Exciting 1979!

Chapter 288 Jurassic Park (Happy Twist Version)
Gong Xue returned to Beijing to film a movie, and Lü Xiaoyan naturally took Xizi back to Yanjing as well.

Once they were on their own turf, she no longer needed to keep a close eye on Xizi as his guardian. She entrusted Xizi to Xue's mother with peace of mind and then temporarily returned to work at Children's Literature.

Unexpectedly, she received good news as soon as she returned to work. Her editor-in-chief told her that the Shanghai Animation Film Studio had sent a letter saying that they would adapt "Black Cat Detective" into a series of animated television shows.

"Oh, that's wonderful! The kids will be so happy if they know. Does Xiaoming know about this?"

"Yes, I know. He was in Shanghai at the time and met with the leaders and directors of Shanghai Animation Film Studio."

"What? He's in Shanghai? When did he go there?"

"They should have gone there a long time ago."

Lu Xiaoyan immediately recalled what Gong Xue had said to her one day: "Sister Xiaoyan, I'm going home to stay today."

The next day she returned looking tired but radiant.

Gee tut.

No sooner had Lü Xiaoyan left the editor-in-chief's office than the newly appointed editor, Zheng Yuanjie, rushed over and handed her a manuscript.

Whose work is this?

Zheng Yuanjie: "I dare not call myself a teacher. I wrote it. Please have Sister Lü review it for me."

“Oh, you wrote this,” Lü Xiaoyan said in surprise. “I almost forgot you’re also a children’s author. Let me take a look. Pipilu and the Magic Cube Building.”

Zheng Yuanjie smiled sheepishly. Inspired by Wei Ming, he created this work ahead of schedule.

Inspired by Wei Ming, he simply used Pipilu from his previous work, which he was very satisfied with, as the male protagonist, and turned Pipilu into a series. After all, this kind of mischievous kid is very suitable for a place like the Magic Cube Building.

This is the first book in the "Cube Building" series, titled "Glass City." It tells the story of Pipilu playing with a Rubik's Cube. Unable to solve it, he throws it away in frustration. Suddenly, the Rubik's Cube grows larger and transforms into a building. Pipilu climbs onto the Rubik's Cube but accidentally falls inside and finds himself in a strange place.

This is a city made entirely of glass. It has just experienced an earthquake, which caused buildings to collapse and people to be injured. In fact, the residents here are also made of glass. A little boy named Lele lost his ear in the earthquake.

Pipilu realized that the so-called earthquake was probably caused by him dropping the Rubik's Cube, and feeling apologetic, he temporarily stuck Lele's ears shut with chewing gum...

Lü Xiaoyan quickly became engrossed in the story. Later, Pipilu used the high temperature generated by the laser to help the residents of Glass City glue their severed limbs back together.

After the glass city was rebuilt, Pipilu saw an aluminum can. He kicked it, and the can produced a thick smoke, in which he disappeared.

"Was Pipilu taken to another Rubik's Cube world by the thick smoke next?"

"Yes, I plan to write 26 consecutive Rubik's Cube stories."

Why are there 26?

Zheng Yuanjie said proudly, "Because the center of the Rubik's Cube is an axis, a Rubik's Cube only has 26 small cube spaces."

Lü Xiaoyan nodded: "The story is well written. The only problem is that most of our young readers probably don't know what a Rubik's Cube is."

Lü Xiaoyan knew that it was because Wei Ming had given Xizi and Lele a Rubik's Cube as a gift when he bought one for the Rubik's Cube Club.

"Uh," Zheng Yuanjie thought about it and realized it was true; he had never even known what a Rubik's Cube was before. "Is that a big problem?"

Lü Xiaoyan smiled and shook her head: "It's not a big problem. As long as you write it, the children will start to be curious about Rubik's Cubes, and Rubik's Cubes will soon appear on the market. These days, what can't those factories in the south make? But you should add a few more sentences explaining how to play Rubik's Cubes in the opening."

"Okay, okay, I'll change it right away." Zheng Yuanjie was overjoyed. From now on, he would have a fixed and generous income every month, enough to live on for at least two years!

"Sister Lü, there's something else. Could I add a thank you note to Wei something at the end?"

"why?"

"Because he was the one who first came up with this idea."

"of course can."

When it was time to leave work, Lü Xiaoyan went straight home. Today, she had Wei Pingan take Lele to pick up Xizi from get off work.

Six-year-old Xizi now smells like she's going to work. Every morning, her mother takes her to work at the Beijing Film Studio. At noon, she eats lunch with her mother at the studio's canteen. In the afternoon, her father and sister pick her up and take her home. This cycle repeats itself.

Fortunately, Xi Zi is very talented, and his transitions between crying and laughing are incredibly smooth. He often gets his scenes done in one take, earning him the nickname "Xi One Take". Director Wang Haowei has praised him a lot, saying that if he continues like this, he might even win a Hundred Flowers Award next year.

On the way home, Xizi, sitting in the back seat, boasted to Lele across her father, "Lele, when I win the Hundred Flowers Award in the future, will I become the Hundred Flowers Fairy?"

Lele: "All the Flower Fairies are girls like me."

"Then I shall be the Flower Child."

Wei Pingan chuckled, "You're a boy, you shouldn't always be flirting with girls, just like your brother."

Chatting and laughing, they arrived at Weixiuyuan residential area and saw Wei Ming, who was philandering, and his motorcycle.

"Uncle, I just came back from Shanghai and brought you some local specialties." Wei Ming shook the bag, which mainly contained southern fruits that are not easy to buy in Beijing. Since he "air-freighted" them over, they are still fresh.

"Oh, you're here, what did you bring?" Wei Ping'an took it without ceremony and invited him to his home for dinner.

"I just came here and saw that Tsinghua University was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations."

Wei Pingan: "Yes, Tsinghua University's 70th anniversary celebration is in a couple of days."

"Oh, no wonder."

Wei Ping'an suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "Ming, why don't you go to the Beijing Film Studio tomorrow to pick up Xizi for me?"

Seeing Uncle Ping'an's knowing look, Wei Ming shook his head and refused: "I'm not going, I have things to do."

Uncle Ping An was trying to create a legitimate reason for him to meet Gong Xue, but Sister Xue said she didn't want to meet her during this time.

Wei Ping'an assumed his nephew had a falling out with Gong Xue, so he stopped mentioning it.

Upon entering the house, Lü Xiaoyan greeted Wei Ming with congratulations on the animated adaptation of "Black Cat Detective".

Wei Ming also congratulated Aunt Xiaoyan: "I've already made an appointment with the director of Shanghai Animation Film Studio. Lele will sing the theme song for 'Black Cat Detective'."

Upon hearing this news, Lele immediately exclaimed, "Your eyes are wide open like saucers..."

She knew this song by heart, as well as "Only Mother is Good in the World" from "Mom, Love Me Again".

In addition, the director also had her record a version of "Mother in the Candlelight," and then wanted to find an adult female singer to sing a version, to compare and see which one was more suitable.

During the meal, Lü Xiaoyan mentioned Zheng Yuanjie's new work, "The Magic Cube Building," to Wei Ming.

"He said you gave him this idea, and if you had this idea, why didn't you write it down?"

"I don't have time," Wei Ming said helplessly.

Lü Xiaoyan thought to herself that you were busy dating, but said aloud, "Besides the monthly 'Black Cat Detective,' you don't seem to have any new works lately. 'Black Cat Detective' is only a little over 10,000 words. You are in the prime of your creative years now, so you can't slack off."

Wei Ming laughed and said, "No, I just wrote a children's science fiction novel."

"Oh, what are you talking about?"

"Hey Xizi, you know about dinosaurs, right?"

Xizi exclaimed excitedly, "Of course! We even saw dinosaur fossils in Sichuan!"

It turned out that they had also encountered a dinosaur research team when they went to Zigong. Because of Gong Xue's fame, they were able to visit the dinosaur fossil base. At that time, more than a dozen dinosaur fossils had been excavated, which greatly broadened Xizi's horizons.

Wei Ming laughed and said, "That's right, that's the kind of story I'm writing. You should be able to see it soon."

~
Chengdu, editorial office of Science Fiction World.

Wei Ming's old friend, editor Lao Wan, received a letter today. It wasn't addressed to the magazine; it specifically asked for him by name.

He picked it up and was delighted. It was from Wei Ming. He hadn't expected Wei Ming to remember him, a small editor from a remote area. Was he coming to Chengdu to visit relatives again?
Upon opening the thick envelope, Lao Wan was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed—a submission! Wei Ming had actually submitted a piece to *Science Fiction World*!

Science fiction is currently in its darkest hour. The works in "Science Fiction World" are mainly popular science literature. When you write science fiction, people will force you to verify the scientific viewpoints used in your novel. If you can't verify them, you're accused of misleading people. On the contrary, it's okay to follow the times and praise some superpowers that have no scientific basis. It's a tough situation.

Now that Wei Ming is going to write science fiction, if word gets out, it will probably shake the literary world and be a huge encouragement to science fiction literature.

Who is Wei Ming? He is a literary genius who made a name for himself at the age of 18. Every novel he wrote sparked heated discussions among the public. One of his serialized novels broke the ceiling of literary magazine circulation. The last article written by Mr. Mao Dun was dedicated to him.

Old Wan suppressed the urge to tell the editor-in-chief the good news. He wanted to see the work first. Although Teacher Wei was very talented, he was only twenty years old. What if the science fiction he wrote was not good?

Upon seeing the novel's title, "Jurassic Park," Lao Wan knew that Wei Ming was influenced by the dinosaur fossils from Zigong.

Moreover, the novel is set abroad, which is not unusual for science fiction. Science fiction authors often like to set the story abroad and feature foreigners as protagonists, as it seems more natural.

The story begins with a pair of longtime partners who work on dinosaur fossil excavation—paleontologist Allen and botanist Mary. Their research is funded by a mysterious tycoon, whom they have never met. They are happy and content as the dollars arrive in their bank account on time every month.

One day, the wealthy Charlotte suddenly landed in his private helicopter at their fossil excavation site and demanded that they stop what they were doing and come with him to a place.

"Where? Our excavation has reached a crucial moment."

The wealthy Charlotte said, "Jurassic Park."

Charlotte is a billionaire and a scientist whose company has recruited many scientists who extracted dinosaur genetic information from the blood of ancient mosquitoes trapped in amber and used this information to breed dinosaurs.

Upon seeing this, Lao Wan couldn't help but nod. Although the idea had been around for a long time, Teacher Wei had clearly done his homework. This part was written in great detail and looked quite professional, with many convincing details. It seemed that he had consulted some foreign academic works.

Moreover, the idea of ​​enclosing dinosaurs in one place for people to visit and profit from, thus boosting the tourism industry, is something that has never been seen before.

It seems the main character can only be a foreigner. Capitalists don't even spare dinosaurs from over 6000 million years ago, while we are a socialist country. At first, Alan and Mary naturally didn't believe it; it was too unbelievable. But out of respect for their benefactor, they still went with Charlotte to Long Island, located off the coast of Costa Rica.

This is a long, narrow island far from the mainland, with abundant vegetation.

At first, Magneto, like the two main characters Ellen and Marie, was hoping to see a large lizard. As biologists, they knew that there were many large lizards that looked like dinosaurs in the biodiverse Latin America.

Once on the island, they didn't see any dinosaurs at first. Instead, they met a mathematician and a lawyer. Like Alan and Mary, they were among the first visitors to Jurassic Park and needed to conduct a risk assessment before the park officially opened.

In addition, Charlotte's granddaughter and grandson also came here. The two children and four adults toured their laboratory under Charlotte's guidance.

However, they still haven't seen a dinosaur. The novel is now almost 10,000 words long, and Lao Wan's curiosity has been completely piqued.

At this point, the wealthy Charlotte was finally going to take these people into the actual tourist area.

They boarded a sightseeing bus and entered a huge, electrically controlled iron gate.

After parking the car, Allen pointed to the empty surroundings and asked, "Where are the dinosaurs?"

Then Mary covered her mouth in shock, pointed behind Allen, and Allen slowly turned his head...

After finishing this page, Lao Wan quickly turned to the next page and saw a picture fall out. He picked up the picture and read the following text.

Allen and the others spotted two Brachiosaurus in the distance.

And that picture depicts exactly this scene.

Old Wan laughed. Teacher Wei was so thoughtful, even bringing his own illustrator! Oh, it's the famous illustrator Liu Rulong. Rulong draws dragons, perfect!
Old Wan continued watching, and more and more dinosaurs appeared, but a crisis also began to emerge.

When Lao Wan realized that someone was playing tricks in the park, he couldn't help but feel a chill. There were carnivorous dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. If these dinosaurs were put together with people, the consequences would be unimaginable!

What Wei Ming wanted was this sense of crisis where life and death hung by a thread, and he actually did it. The velociraptors that ran out of the enclosure began to attack the main characters.

Wei Ming used cinematic descriptive techniques, allowing readers to visualize the scenes through the text. At crucial moments, Lao Wan would even hold his breath along with the little boy to prevent being discovered by the dinosaurs.

Ultimately, through their excellent teamwork, they managed to escape Jurassic Park by helicopter, and Long Island became a paradise for the out-of-control dinosaurs.

The novel ends here, with about 60,000 words, but Lao Wan still felt unsatisfied after reading it. What about the rest? There must be more stories to come.

Surely the whole world can't just sit idly by and watch so many huge, ferocious dinosaurs be released into the wild on an island? Old Wan was eager to talk to Wei Ming.

Although the science fiction elements in this novel are not numerous, they are quite solid, and the reading pleasure far surpasses that of other science fiction novels on the market. It is a very successful popular science fiction work that can arouse people's curiosity about dinosaurs.

The novel ended, but there was still one page left.

This is a letter Wei Ming wrote to Lao Wan. The core message of the letter is that he hopes to publish this novel under his other pen name, "Wei something".

Wait, Wei what? What is he?!

Although Lao Wan firmly believed that Wei Ming wouldn't joke like that with him, how could he possibly be Wei Ming?!
Recently, the most popular writers in the country are Wei Ming and Wei something.

Wei Ming's success was mainly due to the great success of his debut novel, which even received praise from Mr. Mao Dun before his death.

Wei Shenme, on the other hand, gained recognition from foreigners. Both of his fairy tales were successfully exported overseas, with excellent sales and reputation. They earned foreign exchange for the country and brought fame to China. They are the most successful calling card of Chinese culture to the world since the reform and opening up.

From this perspective, the state's emphasis on Wei might even exceed that on Wei Ming.

But they are actually the same person!

Just now, Lao Wan was saying that Wei Ming's publication of a novel in "Science Fiction World" would definitely shake the literary world. So, what kind of social reaction will Wei Ming's shift from fairy tales to science fiction cause?

Will this spark a surge in subscriptions to "Science Fiction World" among children, and ignite their passion for science?
Lao Wan immediately told the editor-in-chief the good news. He suggested that the novel be published in the May issue and prepared to write a letter to Wei Ming to discuss the follow-up plot of Jurassic Park. This in-between situation was too uncomfortable.

At this time, Wei Ming was invited to attend the 70th anniversary celebration of Tsinghua University, at the invitation of Professor Wu Zuxiang.

Wu Zuxiang and Ji Xianlin, among other renowned professors at Peking University, were all alumni of Tsinghua University, so it was only natural for them to return to their neighboring university to participate in the anniversary celebration.

But Lao Wu insisted on inviting Wei Ming as well, so that he could also experience the atmosphere of the school anniversary celebration.

“For Tsinghua’s anniversary celebration, we liberal arts students usually just write an article to congratulate them. Now that you’re a student at Peking University, when Peking University celebrates its anniversary in the future, shouldn’t you write something to show your appreciation?” Mr. Wu Zuxiang said with a smile to Wei Ming.

Wei Ming asked, "When is Peking University's next major celebration?"

Old Wu: "The 90th anniversary celebration in 88."

Wei Ming smiled and said, "There's still time. I'll write a book and donate it to Peking University."

"Old Ji, did you hear that? You be my witness. If I'm no longer here, you're responsible for getting this book back from him."

Ji Xianlin, who was a few years younger than Wu Zuxiang, said with a smile, "You can remind him yourself when the time comes."

After leaving Tsinghua University, Wei Ming said goodbye to the two gentlemen and then went to Weixiu Garden to wait for Uncle Ping An. He had something to say to Xizi.

"What's wrong, brother?"

When it was just Wei Ming and Xi Zi alone, Wei Ming secretly took out a note: "Give this to your Xue Mama after you finish filming tomorrow."

"Hmm, no problem." After saying that, Xizi didn't move, staring straight at Wei Ming.

Wei Ming took a piece of chocolate out of his pocket.

Xi Zi then smiled and took the note, glancing at Wei Ming's pockets: "No White Rabbit candy?"

"You look like a white rabbit to me, go away, go away."

In the end, Xizi still got the White Rabbit candy from his brother, because Gong Xue also asked him to pass a note to Wei Ming. He couldn't let the child pass on the message for nothing, and this note was worth two White Rabbit candies.

Wei Ming's note asked if he could come out to see a movie; "The Ox and the Second Ox" was showing.

"I promise to send you back after the movie, but we won't have much contact with you and will try our best not to affect your performance in the movie."

Gong Xue replied: I'll be waiting for you at Daguanlou at 6 PM tomorrow.

Old Wei and Xu Shufen have already taken their grandmother to see it, and they both said it was very good, especially praising the performances of Li Baotian and the cow.

Director Wu Tianming greatly respects Wei Ming, the original author and screenwriter, and copied Wei Ming's script almost without any changes. As long as the film is shot according to this script, it won't be too different.

At six o'clock that afternoon, Wei Ming and Gong Xue met at Daguanlou. Considering that Gong Xue was quite famous, the two went into the movie theater one after the other and then sat together.

The film did not disappoint Wei Ming. Although director Wu Tianming's techniques were a bit outdated and lacked the variety of tricks seen in Guan Hu, the film was solid and had a greater sense of weight.

The oxen, Niu Da and Niu Er, trained by Li Baotian and Lao Wei, certainly added a lot to the movie. It is estimated that from now on, domestic audiences will all know this unassuming actor, Li Baotian.

What was even more surprising was the cow; its performance was incredibly convincing, especially the close-up eye-line scenes, which were all executed exceptionally well. This was the first time Chinese audiences had seen such a brilliant animal performance.

Furthermore, the credits at the end of the film included the name of the actor who played the cow, a small detail that kept the audience laughing.

While they were laughing, Wei Ming and Gong Xue quickly came out and even managed to kiss her on the cheek amidst the chaos.

These days there are no cameras in movie theaters. Wei Ming even touched someone's thigh while we were watching the movie. Xue Jie, who was already thin, became even thinner because of that movie. I must treat her to something nutritious after filming is over.

Gong Xue also wanted to touch Wei Ming's thigh, but she had a crucial scene to film the next day, and she was afraid that if she enjoyed herself too much at night, she wouldn't be able to get into character the next day. So she reluctantly let Wei Ming take her back.

Anyway, Zhu Lin's filming is almost finished, so he should be back soon.

At this moment, Gong Xue couldn't help but feel fortunate that there was someone who could fill the void in his heart when he couldn't be with Xiao Wei.

After sending Gong Xue back to the Beijing Film Studio, Wei Ming chose to return to his courtyard house. However, when he passed through Xidan, Wei Ming saw a number of police officers on the road.

It was a dark and windy night, and Wei Ming didn't want to join in the fun, but someone recognized him anyway.

"Teacher Wei, Teacher Wei!"

It was Director Sun, Old Sun's son, who was in charge of this area: "I recognized the motorcycle as you as soon as I heard it, and it really was."

"Brother Sun, what happened?"

Director Sun sighed, "There's been a murder case. You must be quite familiar with Manager Mei from Xintiandi, right?"

"What?!" Wei Ming abandoned his motorcycle and ran over. "What happened to Mei Wenhua?"

Did he kill someone? Or did someone kill him?

My cousin Yunyun isn't going to become a widow, is she?
Director Sun: "Manager Mei has been taken to the hospital. He bravely caught the murderer, but he was also slightly injured. Aren't you friends? Could you help notify his family?"

Wei Ming finally felt relieved.

“I am his relative, his brother-in-law. It’s the same if you inform me about this. Which hospital is he in? How serious are his injuries?”

"He was sent to Peking Union Medical College Hospital, but I don't know the specifics."

Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMC) is doing alright now; all the doctors there are medical graduates.

Wei Ming quickly picked up the motorcycle: "Then I'll go check on him. This is such a mess. I hope Biaozi got caught in the crossfire."

Oh, right, Biaozi!
Wei Ming ran back to Tuanjiehu and woke Biaozi out of bed. The two of them went to Xiehe Hospital together.

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(Today's guaranteed minimum)
(End of this chapter)