It took more than half a month for Lin Chaoyang to cooperate with Li Hanxiang to complete the scripts of "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" and "The Government Behind the Curtain".
During this period, the two had many arguments over the content of the script. Li Hanxiang was completely tempered by Lin Chaoyang, and Lin Chaoyang also accommodated him and changed many contents of the script.
In the final analysis, both of them are trying to create better scripts.
As the saying goes, there is no acquaintance without fighting. The two also developed feelings in such quarrels and became sworn friends.
The script has been finalized, and Lin Chaoyang's work is considered completed. He may briefly participate in the crew preparation and shooting stages later.
On the day when the script was finalized, Li Hanxiang specially invited Lin Chaoyang to have a meal at Tan's Cuisine on the seventh floor of the Yanjing Hotel.
Tan's cuisine originated from the family banquet of Tan Zongjun, a bureaucrat in the late Qing Dynasty. It is one of the most famous official dishes in China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was invited by Comrade Wu Hao to join the catering system of Yanjing Hotel to receive foreign guests and showcase the broad and profound Chinese food culture.
Li Hanxiang invited guests to dinner, and not only Shi Kuan and Zhao Wei from the co-production company accompanied him, but Ding Qiao, deputy director of the Film Bureau, also came.
The higher authorities attach great importance to Li Hanxiang's filming in the Mainland. Ever since Li Hanxiang revealed this idea in 1978, government officials have been in frequent contact with Li Hanxiang.
As the deputy director of the Film Bureau, Ding Qiao has always been an important channel for communication between Li Hanxiang and government departments.
He heard that the movie script was finalized today and came here to congratulate Li Hanxiang.
After two years of back and forth, the shooting theme has changed several times, and now the script has finally been finalized, which is indeed something worth celebrating.
During the dinner, Ding Qiao chatted with Li Hanxiang about film investment. The two studios that the Ministry of Culture had previously found for Li Hanxiang were unable to invest in such a large-scale film due to their own reasons. The co-production company would provide part of the investment, but they could only contribute
A small, but more important role is matchmaking.
Funding for the film has not yet been resolved, which is always a big problem for both co-production parties.
"Now that the script has been finalized, I will go to Haojiang after a few days of rest."
Li Hanxiang also wants to solve the investment problem as soon as possible. He has been struggling for two or three years for this movie. It can be said that he has gone through many hardships. Why doesn't he hope that the movie can be shot as soon as possible?
"Then I would like to wish Director Li all the best for his trip to Haojiang!" Ding Qiao said.
At the end of the dinner, Li Hanxiang grabbed Lin Chaoyang and said earnestly: "In the future, when you cooperate with others, you have to control your arrogance. A screenwriter is a screenwriter, how can he be the director's family..."
I wrote the script, but I can’t even say a few sentences?
In front of so many people, Lin Chaoyang could not refute Li Hanxiang, so he could only complain in his heart.
"You are a talented person, but you are too arrogant. Even if you meet a director with a good temper like me..."
Do you have a good temper?
At such an old age, I still don’t have a clear understanding of myself.
Lin Chaoyang saw that Li Hanxiang was getting more and more enthusiastic as he talked, and couldn't help but want to hit him: "You, you were used to making romantic movies before. If you want to make orthodox historical movies, you have to change your concept and have a pattern!"
After listening to his words, Li Hanxiang was unhappy, "Why am I out of ideas?"
"You have a plan, and you just focus on the trivial matters of love between men and women? You have a plan, and you specialize in renovating scenes about the secret history of the palace?"
Li Hanxiang was angered by Lin Chaoyang's retort, "You are a screenwriter, what do you know about scripts?"
"I don't understand, do you understand?"
"伱......"
Seeing the two of them arguing, Ding Qiao immediately wanted to get up to stop them, but was stopped by Shi Kuan.
"It's okay, let them quarrel, it will be over after the quarrel."
During this period of time, he has long been accustomed to the two people's style of getting along with each other. It seems like sparks are hitting the earth, but in fact, one is willing to hit and the other is willing to receive, and neither slap can make a difference.
The banquet was over, Ding Qiao was about to leave, Lin Chaoyang also checked out of the hotel, and Li Hanxiang sent the two of them downstairs.
After Ding Qiao left, Li Hanxiang looked at Lin Chaoyang, recalling the relationship he had spent in the previous half month, with a slightly melancholy look on his face.
"Chaoyang, I'll treat you to a drink when I come back next time!"
"You can't drink." Lin Chaoyang said quietly.
Li Hanxiang glared at Lin Chaoyang, you kid is really capable of ruining the scenery. You won't open any pot.
He has a heart problem and cannot drink.
"By the way, I think the royalties will be paid to me." Lin Chaoyang added.
Li Hanxiang's good mood was ruined by his two words. His face was full of irritation, and he pushed fiercely: "Let's go! Let's go!"
Lin Chaoyang was pushed by him, but he still reminded him, "Don't forget it!"
"roll!"
Li Hanxiang was really afraid that if he didn't drive this kid away, he would be tempted to take action.
Lin Chaoyang was chased a few steps away by him, then turned back and waved to Li Hanxiang.
"Let's go, Lao Li!"
The anger on Li Hanxiang's face turned into a helpless smile. This guy really makes people love and hate him!
After returning home and resting for a night, Lin Chaoyang went to work as normal the next day.
After more than half a month, he appeared in the library again, which attracted ridicule from his colleagues in the library department.
Counting this time, this is the second time he has taken a long leave this year. The last time he took a long leave was to revise the script for director Xie Jin.
If he had worked for capitalists in future generations, Lin Chaoyang would have been fired long ago.
It has just arrived in November, at the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, and the Yanda campus is experiencing a transition from the beauty of orange and green to the sadness of fallen leaves, adding to the feeling of desolation.
The library was as lively as ever. Lin Chaoyang was in the library and would get up from time to time to look for books for the students borrowing books downstairs.
In the afternoon, the library was much cleaner, and Lin Chaoyang picked up the work on the new novel that he had stopped to write the script.
The afternoon flew by. After leaving class, Lin Chaoyang rode his bicycle to Langrun Lake Apartment. Today is Saturday.
After entering the door, Lin Chaoyang saw Zhu Guangqian sitting there talking and laughing with Tao's father. The old man seemed to be particularly high-spirited today.
After asking around, I found out that a major project had been completed.
Long before the buzz, Zhu Guangqian had been concentrating on translating classic works on Western aesthetics. Before the buzz, he was translating Hegel's three-volume "Aesthetics", which was the most difficult to digest, but he had no choice but to interrupt.
78 years later, without the shackles on him, he once again took up the translation work of "Aesthetics". Until recently, he finally completed the translation of this masterpiece and handed the translation to Yenching University Press.
At Zhu Guangqian's age, it is certainly a gratifying and great thing to complete the translation of such a work.
Moreover, Lin Chaoyang is also very clear that in the 1980s, which is about to begin, a new wave of aesthetics will set off in the Chinese cultural circle. As a leading figure in contemporary aesthetics, Zhu Guangqian, who is still in his 60s, is also receiving much attention during this period.
Respected.
While eating, Tao's father asked Lin Chaoyang when his parents would come to Yanjing.
Lin Chaoyang said: "It will take a few days. The old couple are worried about their home and have to arrange everything before they come back."
Father Tao nodded slightly and said, "Let's all get together then."
"good."
After dinner, Tao's mother took Tao Yumo and told her, "Your brother-in-law's parents will be coming over in a few days, so don't live there."
Tao Yumo said reluctantly: "I know."
On the way home by bicycle in the evening, Tao Yushu told Lin Chaoyang that he would treat Zhang Dening to dinner tomorrow.
In the past six months, Tao Yushu has published two critical articles in Yanjing Literature, and Zhang Dening is her editor.
Because he wanted to treat a guest, Lin Chaoyang went out to buy groceries early the next morning, and he didn't forget to take Tao Yumo with him.
Tao Yumo was sleeping soundly in bed early in the morning when Lin Chaoyang picked her up, full of resentment.
After shopping for groceries, I came back shivering from the cold and kept complaining that the weather was too cold.
Tao Yushu couldn't help but mocked: "How can you still be cold after eating a lot of fat?"
After hearing what his sister said, Tao Yumo dared not speak out in anger.
She has been living at Lin Chaoyang's house most of the time in the past six months. She has lived in the Overseas Chinese Apartment like a duck to water, not to mention the hardware conditions of the house.
Lin Chaoyang and his wife have a small family and a high income. They have never been stingy in terms of food. The food standard is much higher than that of the Tao family. The most important thing is that the Tao Xiwen brothers have not competed with her.
The improvement of her food conditions allowed her weight to increase at a speed visible to the naked eye. She was originally a sunny girl full of energy, but in just a few months, she became "full of energy".
"Sister, why are you like this?"
"What happened to me? Did I tell you the wrong thing? Look at how round your face is!"
Tao Yushu's words were unsatisfactory, and he even moved his hands and pinched the flesh on his sister's face, which felt so elastic.
"Oops!" Tao Yumo struggled to get rid of her clutches and said angrily: "I won't eat at noon!"
"Okay, if you have the guts, don't eat it." Tao Yushu said nonchalantly.
After saying this, Tao Yumo regretted it.
In the morning, she and her brother-in-law went out to buy groceries. Today's meal was very rich.
I won't eat if you don't let me? I insist on eating, Tao Yumo muttered in his heart.
Before the guests arrived, Lin Chaoyang started doing "desk" work, washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, preparing ingredients...
While he was busy, the phone at home rang.
Tao Yushu went out to pick up someone, and after a while, she took the guest into the house.
Unlike what was expected, three people came.
In addition to Zhang Dening mentioned by Tao Yushu, there are also Zhou Yanru and Wang Zengqi.
Zhang Dening entered the house and saw Lin Chaoyang wearing an apron and busy in the kitchen. He joked: "Oh, I really didn't realize that writer Lin has such a skill."
"What are you pretending to be? Didn't you tell Yushu yesterday that you wanted to try the food I cooked?"
Zhang Dening chuckled and said: "I heard what Li Tuo said too. No, I specially called Lao Zhou and Lao Wang here today. Let me tell you, we Lao Wang are gourmets, you can't fool us.
Otherwise, you will ruin your own brand."
Lin Chaoyang did not take Zhang Dening's threat seriously at all, "What's my signature?"
"Master of Xunweizhai! Listen to this name, it sounds quite impressive."
The name "Xunweizhai" was mentioned casually when he, Li Tuo and Feng Jicai were drinking.
Li Tuo had a wide network of contacts in Yanjing's literary circles, but I didn't expect that he would really spread the name "Xunweizhai".
Thinking of Li Tuo's virtues as a "literary social butterfly", Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but feel a little headache. In the future, there won't be more and more friends asking to come to his house for dinner, right?
Chapter completed!