Back to 80: My Literary Life

Fang Minghua couldn't laugh or cry immediately after hearing this, so he had no choice but to say.

"I saw it, but would you let me change my clothes and take a shower? Don't you mind that I'm smelly and sweaty?"

"Oh, it just stinks! You go take a shower and I'll get you a change of clothes. Have you eaten?"

"not yet."

"Then I'll make some noodles for you, Qishan Sautéed Noodles."

Fang Minghua went into the bathroom and took a quick shower, put on clean underwear and a pair of large pants, and came out and sat on the sofa.

It didn't take long for Song Tangtang to come out with a bowl of noodles with red oil soup and a clove of garlic.

It tastes so delicious

After Fang Minghua finished eating and rinsed his mouth, Song Tangtang put away the dishes and chopsticks, and then heard Fang Minghua talk about how he found Li Li in San Francisco.

Fang Minghua did not hide anything and told the whole story, including the fact that he gave Li Li $100,000.

After hearing this, Song Tangtang didn't say anything, but just sighed quietly.

Seeing his wife like this, Fang Minghua advised her.

"Tangtang, I know you care about Lili and hope she has a good life, but she has her own ideas and you can't interfere too much."

"You don't understand. If it weren't for me, Lili would definitely be with you and live a very happy life, instead of wandering alone in a foreign country now." Song Tangtang murmured, "I always feel that I owe her."

"Don't talk nonsense! You don't owe anyone! Don't worry, Lili will definitely find her right husband." Fang Minghua comforted her.

"I hope so. I'll go to my second aunt's house tonight. I'll try to persuade her again, hey."

"Your second aunt will understand."

Song Tangtang was left to worry about Li Li, and Fang Minghua stopped thinking about it.

I didn't go to work in the afternoon, so I went to see my two precious children. Of course I had to give gifts. The daughter was given a Barbie doll, and the son was given a set of the latest Transformers produced in the United States - "Big Mac Ford"!

The Transformers movie was released after the turn of the millennium, but its Transformers toys have appeared in the United States since the early 1980s. They were jointly developed by Hasbro of the United States and TAKARA of Japan, and several animated films were produced.

Both kids couldn't put it down.

After going to work the next day, it is inevitable to accept congratulations from colleagues.

However, there were a lot of people congratulating this time. In addition to the leaders of the unit, the Writers Association, and member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, Liu, who was in charge of publicity, even came to express his congratulations in person.

"Winning the American Literature Award is a win for the country! Even the People's Daily published this news! This is not only your pride, but also the pride of our Qin Province!"

"I hope you will continue your efforts and win the Nobel Prize for Literature in the next step!"

Standing Committee Member Liu's words made Fang Minghua feel ashamed, so he could only say that he would continue to work hard and strive to write better works.

After Standing Committee Member Liu left, Fang Minghua fell into a state of treating guests, and it took several days to get out.

Finally cleared up, Fang Minghua now started writing "The Love Between Humans and Ghosts".

Adapting movies into novels is something he is already familiar with. Besides, "The Love of Ghosts" is actually our country's foreign version of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".

My ancestors have all played it.

But this time he also wanted to write a screenplay in addition to writing a novel.

It will definitely be made into a movie in the future, so why not write the script now to avoid trouble in the future.

It was very hot in Xijing in July. Fang Minghua went to work during the day and went to his parents or father-in-law's house at night. He and his wife took the two children out for a walk, and then went home to code after nine o'clock.

Fang Minghua fell into crazy coding. Finally, in late August, the novel and script had been written.

The novel has 140,000 words, which can barely be considered a full-length novel, but the script is only about 20,000 words.

Fang Minghua adheres to a principle: the novel is for readers to read directly, so it is natural to write it in detail, but the script is for the director to read, and requires secondary creation. Too much detail will be detrimental to the director's performance.

"Tangtang, give Lili a call and ask our family to come over tomorrow night and take the novel and script away with you." Fang Minghua went to the next room and said to his wife.

Li Li came back a week after Fang Minghua returned to China. According to Tangtang, because she wanted to stay in San Francisco and not come back, she and her second aunt and uncle argued for several days, but in the end her parents could only accept this reality.

My daughter is older and her wings are stiffer.

Now, Song Tangtang said that her second aunt and uncle were beginning to worry about Li Li's marriage again.

Poor parents in the world.

At this time, Song Tangtang was studying English hard in his study. Hearing what her husband said, she joked: "You regard Lili as your secretary."

"Don't talk nonsense, it's just a translation." Fang Minghua said seriously.

After dinner the next afternoon, Fang Minghua took his two children instead of going out for a walk. Instead, he drove back to his home. After a while, he stood on the balcony and saw Li Li in a white dress riding a Xiaokun car to his house. downstairs.

Fang Minghua remembers Li Li riding this blue Phoenix bicycle when she was a student at Western University. It must have been almost ten years ago.

The owner of the bicycle has also changed from a young girl to a mature girl.

"Ruirui, your aunt is here, go and open the door." Fang Minghua said to his daughter who was playing with Barbie dolls in the living room.

The little girl immediately threw away the doll and ran to open the door. Within two minutes, Li Li appeared at the door.

"Ruirui." Li Li happily picked up the little girl and entered the living room.

"Where's my cousin?"

"I work overtime at the company. You sit down while I cut the watermelon." Fang Minghua said as he entered the kitchen and brought out a plate of cut watermelon.

"Why is she so busy?"

"Zhao Hongjun went to Haikou again, so Tangtang has to take full responsibility. You also know that she is a workaholic." Fang Minghua said, asking Li Li to eat watermelon.

After Li Li finished eating a piece of watermelon, she washed her hands and picked up the manuscript of "The Love Between Ghosts and Humans" and looked at it carefully.

Fang Minghua didn't care. He sat in the living room watching TV and keeping an eye on the two little guys to stop them from causing mischief.

Suddenly I heard Ruirui's milky voice and said in a milky voice: "Dad, my aunt is crying."

Fang Minghua turned his head after hearing this and saw Li Li's eyes were red, holding a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

Seeing Fang Minghua paying attention to her, Li Li smiled: "I'm fine. I was moved by this novel you wrote. The love story between Sam and Meili is really touching. Brother-in-law, you are really a master of writing about love.

"Like to watch?"

"Hmm! I dare say that this novel will be no less popular in the United States than "Covered Bridge's Lost Dreams."

"It depends on you to translate."

"Don't worry, I promise to complete the task, including translating this script for you!" Li Li said and put the manuscript in her bag.

"Lili, when will you return to the United States?"

"My visa has been processed and I will go back next week."

"Let Tangtang drive you to the airport then."

Li Li sat for a while and said it was too early to go back, but Fang Minghua stopped her:

"One more thing, Lili, let's sign an entrustment agreement. The publication and adaptation of my novel in the United States will be entrusted to you with full authority."