1980 My literary era

In February, Han Zhuangzhuang accompanied Zhang Yimou to Berlin and brought back a Golden Bear Award, creating a miracle in the history of Chinese film.

Zhang Yimou is a well-deserved protagonist, and the supporting roles of Han Zhuangzhuang and Gong Li also steal the show.

Throughout the first half of the year, Zhang Yimou was busy attending various foreign film festivals. Gong Li got the heroine of "The Last Emperor" and was busy acting.

Only Han Zhuangzhuang, the male protagonist of "Red Sorghum", remained silent and made no movement at all.

In the past few months, there have been many scripts and invitations coming to my door, which are annoying, but Han Zhuangzhuang refused them all without exception.

Yin Geli's pregnancy was getting older and he hoped to be by her side while Yin Geli was giving birth.

From this point of view alone, Han Zhuangzhuang has inherited the Lin family's concept of putting family first, and Teacher Lin is very pleased.

"How many days until the due date?" Lin Weimin asked.

"One more week."

While Han Zhuangzhuang was talking, he brought a bunch of fruits. Yin Geli picked up one and took a bite. She seemed to have a good appetite.

Lin Weimin looked at her body shape and said, "You should control your mouth when you are about to give birth, right?"

Han Zhuangzhuang said helplessly: "I want to control it, but I can't!"

After being pregnant for more than half a year, Yin Geli has gained 50 or 60 kilograms at least. Looking at her from the back, she looks even more muscular than Han Zhuangzhuang.

Lin Weimin was looking forward to his eldest grandson. His parents had such a good foundation and he was a mixed race. He must be in great shape!

"Go to the hospital when it's almost time. Don't miss these two days. You'll feel more at ease when you get to the hospital." Lin Weimin warned.

Han Zhuangzhuang nodded and said, "I understand."

After talking about Yin Geli's pregnancy, Han Zhuangzhuang talked about Zhang Yimou again.

This year is destined to be a busy year for Ah Mou. It has nothing to do with filming. Almost all his energy is spent on participating in events and film festivals.

Last month, "Red Sorghum" won the Best Film, Best Director, and Feature Film Authenticity and Novelty Awards at the 5th Zimbabwe International Film Festival.

This month Amou participated in the Sydney International Film Festival in Australia and won a Film Critics Award.

In the second half of the year, there will also be the first Marash International Film and Television Festival in Morocco, the 8th China Golden Rooster Film Awards, the 11th "Popular Films" Hundred Flowers Award, and the 5th Montpellier International Film Festival in France...

All in all, Amou has been very busy this year.

Corresponding to Ah Mou's busyness and pride, there is the frustration and loneliness of Comrade Kaige, a little master of poetry.

At the end of last year, Cheng Kaige was so obsessed that he chose to skip the Berlin Film Festival in order to attend the Cannes Film Festival. This incident caused a stir in the domestic film industry.

In the end, Zhang Yimou's "Red Sorghum" was temporarily selected to participate in the Berlin Film Festival, and it actually won the Golden Bear Award, which shocked the domestic film industry.

At the same time, many people can't help but feel sorry for Cheng Kaige. If he can take "The King of Children" to participate in the Berlin Film Festival, he might also win a big award.

Before "Red Sorghum", Cheng Kaige was truly a proud man in the Chinese film industry.

His father is Cheng Huaikai, a famous domestic director and a veteran teacher of Yanjing Film Academy.

When he was in film school, Cheng Kaige was tall, handsome, and extraordinary in literary talent. He was very close to the "Today" circle at that time, and he was definitely a man of the hour in Yanying.

Compared with him, Zhang Yimou, who entered Yanying through the "back door", is like a local dog.

As a member of a film family and a member of Yanying, many seniors in the film industry naturally have high hopes for Cheng Kaige.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why Cheng Kaige was able to direct films independently two years after graduation.

However, to everyone's surprise, "The King of Children" participated in the Cannes Film Festival last month with great expectations. Not only did it receive rave reviews during the screening, but by the time the festival closed, it had received no results. .

This has greatly disappointed countless domestic filmmakers who were looking forward to Cheng Kaige's return to China with great honors. The scene when Zhang Yimou won the Golden Bear Award a few months ago is still vivid in his mind. Cheng Kaige is going to participate in the Cannes Film Festival again. Everyone seems to have seen China Movies go abroad and head towards the dawn of the world.

But now it seems that all this is just an illusion.

Cheng Kaige's failure in Cannes turned him from a highly anticipated actor to a laughing stock overnight.

On the contrary, because of this, Zhang Yimou's genius was more and more highlighted.

I went to work the next day. Not long after I sat down, I was greeted by a meeting in the front building.

Lin Weimin came to the conference room with his notebook and held an impromptu meeting. No one knew the topic of the meeting, so they whispered to each other before the meeting.

After a while, the meeting started. Cheng Wuchun presided over the meeting and explained the reason for today's meeting.

It turns out that in the first half of the year, the National Association of Publishing Workers was planning to establish the "Taofen Publishing Award". This "Taofen" refers to Mr. Zou Taofen, a publisher and journalist who once founded Life Weekly and Sanlian Bookstore.

Mr. Zou Taofen was not only a famous journalist and publisher, but also an outstanding revolutionary and patriot who made important contributions to the domestic Anti-Japanese War.

The Taofen Publishing Award was established by the National Association of Publishing Workers, and naturally represents the highest award in the Chinese publishing industry. Major domestic publishing organizations also attach great importance to it.

This year is the first time the Taofen Publishing Award will be awarded. The award is held every two years, and the candidates must be recommended by the work unit or the governing unit of the Publishing Association.

Cheng Wanchun finished talking about the evaluation of the Taofen Publishing Award, and then said: "The requirement for the evaluation is that each unit recommends a candidate. There are many comrades in our publishing house who are qualified to participate in the selection of the Taofen Publishing Award. What candidates do you have in mind?" , you might as well talk about it and speak freely."

After he said this, he drank tea.

There are many colleagues in the office, including comrades from the party group, deputy president, deputy editor-in-chief, directors of various editorial offices, and editor-in-chief. Everyone gathered together. At this moment, they all had a tacit understanding, and no one was willing to say it first.

Everyone is not stupid. The selection method of the Taofen Publishing Award is recommended by the unit. Although there are many publishing organizations across the country, it does not take much to know that the ownership of the award must be monopolized by the leading publishing organization.

It just so happens that Guowenshe is one of the top publishing houses in the country.

In other words, as long as he can be confirmed as the candidate recommended by the club, then this person is guaranteed to win the award.

Who doesn’t want this spot?

But this matter won't be given to you if you speak first. The first rafter will die first, wait and see before talking.

Lin Weimin felt the undercurrent in the conference room and moved his buttocks.

He knew exactly what these old silver coins were thinking as they looked at each one without saying a word.

Wherever there are people, there is a world, and the Chinese Literature Society is no exception. Every time there is such an award, the society will be in a state of uproar.

Cheng Wuchun drank tea and waited for a long time. Seeing that no one said anything, he had to dig through the crowd and find Lin Weimin who was watching the excitement.

"For the people, tell me!"

Lin Weimin was reluctant when his name was called. What does this matter have to do with me?

"Leader, I nominate myself!" he said shamelessly.

Cheng Wuchun's face darkened, "Are you qualified?"

Everyone in the office burst into laughter.

Just now, when Cheng Wuchun introduced the rules for the Taofen Publishing Award, he said that candidates recommended by the unit must have more than ten years of working experience in the publishing industry.

Lin Weimin joined the company in 1980, and it only lasted seven years before he was fully paid. Naturally, he was not qualified.

Lin Weimin muttered: "Didn't you ask me to say it?"

Cheng Wanchun said impatiently: "Don't be so messy. I asked you to recommend candidates, but I didn't ask you to recommend yourself. What's the matter? Our company doesn't have any capable people that you can like?"

"Leader, this is what you said. It has nothing to do with me. Everyone, please bear witness to me!"

"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly!" Cheng Wuchun urged.

Lin Weimin hesitated and looked at other colleagues.

Everyone was looking at him eagerly. At this time, Cheng Wanchun was asking for everyone's opinions. In fact, as long as he could get the consent of some people, he would most likely be directly identified as a recommended candidate.

"I recommend old...comrade Qin Chaoyang!"

The candidate Lin Weimin mentioned did not exceed everyone's expectations. Tan Chaoyang is the director of the editorial department of "Contemporary" and has worked with Lin Weimin for several years. He is also a senior member of the society. It is understandable that Lin Weimin recommends him.

Cheng Wuchun said at this time: "Maybe I didn't make it clear just now, retirees are not within the recommended range."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as they lost a lot of competitors.

Lin Weimin complained in his heart that Cheng Wanchun was out of breath when speaking and couldn't even understand what he was saying.

"That……"

Lin Weimin hesitated, rolled his eyes, glanced at Cheng Wanchun, and said, "How about... Teacher Wang Yangchen?"

When this candidate came out of his mouth, not only many colleagues were surprised, but even Cheng Wanchun was surprised.

Wang Yangchen, the client, also attended the meeting today. He looked at Lin Weimin with surprise and confusion in his eyes.

Cheng Wuchun couldn't help but said: "Tell me the reason?"

Lin Weimin said: "It's nothing, I just think Teacher Wang is quite suitable for this award. In our club, there are many people from this family and that family, and they all have great reputations in the club. On the contrary, teachers like Teacher Wang are diligent and silent. People who bow their heads and contribute are rarely recognized by society and organizations for their work achievements. Since this Taofen Publishing Award is an industry award, we should focus on comrades with the style of Teacher Wang!"

After Lin Weimin finished speaking, the conference room fell into a brief silence.

As he said, there are definitely not a few in this or that family of the Chinese Publishing House. These people can be said to be both famous and profitable. On the contrary, there are many editors who have worked diligently at their jobs all their lives and do not have those famous reputations and disadvantages. Fei's royalties are unknown.

Wang Yangchen was transferred to the Chinese Literature Society in 1956, and he must be qualified. He has served as editor and editor in the contemporary literature and modern literature editing rooms.

Not only that, he also served as the director of the Lu Editorial Office.

There are two editorial rooms in the Chinese Literature Society that have a very special status. One is the editing room of Lu Xun's works and the other is the editing room of Yan Bing's works.

Compared with Yan Bing's editorial office, which was only established in the 1980s, Lu's editorial office has a more detached status.

The predecessor of Lu Editorial Office was Lu Xun's Works Editorial Office established in 1950. In 1951, Lu Editorial Office moved to Beijing and merged into the Chinese Literature Society, and only then was Lu Xun's Works Editorial Office established.

This word "merger" determines the status of Lu Editor's Office within the Chinese Literature Society.

Wang Yangchen served as the director of the Lu Editorial Office in the 1970s, and his qualifications and abilities are beyond doubt.

Even Cheng Wanchun, the president and editor-in-chief, was a soldier under Wang Yangchen in the Lu editor's office in his early years.

Cheng Wuchun stared at Lin Weimin with a suspicious expression.

Is this guy planning to flatter me?