Rebirth of Rural Literary Life

Chapter 391 "Lu Deshui" is about to be made into a movie
Now that "The Wrangler" has been released for half a year, it can be said that the climax period has passed, but there is no fixed release time and schedule for movies in this era. It is rumored in later generations that "The Wrangler" has a box office of over [-] million. Presumably it was not created within half a year. It should take a while.

He Ping could hear the joy in Director Xie Jin's heart. At this time, there was no dividend or investment. As a director, Xie Jin did not get any real benefits from the big sale of "The Wrangler", but this did not hinder his joy.

"Actually, I called you today, and there is one more thing I want to communicate with you."

After talking about the popularity of "The Wrangler", Xie Jin said to He Ping.

"You say."

"The "Lu Deshui" you published some time ago, I wonder if you can give me the right to adapt the movie?"

He Ping did not expect that Xie Jin would make such a request. According to the timeline, shouldn't Xie Jin's next film be "Furong Town"?

It was precisely because of the appreciation of director Xie Jin that Jiang Wen acted as the leading actor in the movie, and he suddenly came to the audiences all over the country and became a powerful actor. He also became acquainted with actress Liu Xiaoqing because of the play.

But now that director Xie Jin actually wants to shoot "Lu Deshui", his butterfly is really fluttering.

Director Xie Jin's tone was sincere. The previous filming of "The Wrangler" and the cooperation between the two were considered smooth. He Ping seemed to have no reason to refuse, but he seemed a little sorry for Jiang Wen, and the chance of becoming famous in the film seemed to be gone.

"Okay, since Director Xie likes you, just take it and adapt it." After thinking for a few seconds, He Ping agreed to Xie Jin's request for adaptation.

"Oh, He Ping, thank you so much."

"You're welcome, it's my honor that "Lu Deshui" can present a great director like you on the big screen in the form of a movie."

He Ping and Director Xie Jin thanked me on the phone, I thanked you and said a few words, and finally he asked a question of his own curiosity.

"Actually, I think "Fugui" is also good, why did you think about making "Lu Deshui"?"

Director Xie Jin sighed, ""Fugui" is very good, very good. It is because it is so good that I dare not start it. It is like an epic of our nation. I think I did not make his film well. Be sure. On the contrary, "Lu Deshui" is different. Its temperament is ironic, absurd, and black humor, which naturally fits with the big screen. This kind of work is most suitable for the big screen."

Director Xie Jin explained He Ping's confusion, maybe "Fugui" really has to wait for the National Teacher to truly show its style.

He Ping agreed to Director Xie Jin's adaptation of "Lu Deshui", but this time he refused to participate in the script writing of the film. He really didn't have time to do it. Director Xie Jin expressed regret on the phone.

Finally, director Xie Jin also told He Ping about the signing of the novel adaptation. He Ping signed the contract with Bi Likui after he arrived in Shanghai for "The Wrangler". When he was free, he arranged for Bi Likui to come over and sign a contract with him, and hand over the adaptation fee to him, not much, 500 yuan.

This is how it is these days. Movies are invested by film studios all over the country. In fact, they are all invested by the state. Following the unified purchase and marketing of the planned economy, the investment for making a movie ranges from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. The investment is already a rare big production.

He Ping's script adaptation fee can be given 500 yuan, which is already due to the success of his first adaptation and his current fame. You must know that he also participated in the last film "The Wrangler" The adaptation of the script only paid 3000 yuan.

He Ping didn't delve into this issue, and he didn't rely on it to make money. Instead, he could raise the reputation of his works to a higher level through movies, which was more cost-effective for him.

After discussing the adaptation of the novel with Director Xie Jin, He Ping hung up the phone.

He Ping remembered the matter of his new work. Sister Wang Fu asked him to write a new work as soon as possible mainly to silence the critics. Director Xie Jin did not shoot "Furong Town" and instead filmed his own "Lu Deshui" so that He Ping It reminds me of Jiang Wen's other famous work "Red Sorghum".

The movie "Red Sorghum" is adapted from the novel "Red Sorghum". The original book is a story that happened in Gaomi County, Dongshan Province. It mainly tells the hymn of life that happened in Dongshan Province through "my grandma" Dai Fenglian and "my grandfather" Yu Zhanao.

The novel "Red Sorghum" is only one part of "Red Sorghum Family". The whole "Red Sorghum Family" is composed of five works: "Red Sorghum", "Sorghum Wine", "Sorghum Funeral", "Dog Way" and "Strange Death".

He Ping has never seen the movie "Red Sorghum", because he was young when "Red Sorghum" was released, and he was not interested in this kind of movie at all.

Later, "Red Sorghum" was made into a popular TV series, so he bought the book and read it. What he likes most is that there are not too many positive images in the whole novel. "Bandit" is also the dual identity of "Anti-Japanese Hero". The wildness of the bandit and the blood of the hero make the characters more plump and real, and restore the real history to a large extent.

In fact, people at that time were indeed like this. Many people took the road of resistance only when they were forced to do so.The reason why the characters in "The Awakening Age" can be recorded on the historical monument is not precisely because of their consciousness, but more people still passively participate in the revolution.

Almost all the war scenes in the novel are carefully carved, regardless of the size of the war scene, even the contest between man and wild dog when devouring the corpse is also used a lot of strokes. Like red sorghum with blood, the whole world is blood red.

This kind of carnival-like language and unconstrained style of writing have created a red sorghum world on the edge of ethics and morality, a kind of bandit-like heroes, they do all kinds of bad things but also serve the country, they love each other deeply, fight bravely, full of and deviant. It also has an infinitely angry atmosphere of the times.

At that time, He Ping still felt that he liked this work quite a lot after watching it. Now that he has caught up with it, why not make "Red Sorghum Family" out.

Recently, he handed over the matter of the feed factory to Professor Guo, and he happened to have time, so he took advantage of this time to write this novel.

When Mao Chunhua got home from get off work, he was surprised and happy to see her husband buried in his pen. After two months of being back, this slacker finally remembered to do something serious.

In the evening, she specially cooked a few more dishes for He Ping. Writing is a mind-consuming thing, so it should be rewarded.

(End of this chapter)