The two children became Tao Xiwu's followers, and they were fully armed and wanted to go to Shichahai to draw ice. The two bodyguards consciously kept up with the young master's pace.

After breakfast, Lin Chaoyang was idle in the yard, staring blankly, his eyes fell on two French sycamore trees.

In the cold winter, the two trees are like bald-tailed cocks. I don’t know if they are too old, but the bark is mottled and fallen off, giving a sense of decadence.

"This tree is okay?"

When Lin Erchun passed by, Lin Chaoyang asked him worriedly.

"Don't worry, you're gone, it's alive!"

Lin Chaoyang looked at his father's back with dissatisfaction. How could he hurt people when it comes to the New Year? Can I still survive a tree?

The age of the French sycamore tree can generally last for a hundred years. Lin Chaoyang calculated the time. According to the age of the tree, these two trees have been around a hundred years, and they may die in more than ten or twenty years.

Lin Chaoyang is not a pity for these two trees, but he feels that if there are fewer trees, his yard will immediately lose some historical heritage.

Then he complained to the original owner that it would be better to plant two ginkgo trees than to plant such short-lived ghost trees.

"Master, what are you looking at?"

A sound suddenly sounded in his ears. Lin Chaoyang was startled and turned his head to see that it was Liang Zuo and Liu Zhida.

He maintained his master's demeanor, "I'm afraid this tree will not live long."

Liang Zuo looked at the tree and said, "Master, the French sycamore tree is old, and it will be like this in winter. Just wait for spring."

Exposing his ignorance of the trees, Lin Chaoyang coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment, and changed the topic, "Why are you two here?"

"I'll wish you a happy new year!"

Liang Zuo said, bowed to Liu Zhida to Lin Chaoyang and said a few auspicious words. Lin Chaoyang let the two of them into the house and chatted together.

The three of them met in Yanda, which has been more than ten years since Liang Zuo and his team graduated.

It's not too much to move around.

Liu Zhida has been working in Guangming Daily for many years. Liang Zuo's experience is a little bit like Kanke. After graduation, he was assigned to the Ministry of Education, and then transferred to the Language School. The year before yesterday, he was transferred to the Institute of Folk Arts of the Chinese Academy of Arts.

In recent years, he first collaborated with Jiang Kun, and became famous with "Tiger Mouth Reverie", "Extraordinary News" and "Elevator Adventure". Last year, he got together with Yingda and started a sitcom.

After chatting for a while, Liang Zuo explained his purpose. In addition to greetings of New Year today, he also had another purpose to invite Lin Chaoyang to attend a two-day gathering at the 77th Chinese Department of Yan University.

".Originally, we should have gathered together for the tenth anniversary of our graduation last year, but we had something to do and we didn't get together. We plan to get together this weekend. Master, do you think your time is convenient?" Liang Zuo asked.

"I have nothing to do, I'm free every day."

Lin Chaoyang's words were filled with a sense of wealth and idleness, which made Liang Zuo and Liu Zhida deeply envious. After chatting for a while, the two of them said goodbye.

After Lin Chaoyang sent the two of them back, he looked at the two French sycamore trees again, but he still felt that they would not live long.

Sunday, Yandashao Garden.

Time flies and years pass by. The changes in the garden have been greatly made over the years, and many dormitory buildings have been built.

There is another building under construction, which is said to be used as the National Development Institute of the Yan University China Economic Research Center.

The person responsible for introducing the situation to everyone is Zhang Jianfu, the head teacher of the Chinese Department of Level 77. Today's party also brought Hong Zicheng, Xie Mian and several other teachers.

More than ten students came, most of whom worked and lived in Beijing, such as Liang Zuo, Liu Zhida, Su Mu, Chen Jiangong, Cen Xianqing, Cha Jianying and others, as well as those who came from other places, such as Huang Beijia and Huang Ziping.

"There are not many people!"

Today's party was in the private room of Shaoyuan Restaurant. When he entered the private room, Lin Chaoyang greeted everyone first and found that the number of people was far less than he had imagined.

There are more than 40 people in the Chinese Department’s literature major in Level 77. Most of them stayed in Beijing back then, but today they will be 1/3 of them. Several of them who work in Yanjing have not appeared.

"A lot of people have gone abroad," said Liang Zuo.

He has organized gatherings these days and has a lot of understanding of the current situation of his classmates.

Not many of their class went abroad to study in the year of graduation. On the contrary, after graduation, many people, such as Li Tong and Wang Xiaoping, chose to go abroad one after another.

"It seems that I have been beaten by a lot of society and have all gone to enjoy the corrupt life of capitalism!" Lin Chaoyang laughed and teased.

There are many small gatherings at level 77 in recent years, and the number of people like today is already considered a big gathering.

Some people have not seen each other for many years. They were a little unfamiliar when they met. After chatting for a while, they felt familiar again. Lin Chaoyang was given to the seats of several teachers, with Hong Zicheng on the left and Chen Jiangong on the right.

They are all acquaintances.

As soon as he sat down, Chen Jiangong complained that Lin Chaoyang was only concerned about his own elegance and ignoring the lives and deaths of his brothers.

"I have contributed all my house to you, but I'm just caring about being careless?"

"Without you, I always feel like I'm almost there." Chen Jiangong said nostalgic.

In recent years, Lin Chaoyang only returned to Yanjing during the Chinese New Year, and rarely participated in activities organized by Chen Jiangong and others.

Seeing that there were more than a dozen people at the class reunion today, Chen Jiangong felt that things changed.

"Society is developing, mankind is progressing. Don't always be immersed in the past, you have to look forward, look at the world, and look at the future." Lin Chaoyang joked.

"You are famous all over the country and abroad now, so of course you can look at the world. I can't do it. What I'm studying is the three-point land of Yanjing."

Chen Jiangong's words are both in response to Lin Chaoyang's jokes and reality. He wrote all the novels of Beijing style. Last year, he co-authored a book called "Imperial City Root" with Zhao Danian of the Yanjing Literature Association, and the response was good.

"Why did I hear you so sour!"

"Then you heard it right, I'm so sour!"

The people around him were so funny that they laughed out loud by the two of them.

But everyone understands that what Chen Jiangong said is also the truth.

Those present were the first batch of Yan University graduates after the resumption of the college entrance examination. The graduates were all assigned to the top units in various fields. Many people developed smoothly in the unit. They were also considered human beings among the crowd. Top guys.

But compared with Lin Chaoyang now, it is like a difference.

Lin Chaoyang had already gained great fame when he was in school. After years, he has already won several international literary awards.

It is especially popular in European and American countries. I heard that the works are sold in millions of volumes and hundreds of square meters.

The domestic cultural community has been discussing it in the past two years, saying that he is the closest Chinese writer to the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Chen Jiangong successfully attracted the topic to Lin Chaoyang. This is how class reunions are. Doing well will often become the focus of the crowd. Lin Chaoyang is also considered a non-staff member of the Chinese Department of Level 77.

Everyone was gossiping about the popularity of Lin Chaoyang's works at home and abroad and his current international reputation, and Cha Jianying became an important exporter.

Because she works for the New York Times, she knows better than everyone else about the popularity Lin Chaoyang is popular overseas.

"The Dallas Buyer Club in Chaoyang sold 3 million copies throughout the year, and since its launch, it has ranked first in the New York Times bestseller rankings and has not yet been shaken.

There is also "China on the Bite of the Tongue", which was very popular when it was serialized on "The New Yorker" and the sales volume was also very good."

Everyone heard Cha Jianying talk for a while, and someone said, "Jianying, we all know these things, please tell me something new."

Last year, many domestic media reprinted the popularity of Lin Chaoyang's works in the United States, and everyone also had some understanding of some basic information.

"Fresh? Is it considered a Hollywood adaptation? Investing $30 million, all of them are first-tier movie stars."

"Dallas Buyer Club"?"

"yes."

Everyone suddenly became interested. A few months ago, some media in China reported that Lin Chaoyang's novel would be adapted into a movie by Hollywood in the United States. It was just that no one had reported on investment and performance lineups.

"30 million US dollars, isn't that more than 200 million yuan? It costs so much money to make a movie?"

"You're so weird. Which one in Hollywood movies is not tens of millions of dollars!"

Su Mu works at Yanying and knows the situation in Hollywood. He said: "Generally those who invest tens of millions of dollars are commercial films. The adaptation of "Dallas Buyer Club" must be an art film, and $30 million is already a big investment. . ”

The later generations of "Dallas Buyer Club" was invested by the independent production company of Focus Pictures and directed by Jean

Mark Varre was not very famous before this film, so there was not much investment in the film.

Now the director has been replaced by Martin Scorsese, the famous director, and behind it is supported by Paramount, one of the six major Hollywood stars, and investment will naturally rise.

"Chaoyang, this adaptation is for Oscars, right?" Su Mu asked Lin Chaoyang.

"The art films invested by major Hollywood companies are all for Oscars. Whether they can be taken is another matter," said Lin Chaoyang.

"Martin Scorsese, Kevin Costner, Johnny Depp--- Such a strong lineup,

With such an eye-catching theme as "Dallas Buyer Club", even if you shoot it step by step, it shouldn't be troublesome to win the award, right?"

Lin Chaoyang smiled and shook his head, "I can't predict this."

"Then do you predict that "Farewell My Concubine" will win the Best Foreign Language Film Award for this year's Oscar?"

After Su Mu asked this question, everyone's eyes couldn't help but bet on Lin Chaoyang.

In May last year, "Farewell My Concubine" swept Xia Na to win glory for the country. In October, the registration for the Best Foreign Language Film of the Oscars was signed up, and "Farewell My Concubine" was submitted on behalf of mainland China.

"Qiu Ju Fighting" directed by Zhang Yimou also won the highest award at the three major international film festivals in Europe, representing China Xiangjiang.

From the arrangements of Lin's Pictures, it can be seen that the company is actually more optimistic about "Farewell My Concubine" winning the award.

In the past six months after Cannes, "Farewell My Concubine" participated in the selection of many awards such as the British Film Academy Awards, the Bolan International Film Festival, the National Film Critics Association Awards, and all of them were awarded.
Chapter completed!