Lin Chaoyang said that he would invite Amao to his home for dinner, but it did not happen on that day.
He had to go to the detention office to explain the situation and obtain permission from the detention office, so the meal was postponed to the evening of the next day.
After work that day, Lin Chaoyang took Amao back home and found that there were five strange faces.
"Brother-in-law, these are all my classmates and live in the same dormitory as me."
Tao Yumo introduced the classmates to Lin Chaoyang one by one. Several female college students looked at Lin Chaoyang with shy expressions and eyes full of curiosity.
As early as the beginning of school, they knew from the teachers that Tao Yumo was the daughter of Professor Tao from the History Department, and her brother-in-law was the famous Xu Lingjun.
A few girls are studying law and are not interested in history, but there are not many college students in this era who are not literary youths.
The name Xu Lingjun has great appeal to them, especially in the past few months, Xu Lingjun's name and his works have formed an overwhelming trend among readers.
In May, "Yanjing Literature and Art" published "Little Shoes", and the novel became very popular; in July, "October" published "The Inevitable Rise and Decline of Scar Literature", which aroused great discussion in the literary world; at the end of August, "People's Literature" published "High Mountain"
"The Wreath Under the Flower", in less than a month, became popular all over the country...
How could these female students not be excited to have such a popular writer in person?
"Sit down, sit down, everyone, sit down." Lin Chaoyang greeted the guests with a smile, and then pressed Amao among the girls, "Amao, you talk to some female classmates."
Lin Chaoyang made Amao very excited, as if Zhu Bajie had entered the silk hole, grinning almost to his heels, chatting with a few girls in half-baked Chinese.
Although several female classmates like writers, they are also very curious about foreigners. The most important thing is that everyone learns English and has no problem memorizing knowledge from books, but speaking has always been a problem.
Today, a yellow-haired foreigner came to our door as a sparring partner. Everyone was very enthusiastic. Even Tao Yushu couldn't help but go up and practice with Ah Mao.
Amao, who was quite happy at first, faced a group of girls whose English was worse than his Chinese, and his original smiling face gradually turned into a mask of pain.
With Amao standing in front of him, Lin Chaoyang didn't need to deal with everyone's endless questions and could happily eat melon seeds, feeling much more relaxed.
A group of young people were chatting lively outside, but the kitchen was in a gloomy mood. There were six more guests at home, so they had to be entertained with good food and drink, right?
This heavy burden naturally fell on Tao's mother, and the workload increased suddenly. It was surprising that she was in a good mood.
"One or two of them just want to tire me to death!"
But she just kept her mouth shut, and nothing was missing when it was time to serve the food.
In the evening, everyone left, and I was so tired that my back ached, and I lay in bed feeling awful.
At this time, Tao Yushu suddenly ran over and kept greeting her. Tao's mother was cold on her lips, but she was very happy in her heart.
In the end, Tao Yushu took out the coat that he had previously given to his aunt Qi Hongying as a reward for her mother's hard work. Tao's mother said a few sarcastic words before accepting it with peace of mind.
Back in the room, Tao Yushu gestured proudly to Lin Chaoyang.
When she went to Du's house that day, Qi Hongying confiscated her coat and asked Tao Yushu to give it to Tao's mother instead.
Tao Yushu knew her mother's temperament very well. If her aunt gave her something she didn't want, she would say on the spot: "Are you treating me like a beggar?"
So she stretched herself out for a few days, waiting for this good opportunity. Tao's mother had done so much work, and she felt aggrieved and complained. Now that there was compensation, she would definitely not be so resistant.
"Daughter-in-law, who do you think you learned this from?"
Lin Chaoyang put his arm around Tao Yushu's shoulders and asked.
It is said that understanding of world affairs is knowledge, and being knowledgeable is writing. Lin Chaoyang felt that his daughter-in-law was neither like his father nor his mother in this aspect, and she seemed to be self-taught.
"I am forced by circumstances."
Lin Chaoyang thought about his mother-in-law's temper and felt that she was probably in that environment.
In the golden month of October, autumn is at its peak, the sky is clear and clear, and the tree crowns on both sides of Weiming Lake are changing from green to yellow, with distinct layers.
At noon that day, Lin Chaoyang had just finished lunch and was walking by the lake when he met Chen Jiangong who was coming from the Triangle.
"Chaoyang, I'm looking for you!"
"What's up?"
"The play our class is putting on will have its premiere the day after tomorrow, so come and support us!"
"Okay."
The play Chen Jiangong mentioned was not the one he wrote and rehearsed, but the one written by his classmate Li Chun, titled "Beautiful Love".
The script was written by Li Chun during the summer vacation. The students in the Chinese Department started tinkering with it after the semester started, and it was scheduled to premiere the day after tomorrow, which is October 10th.
Chen Jiangong wrote "Conscience" and was also inspired by "Beautiful Love". "Conscience" is also being actively rehearsed these days, but it won't be performed for a while.
After returning home in the evening, Lin Chaoyang told his family member Tao Yushu about the drama arranged by the 77-level Chinese department.
Drama has been booming in recent years, and college students have unprecedented enthusiasm for drama. Tao Yushu heard about it and was very interested in it, so he planned to go and watch it together.
On the day of the performance, she and Lin Chaoyang came to the auditorium of the Yanda Office Building.
Today, the students of the Chinese Department organized a drama performance. The teachers and students of the Chinese Department supported it more enthusiastically than anyone else. There were also many teachers and students from the external departments. The student drama actually filled up all the seats in the auditorium.
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When Lin Chaoyang came in, he saw Chen Jiangong waving to him, but he happened to meet an acquaintance, so he could only say hello first.
"Brother Zicheng!"
"Morning sun!"
Previously, Hong Zicheng approached Lin Chaoyang to exchange his views on scar literature. It turned out that Lin Chaoyang had profound insights into contemporary literature, and he introduced Lin Chaoyang as a confidant, and later chatted with him again.
The two greeted each other, and Hong Zicheng asked Lin Chaoyang and his wife to sit next to him.
There were no tickets for today's performance, so teachers and students could sit wherever they wanted, but the students still tacitly agreed to give the front row seats to the teachers.
Hong Zicheng extended a warm invitation, but Lin Chaoyang was reluctant to refuse and sat down with Tao Yushu. Over there, Chen Jiangong was a little surprised to see him sitting in the row with the teachers.
"Why did Chaoyang sit in the teacher's row?" Zhang Yaozhong also saw Lin Chaoyang and asked.
"He's not a student. Besides, there are no separate seats today. Everyone can sit wherever they want."
Zhang Yaozhong craned his neck to look, "That's Teacher Hong next to him, right? When did their relationship become so good?"
"How could I know!" Chen Jiangong said in a faint tone.
He used to think that everyone was good brothers, but who would have thought that you, Lin Chaoyang, would sneak into the ranks of the teachers. Isn't this betrayal of the revolution?
"Beautiful Love" tells the story of Zhuzi, a young man who took the college entrance examination in 1977, and went on a blind date at the house of a girl named Meili.
The beautiful father is a bit snobbish. During the blind date, through the conversation with Zhu Zhu, he sometimes felt that Zhu Zhu might be admitted to college, and the next time he felt that Zhu Zhu would not be admitted to college. Therefore, his attitude was repeated several times, which was basically a satirical comedy.
The participants in this drama are all students from the Chinese Department, but they are different in age. They span the classes of 1976, 1977, and 1978. Liu Zhida, who was born in 1977, acted as the director and the "father" of one of the leading actors. There are also students who were born in 76
Xia Yinfa, 77-level Wu Beiling, Wang Xiaoping, Huang Beijia acted as actors and others.
Costumes and props were borrowed by students from everywhere, stage scenery and posters were all painted by students with painting talents, and students who had worked as technical workers were responsible for installing loudspeaker equipment, iodine tungsten lamps...
Although the team is amateur, the effect of "Beautiful Love" is unexpectedly good.
Perhaps because of the students' full devotion, or perhaps because of the audience's tolerance, the auditorium was overcrowded on the first day of the performance. There was constant laughter during the performance, and it won applause from all the audience after the performance.
The teachers and students in the auditorium cheered and celebrated the success of the drama's premiere.
In the following days, "Beautiful Love" became the hottest topic on the YSU campus. Curious college students rushed into the auditorium and the performance venue was full.
So much so that every time there is a performance, even the library, which is always crowded, becomes deserted.
The successful performance of "Beautiful Love" not only stimulated the campus drama craze at Yan'an University, but also attracted the attention of other universities, including students from Yan'an Normal University where Tao Yushu studied.
That night, Tao Yushu was writing something on her desk, and Lin Chaoyang thought she was writing a review again.
Glancing at the content on the paper, he found that the format was a bit wrong, so he asked: "Jade Book, what are you writing?"
"script."
"Script? Why did you write the script?"
Tao Yushu stopped writing and said: "Beautiful Love" has become popular recently. Many schools want to organize student dramas. Of course, our school cannot be left behind. Our Chinese department is very good at writing, and I usually publish a lot of works.
So everyone entrusted this task to me."
"Have you ever written a script?"
"No!" Tao Yushu said, with a look of distress on his face, "I do know the format, but I have no idea at all about how to write it."
"You should ask your elder brother for help with this matter!"
"Ask him for help?" Tao Yushu seemed to have heard some kind of joke, "Come on, he's a drama major. He wrote a script for the school as a gift and hasn't even reviewed it, so why should I expect him?"
"If one person is short-term, two people will be long-term!"
Lin Chaoyang persuaded Tao Yushu to find her elder brother for help, but she focused on Lin Chaoyang.
"You just asked me to find him, why can't you help?"
The word "danger" hung clearly in front of his eyes, and he said with firm eyes: "Isn't it because I consider that my eldest brother has more experience in drama creation. If you don't dislike me, then I will definitely be willing to help."
Seeing his statement, Tao Yushu nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, then you can also help me think about what I should write."
Lin Chaoyang sat down, like a dog-headed strategist, "Daughter-in-law, you can't do it like a headless chicken. At the very least, you must have some creative direction and ideas."
"Creative direction and ideas?" Tao Yushu pondered for a moment and shook his head, "No. If you have to say it, it is to surpass Yan University."
Yes, they are indeed college students who are very brave when their brains get hot.
"Please help me think about it." Tao Yushu begged.
The daughter-in-law had already spoken, so it was naturally difficult for Lin Chaoyang to refuse.
He has watched many dramas in later generations, but not many dramas that fit the social atmosphere and background of the current era.
After much deliberation, he actually thought of a drama, but wouldn't it be overkill for such a fine work to be used as a training work for students?
"Do you have any ideas?"
Tao Yushu seemed to regard him as a robot cat. He would get an idea as soon as he took his hand into his pocket, and would ask him again after a while.
She was not used to relying on others, whether in study or life. After marrying Lin Chaoyang, she rarely needed his help. Today, she suddenly relied on him from a look-up perspective, and Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but feel a little proud.
"Yes!" Lin Chaoyang said cruelly.
It doesn't matter whether it is high-quality or not, as long as the wife is happy.
"Really?" Tao Yushu immediately jumped up after hearing this, "Tell me, tell me."
Lin Chaoyang smiled fondly and said to her: "Do you still remember the last time we..."
The story was in Lin Chaoyang's mind, and it left a deep impression on him. He knew every character and every line in it by heart.
His tone was calm and unhurried, and the story slowly flowed out of his mouth. Tao Yushu was unconsciously immersed in it and was dazzled.
After speaking for about half an hour, Lin Chaoyang finally said in a lamenting tone: "The curtain slowly fell, shutting everything inside, leaving only the couplet."
Tao Yushu was immersed in the story he weaved, and the aftertaste was long, and he did not come back to his senses for a long time.
"That's great. Did you come up with this story?" Tao Yushu asked.
Lin Chaoyang shook his head and said with a smile: "How can I be so good? How can I come up with such a complete story in such a short time? It was an idea I had when I went to the city to eat."
Tao Yushu's eyes flashed, "No wonder, you can speak so well. I feel it is more complete and outstanding than the scripts I usually learn in class. You can really hold back, you have thought so carefully, and you still
Didn’t you start writing?”
"Isn't this a lack of life? I'm afraid that what I write will be too superficial."
Listening to her husband's words, Tao Yushu showed some admiration. What she admired most was her husband's rigor and seriousness in creation.
"This time you are doing a student drama, so it doesn't matter. Write a first draft first and polish it later!"
Lin Chaoyang was thinking very hard about her mischief with her classmates, and she felt both the happiness of being valued and cared for, and some guilt in her heart.
"Am I too willful?"
"Willful? What kind of willful?" Lin Chaoyang patted his chest, "You can pamper your own wife, let alone one drama. As long as your wife needs it, there is no problem with ten dramas."
At this moment, two words clearly flashed on his face:
Licking the dog!
Chapter completed!