"There is a Beautiful Place" tells the story of "I" who was hit by family reasons during the buzz, and came to a small Dai village in Xishuangbanna to join the queue and live in the eldest father's house.
In such an almost primitive village, the warm care of my eldest father and grandma, and Bilang's kind jokes comforted "my" injured heart.
But "I" was not willing to stay here all my life, so I met Ren Jia, a male educated youth from the neighboring village, and fell in love with him. At this time, the eldest brother of the eldest father's family returned home from burning a cellar in the mountains. The brave, strong and vigorous eldest brother also fell in love with him.
"I".
After a bitter love, Ren Jia sacrificed her life to save the elderly and children from the flood, her eldest brother also joined the army, and "I" returned to his hometown.
Speaking purely from a story perspective, "There is a Beautiful Place" is a bit tacky. In a nutshell, it is the romantic love fantasy of an urban female educated youth.
However, Zhang Manling's writing style is delicate, pathos, and melancholy, and it does reflect the unforgettable life of that specific period to a certain extent.
The novel's deep love for the land and its people permeates between the lines, and it is very touching to read. This is why the novel aroused a rapid response after it was published.
The reason why Li Tuo was interested in Zhang Manling was because his wife Zhang Nuanxin thought it was suitable for adapting into a movie after reading her novel.
He didn't expect to meet Zhang Manling, the novelist, when he came to Lin Chaoyang's house today. After listening to Zhang Manling's story about the causes and consequences of the publication of "There is a Beautiful Place", he even said: "This is all fate!"
After dinner, Li Tuo extended an invitation to Zhang Manling, "When do you have time? I'll call my wife and we'll make an appointment to talk about the adaptation."
"Anytime, I'm available anytime."
The novel had just been published, and there was an opportunity to adapt it into a movie. Zhang Manling couldn't wait to accept it without being reserved.
"Then tomorrow, go to our house tomorrow, I'll ask Nuan Xin to cook something for you, and we'll talk in detail."
"good."
After the meal, Li Tuo and Zhang Chengzhi didn't mention the treat. Not only did they enjoy the meal, they also gave Zhang Nuanxin a work that could be adapted.
"You don't get this meal for free!" Lin Chaoyang said to Li Tuo meaningfully.
"Man Ling bought vegetables today. Next time, I will ask Chengzhi to buy more vegetables. There will be enough chicken, duck, fish and meat."
Zhang Chengzhi raised his head with a chicken foot in his mouth, "Huh?"
"What are you looking at? Didn't you say you wanted to treat me today? If you can't do it today, you can't make up for it next time?"
Zhang Chengzhi thought about it and felt that what Li Tuo said made sense, but he always felt that something was wrong.
After eating, Li Tuo and Zhang Chengzhi left first.
Zhang Manling thought about the conversation she had just had with Li Tuo, feeling in a trance and not quite real. Her novel was about to be adapted into a movie? It had only been published for a month!
"Chaoyang, thank you so much!" Zhang Manling suddenly said solemnly to Lin Chaoyang.
"It's just a coincidence. What's there to thank you for?" Lin Chaoyang smiled and did not take any credit.
When Zhang Manling and the others came out of the overseas Chinese apartment, Dai Jinhua sighed: "Manling, Lin Chaoyang is your noble man!"
Zhang Manling is extremely confident, sometimes to the point of being arrogant and narcissistic. She will never allow others to say what achievements she has achieved with the help of others.
But Dai Jinhua's words at this time caused her to fall into silence. It has been more than a year since her novel was written. The teacher has read it, the editor has read it, but it has not been published. Does she deny Lin Chaoyang's help?
Obviously she can't.
Li Tuo and his wife Zhang Nuan were determined to adapt "There is a Beautiful Place", provided that the novel was published and the couple saw it. What was even more coincidental was that Li Tuo met the author Zhang Manling at Lin Chaoyang's house.
Can all this be summed up in just two words: "fate"?
Obviously not.
Without Lin Chaoyang's help, everything she enjoys now would not exist at all.
"Yes, thanks to him." Zhang Manling said softly.
Wednesday, March 10th.
Graduation is approaching, and the courses for the literature major in the Chinese Department of Class 78 are somewhat smaller than in previous semesters, and many people have already begun to prepare their graduation thesis.
Early that morning, after breakfast, Zhang Manling hid in the classroom of the Literature and History Building to study on her thesis. When she was serious about it, someone unexpectedly tapped her on the shoulder.
She turned around and saw Dai Jinhua, Ma Xiangwu and Gao Xianjun standing there in the class. The person who just tapped her on the shoulder was Dai Jinhua.
"Good morning!" Zhang Manling greeted the three of them.
Gao Xianjun joked: "Without you, Man Lingqian is really hardworking."
"The early bird catches the worm."
"I just heard from Jinhua that some of you went to Lin Chaoyang's house for dinner over the weekend?"
"Yes. He helped me publish my novel. I originally wanted to invite him to dinner, but he asked us to eat at home."
Gao Xianjun had a bit of envy on his face, "If I had known, I would have called me one!"
"I wanted to call you that day. Didn't you go out to watch "Shaolin Temple" with them?"
After listening to Zhang Manling's words, Gao Xianjun regretted, "Oh!"
"Actually, it's okay to go to Lin Chaoyang's house for dinner. Look at Zhenyun, he's been there several times. It's just that the food is a little more delicious." Dai Jinhua said.
Gao Xianjun said melancholy: "You have eaten, of course you can say that. Seeing that I am about to graduate, I really want to have a meal at their house!"
Dai Jinhua asked Gao Xianjun in confusion, "What's so great about a meal? If you really want to eat it, go to the library and tell him to have a meal. I don't think he will refuse."
Zhang Manling explained: "Jinhua, you don't understand this. Being invited and having a meal are two different things. Xianjun regards Chaoyang as his idol, and it is an honor to be invited to dinner by his idol."
After being teased by Zhang Manling, Gao Xianjun didn't look shy.
To talk about his admiration for Lin Chaoyang, we have to start with the release of "The First Floor in the World" at the end of 1979.
At that time, a group of amateur drama enthusiasts from the Chinese Department of Yanjing Normal University used this drama written by Lin Chaoyang to kill all the major universities in Yanjing.
Drama has become popular in recent years, and college students are the main audience.
The brilliance of "The First Floor" is no less than a classic of human art. Not only has the work been loved by countless students, it has also made screenwriter Lin Chaoyang the idol of many students, including Gao Xianjun.
"No wonder you were so active when you were grabbing magazines just now!" Dai Jinhua said.
"What magazine should I grab?" Zhang Manling asked.
Gao Xianjun rushed to answer: "'October', this month's 'October' contains Lin Chaoyang's new novel."
His eyes shone when he said this, and he couldn't wait to mention the novel. He found a seat casually, took out the magazine he just bought, lowered his head, and was immersed in it for a moment.
Zhang Manling waited for him to sit down before reacting, "Ah! If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten it. Did you buy the magazine? Lend it to me!"
"Want to see if you don't buy it yourself?"
Dai Jinhua rejected her with practical actions, and then Zhang Manling looked at Ma Xiangwu again.
Ma Xiangwu silently took out the literature book and said, "I didn't buy it. I'll read it after they finish reading it."
"You guys are so mean!"
Zhang Manling muttered, wanting to calm down and continue studying the thesis, but from time to time she saw the figures of Gao Xianjun and Dai Jinhua who were reading novels seriously, and her heart felt like grass had grown, and she could not calm down at all.
After hesitating for a few minutes, she packed up her things, left the classroom, and headed to the library.
When I arrived at the newspaper room, I searched for two minutes but couldn't find this issue of "October". When I asked about it, I found out that it had been borrowed.
She had no choice but to go to the bookstore outside the school and inquire about it. Unexpectedly, "October" here was sold out.
The area around here is full of university teachers and college students, so it’s normal for literary magazines to be popular, but it’s a bit too much to sell out early on the day of publication, isn’t it?
Zhang Manling did not believe in evil and went to a bookstore again, and finally bought "October" this time.
After paying the money, she happily came out of the bookstore. It was almost noon now. She held the magazine she had just bought and casually sat on the curb by the roadside and started reading.
"Prologue, excerpted from Dr. Xu Lingjun's diary, January 5, 1982.
I hadn't seen the island in years. The last time I saw it was on a friend's boat that ventured into the outer harbor. It lay in the distance, alone out in the inner sea, shrouded in summer mist.
Against the backdrop of the sky, it looks like a small stain of paint applied carelessly.
I have not set foot on this island again for more than ten years. But Yu Li said that she suspected that I might have never left at all. When she said this, her tone sometimes sounded like a joke, and sometimes she seemed very serious..."
"Shutter Island" is the name of Lin Chaoyang's new novel.
The novel begins with a "prologue", the narrator is Xu Lingjun, a doctor who once worked on the Shutter Island.
Just reading the beginning of the novel, Zhang Manling felt a sense of black humor.
The author's signature at the bottom right of the novel's title is "Xu Lingjun". Lin Chaoyang arranged himself as a character in the novel, which makes people smile knowingly when they see it.
Unfortunately, within two minutes of Zhang Manling's laughter, all her energy was completely absorbed by the mysterious atmosphere created by Lin Chaoyang, and she couldn't help but be immersed in the novel.
——
All his eyes were focused on the words in the magazine, and all his mind was controlled by the words. Suddenly, someone next to him made a mischievous cry. Gao Hongbo was frightened, and the magazine in his hand almost fell to the ground.
Gao Hongshi next to him succeeded in his prank and laughed loudly.
The frightened Gao Hongbo picked up the magazine in his hand, calmed down, and complained: "Sister, can you stop being so startled?"
"It scares you, what are you looking at?" Gao Hongshi didn't realize his mistake at all, and tried to slap Gao Hongbo with a hat.
Gao Hongbo flashed the cover of the magazine and said, "Is this called D grass?"
""October"? What good works are there in this issue?"
"Lin Chaoyang's new work."
After Gao Hongbo finished speaking, he felt a light touch on his hand, and the magazine appeared in Gao Hongshi's hand.
"Hey, I haven't finished reading it yet."
"Let eldest sister take a look, and I'll give it to you after you finish reading it."
Gao Hongbo and Gao Hongshi are colleagues, and both are literary editors. However, one is the editor of "Literary News" and the other is the editor of Shaanxi People's Publishing House.
The editor from Yanjing and the editor from Shaanxi were able to get together because they performed well in their work units and were recommended by their units to come to the Central Literature Institute to participate in the seventh student class.
Since its resumption in 1980, the Institute of Literature and Literature has trained the fifth and sixth batches of students, many of whom are now famous writers, such as Jiang Zilong, who wrote "The Taking of the Job of Director Qiao", "Furong Town"
》The ancient birch.
Unlike the fifth and sixth student classes, which train writers, the members of the seventh class are mainly editors of major domestic literary journals, so this class is also called an editing class.
Gao Hongbo and Gao Hongshi were both born in 1951, and their birthdays differed by less than a month. Gao Hongshi was slightly older, so they had always been siblings in the class and had a close relationship.
A few days ago, Gao Hongbo was chatting with friends from Yanjing Publishing House and learned that Lin Chaoyang's new novel would be published in this month's "October". Today he went out to buy a copy of the magazine.
He had just read two chapters when he was snatched away by Gao Hongshi. Thinking of the novel he had just read at the beginning, he couldn't help but scratch his head.
Chapter completed!