1980 My literary era

Yu Hua was a little depressed.

The review he wrote was published in Yanjing Literature, an important literary journal.

But it didn't seem to have much influence. He wandered around various offices for two days and didn't see any colleagues discussing it, and no critic published an article specifically scolding him.

There was no comparison with the reaction after Tong Zhonggui's article was published. Such a result could not help but make him a little frustrated.

Taking the two articles together and comparing them over and over, he sadly discovered that he seemed to be conservative. He focused the article's discussion on the novel "Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea", which was a strategic mistake in itself.

In half a month, there have been more than 20 review articles about "Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea" published in major newspapers and magazines across the country, and almost all of them praised the novel "The Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea." Yu Hua's article seems unremarkable when placed among them.

On the contrary, Tong Zhonggui's article was obviously off-topic in the second half, but it produced a unique effect by virtue of its bottomless praise of Teacher Lin.

Yu Hua summed up his experience and lessons, and had to express his admiration for Tong Zhonggui in his heart.

It’s a pity that Xiao Tong is not the leader!

However, the flattery was all over the place, and although the response was a little smaller, Teacher Lin still had to know!

When Yu Hua was thinking about how he could "accidentally" let Teacher Lin know about his comment, his eyes were suddenly attracted by the picture on TV.

"Farewell My Concubine, a domestic film directed by Cheng Kaige, adapted from Lin Weimin's original novel, and distributed by Yanjing Film Studio, won the Best Foreign Language Film Award at the 66th Academy Awards held in Los Angeles last night .

The original novel "Farewell My Concubine" has a very high reputation and influence overseas. The adapted film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, which is the first time a Chinese film has won this honor.

Before the Academy Awards, "Farewell My My Concubine" also won many Academy Awards Sentinel Awards, including the New York Film Critics Society Award, the Los Angeles Film Producers Association Award, the American Television and Movie Golden Globe Award..."

Did "Farewell My Concubine" win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?

Yu Hua stayed for a long time, waiting for the news to finish before reacting.

Before the mid-1980s, the most powerful ones in the eyes of the Chinese film industry were the three major European film festivals. However, with the reform and opening up in recent years, more and more external information has been reported by domestic media. I don’t know when it started. The Academy Awards in the United States have gradually become the most important film awards in the hearts of domestic filmmakers.

In the late 1980s, the media began to hype up the concept of so-called "films destined for the Olympics," which were actually films selected and submitted by film bureaus.

Over the past few years, not only the media and filmmakers, but also many ordinary people have been completely brainwashed to regard the Academy Awards as a world-class award comparable to the Nobel Prize.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Yu Hua left the house and passed by the newsstand. Yu Hua casually glanced at the newspapers.

Sure enough, the news that "Farewell My Concubine won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" has become the headlines of major newspapers. This kind of headlines is much heavier than the news reports in the Youth Tiger Book Series.

He flipped through seven newspapers, and five newspapers put the news on the headlines. Although the other two newspapers did not put it on the headlines, they also placed it in an important position on the front page.

This is the influence of the Academy Awards!

Yu Huazheng was sighing when the newspaper seller said something.

"Do you want to buy it or not?"

"purchase!"

As soon as Yu Hua took action, he bought a dozen newspapers, all of which reported that "Farewell My Concubine" won the Academy Award.

When he arrived at the Chinese Literature Society with the newspaper, the first thing he did was to run to Lin Weimin's office.

"Teacher Lin, congratulations! Congratulations!"

Yu Hua greeted everyone with a smile, and slapped a stack of newspapers on Lin Weimin's desk. By the way, he "accidentally" dropped the "Yenjing Literature" article with his comments on Lin Weimin's desk.

Lin Weimin had just come to the office. He had already received a call from Xu Feng from the United States last night. After Xu Feng's call, he received several congratulatory calls one after another.

There is Lao Teng who has just retired to the second line, Cheng Zhigu of Yan Film Studio, and even the top leader of China Film...

"Farewell My Concubine" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The production company and the author of the original novel were not so impressed, but they were very excited about it.

"...This is a small step for you, but a giant step for Chinese cinema! You have changed the history of Chinese cinema."

Yu Hua has deeply learned the lesson from before and will never show any mercy. Anyway, there are no outsiders at the moment. How can he wait until he doesn't lick him now?

"Definitely!"

Lin Weimin interrupted his disgusting flattery, "If you don't go to work, why are you talking about the ozone layer?"

It didn't matter if the leader was impatient, the flattery was delivered, and Yu Hua left the office with peace of mind.

After returning to Tongwen News Agency, sure enough, my colleagues were discussing the fact that "Farewell My Concubine" had won the award. They were all very excited, as if they had won the award.

Regardless of the excessive pursuit of Oscars by the media, this matter is indeed something that the Chinese people should be proud of. After all, it is a heavyweight award, and no one has won it before.

"This time, the editor-in-chief's book will be a big hit again, right?" a colleague said.

"That goes without saying. Last year, it sold over 10 million copies. Why can't it sell an additional one million copies during this year's Oscars?"

"It's amazing! One person, two works with sales of over 10 million!"

Colleagues happily discussed Lin Weimin and "Farewell My Concubine". Over there, Cheng Wanchun also approached Lin Weimin.

"Seal it, you must stamp it hard! Haha!"

Lin Weimin looked helpless, "You came just to talk about this?"

Cheng Wanchun controlled his emotions and said: "Of course it's not just this matter. It's been more than half a month since "Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea" was released. I think we can hold a seminar on the work next month."

"Isn't it necessary?"

The role of the work seminar is largely to promote the work and gain recognition from colleagues in the industry. With Lin Weimin's current status, there is no need to consider these things.

"Hey, I have to do it. Although this form has no bonus for you now, it is a kind of publicity after all. It can not only expand the influence of the work, but also expand the influence of our Chinese Literature Society!

People from Guangdong also contacted the agency, saying that they hope that their province can hold this work symposium, so what..."

At this point, Cheng Wuchun's expression became distorted, and Lin Weimin had already guessed what he was going to say.

After "Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea" was published, people from Guangdong contacted him. The content was exactly the same as Cheng Wuchun's words. In order to appeal to Lin Weimin, Guangdong specifically stated that they could arrange round-trip air tickets, accommodation and a package for thirty guests. Reception.

To hold a large-scale work seminar, thirty guests are already a lot, but since the invitation is from Guangdong, it must be mainly people from the Guangdong cultural circle. Lin Weimin does not need thirty people to attend. .

By providing so many places, to put it bluntly, we are allowing everyone to travel at public expense!

In the second half of last year, he worked outside for three months. It was just the beginning of the new year. Lin Weimin really didn't want to work anymore, so he declined the proposal from Guangdong.

Unexpectedly, they opened a breakthrough from Cheng Wuchun.

"You won't agree, right?" Lin Weimin asked.

"No, I'm just asking for your opinion!"

"It takes at least a week to make a trip..."

Cheng Wuchun advised: "You are usually so busy at work, you should go out and relax when you have time!"

Lin Weimin teased: "This little favor has bought you off?"

"I heard that the editors at Buhuhu have been a bit emotional recently!"

"The work pressure is too great!"

Hearing the sound of the string and knowing its elegant meaning, Lin Weimin immediately understood what Cheng Wanchun meant, "Do you want everyone to go out and relax?"

Cheng Wuchun nodded, "Last year, these comrades really made great contributions to the club. With the opportunity you provided, it is good for everyone to relax. After all, Qingchun Buhu will be busy again soon. You can also go out and relax!"

Lin Weimin thought about it and felt that it made sense.

He was the one who initiated the youth cloth tiger. There were not enough manpower in the agency, which virtually increased the workload of many editors. This benefit was a reward for everyone.

"Okay, no matter how busy you are at work, these few days are enough. Just think of it as a balance between work and rest. Just reply over there and we'll go over here after setting the time." Lin Weimin said.

Cheng Wuchun left the office with satisfaction.

Half a day later, a burst of cheers and shouts suddenly rang out in the temporary office of Buhu Congshu, startling several offices around it.

"Are you going to rebel?" the old editor of the foreign language office muttered. The voices coming from the office of Buhu Books were still noisy, and everyone started discussing.

It happened that the young editor in the office came back from outside, and everyone asked: "Xiao Peng, what happened just now?"

"It is said that the editor-in-chief's novel will be held in Guangdong for a workshop."

It is not unusual for Lin Weimin's works to be held for a seminar. "Thirteen Sons of the South China Sea" tells the story of a famous Cantonese opera master. It is reasonable and reasonable to hold a seminar for his works in Guangdong. But why is Buhushu Series so excited about this?

"Why are they so excited?"

"The Guangdong side gave thirty places. In addition to the few critics and scholars that the agency often invites, all the people from Buhuhu also followed."

Xiao Peng said with an envious expression on his face.

"All go?"

Colleagues were full of surprise, this is such a big deal!

We are all editors, and we all understand that this kind of work seminar held in other places, apart from the content of the seminar itself, the rest is basically sightseeing, eating, drinking and having fun. It can be regarded as a publicly funded trip.

"Well, there are thirty people. We haven't collected them yet. There are a few spots left. They say they will be allocated to several editorial rooms in the agency."

After hearing Xiao Peng's words, everyone also showed envious expressions.

"Everyone has benefited from the editor-in-chief!" Xiao Peng said with a smile.

All the colleagues nodded in unison, not only did they benefit from it, but they also benefited a lot from it!

A trip to Guangdong for 30 people would cost at least 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, so I was really willing to spend the money!

In less than half an hour, the news that the editorial team of Buhuhu Series was going to Guangdong for a public trip under Lin Weimin's guidance spread throughout the Chinese Literature Society.

At the same time, the remaining few spots have also become the focus of everyone's attention.

These days, Guangdong is the bridgehead of reform and opening up, and many popular things inland are imported from the ports of Guangdong.

Being able to go to Guangdong for free is a nice bonus.

You have to hang out with the editor-in-chief!