Chapter 429 A Bit Unfair
What ideas can Lin Weimin offer?
Desire, of course.
In the early 1990s, "emancipating the mind" was a popular term. The Chinese people, who had experienced tremendous changes, were extremely eager for a rich spiritual life. "Desire" came into being under such circumstances.
As the first long-form TV series in China with a family ethics perspective, "Desire" can be said to be a pioneer. Once it was broadcast, it quickly formed a scene of "the whole country mourns Liu Huifang, and everyone sighs for Song Dacheng."
Lin Weimin told everyone the general plot of "Desire", and everyone listened attentively.
"What does Xiaolong think?" Lin Weimin asked.
Zheng Xiaolong nodded. "This story has a good foundation. It will definitely be good if it is written into a script."
Lin Weimin asked Wang Shuo again, "How is it? Shuozi, I've told you all the ideas. What if you can't write it down?"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Shuo's face turned red, which made him more uncomfortable than when Shen Xujia pointed at his nose and told him that he was not good enough.
"Isn't it just a crappy script? Just wait and see, I'll get the work done in a month!" Uncle Shuo was as arrogant as ever.
Lin Weimin nodded and said, "That's right. Can't I control you?"
At this time, Zheng Xiaolong raised his glass: "Teacher Lin, I toast you and thank you for your guidance!"
"Why are you so polite?" Lin Weimin said and drank a glass of wine with him.
The script of "Desire" was originally discussed by Wang Shuo, Zheng Xiaolong and others while they were having dinner at Jimen Hotel. Later, Wang Shuo also wrote a novella "Liu Huifang" based on this script, which received rave reviews.
If you write a story like "Desire" as pure literature, it would be extremely vulgar.
But if you regard it as a pastime to stimulate emotions, then it is a stroke of genius.
Give this idea to Zheng Xiaolong as a favor.
"Teacher Lin, this idea was all yours, so you should at least have your name on the script, right?"
For many screenwriters, it is an honor to be credited, but for "Desire", it is an honor for this TV series to be able to have the name "Lin Weimin" signed in the screenwriter column.
Zheng Xiaolong asked Lin Weimin for his opinion, but he waved his hand and said, "Forget about the signature issue. It's just an idea. You can figure out how to put the script together later."
Feng Xiaogang advised, "How can that be possible? Teacher Lin, without you there would be no script. You have to give your name to it. Otherwise, how can Xiaolong feel at ease?"
He and Zheng Xiaolong persuaded Lin Weimin together, and finally gave Lin Weimin the title of "chief screenwriter". Chief Editor Lin had three younger brothers under him, namely screenwriters Wang Shuo, Hai Yan and Ma Dudu.
Editor-in-chief Lin Weimin doesn't have to work. He has already come up with an idea, and the rest of the work can be left to his three younger brothers.
Ma Dudu was very happy that he could get the title of screenwriter.
After talking about the script, Zheng Xiaolong raised his glass to everyone again.
With the idea of a new script, Zheng Xiaolong's passion was ignited again and he couldn't wait.
He asked Feng Xiaogang and Zhao Baogang to do a simple calculation. If what Teacher Lin said was true, "Desire" could be made into an indoor drama, and the cost of a single episode would be relatively lower.
But if it is made into a long TV series, the total cost will increase a lot. According to past experience, it will cost about one million to eight hundred thousand. This amount of money is not a small amount for the center.
The party at Donglaishun ended in a lively atmosphere.
Everyone was happy except Wang Shuo, who looked depressed and had a bullied look on his face.
He really couldn't be happy.
In the time it took to finish a meal, he had two more homework assignments, a novel about life in a compound, and a script for "Desire".
Before leaving, he looked at Lin Weimin with an unfriendly look.
Lin Weimin didn't care at all. This coward was soft in every way except for his tough words. He was easy to bully!
The next day before going to work, Lin Weimin first accompanied Tao Huimin to the vehicle management office.
In the 1980s, there was no such thing as a driving school. If you wanted to get a driver's license, you needed to get procedures from your unit. Tao Huimin got the procedures from Yanjing Film Studio. She was filming "Dream of Red Mansions" in Yanjing, so she was considered a half-employee of Yanjing Film Studio.
The driving license test in those days was not as complicated as it is in later generations. When she arrived at the vehicle management office, Tao Huimin drove around the venue a few times and successfully got her driver's license.
Lin Weimin used the same trick again and stamped seven or eight stamps on a pack of cigarettes, so Tao Huimin had no problem changing her career to driving a truck.
After getting the driver's license, Tao Huimin can now drive on the road legally. She is a little excited.
After sending Tao Huimin to the crew, Lin Weimin went to work at the Chinese Literature Publishing House and spent the day there.
At noon the next day, Lin Weimin was called downstairs. Cheng Zaochun and the Yanjing 212 from the society were already waiting there.
"Leader, why don't you drive my car?" Lin Weimin suggested with a bitter face.
"It's only a few hours' journey, just be patient. You're going to a meeting this time, so don't be so flashy, keep a low profile!" Cheng Zaochun warned.
Lin Weimin muttered, "I made my money cleanly, what am I afraid of?"
Cheng Zaochun was right. This meeting was organized by the Ministry of Rites and there were leaders attending. Driving Lin Weimin's Mercedes Benz would be too eye-catching and would easily lead to gossip.
With the road conditions of this era, driving a 212 on the road would probably break your waist.
But after all, he was the leader, so Lin Weimin got in the car helplessly.
After bumping all the way to the government guesthouse in Zhuozhou City, Lin Weimin felt like his butt wasn't his own when he got off the car.
When he was complaining to Cheng Zaochun, he heard someone calling his name, "Weimin!"
Lin Weimin turned around and saw that it was Jiang Zilong.
"Brother Zilong? You are here too?" Lin Weimin asked in surprise.
"Not only me, many familiar people came here this time!" Jiang Zilong said.
When Lin Weimin heard this topic and thought about some recent trends in the newspapers, it made sense.
The atmosphere of this meeting was completely different from any meetings Lin Weimin had attended before. Lin Weimin felt it the moment he entered the reception hall.
There were indeed a few acquaintances who attended the meeting, but we just exchanged a few simple greetings and didn't have much communication.
It is worth mentioning that this time Lin Weimin also saw the old writer Liu Feiyu who criticized him severely during the wave of criticism of "The Lover".
Cheng Zaochun originally planned to drag Lin Weimin to say hello to Liu Feiyu. Verbal quarrels are one thing, but in real life, it has always been the most common thing in the art circle to put on a "laughing away all grudges" drama when they meet in real life.
But Lin Weimin had no such intention. It was already polite of him not to curse at him when they met.
We must distinguish between constructive criticism and over-the-top criticism. Some people's criticism is not just criticism, they will not stop until something big happens.
After giving Liu Feiyu a cold look, Lin Weimin turned around and left without any courtesy.
Faced with such a situation, Cheng Zaochun could only smile awkwardly and deal with it.
The atmosphere of the meeting was very serious. At the meeting, the article "Show Your Tongue or Leave It Empty" which was just published in the January and February issues of "People's Literature" this year was criticized by name.
Corresponding to this is Lin Weimin's "Burning", which was singled out for praise by the leaders.
“Compared with the novel Show Your Tongue or Nothing, we can see that the work Burning stands in clear opposition to the bourgeoisie in terms of its conception, and vividly depicts the corruption and ugliness of capitalist society.
Such works are worthy of our careful reading and appreciation, rather than those that simply cater to or even flatter capitalist values..."
While the second-in-command was speaking, Lin Weimin glanced at Liu Xinwu and his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Teacher Liu has become the scapegoat today.
The general trend today was clearly towards criticizing the Writers Association, but since no one from the Writers Association came, Teacher Liu could only take the blame.
By the afternoon, the atmosphere at the meeting was becoming increasingly tense. Cheng Zaochun was a little scared. He had lived through that era and was very sensitive to these things.
During the break, he actually suggested running away.
Lin Weimin looked at him in surprise, "Old Cheng, you wouldn't do that, would you? It's just a meeting, let them scold you!"
Cheng Zaochun complained: "You are praised so much, of course you are not afraid."
"You were the one who dragged me here in the first place, but now you want to run away."
"The situation is different. I never thought the atmosphere would be so tense."
"Then aren't you afraid of being harassed if you run away halfway?" Lin Weimin asked curiously.
Cheng Zaochun cursed, "What are you afraid of? It's not our counterpart unit."
When Lin Weimin saw this, he was really annoyed, and even the good-tempered old Cheng became unhappy.
Anyway, Cheng Zaochun is the leader, so if he wants to run away, then let him run away.
"Then run?" Lin Weimin asked.
Cheng Zaochun looked at him and nodded to each other.
Lin Weimin asked again: "Should we call Teacher Liu?"
Cheng Zaochun hesitated for a moment. Although "People's Literature" belonged to the National Literature Publishing House, it was also under the jurisdiction of the China Literary Association, so it was not unfair for Teacher Liu to be criticized this time.
Lin Weimin and Cheng Zaochun ran away first in a very unkind way.
On the third day after returning to Yanjing, Jiang Zilong called Lin Weimin and said that his leader was a little unhappy about him and Cheng Zaochun's escape.
The main thing is that he ran away right after praising Lin Weimin, which is really embarrassing.
Lin Weimin didn't care. If he was unhappy, then he was unhappy. He didn't write "Burning" to please his leader, but purely out of his heart.
Jiang Zilong gloated over Lin Weimin's misfortune on the phone
This time, the leaders have set me up as a positive example. I guess I will be criticized even more harshly after the content of the meeting appears in newspapers and magazines.
After listening to what Jiang Zilong said, Lin Weimin also felt a little depressed.
If I get scolded this time, it would seem a bit unfair.
But there are people who are more wronged than him. Teacher Liu was criticized at the meeting and had to write a self-criticism when he returned.
Thinking of this, Teacher Lin became happy again.
(End of this chapter)
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