The letter he wrote to Dan Brown was not sent in the end. Yu Dong thought about it and felt that writing a letter was too inefficient, so he simply called Dan Brown over and had a detailed chat face to face.
It just so happened that Deep Space held an annual meeting this time, which was considered a good reason.
Dan Brown and his wife were very happy to be invited and agreed immediately.
…
February 18th is New Year's Eve. Considering that many people have to go back to celebrate the New Year or participate in other activities, the Deep Space Annual Meeting is scheduled for February 12th.
And Giuseppe arrived in Jinling on February 9th.
"Rossi, we made an appointment with YU to meet at three o'clock, right?"
After settling in the hotel, Giuseppe looked at the time and followed the translator to confirm the time.
Rossi nodded, "Yes, there is still more than an hour left. Sir, do you want to take a rest? This is very close to Jinling Art Institute where YU is located. We can leave half an hour early."
Rossi knew Jinling quite well. He had stayed in China for more than five years, one of which was in Jinling.
Giuseppe shook his head, "No, if you don't mind, could you read YU's works for me again?"
"Of course there is no problem." Rossi smiled and nodded, "In fact, I also want to read his novels."
Ever since Giuseppe decided to come to China, he began to pay attention to Yu Dong's novels.
At first, he could only pay attention to Yu Dong's best-selling novels and "To the West" which attracted a wave of attention in the European and American literary circles.
Because of "To the West", Giuseppe has more expectations for traditional Eastern literary works.
It's just that YU's traditional literary works are hard to find in Europe, so when he later arrived in China, he asked Rossi to help him collect YU's novels.
Rossi was also very helpful and helped him collect a lot of information, basically finding all of Yu Dong's novels published in all first-class literary publications.
On the way to Jinling, Rossi read to Giuseppe the article "Tree Hole" published by Yu Dong in "Flower City", and he had just read half of it.
At this time, the two of them were in the room, each found a comfortable position to sit down, and then Rossi began to read the remaining half to Giuseppe.
Reading is different from reading a book, the speed is very slow, and Rossi has to translate Chinese into Italian on the spot, so the speed is even slower.
So until it was almost three o'clock, Rossi had not finished reading the remaining half.
"Sir, it's almost time, we have to set off." Rossi looked at his watch and said.
Giuseppe was a little unfinished, "It's not a wonderful thing to hear half of such a good story but not be able to continue listening to it. It's just a pity that such a novel has not been published in Italy, otherwise I wouldn't bother you to read it.
Listen to me. In my opinion, this novel is more worthy of being seen by Italian readers than "Resident Evil" and "Second World"."
Rossi smiled, "Most of YU's novels have not been published in Europe and the United States, but they should be published in Italy in the future. Isn't "To the West" also published in Europe? This should be a signal."
"Let's go and meet this YU."
…
When Yu Dong first met Rossi, he thought Giuseppe had brought his younger brother with him, because the two looked a bit alike.
The key is that my head is a bit bald.
Italian men have the highest baldness rate in the world. In the past, Yu Dong only thought it was a joke, but in front of him were two living examples.
Giuseppe was about forty, not tall, wearing a pair of glasses, and looked very calm.
They met in Yu Dong's office. Yu Dong shook hands with them first, then smiled and poured them a cup of tea.
"It's not an easy journey, isn't it?"
Rossi translated Yu Dong's words to Giuseppe, who smiled and said: "It was a bit boring on the plane, but after arriving in China, it was actually okay. Rossi kept reading your novels for me on the way, and the time passed very quickly."
Yu Dong was a little surprised and asked, "Which article did you read?"
"In fact, I haven't finished reading the article "Tree Hole" that you published in "Flower City"." Rossi answered helpfully.
"You can all find this novel, I really appreciate it."
"Not only that, I have basically found all of your novels. When I went to Shanghai, I didn't have to spend too much effort. The staff of the bookstore knew you very well. Mr. Tornatore was still complaining just now, why is your novel
There is no Italian version.”
Giuseppe nodded, "Yes, novels like "Tree Hole" must be very popular in Europe."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, but this matter may take a while."
"Your novel is worth the wait of the Italians." Giuseppe nodded, and then took out the manuscript of "1900: Monologues", "Since we are here for the script, I think we should get to the topic as soon as possible. Mr. YU,
I still have two questions about this literary script."
"Well, you say."
"First, why would you pay attention to a literary script written by such an Italian writer?"
Yu Dong put his teacup on the coffee table with a smile and explained, "It's actually a coincidence. My wife has a friend in Italy. She accidentally discovered this literary script and thought it was very good, so she recommended it to my wife."
"Oh, I see, it is indeed a coincidence." Giuseppe smiled and asked, "Then why did you find me?"
"It's actually very simple. After seeing this literary script, I came up with the idea of ​​making it into a movie. Because the author is Italian, the first thing that came to my mind was you because of your movie "Cinema Paradiso"
It left a very deep impression on me. It is no exaggeration to say that it was the best movie I have ever seen."
After a pause, Yu Dong continued, "I guessed that you might be interested in this script, so I asked people from Deep Space Company to ask for help. You know what happened next."
Everyone likes to hear compliments, and Giuseppe is no exception.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Especially for a well-known writer like Yu Dong, the praise you hear from him will naturally carry more weight.
Giuseppe said happily, "Thank you for your love, YU. I thought not many people in China have watched this movie. In fact, when I came here this time, I wanted to hear your opinion on "1900: Monologues". You said
After you saw this script, you had the idea of ​​making it into a movie. Then you must have the prototype of a movie in your mind, right? Can you tell me about it?"
"Of course." Yu Dong took the tea cup on the coffee table into his hand again, "Actually, I think this literary script is already very complete, but some changes need to be made in some places. For example, the ending..."
For the next hour, it was Yu Dong talking and Luo Xi translating.
In the middle of the journey, Yu Dong would get up and help them add some water.
Some of what he said were plots from the movie that he saw later, and some were his own views on the script.
Giuseppe nodded while listening and taking notes with pen and paper.
After Yu Dong finished speaking, Giuseppe smiled and said, "I agree with you very much. "1900: Monologue" itself is already very mature, and with your understanding, it becomes even more mature. Regarding the script, there are
We agree on one thing. I also think it is best for the protagonist not to get off the ship. There is no problem with the description of this paragraph in the original work, but as a literary script, he can use pen and ink to convey it, but the movie cannot...
"
Then it was Giuseppe's turn to speak, and Yu Dong listened.
The language barrier is such that the discussion is more like a turn-based game.
Just like that, two hours passed without realizing it.
After the conversation ended, Yu Dong and Jiang Jie took them back to the Jinling Hotel and had a meal there.
After dinner, the two parties agreed to meet again tomorrow morning.
When Dong was about to say goodbye, Giuseppe suddenly asked, "YU, Rossi will finish reading "The Hole in the Tree" soon. Can you recommend another one of your works?"
"My creation……"
"Of course, it's best not to be too long, otherwise Rosie might not be able to finish reading it."
Rossi on the side licked his lips. Although he also wanted to read Yu Dong's works, reading and translating for others were completely different things.
"Tree Hole" is not long, probably only 20,000 to 30,000 words, but he was already struggling to read it.
Of course, it is not completely without benefits. Rossi feels that if Giuseppe reads Yu Dong's novels for a few more days, his translation level will improve a lot.
Yu Dong listened to Giuseppe asking him to recommend novels. He pondered for a while and then said, "Perhaps, you can read "Death of a Widow", which was previously published in "Harvest"."
"Okay, I took note of it." Rossi nodded, "We also bought this issue."
…
The weather is getting colder, especially at night. No matter how thickly you wear it, the cold wind can always find a place to get in and have an intimate "skin-to-skin kiss" with you.
Yu Dong jogged all the way to the staff apartment, rubbed his hands and climbed up to the second floor.
As soon as I arrived upstairs, I saw two fire spots flashing and extinguishing in the corridor.
Although the lights were dim, Yu Dong didn't need to look carefully to know that it must be Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu gathering together to smoke.
When he got closer and saw the two of them, Yu Dong burst out laughing, "What kind of high technology is this!?"
Probably because the weather was too cold and smoking made my hands feel cold, so the two of them came up with the idea of ​​holding a pair of chopsticks with their hands in their sleeves, pinching one end of the chopsticks, and holding the butt of the cigarette at the other end.
Bi Feiyu shrunk his neck, took another puff of cigarette, and then said, "A gentleman is born with something different, and he is good at pretending to things."
"Hey." Yu Dong curled his lips and smiled, crossing his arms and walking to his home, "Then you two gentlemen can face the cold wind here, I'll go back and make bed."
"Don't leave in a hurry." Bi Feiyu waved towards Yu Dong with the hand holding the chopsticks, "I'm just waiting for you to come back. I have something to tell you."
"What's the matter?" Yu Dong turned around, "To make a long story short, it's too cold."
"So you still need to exercise more. Look at me." Bi Feiyu patted his chest, "You're not afraid of the cold at all."
Yu Hua was standing next to him and wanted to pat his chest, but he was wearing a big cotton-padded jacket and it didn't work.
"The two of us discussed whether we should spend the Chinese New Year together this year to make it more lively."
"Okay." Yu Dong agreed.
In fact, Yu Dong had thought about celebrating the New Year together before.
They will spend their first New Year in Luoyuan this year. To be honest, such a big garden seems a bit empty even if two families gather together.
Moreover, Yu Dong also planned to ask Xiaohu to celebrate the New Year together, just because he was afraid that he would be embarrassed. If Yu Hua and the others also came together, Xiaohu would not have any psychological burden.
Hearing Yu Dong's immediate agreement, Yu Hua smiled, "I'm just saying, this guy will be fine."
Bi Feiyu nodded and said: "You must go to Luoyuan to spend the New Year. I have discussed it with Yu Hua. How about going to your place to celebrate the New Year and me and him bringing wine?"
"When you go to my place, do you still need to bring wine?"
"One code equals one code. Since we are celebrating the New Year together, we must go back and forth."
Yu Hua also said, "Don't push this."
Hearing them speak so firmly, Yu Dong said nothing more, "Okay, you can arrange the drinks."
"now it's right--"
Bi Feiyu waved his hand, but threw the cigarette to the ground. He quickly picked up the cigarette with chopsticks, then blew on the butt of the cigarette and took a sip, fearing that the cigarette would be extinguished.
After the smoke became shiny again, he continued, "One more thing. I have written many articles of "Essays on the Cucumber Garden" and the response from readers has been good. We are discussing whether to publish a collection."
"Yes, it can be published as long as it is long enough. You can just tell Yu Liang or Jiang Jie about this."
Yu Hua shook his head and said, "The release of the album is secondary. What we mean is that after the album is released, the royalties should be donated. Didn't Jimmy say before that we should set up a scholarship or something like that?"
"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yu Dong raised his eyebrows and asked: "What do you mean?"
"What we want is to donate it. Isn't the Deep Space Company busy donating money to build a school? Can these royalties also be used to build a school?" Bi Feiyu said.
Yu Dong thought for a while and said, "I have no objection. Have you told my senior brother about this? After all, it also contains his essays."
Yu Hua nodded, "I mentioned it once before, Su Tong's attitude is similar to ours."
"That's no problem." Yu Dong said with a smile, "Since we all have the same opinion, let's do it this way. I'll talk to Yuliang later and see how to operate it. Now that we've finished talking, I
Let’s go back first.”
"Don't worry, there is one more thing."
Yu Dong rolled his eyes, "If there is anything else, you should finish it in one go."
Bi Feiyu chuckled: "That's the last thing, isn't this the annual meeting? Li Xiaolin and the others are coming too. Today Yu Hua talked to her on the phone. She said on the phone that Mr. Ba Jin mentioned some of us.
From what Li Xiaolin said, the old man is quite concerned about our works. Of course, the main concern is the works of you and Yu Hua. I was thinking, should we find some time to see the old man?"
"Hey, that's what happened." Yu Dong scratched his head, "Of course that's good. As long as the old gentleman is willing to see us, we can go there at any time. Have you mentioned this to Sister Xiaolin? What did she say?
"
"I haven't mentioned it yet. Isn't this what I meant to ask you?"
"What else can I mean? Of course I agree."
Chapter completed!