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

"Handed it over, and took the oath?"

After a busy day, Cheng Xuemin returned home and told his wife, Feng Jiayou, about handing over his royalties and taking an oath in the lake.

Feng Jiayou was delighted to hear this; it was in the Haizi area!

So many people in the family have joined the organization, but look around, how many of them took the oath in the lake?

Her parents aren't!
The eldest brother, sister-in-law, and second brother are not either!
Needless to say, the younger sister, Feng Jiamo, had only just written her application. Even Feng Jiayou herself was still under observation and had not yet taken the oath.

However, her own man surpassed her, joining the organization first, and even then, it was in the lake.

Yet it's also a very impressive resume; her husband's starting point was much higher than others.

"Yes, it's already been announced!" Cheng Xuemin nodded, then remembered something else and said, "By the way, honey, you might be quite busy lately!"

"What's wrong? Are we going to shoot on location?" Feng Jiayou didn't seem to care. She had been keeping track of her husband's filming progress at the factory.

Those challenging fight scenes have been successfully filmed, and I heard they were filmed very well. It's a pity we can't see them yet.

Now that the action scenes are over, according to her man's plan, the next step is to film on location.

She also knew the location; she had chosen a ravine at the foot of Mount Lushan in Jiangxi Province.

I don't know who chose this place. How could they have thought of choosing it? If it were her, Feng Jiayou, or her husband, Cheng Xuemin, who had to choose, they would definitely choose their hometown, Chengjiawan!

That way, her man could also return home in glory.

Unfortunately, by the time I mentioned it to Xuemin, the factory had already finalized the location for the outdoor filming.

Little did she know that the location chosen for the filming was actually selected by her husband, Cheng Xuemin.

When Cheng Xuemin heard his wife suggest their hometown, Chengjiawan, he was genuinely impressed, thinking it was a great suggestion.

Previously, Wu Tianming of Xi'an Film Studio chose to film the movie "Loess Plateau" near his hometown of Chengjiawan to take care of his hometown.

If the Tai Chi production team also goes to Chengjiawan, it will undoubtedly accelerate the development of the local film and television industry.

However, Cheng Xuemin quickly dismissed the idea, pointing out that the local customs and traditions of Chengjiawan in northern Shaanxi differed greatly from the setting in his Tai Chi script.

The birthplace of Chen-style Tai Chi is actually in the Hubei, Anhui, and Jiangxi region, and Tai Chi itself originated from Wudang Mountain, which is located in Hubei.

Therefore, Cheng Xuemin chose Chenjiawan in Ruichang County, Lushan, at the border of Hubei and Jiangxi provinces, as the location for the early episodes of Tai Chi.

This is also where the plot of the original novel "Tai Chi Master" begins. Cheng Xuemin didn't think too much about it when he wrote the script.

Now, if they want to change the location back to his hometown, they'll have to rewrite the script, and that would give others grounds for criticism, so they've given up on that idea.

There's plenty of time ahead, so one or two movies won't make a difference.

Seeing his wife concerned about the location shooting, Cheng Xuemin nodded and said, "The scenes in Yanjing are almost done, now we're just waiting for Lao Huang and the others to wrap things up!"

"I might have to head south next week!"

"Okay, you can go and do your job without worry. I'll take care of things at home!" Although that day hasn't come yet, Feng Jiayou's reluctance was already written on her face. However, she knew that her man was destined for great things and couldn't possibly be tied to her waistband all the time.

So no matter how reluctant she was, Feng Jiayou nodded happily and said with a smile, "Besides, I have my older sister at home! And my grandparents, parents, brother and sister-in-law will help me, so you don't need to worry!"

"Hmm! I'm not too worried about things at home! What I wanted to say was that I just received a list and I'd like to ask you, my wife, to do me the trouble of writing a few replies!" Cheng Xuemin, seeing that his wife had misunderstood, picked up where she left off and explained.

"List? Reply?"

"What list?"

This truly puzzled Feng Jiayou, who immediately asked about it.

Cheng Xuemin had just received the list from Ge You. It was originally handed over by Gong Xue, and it only reached Cheng Xuemin today.

After looking at the list, Cheng Xuemin came to his senses and realized what was going on. He immediately said to his wife, "Honey, it's like this!"

"When I went south to the front lines to offer my condolences, I interviewed and comforted many soldiers, especially the wounded and injured soldiers in the field hospitals. I talked to them a lot and gained a lot of inspiration and material!"

"When they learned that I was a writer and wanted to write a novel about their experiences on the front lines, everyone spoke up, hoping to be included in the novel!"

"But there are so many lovely people, even if this novel were longer, I couldn't possibly include them all. So as not to disappoint everyone!"

"So I promised them that once my novel was finished and published, I would mail each of them a copy as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Jiayou already knew what was going on, and nodded repeatedly in approval, saying, "That's only right, Xuemin, we must send them this novel!"

"Wife, your thinking is truly commendable!" Cheng Xuemin gave his wife a thumbs up and continued, "This is their list and addresses. Since they are all wounded soldiers, most of them were discharged after recovering, so these are mostly their hometown addresses. Wife, could you please send one or two copies to each person according to the list and address?"

"So delicate?" Feng Jiayou nodded repeatedly, took the list and glanced at it. She wasn't surprised by the long list of at least several hundred names, but rather by the delicate handwriting. She asked in confusion.

This isn't her husband's handwriting either!

"Honey, you know, your husband was on the front lines at the time and didn't have time to register their information one by one!" Cheng Xuemin explained without any guilt, "It was Lao Ge and Gong Xue who helped collect it!"

“Then this must be Gong Xue’s handwriting!” Feng Jiayou nodded, not thinking much of it, after all, she knew her man’s character well.

Then, when Gong Xue was mentioned, Feng Jiayou seemed to remember something and asked, "Xuemin, didn't you end up choosing Gong Xue as the female lead in your 'Romance on Lushan Mountain'?"

"So, have they started filming yet?"

Feng Jiayou was somewhat grateful to her husband, her old classmate and comrade-in-arms, because when she gave birth to Little Squirrel, she happened to meet Gong Xue, who had been very helpful in taking care of her.

It was during that time that Feng Jiayou learned that her husband had such a close female friend who was like an old comrade-in-arms.

"Old Xie is really going all out with our Tai Chi production team, so they started filming even earlier than us!"

"However, Gong Xue went to the Northeast for a performance tour with the General Political Department troupe. I heard from Lao Ge that he left the troupe early last week to go to Lushan!"

Cheng Xuemin spoke frankly and without any concealment.

"Also Mount Lu? What a coincidence!" Even though Feng Jiayou was slow to realize it, he was still quite surprised!

"How do you say we're going to compete?"

"The story of 'Romance on Mount Lu' takes place in Mount Lu, so it wouldn't make sense not to choose Mount Lu!" Cheng Xuemin smiled and frankly said, "However, the reason our crew chose the foot of Mount Lu was actually my suggestion!" "Ah?! Xuemin, your suggestion?!" Feng Jiayou, who had only belatedly realized this before, was now starting to feel a sense of crisis.

What a coincidence!

They can go to the front lines to offer their condolences together, but now that they're making two unrelated movies, how can they possibly go together?

Moreover, the other person went to Lushan first, and her husband is desperately trying to get to their feet.

What's the situation?
"It's still Lao Xie! He insisted that I play the male lead, you know that!" Cheng Xuemin hadn't realized that his wife had already woken up, and slowly explained the cause and effect.

"But you couldn't go, right? Didn't you have other important responsibilities, like generating foreign exchange for the country?" Feng Jiayou nodded; she certainly knew about this.

She not only wanted her man to play the female lead, but she also wanted to play the male lead herself!

But with a young child at home and such heavy schoolwork to complete, how could I possibly find the time to make movies?

"Yes! But Lao Xie is still stubborn. He said it's fine if he doesn't get to play the male lead, but he must make time to go to their film set and give them face-to-face guidance!"

"He also said that since it is the first film in China to advocate love, he was a little unsure and insisted that I, the original screenwriter, go and check it out!"

"Plus, the early plot of Tai Chi takes place in the Lushan area, so it was a perfect match. Once I get there, I'll have to travel back and forth between the two places, and my back might break from exhaustion!"

After clapping his hands together, Cheng Xuemin put his hands on his hips, already anticipating that his waist would be exhausted by the time he arrived at Mount Lu.

"I was wondering what a coincidence it was. So it was something you and Lao Xie planned!" After hearing this explanation, Feng Jiayou found it plausible and dispelled her initial doubts.

"Alright then, I'll leave this to your wife!"

"After a quick glance, I estimate we'll need at least five or six hundred copies of 'Wreath at the Foot of the Mountain'!"

"By the way, would you like me to sign my name and write a few words?"

Feng Jiayou accepted this glorious task with great enthusiasm, but then thought that sending only one single volume would be too meager.

"I'd like to write a few words, but time... never mind, I'll take care of buying the books!"

Cheng Xuemin originally didn't have the time, which is why he thought of asking his wife for help. But then he thought that time is like a sponge, and you can squeeze some out. So he said, "Tomorrow I'll ask Xiao Ji and the others to help me buy five hundred copies. I'll put them in my office and write a few lines whenever I have time!"

"I'll just write as much as I can!"

"Okay, okay, once you've written it down, bring it back and I'll mail it to you according to the address!"

After mentioning the matter, Cheng Xuemin returned to his writing, and Feng Jiayou did the same, turning on the radio to listen to the broadcast while doing her homework.

She is currently a sophomore, in the most intensive stage of her major courses, so she has a lot of homework. This keeps Feng Jiayou from leaving her job to ghostwrite comic books for her husband.

Speaking of these comic books, Cheng Xuemin couldn't help but marvel that his wife might lack talent in writing.

However, he has a good talent for drawing, especially for drawing comic books.

In just over half a year of practice, he has now independently completed several children's picture book illustrations and earned several hundred yuan in royalties.

Even Lao Pan from the People's Publishing House said that his wife has inherited some of his skills.

pity!

With her studies demanding and a hungry squirrel beside her, the woman was overwhelmed and had to put her money-making ambitions on hold, returning to her family to take care of her husband, raise her child, and help with homework.

However, before Feng Jiayou could even open her notebook and prepare to do her homework, she was drawn to the sound coming from the radio that had just been turned on.

"The night in the naval port is quiet, the waves gently rock the warships."
"The young sailor, his head resting on the waves, slept with a sweet smile."

"Sea breeze, you blow gently; waves, you sway gently."

"How hard the young sailors have worked, returning to the embrace of their motherland."
"Let our sailors sleep soundly, their dreams filled with happy smiles."
"Let our sailors sleep soundly, until the sunrise paints the sea red, then our warships will set sail again..."

As the familiar melody of "Night at the Military Port" finished playing on the radio, Feng Jiayou couldn't help but exclaim, "Is that Gong Xue's voice? She sings it so beautifully!"

"You sing well even though you don't have a wife!" Cheng Xuemin said without even looking up, offering a perfunctory compliment.

"Hehehe, of course!"

Feng Jiayou pouted; she loved it when her man praised her, saying she was better than other women!
Even though I know most of it is just flattery, so what? I just like hearing it!
……

Several more days have passed, and the filming of the Tai Chi crew in Yanjing has basically come to an end.

The day's filming had come to a successful close, and just as everyone was about to leave, director Huang Jianzhong came up with a megaphone and said, "Everyone, wait a minute, I have something to say!"

Immediately, Li Lianjie, Sun Jiankui, and the others, who were in a hurry to get their food, looked at Huang Jianzhong with suspicion.

We were already filming quite late today, and everyone was in a hurry to leave and get food. Couldn't we have waited until after we finished eating, or talked about it tomorrow?

He's not even enthusiastic about eating, what's wrong with him!

"That's right, as you probably all know, we've basically finished filming our scenes in Yanjing, and so far it's going very well!"

"Next, we'll be heading south to Jiangxi to film on location, where the scenes will be quite demanding!"

"But there aren't many action scenes, plus Master Yuan and his team have been here for a while, and they still have a lot of things to do back in Hong Kong!"

"So for the action scenes that are filmed on location, Xuemin and I discussed with the two Master Yuens and designed the fight choreography for the scenes in advance. We will do it ourselves, and Master Yuens will not go to the location to film. They will leave the crew and return to Hong Kong in advance."

"So later when everyone gathers at the cafeteria, let's have a small get-together as a farewell party for Chef Yuan and to thank them for their hard work during this time. What do you all think?"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

Everyone shouted in unison, though there was still a bit of sadness. But then they heard Huang Jianzhong say that the cafeteria had specially hired a chef to make roast duck!
The aroma of the food made everyone forget their sadness, and they all rushed to the cafeteria without prior arrangement.

Although the Tai Chi crew usually eats well, roast duck is a rare dish that they rarely get to eat unless they go out to a restaurant for a special meal.

We've run into this today, how can everyone not be happy?
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