Winning the Mao Dun Literature Award is not just a certificate, trophy and bonus for Xiang Nan.
More importantly, he was recognized by the mainstream of mainland literary circles and thus received a death-free gold medal.
From now on, if anyone dares to say that he is a secular scholar or a degenerate scholar, he can take out this gold medal.
"Come on, let's compete. I have the Mao Dun Literature Award, what do you have?" One sentence can choke the other person to death.
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Winning the Mao Dun Literary Award, the most prestigious award in the mainland literary world, is considered a remarkable achievement for Xiang Nan.
Therefore, when the awards were given at the end of the year, Xiang Nan once again won the second-class personal merit in recognition of his outstanding contributions in literary and artistic creation.
And he was promoted from the regimental level to the deputy division level. The salary increased from 141 yuan per month to 177 yuan. Other benefits, allowances, and treatments have also been improved accordingly.
However, Xiang Nan is now a civilian. Although his position has been promoted, his power has not changed. Compared to when I was the leader of a cultural troupe before, my power is actually much weaker.
The only person he can command and move now is himself.
Originally, as a cadre at the deputy division level, he also received a nanny allowance. And with his income and household situation, it would be enough to hire a nanny.
But Xiaoping was so angry at the nanny that she had a psychological shadow and firmly refused to hire a nanny, so now the two of them do the eating, washing, and cleaning by themselves.
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Entering 1983.
In January, while Xiang Nan was working on his creation at home, a phone call from the General Political Department called him back to the regiment.
"Old Deng, what do you want from me?" Xiang Nan asked curiously.
"Xiao Liu, it's like this. There is a task I want to give you in the regiment." Deng Wenwu quickly reassured, "CCTV is preparing to hold a cultural evening during the Spring Festival and needs some programs. Of course our general administration cannot fall behind, so I hope you can Put in some effort."
"Yes, Comrade Liu Feng, everyone knows that you are a famous talent, so you must help." Another comrade who looked a little strange also smiled at Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan was stunned and blurted out, "CCTV is holding a Spring Festival Gala?!"
"Spring Festival Gala?! That's a good name. It's much nicer than the 'CCTV Staff Spring Festival Gala'." The unfamiliar comrade nodded with a smile.
"..." Xiang Nan blinked, should I be the one to name "Spring Festival Gala"? !
"How is Liu Feng? Do you have the confidence to complete the task?" Deng Wenwu asked.
"There is no shirking the responsibility." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "Since the task is entrusted to me, I will definitely complete it."
"That's good, I know I found the wrong person." Deng Wenwu clapped his hands and smiled.
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After Xiang Nan returned home, he quickly completed the work.
A week later, he returned to the General Administration and took out three songs he had written.
The first song "Unforgettable Tonight", this song has been played on the Spring Festival Gala stage almost every year since the second Spring Festival Gala. It can be said that he is the strongest anchor in the Spring Festival Gala.
The second song is "Love Me China". "Fifty-six constellations, fifty-six flowers, fifty-six tribes of brothers and sisters are one family..." This song is perfect to sing during the Spring Festival party.
The third song is "Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Blessings". "There are three hundred and sixty-five sunrises in a year, and I send you three hundred and sixty-five blessings..." At the beginning of the new year, everything is renewed. On this day, singing such a joyful song is just right for the celebration of the Spring Festival Gala. Peaceful atmosphere.
Therefore, after watching these three songs, Deng Wenwu was very satisfied.
"Okay, Liu Feng, you are really a sword that never grows old." He smiled and nodded, "You wrote three good songs in one week. Okay, that's really good."
"Old Deng, I am not old to begin with." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Okay, as long as you are satisfied."
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Half a month later, Xiaoping suddenly felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.
After going to the hospital for a checkup, Xiang Nan was very pleased with the result. It turned out that after his hard work, Xiaoping was finally pregnant.
Shen Bowen was also very happy to learn about this. And immediately told Xiaoping what to do as a person who had experienced it.
Xiaoping was quite happy at first, but when he did this, she became nervous.
After his wife became pregnant, Xiang Nan basically stopped all social activities outside and devoted himself to serving his wife at home.
What he did surprised Wang Xie, Ye Jing and others.
Because with Xiang Nan's current status, wealth, and fame, there are so many young girls willing to be with him that it's no problem to switch to two in one day. But he still loves his wife so much, is loyal and unswerving, which they really can't understand.
But even though they couldn't figure it out, they still admired such an infatuated man like Xiang Nan. They can't be so dedicated.
"Brother Liu is indeed Brother Liu. He is capable of what others cannot and endures what others cannot bear. He can endure so many beautiful girls crying and wanting to follow him. No wonder he can achieve great things."
"I used to think that love and love were all nonsense. How could a man only love one person for the rest of his life? But Brother Liu really taught me a lesson. There is such a thing as love in this world."
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In a few days, it's New Year's Eve.
On New Year's Eve, Xiang Nan and Xiaoping watched the Spring Festival Gala in front of the TV.
To be honest, this was Xiang Nan's first time watching the Spring Festival Gala in 1983, and she found it more interesting than later generations.
First of all, the artist's state is relatively relaxed and comfortable, just like a student attending a class party. They are all their own people on and off the stage, so they are not restrained at all.
Unlike later generations, the nervousness of the artists can be seen to the naked eye, fearing that they will make mistakes. They were in a tense state, they didn't look like laughing when they were smiling, and they didn't feel like crying when they were crying, which made the audience feel awkward for them.
Secondly, censorship standards were not strict at that time, so the program content was more extensive and the scale was wider, so it sounded more interesting.
Although Xiang Nan did not participate in the entire Spring Festival Gala, he was the one who showed up the most.
This Spring Festival Gala, not only sang his "Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Blessings", "Love Me China", and "Unforgettable Tonight", but also "Blood-stained Style", "Loyalty to the Country", "In the Field of Hope" "", "Where the Peach Blossoms Bloom", "The Song of Peonies" and so on.
This Spring Festival Gala only used a total of fifteen songs, and Xiang Nan participated in the creation of more than half of the songs. This ratio can be said to be quite astonishing.
A layman looks at the excitement, an expert looks at the door. Anyway, everyone who knew about this was shocked and speechless.
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After the Spring Festival, Xiang Nan buys groceries and cooks every day, and spends time with Xiaoping at home.
Xiaoping was so pampered by him that she never felt tired or suffered at all, and she felt as happy as in heaven every day.
But she was not without worries. "Comrade Liu, what should I do if I want to give birth to a girl?" she asked worriedly.
In September last year, the country officially designated family planning as a basic national policy. Both of them are cadres and party members, so they should set an example and insist on having only one child.
But in that case, if it was a girl, Xiang Nan would be in trouble.
