Chapter 400 I will take leave for the next two days
Comrade Lao Tan imagined the scene where Lin Weimin went to find Cheng Zaochun:
"Old Cheng, what's wrong with you?"
"Bullying an honest person, right?"
"As a leader, is this all you can do?"
"What's wrong with the Literary Association? Can it control our Chinese Literature Society?"
"Tell them, I don't have anyone to show for it, but I have a life!"
The real-life scene of Lin Weimin going to find Cheng Zaochun:
"Leader, are you busy?" He poked his head in.
"What's up?"
"It's okay, it's okay, I'll just come over and sit down."
Cheng Zaochun frowned and looked at Lin Weimin. This kid almost had the words "I'm here to cause trouble" written on his face.
"I have to go out for a meeting later!"
"I know you're busy." Lin Weimin observed his expression for a few seconds and said, "Well, I heard that the Literature Association wants to borrow people from our Chinese Literature Society?"
"Not from the publishing house, but from you, Contemporary. The other editorial offices are very busy, but you have so many people."
Lin Weimin immediately said, "Yes, yes, we have a lot of people at Contemporary, but we also have a lot of work to do! After all, we are a monthly magazine, and we have tasks every month."
Cheng Zaochun looked at him with an unfriendly expression, "What do you mean?"
"Well, let me give you an idea." Lin Weimin looked like a villain advisor in a movie.
"What's the idea?"
"Lao Niu, you don't know yet, do you? Lao Niu is almost the boss of New Literature Historical Materials. He is so idle that he is greasy. It is most appropriate to send him there!"
Lin Weimin was as skilled as a brothel owner when it came to selling out his teammates.
Cheng Zaochun hesitated and said, "Isn't this... inappropriate?"
"What's inappropriate about this? Leader, I know even without you telling me that you must be upset with the Cultural Association, right? We are obviously brothers, but you always act like the big brother. It's a good opportunity for Lao Niu, who has a bad temper, to go there and teach them a lesson!"
At this moment, Teacher Lin looked like a treacherous minister slandering the emperor.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Cheng Zaochun scolded.
But in fact, what Lin Weimin said was exactly what was in his heart.
Because of the reasons in previous years, the Literary Association has indeed received a lot of attention and courtesy from the higher-ups in recent years. Both its status and treatment have skyrocketed, and its responsibilities have become increasingly broader.
The first two presidents of the Guowen Society, Yan Wenjing and Meng Weizai, were both good-tempered people. They came from the movement and their tempers had long been smoothed out.
But Cheng Zaochun is different. He is young and strong, and his superiors trust him so much. He shoulders the responsibilities of president and editor-in-chief and holds great power. Naturally, he is unwilling to be controlled by others.
It is true that the Writers Association is of a higher level, but in the final analysis, it is two different systems from the National Literature Society.
Cheng Zaochun was also unhappy that people came to his territory to give orders and take advantage of him.
"Leader, how can this be nonsense? Our National Literature Publishing House is a bureau-level unit that is a little lower than the Writers Association, but it is also a national publishing house, with the Press and Publication Administration above it. It is not their turn..."
Before Lin Weimin could finish, Cheng Zaochun interrupted him angrily, "Stop talking nonsense here. If you don't want to lend me people, just say you don't want to lend me people. Why do you come to me to sow discord? What do you want to do?"
"Hey, look at what you said, how am I trying to sow discord?"
Lin Weimin said this with a smile and did not try to argue.
Cheng Zaochun glared at him unhappily, and after a moment's silence, he said, "The workload of your Contemporary magazine is indeed a bit heavy. Previously, the publishing house only considered that you have more people, but did not consider the workload. Okay, I'll ask Lao Niu to see if he is willing to go to China to help out?"
That's right!
"Leader, you are still thinking about us!" Lin Weimin flattered him.
"Anything else?"
"It's okay, it's okay, you are busy, you are busy!"
Lin Weimin left Cheng Zaochun's office and walked back to the back building.
Qin Chaoyang was waiting in his office. When he saw him come back, he immediately asked, "How is it?"
Lin Weimin despised Comrade Lao Tan's sneaky tricks and said with a smug look on his face: "Done!"
"Wow!" Comrade Lao Tan exclaimed, his eyes full of admiration for Editor-in-Chief Lin, "Not bad, not bad!"
"Well..." Lin Weimin coughed and said, "I'll take a leave for the next two days."
"Why ask for leave? You just came back to work and you're asking for leave!"
Qin Chaoyang was immediately dissatisfied. If you ask for leave, don’t I have to work more?
"No." Lin Weimin hesitated, then said, "I let Lao Niu go."
Qin Chaoyang hesitated. If that was the case, he really had to ask for leave.
"Is two days enough?"
"That depends on when Lao Niu leaves! Please help me keep an eye on him and see when he retreats and when I will come back!" said Lin Weimin.
Qin Chaoyang was somewhat helpless, "Okay then."
He sighed, "Oh! What kind of thing is this?"
Lin Weimin once again spit on Comrade Lao Tan, saying, "These are crocodile tears. How about we let you go?"
After Lin Weimin finished talking to Qin Chaoyang, he simply arranged the work of the editorial department and ran away.
Half an hour later, an angry voice echoed in the corridor on the second floor of the back building.
"Lin Weimin!"
"Where's Lin Weimin? Come out here!"
Following this roar, all the editors in the editorial department of Contemporary magazine fell silent.
Qin Chaoyang, who was sitting leisurely in the office, was so scared that the tea in his mouth shook all over. He stood up, walked to the door, and carefully locked the door from the inside.
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Lin Weimin had no psychological burden after having cheated Niu Han. Comrade Niu Han was always a generous person and would not hold it against him.
After returning home and writing the manuscript all night, Lin Weimin went to Shi Tiesheng's house the next morning with some books.
"Tiesheng! Tiesheng!"
Lin Weimin shouted twice, but it was Yu Hua who came out.
"Why are you here?"
Yu Hua was very hurt by Lin Weimin’s dissatisfied tone. Why can’t I be here?
"Teacher Lin, the School of Arts just had a holiday. I came to see Tiesheng. I will be going back to my hometown in two days."
Yu Hua explained and let Lin Weimin into the house.
"When did you come back?" Shi Tiesheng asked.
"Two days ago."
"How is your stay in the United States?"
Lin Weimin briefly talked about his experience in the United States, and Yu Hua was filled with envy and longing.
"Mo Yan is on vacation too, right?" Lin Weimin thought of Mo Yan when he saw Yu Hua.
Yu Hua said: "It's vacation time. I'm back to my hometown in eastern Shandong with Zhang Yimou to plant sorghum."
When Yu Hua said this, there was a hint of gloating in his voice.
"Red Sorghum" is the first chapter of "Red Sorghum Family" and is going to be adapted into a movie. When Yu Hua found out about it, he was very envious and jealous for a while. However, recently, as Mo Yan followed Zhang Yimou back to his hometown in eastern Shandong to grow sorghum, he found a little sense of superiority again.
What is there to be proud of when a screenwriter ends up like this?
"Does he still need to grow sorghum himself?" Lin Weimin asked.
"That's not necessary. He actually just went to check with Zhang Yimou and the others. The scene must be consistent with his script!"
After chatting for a while, Yu Hua set his eyes on the books that Lin Weimin brought.
Lin Weimin brings back English versions of world classics as gifts for his colleagues and friends. After all, the Chinese versions of these books are well known to everyone. Now he has an English version. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t understand English. It’s a sentimental thing!
"This is for Tiesheng. If you want it, come to my house in the afternoon to pick it up," said Lin Weimin.
Yu Hua immediately became happy, he knew that Teacher Lin would not forget him.
Original English book, what a great tool to show off!
At lunch, Shi's father cooked four dishes.
The braised pork melts in the mouth. Lin Weimin takes a bite and his expression is full of happiness.
"After spending two months in the United States, this is what I miss the most."
Yu Hua said: "Isn't steak delicious? If you let me eat steak for a month, I definitely won't get tired of it."
Yu Hua has been in Yanjing for more than a year. He has been to the Western restaurant several times and likes it very much. Unfortunately, he is short of money and dares not go there more often.
"You will know after you eat this for a month. Foreigners' food is still not suitable for our Chinese stomach."
After spending a day at Shi Tiesheng's home, Lin Weimin planned to stay at home for the whole day to finish writing the ending of "Burning".
After finishing breakfast, he wandered around for a while and was about to write something when someone knocked on the gate.
Open the door and take a look.
"Wow, there are quite a lot of people!" Leading the group were Zhang Yimou and Mo Yan.
Lin Weimin asked, "Didn't you two go to Ludong?"
"Teacher Lin, let's go back to Yanjing to select actors."
Zhang Yimou said something and Lin Weimin let them into the yard.
Zhang Yimou's team of four included him and Mo Yan, as well as photographer Gu Changwei and assistant director Yang Fengliang.
Lin Weimin poured tea for the group and asked, "How's the casting going?"
"I came here to tell you this." Zhang Yimou put down the teacup in his hand. "We originally thought you hadn't come back, but Mo Yan reminded me that you said you would be back in two months, so it shouldn't be too late. So we came to say hello to you after we returned to Yanjing."
"Teacher Lin, we plan to let your nephew Zhuangzhuang play the leading role of 'my grandfather'!"
Zhang Yimou's last words were like a stun bomb, making Lin Weimin's head buzz.
"who?"
"Zhuangzhuang, your nephew!" Mo Yan repeated, deliberately speaking louder.
Lin Weimin glared at him and said, I'm not deaf.
"How did you come up with the idea of making him the leading actor?"
What Lin Weimin actually wanted to ask was why he could be the leading actor.
"He is suitable for this role!" Zhang Yimou said excitedly.
"What's the appropriate way?"
When talking about movies, Zhang Yimou's eyes immediately lit up with excitement. "I want a male protagonist who is full of masculine hormones, shirtless, with natural but beautiful bronze skin and muscles, and a rough voice..."
Zhang Yimou described the male lead in his mind, and Lin Weimin had to admit that Zhuangzhuang seemed to meet all the requirements.
After all, this guy is an alternative handsome guy who can charm foreign girls to the point of actively pursuing him.
"Teacher Lin, I don't want a handsome guy, I want the kind of masculinity that people can't forget at first sight!" Zhang Yimou said firmly at the end.
Lin Weimin said at this time: "Have you gone to both Yanying and the Central Academy of Drama? Didn't you find a suitable candidate? I remember there was a Jiang Wen in the Central Academy of Drama before, who quite meets your requirements."
Zhang Yimou said: "When we called the Central Academy of Drama, the teachers there also recommended Jiang Wen to us. Unfortunately, he was filming Furong Town, directed by Xie Jin, and it hadn't been finished yet. They said it would take at least October to finish filming, and we couldn't wait!"
In later life, Jiang Wen filmed "Red Sorghum" after finishing "Furong Town". But now, due to his own intervention, the two films conflicted in schedule and Jiang Wen did not get to star in "Red Sorghum".
Lin Weimin imagined replacing the face of "Yu Zhan'ao" with that of his eldest nephew, but it seemed a bit awkward no matter how he thought about it.
He shook his head, getting rid of the thoughts in his mind. These were all stereotypes.
"Then I'll contact Zhuangzhuang for you!"
(End of this chapter)
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