There was a knock on the door, and Xie Chunhong, who was sitting in the room knitting sweaters, got up and opened the door. There were two middle-aged men standing outside, one was Xu Wangqiu's master Su Zhensheng, and the other was straight, carrying a briefcase in his hand, and he looked like a cadre.

Xie Chunhong greeted warmly: "Master Su, you are here to find Wangqiu, right? Please come in! Please come in!" As she spoke, she turned her head and shouted into the room, "Wangqiu!

When Xu Wangqiu heard that Master was coming, he hurriedly put down the book and came out to say hello: "Master, what kind of wind blew you here?"

Su Zhensheng nodded at Xu Wangqiu, and said to the cadres around him: "This is my apprentice Xu Wangqiu, and he is also the author of "Mom Loves Me Again". He also introduced to Xu Wangqiu: "Wangqiu, this is Director Zhang of our Xiuying Studio, who came to talk to you about the script." ”

Although Xu Wangqiu is not from the Xiuying Studio, he has a good understanding of the situation of the Xiuying Studio and knows that this is Zhang Xiaoping, the deputy director in charge of creation. It turned out to be the deputy director of the Northeast Film Factory, an old revolutionary, and was transferred to Xiuying Studio in 75 years as the deputy director in charge of creation. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Hello Director Zhang! Actually, you can just talk to my master about the script." You don't have to make a trip at all. ”

Xie Chunhong heard that the middle-aged man brought by Su Zhensheng was the director of Xiuying Studio and the leader of Xu Wangchuan, where did he dare to slack off, and greeted enthusiastically: "Director Zhang, don't stand, hurry up and sit! I'll pour you tea." ”

After speaking, Xie Chunhong rummaged through the cabinets and went to get the good tea that Xu Wangqiu's father was usually reluctant to drink.

"Don't bother, let's talk to Wangqiu. Zhang Xiaoping waved his hand at Xie Chunhong, looked at Xu Wangqiu and said, "You are the author of the script, your master can't represent you, and there are some parts of the script that need to be revised, so I must talk to you." ”

Xu Wangqiu didn't want to talk in front of Xie Chunhong, if his mother knew that after he got thousands of yuan for the manuscript, she would definitely let him save the money so that he could use it for his daughter-in-law in the future, then he would not be able to squander it. Xu Wangqiu sighed and said helplessly: "Our family is narrow, it's not convenient to talk here, let's go out and talk." ”

Although Xu Wangqiu looks extremely young, his script was published in "People's Literature", Zhang Xiaoping naturally did not have the slightest contempt, and nodded with a smile: "This is your territory, we listen to you." ”

Xu Wangqiu didn't say more, took the two of them out of the building, and went to the garden to find a place to sit and chat.

Xu Wangqiu sat on the edge of the flower platform, looked at Zhang Xiaoping and said slowly: "There are many film studios that are interested in "Mom Loves Me Again", and the literature departments of Beijing Film Studio and Shanghai Film Studio have written to me and want this script. I'm definitely willing to give it to the studio, after all, my master likes this script very much, but I have one condition. ”

Su Zhensheng knew that Xu Wangqiu was bragging, "Mom Loves Me Again" had only been published for a few days, and it was impossible for the letters from Beijing Film Studio and Shanghai Film Studio to be sent so quickly, thinking that this stinky boy did not hand over the script to me first, but submitted it to the magazine, it turned out to be to negotiate conditions with the factory!

Of course, Zhang Xiaoping also saw it, thinking that Lao Su's apprentice was really a big man, and he dared to put forward conditions to the factory, but if it wasn't for a big man, he wouldn't be able to write such a script, so he chuckled: "Okay, tell me what conditions you want, right?"

Xu Wangqiu likes to deal with cheerful people the most, and immediately said his request: "This year I will go to the Beiping Film Academy to study as a director, the film school has no production indicators, and it is impossible for students to direct feature films, so they can only think of other ways." My condition is that if one day I come to Xiuying Studio with a script, I hope you can give me the opportunity to direct. In order to ensure the quality of the movie, I can let my master stare at the set, and there will definitely be no problem with the quality of his old man. ”

Zhang Xiaoping is not worried about the quality of the movie, let alone losing money. Now the film is purchased and sold in a unified manner, and after the film is made, it will be purchased by China Film Company, with 500,000 black and white films and 700,000 color films. As long as it passes the review of the Film Bureau, regardless of the quality of the film, China Film must acquire it. The only thing worth worrying about is that there are enough directors in the show studio, if the directors of their own factories are not used, but they use directors from outside, then the directors who have no scenes to shoot in the factory will have opinions.

After a short period of weighing, Zhang Xiaoping made up his mind: "I promise you, as long as your script can pass the review of the factory, under the condition that your master is in charge, you can be the director, but I also have one condition." ”

Xu Wangqiu was stunned and asked, "What conditions?"

Zhang Xiaoping stared into Xu Wangqiu's eyes, as if he wanted to see his heart: "You will work in Xiuying Studio after graduation." ”

Xu Wangqiu was stunned, he didn't want Zhang Xiaoping's condition to be this. If you have a choice, Xu Wangqiu is really willing to go to Xiuying Studio, the conditions of Beiying, Shangying, and Changying are better than those of Xiuying Studio, but there are many old revolutions in these factories, the water is very deep, and it is difficult for newcomers to get ahead. In the previous life, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Chen Kaige both stayed in Beiping, and they were very well-connected in the film industry, but they did not have the opportunity to make films in Beiping, Tian Zhuangzhuang's first film was from NMG Film Factory, and Chen Kaige's first film was from Guangxi Film Factory.

In addition, old film studios such as Beiying are more conservative, and they dare not shoot if the subject matter is slightly newer. On the contrary, a relatively young film studio like Xiuying Studio has not so many concerns, is more courageous, and dares to shoot. In addition, Master Su Zhensheng is the person in charge of the creative studio in the factory, and Xu Wangqiu can show his strength in the Xiuying Studio.

Looking at the show studio is the best choice now, but it is difficult to say whether there will be a better choice in three or four years. Xu Wangqiu didn't dare to say it to death: "I am willing to go to Xiuying Studio, but I don't dare to pack tickets, the state may assign me to other units." ”

Zhang Xiaoping could see that Xu Wangqiu was telling the truth, and said with satisfaction: "As long as you are willing to come, I will go to the school to ask for someone when the time comes." If you are assigned to other units, you can also go directly to Xiuying Studio without reporting, and we will recruit you into the factory. ”

The next morning, Xu Wangqiu packed up his toiletries and moved into the guest house of Xiuying Studio.

Before the 90s, domestic screenwriters had a high status, and film studios attached great importance to writers and screenwriters. After the film studio buys a novel or script, it will invite the writer to the film factory, let them live in the guest house of the film factory, and slowly revise the script, and it is possible to change the script for two or three months for a short period of two or three months, and for a long time for two or three years. Some factories even have small western-style buildings dedicated to entertaining writers and screenwriters, such as the famous Xiaobai Building of the Northeast Film Factory, where each writer has an office room, and all expenses are reimbursed by the film factory.

In the guest house, Xu Wangqiu met several writers who, like him, were invited by Xiuying Studio to revise their drafts. These people are very enthusiastic about Xu Wang, and they have all read "Mom Loves Me Again" and think it is an excellent script.

It is very comfortable to revise the draft in the film studio, during the day everyone chats downstairs and exchanges creative ideas, and at night they revise the draft in their own rooms. Life is leisurely and comfortable, much more comfortable than being a screenwriter forty years later.

Xu Wangqiu is a lot more tired than other writers, because Su Zhensheng can't wait for the script to be changed immediately, and the movie can start shooting immediately, so he pulls the editor to talk to Xu Wangqiu about the script every day. Su Bai would come over every day to help come up with ideas. She is the same age as Wei Guo, and she has experienced her father being beaten, so she can especially understand Wei Guo's feelings. However, most of the time, Su Bai is quietly an audience, looking like he has been quiet.

Xu Wangqiu and Su Zhensheng not only discussed how to change the script, but also discussed how to make the movie and the actors. In this process, Xu Wangqiu proposed that the song "Only Mother is Good in the World" is an episode of the movie "Wanderings of a Bitter Child", and this song must be used when filming, and finally the song was simply written;

recommended Pan Hong not because Xu Wangqiu knew Pan Hong, nor because Pan Hong's husband Mi Jiashan was friends with Xu Wangchuan, but because he believed in Pan Hong's acting skills. Among Chinese actresses in the eighties, the best acting skills were not Liu Xiaoqing, not Siqin Gaowa, but Pan Hong. Three Golden Rooster Awards for Best Actress, plus one Golden Rooster Award Special Award, Pan Hong's acting skills are by no means blown.

During the revision of the script, Xu Wangqiu received letters from the Literature Department of Beijing Film Studio and Shanghai Film Studio. Both film studios were interested in "Mom Loves Me Again" and invited Xu Wangqiu to go to the factory to talk about the script, and all the expenses were paid by the film studio.

The movement has caused a lot of damage to film studios, and now all film studios are trying to resume production, and the biggest problem is the lack of scripts, especially good scripts. As long as a novel has a little influence, several film studios will grab it. The story of "Mom Loves Me Again" is good enough, and it is very normal for Beiying and Shangying to be interested.

Xu Wangqiu wrote back to the two film studios, telling them that his script had been sold to Xiuying Studio.

That afternoon, Xu Wangqiu was sitting in the shade of a tree and chatting with Su Zhensheng about the script, and Xu Wangbei ran over excitedly. Xu Wangqiu told Xu Wangbei before going to Xiuying Studio to change the script that she asked her to go to the communication room every day to see if there was any letter from him. Xu Wangbei is very obedient and goes to the communication room every day to ask. This afternoon, when she went to the communication room to ask, the uncle of the communication room gave her a letter with "Peking Film Academy" written on the cover.

Xu Wangbei knew that his brother's college admission letter was coming, so he immediately took the bus to deliver the letter to Xu Wangqiu.

Xu Wangqiu opened the envelope and took out the admission notice inside, which was not as beautiful as in later generations, it was a blank piece of paper, which read: "The Revolutionary Committee transferred Comrade Xu Wangqiu: With the approval of the Provincial Admissions Committee, you will enter the directing department of the Beiping Film Academy to study." Please report to the school from September 14 to September 16, 1978 with this notice. ”

Looking at the three words "Xu Wangqiu" and the big red official seal, Xu Wangqiu had a smile on his face, the notice finally came, and he didn't know if Lao Wu had gotten the notice, he put the notice in front of Su Zhensheng: "Master, I was admitted to Nortel!"

Su Zhensheng glanced at the notice and said with satisfaction: "It's normal for you to be admitted to Nortel, but it's not normal if you can't pass the exam." But the old man was still pleased: "I'll go into the city to buy some vegetables, and we'll have a good celebration in the evening." ”

In this era, for any family, it is undoubtedly a great joy for a child to be admitted to university, which not only means that the fate of the individual has changed, and since then he has eaten the emperor's food, and the face of the parents is also very bright. Xu Wangqiu's parents were naturally no exception, so they held a banquet and invited relatives and friends.

That night, Xu Zhuwen, who rarely drinks alcohol, got drunk. When Xu Wangqiu and Xu Wangchuan helped him back to the house, they still shouted relentlessly: "Don't stop me, I'm happy today!

In this era, in order for a film project to be established, there must be two checkpoints in the film factory, one is the art management committee and the other is the party committee. If these two meetings are passed, then the film can be officially started even if the project is approved, and the screenwriting work will be completed.

Xu Wangqiu changed it in the guest house of Xiuying Studio for nearly a month, and "Mom Loves Me Again" finally passed the review of the factory, and he also successfully received 1,500 yuan from the finance department.