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"In my opinion, Qiu should be distinguished from the best-selling author. He is a realist writer. His three best novels all focus on marginalized groups in society, starting with "We Are Young" when he was a teenager, and ending with "We Are Young". "Parasite" to "Dallas Buyers Club", we can see his creative trajectory. There is always a sense of compassion in his brushstrokes..."

"In the history of Eastern novels, realistic novels are described as 'surprised'. Hua Guoqiu brought this writing style and feeling into "Dallas Buyers Club", giving the story a more legendary feel..."

"Qiu has always pursued the coexistence of elegance and popularity. Compared with "Parasite", "Dallas Buyers Club" is further from a mature style. The description of reality and metaphors in the book are more detailed. Bullfighting and flowers both express the author's feelings. Understanding of human nature and society…”

"The Pulitzer Prize should be reformed. Candidates should not only be from China. Qiu's talent and sentiment deserve a trophy..."

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Reviews of "Dallas Buyers Club" appeared in literary publications in the days after it hit shelves.

The literary circle in country M has the same chain of contempt as in China, and the controversy between Yangchun Baixue and Xialiba people also exists.

Many realist novelists have a dismissive attitude towards best-sellers, and both J.K. Rowling and Dan Brown were criticized by them as worthless.

However, they have always favored Shan He. Ever since "Parasite" won the M Country Book Critics Award, they have maintained their expectations for Shan He, hoping that he would abandon the gorgeous appearance of a best-selling author and delve deeply into the plainness of realism. Long.

This "Dallas Buyers Club" is very in line with their appetite. In their opinion, Shanhe's other novels are all leisure games for young people when they are bored. Only "We Are Young", "Parasite" and "Dallas Buyers" Club" is the essence of Shanhe's creation and can be called a masterpiece.

These reviews did not help sales much, but they improved the quality of "Dallas Buyers Club". They complemented the various praises arranged by Scholar Press and brought a good harvest of word-of-mouth to the novel.

It is precisely because of its excellent reputation that the sales of "Dallas Buyers Club" in North America were steady and strong from the beginning.

After selling 270,000 copies on the first day, the single-day sales in the following days remained above 100,000 copies. With more and more tap water on the Internet, the impact of "Dallas Buyers Club" is also growing.

There are also more and more criticisms against the Drug and Food Administration of Country M. Many terminally ill patients even feel the same way. They talk about their personal experiences on the Internet and curse the FDA!

The Drug and Food Administration of M also responded very quickly. It immediately stood up and spoke out, directly quoting the judge's final verdict in the novel: The Drug Administration was established to protect the people, not to prevent them from receiving assistance. Sometimes our laws are made unconscionably, if a person is confirmed to be terminally ill they should have the right to use what they think will help, but the law doesn't work that way, we're sorry!

As soon as this statement was posted on the Internet, the comments below suddenly started to pile up.

"What's the point of being sorry? Since the law is unreasonable, it should be changed instead of apologizing here!"

"Hua Guoqiu is right. The Food and Drug Administration is to protect the people, not to protect pharmaceutical manufacturers. The medical security system of country M should have been reformed long ago!"

"Letting a patient fight for the rights of his fellow patients is a tragedy and failure for the State Food and Drug Administration. Twenty years have passed, have you made any changes?"

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As the sales of "Dallas Buyers Club" continue, online discussions and messages are gradually spreading, and a trend is slowly brewing!

Shanhe's new book has triggered more discussions in China, but the number of AIDS patients in the country is very small, and everyone seems to be interpreting this novel with the mentality of watching the excitement.

But there are exceptions. Some readers who are patients with leukemia have seen the clues. Shanhe is using real people and real stories from abroad to metaphor the current situation in China!

Chen Yong, the "God of Medicine", also read this novel on the recommendation of a fellow patient. At that moment, his heart was extremely complicated. People say that happiness is the same, but misfortune is different. Unexpectedly, bad things sometimes overlap.

It is impossible for him to speak loudly like the protagonist in the novel, nor to rush to the windmill in a high-profile manner. He can only bring hope to some people in obscurity!

Chen Yong lowered his head and touched the cover of the novel, and fell into quiet contemplation. Shanhe wrote the protagonist as desperate and helpless, but I am not. I am not so noble, nor so desperate. I just want to save myself at the same time. , and help others too.

Medicines are really too expensive, and how many people have lost everything just to stay alive. Patients are human beings too, with dignity and a bottom line. You can't just throw everything away just to stay alive! I can't bear to see this kind of tragedy happen again and again, and I will continue to do it. Shanhe's novels are in solidarity and recognition, and I can't care about anything else. I am not a drug dealer, and I have no ambition to save all sentient beings. I just do what I feel like doing. That’s all, I hope nothing bad happens!

The various noises caused by the novel in the outside world have not reached Shanhe's ears. Now that the novel has been published, the outcome is beyond Shanhe's control. After so many novel releases, Shanhe can treat everything calmly!

He put all his energy into the filming of the movie, which has entered its final climax.

Raymond's death made Ron fall into despair again, but he no longer had fear, only anger. For his close friends, for his patients, and for this damn society, he was ready to rush towards the windmill with a lance in hand. Prepare!

There is a special scene in the script to mark such a transition. An intermittent power outage occurred in the underground doctor's laboratory circuit in Mexico, causing the caterpillars originally stored in the thermostatic chamber to unexpectedly break out of their cocoons. The protagonist Ron was surrounded by countless butterflies. Surrounded by open arms.

In order to shoot the scene in the play where Ron is covered in butterflies and opens his arms, Shanhe arranged the most action-packed scene in the filming process. Five cameras were aimed at Leon from top to bottom, from left to right, from different angles. Nadeau.

The lighting is no longer dominated by natural light. The mountains and rivers need to have a dreamlike sense of light. This long intentional shot represents Raymond's death and Ron's sublimation!

When you emerge from your cocoon and become a butterfly, you will live a beautiful life, but you will also be close to death!

"First shot of scene 10 in the laboratory, all departments are preparing, take action!"

Leonardo in the camera slowly opened his arms...

"Stuck!" Shanhe shouted and stopped filming, "Leonardo, I don't want to tell you anything. You know Ron better than me. You are Ron now. If you think about the countless butterflies surrounding you, what will happen to you?" What kind of expressions and feelings, is five minutes enough?”

"OK! Five minutes!"

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"Second shot of the tenth scene in the laboratory, all departments are preparing, take action!"

Leonardo looked surprised at first, and then felt the blooming of vitality. He slowly opened his arms, letting countless butterflies stop on his arms and body, and then closed his eyes, as if these butterflies were injecting life into him. , at this moment, he got rid of his body and became a butterfly...

The whole scene lasted for nearly two minutes before Shanhe shouted: "It's stuck! It's over, Leonardo, your performance is a hundred times better than your open arms in "Titanic"!"

Leonardo gave Shanhe a middle finger among the butterflies!

The filming progress has not slowed down and is still progressing as planned.

Without Heath Ledger's pressure and cooperation, Leonardo's condition has declined. He is indeed approaching the limit, with a heavy sense of fatigue both physically and mentally, but this is exactly what Shanhe needs. Feeling of exhaustion.

Leonardo was indeed exhausted. After filming the scene where he fell ill in the airport toilet and then wailed desperately during convulsions, he couldn't even stand up.

Fortunately, Winslet was by his side. It was the end and he had to hold on for a little longer!

In mid-December, the filming of "Dallas Buyers Club" had already started for a month and a half. Not to mention Leonardo, even Shan He was already exhausted mentally and physically.

This film was Shan He's shortest shooting experience, but it was also the one in which he was most deeply involved in the plot. His emotions often fluctuated with several actors, and he needed to repeatedly think about and incorporate them into the shooting materials.

Fortunately, it finally came to the end smoothly. In the last scene of the film, Ron returned to the rodeo arena and rode on the bull's back again with HIV. He has become a fighter and is fearless!

In order to let Leonardo, who had done the most, enjoy the sense of ceremony, the crew filmed the stand-in scenes in advance, and the entire movie was completed at the moment Leonardo rode on the back of the bull.

"Stuck! We're done! I announce that the filming of "Dallas Buyers Club" has been completed. Congratulations to you, Leonardo. There are still two months until the Oscars. You will still be the most coquettish man at the Oscars!"

"Fuck you!" Leonardo scolded Shanhe with red eyes, "Qiu, you and Cameron are the directors I hate the most. I don't want to see you now!"

"Haha... OK! Don't cry for too long! You are the protagonist of the banquet tonight!" Shanhe responded with a smile.

"You are such a disgusting bastard, please disappear from my eyes!"

"Ha ha…"

Bruckheimer arrived in Texas early this morning to attend the closing dinner of "Dallas Buyers Club".

In fact, there is no such thing as a wedding banquet in Hollywood, but Shanhe still took the initiative to organize this dinner. Although it was very casual and there was a buffet in the hotel restaurant, it still had a somewhat celebratory atmosphere.

After all, successfully completing a movie is a happy thing for all members of the crew.

At the banquet in the evening, DiCaprio finally regained some energy and took Winslet to the restaurant on time.

When the crew arrived, Bruckheimer knocked on the wine glass on the table, "Everyone, be quiet. As a producer, first of all, I have to thank everyone for their hard work. The filming plan of "Dallas Buyers Club" can be successfully completed. , everyone here is a hero. Our goal is very clear, which is the damn Little Golden Man. Today’s dinner was Qiu’s idea. He insisted on making every crew member feel happy. Let Qiu tell us Say something!"

Shanhe smiled and answered: "There is nothing special to say. The wedding banquet is a customary practice in the Chinese film and television industry. I like this sense of ceremony. It can be silent at the beginning, but the happiness must be shared at the end. Chinese people have the highest regard for gatherings. The evaluation is to eat well and drink well, everyone, let’s get started! Except Leonardo, who has been hungry for more than three months, I don’t want to see an ambulance tonight!”

Ha ha…

Xiao Lizi on the opposite side gave Shanhe a middle finger.

The entire crew enjoyed their meal very happily. After more than a month of traveling back and forth and working intensely, it was very pleasant to relax and chat together while eating.

The same was true for Shan He and Bruckheimer, but the two of them were still talking about the movie.

"Qiu, everyone else's work has been completed, but yours has not. We have to hurry up and produce the film. I plan to set the schedule at the end of April next year. We will attend the Cannes Film Festival first!"

Shanhe swallowed the steak in his mouth and responded: "I agree, but I have to reiterate that the final editing rights of the movie belong to me. You can make suggestions, but the final decision rests with me!"

"Of course!" Bruckheimer smiled and handed Shanhe a glass of champagne, "Man, you don't trust your old partner too much!"

Shanhe took the champagne and glanced at Bruckheimer, "You are a cunning old fox. I have to be alert at all times."

"Haha..." Bruckheimer laughed and responded, "You are a lion. No fox would provoke a lion. Qiu, can you tell me about your big special effects cast? I already know about the situation in "Avatar" It’s clear, your judgment is agreed by Disney as a whole, and we are considering preparing Disney’s own 3D movie. If you have a cooperative project, that would be the best choice!”

Shanhe was helpless by Bruckheimer's persistent pursuit. Ever since Shanhe visited the cast of "The Chronicles of Narnia 2" from time to time, he had never stopped inquiring.

"Jerry, you can't let me rest. It's not like you don't know what the Chinese film market is like. If I have a big project, I will definitely come to you first. Our friendship is obvious here. Besides, it will be 2008." That’s it, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be my main job next, how can I have time to make movies again!”

"Okay! I won't ask anymore." Bruckheimer raised his glass. "I will also be there for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. I will have to live in your courtyard by then. Is that okay?"

"There are other places you can go to when you go to the capital! I won't be free then, so you can just move in!"

"OK! It's settled!"

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The next day, the entire crew was packing up equipment, and Shanhe and Bruckheimer's production team rushed back to Los Angeles with several boxes of film.

After a day's rest in the hotel, Shanhe joined Disney's post-production team. In the next ten days, Shanhe will complete the first cut of the film with them.

During the initial editing period when Shanhe devoted himself to the film, the sales of the novel "Dallas Buyers Club" have exceeded the original predictions of the M country media, with nearly one million copies in the first week and nearly 600,000 copies in the second week. The reputation is still growing. As the news spread, online discussions and messages became more and more intense.

The medical security system of Country M has always been criticized by its own citizens. Statistics from 2007 show that at least 20% of the citizens of Country M are not covered by any medical insurance plan.

The personal medical expenses of Country M are the most expensive in the world. According to media reports, the per capita medical expenditure of Country M in 2007 was US$7,500, accounting for 18% of the GDP. These two items The data are among the highest in the world.

Huge personal medical expenses have led to huge medical loans. Personal bankruptcies caused by medical loans account for 70% of bankruptcies in the country, but more than 80% of those who declare bankruptcy have purchased medical insurance.

The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Country M published an article in 2004, claiming that Country M has the most incomplete and unreasonable medical system among developed countries in the world.

Among them, expensive drugs are one of the biggest factors and manifestations. The drug production and research industry of country M has always been in a leading position in the world and has the largest and most advanced system. However, a considerable number of people in country M cannot afford medicines or medical treatment. .

Demonstrations and protests against the drug manufacturers and FDA of Country M have never stopped.

The publication of "Dallas Buyers Club" gave many American people who could not afford medicine an outlet to vent.

Since the novel was put on the shelves, protests and scoldings on the Internet have not stopped. As the novel's reputation and sales spread, the voices have become louder and louder.

Various rhetoric and statements from the State Drug Administration and drug companies are becoming less and less effective. In some places, a small number of protesters have even held demonstrations in front of regional drug administration offices holding "Dallas Buyers Club" cover posters. .

The name Ron Woodruff is mentioned more and more frequently by the public, and a wave spreading across country M has the eye of the storm and is brewing.

Shanhe's new book is the trigger in the eye of the storm, and the clues can be seen from the novel's third week sales.

The sales of "Dallas Buyers Club" suddenly rebounded in the third week, from more than 500 million copies in the second week to quickly returning to one million copies in the first week.

In just three weeks, it exceeded the expectations of the literary media in M ​​country, with total sales approaching 2.5 million copies.

This is a statistic that cannot be ignored for a book about real-life biographies, and Scholar Press and Disney Pictures are delighted with this phenomenon.

Since sales are rebounding, it means there is still room for sales potential of the novel, and publicity and trolls cannot stop.

As for what kind of protests and demonstrations will be triggered, this is not within the scope of the two capitals' considerations. A group of guys who drink human blood should be punished. The money made by our cultural industry is all above board. You pharmaceutical manufacturers are all evil-minded maggots. , deserves to be criticized!

It's great to have protests and demonstrations. The bigger they are, the more benefits "Dallas Buyers Club" will gain and the greater its influence!

Hua Guoqiu was born to be a troublemaker, and it seems that the commotion he caused this time will not be small!

The nationwide trend created by "Parasite" in the past few years is still vivid in my mind, and the two companies made a lot of profits from it. There is nothing to say, so this time it will be business as usual!

The top executives of the two companies sat in their offices and watched things move step by step in the direction they wanted.

On the day before Christmas, Shanhe completed the first cut of the film with the help of Disney's editing team.

The editing process went quite smoothly this time, mainly because the story had been brewing in his mind for too long, and he used novels to sort out the plot again during the process. The filming was also carried out according to his own intentions, all of which were given to the movie. Editing brings smoothness.

The first cut lasted nearly 130 minutes. Shanhe originally planned to finish the entire movie in one go, but Christmas was here, the biggest holiday for people in M ​​country, and no one was willing to continue working.

Shanhe had no choice but to give up and rest. Hathaway happened to have returned to Los Angeles. He would accompany Hathaway to New York to spend a festival that was not Chinese.

When Shanhe and Hathaway arrived in New York, it was already Christmas Eve. Christmas trees and neon lights had been decorated in the windows of the streets and alleys of New York. The whole city seemed to be lit up, which made the usually noisy streets a little more cozy. and romantic atmosphere.

This is especially true in the affluent neighborhood where Hathaway's parents' home is located. Every household has a variety of colorful lights and shapes on their lawns.

When Shanhe and Hathaway arrived, their family was decorating the Christmas tree in the hall.

As soon as Hathaway's mother Kate McGauley saw the two of them, she came up and gave Shanhe a hug, "Welcome, Qiu, "Dallas Buyers Club" is so well written. Our whole family loves it, especially Ray." Mond, both Gerrard and I cried several times for him!"

Shanhe hugged Hathaway's mother with his backhand, "Thank you, Kate, you are very beautiful today. I brought gifts for you and Gerald, and of course Michael and Thomas!"

"That's just right. We are decorating the Christmas tree. You can come too. We will just pile the gifts under the tree for everyone to open together tomorrow!"

"OK!"

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Christmas for people in Country M is very similar to Spring Festival in China. Although Christmas has a lot of religious meanings, the main theme of families in Country M is reunion.

During this period, the dishes at home were also very rich, not as simple as Shanhe imagined. Like China, the family spent most of their time preparing food.

Roast rib steak, roast suckling pig, Christmas ham, smoked salmon, various salads, lobster seafood, etc.

Mainly smoked and grilled, instead of frying and frying like the Chinese, Shanhe also added a dish to the meal. Since there were no unique Chinese seasonings, Shanhe stewed a fish soup with salmon, served with potatoes and vegetables. Still very delicious!

Americans don't seem to eat soup. In Shanhe's opinion, this Christmas dinner lacks a soup. As expected, his fish soup was very popular, and everyone was ordered at once.

During this period, Hathaway also continued to introduce the food she ate in China, "Qiu's mother is a professional chef. I watched the whole process of her cooking in the kitchen. Wow, it was like a magic show. How about our family going to China for vacation next year, we can live in Qiu’s ancient house, parents, you will definitely love it!”

Shanhe also answered the call and extended an invitation, "Gerald, Kate, the Olympics will be held in Beijing next year. You can take a look at the Olympics during your vacation, and you can also go to the Magic City. My family welcomes you!"

The quickest reply in Hathaway's family is always her brother Thomas, "Mom, Annie and Qiu have a good idea. I have long wanted to visit China. Annie always mentions Chinese food in front of us, but in Chinatown Chinese food is not what she said! Mike, am I right?”

Michael speaks less, but is more accommodating to his younger siblings, "I support you!"

"This is a good idea!" Gerald, the head of the family, spoke. "Since everyone has no objections, we will put this proposal into next year's itinerary. Everyone will arrange their holidays. This is a family activity. I don't want anyone to absent!"

A few people continued to share the Christmas dinner while chatting and laughing.

Shanhe is actually not used to Westerners' sharing of meals. It feels like everyone puts all the dishes on their own plates as soon as the table is served!

Just make peace with it as it comes, he doesn't have to do it himself, Hathaway is taking good care of him by his side.

During the few days of Christmas vacation, the Hathaway family has a lot of programs planned. Tomorrow they will go to the New York Transit Museum to participate in the annual holiday retro train event.

I will go to watch an NBA basketball game the day after tomorrow, the New York Knicks versus the Houston Rockets.

Shanhe is looking forward to it. This is his first time watching an NBA game live, not to mention meeting Yao Ming!