Chapter 126 General Political Department Art Troupe

Early in the morning, Li Changhe and Zhu Lin took a bus to the city.

Today, the CCTV building is located at No. 2 Fuxingmenwai Street. It is actually on the same road as the Capital Hotel, but is located on the east and west sides of the Forbidden City.

When you arrive at the entrance of CCTV, the first thing that catches your eye is a building full of Soviet style, which was considered a very magnificent building in that era.

The current CCTV headquarters is here, and in the future this place will become the headquarters of radio and television.

"Hello, comrade, we want to look for Director Yang Jie. I am her student, and this is my student ID."

Zhu Lin arrived at the door and showed his ID to the security guard.

The other party took a look at Zhu Lin's student ID, and then looked at Li Changhe's student ID.

One is from Beijing Film Academy, and the other one is even better, he is from Peking University.

"Looking for Director Yang Jie, right? Please register and come in!"

Li Changhe and Zhu Lin registered, and the two walked into the current CCTV headquarters.

People passing by along the way also looked at Li Changhe and Zhu Lin curiously, but did not ask too many questions.

Not long after they walked, Li Changhe and Zhu Lin were lucky enough to meet Teacher Wang Chongqiu.

"Changhe? Linlin?"

"Why are you two here?"

Wang Chongqiu spotted Li Changhe and Zhu Lin at a glance, waved at them, called them over and asked curiously.

"It's the weekend now, and she has nothing to do at home, so she thought of coming here to continue studying with Teacher Yang to see if there's anything she can do to help."

Li Changhe spoke gently to Teacher Wang Chongqiu.

"Okay, let's go. I'll take you to find Lao Yang and ask her to help Linlin get a pass first."

"Teacher Wang, thank you for your help. I'll be leaving first!"

When Li Changhe met Wang Chongqiu, he no longer needed to follow him.

"Don't leave yet. You should also apply for one. You will have to come to see her often in the future, and it will be troublesome to have to register with the security guard all the time."

At this time, Wang Chongqiu called Li Changhe and said to him with a smile.

Given the affectionate relationship between the couple, Li Changhe had to come to pick her up often. She couldn't always let this guy wait at the gate.

So Wang Chongqiu simply called Li Changhe to come together and get him one as well.

"Thank you, Teacher Wang."

When Li Changhe heard that he could do it, of course he had no objection.

As for the pass, it is both troublesome and simple. It all depends on whether you have someone on the inside.

Director Yang Jie and Teacher Wang Chongqiu are both veteran employees of CCTV. They have been here for many years, so it is naturally easy for them to do this.

First, he took Zhu Lin to meet Yang Jie, who was in the office at the moment.

CCTV during this period did not have as much business as it does in later generations, because the number of televisions had not yet increased and signal transmission was not as convenient.

The TV station's programs mainly focus on movies and documentaries, with very few self-produced programs.

Television broadcasting still uses a shared antenna system, which means it is received by an antenna receiver.

There were no advertisements in this era, so CCTV was not actually too busy.

Wang Chongqiu brought Zhu Lin and Li Changhe to Yang Jie's office, and then said something to Yang Jie.

Yang Jie smiled and nodded: "Okay, since you are here, just follow and learn. Let Lao Wang take you to get a pass first, and then Linlin will come to my office later."

As for Li Changhe, he should just do what he should do.

Afterwards, Wang Chongqiu helped the two of them get their passes, and Li Changhe left with the pass.

After leaving the CCTV building, Li Changhe looked at the direction and walked east along Chang'an Avenue.

It’s neither far nor near from here to Beijing Hotel, only three kilometers away. The time spent waiting for the bus is actually not much different from walking.

Li Changhe originally planned to walk, but he never expected that just a few steps out of the door, a bus stopped right next to the bus stop.

It is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early, so Li Changhe decisively got on the bus.

First, we came to the office of People's Literature.

"Why are you here again, kid?"

Liu Jianqing was a little surprised to see Li Changhe coming again.

This guy doesn't have to submit manuscripts recently, as his long spy-war and treasure-hunting novel has been published in People's Literature.

In fact, there is no shortage of spy-war-themed works in China. For example, "Lin Hai Xue Yuan" and "The Eternal Wave" are both spy-war-themed novels and movies.

However, due to some special reasons, many spy-themed works were banned in recent years, even "Lin Hai Xue Yuan" was banned.

The publication of Li Changhe's "National Treasure" by People's Literature actually has a certain significance.

"I'm here to ask you something!"

Li Changhe said with a smile.

Liu Jianqing took one look at Li Changhe and he knew that this guy would never come to visit someone without a reason.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"We have a May Fourth Literature Society at Peking University, but it was shut down a few years ago, and it's being reinstated soon."

"The literature club is re-established, and the school doesn't want to invite people from our literary and artistic circles to participate. I'm just asking if you're interested."

Li Changhe said to Liu Jianqing.

Liu Jianqing looked at Li Changhe curiously.

"This should be your school's job, right? Your school asked you to make the invitation?"

"I am the vice president of the literature club. It depends on you. If you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, it doesn't matter. This is not a mission."

Li Changhe didn't want Liu Jianqing to participate in this matter just for his sake.

It was just the restoration of a literary club, and Li Changhe didn't think it was a big deal.

"Where's the time?"

Liu Jianqing thought for a moment and asked.

Li Changhe shook his head: "It hasn't been decided yet. They said they are waiting for Mr. Mao Dun's reply. I estimate it will be within one or two weeks."

"Then tell me the exact time once it's decided, and I'll check the time."

"If it were any other school, I would definitely not be interested, but the May Fourth Literary Society at Peking University is still very meaningful."

The two words "May Fourth" have profound historical significance and are not used by ordinary schools, except Peking University.

"Okay, then I'll call your office when we have a set time."

"You are busy, I will go to the Capital Hotel to have a look."

After Li Changhe finished speaking, he waved to Liu Jianqing and left.

After leaving Chaonei Street, Li Changhe came to the Capital Hotel again.

"Teacher Li, you are here."

When we arrived at the office at the back of the hall, Wu Xiaoyu and the others were there.

"Well, there's not much work to do today, so I'm not busy!"

Li Changhe said with a smile.

"No in the morning, but there is a reception group from Eastern Europe in the afternoon."

Wu Xiaoyu said softly.

Li Changhe nodded: "Okay, since we are all ready, let's continue to strengthen our studies." In fact, the general English learning is almost over during the summer vacation, but those are the fast-track classes opened by Li Changhe, which mainly focus on service sentences.

However, Li Changhe also discovered that many of these waiters, such as Wu Xiaoyu, were very enthusiastic about learning and worked very hard.

He then opened an intensive class to continue improving them and began to teach them some daily professional English vocabulary.

No matter what, he had to keep demonstrating his value in the Capital Hotel until he met the person he was waiting for.

On the other side, inside the CCTV building.

"Linlin, let's go!"

Yang Jie called Zhu Lin who was sitting beside the desk, and then walked out.

Zhu Lin hurried to follow.

"Teacher, where are we going?"

Yang Jie stopped and thought for a moment, then said, "Linlin, have you ever been in an art troupe before?"

"Yes, in the Signal Corps Art Troupe, but ours is not considered professional."

Zhu Lin said softly.

Starting from the 1950s, with the establishment of the General Political Department's art troupe, a wave of building art troupes arose throughout the army, and this trend reached its peak in the 1960s and 1970s.

However, among them, some are art troupes with regular cadre establishments, that is, all members are cadres, and these are considered professional.

However, some of them are art troupes established by various troops themselves. They do not have formal cadre establishment and only have the status of soldiers. These are considered amateurs.

The art troupe that Zhu Lin belonged to belonged to the latter. It was disbanded in 1975. She was then assigned to the Institute of Pharmacology and later recommended to the Academy of Medical Sciences.

"Let's go, let's go to the cultural troupe today, let's go to the one at the General Political Department!"

Yang Jie said to Zhu Lin with a smile, and then called two young men from the office.

"This year's party will be held in the Great Hall. Old Deng wants it to be in the form of a tea party and dance. New Year, new atmosphere."

"Let's go to the General Political Department's Art Troupe today and see if there are any suitable people to participate in our party."

"Today, you will show me how to select people."

Yang Jie said to Zhu Lin.

"Okay, teacher!"

Zhu Lin nodded and followed Yang Jie.

The General Political Department’s Cultural Corps is quite far away from CCTV. How far is it?

It’s so far that it’s next to Zhu Lin’s house.

The address of the General Political Department Art Troupe is near Wanshou Temple, also in Haidian. Less than a thousand meters south of Li Changhe and Zhu Lin’s community is the compound of the General Political Department Art Troupe.

When they arrived at the gate of the General Political Department Art Troupe, the guards recognized Director Yang Jie and her group and let them in directly by scanning their faces.

Once inside, there were men and women in green military uniforms everywhere.

Soon, a middle-aged man in military uniform came out and walked quickly towards Yang Jie and her group.

"Director Yang Jie, you haven't been here for a long time."

As soon as the two met, the man started to joke enthusiastically towards Director Yang Jie, and it was obvious that the two were very familiar with each other.

"Director Wu, I'm here."

Director Yang Jie spoke calmly and with a smile.

"Let's go to the office and talk!"

Afterwards, the group came to Director Wu's office.

"Director Yang Jie, are you here today to select people or to shoot scenes?"

After pouring the tea, Director Wu asked Yang Jie with a smile.

He and director Yang Jie are old acquaintances and they often deal with each other.

Because although director Yang Jie is not a film director, she often directs art balls and evening parties, including some Hunan operas, which were previously performed specifically for great people.

However, she usually gives priority to selecting people from folk art clubs, but she never expected that the General Political Department would come today.

Yang Jie said seriously: "Director Wu, this time we are mainly here to select people."

"The station has already started preparing for the 79 party. Old Deng wants to have a new format this year, using the tea party and dance format."

"The tea party is easy, the people are easy to choose and arrange, but this dance party requires careful planning."

"The attendees at the ball cannot be too professional, nor can they be unprofessional. You know the direction of the wind above. This ball will not be too traditional."

"So I won't consider the people from the drama troupe for now. They are too classical."

"This time I plan to look at our cultural troupe first, and then go to the film studio to see if there is anyone suitable."

Yang Jie said to Director Wu seriously.

Director Wu nodded: "So are we going to watch the people from the song and dance troupe directly this time?"

There are currently three art troupes under the General Political Department Art Troupe, namely the song and dance troupe, the drama troupe and the opera troupe.

If it is a dance party, then the most suitable one would undoubtedly be a dance troupe.

"This is not a formal audition. I'm bringing people out to have a look first. My idea is that they don't need to be too professional. As long as they have a certain level of dance skills, they'll be fine."

"No need to go to the theater specifically, we can just go to the rehearsal room and watch their daily life."

"Okay, then you guys take a rest in the office, I'll go make some arrangements, and we'll go around later."

Director Wu nodded and said with a smile.

Afterwards, Director Wu went out and left the office to Yang Jie and others.

Yang Jie looked at Zhu Lin at this time and said with a smile: "Linlin, when you follow me to see it later, pay attention to choosing people."

"Let me tell you some characteristics of the selection. First of all, we are selecting actors for the ball, not actors for the movie, so don't use the characteristics of movie actors taught in school to select actors."

"When selecting actors for movies, the first thing we look for is that they stand out. When they stand there, they are the center of the crowd and can attract people's attention. This is a trait that makes them suitable for filming movies and appearing on movie screens."

"But when we are selecting performers for the ball, we can't do that. The most important thing for a party is the group presentation. Even if it's for the camera, you can't choose someone who is particularly eye-catching. A group presentation is about the group."

"Wait a minute, the rest of you go out and look around. If you find a suitable candidate, please write him down and we will do further screening."

"Okay, teacher (director)"

Zhu Lin and two other CCTV directors agreed at the same time.

After a while, Director Wu came back.

"Director Yang Jie, if we rehearse, we can only observe in the afternoon. It's almost noon now. How about we have lunch first?"

"Don't worry, Director Wu. We'll follow your schedule. How about we chat for a while and let them go out and look around to see if there are any suitable candidates and get familiar with the work at the same time?"

"No problem, I'll give you a certificate and you can look around in our hospital!"

There aren't many secrets within the art troupe, so let them watch it first.

Afterwards, Zhu Lin and the others took the certificate issued by Director Wu, left the office, and strolled around aimlessly.

Zhu Lin was not unfamiliar with the organization of art troupes, but this was his first time visiting the General Political Department Art Troupe.

As she walked, Zhu Lin stopped and then she saw the stairs not far away.

A woman who looked about her age was sitting there quietly, holding a letter and reading it carefully.

Although she was wearing a uniform green military uniform, wherever the woman sat, she exuded a graceful Jiangnan temperament.

This girl should be a soldier from the South.

Zhu Lin thought for a moment, then walked over with a smile.

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