1980 My literary era

The unprecedented success of "Hero" exceeded everyone's expectations, including Lin Weimin.

Later, this movie was also very successful commercially, with a global box office of 177 million US dollars, and the box office in North America alone was more than 50 million US dollars.

But compared to the achievements of this time and space, they still pale in comparison.

286 million knives.

Such a huge success not only once again made the film's creators famous internationally, but also raised Wenhua Film and Television's status in the Chinese film industry to a level that peers can only look up to.

Private film and television companies are weak, state-owned film studios are old, and imported blockbusters are ravaging the market... At such a difficult time for Chinese films, the appearance of "Hero" is like a beam of sunshine that breaks through the dark clouds, shining on the Chinese film market and inspiring countless filmmakers. I saw the potential and hope of Chinese films.

Now that several months have passed, even the most glorious achievements will become a thing of the past, but the wind brought by "Heroes" has not yet completely blown.

Cheng Kaige suddenly held a press conference to announce that his latest work "The Legend of the Three Kingdoms: Lu Bu and Diao Chan" has officially started production. The film has invested 130 million yuan to build a Three Kingdoms City in Chedun, Shanghai.

Lin Weimin had heard that Cheng Kaige was tinkering with this subject earlier. He also remembered that Cheng Kaige had indeed filmed such a TV series in his later life, so he was not surprised when he saw the news headline in the newspaper.

But he soon realized something was wrong. Is "The Legend of the Three Kingdoms: Lu Bu and Diao Chan" a movie?

Lin Weimin didn't react for a while, but he soon woke up.

At this time in later generations, Cheng Kaige should be tinkering with "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin".

But now Zhang Yimou has made "Hero" first. With Cheng Kaige's character, he is determined not to make another movie with a theme that conflicts with Zhang Yimou.

So, the original TV series "The Heroes of the Three Kingdoms: Lu Bu and Diao Chan" became "The Legend of the Three Kingdoms: Lu Bu and Diao Chan"?

Although Lin Weimin changed a lot of historical details, the truth of this change made him a little nervous.

The yellow chef with the bull nose, brothers, who understands!

Cheng Da Dao's city-building maniac gene has finally awakened, I hope Cheng Da Dao will not insist on his peculiar aesthetics.

In fact, it is not just Cheng Kaige. After "Hero" became popular, film studios and private film and television companies across the country saw the market appeal of costume blockbusters and jumped into it one after another.

In the past few months, there have been three or four domestic costume blockbusters with an investment of more than 100 million yuan, and there are even more costume movies with an investment of tens of millions. It has become a trend for a while.

Of course, water is indispensable, but real money investment is also indispensable.

You don’t need to think about it to know that in the end, it is estimated that 85% of the movies will be lost, 10% of the movies will barely break even, and the 5% that can make money will survive.

I am afraid that in less than two years, the term "domestic costume blockbuster" will cause physical discomfort among moviegoers.

Lin Weimin can foresee the future, but cannot intervene.

Shoot it and pay for it.

Which mature market did not emerge from chaos?

In mid-September, the official website of the Chinese Literature Society was launched, and an announcement was issued in the "Readers Forum". The first Chinese Literature Society Internet Creation Competition was born.

Riding on the publicity wave of the Internet Creation Contest, the official website of the Chinese Literature Society has attracted the attention of a large number of domestic Internet users in a short period of time, and the number of user registrations has been increasing.

In just one month, the number of registered people on the official website of the Chinese Literature Society exceeded 20,000, and the readers’ forum became very lively because of the Internet creative competition, which was as lively as many BBSs.

In one month, the Internet Creation Competition received more than 3,000 submissions, including novels, essays, poetry and other literary themes.

The Internet Creation Competition does not limit the subject matter of submitted works. The regulations for the first session are also relatively rough. Only 20 excellence awards will be awarded. These 20 winning works will receive a bonus of 2,000 yuan and a special account. Published in "Contemporary", the manuscript fee will be calculated separately, and the outstanding works will also have the opportunity to be published.

The Internet Creation Competition ended in mid-October, and the jury spent more than a week making selections. Finally, before November, the winners of the first Chinese Literature Society Internet Creation Competition were announced on the official website of the Chinese Literature Society, which immediately aroused interest. Many netizens watched.

The Internet Writing Contest of the Chinese Literature Society is the first prize-winning essay competition ever held on the Chinese Internet, and everyone is paying close attention to it with great enthusiasm.

These works were posted on the reader forum on the official website of the Chinese Literature Society. After the list was released, onlookers quickly found these winning works and forwarded them to other Chinese Internet websites as quickly as possible.

In just a few days, many award-winning works in the Chinese Literature Society Internet Creation Competition have not only attracted the attention of netizens on the official website, but also attracted the attention of netizens from all over the country.

The widespread dissemination of these award-winning works on the Chinese Internet has also boosted the fame of the official website of the Chinese Literature Society and the Internet Creation Competition. The two sides complement each other and attract the attention of more netizens. The number of registrations for the official website of the Chinese Literature Society once again ushered in a registration peak.

Two days after Yu Dong returned to China, the Chinese Literature Society welcomed a group of energetic young people. The average age of this group of people was less than thirty years old.

They are the winners of the first Chinese Literature Society Internet Creation Competition, and they came to the Chinese Literature Society this time to receive the award.

It was around nine o'clock in the morning, in the large conference room of the Chinese Literature Society.

Except for the banner of the "Award Ceremony of the First Chinese Literature Society Internet Creation Competition" on the wall and the identity nameplates of each participant on the table, there was no grand decoration or atmosphere, but many young people present were nervous and heartbroken. Jump, very excited.

This is the Chinese Literature Society, the temple of domestic literary circles.

Now, they are sitting here waiting for this temple to recognize them. How can this not be exciting?

The atmosphere in the conference room was quiet, but one could feel a suppressed restlessness.

The young authors had just sat there for a few minutes when a crowd of people poured into the conference room.

Today's award ceremony was hosted by Cheng Wuchun. He briefly said a few words and then introduced the judges and guests present today.

Cheng Wanchun, Yan Wenjing, Qin Chaoyang, Tu An, Niu Han, Lu Yuan, He Qizhi, Zhang Zhong'e, Mo Yan, Yu Hua, Tong Zhonggui...

In China's publishing and literary circles, there is no more brilliant editor team than the Chinese Literature Society. Most of them are not only editors, but also famous writers and poets in the literary world.

The stars are shining brightly!

Every time Cheng Wanchun read a name, the young people below him started to stir.

The names that they had only seen in books in the past were now standing in front of them one by one, and they were very close to each other in the same conference room.

Today's award ceremony did not have so much red tape. After Cheng Wuchun finished speaking, the award ceremony began.

A certificate contains the words "Excellence Award of the First Chinese Literature Society Internet Creation Competition" and the name of the winner and the work. Below it is the signature of the chief editor Cheng Wuchun and the signature seal of the Chinese Literature Society. It is very formal.

A bonus, a small stack of third edition RMB 100 banknotes. It's vulgar, but very practical. The smile on the face of every author who gets it is a little brighter, which is worth several months' salary.

There is also a fee sheet, which is the fee for the "Contemporary - The First Internet Creation Competition". One week later, the "Contemporary - The First Internet Creation Competition Special Issue", which contains all the winning works, will be launched.

After the award ceremony, many young authors were still immersed in excitement. Seniors in the literary world present could not help but smile knowingly when they saw their young performance.

It’s great to be young!

The award ceremony ended with Lin Weimin's speech. He did not make a serious speech, but chatted frankly with the young authors present.

Lin Weimin pointed to the nameplate on the table in front of a young man with triangular eyes, which had the words "Li Xunhuan" printed on it.

"This pen name is interesting. It seems that this comrade likes Gu Long's novels very much."

Lu Jinbo was a little excited and a little nervous when his name was called, "Yes, I particularly like the character Li Xunhuan in Gu Long's novels, so I used this name as a pen name."

Lin Weimin pointed to another nameplate, "Does this 'Xing Yusen' have anything to say?"

The young man with a fair face and a bookish air stood up and said, "Teacher Lin, this is my real name."

Lin Weimin smiled and said: "I use my real name as a pen name. Just like me, this young man has a personality."

There was a burst of laughter from everyone present, and the atmosphere in the conference room gradually relaxed.

After chatting with everyone for more than ten minutes, Lin Weimin saw that the time was almost up and said a few words to end today's award ceremony.

After the award ceremony, everyone left the conference room and went to the courtyard of the Chinese Society to take photos as a souvenir.

More than 30 people stood in two rows. After saying "eggplant", all participants in the first Chinese Literature Society Internet Creation Competition were recorded on film, becoming a mark of the times.

After taking a group photo, many seniors present were grabbed by the young people to take a few photos together. Lin Weimin was the person who was regarded as the mascot the most, and almost everyone was photographed.

The next day, Page 03 of Guangming Daily published a press release titled "The First Chinese Literature Society Internet Creation Competition Concluded, and the Award Ceremony was Held in Beijing Yesterday."

"Author: Reporter Han Xiaohui, "Guangming Daily" (Monday, November 17, 1997, Page 03)

News from our newspaper in Yanjing on November 17 (Reporter Han Xiaohui) On September 15, the National Literature Publishing House held the first Internet Creation Competition. The competition lasted for one month and ended on October 15. After strict selection by the jury, this A total of 20 works won the Excellence Award in the 2016 Internet Creation Competition. These works mostly feature urban youth as the protagonists and take emerging themes as the themes. They have won unanimous praise from many experts on the jury.

At 9 o'clock yesterday morning, the award ceremony of the first Internet Creation Competition was held at the Chinese Literature Society, and 20 award-winning writers made a collective appearance. Through the creative competition organized by the Chinese Literature Society, this group of amateur writers with an average age of no more than 30 entered the literary world, injecting fresh vitality into the Chinese literary world.

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The newsletter in "Guangming Daily" is not eye-catching, but it makes the 20 award-winning writers very happy, because at the end of the newsletter, their pen names and the names of the winning works are attached.

Coupled with the "Contemporary - The First Internet Creation Competition Special Issue" that will be officially launched in a few days, as the article said, this group of amateur writers who could only place their affection on the Internet have gone through the channels of the Chinese Literature Society embarked on their literary path.

It also unknowingly affects the future direction of Chinese online literature.