Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 326: Secretly Marked the Price
In early April, it was already spring and flowers were blooming in Yanjing, but there was not much green to be seen in the Northeast. Only the tender buds that had just sprouted on the branches of the trees showed a bit of spring.

In one month, Lin Chaoyang traveled to three or four counties and cities around his hometown and collected a lot of information. The purpose of this trip was basically achieved.

The amount of desk work required to create a large-scale work with a profound historical background was beyond his imagination.

Originally, he had thought that he could take the time to finish writing the script of "The Chess Master" while he was back home looking up information, but the script is still at the same progress as when he arrived.

During this month, he only collected general information, but it would probably take a lot of time to actually organize the information and extract content that he could use.

Anyway, there is no need to rush. It has been a month since he left home, and Lin Chaoyang misses his wife and children.

After saying hello to the government, Lin Chaoyang planned to return to Beijing.

Unexpectedly, on the day of his departure, several leaders of the county party committee and county government showed up at the train station to see him off. Lin Chaoyang was flattered by such courtesy.

"Comrade Chaoyang, please come back to your hometown more often when you have time. The people of your hometown are all concerned about you!"

Before leaving, the county official held Lin Chaoyang's hand and spoke earnestly.

The secretary's words contained both flattery and sincerity.

There are many writers, but very few can achieve the same achievements and fame as Lin Chaoyang.

What's more, he is still so young. Even if he cannot reach the level of Lu, Guo and Mao in the future, even if he can reach the level of Zhao Shuli, Sun Li and others, he will still be a valuable resource for the people of his hometown!

In a sense, Lin Chaoyang has now become a business card of his hometown.

County leaders do not live in a vacuum, and the recent publication of “Crossing the Boat” has received an enthusiastic response.

An excellent novel can often deeply touch people's hearts and arouse widespread social response.

"The Crossing" was published not long ago, but it was able to cause such an impact on all different levels of society, which fully demonstrates the excellence of this novel.

Comrade Chaoyang has a promising future!
"Xiao Song, think about preparing some local specialties during the New Year and other festivals, so that Comrade Chaoyang will remember that the people of his hometown are always thinking of him."

After watching Lin Chaoyang get on the train, the secretary gave instructions to the secretary.

"Ok."

The journey back to Yanjing went smoothly. The biggest change after arriving home was undoubtedly Xiao Dongdong. He was more than three months old and his expressions became richer. As long as he was awake, his hands and feet were never idle and they were waving desperately in the air.

When she cries, her voice is full of energy and loud.

"Ouch! My dear son, you've gained weight again!"

Lin Chaoyang held the little guy in his arms, his face full of love.

Unfortunately, he had been away from home for a month and little Dongdong no longer remembered him. As soon as he held her in his arms, she burst into tears.

Tao Yumo took the little guy from his hands, patted him and coaxed him skillfully, and the crying immediately disappeared. The little guy stared at him curiously with a pair of ignorant big eyes, which made Lin Chaoyang couldn't help laughing.

"Little guy, you have quite a lot of ideas!"

Tao Yushu smiled and said, "This little thing is very clever!"

Lin Chaoyang briefly chatted with Tao Yushu about his experiences in his hometown over the past month. There wasn't much to talk about, as he spent most of his time looking for information in archives and libraries in various counties, and he came back with a box of books.

After he talked about the courtesy he received after returning home, Tao Yushu couldn't help but ask a few more questions.

When Lin Chaoyang and his son returned to their hometown, Lin Erchun did not stay with him all the time. Instead, after enjoying the honor of returning home in glory, he returned to Yanjing. After coming back, he talked about the government's warm welcome.

Tao Yushu was itching to ask Lin Chaoyang this time when he came back, so of course she had to ask him in detail, as this was in line with her personality.

Lin Chaoyang talked to her for a long time, and before he knew it, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

"You just came back today, go to bed early."

As Tao Yushu was talking, he turned to Tao Yumo, who was holding the child, and said, "Yumo, go to the north room to sleep tonight!"

Tao Yumo couldn't help rolling her eyes when she heard this. When her brother-in-law was away, he dragged her to live with him every day. Now that he was back, he immediately threw her out the door.

It’s really faster to fall out than to flip through a book!
After resting at home for a day, Lin Chaoyang returned to the library to cancel his leave and officially resumed work.

My maternity leave lasted nearly four months. I'm a little uncomfortable returning to work, and I can't even improve my efficiency in slacking off and writing scripts.

"Alas! I only realized the benefits of taking a vacation after I started working!"

After working for two days, Lin Chaoyang missed the time when he had plenty of free time during holidays and couldn't help but want to quit his job.

However, he had just taken such a long vacation, and it seemed a bit unkind of him to resign as soon as he came back.

Be patient and wait for a while.

Two days later, Chen Huaikai came to his house and asked about Lin Chaoyang's progress in writing the script of "The Chess Master".

Originally, Lin Chaoyang planned to finish writing it after the New Year, but now it has been almost two months since the New Year and he still hasn't finished it.

"Next week, maybe next week."

In response to Chen Huaikai's questioning, Lin Chaoyang gave him an exact time.

On the weekend, Lin Chaoyang and his wife took their children back to the Tao family for dinner. Tao Yushu took the initiative to tell his father that he wanted Lin Chaoyang to resign.

Father Tao was not too surprised to hear her words. After all, his son-in-law's reputation was growing, and he had completely gotten rid of his dependence on work. It could even be said that work had affected his creation to a certain extent.

He pondered for a moment and said, "You can decide on this matter yourself. I have no objection."

"Dad, I just had a long vacation for a few months. It's definitely not appropriate to ask for my resignation now. I think it's better to talk to the museum about it when I'm not busy during the summer vacation."

Father Tao nodded and said, "That's fine."

"All your hard work and Uncle Xie's care have been wasted..." Lin Chaoyang said apologetically.

Father Tao waved his hand calmly, "Your Uncle Xie and I never thought you could achieve such results, but we are all happy for you. A job doesn't mean anything. You have found a career that you can stick to for the rest of your life, and that is the most important thing."

While Lin Chaoyang was talking to Tao's father, Tao's mother said nothing.

In the past, when her cousin Du Ruolin wanted to transfer Lin Chaoyang to the army, she would be angry at Lin Chaoyang's refusal.

Now, times have changed and Lin Chaoyang is no longer the same person he used to be. Neither the library nor the army are rare jobs to him.

Two days later, Li Tuo suddenly approached Lin Chaoyang and said that he wanted to compile a collection of short stories.

"Why do you do whatever you want? Are you not going to make the movie anymore?" Lin Chaoyang asked him.

"Go ahead, there's no time to waste. This time I accepted the invitation from Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House. They want to show the flourishing of the literary world since the new era. It would be best if they could compile a comprehensive list of representative short stories that have appeared in the literary world in recent years.

I am not capable enough on my own, so I thought of you, didn’t I? "

Li Tuo had an expression that said "I'll think of my brothers first when something good happens", but Lin Chaoyang said mercilessly: "Do you think I'm as idle as you?" Hearing this, Li Tuo's face immediately lengthened. Don't hit people in the face, don't expose their shortcomings when scolding them. Lin Chaoyang's words were tantamount to killing people.

Lin Chaoyang felt much better when he saw his expression. According to Tao Yushu, it was this guy who suggested that everyone hold his photo and take the group photo after the salon some time ago.

After joking around for a while, seeing that Li Tuo was disappointed that he hadn't managed to attract an editor of any importance, Lin Chaoyang asked, "Why didn't you ask Jian Gong and Cheng Zhi for help?"

“No time.”

Lin Chaoyang resisted the urge to slap Li Tuo. Are you coming to me to try your luck?
"You should look for Da Feng. He is busy attending a meeting at ZX."

This was of course just a joke, as Feng Jicai just became a national committee member this year.

Li Tuo thought about it and felt that he was the only one left. "Then I'll contact Da Feng."

After saying that, he left Lin Chaoyang's house without any reluctance.

As soon as he left, another guest arrived.

"What a rare guest! How come you have time to come to my place today?" Lin Chaoyang asked as he poured a cup of tea for Zhang Guangnian.

Zhang Guangnian looked at him in surprise, "Did you forget?"

"Forget what?"

"Visit!"

Lin Chaoyang was distracted and recalled the conversation he had with Zhang Guangnian a few months ago. It seemed to be true.

"I won't go on the visit. I'm too busy lately."

Lin Chaoyang didn't want to go at first, and he hadn't finished writing the novel and script yet, and he had just returned from outside a few days ago, so he politely declined Zhang Guangnian's offer.

The old comrade glared at this and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier if you didn't want to go? I fought so hard to get you a spot!"

"Why don't you change someone? Aren't there plenty of people vying for this job?"

"You said we can change it? Then go talk to the people from the WJ department yourself!"

Lin Chaoyang didn't expect that the procedure for going on a visit would be so complicated. The members of the visiting group were confirmed two months in advance. The most important thing was that going on a visit was indeed in high demand, and Zhang Guangnian also spent a favor. If Lin Chaoyang didn't go, his favor would be wasted.

"Then go ahead and see the world."

After understanding the situation, Lin Chaoyang readily followed suit.

"That's good enough." Zhang Guangnian nodded with satisfaction.

He came today to inform Lin Chaoyang to apply for a passport. This time, the mainland writers' delegation to Hong Kong consists of 15 people, led by veteran writer Xiao Jun.

The members include writers from three generations, old, middle-aged and young. Most of them are visiting abroad for the first time, and their passports have to be processed in one place.

After listening to Zhang Guangnian's instructions, Lin Chaoyang said, "Okay, I'll do it in the next two days."

Zhang Guangnian took out two more forms and said, "Fill out these information. The Literary Association is looking for new members."

Joining the Writers Association was something that had been agreed upon beforehand. Lin Chaoyang filled out the information happily and returned the form to Zhang Guangnian in a cool manner.

The old comrade couldn't help but complain: "I've never seen anyone more arrogant than you. I have to submit the application form to join the club."

"You are so respectful to the wise!"

After receiving the compliment, the old comrade's expression relaxed, which was good enough.

In the evening, Tao Yushu returned home from get off work and talked to Lin Chaoyang about joining the Writers Association. She wanted to join not the National Writers Association, but the Yenching Writers Association.

Tao Yushu has been publishing articles since college, so of course there is no problem with his own hardware conditions.

"Yenching Literature" itself is a publication led by the Yenching Writers Association. Even the appointment of the editor-in-chief is agreed upon by the Writers Association. As a member of the Writers Association, Tao Yushuo skipped the process of joining the district Writers Association and started out as a member of the Yenching City Writers Association.

Joining the Literary Association is of no use to Lin Chaoyang, but Tao Yushu is a workaholic, and joining the Literary Association is still very beneficial to her development in the unit.

"If you become the editor-in-chief, Zhang Dening and the others will suffer in the future!"

Hearing his wife's aspirations for her future work, Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but tease her.

Tao Yushu rolled his eyes at him.

Lin Chaoyang told her again that he was going to visit Hong Kong. He had just come back from outside and would be leaving again after less than a month at home. However, Tao Yushu did not show any reluctance, but was very happy instead.

"That little bit of foreign exchange can come in handy this time."

Two years ago, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Press published "The Death of Van Gogh", and Lin Chaoyang received a royalties of 10 Hong Kong dollars. According to regulations, he could retain %, which is Hong Kong dollars. However, he had no place to spend this Hong Kong dollars.

"What do you want to buy?"

The couple was discussing what to buy in Hong Kong when Tao Yumo came back from school. When she heard that Lin Chaoyang was going to Hong Kong, she was even more excited than Lin Chaoyang.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, please go to Hong Kong and buy me a Citizen watch."

Citizen's electronic watches are also sold in China, and have been advertised on CCTV News Broadcast, and are very popular.

It’s a pity that the price is too expensive, and you need a ticket to buy it. It’s much easier to buy it in Hong Kong.

"Your brother sells this stuff. You want me to bring it to you from Hong Kong?"

"What he sells are all ZS junk, I don't like them." Tao Yumo said proudly.

Lin Chaoyang heard from his sister-in-law that she wanted to buy a good watch, "Do you have foreign currency?"

Tao Yumo immediately showed a fawning smile, "Brother-in-law, you help me to cover it first, and I will pay you back when I come back."

Her abacus clattered as she bought the watch with foreign currency and paid the debt with RMB.

Lin Chaoyang looked at her with a smile, "You don't have to pay back the money, just take good care of your nephew."

Hearing his words, Tao Yumo was overjoyed. She didn't expect such a good thing to happen.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry. Just leave Xiao Dongzi to me."

Lin Chaoyang nodded with relief.

After all, they are young people, they will work hard if you give them a little sweetness.

Little did she know that all the gifts from her brother-in-law had already been secretly marked with prices.

(End of this chapter)