1980 My literary era

On this day, Liang Xiaosheng came to the editorial office of "Contemporary" to find Lin Weimin.

"Xiaosheng? Why are you here?"

"I have something to do with you."

Liang Xiaosheng sat down, took a sip of tea, and talked about the purpose of his visit today.

It turned out that director Xie Tieli was going to make a movie version of "A Dream of Red Mansions" and wanted to ask Lin Weimin if he was interested in being the screenwriter of the movie.

"Why are you looking for me?" Lin Weimin asked.

Liang Xiaosheng said: "Aren't you a consultant for CCTV's TV series? And I heard that the script editor also helped. Director Xie thinks you have experience and ability in drama creation."

Lin Weimin smiled and said: "I just went to watch CCTV's TV series, but I didn't have any specific help."

Liang Xiaosheng didn't understand what "making soy sauce" meant, but he understood what Lin Weimin meant, "But you are still a consultant."

Lin Weimin sighed: "I understand, Director Xie is planning to take advantage of me?"

Liang Xiaosheng stopped talking and gave him a look, "You said this yourself, I didn't."

"Dream of Red Mansions" is one of the four great classics. If a director wants to make it, regardless of whether it is a movie or a TV series, people will naturally care about it.

Whether you shoot well or not is one thing, but your attitude is another.

CCTV has recruited a large number of experts to form an advisory committee. It is not easy to invite so many experts, and CCTV has spent a lot of effort.

Besides, even if Xie Tieli can invite people, can he still invite more people than CCTV? In the end, it was suspected of picking apart people's wisdom.

But Xie Tieli always wanted to express his feelings, so he thought of Lin Weimin, the youngest consultant on the CCTV version of "Dream of Red Mansions" advisory group.

It's all about errands anyway, and Lin Weimin's own screenwriting ability is well-known, so why not invite him to be a screenwriter?

Lin Weimin knows very well that being a screenwriter for a masterpiece is definitely a thankless task.

The filming is good and the original works are good. The filming was not good, the director and screenwriter were rubbish.

Even if you beat him to death, he wouldn't do such a thing.

After being bluntly rejected, Liang Xiaosheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Director Xie called me here because he foresaw this situation."

"There's no sincerity in loving him!" Lin Weimin said in a brisk tone.

Liang Xiaosheng said: "You don't know your reputation among the directors of the Yan Film Department, right?"

Lin Weimin stopped talking.

Yan Ying and Xie Jin had both talked to him about the adaptation of their works before, and wanted him, the author of the original work, to be the screenwriter. However, his screenwriting skills were bigger than those of the director, and he could not stand even the director. Now he has a reputation of being difficult to work with in Yanjing. Word has spread throughout the film industry.

At the end of last year, news came out that he had kicked out more than a dozen people from the mainland-Hong Kong co-production he had created. The director and producer were so overwhelmed that they didn't even dare to let go, and everyone was even more frightened.

This kind of screenwriter is simply a scourge to the film industry!

Xie Tieli asked Liang Xiaosheng to invite Lin Weimin with the intention of giving it a try.

Anyway, it’s not like he did it by himself, and the negotiation was done. As a director, he has face and can recruit Lin Weimin. When the talks collapsed, it was just Liang Xiaosheng who wasted his time.

Liang Xiaosheng choked on his words and Lin Weimin was speechless. He stood up and said, "Then my mission is completed."

After saying that, he wanted to get up and leave, but was stopped by Lin Weimin, "Don't leave in a hurry yet!"

"What else?"

"Manuscripts, have you done it recently?"

"No."

"Really not? The remuneration standard of our editorial department has increased a lot recently!" Lin Weimin said seductively.

There was a bit of excitement in Liang Xiaosheng's eyes, but he had to be realistic. If it wasn't there, it wouldn't be there.

"I will definitely send it over after I finish writing it."

Lin Weimin was very satisfied with Liang Xiaosheng's attitude, and he pulled Liang Xiaosheng to chat a few more words about "A Dream of Red Mansions".

——

In early April, the filming of "The Legend of a Female Doctor" finally ended after half a year. Lin Weimin specially invited the crew members to have a meal.

Quanjude was almost booked by Teacher Lin, causing the staff to call Teacher Lin "arrogant".

After half a year, even the staff at Xiangjiang knew that Lin Weimin was rich.

During the meal, Zhang Guorong came to toast again, "Mr. Lin, I hope we can work together again if we have the opportunity."

He was thinking about the role of Cheng Dieyi. Lin Weimin naturally knew it and said with a smile: "There will be a chance."

The day after the banquet, Xiangjiang's team left Yanjing. The post-production of "The Legend of a Female Doctor" will be done by TVB. The two places have already formulated a broadcast plan. Both TV stations have their own broadcast plans. Time cannot be completely unified.

The broadcast is expected to be in mid-June, no more than a week away.

There is no Internet these days, and TV stations are not worried about the impact of time lag in broadcasting.

Xiangjiang's team left, and Tao Huimin began to feel melancholy.

She was an actress seconded by CCTV. Although the filming of the previous scenes was completed, the scenes were not finished and the crew did not know the situation. They took advantage of the opportunity to enjoy the two of them in Yanjing for a while.

Now that the filming is finished, it won’t be a problem to delay it any longer.

So for the past two days, Tao Huimin looked gloomy.

"There is good news! There is also bad news! Which one do you want to hear?" Lin Weimin said to Tao Huimin when he returned home in the evening.

"What good news?" Tao Huimin's expression was gloomy. When she thought of the upcoming separation, she couldn't cheer up.

In the past, I didn't feel this way even though I was separated from my boyfriend for half a year.

"You choose good news?" Lin Weimin deliberately teased her.

Tao Huimin rolled her eyes at him, becoming more and more charming, and Teacher Lin couldn't help but want to teach her a lesson.

After a lesson, Lin Weimin said to Tao Huimin in his arms: "Director Xie Tieli is going to film "A Dream of Red Mansions", and I recommend you to audition."

"A Dream of Red Mansions? Hasn't that already been filmed?"

"That is the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions" produced by CCTV. The one I am talking about is the movie version of "Dream of Red Mansions" invested and produced by Yan Film Studio."

Tao Huimin asked: "Who can I play if I go?"

"Sister Lin!"

She looked unbelieving, "Don't lie to me, how could I play Sister Lin?"

"What's wrong? If you don't have confidence in yourself, you have to have confidence in my vision!"

Tao Huimin looked confused: "What do you mean?"

"My motto when looking for a girlfriend is to find a beautiful woman who will captivate the whole country!" Lin Weimin said cheerfully.

Tao Huimin looked shy when he praised her.

After joking, Lin Weimin got serious and said, "Sister Lin is a real lady. Your temperament is gentle and gentle, so you are fully qualified."

Tao Huimin was very unconfident after being praised by him, and she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when she thought that she was going to audition for such an important role.

"By the way, you just said the good news, what about the bad news?" Tao Huimin asked.

"The bad news is that even if you succeed in the audition, you will not stay in Yanjing forever. The investment in Yanjing's version of "Dream of Red Mansions" exceeds 10 million, and the filming needs to be transferred between several domestic cities."

Tao Huimin was really disappointed when she heard this. When she heard that she could act in "A Dream of Red Mansions", she was most happy to be able to stay in Yanjing in the name of filming, but she didn't expect that the reality would be like this.

"Don't frown like that!" Lin Weimin touched her cheek, "I won't stay in Yanjing forever, and it's not like I won't stay in Yanjing forever. It's just that I can't do it like before when I filmed "The Biography of a Female Doctor."

Lin Weimin's comfort made Tao Huimin feel a lot happier. He continued: "Although I am not very optimistic about Yanying's version of "A Dream of Red Mansions," this is a rare opportunity for a fledgling actor like you."

"Why don't you like Yanying's version of "A Dream of Red Mansions"?" Tao Huimin asked curiously.

"There is a natural conflict between a masterpiece like "A Dream of Red Mansions" and the art form of film itself.

The wonder of "A Dream of Red Mansions" lies in emotion, as well as in the various characters and social conditions depicted by Cao Xueqin. But the length of the movie is limited, how can it be possible to fully present the vast content of the novel?

Even if Director Xie can film all these contents, movies are different from TV series. You can watch them at home by turning on the TV. You have to go to the cinema to watch them. For such an ambitious movie, no matter how short it is, it needs to be released in several parts.

Then the problem arises. Don’t look at the fact that there are so many people watching movies now. It seems to be a popular art and you can watch it as long as you go to the cinema.

But it is precisely because of this threshold that does not look like a threshold that most of the viewers who are interested in "Dream of Red Mansions" are blocked from the cinema.

In addition, it will be released in several movies, and it will be difficult for the audience to follow each one. These are the problems that Yanying's version of "A Dream of Red Mansions" will face. "

Tao Huimin listened to what Lin Weimin said and unconsciously nodded in approval of his words, "Then according to what you said, doesn't it mean that the TV version of "Dream of Red Mansions" has a much higher chance of success than the Yanying version?"

Lin Weimin nodded, "Not bad!"

Although CCTV's TV series version of "Dream of Red Mansions" was launched early, in fact, before the two different versions of "Dream of Red Mansions" were not accepted by the public, the volume of the Yanying version has always been far higher than that of the TV series version.

Xie Tieli is a famous domestic director. Yan Film Studio invested over 10 million yuan, setting a record in the domestic film industry. Even Liu Xiaoqing, who was so popular that he was so popular, could only play Wang Xifeng in the movie. This is no better than those young people who are not famous in TV series. Much more interesting?

But when the "A Dream of Red Mansions" movies and TV series are all presented to the audience, it has nothing to do with the art form, but the gap in communication channels, which makes the two completely different in terms of influence.

After all, Yanying's version of "A Dream of Red Mansions" is a movie and can only be released for a month or a few months, but CCTV's TV series can be replayed all the time.

At this time, a cartoon Wang Fulin with a "devil smile" floated through Lin Weimin's mind, and he said to Xie Tieli: "What are you going to fight with me for?"

Many younger viewers in later generations were baptized by the 2010 version of "Dream of Red Mansions", and watching the 1987 version of the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions" was simply astounding.

Many people have never heard of Yan Film's version of "A Dream of Red Mansions". When they hear that there is a Yan Film version of "A Dream of Red Mansions", they have never heard of it. They take it for granted that they have not heard of it because the film was poorly shot.

In fact, the TV series version of "Dream of Red Mansions" was really poorly evaluated at the beginning of its broadcast. Because it was 40 chapters after the magic change and the plot was fragmented, the TV series was criticized by many viewers at the beginning of its broadcast.

But after all, this TV series was produced by CCTV and Wang Fulin with great energy and effort, and its quality is guaranteed. After surviving the initial wave of bad reviews, as time went by, its reputation slowly reversed.

The difference between Yanying's version of "Dream of Red Mansions" and the TV series is that it had a very good reputation when it was released, but after the movie was released, once the popularity passed, almost no one discussed it anymore, not to mention the poor promotion of domestic movies nowadays. It is normal for the film to be published with no one interested in it after it is released.

So, sometimes hard work really doesn't matter, what matters is choice.

How can you compare a movie that can be replayed at any time to a TV series that can be replayed at any time?

The seemingly inconspicuous threshold and narrow communication channels determine that Yanying's version of "Dream of Red Mansions" is destined to only gain temporary popularity.

The huge mass base of the TV series has also determined that the TV series version of "Dream of Red Mansions" will become a classic of its generation.

The reality is often so paradoxical!

There are still more than two months until the audition for Yanying's version of "Dream of Red Mansions" begins. The filming of "The Legend of a Female Doctor" has already been completed. Tao Huimin cannot always be in Yanjing. She can only go back to Zhijiang temporarily and wait until the audition. come over.

Lin Weimin sent her to the train station that day, but Tao Huimin was reluctant to leave.

"It doesn't matter if you stay in the past for a while. I may go to the United States in a while. Even if you are in Yanjing, we have to separate. You also have the key to your home. If you go back to Yanjing by then and I haven't come back yet, you Just live by yourself for a while.”

Lin Weimin comforted and warned, and Tao Huimin nodded obediently.

After seeing off Tao Huimin, Lin Weimin returned to work at the Chinese Literature Society. It happened that Mo Yan and Zhang Yimou came to the Chinese Literature Society together.

Chapter 318 has been reviewed and is waiting to be unblocked.