Two days later, Lin Chaoyang received a letter while he was at work. The sender and address were very familiar. It was from "Harvest".

It took more than a month for Lin Chaoyang's novel to be sent out. Letters came and went, plus the review time in between. This efficiency is not too slow.

He opened the letter, and the content was very simple. Li Xiaolin first praised his novel, which was simple, plain but warm and moving. It was completely different from many popular novels with strong accusations, revelations and criticisms, but it was different from the novels published in the first half of the year.

The style of "Little Shoes" published in Yanjing Literature and Art is somewhat similar.

However, compared with the humanism of "Little Shoes", this novel has an obvious light comedy color, like a witty tune, which makes people can't help but smile after reading it, and have a long aftertaste.

Li Xiaolin's evaluation of the novel is not low, but there is also a problem, that is, his father, Mr. Ba Jin, was not very satisfied after reading the novel.

It is believed that Comrade Wang Qinglai should adhere to the kind of realism he insisted on in "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" and further develop the spirit of satire and criticism.

Ba Jin does not think that the current novel is bad, but that it is a pity that Lin Chaoyang has given up on his previous style.

Li Xiaolin conveyed her father Ba Jin's views in the letter, but at the same time told Lin Chaoyang not to feel pressure. The novel itself is very good. The editorial board has reviewed it and approved it, and it will be scheduled for the issue in January next year.

published.

Another novel is about to be published. Lin Chaoyang is very happy. It doesn't matter whether it is famous or not. The most important thing is to get royalties.

The word count of his novel has reached nearly 120,000 words, which is basically a short novel. According to the previous standard of royalties, the royalties are at least several hundred yuan higher.

Thinking about the manuscript fee he was about to receive, Lin Chaoyang continued to read the letter, but he didn't expect that Li Xiaolin gave him a surprise.

At the end of the letter, Li Xiaolin revealed that the Publishing Bureau may raise the domestic remuneration standards in January next year. If the newly revised regulations can be met before "Harvest" is launched in January, the editorial department will pay Lin Chaoyang royalties according to the new remuneration standards.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, China's royalties system can be roughly divided into three periods.

Between 1949 and 1957, the domestic royalties system developed very healthily, basically borrowing from the Soviet method of paying royalties in fixed amounts based on the number of prints. For writers, this royalties system could earn a considerable amount of money.

During this period, expressions such as "struggle for 30,000 yuan" and "household with 10,000 yuan" were born in the literary world, which shows the rich income of writers at that time.

After 1958, the domestic remuneration system began to regress. The amount of remuneration was repeatedly reduced, and the domestic remuneration system basically existed in name only. Writing officially entered the era of zero remuneration. This situation lasted until 1976 when the change came.

However, there is still a certain gap between the standard of royalties in recent years and before. It is only equivalent to one-third of what it was in the 1950s. Moreover, it is still a one-time payment and there is no royalties for print runs.

Many people charge a hundred or ten yuan to publish a novel, or even a few hundred yuan may seem like a lot, but this involves issues of unit time and creative efficiency.

Many manuscripts are revised and revised, submitted back and forth, and one or two works may not be published in a year. The large amount of mailing time and revision costs invisibly dilute the real income of the manuscript fee.

Coupled with the pressure of rising prices, the literary community has become increasingly vocal in the past year for an increase in royalties, which is why this adjustment to royalties standards was made.

What a great editor! What a great editor!

This news about Li Xiaolin immediately made Lin Chaoyang feel happy. This was really what the author was anxious about and what the author was thinking.

The increase in manuscript fees made Lin Chaoyang feel much more comfortable with Li Xiaolin's reminder at the end of the letter.

Originally, he had no intention of replying to Li Xiaolin on the day he received the letter, but after reading the letter, he felt that he was disrespecting Sister Xiaolin by not replying immediately.

Two days later, Tao Yushu returned home and told him about the preparations for the play.

With the support of Huang Huilin, Tao Yushu and several other key members gave full play to the terrifying execution ability of contemporary college students, and it took only three or four days to set up the crew of "The First Floor in the World".

Although the crew members are 100% amateur, everyone's enthusiasm is also 100%.

Tao Yushu and the others mobilized dozens of students from the Department of Philosophy, Department of History, Department of Education and other departments, and the reason why they were able to recruit students so smoothly was also related to "The First Floor in the World"

Inseparable.

This group of people recruit people by relying on acquaintances. They don't talk nonsense when they go there, they just take out the script. Anyone who has some appreciation of literature and drama can see the awesomeness of this thing.

Being able to participate in the creation of such an excellent drama script, in this era of drama craze, no college student can refuse.

Even in the end, some students came here and took the initiative to sign up to join the crew, but Tao Yushu and the others had to refuse because the crew was already too large, even larger than the professional crew of the theater.

After listening to Tao Yushu's description, Lin Chaoyang was happy for them and admired the execution ability of college students in this era. Whether they were students from Yan University or Yan Normal University, everyone seemed to be able to quickly unite for a goal.

"Chaoyang, tomorrow Sunday, you can tell us the script."

Lin Chaoyang could not refuse Tao Yushu's request, not only because of the relationship between the two, but also because the success of the drama is inseparable from the on-site polishing of the director, screenwriter and actors.

The next morning, Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu braved the cold wind and came to Yan Normal University together.

She led Lin Chaoyang into the second floor of the teaching building. The two of them walked into a large classroom and saw rows of students.

Lin Chaoyang was startled and asked Tao Yushu: "Why are there so many people?"

"When we recruit people, we often let everyone read the script. When everyone heard that you were coming to talk about the script, they all came to listen."

Dozens of pairs of eyes under the podium stared at Lin Chaoyang, many of them with envy, admiration, and admiration. This not only gave Lin Chaoyang a sense of accomplishment, but also made him feel a lot of pressure.

He has now gradually become accustomed to talking about his creative experiences and feelings in front of outsiders. This kind of thing is very different from thinking after the fact. Anyway, you wrote the work first, and you are right no matter what.

Except for some arrogant people, no one will refute. Even if someone refutes, those who are sober will refute the other party for you.

"Some time ago, Yushu said that students from Normal University should follow the example of Yan University and write a play. She is good at writing reviews, but she has no experience in scripts, so she begged me to write a script. This is what I wrote about "The First Floor in the World"

》The origin of this script.

But to talk about the idea of ​​​​this script, we may have to turn the time back a few months ago.

At that time, I had just finished writing "Little Shoes" and sent it to the editorial department of "Yanjing Literature and Art". Everyone knows that Yanjing University is located, and it is not easy for us country people to enter the city..."

When Lin Chaoyang said this, the students below burst into good-natured laughter at his self-deprecation.

"I just wanted to buy something for my family, so I walked around Yanjing City and ran to the front door. When I saw Quanjude's front door, everyone knew that Quanjude is a century-old store, and the roast duck is a specialty.

Used by leaders to receive foreign dignitaries.

I thought to myself that I could buy it for my family to try. When I walked in, I saw a roast duck for ten yuan each. I touched the money in my pocket and felt that the roast duck tasted just average..."

Lin Chaoyang spoke in a relaxed and humorous tone, especially when talking about the embarrassment he encountered in Quanjude, there was no embarrassment at all, but full of self-mockery.

The students below felt happy when they heard this, and at the same time they couldn't help but admire his mentality of enjoying hardships. He was indeed a writer who could write a work like "Little Shoes".

Lin Chaoyang came to YNU today not only to tell you about the script creation process, but also to help you sort out various problems in drama creation.

These students had no experience in drama creation, so they recommended Huang Huilin, a teacher who teaches drama studies, to be the director. Now that the screenwriter Lin Chaoyang is also here, the two naturally have to have a good exchange.

Stage design, scene changes, actor selection for roles, modeling and costume design...

Lin Chaoyang spent the whole morning at Yan'an Normal University and discussed with Huang Huilin all aspects involved in the crew.

Although Lin Chaoyang is a layman in drama, because he has the experience of watching dramas in later generations, when communicating, he often describes it in very specific ways, which made Huang Huilin deeply admired after listening to it.

I thought to myself that it was no wonder that Lin Chaoyang could write such a good script. It turned out that he had already sketched out such a vivid and clear dramatic world in his mind.

At the end of the chat, Lin Chaoyang asked worriedly: "I didn't think carefully when I wrote it. In fact, the scale of "The First Floor in the World" has exceeded the scope of the students' control. Thanks to Teacher Huang for your help,

At the helm. But stage settings, props, and costumes all cost money, so..."

Huang Huilin understood what he meant and said: "I just submitted a report to the school yesterday and asked for 2,000 yuan in funding. With your strong support and the enthusiasm of the students, the school will definitely support it."

Funding was not something Lin Chaoyang could worry about. Seeing that Huang Huilin was confident in what he said, he nodded.

The money is not in place, but the actors are already in place, and they are all literary and art activists from various departments of Yantai Normal University.

"The First Floor in the World" is a three-act play. There are fifteen named characters such as Lu Mengshi, Luo Datou, and Chang Gui. There are also supporting roles such as the policeman, the deacon of the Baoha Bureau, and the adjutant of the presidential palace guard.

There are nearly thirty actors.

In the past few days, almost all the students who participated in the drama are almost familiar with the script, and many of them can almost speak the lines in the drama.

Witnessed by Huang Huilin and Lin Chaoyang, the students began their first rehearsal that was not a rehearsal.

The reason why I say "not a rehearsal" is because these students have almost no performance experience. They recited the lines and tried their best to imitate the drama performances they had watched. Their body movements were even stiffer, and even their expressions changed due to nervousness.

Got to be twisted.

Fortunately, Huang Huilin is here. Although she is not a professional drama director, her years of drama research have made her very familiar with directing drama performances.

A group of people used the classroom as a rehearsal venue, and they spent an entire afternoon in a row.

The students have no acting skills or experience, but they have enthusiasm and belief. Those who can get into college these days are smart people who can do many things easily.

After dinner in the evening, many people slowly found the rhythm of the performance. Although their limbs were still stiff and at a loss, at least their lines were smooth and their expressions were gradually in place.

After a busy day, everyone dispersed at around eight o'clock in the evening.
Chapter completed!