Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 39 Easy to handle
It has been nearly two months since "The Shepherd" was published in "Yanjing Literature and Art". It has been well received by readers and has received a lot of praise from critics. In the past month, many critics have expressed their opinions and views on the novel, further expanding the discussion and influence aroused by the novel.

Liang Zuo was so excited that he was shaking with excitement to be able to communicate closely with the author of such an influential and excellent work.

Lin Chaoyang spoke a few words to him. This guy spoke quickly and tremblingly, like a tape recorder with a stuck tape. He couldn't help but look at Zhang Yaozhong: What's wrong with you, buddy?

"Don't worry about him, he's just like that. He trembles when he gets excited, but he's also very talkative and won't stop."

The fact is indeed as Zhang Yaozhong said, Liang Zuo was excited and trembling, but his mind was very clear, and one could vaguely see the shadow of the "comedy master" of later generations.

When Liang Zuo was discussing novel writing techniques and ideas with Lin Chaoyang, Lin Chaoyang really wanted to say to him: Go home and ask your mother!

This is not a swear word.

People in later generations all know that Liang Zuo is a well-known comedy screenwriter, the screenwriter of classic sitcoms "I Love My Family" and "Idle Ma Dajie", and he first became famous on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

In 1986, Jiang Kun performed the crosstalk "Fantasy in the Tiger's Mouth" on the Spring Festival Gala stage and became an instant hit. Liang Zuo was the screenwriter of this crosstalk.

The reason why the two of them collaborated on the Spring Festival Gala stage was because Jiang Kun was out of inspiration at the time and wanted to seek help from the well-known domestic female writer Chen Rong, who was Liang Zuo's mother.

Jiang Kun saw Liang Zuo's newly written novel "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" at Chen Rong's home. He fell in love with the novel at first sight and persuaded Liang Zuo to adapt the novel into a crosstalk of the same name. This led to their subsequent collaboration and the instant success of this crosstalk.

Liang Zuo has a mother who is a writer, so it is really a long way to go for help from others when it comes to writing.

But Lin Chaoyang could probably guess Liang Zuo's thoughts. Young people always have some inexplicable arrogance. How can they be considered heroes if they rely on their parents?
The two communicated for nearly an hour, and Liang Zuo was finally satisfied.

Zhang Yaozhong spoke a few more words to Lin Chaoyang, and he noticed the watch on Lin Chaoyang's wrist.

With a surprised expression, he asked, "When did you buy the watch? And it's a Shanghai brand!"

Lin Chaoyang put his hand down and pulled up his sleeve to cover the watch, looking simple and unpretentious.

Zhang Yaozhong was just about to praise him for being low-key when he heard Lin Chaoyang say, "Your sister-in-law bought it for you."

I don’t need to ask!
After a few days, the examination season at Yanda came to an end, and both teachers and students were preparing for the winter vacation.

Tao's mother has been looking for TV tickets these days. The family had agreed to buy a TV, but these days many things cannot be bought with money.

Even eating required food stamps, let alone high-tech industrial products like televisions?
Unfortunately, this thing is in short supply and not easy to find. In the end, my brother-in-law got a TV ticket from a colleague at their school, and he treated them to a meal without even spending any money.

On the night when he got the TV ticket back, my brother-in-law acted very proud at the dinner table. After all, not everyone can get a TV ticket for free. If this thing is sold outside, it would be worth at least dozens of dollars.

Finally, I don’t know what touched the nerve of the eldest sister-in-law Zhao Li. She, who has never had a sense of existence at home, said for the first time: "Don’t you see how many meals you usually treat at school?"

People say, don’t push an honest person into a corner, otherwise you won’t even have a chance to apologize.

It is obvious that the brother-in-law has driven the honest sister-in-law Zhao Li into a corner tonight.

At this moment, he looked a little embarrassed. "Why are you saying this? It's just a personal relationship, between friends..."

"Alright!" The eldest brother-in-law's sophistry was interrupted by Tao's father. He said in a deep voice: "You should thank the person who received the TV ticket. Your children are so old now, you should take care of the family and don't always let others clean up your mess."

Tao's father's words were ambiguous, and the brother-in-law was speechless, but the one with the worst expression at the dinner table was Tao's mother.

Sister-in-law Zhao Li and brother-in-law are a couple. They are one body and there is no question of cleaning up each other's mess. It is obvious who Tao's father is referring to.

At this time, Lin Chaoyang was observing his wife's expression. The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and the wild twitching of her mouth all showed that she was in a good mood.

When he returned to the room, Tao Yushu finally couldn't help laughing, vividly demonstrating what it meant to gloat over someone else's misfortune.

"Look how happy you are! Are you so happy when your brother gets scolded?"

Tao Yushu smiled and said, "The key is not my brother, but my mother. My father likes to save face for others, and he would never say anything about my mother. But today my sister-in-law got angry, so my father has to express his attitude, right?"

In fact, Lin Chaoyang understood it even without Tao Yushu saying it. Although sister-in-law Zhao Li usually kept silent in the Tao family and was like a punching bag in front of brother Tao Yucheng, her status in the Tao family was much higher than that of Lin Chaoyang, the "son-in-law".

My eldest brother-in-law was sent down to Yunnan. If he hadn't married my eldest sister-in-law Zhao Li, he might never have returned to Yanjing in his life.

What's more, sister-in-law Zhao Li willingly gave up her job in Yunnan for the sake of her family and followed her brother-in-law to Yanjing. Her family's conditions in Yunnan are not bad.

From the perspective of future generations, the sister-in-law can be considered as a "love-brained person".

While Tao Yushu was not paying attention, Lin Chaoyang found his brother-in-law and handed him fifty yuan.

"What is this for?"

"The money for the TV and plane tickets. This ticket is a favor from you, so I don't care how you return it. Buy the TV and everyone will watch it, so Yushu and I will also contribute some money."

To buy a TV, Tao's father, as the head of the family, had to pay the most. Tao Yumo was still in school, and his eldest brother-in-law contributed a TV ticket and air ticket, so it was understandable that they paid some money.

"Brother-in-law, you are so polite!" Tao Yucheng gave Lin Chaoyang a thumbs up. "Don't tell Yushu."

The elder brother-in-law understood what he meant. Which man doesn't have some private money? Using private money to do things made the elder brother-in-law feel that Lin Chaoyang was a good brother-in-law.

When Lin Chaoyang returned to the room and was about to go to bed, there was a knock on the door.

The person knocking on the door was Tao Yumo, and Tao Yushu asked, "What's the matter?"

"I'm looking for my brother-in-law!"

Looking for your brother-in-law?

Tao Yushu glanced at Lin Chaoyang and asked. When did your relationship become so good?

Lin Chaoyang gave her a look in response: How should I know?
Lin Chaoyang was a little surprised by his sister-in-law's sudden change of attitude, but this girl has a problem of being soft-hearted. Her current attitude must mean that she has something to ask for.

"What's the matter?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

Tao Yumo hesitated, feeling a little embarrassed. After all, her attitude towards Lin Chaoyang was not very good before. She looked at her sister Tao Yushu, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Brother-in-law, are you familiar with the people in the May Fourth Literary Society?"

"It's OK. I know a few students who often go to the library."

"The May Fourth Literary Society will hold a poetry symposium the day after tomorrow. It is held at the invitation of Poetry Magazine. Can you help me talk to them and let me attend?"

He had actually heard Zhang Yaozhong and Liang Zuo mention the poetry symposium when they came to him a few days ago, but since it was a symposium, how could a high school student be allowed to participate?

Besides, this little girl has been rude to him since he arrived. Now that she asks him for help, does he have to agree?

Lin Chaoyang smiled sincerely, "Oh, I can't help you with this."

"Brother-in-law~"

When Tao Yumo saw that Lin Chaoyang rejected him mercilessly, she knew that he must be resentful of her previous attitude.

"uh-huh!"

Tao Yumo's delicate voice of weakness caused her sister Tao Yushu to warn her, "Yumo, go out first."

Tao Yumo looked at Lin Chaoyang unwillingly and walked out of the room.

"Can you help with that poetry symposium?" Tao Yushu asked.

"It's hard to say. I don't know the specific details. I only know that it was organized jointly by Poetry Magazine and the May Fourth Literary Society, and quite a few students will attend." Lin Chaoyang said truthfully.

Tao Yushu thought for a moment and said, "This girl is soft-hearted. If you help her this time, she will definitely treat you better in the future."

"It doesn't matter if you have the attitude or not. If you say yes, then I'll ask for him."

Tao Yushu was very satisfied with Lin Chaoyang's statement, but she still said, "We can't just agree to her so easily..."

She rolled her eyes and said, "I'll go out and give her a lecture first, so she won't be disrespectful in the future."

Whether in the workplace or in life, it is common for others to ask you for help, but be careful not to agree too readily, otherwise they will thank you verbally but treat you as a sucker in their hearts.

If you can help, you should do it with difficulty. If you can't help, you should show that you are doing your best. Of course, the premise is that you are willing to help this person.

Lin Chaoyang gave Tao Yushu a thumbs up and said, "High, really high!"

There was a hint of pride on Tao Yushu's face, but he quickly concealed it when he walked out the door, and his expression became serious.

"Now that you need help, you think that he is your brother-in-law? Why didn't you have this attitude before?"

"What do you think a symposium is? Can he just open his mouth and ask you to attend?"

"Be nicer next time, you hear me?"

"You are a high school student, can you go to the symposium? Ask your brother-in-law to ask for you first. Don't count on it."

……

After talking for a while, Tao Yushu came back to the room and gestured to Lin Chaoyang with a relaxed and happy look on his face.

It’s easy to control the little girl!

(End of this chapter)