1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

"Mom, Dad, this is what I'm planning!"

"I plan to go to Haizili to report to Mr. Wu about my recent work after the next batch of royalty statements arrives, and then I'll hand over all of these royalty statements!"

After bringing all those royalty statements home, his wife, Feng Jiayou, calculated that it totaled over 35,000 yuan.

Moreover, this was just the first batch sent by thirty or forty reprinting units, and more than a hundred more are on their way, which should arrive in Yanjing in the next few days.

Once all of them arrive, the total will probably be over 100,000.

If it were just a few thousand yuan in reprint fees, Cheng Xuemin would accept it, but this is over ten thousand yuan.

Moreover, it was very obvious that they were after his reputation and the fact that he had been repeatedly praised and appointed by higher authorities. As a result, the local units directly offered him the maximum fee of seven yuan per thousand words, which was a hot potato.

So when he got home, he and his wife, Feng Jiayou, did some calculations and discussed it, and decided to hand over all the royalty statements and not accept them.

When Cheng Xuemin mentioned this to his wife, Feng Jiayou, she, though a bit of a penny-pincher, knew what was important and wholeheartedly agreed.

Since his wife had agreed, Cheng Xuemin felt no pressure. During dinner, he mentioned the manuscript fee to his mother-in-law and father-in-law, and also told them about their plans.

"This could be reprinted by a couple hundred companies, and the total royalties could amount to over ten thousand yuan. Are you really sure about this?" Instead of giving her opinion, Mother Feng asked them about their resolve.

A royalty of over ten thousand!

There are also more than a dozen households with tens of thousands of yuan in assets.

Who would be so willing to just hand it in directly?!

"How many?!"

"One or two hundred companies reprinted it, and you're going to hand over all the royalties, brother-in-law?"

Hearing this from the side, Feng Jiamo, the sister-in-law, was utterly astonished and asked, "Brother-in-law, it's good that you've turned it in, but don't be too idealistic!"

"At least keep a few for yourself!"

"How about this, we won't keep too many. Let's count based on the number of family members. My sister-in-law, my second sister-in-law, and Wenxiu will each keep one, okay?"

Feng Jiamo has a sharp eye; she knows that the royalty slips her brother-in-law has are all worth five or six hundred, seven or eight hundred, or even more than a thousand.

If they were allowed to keep any of these, it would be enough to cover their living allowance for two or three years. After all, the university she's currently attending, Yenching University, only gives her a monthly living allowance of 21 yuan.

If you just keep any one of these, it could last for years!

“Jiamo, don’t stir things up! We can’t let her stay!” The younger sister-in-law, Feng Jiamo, was greedy for money and wanted to include her. The elder sister-in-law, Ke Yumei, was the first to speak up and shook her head, saying that they couldn’t let her stay.

She and her older brother, Feng Jiazhao, both worked, and they didn't have to pay for household expenses. In fact, the couple lived quite comfortably.

Moreover, when my aunt returned to China this time, she gave each of them five hundred US dollars, which adds up to one thousand US dollars.

Their slush fund is solid, so they don't need to join in the commotion with their sister-in-law, Feng Jiamo.

The second sister-in-law, Sun Juan, did the same; she didn't join her sister-in-law in making a fuss. The second brother was on night shift tonight and didn't come home.

Cheng Xuemin's older sister, Cheng Wenxiu, and her husband, Wang Quanwen, also ate together in the front yard, so they certainly wouldn't hold their brother-in-law back.

"You can't even shut your mouth while eating, how come you always have to chime in on everything!" Mother Feng hit her youngest daughter with her chopsticks, how dare she think like that.

"Mom, Xuemin and I have decided that we will hand over all the royalties!" Feng Jiayou said, finally speaking up for Cheng Xuemin.

"It's good that it was handed over!"

"This time, the scale of the operation was indeed very large, and the local areas actively responded to the call from above. But actually, it might not be anything special!"

The head of the family, the father-in-law, also spoke up, saying he agreed to hand it over!

Then he added, "By the way, Xuemin, didn't Old Wu want to be your introducer and help you with your organizational affiliation?"

"That's perfect, let's hand them all over as pawn money!"

Cheng Xuemin's organizational affiliation has actually been developing. The person who introduced him is Old Wu, who is above him. After a period of observation, he may be directly admitted.

It just so happens that Cheng Xuemin also needs a proper way to hand over this royalties, so this is perfect.

"Yes, Dad! It's almost time for the oath-taking ceremony, and that's what I'm thinking too!"

Having organizational connections is essential, as it is crucial for Cheng Xuemin's future development. Even if Cheng Xuemin is not proactive, his father-in-law and mother-in-law will actively help him arrange it.

Fortunately, their son-in-law is so outstanding that their former leader had already been trying to recruit him into the organization, and the probationary period is almost over.

"Honey, although all these royalty statements have to be handed over!"

"But our agreement can't be broken. You'll have to work hard to get a royalty statement, honey!"

"So, wife... you know!"

In the dead of night, Cheng Xuemin put down his work, washed up, and went into his wife's room, baring his teeth and brandishing his claws like a big bad wolf entering a sheep's den.

"But...but so many...I'll die!"

It's really not an illusion!

As her man pounced on her, Feng Jiayou felt both joy and trepidation. Her man was truly... too perverted!

"It's not like you have to calculate it all at once. We can calculate it two or three times a day, slowly!" This time there are more than thirty royalty statements.

If each celebration is done once, then there would be more than thirty celebrations. Cheng Xuemin didn't intend to celebrate them all at once tonight.

Otherwise, let alone whether his wife would live or die, Cheng Xuemin would definitely be paralyzed and die in bed, even though his physique and strength had been subtly tempered and had become incredibly strong.

You wish!

"Alright, alright, both your hands are injured like this, let me go first!"

very good!

……

Ever since Cheng Xuemin's intimidating statement, the filming of the action scenes for the Tai Chi crew has been surprisingly smooth! According to the previous filming schedule...

The first challenge was Xiong Xinxin's Korean ronin, and the second challenge was Guan Rongguang's Mongolian wrestling. They fought quickly and decisively, without any hesitation, and passed through the challenges cleanly and efficiently.

The third challenge was Sun Jiankui's fight scenes as the Miao Stick King. Cheng Xuemin gave him a little more time for those scenes, and the fight scenes were very beautiful and well-done. However, the filming was completed within two days.

Next came Du Yuming's fourth challenge and Ge Chunyan's fifth challenge. Cheng Xuemin controlled the time and chose to speedrun, which took him three days.

Cheng Xuemin also didn't give Hu Jianqiang, the drunken monk, much time in the sixth level.

Finally, there's Ji Chunhua's last challenge, the Blood Saber Ancestor, and the ultimate boss, Prince Duan's Sword Saint Yu Chenghui. This is the most exciting part of the Tai Chi movie. Whether it will be a box office success depends on how good this final battle is.

Originally, Yang Yuqian had to pass through seven levels of the Seven Star Tower. After passing Ji Chunhua, the Blood Saber Ancestor, he had successfully completed the challenge.

However, Prince Duan, who was obsessed with martial arts, was astonished to see that Yang Yuqian had survived seven trials and defeated all seven of his top fighters.

Can this be tolerated?

So he had long forgotten the peace agreement he made with the middleman, Prince Rui, and insisted on fighting Yang Yuqian, refusing to give him the antidote unless he showed any martial virtue.

Even at the top of the Seven Star Tower, they launched a sneak attack on Yang Yuqian, turning the final battle into an unexpected confrontation. Yang Yuqian hastily engaged in battle and suffered several heavy losses in succession.

But in the end, good triumphed over evil. In his near-death experience, Yang Yuqian comprehended the ultimate secret of Tai Chi swordplay and used the ultimate Tai Chi sword technique to fight against Prince Duan's two-handed sword. He unleashed his power and defeated Prince Duan head-on, making him completely convinced and fulfilling his previous duel agreement.

Therefore, this decisive battle used Tai Chi swordplay and two-handed swords. The Yuan brothers, who had never designed two-handed sword routines before, put in a lot of effort, but finally lived up to expectations and designed a routine that satisfied Cheng Xuemin.

The results of the shoot were very satisfactory to Cheng Xuemin.

After half a month, I finally managed to complete and film the Seven Star Tower, including the seven levels and the final boss battle!
"Cut! Everyone's worked hard, let's take a break!"

With Huang Jianzhong's suggestion to take a break, the tense atmosphere of the entire crew immediately relaxed. Everyone lay down in various positions, completely exhausted.

Seeing that the main scenes were finally filmed successfully and the essence of the movie "Tai Chi" was complete, Cheng Xuemin breathed a sigh of relief and planned to take a trip to the lake during everyone's break.

In the past two weeks, we have received almost all the reprint fees from local units, totaling 156 articles and more than 126,000 yuan.

As Cheng Xuemin had anticipated, the subsequent royalty statements seemed to have taken a different turn, driven by a competitive motive. Each statement paid the maximum rate of seven yuan per thousand words, which further convinced Cheng Xuemin that the royalty must be handed over in full to avoid any potential problems.

After all, Cheng Xuemin didn't get rich from those few royalties; he now earns US dollars in foreign exchange.

Not only do they want to earn money themselves, but they also want to help the country generate foreign exchange and earn more US dollars.

Therefore, Cheng Xuemin would certainly not refuse the royalties he was entitled to from domestic publications. However, the royalties from reprinting "Garland Under the Mountain" were too hot to handle, and he could not pretend to be confused and accept them.

"Xiao Cheng, are you going out?! Want to chat for a bit?" Just then, Yuan Heping called out to him.

“Okay, Master Yuan, come to my office. I’d like to have a talk with you too!” Cheng Xuemin replied happily when Yuan Heping approached him.

Cheng Xuemin knew what Yuan Heping wanted to talk to him about. After spending time together, it was clear that the Yuan brothers' needs were practically written all over their faces.

The fact that she waited until now to talk to Cheng Xuemin shows she's quite patient.

After leading the man into the office, Cheng Xuemin poured him a bowl of tea and asked frankly, "Master Yuan, you want to talk about Little Li, right?"

"Huh? Xiao Cheng, you figured that out?" Yuan Heping took the tea, took a sip, and mentally prepared his opening remarks, but he didn't expect that his thoughts had already been seen through by the other party.

"I could tell as soon as you arrived at the factory, Master Yuan!" Cheng Xuemin nodded. Anyone could see that, right?

Even Leonardo DiCaprio has boasted to Ji Chunhua and others more than once that he might be going to Hong Kong to film a movie soon!

But is it possible for Leonardo DiCaprio to be so naive as to think he can just go whenever he wants?
"Is it that obvious?" Yuan Heping smiled wryly again upon hearing this, then put down his teacup and said seriously, "Ah Jie has a very good foundation and the potential to become an international martial arts superstar like Bruce Lee!"

“But the conditions for martial arts films in mainland China are not good, which may hinder Ah Jie’s development. So I want to take him to Hong Kong to develop his career. I’d like to ask for your opinion first, Xiao Cheng!”

"Master Yuan thinks so highly of him?" Cheng Xuemin looked at Yuan Heping in surprise. Such a high evaluation, comparable to an international martial arts superstar like Bruce Lee.
That would be giving Leonardo DiCaprio too much credit!
While Leonardo DiCaprio did gain international box office appeal later on, he was certainly far from reaching the heights of Bruce Lee.

"I really think he has potential, so I don't want such a promising talent to be wasted here!" Yuan Heping said sincerely.

But Cheng Xuemin shook his head in response, saying, "Master Yuan, you may indeed cherish talent and not want him to be overlooked, but I'll be frank with you, you can't take Xiao Li with you!"

What a joke!
If Leonardo DiCaprio were so easy to take away, he wouldn't have needed to resort to self-harm.

Again!
Let alone the Yuan brothers' small martial arts choreography team, who are outsiders, even if they were employees of Great Wall Film Company, the Education and Sports Commission would still refuse to let them take Leonardo DiCaprio to Hong Kong.

This is a national champion. They are hoping that Leonardo DiCaprio can play for a few more years and win more national championships. How could they be willing to let him go so easily?

"Can't take it with you? Why?" Yuan Heping was originally full of hope, but Cheng Xuemin's cold water really caught him off guard.

"Because Xiao Li is a government official, his organizational affiliation and household registration are all controlled by the government!"

"The officials are counting on Leonardo DiCaprio to win more national championships, how could they possibly let you take him to Hong Kong?"

"That's why they won't let him go. Little Li can't even leave Beijing, let alone go to Hong Kong!"

"unless……"

Cheng Xuemin bluntly told Yuan Heping about Li Lianjie's background, saying that she had a very strong background.

"Unless what?" Yuan Heping suddenly realized. Talented people are talented no matter where they are. It is understandable that they value Xiao Lizi's talent. But judging from Xiao Cheng's change of tone, it seems that there is still hope.
“Unless you take him and secretly smuggle him to Hong Kong, making him an unregistered resident!” Cheng Xuemin joked.

"No, no, that can't be!" Yuan Heping smiled in realization and waved his hands repeatedly, but still asked unwillingly, "Isn't there even the slightest possibility? Can't you make an exception? Ah Jie is indeed very talented in making movies!"

"It's not impossible!"

"Little Li is an official, so if you want to poach him, it will take the intervention of your officials!"

"In that case, Master Yuan, you can ask your Hong Kong Governor to intervene and communicate with Little Li's superiors. The level of authority is about right!"

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Heping was dumbfounded again. The Governor of Hong Kong had to personally intervene and negotiate? If the Yuan brothers could have established that connection, they would have already become a powerful and influential family!

Therefore, it is clear that even this last possibility is absolutely impossible!
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