Liu Zhenyun immediately agreed to Lin Chaoyang's invitation. How could he miss the opportunity to improve the food?

Of course, getting together with friends is also very important.

The two of them were talking and walking out when Yu Hua suddenly ran out and said he wanted to take Lin Chaoyang's car to watch a movie in Xiaoliubukou Alley. "Then let's go have a meal together."

Shilibao, where the Lu Xun Institute of Literature was located, was located outside the East Fourth Ring Road in later generations. It was not easy for Yu Hua and other students to get into the city. They were able to catch a ride with Lin Chaoyang and have a meal. Yu Hua was very happy along the way.

We had dinner at Yuebin Restaurant in Cuihua Hutong. This was the first self-owned restaurant in Yanjing. When it first opened a few years ago, Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu's family came to show their appreciation.

Compared with a few years ago, Yuebin Restaurant has not changed much. It has gray walls and a narrow door, and the word "Yuebin" is hung on the red door.

The three of them walked in and waited for a while before they got a table. Lin Chaoyang treated them to a treat. They were afraid that Liu Zhenyun and Yu Hua would be embarrassed to order, so they ordered five dishes including garlic pork elbow, pot-roasted duck, and gluten-free cabbage.

Liu Zhenyun looked at the menu. The dishes Lin Chaoyang just ordered together cost almost 15 yuan. Three years ago, it would have cost at most 12 yuan. He couldn't help but sigh: "Prices have risen too fast in the past two years.

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Over the years of reform and opening up, the domestic economy has made great progress, but problems have also arisen. The economy has developed too fast, resulting in excessive credit issuance. When there is too much money in the market, inflation has occurred.

Over the years, the central government has been working hard to curb inflation. In 1981, it once adjusted the economy by cutting off infrastructure projects. But that method was similar to shock therapy. Inflation was curbed, but the economy suddenly lost its value.

Vitality.

Therefore, in 1985, the central government proposed a "soft landing", that is, through several years of policy releases to alleviate the problem of economic overheating and inflation. Now it seems that the problem of economic overheating has been alleviated, but inflation is inevitable.

In the first few months of this year, the domestic CPI growth exceeded 5%. For Chinese people who have not experienced major price changes in decades, such an inflation rate has exceeded their psychological endurance.

"There are benefits to rising prices. Don't we all say, 'If prices rise by half, wages will double'." Yu Hua said with a smile.

"It would be nice if it were that simple. Inflation is something that cannot be controlled if you want to, especially the increase in the prices of basic living supplies... Liu Zhenyun graduated from Yanda University and works at the Farmers Daily

, talking about economic theories one after another, Yu Hua stopped laughing after he said a few words.

After chatting for a while, Liu Zhenyun sighed and said, "Chaoyang, I really envy you!"

The "envy" Liu Zhenyun refers to not only refers to creative talent, but more importantly to fame and fortune. When he was in school, everyone had no idea about these things.

It wasn’t until I started working that I understood the concept of Lin Chaoyang being able to become popular in China in just three or two years. The most important thing is that all of his works are best-sellers. If we were to select the richest man in China’s literary world, Lin Chaoyang would be ranked second.

No one should dare to say that they are number one.

Liu Zhenyun got married last year, and his wife is Guo Jianmei, his girlfriend at Yanda.

Originally, both husband and wife worked, earning a combined monthly income of almost 200 yuan, and their life was relatively comfortable. However, after the birth of their daughter this year, Liu Zhenyun felt that the quality of life was not as good as before.

Speaking of family life, Liu Zhenyun's face looked tired, but at the same time it was also filled with happiness.

"Your part-time writing income is pretty good. You have both work and manuscript fees. When your work is published that day, you can make a lot of money."

Liu Zhenyun and Yu Hua are now mainly writing short stories and have not written a few novels. Naturally, publishing is out of the question. They both feel that such a thing is too far away. "I don't need to publish, I can just adapt it like Mo Yan did."

That’s fine.”

Mo Yan's "Red Sorghum" was adapted by Lin's Film Company, which fetched more than 3,000 yuan. When Yu Hua learned about it, he was so greedy that he almost cried out. Lin Chaoyang said to him with a smile: "You

If you write it well, you will definitely have the opportunity to adapt it in the future.”

Yu Hua was greatly encouraged after hearing this.

After dinner, Yu Hua invited Liu Zhenyun to watch a movie, but Liu Zhenyun refused because he had to go home to take care of his children. After he left, Lin Chaoyang took Yu Hua back to Xiaoliubukou Alley.

After getting off the bus, Yu Hua dove into the author's house in the west courtyard.

At the beginning of the year, Lin Chaoyang put the two video recorders that had been eliminated from Du Feng's video hall in the West Courtyard. The recorders immediately became the favorites of Li Tuo and others. They searched for and exchanged video tapes, and then a group of people gathered in the West Courtyard to play movies, and even

Every Saturday night is designated as "movie night".

As soon as we entered the room, there were seven or eight people sitting inside.

Yu Hua saw Li Tuo tinkering with the video recorder. He asked enthusiastically: "What are you watching today?" Zhu Wei had a mysterious smile on his face, "Good stuff!"

After hearing this, Yu Hua became more curious and chased Zhu Wei to ask. Over there, Li Tuo got the video recorder and said, "Have you seen "Wild Strawberries"?" "I haven't seen it, but I've heard of it."

Li Tuo nodded, "Ingmar Bergman, you must have heard of him. He is a master. He has won three Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film and is a regular at the three major European film festivals. This "Wild Strawberries" is his

One of the masterpieces, it won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival in 1958, which is one level higher than the Silver Bear Award won by Chen Kaige's "The King of Children"."

Li Tuo's main focus in the past few years has shifted from novels to movies, and he also assisted his wife Zhang Nuanxin in making two movies, so he is naturally familiar with world-class directors like Ingmar Bergman.

Listening to his introduction, Yu Hua was immediately in awe, Master! His expression was full of expectation.

As he was talking, pictures began to appear on the TV screen, and everyone became quiet.

The videotape of "Wild Strawberries" has been transcribed many times, and the picture has become a bit blurry, and there are often shiny streaks after the tape is damaged. Moreover, the videotape has not been translated, so no one knows what the characters in it are saying.

But this does not hinder everyone's investment. They can't wait to put their heads into the TV and guess the plot inside.

It may also be that they were unable to fully understand the plot of the movie, but instead they developed a distant admiration for the movie and praised the scenes in it. "It was so well shot!" After the movie was played, Yu Hua still expressed his feelings.

said.

Although they did not fully understand the movie, it did not hinder everyone's enthusiasm for discussing the movie. After chatting for almost 20 minutes, Zhu Wei urged Li Tuo to continue showing the movie.

Yu Hua came from Shilibao on the East Fourth Ring Road, and Wu Bin and his wife came from Shuangyushu on the Northwest Third Ring Road...

Everyone came to Xiaoliubukou Hutong from all over Yanjing. Of course, it was impossible to watch just one movie in one night, which would be a shame. The screen flashed again, and a group of people continued to be immersed in the world of light and shadow.

While Yu Hua and his group were watching a movie, at the same time in the east courtyard, Lin Chaoyang was writing furiously.

He will stay in Yanjing for half a month this time, and plans to use this time to finish writing the script of "Parasite" and start a new book. Since getting married, Lin Chaoyang has rarely been alone.

This time, my wife and children are not around, so I feel a little lonely, but my writing efficiency suddenly improved.

At this rate, he feels like he can finish writing the script for "Parasite" in three or four days, and he feels like he's back to his peak. Loneliness is indeed a man's best companion!

At around ten o'clock in the evening, he finally got up from his desk and stretched his sore shoulders.

There was a faint burst of laughter and laughter in the west courtyard, and no one knew what kind of activities were going on. The noise lasted until after eleven o'clock. Early the next morning, Lin Chaoyang was woken up by a knock on the door while he was sleeping.

Look, it's Yu Hua.

A few of them finished watching the movie last night, and some of them stayed away from home, so they slept in the west courtyard. They cooked dinner in the morning and thought about asking Lin Chaoyang to eat some too.

After Lin Chaoyang washed up, he went to the West Courtyard to eat. Among the people who stayed overnight, Yu Hua and Zhu Wei were the ones he knew best. This was the first time he met Wu Bin and Liu Xia. While eating and chatting, everyone talked about creation. Zhu Wei

Ask Lin Chaoyang about his recent creations.

Lin Chaoyang said that he was writing the script for "Parasite" and would write a novel later. Wu Bin couldn't help but wonder why Lin Chaoyang could maintain such a strong creative state. "Instead of thinking about how to maintain a strong creative state, it is better to adjust your mentality.

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Many people regard literary creation as scribbling. Once inspiration comes, they write smoothly and write it in one go, and then it becomes an eternal masterpiece. In fact, they are just deceiving themselves and others.

First of all, it is a technical job. For example, if Yu Hua wants to write a short story now, it may be completed in a few days or a week or two. Both the story and the language are within his control.

But if he writes a long novel, it will be a big test for him.

At this time, it is not enough to rely on inspiration and interest alone. It is not only necessary to have love, but also to have the endurance and perseverance of running a marathon. Calm down and treat it as a job that needs to be treated conscientiously. Such a mentality is very important for creation.

It may be more helpful for readers.”

Lin Chaoyang's words were a bit preachy, but the few people present did not feel any discomfort. Lin Chaoyang was qualified to say such things. At least in the Chinese literary world, at Lin Chaoyang's age, no one could reach the level of him.

The output and level of creation. He is willing to share his creative experience, and it is not too late for everyone to be happy.

Today is Sunday, there is no school or work.

After dinner, Yu Hua and the others watched movies, read books, talked about mountains and rivers in the west courtyard, enjoying themselves and thinking about Shu. Lin Chaoyang continued to go back to the east courtyard to write. It took four days. After Lin Chaoyang finished writing the script of "Parasite", he started

The creation of a new book.

In this way, I have half a day of classes and half a day of writing, which makes my life very regular.

A few days later, he received a call from Yu Yuxi from Gaomi, Shandong. She had been following the group in Gaomi during this period. "Thank God, Teacher Chaoyang, you are in Yanjing!" After getting through the phone, Yu Yuxi sounded a little excited.

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"What happened?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

Only then did Yu Yuxi talk about the reason for her call.

The first thing Zhang Yimou did when filming "Red Sorghum" was to plant sorghum. He wanted to restore the raging red sorghum in Mo Yan's novel.

At the beginning of spring, he filmed a movie where assistant director Yang Fengliang went to Sunjiakou in Gaomi. The crew spent 40,000 yuan and signed a contract with local people to plant 100 acres of sorghum land. Zhang Yimou had a good idea, but they only care about

Giving money and operating without restraint is bound to lead to losses.

The 100 acres of sorghum land they commissioned to be planted was left untouched by the locals after they sown the seeds.

When Zhang Yimou ambitiously went to inspect the sorghum fields, he found that all the sorghums were half dead. The tall ones were less than one meter, and the low ones only had a few crops. The leaves were all rolled up, and the leaf stems were densely covered with aphids.

If this development continues, these sorghums will not be able to reach the level of filming. Red sorghum, red sorghum, without sorghum, what would be the point of filming?

Zhang Yimou was so anxious that his voice became hoarse overnight and he felt like crying.

After listening to Yu Yuxi's report, Lin Chaoyang immediately grasped the key to the problem, "Now if we find some agricultural experts to give us some advice, can we still remedy the problem?"

Yu Yuxi said with an uncertain tone: "We don't know either. We talked to comrades from the local agricultural technology station and they said that the best way now is to spread fertilizers, spray pesticides, and manage it carefully. But we..."

Lin Chaoyang immediately understood the source of the hesitation in her tone. The crew were all from outside the country, and it was impossible for them to instigate the locals. "I understand, I will help you figure this out."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Chaoyang thought for a while, he definitely couldn't make a big deal out of this trivial matter.

So he first called Wang Meng and asked him to help contact Feng Deying, the leader of the Shandong Literary and Art Association, and then contacted comrades in Gaomi County through Feng Deying.

He explained the situation the crew of "Red Sorghum" is currently facing and asked comrades in the county to lend a helping hand.

Finish."

"I understand, I understand. Comrade Chaoyang, please rest assured. "Red Sorghum" is a rare publicity for our Gaomi County. We must regard this matter as a political task. Lin Chaoyang felt relieved after hearing the assurance from comrades of the county party committee.

Tone, these four words "political mission" are not said casually.

After thanking him profusely, he called the crew again and asked Yu Yuxi and Zhang Yimou to contact the comrades of the county committee.

After a long time, Zhang Yimou called again.
To be continued...