1980 My literary era

In early May, according to the instructions of editor-in-chief Lin Weimin, the editorial department of "Contemporary" sent three editors, including editor-in-chief He Qizhi, to Shaanxi.

In recent years, firstly Lu Yao's "The Ordinary World" and then Cheng Zhongshi's "White Deer Plain", Shaanxi literary circles have frequently released satellites in the Chinese literary world, and they have become leaders.

The first stop when He Qizhi and others came to Shaanxi was the Shaanxi Literary and Art Association. As a provincial literary association, the conditions here are naturally not bad.

That night, several leaders of the Shaanxi Literary and Art Association went out of their way to give the "Contemporary" group a clean break.

Manuscript compilation is an important part of editorial work. Editors from all over the country come to Shaanxi almost every week to seek manuscripts from writers.

But this time, the effort in compiling articles for "Contemporary" seemed unusual. Editor-in-chief He Qizhi personally led the team and had two capable people under his command.

Coupled with the unique influence of "Contemporary" in the domestic literary world, the Shaanxi Literary Association has to pay attention to it.

At the reception banquet, Lu Yao and Cheng Zhongshi also showed up. They have an old relationship with the Chinese Literature Society. Their famous works were published through "Contemporary" and the Chinese Literature Society.

In addition to the two of them, Jia Pingwa and Jingfu also came today.

He Qizhi remembered Lin Weimin's instructions, and when he saw the two of them, he immediately came forward to talk enthusiastically, which made Jia Pingwa and Jingfu a little frightened.

"By the way, why didn't Gao Jianqun come?" He Qizhi asked seemingly unintentionally after finishing his meal.

"Jianqun's father is sick, and he has been working on his lost manuscript recently. He is too busy and has no time," Jia Pingwa said.

He Qizhi made a key point in his mind. Gao Jianqun's father was seriously ill and he had to take the exam... Bah, he had to go visit him.

The next day, He Qizhi started a visit to compile the manuscript.

Writing a manuscript is about casting a wide net, catching as many fish as possible, and picking the best ones.

He Qizhi divided his goals into three types. One is writers who have already had famous works and are famous far and wide, such as Lu Yao and Cheng Zhongshi, who focus on connecting emotions.

The second type is those writers in their prime who are quite famous but whose works are less well-known and lack a representative work. This kind of writers must not only connect with each other emotionally, but more importantly, they must reflect the recognition of them by the Chinese Literature Society and "Contemporary" and appreciation.

Some benefits are also promised, such as publication of works, some conveniences in publishing and preferential treatment of royalties.

The third type is pure new writers. This type is much simpler. Young people have never had enough to eat, and they can make a big pie to support them.

He Qizhi and others stayed in Shaanxi for a week and visited many writers in Shaanxi and achieved preliminary results.

After returning to Beijing, he ran to Lin Weimin's office to return to work.

After listening to his report on his experience in Shaanxi, Lin Weimin nodded and expressed satisfaction.

He asked again: "Have you ever told them about the novel seminar?"

"I have mentioned it to the leaders of the Literary and Art Association and several comrades who are focusing on writers. Everyone is very interested in this seminar."

"That's good! You are just going to lay a foundation this time. Try to go there again before the seminar in the second half of the year to solidify the relationship with everyone."

He Qizhi clearly heard Lin Weimin's emphasis on the word "emotion". He knew Lin Weimin was an emotional person.

"clear!"

Just returned to work at the Chinese Literature Society. When Lin Weimin was working, his daughter's little face and waving hands would occasionally flash through his mind. Whenever he thought of it, he would always feel particularly warm.

He hasn't been here for half a month and has a lot of work. He will deal with the urgent work first, and then review the manuscript.

There are hundreds of books published in China every year, and almost every one of them needs to be reviewed by the editor-in-chief and the editor-in-chief. When you come to him, you only need to grasp the general direction. Except for the key published books, most of them need to be reviewed. All the manuscripts were swept away.

After scanning the two manuscripts, he picked up another manuscript in his hand. His eyes focused on it. This was the second volume of "Emperor Yongzheng". He read the contents carefully.

After more than half an hour, Lin Weimin put down the manuscript.

He did not finish reading the manuscript, only reading less than 30,000 words in the first part, but he could clearly feel that the quality of "Emperor Yongzheng" was on a higher level than "Emperor Kangxi".

He had this feeling when he read the first volume last year, but this year the feeling was even stronger because the pen and ink had been completely spread out.

Last year, the first volume of "Emperor Yongzheng" was first published in "Contemporary" and received unanimous praise from literary critics and readers. They believed that Er Yuehe's "Emperor Yongzheng" has made great progress compared with "Emperor Kangxi" .

Some people even compare this "Emperor Yongzheng" with Lin Weimin's "The Ming Dynasty 1566" and believe that the level of Er Yuehe is not inferior to Lin Weimin's.

This statement has attracted scorn from fans of "The Ming Dynasty 1566" since its inception, and many critics have also written articles to refute it.

But what I have to admit is that the level of "Emperor Yongzheng" is well-known. Although it is not as good as "The Ming Dynasty 1566", it should be the first among Chinese historical novels.

Three months after the publication of "Emperor Yongzheng", Guowen Publishing House published a single volume of this novel. It has sold nearly 300,000 copies in less than half a year, making it another best-seller.

When the next two or three volumes are completed, and the single volumes and collections are added, the Chinese Literature Society will definitely make a lot of money.

Lin Weimin couldn't help but smile happily when he thought about the financial future of this novel.

The great cause of the Chinese literary and social media industry is not easy!

The maternity leave is over and work is back on track.

Lin Weimin's home was filled with joy and laughter because of the pistachio called bean buns.

That evening, Han Zhuangzhuang's family of four came.

"This child is clamoring to see her little aunt." Yin Geli said.

Including the time she spent studying abroad, Yin Geli has lived in China for more than ten years and is more fluent in Beijing movies than Lin Weimin.

She teaches at the university because of her relationship with Lin Weimin, and occasionally does translation work for the Chinese Literature Society, and her income has always been good.

"Dou Gong, Di Gong, why is Gugu always sleeping?"

The little girl took a look at the little bean bag and saw that she had been sleeping, so she ran to Lin Weimin and asked him.

"Because my little aunt can't run or jump now, she can only play in her dreams, and she can dream about anything."

The little girl immediately showed an envious expression, "I also want to dream, I want to sleep."

Lin Weimin smiled and said: "You are a big child now. You can play by yourself. You don't need to sleep so much."

The little girl looked at Lin Weimin in confusion, and ran back to Yin Geli with some reluctance.

"Mom, I want to sleep."

Yin Geli didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Let's go to bed when we get home at night, okay?"

"Yes!" The little girl nodded solemnly.

Han Zhuangzhuang chatted with Lin Weimin about Zhang Yimou's movies.

He just finished filming "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" a few days ago, and now the film has begun post-production. As early as the beginning of filming, Zhang Yimou had already received an invitation from the Venice Film Festival Organizing Committee, and "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" has already Reserved a shortlisted seat.

There are still more than three months until the film festival at the end of August, and there is just enough time for post-production.

"This time Yimou went for the Golden Lion Award. He still felt a little regretful when he won the Silver Lion last year."

The 1987 "Red Sorghum" Berlin Golden Bear, the 1989 "Sad City" Venice Golden Lion, the 1990 "Best Year" Berlin Silver Bear, the 1991 "Raise the Red Lantern" Venice Silver Lion...

In just a few years, Chinese-language films have frequently appeared in the international film industry, not only winning honors for the Chinese-language film industry, but also establishing close ties with the international film industry.

"The past few years should be the best time for Chinese-language films in the international film industry, with a large number of talents and a relaxed environment." Lin Weimin sighed.

After talking about Zhang Yimou's movie, Lin Weimin asked about "Farewell My Concubine" again.

Han Zhuangzhuang has signed a contract with the crew and is confirmed to play the role of Duan Xiaolou.

"Gong Li heard that Xu Feng is still communicating with her. Her current salary is too high. Even with a discount, it still costs 1 million yuan."

"The movie where she plays Yimou isn't that expensive, right?"

Gong Li is now the most well-known actress not only in China, but also in the Chinese-speaking region of the world. Let alone 1 million yuan, she is worthy of 2 million.

However, when she was working with Zhang Yimou, her salary was severely discounted and she couldn't even get 500,000 yuan.

On the one hand, this is because Zhang Yimou is very kind to Gong Li. On the other hand, Zhang Yimou's movie won the Golden Bear and Silver Lion, and will definitely win the grand prize, which will also be a bonus for Gong Li's own acting career.

But it's different when working with Cheng Kaige. The two of them don't have much of a friendship each other, and Cheng Kaige has yet to prove himself in the top three major European shows, so he is definitely not willing to compromise on his salary.

In later generations, Gong Li's salary at this time was not that high. This time and space was mainly due to the Oscar bonus for "The Last Emperor", which skyrocketed her popularity and her salary was directly in line with international standards.

"Can Cheng Kaige compare with Yimou?"

The expression on Han Zhuangzhuang's face when he said this was very embarrassing.

"You look down on Cheng Kaige, don't act in his movies!"

Han Zhuangzhuang licked his face and smiled, "I don't want to either. Who asked them to pay more?"

"How much did you give me?"

"300,000 meters of knife."

"That's a lot."

The crew of "Farewell My Concubine" is very wealthy, and several of the main actors have certain international reputations, so it is unjustifiable not to pay them high salaries.

Han Zhuangzhuang smiled when he talked about the salary.

For his role in Zhang Yimou's "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", his salary was 200,000 yuan. For "Farewell My Concubine", his salary jumped directly to 300,000 yuan.

"After all, it is a big investment. At this point, Yimou is not good. People are rushing to invest in his movies, but he is still unwilling to ask for more."

Lin Weimin joked: "You kid, you will 'rebel' after taking the money!"

"Oh, what the hell am I doing! Zunlong costs 2.6 million meters!"

"Xu Feng gave it to him?"

"No. I heard that Zunlong's agent was making trouble and put forward a bunch of additional conditions. Xu Feng was originally not optimistic about Zunlong playing Cheng Dieyi. She has been contacting Zhang Guorong recently."

In Lin Weimin's memory, Zunlong's agent was really good at making trouble. Zunlong was originally willing to star in "Farewell My Concubine", but was suddenly turned away by this agent.

Two thousand years later, Zun Long filmed three TV series in succession in China, the most famous of which is "Kangxi Private Interview 5".

A movie star who became famous in Hollywood went back to China to act in a TV series, and his status immediately collapsed. This was all thanks to his agent.

A good agent can make a superstar famous. On the contrary, it can also be destroyed.

It is much easier to destroy than to gain fame!