Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 690 "World Book Day"

Since they had decided to shoot "Prime Minister Liu Luogu", Fang Minghua first called Jia Pingwa to explain the situation, and Song Tangtang then contacted the three screenwriters in the name of Shengshi Company to purchase the copyright.

Of course, what is more important is to determine who will shoot this movie.

When Song Tangtang asked about this, Fang Minghua laughed and said, "Isn't there a director named Zhang Zien in Xiying Studio?"

"You mean the director who was the art designer for Wu Tianmin's film 'The Tremor of Life', and later for the films 'Silent Little Li River' and 'Yellow River Hero', and the director who shot 'The Disgraceful Husband and the Pretty Wife' two years ago?" Song Tangtang asked.

"Yes, that's him! You must have found him!"

Because, in history, this TV series was filmed by Zhang Zien! Later, he also filmed the first part of "Kangxi's Private Visits" and "Marrying the Wrong Man".

It has to be said that the Xi'an Film Studio is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

"Okay, I'll go talk to Zhang Zhien!"

"Also, as for the leading roles, I suggest that the director ask Li Baotian to play Liu Luogu, Zhang Guoli to play Qianlong, and Wang Gang to play the corrupt official Heshen!" Fang Minghua added.

Song Tangtang was surprised when she heard this.

"You let Li Baotian, who played the villain Tang Lao Da in "Shake It Up, Shake It Up", play Liu Luoguo?! Isn't the contrast too big?"

"And Wang Gang, didn't he play the storyteller in the TV series 'Harbin Under Night'? And he is now a CCTV host, so how could he play the corrupt official Heshen?"

"Haha, don't underestimate Li Baotian, he's an excellent actor with great plasticity, he can play any role well. As for Wang Gang, you see he has a chubby face. If he plays a corrupt official who smiles all day but only does bad things and opposes Liu Luoguo, doesn't he look like he deserves a beating?"

Song Tangtang couldn't help but burst out laughing when she thought about it. "Husband, what you said really makes sense! Okay! I'll find Zhang Zhien and talk to him about this!"

Song Tangtang took immediate action to take charge of this matter. "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" will be the highlight of Shengshi Film and Television this year, and she will be in charge of it personally.

Of course, there is not only this TV series, but also a movie "The Long Road to Western Xia" was filmed at the same time.

This is a historical film written and directed by Lu Wei of Xi'an Film Studio, starring Ni Dahong and Badma.

As a screenwriter at the Xi'an Film Studio, Lu Wei also wanted to be a director and make a movie himself, so he took the script to Song Tangtang of Shengshi Film and Television, hoping to get investment.

Song Tangtang read the script carefully.

It describes the love and hatred between the northern nomadic Xixia Kingdom, the Khitan Liao Kingdom and the Han Song Kingdom in western China in the 11th century AD.

It is a rare story that tells the emotions of ordinary people in history. The script does not favor any ethnic group, whether it is the Han, the Tangut, or the Khitan. The ending reveals a desperate warmth.

The script is very well written and very poetic. It is indeed written by the gold medal screenwriter of Xi'an Film Studio, but I wonder how it will turn out?
Song Tangtang considered it over and over again and agreed.

Maybe the box office won't be very good, but just because the director is Lu Wei, these backbones of Xi'an Film Studio are determined to make it.

This film was given to Wu Tianmin as the producer. With the former director of Xi'an Film Studio supervising him, Lu Wei will work harder on the filming.

Song Tangtang became busy again, but Fang Minghua was completely free.

Fishing, practicing calligraphy, reading books, life is very leisurely and comfortable.

Today is April 4rd, Sunday. When I woke up in the morning, the weather was clear and the sun was not too strong.

This time Fang Minghua did not go fishing, and Song Tangtang was not busy working overtime. After finishing breakfast, the family of four sat neatly under the grape trellis in the yard, each reading a book.

Because today is "World Book Day".

Starting from this year (1995), UNESCO has designated April 4rd of each year as "World Book Day." Fang Minghua saw this news in the newspaper a few days ago. Its purpose is to encourage more people to read and write, and hopes that everyone can respect and thank the masters of literature, culture, science, and thought who have made great contributions to human civilization, and protect intellectual property rights.

This news was only reported in an inconspicuous corner of Guangming Daily and did not receive attention from domestic media.

Of course, in later generations, the country gradually began to pay attention to it, and some cities would hold celebrations on this day.

Fang Minghua felt it necessary to hold a small reading activity at home on this day, with the aim of stimulating the two children's enthusiasm for reading.

After telling his wife about this idea, Song Tangtang immediately expressed her agreement.

So that morning, everyone took a book and read in the yard.

My daughter Ruirui was reading Zheng Yuanjie's "The Biography of Pippi Longstocking", and my son Lele was reading the children's version of "100,000 Whys".

Song Tangtang was reading carefully a thick book, "China Film Yearbook 1990", which was published by China Film Publishing House. It provided detailed information and analysis on the Chinese film industry in 1990, including the development status of the film industry, policy changes, etc.

Fang Minghua was flipping through a psychology book, "The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind" by French social psychologist Gustave Le Bon.

There is no Chinese version in China yet. Fang Minghua read the English version that Li Li sent from the United States. The letter also said that she was planning to translate the book into Chinese.

Fang Minghua just took it out and flipped through it when he had nothing to do and found it quite interesting.

Today is reading day, and the whole family is reading. Fang Minghua took out this book to read again. It doesn’t matter what book you read, the main thing is to create this atmosphere.

It feels nice to read quietly together as a family.

However, since my son is young, it is a bit difficult for him to read the children's version of "100,000 Whys", so I often ask him about it, and he always answers patiently.

"Dad, why is today World Book Day?" the son suddenly asked.

This question doesn’t seem to be listed in the 100,000 Whys list?
However, Fang Minghua still answered seriously.

"The newspaper said that the idea of ​​establishing World Book Day was proposed by Spain. There is a legend in their country: "A beautiful princess was trapped in the mountains by a dragon. The warrior George defeated the dragon alone and rescued the princess. The princess gave George a book as a gift in return. Since then, the book has become a symbol of courage and strength."

"This day is also the anniversary of the death of Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, the birth and death of British writer Shakespeare, the death anniversary of Peruvian writer Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, and the birthdays of American writer Nabokov, French writer Maurice Drouin, Icelandic Nobel Prize winner Laxness and many other writers. So it is very meaningful to designate this day as World Book Day?"

"Then why are there no writers from our country?" my son Lele asked innocently, tilting his head.

"Brother, you are stupid. Dad said that this is a holiday proposed by foreigners and it definitely has nothing to do with us Chinese." Sister Ruirui replied.

"Well, Ruirui is right. However, our country also has great writers who died on this day. The Song Dynasty scholar Zhu Xi and the Ming Dynasty playwright Tang Xianzu both died on this day according to historical records."

"Wow, dad knows so much!" Both children looked at their dad with admiration, and even daughter-in-law Song Tangtang was full of admiration.

Fang Minghua felt a little proud.

Hehe, thanks to the Internet, I saw this out of curiosity.
I thought this in my heart but said, "It's not important to commemorate who was born or who died. What's important is that we study hard and read good books, okay?"

"This is a great book!" My son immediately held up "100,000 Whys" with a proud look on his face.

"Yeah, it's a good book. If Lele understands it, he can become a scientist in the future! Just like his uncle studies airplanes!" Fang Minghua said with a smile.

When my daughter Ruirui heard this, she seemed a little unhappy. She rolled her eyes and suddenly said, "Dad, you don't keep your word!"

(End of this chapter)