1980 My literary era

After a long silence, Bertolucci asked: "Director Teng, can I ask for your opinion? How should we handle this kind of thing?"

Teng Jinxian finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

I really followed Teacher Lin’s words!

There was some embarrassment on his face, "I don't have any good ideas. Lin Weimin is famous for his bad temper. Because some people criticized his books before, he wrote a book specifically to scold those people.

There is also an international student from our country. When he went to the United States, someone said some good things about the United States and some bad things about our country, so he wrote a book and scolded them. This man is a hard-charging bastard who will overturn the table whenever he doesn't get his way! "

In Teng Jinxian's words, Lin Weimin has become the biggest bully in the Chinese literary world.

After he said this, Bertolucci and Thomas became even more worried. Why is this man like this?

"Is there no way?" Thomas asked unwillingly.

Teng Jinxian thought for a moment and then said: "That's true. He said that as long as you dare to destroy cultural relics, he will definitely stop your movie from being made."

At this time, Thomas gave full play to his subjective initiative and blurted out: "Then if we don't destroy the cultural relics, won't it be over?"

Teng Jinxian's expression was slightly surprised, "If we don't destroy cultural relics? Can the movie still be made? Don't delay the filming!"

Thomas glanced at Bertolucci and said, "There should be no problem. They are all shooting props such as lights and tracks. At worst, we can think of other ways."

Bertolucci was noncommittal under Thomas' gaze. They really didn't have to do that, they just wanted to save some time and energy.

At this time, Teng Jinxian slapped his thigh and said with an angry expression: "Can you think of other ways to tell us earlier? Why did you bring the matter to such an extent? You guys are really..."

He had an annoyed, angry and helpless look on his face, as if he was offended by Thomas and the others' stubbornness and inability to adapt.

Bertolucci's face showed a bit of embarrassment, "It's not that we don't want to adapt, it's just that Thomas and Lin Weimin were arguing too quickly and fiercely just now, and we didn't even have time to discuss countermeasures!"

Seeing what he said, Teng Jinxian thought for a while and said: "That seems to be the case! Oh, Teacher Lin has such a bad temper! Mr. Thomas, you are too, there is no need to argue with him so much. What's the problem, everyone? Why don't we sit down and discuss the solution together in a good voice? Look, if we talk like this now, won't the problem be solved?"

Thomas didn't care about Teng Jinxian's harsh criticism of him and asked, "Are you sure you can appease Lin Weimin?"

He heard a lot from Teng Jinxian, and now in his impression, Lin Weimin was just a flat-headed guy walking on the African grasslands.

If you don't care about life and death, do it if you don't accept it!

"No problem! The bottom line is that he wants to cause trouble for you because you destroyed the cultural relics in the Forbidden City. Now the cultural relics are in good condition. As long as you don't destroy them, if he dares to mess around again, I will go to the higher authorities to sue him without you having to come forward. He turned against him!"

Teng Jinxian's tone was very rude at the end. It could be seen that he was also very unhappy with Lin Weimin's actions.

Bertolucci and Thomas couldn't help but feel close to each other, feeling that they were in the same boat.

"Then what should we do next?" Bertolucci couldn't help but ask.

Teng Jinxian looked at the two of them and said, "You must take good care of the crew, and you must not destroy cultural relics. Not only now, but also in the future. I will go after Lin Weimin immediately, but I can't let him go to our ministries to cause trouble."

"no problem!"

Bertolucci and Thomas nodded and agreed happily, as long as their movie could be shot normally.

Brother Xun talked about the issues of opening windows and removing roofs, and attributed this to Chinese nature. This is inaccurate. This is not Chinese nature, but human nature.

After Teng Jinxian left in a hurry, Thomas and Bertolucci looked at each other with depressed expressions.

If I had known this was the case, we might as well have just discussed the solution directly!

The Office Building of the Palace Museum is located inside the south gate, close to Jingshan Park and the Bell and Drum Tower.

Teng Jinxian followed Lin Weimin's instructions in advance and found the dean's studio. When he entered the door, he saw Lin Weimin chatting and laughing with others.

"It's really enlightening to chat with you. My collections are all just messed up. When I have time later, you must help guide me!"

The old man sitting opposite Lin Weimin is Zhang Zhongpei, the director of the Palace Museum, a well-known archaeologist in the country, and the chairman of the Chinese Archaeological Society.

After Lin Weimin finished explaining Teng Jinxian, he ran to the office building of the Palace Museum to find the dean. He reported his name and saw that Zhang Zhongpei went smoothly.

When he told Zhang Zhongpei what the crew of "The Last Emperor" had done, Zhang Zhongpei was also very helpless.

It’s not that the people at the Palace Museum have not taken care of it, but the foreigners don’t listen to you at all. What can you do?

Is it a fine? Drive away? Or just arrest them?

Foreigners are not in a hurry, other departments and leaders above are anxious first.

Lin Weimin told him about the conflict he had just had with the crew. Zhang Zhongpei was still a little worried. Lin Weimin asked him to relax and wait for news about Teng Jinxian.

Seeing Teng Jinxian at this moment, Zhang Zhongpei stood up, and Lin Weimin stood up following him, with a wise expression on his face: "How about Teng Ju?"

Teng Jinxian had a smile on his face and said, "For the people, it's exactly what you said. They agreed."

Zhang Zhongpei was also a little happy when he heard this.

Lin Weimin said calmly: "Afraid of power but not moral, most people are like this!"

His words were merciless, but Teng Jinxian felt that he had completely grasped the psychology of these foreigners, and this was the most appropriate thing to do for someone like Lin Weimin.

"You still have a way!" Teng Jinxian smiled.

Lin Weimin joked with Zhang Zhongpei: "Dean Zhang, I have done your Palace Museum a favor this time. You have to treat me to a meal no matter how hard you look for it, right?"

"Haha! If you want to please, if you want to please, I will arrange it tonight!"

Lin Weimin waved his hand, "I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously."

At this time, Teng Jinxian said: "It's better for me to invite this guest!"

Lin Weimin looked at him with confusion in his eyes.

Teng Jinxian said: "It is better to resolve enemies than to end them. Today you and Thomas were so tense, so we should take this opportunity to resolve them."

"Isn't it necessary?" Lin Weimin said.

"Hey, why is it not necessary? We are all dealing with things and not people. It is all for official business. There is no need to make each other angry." Teng Jinxian said maturely.

"Okay, it's up to you. If they want to eat, I don't mind."

Teng Jinxian said happily: "I'm just waiting for your words!"

In the evening, Quanjude, in the private room on the second floor.

The two parties who had been noisy during the day gathered together, including Zhang Zhongpei, the director of the Palace Museum, and Teng Jinxian, who was organizing the dinner party today, and was very attentive.

As the director of the film bureau, he is destined to be a doormat, and it is hard to offend anyone on either side.

"Come on, come on, we all don't know each other today, let's raise a toast together!" Teng Jinxian started drinking.

Lin Weimin glanced at Thomas, who was slightly reserved, and took the initiative to raise his glass to signal him. With his gesture, Thomas also smiled and raised his glass in greeting.

The two of them had been quarreling fiercely during the day, but now they were able to settle their differences over a glass of wine, which made everyone relax.

After drinking two glasses of wine, the atmosphere at the wine table became more relaxed.

Bertolucci and Thomas agreed to Teng Jinxian's dinner today, naturally they wanted to settle the matter. They are foreigners and do not understand the twists and turns of the Chinese wine table. To show their sincerity, they raised their glasses and drank.

It was the first time for Bertolucci and Thomas to drink liquor with over 50 degrees of alcohol. Even if they were not used to the taste, it was quite strong.

After a few glasses of wine, both of them were a little confused. They were fooled by Teng Jinxian, a veteran in the wine shop.

Bertolucci smelled of alcohol, holding half a bottle of Erguotou in his hand, put his arm around Teng Jinxian's shoulders, and imitated his words.

"If you're too hungry, call me!"

Teng Jinxian laughed loudly, "That's right! Erguotou, good wine! You have good taste, Director Bei!"

"Hello!"

“Good wine!”

While talking about wine, the two drank another drink.

Compared with the artist-like Bertolucci, Thomas was much smarter. Although he drank too much, he behaved quite calmly. I don’t know when he got together with Lin Weimin and chatted about the popularity of Lin Weimin’s works in the United States. Development.

With the catalysis of alcohol, the unpleasantness of the day has long been forgotten.

When the topic came to Arthur Miller, Thomas listened with great interest.

Arthur Miller is a legendary American playwright who has a huge reputation throughout the West. Although Thomas is a relatively famous producer in Europe, there is still a big gap between him and figures like Arthur Miller. .

Even Bertolucci, who later won an Oscar, cannot be compared with Arthur Miller in the evaluation of Americans.

Many people always think that freedom of speech in the United States means that you can say anything. This only shows that they do not understand the history of the United States.

In the short history of the United States, it is worth mentioning the period after World War II when Arthur Miller was active in the American theater world.

In the late 1940s, when the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union were fighting for hegemony, the United States' control of freedom of speech reached its extreme. This period was called the Red Terror. The infamous McCarthyism was born during this period, and HUAC, a right-wing extremist organization, made its debut.

Anyone who dares to criticize American society and government will be regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh by the American government.

Broadway and Hollywood, as the home bases of the theater industry, have naturally become key areas targeted by the US government.

Arthur Miller was summoned by HUAC for writing about the scandal of the U.S. military in his work "Brothers and Sons". Also summoned with him was his old partner and director of "Brothers and Sons" Ilya Ka Thumbs up.

Elia Kazan was Arthur Miller's most important collaborator in his theatrical career, and "Death of a Salesman" was originally directed by Kazan.

In fact, not only the two of them, but all intellectuals in the American theater industry were the first to be targeted by HUAC for investigation and summons.

Among the people in the theater industry under investigation, some would rather go to jail than submit. The most famous among them are the "Hollywood Ten Gentlemen". Many people in future generations may have never heard of these people's names.

Because after rejecting the U.S. government’s offer of recruitment, these people were blacklisted and will never be able to appear on any mainstream stage in the United States.

The American politicians and Hollywood stars of later generations flaunt justice, democracy, and freedom every day, and mention politically correct topics at every turn. But anyone who knows something about history should understand how hypocritical and double standards this thing is.

Listening to the slogans shouted by a group of castrated eunuchs, people who can be brainwashed by this kind of thing have more or less problems with their understanding of the world.

Ten Hollywood gentlemen were imprisoned because they refused to give in to HUAC.

Arthur Miller made the same choice as them, but his friend Elia Kazan chose to surrender.

At that time, Arthur Miller and Elijah Kazan were both on the rise in their careers. Kazan, who wanted to move from Broadway to Hollywood, for the sake of his own future, explained the situation of seventeen friends, successfully escaped from the investigation, and Becoming the representative of "obedient people" has a smooth journey in Hollywood.

It was also from then on that Arthur Miller announced that he would no longer have any contact with Elijah Kazan and never said a word again.

Lin Weimin gets along well with Arthur Miller. In addition to their mutual appreciation of each other's talents, the most important reason is that he recognizes Arthur Miller's character.

At home, Lao Mi Tou can be considered a good comrade who has not betrayed the revolution.

You can’t go wrong making friends with such people!

Thomas listened to Lin Weimin talk about his experience with Arthur Miller, and suddenly he felt a little better about Lin Weimin.

This person has a bad temper and is very domineering, but as a friend, he should be very good.

"Lin, I really hope we can become such friends." Thomas sighed after drinking.

Lin Weimin smiled and said, "Treat each other sincerely and talk to each other heart to heart, and we are friends. Right?"

Thomas looked at him and laughed, "Yes, these are friends."

The two clinked their wine glasses and had a good time.

Something happened, so there will be two updates today.