Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 661 Who should we find to film "In the Name of People"?
Well, it turns out that he has been an editor-in-chief and has a good vision.

"I went to Yanjing for a meeting this time, and a friend recommended this collection of novels to me, asking if it could be published by Shengshi Books. After reading it carefully, I thought it was good." Fang Minghua said, "So I went to Shanghai and gave it to Vice President Dai of Shengshi Books."

"Ah?!" Wang Zi looked at the two of them in surprise after hearing this.

I thought it was an erotic novel, but it actually has such high literary value.

Seeing Wang Zi's surprised expression, Fang Minghua said, "Wang Zi, if you read it carefully, you will understand its value. OK, nothing else, I'll go first. Hey, Bai Miao, let's go fishing this Sunday."

"Hey, when did you fall in love with this thing?"

"Hehe, I just fell in love with it."

"Sure, but I'm not very good at fishing." Bai Miao said.

"I'm a beginner too, it's settled."

On the weekend morning, Bai Miao came to Fang Minghua's house as expected. The two of them took their fishing rods and drove to Yizhi Lake in Fenghe River to go fishing. Unfortunately, the two rookies came up empty-handed.

After returning to the city, in order to avoid being laughed at by their wives and children, the two of them tacitly went to the seafood wholesale market on Tanshi Street to buy two crucian carps, and then went home.

Of course, Fang Minghua’s main task recently is to write the script for In the Name of People. He was so busy that the script was finally completed in mid-May.

There are a total of forty-five episodes, which is shorter than the original one. The main reason is that it is now the film era and there are cost issues in shooting.

Song Tangtang was the first reader.

"Minghua, I think there's a big difference between your script and the novel." Song Tangtang snuggled up to Fang Minghua, and they both squeezed into the computer chairs, looking at the computer screen.

Recently, Song Tangtang always likes to read scripts in this way.

"Why is it different?" Fang Minghua asked back.

"The script has a tighter rhythm, more intense conflicts, and richer emotions."

"That's right. Novels and scripts are originally two different literary themes. Who would want to read a bland plot? Long passages of dialogue with both sides on the verge of a fight would be more exciting, wouldn't it?" Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Yes, that's right. However, this change will somewhat weaken the literary value of the novel. Of course, as an investor, I like this change!" Song Tangtang said with a giggle.

"That's it, hey, have you found a director?"

"I'm worried about this." Song Tangtang showed a trace of distress on his face.

I originally wanted Wu Tianmin to direct, his film "A Chinese Odyssey in New York" was very good, but he is currently busy filming "Face/Off" and has no time for it. "

"What else?"

"Wu Tianmin doesn't seem to be interested in filming a TV series."

"Haha, which director who is good at making movies likes to make TV series? They look down on him. Ask Zhang Yimou if he is willing to make TV series again? I guess he doesn't want to either."

"That makes sense, but who should I contact? I originally wanted to ask Director Wang Fulin to direct, but after contacting him, he said he was too tired after filming "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and needed a rest." Song Tangtang said.

Wang Fulin is one of the most famous TV directors of this era. In addition to the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" which is about to be broadcast, he also directed the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions" in 87, which became a classic of the generation.

"Where's Guo Baochang?"

"I have also contacted them, but they are currently working on a drama series called "Big Boss Cheng Changgeng" to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Anhui Opera Troupe's arrival in Beijing. They are not available."

oh.
Guo Baochang is the director of "The Mansion Gate", but this TV series has not been released yet.

In fact, in the early 1990s, apart from the older generation such as Yang Jie and Wang Fulin, the most powerful middle-generation directors of mainland TV dramas were Zheng Xiaolong, Zhao Baogang and several other directors from the Yanjing Television Art Center.

However, after the early 90s, Shengshi Films and Zheng Xiaolong broke off negotiations over the filming of "Ordinary World", the two companies never cooperated again, and they were secretly competing with each other. If you now ask the director of Yanjing Television Art Center to direct, the other party probably won't agree. Besides, with Song Tangtang's pride, he won't beg them.

Who to look for?

Fang Minghua sat in the chair, thinking about this matter in his mind.

The original director of "In the Name of People" was Li Lu, but he is still young and seems to have never seen any TV series. Fang Minghua is not at ease to hand the script to him now.

He doesn't want the other party to use this script for practice.

In addition, people like Kong Sheng, Gao Xixi and Kang Honglei are still young and unknown in the industry.

Oh, by the way, Fang Minghua suddenly thought of a director.

"Hey, Tangtang, have you heard of Feng Xiaoning?"

"Feng Xiaoning? Is he the director of 'The Northern Fleet'?"

"Yes, that's him. This TV series won the "Flying Apsaras Award" for Best TV Series last year. He also starred in the movie "War Meridian"!"

"Yeah, I've seen this movie. It won the 11th Golden Rooster Award for Special Director." Song Tangtang said, "He's a talented director, but I don't know which film studio he's from. I'll ask around after work tomorrow."

"Haha, there's no need to go to so much trouble. Go ask Zhang Yimou." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"ask him?"

"Feng Xiaoning and Zhang Yimou were classmates at Yandian. Once when I was drinking with Zhang Yimou, he talked about his classmates and mentioned Feng Xiaoning in particular. He was born in Xijing and is considered a fellow villager of ours."

"Really? That's great, I'll contact Zhang Yimou when I get to work tomorrow!"

"Also, I suggest that Wang Zhiwen be the protagonist of this TV series."

"Wang Zhiwen, is he the actor from the TV series "Over the Hook"?"

"Yes, it's him! His image and temperament are very suitable for the role of Hou Pingliang. Moreover, Wang Zhiwen also graduated from Yandian University and has a solid foundation in lines. Listening to him act is simply amazing!" Fang Minghua said.

"Well, I'll give suggestions to the director after he makes his decision," said Song Tangtang.

"can."

Fang Minghua was just making a suggestion, and the director had the final say on whether it would succeed or not.

He doesn't want to be a coal boss now.

Feng Xiaoning was quite famous in the 1990s. He not only made TV series but also movies. "Red River Valley", "Yellow River Love" and "Purple Sun" are all excellent movies.

However, in the later period, I don’t know if he ran out of ideas, but the movies and TV series he made were not satisfactory.

He is still in his prime.

Soon, with the help of Zhang Yimou, they contacted Feng Xiaoning from Yanjing Youth Film Studio. With Zhang Yimou acting as a lobbyist, and when Feng Xiaoning heard that it was Minghua's script again, he agreed.

Shengshi Company immediately began to assist Feng Xiaoning in forming a filming team.

At the same time, as a film about anti-corruption in officialdom, it is inevitable to connect with the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs. In order to obtain support, Song Tangtang often goes in and out of the compound of the Provincial High People's Procuratorate.

Meanwhile, at Shengshi Books, the novel "In the Name of People", which took four months to prepare, finally met with readers.

(End of this chapter)