Chapter 631 Maternity Leave Becomes Creative Leave
Lin Weimin enjoyed the joy of making tiles for the first time.
His work has become increasingly busy in recent years, and he rarely has time to stay at home and enjoy life.
After the initial few days of trial and error, the division of labor in looking after the children is now clear.
Lin Weimin and his wife are in charge of the children at night. During the day, the burden of looking after the children mainly falls on Tao's mother and Sister Sun, while Lin Weimin and his wife catch up on their sleep.
However, Tao Huimin was more miserable. She could not get a full night's sleep and her mother would wake her up every two hours to feed her child.
Upon learning the news of the birth of his granddaughter, Tao's father also came to Yanjing and brought a bunch of things with him, all of which were supplements for Tao Huimin.
When Mother Tao held the child, Father Tao would always follow behind her and tease the little kid out of habit.
The little bean bun had already opened his eyes, which were big, bright, and sparkling, as clear as crystal. He looked exactly like his mother, Tao Huimin.
Occasionally, when seeing grandpa’s strange movements and expressions, little Doubao would let out a clear and childish laugh, which made people happy.
Tao's mother was tired of holding the child, so she handed him to Tao's father, who excitedly took the little bean bun and treated it as a treasure.
"I've thought it over. I'm going to retire early." Tao's father said with determination.
Mr. Tao still has two or three years before retirement age. Before Xiao Doubao was born, it was agreed that Mother Tao would come to Yanjing to take care of the child first.
But this time when I arrived in Yanjing and really saw my granddaughter, my job and my pension were not as important as the strands of my granddaughter's hair.
Tao's mother had no objection to this. Now that her husband had come to Yanjing, the family was reunited, which was a good thing.
During lunch, Tao Huimin asked Lin Weimin, "Have you thought about it? What should you write?"
"I'm still thinking about it. Writing a novel is not like going to the toilet. Where can I get so much inspiration?"
In fact, Lin Weimin is not without inspiration, but he is considering how to "borrow".
The work written for his daughter must be a children's book with childlike innocence and fun. Lin Weimin has rarely read books of this kind, and his reading and viewing volume are relatively small.
When it comes to children's books, the first thing that comes to his mind is the Harry Potter series.
But the Harry Potter series is a Western fantasy, which is a bit inappropriate. Moreover, JK Rowling is a single mother, and she relied on this novel to make the peasants sing, but she was robbed of everything. Wouldn't her life be in vain?
Teacher Lin couldn't bear to be cruel to the young woman.
If you want to get something, you have to get something from the "rich".
Isn't that right, Hayao Miyazaki?
In fact, Hayao Miyazaki's animations are completely different from Hollywood animated films in style. They have magnificent imagination, are full of childlike innocence and purity, and are full of tenderness. Among all the animated films Lin Weimin has seen, his works are his favorite.
Especially the movie "My Neighbor Totoro", Lin Weimin really thinks it is very suitable as a gift for children.
The breeze blows across the fields, the stream flows through the jungle, the cute little girl, the enthusiastic neighbors, and the Totoro that descends from the sky like a guardian angel, all these depict the beauty of the world.
Unfortunately, this movie was released in 1988, so Lin Weimin had to change his target.
After much thought, he set his sights on the movie "Spirited Away".
"Spirited Away" is Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece. It tells the story of a girl named Chihiro who moves to a new home with her parents, but accidentally breaks into a temple and comes to a different world: a bustling bathing street that specializes in providing services to gods. Her parents were turned into pigs because they ate the food prepared for the gods.
In order to rescue her parents and return to the real world, Chihiro went through hardships and tests, used her childlike innocence to repeatedly escape danger, and made many new friends.
The story of "Spirited Away" is slightly inferior to "My Neighbor Totoro" in terms of innocence and purity, but the adventure elements and philosophical thinking in it are what "My Neighbor Totoro" lacks. Compared with "My Neighbor Totoro", the story of "Spirited Away" is more adult-oriented, but without losing its innocence, which is very suitable for Lin Weimin's "borrowing-ism".
With a general idea in mind, Lin Weimin walked into the study.
In the other world of "Spirited Away", there are all kinds of strange creatures and gods. These characters have unique personalities and characteristics, which add more mystery and fantasy to the film. It is precisely through the portrayal of these elements that the vivid other world in the film is created, allowing the audience to feel the mystery and danger in the other world.
Among these elements, many are unique to Nihong, including the scenes, food and even the behavior of the characters in the movie, which all need to be modified.
Lin Weimin knew the plot of "Spirited Away" very well, and he made the changes very quickly. He also felt an inexplicable pleasure of "having sex in front of her husband".
Having set his creative goal, Lin Weimin completely entered into the creative state and no longer cared about taking care of his children.
When Tao Huimin was coaxing her child at night, she couldn't help but glance in the direction of the study, feeling a little regretful.
If I had known, I should have let him write after his maternity leave was over. But now, maternity leave has become a creative leave.
For several consecutive days, Lin Weimin focused all his energy on writing. Except for Tao Huimin who had some resentment, Tao's father and mother were very supportive.
In the eyes of the two elders, their son-in-law is the Wenquxing star from heaven. When he gets inspiration, he wants to create something, which is the biggest thing in this family.
With so many people at home, isn’t it more than enough to take care of one child?
That afternoon, it was almost time for dinner. Lin Weimin walked out of his study and Tao Huimin asked about his creative progress.
"I have written 30,000 to 40,000 words. I plan to write a short novel, which will take some time. I don't think I will be able to finish it before I go back to work."
Tao Huimin exclaimed after hearing this, "It's so fast, it's already twelve days since the little one was born."
Lin Weimin laughed and said, "It's only been twelve days, where do you get so emotional?"
Tao Huimin rolled her eyes at him and said, "You don't see the child, so of course you don't feel it. Only after I became a mother did I realize how difficult it is to be a mother."
Lin Weimin probably understood Tao Huimin's subtext: These days I've been living a miserable life.
He whispered to Tao Huimin, "When you are out of confinement, I will take you to eat at Maxim's, okay?"
Tao Huimin's mouth immediately watered when she heard this, and her slight dissatisfaction with her husband for not taking care of the child immediately disappeared.
But at the same time, she became alert again and said, "It's okay to be greedy when you're pregnant, but how can I still be greedy after giving birth?"
As she spoke, she looked down at her figure with a worried look on her face.
She is an actress by profession and pays special attention to her appearance.
Lin Weimin took her hand and said, "You are still in the postpartum recovery period. Think about it, you weighed 140 pounds before giving birth, and in just a few days, you have dropped to 110 pounds. Don't worry, in two or three months, you won't have to lose weight on purpose, you will automatically return to your pre-pregnancy state."
Tao Huimin felt a little delighted when she heard his words. Lin Weimin leaned close to her ear and said, "And now..."
Lin Weimin whispered a few words into Tao Huimin's ear, and she immediately blushed with shyness and hit him twice in an angry manner.
"I'm going to kill you!"
The gentle and graceful charm of the young woman made Teacher Lin's heart flutter.
This confinement period is really a waste of time!
Half a month of maternity leave passed in a flash, and just after May Day, Lin Weimin appeared in the Chinese Literature Society in high spirits.
The car drove into the yard and people got out. It was working time and people were coming and going in the yard of the Chinese Literature Society. Lin Weimin hadn't appeared in the society for half a month, so he immediately became the focus of his colleagues' attention as soon as he got off the car.
"Congratulations, Editor-in-Chief Lin!"
"Teacher Lin, congratulations on the birth of your daughter!"
All he heard were words of blessing from his colleagues. Those colleagues who were able to visit his home were all close relatives of his, such as Cheng Zaochun and several leaders of the publishing house, as well as some colleagues from the editorial department of Contemporary Magazine. Most of his colleagues did not go to Lin Weimin's home to congratulate him.
After accepting everyone's congratulations, Lin Weimin walked to the front of the building with ease.
Uncle Zhai has become older in recent years. When he saw Lin Weimin, he smiled and congratulated Lin Weimin.
He watched Lin Weimin join the company. Over the past decade, he witnessed Lin Weimin's journey step by step from an ordinary editor-in-charge to deputy editor-in-chief, to editor-in-chief, and then to chief editor.
Now that Lin Weimin even has a child, Uncle Zhai couldn't help but sigh.
"Time flies so fast. More than ten years have passed in a flash."
The Guowen Society has a permanent boss but changing soldiers. Uncle Zhai has outlasted three presidents over the years. Lin Weimin doesn't even know where his sigh comes from.
Maybe he felt sorry for not being able to survive.
"Isn't it time for you to retire?"
"Soon, this September," said Uncle Zhai.
"Okay, it's time for a change, new people, new atmosphere!"
Lin Weimin's witty remark almost made Mr. Zhai go berserk, "You're already the editor-in-chief, but you still don't behave properly!"
Lin Weimin ran a long way before shouting to Uncle Zhai: "I'll treat you to a meal on the day you retire!"
Uncle Zhai looked at his back and smiled, "You little brat! That's more like it."
I went upstairs and waited for a few minutes before Cheng Zaochun came to the office and started chatting about what had happened in the company over the past half month.
A seminar on contemporary popular literature was just held a few days ago at the Yanjing Hotel. More than 40 publishing houses and magazines from across the country attended the seminar, including many famous popular literature masters, who almost occupied half of the domestic popular literature. The seminar lasted for two days and was very grand, attracting the attention of many media.
News about the contemporary popular literature seminar has been published in newspapers in recent days, causing quite a stir in the literary world.
This contemporary popular literature seminar was the first time that domestic popular literature was presented to the public in such a solemn manner, which greatly boosted the morale of popular literature practitioners and publishing houses.
Cheng Zaochun described the situation of the seminar and the subsequent reactions, and he couldn't control the smile on his face.
The most valuable tangible asset for a publishing house is book copyright, and the most valuable intangible asset, besides writer resources, is the influence of the publishing house.
Although this contemporary popular literature seminar was organized by Guowen Publishing House, it was nominally hosted by Tongwen Publishing House. This also allowed Tongwen Publishing House, a new publishing house, to have a strong influence in the domestic popular literature circle in a short period of time.
Of course, this influence will not last long. What is more important is the future development of Tongwen Society.
Cheng Zaochun recalled the grand occasion of the meeting with a hint of nostalgia.
"Oops! I'm sorry for the inconvenience this time. Something happened at home. I'll let you show up at the next meeting."
Lin Weimin said: "The meeting went well. You should come next time."
"Or should I do it? That's so inappropriate! Haha!"
Cheng Zaochun said this, but his attitude did not refuse.
Old comrade, you are quite vain!
(End of this chapter)
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