1980 My literary era

Acheng's father, Zhong Dianyan, is a famous film critic. He has been influenced by movies since he was a child and has profound attainments in the film industry.

Lin Weimin also knew that he was good at chatting. Such talents were so needed on this occasion today.

As soon as Ah Cheng opened his mouth, it was indeed extraordinary.

From the relationship between film and novel adaptations, to the difference between literary images and screen images, to the visual expression of films, and then what is film language.

From literature to movies, and then from movies to literature, his words were flying up and down, making everyone present feel dizzy.

Mr. Chen, who was sitting next to Lin Weimin, asked him: "Who is this person?"

"Lao Zhong's son, Zhong Acheng. He has published several novels in our "Contemporary" before, such as "The King of Chess", "The King of Trees", and "The King of Children".

"He!"

When it comes to Zhong Acheng, Mr. Chen doesn't know him, but when it comes to the three novels "Three Kings", Mr. Chen is deeply impressed and looks at Acheng with a bit of appreciation.

Ah Cheng came here today just to join in the fun. His father, Zhong Dianli, had difficulty traveling, so he had to take him with him when he went out to participate in activities.

He didn't expect that Lin Weimin would call his name, but he was never conceited when facing big occasions. Instead, he had the energy to drive people crazy, and the more he talked, the more energetic he became.

Mr. Chen sighed: "What a talent!"

Lin Weimin could only admire in his heart that he could convince even a veteran of the literary world like Mr. Chen who has been on the battlefield for a long time.

Ah Cheng’s mouth is really a treasure!

Maybe he talked too much, but Cheng let himself go a little bit at the end.

"Actually, I think that instead of filming "Furong Town", it would be better to film Teacher Lin's "Farewell My Concubine". Although it is also a subject that has received buzzing responses, "Farewell My Concubine" itself has an art that is very suitable for movies. The beauty of form…”

Lin Weimin was drinking tea and choked when he heard this.

He glanced around and saw that Xu Sangchu and Xie Jin's faces were not very good.

The one with the darkest face was undoubtedly Gu Hua.

Lin Weimin coughed twice quickly and said in a relaxed tone: "It seems that Cheng likes "Farewell My Concubine" very much!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

"I don't think there is any superiority between "Farewell My Concubine" and "Furong Town". I have discussed this issue with Director Xie before. What he wants to make is a 'political genre painting' that can reflect the past era. The main theme of "Farewell My Concubine" is more about the word 'love', and the core thing is still very different.

"Furong Town" is profound and comprehensive in reflecting the issues of the past era, and its theme is also very consistent with Director Xie's original intention. "

After Lin Weimin finished speaking, he felt a little lighter when he saw Gu Hua and Xie Jin's faces lightened up.

He originally came here to cheer, but Acheng acted so casually, making it seem like he was here to ruin the situation.

Fortunately, I reacted quickly!

Just when he was rejoicing, Xu Anhua, who was a few chairs away, took the initiative to speak.

"What Mr. Lin just said is right. I think it is unfair to regard "Farewell My Concubine" simply as a novel that reflects buzz. Its core is not only about romance, but also reflects a magnificent era. . If it can be shot by an excellent director, it will definitely become a masterpiece in film history."

Lin Weimin looked at Xu Anhua speechlessly.

Sister, please stop causing trouble at this time!

While Xu Anhua was speaking, Gu Hua's face became stiffer and stiffer, and the atmosphere in the conference room that was originally relaxed became weird.

At this time, Mr. Chen stood up and said with a smile: "I'm off topic! I'm off topic! Today we are talking about the issue of "Furong Town"."

He has a high seniority and important position. Even though it was just a simple sentence, it changed the atmosphere in the conference room.

Everyone continued to talk freely and gradually forgot about the little episode just now.

After the day's symposium, everyone was a little tired.

After the meeting, Mr. Chen smiled at Lin Weimin and said: "I was embarrassed to say it during the meeting just now, but it seems that everyone has high hopes for your movie "Farewell My Concubine"! Have you never thought about making it into a movie?"

Lin Weimin said with a smile: "I talked with Director Xie before, but we couldn't reach an agreement. I didn't find a suitable director, so I filmed it when I did."

Chen Lao said: "Xie Jin is not suitable yet? There are many directors who have approached you in the past two years, right?"

"It can only be said that the fate has not come." Lin Weimin shook his head.

Mr. Chen looked at his appearance and thought of a sentence in his mind: A country is easy to change, but a temperament is hard to change. Monkey King is Monkey King.

After the symposium, there was a reception organized by Shanghai Film Studio in the evening. Lin Weimin did not intend to attend, so he said hello to Gu Hua and left.

News of the adaptation of "Furong Town" came, which made many readers who liked "Farewell My Concubine" feel regretful.

Although both were winners of the first Yan Bing Literature Award and also had buzzing responses, "Farewell My Concubine" has an infinitely higher status in the hearts of these readers than "Furong Town".

Many people found it incomprehensible that "Farewell My Concubine" was not being filmed and instead they were filming "Furong Town", so many readers began to write to director Xie Jin and Shanghai Film Studio to complain about this matter.

This was something Xie Jin and Shanghai Film Studio never expected. Looking at the letters from readers one after another, Xie Jin felt dumbfounded.

The most uncomfortable thing for Gu Hua was that his work had been adapted by the great director Xie Jin, and the investment was from a large studio like Shanghai Film Studio, and the standards of the symposium were ridiculously high. It was just when he was feeling proud, But he didn't expect that Lin Weimin would steal the spotlight.

The key is that they didn't steal the limelight deliberately, they even avoided it deliberately, which made Gu Hua even more depressed.

Afterwards, he wrote to his classmates more than once to complain about the incident, which became a joke among everyone.

It's late August, and the fifth issue of "Contemporary" this year will be on sale in a few days. Today, the editorial department held a meeting to discuss the backlog of manuscripts.

In the past two years or so, the volume of submissions to "Contemporary" has been very large, but the magazine's space is limited, with only six issues per year.

Even if a small number of high-quality submissions are digested in the form of a book series, it is still a drop in the bucket compared to the massive number of submissions. The publication cycle of many manuscripts has even been pushed to four issues later. "Contemporary" is a bimonthly publication, and four issues are Eight months, more than half a year.

The group discussed it for a long time, but never touched on the most fundamental issue.

"Revise the edition! The monthly issue is imperative!"

Lin Weimin is not afraid of offending others. If you want to avoid offending others as a leader, you will not be able to do your job well.

Changing from a bimonthly publication to a monthly publication is the most effective way to deal with the backlog. Moreover, the sales volume of "Contemporary" has always been very good. Readers will only be happy about this change. The only ones who will feel uncomfortable are probably the colleagues in the editorial department.

From the initial quarterly magazine to the bimonthly magazine, and then from the bimonthly magazine to the monthly magazine, everyone is almost squeezed dry.

Lin Weimin, the editor-in-chief, spoke and stood on the side of justice. No one refuted, but turned their attention to Qin Chaoyang, full of desire for survival.

"In this way, everyone's workload will be doubled again." Qin Chaoyang spoke his mind for everyone, and everyone was grateful.

"Apply to the club and recruit a few more people. The magazine will be adapted from bimonthly to monthly, which will double the sales and bring benefits to the club. There is no reason why the leaders should not agree."

Lin Weimin's response was without delay, as if he had rehearsed it many times.

Everyone lamented in their hearts that this was how it was done when it changed from a quarterly magazine to a bimonthly magazine. No one was surprised when they heard this.

But his eyes turned to Comrade Lao Qin again, hoping that Comrade Lao Qin could give some strength to fight back against this "Lin Papi" decision.

"This..." Comrade Lao Tan pondered, and everyone's hearts were raised in their throats.

After a while, Lao Qin said: "It's also a way!"

Pooh!

Everyone spat in their hearts, knowing that you two are the same as each other!

Lao Qin is so unreliable!

After Qin Chaoyang finished speaking, Lin Weimin asked, "Do you have any other opinions?"

Everyone looked at each other and realized that this guy had great righteousness and the leadership had unified opinions. He even asked everyone's opinions hypocritically, which made them feel even more disgusted.

When you become a leader, your heart becomes dark!

You just became the editor-in-chief. If you become the president, will everyone still have a good life?

"No comment!"

A group of people said in unison.

"Okay!" Lin Weimin stood up holding on to the table, "Since our editorial department has unified our opinions, let's report it to the newspaper office."

The meeting was in the large office of the editorial department. After the meeting, Lin Weimin and Qin Chaoyang returned to their respective offices while talking.

Everyone was muttering in the editorial office, and Tong Zhonggui had a toothache when he heard it.

Why didn't I see you talking during the meeting just now?

As the youngest and most junior comrade in the editorial department, he did not dare to say these words, but only dared to think about it in his heart.

At the same time, I admire Teacher Lin’s decisiveness and responsibility even more.

"Comrade Lao Qin's acting skills have improved again!" Lin Weimin joked.

Tan Chaoyang looked helpless, "Isn't this all forced by you?"

"Why do you mean I'm being forced? I'm not a bad person enough? Then you can tell me about this next time!"

"Does this happen again? Why, do you still want to change it to a semi-monthly publication?"

After Qin Chaoyang said it, he laughed first. Quarterly magazine, bimonthly magazine, monthly magazine, and then semi-monthly magazine. Regardless of whether the publisher and readers can accept it, the colleagues in the editorial department are probably crazy.

Lin Weimin couldn't help but laugh.

In fact, the two of them had already discussed today's meeting in advance.

One is a good person, the other is a bad person.

When you are a leader, you also have to pay attention to methods.

Although it may offend people at this time, it is also the time to establish authority. When Tan Chaoyang told Lin Weimin, he immediately understood what Tan Chaoyang meant.

All joking aside, Lin Weimin was deeply grateful to Comrade Lao Qin.

Lin Weimin also went to the club to say that he must communicate with the leaders in advance about the magazine revision, and then go to the meeting.

Went to Meng Weizai's office and reported the situation.

Meng Weizai said: "It's time to revise the edition. The backlog of manuscripts has been a bit serious since last year. The book series you created treats the symptoms but not the root cause."

"Then you won't change it before you leave?" Lin Weimin muttered.

Meng Weizai lectured: "I changed it, is it still your business?"

"Yes, yes. Thanks to the leader for his good intentions, then the matter is settled like this?"

"How many times have I told you not to say such things? Is this something that you and I can decide with just one word?"

"Yes, yes, we need to go to a meeting and have a group discussion."

Meng Weizai was furious when he saw his lazy look, "Is there anything else? If you have nothing to do, leave quickly!"

"Then you get busy first!"

Lin Weimin came out of Meng Weizai's office with a smile and walked to the editorial office of "People's Literature".

He ran into Zhu Wei head-on, "Teacher Lin!"

"Is Lao Xie here?" Lin Weimin asked.

"Here!" Zhu Wei replied.

Lin Weimin opened the door of the editorial department and acted arrogantly.

"Thank you!"