Seeing Lin Chaoyang's calm and calm state, Tao Yumo couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration and admiration in his heart.

My brother-in-law just published an article and stirred up the Chinese literature. Looking at the current situation, such a big discussion may also spread to the cultural and ideological circles.

It can be said that in an understatement, he has achieved a height that many literati cannot reach in their lifetime.

"Brother-in-law, I heard them say that the 'root-seeking literature' you proposed is actually not a new concept. Some of the works published in the past two years have traces of root-seeking literature."

Lin Chaoyang nodded slightly and smiled.

"The popular trend of any literary trend cannot be determined by a certain sentence of a certain person. It must sprout in the soil and slowly emerge under the nourishment of sunshine and rain. It will not be until a heavy rain pours down.

will grow vigorously.

In fact, I am just making a summary, there are many forerunners.

For example, the movie "The King of Chess" that your sister handled last year and several short stories by Wang Zengqi all have the typical characteristics of root-seeking literature.

It doesn’t matter who came up with this concept. What’s important is that it can grab the reins of Chinese literature, which is now running wildly westward, and pull it back, so that we can create and spread something of our own.

"

Feeling Lin Chaoyang's sense of responsibility for the development of contemporary literature from Lin Chaoyang's words, Tao Yumo admired his brother-in-law's pattern more and more.

She couldn't help but think of the Hu Dong she met today. Compared with a truly responsible and well-established writer like her brother-in-law, that kind of person was just looking for all kinds of excuses to live in a dream for his own selfish ends.

It’s really not worth a penny!

When Tao Yumo was thinking, a hearty voice suddenly came from the courtyard, "Brother-in-law!"

Lin Chaoyang followed the sound and saw Du Feng walking towards the main room in high spirits, with a bright smile on his face.

After entering the room and saying hello, Lin Chaoyang asked him, "Why are you here free?"

Ever since we met during the Chinese New Year, I haven't seen Du Feng for more than a month.

"I was busy with the video studio a while ago, and now I'm done. Why don't you come over and sit down?"

Lin Chaoyang joked: "Okay, the efficiency is quite high. Is this done?"

"Okay, it's just time to open the business." Du Feng said this with a bright look on his face.

During the Chinese New Year, he listened to Lin Chaoyang's suggestion and went to Guangdong for inspection. There are now smuggled video recorders and video tapes there, and some people have opened small video parlors.

Du Feng specially went to experience it. The movies in Xiangjiang are indeed exciting. There are martial arts movies, gambling movies, romance movies, ghost movies... There are so many types, and they are better than those internal reference movies.

Not only that, but there are also salty and wet movies.

Du Feng's heart was tickled when he thought of those white and naked scenes he saw in the dark and closed small video room.

So exciting!

Du Feng went to Guangdong this time and brought back four 20-inch Hitachi color TVs and Sony video recorders, as well as 50 video tapes, most of which were Hong Kong movies and a few American movies.

It cost more than 17,000 yuan, which was considered his largest investment since starting business.

In addition, Du Feng also rented a retail space of more than 200 square meters near Xidan and used it as a screening venue after simple decoration.

After more than a month of work, his video studio is finally ready to open.

After listening to Du Feng talk about the situation for more than a month, Lin Chaoyang joked: "So, everything is ready now, all we need is the east wind?"

Du Feng nodded with a smile and said: "I owe you some Dongfeng. Brother-in-law, please give me an inscription for the video room!"

Lin Chaoyang couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, "Why are you looking for someone to write inscriptions in a video hall? You have to use neon signs. The more attention-grabbing the better, what's the point of me inscribing words?"

"We belong to the cultural industry after all. I don't want to get a taste of culture!" Du Feng said with some embarrassment.

"It's not that I won't write it for you. The video room is really not a suitable place."

Du Feng smacked his lips with some regret, and then said: "Brother-in-law, my video studio will open the day after tomorrow. Remember to come and support me!"

"Okay, I'll definitely be there." Lin Chaoyang said happily.

Tao Yumo asked jokingly: "What kind of movies are you showing there?"

Listening to her question, Du Feng's face showed a proud look, "Hong Kong movies, American movies, you will know after watching them. They are much better than domestic movies. They are not on the same level at all."

"Tch! How beautiful can it be?"

Tao Yumo's words were offensive, and she couldn't stand Du Feng's proud look.

In fact, she has also watched internal reference movies, so she naturally knows that many foreign movies are indeed better than current domestic movies.

"I'm thinking of coming over the day after tomorrow. I'll open your eyes and won't charge you for the ticket." Du Feng said sarcastically.

"Rare!" Tao Yumo dismissed it.

Two days later, Lin Chaoyang and his wife came to Xidan. Du Feng's video studio was opened in an alley near Xidan. There was a Chinese bookstore here. Lin Chaoyang would come here occasionally when he was shopping for books.

Stores located in alleys are certainly not as eye-catching as those on the street, but at this time the location of a business store was not as important and important as in later generations.

The house is an unused public house that Du Feng rented from the street. Although private renting in this era only costs a few cents per square meter, when it comes to self-employed individuals and industrial and commercial enterprises, the rent is not at this price.

Du Feng's monthly rent for this 200-square-meter video hall is 380 yuan, which works out to 1.8 yuan per square meter per month.

In fact, this is also logical, after all, it is used as a commercial building.

Lin Chaoyang and his wife followed behind them. Tao Yumo looked at the door of the video hall with disdain, "His video hall looks too ordinary."

"You still want him to open a movie theater all of a sudden?" Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

The door of the video hall does look very ordinary. It is an ordinary house facing the street. The double-door door is about 1.2 meters wide, which can barely accommodate two people entering and exiting at the same time.

There is a "Fenghui Video Hall" sign hanging on the side of the door, with white background and red paint, which looks a bit crude.

There is also a blackboard placed at the door, which reads "Opening reward: 10 cents for all tickets."

It will take a few years for the custom of giving flower baskets at the opening to recover. At this moment, Du Feng was standing at the door wearing a suit to greet friends who came to support him. When he saw Lin Chaoyang and others coming, his face was filled with smiles.

"Sister, brother-in-law, it's up to you!"

Tao Yumo was very dissatisfied with him ignoring her, "Are your eyes used for breathing?"

"I'm opening my business today, and this is how you send your blessings?"

"Hmph!" Tao Yumo snorted coldly, and then said reluctantly: "Boss Du is in business!"

"That's pretty much it." Du Feng laughed.

Du Feng welcomed several people into the video hall. There was a separate small room at the door, which served as a ticket booth. A young girl sat inside to act as a ticket seller. Opposite the ticket booth was a screening list written on a blackboard.

The video hall has a total of four rooms, which is equivalent to four screening halls. However, the number of audiences it can accommodate is far less than that of a cinema. It can only accommodate eighty people at most. If you squeeze in and sell standing tickets, there will be no problem for more than a hundred people.

Among the four screening halls, three are ordinary screening halls, and the seats are all equipped with matza. You can save money wherever you go. Ticket prices range from 20 cents, 30 cents, and 50 cents from the front to the back.

There is also a screening room similar to a VIP room. The seats are all with backrests. The starting price is 50 cents, and the most expensive ticket for the front row is 1 yuan.

Listening to Du Feng introducing his business experience, Tao Yumo said: "Your abacus is too loud. With this condition, you dare to pay so much more than what is sold in the cinema?"

"You can't say that. The hardware conditions of the cinema are good, but the movies it shows are better than mine. The movies I show are all from Hong Kong and the United States. They are so good!

It costs one yuan to go to Xiaoxi Tian'er to watch a movie with internal reference, and you have to have some connections.

The most expensive one here is only one yuan, and the movies shown are more exciting than the movies in the internal reference. It is definitely worth the money."

What Du Feng said is not wrong. The differentiated competition between video halls and cinemas actually lies in the source of films. For audiences who are used to watching domestic films, Xiangjiang films with various themes and easy-to-understand stories will undoubtedly be more attractive.

force.

Tao Yumo said nonchalantly, "You'll have to watch it to find out!"

Du Feng laughed confidently, "There's a movie about to start, just in time for you to see it!"

As he spoke, he walked to the ticket booth and shouted inside: "Xiao Zhou, get me four tickets for Hall 1."

The young girl inside handed out the ticket, which was similar to a movie ticket in a cinema, except that the paper was harder and had the location and show number printed on it.

"If the fares are all the same, there's no need to do this thing. Just pay and go in." Du Feng said while leading Lin Chaoyang and the three of them to walk.

"You recycle this, right?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

Du Feng chuckled and said: "Brother-in-law, you have a sharp eye. You have to take it back after watching a movie. If you just get a ticket for one show, it will add up to a big expense. I don't want to save some!"

"

Listening to Du Feng and Lin Chaoyang chatting casually, Tao Yumo looked at the furnishings in the screening room.

The term "screening room" is of course a flattering word. In fact, the two rooms are connected together. The east-west bay is about seven or eight meters long, and the north-south bay is five or six meters deep.

The south-facing windows were sealed tightly, and there was only a small lamp in the hall that glowed dimly, much like the atmosphere of a movie theater.

The Hitachi color TV was placed on the cabinet against the wall due to the north. Below it was a machine with a square head and a square head. It must have been a video recorder.

Tao Yumo and the others sat in the middle of the first row, less than one meter away from the TV, and could see it very clearly.

She turned her head and looked at the last row, guessing that the viewing effect must be poor.

You profiteer!

A few people sat down for a minute or two, and then two or three more people came in one after another. They probably saw the video room opening and came to try it out.

Du Feng's video hall is very formal, with a schedule for the screenings. When the time comes, someone will operate the TV and video recorder to start showing the movie.

The word "Jiahe" appeared at the beginning of the film, and the movie being screened was "Master Dragon", produced by Jiahe in 1982. It was one of Jackie Chan's early masterpieces. The box office also broke into the top ten of Hong Kong movies that year.

The movie played for a few minutes, and Tao Yumo couldn't take his eyes away. He was completely attracted by the pictures on the TV, and he didn't even notice that Du Feng got up.

Du Feng watched the movie with them for more than ten minutes and whispered to Lin Chaoyang: "Brother-in-law, you guys watch first while I go out to greet my friends."

"good!"

After more than an hour like this, the movie screening ended. Lin Chaoyang and the other three walked out of the hall. Suddenly they encountered a strong light, and Tao Yumo subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

At this moment, Du Feng was still outside greeting friends who came to support him. When he saw the three people coming out, he first chatted with Lin Chaoyang and his wife for a few words, and then asked Tao Yumo:

"How's it going? Isn't my movie good?"

Tao Yumo pouted, "Let's make do, it's not as good as "Shaolin Temple"!"

Du Feng laughed when he saw her harsh words, "If I show movies like "Shaolin Temple" now, how much money will I make in a day!"
Chapter completed!