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

Chapter 169 Oh my god, you also wrote The Wrangler? (asking for monthly votes)
Pretending to be big!
Cheng Xuemin originally just wanted to introduce himself so that they could greet each other and call each other later.

But I didn’t expect that his reputation as a pioneer in reform and opening up was completely forgotten.

it's good now!

It seems that Cheng Xuemin is just showing off and deliberately reminding Yanhe Literature that he is the pioneer of reform and opening up who was appointed by the emperor to write the inscription.

I'm just about to ask him, how awesome and powerful he is?
At the scene, Cheng Xuemin was about to be polite and modest, but his little cousin next to him interrupted and said:

"Yes, yes! My brother is Cheng Xuemin, the factory director of the Reform and Opening Pioneer Qiao! A few days ago, leaders from our city and county came to our house to see my brother!"

Great finishing blow, cousin, you are awesome too!
After hearing what his little cousin said, Jia Aoping was shocked again and said to Cheng Xuemin, "Xuemin, are you really the reform pioneer who came out of northern Shaanxi?"

When he asked about it just now, he was still a little bit hesitant to believe it.

Everyone was wondering if it was someone with the same name.

But now I heard from the little girl next to me that even the leaders of their city and county have come down to visit this loess plateau in front of them, so he must be Cheng Xuemin, the pioneer of reform and opening up, Factory Director Qiao!
"Xuemin, you... you also wrote the record of Director Qiao's inauguration?"

Editor Lu Yao finally came to her senses from her shock and asked Cheng Xuemin with an expression of disbelief.

"Teacher Lu, it is true that I wrote the Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office! It was completed at the same time as the Loess Plateau!" Cheng Xuemin nodded shyly, which was considered an admission.

"Did you, Xuemin, really write the record of Director Qiao's inauguration? Are you really the pioneer of reform and opening up designated by the author?"

"Oh my god, you are so awesome, Xuemin!"

Lu Yao was shocked, and then said, "Xuemin, please sit down quickly. Um, um, um... um, let's take a look at the People's Daily in the second year of junior high school first!"

"I just came back from the countryside for the New Year and haven't had time to read the newspaper yet. It was Old Jia who just told me!"

Lu Yao was a little shocked and flustered. She said she was going to get a newspaper to read while introducing Cheng Xuemin, "By the way, Xuemin, this is Jia Aoping, the editor of our Yanhe Literature. You can call him Lao Jia!"

"Uh, go get the newspaper!"

Lu Yao said that he had to read the newspaper first to see how the author became a pioneer of reform and opening up and wrote the inscription.

"Hello, Teacher Jia!"

It turned out to be Teacher Jia Aoping. No wonder Cheng Xuemin felt that these two people looked familiar when he first came in.

Especially the teacher Jia in front of me!

Just before Cheng Xuemin was reborn, it happened that Teacher Jia's daughter was at the peak of her fame. At that time, the entire Internet was focused on his great poet daughter.

"Xuemin, please sit down. Don't call me Teacher Jia or not. I am just a few years older than you, but I cannot be your teacher. Just call me Old Jia!"

Jia Aoping took over Lao Lu's hospitality and hurriedly greeted Cheng Xuemin and poured hot tea.

"Teacher Jia, you're welcome!" Cheng Xuemin nodded and sat down at an empty table.

"Little girl, please take a seat too!"

Jia Aoping called his cousin again, asking her to find an empty chair to sit down, and then said to Cheng Xuemin, "When Lao Lu went back home for the New Year, he told me that you might come over during the New Year!"

"I thought it would only be these two days, but I didn't expect you to really come, Xuemin!"

As they chatted and laughed with Cheng Xuemin, they had no idea that the pioneer of reform and opening up who was making a lot of noise during the Spring Festival would actually be Huangtu Gaopo, the author of their Yanhe literature. This really gave them a big surprise.

"You are so arrogant, Xuemin, your... imperial inscription will be on the front page!"

Soon after, Lu Yao also took out the People's Daily's second-day edition and started reading it. When she saw the headlines on the front page, she found that the entire page was promoting Cheng Xuemin, the pioneer.

The supplement at the end directly reprinted four of Cheng Xuemin’s articles, which really shocked Lu Yao to the point of eyeballs falling out.

It can be said that the People's Daily on the second day of the Chinese New Year was almost reporting on one thing!

Pioneer factory director Qiao and northern Shaanxi rural author Cheng Xuemin are pioneer writers from northern Shaanxi!
"Teacher Lu, I actually didn't expect that the tone would be set so high by Mr. Wu!"

"In fact, I have only written a few articles. I really don't deserve the title of pioneer!"

Cheng Xuemin waved his hands repeatedly, put down the hot tea that Jia Aoping had poured for him, and said modestly.

"You are so modest, then!"

"Xuemin, your Director Qiao's inauguration record..."

"Comrade Huangtu Gaopo is here!? Comrade Huangtu Gaopo is the pioneer who was appointed to write the inscription?"

Before Lu Yao could continue to praise Cheng Xuemin, another extremely screaming voice came from the editorial office, followed by a male comrade rushing in.

After scanning the editorial office, he quickly locked onto Cheng Xuemin, rushed over and hugged Cheng Xuemin's hands, shook his hand with great excitement, and asked, "Are you Huangtu Gaopo?! Are you also the pioneer Qiao factory manager Cheng Xuemin?"

"Huh?! Who are you?"

Cheng Xuemin was confused again by the excited politeness of the middle-aged man who rushed in, and asked in confusion.

"Xuemin, this is Mr. Hu Caihu, the editor-in-chief of our Yanhe Literature!"

Jia Aoping then introduced Cheng Xuemin, pointed at the person coming in from behind, and said, "This is Lao Wang, the head of our editorial department!"

"Ah! Hello, Teacher Hu, Hello, Teacher Wang!"

It turned out to be Mr. Hu Caihu, the editor-in-chief of Yanhe Literature. Cheng Xuemin also hurriedly greeted him politely.

The teacher behind, Mr. Wang, was an acquaintance of Cheng Xuemin when he came in just now.

After hearing that Cheng Xuemin was the pioneer, Teacher Wang rushed out from the back door with a look of surprise and shock on his face.

It seems that he went to inform their boss, Editor-in-Chief Hu Caihu.

"Okay, okay!" Editor-in-chief Hu Cai nodded repeatedly, still speaking excitedly, "Old Wang just said that the author of Huangtu Gaopo is coming over. I was thinking that you should be here in the next two days!"

"But I didn't expect that Old Wang would say that you, from the Loess Plateau, are actually the pioneer of reform and opening up as mentioned in the newspaper's inscription!"

"Oh my god! We never thought that the person who would be the one to write the inscriptions for the Reform and Opening-up Pioneer and the Loess Plateau would be you, Xuemin!"

Editor-in-chief Hu Cai is an absolute chatterbox. He would talk endlessly with Cheng Xuemin about all sorts of things.

One moment they talked about how influential the Loess Plateau was in northern Shaanxi;

On the one hand, he also talked about Cheng Xuemin's pioneering reform and opening up, and the Tianjin Daily incident.

Anyway, there is a lot to talk about when the two pen names are combined.

"Xuemin, call the district committee right now and report to them that you, the pioneer, have come to our Yanhe Literature!"

At the end of his words, Hu Cai just remembered that he had to notify the district committee about this matter immediately!

The appointed pioneers have already arrived at Yanhe Literature, and it would be unreasonable not to inform the higher-ups!

Especially knowing that the leaders from the city and county of Pioneer had visited them, they in the provincial capital could not help but show some appreciation.

"No, no, no!"

"Teacher Hu, I just came over to deliver the script of "Loess Plateau". Can you please help me take it to the leaders of Xi'an Film Studio for a look?"

When Cheng Xuemin heard that it would require alerting the district committee, he quickly waved his hands and said there was no need for that.

He doesn't even want to be in the spotlight in his own county or city, so why would he go to the provincial capital to do so?
Believe it or not, if this kind of thing really happened, the news would have reached the ears of Mr. Wu before Cheng Xuemin even arrived in Yanjing.

Cheng Xuemin didn't want to be too ostentatious, so he should be cautious. He took out the original script from his bag and handed it to Lu Yao beside him.

"Xuemin, have you finished writing the script for Loess Plateau?"

Lu Yao, who was standing by, took the script and asked again with a look of surprise on her face.

"Xuemin, do you really not need to greet the district committee?"

Editor-in-chief Hu Cai cares more about this. It turns out that the Loess Plateau of Yanhe literature is the pioneer.

We should go to the district committee and publicize this matter, right?
This is the author of their Yanhe literature.

Unfortunately, Huangtu Gaopo himself doesn't seem to be very interested in these official affairs.

"No, no, Mr. Hu. Actually, I'm just passing by Yanhe Literature. My parents and uncle are waiting for me at the guesthouse. I'll take the afternoon train back to Yanjing!"

Cheng Xuemin spoke to Editor-in-Chief Hu with a firm tone.

"Xuemin, your parents are here, why don't you invite them to come and sit with us?!" Hu Cai nodded when he heard it. Knowing that his parents had also arrived in the guesthouse, he couldn't help but complain enthusiastically again.

"The comrades at the guesthouse said that we don't have a letter of introduction and asked us not to run around everywhere!" The cousin, who had been flipping through magazines and newspapers in the editorial department, spoke up for Cheng Xuemin.

"We came here to get a letter of introduction to visit relatives in Yanjing, but the guesthouse here doesn't recognize it!" Cheng Xuemin nodded angrily and said, "But it's okay. After handing the script to you, Teacher Hu, we can still catch the 1pm train."

"That was our mistake, it was our mistake!" Hu Cai also said repeatedly, "Xuemin, let's issue a certificate to your parents and uncle right away!"

"Xuemin, you don't have to rush back to Yanjing. You can stay here with your parents and go around our provincial capital more often!"

"As for the script, we also want to meet with Old Wu and others from the Xi'an Film Studio. We also want to sit down and have some discussions and learn from each other!" Hu Cai tried his best to keep Cheng Xuemin. At least he should stay for a meal and a night, right?

"Well... Mr. Hu, maybe we should do it next time! I'm afraid we won't be able to make it in time!"

Cheng Xuemin hesitated for a moment, calculated the time, and decided to decline.

Although logically speaking, since I'm already here, there's no shortage of time to communicate with the Xi'an Film Studio, but I think about the other preparations I have to make after returning to Yanjing, which I haven't done yet.

I can only stay here for a while. I may have to take the train back this afternoon. Otherwise, if I delay the train until tomorrow afternoon, it may be the National Day holiday!
If it arrives in the afternoon of the 11th day of the lunar year, Cheng Xuemin will not have enough time to make other preparations.

Because you have to choose a good day to propose!

His parents, uncle and others all agreed that the twelfth day of the lunar year was a good day, and after that it would have to be the sixteenth day after the Lantern Festival.

In this case, Cheng Xuemin's parents became a little panicked and anxious!
Originally, proposing marriage was a good thing. The sooner it was done, the more sincerity it showed. After arriving in Yanjing, it must have been done as soon as possible. Why would it be delayed for four or five days?

Moreover, although Cheng Xuemin's parents didn't say it, they were probably anxious to get back to Chengjiawan before the Lantern Festival to light lanterns at their ancestors' graves and to celebrate the annual dragon lantern competition among the brigades in their commune.

So, I may not be able to stay in Yanjing for two days.

If it weren't for the betrothal gift for their son and the chance to get acquainted with the route, his parents might not have been willing to come out.

But I have to come out!
Otherwise, the eldest grandson is about to be born, and the betrothal gift has not been given yet, which is somewhat unfair to the girl and impolite.

"Huh?! Xuemin, are you in a hurry to go back to Yanjing?"

Hu Cai was somewhat surprised to hear this. Is the schedule so tight?

Others like Jia Aoping and Lao Wang also looked at Cheng Xuemin in surprise. Lu Yao next to him was flipping through the script of "Loess Plateau" intently. He became so absorbed in the play as he read.

“It’s a bit urgent indeed!”

Cheng Xuemin nodded and explained, "To be honest, my parents and uncle came with me this time to give my wife a betrothal gift, and the date is the twelfth day of the lunar year!"

"It's already the ninth day of the first lunar month. If I take the train today, I won't arrive until tomorrow afternoon, which means it will be the tenth day of the first lunar month!"

"I still have to stay for another day to make other preparations, so... it's a bit rushed!"

"Xuemin, you need to get engaged and give the betrothal gifts!" Hu Cai suddenly realized that this really couldn't be delayed, after all, the date was carefully chosen. But he quickly reacted and asked, "No! I heard from Xiaolu that Xuemin, aren't you a student of Yan University?"

Didn’t the editor Lu Yao tell him before that the author of Loess Plateau was a student at Yanda University?

Why do you suddenly want to pay the betrothal gift and get married?

"No, no! I'm not a student of Yanda University yet, but I'm going to take the entrance exam this year!" It was the same misunderstanding again. Cheng Xuemin smiled bitterly and explained, "My wife is a student of Yanda University. She just passed the entrance exam from our team last year. She is also from Yanjing City!"

"I'm going to Yanjing to join her, and I'll read some books and write some manuscripts in the Yanjing University library!"

Hu Cai suddenly understood what was going on and laughed, "No wonder! Xuemin, your wife is an educated youth from your brigade who went to the countryside to work!"

I also gave this guy a thumbs up in my heart, awesome!

He actually managed to catch up with the female educated youth who was sent to the countryside to work in their team. How amazing!

"it is good!"

Suddenly, Lu Yao next to them shouted "OK", which scared everyone who was talking.

"Old Hu, Xuemin's script is so brilliant and well written!" Lu Yao and Hu Cai praised excitedly, and then looked at Cheng Xuemin and asked, "Xuemin, have you written a script before?"

This script is so well-written, so brilliant, and so sophisticated that it doesn't look like it was written by a novice at all.

But seeing that Cheng Xuemin, who was just in his early twenties, not only wrote such powerful, sharp and sophisticated articles, but now he even wrote scripts so well, Lu Yao really couldn't believe it.

"Really? Xuemin, you also understand the script so well?!"

Hu Cai was also surprised when he heard Lu Yao's praise. Originally, after Huangtu Gaopo was submitted to Xiying Studio for review and approved, they would go through the formalities to inform the original author and invite him to sit down and exchange ideas.

But who would have thought that the author Cheng Xuemin would directly say in the letter that he had already started writing the script for the Loess Plateau and would send it to the Xi'an Film Studio for review.

Well, let's take a look at it. Anyway, I don't have high hopes for this script. I'm going to arrange to meet with the screenwriter of Xiying Studio after the original author comes over to study and communicate about how to revise it.

But who would have thought that Cheng Xuemin, the original author, came over today and not only brought the script of Loess Plateau, but Lu Yao actually clapped her legs and cheered after reading it.

What's the situation?
Could it be that Cheng Xuemin, this pioneer, has also dabbled in scripts and came well prepared?

“I know a little bit!” Cheng Xuemin was also startled by Lu Yao’s reaction of clapping his legs, and then quickly said modestly, “Before, Yanying Film Studio started to adapt The Shepherd, and invited Director Xie Jin from Shanghai to shoot it…”

"We all know that Yanying Studio is producing "The Shepherd". Mr. Xie from Shanghai is also a well-known director in the director circle. How come you are so familiar with Mr. Xie?" Hu Cai was surprised again when he suddenly saw Cheng Xuemin mention Shanghai director Xie Jin and then mentioned Yanying Studio's "The Shepherd".

When Yanjing Literature's "The Shepherd" came out of nowhere, it caused such a sensation at the time that it was impossible for Yanhe Literature to have no reaction at all.

Later, because "The Shepherd" was sent to Yan Film Studio by Yanjing Literature to be adapted into a movie, they thought of sending "Loess Plateau" to Xi'an Film Studio to see if it could also be adapted into a movie.

They hit it off immediately, and Old Wu from the Xi'an Film Studio made the decision on the spot to start shooting immediately!
This is how what happened now happened!

Why did Cheng Xuemin suddenly mention Yanying Studio's "The Shepherd" and the Shanghai director Xie Jin? What's going on?

"Teacher Hu, Director Xie, I wrote this movie script!"

Cheng Xuemin smiled bitterly and replied to Hu Cai.

"What?! The script of Xie Jin's "The Shepherd" was written by you, Xuemin? This... How is this possible?"

Not only did Hu Cai feel that this sounded a bit far-fetched, even Lu Yao, Jia Ao, Ping and Lao Wang, who were listening nearby, were also filled with shock and disbelief.

Yanying Studio and Xie Jin of Shanghai Film Studio worked together to produce "The Shepherd", and the script was actually written by their Yanhe Literature Loess Plateau?
This sounds unlikely, doesn't it?
Cheng Xuemin is a student preparing for this year's college entrance examination... He doesn't even seem to be a student. How could he write scripts for two major production studios?
Yes!
Cheng Xuemin is indeed a good writer, otherwise he would not have become the pioneer of reform and opening up who was appointed to write the inscription.

But writing a script and writing a manuscript don’t seem to have much in common, right?

Can he do this?
Could it be that Yanying Studio and Shanghai Film Studio can’t find a better screenwriter?

But how is this possible!

It's hard to say much about Yanying Studio, but they are so good at writing scripts that even Hu Caiyuan, who is far away in northern Shaanxi, can name and number two of them.

But how to adapt the script of "The Shepherd" written by Cheng Xuemin?
Is this true? Why does it sound so hard to believe?

"Yes! Xuemin, there are so many talented screenwriters at Yanying Studio, why don't they write for you?"

Editor Lu Yao is now considered a pen pal of Cheng Xuemin. She is closer to the author Cheng Xuemin than Hu Cai and others, so she asked questions that Hu Cai and others were reluctant to ask.

"Teacher Hu and Teacher Lu, actually, before publishing Yellow Earth Plateau and Director Qiao's Taking Office, The Shepherd was my debut work!"

Confused!
As soon as Cheng Xuemin finished speaking, Hu Cai, Lu Yao and the others were still digesting it and didn't react for a while.

Immediately after that, the two of them exclaimed almost in unison:

"What? The Horse Wrangler is your debut novel, Xuemin?"

"What? The Horse Wrangler that caused such a sensation at the end of last year was also written by you, Xuemin. Is it your debut novel?"

What the hell!

Although Jia Aoping and Lao Wang did not exclaim, they also said "Wow" with a look on their faces. What did Cheng Xuemin, the pioneer, mean by this?

"The Shepherd" was his debut work before he published "Loess Plateau" and "The Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office"?
In other words, he also wrote The Wrangler?
"I was bored while reading in the library of Yanda University, so I tried to write a few manuscripts. I didn't expect... I didn't expect..."

"Xuemin, you are awesome! You are really an awesome person!"

Before Cheng Xuemin could finish his humble words, Lu Yao was the first to come to her senses. She exclaimed, "So, you wrote The Shepherd, Xuemin, and you also wrote The Grass Heart, and you also wrote The Record of Director Qiao's Inauguration!"

"Following this, in January, People's Literature, Yenching Literature, October, and Shanghai's Harvest published four manuscripts. They were all written by you, Xuemin?"

"Then, then, then, then...Xuemin, isn't your output over the past three months a little too exaggerated?"

This is hard to figure out, and the calculation left Hu Cai and the others stunned on the spot!

Yes!

It seems that the influential articles published in the past three months were almost all written by this young new author?
And there are two long novels with more than 200,000 words!

Oh my god, no wonder the higher-ups appointed a pioneer in writing inscriptions, this pioneer is really awesome and powerful!

The most outrageous thing, and it’s not just that!
In addition to these manuscripts, I heard from pioneer Cheng Xuemin that the script of "The Shepherd" was also written by him, the original author!

Plus they have the adapted script of "Loess Plateau" in their hands!

Ok!

It was simply unimaginable. They could only look at the young author who was chatting and laughing with them in front of them as if he were a monster.

……

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(End of this chapter)