Back to 80: My Literary Life

Fang Minghua looked at him. Suddenly asked: "Are you French?"

"Yes, I'm French."

"Then let me ask you, your country's Napoleon, in Italy, Egypt, and Russia, his troops burned, killed, looted, and were vicious. He launched the "Brumaire Coup" in the country, dissolved parliament, abolished the republic, restored the monarchy system, and went against the world. Why do you French people still call this trend a hero? ! "

"This" the French reporter was immediately speechless.

"However, we can't easily start a war just because the country wants to be unified. Are you Chinese so cruel for the so-called unification?" A female reporter asked loudly at this time.

"This question, I wonder if any of the reporters here are German?" Fang Minghua said with a smile on his face:

"You can ask them how they felt at that moment when the Berlin Wall was torn down and East and West Germany were reunited! You can also ask South Korea and North Korea how they felt at this moment when their countries were divided!"

"Also, in the country I am now in, the United States, for the sake of national reunification, President Lincoln declared war in the South. The war caused 1.03 million casualties, accounting for 3% of the U.S. population at the time, of which 618,000 died unfortunately, more than any other country in U.S. history. The total number of deaths in all wars would you say Lincoln was a tyrant or a hero?"

There was silence in the venue.

Many reporters were surprised that this Chinese writer, who is so popular in the United States, is usually very low-key and modest in public. They didn't expect that his words were so sharp!

Wu Tianmin and Zhang Yimou smiled slightly.

Although they are not people in the literary world, they heard Jia Pingwa and others say, don't argue with Fang Minghua. That's when you realize that behind this guy's politeness, he will show a pair of fangs!

Liu Yifei stood on the side and looked at Fang Minghua with admiration on her face.

These reporters, who sometimes frightened her, were speechless.

Godfather is awesome!

Of course, this kind of venue is not suitable for debating these issues. The host immediately came out to smooth things over, and Fang Minghua also handed the microphone to the next person.

After the premiere, the guests and the audience left the venue one after another. As the organizer of the event, the organizer of the North American branch of Shengshi Film and Television invited everyone out for a supper.

Went to a place called Flushing Night Food Stall, where there are giant starch sausages, stinky tofu and many barbecue stalls.

Although it is not as good as a restaurant in a five-star hotel, you can relax while drinking wine and having a meal.

The main actors from the "Hero" crew are here. Although they are all big stars, they still eat food stalls on the streets of Xiangjiang.

Fang Minghua, Wu Tianmin, and Zhang Yimou chatted about movies while eating.

"I heard from Tangtang that the box office of "Hero" was very good after it was released in China." Fang Minghua asked.

"It's pretty good. Almost all the theaters were sold out. The national box office reached 100 million within one month of its release. It created history across the country."

After Zhang Yimou finished speaking, he took a sip of beer, sighed and continued: "But the reviews are mixed, especially those from professional film critics. Almost all of them are scolding."

"Does it mean that the content is empty, lacks depth, and glorifies Qin Shihuang?"

"Yes, that's the problem."

"The content is empty and lacks depth. This is a problem with the script. I should be blamed for not polishing it properly. As for beautifying Qin Shi Huang, ignore it."

Fang Minghua originally wrote the script based on the historical "Hero", and the flaws existed. However, before he had time to revise it, Zhang Yimou asked him to rush into filming, in order to be staged in front of Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"!

It has achieved its goal. So far, there is no news that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will be staged.

"How is Ang Lee's movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" going?" Fang Minghua asked again.

"I know this better. The producer is Columbia Pictures. As far as I know, it has agreed with the distributor Sony Pictures Entertainment to postpone the release date in order to stagger it with "Heroes."" Wu Tianmin interjected.

"That's great. Your movie has great hopes of winning an Oscar." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"I don't dare to say that. The premiere has just ended and it hasn't been released abroad yet." Zhang Yimou replied quickly.

Fang Minghua smiled.

Nothing was said.

Box office is really not a problem. This movie has historically had higher foreign box office than domestic, especially in North America, where it is very popular.

After finishing the late-night snack, we went back to the hotel. The tour team will go to Boston tomorrow. According to the plan, they will also visit Atlanta, Houston, Miami and other cities, including of course Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Naturally, Fang Minghua would not follow. At most, he would come to San Francisco or Los Angeles to help with the platform.

At noon the next day he was going to take a plane back to San Francisco.

This time it was Liu Xiaoli who came to see her off again, taking Liu Yifei with her.

"Xiaoli, your home is far away from here. It takes a full hour to drive. There is no need to bother." Fang Minghua said.

"It's not me who wants to send her away, it's Sissi who is clamoring to send her godfather away."

"Yes, godfather, I want to give it to you." Liu Yifei immediately replied.

This mother and daughter

Fang Minghua shook his head and said nothing.

After packing their luggage and putting on their sunglasses, the three of them left the hotel and got in the car and drove towards the airport.

Fang Minghua and Liu Yifei sat in the back row.

"Minghua, have you bought a house in Los Angeles?" Liu Xiaoli suddenly asked.

"how?"

Fang Minghua was a little surprised.

Why did she suddenly ask this?

I just bought an estate in Los Angeles, but no one knows about it except Li Li and Song Tangtang.

"Oh, that's right. I want to move my family to Los Angeles." Liu Xiaoli didn't notice Fang Minghua's expression and continued:

"Sissi has been filming in Hollywood for a long time, and she also wants to develop there. I think it's more convenient to move there. Moving and buying a house is a big deal. I don't have any other relatives in the United States, so I want to discuss it with you."

Oh, so that's the case.

"Okay." Fang Minghua nodded: "Los Angeles has a stronger cultural and artistic atmosphere than New York. Moving there is a good choice."

"If you want to move there, I can help you find a house. What kind of house do you need? What's the budget? Approximate location?"

"Thank you so much." Liu Xiaoli thanked him: "I don't have much money. The total price of the house should not exceed 1 million US dollars. An independent small villa is best. As for the location, I don't have any other requirements. It's OK as long as the public security is good."

The place with better public security is the rich area, where the housing prices are also high. I don't know if 1 million can buy what she likes? The housing prices in Los Angeles are higher than those in San Francisco.

"Okay, I know. I'll call you if there is a suitable one." Fang Minghua said.

"Thank you, godfather." Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to her, said sweetly before Liu Xiaoli spoke.

Oh, she is really sweet.

Much sweeter than my precious daughter Ruirui.

When Fang Minghua entered the security checkpoint, Liu Xiaoli and her daughter were ready to leave.

At this time, Liu Yifei suddenly said to Liu Xiaoli: "Mom, why does godfather have to go back to San Francisco? Does he have relatives in San Francisco?"

This

Liu Xiaoli never asked Fang Minghua why he lived in San Francisco, and Fang Minghua never said it.

Based on a woman's intuition, Fang Minghua must have a woman in San Francisco, otherwise he would not have chosen it as his permanent residence in the United States.

Who is this woman? Does Song Tangtang know?

Liu Xiaoli was very curious.

But she also knew very well that curiosity would kill the cat.

Some things are best not to know, otherwise you have never heard Wu Tianmin or Zhang Yimou mention this?

Now that her daughter asked this, Liu Xiaoli had no choice but to answer: "Mom doesn't know either, but Xixi, don't ask this question again in the future, and don't ask your godfather!"

"Oh, I know." Liu Yifei nodded.

The world of adults is really complicated.