Back to 80: My Literary Life

But in Fang Minghua's view, A-G Cinema's online launch was very hasty, a bit like the "94 rush" in the Chinese pop music scene. It was doomed to perish or be called a hiatus.

You must know that the wealthy Shengshi Film and Television is only racing to build its own commercial cinema chain, and it does not dare to easily get involved in the art cinema chain. It cannot be done with the Forbidden City Sanlian Film and Television Distribution Company.

Establishing these cinemas does not make money but loses money. A large amount of capital investment is required to subsidize these cinemas!

Seeing everyone's frustrated looks, Fang Minghua said.

"Don't worry, Shengshi Film and Television will build a similar cinema."

"Really?!" Zhang Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked eagerly: "Teacher Fang, how many theaters like this will be built?"

"How do I know?" Fang Minghua laughed after hearing this.

"This is just a preliminary plan, and it will also be based on the operating conditions of Shengshi Film and Television. You also know that broadcasting such a film will definitely lose money. In other words, Shengshi Film and Television will have to pay for it!"

Indeed.

Zhang Yuan felt a little impatient and was embarrassed to laugh.

But no matter what, there is always hope.

After the meal, Fang Minghua and the others took the elevator back to their room as usual. Liu Xiaoli suddenly said: "Last night and tonight, the people who ate together were all people from the domestic film and television industry, but I feel as if they are two completely different types of people."

Fang Minghua glanced at her and asked, "Tell me, which one is better?"

"I think they are all good but all have shortcomings. Chinese movies are incomplete if they lack any one of them."

Fang Minghua smiled after hearing this and said nothing.

One day later, Fang Minghua and his daughter finally took a flight back to Xijing.

2001 passed like this.

In 2001, the domestic literary world was in a state of calm.

Among domestic novels with realistic themes, Yan Zhen's "The Water of the Canglang" is the most impressive work.

This work is not pretentious or pretentious, but only based on the personal experience of a college student entering the political world. It describes the various human nature and the overturning of human relationships in the changing fortunes, the treacherous officialdom, and the thrilling anti-corruption. Now in it.

In terms of reform themes, the most worth reading is "The Wind Rises" by Chen Guokai. This is a novel that directly faces the history of the reform of the Special Administrative Region. However, due to its emphasis on "attracting people's temperaments and people's souls," the work is more precise in its combination of literary and ideological aspects. It is captivating and enlightening after reading.

The most significant work on urban themes is "21 Building" by Zhou Daxin. The work uses the perspective of a building security guard who came from the countryside and was transferred up and down to see the panic and various misfortunes of people who got rich first, concealed by their grand appearance. The work has both the courage to expose the truth and sympathy for the sickly rich.

The most profound work among the local-themed creations is "Desert Festival" by Xue Mo. This is a masterpiece about the courage and resilience of a family of two generations of desert farmers. The dense details and simple narrative of the work are like a piece of "thick soil with dust and dew" excavated from the depths of the desert. ".

In this year's fifth World Chinese Literature Awards, the Best Novel Award was awarded to "Desert Festival", which shows the excellence of this novel.

Among overseas Chinese works, Fang Minghua, who has lived in the United States for a period of time, published a novel "Angel Island and Alcatraz" that attracted attention.

This is the second part of his "Chinese Workers Trilogy". It changes the slightly heavy tone of the first part "Tail Spike" and adopts exaggerated and absurd plots and humorous language to present to readers the story of Chinese Americans in the early 20th century. The vivid scene of the lower class reminds people of his early work "The Donkey Gets Water", but the writing style is sharper.

The most incomprehensible works in 2001 were titled "Jia Pingwa San Mao", "Love in the Years, Common Things in the Spring and Autumn Period", "Talking about Life and Death, Talking about Sickness", "Mysterious Past - Buddhist Affair", " Reading and Writing: The Red Mansion Complex is a set of four books divided into titles.

This set of works with hundreds of thousands of words compiled by Zhang Jingran and published by China Braille Press is only based on the clues of a communication between Jia Pingwa and Sanmao, and is made up of various writings. Among them, both Jia Pingwa and Sanmao There were a large number of quotations from the works, and there were also all kinds of hearsay and eclectic, neither fish nor fowl, neither trivial nor trivial, yet more than 10,000 copies were printed.

Today is New Year's Day, with snow falling outside. Fang Minghua is sitting in his warm home, reading the "Literary Newspaper", which contains an essay by the famous critic Bai Ye.

There are two children. The son is playing games in the room, and the daughter is watching the drama version of "Hamlet" with great interest.

Fang Minghua didn't understand why his daughter was so enthusiastic about dialogue dramas. Could it be that she wanted to be a drama actor or drama director in the future?

It doesn't matter so much, as long as she likes it.

Song Tangtang sat on the sofa next to Fang Minghua, drinking coffee leisurely and reading a business magazine.

"Minghua, on January 4th, which is Friday this week, the premiere of "Pacific Railway" will be held at the Bell Tower Cinema. You must go."

The predecessor of Bell Tower Cinema was the Yinhan Cinema founded in the 35th year of the Republic of China (1946). Later, it was renamed and renovated several times, and in April 1972, it was changed to Xijing Bell Tower Cinema.

For many people in Xijing, the Bell Tower Cinema was known to everyone in the past. How many people watched movies here when they were children!

In those days, it was the most upscale cinema in Xi'an, and many new films would be screened here for the first time. Later, a luxury small theater, a laser theater, and a video laser circulation hall were added, making it the earliest multi-functional cinema in XA City.

However, the economic benefits have been declining in recent years. Some time ago, Shengshi Film and Television negotiated and purchased this cinema for 30 million yuan, making it the first cinema under Shengshi Film and Television.

"Pacific Railway" is a movie invested by Shengshi Film and Television, directed by Wu Tianmin, and adapted from Fang Minghua's novel "Railway Spike". The premiere ceremony in this cinema has special significance.

"Pacific Railway" was released in the United States in early December last year. Although it cannot be compared with commercial blockbusters such as "The Lord of the Rings 1: The Fellowship of the Ring" and "Pearl Harbor", the overall release situation is not bad, especially in some areas where Chinese people gather. The media film review response is also good. According to this posture, the cost of 20 million US dollars can be recovered, which makes Wu Tianmin relieved.

Of course, the domestic box office cannot be ignored, so it was decided that the film would also be released in China, but Fang Minghua is not optimistic.

It reflects the construction of railways by Chinese Americans in the 19th century. Except for the coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian provinces, which were once the export areas of Chinese workers, audiences in other places will not be too interested.

Moreover, the films shot by Wu Tianmin are full of historical weight, which domestic audiences do not like now.

However, my wife has spoken, and I still have to go to the stage.

"Don't worry, I will definitely go."

"This film is preparing to compete for the 2002 American Film Institute Award and the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Award." Song Tangtang said again.

Although Wu Tianmin's nationality is still Chinese, he is also a member of the American Film Institute! The films he directed have this qualification.