1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 113 Interview, Queen of Daughters, this is how you have to act!

This issue of People's Literature magazine has just been put on the shelves in Yenching and it has become a hit!

Because there are three warm-up preparations before and after, it has piqued the readers' attention.

The first was a competition between Yenching Literature and October, where the news of the atomic bomb first began to spread.

The second time was at the "Horse Herder" symposium, when the literary giant Mr. Ding Ling, in front of all major media newspapers and magazines, predicted that the atomic bomb would be coming soon, and it was continuously warmed up by various propaganda.

The third time was an emergency meeting held above, which alarmed all the front-line media, newspapers and magazines in Yanjing.

Coupled with the recent continued popularity of the author of "The Horse Shepherd" and the influence of "People's Literature" itself, this issue of People's Literature magazine was sold out as soon as it was put on the shelves!

Especially on the campus of Yanjing University, almost all the students were either flipping through this issue of People's Literature or discussing the only novel article in this issue: "The Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office"!
"Jiayou, is this novel really written by your Lao Xu? But why didn't he use the pen name 'Lao Xu', but Lao Qiao's?"

"Yes! The pen name was changed to Lao Qiao. Everyone felt that it didn't look like it was written by your Lao Xu. The writing style is a bit too bold!"

"But it's really well written. I heard that it was a custom-made political assignment for your husband, Xu, to write this article. Was it written specifically to match the spirit of this plenary session?"

"It's going to be reformed. Is everything really going to start to be slowly relaxed?"

In Feng Jiayou's class, Huang Beijia and Cha Jianying were all reading this issue of "People's Literature". They all gathered around Feng Jiayou, asking questions and giving rave reviews.

Feng Jiayou was really happy to have him, and he also said: "Xuemin originally wanted to use the pen name 'Lao Xu', but People's Literature thought that 'Lao Qiao' would be better. We don't know why we have to use a new pen name!"

Feng Jiayou was indeed right, although at the beginning, when Cheng Xuemin submitted his manuscript, he was indeed planning to publish it under the new pseudonym "Lao Qiao".

But later, as his work as Lao Xu, the author of "The Horse Herder", became known, and because of the continued fermentation of this pen name, he felt that publishing under the pen name "Lao Xu" might achieve better results.

So when the manuscript was assigned to People's Literature, Cheng Xuemin mentioned changing back to the pen name "Lao Xu" and publishing this article "Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office".

However, Zhang Guangnian of People's Literature rejected it, and they thought it would be better to use the pen name "Lao Qiao". They said that it not only fits the protagonist of the article, but also they don't want to compete with Lao Li of Yenching Literature!
At that time, Cheng Xuemin said with a smile, what's there to argue about over a pen name?

Lao Zhang told Cheng Xuemin again that Xuemin, you may not understand it now, but you will understand it after the New Year!

Will you understand after the new year?

But Cheng Xuemin can only whet others' appetites, how can he let others whet his appetites enough? Otherwise, he will not be able to have a good New Year.

He kept asking Lao Zhang questions, and only then did he mention it in a vague and low-key manner: There was actually another reason why Mr. Wu convened a meeting with Mr. Mao and Mr. Ba.

We should immediately resume preparations for the National Congress of Writers and Artists, and at the same time, the selection of relevant awards will also be launched in the early spring after the New Year.

So let Cheng Xuemin think about it!
When the grand prize selection comes, the article "The Horse Herdsman" from Yenching Literature will definitely be submitted for selection, and it will definitely be submitted under the pen name "Lao Xu". So if their article "The Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office" from People's Literature is published under the pen name "Lao Xu", how should it be submitted?
Submitting two articles under the same pen name?
It’s not impossible, but it’s rare that two articles will win the award in the same year. So which one will be evaluated first and which one will be postponed for a year?
Isn't it necessary to fight?
If he takes over under the name "Lao Qiao", and both pen names are submitted for selection separately and both are accepted, then the author Cheng Xuemin will be able to take off immediately.

When Cheng Xuemin heard this, his eyes rolled around. Has Old Zhang considered all this for him?

Moreover, have there been rumors of awards already?
But come to think of it, it is already the end of December 1978, and it is time to start the award evaluation work in the early spring of next year!

But according to Lao Zhang's logic, Cheng Xuemin may have submitted more than these two manuscripts for selection and awards!

There is a piece of manuscript called "Female College Students' Dormitory" which has received good response in Shanghai Literature and Art, and there is a piece of manuscript called "Loess Plateau" which has a strong regional characteristics in "Yanhe Literature". The four manuscripts are all in different directions and are all good manuscripts.

According to the above-mentioned requirement of awarding prizes in a broad range of fields, it is possible that all four articles may be awarded at once in the same year.

After all, there are four manuscripts and four pseudonyms, and no one knows that they were all written by Cheng Xuemin.

At that time, Cheng Xuemin did not realize that he just wanted to create a few more aliases and set up a small treasury.

Who would have thought that I would accidentally create such a big one!
I still don’t know how the catastrophe will unfold after all the evaluations are passed. Anyway, Cheng Xuemin’s secret fund will definitely explode and cannot be saved!
So this is also Cheng Xuemin's plan, to use his small treasury to switch to other directions in the future, such as illustrating picture books.

There is basically no award for this, and everyone makes a fortune in silence. As long as Cheng Xuemin doesn't reveal it himself, the secret fund will basically not be exposed.

"Sister Lin, I'm not here to apply for a job. I'm here with my brother to take a look!"

In response to Zhu Lin's question, Cheng Xuemin replied politely!
"Oh! That's right, you're such a great writer now, and I heard you're still repeating your studies to prepare for next year's college entrance exam. You're going to Yanda University to go to college with Jiayou, so you really don't need to look for a job for the time being!"

After Zhu Lin was stunned for a moment, he nodded and understood!

Now that Feng Jiayou's husband is so good at writing articles, her daughter Shanshan heard from her desk mate Feng Jiamo that her brother-in-law earns several hundred yuan in royalties a month. Her sister is so happy with the royalties that she doesn't need to go out to work?

He is also repeating his senior year at Yanda High School, preparing for next year's college entrance examination, so that he can go to Yanda with Feng Jiayou.

Not to mention it!

They just happened to meet at the gate of Yanying Studio, and there was news of recruitment today, so Zhu Lin asked this question.

"It's okay, I just wrote it for fun!"

Cheng Xuemin didn't tell Zhu Lin that he came to discuss the script with Yanying Studio.

After saying hello at the door, my brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao parked his bicycle and walked over here!
"Zhu Lin, are you here to apply for a job?"

"With your talent, it shouldn't be a big problem. Just perform well and play normally!"

When Feng Jiazhao saw Zhu Lin, he also greeted him and said something.

"Okay, okay, thank you Brother Jiazhao. I'll go in and fill out the form and queue up first!" Zhu Lin greeted him with a smile and did not stay long before going in to queue up. There was already a very long queue inside.

Obviously, Zhu Lin's family was not the only one who knew that Yanying Studio was recruiting workers today.

"Our Yan Film Studio has just been restored and has launched several script projects. We are in urgent need of some actors!"

"Originally we wanted to transfer people from the People's Art Theatre, or recruit from Yandian, but now that the educated youth are returning to the city, the pressure from above is very high, and we have instructed each unit to absorb as many people as possible!"

"So our Yan Film Studio has also started recruiting some actors with acting talent or foundation!"

Following my elder brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao, I entered the Yan Film Studio. Feng Jiazhao pointed to the long line over there and explained something to Cheng Xuemin.

As I said, there are too many educated youth returning to the city now, and the higher authorities are simply unable to arrange for them.

This is the same as the situation before the educated youth went to the countryside. There were few jobs in the city and many unemployed young people, so they called on the majority of young people to go to the countryside to do something in the vast countryside. Now they have all returned, and almost all of them have returned in a swarm. Can you imagine how great the employment pressure in society is!
"That's true. Yesterday when I was at the Humanities Society, I saw Lao Zhang and Lao Li and the others busy recruiting new people!"

"He also asked me if I had thought about working as an editor there, and said if I did, he would arrange for me to be a full-time employee!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded. He is a hot commodity now!

Not to mention the olive branch extended by Renwen Press, when I went to Yanda yesterday, the director of the Yanda Library, Mr. Xie, also extended an olive branch to me, which was also a formal position.

However, Cheng Xuemin didn't tell anyone about it when he came back, and only Feng Jiayou knew about it.

"Really? Why haven't I heard you mention this to your family? It's very difficult to get a formal position at Renwenshe. Others are trying their best to get in, but even if I want to go, they may not want me!"

Feng Jiazhao was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect such a thing to happen. Once Renwenshe issued an invitation, everyone would want to go!
But he never even mentioned his brother-in-law to his family.

"Brother, you are too modest! If a famous screenwriter like you wants to work at Renwen Press, they will definitely scramble to hire you!"

Cheng Xuemin smiled bitterly and flattered his brother-in-law.

In fact, he is doing pretty well now. He writes articles and makes illustrations, buys a big house for his woman, and his little piggy bank is also getting fatter.

If you actually go to Renwenshe or Yanda Library, you won't feel so comfortable.

Besides, the library of Yanda University is okay. If I had gone to the Humanities Press, it would have been difficult to get into Yanda University next year.

If he doesn't take the entrance exam to Yanjing University, then won't he be unable to fulfill the promise he made when he first entered the Feng family?
Maybe my father-in-law and mother-in-law won’t say anything anymore!
But for Cheng Xuemin, it is somewhat flawed. What if the past is brought up later?
And Cheng Xuemin also figured it out!

In any era, a university degree is a golden signboard and a stepping stone.

Just because you have already attended university doesn’t mean you can choose not to go back again. After all, you have to get that university diploma first.

You may not need it now, but you have to have it ready! Otherwise, it will be too late to use it later!
Moreover, Feng Jiayou's plan is to hope that Cheng Xuemin can use the influence of his current writing to pursue a career in politics.

Then you have to take the college entrance examination and get the diploma from Yanda.

With a diploma from Yanda University, Cheng Xuemin's career will go further and further in the future.

In fact, Cheng Xuemin himself thought so too. If he were to start his life over again and not go through the official career path again, he would inevitably feel that something was missing!
After all, it is too easy for Cheng Xuemin to make money now!
But why do we need so much money in this world?
It is better to take a career in politics. The general direction is there, and Cheng Xuemin believes that he can go very far.

"What Xuemin said...I actually think so too!"

Brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao nodded at Cheng Xuemin, as if he wanted to say something humble, but he became too talkative!

I told you you were fat and you started panting. You really are worthy of being my brother-in-law!

"Old Teng, Old Xie, Old Jiang, are you all here? I brought the people here for you. If you have anything to say, talk to Xuemin!"

When Cheng Xuemin was led into the office of Lao Teng, the chief screenwriter of Yanying Studio, they happened to see Xie Jin and Jiang Huaiyan, the manuscript compilation team leader of Yanying Studio, there too, so they greeted them and shouted!

"Xuemin, you're here, come and sit down!" Xie Jin took the lead and greeted Cheng Xuemin as soon as he saw him.

"Hello, Director Xie!" Cheng Xuemin looked at Xie Jin and greeted him with a smile.

At the same time, he rolled his eyes at his brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao, asking if he could be more discerning. Is it enough for you to just call him Lao Teng, Lao Xie, and Lao Jiang?

Could you help introduce them to each other? It wouldn't be nice to meet Cheng Xuemin for the first time, so should I just call him Lao Teng or Lao Jiang?
"Ah! Oh, that's right!" Feng Jiazhao reacted after being reminded by his brother-in-law, and quickly introduced them, "Xuemin, this is Lao Teng, the director of our screenwriting department, and this is Lao Jiang, the head of our manuscript collection team!"

"Hello, Teacher Teng, Hello, Teacher Jiang, I am Cheng Xuemin!"

Or just call Lao Teng, Lao Jiang... Cheng Xuemin could only follow the teacher's call and say hello!

"Xiao Cheng! I've heard of you for a long time! You are Lao Xu, the author of "The Shepherd"!" The chief screenwriter Lao Teng is nearly sixty years old. When he saw Cheng Xuemin coming in, he greeted Cheng Xuemin with a big smile on his face!

"I didn't expect that you, Xiao Cheng, are such good at writing articles and scripts. You are really awesome!"

The editor-in-chief, Lao Jiang, also greeted Cheng Xuemin with a smile!
"Please excuse my laughter, teachers. My eldest brother is the best teacher. Director Xie also gave me a lot of guidance!"

Cheng Xuemin replied modestly and praised his elder brother-in-law as well. After all, they were all family, and his mother-in-law would definitely like to hear this, even though she was not present.

"No, no, no! Xuemin, don't be so modest with us. I didn't even interfere with your script, let alone give you any guidance!"

"Xuemin, you are such a great script writer. Even Lao Teng praised you a lot!"

Xie Jin kept waving his hands at the side. He was not greedy for the credit. Not to mention the guidance, he also benefited a lot. Xuemin even helped him draw all the storyboards.

As a result, he has been secluded in Yanying Studio these days, and he can't think of any better inspiration than this storyboard!
In the end, he could only make minor adjustments based on Cheng Xuemin's work. This was Xie Jin's last stubbornness as a director!
As for the brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao next to him, he had already taken the initiative to help the leader pour tea and water, showing his courtesy!
can not tell!

My eldest brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao is the boss at home and a very lazy person. However, he is quite diligent and capable in front of the leaders!
After a few polite words to each other, they officially got to the topic of this meeting. The script was already very good and did not need to be revised.

The reason I have waited until now is that I am waiting for Xie Jin's storyboard to come out.

The next thing was exactly as Cheng Xuemin and Feng Jiayou had guessed, and the issue mentioned was the script royalties!

Two thousand dollars!
This surprised Cheng Xuemin a little, because on the way here, his brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao had warned him that the script fee might be only seventeen thousand yuan, not the two thousand yuan he had mentioned at the beginning!
But now, Lao Teng, as the director of the screenwriting department and the person who signs and approves the script, told Cheng Xuemin that the amount was two thousand, which surprised Cheng Xuemin and his elder brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao.

"Jia Zhao and Xue Min said 1,700, right?" Old Teng saw the confusion of the uncle and uncle and said, "It's like this, we are hiring at Yanying Film Studio today, and the script we are using for the interview happens to be your script, Xue Min!"

"So today, I'd like to trouble you, the original author and screenwriter, to sit in and interview them to see if we can find a good talent among these newcomers. Director Xie will use them directly!"

"Thank you, Director Teng. Is there a new actor in this script?"

Cheng Xuemin understood what Lao Teng meant, which was to take the script and directly go to audition for actors, to cast new actors?
"I do have this plan, but it depends on the results of today's interview, so Xuemin, you can help check it later!"

Xie Jin nodded and explained everything to Cheng Xuemin!

A thought flashed through my mind!
Doesn't this mean that Cheng Xuemin has become the interviewer of Zhu Lin, the King of the Kingdom of Women?

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(End of this chapter)