Chapter 27 Who is the gangster in the execution meal? The rest...
Who is the rascal? The remaining young people were also filled with grief and indignation.
But it’s hard to say what this crazy woman might do. She might really shout that I’m a hooligan, and then you can tell who everyone will believe using your toes.
After driving them away, Li Daohua occupied their excellent Feng Shui land.
There is not much wind here, but there is plenty of sunshine. I don't know how this group of young people defeated the old men and women in their seventies and eighties to obtain this Feng Shui treasure land.
On Chinese New Year's Day, Dennis was enjoying the fireworks show in Beijing at night. He was on holiday at school, and he was eating dumplings specially made for him in the cafeteria with other international students, feeling the unique atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.
Ian called suddenly. It was 11 o'clock at night in Beijing, but it was 7 o'clock in the morning on Wall Street where Ian was. In the past, Ian had not yet gotten up.
"What's going on? Ian, I told you, the New Year will take two months."
"I know, I haven't forgotten, but Dennis, I have to tell you about this. We need the film and television rights to "Once Upon a Time in Wall Street". Warner Bros. has already planned to film "Once Upon a Time in Wall Street", but they need us to own the copyright. You know, big companies care more about this."
"Where can I find Teacher Daohua to apply for copyright for you... Wait a minute, maybe there is another way..."
Dennis was also very excited. If “Once Upon a Time in Wall Street” could really be released, then as a translator, his net worth would be greatly increased. After graduation, whether he stayed in China or returned to America, he would have a very good resume.
The solution he said was to contact Peking Literature through Liang Ning, and then he should be able to get the copyright.
"Just wait. I'll get back to you around this time tomorrow."
Dennis left the party early. He needed to go to bed early and get up early so that he could deal with this matter with sufficient energy tomorrow.
The next day, as soon as the alarm rang, Dennis washed up as quickly as possible and found Liang Ning's house according to the address he had written down before.
Fortunately, it was New Year's Day and most people were at home. Liang Ning was also at home. When he heard that they wanted the film and television copyright and wanted to make it into a movie, Liang Ning couldn't believe it.
Is America always so fast? How long has it been since the adventure to America, half a year, and it's going to be made into a movie?
"Believe me, you can never imagine how popular Adventures is on Wall Street. If you don't have an Adventures, you are not qualified to be considered a Wall Street person."
Of course, some people like it and some people hate it, but it doesn’t matter. Those who hate it are all old and mature bosses. They know clearly how to choose between interests and preferences.
"I'll take you to see the editor-in-chief."
Li Qingquan's home is nearby, and this is the family building of their Peking Literature School.
There is not much difference between Li Qingquan's home and Liang Ning's home, except for the location. Li Qingquan is at home now, helping his wife make dumplings, and the children will be back tomorrow.
"Knock, knock, knock." The person who came to open the door was Li Qingquan's wife. When she saw it was Liang Ning, she quickly turned around and called Li Qingquan to come out.
"Old Li, Xiao Ning is here, please come out quickly."
“Here I come.”
Li Qingquan dusted off the flour on his body and came out of the kitchen. Seeing Liang Ning followed by Dennis, he asked them to go to the living room to talk.
As soon as he entered the door and before he sat down, Liang Ning couldn't wait to say, "Editor-in-chief, Dennis said that "Wall Street Adventures" will be made into a movie on Wall Street!"
Li Qingquan was pouring water, but when he heard this, he stopped pouring the water and asked Dennis what was going on with great interest.
After listening to what Dennis said, Li Qingquan was so excited that he didn't know what to do. Just like what he said before, they didn't actually have any hope for Qiyouji to go abroad.
After all, it is not a particularly "excellent" work. Being popular and being excellent are two different things.
Otherwise, why is Li Daohua always criticized? Apart from people like Dong Yu who criticize for the sake of criticizing and for the sake of foreign countries, there are also many serious writers.
Their criticism was not all-round, but they felt that since Li Daohua had the ability, he could improve his writing skills a little more.
The literary connotation should be extended a little bit, and don't just start with plain and straightforward language, writing everything out without being critical or educational.
Li Daohua admitted that she was lacking in writing skills, but it would be unfair to say that she was not critical. She was not critical enough of foreign countries, as she also criticized domestic situations.
In short, they didn't expect that such a mediocre work would receive such a warm response in America.
The previous copyrights of texts can be said to be a courtesy, which all publishers have.
Not all books can be made into movies. Not to mention books from their own country, even many foreign books will not be made into movies.
It doesn't cost much to publish a book, but it costs a lot to make a movie, and the money goes out like a ton from the moment the project is established.
It seems that their publicity is still conservative. This is more than just a best-seller overseas, it is a global hit, a phenomenal work!
Li Qingquan was so excited that he didn't know what to do. "Adventures on Wall Street" was a novel with the most twists and turns. Because of the siege by Dong Yu and others, it was once listed as a banned book in some places.
The movie must be made, time is of the essence, but there has never been such a precedent in their company, so they can only go to Li Daohua first.
"Where is she from?"
"I only know that he is from Henan Province, but I don't know where exactly he is from."
It would be too slow to go looking for him, so Li Qingquan decided to directly put an advertisement in the newspaper to find him! After Li Daohua saw it, she would come back quickly.
When the newspaper was published, Li Daohua was on the bus. The bus was in chaos, with people bringing all kinds of things, including live chickens. Li Daohua seriously suspected that if the pigs had not required buying an extra seat, they would definitely have driven the pigs on board.
She sat by the window, and Ouyang Yuan sat in the aisle to help her block other people.
Fortunately, Li Daohua doesn’t get carsick, otherwise this trip could be life-threatening.
Unlike when they went home with Li Daohua, where there was someone to pick them up when they arrived in the town, this time when they arrived in the town, they had to rely on themselves to find out where the village where Ouyang Yuan's mother and others lived was.
Ouyang Yuan chose the police station when he inquired about the place, because the police here knew the local situation best.
"Juanzi Village? That's far away. We have to climb over a mountain to get there."
The public security personnel held up a map and showed them where they were, where Juanzi Village was, and how to get there.
Another public security officer was checking their letters of introduction to make sure they were not illegal fugitives.
"Hey, look, isn't this the same as the information about Teacher Daohua in the newspaper? Her husband is an employee of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and his name is Ouyang Yuan. Ouyang Yuan is not a common name, right?"
It's not just uncommon. They have been working here for so long, and they only know of one family with the surname Ouyang who was sent down.
"You are... Teacher Daohua? The teacher Daohua who wrote the trilogy?"
Huh? You can recognize this? This is not mentioned in her letter of introduction.
A young policeman from the police station excitedly took the newspaper he had just been reading from the table and gave it to Li Daohua.
The news on the front page of the newspaper was that Teacher Daohua's "Adventures on Wall Street" would be made into a movie in America, and the copyright connection was currently being processed.
Since Teacher Daohua went back to her hometown in Henan Province to celebrate the New Year, they did not know the specific address of Teacher Daohua's hometown and could only find Teacher Daohua in this way.
Li Daohua is an international writer from Henan Province, which naturally led to newspapers from all over the province cooperating with him.
Not only will the front page headline contain the news of the search for Li Daohua, but other pages will also introduce all the works Li Daohua has published and the impact their works have had.
But he has made his presence felt in Henan Province.
"Teacher Daohua, please go back to Beiping as soon as possible. There is no time to waste." The young police officers were worried about her, fearing that she would miss this opportunity.
Ouyang Yuan didn't expect such an accident to happen suddenly, and he felt a little nervous. It would be a lie to say that he didn't want Li Daohua to go home with him to meet his mother, but Li Daohua's matter was indeed very important.
"It's okay, let's go home first. Good things are worth waiting for." If the shooting plan was cancelled because she responded a few days late, then even if she really went back now, she would probably be taken advantage of by the other party.
At that time, whatever the other party says will be the final word.
"Then we'll take you there. If the boss knows that you're here and something unexpected happens, we'll be in trouble."
To be precise, before the millennium, there were many unstable elements in many places.
The 83 crackdown was the beginning of the campaign to eliminate organized crime and evil, but it will definitely not be the end.
If Li Daohua had an accident here at this time when everyone is paying attention to her, not only their police station but the entire place would become the focus of national attention.
Their police station is a relatively large one, with a total of three people and two bicycles. Normally, two of them take turns to go out on patrol, while the other one stays behind at the police station.
In this era, many towns did not even have a police station, and there was only one public security commissioner responsible for maintaining local law and order, but there were militias in each place to cooperate with the public security.
There is a police station in their town because the town is too big, the people are too scattered, and there is a coal mine nearby.
There were two bicycles, one for the two policemen and one for Ouyang Yuan and Li Daohua. The things they carried were hung on the front of the bicycles.
Having bicycles is relatively much better. Although the distance is longer, they go much faster than the last time they went home.
Before they reached the village entrance, someone spotted them and went back to report to the village chief. When they arrived at the village entrance, the village chief just came out.
The village chief thought something had happened in the village and asked quickly, "Officer Zhou, what happened?"
"Oh, nothing happened. Let's send Teacher Daohua to our village."
"Teacher Daohua? I haven't heard that there will be a new teacher in the village before?" There is only one teacher in their village, named Ouyang Yao. If there is another teacher, the students in their village will be blessed.
"Village head, she is not here to be a teacher. Teacher Daohua is a famous writer, the one who wrote the trilogy of reform. She is here to visit relatives in the village."
Juanzi Village is relatively closed, and the village chief is the leader of the production team. When Teacher Daohua was mentioned, I didn’t react. After all, the author of the trilogy is from Peking.
"What! That Teacher Daohua? Ah..." The village chief was so excited that he didn't know what to do.
There have never been any celebrities here. Li Daohua is the most famous person they have ever met.
"Okay, village chief, where is Teacher Ouyang's home? Teacher Daohua's husband is Teacher Ouyang's younger brother."
"Oh, I'll lead the way. It's right next to the school."
It is said to be next to the school, and in fact it is connected to the school. Of course, this has its advantages. The school’s houses are quite decent, not as good as the best, but better than the worst.
The school is on vacation now, only Ouyang Yao and his family are here, and Ouyang Yuan's mother is also here.
When they first went to the countryside, their family was worried that it would be a bad idea for a girl like Ouyang Yao to go there, so they asked her to stay at home. But not long after, the whole family came here.
At this moment, Ouyang Yao is washing clothes outside. It is a rare sunny day, so he should take this opportunity to wash and dry his underwear. Cotton clothes should not be washed. The more they are washed, the less warm they will be, and they are not easy to dry.
There is no running water, so we can only fetch water from a distant river. The hot water has run out, so we are using cold water, and our hands are frozen red.
"Sister!" Hearing the familiar voice, Ouyang Yao raised his head in disbelief.
So many years have passed. When Ouyang Yuan first went to the countryside, he was only twelve or thirteen years old. Eight or nine years have passed in a flash. He has grown from a boy to an adult, and his appearance has changed a little.
"Xiaoyuan?" Ouyang Yao called uncertainly.
"It's me!"
In an instant, Ouyang Yao stood up, crying and laughing, and felt a little embarrassed.
Ouyang Yuan seemed to be living a good life, pushing a bicycle, but she had nothing in this school.
She wiped her hands on her body and put them behind her back, trying not to let Ouyang Yuan see her current appearance.
"Sister, you have suffered." Originally, the idea of letting her stay at home was to let her suffer less, but unexpectedly, she became the one who suffered the most in the end.
He knows what kind of person his father is. He acts like a big boss and does nothing all day long, which is why he looks so well-maintained and is noticed by others.
"Where's Mom?"
Ouyang Yao looked unhappy and said, "Mom is sick. After the divorce, she fell seriously ill and has not been in good health since then."
Li Daohua had already gotten off the back seat of the bicycle by then. After hearing this, she understood that many people who experience major changes can easily become depressed and become sick if they cannot relieve themselves in time.
"Then I'll go see mom! Sister, this is my wife, Li Daohua. Daohua, this is my sister, Ouyang Yao."
Ouyang Yuan handed the bicycle to Li Daohua. There were still a lot of things on the bicycle that needed to be unloaded, but he couldn't wait to see his mother.
Li Daohua could also understand. Two police officers helped them carry the things into the house. Ouyang Yuan was in the house, hugging his mother and crying loudly.
Before he went to the countryside, his mother always kept herself clean and tidy. Now, there were many white hairs on her hair. She was lying in bed and had lost a lot of weight.
I opened my eyes when I heard him crying.
"Xiao Yuan? Mom must be dreaming...Xiao Yuan!"
"Mom! It's really me. I'm here to see you and your daughter-in-law."
After seeing Ouyang Yuan, Ouyang Yuan's mother Ye Min felt much better, and was able to sit up. She held Ouyang Yuan's hand and talked a lot. She was not sure whether it was because she had gotten rid of a worry or because the happy event lifted her spirits.
Most of the time, Ouyang Yuan was talking and Ye Min was listening. When she heard that he had returned to Peiping and met Ouyang Jian, she felt sad again.
When she heard that Li Daohua later became a great writer, she felt a little uneasy. After all, she and Ouyang Jian were a lesson learned, and she was worried that her son would be dumped.
When Ye Min heard that Ouyang Jian shamelessly came over and wanted to recognize Ouyang Yuan, she cheered up instantly.
As a mother, she is strong. She can accept Ouyang Jian hurting her, but she cannot accept Ouyang Jian hurting her child.
At the beginning, Ouyang Jian abandoned all three children in order to marry the other party. This is also the reason why Ye Min agreed to divorce. If he dared to take her children away, she would definitely not agree.
The two talked for a long time, so long that Li Daohua had to send the two policemen back to the police station. Ouyang Yao prepared dinner and came to call them to eat.
Ouyang Yao's husband and daughter also came back. In the afternoon, her husband went to fetch water, and her daughter played with other children in the village.
Ouyang Yao’s husband got married in Peking, and came here with him when he was sent down to the countryside. He is the second child in his family, and he has an older brother who is excellent in everything, so he is not well-liked.
Li Daohua and his friends brought a lot of things, including food and daily necessities. Today's dinner was especially sumptuous. Their daughter Wu Sisi exclaimed that it was the last meal for execution.
"Bah, you little kid, what nonsense are you talking about? Say bah, bah, bah!"
After Wu Sisi said "Pooh, Pooh" unconvincedly, "That's right. Isn't that what the stories say? Only the last meal before execution is the most sumptuous, with big mouthfuls of meat and huge bowls of wine."
It was just childish talk. Everyone else was very serious and thought it was unlucky, but Li Daohua was the only one who burst out laughing.
"Children don't understand these things. Don't blame them for not knowing. Sisi, how old are you this year? What grade are you in?"
"Seven years old, in first grade."
"Then do you know that the last meal before execution is only for bad people? Are you a bad person?"
Wu Sisi shook her head. Children of this age can clearly distinguish between gratitude and resentment. Good is good and bad is bad.
"That's right, you are not a bad person, so this is not a final feast, it is a big gathering, a reunion dinner."
Wu Sisi nodded thoughtfully, and the other adults smiled.
Everyone ate in Ye Min's room. Ye Min was half leaning on the bed with the table placed beside the bed.
When they were chatting, Ouyang Yuan was worried that he would ignore Li Daohua, but Li Daohua told them to chat without worry and she would listen.
Ouyang Yuan immediately realized that his wife was possessed by the gossip spirit.
If Ouyang Yuan's mother wasn't in good health right now, Li Daohua would definitely ask her about her and Ouyang Jian's first half of their lives at this time.
In this way, at the dinner table, Li Daohua ate while listening attentively to gossip and their past stories.
When going to bed at night, Li Daohua still felt unsatisfied and whispered, "Tell me, if your mother knew that I was going to write a novel about the two of them, how would she react?"
Ouyang Yuan thought for a moment: "I think my mother should agree. Let me tell you, my mother used to be very open-minded..."
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