Chapter 452: Start Early
Facing Lin Dan's thanks, Lin Weimin felt a little embarrassed, because Lu Yao's manuscript was written for "Contemporary" after all.
Lin Weimin knew that Lu Yao died in the 1990s, but he didn't know the details.
This time I learned from Lao Guo’s lesson and took early precautions, but I didn’t expect that it was actually detected.
It is definitely a good thing to detect the disease early. As long as it is treated properly, Lu Yao can naturally avoid the fate of future generations.
"You must listen to your sister-in-law. Put the manuscript aside for now. Don't be in a hurry. Wait until you recover from your illness." Lin Weimin gave a few instructions and left.
Two days later, it was the weekend.
Colleagues from the editorial department all went out together. Everyone had heard about Lu Yao's illness. Now that he was recuperating in Yanjing, they naturally came to see him.
A group of people came to visit the patient carrying things, and they were so large that Lu Yao and his wife quickly and warmly invited everyone into the house.
The yard that Lin Weimin provided for Lu Yao's family was very spacious. After chatting for a while, they all said that it was very comfortable to live there. The three of them would also go for walks on the North Sea coast in the evening.
In the past two days, under Lin Dan's constant persuasion, Lu Yao's daily routine has returned to normal and he has also quit smoking.
Lin Dan was full of complaints when he talked about this topic, and she often got angry with Lu Yao because of this.
"Even when it comes to writing, he still won't listen to me. Now I let him sit for two hours every day. If he sits for longer, I will take away the chair."
There's nothing wrong with working two hours a day.
"You must listen to your lover this time. It will be a great thing for you to discover this disease in time. You must eradicate this disease once and for all so that you can devote yourself better to creation in the future." Qin Chaoyang advised earnestly.
He is Lu Yao's mentor. Lu Yao is very respectful to him and nods continuously.
Everyone stayed with Lu Yao for about an hour before saying goodbye and leaving. Lu Yao and his wife even planned to keep everyone for lunch.
But Lu Yao is now recuperating, so everyone was tactful enough not to stay.
After visiting Lu Yao, Lin Weimin came to the People's Art Theatre in the afternoon.
Recently, "The Intouchables" is being rehearsed in full swing and is scheduled to be performed in August. In addition, "The Horse Catcher" is scheduled to be performed in October.
The public’s voice was so loud that it completely disrupted the People’s Art Theatre’s performance plan this year. However, there was nothing that could be done about it. In this day and age, the people’s voice still has power.
The revival of "The Intouchables" has seen some changes in the cast. Li Guangfu, who plays Lin Xiaoding, is now busy working as a contractor. He has taken unpaid leave from the People's Art Theatre and has become a trend-setter.
Whenever Yi Shizhi talked about this incident, he felt very resentful towards Lin Weimin.
A good actor was fooled by him into becoming a contractor.
It has brought shame to the People’s Art Theatre!
After watching the rehearsal results of "The Intouchables", Yi Zhi called Lin Weimin over and told him something.
Recently, the National Theatre of China received an invitation from the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, hoping that the National Theatre of China could go to Hong Kong to perform "The Ming Dynasty 1566: Jiajing and Hai Rui".
The People's Art Theatre was invited to perform in Hong Kong this time, which is closely related to the popularity of the novel "The Ming Dynasty 1566" in Hong Kong.
The novel was released in Hong Kong some time ago and immediately attracted public attention and a rush to buy it.
In just one month, 200,000 copies of "The Ming Dynasty 1566" were sold out.
Sanlian Bookstore had to contact Lin Weimin again and urgently printed an additional 200,000 copies to barely cope with the enthusiasm of the people.
The 1980s was the golden age of Hong Kong's development. Every young person wanted to be the second Li Ka-shing. This trend was very realistic and also represented the style of Hong Kong.
These ordinary people are curious about what kind of magic "The Ming Dynasty 1566" has that makes it so popular among the merchant class in Hong Kong.
In addition, the news came some time ago that Lin Weimin's works won multiple Tony Awards. The people of Hong Kong regarded this writer from the mainland who has won numerous awards overseas and is well-known overseas as a big shot, and they became more interested in his works.
It was in this context that the People's Art Theatre received an invitation from the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre.
This drama troupe, founded in 1977, was invited to perform the famous British drama "The Importance of Being Earnest" in 1985, and was invited again this year to perform Du Guowei's "Human Love" in Guangzhou, and has close ties with the country.
"This is a good thing!" Lin Weimin said happily.
Yi Shizhi nodded, "Of course it's a good thing. There are limited places for performances in Hong Kong, and I've reserved two for you and Huimin."
"No need. Huimin can't leave because she has to film a movie, and I have work to do, so just let someone from your hospital go."
Lin Weimin politely declined Shi Yizhi's kindness.
Going abroad is a rare thing these days. Whichever unit has such an opportunity, everyone will scramble to go.
Of course Yi Shizhi knew that Lin Weimin could go abroad at any time, but whether he went or not was his own business, and whether he invited him or not was a matter of attitude.
Seeing that Lin Weimin’s refusal was clear, Shi Zhi stopped trying to persuade him and started talking about another matter.
"Your Huimin graduated this year, right? Did you tell me what unit she was assigned to?"
Tao Huimin worked part-time while studying at the Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe. Now that she has graduated, she will be assigned a job and will no longer stay in the Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe.
Teacher Yu was thinking about this all the time, so Lin Weimin said, "She graduated this year. She recently got the school and job arrangements in Zhijiang. They said they would assign her to the military drama troupe in Jinling."
"Then you are going to separate again? Try to transfer to our school. We are both performing in dramas anyway!
If you agree, I will arrange this for you."
Teacher Yu has spared no effort for Lin Weimin's cause, which is of course inseparable from Lin Weimin's contribution to the creation of the People's Art Theatre.
The past few years were a time when the People's Art Theatre was facing the most severe talent shortage and lacked good works. For several consecutive years, Lin Weimin produced one drama every year, which greatly helped the People's Art Theatre alleviate the script shortage.
Moreover, with the passage of time, the classic nature of Lin Weimin's works has become more and more prominent. "The Intouchables" and "The Horse Catcher" have been re-staged. If all goes well, the People's Art Theatre will also re-stage "Farewell My Concubine", "Jiajing and Hai Rui" and other works.
In this way, the cycle will continue, and Lin Weimin's works will exist on the stage of the People's Art Theatre for a long time.
Only the three founding elders of the academy can enjoy such treatment.
But Lin Weimin doesn't even have a personal art position.
Isn't this equivalent to bringing your own Type 38 rifle to fight the Japanese?
It is precisely because he is no longer in the People's Art Theater but has been making contributions to it that Lin Weimin has an extraordinary status in the People's Art Theater. Even those meritorious directors, screenwriters and actors in their sixties and seventies respect him very much.
Everyone is aware of Lin Weimin's contribution to the People's Art Theatre. Such a person deserves everyone's respect, regardless of age or seniority.
"Then I'll trouble you."
This time, Lin Weimin did not reject Shi Yizhi's kindness.
Tao Huimin was assigned to the army drama troupe. If he wanted to be transferred to the People's Art Theatre, he not only needed the help of the People's Art Theatre, but also the army's agreement. He really didn't have any connections in this area, so if Shi Yizhi could help, that would naturally be the best.
When Yi Shizhi heard his words, he was shocked and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Two days later, Tong Zhonggui seemed somewhat excited when he went to work.
Today is the day when the eighth issue of "Contemporary" is on the market, and his work "Wives and Concubines" is published in this issue.
Tong Zhonggui received 675 yuan in royalties for a manuscript of 45,000 words, with the standard remuneration being 15 yuan per thousand words.
This price is much higher than when he published his works before.
In terms of royalties, Lin Weimin has always set standards for Contemporary Magazine that closely follow commodity prices.
In recent years, the country has chosen price reform as the breakthrough point for economic system reform, because the price system that has remained unchanged for decades under the planned economic system has seriously affected the rational allocation of resources and hindered the development of productivity. It has reached a point where reform is inevitable.
However, once the price is liberalized, it can easily become a wild horse that runs away from its reins and is not so easy to control.
In the past two years, the people have felt this particularly deeply.
Vegetables are more expensive, meat is more expensive, rice is more expensive, and clothes are more expensive. These are all major issues concerning people's food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Last month, right after the Beidaihe meeting, rumors about price breakthroughs had already spread widely in the city of Yanjing, touching the sensitive nerves of the people.
Putting aside the rumors in society, the soaring prices of daily necessities are an objective fact, and the general stagnancy in wages is also a fact.
What Lin Weimin can do is to ensure that everyone's labor and creation receive corresponding rewards as much as possible. The general increase in royalties benefits all authors who contribute to Contemporary Magazine.
It also makes "Contemporary" unique among the many publications in the country. All writers know that the remuneration for writing for "Contemporary" has always been the highest.
Therefore, "Contemporary" has never lacked manuscripts, let alone good manuscripts.
After get off work, Tong Zhonggui wanted to treat Lin Weimin to a meal. He had just received more than 600 yuan in royalties and his novel had been published, so he was very happy.
He can eat, but Lin Weimin will definitely not let him pay.
Lin Weimin asked Tong Zhonggui what he wanted to eat, and he said meat. Lin Weimin smiled, called a few colleagues, and led everyone to the Baikui Laohao in Dongsi.
This is one of the most famous halal restaurants in Yanjing. Its most famous dish is roasted lamb, which is a whole roasted lamb.
It is known as one of the "Four Major" mutton products of Yanjing along with Donglaishun's shabu-shabu mutton, Kaorouji's roasted mutton and Yueshengzhai's marinated mutton.
They ordered a whole roasted lamb and a few other dishes. It was a very sumptuous meal. Before everyone even started eating, they were drooling at the aroma of the meat wafting through the restaurant.
Prices have risen sharply in the past two years, and everyone has been restraining their appetite. Only when they go out with Lin Weimin can they satisfy their cravings.
People may joke about it sometimes, but who wouldn’t like a leader like this?
While waiting for the food, we chatted and inevitably talked about the soaring prices, and everyone complained.
My colleagues all receive a fixed salary, and occasionally they get some royalties from publishing an article in a magazine to improve their lives, which happens once or twice a year at most. Compared with many people in society, their income is actually considered high.
But facing the current situation, I still have some headaches.
"I really don't know when prices will stabilize. If they continue to rise like this, we won't even have enough food to eat with our low salaries."
"The state will definitely take care of it. These are just temporary difficulties."
Among all the people at the table, only Lin Weimin, known as "Lin Qianwan", does not worry about the trivial matters of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. Everyone looks at him with envy.
He Qizhi talked about Tong Zhonggui again, "We can't compare with Weimin for sure. In fact, a bachelor like Xiao Tong is also pretty good. One person can feed the whole family, and he can get royalties. He can save all his salary, right?"
Tong Zhonggui felt a little embarrassed by his teasing, "I haven't saved much money yet, and I still have to buy a house!"
Everyone praised Tong Zhonggui for his ambition.
These days, most young workers are waiting for their companies to allocate houses to them, and would not buy one even if they could.
The company can provide you with housing, but you want to spend money to buy one. Isn't that stupid?
Tong Zhonggui is certainly not stupid. He just grew up around Lin Weimin and his way of thinking and concepts changed.
According to the style of the Guowen Society, it would be a blessing if he could get a house of 20 or 30 square meters when he got married, and they were all bungalows in large courtyards in the alleys.
Such housing conditions were not what he wanted, not to mention that he had to wait for so many years.
Why not just buy a house for yourself, like Teacher Lin’s courtyard house, which is not comfortable to live in?
As for the issue of spending money, he is also very open-minded. If he wants to enjoy a higher standard of living, isn't it natural for him to spend some money?
Besides, Teacher Lin has already said it.
The country is becoming more and more open, and the mainstream in the future will be a market-oriented economy. Yanjing is the capital, siphoning talents from all over the country. When the time comes, people from all over the country will come here, and housing prices will inevitably rise.
Tong Zhonggui felt that what Lin Weimin said was right. The housing prices in Yanjing would definitely rise. Although he didn't know how much they would rise, since he knew that the increase was a general trend, he should of course act early.
(End of this chapter)
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