The unprecedented success of "The Wrangler" is not only reflected in the overwhelming praise from the audience, but also the film has almost zero negative reviews from critics who have always been picky.
Director Xie Jin was intoxicated by such a huge success, but he also knew that the basis for this strong preference among audiences and critics came from the excellent quality of the film itself.
The next work he wants to shoot must reach or even surpass the level of "Wrangler" in order to meet the expectations of the public and the industry for him.
The novel "Garland Beneath the Mountain" poignantly writes about death, blood, poverty, suffering, and debt. It even writes about complaints, bureaucracy, and unhealthy tendencies. This was something that was not dared in the creation of Chinese military literature in the past.
imaginary.
Because it broke through the previous stereotypes, the novel "High Mountain" has been loved by countless readers since its publication and has sold millions of copies. It can be said to be a landmark work of contemporary Chinese military literature.
When the outside world heard that he was going to make "High Mountain" into a movie, there was a lot of joy.
Recently, he has received enthusiastic concerns and reactions about this movie from several old friends.
Comrade Huangmei suggested that he should strengthen the character of Liang Sanxi when filming "High Mountain"; Comrade Bai Yu said: The character of Aunt Liang is the mother of the Chinese nation and should be strengthened; Comrade Feng Mu loved Xiao Yanjing very much and told him to do it
It is necessary to strengthen the weight of Xiaoyanjing.
Faced with the enthusiastic concern for "High Mountain" from these three seniors and friends in the literary and art circles, Xie Jin was filled with emotions and at the same time felt a huge pressure.
The point is, now that the script has been written, these people take turns giving opinions, and it is troublesome to make changes.
For this reason, Xie Jin specially called Lin Chaoyang and told him about it.
"It's okay if one person gives an opinion, but how can we change the opinions of three people? Whichever character they like should be added to the drama, or should they all be changed to the protagonist?"
Xie Jin said: "Don't rush to complain. Several comrades also want our movie to be good. Everyone is looking forward to it when they heard that "High Mountain" will be made into a movie."
"I understand their good intentions. But as a director, you cannot let them interfere with your creative ideas. Everyone wants to please, but in the end it will only be counterproductive."
Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Xie Jin quibbled: "Isn't this all an old relationship? They all helped to speak out about the "Legend of Tianyun Mountain" incident before."
"Help is help. If you want to adopt their opinions, that's your business. I won't change the script.
Lao Xie, I think your current mentality is wrong.
Everyone has expectations for "High Mountain" because they want to see a good work, and it is also based on their trust in you and the work. You are so unsteady now that you will change the script if you ask people to say a few words, and you can produce a good work.
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Being scolded by Lin Chaoyang, who was more than thirty years younger than him, Xie Jin looked embarrassed and felt hot.
He was actually aware of this problem, but the overwhelming praise from the outside world during this period, coupled with the human relationship, really affected his judgment.
"Okay, okay, I understand." Feeling a little embarrassed, Xie Jin hung up the phone anxiously.
After hanging up the phone, he helplessly said to the old man who was sitting beside him: "Look, I already said no. This guy is so powerful that he looks more like a director than me."
Feng Mu laughed and said: "Young people with this attitude are responsible for art!"
Listening to his words, Xie Jin curled his lips inwardly. This was not the attitude you had just now when you forced me to add scenes to Xiao Yanjing.
Xie Jin has been in Yanjing recently. In addition to preparing for "High Mountain", he also took the time to attend several meetings.
What he just said to Lin Chaoyang on the phone was not a lie. Recently, he has attended various meetings and met many colleagues in the literary and art circles.
It is generally believed that with these six words "Garland Under the Mountain", his movie has been half successful. As long as the actors are well selected and all departments work together, it will definitely be another exciting movie that is not inferior to "The Wrangler"
work.
Xie Jin listened to everyone's opinions and felt both pleased and awkward. What was gratifying was that many senior figures in the literary and art circles recognized the quality and influence of "High Mountain". What was awkward was that by adapting this film, his presence as a director seemed to be increasing.
The weaker.
In fact, he has had this feeling since the release of "The Wrangler". The novel itself has a huge public base. Even though he is a famous director, after the adaptation was successful, it seemed natural that most of the credit should be given to the original work.
The influence of "Mountain" is greater than that of "The Wrangler", so much so that even now that the film is still in the preparation stage, his limelight as a director has already been robbed by his work.
Fortunately, Xie Jin always puts himself at the back of the movie and doesn't think this is so unacceptable.
Among the many voices who expressed concern about the movie "High Mountain", the opinions of Comrade Huang Mei, Comrade Bai Yu and Comrade Feng Mu were the ones he valued most.
In addition to the fact that the three of them have huge influence in the literary and art circles, it is also because Xie Jin is familiar with the three of them and has received more or less support from them before.
In the past few days, the three of them have put forward some opinions on the script of "High Mountain". Xie Jin had to pay attention to it. He also understood that too many people's comments would only do harm to the script, not good.
But he couldn't overcome the issue of face. When he was with Feng Mu today and the topic came up again, he simply called Lin Chaoyang.
Now that the phone call is over, even though Lin Chaoyang, a young man, scolded him, Feng Mu's mouth was finally blocked.
Later, if Huang Mei, Bai Yu and the others asked, they would have something to say.
You see, it's not that I don't want to change, it's actually Lin Chaoyang who is against Tiangang and doesn't even listen to me, the director.
Seeing that he looked unhappy, Feng Mu changed the subject and said, "I heard that he recently changed his heroine because of his feud with Yan Film Studio."
"Why do you believe these rumors? They are all nonsense!"
"I don't know much about your film industry." Feng Mu said.
When you were gesticulating, you didn't say you didn't understand. Xie Jin slandered and explained: "The rumors are not credible. Zhang Jinling resigned because he was pregnant. He did have a feud with Yan Film Studio, but it was also because of his stance on the script.
The problem is about the situation, not the person."
"You are a young man after all! He is so high-spirited!" Feng Mu sighed, unable to hide his admiration for Lin Chaoyang in his tone.
At that time, "High Mountain" was published in "People's Literature". Due to the conservative views on military literature, no one in the literary circle spoke up. Only Feng Mu stood up and spoke highly of "High Mountain" with a powerful article.
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Therefore, Feng Mu has always admired Lin Chaoyang very much, but Lin Chaoyang has never been close to official organizations, and there are few opportunities for contact between the two parties.
"Speaking of which, his works are so influential that you, as a director, have almost been robbed of your limelight."
"Who wants someone to write well? If he writes poorly, I can't change it!
It's not like you didn't see it during the meeting. When those studios talked about the rights to adapt "High Mountain", they looked at me wrongly, especially the people from Bayi Studio. Didn't all these sarcastic remarks come from them?
Well."
"Oh, it's a pity that the number of words in "High Mountain" is a little short, otherwise Lin Chaoyang would definitely win this Mao Dun Literature Award." Feng Mu said with a regretful tone.
Feng Mu is one of the judges for this Mao Dun Literature Award.
Since March this year, the Mao Dun Literature Award has received 145 novels submitted by literary associations, literary magazines, publishing houses and other units across the country.
The members of the jury are generally over 60 years old, and there are also many old comrades in their 70s and 80s. If 145 novels are to be reviewed by judges like Feng Mu, let alone whether they can keep up with the energy.
Yes, time does not allow it.
For this purpose, the Creative Research Office of the Literary and Art Association invited 19 critics, editors and university teachers to hold a reading class in Xiangshan. The members of the reading class read the works and selected them. This selection was only the preliminary selection.
After the screening results come out, they are not directly submitted to the jury, because even if a small part is screened out, it is a huge workload for many members of the jury.
Therefore, the Literary and Art Association established a pre-selection group. The person in charge was Feng Mu, and others included Wei Junyi, Chen Qixia, Kong Luosun, Xie Yongwang and others.
In a few days, Feng Mu will live with these people in a guest house for a month, and he will devote himself to further reviewing the selected works.
After their review results are released, they will become an important basis for the Mao Dun Literature Award jury to make their judgments.
Because the members of the pre-selection group have a high degree of overlap with the judging panel, the review results they provide have a significant impact on the final award.
"I heard that Chaoyang's works have been submitted to several applications, right?" Xie Jin asked.
"Two."
This information does not need to be kept secret, Feng Mu answered directly.
"Having been shortlisted for two novels, he has a higher chance of winning than other writers who were shortlisted for one, right? Besides, his novels are all good."
The reason why Feng Mu regrets "High Mountain" is because of his personal love for this work, and he is also very optimistic about Lin Chaoyang's shortlisted works.
But in front of Xie Jin, he couldn't say anything too explicit.
"The award evaluation is not a competition. It does not mean that you will win the award if you have more works shortlisted. What matters is the work itself."
"I understand, I understand!" Xie Jin showed an intriguing smile.
May has arrived in a hurry, spring is in full swing, and the scorching heat of summer has not yet arrived. The wind and sand that came from the west and north directions gradually disappeared.
That evening, Lin Chaoyang took Tao Yushu through West Chang'an Street and into Daliubukou Street.
As the sun sets, the blue sky is dyed with a layer of pink glow, and the Sophora japonica trees on both sides of the street are lush and green.
In the past half month, there have been two spring rains in Yanjing City. Trees sprouted, flowers bloomed, and the whole city seemed to be decorated with gorgeous colors.
"The spring in Yanjing is so comfortable!" Tao Yushu glanced at the sunset on the horizon and said happily.
"It would be better if there was no wind and sand, so it seems that autumn is better."
The couple chatted all the way until they came to Xiaoliubukou Alley and walked into the three-in courtyard house that they had bought for a month.
This courtyard is divided into east and west courtyards. The west courtyard is quite well preserved, but the east courtyard was ruined because it was occupied by others in the past few years.
After buying it, Lin Chaoyang asked Du Feng to find Geng Chuanfeng and his group to help with the repairs.
During this month, Geng Chuanfeng and others focused their main efforts on the west courtyard. The basic conditions here are good and they can be moved in after simple repairs.
Renovating the east courtyard is a big project, so there is no rush.
The couple came over every now and then for a stroll, first as a supervisor, and secondly as a walk with Tao Yushu.
Tao Yushu is now two months pregnant. Her belly is not pregnant yet and she has no morning sickness. Even though she loves to eat and sleep, she has become plump to the naked eye. Her skin is fairer than before, and she exudes a graceful and luxurious temperament.
In March, the couple invited award-winning writers to dinner. Tao Yushu also received some manuscripts from award-winning writers one after another. They were all new works by writers who had just won the national award. These manuscripts made Tao Yushu very exposed in the editorial department.
A face.
Everyone in the editorial department couldn't help but sigh when they saw this situation. When Tao Yushu was an editor and asked for manuscripts, it was a real blow to ordinary editors. She was praised by editor Yang Mo and deputy editor Su Xinqun for this.
Tao Yushu's team received many manuscripts with high quality, and her status in the editorial department rose rapidly. Yang Mo assigned the task of registering manuscripts to Liu Heng on the grounds that she was responsible for too much work.
Seeing Tao Yushu, a young girl who had just graduated, flourishing in the editorial department, he felt very uncomfortable.
What's more important is that the hot potato flew back into his hand after being thrown around, making Liu Heng want to cry without tears.
Chapter completed!