help make a choice; they have already made the choice and are just asking for your support.

woman!
"Of course. You studied Chinese, read so much, and wrote so many novel reviews. If you really became an editor at a magazine, you would definitely be a famous editor."

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Tao Yushu couldn't help but smile, but he still said: "What's the point of being a famous editor? The most important thing is to put your knowledge into practice."

"That's right!"

Lin Chaoyang agreed seriously.

In the next few days, Lin Chaoyang concentrated all his energy on writing the novel. He planned to take advantage of this vacation to finish the novel.

A few days passed in a flash. That afternoon, Tao Yushu came back from school early and took Lin Chaoyang back to Tao's house to watch TV.

The Asian preliminaries of the World Cup Volleyball are being held in Hong Kong at this moment. Tonight, the Chinese men's volleyball team will compete with the South Korean men's volleyball team at the Hong Kong Elizabeth Stadium. The winner will represent Asia in the Volleyball World Cup to be held in Tokyo, Japan.

"Look at you, why didn't you just buy a TV earlier? Why do you have to run back home every time you want to watch TV?" Lin Chaoyang complained.

"How can this be called a hassle? I can even go home and have a meal."

"No one's calculations are as sound as yours!"

This match, which was related to the qualification for the Volleyball World Cup, was not only watched by Lin Chaoyang and his wife, but also by many people in Yanjing City. Even students from Yanjing University were digging a hole in the door to watch TV that afternoon.

The couple was riding their bicycles on the road to Yanda University when they came towards a few familiar faces with shy looks on their faces.

Lin Chaoyang stopped his bike and asked, "Where are you guys going?"

Chen Jiangong, Liang Zuo, and Liu Zhenyun were each holding a small stool. When they saw Lin Chaoyang, Chen Jiangong's eyes lit up, "Chaoyang, where are you two going?"

"Go back to my father-in-law's house and watch TV."

"Are you watching a volleyball match?" Chen Jiangong asked.

"Yes."

After hearing what he said, Chen Jiangong immediately sat in the back seat of his car. Lin Chaoyang asked, "What for?"

"Take the three of us with you." Chen Jiangong said, and then called out to Liang Zuo and Liu Zhenyun, "What are you standing there for? Get in the car!"

The load capacity of the Big 28, or how many people it can carry, has always been an unsolved mystery in the 1980s, just like you can't guess how many people the Wuling Hongguang can carry thirty years later.

"You three, get off. I can't run away. It's such a short distance, but you still have to get in my car. Do you want to tire me to death?" Lin Chaoyang said helplessly to Chen Jiangong and the others.

The three grown men sat on Lin Chaoyang's bicycle in various postures, making it difficult for him to move. In the end, Liang Zuo felt sorry for his master.

He took the initiative to get off the front bar and said to Lin Chaoyang: "Master, let me ride!"

thank you!

Lin Chaoyang threw the bicycle to the three guys, sat on the back seat of Tao Yushu's bicycle, and left in a leisurely manner, putting his arm around his wife's waist.

"Pedal faster! Pedal faster! Don't let him run away. We finally got a TV." Chen Jiangong kept urging Liang Zuo.

Liang Zuo was panting with exhaustion, "Come and ride if you can!"

The three of them hurried and finally caught up with Lin Chaoyang and his wife.

After going upstairs, Lin Chaoyang introduced the three people to the Tao family.

Tao Yumo stared at Liang Zuo with curiosity, "Are you Liang Kangri?"

Liang Zuo was a little embarrassed, and said without taking any credit: "It's all because of my master's good teaching!"

"Stop, stop calling me master. I don't recognize you as my disciple," said Lin Chaoyang.

"Once a teacher, always a father. Master..."

"Stop, stop, stop."

The three of them ate their dinner first, and then sat aside and waited obediently. Tonight's volleyball game would not start until eight o'clock.

While waiting, Lin Chaoyang chatted with a few people and asked Liang Zuo: "Hey, I heard that your mother's novel has a high chance of winning an award this year!"

Liang Zuo felt a little awkward, "Master, can you change the way you ask?"

"Well... I heard that your mother's novel might win an award this year?"

"…Maybe, who knows? No one can tell until the end. Master, my mother's novel has a higher chance of winning an award than yours."

Lin Chaoyang was too lazy to correct him now, so he could just yell at him if he wanted to.

Liang Zuo's mother is the writer Chen Rong. Last year, her "Middle-Aged People" was published in the first issue of "Harvest", which caused quite a stir. The same issue of the magazine also published "Parental Love" written by Lin Chaoyang.

Liang Zuo and his friends are studying Chinese, and they are very interested in the national awards for outstanding medium and short stories.

"Your film, The Garland Under the Mountain, is both critically and commercially successful, so it's a sure thing that it'll win an award. And your films, Little Shoes and Parents' Love, might also win an award. It all depends on whether the judges are open-minded."

“Maybe we can have the same exciting scene as last year where one person won two awards!”

"Don't tell me, it's really possible."

Liang Zuo and the other two were discussing, and Lin Chaoyang shifted the topic to Chen Jiangong.

"If you win a prize, you have to treat us!"

Last August, Chen Jiangong's short story "Phoenix Eyes" was published in "Yanjing Literature and Art" (it had not been renamed at that time), which received a good response and also made the literary world pay attention to Chen Jiangong, a young writer.

"I don't even know if I can win the prize, it's too early to talk about treating us now."

While they were talking, Tao Yumo shouted, "It's time to act!"

Everyone's eyes were on the TV. Even Tao's father and mother, who usually had no interest in sports, were looking at the TV screen.

(End of this chapter)