Chapter 365 Chapter 366 [Old Xu, do you want a wife or not? 】
? Xiang Nan has successfully won the attention of the mainland film industry with his stunning performance in "Garland Under the Mountain".
?Beijing Film Studio and Bayi Film Studio even wanted to loan him out to become a professional actor and screenwriter, but the General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe refused to let him go.
Because Xiang Nan is not only an excellent actor, but also an excellent novelist and songwriter, a rare talent. If the General Secretary wants to let him go, it would be a big mistake, so he is determined not to let him go.
Despite this, Xiang Nan still attracted the attention of many film studios due to his superb acting skills and high popularity.
In the following period, he successively received invitations from Beijing Film, Bayi Film, Shanghai Film, etc., and took over the filming of "Midnight", "The Outpost in the Birch Forest", "Under the Bridge", "Solon Valley" "Gunshot", "Operation Lightning", "Gobi Revenge", etc., basically maintaining the pace of one film a year.
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?Back in 1982, Xiang Nan had already earned nearly 2.6 million yuan from the "Detective Di Renjie" series. In addition to the cost of buying antiques, he still has 1.5 million yuan left.
Xiang Nan took out 300,000 of them, built a flower shed in Miyun, and planted large tracts of Clivia.
He knew that in 1984, Changchun City would designate Clivia as the city flower and call on the people of the city to cultivate it. With this order, the price of Clivia immediately skyrocketed.
At its most expensive time, the price of a rare Clivia was even as high as 200,000 yuan. Two hundred thousand yuan in 1984 is roughly equivalent to 20 million yuan today, which shows that the price is outrageous.
Xiang Nan wants to ride on this craze now. He planted Clivia extensively and then sold them all to Changchun. Even if a pot of flowers only sells for two or three hundred. One hundred thousand potted flowers can be sold for twenty or thirty million. This is a good deal with huge profits.
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In 1982, Xiaoping officially graduated after four years of college.
After graduation, she returned to the General Administration and continued to work as a creative writer. However, from the previous platoon-level creator, he jumped to the company-level creator.
First of all, her diploma is from a college student, and she is a high-level talent. When she returned to the army, she deserved a promotion; secondly, during the four years she had been studying there, she had produced many works, and her accumulated achievements were enough for her promotion.
As a result, he was successfully promoted from a platoon-level creative officer to a company-level creative officer. Not only is the salary higher, but you can also enjoy more benefits.
After Xiaoping graduated, Xiang Nan was the happiest person. He could finally see Xiaoping every day instead of once a week.
Furthermore, after Xiaoping graduates, many things can be put on the agenda. For example, giving birth to a child.
They have been married for three years now. Due to their studies, they have not had children. So it made the family back home anxious, even Xiaoping''s father Shen Bowen was anxious. Therefore, giving birth to a child must be put on the agenda.
?Xiaoping actually wanted to have a baby, and the two of them reached a consensus and started actively preparing for pregnancy.
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In 1982, two more things happened.
One is that after the "Wrangler" movie was blocked for two years, the authorities finally gave the go-ahead and allowed filming.
?However, Xiang Nan failed to compete with Zhu Shimao this time and missed the opportunity to play the leading role. The reason was very hurtful. Xie Jin said that he was too ordinary-looking and not as beautiful as Zhu Shimao, who looked more like a protagonist.
Hearing his harmless but extremely insulting words, Xiang Nan was almost depressed for a moment.
??However, he also admitted that Zhu Shimao is really handsome, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose, and a tall build. At first glance, he looks like an authentic Qilu man, comparable to Ken Takakura of Japan and Alain Delon of France.
?It is not unfair for me to lose to him. It''s a pity that I couldn''t listen to Guo Zhenzi''s words, "Old Xu, if you want your wife or not, as long as you ask for it, I will give it to you~" It was a great pity that I missed the opportunity to cooperate with the great beauty Cong Shan.???…
Second, after the death of the well-known mainland writer Mao Dun, he donated his 250,000 yuan royalties to establish the Mao Dun Literary Award. Mr. Ba Jin serves as the chairman of the jury, and influential writers, theorists, critics and organizers in the literary world are invited to serve as judges.
The Mao Dun Literary Award agrees to select novels from the Mainland every three years. The number of winning titles is set at three to five, and the winners can receive medals, bonuses and certificates.
Because Mr. Mao Dun has a very high status in the mainland literary world, and Mr. Ba Jin is also a giant in the mainland literary world, the Mao Dun Literary Award has attracted the attention of the literary world since its establishment, and everyone is eager to receive the award.
With much anticipation, the results of the first Mao Dun Literary Award were officially announced in December.
The novel "The Passionate Years" written by Xiang Nan was recognized by the first Mao Dun Literary Award for its excellent characterization, vivid storyline, and depiction of historical changes.
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The announcement of this result made Xiang Nan famous again.
Because he is the only one born in the 1950s among all the winners. In comparison, most of the other authors were born in the 1930s or 20s, and are twenty or thirty years older than Xiang Nan.
It is really amazing that Xiang Nan could win this award in his early thirties.
In addition, he is already well-known, and now that he has received this award, it is even more powerful, attracting more admirers for him.
?Of course, not everyone is happy for him.
?Some people are very dissatisfied with Xiang Nan winning this award.
One of Xiang Nan''s current works is popular literature. "Detective Di Renjie" is purely fictitious, made up and has no artistic quality at all. It is vulgar, vulgar and kitsch. A scholar like him, who has fallen for money, is naturally not qualified to win the Mao Dun Literary Award, an important award in the literary world.
Secondly, Xiang Nan''s qualifications are too shallow. It''s only been seven years since he started writing songs. If we count from the time he wrote the novel, it is not even four years ago.
Comparatively, in the mainland literary world, there are many seniors who have been engaged in literary creation for 40 or 50 years. Compared with them, Xiang Nan is just a newbie.
??Why haven''t these seniors won the award yet, but the junior Xiang Nan won the award? They all felt very dissatisfied. Therefore, many people rose up to protest, questioning this result as it was a bit hasty.
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?But in the end, Mr. Ba Jin opened the door for Xiang Nan.
“The Mao Dun Literary Award is based on the quality of the works, not on seniority, nor on dividing the pork. The only way to win the award is based on the work. The winning works of the first Mao Dun Literary Award were collectively selected by hundreds of judges.
The selection process is fair and impartial and represents the collective opinions. I very much agree with this result.
As for some malicious speculations from the outside world, I don’t think they represent the mainstream opinions in the literary world. I also advise those people to be open-minded. The size of a person''s heart is the size of his works. "
After Ba Jin’s words were published, those who clamored to overturn the results of the award were all silent for a while.
Thanks to book friends Yasuo and Doraemon for the tip, I appreciate it!
(End of this chapter)