Chapter 177: Breaking Up


    "Comrade Chen Qi!"


    "Comrade Zhanying!"


    "Hey, Aunt Wang, why did you take charge of the expedition yourself?"


    In Room 302, Chen Qi saw Aunt Wang for the first time. This was her first time at Beijing Film Studio. She grabbed her as soon as she entered the door, looked at her arms and legs, and said:


    "Are you okay, kid? I heard that I sent you in. You must have been wronged. Tell your aunt that she will make the decision for you. If I can''t do it, there will be the district. If the district doesn''t do it, there will be the city..."


    "Stop, stop, stop! It''s all a conflict among the people. How much hatred can there be? It''s been resolved. Why are you here?"


    "You have created such a big battle, how can I not come?"


    Aunt Wang sat down on the round-backed chair of Huanghuali and said: "Don''t blame me for being snobbish. Since you joined the cooperative, you sold a big bowl of tea for a day, and then went to Beijing Film Studio to stay. I can''t even tell you." you.


    I came here today to be entrusted by the party and the masses. One is to ask you to give a report to the young people in the city. The other is that the government wants to arrange interviews and write materials. I heard that they will also apply for commendation for you. "


    "Well…"


    Aunt Wang saw his expression and asked, "Boy, are you unwilling? This is a good thing!"


    "It''s a good thing! When the tea stall was first established, leaders at all levels showed great love to us. Of course I am willing to do so."


    Chen Qi smiled. There was no need to hide it at this time, and said: "But I''m afraid that if I agree, there will be a series of endless things that will follow. You know that my heart is not here. I have been stationed at Beijing Film Studio for a long time. The working relationship has not been transferred in the cooperative, I’m afraid it won’t work this time.”


    "Are you sure you want to go to Beijing Film Studio?"


    "Not sure, but I''m definitely leaving."


    "well…"


    Aunt Wang sighed. The cooperative was not a serious unit, so Huang Zhanying performed well and was given the title of director. She hoped to be transferred to the government office in the future.


    The golden phoenix flew out of the ravine, and even they themselves couldn''t believe it.


    Above the cooperative is the street, above the street is the district, and above the district is the city. They all come down and want to retain this talent. But people can come and go freely and there is no binding force.


    "I also know that I can''t keep you. Can you at least make a report and cooperate with related activities? Otherwise we will lose face." Aunt Wang is also very honest.


    "You have already taken action personally, so of course I have to agree."


    "Nah, no matter where you go, remember that Dashilan will always be your home."


    That''s for sure!


    Your cooperative is also in my plan.


    After finalizing some things, Chen Qi stood up, shook hands with his dear Huang Zhanying again, and said sincerely: "Comrade Zhanying, you and I grew up together, fighting together, wearing a pair of trousers, and playing with a grasshopper, but it''s going to rain. If my mother wants to get married, she has to go her own way.


    You should also work hard to make progress. If we don’t meet in the future, I will call you Runtu and you will call me Master..."


    "Don''t forget our revolutionary friendship and ask the vast land, who is in charge of ups and downs? We will all have a bright future!"


    "I am confident that after two hundred years of life, I will be like the water hitting three thousand miles! Let me encourage you!"


    Huang Zhanying squeezed his hand fiercely.


    …


    "This is Wang Lingu from Shanghai Film Studio, Deputy Director Wang."


    "Hello hello!"


    It was still 302. Chen Qi met He Chengwei and Wang Lingu and exchanged a few polite words. He Chengwei couldn''t wait to speak first: "We saw the news about "Tai Chi" in the newspaper. The entire magazine is happy for you. It brings glory to the Chinese people!


    The president sent me here immediately, mainly to ask if you could change "Tai Chi" into a novel and publish it on "Story Club"? To show our sincerity, we are willing to offer a price of NT$10 for 1,000 words and increase the royalties for the number of prints. And each of your subsequent works will be paid according to this standard. What do you think? "


    The country has issued new regulations: the price of manuscripts has been increased to 3-10 yuan per 1,000 words, and the remuneration for printing has been restored to be calculated based on 10,000 copies.


    This share is extremely small. If you print 500,000 copies, you only get 50% of the basic royalties. For example, Chen Qi''s basic royalties were 350 yuan, and after printing 500,000 copies, he was given an extra 50% of the 350 yuan.


    "Story Meeting" is reasonable in principle, and within the prescribed scope, it has been given to the highest level.


    After He Chengwei finished speaking, he looked at the other party uneasily. Chen Qi also felt very strange. It seemed that he was breaking up with all parties, abandoning some of his previous things, and going into battle lightly.


    "How many articles have I published in Story Club?" he asked.


    "Starting from September 1979, half of the novels have been published every two months. As of January this year, the first chapters of "Kapok Kasaya", "The Invincible Mandarin Duck Legs", "Wu-Tang", "Big Shanghai 1937" and "Black Box" have been published. Half."


    “It’s been two years before I know it, so fast!”


    Chen Qi lamented that he was still teaching Sister Xue acting in Lushan at that time, and said: "We are friends, and I don''t want to deceive you. I have a lot of things to do next, and I can''t take care of "Story Club". Our cooperation ends here." until."


    "This, this..."


    "I have one last piece for you, "Kyoto Players", which can be regarded as my farewell work. If I have the opportunity in the future, I can still write a short story in "Story Club". The friendship will last forever, and I thank you for giving me a platform to express myself. ”


    “…”


    He Chengwei had a lot to say, but finally sighed silently and said: "Okay, I will convey it to the editor-in-chief. In fact, we are all very sorry that you were not able to come to "Story Club" as a guest. Then I won''t bother you now. ”


    He left disappointed.


    Wang Lingu also sighed: ""Story Club" is right under the nose of Shanghai Film Studio. Unfortunately, I didn''t have any plans to make a martial arts movie before. I guarded the treasure pot without knowing it. I hope you don''t dislike us for being late."


    "Oh? Are you here for the adaptation rights?"


    "Exactly!"


    "I wonder which story you like?"


    "Except for "The Kapok Kasaya", including the "Kyoto Players" I just mentioned, there are five in total. Shanghai Film Studio wants them all!"


    Um?


    Chen Qi was a little surprised.


    With "Tai Chi" in front of him, he knew that the trend of martial arts movies was coming, and thought that "Story Club" would be a wholesale script. Unexpectedly, Shanghai Film Studio was very courageous and got everything covered.


    "You are generous, I am not secretive. I originally wrote the things in "Story Club" according to the literary script, but I just made it colloquial, so there is basically no difficulty in adapting it.


    So I don’t sell the adaptation price, I sell the original script price. Do you accept it? "


    "Make a price!"


    "2,000 yuan per article! It''s not good to sell them all to you. I''ll keep one and you get four."


    He was a newcomer when he wrote "Lushan Love" and sold it for 800 yuan. Now that he has become famous, he naturally has to raise the price, but it cannot be too outrageous. He knew he was about to leave the way of making money selling scripts...


    "Can!"


    Wang Lingu agreed immediately. He didn''t know how much advantage Shanghai Film Studio took. These movies were all popular movies in the 1980s.


    Chen Qi has a good relationship with Beijing Film Studio, but he doesn''t deliberately avoid other studios. Shanghai Film Studio has a lot of money, a deep foundation, and extensive resources, so it''s always a good idea to make friends.


    Wang Lingu agreed and chose "The Invincible Mandarin Duck", "Wu-Tang", "Big Shanghai 1937" and "Black Box", leaving the unfinished "Kyoto Ballers".


    Then, he suddenly looked around, became cautious, and asked:


    "Comrade Chen Qi, in addition to talking about scripts, I have one more thing to do on this trip. I am entrusted by director Xu Sangchu to come here and sincerely invite you to join Shanghai Film Studio!"


    (End of chapter)