Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 9 Essay Contest
This period of teaching lasted until the end of September, when Chen's father came to pick him up.

Before leaving, Qian Yanqiu mentioned something else in front of Chen's father and Chen Linfeng.

"There has been quite a bit of discussion about Chinese language education in the newspapers recently. Xiaofeng, have you been paying attention?"

Chen Linfeng was a little confused about his thoughts for a moment and answered truthfully.

“I saw some news in the newspapers, it started at the end of last year.

The point of discussion was Chinese language education. Some said that it was now too oriented towards linguistics and deviated from literary nature; others said that it was too oriented towards vernacular Chinese and suggested that more emphasis should be placed on classical Chinese; others felt that the personality development of the educated was neglected.

The quarrel never stopped.

Anyone who pays attention to the news should know this, why did Uncle Qian bring this up? "

"Yes, in the past two years, public opinion has attached great importance to Chinese language education."

Qian Yanqiu patted his shoulder and said, "I heard that the Shanghai Mengya Magazine is going to hold an essay competition. Your essay is good, so you can definitely consider giving it a try."

"Is it the New Concept Writing Competition?" Chen Linfeng blurted out.

"So you've heard of it. That's even better. The deadline for submissions for the preliminary round is November, so you still have time to prepare now."

Unexpectedly, the first New Concept Competition was held in 1.

In his previous life, Chen Linfeng had heard of this essay competition. Han Han and Guo Xiaosi became famous from this competition.

Chen Shantong, who was standing by, understood that this was a big deal for his child to make progress, and he patted his chest and said, "This is a good thing. I will urge Xiaofeng to prepare well when I go back."

The two said goodbye to Qian Yanqiu and returned to Dengfeng City.

At that time, "My Fair Princess 1" was being broadcast, and its ratings once reached 54%, and the streets were deserted.

Chen Linfeng reviewed it again.

A few young people, from obscurity to great fame, lost themselves in the flattery of countless people.

Some became legal celebrities, some were forced to change careers, and some had their reputations ruined. Those actors who failed to hold on became memes and were mocked by netizens in later generations as “There is no good person under Rong Mama’s needle.”

Why did I think of this? Because of Chen Linfeng’s recent experience at school.

For the first time in his life, he enjoyed the feeling of being sought after. He felt a little overwhelmed and now he urgently needed to straighten his mindset.

Happy Little Monk was filmed in 96 and premiered in mainland China last year. Most of the classmates in the class knew that Chen Linfeng had starred in the TV series at that time.

However, since most televisions at that time could only receive virtual signals through antennas, the number of TV stations that could be viewed was limited.

During this summer vacation, the Central Plains TV station broadcast "Happy Little Monk".

It was the first time for local students to see Chen Linfeng’s performance on TV.

A person's personal charm will be completely different depending on whether he or she is blessed with a role.

Knowing and seeing are also different.

This time, Chen Linfeng's return to school was like stirring up a hornet's nest.

As soon as the get out of class was over, there were always students from other classes coming to the window to see what was happening.

The teacher teased him several times, and during class Chen Linfeng always felt a chill on his back as if someone was looking at him.

"Xiaofeng, you are really different now. There is even a girl in the next class who wants to marry you."

Zhao Yuming was jealous, "You are really popular with girls now, can you give me some?"

"Okay, I'll give it all to you." Chen Linfeng had a headache.

Fortunately, the adults in the alley have watched him grow up since he was a child, and Shi Xiaolong is also a child star, so everyone has somewhat adapted to it, and the attitude of his friends towards him has not changed much, which is cause for celebration.

However, movies of this era are ultimately not as influential as TV dramas. Brother Long has made several movies, but I have never seen such a big show.

On the way home from school, people were staring at Chen Linfeng.

"Fortunately, I don't like to go out and play usually. I hope this fever will pass soon." Chen Linfeng thought silently. When he got home from school, Shi Xiaolong also got home from school. He smiled when he saw him, "The big star is back."

Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes. "Who are you talking about? Our country's famous martial arts child star Shi Xiaolong."

Shi Xiaolong was actually a little jealous because his classmates kept stopping him and asking about his brother these days.

But he suddenly thought about how his brother felt when he was filming the movie.

Maybe his brother's feelings were obvious at the time, because he could only stay at home, and Shi Xiaolong felt a little guilty.

For the first time, he realized the subtle emotions in people's hearts.

Chen Linfeng had a premonition that at Shi Xiaolong's age, he might feel uncomfortable because of the slight gap, especially since he hadn't acted much in the past two years and was worried.

So he consoled her, "You are much more famous than I am in the whole of China. It's just that not many families in our small county have VCDs, so they don't know how you perform."

He was comforting me, Shi Xiaolong suddenly realized, and felt even worse.

It turns out that what the adults said about Chen’s younger brother being more like his older brother is true, but as an older brother, I should be the one who comforts my younger brother!
Why did it seem like it went wrong? Chen Linfeng was a little confused and simply changed the subject.

"I recently thought of a new song, come and help me listen to it."

"Do you have another inspiration?" Shi Xiaolong's attention was indeed diverted.

The two walked into their room.

Chen Linfeng often played his own music for Shi Xiaolong and asked him to judge whether it sounded good or not.

The songs Shi Xiaolong heard included both good and average ones (the bad ones were written by Chen Linfeng himself), and he would always give his opinions truthfully.

Shi Xiaolong thought about what happened between his brother and younger brother just now. At this moment, he felt that as an older brother, he had played a lot of roles, and he felt much better.

This time, Chen Linfeng borrowed from Yoshida Kiyoshi’s distant journey and renamed it Datang.

When Qian was writing the script, he thought of this piece of music and felt that its grand and melodious tune was in line with his imagination of the Tang Dynasty.

Chen Linfeng played it on the yangqin and guqin respectively.

"One has a percussion feel, and the other is string music. Wouldn't it be better if the two were combined?" After listening to it, Shi Xiaolong tilted his head and thought about it, then said.

Smart, the original song is a combination of wind instruments and percussion instruments.

"Brother Long's ability to appreciate things has greatly improved recently." Chen Linfeng praised.

"Let me think about it. My instrumental skills are only good enough to fool laymen. I still need to find a professional to play and try more combinations."

Chen Linfeng didn't want to simply copy it. In his previous life, Yoshida Kiyoshi used a lot of traditional Japanese musical instruments and even used electronic synthesized sounds.

He wanted to use traditional Chinese instruments as much as possible to try out different feelings.

"I think you play well, but the pieces you composed don't seem to be very long, do they?"

"What I'm showing you are the most essential passages. If you vary them and add a prelude, interlude and coda, the time won't seem short."

"Oh, I see." Shi Xiaolong nodded, not quite understanding.

It was time to go to bed around nine o'clock, and the two of them lay on their beds and chatted.

"The recent songs are all pretty good, but some people in the industry don't follow the rules. Some people directly steal other people's ideas and claim them as their own. You have to be careful," Shi Xiaolong warned, thinking of what he had heard in the industry.

Are you referencing me, you little bastard?

Of course Chen Linfeng knew that Shi Xiaolong couldn't possibly know his secret, so he responded.

"Well, I know."

"Some time ago, my father went to the Copyright Bureau to register and file. He even asked friends in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan to help with the copyright issue. It cost a lot of money."

"I feel that the recent songs are very nice and worth the money," Shi Xiaolong said confidently.

(End of this chapter)