The next morning, Lin Chaoyang took a car to Wencai Pavilion at No. 67 Di'anmen West Street, which is the office of the Chinese Literature Foundation and the venue for the seminar on "White Deer Plain" works.
The Humanities Club did put a lot of thought into this work seminar, and famous guests gathered.
Feng Mu and Zhang Qi also attended the meeting on behalf of the National Association for Literature and Arts, SX Province’s publicity team, Wang Jucai and many Shaanxi media.
Lin Chaoyang said hello when he entered the door, mainly because there were too many acquaintances inside.
The work seminar begins, and everyone expresses their opinions.
When attending the seminar, everyone must first say something good. The guests first fully affirmed the artistic achievements of "White Deer Plain".
However, in the subsequent discussion, Cheng Zhongshi was also questioned, and some people suggested that Cheng Zhongshi should modify the content of the problematic in the novel.
For example, some of the novels that have little to do with the plot and character portrayals are too common, which lowers the style of the novel;
For example, the two "Fengaozi" in the novel may cause political misunderstandings, and some texts with more distinct tendencies—
These questions gave Cheng Zhongshi the proud Cheng Zhongshi a blow. In front of some Shaanxi media, this situation really made him feel a little embarrassed.
When it was Lin Chaoyang's turn to speak, he focused on affirming the artistic value of "White Deer Plain".
When talking about the shortcomings of the novel, he expressed different opinions from some of the guests present.
"...-Zhu Changsheng from the Humanities Society went to my house that day and talked about the fewer and fewer good works in recent years. The reasons for this must be diverse.
But one thing is undeniable that everyone has become impetuous. There are too few people like Lao Cheng who are willing to "sharpen a sword for six years". With this alone, we should applaud him.
As for the issues in the work, I think we can all mention them, but don’t shout and kill.
Everyone knows that it is not easy to produce good works now, and they should be protected and cherished."
The care in Lin Chaoyang's words moved Cheng Zhongshi. After that, Feng Mu's speech continued Lin Chaoyang's tone, which brought back the direction of the seminar.
After the meeting, Cheng Zhongshi held Lin Chaoyang's hand firmly and sang it for a long time.
Lin Chaoyang smiled and comforted him, "Foreign writers come to Yanjing to hold a seminar on their works. This process is inevitable for praise and then criticizing. Putting it in the yamen is called killing a stick."
Cheng Zhongshi nodded. Now he finally understood why it is so difficult for foreign writers to hold a seminar on works in Yanjing.
Less than a week after the seminar on the "White Deer Plain" work, Lin Chaoyang completed the revision of the new book.
Zhu Changsheng came to pick up the manuscript happily. At the end of last year, a "White Deer Plain" shocked the Chinese literary world.
Now Lin Chaoyang's new book is about to be published. "Contemporary" is destined to use several competitors far behind this year.
Two more days later, Lin Chaoyang flew to Guangzhou.
First, he went to Huacheng Publishing House to deliver the manuscript in person and agreed to submit the manuscript in May. Lin Chaoyang ran to Guangzhou a month in advance. Lin Xianzhi was extremely surprised.
Lin Chaoyang told him that the new book would be released in "Contemporary". Lin Xianzhi found the club leader to report on the matter, and then spoke to "Contemporary" for some time to negotiate.
Finally, it was confirmed that "Contemporary" was published in the third issue of this year, which was published in early May, and Huacheng Publishing House was published in early June.
Afterwards, Lin Chaoyang, led by Lin Xianzhi, went to visit Li Shifei who was recuperating at home.
After a year of rest, Li Shifei's health is no longer injurious. He just needs to follow the doctor's advice. In addition to paying attention to his diet, the most important thing is that he cannot have too much fluctuations in his emotions. He can't do things like reviewing manuscripts and writing poems now.
In Li Shifei's words, life is no different from being in jail.
Leaving Guangzhou, Lin Chaoyang took the train to Shenzhen. He called Ermiantai at the train station.
When we arrived in Shenzhen, Ermtai was already waiting at the train station.
"Okay, change the cannons!"
Lin Chaoyang pounded Ermiaoti's chest. The "bird gun changing cannon" he said refers to the Audi 100 parked behind Ermiaoti.
"Isn't this all listened to you?"
After working as a contractor for several years, Er Maidai's youth gradually faded away, and now he has a bit of a boss attitude.
Lin Chaoyang greeted Luo Huifang again, Luo Huifang lowered her head and said to the little guy holding in her hand: "How did you teach you just now?"
"Hello uncle!"
"good!"
Lin Chaoyang smiled and touched Xiaobu'er's head, "I'm going to school soon?"
"It's almost time, I'll go to school next year."
Several people got into the car as they spoke. The Audi 100 was brand new, and this car was only launched in the country at the end of last year.
According to Ermtai, he originally wanted to buy Santana, but now Santana is too popular and it is hard to get a car. Luo Huifang advised him again and said that he would have to be ashamed to go out to negotiate business.
So he gritted his teeth and changed to this Audi 100. Compared to the Santana, which only costs 200,000 yuan to land, the Audi 100
The price is as high as 500,000 yuan, which is not a little expensive.
"Afang has a brain, listen to her right."
Ermiaoti responded with a smile and talked about his development in the past two years.
In the past two years, he has been well cared for by Wang Shi, and he has participated in any projects Vanke has participated.
Tianjing Garden, Weiden Villa, Huanggangling Industrial Zone··
With original accumulation, he established his own construction company at the beginning of last year and took on many projects from other companies.
Now Shenzhen is in the era of large-scale infrastructure, and the least worry about taking on projects is that it is now a boss with a net worth of millions.
"If I hadn't known you, Wang Shi wouldn't have taken care of me like this."
"Du Feng and his two bosses pulled him to set up a clothing industrial park in Buxin Industrial Zone and contracted all the civil engineering projects to me. His mind is really useful!"
"What's the brand called V? A piece of clothing costs thousands of yuan, which is quite popular. Many bosses around me buy it for their wife."
The car came all the way to a community on Shennan East Road, and the three words "Fuchun Pavilion" were written at the entrance of the community.
Fuchunge is the third phase of the earliest batch of commercial housing in Shenzhen, Haifu Garden. It opened for sale last year and sold at a price of up to 4,500 yuan.
The layout of the house is much better than the Hongling Building where Ermiaodai lived before. It has a serious two-bedroom and one living room, a living room, a kitchen and a dining room.
Lin Chaoyang was unwilling to eat outside, so Luo Huifang arranged a meal at home to entertain him.
During the meal, Ermeng asked about Lin Chaoyang something.
"I see that Vanke's stock price has begun to fall again this month."
Vanke in later generations was burdened with debts and frequent news of thunder.
It’s different now. Fangke has been listed for more than four years, and the stock price is just like Little Teddy. It has risen from 1 yuan at the beginning, with rising and falling in the middle, and has risen to a high of 36.7 yuan at the beginning of this year.
This month, Vanke issued 45 million B shares, raising more than 330 million yuan, mainly for real estate development.
But the market did not buy it. The company's stock price did not rise but fell. It fell for several days, and it was a trend of repeating the mistakes in 1991.
In 1991, Vanke's stock price fell sharply, and it was trading sideways for half a year, with a drop of up to 60%. It didn't rise back in 1992.
Then the stock price hit a new high.
When Lin Chaoyang bought Fangke's stock, he also gave Ermiao Ti a little even. Now the stock in his hand is worth more than 1.8 million yuan, which is equivalent to Ermiao Ti's smallest wealth.
Lin Chaoyang understood Ermiaoti’s concerns and said, “If you have a better investment direction, you will sell.”
Ermai nodded, "Then I'll keep it."
Lin Chaoyang couldn't make it clear that Fang Ke's stock price sluggish this year will last for three years, with the stock price falling by more than 90%, but he certainly could not disclose such information.
Besides, even if Erli Dai sells his stocks at a high level now, Lin Chaoyang doesn't think that he can find investments that will appreciate faster than Fangke's stock in the end.
Holding Vanke's stock has already allowed Ermiao to surpass 99.999% of people in this era.
Among the remaining 0.001% of people who cannot surpass Ermiaotai include Lin Chaoyang.
In recent years, he has made hundreds of millions of yuan in the stocks of Fangke by selling high and buying low, plus share allotment and warrants.
After spending a day in Shenzhen, Lin Chaoyang returned to Xiangjiang the next morning.
"dad!"
"dad!"
The two children were surprised to see Lin Chaoyang, so they threw down their schoolbag and rushed into his arms.
Those who have raised children know that they are annoyed when they see them, but they still think that they haven’t seen two little guys for more than a month. Lin Chaoyang’s fatherly love is flooded and he played with them for a long time.
During dinner, Tao Yumo came back to see him, "It's a coincidence that you came back. My sister just flew to the United States this morning."
"I know, I called your sister when I left Yanjing two days ago."
This year's Oscar Golden Awards are one week away. Three years ago, "Parasite" lost, this time Lin's Film and Television joins "
Farewell My Concubine once again competed for the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
He has won the Best Foreign Language Film Awards and the Golden Globe Awards from the Four Major Film Critics Associations of the United States. He is as powerful as a rainbow and cannot be regarded as a sharp one.
A week later, good news came from across the ocean.
"Farewell My Concubine" defeated competitors such as "Qiu Ju's lawsuit", "Love Evidence in This Life" and "Darnes Priest" and other competitors won the 65th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
When the news came, the media from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three regions immediately became excited.
News from newspapers and TV are surging like a tide, stirring up the changes in the entire Chinese-speaking world and greatly inspiring the people's national pride.
Zhang Yimou won the gold medal at the three major European international film festivals for the first time at the West Berlin Film Festival.
Chinese films have achieved great success in recent years and have won all the gold medals from the three major international film festivals.
Because of this, Chinese people no longer have the same kind of admiration and unattainability as they used to be for the three major European countries.
So in February just passed, when Xie Fei's "Birth Year" and Ang Lee's "Wedding Banquet" won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, the domestic media was in a calm state.
It’s not that everyone doesn’t care about the Golden Bear Awards, but Chinese movies have been so popular at the Berlin Film Festival in recent years.
Both the media and the public are somewhat numb, and this situation is similar to the scumbag who successfully guides the goddess.
It is an oversupply and weak demand!
But the Oscars are different, firstly because the United States has a unique influence in the world today, and secondly, Chinese films have returned from their feathers several times.
The sense of accomplishment and pride after the success of conquest is naturally incomparable. Chinese movies can completely support a few more rounds and fight until dawn.
The Palme d'Or at the Shana Film Festival, the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the American Film and Television Awards, and the Best Foreign Language Film at the American Academy Awards.—
"Farewell My Concubine" set an unprecedented new record for Chinese films, and the media also promoted the director of the film, Chen Kaige, to the altar.
In the first half of April, the media in the Chinese-speaking world were filled with praises to Chen Kaige. If Chen Kaige was at this time, he would definitely become a god.
Unfortunately, he is just in his forties and is still alive.
Tao Yushu returned to Xiangjiang from the United States in the second week after the Academy Awards ceremony.
"Are you exhausted?"
In a flash, the couple hadn't seen each other for almost two months. Seeing Tao Yushu's dusty face and tired face, Lin Chaoyang felt a little distressed.
"It's a bit tired, but it's worth it!"
Spiritual pleasure can overcome all physical fatigue, this is the talented skill of King Juan.
In the past two months, Lin's Pictures has been full of happy events.
First, Ang Lee and "Wedding Banquet" shine at the Berlin Film Festival, giving Lin's Film a full-time lottery in the spring;
Immediately afterwards, the low-cost horror film "Saw" directed by Lan Naicai was released quietly in the United States.
The film invested only US$300,000, and collected the label of "three-no products" such as "nameless directors and stars". However, when no one was optimistic about it, the box office exceeded 1,000 yuan on the first three days.
The second week of release, the film's reputation fermented, and it won $32.83 million. When it was released in mid-March, the box office was frozen at $75.9 million.
Created a rare 1:253 ultra-high ROI in Hollywood history.
Of course, whether it is the ultra-low production cost of US$300,000 or the ultra-high return on investment of 253 times, it is more of a kind of head.
The most important thing for "Saw" to achieve such amazing results is that in addition to the excellent creativity and quality of the film itself, Lin's Pictures invested $5 million in publicity expenses that were inconsistent with its production costs.
Otherwise, even if the quality of "Movie Shock" is outstanding, it would not have been possible to achieve a box office success of thousands of dollars in the first week without any popularity and publicity.
In addition to production and promotional costs, the box office of "Saw" alone brought nearly $30 million to the Lin family in the United States.
If the box office and subsequent copyright income of other countries are included, this number will probably have to be at least doubled.
The most important thing is that the mode of "Saw" is highly replicable.
Inspired by this movie, Lin's internal discussions on the production of the sequel to "Saw" and the in-depth exploration of similar films.
First, "Wedding Banquet" won the Berlin Golden Bear, then "Saw" made a big big shot and sold the box office, plus "Farewell My Concubine" Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film,
The three films are all blooming in Europe and the United States, and conservatively estimated that they will also bring US$120 million in profits to Lin's Pictures.
Lin's Pictures achieved a fantastic start at the beginning of 1993, and it was difficult for Tao Yushu to be in a bad mood.
However, under the prosperity, Tao Yushu also had some hidden worries in his heart.
During this time in the United States, Tao Yushu visited Industrial Light and Magic and saw some of the materials of "Jurassic Park" that Universal Pictures is producing through Michael Clayton.
Although she already knows Hollywood's computer special effects very well, she was still shocked after seeing the special effects materials of "Jurassic Park".
"Hollywood's current technical strength is too strong! Although it is difficult to call it a film art simply by relying on visual impact, this kind of film does have its own uniqueness, and its audience must be wider than ordinary commercial films.
The threshold for viewing is too low, and the visual experience you gain is amazing. If I were an audience, I would have chosen such a movie."
After struggling in the film industry for many years, although there is still some artistic feelings in my heart, Tao Yushu now regards movies as a business.
She rationally analyzed her experiences in Hollywood, and Tao Yumo, who was standing beside her, interrupted, "Do you know my foresight to acquire Pixar?"
"Stop bragging. The animation special effects are the same as film and television special effects? Pixar is ten miles apart from Industrial Light and Magic."
"No matter how bad it is, it is better than the new vision you invested in, and you can fool the audience in Hong Kong."
"Don't understand the principle of getting what you pay for? Do you know that New Vision earns HK$20 to 30 million a year?"
The two sisters said it for a while, and Lin Chaoyang said, "At this stage, computer special effects blockbusters can survive only based on the consumption power of the US market and have the possibility of radiating to other countries."
Tao Yushu nodded, "I also understand this principle. It is inevitable to increase support for the Lin family in the United States.
Perhaps the American Lin family should be split and listed separately at the appropriate time."
Good guy!
The wife's evolution speed far exceeded Lin Chaoyang's imagination. She had learned to learn from it and went to Amerika to make money.
"Sister, you have a good idea. I plan to get Pixar listed in the United States in a few years."
"You should think about how to turn Pixar into profit first!"
This wave of ridiculous skills was full, and Tao Yumo instantly became red and warm.
"Okay, OK, let's go to the bedroom to chat."
Lin Chaoyang pulled the two sisters apart. The couple hadn't met for two months, so he had more important things to communicate with Tao Yushu.
The next morning, Tao Yushu went to work in a refreshed mood, and Lin Chaoyang slept until ten o'clock before getting up.
After staying at home for a few days, Lin Chaoyang asked someone to contact some publishing houses from various places and countries. After writing the new book, the next thing was to publish.
If the specific details are concerned by his subordinates, he is only responsible for making decisions and is not busy.
That night, Tao Yushu returned home and said, "Thank you Jin to Xiangjiang the day after tomorrow. Are you going to treat a guest?"
"He is coming to Hong Kong?"
"The Battle of Red Cliffs has been released in Asian countries and regions. I asked him to come to Xiangjiang for exchange and study, and there is also dividends."
Lin Chaoyang nodded, "Then I'll ask Xiao Sun to book a place for me."
Lin Chaoyang and Xie Jin had a close relationship, so they naturally had to entertain him.
Two days later, Lin Chaoyang met Xie Jin at Yulang Building.
"The Battle of Red Cliff" has been released in various countries and regions in East Asia and Southeast Asia since the Lunar New Year.
All achieved remarkable results.
Among them, the box office in mainland China was 105 million yuan, the box office in Xiangjiang was 31.24 million Hong Kong dollars, the Bay Island area was 85.23 million Taiwan dollars, and the box office in Southeast Asian countries was nearly 60 million Hong Kong dollars.
Japan's box office is the most exaggerated. "The Battle of Red Cliff" was released in Japan for 45 days, mobilizing nearly 3.5 million viewers.
Nowadays, the ticket price of Japanese movies is 1,800 yen, which has also created a terrifying 63
100 million yen box office results.
The enthusiasm of "The Battle of Red Cliff" not only became a popular news in Japan in February, but also caused exclamations from major media after the box office results were sent back to Hong Kong.
Based on the current exchange rates between China and Japan, 6.3 billion yen is equivalent to nearly 700 million Hong Kong dollars, which is almost equivalent to the box office revenue of the Hong Kong film market for more than half a year.
Even if most of these will be divided by Japanese theaters and publishers, the profits left to Lin's Pictures are scary enough. You should know that this is only part of the overseas revenue of "The Battle of Red Cliff".
Among the reports of a number of media, Ming Pao Weekly is anxious about what readers are anxious about and what readers think, and lists the box office results of "The Battle of Red Cliff" released in overseas countries and regions in detail.
Finally, a total box office number was found: HK$1.14 billion. This figure not only broke the box office record of Xiangjiang movies, but also became a new box office benchmark in the film industry between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three regions.
The movie has been very popular at the box office, and the actors and directors benefit the most.
Tang Guoqiang, who plays Zhuge Liang, Lu Shuming, who plays Guan Yu, Andy Lau, who plays Zhao Yun, and He Qing, who plays Xiao Qiao... Many actors in the movie have received great attention from media from East Asian countries.
He Qing was even regarded as a "beauty once in two thousand years" by many Japanese media, so she received invitations from many film appointments from Hong Kong Film Company.
As for director Xie Jin, he also reached another peak in his directorial career with "The Battle of Red Cliff". The domestic media praised him during this period as much as Chen Kaige, who was praised on the altar.
However, the pride of career cannot cover up Xie Jin's fatigue. He is already in his seventies this year.
In the past two years, he has been exhausted in filming "The Battle of Red Cliff". For more than a month after the movie was released, he was either participating in events or going to events every day, and almost flew all over East and Southeast Asia.
In the more than a month, although I returned to Shanghai to rest, I still couldn't get rid of the fate of being driven to be put on the shelves and arranged activities.
After careful calculation, he only took a rest for more than a week after returning to Shanghai.
Xie Jin and Lin Chaoyang talked about their experiences over the past period of time, which was really annoying.
"Do you know how much Lao Li and the others envy you? They are seventy years old and can still 'I'm talking about teenagers'!" Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.
Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Xie Jin couldn't help but look a little proud.
He is the kind of director who truly loves movies and will die on the set even if he dies. It is no regret for him to have a work like "The Battle of Red Cliff" released before he is buried.
"I'll make an appointment with Lao Li and the others and I'll welcome you tonight." Lin Chaoyang said again.
"good."
As the two were talking, a voice suddenly came from beside them.
Chapter completed!