Chapter 687: Nanhai Shisanlang
The incident of having eggs thrown at the Bell Tower Bookstore made Jia Pingwa feel a little depressed, but a casual remark from Lin Weimin made him suddenly feel enlightened.
Even the little girl Yuxiu, who was still frightened by the incident, put her worries aside. At the book signing event in the day, she sat next to Jia Pingwa. Being hit with eggs for writing a book almost left a psychological trauma on the little girl.
The train to Shanghai was a long-distance journey. Lin Weimin and several writers were chatting in the carriage, while Qin Yunxiang and Wang Hongjun from the distribution department were hiding in another carriage.
Yuxiu asked Lin Weimin, "Editor-in-Chief Lin, why do I feel like Uncle Qin and Brother Wang are so afraid of you?"
"Is there?"
"Yes. Whenever you are around, they become very tense and dare not even talk."
Yuxiu is young, but she has keen observation skills.
The people around him had subtle expressions. Although Yuxiu wrote a novel, she was not in the writer circle, so she was not clear about some information.
Everyone naturally knows why Qin Yunxiang and Wang Hongjun are so afraid of Lin Weimin.
Corruption occurred in the distribution department of Guowen Publishing House, and three staff members, including the vice president, were sent to jail. It was rumored that Lin Weimin was the one who collected the evidence.
So, how could Qin Yunxiang and Wang Hongjun not be afraid?
This is the living devil of the Guowen Society!
"Haha, I'm their leader, it's normal for them to be afraid of me." Lin Weimin said, then changed the subject and said, "Xiao Yu will go to college when school starts, right?"
"Yeah." Yuxiu's face was full of anticipation when talking about the upcoming college life.
Her college entrance examination results were pretty good and she was admitted to Pengcheng University.
In later generations, Pengcheng University is a very magical school. It is neither a 985 nor a 211, but the employment outcomes of its students are better than one another.
Some people say that it is because a little Ma Ge has been cultivated, but this is far from being explained by just a little Ma Ge. The more crucial reason lies in the importance the SAR government attaches to local talents.
In the six months since the publication of "The Season of Flowers and Rain", Yuxiu has seen a lot of the world and matured quickly. She talked about her parents wanting her to study abroad.
Yuxiu's family was well-off, so it was not difficult to send her to study abroad.
"But I want to use my own royalties to study abroad," said Yuxiu.
Everyone laughed when they heard this. They were not laughing at the little girl's wild imagination, but were pleased with their own gains.
Their works were included in the Rag Tiger series, which sold well and brought in income that can no longer be described as considerable, something this group of writers had never imagined before they started writing the books.
The sales of Jia Pingwa's Wasted City have now exceeded 20 million yuan, and his personal royalties alone amount to 2 million yuan. This income has made him surpass Lu Yao and Cheng Zhongshi and become the richest man in Shaanxi literary world.
In addition to Jia Pingwa, the concepts of "Shaanxi Army's Eastern Expedition" and "Five Tiger Generals of Shaanxi Literary Circle" launched by Guowen Publishing House in the first half of the year were also widely sought after.
Not to mention the already famous Lu Yao and Cheng Zhongshi, even Gao Jianqun's "The Last Hun" and Jing Fu's "Bali Love and Revenge" have an average monthly sales of more than 150,000 copies, and the total sales of over one million are just around the corner. Their best-selling momentum is no less than that of the Bu Lao Hu series.
Yuxiu, a young girl, also earned nearly one million yuan in royalties due to the best-selling "Season of Flowers and Rain".
Moreover, it has only been half a year since "The Season of Flowers and Rain" was published. For a long time in the future, this novel will continue to bring Yuxiu a considerable income.
Not only can she use the royalties to support her study abroad expenses, but her life will also benefit from it when she grows up.
When everyone was talking about royalties, they couldn't help but smile, including Liang Xiaosheng who was sitting next to them.
There is something naive about his smile that makes people feel very fond of him.
He originally worked at Yanying Studio and in 1988 was transferred to China Children's Film Studio as deputy director of the Art Committee.
There was no other benefit in going to the Children's Film Studio except that he could be allocated an apartment, but it solved his urgent problem.
This time, his work "Annihilation" was selected for the Buhuhu series of books. Liang Xiaosheng originally did not expect to get royalties. He thought that it would be good enough to get 150 yuan per thousand words. The royalties of tens of thousands of yuan could help solve big problems for his family.
But the reality surprised him. His book sold 400,000 copies in two months. According to the contract, sales exceeding 150,000 copies were directly converted into royalties settlement.
Although royalties are paid every three months and he has not received them yet, Guowen Publishing House has always kept its promises when it comes to paying royalties.
Liang Xiaosheng did some calculations with his wife Jiao Dan at home and found that even if he only calculated based on the sales of the first two months, he could get at least 250,000 yuan in royalties.
This income alone exceeded the total of all the salary and royalties Liang Xiaosheng had earned over the years of working. He became rich overnight.
Not to mention that it’s only the first two months.
It was late at night, and as everyone was chatting, someone fell asleep. Seeing this, the others stopped talking and went to sleep.
Wuhan, Jinling, Shanghai...
After the signing in Xi’an, everyone headed south along the Yangtze River, and then to the last two stops of this national signing, Guangzhou and Pengcheng.
Arriving in Guangzhou, it is also known as Flower City, which is also the origin of the name of "Flower City" magazine.
Upon learning that Lin Weimin was leading a team to Guangzhou for a book signing, Huacheng magazine editor-in-chief Wen Neng specially arranged some activities for Lin Weimin.
Don't think wrongly, it's just to eat and watch a show.
Because Wen Neng was invited privately, Lin Weimin was unable to bring his subordinates and writers to the appointment. They went to Pengcheng on the day of the signing.
Anyway, there is only one stop left, and everyone is familiar with the route, so it doesn’t matter whether Lin Weimin accompanies them or not.
Everyone agreed to meet in Guangzhou, and Lin Weimin began to enjoy Wen Neng's arrangements with peace of mind.
There is certainly no fake tradition of eating Hu Jianren, but it is also a fact that food is popular in Guangzhou.
After enjoying three delicious meals a day, Wen Neng invited Lin Weimin to watch Cantonese opera in the evening.
Cantonese opera originated from southern opera, and is based on the Haiyan opera, Yiyang opera, Kunshan opera, Bangzi opera and other operas of the Ming and Qing dynasties. During the Xianfeng and Daoguang periods of the Qing Dynasty, local troupes used Xipi and Erhuang as the basic tunes in their performances, and incorporated Gaoqiang, Kunqiang, folk music and popular tunes, using "opera stage Mandarin" as the basic language, interspersed with Cantonese dialect, and gradually formed Cantonese opera.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Cantonese opera, like other local operas, established dedicated Cantonese opera troupes and theaters, and has a solid grassroots foundation.
However, due to language limitations, the spread of Cantonese opera is mostly limited to Cantonese-speaking areas such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, and has little market and audience in the mainland.
The play that Wen Neng invited Lin Weimin to watch today was "The Return of the Red Plum Blossom", which was written by Cantonese opera playwright Tang Ti-sheng and adapted from "The Red Plum Blossom" by Zhou Zhaojun of the Ming Dynasty.
"The wind sways the painted railings, and the bamboos lean sideways, like a clear moonlit night on earth.
I feel sad looking at the desolate courtyard and the stacked terraces.
The moon has risen to the moon palace at dusk. It is hard to continue the dream on the bridge at night. I am a wanderer, how can I divide my two loves?
It is better to write a new chapter with a colorful pen than to be bored and nostalgic. Who can be worthy of Xiangru's appearance and Songyu's figure? "
While enjoying the beautiful singing on the stage, Wen Neng gave Lin Weimin some popular science lessons.
When Lin Weimin heard the name "Tang Ti-sheng", he felt it sounded familiar, and after thinking about it, he remembered it.
Isn’t this the disciple of Nanhai Shisanlang?
Seeing that Lin Weimin was interested in Tang Ti-sheng, Wen Neng began to give him some popular science information. The more Lin Weimin listened, the more interesting he found it, and he didn't even bother to watch the show.
Nanhai Shisanlang's real name was Jiang Yuliu, and Tang Tisheng was his disciple. Both of them were Cantonese opera playwrights. The works created by this master and apprentice include "Fishing in the Snow on the Cold River", "Tears and Voices of the Heart", "Pear Fragrance Courtyard", "Seventy-two Bronze Cities", "Daughter's Fragrance", "Falling Clouds and Solitary Wild Goose", "The Purple Hairpin", "The Flower of the Imperial Concubine" and other works are all popular and popular repertoires in Cantonese opera.
Compared with his disciple Tang Ti-sheng, Jiang Yu-liu's life experience is more legendary, and his life story is also widely circulated in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hong Kong.
Lin Weimin later watched "The Thirteenth Son of the South China Sea" starring Tse Kwan-ho, which tells the legendary life of Jiang Yuliu, the Thirteenth Son of the South China Sea.
Jiang Yuliu was born into a wealthy family. His father, Jiang Kongyin, was one of the richest businessmen in the area. Although he had a prominent family background, he was a romantic man.
When Jiang Yuliu was young, he was expelled from school because he was too naughty. His father had no choice but to send him to Hong Kong to study. In Hong Kong, he met Lily, who moved his heart. He fell in love with Lily at first sight, and for her, he even gave up everything in Hong Kong and went to Shanghai with her.
After that, he disappeared for two years. Two years later, he reappeared, but he looked poor and destitute. His family wanted to know what happened during his disappearance, but he kept silent no matter who asked.
This experience became the inspiration for his later famous work "Fishing in the Snow on a Cold River".
After returning to Hong Kong, Jiang Yuliu became obsessed with Cantonese opera, but whenever he heard famous actors singing on the stage, he would shake his head. The famous actor Xue Wuge on the stage was disturbed by him, but the two of them got to know each other and became close friends.
After that, Jiang Yuliu became an instant hit with "Fishing in the Snow on a Cold River" and became the gold medal screenwriter in the Cantonese opera circle in Hong Kong.
Jiang Yuliu's fame attracted many admirers, and Tang Ti-sheng was one of them.
The two met through drama creation. Jiang Yuliu's creative style is unique. He often needs assistants to help him when thinking about lyrics and music. Many writers could not keep up with his ideas and speed.
But Tang Disheng was able to do it, so he was accepted as a disciple by Jiang Yuliu.
Jiang Yuliu was a theatrical genius, and Tang Ti-sheng was no less talented. The teacher and student only knew each other for a short period of time. Jiang Yuliu did not want Tang Ti-sheng to live under his shadow and bury his talent, so he spoke harshly to him and drove him away.
After leaving Jiang Yuliu, Tang Ti-sheng quickly emerged in the Cantonese opera world and became a rival to Jiang Yuliu.
Tang Ti-sheng's departure was a turning point in Jiang Yu-liu's life, and the rest of his life was filled with poverty and tragedy.
During the war, Jiang Yuliu joined the army with great enthusiasm. In the camp, he tried to inspire the patriotism of the soldiers with inspirational stories.
But his colleagues only used vulgar plays to disrupt the morale of the army. Jiang Yuliu couldn't stand it and beat his colleagues severely. The news of Jiang Yuliu beating people in the army spread in the industry, and no one dared to ask him to write scripts anymore, thinking that he was arrogant and looked down on others.
Without a source of income, Jiang Yuliu lived in poverty. At the same time, the political situation in the mainland was changing. His father passed away and his apprentice Tang Ti-sheng died young. Under the successive blows, Jiang Yuliu turned into a crazy beggar.
Lin Weimin still remembers the lines that the crazy Jiang Yuliu said when facing the police's arrest.
"The one who stole my left shoe was the British, the one who stole my right shoe was the Japanese, and they stole all the Chinese shoes. There is no way out, there is no way to go, there is no way out!"
A typical old-fashioned intellectual, a patriotic writer who was unrestrained and pursued love and equality. His life tragedy was not only caused by his own character, but was also a tragedy of the times and history.
In later generations, some people always compare the movie "The Thirteenth Son of the South China Sea" with "Farewell My Concubine". Lin Weimin does not discuss the film techniques, but in terms of the ups and downs of the plot, the vividness of the characters and the epic spirit expressed in the works, Lin Weimin believes that the two are indeed on par with each other.
Lin Weimin inexplicably thought of the bankrupt Li Chengru and his recent suspension.
Look at the writing material, isn’t it here?
(End of this chapter)
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