Chapter 640: Be patient and stay well
“Come on, everyone, Wang Shuo is a coward who scolds others in newspapers and magazines every day, and now he is finally being scolded by others. Congratulations! Come on, everyone. Let’s have a drink!” Jia Pingwa took the initiative to raise her glass.
"Pingwa, take it easy, your body." Lu Yao reminded him as he drank Bingfeng.
"I know, I only have three drinks. I'm happy today. Come on, come on."
After hearing Jia Pingwa's words, everyone raised their glasses.
"Do you think I need to mix in? This is an opportunity." Jia Pingwa asked, putting down her glass.
Everyone understood what Jia Pingwa meant and were ready to beat up the drowned dog.
"I said Pingwa, let's just write novels, why do we do such fancy things?" Chen Zhongshi was the first to object.
Chen Zhongshi has a very stubborn temper and is a "coward" in Guanzhong parlance, but he is very popular in the literary world.
Firstly, as the oldest among this group of writers, you will naturally gain respect from others. Secondly, whether in officialdom or in the literary world, you don’t like to make small moves behind your back. If you have something to say, say it in person. Win everyone's favor.
Lu Yao also said that engaging in literary theory is not our strong point. If we have time to fight with others, we might as well get down to business by writing a novel.
"Minghua, what do you mean?" Jia Pingwa turned her head and asked Fang Minghua.
"Brother Jia, I suggest you listen to Teacher Chen and Brother Lu and calm down." Fang Minghua was not polite in his words:
"Actually, the book "Abandoned Capital" you wrote, It’s exactly what they want to criticize: the depravity of writers and artists has promoted mass sensory entertainment, and literary “games” have replaced “soul salvation.” Do you think they will be happy if you stand on their side and scold Wang Shuo? I’m sure? What's more, as soon as you open your mouth, they may turn around and scold you."
"Minghua is right, why would they scold Wang Shuo? Another important reason for being annoying is that you are too crazy and talk nonsense! If not you, Wang Shuo, who will do it?" Lu Yao also started his own analysis.
"It seems that I listened to Minghua's words some time ago and escaped disaster by keeping silent." Jia Pingwa laughed at herself.
"Of course." Lu Yao glanced at him, took out a pack of Hongtashan from his bag, gave one to the other three people, and then slowly said after ordering: "Remember that scene ten years ago? The movement against mental pollution? I feel like this time is comparable to that one."
The rest of the people were shocked by Lu Yao's words.
Of course you still remember what happened ten years ago. Many writers were unlucky. Among them, Fang Minghua was the most unlucky. Several of his books were banned from sale.
Anyway, this gust of wind passed quickly and did not cause much damage to everyone. However, only these people involved understand the seriousness of it.
Seeing everyone's trembling expressions, Fang Minghua smiled.
“You don’t need to be so nervous. I estimate that this big discussion will be limited to academics and ideas, and will not involve politics. It is already the 1990s, and the current social atmosphere is different from that of ten years ago. . ”
That’s true. Everyone nodded after hearing this.
"Pingwa, regarding this matter, I suggest you continue to remain silent. Those people are scolding Wang Shuo. Can Wang Shuo hold back his temper? He will definitely scold him back. Then it will be lively. All we need is Just watch from the wall."
"Yes, don't join in!" Chen Zhongshi also expressed his position.
"Okay then, it's up to you." Jia Pingwa said.
"Hey leaders, won't you participate in this great discussion on humanistic spirit?" Bai Miao, who had been silent while listening to the conversation between the four people just now, spoke up: "I'm still waiting for you to write a few comment articles. It will be published in "Yanhe". "De Bai Miao, you can find someone else. I won't write it anyway." Fang Minghua refused: "If you have time to chat, you might as well play a few rounds of mahjong." br>
"Hey, I, the editor-in-chief of "Yanhe", am getting more and more difficult to be the editor-in-chief of "Yanhe"." Bai Miao couldn't help but lamented.
When I got home in the evening, the two children and the nanny had already gone to bed. Song Tangtang was still sitting on the bed in the bedroom reading a book. When he saw Fang Minghua sneaking in, he asked: "Who is the guest today?"
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"Pingwa." Fang Minghua briefly told what happened.
“Oh, you guys really want to sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight?” Song Tangtang said with a sweet smile.
"To be honest, I don't like Wang Shuo's "crazy energy", but I also hate the way those young students act like the rest of the world is drunk and I am sober. And maybe it just becomes an argument. Personal attacks are boring.”
“It’s better to calm down and write something,” Song Tangtang said.
"Well, where is Zhang Yimou? How is his mood recently? The article also criticized him by name." Fang Minghua asked again.
"I told him what you meant and asked him not to get involved."
"Yes, for Zhang Yimou, as long as the film he makes can be released and the audience likes to watch it, there is really nothing else to do. I’m worried, so I should take a good rest after winning the award.”
“He is helping me plan the construction of the studio recently,” Song Tangtang said.
"That's good. Everyone, please be patient and be well."
The two recently produced films by Shengshi Film and Television, "Westward Journey" and "Alive", have been released in the mainland. .
Among them, "Westward Journey" has achieved a box office of RMB 120 million in Mainland China and Mainland China, with an investment of nearly RMB 45 million. It is not a huge profit, but it is still a slight surplus. This made both Stephen Chow and Song Tangtang relieved.
The money invested can be recovered.
This film has been invited to participate in this year's Hong Kong Film Awards and has become a big hit.
In addition to the release of the movie "Alive" in the mainland, countries and regions such as Italy, France, the United States, and Hong Kong, China have also purchased the copyright and begun to release it one after another.
This kind of literary and artistic film will not do very well at the box office, but there is no problem in maintaining capital. More importantly, there are audio and video copyrights, which can make money, but the battle line is stretched.
Shengshi Film and Television suspended investment in film production in the second half of the year, and the company's main focus was on the construction of a photography base.
It is planned to invest 90 million to acquire 60 acres of land near the TV tower to build two of the most advanced studios in the country and some ancillary facilities.
In the literary world, compared with the lively "Qin Army's Eastern Expedition" craze in the first half of the year, the literary world in Qin Province suddenly became deserted in the second half of the year. Several famous writers including Fang Minghua seemed to have entered seclusion. status, rarely publish what I write in newspapers and magazines.
But in contrast, the Yanjing literary world was extremely lively.
Wang Shuo, who was named and criticized, finally couldn't bear it anymore and published "Announcement on Wang Shuo's departure from the literary world" in "Xinmin Evening News", accusing "Who are you? You are all fake lofty moralistic idealists" ! , directly bombarded the group of young scholars in Shanghai.
This was like poking a hornet's nest, and the literary world exploded.
(End of this chapter)