Back to 80: My Literary Life

"Chairman Zhang (Zhang Ping's official status is now the vice chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles), are you used to eating this kind of food?"

Fang Minghua took the initiative to chat.

"I'm used to it. The food in Lanzhou is similar to that in Taiyuan, but a little less jealous." Zhang Ping said.

"Shanxi people are jealous, no one can compare with you."

They both laughed.

"Chairman Zhang, Shengshi Film and Television originally wanted to buy the rights to adapt your novel into a TV series, but it was a pity that CCTV took the lead." Fang Minghua said.

What he said is true. After "In the Name of the People" was successfully made into a TV series, Shengshi Film and Television did take a fancy to "Block Choice". As a result, Zhang Ping had already signed a contract with CCTV to purchase the adaptation rights, and the other party quickly completed the filming. In the TV series, veteran actors such as Li Xuejian, Zhao Kui'e, and Li Youbin were hired to play the roles.

But what made Fang Minghua complain in his heart was that the TV series only lasted 17 episodes, which was too rough.

Now hearing what Fang Minghua said, Zhang Ping felt very happy. Although his novel was the least favored among the shortlisted works, the fact that a famous film and television company was rushing to film it also showed that he was very capable.

"Chairman Zhang, please contact us in advance for similar novels in the future." Fang Minghua added.

Zhang Ping naturally knew that Fang Minghua's lover was the CEO of Film and Television, the largest film and television company in the country, and his words actually represented the attitude of Shengshi Film and Television.

He immediately said, "Okay, no problem."

The 4th World Chinese Literature Award was held on the evening of May 19th at the Lanzhou People's Theater, and the theater with thousands of people was packed with seats.

In addition to the shortlisted authors, award guests, judges, and famous figures in the literary and art circles of Gansu Province, they were also invited to attend the award ceremony.

What was even more eye-opening was that famous domestic singers such as Jiang Dawei and Yin Xiumei were invited to perform on stage during this award ceremony, which added to the atmosphere of the party.

"Hot Girl", "Peony Song" and "I Love You, Snow in Saibei".

Although these songs are not popular in the past two years, they are solemn and very suitable for this occasion.

Of course, what everyone is most concerned about is the result of the award.

Best Poetry Award, Best Prose Award, Best Short Story Award

As the awards were announced one by one, the theater burst into warm applause.

The final award was for the best novel.

This is the highlight of the entire awards ceremony!

Some people joke that as long as it wins the World Chinese Literature Award for Best Novel, it will definitely win the Mao Dun Award.

Indeed, among the three Chinese Literature Awards that have been held, except for the third Best Novel Award, which was won by a South African writer, the other two best winners were all the top prize winners!

Amid warm applause, Fang Minghua, wearing a black suit, white shirt and tie, and a bouquet of flowers on his chest, appeared on the stage as an award guest.

The hosts are Shui Junyi, host of CCTV Gansu Province, and Mou Jie, host of Gansu TV Station.

After a few simple greetings, Fang Minghua took the award-winning envelope from Shui Junyi. In front of the host, he carefully opened it and took out the letterhead.

At this moment, the whole place was quiet.

Fang Minghua was stunned for a moment when he opened the letter, but he quickly read out the result: "The work that won the Best Novel Award at the 4th World Chinese Literature Award is "Decision"! I invite the author, Mr. Zhang Ping!"

The venue immediately burst into warm applause.

Zhang Ping, who was sitting in the audience, was a little confused.

Is it me who wins the award?

impossible!

"Chairman Zhang, congratulations!" Han Shaogong, who was sitting next to him, said.

"Congratulations, Chairman Zhang."

"Congratulations."

Surrounded by the authors of the shortlisted works, they expressed their congratulations in a very graceful manner.

At this time, Zhang Ping woke up from a dream, tidied up his clothes, and hurriedly went on stage.

Fang Minghua handed the award certificate and award medal to the other party, and both parties shook hands.

"Congratulations, congratulations."

I sighed in my heart.

This prophecy has not been broken yet.

"Song of Everlasting Sorrow" didn't win, but "Decision" did!

This is also a Mao Award-winning work.

Zhang Ping was very excited,

As is customary, he gave an acceptance speech.

"I am very happy but also very uneasy when "The Choice" won the award. I always feel that my works are far different from those of many contemporary writers, but I am just lucky. In recent years, I have used close-up writing to express life. Of course, there are always artistic shortcomings in such works that face reality. I insist on writing that faces reality, even if I pay the price of "quick death", because society needs such works and society needs such writers."

The venue once again burst into warm applause.

The award ceremony concluded successfully, and the winning works made many people talk about it. In particular, "The Choice" greatly exceeded some people's expectations.

But no matter what, I won the award!

The ceremony is over, but it does not mean that everyone can go back home. There are not many outstanding domestic writers gathered in Lanzhou.

Both award-winning and shortlisted writers have been invited by major universities in Lanzhou to give lectures and interact with teachers and students.

Zhang Ping was snatched by Lanzhou University.

Wang Anyi went to Northwest Normal University.

Han Shaogong was invited by Lanzhou Jiaotong University.

Fang Minghua was also invited to give a lecture at Lanzhou University!

The inviter is Radar.

"Director Lei, the writers invited this time are all award-winning or shortlisted writers, why should I join in the fun?" Fang Minghua asked.

"Have you forgotten that at the final evaluation meeting of the 4th Mao Dun Award the year before last, you promised to give lectures to the students I led, but now that you have come to Lanzhou, you still haven't fulfilled it?" said Radar.

Oh, that's true.

Lei Da is also a doctoral supervisor of Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature at the School of Literature of Lanzhou University.

"I have already told our president Zhang that the school has formally invited you. I guess someone will be sent here soon." Lei Da said again.

Fang Minghua knew that when he went to Lanzhou University for a lecture, he would definitely not be facing the doctoral students that Lei Da brought with him.

He hesitated a little: "Zhang Ping has been invited. It's not appropriate for me to go there too, right?"

"Who stipulated that only one writer can be invited? Besides, Zhang Ping mainly talked about his feelings around "Choice". How about you talk about the topic of "personalized writing" which is quite popular?" Lei Da said.

Personalized writing is a phenomenon that appeared in the literary world after the mid-1990s. It is also a new way of writing. It is generally believed that the writings of female writers such as Chen Ran, Lin Bai, and Xu Xiaobin are representative. Some people call it new state literature, late generation literature, and personalized writing.

However, the theoretical community does not have a unified definition of this writing style, so there are often some disputes.

Radar said this, Fang Minghua had no choice but to agree.

"Then I have to prepare. I can't go up and say anything, right?"

"Okay, you can live in our Lanzhou University Second Guesthouse. Although the conditions are not as good as this one, it is right inside the school. It is very convenient for you to go to the library or search for information online. What do you think?"

"Okay." Fang Minghua agreed.

He told Bai Miao and moved to Lanzhou University Second Guesthouse that afternoon.