Chapter 5 Circle
A few days later.
"Xiao Feng, you have caused great harm to us." Zhao Yuming complained crazily to Chen Linfeng while doing homework.
Since the ghost story convention that day.
These days, when he sits on a stool, he must keep his feet on the ground and cannot cross his legs;
Don’t drink water or eat ice cream near the electric fan;
You can only take a bath while sitting;
You can’t go far away if there is a car, you have to wait until there is no car;
...
"There are too many other miscellaneous rules," Zhao Yuming said sadly and angrily, "Give me a normal parent."
Chen Linfeng burst into laughter and said, "I'm so sorry. I deeply sympathize with what happened to you." After saying that, he smiled even happier.
Zhao Yuming returned to his seat melancholy. Just as he was about to lean back against the back table, he suddenly straightened up again.
“Fuck, I’m not right either.”
A week later in the afternoon, Chen Linfeng was reading a book at home when he heard the Liu family’s uncle at the entrance of the alley shouting excitedly.
"Second son of the Chen family, please come out and read the letter sent by the Chinese Literary Association."
Chen Linfeng walked out and saw Aunt Liu gathered around to watch the excitement. Mother Chen also heard the commotion and went out to watch.
He stepped forward and took the letter. The envelope read: Yours sincerely, Teacher Qilin.
The sender is the Chinese Writers and Literary Association, the recipient is Chen Linfeng, and the address is the address of Chen Linfeng's home.
It is the result of the previous submission.
He quickly opened the envelope and saw a letter and about 200 yuan inside.
Aunt Liu came closer to see what was written.
That posture is simply more caring than him.
Open the letter.
Dear author of Qilin, I feel like seeing you every time, thank you very much for your contribution.
Here, we have included your manuscript in the short story section of the novel selection magazine, 106 journals.
At the same time, we are very grateful that you have chosen to cooperate with us. We are very honored to invite you to participate in our next issue of novel selection and submission activities. We welcome your contributions again!
The above is a template commonly used by magazine editors. Below is a general analysis of the article by the editorial department.
The letter praised Chen Linfeng's story, but also mentioned that his writing style was relatively immature. He then pointed out some shortcomings and finally said, "Considering that the story is novel and has a warning effect on the world, it is Collected and published.”
Sure enough, it is still a bit reluctant to submit to a short novel selection. Maybe next time it should be submitted to Youth Digest?
Chen Linfeng read the letter and handed it to his still confused mother, "Mom, I submitted a short story some time ago, and this is the reply and royalties from the magazine."
Mother Chen took the letter at a loss, opened it and read it for a while, and it turned out to be true.
The onlookers walked around and marveled.
"You are really promising. You are only a few years old and you can be a writer."
"Who says not? He usually studies well and writes articles so well. He is really a rare person. "Aunt Liu is very envious. Our little boy plays with him every day, but he doesn't learn any wisdom. He just plays around wildly every day.
Within two hours, the whole alley knew about it.
In today's era, although communication means are scarce, the efficiency of person-to-person transmission is sometimes faster than the transmission of text messages in later generations.
The next day, the head teacher actually knew about it and spread the news in the class. He also posted his novel on the blackboard at the back of the class as a sample article.
I don’t know how he knew it so quickly.
Tuesday, June 23rd. Chen Linfeng was rare and did not read other books, but listened to the class honestly.
The final exam is next week, and the normal teaching tasks have been completed long ago. In this history class, the teacher told the legend of Qin Shihuang.
The content of the story contains a lot of unofficial history, and is probably mixed with content from past TV series, but the teacher's storytelling skills are very high, and Chen Linfeng listened with gusto.
After class, the students were still unfinished and continued to discuss.
Chen Linfeng suddenly felt inspired and wrote it down in his notebook, planning to try to write a short story later.
"Xiao Feng, what are you still writing after class." Zhao Yuming came over. Someone outside was calling for people to play vault, and he wanted to drag Chen Linfeng to participate.
“I have some ideas, just write them down.”
"I really envy your ability to write whenever you want." Zhao Yuming's attention was diverted. He lay in front of Chen Linfeng's desk and watched his friend write.
"Every article you write can be published. I can't even write an essay well. Talented people really do whatever they want."
My deskmate Liu Jia heard this and retorted , "You just didn't study seriously at all. If you had Xiaofeng's amount of reading and practice, writing a good composition would not be a problem at all." "Every time I write an essay, I have to rack my brains just to get the word count." Zhao Yuming felt aggrieved when he thought of the scene when he was writing an essay for an exam.
“Not only Chinese language, but also history and politics. Where does it come from so many meanings and effects? I think about these every day, and I feel like I’m going bald.”
The two men started arguing.
“What a talent!” Chen Linfeng sighed. In fact, he somewhat agreed with Xiao Ming’s statement.
In this life, I have a good memory and learn things quickly. In many aspects, the more I learn, the more interested I become.
In his previous life, he was not so eager to learn. He only got a good second grade in the Central Plains Province exam in college. He was at a mediocre level and had never understood the world of genius.
Only in this life have I realized that with good talent, the pain of learning is much less than that of ordinary people, and the sense of accomplishment is higher.
The difficulty of killing monsters is low and the experience is high. Who doesn’t like to play this kind of game of life?
Chen Linfeng ignored the bickering between the two people and continued to think with his head down.
He envisioned a time-travel story.
The college students took a time machine accidentally built by the professor and traveled to the Zhao State in the Warring States Period.
In Handan of the State of Zhao, he met the businessman Lu Buwei and the proton Yiren of the State of Qin.
Due to a combination of circumstances, Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng was not born, or in other words, it was not Ying Zheng who was born.
The above is the background of the story. What he wants to focus on is what China would be like without Qin Shihuang.
After spending a period of ancient life in Zhao State, the college student traveled back and found that everything in the future timeline was messed up.
Because of the lack of a generation of heroes, the Qin State failed to unify the world, and the Warring States Period of Chaos continued and could not end.
The Han Dynasty is naturally gone, lacking the substantive unity of the Qin Emperor and the ideological and cultural unity that the Han Dynasty has long molded.
The East University region is divided into 15 small countries. For a long time in history, it was no different from Europe in the Middle Ages. In modern times, it has fallen behind.
Fortunately, the professor in this world was equally capable and built a time machine, so he traveled back in time to stop his previous self.
At the end of the article, the college students finally return to their original world.
Staff from relevant national departments came to the door. They detected anomalies in time and space and recycled the machine according to regulations.
Before the recycler left, he said meaningfully, "We tried our best to prevent outsiders from attacking, but we didn't expect that our home was almost robbed by one of our own." The college student was shocked, "There are other people here. Change history? ”
“How many times do you think China’s history has changed, and is China what it is now?
It’s not just the people in history who have fought for her, we are now , and our future, fighting for her all the time.”
The story ends here.
Although the main purpose is to emphasize the importance of Qin Shihuang.
But Chen Linfeng still made some small moves at the end, creating a multi-world setting often used in science fiction novels, as a small element of suspense.
This short story is purely his own imagination. Last time, it was based on a movie story setting, but this time he wanted to try it completely by himself.
I don’t want to submit it to a novel selection. The editor also said that he needs to practice his writing skills, so he might as well try to submit it to Youth Digest.
Readers and Yilin may be more famous, but their reputation in later generations is too bad. In fact, Youth Digest is also bad.
But considering that it is easier to submit manuscripts for Youth Digest, don’t be picky.
After school in the afternoon, Chen Linfeng returned home.
I found Shi Xiaolong at home. He went to Zheng City to shoot a music video some time ago, and then went to Shenzhen to participate in a Chinese Music Video Grand Prix. He finally came back today.
Chen Linfeng made an ancient hand-over gesture and said loudly, "It turns out that Brother Long is back. I heard that he has received the grand prize this time and returned home in fine clothes. Congratulations."
Shi Xiaolong waved his hand. Modesty, "The small music video winning award is not worth mentioning."
He also bowed and said, "I heard that Teacher Qilin's novel was published, which is amazing. It is really brilliant and everyone is celebrating."< br>
"Go, go, you two bastards are acting here." Mother Chen was so disgusted that she asked them to wash their hands and eat.
"Mom, Xiaolong is back, why hasn't dad come back yet? Didn't he call a few days ago to say that the matter was done?"
"He went to Hong Kong Island, I heard There are friends over there who have something to discuss with him, and I don’t know where he got so many friends.” Mother Chen was very dissatisfied.
After dinner. Shi Xiaolong and Chen Linfeng went to the room to study.
Chen Linfeng was practicing the flute, and what he was playing was the famous song of Inuyasha in his previous life - Longing Through Time and Space.
"The flute version sounds good, maybe it would be good to pair it with the guqin," he thought to himself.
Chen Linfeng has now learned to play music and variations.
After he writes the music, he will try a variety of instruments to experience different effects, and sometimes he will ask Shi Xiaolong to help him listen.
For example, this song about longing through time and space, when played by different instruments, will give people obvious differences in the feeling.
Although they are all sentimental tunes, the erhu will give people a deep feeling of nostalgia. When played with a xun, it will be a touch of sadness and have a meaningful flavor.
Shi Xiaolong listened to the music quietly and was immersed in a sad atmosphere for a while.
He sighed and praised, "This song is really nice."
Chen Linfeng clearly sensed that Shi Xiaolong was in a low mood. Except for the joke he made with him at the beginning, he continued to , Shi Xiaolong has been very quiet, not like usual.
“Not to mention the music, are you unhappy about your return this time?”
Shi Xiaolong sighed again, a rare look of sadness on his face, "I have been filming in the past few years, but this year I suddenly have nothing to film, and I feel a little uncomfortable."
"You said I won't have any scenes to film in the future, right?" Shi Xiaolong thought of such a result, and he didn't want that kind of thing.
Chen Linfeng did not expect that Shi Xiaolong, who had always been a big-hearted person, would actually consider this matter.
Similarly, anyone who has enjoyed the infinite scenery does not want to feel lonely.
Chen Linfeng comforted, "You are now the most famous child star in China. As long as there is a role that suits you, others will come to you first."
" Then why have fewer and fewer people come to me to act in the past two years? Last year I only acted in one film, and this year I haven’t acted in one at all.”
Shi Xiaolong suddenly thought that his younger brother had not filmed in the past two years, and said sheepishly, "I'm sorry, I'm not complaining, I just don't understand."
"This is easy to explain, all the roles I cast for you before were cute. "Children's roles, now that you are ten years old and have become a teenager, you can't play such a role."
"And if there are so many children's comedies of the same type being filmed in a row, the audience will get tired of it." "
When Shi Xiaolong heard that the audience would be tired, he panicked, "Ah, then I won't be able to act in the future?"
"It's not that I'm tired of you, it's just the current market. It’s just that the trend has changed. The film market in Hong Kong has not been so prosperous in the past two years, but it doesn’t matter. Maybe in the future, companies from the mainland will look for you to film.”
"Will it really happen?" Shi Xiaolong was doubtful.
Chen Linfeng reminded him, "You are only stopping for two years now. There are not many young actors in the country, and there are even fewer famous child stars. You have an advantage."
"But wait. We are 18 years old, and there are a lot of outstanding adult actors, so it is difficult to get through this stage.”
Chen Linfeng told him about the child stars of Emily Kendall—Shirley Temple and Brooke Shields. The transition experience after adulthood details the difficulty of transition for child stars.
"What should I do? I can't beg others to come to me to act in the future."
Shi Xiaolong was really anxious.
I never cared about it before, but this year I have experienced the feeling of slipping in status. Now I tell him that it will be even harder when he becomes an adult. By then, he will not have slipped, but will probably fall, and the pressure will skyrocket in an instant.
“First, you have to know that there is a circle in filming.
For example, your godfather in Wandao. If he has a similar role, he will always come to him. You. The production companies and directors who get along with him will also have a high chance of looking for you to act through him. This is the circle of Hong Kong and Taiwan, so we need to enter as many such circles as possible."
Shi Xiaolong asked with interest, "What circles are there?"
"The mainland film and television industry is mainly divided by region, including Beijing Circle, Shanghai Circle, Northeast Circle and Northwest Circle, as well as some film and television circles. Smaller circles such as academies and drama troupes. "
"What about the central region? What kind of circle do we belong to?"
Chen Linfeng smiled a little bitterly, "The central region is more chaotic, and everyone follows others. "
He further explained, "If you are not a local, it is difficult to get into it. You need opportunities. What I am talking about is mainly the academic circle.
The two or three largest film and television schools in China produce most of the practitioners in the country. This is the easiest circle to enter. "
Chen Linfeng looked at Shi Xiaolong seriously, "If you want to take advantage of the help of this circle, you have to enter these two colleges, Beijing Film Academy or China Drama. You must enter one, so you have to work hard in your studies. , classmate Xiaolong. ”
Shi Xiaolong actually seemed to understand this part of the conversation, but he just had an idea in his mind that getting admitted to these two schools would be good for his future development.
My younger brother is really good. Awesome, he knows so much. He nodded blankly, indicating that he understood.
In fact, this is Chen Linfeng's purpose.
In his previous life, Shi Xiaolong failed to successfully complete the transformation from a child star to an adult actor. The big reason was that during high school, he went to study abroad and cut off his own path.
Not only did he not appear in front of the audience for several years, but he was not able to attend two major film and television schools, so he lost a lot of connections, which is the same reason why Shu Chang's status declined later.
Now let him set a goal in advance to avoid any mistakes later.
(End of this chapter)