1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 203 “Begging for Alms” is here?
As the workday was getting close, editor Zhang Hongtao passed by Xu Dexia's workstation and saw some scattered manuscripts piled on her desk.

"Why are there still so many manuscripts left to be reviewed?" he asked in surprise.

Xu Dexia replied vaguely, a little perfunctorily, but she was still absorbed in the words in front of her.

Zhang Hongtao wanted to say something, but the editor Wu Dongyue beside him stopped him with a smile, "Don't ask, Dexia has a task assigned by Lao Yu today, and she has been reading this long novel for a whole day."

"Long?"

Zhang Hongtao suddenly found it incredible. There are rarely long works of children's literature, let alone a long work that one could not finish even after a whole day of reading.

“I don’t know how it’s written.”

"If it's really well written, then this author is really amazing to be able to write such a long children's literature."

"If we talk about the best, Zheng Yuanjie is the best. I have asked him to write another manuscript this month. This comrade has such a high enthusiasm for creation."

"What he writes is full of spirit. It's rare to see writers like him in recent years. Today I went to deliver him several large sacks of letters written by young readers."

"There are so many letters, I don't know if his house can hold them all."

The two were talking.

Xu Dexia looked up. The window glass of the office was flickering with orange light. In front of her eyes were still those golden thatched houses. When the sun shone in the sky, the roofs sparkled with gold, showing a luxurious, exquisite and pure beauty.

"Dexia, have you finished reading it?"

Zhang Hongtao noticed her strange behavior and asked curiously, "How is the manuscript?"

Xu Dexia was in a trance for a few moments before she finally came to her senses and said with moved eyes, "It's really well written, you are worthy of being such a famous writer!"

"A famous writer?"

Zhang Hongtao and Wu Dongyue both became interested, "Who is it?"

Xu Dexia did not answer immediately, but praised generously, "This manuscript is definitely the best children's literature work I have ever seen!"

"Don't say that." Wu Dongyue corrected in time.

Zhang Hongtao also nodded, "Exactly, why are you speaking so irresponsibly?"

Xu Dexia realized her mistake. Although she wanted to express her love for the work, this kind of statement could easily arouse other people's disgust.

"I think it can definitely be ranked among the best in our Children's Literature. This novel, like Border Town, is written like a poem and is very beautiful."

Since its release this year, the popularity of "Border Town" has suddenly increased. After watching the movie, many people have become interested in this novel which has been out of the public eye for many years, and it has once again become well-known to the public.

This is the Shen Congwen phenomenon.

It is always known to the public under the promotion of unofficial ideology.

In contrast, the Zhao Shuli phenomenon was pushed to the center of mainstream literature by official ideology.

The two of them have differences, but also similarities. They are both praised by their admirers and condemned to hell by their critics. Sometimes they are extremely popular, and sometimes they are neglected.

So when they heard this, Zhang Hongtao and Wu Dongyue were both surprised.

Although Xu Dexia did not say that this novel is as good as "Border Town", the fact that "Border Town" can be compared with this article shows that the literary quality of this manuscript is absolutely exaggerated.

Don’t think that the manuscripts in Children’s Literature do not focus on literary quality. On the contrary, this miscellany is a literary magazine with quite profound content.

For a long period of time, it has been a major center of pure literature. The words "suitable for reading by citizens aged 9 to 99" on the cover are not random. The magazine "Children's Literature" is positioned as a pure literature enlightenment magazine for teenagers.

"At the beginning, Team Leader Yu discussed the issue of manuscript rejection with me. We both really worried too much." Xu Dexia couldn't help but laugh at herself. Thinking back on that scene now, it was really a bit ridiculous.

Zhang Hongtao had already flipped through the manuscript and found the first page, where he finally saw the title and author:
Thatched house, Jiangxian.

"Written by Comrade Jiang Xian?" Zhang Hongtao exclaimed. He himself was a fan of Jiang Xian's books.

But at this moment, I thought of the articles Jiang Xian had written, and then thought of the readers their "Children's Literature" was aimed at.

"I'm afraid what Comrade Jiang Xian wrote is not suitable for our readers of Children's Literature."

He expressed his concerns.

"It's a very beautiful story." Xu Dexia explained quickly, "It's about a primary school, and there are several children in it. Each one is written very well."

Among these characters, Xu Dexia particularly likes the little girl Zhiyue.

Zhiyue transferred from Bancang Elementary School. She is a good student and very clean. Compared with other children, she is like a green lotus.

When Sangsang's mother scolded Sangsang: Look at Zhiyue, she is so clean all over, but look at your hands, if you chopped them off, even a dog wouldn't even smell them.

At this time, Sangsang and Zhiyue hurriedly hid their hands behind their backs.

Sangsang hid a pair of black hands covered with dirt, while Zhiyue hid a pair of white hands that were as tender as bamboo shoots.

In the novel, Sangsang and Zhiyue have a beautiful and ignorant relationship, and the little girl Zhiyue also hides many mysteries.

For example, why did Zhiyue transfer from Bancang Primary School to Yau Ma Tei Primary School?

You should know that Zhiyue has to walk six kilometers every day to go to and from Yau Ma Tei Primary School.

Later I learned that Zhiyue was bullied by a group of kids every day on her way to and from school, and her grandmother could not protect her.

This brings up another mystery: why Zhiyue and her grandmother depend on each other for survival.

The reason was that her mother committed suicide by drowning one month after she was born, and no one knew who her father was.

Then who is her father?

Jiang Xian did not write it directly, but Xu Dexia vaguely felt that Zhiyue's father should be Monk Huisi of Jinyue Temple.

There are many foreshadowings in the novel, and at the end of the story, after Zhiyue's grandmother passed away, Zhiyue disappeared, and Monk Huisi also disappeared. People heard the news and said they saw them in Jiangnan.

After listening to Xu Dexia's story about the little girl Zhiyue, Zhang Hongtao said with certainty, "This is indeed what Jiang Xian loves to write. It has his writing style in it."

Xu Dexia and Wu Dongyue looked at him at the same time, confused.

Zhang Hongtao took a sip of tea, put on an expert attitude, and pointed out the key point, "Zhiyue, this girl, has the shadow of Cuicui. Like Cuicui, she has an unknown father and a mother who died early.

Comrade Jiang Xian was deeply influenced by Shen Congwen. His work "Furong Town" has the flavor of "Border Town". This time he must want to incorporate the image of Cuicui into the novel. "

Hiss. Xu Dexia's eyes lit up, "That makes sense!"

Wu Dongyue also nodded, with a burst of admiration, "Not bad, Lao Zhang, you have studied Comrade Jiang Xian's works very well, you know them very well!"

Jiang Xian didn’t know that someone was doing reading comprehension, otherwise he would definitely praise him.

He and Zhu Lin had just come out of the cinema, where they watched Love in Lushan. Like countless other viewers, he was talking about Zhang Yu's fleeting kiss.

"I heard that many people are imitating this kiss now."

"I don't think it's anything special." Jiang Xian showed disdain, "Remember that snowy night."

Hearing him talk about the embarrassing things, Zhu Lin burst out laughing and her face turned red. "Stop talking, stop talking."

What Jiang Xian was talking about was, of course, the night in Wei Ran Hutong: His Majesty shamelessly kissed him, and he was taken advantage of and felt uncomfortable for the entire night.

That kiss was exactly the same as the "first kiss that shocked China" in "Lush Mountain Love".

The lesbians are playful and the gays are stunned.

I watched a program before, which was hosted by Zhu Lin and "Lush Mountain Love" actor Guo Kaimin. Zhu Lin said in the program that it was only after watching "Lush Mountain Love" that she knew how to fall in love.

Well, she hasn’t even watched “Lush Mountain Love” in this life, but Jiang Xian has already trained her well, and she has even learned the dragonfly kiss on the water without any instruction.

Return to No. 15 Hufang Road.

"Hey, comrade, stop!"

Before the two of them entered the corridor, they heard someone shouting.

Jiang Xian turned his head and took a look. He saw several people who looked quite old and did not look like gangsters.

He frowned.

What happened? Did the workers' militia patrol come to the doorstep to arrest people? Fortunately, he and Zhu Lin are now a legal couple.

The leading lady came over and took a closer look at Jiang Xian, "Yes! It's him!"

"Are you guys okay?" Jiang Xian could probably tell that this group of people were not here to cause trouble. If they were, the old lady would have said: Yes! It's this thief!
"You are Comrade Jiang Xian, right?" An old comrade in the lead greeted him with a smile and extended his hand. "We are from the TV drama department of CCTV. We just moved here not long ago."

"Oh, the ones who are installing the stage." Jiang Xian glanced at them a few times and didn't find it strange.

It has been mentioned before that the building at No. 15 Hufang Road is occupied by "Zhuangdian'ertai". The entire building is either the unit dormitories of "Zhuangdian'ertai" or the offices of "Zhuangdian'ertai".

It is said that the "stage was not set up" two years ago. It was in May 1978 that the Beijing Television Station was renamed "China Central Television".

The old comrade in charge introduced himself. His name is Lin Xinghan and he is the director of the CCTV TV Drama Department.

"Comrade, what do you want to talk to my wife about?" Zhu Lin asked from the side.

Lin Xinghan smiled, looking embarrassed, and spoke slowly:

“Although our domestic TV drama industry has been around for a long time, to be honest, everything has just started. We have watched a lot of foreign works such as “Garrison’s Gorillas” and “Blood Ties”, but looking at our domestic TV drama industry, the cultural style of TV drama seems to be blank.

This year, the Radio, Film and Television Administration has made up its mind to develop the TV drama industry and fill this gap, so our TV drama department was organized.

I just came here a few days ago and heard from my neighbors that the famous writer Jiang Xian also lives in this building. This is also a fate. I heard that you write good novels and movie scripts, so we thought of coming here to ask if you can help write a TV script for us. "

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Jiang Xian reacted and realized that he came to "beg for alms".

This is a major feature of these TV drama workers.

The characteristic of China's TV drama industry is that it is extremely poor. How poor is it?

Many people know that the first TV series "A Bite of Vegetable Pancake" was recorded in China in 1958.

But few people have seen it because there is no video footage of this TV series.

We were so poor at the time that there were no recording equipment, so the TV series was broadcast live. Every time it was broadcast on TV, the actors had to perform it in the studio.

"You came too hastily today."

Jiang Xian hesitated for a moment and replied, "I don't understand what this matter has to do with anything. It's getting late. Why don't you come to my house tomorrow and we can talk about it in detail. I will think about it after we're done and discuss it with my wife."

When Zhu Lin heard this, she felt a little proud.

Lin Xinghan also thought it made sense and nodded, "It's a bit presumptuous of us to come here today. We are really in need of TV drama scripts. Please forgive us."

"Understand, understand."

Jiang Xian exchanged a few words with them and took Zhu Lin home.

He turned on the air conditioner and sat on the chair. Zhu Lin came over with a pair of slippers and squatted down to take off his sneakers.

"Jiang Xian, why do I feel like you're not very willing to write to them?"

"Oh, you found me."

Zhu Lin pursed her lips and looked up at him, "How could I not know you?"

"It's not that I don't want to write, it's mainly because their unit is too poor." Jiang Xian said helplessly.

Not to mention the CCTV TV drama department, in 1983, they merged with the TV drama troupe of the China Broadcasting Art Troupe and the Recording Department of the Television Art Committee to form the China TV Drama Production Center, which was still a dilapidated unit.

The equipment is old, funds are short, and housing is insufficient. Except for the offices at No. 15 Hufang Road, the creative group, art department, and director's room are all in the warehouse. Outsiders jokingly call them the "Eight Major Offices."

But later, they filmed "Dream of Red Mansions", "Journey to the West", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" under such conditions.
Jiang Xian is a man with a broad mind. He is not afraid that they cannot afford to pay him. It does not matter whether he pays him or not. He is mainly afraid that they will run out of money halfway through filming and withdraw, which would be a waste of all his feelings.

Or he could be like Wu Jing, who not only did not ask for any salary for filming "The Wandering Earth", but also had to consider whether to get more investment halfway through.

Silent all night.

The next day, Jiang Xian fiddled with calligraphy at home for a while.

Lin Xinghan and the people who were setting up the stage came back soon and brought him a big watermelon.

(I am trying to write as much as I can. My hands have been hurting these past few days and my blood vessels are bursting.)

(End of this chapter)