"Affected by the war in the 1930s and 1940s, a large number of literati from the mainland crossed south to Xiangjiang. Later, China won the war. Some literati returned to the mainland, some went abroad, and some stayed in Xiangjiang. Those who stayed in Hong Kong
Among this group of literati, Liu Yichang is one of the few people who can integrate his talents into Hong Kong society.",,
"He has successively served as editor, editor-in-chief, and editor-in-chief of newspapers and magazines such as "Hong Kong Times", "Sing Tao Weekly", "West Point", "Yi Shi Bao", "Federal Daily News", "Hong Kong Times - Repulse Bay", "Sing Tao Daily. City Hall", etc.
His position is that he is a famous newspaper reporter in Hong Kong.",,
"At the same time, he has also produced many creative achievements, the most famous of which are the novels "The Drunkard" and "The Pair".",,
"The king of sunglasses, a generation of literary youth, is his loyal believer. "In the Mood for Love" and "2046" were inspired by these two novels.",,
In 1985, he founded the monthly "Hong Kong Literature", which has grown to become the most influential local literary magazine in Hong Kong."
"Bringing together the works of writers who had never interacted with each other due to their political differences not only brought a fresh breath of fresh air to the literary world, but also brought him great fame in the Hong Kong literary world.",,
At this time, he published an article in the newspaper and praised Lin Chaoyang as "a sincere and good doctor in Hong Kong society", and even bluntly said, "It is difficult for us to flatter him", which invisibly added a wave of influence to "Parasite".
heat.",,
"In this way, as soon as "Parasite" was released, it swept the Hong Kong literary world and the vast readership group by storm.",,
"Such terrifying energy stems not only from the excellence of the novel itself, but also from Lin Chaoyang's accumulation of monuments in the past few years and the honor that "The Truman Show" has won for Hong Kong society overseas.",
"Two years ago, when the Hong Kong literary circles and readers mentioned Lin Chaoyang, they would always label him as a "mainland writer". But since this year, this kind of reference has become less and less, and more and more
People in Xiangjiang regard Lin Chaoyang as one of their own.",,
"It's like your family discovers that there is an awesome person with the same surname. It's obviously impossible to fight, but there will always be people trying to connect the awesome person to their family tree to show their own awesomeness.",,
"In addition to Lin Chaoyang, the screenwriter and original author, who benefited from this, so did everyone else who participated in "The Truman Show."
"Of course the one who benefited the most is Xu Guanwen, who won the Best Actor Award at Cannes.",,
"In the more than half a year since he won the Best Actor Award at Cannes, he has not taken any roles. There are several reasons.",,
"First of all, I was sucked into the stomach by "The Truman Show", and ordinary scripts are simply not worth it;",,
"The second reason is that he wants to wait for Lin Chaoyang's new works. Unlike Jiahe and Xinyi City who are only interested in profit, Xu Guanwen's pictures are famous.",,
"During this period, he would contact Lin Chaoyang from time to time. Although there has been no news about Lin Chaoyang's new works, he is still willing to wait.",,
"As the saying goes, if you don't open for three years, you will have to wait for three years if you open.",,
"Lin Chaoyang's new work is worth waiting for.",,
"The third reason is a truth that Xu Guanwen gradually realized a few months after winning the award.",,
"When he returned with great honor, he almost became a hero in the city of Xiangjiang. Everywhere he went, he was greeted with roaring applause, warm and amiable smiles, and the olive branches offered by major film companies made him flawlessly considerate.
.",,
"But as time went by and he didn't accept the role, the enthusiasm of the film companies and colleagues waned.",,
"Only every time he takes to the streets, many people still cheer and shout for him.",,
"Xu Guanwen keenly discovered that the cheers and shouts of these people had more respect and admiration than the pursuit of popular stars. Later at a party, his friend Cai Lan's words suddenly awakened him.",,
"Cai Lam said that as the first Cannes Best Actor in the Hong Kong film industry, he is now not only an actor and star, but half an artist.",,
"In a city like Xiangjiang that pursues material desires, the word "artist" is rare, and it is precisely because of its rarity that it is even more valuable. The reason why Cai Lam said that he is "half an artist" is because Xu Guanwen
Now there is only one "The Truman Show" available.",,
"If Bruce Lee only had one "Tangshan Brother" back then, he would hardly be called a kung fu superstar. He would be like Luo Lie, a short-lived flash in the pan. Under such circumstances, Xu Guanwen had two choices.",,
One is to take advantage of the popularity and offer a sky-high salary to make a fortune by taking on roles.
The other is to wait patiently, waiting for an opportunity that truly transcends the status of an actor and a star. And this opportunity, both Cai Lam and Xu Guanwen understand, will definitely fall on Lin Chaoyang.
"Parasite" was published two days ago, and Xu Guanwen went to the bookstore early in the morning to buy back the novel.
After spending two days and staying up all night to read it, the excitement in his heart was indescribable. He knew that this was the opportunity he had been waiting for. He didn't even have time to catch up on himself, so he dialed Lin Chaoyang's home phone number, but the phone number
But no one answered.
Xu Guanwen was so anxious that he couldn't help himself. He ran to Jiahui Garden in the middle of the mountain with a pair of dark circles to visit Lin Chaoyang, but he was in vain.
He had no choice but to go to Lin's Film Company again. After arriving at the company, he learned that Lin Chaoyang and his wife had gone back to the mainland to celebrate the New Year and would not be able to come back until after the New Year. Xu Guanwen was filled with disappointment and was about to leave when he bumped into someone who had returned from outside.
Tao Yumo.
Tao Yumo greeted him, and Xu Guanwen asked, "Aren't you going back to the mainland?"
"I'm going back, but I have to wait for the company's holiday to pay for my air ticket the day after tomorrow. Brother Michael, why did you come to the company to do something?" "It's nothing."
Lin Chaoyang was not here, Xu Guanwen's interest was waning, and he didn't want to say anything more. He just hoped that Lin Chaoyang would come back soon.
Seeing his disappointed expression, Tao Yumo put a smile on his face and asked: "Let me guess, have you taken a fancy to my brother-in-law's new novel and want to adapt it?" Xu Guanwen smiled bitterly. Tao Yumo was Lin Chaoyang's relative.
This little thought can be hidden from others but not from her.
"Yes." Xu Guanwen said truthfully.
Tao Yumo guessed what he was thinking, with a look on his face, and then said: "My brother-in-law said before he left, we will wait until after the New Year." Hearing this sentence, Xu Guanwen was elated, knowing that his more than half a year of waiting was finally over.
There is no waiting in vain.
"Okay, okay, let's wait until after the Chinese New Year." Xu Guanwen happily left Lin's Pictures.
Tao Yumo looked at his back and couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart.
She has followed her sister and brother-in-law to Xiangjiang for almost two years. She is already familiar with the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang. Naturally, she knows Xu Guanwen's current fame and status in Xiangjiang. But for such a big star, her brother-in-law's words can control him.
of joy and anger
, Expectation, this was completely beyond Tao Yumo’s imagination when he first came to Xiangjiang. After staying at Lin’s for half a day, Tao Yumo went to a coffee shop near Harbor City after get off work and waited for more than half an hour before seeing him. Maggie Cheung appeared wearing sunglasses.
At this time, she had hunched shoulders, a gray face, and no appearance of a female star. She seemed like a walking corpse that had been drained of her vitality by part-time work. "Why are you here!" As soon as Maggie Cheung sat down, Tao Yumo complained.
"Hey, eldest sister, I want to film a movie! Do you think everyone is like you and can eat, drink and have fun every day?" Maggie Cheung retorted weakly. "What do you mean I eat, drink and have fun every day? My work is also very busy, okay?
?”
"Yes, yes, you are the busiest, busy eating, drinking and having fun."
The two little sisters had a verbal quarrel, but Tao Yumo couldn't defeat Maggie Cheung, so he planned to teach her a lesson. But as soon as she touched Maggie Cheung's shoulder, the other party burst out screaming.
!
Tao Yumo was startled, "Hey, I just touched you."
"Sister, do you know that I have been hanging up my Wia for a whole day today!"
Maggie Cheung's face was full of pain, which made Tao Yumo feel a little embarrassed. She gently rubbed the place where she had just touched and asked, "Does it hurt?"
"Nonsense, of course it hurts! Try hanging it up for a day."
Maggie Cheung's tone was impatient, but her expression showed that she was enjoying her touch, and she couldn't help but squint her eyes and get closer.
Tao Yumo complained again: "Who told you to accept action movies? You are asking for trouble."
"What if I don't accept an action movie? Ask Sister Yu to open a drama for me."
"You didn't accept "Best Friend" yourself, and now you blame me and my sister?"
"What's the difference between that drama and "Hardcover Chasing Girls"? When I went there, I was treated as a vase."
"So you are asking for trouble.
Defeated by Tao Yumo's logic, Maggie Cheung snorted and simply leaned on her shoulder.
"You're like this and you still want to go on a river cruise with me?"
"You risk your life to accompany a gentleman. Aren't you going back to the mainland soon?"
Maggie Cheung's words made Tao Yumo feel a bit of sisterly love, and she said: "Forget it, I won't go today, go back and rest early."
Seeing this, Maggie Cheung took the next step and nuzzled her in her arms.
"Sister Yushu and brother-in-law are not here, can you let me go and see the night view of the mountain?"
Tao Yumo readily agreed.
After arriving at Jiahui Garden, Maggie Cheung stood on the terrace overlooking the scenery of the entire Victoria Harbor. She couldn't help but spread her arms and shouted. "Wow! The scenery of the mid-level mansion is really different. When can I afford such a mansion?"
ah!"
"Isn't it easy for you to buy? Just accept a few more movies and two years will be enough."
Maggie Cheung turned to look at Tao Yumo, with an expression on her face as if you, the eldest lady, don't know the sufferings of the world.
"How many more movies do you accept? Do you think I am Chow Yun-fat or Chung Chu-hong? Don't you need to spend the money you make? I don't even have one million in my bank account now!" Tao Yumo couldn't help but rolled his eyes when he heard this, woman
, what on earth are you talking about?
"Not even one million? How can you have the nerve to say such a thing? It's such a hard life for a star like you, what do you want those working people to do?" Knowing that she had said the wrong thing, Maggie Cheung hugged Tao Yumo's shoulders.
behave in a spoiled manner.
"The view is so nice, let's drink some wine."
"It's okay to drink, but don't act drunk."
“I’m a good drinker!
Maggie Cheung's tone was solemn, but Tao Yumo couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Wine does not exist for Maggie Cheung, but since Tiger is not at home these days, Tao Yumo can't help but want to indulge.
She took out the red wine and wine glasses, poured two glasses of wine, and said to Maggie Cheung: "Let's have a drink first."
Maggie Cheung confidently made an OK gesture, then raised her glass and drank it down in one gulp.
Tao Yumo:…
The "tiger" who was far away in Yanjing didn't know that an alcoholic civet cat had broken into the house and was playing happily with the "monkey".
When they landed in Yanjing, the temperature suddenly dropped from a dozen degrees above zero to a dozen degrees below zero. Lin Chaoyang and his wife wrapped their two children tightly for fear of freezing.
As a result, the two children were fine the next day, but Tao Yushu caught a cold and had a fever of 39 degrees.
Even though this was the case, Tao Yushu actually planned to go to Yan Film Studio to see the post-production status of "King of Children".
"It's not like our family is going to run out of food, so don't work so hard!"
Lin Chaoyang stopped her, who was already dressed, and persuaded her to go back to bed, "You should have a good rest today and you are not allowed to go anywhere."
"It's okay, it's just a cold. Whenever I had a cold before, I never missed work or school!"
Tao Yushu's cheeks were red due to the high fever, but his energy seemed not to be lost at all.
"It used to be before, and now it is now. When you went to the countryside before, you couldn't even eat meat. Now you can almost eat all the delicacies from the mountains and seas, right?"
The work is not done in one day, "King of Children" has been handed over to Lao Chen, so don't worry, what's the difference if you watch it one day earlier or one day later?" Lin Chaoyang persuaded Tao Yushu to lie down and rest.
At that time, Dongdong suddenly walked into the house, holding a tablet of paracetamol in his young hands.
"Mom, take medicine. Grandma said the disease will be cured after taking medicine."
Already four years and one month old, his speech became clearer and smoother. The medicine in his hand was given to him by Zhang Guiqin. His childlike voice suddenly melted Tao Yushu's heart, "Thank you Dongdong."
Then she said to Lin Chaoyang: "You should take the children out first to avoid infecting them both. I will take medicine and sleep first to sweat." "Okay."
After Tao Yushu was settled, Lin Chaoyang took his son out of the house.
Zhang Guiqin stood at the door and said worriedly: "Girl Yushu, why are you always working so hard?" "Yes!" Lin Chaoyang sighed.
Zhang Guiqin added: "It's not that you don't do your job, you have five spines and six beasts to spare, and you let your wife go out and work all day long!" "I..."
"What am I? I'll make a bowl of ginger soup for Yushu later to make her sweat more."
Zhang Guiqin said coldly to her son, then took her grandson's little hand and walked to the west wing of the inner courtyard. "Let's go, Dongdong, let's go play with grandma for a while."
This old lady!
Lin Chaoyang shook his head helplessly, went to the kitchen to cook ginger soup and brought it to Tao Yushu's house. Then he watched Tao Yushu while reading.
When it was almost noon, Lin Erchun suddenly ran to Xiaoliubukou. After entering the house, he greeted Tao Yushu for a few words and then complained about Lin Chaoyang.
It's business, my wife is working hard outside..."
Lin Chaoyang automatically blocked Comrade Erchun's nagging. When Lin Erchun had finished talking, he asked: "How did you know that Yushu had a cold?" "Your mother went to the alley entrance to get a public phone to call me.
"
Call up?
Lin Chaoyang didn't understand what she meant. You have to be able to answer her phone call!
Then he noticed a slight bulge in Lin Erchun's waist. At this time, Lin Erchun naturally lifted up his clothes, revealing the small machine attached to his belt. "BB machine, didn't you say last time that there are many migrant workers in Xiangjiang?
There are all of them, and now we in Yanjing also have them!"
Lin Erchun's tone was a bit showy, and he straightened his waist when he spoke. Not to mention how strong his waist was!
"Okay, Comrade Erchun, you are keeping up with fashion trends!"
Lin Chaoyang made a joke, which caused Lin Erchun to give him a feint. After the joke, Lin Erchun said seriously:
"Last time you just left, the first paging station was opened here in Yanjing. That day Du Feng came to visit the house and had this thing on his waist. I always heard you say that this is the first time I have seen this thing. Take it
Come over and take a look.
Du Fengfei said he wanted to give it to me, so can I take it? We don’t need the money, so we can just buy one!"
Although Lin Erchun's current tone is full of pride, buying a BP machine is like buying Chinese cabbage. I was very distressed when I bought the BP machine in the first two months.
Don't tell me, this thing is really easy to use. As soon as it rings, you will know that something is wrong. You can find an alley or a public phone box to call back. It is much more convenient than before." Compared with Big Brother, which only entered the mainland in 1987,
, BP machines entered the market very early and appeared in Shanghai in 1983.
However, even though the price is much cheaper than that of its elder brother, this thing is still not something that the vast majority of people in China can enjoy today.
The only BP machine on the market now is Motorola's BP machine, which initially sold for eight to nine thousand yuan. The price has dropped a lot in the past two years, but it still costs three to four thousand yuan.
The slogan "Motorola pagers can send messages anytime and anywhere" combined with such a high price has allowed the small group of comrades who got rich first to own BP phones to be more prestigious no matter where they go.
When you meet someone, say hello, give your pager number before leaving, and say "call me if you need anything", that's cool!
Of course, Lin Erchun definitely didn't buy the BP machine just for the sake of face, but after seeing Du Feng using it, he felt that there was indeed a need for it.
Lin Chaoyang joked: "It seems that I have really made money. I can buy things that cost three to four thousand yuan at any time. It would be great if you asked me to bring you one back. This thing only costs 2,000 Hong Kong dollars."
Lin Erchun looked at him with strange eyes, "Do you think I look like someone who has been taken advantage of?" "What do you mean?"
"I asked Du Feng to bring this one back from Guangzhou for one thousand yuan."
Lin Chaoyang admitted that he had underestimated Comrade Erchun. Since he became a charterer, he has become more and more shrewd.
With such a thing on his waist, Lin Chaoyang can responsibly say that Lin Erchun is already ahead of at least 95% of domestic businessmen. It can be said that he has left the "little boss" stage and started to move towards the "capitalist" stage.
The direction has developed.
"Not bad, not bad. It's really keeping pace with the times. If Big Brother enters the country in the future, I will get you another one." Lin Chaoyang said. Lin Erchun waved his hand after hearing this. He had never used Big Brother, but after listening to Lin
Chaoyang said it and saw it in magazines and TV.
The BP machine hangs on the waist and is inconspicuous wherever he goes. The big brother is very different. It is too ostentatious to hold it in your hand or carry it in your pocket. "Your business is getting bigger and bigger, and you will become busier and busier in the future. You deserve a big brother."
Something."
"It's too ostentatious, it's too ostentatious. Just use this BB machine, it's convenient enough." Lin Erchun said and glanced sideways at his son's waist, but there was nothing there.
"Don't you want to get one? This thing is convenient."
"Why should I use it? I am a man who depends on my wife!"
Lin Chaoyang responded with self-deprecation to Lin Erchun for saying that he had made Tao Yushu exhausted, which immediately made Comrade Erchun furious and wanted to give him a kick. The father and son chased each other in the courtyard for a while, and Dongdong stood on the corridor of the west wing and watched.
Lively and hilarious.
"Okay, okay, the old one doesn't look like the old one, and the young one doesn't look like the young one, and you'll bring it up again!" Zhang Guiqin stepped in to stop the farce between the father and son. By the time they had dinner, Tao Yushu was in better shape than in the morning.
The fever has gone down quite a bit, and the person has no energy anymore.
She spoke in a husky voice and her throat was a little hoarse. Zhang Guiqin said she was almost healed. She took her temperature again the next morning and it was indeed normal, but her throat was still inflamed.
After dinner in the morning, she had to go to Yanying Factory again. She said that Yanying Factory would be on holiday for another two days, so Lin Chaoyang had no choice but to drive her in the car and go to Yanying Factory together. After entering, she signed in and the car stopped in front of the main building.
, maybe because the Spring Festival is approaching, the factory does seem a little deserted than usual.
The couple first went up to the second floor to say hello to Hu Qiming, and after sitting there for a while, they planned to go to the recording studio.
When most people hear the word "workshop", their first impression is usually of an industrial workshop filled with machine tools. The workshop of Yanying Factory is actually an industrial production place, but it is not only a production place, but also an administrative unit.
At Yan Film Factory, every process involved in film production has a corresponding administrative unit.
It includes photography, production, directing, art, recording, lighting, costumes, makeup, props, printing, editing and many other processes. The names are different, but the levels are the same.
The editing and soundtrack of "Kid King" have been completed and have entered the mixing stage.
At this stage, 90% of the post-production work has been basically completed, and only the last step is left.
When Lin Chaoyang, his wife, and Hu Qiming arrived at the recording studio, Chen Kaige and his son were also there. Both of them were a little out of sorts, unshaven, and unkempt. It was obvious that they had not had much rest in the past few days.
The annual registration deadline for the Berlin Film Festival is the end of November of that year, so "The King of Children" has already registered for next year's Berlin Film Festival through the film bureau more than two months ago.
However, the registration has been completed, but the film production has not yet been completed.
"Kids" only started shooting in September, and the current progress is already very fast for domestic production. In order to keep up with the schedule, the crew overspent by 30,000 yuan.
It is already late January, and the opening date of the Berlin Film Festival is February 20th.
There is less than a month left before the opening of the film festival, and the post-production of the film has not yet been completed. Not only is time tight, Chen Kaige and his son are also nervous.
Lin's Pictures has invested a lot of money in this film and has high hopes. The father and son have also invested their efforts. Of course, they hope that the film can be completed with high quality and quantity, and can participate in the Berlin Film Festival as scheduled.
After the greetings, Lin Chaoyang saw Chen Huaikai's tired look and said a special greeting, "Thank you, Old Chen!" Chen Huaikai teased: "You kid, stop crying like a mouse with this cat. It wasn't your idea."
"I came up with the idea, but you got the money. Besides, what's wrong with your eldest nephew making a movie, and you, the father, have contributed a little?" Lin Chaoyang said it confidently, and every word was true. Chen Huaikai didn't take advantage of him either.
way.
After chatting for a while, the investors are here, and of course they want to see the quality of the movie. Although the post-production of the movie is not completely completed, it does not prevent everyone from watching it.
The story of "Kid King" is adapted from Acheng's novel of the same name. The plot tells the story of a time when humanity was in flood and there was a shortage of teachers in mountainous areas. The production captain arranged for an educated youth veteran in the team to go to school to become the "King of Kids".
The school assigned Lao Gang to teach the third grade of junior high school. He abandoned the school's original rigid teaching method and taught the students in his own way. In the end, he was sent back to the production team by the school.
The novel itself has a very strong plot, and if it is adapted properly, it can be regarded as an excellent educational-themed film. However, when later Chen Kaige adapted the novel, he added too much personal expression.
The film is full of obscure and complex images, the pace is slow, and the characters' motivations seem inexplicable, leaving the audience confused and confused, which greatly limits the film's upper limit and audience acceptance.
This time, Chen Kaige's script was checked by Lin Chaoyang, and the filming and editing were fully supervised by his father Chen Huaikai. There was no chance of wasting anything, and he became a "tool man".
He felt very unhappy, but he had no choice. He had to bow his head when he was under the roof! Who made these two people older than him?
In the screening room, the buzzing sound of the projector stopped, and Chen Kaige went to turn on the light. Chen Huaikai asked with some anticipation: "Chaoyang, Yushu, what do you think of the quality?"
Tao Yushu did not speak, but looked at Lin Chaoyang. Not only him and her, but also several people present turned their attention to Lin Chaoyang who was silent. Lin Chaoyang's hesitation at this time was not hesitating how to express it, but comparing it to later generations.
And the finished film effect of the current two versions of "Kid King".
Compared with later versions of "The King of Children", this version of "The King of Children" has fewer recurring images such as the "Stone Roller Car" that symbolizes the old education system.
Of course, these images are helpful for the audience to understand the theme of the film and the director's intention, but excessive use will make the film's meaning obscure and difficult to understand, and also affect the viewing experience.
Furthermore, the expression of long shots has become restrained. Long shots can easily give the audience a sense of immersion and feel the thoughts and emotions of the characters, but they can also cause problems such as slow pace, procrastination, aesthetic fatigue, and sluggish camera transitions.
In terms of editing, because there are fewer meaningless long shots, the overall smoothness has been significantly improved, and the relationship between the plot and the characters has become much more natural. These are all good aspects, but of course, there are still disadvantages.
For example, except for Lao Gang and Wang Fu, the characters of other characters are still thin and lack unforgettable impressions. However, overall, the quality of this version of "Kid King" is much higher than the original version.
Lin Chaoyang pondered for a moment and looked at Chen Kaige.
Chapter completed!