In mid-May, Lin Chaoyang received the American version of the play "Father" mailed by the Netherlands from the United States.

It took more than half a year to write the script with the ready-made Chinese version of the original and script references, and Lin Chaoyang was not very satisfied with this efficiency.

However, after reading the script, he was quite satisfied, his efficiency was a little low, but his work was pretty good.

He got up early and called George and chatted for a few words.

The script now must not be finalized, because the director, screenwriter and actors need to consider and adjust during the rehearsal process.

The stage drama industry in the United States is very mature. With scripts, the cycle of forming crews and rehearsals will basically not exceed 3 months.

What the Netherlands is more confused about is where to put the rehearsal and premiere of "Father". New York Broadway and London West End are important stage plays centers in European and American countries. The Netherlands operates theaters in both places.

If we only look at the audience's preference for drama, the atmosphere in the West End of London is obviously better, and Broadway is the world of musicals.

The drama has always been in a weak position, but Lin Chaoyang's reader base is obviously deeper in the United States.

At the same time, the Netherlands could not guarantee that Lin Chaoyang's readership in the United States would definitely be converted into box office.

"I think it's better to be in the United States. Of course, this is just my suggestion, you can decide for yourself." Lin Chaoyang said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Uncle Lin."

On June 2, 1998, the domestic literary circles once again gathered at the West Courtyard of Xiaoliubukou Hutong, where the biennial Zhuangzhongwen Literature Award Award ceremony will be held here.

Members of the jury, award-winning writers, past award-winning writers, representatives of publishing institutions, critics, scholars and journalists invited to attend gathered together, and the scene was very lively.

The investor of the award, Zhuang Chongwen, had already passed away in 1993. After his death, his family's career was taken over by his eldest son Zhuang Shaosui, and the funding of Zhuang Chongwen's Literature Award did not stop.

Because it was the tenth anniversary of the award, Zhuang Shaosui also attended the award ceremony.

As early as a few days ago, the list of winners of the Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award had been announced to the public.

The winning works are: the short story "Shoes" (Liu Qingbang), the novella "Year, Month and Day" (Yan Lianke), and the novel "Dust settled" (Alai).

Before the award ceremony, Zhuang Shaosui gave everyone present a surprise when he delivered a speech as the award investor.

".-My father told me when he was alive that there are two things he is most proud of in his life.

First, we founded Zhuangshi Group, and made a small contribution to society and the country.

Second, in his later years, he funded the establishment of the Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award through Lin Sheng's relationship, which made him, an ordinary businessman, qualified to enter the house at once.

The tenth anniversary of the founding of the Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award has brought great reputation not only to my father, but also to our Zhuang Shi Group.

Now my father has passed away for five years and is worth the tenth anniversary of the award, which shows his support for the Chinese literary cause.

I decided that starting from this session, the amount of the Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award will be increased from the original RMB 300,000 to RMB 1 million.”

With a "boom", accompanied by Zhuang Shaosui's words, it was like a hot oil pan poured into cold water. The scene immediately became boiling and everyone was shocked by Zhuang Shaosui's big moves!

1 million RMB!

When the Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award was first established, a huge prize of 300,000 yuan had caused a huge wave in the literary world.

After so many years, the 300,000 yuan prize is still the prize ceiling for the Chinese literary circle. Now Zhuang Shaosui has increased his capital to 1 million yuan.

How exaggerated is this bonus?

Even if the three award-winning writers share the prize equally, the prize they get is enough for them to buy a house of 70 to 80 square meters in Yanjing except East and West City.

Calculated in later generations, the price of the goods is almost a bonus of tens of millions of yuan.

The boiling and noisy atmosphere lasted for dozens of seconds. It was not until Lin Chaoyang, the chairman of the jury, came forward to announce the start of the award ceremony that everyone calmed down.

Everyone present was mobilized by the "million bonus", and the three winners were also full of excitement when accepting the awards.

They were just notified to win the prize before and wanted to come to receive the prize, but no one told them about the increase in the prize.

From 300,000 to 1 million, the bonus has more than tripled, just like a pie falling from the sky, smashing several people unconscious.

In fact, not only these winners, but also organizers and members of the jury, including the Art Association, are also in a dizzy state, and everyone doesn’t know the changes in the prize money at all.

The issue of increasing the bonus from 300,000 yuan to 1 million yuan was decided by Zhuang Shaosui temporarily, and he even had time to communicate with the people in charge of the Wenhui Association and the jury committee.

The reason why he did this was because he met Lin Chaoyang in the morning and talked to Feng Ji, one of the judges, about the current dilemma of the growth rate of royalties not as high as the price increase.

"Mr. Zhuang, you gave us a big surprise!" After the award ceremony, Lin Chaoyang said to Zhuang Shaosui with a smile.

"Lin Sheng, you are kind to you. I am just doing this for the domestic literary career.

To be honest, the Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award has been worth billions of dollars in the past few years. What is the value of my increase in some bonuses now?"

Zhuang Shaosui's attitude is very low-key and his words are extremely sincere, which makes people around him feel good.

However, the most fundamental purpose of his move to increase his bonus this time is to make friends with Lin Chaoyang.

His father had a good relationship with Lin Chaoyang when he was alive, but the relationship between the two became weak after his father passed away.

The peak period of the dealer was in the 1970s. In recent years, it has been slowly declining. In the circle of wealthy people in Xiangjiang, it can only be considered a medium size.

But the Lin family is different. It can be said to be prosperous over the years, and the family wealth has been ranked among the top five in the Xiangjiang rich list for many years.

Zhuang Shaosui naturally wanted to maintain such an old relationship, and might be able to use it one day.

Adding some bonuses to Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award can not only make Zhuang famous but also win Lin Chaoyang's favor. Why not do it?

In the salon that night, Alai and Liu Qingbang and three other winners became the objects of envy and teasing for many guests.

According to the award rules, Zhuang Chongwen Literature Awards treat short, medium and long novels equally, and the prize money is always equally divided.

A million bonus also means that each of them can get more than 330,000 yuan. In the era when the per capita salary was only five or six hundred, this was a huge sum of money.

Yu Hua was a little depressed when he stood in the center of the crowd. He also won the Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award, but the prize at that time was still 10 square yuan, which would have been great if he won the award two sessions later.

Now he is not the happy scribbled puppy who lives on "Living".

"The winners in the future will be blessed. This time, the Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award will be in the limelight again!" Yu Hua said to Zhu Wei with emotion.

The award ceremony for the 6th Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award fell to the public. Without everyone's expectations, the award ceremony was listed on the pages of major domestic media on the next day.

The million-dollar bonus has also become the focus of the media's reports, which immediately sparked heated discussions in the domestic cultural circle, bringing the reputation of the Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award to a higher level.

A few more days later, the sky was gloomy early in the morning, with clouds densely covered with wind blowing on people, with a hint of coolness.

The weather forecast said that it was a heavy rain today. Bodyguard Xiao Zhu was busy putting away the parasols in the yard. He entered the house with his front feet, and the raindrops fell down at the back feet.

"This rain is really bad!"

Tao's mother was a little worried when she saw the rain. The yard of Gongjian Hutong was finished two months ago. After so much smell, Tao Yucheng said two days ago that she wanted to move today, but she didn't know if she moved today.

She was talking to Lin Chaoyang, and Tao Yucheng walked in from outside with an umbrella, her body was mostly wet.

"This umbrella is like not hitting it." He complained.

He shook his umbrella and opened it to the ground. He said to Tao's mother, "It's a good thing I got up early this morning. It started raining as soon as the things were moved into Gongjian Hutong. I have to clean it up for a day or two. You can wait with my dad first and take you two old people back."

He came to Xiaoliubu and said that he was telling his parents about moving, but in fact he was to escape housework.

After saying a few words to his parents, Tao Yucheng sat by the tea table beside the window and leisurely brewed tea.

The rain outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, mixed with lightning and thunder.

He handed Lin Chaoyang a cup of tea, and Tao Yucheng said, "The rainfall this year is a bit too much. It's just June, and it's been a few rains, getting heavier and heavier. Can't it be the same as the same time in 1991, right?"

Floods are different from sudden earthquakes, and they are all traceable. It is extremely rare for Yanjing to rain since late April this year.

"I can't say it!"

Lin Chaoyang's tone was a little worried. He said he was uncertain, but he knew very well that in the next three months, the country and people would face another severe test brought by nature.

The two of them chatted while drinking tea. It rained heavily until noon and stopped completely in the evening. After dinner, Tao Yucheng took leisurely steps to prepare to leave.

"Yo! When did Xiaosun come back?"

As soon as he walked to the gate of the yard, Tao Yucheng saw Xiao Sun who had returned from her honeymoon. Xiao Sun greeted him enthusiastically and said, "I just returned to Yanjing in the afternoon."

"Why don't you take a good rest for two days?"

Xiao Sun smiled honestly and said that he was a little embarrassed about this honeymoon.

He got married in May. Lin Chaoyang did not attend the wedding, but instead gave him a red envelope of 10,000 yuan, and gave him a month of paid vacation, asking the couple to go out for a honeymoon.

So today, as soon as Xiao Sun returned to Yanjing, he immediately reported to Xiaoliubukou Hutong.

After talking to Tao Yucheng for a few words, Xiao Sun came to the main room of the inner courtyard.

After caring about traveling outside, Lin Chaoyang asked him to go home for two days to rest before coming back to work. Xiao Sun left.

In the next half month, more and more news about heavy rains in the south were reported in domestic media. Torrential rains fell in Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake, and heavy rainstorms caused the flow of the Yangtze River to increase rapidly.

Affected by the combined influence of the upstream water and tide floods, the tide level along the river in JS Province exceeded the warning water level from late June, and the situation was even more serious than the situation in 1991.

On that day, Tao Yushu called Lin Chaoyang. The listing of Asia Pacific News has reached the final stage of "demand file building" and has been confirmed to officially land on Nasdaq on July 20.

Another company under her name is going to go public. Tao Yushu is full of energy. She has been busy in the United States for two or three months, thinking that the children are on the summer vacation, so she took this opportunity to have a fun.

"Yu Mo is going to join in the fun on the list. Xiwen is a shareholder of the company and must come too. I thought it would be better to just take everyone in my family and treat it as a vacation."

Tao Yushu made this suggestion because the Gulfstream GV she ordered was finally delivered last month.

With your own plane, it is much more convenient for the family to travel.

"I'll do this," said Lin Chaoyang.

Finally, Tao Yushu mentioned the flood situation in China this year. Although she is in the United States, she has always paid attention to the country.
To be continued...