Today, the villagers of Shanghe Village discovered that something happy happened to the Jiang family. Old Jiang Jianguo, his daughter-in-law Xiulian and his eldest son Yuanchao all had smiles on their faces and walked lightly. Even when they were doing It seems like I have endless energy to work with.
Just asked, but they refused to reveal it easily, and only said that they would know after some time.
The reason why Jiang Jianguo's family is happy is simple. His younger son Jiang Yulou's work was successfully submitted and will be published soon, and he also received royalties.
One hundred and eighty-nine yuan!
At that time, the dozen or so pictures of unity really made the whole family cry with joy.
Jiang Yulou didn't lie. He really made money from writing, which was no worse than working as a worker in the city.
The period after the reform can be said to be the best era for writers. Unlike the 1990s, when prices rose, which caused hardship, now the relatively high royalties and relatively low prices allow them to live a more comfortable life in China. Life.
Material enjoyment is only secondary, and improvement in status truly satisfies the spiritual needs of the writer group.
Since the resumption of the college entrance examination, it has stimulated the masses' reverence for knowledge and yearning for reading, allowing writers and intellectuals to enjoy a higher social status. Writers, in particular, will be yearned for by a large number of literary young people wherever they go.
Jiang Yulou brought great changes to the Jiang family. They saw hope, and their days became more and more promising, with smiles naturally covering their faces.
Jiang Yulou was very pleased that his family had made positive changes.
At the same time, he also warned himself not to slack off.
After receiving the royalties, he also devoted himself to the creation of his second work.
On a new day, Jiang Yulou came to school in high spirits.
At the school gate, he saw Tang Yuewen.
When the girl he had a crush on appeared, he immediately went up to say hello.
"Yuewen, morning."
When Tang Yuewen heard Jiang Yulou's voice, she turned around and said "good morning" with a smile.
Jiang Yulou took three steps and two steps at a time and walked to the girl's side, walking side by side.
He was holding his schoolbag in his left hand, touched his nose with his right hand, and then said: "Yue Wen, how is the writing of the novel going?"
"I've written some. Thanks to your guidance, it's much smoother than before." Tang Yuewen beamed when she mentioned the novel she had written.
Jiang Yulou laughed, and then said with a smile: "If you don't understand anything, you can ask me. After all, I am also a person who has published works now."
"I know you are a great writer!" Tang Yuewen covered her mouth and smiled.
Jiang Yulou said proudly: "I don't dare to be a great writer, but some people should call me teacher?"
"Do you know that the way you look now is worth beating?" Tang Yuewen pouted.
Jiang Yulou said without hesitation: "Really? Who would hit me if I'm so good? It must be jealousy."
Tang Yuewen couldn't see his proud look, and deliberately attacked: "I really want to be a great writer, it's not impossible to be a teacher, but great writers have many works. Unlike some people who only write one work and are proud of it." Yangyang doesn’t know what his last name is anymore.”
"Who said I only have one work? Now I am starting to devote myself to the creation of the second work in my life."
Jiang Yulou broke the news and Tang Yuewen was so shocked that she almost screamed.
How long ago did he start creating again?
"How do you have such a long brain? Why do you have so much inspiration?"
It was painful for her to write a short story, but when it came to him, the inspiration for writing kept flowing out like spring water.
Jiang Yulou pretended to be melancholy and said, "This...maybe it's called talent."
"Speak nicely!" Tang Yuewen's teeth itched with hatred.
Although he is excellent, he also has a hateful side!
Jiang Yulou was no longer being funny. Instead, he was uncharacteristically speaking and said in a deep voice: "The Loess Plateau has accumulated thousands of years of hardship and pain, and has also brewed countless long-lasting stories. With these stories as material, why should I worry about not being able to write about them?" Make good stories.”
After he determined the direction of his writing and took root in this loess plateau, he paid great attention to the collection of materials. Until he accidentally heard the old people in the village singing "Orchid Flower", he had a flash of inspiration and already knew how to write.
Tang Yuewen was startled and thought that what he said was so philosophical. Even her father could not say these words.
Could it be...that his writing talent is really that high?
It’s simply a blessing from God!
When Jiang Yulou saw that she was silent, he winked and said, "How about it? I'm awesome. Do you admire me especially?"
"Pfft."
The girl was amused by him.
"Is it still a novel this time?"
"That's right, it's still a novel, and it's still a story about our northwest folk customs."
"Do you have a name?"
Jiang Yulou's eyes were deep, as if he had traveled through a distant time. Then, he nodded firmly and said: "Yes, it's called "Yellow Earth"!"
"Yellow Earth" is a film adapted by Chen Kaige based on the prose "Orchid in the Empty Valley". With this directorial debut, he established his position among the fifth generation directors.
The film has won many director awards at the Locarno International Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival, London International Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Tokyo Film Festival, etc.
What he wants to do is to novelize the movie. Sometimes words have advantages that movies cannot match.
"Yellow land..."
Tang Yuewen murmured to herself.
Although I haven't seen any of his works yet, from the title of the novel, I can already get a sense of a heavy and simple atmosphere.
The girl looked at Jiang Yulou and felt that he was sharp and confident at this moment.
This is the unique temperament of a writer!
It was at this moment that the girl realized that Jiang Yulou was the real him.
Now he has the vigor and confidence of a young man, but before he wrote, he was just a living shell carrying Jiang Yulou's name.
It's not that she's sentimental, in my mother's words, it's a woman's intuition.
After a moment of silence, the girl said: "Whenever I finish writing, I want to be your first reader."
"OK."
In a few words, the two made another agreement.
At this time, an indescribable emotion floated in the girl's heart.
Time passed bit by bit, and Jiang Yulou really started to write.
At this moment, he missed the computer in his previous life extremely.
Without a computer or a typewriter, his writing speed could not be increased at all. Moreover, it is troublesome to change it. Who dares to say that what is written now does not need to be changed?
He is expected to write a novel of more than 20,000 words, but he can only write about 1,000 words every day. This was transcribed on manuscript paper, and there are countless people who have written it useless.
He estimated that it would take a month to finish writing this work.
A month later, he was already looking forward to it.
