1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 349 "Ordinary World"

"Hehe, An Hua, Mr. Lin is a screenwriter and a writer by profession. He has never been an actor before. You are making things difficult for him." Yang Meng persuaded.

"Everyone is a born actor. As long as you want to act, you can."

Xu Anhua seems to have fallen into a certain kind of stubbornness, and it may be Lin Weimin's authorship bonus, which made her believe that Lin Weimin is the hero of the movie.

After chatting for a few more words, seeing that Xu Anhua still refused to give up, Lin Weimin said: "Director Xu, I definitely won't act in movies, but I can recommend you an actor to be the leading actor."

Yang Meng answered the question and asked, "Mr. Lin, is there a suitable candidate?"

Lin Weimin nodded, and said, "Have you watched "Burning the Old Summer Palace"?"

Yang Meng's eyes suddenly brightened, "Xianfeng?"

"That's right. The actor playing Xianfeng is called Leung Ka Fai, right? I think he is very suitable for the role of Guo Yudao, the leading actor in "Lover."

"Liang Jiahui really fits this role very well." Yang Meng looked at Xu Anhua after finishing speaking.

After Lin Weimin finished speaking, Xu Anhua's gentle face flashed in his mind.

It's a pity that he is more than gentle, but not handsome enough. Compared with the writer in front of him, he is a little worse.

Seeing that Xu Anhua was still hesitating, Lin Weimin had no choice but to say: "Anyway, I've recommended the candidate to you, and it's up to you to use it or not. But me, you'd better not make up your mind, I can't act."

Lin Weimin mercilessly refused to be disappointed in Xu Anhua, if this is the case, then Liang Jiahui would be a good choice.

Thinking of this, Xu Anhua couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

It's a pity not to be the hero for such a handsome writer, and it's his own work.

Yang dreamed that Xu Anhua seemed to want to die down, so he changed the topic decisively and continued to chat about some topics about film shooting and post-production.

Several people had lunch together at noon, and today's meeting was a successful conclusion.

Before leaving, Yang Meng presented the script adaptation fee, which totaled 12 Hong Kong dollars.

In today's Xiangjiang film market, if you are a novice screenwriter who is just entering the industry, the manuscript fee for a movie script is only a few thousand yuan.

It is common for experts to have 10 to [-] yuan. Only famous scripts can sell for more than [-] yuan. For example, Ni Kuang, a top novelist and screenwriter in the industry, can sell a script for [-] yuan.

The manuscript fee for Lin Weimin's "Lover" was 8 yuan, and the extra 4 yuan was for the screenplay.

The split-shot script should have been created by the director based on the literary script. It belongs to the director’s secondary creation, and it is also one of the most important basis for future film shooting. It largely determines the final film effect of future films.

But Lin Weimin and Yang Meng had said beforehand that if he wanted to adapt his work, he had to be consistent with his ideas, and Yang Meng agreed.

This led to the storyboard script written by Lin Weimin.

Yang Meng and Xu Anhua lived in the Yanjing Hotel, and when they parted, they sent Lin Weimin out of the hotel.

Yang dreamed that Xu Anhua had been looking at Lin Weimin's handsome back in the car and leaving, and teased: "Mr. Lin is very handsome, but you don't need to be like this, right? Andy Lau is also very handsome!"

Andy Lau is the leading actor in Xu Anhua's last movie "Running into the Wrath".

Xu Anhua shook his head and said, "It's different, but the temperament is very different. There are handsome guys everywhere, but handsome guys with outstanding temperament like Mr. Lin are rare."

"Okay, okay. Don't worry about it, he is a great writer, how can he lower his price to act in a movie!" Yang Meng persuaded.

"I know, I just feel it's a pity, he is too suitable for the role of Guo Yudao."

Xu Anhua looked at the back of the crown going away and said.

After seeing Yang Meng, he received a check of 12 Hong Kong dollars, and Lin Weimin deposited the money into his account in the Bank of China.

Back home at night, Tao Huimin was still reading the script, with a serious expression and no distractions.

What she read was the first draft of "The Wind", and there were basically no major problems, but Tang Peilin still planned to refine it.

Now the crew of "The Wind" is preparing, and it is estimated that filming will start in half a month. During this time, Tao Huimin has been reading the script at home.

After the two had dinner, Tao Huimin continued to read the script, while Lin Weimin went to the study to work on his novel.

The intensive homework a few days ago, Mr. Lin is now able to be beautiful and unmoved.

For this new novel, it took a lot of time and energy to search for information in the early stage. On the contrary, it felt smooth when it was actually created. After all, the plot and characters were all in Lin Weimin's mind.

No one disturbed him these days, coupled with the harmony of yin and yang, Lin Weimin's creative efficiency returned to its peak state.

At this speed in the afternoon, the novel can be finished in a month or two.

Late at night, after work, in bed.

Although the car is tired after running too much, daily maintenance is still required.

Lin Weimin smoked a cigarette and said, "Tomorrow I will take you to the Human Art Center and ask the teachers for advice."

Tao Huimin said unexpectedly, "Can it work?"

"If there's anything wrong, it's all on your own."

Mr. Lin did not regard Renyi as an outsider, nor did Renyi treat Mr. Lin as an outsider.

In the evening of the next day, Lin Weimin took his girlfriend to Renyi, and immediately aroused warm welcome from all the acquaintances.

I heard that Lin Weimin wanted to find a teacher for his girlfriend to make up the performance class, so he directly pulled Zhu Lin out.

This Zhu Lin is not Zhu Lin, but a meritorious actor of Renyi. She has portrayed countless classic roles on the stage of Renyi throughout her life, and is known as the "Queen of Chinese Drama".

Tao Huimin stood in front of Zhu Lin who was over 60 years old, trembling like a little sheep.

"Hehe, don't be nervous. To be an actor, you have to have a big heart." Zhu Lin comforted.

"Mr. Zhu, Huimin will trouble you these few days." Lin Weimin begged.

Zhu Lin smiled and nodded, "It's okay. But the time is too short, and I may not be able to teach anything."

"You can teach her just a little bit, and it will be enough for her to use for life!"

Lin Weimin and Zhu Lin made an appointment. Before joining the group, Tao Huimin would come to Renyi every day to report and study with her. When Zhu Lin had rehearsals, she would watch and study from the sidelines.

The sudden improvement in half a month will not make any qualitative leap in Tao Huimin's acting skills, as long as it doesn't drag down the crew's progress.

After all, it's my girlfriend, and she joined the film crew relying on her own face. If her acting skills are not good, her own face won't make it through.

Beginning in mid-June, Yanjing City gradually became hotter.

During this period of time, with the help of Li Guangfu, Lin Weimin bought six real estate properties. The best condition is a one-way courtyard house, and the others are single rooms or two or three rooms in a large courtyard. Well, the building is not well preserved, and the total cost is less than 1 yuan.

Ma Dudu brought one or two antiques every now and then, and in the end Lin Weimin got a little annoyed, and gave him 2 yuan in foreign exchange certificates, and asked him to bring the things together after spending all the money.

The two worked hard for two months, and if calculated in RMB, the total cost was less than 4 yuan.

Seeing that in a month or two, the share of drama performances in the United States will have to be settled again, and several companies will come to such a sum from time to time.

Lin Weimin was worried. According to this way of spending, when will the money be spent!
When Lin Weimin was worrying about not having enough money to spend, some people were still worrying about having no money to spend.

Lu Yao got off the train carrying a bag, which contained the first draft of the first part of "Ordinary World" that he had just completed a few days ago.

Since he had this idea in July 83, he spent two years before and after, and finally finished writing the first part of this novel. He spent a year squatting in the Chenjiagou Coal Mine alone.

Among the joys and sorrows, only he himself knows.

Before Lin Weimin kept saying that he should go to Beijing to revise the draft after finishing the first draft, and wrote several letters urging him, this time he finally came.

If you don't come, you can't do it, you have no money to spend, and the only money left in your pocket is to buy a ticket.

All the way to the Guowenshe, when I entered the courtyard, I saw a magnificent Crown parked in the courtyard.

Lu Yao heard that Lin Weimin bought a car last year, and he walked around the crown twice, which caught the attention of Uncle Zhai in the mail room.

He put his head on reading glasses and took a look before he recognized the person.

"Lu Yao!"

Lu Yao looked over upon hearing the sound, and said hello, "Master Zhai!"

"What's the matter? Did you miss Editor-in-Chief Lin's car?"

Lu Yao glanced at the crown and said, "Hey, the car is not bad."

After chatting for a few words, Lu Yao went straight to the back building.

"Lu Yao?" Lin Weimin was surprised to see Lu Yao, "Why didn't you say hello in advance?"

"Familiar with the way, how do you say hello, didn't you ask me to come to Yanjing to revise the manuscript?"

Lin Weimin asked in surprise: "So the novel is finished?"

Lu Yao nodded: "I just finished the first part!"

"That's good. Don't rush to write a big tome. Once you have the first one, you can change it slowly. After a long time, the story in your heart will become clearer and clearer, which will be more helpful for future writing."

Lu Yao likes Lin Weimin's encouragement. He is an editor and a writer, and he always gets to the point.

Lin Weimin asked Lu Yao to say hello to everyone, and took him to the third floor to arrange a room for him.

Lu Yao pulled him, with embarrassment on his face.

Seeing his expression, Lin Weimin knew that he must have no money to spend again.

"I'm not talking about you. You can't save money when you spend money. In the past two years, your manuscript fee has been quite a lot, right?"

As he said this, Lin Weimin reached into his pocket, took out his wallet, and took out all the money in it.

"There's only so much in your pocket, take the flowers first."

Lu Yao took Qian Daxi, "I knew you were the most reliable."

"The manuscript fee is deducted!" Lin Weimin said skillfully.

"no problem!"

After Lu Yao was arranged, Lin Weimin read the manuscript of the first volume of "Ordinary World".

His first feeling was that it was long-winded, and the pace of the story was too slow. He watched the TV series "Ordinary World" before traveling. The manuscript was rejected, and the publication that first rejected the manuscript was "Contemporary".

Lin Weimin continued to watch patiently. After the initial slow-paced narrative, the charm of "Ordinary World" began to gradually emerge.

Lin Weimin read the entire manuscript very carefully, and it took him two full days to read it.

He also finally understood the real reason why the novel was frequently rejected in another time and space.

In addition to the gentle rhythm of the narrative, the story has no suspense.

The reason why this novel is not favored by editors should be the times.

In China in the mid-80s, the minds of so many people have been hungry for many years. They read novels eagerly, not only for stories and emotions, but also for new ideas, new concepts, new forms, and new techniques.

And "Ordinary World"...

Lin Weimin scratches at this manuscript, but it tells the ordinary life and ordinary pursuit of ordinary teenagers in the rural areas of northern Shaanxi. It is so simple, so simple that it is incompatible with the aesthetics of this era.

Lin Weimin felt inexplicably sad. This kind of story is obviously the ordinary life and spiritual epic of most ordinary people in this country, but he was treated as rejected. This is a kind of sadness!

At this time, Lin Weimin's mouth showed a smile, but it didn't matter, gold always shines.

(End of this chapter)