Back to 80: My Literary Life

The Lyceum Theater is also one of the landmark buildings in New York. It has a history of nearly 100 years. The architectural style is the Beaux Arts style that was popular in the early 20th century, which blends the neoclassical style of ancient Greece and ancient Rome. Therefore, the entire theater looks great from the outside. It is very spectacular and often appears in various American TV series and movies.

The theater was not far from the hotel. The two of them put on casual clothes, arrived on foot, and followed the audience into the venue.

There were staff to guide the location, and Fang Minghua also received a booklet similar to the domestic "Friends".

Fang Minghua sat in his seat and flipped through some Broadway news, and of course the cast and crew of this show.

The appearance of the characters in this photo is really not good.

There are three tiers of seats in the Lyceum Theater, not many tiers, Fang Minghua and Emily's seats. It's in the middle of the second floor, which is a relatively good location.

At eight o'clock sharp, the performance begins.

The song "Think of Me" at the beginning gave me goosebumps!

I have to admire it, this voice is indeed beautiful. No matter how much he jumps, runs, or falls on the stage, his voice is still full and full of explosive power.

In the second half, the pace quickens and becomes tense, adding elements such as horror, gunshots, and murder.

Damn it

What a refreshing rhythm.

"Phantom"'s emotional changes in this scene are like a roller coaster. You can see in him his innocence, his heroism, his willingness to sacrifice for love, and finally letting go of his obsession for love.

Of course you can also say that he is a licker.

All the actors appeared one by one and bowed, and the audience stood up and applauded for a long time.

After the performance, Fang Minghua and Emily walked to the hotel together. The girl was very happy on the way and was still immersed in the performance.

"Minghua, I didn't expect the love story between a man and a ghost to be so touching."

"It's not a real ghost. Eric is just a person with a natural facial defect." Fang Minghua corrected.

"Yes, yes, a ghost-like person." Emily said: "The music is reality, and the story is fiction. The interweaving becomes a mysterious classic, a transformed beauty."

"Imaginary beauty does not belong to the real world. It may have to be hidden in a dark corner in order to be eternal. Just like the ring on the rose, only love can transcend identity, status, race, and class."

Seeing the girl like this, Fang Minghua's heart moved and he said, "Emily, you like love stories so much, then I will write you a love story, a love story about a man and a ghost falling in love?"

"Can humans and ghosts fall in love?"

"Didn't you just say that love can transcend identity, status, race, and class? I think it can also transcend species," Fang Minghua said with a smile.

Bah bah.

This is a little too evil.

"Is it a vampire? Like the novel "Interview with the Vampire" written by Chinese female writer Anne Rice? Vampires are a very hot topic in our country."

But Fang Minghua shook his head.

"Not a vampire, but a real ghost, like Elric in The Phantom of the Opera. But Elric is actually a human being, but I am a ghost."

"Then write it quickly. I want to read it."

"Well, I'll write it after I return to China. I'll translate it into English and then send it to you."

"Okay, it's a deal! By the way, do you Chinese like retractors? Are you saying that the retractors will not change after hanging for a hundred years?" After saying this, Emily extended her little finger and blinked her eyes.

Are you still doing this for such a trivial matter?

However, Fang Minghua still extended his little finger.

This is a Chinese proverb said in English. It feels weird no matter how you say it.

The two returned to the hotel and said good night to each other. Fang Minghua went back to his room and took a shower, thinking about what happened just now.

Fang Minghua is talking about a very famous love movie.

"The Endless Love between Man and Ghost"

"The young bank clerk Sam and his fiancée Mei Li are deeply in love. They are preparing for their marriage and have also moved into a beautiful apartment bought with the help of their friend Carl. One night when they came back from the theater, they were attacked. Robbery by gangsters.

During the fight, Sam was shot and killed, and Mei Li was devastated. And Sam became a ghost."

This movie was released in the early 1990s. It was a romance film directed by the famous American Jerry Zucker and starring Swayze, Moore and others. It won both box office and reputation, and won an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award. , British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards and many other awards.

Among them, it was nominated for five Oscars, including original screenplay and best supporting actress.

From this aspect, you can tell how good the story is.

The box office is even more impressive, with a total global box office of more than 500 million US dollars!

This movie is one of Fang Minghua’s favorite movies. Before I came to this era, I watched several of them and secretly shed shameful tears.

Of course the theme song "Unchained Melody" is also great.

If you write it as a novel and a script, you can probably make a small fortune.

Don't worry, we'll talk about it when we get back.

Fang Minghua hummed softly while taking a bath.

Oh, my love, my darling

oh my love my love

I've hungry for your touch

I long for your caress

A long, lonely time

long lonely time

After getting up the next morning and washing up, Fang Minghua went to the restaurant on the third floor to have breakfast. When he took the elevator into the restaurant, he saw Emily and Evans chatting while eating.

Evans has been accompanying them these past few days, and everyone has become familiar with each other.

A middle-aged man who speaks very humorously.

Fang Minghua sat in front of the two of them, ordered an egg, sandwich and milk, and started chatting while eating.

"Minghua, I just told Mr. Evans that you have a great novel idea." Emily said.

"I heard from Emily that it was about a man and a ghost falling in love?" Evans also asked.

Fang Minghua did not deny it, but said humbly that he was inspired by "The Phantom of the Opera" he watched last night, but the idea was not yet mature.

"Mr. Minghua, the core elements of this story alone: ​​people, ghosts, and love, are very eye-catching in themselves." Evans immediately analyzed it for him.

"Coupled with your unparalleled writing skills and your high popularity in our country, this novel will definitely be popular among readers!"

Unparalleled writing skills?

It’s too photographic

"Mr. Minghua, I hope to read your novel as soon as possible. Please contact our company as soon as it is finished." Evans looked solemn.

Fang Minghua nodded.

Simon Book Publishing Company is still good.

A few people chatted for a while, and then talked about the book signing event in the afternoon.

"Emily said she wants to be your assistant." Evans said.

Fang Minghua glanced at Emily next to him and joked: "Emily, you are a popular best-selling author. Isn't it too unfair to be my assistant?"

"No, no, I'm happy to. It's my honor to serve you." After saying that, Emily winked playfully.