Exciting 1979!

Chapter 121: The BBC found the American Film Studio (at least 1 update)
Mei Wenhua had a talent for learning languages, and he began to learn simple Cantonese from Liu Rulong at the dinner table.

Zhao Debiao found that he could not learn that skill, so he began to wipe his brass knuckles and looked for a small knife.

When they returned to the dormitory, Qiao Feng heard about the two boys' bold idea. After a moment of silence, he said, "If you get caught selling things on the streets of Yanjing, call Nanmen and I'll rescue you."

"Brother Feng!" The two of them shouted so affectionately and so disgustingly.

At this time, Wei Ming asked them a question: "How much capital have you prepared?"

The two looked at each other, and then Biaozi said shyly: "I have less than 100 yuan myself, but I borrowed 200 yuan from Yanzi."

Wei Ming was shocked: "Are you and Yan Zi so close?"

"No, no!" Biaozi said, "I said I would share the money with her after I made some money, that's why she borrowed it. Besides, she has a salary and bonus income now."

Wei Ming: I didn’t expect Yan Zi to have such a good business sense, better than Zhi Zi.

Seeing Wei Ming looking at him, Mei Wenhua said, "I asked my grandma for 300 yuan."

"So you didn't tell your parents?"

The two looked at each other and said, "I definitely wouldn't dare!"

Wei Ming thought for a moment, rummaged through his cabinet, and pulled out a few Guangdong food coupons enclosed in letters from readers: "Take these, and consider them as a way to help you realize your dreams. Don't starve to death out here."

"Brother Ming!" The two began to be affectionate and disgusting again.

"Work hard. I hope you can make a fortune this time and then come back to invite me and Brother Feng to join you on the Long March." Wei Ming encouraged.

Wei Ming was able to make the switch because he was so special, but the two of them really saw no hope, so it would be more practical to start a side job.

After spending half a year together, I know their personalities. Biaozi is a down-to-earth person, and although Xiaomei is not so down-to-earth, she is not a bad person either. Wei Ming hopes that everyone around him has money, and he does not want to make the gap between the rich and the poor too big.

No matter what era, if the gap between the rich and the poor is too big, the poor will become mentally unbalanced or even explode.

A day later, Biaozi and Xiaomei left Peking University for vacation. Also leaving with them were 76 students from six departments of the liberal arts class of 503. They held their graduation ceremony on this day.

The special thing about these students is that they were the last batch of workers, peasants and soldiers at Peking University. Since then, the practice of going to university based on class background and recommendation has basically disappeared in China.

However, due to their poor foundation, low enthusiasm for learning and low academic level, this group of students had almost no presence compared to the glorious classes of 77, 78 and 79.

However, looking at the entire era of workers, peasants and soldiers as college students, there were still a few figures who emerged from the sand, such as Wang Shi, Jia Pingwa, Liang Xiaosheng, etc.

Wei Ming and Yang Hao came to take photos and interview the farewell event for graduates.

Just as they were about to go to eat after taking the photos, Wei Ming saw Liu Zhenyun waving at him, and then he was taken to the School 77 Canteen, where there were also many students from the Chinese Department of Class 78 and .

They all looked sad and miserable.

"what happened?"

Li Zhihong, president of the May Fourth Literary Society, said: “After the first issue of Unnamed Lake came out this year, the higher-ups issued an order that this magazine should not be published anymore.”

"Why?"

"No explanation was given, just that it is not allowed to be published." Editor-in-chief Lao Xiong was holding a magazine in his hand. It had a pure black cover and a novel by Liang Zuo. It was all novels and literary review articles, and there was actually no major problem with the content.

Some people said that it was because of the pure black cover, while others said that it was reported by someone.

In addition, a while ago, the magazine "This Generation" jointly published by literary journals of 13 universities across the country was banned after only one issue.

In addition, the Today magazine published by Bei Dao and his colleagues will be officially recognized as an illegal publication this year.

Of course, it was actually illegal and was an underground magazine that did not have the quality of official publications.

Someone among the students suggested that they might change their name and be reborn through a backdoor listing.

"The key issue is that your magazine is well run and its influence is no longer limited to Peking University, so it will naturally be the focus of attention," Wei Ming analyzed. "Unless you can formally apply for a publication number and have a publishing house and professional editors to endorse it, it cannot be banned just like that."

But applying for an official publication number is not easy, at least Peking University is not qualified.

Peking University recently established the Peking University Press, but it is also limited in that it can only publish books and journals on education and academic subjects. The literary magazine "Weiming Lake" obviously does not meet the requirements, so the school can do nothing to help.

Of course, it’s okay to print them for fun at school, but you have to be careful if you sell them for money.

Xiao Cha said: "But we have compiled a lot of good manuscripts later. It's a pity. They are all the hard work of the contributors."

"I can help with this," Wei Ming said. "I'm working for the school magazine now. I can talk to the editor-in-chief and have them assign a section for you to publish. The school magazine will even pay you for your contributions."

Liang Zuo said: "Yes, there are, but not many."

Wei Ming: "How much is too much?"

Liu Zhenyun: "Exactly, what kind of bicycle do you want?"

Liang Zuo felt wronged: "I didn't ask for a bicycle, did I?"

The atmosphere at the scene finally became a little more cheerful. After leaving the cafeteria, Wei Ming saw Liu Zhenyun's hand on his bicycle seat, and he asked: "Old Liu, are you eyeing my bicycle?"

Liu Zhenyun chuckled and said, "I heard you want to buy a motorcycle, so can you sell your bicycle? It was 40 when you bought it, and after discounting it, 30 is pretty good, right?"

He has a girlfriend now and thinks it would be more convenient to have a car, but a new one is too expensive and he can't afford it.

Wei Mingle said: "Even if I change to a motorcycle, I won't sell this bicycle."

"What do you keep it for?"

Wei Ming: "The gas is so expensive, and the quantity is limited. I only ride a motorcycle when I go to the city. I still ride a bicycle to go to work. Not only will I not sell it, I may even have to buy a new one."

"Why is this?"

Wei Ming patted his big 28 and said, "When my sister gets admitted to Peking University, I will leave this car to her. I will have to buy another one."

Liu Zhenyun was speechless. Can’t you buy a new one for our sister?

In the afternoon, Wei Ming told the editor-in-chief about the May Fourth Literary Society. He said it was no problem and that he also sympathized with the experience of Weiming Lake and that he would help in any way he could.

Wei Ming originally wanted to concentrate on his creation for half a day, but then he heard that someone was going to the Computer Research Institute for an interview.

Wei Ming immediately took the initiative and said, "I'll take a photo for you!"

He has been to most places on the Peking University campus, including the president's office, but the Computer Research Institute is an exception because it involves cutting-edge technology and the equipment there is very expensive.

When we got there, it was like entering the ICU. They put on white coats and shoe covers.

Wei Ming grumbled to himself that computers in the old days were so delicate.

Here, Wei Ming not only met Pu Shu's mother, Teacher Liu, but also interviewed Mr. Wang Xuan, the director of the Computer Research Institute.

This is a big name in science and technology, Wei Ming blurted out "Professor Wang".

As a result, everyone around him was embarrassed. This technical expert who had just successfully developed the Chinese character laser typesetting system last year is not yet a professor, not even an associate professor.

This may be related to his age of only 42 and the fact that he had wasted some time in the past. In addition, the selection of professors and associate professors during this period was indeed very strict, unlike in later generations.

But his ability is unquestionable. As soon as he was re-employed in 76, he was responsible for the overall design and development of the "Project 748". After that, he worked as the director of the Peking University Computer Research Institute for nearly 20 years. He was regarded as the person who single-handedly supported the computer discipline of Peking University.

Moreover, his invention became the basis for the establishment of Peking University Founder Group in the future, creating a lot of profits for Peking University, although the final outcome was not ideal.

But now Teacher Wang Xuan is very worried.

According to him, the Chinese character precision system has only completed the main project. However, half a year has passed and they still cannot truly apply this technology in the publishing field.

"I need foreign exchange. I need to buy related parts and information from abroad. I don't want 200 million US dollars. Even or will be fine!"

The core element of this interview was Wang Xuan crying poor and asking for money.

Without money, his subsequent research and improvements were difficult.

Compared with building a house, Wang Xuan’s topic may be more important, but compared with many physics and chemistry subjects, its importance is slightly lower.

But for Wei Ming, a novelist, Mr. Wang Xuan’s research is extremely important!

Not to mention how much the Chinese character laser typesetting system has improved the efficiency of the entire Chinese character publishing industry, making publications more beautiful and directly promoting the prosperity of the publishing industry.

Take one of his small inventions in research, which is epoch-making, that is the font algorithm.

It can be said that it is because of this algorithm that the Chinese character library is created, and the subsequent input method and everything else are created. It can be said that it has opened the door to the electronicization of Chinese characters. He deserves the title of "Contemporary Bi Sheng".

Whether it is people like Wei Ming who write novels and scripts, or people who will write online articles in the future, they should thank this low-key scientific researcher.

Alas, I don’t have foreign exchange, otherwise I would definitely support him first.

Before leaving get off work, Wei Ming went to the Chinese Department's office again, found Professor Qu Yude, and told him about the publication of "The Wonderful Book of Heaven".

"Also, I'd like to trouble you to write a preface for me. I'll pay you for it."

Professor Qu grinned and laughed: "I'm still short of that little bit of royalties. When are you going to ask for it?"

"No hurry. Children's Literature has just finished serialization. We have to wait a while. It will be fine if it can be given to me next month."

"There's no rush. It's almost Laba Festival, and there are only a few days left in the next month," Professor Qu said. "Okay, I'll write it for you after get off work tonight. How about I write it from the perspective of modern adaptation of classical literature?"

"Okay, I also think there are many treasures in classical literature that are worth discovering and valuing, but they just need to be packaged in a shell that is more easily accepted by modern people!"

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Not only do Professor Qu and Wei Ming have this consensus, even foreigners have realized this.

On this day, the Shanghai Art Film Studio unexpectedly received a letter from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

They sent me a Chinese mythology script, saying they hoped to invest in a feature-length animated film with the Shanghai Animation Film Studio...

(End of this chapter)