Chapter 122 Director Yang Jie accepts a disciple
"Hello, comrade, we are here to pick up the admission letter"

Li Changhe and Zhu Lin arrived at the post office in HD District early in the morning on their bicycles.

"University admission letter?"

"what name?"

The clerk at the counter asked with a smile.

"Zhu Lin"

Zhu Lin said hurriedly.

"Well, let us see your admission ticket and ID."

After being reminded by Li Changhe, Zhu Lin was ready.

After looking through it, the salesperson quickly found Zhu Lin's notice.

"Come here, Comrade Zhu Lin, this is your admission letter. Congratulations on being admitted to the university."

Although the post office clerk is also one of the eight major members, that is for the grassroots people.

For college students, these salesmen are still several levels lower than them, after all, they are cadres when they graduate.

"Thank you!"

Zhu Lin took the admission letter envelope and opened it. Sure enough, it contained an admission letter from Beijing Film Academy.

"Let's go, let's go to your unit. Oh, and we have to tell Lao Zhang and Teacher Yang."

"I'll book a table at Cuihualou tonight and treat them to a meal."

After receiving the notice, there are still some things to do.

For example, Zhu Lin has to go to the health center to complete the formalities. After completing the formalities, she doesn't have to go to work and can just wait until school starts.

Of course, wages will still be paid.

With a salary of 43 yuan per month, she is a wealthy woman in school.

Another thing is that now that I have passed the exam, I have to thank director Yang Jie and Zhang Guangnian.

So after collecting the notice, the two of them went home to unload their bicycles, and then took a bus to the city.

Zhu Lin went back to the clinic to handle the formalities, while Li Changhe went to No. 166 Chaonei Street.

While walking on the road, he bumped into a few people, one of whom Li Changhe recognized at a glance.

It was the older candidate Zhang Yimou.

Li Changhe's sight fell on Zhang Yimou, and the other party seemed to have sensed it as well. At this moment, his eyes, full of excitement, turned and saw Li Changhe across the street.

Li Changhe nodded at him, then passed by him and entered the courtyard of the People's Literature Publishing House.

"Brother-in-law, this is it?"

Zhang Yimou saw Li Changhe turn into the small courtyard on this road and asked curiously to the man next to him.

He knew that most of the units on this street were subordinate to the Cultural Bureau, so he was curious about which one Li Changhe went to.

Strictly speaking, the man next to him was not Zhang Yimou's brother-in-law, but the brother-in-law of his fiancée Xiao Hua.

Zhang Yimou's fiancée Xiao Hua is from Beijing, and Xiao Hua's brother-in-law Wang Dihuan is the editor-in-chief of a magazine in Beijing.

It was he who used his connections to get Zhang Yimou's works to the hands of the current Minister of Culture, Mr. Huang.

Mr. Huang graduated from the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts and has a strong level of appreciation.

Then Huang asked his secretary to give instructions to Beijing Film Academy to allow Zhang Yimou to enroll.

In fact, Beijing Film Academy was also very tough. It did not want to accept Zhang Yimou and resolutely refused to allow Zhang to enroll on the grounds that he was over the age limit.

Finally, the boss gave the order to force Zhang Yimou to enroll in the school.

Beijing Film Academy said, in that case, then if you approve my note, I will let Zhang enroll.

But even if he was admitted, he was not an undergraduate student, but a transfer student.

The academic period for transfer students is two years, which means that Beijing Film Academy allowed Zhang Yimou to study for two years under the name of transfer students.

It is said that two years later, when Zhang Yimou's studies expired, Beijing Film Academy called Huang again and asked him what to do, whether to graduate or continue studying.

Later, Boss Huang approved a note allowing Zhang Yimou to continue studying, and only then did he complete four years of study.

Of course, the one who suffered the most here was Xiao Hua, the top love-brained person in Beijing.

He went to the countryside in Shaanxi and could have gone to Shanghai Jiaotong University to study in 1973, but he gave it up for Zhang Yimou. Now he has used up all his family connections to help Zhang Yimou get into Beijing Film Academy.

Then when Zhang Yimou became successful, he divorced her.

In return, Zhang Yimou's evaluation of this marriage was just one sentence: It was just a mistake when I was cutting in line!
Of course, Xiao Hua and Zhang Yimou are still very sweet now.

Today they just received a clear message from Mr. Huang's secretary that they have been able to get into the Beijing Film Academy, although it will be a transfer class.

After returning, Zhang Yimou only needs to fill out the physical examination forms.

Hearing Zhang Yimou's question, Wang Dihuan looked back and said with a smile: "That's the office of People's Literature Magazine and Publishing House. What's wrong?"

“People’s literature?”

"Nothing, I just saw a friend go in."

Zhang Yimou said thoughtfully.

Well, he and Li Changhe have met each other once, so they can be considered friends.

I just don’t know whether his wife was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy.

"Let's go, let's go home and buy something nice to celebrate!"

Xiao Hua on the side said happily.

"Ok!"

Zhang Yimou nodded.

Then the group slowly walked away.

On the other side, Li Changhe didn't take his encounter with Zhang Yimou to heart.

This time, Li Changhe went directly to Zhang Guangnian's office, looked inside, and saw that Zhang Guangnian was working.

Then Li Changhe knocked gently on the door. Zhang Guangnian looked up and saw that it was Li Changhe.

Then he put down his pen and said with a smile, "Come in."

"You came to my office alone today. Does it look like you have good news?"

Usually Liu Jianqing would help Li Changhe to paved the way, but today Liu Jianqing didn't come. Li Changhe came alone, obviously for a private matter.

"I'm here to thank you for coming. My wife has received the admission letter from the Beijing Film Academy. So, I'll treat you, Teacher Yang's family, and Editor-in-Chief Liu to dinner tonight. How do you think?"

He also hadn't forgotten Liu Jianqing. After all, it was Liu Jianqing who helped him talk to Zhang Guangnian about this matter.

However, Li Changhe knew that Lao Liu was always available in the evening, but Zhang Guangnian had to make an appointment first.

After all, he is now the secretary of Group D of the Writers Association, and the Writers Association is now a deputy bureau-level unit.

Li Changhe had to first see if the other party had time.

"Oh? You got the acceptance letter? That's good!"

"Okay, I have nothing to do tonight, so I can go and enjoy the good times."

"Then I'll have to trouble you. Please call CCTV and make an appointment with Teacher Yang and his family."

"I don't have a phone. If I go there now, I'm afraid I won't be able to find it!"

Li Changhe said with a smile.

There was no phone at home, and he didn't know the phone number of director Yang Jie's workplace. He couldn't just go to their house and call for help at dinner time.

Therefore, it is most convenient to call from Zhang Guangnian.

Zhang Guangnian glanced at Li Changhe, smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll call and ask for you."

"Okay, then you go ahead and do your work. I'll go to the editorial office over there and tell Chief Editor Liu."

Li Changhe then went to the editorial department and made an appointment with Liu Jianqing. Of course, Liu Jianqing had no problem with it.

After making the appointment, Li Changhe returned to Zhang Guangnian's office, and Zhang Guangnian had just hung up the phone.

"Okay, I've told Director Yang Jie, it's Cuihua Building, right?"

"Yes, Chief Editor Zhang, you guys go ahead and do your work. I'll go to Cuihualou and reserve a few dishes in advance."

Li Changhe then came out of Renmin Literature and went to Cuihualou for a stroll. Although Cuihualou no longer needs to be booked a day in advance, it is best to book some of the dishes that require a lot of effort in advance.

Li Changhe was still thinking about whether he could book a room.

When he arrived, he was lucky enough to find a small room that had no reception duties, so Li Changhe successfully booked it.

Of course, this is only tentative. If there is a reception task, it will probably still be occupied.

However, the unit where Li Changhe stayed was the Writers Association, and the room booked in the name of the Writers Association had some weight.

After finishing all these, Li Changhe went to the health center again to see how his wife was doing.

By the time Li Changhe got there, he was already sweating profusely. Although these units were not far away from each other, running back and forth between them still made him sweat.

When I arrived at Zhu Lin's dormitory, I saw her packing her things.

"How's it going? Are you done?"

Li Changhe walked in and asked with a smile.

"Yeah, it's done. It was quick."

Zhu Lin said with a smile.

This is not like getting married, no one is stopping her.

"I'll pack these things up first, but there's nothing I can do today. Let's leave them here first, and we can come pick them up tomorrow on our bikes."

Although Zhu Lin didn't stay in the dormitory for a long time, all the daily necessities were there, and it would be troublesome to carry them all at once.

"Okay, let's ride our bikes here tomorrow and rest here for the afternoon."

Everyone was at work at this time and there were not many people in the dormitory. Li Changhe simply took off his shirt and sat on Zhu Lin's bed wearing only the small vest underneath.

The configuration of Concord Hospital is much better than that of ordinary company dormitories. Although there is no air conditioning, there is a ceiling fan on the ceiling.

The ceiling fans of this era were very powerful. When Li Changhe sat underneath them, the cool breeze quickly blew on his body, making him feel very comfortable.

"I'll have to buy you a fan later. The dormitories in Zhuxinzhuang won't be as good as here."

After Li Changhe cooled down, he said to Zhu Lin.

As a top hospital these days, Union Medical College enjoys excellent resources, and even the dormitories have ceiling fans.

It’s different at Beijing Film Academy. Zhuxinzhuang was a place for artistic personnel to transform themselves.

The dormitories there are basically bungalows, which are not cool in the summer.

"Don't worry, let's wait and see. You can't bring an electric fan with you right when school starts."

Zhu Lin shook his head. Electric fans are still a rare commodity and hard to buy nowadays.

She brings an electric fan to school. She is so special.

"Okay then, let's go and see. Anyway, school has just started and it won't be hot for a few days."

Zhu Lin and her classmates will start school in September, and there are still a few days left.

Although it is the hottest autumn season, the weather actually cools down quickly.

"How about you take a nap?"

Seeing that Zhu Lin was a little bored, Li Changhe said to her.

"how about you?"

Zhu Lin's dormitory had single beds. She lay down and Li Changhe had to sit.

"I just happened to be writing an article under the fan. I have nothing to do anyway."

Li Changhe said with a smile.

"Then you write, I'll lie here and watch you."

Although he said he was watching, in fact, after Li Changhe started writing, Zhu Lin fell asleep after a while while enjoying the fan.

When she woke up again, it was already past four in the evening.

"Let's go to Cuihua Building."

It's past four o'clock and some units' employees who should have gotten off work have already left. These days, almost no one can wait until the end of the get off work day on time.

Zhu Lin got up and washed his face to wake himself up, then left the dormitory with Li Changhe.

The two of them went to Cuihua Building to wait. After a while, Zhang Guangnian and Liu Jianqing arrived first, and then Director Yang Jie and his wife also came on bicycles.

Sitting on the crossbeam in front of the car was their little daughter Yaya.

A group of people sat down.

Zhang Guangnian was the first to speak: "Today's banquet can be regarded as a thank-you banquet for teachers. Old Liu and I are taking advantage of it."

"Brother Zhang, you are joking. We don't follow the old rules of the teacher appreciation banquet. Today we are just celebrating Linlin for getting admitted to university."

Director Yang Jie was sitting next to Zhang Guangnian and waved her hand.

"It's all the same, but from now on, Changhe and his wife will have to live apart."

Zhang Guangnian said jokingly with a smile.

"We are all working towards the country's four modernizations, so why should we be separated?"

Li Changhe dismissed Zhang Guangnian's joke with a smile.

Director Yang Jie on the side looked at Zhu Lin at this time.

"Linlin, you usually have a rest on weekends, right? So, starting from October, how about doing some work for CCTV with me on weekends?"

“Of course, no problem.”

Zhu Lin naturally agreed immediately.

Wang Chongqiu on the side explained to Li Changhe.

"This is a good thing. CCTV will make some changes to its New Year's Eve Gala this year."

"It is said that the country wanted some new atmosphere and specially approved the use of the Great Hall for CCTV."

"The main director chosen by the station is Lao Deng, also known as Deng Zaijun, and the deputy director is Lao Yang from our family."

"Old Deng's idea is to try something new this year and turn the party into a tea party and dance party."

"In the next few months, Lao Deng and Lao Yang will have to get busy with this matter. On the weekends in October, let Linlin follow Lao Yang to various art units in Beijing, visit the art troupes and drama troupes of various ministries, participate in the casting, and get familiar with the casting work."

Li Changhe understood at once that this was not about asking Zhu Lin to work for him, but about teaching Zhu Lin how to choose roles.

What's more, bringing Zhu Lin to participate also means showing it to other units, indicating that they have recognized this disciple.

"Teacher Yang, thank you for your support."

"Linlin, hurry up and thank the teacher!"

"Silly girl, why are you still standing there? Director Yang Jie wants to take you in as her apprentice!"

Zhang Guangnian, who was standing by, said to Zhu Lin with a smile.

In this era, the master-disciple relationship is still very popular, especially in the literary and art circles.

Although Director Yang Jie is not a film director, she has a good family background. She is a member of the first generation of directors after the founding of the People's Republic of China and is also a backbone of CCTV, with a very high status.

Otherwise, CCTV would not have given her a masterpiece like Journey to the West two years later.

And once "Journey to the West" was released, this director was instantly deified.

"what?"

Zhu Lin finally reacted at this time and stood up subconsciously.

Director Yang Jie smiled and waved to Zhu Lin to sit down.

"Girl, you are my favorite, but we don't need to do the folk art world's tricks, and we don't need to have any apprenticeship ceremony. I just like the energy in you."

"Go to CCTV on weekends and watch and practice more with me. I will teach you what I can. What works you can shoot in the future depends on your ability."

Director Yang Jie said succinctly that she is a revolutionary of the older generation and does not advocate the master-apprentice rules in the folk art world.

However, Zhu Lin also understood by now, picked up the wine glass, and spoke seriously to Director Yang Jie.

"Thank you for your teaching, teacher. I will definitely live up to your expectations in the future."

Teacher Yang becoming a teacher also means that the relationship between the two people has taken a step further.

Seeing this scene, Li Changhe was thoughtful. It seems that he really needs to give his wife some cheats. He can't just be a slacker director anymore!
(No more)
(End of this chapter)