Back to 80: My Literary Life

The next day, the couple flew back to Xijing.

Song Tangtang continued to be busy with his work. This year, Shengshi Film and Television not only co-produced "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" with Warner Bros., but also started filming the large-scale domestic costume drama "Yongzheng Dynasty".

Inviting female director Hu Mei to direct, Liu Heping, Er Yuehe screenwriter Tang Guoqiang, Jiao Huang and other veteran actors to star in this drama, is Shengshi Film and Television's highlight in the field of TV dramas this year.

Feng Xiaogang's second film "See You There" is also being actively prepared. Since the first Lunar New Year film "Party A and Party B" was released and became a great success, earning 37 million box office, Feng Xiaogang continued to work hard and co-wrote the script "See You There" with American writer Gu Xiaoyang, and is actively preparing for filming.

The story tells the love story between two Yanjing people who drifted to the United States, which has a bit of the flavor of "Yanjing People in New York".

But unlike the TV series, this movie has a brisk pace and is a romantic comedy with an investment of 4 million.

In addition, Jia Zhangke also started filming his second film "Platform".

The story is adapted from the novel of the same name "Platform" published by Fang Minghua in 1987. The novel describes the story of Cui Mingliang, Yin Ruijuan, Zhang Jun and Zhong Ping, young actors from a northern county art troupe, who had ordinary material lives but relatively rich spiritual worlds at the beginning of China's reform and opening up in the 1980s. Under the impact of the wave of social change, each of their careers and feelings have changed, and each of them has embarked on a different life path.

Jia Zhangke made a special trip to Xijing to find Fang Minghua, saying that he liked this novel very much, and liked the joys and sorrows of small people in the context of this great era.

Fang Minghua certainly agreed, so Jia Zhangke wrote the script himself, and set the filming location in his hometown of Fenyang, starting the second part of Jia Zhangke's hometown trilogy "Platform".

This time, Fang Minghua did not serve as a producer.

Fang Minghua was not idle either, as his wife was busy with work. In addition to taking care of the children, especially coming back at night to urge the children to do their homework, and sometimes correcting them, he also had a job to complete the content of the last three Harry Potter novels as soon as possible.

In his words, he would finish writing it quickly to end his thoughts. He has been busy writing this for the past two years and suddenly felt a little annoyed.

He didn't feel like writing today. After the two kids went to school in the morning, he felt bored staying in the study. He went to the calligraphy and painting hall on the third floor to appreciate the calligraphy and painting, but he still felt restless.

Fang Minghua looked out the window, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, and the spring was bright.

Could it be that spring is coming and he is feeling amorous?

Impossible.

He is almost forty now and is no longer a young man full of vigor and vitality.

Since it is boring at home, Fang Minghua decided to go fishing.

In this season of grass and warblers, it is also a beautiful thing to sit on the bank of the Feng River and fish.

It would be better to find someone else to go with him.

Today is not the weekend. Jia Pingwa is busy with the affairs of the Xijing Writers Association and he must be busy. Bai Miao is even busier. The preparations for the 4th World Chinese Literature Award have already begun, and he can't disturb him.

And Chen Zhongshi has already excitedly arrived in Yanjing to attend the 4th Mao Dun Literature Award Ceremony.

He can only call Lu Yao.

Although Lu Yao was not very interested in fishing, he probably had nothing to do now.

Fang Minghua went downstairs and immediately picked up the landline to call Lu Yao.

No one answered the phone.

So he called Lu Yao's house again. This time someone answered the phone, but it was a woman's voice.

It turned out to be Lu Yao's wife Linda.

"Sister-in-law, you didn't go to work today?" Fang Minghua greeted.

"I'm going through the retirement procedures, so I don't have to go to work."

Fang Minghua was surprised: "Ah? Sister-in-law, you are a cadre, and you have to retire in two years, right? Why so early?" "The unit's performance is too poor now, and I can't get much money if I stay, so I just went through the retirement procedures in advance and went home."

"Well, it's good to go home and rest. Where's Brother Lu? I called his cell phone just now, but no one answered." Fang Minghua asked again.

"His cell phone is at home. He will probably come back after a walk. What are you looking for?" Linda asked on the other end of the phone.

"Haha, it's nothing serious. I think the weather is good today, so I'll ask him to go fishing."

"Okay, I'll tell him when he comes back."

"Okay."

Fang Minghua hung up the phone, and half an hour later, Lu Yao called: "Minghua, I'm not very good at fishing."

"We are all the same, except for Pingwa, the talented guy, but he's not here today, so it's just the two of us."

"Okay, where are we going?"

"How about going to the Fenghe Bridge in Yanjiaqu? It's better to fish there."

"Okay, then I'll leave now and we'll meet there." Lu Yao agreed very happily.

"Okay, let's go right away. "

After hanging up the phone, Fang Minghua went downstairs and told the nanny that he would not be back for lunch. Then he went to pack up the fishing gear, put it in the trunk of the car, and drove out of Chaoyang Gate and headed straight for Yanjiaqu.

Yanjiaqu Village was recorded in ancient books as Yanjiaqu Village, located in Gaoqiao Street Office, Chang'an. Fang Minghua drove for an hour to get here.

There are large tracts of wheat fields all around, Qinling Mountains not far away, and the water of Fenghe River flows slowly, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Fang Minghua stopped the car on the side of the road and saw Lu Yao's Santana. He got off the road with the fishing gear and walked along the river bank for a short distance before he saw Lu Yao sitting under a weeping willow and had already started fishing.

Fang Minghua was right in front of him. He found a backwater bay with a relatively slow stream, set up his posture, sat on a small stool and started fishing.

Neither of them are experienced anglers. They just come out to play, relax and chat.

"Brother Lu, sister-in-law is leaving soon?" Fang Minghua asked.

"Yes, you also know that their Xiying Film Studio has been on the verge of death in the past few years, and I heard that it is going to undergo corporate restructuring. Who knows what it will be like? It's better to quit." Lu Yao said.

"What a pity for Xiying Studio." Fang Minghua sighed.

"I don't think it's a pity. This kind of movie studio should have closed down a long time ago. It loses money on every film it makes, and the total box office revenue in a year is less than 30 million! Not to mention that it is not as good as the box office revenue of those imported blockbusters. It’s not even as good as the movie “Party A and Party B” produced by Shengshi Film and Television!”

Lu Yao said. "I see, Xiying Studio is very ill. Even if Wu Tianmin comes back, it will be in vain."

"Actually, Xiying Studio has a lot of talents, but its poor performance is due to a systemic problem."

"Yes! The leadership is rigid and conservative, and the management is chaotic. Who has the heart to do it? Just let Shengshi Film and Television merge the Xiying Film Studio. It will also relieve the country of a burden." Lu Yao said with a smile.

"The policy doesn't allow it." Fang Minghua shook his head: "To be honest, Shengshi Film and Television now only hopes that the country will relax its policies and allow private film companies to produce independently, so that they don't have to go to state-owned film studios to buy dragon films."

"That's right. Acquiring Xiying Studio is equivalent to throwing the burden to Shengshi Film and Television. It's better to go it alone. Oops, the fish is hooked!"

As Lu Yao spoke, he suddenly lifted the fishing rod, and a three-inch-long crucian carp was dragged out of the water while hanging on the hook.

"Haha, good luck." Lu Yao happily put the fish into the plastic bucket.