On September 29, the breeze blew through the window and into the kitchen.
Gong Zhen placed the cut fruits on the plate, then carried the fruit plate into the noisy living room.
At this moment, Fang Yan, Bai Ruoxue and Pan Yaoming were chatting enthusiastically, from the establishment and location selection of the foundation's Xiangjiang branch, to the recruitment and management of the cultural entertainment publishing company, to the planning of next year. The entire discussion lasted nearly 2 hours.
"For the Mainland, this time I will choose the winner of the second Mao Dun Literature Award."
Pan Yaoming cast an inquiring look, "What about Xiangjiang?"
"Li Bihua and Guo Chongyuan."
Fang Yan said the candidates he had already thought of.
"I have no objection to recommending Li Bihua."
Pan Yaoming frowned: "But this Guo Chongyuan, I seem to have never heard of this figure in the Hong Kong literary world. Who is he? ?”
Gong Qie put the fruit plate on the coffee table and explained with a smile that Guo Chongyuan was Li Bihua’s boyfriend.
"So you guys want to be Yue Lao and bring this couple together!" Pan Yaoming understood.
“Yes and no.”
Fang Yan said that Guo Chongyuan is now Li Bihua’s fiancé, and they only have to get married. This time, the international writing project should be for them. The prospective couple went on their honeymoon in advance, but the more important reason is that the English version of "Farewell My Concubine" has been published in the United States.
Random House organized book clubs and other promotional activities, but couldn't get away from it, so it had to let Li Bihua, a co-author, do it for her.
“Kill two birds with one stone, okay, let’s settle on the two of them!”
Pan Yaoming asked Bai Ruoxue to record it.
“The key is, they are patriotic.”
Fang Yan said: “The reason why we want to establish an education foundation in Xiangjiang is to add Xiangjiang writers and The purpose of the student quota is to discover and cultivate a group of patriotic and progressive intellectuals in Hong Kong’s literary and academic circles.”
Then look left and right, "As this force grows, it must not be underestimated. Let's not talk about it from afar, let's talk about Sanlian Bookstore and our publishing company. Writers like Li Bihua and Guo Chongyuan can become stable Sources of contributions, and partners of copyright agents..."
"Yanzi is right!"
Pan Yaoming slapped his thigh, "Although I have only been the deputy editor of Sanlian Bookstore for a short time, according to my investigation, the biggest problem of Sanlian Bookstore at present is not poor management and financial losses, but rather publishing. Sales volume and profitability are not good.”
“Is it bad?”
Fang Yan picked up a toothpick, poked a piece of apple into his mouth.
“It’s not just bad, it’s simply very bad!”
Pan Yaoming shook his head and laughed. As the window of mainland literature to Hong Kong, Sanlian Bookstore has published many high-quality novels, books and major works. But as soon as I come here, These writers do not have the reputation of dialects in Hong Kong. Secondly, the citizens of Xiangjiang who are keen on popular literature have no interest in this kind of serious literature and theoretical works. Therefore, they basically cannot get back their money and can only lose money and earn money. Even if they earn a few times occasionally, they will not be able to get back their money. I can't stand such a loss.
Then he counted on his fingers: "This does not include rent, water and electricity, printing, manpower, manuscript fees..."
"Hey, if you operate like this, how does Sanlian Bookstore survive to this day?" Bai Ruoxue said for shock.
“Part of it comes from social donations and financial allocations, and part of it comes from bank loans, demolishing the east wall to pay for the west wall...”
Pan Yaoming said: “The other part comes from the publishing business. This The big head inside is all thanks to you, Yanzi.”
“Me?”
Fang Yan raised his eyebrows.
Pan Yaoming nodded. His novels are now the main source of profit for Sanlian Bookstore's publishing business. Especially since the release of "Once Upon a Time in China", the sales volume of the novel trilogy has skyrocketed, and even gained popularity through the movie. Dongfeng was issued in Southeast Asia, and people from all over Southeast Asia called to place orders.
"That's not a long-term solution."
Fang Yan, Gong Cie and Bai Ruoxue looked at each other.
“That’s right!”
Pan Yaoming grabbed his hand excitedly, "So, Yanzi, no matter what, you have to help me and Sanlian Bookstore!"
"As for novels, I have written a few recently."
Dialects are full of treasured examples, such as "Love Letter", "Hunting", "Song Ci, the Criminal Officer of the Song Dynasty", "Serious Crime Team"...
"Hunting" Forget this one for the time being. The topic is too high-end and people are too impetuous now. I guess they can't appreciate hallucinatory realism. As for "Love Letter", it won't be our turn for Sanlian Bookstore until Youfei Pavilion publishes it in Japan, so let's put it up first. Let it go.”
Pan Yaoming analyzed it carefully and finally chose two ancient and modern suspenseful crime-solving novels, "Crime Team" and "Song Ci, the Criminal Officer of the Song Dynasty".
"A wise choice!"
Fang Yan gave him an approving look and suggested that Sanlian Bookstore focus its work on "Crime Unit" first.
Because if nothing goes wrong, Cheng Long’s "Police Story" will be completed in October and then released in the Lunar New Year period, just like the "Once Upon a Time" trilogy has experienced a surge in sales due to the popularity of the movie. , "Crime" can also ride on the success of "Police Story".
"Okay, I'll do as you say!"
Pan Yaoming smiled happily, "Yanzi, as the saying goes, you send Buddha to the West. Since you helped, you might as well help others. In the end.”
Then, with a cunning glint in his eyes, he asked Fang Yan to write a novel in the name of deputy editor of Sanlian Bookstore.
The requirements are not high, just works that appeal to both refined and popular tastes, such as the "Once Upon a Time" trilogy and "Song Ci, the Punisher of the Song Dynasty".
“Your demands are really not high.”
Fang Yan teased playfully.
“Even if you don’t do it for the sake of our friendship for so many years, you still do it for the sake of our cooperation with Sanlian Bookstore for so many years.”
Pan Yaoming smiled bitterly and said: "Yanzi, you don't want Sanlian Bookstore to be in debt and go bankrupt, right?"
Fang Yan always felt that these words smacked of Japanese thieves, but he did not refuse. Xiangjiang Sanlian Bookstore did have to Pull it!
………………
After lunch, everyone went their separate ways, each busy with his or her own business.
Fang Yan asked Bai Ruoxue to book two ferry tickets back to Yangcheng tomorrow, and then go to the appointment with Gong Cie on time and show up at PolyGram's Xiangjiang branch.
Minoru Funaki led a group of people to greet them at the door and led them to a practice room with pianos, guitars, drums and other musical instruments.
I saw Teresa Deng and Lin Qingxia sitting face to face, and there were two white men beside them, who were obviously foreign aids that PolyGram had invited from Europe and the United States.
“Miss Lin!?”
Gong Qie was as surprised as Fang Yan.
Deng Lijun simply explained: "Qingxia and I are very good friends, and I invited her here."
Lin Qingxia added, saying that Cheng Long was injured and hospitalized, and the crew stopped working, so she had this rare opportunity, and then said quite playfully: "Don't worry, Fang Sheng, I am definitely not an undercover agent of Jiahe. You and Radisson collaborated on the theme song of the movie." I promise I won’t tell anyone about it.”
“Haha, Miss Lin is so funny.”
Fang Yan smiled and then asked about Cheng Long’s injury with concern.
Lin Qingxia said that Cheng Long was filming when he climbed over the balcony and hit the glass. His arms and legs were covered with glass shards, and he also had multiple fractures. Fortunately, an ambulance was filming. Rescue was waiting outside the venue at any time, and he was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment immediately.
“That’s right.”
Fang Yan looked at Gong Cie, "It seems that before leaving Xiangjiang, I have to go to the hospital to visit him."
Lin Qingxia, Deng Lijun and others were all surprised to hear the news from his own words that he and Gong Cie would return to the mainland. .
"Baby Zhiduo Xing" has been completed and has begun to enter the later stage."
Gong Jie said: "We are going to take this opportunity to go back and settle the matters left in the mainland."
For dialects For her, the most important thing is to work with her colleagues in the editorial department of "People's Literature" to organize the National Young Writers Symposium. As for Gong Cie, she is going back to participate in the upcoming 5th Feitian Award, starring in "The Stewardess" 》 has been shortlisted for the award.
"Flying Award?"
Lin Qingxia and Teresa Teng looked at each other. Gong Qie said that this is the earliest and oldest television award in the mainland, also called the National Outstanding TV Drama Award.
Lin Qingxia's tone was full of envy. She didn't expect that she, who was similar to her own age, would achieve such great achievements in both television and film fields, and the theme song was sung by Teresa Teng. A film assistant director will inevitably transform into a director or even a producer in the future.
And with the support of such an outstanding editor, writer and litterateur husband as Fang Yan, I can’t even imagine how far Gong Zhen can go!
When I thought of this, my eyes turned to Fang Yan involuntarily.
I saw him greeting two music producers invited by PolyGram and getting to know each other under the introduction of Minoru Funaki and Teresa Teng.
“This is Will Jennings and that is James Horner. They are both composers who often collaborate with Hollywood film companies, such as the "Star Trek" series and "48 Hours". And for "Brainstorm", he won the Saturn Award for Best Soundtrack."
" Nice to meet you."
Dialect is completely unfamiliar with Will Jennings, but I have some impressions of James Horner. The theme song of "Titanic" is "MyHeartWillGoOn" sung by Celine Dion. (My Heart Will Go On)", it seems that he wrote the lyrics and composed the music.
"Me too."
James Horner smiled: "The movie "Saving Private Ryan" that you collaborated with Spielberg left a deep impression on me."
"Thank you for your interest. If we could have known each other earlier, we might recommend you to Steven."
Fang Yan looked around.
“It’s actually not too late, hahaha!”
James Horner and co-star Will Jennings deliver straight-up laughs.
After chatting for a while, Fang Yan turned to look at Teresa Teng:
"Have you read the lyrics of "AllIWantForChristmasIsYou" to them?"
"Yes."< br>
Teng Lijun nodded and said that she had slightly changed the melody he had sung before and sang it a cappella for them.
"Deng said, it only took you 15 minutes to compose this song, right?" James Horner couldn't help but ask after hearing the translation.
“Not bad, what do you think?” Fang Yan sat down.
Will Jennings said: "It's really amazing. This is the first time I heard an RnB style Christmas song."
James Horner followed, "Just Like the first time we listened to Wham's "Last Christmas" It feels the same, very fresh, novel, and innovative. It’s really worth it that we came all the way from the United States to Hong Kong.” The demo is very formulaic, with very few chord changes.”
"We need to add some uncommon chords to this song."
Will Jennings said: "But before that, we want to hear your opinion, such as what instruments to add to the music. ?”
Dialect followed his memory and mentioned various musical instruments such as piano, drum, flute, and triangle.
Will Jennings asked a question, and James Horner took notes. The two of them cooperated very well, and there was no nonsense at all.
Zizi, this is called professionalism!
Fang Yan smacked his lips, and then was asked to sing the original melody of "AllIWantForChristmasIsYou" acapella.
Looking at Teresa Deng talking endlessly with them, Lin Qingxia and Gong Zhen couldn't get in the conversation. Fortunately, they are actors and have a common topic in acting.
"I watched the movie "Once Upon a Time", and your performance as 'Thirteenth Aunt' deserves a nomination for Best Actress in the Academy Awards next year."
"Thank you. Your blessings!”
Gong Qie said that he also likes her movies, especially those adapted from Qiong’s ballads such as “Outside the Window” and “Hazy Moon and Birds”.
"It can't be done now, it's not what it used to be."
Lin Qingxia sighed quietly, relying on her ever-changing image of the girl next door such as "lively and cheerful", "smart and cunning", and "Melancholy and weak" literary young woman Image, her film career soon entered the spring, but since she had a bad relationship with Qin Han and was labeled as a "third party", the image of the beautiful girl she had painstakingly created instantly collapsed. The reputation and reputation she had accumulated for many years in Baodao All their reputations were in vain.
Otherwise, I would not have come to Xiangjiang to look for opportunities, seek transformation, and usher in the second spring of my career.
But almost no one believes that she can successfully transform. Some film critics even believe that Lin Qingxia's era is over.
“Don’t think so.”
Gong Nie comforted: "I have encountered the bottleneck of acting like myself before, but later I made a breakthrough."
Lin Qingxia was very curious, "How did I break through?"
"It's all thanks to my husband."
Gong Chou stared straight at Fang Yan's profile.
Lin Qingxia followed her gaze and looked at Fang Yan, listening to her talk about her filming experience, from "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog", to "Under the Bridge", and then to "Once Upon a Time in the Sky" , the smile on her face became brighter and brighter, as bright and warm as the sun.
As a result, the focus of attention involuntarily shifted from acting breakthroughs to romance.
"Did you and Fang Sheng get acquainted with each other because of drama?"
"Yes, you may not believe it when I tell you. He was a famous writer in the country at that time and a close disciple of Mao Gong!"< br>
Gong Qie supported his diet with one hand, "And I am just a young actor who was robbed of his role and fell into a bottleneck."
Mao Gong's closed disciple! ?
Lin Qingxia became more and more interested, and she persuaded Gong Cang to tell more stories about the two of them. She listened to her talk about acquaintance to friendship, from friendship to love, and every time she talked about the poems she gave her in dialect. At this time, the full sense of happiness almost overflowed.
"Those poems, what kind of love poems are they?"
"This...how can I be embarrassed to talk about it."
"Just talk about it, I think I know what love poems written by writers like him are like."
Lin Qingxia's eyes were hot, and she subconsciously acted coquettishly towards Gong Xie just like she did towards Deng Liyun.
Gong Zhen was so entangled that he had no choice but to agree:
"But let's make it clear first that we can't tell outsiders about this matter. You know it, I know it, God knows..."
"Knowledge of the earth!"
Lin Qingxia He made a gesture of zipping up his mouth, "I will keep it a secret and never reveal a word."
Seeing her firm eyes, Gong Cong took out a handkerchief from the bag. There were pen marks on it. It was replaced by embroidered needle and thread.
"...Now I am confused and timid, like the melting spring water, flowing towards you without knowing where you are..."
Lin Qingxia couldn't help but read it out.
"Shh!"
Gong Cong quickly covered her mouth with his hand and made a silencing gesture: "Don't, don't read it out."
Seeing her shy and happy look, Lin Qingxia's eyes were full of envy, and she read and reread the poem on the handkerchief:
"This is so romantic, I really envy you..."
"You don't have to envy me, you will definitely find your own happiness."
Gong Xiang just said it, and immediately She regretted that she had forgotten the tortuous and complicated relationship between her, Qin Xianglin and Qin Han.
"Me?"
Lin Qingxia frowned, lowered her head, and remained silent for a long time before speaking again: "The biggest trouble people have is that they have a good memory. If they could remember everything, You can forget that there is a new beginning every day, then I will definitely be very happy..."
The two were honest with each other, talked about life, and shared their joys, sorrows, and joys. Their friendship quickly sublimated to the level of best friends.
Lin Qingxia showed a sad smile, "I really envy you, so much that I even started to be jealous of you."
Gong Qing's eyes widened, and she saw her resting her head on her on the shoulders, tight Staring at Fang Yan's back, he pitied himself and said:
"When you are at your best, the person you love most is by your side." (End of Chapter)