In November, the creative team was officially established.
He Xiaoping, Hao Shuwen, and Xiao Suizi all joined the group.
"Liu Feng, you are so lucky, we have three beauties accompanying you." Hao Shuwen joked with a smile.
"Come on, Xiaoping and Suizi are the beauties." Xiang Nan curled his lips and said, "You are the only one who is tall and has a haircut. You look more manly than me."
Xiao Suizi and He Xiaoping almost died laughing when they heard him hurting Hao Shuwen so much. But they didn't dare to laugh at Hao Shuwen, so they had to try their best to hold back their laughter, causing themselves to tremble in place, as if they were stepping on a switch.
"Liu Feng, you are a person who has ruined eight generations because of your lack of virtue. Why am I not a beauty?" Hao Shuwen couldn't help but feel ashamed and angry when she was so damaged by him, and she cursed bitterly.
"Okay, okay, let's talk about work first." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Creation requires inspiration, and inspiration comes from accumulation. Only through accumulation can you make progress, so I suggest that you study more and read more books. "
"No way, you still want to read and study?" Hao Shuwen heard this and pouted at Lao Gao, "I thought we were going out to play."
"The creative team has just been established and we have to go out for fun. What will others think?" Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "It's okay to go out for fun. At least we have to produce our works first to let people know that we don't eat for free. When the time comes to apply to go out, no one will complain."
"Hao Shuwen, what Liu Feng said makes sense. If we join the creative team, it's enough to attract hatred. If we go out to play so soon, many people will definitely be unhappy.
When the time comes, public dissatisfaction will surge, and political commissars will also have scruples. If we cancel the creative team again, we will lose more than we gain. "Xiao Suizi also advised.
"Oh, you two are breathing out of the same nose." Hao Shuwen said unhappily, "I didn't know, I thought you two were having an affair."
Xiao Suizi blushed in embarrassment when she heard what she said, "Hao Shuwen, don't talk nonsense."
"Okay, stop making trouble and read a book first." Xiang Nan advised, and then took Xiaoping to make up for the lessons.
After joining the creative team, he no longer rehearsed every day. He had more time at his disposal, and he also had more time to teach Xiaoping.
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"Liu Feng, I remember you were illiterate, didn't you become literate after you came to the army? How come you still teach high school knowledge?" Xiao Suizi asked in surprise.
Xiang Nan taught Xiaoping trigonometric functions, which even she found very difficult. However, Xiang Nan teaches in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. He has obviously mastered this subject long ago.
But he, a person who came out of the military literacy class, could master such a profound subject, which is simply incredible!
"Yeah, I'm also wondering, these are still taught in literacy classes?" Hao Shuwen realized later that she didn't even understand trigonometric functions, and she wondered how Xiang Nan knew it.
"Do you really think I graduated from the literacy class?" Xiang Nan looked at the two of them and smiled slightly, "Who doesn't have a secret these days?"
Hao Shuwen and Xiao Suizi were stunned when they heard this.
If you think about it more carefully, Liu Feng's performance in the past six months is indeed amazing.
He writes songs and is famous throughout the country; writes and performs plays, which are popular in the military region. The achievements achieved are humbling.
Moreover, when he spoke and acted, he also showed calmness, sophistication, calmness and confidence. He is completely different from the honest country boy who had low self-esteem before.
Now that they heard what he said, they suddenly understood.
Liu Feng's previous image of a country boy was most likely a deliberate disguise, and he is the real him now. He is knowledgeable, talented, thoughtful, and calm.
They had heard that some high-ranking cadres were afraid of being impacted, so they deliberately concealed their identities and entered the barracks. I thought it was a legend before, but now it seems that it is obviously true.
"Liu Feng, who are you?" Hao Shuwen asked curiously.
"Don't say it, don't say it." Xiang Nan waved his hand and pretended to be mysterious, "Don't ask around. Knowing too much may not be beneficial to you."
Seeing that he was so secretive, Hao Shuwen and Xiao Suizi did not ask any more questions.
Curiosity did kill the cat these days. There are some secrets that are much better not to know than to know.
However, they both respected Xiang Nan a little more since then.
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Half a month later, the creative team came up with a new song "I Stand Guard for the Great Motherland."
The emergence of this work has blocked the public opinion.
Because the creative team can sit in an office, daily rehearsals are eliminated, and time can be freely used. This is a very desirable benefit for all members of the art troupe. No one is envious.
Envy breeds jealousy, and jealousy breeds hatred. Naturally, they criticized the creative team a lot.
Especially after the creative team was established for more than ten days, not a single article or poem was written, which made everyone even more dissatisfied.
"It has been established for more than ten days, and there is no work at all. Is this called a creative group? I think it is a work-free group."
"They are sitting in the office with the academic officer, and we are so tired and sweating in the rehearsal field. It is not fair at all!"
"She was also said to be a talented man or a talented woman, but after so many days, there is no achievement at all. In my opinion, the creative team should cancel it as soon as possible to avoid wasting rice."
Many people were gossiping in private and discussing things, which put the political commissar under a certain amount of pressure.
Now, with this work, those people can be silenced.
"Okay, Liu Feng, I didn't expect that your creative team is very efficient. The results were produced in half a month, and you have lived up to my trust." The political commissar praised with a smile.
"Thank you, political commissar." Xiang Nan nodded, "It is indeed necessary to establish a creative team. Let us brainstorm and learn from each other's strengths. This song was written by He Xiaoping and Xiao Suizi, and Hao Shuwen and I composed the music."
"Well, yes, unity is strength." The political commissar said with a smile, "We must concentrate our efforts to do big things. The establishment of a creative team is very necessary and helpful. Some people in our group don't understand, say weird things, and get emotional. Now they can shut up."
"Yes, political commissar, facts speak louder than words." Xiang Nan smiled.
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"I Stand Guard for the Great Motherland" was immediately designated by the political commissar as a New Year's gift to the military region, so no time was lost for rehearsals.
With this work as a gag, and as the end of the year approaches, the performance activities of the cultural troupe also increase significantly. In addition to condolences to the troops, they also have to perform for citizens. In short, they are very busy.
In this way, the dissatisfaction with the creative team was overshadowed.
At the end of the year, it was also the day when the troops were rewarded for their merits.
Xiang Nan, Xiao Suizi, and Hao Shuwen won the second-class collective merit issued by the military region for their drama "Model". Xiang Nan also received third-class personal merit because he was the main creator and the leading actor.
In addition, he and Xiaoping became famous throughout the country for their collaboration on "Border Spring Water is Clear and Pure", so both of them received the Second Class Medal of Merit.
Xiang Nan was promoted from the deputy company level to the deputy battalion level due to his outstanding achievements. The monthly salary increased by 17 yuan to 89 yuan.
Xiaoping was also promoted from an ordinary soldier to a regular class. The salary has also been increased from eight yuan per month to thirty yuan.
