According to the script setting, the scenes in "Opium War" have exceeded 200, and the total area of ​​the scenes required is at least 60,000 square meters. With the construction of Hengdian Film and Television Factory first, the crew saved a lot of effort.
But there is still a lot of work to be done. In the film, the ships involved in the naval battle require nearly 50. The construction and transformation of these ships alone is a big project.
There are many characters appearing in "Opium War". Xie Jin has contacted the army. The number of extras that need to be used in this film will reach tens of thousands, and even foreign actors will have more than 3,000.
With more than 20,000 sets of clothing and nearly 30,000 props, such a huge project was launched, Xie Jin and Zhang Yimou immediately became a top.
Lin Chaoyang became the boss of the hand. He paid and worked hard for this movie, which was worthy of the attention of the leader zY.
As a result, before he could leave Yanjing, Du Ruolin called and said that the review of the new book had been approved.
Upon receiving this news, Lin Chaoyang took a look at the calendar card. It was almost half a year in a flash. It was not as verified as you did. "The Wreath Under the Mountain" was only one or two months old.
"The situation is different. Your new book involves too many important figures and important events in modern times. Although some people you use pseudonyms, who can't see it? Which one is not allowed to express opinions?
Just be content. This is the support of the great leader. Otherwise, your novel will be changed into pieces even if it can be published.
Think about it, except for the long trial, is there anything that makes you embarrassed?"
Du Ruolin revealed a lot of information, and Lin Chaoyang was quite pleased. It seems that my 100 million yuan was not wasted!
"Then publish it."
"The old rules are published, and the publication of "People's Literature" is the responsibility of the Humanities Society. The manuscript has been transferred to the People's Literature magazine a few days ago. Let them communicate with you at that time."
"good."
The new book finally passed the review, and the stone in Lin Chaoyang's heart was considered to have fallen into the ground.
To be honest, in fact, many domestic military-themed writers or old writers in the system also write some important figures and events in modern history, but few people have encountered such strict review by Lin Chaoyang.
The fundamental reason is that the tone and position of the novel are different.
Compared with those works whose positions are clearly from my perspective, Lin Chaoyang's new book adopts multi-perspective narrative.
Different perspectives lead to different positions.
From the viewer's perspective, different views will inevitably arise.
Later generations, "White Deer Plain" only mentioned two D translations, Aozi was criticized at the beginning of his publication. This way of writing Lin Chaoyang's new book is extremely bold.
As Du Ruolin said, if there were no endorsement of powerful figures like the Great Leader, the publication and publication of this work would probably be an unknown.
After the news of the new book review, Lin Chaoyang did not rush back to Xiangjiang.
The two children have been here in Yanjing for summer vacation since July. When he was free, he took his children to visit various attractions.
After waiting for a few more days, "People's Literature" contacted him, and the current chief editor Shuzhen and deputy editor-in-chief Cui Daoyi came to visit him in person.
Liu Xinwu got off the position of editor-in-chief of "People's Literature" in 1990. He was replaced by Liu Baiyu and Cheng Shuzhen, who was responsible for the daily management of the magazine.
There has been rumors about Lin Chaoyang's new book in the domestic literary circle in the past six months, saying that the content involves many important modern figures and events, which is very bold and has caused many different opinions.
After half a year of review, the novel cannot be counted by both hands, and it is normal for the content of the scale claw to be transmitted.
Many people inferred based on the rumored content that Lin Chaoyang might not be able to publish this novel.
People's Literature magazine has talked about this issue before. Everyone thinks that with Lin Chaoyang's international reputation and domestic status, publication should not be a problem, but revisions are probably inevitable.
After all, there are some plots and plots that they just think have exceeded the criteria that literature can judge.
As a result, no one expected that just a week ago, Lin Chaoyang's new work was sent from the sea to the People's Literature magazine "wearing a hat".
In publications of the level of "People's Literature", there has always been no shortage of "hat-wearing manuscripts" from above.
Editors have always avoided this type of manuscript.
Most of these manuscripts do not meet the employment standards, but the authors are generally of different origins, which not only makes the editors feel embarrassed, but also question their professional ethics and conscience as editors.
But the situation this time is different. This is Lin Chaoyang's new work, and I heard that it is still "tested". Since it can be sent down, it must have been recognized by the leaders above.
Everyone turned against the previous "Hat-wearing draft" and was afraid to avoid it and rush to take a sneak peek.
Unfortunately, Cheng Shuzhen and Cui Daoyi were firmly in their hands, and they did not give everyone a chance, which made everyone very dissatisfied.
In fact, this matter is not because Cheng Shuzhen and Cui Daoyi are autocratic, but because the leadership level sent by the manuscript is too high and they dare not neglect it.
After spending a few days reviewing the manuscript from beginning to end, Cheng Shuzhen sighed. He didn't think the novel was bad, but he felt that it was written too well, which was a good thing that was hard to follow and difficult to match.
He himself was a reportage writer. As a literary creator, he really could not imagine what kind of talent a person needs to produce such a masterpiece.
"Old Cui, have you finished reading the novel? What do you think?"
Cheng Shuzhen found Cui Daoyi in the office and asked him about his ideas about the novel.
"I've finished reading."
Cheng Shuzhen thought Cui Daoyi would continue to say it, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't say anything.
"You're talking!" he urged.
Cui Daoyi shook his head, "I don't know what to say."
"What does it mean to not know what to say?"
Cui Daoyi thought about it, and said hesitantly twice: "Magnificent! Unparalleled!
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Cheng Shuzhen nodded, and these two words were summarized well.
After waiting for a while, Cheng Shuzhen asked, "It's gone?"
"I have to go slowly. I will give you a few days after reviewing the draft. I have to read the novel again."
Cheng Shuzhen was a little disappointed, but thinking about the word count of this novel, it was indeed not easy to summarize it in detail.
After he got the manuscript, it took him a week to read it through, and so did Cui Daoyi.
"Don't just ask me, how do you feel?" Cui Daoyi asked back.
Cheng Shuzhen's hands slapped back and forth on the armrest of the chair. After pondering for a long time, Cui Daoyi thought he was brewing and was full of expectations.
After a while, Cheng Shuzhen said, "You said, how did he pass the review of this thing?"
Cui Daoyi suppressed his eyes rolling, "You have been thinking for a long time, this is the only question?"
"Of course not. Don't you need time to digest it too? So do I.
The magnificent work of more than 800,000 words is even more so than the complexity of the story in terms of the pattern and story.
Who would have thought that he could write a second novel like this!”
Cui Daoyi fully understands Cheng Shuzhen's meaning. For writers, writing is a process of constantly drawing things out.
Experience, knowledge and talent are the creative sources that writers rely on, but these sources are not inexhaustible and inexhaustible.
As strong as Mao Dun, Ba Jin, and Cao Yu, they are also discussed when people say that "the talent of Jiang Lang is over."
Lin Chaoyang shocked the Chinese literary world with his film "Crossing the Guandong", and was praised by many critics as "the best novel since the founding of New China" and "the jewel in the crown of contemporary Chinese literature."
Everyone admired it, and couldn't help but sigh.
As a writer, I can write such a great work without regrets.
Therefore, many people also asserted that it is probably difficult for Lin Chaoyang to write a work that is more than "Crossing the Guandong" in this life.
"Crossing the Guandong" has been published for exactly 10 years. During this period, Lin Chaoyang still maintained a high frequency of creations and produced excellent works frequently.
Many of the works have caused great responses overseas.
But in the eyes of many domestic critics, Lin Chaoyang has never created dazzling works that are as eye-catching as "Crossing the Guandong".
This situation not only makes critics feel regretful, but also makes them cherish "Chuangguandong" even more.
Even if "White Deer Plain" was released in the next few years, for many critics who regard "Chuangguandong" as unique, it is just an imitation of "Chuangguandong".
Now, Cui Daoyi and Cheng Shuzhen are holding the manuscript of Lin Chaoyang's new work in their hands. Although they have only read it roughly, they can say very responsibly:
This is definitely a work that is no less than "Chuangguandong". No, it should be said that there is still transcendence in some places, and Lin Chaoyang has completed transcendence with himself.
Thinking of this, both of them couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Cheng Shuzhen patted the handrail hard, stood up, "Let's go to Lin Chaoyang's house first!"
"Why are you going?"
"Talk to him and decide what to post first."
Cui Daoyi hesitated, "This is too urgent. At least the process of the third review and three proofreading must be followed, right?"
"I didn't say I won't leave. I'm going to talk to him first. Isn't there any rumor that he has reviewed this novel for half a year?
People must be anxious. Now that the manuscript has come to us, I will definitely post it. What’s wrong with communicating in advance?”
Cui Daoyi was right when he thought about it.
Cheng Shuzhen had never had much contact with Lin Chaoyang. Fortunately, he had an acquaintance Cui Daoyi. He met and exchanged greetings and talked about his comments on the novel. Cheng Shuzhen praised the festival and praised it, and praised it endlessly.
Lin Chaoyang felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and quickly said a few humble words.
"This novel is an honor for our publication in publication in the publication of "People's Literature". However, it is not easy to publish such a masterpiece in the page of "People's Literature".
Cheng Shuzhen talked about the specific details of the publication, and his face showed a look of contemplation.
The total number of words in Lin Chaoyang's new work reached an astonishing 850,000 words, slightly lower than the "Chuangguandong" of that year, but it is even better in terms of information density, which fully demonstrates Lin Chaoyang's current superb writing skills.
It is obviously inappropriate to publish such a long novel according to the rules.
So Cheng Shuhazel Tears were examined and made a decision.
"We want to make a special account!"
It is extremely rare to publish a special account in "People's Literature", not to mention a special account published just for a novel, but Cheng Shuzhen's tone is extremely firm.
"National Day is less than two months away. Chaoyang's novel is very consistent with the atmosphere of National Day. We will launch it in the month of National Day."
Cui Daoyi, who was beside him, was surprised, Lao Cheng, come on!
With October as the limit, no matter how long it is extended, it will only take more than two months to complete the review of a novel of more than 800,000 words.
What is tested is not only the editorial efficiency of editing and review, but also the comprehensive mobilization ability of the entire magazine.
He screamed in his heart, and wanted to stop him but couldn't stop him. He said everything. Isn't it a slap in the face if he changed his words?
It was not their own face, but the face of "People's Literature".
Seeing that Cheng Shuzhen attached so much importance to his novel, Lin Chaoyang was also very happy. He thanked him twice and talked to Cheng Shuzhen about the details of his post.
More than half an hour later, Cheng Shuzhen and Cui Daoyi walked out of Xiaoliubukou Hutong.
"Old Cheng, why don't you discuss it with me? You will be published in October. Don't you know what that concept is?"
Cui Daoyi complained.
"This matter is definitely difficult, but it just happens to be the right time. In fact, according to my opinion, it is best to publish it in September. This year is the 50th anniversary of the anti-fascist victory!"
On September 2, 1945, Japan's surrender ceremony to the Allied forces was held on the battleship Missouri in the Bay of Tokyo. Under the gaze of representatives of nine surrendered countries, including China, Japan signed the surrender letter, which declared a comprehensive victory in the anti-fascist war.
September 3rd of each year is also established as the World Anti-Fascist War Victory Day.
"September? You really dare to think about it!" Cui Daoyi exclaimed.
"I'm not stupid. It's definitely too late in September. It's possible for us to fight for it in October. I've thought about the title of the special number, and it's called the "Anti-Fascist War Special Number". How about it?"
Cui Daoyi sighed lightly, "The idea is very good, but you never thought about how large the project is?"
"Don't always think about difficulties, think about the benefits of this matter. Let's not talk about the significance of this matter for now, let's talk about the impact of this novel on the sales of our "People's Literature".
"Lin Baiwan's name is not a joke. We have seen the quality of the novel. I said I could sell 2 million copies, right? "
When it comes to magazine sales, Cui Daoyi is not as resistant as before.
Over the years, Lin Chaoyang's appeal among the domestic readers has no need to say.
Anyone who publishes his works in the publication will have an obvious impact on the sales volume of the current period and even in the next few issues. If Cui Daoyi is combined with the 50th anniversary of the World Anti-Fascist War Victory and the National Day atmosphere, he will inevitably become excited. He said: "Otherwise, put some critics' articles in the special account. It is inevitable that the novel Chaoyang is well-known. If you create momentum, it may be better."
Cheng Shuzhen clapped his hands and smiled, "Good idea, come back and arrange someone to make an appointment for a manuscript."
"OK."
The new work was published with great clarity, and the summer vacation of the two children was about to end, so Lin Chaoyang took them back to Xiangjiang.
From the end of last year to the end of August, Lin Chaoyang left Xiangjiang for more than half a year, and the family finally got together. The villa at No. 75 Shenshuiwan Road was filled with laughter and joy.
The TV screen is the latest TV series "The Legend of Qin" played by Star TV during the summer. This novel in later generations was serialized between 1994 and 1996.
Now affected by the butterfly effect, Huang Yi has been a screenwriter in Bubble Universe for several years, and finally went to write novels.
He began to create "The Legend of Qin" in 1993 and serialized it in "Ming Pao", which was soon enthusiastically sought after by readers in Xiangjiang.
Star TV and Bubble Universe immediately began to develop full copyrights for this novel. The comic was released in July last year, and it immediately topped the sales champion of Xiangjiang comics that week.
In July this year, the first season of "The Legend of Qin" was premiered on Star TV's Family Fun Station, and it attracted 51 views in Xiangjiang.
It has become one of the biggest hits on Star TV this year.
The project of "The Legend of Qin" is almost synchronized with the comics. At that time, the novel plot had not been serialized for half. After communication with Huang Yi, Star TV finally planned the content of the TV series into three seasons, each with 24 episodes.
After years of development, Star TV's TV drama business has made great progress and has developed its own style.
Different from TVB's themes that are close to local areas, Star TV has been expanding TV series themes that are more adaptable to the international market.
After the past two years of development, Star TV's TV drama business has initially relied on to produce martial arts dramas, which has dropped from the peak annual production volume of 120 hours to the current 30 hours.
The production of other types of TV series such as workplace, love, suspense, science fiction, etc. is constantly increasing, and high-quality works are frequently released.
For example, in March this year, the first season of "Zombie Taoist Master" adapted from the comics under Bubble Universe, created 4 in Xiangjiang.
5 views.
"The Master of the Zombie" ended last year, with a total of 956 episodes. According to the plan of Star TV, the TV series will be produced for 6 seasons.
After the TV series was broadcast, it was widely welcomed in Wandao, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and other regions and countries, bringing at least over HK$150 million in advertising revenue to Star TV.
Because the original comics are so popular in the overseas market, the TV series also sold overseas copyrights from 16 countries including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Spain, and the income reached US$5 million.
According to the estimates of Star TV's advertising department, in the next five years, the TV series "Zombie Taoist Master" will generate at least HK$800 million in revenue for Star TV.
Producing TV series in "season" is also one of the changes that Star TV has made in the past two years.
Since the 1980s, it has become a trend for TV series in the Xiangjiang TV industry to grow longer and longer. Star TV was the first to follow the crowd and create long-form TV series.
But over time, everyone discovered a problem.
In fact, in addition to some bubble dramas that are exclusively for housewives to watch, it is difficult for most long TV dramas to maintain a full narrative rhythm. Once the plot falls into a drag, the attractiveness of the drama to the audience will soon decrease.
Star TV has now left Xiangjiang, and its program broadcast covers half of Asia. It is difficult to measure the value of its program itself with current program ratings statistics.
At this time, instead of pursuing the ratings of the program, it is better to pursue the public opinion influence created by the program in the audience.
Therefore, while retaining some traditional dramas, Star TV boldly introduced the seasonal broadcast mode of American dramas, planning many long TV dramas according to season, ensuring 20 to 24 episodes per season, and extending the duration of the drama to 1 hour.
The actual content is roughly equivalent to the original 30 episodes of the series, but the broadcast time is changed to 2 episodes per week, and the playback cycle of each season is 3 months.
This measure has been implemented for one and a half years now, and the changes are very obvious.
First of all, because of the enhanced compactness of the series' broadcasting period and content, it has cultivated many die-hard drama fans for Star TV.
This can be seen from the growth trend of overseas copyright sales of Star TV TV series over the past year. In a year and a half, overseas copyright sales of Star TV TV series have increased by 125%, and the growth momentum is still fierce.
Secondly, the development of high-quality dramas has indeed greatly enhanced the influence of the TV series itself, and at the same time it has also improved the advertising radiation capacity of Star TV as a media, driving the growth of advertising revenue in Taiwan.
In addition, the quality of the series reduces the broadcast time. Although more news, series or variety shows are needed to fill in the time, it also makes Star TV's programs more diversified to a certain extent.
I spent the winter and summer vacation in Yanjing. I didn’t see the premiere of "The Legend of Qin" and watched the second round of broadcast.
He is 14 years old this year and is unable to resist science fiction and martial arts TV series like "The Legend of Qin" and is so focused.
Yan Yan was so happy that he ran around the room without affecting his enthusiasm for watching the drama.
It was not until the TV series was finished that he reluctantly put down the TV remote control.
"Mom, why do you have to broadcast such a good TV series one season a year? It's so good that you can watch it all, it's so good!"
"Watch two episodes a week, and the plot is compact, so the audience has the motivation to watch the drama. They shoot 100 episodes at once, and the plot is flooded and procrastinated. No matter how good the front is, it will be boring at the back."
Tao Yushu patiently explained that the two children in the family are getting older, and her requirements for the children are not only comprehensively developing morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor, but also gradually cultivating the talents of the two children in other aspects.
In fact, Tao Yushu really wanted both children to learn from their father and walk on the literary and artistic path. But I don’t know if they were influenced by Tao Yumo, the aunt since childhood. These two children have no artistic cells at all.
Chapter completed!