Chapter 594 Xiying Film Studio refused to co-produce "Westward Journey"
The first World Chinese Literature Awards finally came to an end, and all five awards were announced. Qin Provincial TV Station broadcast the entire awards night live, and many TV stations such as CCTV also broadcast it The news was also reported by "People's Daily", "Guangming Daily" and Hong Kong's "Ta Kung Pao" and Taiwan's United Daily News.
Even the "New York Times" in the United States reported on this ceremony, and also focused on Butler's award-winning novel "The Fragrance of Strange Mountains".
The unprecedented success of the grand prize is of course related to the large amount of money spent.
The preliminary calculation of the total cost of the prize money for the winning works, subsidies for judges and reading class members, as well as room and board for meetings, travel expenses, etc. is as high as 980,000! One-third of the entire foundation’s funds were used!
But Fang Minghua didn't care.
After the ceremony, Fang Minghua’s affairs were not over. Many of the judges and authors came to Xijing for the first time, so naturally they had to organize a tour for everyone.
Museum, Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Huaqing Pool, and I climbed the Big Wild Goose Pagoda again.
Afterwards, Fang Minghua specially invited Shi Tiiesheng and his wife, Yu Hua, Haizi and Xichuan to come to his small courtyard as guests. Song Tangtang personally cooked and entertained, and of course there were two girls, Li Hongying and Wang Zi, who were busy until the end of April. It's completely over.
The sign hanging in the backyard of the Writers Association for the Jury Office of the World Chinese Literature Award was taken down, and the temporarily seconded staff returned to their original posts.
Li Hongying is leaving too. She said that she will go to the UK in a while after applying for a visa to the UK.
Wang Zi stayed.
The girl said that Xijing is very nice and she fell in love with this city.
Later, Fang Minghua found out that the girl was in love with a local young man.
The young man is a student at Northwest University. He works as a counselor at the school and also likes literature.
Seeing that the girl was willing to stay and live in Xijing, Fang Minghua simply recruited her as a full-time staff member of the World Chinese Literature Foundation.
The Jury Office is temporarily closed, but the Foundation continues to exist.
Of course Wang Zi is very happy.
It would be great to have a place to get paid, not to mention that the foundation has almost nothing to do now, so I can write something by myself.
In the past year, I have read so many literary works, and I have long been eager to try them.
Of course, Fang Minghua doesn't have to worry about these.
Today is the Labor Day holiday. Yesterday, I took my family of four to the zoo for a long time. In the evening, I went to my sister’s house to visit my parents.
Today, Song Tangtang took his two children to Zhao Hongjun's house to play, and Wang Xia entertained them at home.
Zhao Hongjun is no longer in Xijing and has gone to Haikou, so Fang Minghua has no need to go there and stays at home alone.
In Xijing in early May, the sun is not dry and the breeze is just right.
Fang Minghua took a lounge chair and lay under the grape trellis. On the small table next to him was his favorite Longjing tea.
He closed his eyes slightly, drinking tea while listening to a song playing on the Shanshui speakers in the living room.
Take away a fishing fire
Let it warm my eyes
Leave a true feeling behind
Let it be moored by the Maple Bridge
"The Sound of the Waves Remain" by Mao Ning.
Although Hong Kong and Taiwan pop music was on the rise in the early 1990s, mainland musicians were still able to withstand the attack and wrote many good songs.
This song "The Sound of the Waves Still Sounds" is one of them. It was just released this year (1992) and it immediately became popular all over the country. In the end, it almost became a waste.
Suddenly, the German shepherd little bean sprout nestled at Fang Minghua's feet suddenly turned its head and looked at the courtyard gate warily, then stood up and barked twice towards the closed gate.
Fang Minghua opened his eyes slightly.
There is someone at the door.
The little bean sprout has very good ears. It usually ignores the pedestrians passing by outside the yard, but as long as someone lingers at the gate, it will immediately bark wildly to warn the other person.
Sure enough, Fang Minghua heard the doorbell.
He had no choice but to stand up, walk to the yard door and open it.
What a god.
Not one or two, but a group of people!
I actually knew the leader, Fang Minghua. Stephen Chow!
"Mr. Fang, I'm sorry to bother you." Stephen Chow said in his broken Mandarin.
"It's okay, please come in." Fang Minghua greeted, turned around and walked in, and patted the head of Xiao Doumiao who was grinning at Zhou Xingchi. Xiao Doumiao immediately became docile.
Of course not all so many people came in. They were still standing outside the gate, and only three people came in.
Stephen Chow’s assistant Tian Qiwen, Fang Minghua met him last year when he went to Hong Kong, but he didn’t recognize the other middle-aged man with small eyes, Fang Minghua.
Fang Minghua invited the three people into the living room, turned off the sound, and poured tea. Stephen Chow pointed to the middle-aged man and introduced to Fang Minghua: "This is Mr. Liu Zhenwei, the director of Hong Kong. I asked him to do "Westward Journey" "Director of "
Liu Zhenwei?
As expected, it is Jiao Bu Li Meng.
"Hello, Mr. Liu." Fang Minghua stretched out his right hand.
After shaking hands, the two sat down and chatted: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Liu, when did you arrive in Xijing?"
"Yesterday, I came to Xijing just for the movie "Westward Journey" "About movie shooting," Stephen Chow said.
Fang Minghua was not surprised by this.
Aren’t you just here to find Xiying Studio?
Of course, they didn't say anything. Fang Minghua pretended not to know, and just asked with concern:
"Mr. Zhou, how is the filming of the movie going?"
"I encountered some difficulties, Mr. Fang. I came to Xijing this time with the original intention of co-producing this movie with Xiying Studio. However, I encountered some problems and the leaders of Xiying Studio rejected my proposal."
Xiying Studio refused? !
Fang Minghua was a little surprised.
Tian Qiwen next to him talked about what happened.
It turns out that West Film Studio has been booming in China in recent years, and its reputation has spread to Hong Kong. Stephen Chow naturally wants to cooperate with them.
After the Chinese New Year this year, Stephen Chow specially sent his agent to Xijing to discuss co-production with the leaders of Xiying Film Studio.
Stephen Chow is very popular in Hong Kong right now. Of course West Film Studio is willing to cooperate, but they were shocked when they saw the script.
What kind of nonsense is written in this?
Completely subvert the original work.
It is the same type as the "The Legend of Wukong" written by Fang Minghua.
Ask the script writer again: Minghua.
Sure enough!
The novel has a threshold and is excusable, but when it is made into a movie, it is for the general public. If you make this thing, who will watch it?
Not even if you are Stephen Chow!
So I politely refused.
Of course Stephen Chow did not give up and contacted other mainland studios, but was rejected without exception.
The purpose of cooperating with you, Stephen Chow, is for the box office, not to make any literary film.
This thing?
What is it? !
Stephen Chow was a little helpless.
It’s not that he insists on co-producing with mainland film studios, it’s because in this era, if it’s not a co-production, you can’t enter the mainland film market and play it in cinemas!
Of course, various pirated video tapes and discs are not included.
Then he thought of Fang Minghua.
Fang Minghua, a famous screenwriter, lives in Xijing and must know the leaders of Xiying Film Studio.
Stephen Chow originally planned to visit Fang Minghua, but he heard that he was busy with the literary awards, so he waited until everything was over and came to Xijing in person.
"Mr. Fang, I know that you not only have a great influence in the mainland literary circles, but also in the mainland film and television circles, so I leave this matter to you." Liu Zhenwei finally intervened.
"Mr. Liu, I'm sorry," Fang Minghua said humbly.
He was a little surprised, why did Xiying Studio refuse this time?
(End of this chapter)