1980 My literary era

Whether it's serious or not, of course it's just a joke.

Lin Weimin did not participate in the screenwriting work, mainly because of the melon fields and plum blossoms.

He once set rules for Wenhua and Wencheng. Whether it is a movie or a TV series, the contribution of the main creative team is the most important. If the income is qualified, dividends are inevitable.

Lin Weimin is now the president of the Chinese Literature Society and works as a screenwriter for "Hero". If he really makes money in the future, will he be given a share?

It's better not to get involved in this kind of thing.

Besides, even if it is divided into ten or twenty million, what does it mean to him?

It's all just numbers.

Tong Zhonggui and Mo Yan both have a background in writing pure literary themes. Lin Weimin provided the framework for them to rewrite the script of "Hero", which was just the right time to get rid of the artificiality in the original "Hero" script.

Lin Weimin recognized the quality of the original "Hero", but it does not mean that the film has no shortcomings. On the contrary, it has many shortcomings, but it also has many advantages.

Since we are filming Wenhua's own "Hero", of course we must avoid the shortcomings of later films. Otherwise, what is the point of replicating the same work?

Strengthen the driving force of the core of the story, remove the artificial character settings, refine the lines of the characters, and as long as you work hard on the script, it is actually not difficult to produce a good script without the interference of the management.

The funds are in place and the script is being written intensively. It is progressing smoothly and the production of "Hero" is off to a good start.

It didn't take long for news about the film to spread throughout the domestic film industry and even the cultural world.

Guowenshe wants to invest 80 million yuan to shoot a domestic blockbuster!

Upon hearing this news, the first reaction of most people was to joke.

What is the concept of 80 million yuan?

Last year, the total box office revenue of the national film market was less than 1 billion, and the investment in one movie was equivalent to one-tenth of the total box office in a country as big as China in a year.

How much box office will it take to recoup the cost?

A thoughtful person has calculated that the box office will be at least 210 million.

This time it's not one-tenth, but one-fifth.

To recoup the investment domestically, it is possible to achieve at least one-fifth of the total box office in a year.

But is this possible?

In the history of Chinese films, there are only a handful of films with a box office of over 100 million, let alone those with a box office of over 200 million.

There is only one film, "Farewell My Concubine", which reached the box office threshold of 200 million in the past few years.

But what kind of mass base does "Farewell My Concubine" have?

Lin Weimin's original work has sold more than 10 million copies of the novel alone, and the drama adapted by Renyi has become a generation classic.

The director is Cheng Kaige, one of the twin stars of China's new generation of directors, and the starring roles include Zhang Guorong, Gong Li, Han Zhuangzhuang and other big names.

It has successively won multiple awards such as Cannes, Golden Globe, and Oscar, and has a place in world film history.

Moreover, when "Farewell My Concubine" was released, the Chinese film market had just begun to decline, and ticket prices had been liberalized. Although the number of moviegoers dropped, the drop was limited. This was how the 200 million "Farewell My Concubine" was achieved. box office.

Everyone who heard the news was filled with disbelief and felt that the Chinese Literature Society had been dazzled by the victory.

The all-copyright operation plan they have implemented in the past two years has achieved good results, but it is not like this.

To make such a blockbuster, they may have to invest all the money they have earned over several years.

The film and cultural circles are full of incomprehension and distrust for this seemingly reckless move of the Chinese Literature Society, and there are many rumors that follow, but this does not hinder the preparation of "Hero".

Zhang Yimou is busy preparing for "Hero" in his free time during the later period of "If You Have Something to Say", and is very busy.

Time has passed by mid-July. During this time, "Life is Beautiful", which was a hit at the Cannes Film Festival this year, has been released in several countries in Western Europe.

The film was first released in Italy, and achieved an impressive revenue of $1.15 million in its first week of release.

Europe has a developed economy, but it is a small country with few people, and the single film market is not particularly large. For a country like Italy, the first week's performance of 1.15 million US dollars is already very good, but what is even more terrifying is the subsequent box office.

"Life is Beautiful" hit a box office of $1.58 million in its second week of release. This is not surprising. Generally, the box office of a movie rises in the first two weeks of its release.

However, in the third week of the movie's release, it actually hit a box office of 2.02 million US dollars, successfully achieving a reverse decline in box office, which is extremely rare in the movie market.

Because "Life is Beautiful" is different from those movies that were initially screened on a small scale and then gradually expanded the scale of screening, it took the path of large-scale screening from the beginning.

Under such circumstances, it is rare that the box office can reverse the decline in the third week.

While it was a success at the box office, the film also enjoyed a very high reputation in Italy, achieving both box office and reputation success.

Roberto Benigni's popularity in Italy has also soared due to the popularity of the movie. He was originally a well-known comedy star in Italy. After the release of "Life is Beautiful", he has a tendency to evolve into a national treasure-level comedy star. .

Following Italy, "Life is Beautiful" successively landed in several Western European countries such as France, Spain, and Belgium, and performed equally well. It was released for one and a half months, and the cumulative box office exceeded 18 million U.S. dollars.

At present, "Life is Beautiful" has been released in less than half of the countries in Europe, and it has been released one after another before. According to this trend, this movie can earn at least more than 60 million U.S. dollars in box office in Europe, which is better than that of "Farewell My Concubine" back then. 》Not to mention making too much concessions.

A few days ago, "Life is Beautiful" just won the Best Film and Best Actor awards at the 10th European Film Awards.

Roberto Benigni took time out from promoting the film and participating in film festivals and awards to tell Lin Weimin this news. In addition to box office and award-winning news, China Film has also recently introduced "Life is Beautiful" and is in full swing. The dubbing work is expected to be released in China in August.

A few days later, Lin Weimin received a phone invitation from Liu Jinyun.

Liu Jinyun is the vice president of humanities and arts, and took over from Yu Shizhi after his retirement.

Recently, Renyi is rehearsing the drama "Candied Haws". This is a major drama that Renyi has carefully prepared this year. For this purpose, many veteran actors who have retired from the stage have been invited to perform on the same stage.

This weekend, the play will have its premiere at the Capital Airport, and Liu Jinyun invited Lin Weimin to watch the performance.

On Sunday afternoon, Lin Weimin drove to the Capital Theater with his wife and daughter.

After entering the theater, his seat was in the middle of the front row, next to Liu Jinyun, the dean.

Liu Jinyun was very happy to see him arriving and chatted with him in a low voice.

Lin Weimin's status in People's Art is very special. He is not a formal employee of People's Art, and he has no establishment. But when it comes to the history of People's Art, especially during the 1980s, Lin Weimin is an unavoidable name.

He is not only a close disciple of Mr. Wan, the director of the People's Art Institute, but also the screenwriter of a group of classic dramas that were born in the People's Art Institute in the 1980s. He has a close relationship with the People's Art Institute.

The screenwriter of "Candied Haw Lu" is Liang Beizheng and the director is Chen Shun. Lin Weimin is not familiar with it, but there are many familiar faces among the actors.

Zheng Rong, who played Fourth Master Chang in "Tea House", Niu Xingli, who also played Kang Liu in "Tea House", and his lover, Jin Yaqin, who later won the Best Actress Award at the Tokyo Film Festival for "The Two of Us"...

In addition to these people, Lin Weimin actually saw Su Zhi on the stage.

"Why is Lao Yu here too?"

Lin Weimin asked Liu Jinyun beside him softly.

Liu Jinyun said: "Many old comrades from the hospital participated this time, and Teacher Yu could not be left behind. He is not in good health, but it is okay to play a passing role. We told him so at the time, and he agreed immediately. .”

After listening to Liu Jinyun's explanation, Lin Weimin nodded.

Having acted all his life, his love for the stage is beyond ordinary people's imagination.

Now, he has obvious symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, and aphasia also occurs from time to time.

While Lin Weimin was watching the performance on stage, he couldn't help but sweat for Su Zhi.

Therefore, there are not many scenes. Zhu Lin, who has acted in dramas such as "Thunderstorm" and "Tiger Talisman" and is also one of the most popular actors and actresses, plays a couple.

On the stage, the two of them were performing together with the lyrics, so Zhi's lines suddenly got stuck.

Lin Weimin noticed in the audience that Yu Zhi's expression was a bit anxious.

He forgot his words!

"Key, can't you find the key?"

Zhu Lin, who acted opposite him, was experienced and immediately saw Yu Zhi's dilemma and immediately took the line.

So he nodded immediately, "Of course!"

These two sentences seemed not to be in the script, but the two responded quickly to the situation and cooperated perfectly.

The music sounded on the stage near the end of the performance. Listening to the prelude, Lin Weimin felt it was very familiar.

"They all say that candied haws are sour.

It's sour and wrapped in sweetness

They all say that candied haws are sweet.

But inside it's sweet, it's sour.

…”

After being in a daze for several seconds, he finally realized, isn't this "Candied Haws"?

Thinking of the name of the play "Candied Haws", he suddenly laughed and asked Liu Jinyun: "Old Liu, you can do it, now you have to give music to any play!"

Liu Jinyun was a little proud when he heard this, ""Candied Haw Lu" is the big show in the hospital this year, isn't it because we are looking for some publicity points!"

As he spoke, he explained to Lin Weimin again.

The song "Candied Haw Lu" was released at the beginning of last year. The singer is Feng Xiaoquan, who is also the composer of this song, and the lyricist of this song is Zhang Heping from Yanjing Culture and Art Audio and Video Publishing House.

Renyi wanted to find some gimmicks for the drama "Candied Haws", so they thought of the song "Candied Haws", and obtained the authorization of the song through Zhang Heping, and then used it on the stage.

"Is this the first time in the history of domestic dramas that a drama can have its own exclusive theme song?" Lin Weimin asked with a smile.

Liu Jinyun nodded, with a look of pride on his face.

The play officially ended and the actors took their bows.

The Capital Theater burst into warm and long-lasting applause, which is the audience's special preference for the arts.

On the stage, the actors are generally over sixty years old. These are all meritorious actors in the arts. They have performed on the stage for a lifetime and listened to applause for a lifetime, but tonight's applause is full of special meaning for them. .

Several of them have been away from the stage for many years. If it were not for the play "Candied Haws", they would not have the chance to return to the stage.

There was thunderous applause, and the actors on the stage bowed in thanks.

After a few minutes, the curtain call ended.

Liu Jinyun accompanied Lin Weimin to the backstage and greeted the actors. Everyone was extremely enthusiastic when they saw Lin Weimin.

But what was more popular than Lin Weimin was the little bean bag held in Tao Huimin's arms.

It's a pity that this little girl is not a peaceful master. Later, she twisted her body around and had to get off Tao Huimin's arms.

It's so fun backstage. The actors are wearing costumes and have various makeup on their faces. People are coming and going, and it's very lively.

"Don't run! Stop!"

Leaving Tao Huimin's arms, Xiaodou Bao was like a cunning rabbit coming out of the cage. It was not an exaggeration to give him the nickname "Let Go".

The little boy with short legs started running, and in a few steps he got mixed into the crowd.

Tao Huimin chased after her anxiously. One mother and daughter ran away and the other chased. Xiaodoubao thought her mother was playing hide-and-seek with her. The more Tao Huimin chased her, the harder she escaped while running without forgetting to let out a childish and revealing expression. A naughty laugh.

"Huimin, stop chasing me. All the people in the background are my own family, so they won't get in the way."

Jin Yaqin, who was sitting backstage taking off her makeup, said something to Tao Huimin, and then she stopped breathing, "This crazy girl!"

The little bean bag shuttled among the actors in Renyi, calling uncles, aunts, grandparents, and coaxing the actors backstage to great joy. Everyone was very fond of this quirky, cute little guy.

While Xiaodou Bao was fully displaying his charm among the actors, Lin Weimin was chatting with Su Zhi.

Today is Yu Zhi's first time on stage after four years of absence. He made mistakes on stage, thanks to Zhu Lin's quick reaction.

For Yu Zhi, who has always pursued perfection on stage, this is unacceptable.

At this moment, he was conscious and accompanied by his family, but he was just a little depressed.

"Thank you to the audience for their tolerance."

He read this sentence and left the Capital Theater accompanied by his family.

Before leaving, Su Zhi had already said hello to Liu Jinyun, and let someone else take his place for the next performances of "Candied Haw Lu". He didn't want the last memory he left for the audience on the stage to be incomplete.

This night, an actor ended his curtain with an old and sick body!