"Popular Film" is a film magazine sponsored by the China Film Association and can be regarded as the most authoritative magazine in the field of film in my country.
The magazine is deeply loved by many movie lovers, and each issue sells millions of copies. At its peak, it achieved a terrifying sales volume of 9 million copies in a single issue.
"The 'Xu Lingjun Year' of Chinese Cinema" was not Li Tuo's first article published in Popular Cinema, but it was the first article he published in Popular Cinema that caused a huge response.
After this article was published in the magazine, it quickly gained recognition from a large number of movie audiences and enthusiastic readers, and formed a heated discussion among these groups.
Not only among readers and viewers, there are also many people in the film industry who are very novel about the concept of "Xu Lingjunnian" proposed by Li Tuo and quite recognized it, and the vast majority of them are screenwriters in the film industry.
Every year, the literary department of film studios like Yan Film Studio assigns college students, veteran screenwriters, and directors to meet these newcomers, and the most common questions they ask are two things.
One is to ask: "Whose child is it?"
These days, the film industry is almost exclusively composed of young soldiers, and most of the time colleagues, old or young, are not called official or teacher, but uncle and aunt.
The second question is: "Why do college students come to the Department of Liberal Arts? It's a waste of life!"
Therefore, the status of screenwriters at this time is high, but no matter how high you are, you can't be a director. The scripts you have written with all your heart are famous, but as a screenwriter, you have never been famous in your life.
"One play is the basis of a play" is a phrase that many people recite, but more often they shout slogans.
The fact of the matter is that if the film is bad, the script is poorly written. If it is good, all the credit goes to the director and actors.
On this point, the literary and art circles have been very unified for decades.
So even now, screenwriters in the film industry have a lot of complaints about their profession.
Li Tuo published an article praising Lin Chaoyang and came up with the saying that "Xu Lingjun is the same age". If we follow the habit of literati who look down on each other, the film industry will inevitably become a quarrel. Everyone will praise and criticize Lin Chaoyang, so he will pull out Lin Chaoyang, an amateur screenwriter, to study it carefully.
, criticize criticize.
But the timing of publishing his article was particularly good. "Garland Under the Mountain" was in full swing, receiving rave reviews and moving hundreds of millions of viewers.
The script of the movie is really well written and no one can find fault with it.
In addition, there are "Burning the Old Summer Palace" and "The Government Behind the Curtain". In just three months, three movies were released, and the scripts were all outstanding.
Looking at the Chinese film industry, no screenwriter dares to say that he must be better than Lin Chaoyang.
With his achievements and hard power in mind, as professionals, the screenwriters of the studio are all convinced by Lin Chaoyang's level.
Not only that, many of these screenwriters studied Lin Chaoyang's scripts as reference books, and they increasingly felt that Lin Chaoyang was indeed very skilled in drama creation.
The professionals who were the most qualified to speak were all convinced, so naturally it was difficult for others to express any objections. As they were passed around, everyone gradually felt that the statement "Xu Lingjun was born" did not seem to be an exaggeration.
Who makes the things produced by other people's scripts really popular?
The sensation caused by the release of "Wreaths Under the Mountain" led to the popularity of the saying "Xu Lingjun". Coupled with the powerful communication effect of "Popular Films", this statement quickly spread among the film industry and audiences in a short period of time.
The group also brought Lin Chaoyang great fame in the film industry.
Before New Year's Day, Lin Chaoyang received a bonus of 3,000 yuan from Shanghai Film Studio. He received a bonus last year after the success of "Wrangler", so it was expected to receive another bonus this time, but this amount
It really surprised him.
A bonus of 3,000 yuan may not be a big deal to Lin Chaoyang, but it is not a small sum for any organization or individual in this era.
Xie Jin said that he also received a bonus of 3,000 yuan, so this time Shanghai Film Studio would have to pay at least a bonus of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but sigh at Xu Sangchu's generosity.
All in all, this bonus is already his third large amount of income this month.
The first income was the royalties paid to him by Huacheng Publishing House for the printing of "Little Shoes" and "Wreaths Under the Mountains", totaling 2,238.6 yuan.
These two novels were published again. "Little Shoes" sold more than 20,000 copies in three months, and "Wreaths Under the Mountain" was even better-selling, selling 280,000 copies.
The movie was released this month, and sales have soared. According to Li Shifei, three days after the movie was released, the inventory in bookstores everywhere has been sold out. Now the publishing house has been printing more copies, but the royalties for these sales will have to wait for several months.
can be settled.
The second income was the royalties from "The Death of Van Gogh" remitted to him by Ming Pao Publishing House in Hong Kong. Within half a year of its publication, more than 17,000 copies of "The Death of Van Gogh" published by Ming Pao Publishing House were bought in Hong Kong, bringing him
Lin Chaoyang received a royalty income of HK$106,800.
This is also Lin Chaoyang's largest income this year, which is equivalent to RMB 26,700.
Of this money, Lin Chaoyang still retained 10% of the foreign exchange personally, and the overseas remittance coupons brought by the foreign exchange earned could never be spent.
A careful calculation shows that in 1983, Lin Chaoyang's income from manuscript fees and royalties exceeded 80,000 yuan, which is absolutely unique in today's literary world.
Even among those who went into business and failed as officials, most of them did not earn as much as him. The key was that Lin Chaoyang's money was clean and decent.
When the fee slip from Shanghai Film Studio arrived, Du Feng was visiting Lin Chaoyang's house. While the two were chatting, Lin Chaoyang received 3,000 yuan, which made him full of envy.
"Brother-in-law, it's better for you to be a family. You can make a lot of money, be decent and respected by others.
It’s not like our business, where even my own family looks down on us.”
In addition to admiring Lin Chaoyang, Du Feng's words also had a hint of self-pity. Some time ago, during Operation Iron Fist, he took the initiative to stop his business. He was almost mentioned by his father Du Ruolin every day. Those who didn't know it thought he was doing evil outside.
"We make money by writing, how can we compare with your business? When your business gets bigger in the future, you won't look down on this small amount of money." Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.
"You have no respect if you have money!"
Lin Chaoyang laughed and scolded: "Hypocritical! Why don't you talk about respect when you have no money? Don't worry, the social status of businessmen will be higher and higher in the future."
The two chatted for a while, and Du Feng said: "Brother-in-law, let's go, it's almost time."
"good."
Du Feng came to Lin Chaoyang's house today because he was entrusted by Du Ruolin to invite Du Ruolin to go to the sea.
There was a meeting recently, and many local military leaders in the country gathered in Yanjing.
After the meeting, General Zhang, the leader of the Kunming Military Region, wanted to watch "Wreaths Under the Mountain", so the superiors directly organized a screening and invited many leaders present to watch the movie together tonight.
At the same time, they also invited the film's chief screenwriter Lin Chaoyang and the leading actor Tang Guoqiang in Beijing.
After arriving in the sea, Lin Chaoyang was led directly to the room next to the screening room by the staff to rest. There were still more than ten minutes before the movie was screened. Not long after he entered the room, Tang Guoqiang also came.
"Teacher Chaoyang!" Seeing Lin Chaoyang, Tang Guoqiang stepped forward and held his hand enthusiastically, "Finally I see you again!"
When "Garland Under the Mountain" was being prepared, Liu Xiaoqing and Tang Guoqiang came to Lin Chaoyang for help. Tang Guoqiang had given up hope, but he didn't expect that he would become the leading actor with Lin Chaoyang's help.
In the past two years, he was called a naughty boy, and he desperately wanted to change his screen image and play a hot-blooded man.
In the novel, Zhao Mengsheng was spoiled, greedy for life and afraid of death. In the end, he experienced life and death and became a tough guy.
Somehow, this role seems to be tailor-made for Tang Guoqiang.
Now that the movie is released, Tang Guoqiang's performance in the movie has conquered all audiences. The "little boy" who was ridiculed by the film industry and the audience was reborn from the ashes and became a tough guy who is not afraid of sacrifice.
"From today on, no one will say that I am greedy for life and afraid of death. When we meet with red swords, we will see who is the hero and who is the bear. We will see the truth on the battlefield."
This is Zhao Mengsheng's line in the movie, and it is also what Tang Guoqiang wants to tell the audience and film critics through the character's mouth.
I, Tang Guoqiang, am not a niche student, but a serious actor!
The success of "Garland Under the Mountain" has had too many impacts. As the leading actor, Tang Guoqiang is undoubtedly one of the people who benefited the most. His screen image has completely changed since then.
Therefore, he was full of gratitude to Lin Chaoyang, and regarded Lin Chaoyang as a figure like Bole in his heart.
Tang Guoqiang had just chatted with Lin Chaoyang for a while when a series of leaders entered the room and briefly exchanged greetings with Lin Chaoyang. Lin Chaoyang saw Du Ruolin in the crowd and nodded with him in tacit agreement.
The movie was about to be screened, and a group of people came to the screening room and spent more than two hours together on a journey of light and shadow.
After the screening, General Zhang from the Kunming Military Region stood up with red eyes, came to Lin Chaoyang's side, and held his hand tightly.
"Comrade Chaoyang, thank you! Thank you..."
The old general choked with sobs. There seemed to be a thousand words he wanted to say in his eyes, but when he reached his mouth, they all turned into a word of thanks.
The troops he was responsible for were on the front line, and he felt more sympathetic to everything described in the movie.
After shaking hands with Lin Chaoyang, General Zhang shook hands with Tang Guoqiang, "I didn't expect that you, a weakling, would actually show heroism and gain face for our troops!"
Tang Guoqiang, an actor from the Bayi Film Studio, stood at attention, raised his hand and saluted General Zhang, "Thank you, chief, for your encouragement!"
General Zhang nodded.
Except for General Zhang, everyone present today are all senior generals of our army. The number three leader of the military also had tears in his eyes after watching the movie. He took Lin Chaoyang's hand and gave him instructions.
"Comrade Chaoyang, you should write more works like "Garland Under the Mountain". Such good works and films are of great significance to educate our soldiers and civilians on patriotism and revolutionary heroism.
At that time, the Americans said that Qian Xuesen and Qian Lao could stand up to five divisions by himself. This work of yours cannot stand up to five divisions, but five regiments will definitely be no problem!"
As soon as Leader No. 3 said this, even if it was a joke, the leaders present felt the importance he attached to Lin Chaoyang and "Garland Under the Mountain".
Du Ruolin knew that Lin Chaoyang's ambition was not in the field of military literature. Leader No. 3 may have said this out of good intentions, but it could easily lead to criticism.
"Chief of Staff, classics like "Garland Under the Mountain" are written by nature. I think even a talented young man like Xiaolin may not be able to write a second one."
Leader No. 3 glanced at Du Ruolin after hearing this, with a meaningful look in his eyes, "Old Du, you don't think I don't know your relationship with Comrade Chaoyang, do you? What? Are you afraid that I will overestimate him?
"
Du Ruolin was exposed by leader No. 3, with a calm smile on his face, "Nothing, it's a blessing for you to value this kid."
Leader No. 3 said: "Come on, don't do this. I'm afraid your precious nephew and son-in-law will be someone like Lu Guomao in the future. Our army is not lucky enough to recruit such a great talent!"
Leader No. 3's words were both regret and praise, but this evaluation was indeed too high. Lin Chaoyang quickly humbled himself.
Tang Guoqiang listened for a long time before he figured it out. He didn't expect that Teacher Chaoyang had such a family background.
He watched Lin Chaoyang chatting and laughing with several leaders, his eyes filled with envy.
Chapter completed!