Chapter 224: The Power of the First Phase in 1983

For Mr. Lin, it is not impossible to give both films, as long as the money is in place.

Unfortunately, CCTV is extremely poor nowadays and can barely afford to invest in a single drama.

The work that Lin Weimin gave CCTV to adapt was "The Disguiser". If this news were to get out, people might say that CCTV was being taken advantage of.

But if Lin Weimin’s name was added to this news, probably no one would say anything.

Now Lin Weimin's reputation is getting bigger and bigger, and "The Cliff" is still being broadcast on provincial TV stations across the country.

Public security departments in various places have reported that during the broadcast period of "The Cliff", the number of reports of crimes during their night shifts has decreased significantly. Some people even gave "The Cliff" the nickname "Street Cleaning Tiger".

Therefore, the price CCTV paid to Lin Weimin was really worth it.

After Wang Feng obtained the adaptation rights for "The Hidden Corner", he had to find a reliable screenwriter to adapt the script. Teacher Lin was too busy and it was impossible for him to write the script himself.

In addition, he also had to pry Ren Hao to CCTV.

Ren Hao’s contribution to the success of “The Cliff” is indispensable. If possible, Wang Feng hopes to bring all the original crew members of “The Cliff” here.

Both are suspenseful spy war TV series, and both are adapted from Mr. Lin’s original works. In this way, there is a great chance of replicating the success of "The Cliff".

It is already February, and Wang Feng plans to complete the production of the TV series in the second half of the year so that it can be broadcast during the Chinese New Year. He wants to have peace of mind by broadcasting Teacher Lin's work at such an important time.

Station Director Wang Feng is planning the adaptation of "The Hidden Corner", while the more important evening party is still in the final preparations.

The name of the gala has been officially confirmed as "Spring Festival Gala", which is good news for all participants in the gala program team.

Everyone can feel the high expectations CCTV has for the gala from the new name of the gala.

With an official name, the term "Spring Festival Gala" has finally been officially adopted and has become a catchphrase for all program staff in the past two days.

In addition, the hottest topic among the evening show program crew these two days is undoubtedly what happened during the program review two days ago.

"Homesickness" and "Yang Bailao and Huang Shiren" were targeted by the censorship team, and everyone knew about it on the same day.

But what is bizarre is what happened next.

Surprisingly, both programs passed the review of the review team safely and are still rehearsing with everyone.

Just when some people were wondering why the review team was so easy to talk to, news about the review meeting that night spread to the backstage of CCTV studio in the form of gossip.

"Hey, have you heard? The review team didn't allow Teacher Li to sing "Homesickness", and Teacher Li said on the spot that she would not be on the Spring Festival Gala."

"What's Teacher Li? Teacher Lin, who was in charge of the skit, is the real boss. The review team said that your skit was suspected of smearing others. Teacher Lin directly said that the skit I wrote was not for eulogizing others, and the review team dared not say a word."

"That's right. Don't you see what kind of person Teacher Lin is? Do you think he can be manipulated as easily as us?"

"Hehe, a deputy editor-in-chief of Contemporary Magazine who is in his twenties, this is definitely a senior cadre."

The National Literature Publishing House is a bureau-level unit. Normally, the president and the main leaders within the publishing house are basically level 9 or 10 cadres.

However, in actual work, it has become common in recent years for cadres of the National Literature Society to hold high positions but be assigned low-level positions.

For example, when Nie Gannu served as deputy editor-in-chief of the National Literature Publishing House, his administrative level was level 9.

As a publication of the National Literature Publishing House, the deputy editor-in-chief of "Contemporary" can work towards a major leadership position within the publishing house in the previous step. Compared with the leaders of the review team yesterday, there may be a little difference in level, but they are older.

What's more, Lin Weimin has such a great reputation and has a teacher who is as powerful as Mount Tai and the North Star behind him. In the eyes of the participants of the Spring Festival Gala program team, it is really short-sighted for the review team to find fault with him.

Tao Huimin was secretly surprised as she listened to the conversation between the people around her.

She knew before that Lin Weimin was a great writer, and he also told Tao Huimin that he was the deputy editor-in-chief of "Contemporary". But she did not expect that the deputy editor-in-chief of "Contemporary" had such a high administrative level.

Tao Huimin couldn't help but think of Lin Weimin's handsome face, and she even felt a little inferior.

"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Yao's sudden appearance interrupted Tao Huimin's thoughts.

"Nothing." Tao Huimin said absentmindedly.

"You said it was nothing, but you almost wrote the words 'I'm worried about something' on your face."

Seeing that she couldn't hide the news from Jiang Yao, Tao Huimin shared the news she heard with her good friend.

Jiang Yao was usually carefree, and when he heard these words, he asked, "Is this level very high?"

"Of course, our team leader is the director, and Weimin is at least on the same level as her."

"Ah!" Jiang Yao was surprised. She didn't expect this result. "How old is Brother Weimin?"

Tao Huimin said: "Our literary and artistic system is not like other departments. We judge success or failure based on professionalism."

"That's right." Jiang Yao also reacted and asked, "Then what are you worried about?"

Tao Huimin was embarrassed, "He is so outstanding!"

Jiang Yao finally understood what she meant, "Are you afraid that you are not worthy of Brother Weimin?"

Tao Huimin was a little hurt by Jiang Yao's outspokenness, but what she said was also the truth, so Tao Huimin nodded.

"What's the big deal? Ancient people always said that talented men and beautiful women should be matched. Although Brother Weimin is excellent, Huimin, you are also pretty! You are as beautiful as a fairy!"

Tao Huimin felt a little embarrassed by Jiang Yao's praise, "Only Sai Fei can be considered a beauty of the country!"

"Sister Saifei is several years older than us. She has grown up. You are already very beautiful now. You will definitely be more beautiful than her in two years."

Tao Huimin looked at Jiang Yao and said, "Why do I feel like you are being glib now? Who did you learn this from?"

"I overheard the captain talking to someone." Jiang Yao said bluntly.

Fortunately, the head of the group was a lesbian. If the genders were different, life would not have been easy in 1983.

"Don't talk nonsense."

"I'm just telling you." Jiang Yao said this, and then whispered to Tao Huimin: "Sister Saifei asked me yesterday if you have a boyfriend."

Tao Huimin's heart skipped a beat. "What did you say?"

"Of course I said no." Jiang Yao looked like he didn't trust me.

"Why did Sister Saifei suddenly ask you this?"

Jiang Yao looked at her bestie with a somewhat helpless expression, "Don't you have any idea?"

"Although you and Brother Weimin weren't discovered by anyone, every time you met him, your expression was very..."

Jiang Yao held it in for a long time, but in the end she didn't have the courage to say those two words.

Tao Huimin rolled her eyes at her, and couldn't help asking, "Is it that obvious?"

"You removed the 'ma'."

Tao Huimin said dejectedly: "What should we do? We can't just not meet, right?"

"What can I do? I think you are just thinking too much now. Even if Sister Saifei and the group find out, what can they do?

It wasn't you who caused Sister Saifei to misunderstand in the first place. So much time has passed, you have done your best to treat her well.

Besides, even if the regiment doesn't allow you to date, the worst result is that you will be transferred back to your original unit. If you really marry Brother Weimin in the future, will you still care about this?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Tao Huimin blushed when Jiang Yao said the word "marriage" at the end. She always felt that marriage was a very distant thing for her, but as she got to know each other and fell in love with Lin Weimin, this matter seemed to become less out of reach.

Jiang Yao's suggestion was in line with her personality, but it was not Tao Huimin's style. She thought about it for a long time and could only bury these entanglements deep in her heart.

The weekend was spent in the radio compound, and Lin Weimin's work became busy again in the new week.

The first issue of "Contemporary" in 1983 has been on the market for more than 20 days. There was no response in the first few days. Only occasionally when I met colleagues or peers, everyone would praise the editing team of this issue.

Many of the authors in this issue are new faces that are not familiar to the general readers. Even if you have read some of their works, you are only familiar with their names but do not know the authors themselves.

Correspondingly, the quality of the manuscript is so high, so high that it is almost outrageous.

After mid-January, feedback on the first issue began to reach the editorial department.

First, readers wrote to us, and countless readers were curious about one thing: where did the editorial department of Contemporary find such a group of writers who are both talented and unknown to the general readers?

He Yunlu, Yu Hua, Mo Yan, Cheng Zhongshi, Ma Yuan...

In order to include the works of these writers in one issue for the first issue, I racked my brains and adjusted the layout no less than three times.

As it turned out, the editorial decision was completely correct.

The impact caused by the first issue of "Contemporary" in 1983 was sensational.

The first novel to attract attention was He Yunlu's novel "Rising Star". This novel with the theme of reform and opening up was loved by readers as soon as it was released.

You know, in recent years, Jiang Zilon, the pioneer of reform literature, has become very popular. Readers are extremely fond of this kind of work. The quality of "New Star" is extremely outstanding, so it can gain a lot of attention and love from readers in a short period of time.

Then there were several new authors who published two works in the same issue.

Ma Yuan in "LS River Goddess" and "The Temptation of Gangdise", Yu Hua in "Traveling Far Away at the Age of Eighteen" and "Noon with Howling Northwest Wind", Mo Yan in "Folk Music" and "Transparent Carrot"...

Many readers were shocked by the imaginative narrative skills displayed by Ma Yuan in "LS River Goddess" and "The Temptation of Gangdise", which almost broke the domestic readers' perception of novel narrative. People felt it was impressive at first reading, and they admired the author's wonderful ideas even more after reading it again.

Lin Weimin mentioned the term "avant-garde literature" in the editor's notes he wrote for Ma Yuan's two novels, which was widely recognized in readers' letters.

In the eyes of these readers, Ma Yuan's novels are so novel that even many literature lovers who claim to be knowledgeable and experienced feel amazed by his narrative style after reading his two novels.

In the first issue of "Contemporary" in 1983, the introduction of these two new faces alone caught the attention of countless readers.

However, the power of this issue is far more than that.

The third update is over, I’m so tired.

(End of this chapter)