Chapter 545 Lu Yao went to Yanjing to receive the award
“Minghua, are you really not going to receive the award?”
In the small yard of Fang Minghua’s house, Lu Yao and Fang Minghua were drinking tea and chatting sky.
The weather is nice today. It is very pleasant to sit in the small courtyard chatting and drinking tea. Ever since Fang Minghua moved to his own courtyard inside Chaoyang Gate, Lu Yao has been the most frequent visitor.
As the vice chairman of the Writers' Association, he doesn't have to work. He often drives his Santana to Fang Minghua to have tea and chat. He also said that if he had the opportunity, he would build a small yard of his own, raise some flowers and plants, and find peace in the midst of the noise.
But today I have something serious to do with Fang Minghua, which is to attend the Mao Dun Award Ceremony to be held in Yanjing at the end of the month.
According to regulations, if there are two authors of an award-winning novel, they can both go on stage to receive the award and receive a Mao Dun Award certificate. For example, another award-winning novel this year, "Urban Romance", was written by Sun Li and Yu Xiaohui said in an interview with reporters that she was very excited and would go to Yanjing to receive the award in the future.
By the way: Sun Li and Yu Xiaohui are husband and wife.
But Fang Minghua made it clear that he would not go.
Now seeing Lu Yao come to ask about this matter in person, Fang Minghua said with a smile: "Brother Lu, you wrote most of this novel. You can completely represent this work. Anyway, I have received After that, I still have to catch up on the script.”
Seeing Fang Minghua's firm attitude, Lu Yao could only shake his head and said nothing.
Fang Minghua’s attitude is very clear.
As a writer, it’s better to leave all such highlight moments to Lu Yao.
He has been waiting for this day for a long time.
Three days later, Lu Yao took his travel bag and boarded the train heading north. This time he was no longer as poor as in history and had no money to pay for travel and needed to borrow money to receive the award.
He was wearing a brand new suit and tie and was smiling.
At noon on March 29, in the Great Hall of the People, amid warm applause, all the award-winning writers of the third Mao Dun Literature Award took the stage, received certificates, accepted everyone’s congratulations, and at the same time each delivered an acceptance speech.
CCTV will broadcast the entire awards ceremony live.
Fang Minghua was also watching in the living room at home.
At the award ceremony, Lu Yao delivered his acceptance speech:
I feel grateful that the judges awarded this Mao Dun Literature Prize to me and my friend Ming Hua, as well as several other respected colleagues. Personally, I am not calm about receiving this honor. There are undoubtedly many friends who should be deserving of this honor.
Winning a prize does not mean that the work is completely successful. For writers, the fruits of their labor must not only be evaluated from a contemporary perspective, but also be examined from a historical perspective.
As the son of a farmer, I am particularly concerned about the situation in China and the fate of farmers. Needless to say, this is a highly emotional concern. "Why do I always have tears in my eyes? Because I love the land deeply..." (Ai Qing)
Yes, these hundreds of millions of ordinary and great people living on the earth have created our History, to a large extent, also determines our real life and future direction. The kind of gaze that looks for scabs on their bodies is a shallow gaze.
Whether we are politicians or artists, only by not losing the feeling of ordinary workers can we grasp the mainstream of the historical process of social life and make the work we do have real value.
The writing is indeed quite wonderful, and Fang Minghua admires it very much.
The third Mao Dun Literature Award Ceremony concluded successfully, but its impact on the literary world was not over.
Qin Province, located in the northwest, has received awards for two consecutive years, which makes people marvel at the profound literary heritage of this cultural province.
Two people, known as the four leading figures in the literary world of Qin Province, have already won awards. According to rumors, two others are thanking guests behind closed doors and concentrating on their creations. Will they be present at the next Mao Dun Literary Award Ceremony? Everyone will wait and see.
Lu Yao's return after winning the Mao Dun Literature Award was naturally welcomed by everyone in Qin Province, with congratulations from provincial leaders to friends and colleagues.
Of course, a treat is inevitable.
Due to his physical condition, Lu Yao has now given up drinking, but there is still one person who cannot escape - Fang Minghua.
You are also one of the authors of "The Ordinary World" and the winner of this Mao Dun Award. Not only do you want to drink, but you also have to replace Lu Yao's wine!
It was also during this period that Fang Minghua lived drunkenly.
And with this shareholder style, the 1 million copies of "The Ordinary World" printed for the third time by Shengshi Book Publishing Company were quickly sold out, forcing Shu Bin to quickly organize manpower and contact the printing factory to work overtime to print another 500,000 copies!
Not only are readers strongly demanding it, but they are also competing against piracy!
“I still underestimated the magic of this Mao Dun Award.” Shu Bin sighed in his heart, he would have listened to Fang Minghua and printed more.
The ratings of "The Ordinary World" broadcast by CCTV in prime time have also soared. In addition to the Yanjing area, the "Editor's Story" broadcast by Yanjing Station can compete with it, including in the Yanjing area. "Wind Wheel·Woman and Well", which is currently being shown in the Northeast region, and "Foreign Girl", which is being broadcast in Guangdong Province, cannot resist the offensive of this TV series, which is coming fiercely.
Relevant personnel from TV stations including Qin Province, Gan Province, Sichuan Province and other provinces have contacted Shengshi Film and Television Company to purchase the second round of broadcast rights.
Employees of Shengshi Film and Television Company have been very busy recently, including General Manager Song Tangtang.
Song Tangtang was first busy preparing to film the TV series "Yenjing Man in New York". Since director Wu Tianmin was still in the United States and could not come back, Song Tangtang, as a producer, had more worries. Fortunately, Zhang Yimou and deputy director Yang Fengliang The two assisted in setting up the filming team.
The other is the choice of the main actors. The male protagonist Wang Qiming and Fang Minghua recommended Jiang Wen to the three of them.
Jiang Wen once played the leading role in "Red Sorghum" directed by Zhang Yimou, so she is familiar with Zhang Yimou. After contacting her, she heard that Wu Tianmin would direct it again, and she was very happy to star in this TV series.
As for the heroine, Wu Tianmin, who is far away in the United States, chose Wu Junmei, a Chinese actor who immigrated to Los Angeles.
Wu Junmei played the role of the imperial concubine "Erdete Wenxiu" in Italian director Bertolucci's Oscar-winning film "The Last Emperor", and was nominated for the 32nd Italian David Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first to win the award. The Asian face nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the Italian David Hall Natello Award (Italian Oscar Award).
At this time, she happened to be studying in the film department of the University of California, Los Angeles, and met Wu Tianmin.
After fixing the crew, I was also busy applying for visas for the crew to go abroad. I took a few people to Yanjing all the time, and I was very busy.
Don’t forget to cooperate with China Film Co-Production Company to invest in Zhang Yimou’s new film “Raise the Red Lantern”.
In the end, the two parties finally reached an agreement. The film budget is 5.6 million, all invested by Shengshi Film and Television. The film co-production company will receive 10% of the overseas distribution proceeds of the film!
Hurry!
Just because I can get a dragon mark, I have to take so much for nothing!
After Fang Minghua received the call from Song Tangtang, he couldn't help but curse a few times.
But there is no way, this is reality.
Just endure it for another two years and wait for the reform of the national film distribution system.
His wife is busy at work, but Fang Minghua's life is leisurely. Spring is here. On weekends, he takes his two children for spring outings, tidy up the small yard and plant flowers and plants, and also goes to sit at the homes of his parents or father-in-law.
Today is Saturday. Fang Minghua’s house is very lively at night. Song Tangtang has returned from Yanjing and has brought two children home from her parents. The whole family is spending the weekend, and a few people have come to play mahjong.
(End of this chapter)