A widower's entertainment

Chapter 266 [Everything is moving forward] (Subscribe)
As New Year's Day approaches, the Yanjing Film Studio is still busy shooting movies.

Because Yanjing Film Studio had been preparing to shoot the movie "My Brothers and Sisters" for a long time, it can be said that the film crew had already started shooting before winter came. However, the crew first shot the later scenes of the movie, which is the plot about the brothers and sisters looking for their relatives when they grow up.

As for the childhood scenes of Qi Sitian played by Lin Zhaomei, they naturally had to wait until it snowed to be filmed.

Because the crew was waiting for snow early in the morning, they naturally told several young actors to come to the crew for filming early.

Naturally, Lin Youcheng also had to accompany Lin Zhaomei to the filming of the movie.

"Teacher Lin, I really like the novel you wrote. Can you sign the book for me?"

Lin Youcheng was also very surprised that there would be readers who wanted his autograph at this time. Naturally, Lin Youcheng would not refuse.

Lin Youcheng took the novel "Strange Things in the World" published by the People's Literature Publishing House and wrote his name on the title page. He saw that the book seemed to have been read many times and the edges were a little worn. He couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that you have read this book many times."

"Yes, I have read it many times, but I have always cherished this novel. I really like your description of Lynch's life. It is so fantastic and touching. No wonder it won the Mao Dun Literature Prize."

Hearing this, Lin Youcheng naturally expressed his gratitude.

Cheng Zhigu, who was standing by, saw Lin Youcheng signing his name for the crew members, and then he said, "I heard that you wrote the script for the TV series "My Brothers and Sisters" for the Beijing Television Art Center?"

Lin Youcheng nodded.

"They won't finish filming before us, right?"

When Lin Youcheng heard what Cheng Zhigu said, he immediately understood that Cheng Zhigu was worried that the TV series version would be broadcast first. He raised his eyebrows, shook his head, and said, "No, they can't be that fast."

Although Cheng Zhigu knew that the TV series "My Brothers and I" filmed by the Beijing Television Art Center would not be able to be broadcast so quickly, he still did not want the TV series to be broadcast before the movie. You know, movies and TV series with the same story are often compared together, like the previous "Dream of Red Mansions".

In Cheng Zhigu's opinion, he naturally hopes that the TV series will be broadcast after the movie is released.

"Youcheng, you don't know that the current film environment is not good."

Hearing Cheng Zhigu's words, Lin Youcheng remained silent. He actually wanted to say that the current market environment was not good and would get worse in the next two years.

You have to know that in the 1990s, the market environment for making movies in mainland China was quite difficult. It is not an exaggeration to say that most movies were doomed to fail. At best, they could break even and make a small profit. You have to know that the development of video halls was extremely rapid afterwards, and it can be said that the space for movie theaters was really squeezed out.

There is no other way. In many places, there may be only one movie theater, but there may be dozens of video halls of all sizes. In addition, pirated discs, various domestic and foreign discs appear, which can be said to be very low prices. You can watch from morning to night, and the theater will never be cleared. In this situation, the movie theater is naturally no match. In addition, with the development of the economy, many families have televisions, especially color televisions, which naturally makes people sit at home and watch TV series more.

Of course, there will also be movies that go abroad to win awards. As long as you make movies abroad and win awards, you will naturally not lose money. After all, foreign film distributors will also purchase copyrights, and it can even be said to be quite profitable.

Even so, it still couldn't stop the tide of the times, and many film studios closed down. Who would have thought that the once glorious Yanjing Film Studio would become an empty ruin later. In addition to Yanjing Film Studio, there are also Changchun Film Studio that will gradually withdraw from the stage of history. To be honest, the eight state-owned studios include Changchun Film Studio, Yanjing Film Studio, Shanghai Film Studio, Bayi Film Studio, Xi'an Film Studio, Pearl River Film Studio, Emei Film Studio, and Xiaoxiang Film Studio. It seems that none of them have escaped the invasion of this wave and have been left far behind. Of course, some of these studios will also embark on the road of enterprise transformation and restructuring, but the relatively successful ones may be Shanghai Film Group and China Film Group.

Thinking of this, Lin Youcheng couldn't help but feel a little sad. He looked at Cheng Zhigu beside him, hesitated, and couldn't help but said: "Director Cheng, if you think it's difficult now, it may be even more difficult in the future."

When Cheng Zhigu heard Lin Youcheng's words, he frowned. He didn't expect Lin Youcheng to say this, and it didn't seem like a joke.

"How to say?"

"It's just my opinion. As you know, with the development of the economy, large items like televisions are entering more and more people's homes. If the TV series become more and more exciting, people will definitely stay at home to watch them. You also know that there are more video halls now, and the types of films they play are definitely more than those in movie theaters."

Cheng Zhigu frowned as he listened to Lin Youcheng's words. He actually knew about such things, and this was also the environment that the film studio had to face.

As Lin Youcheng spoke, he thought of literature again. He couldn't help but sigh and shook his head, saying, "In fact, the same is true for literature. As time goes by, people will appreciate entertainment and literature at multiple levels and in a diversified way. Literature will compete with other arts and entertainment styles on an equal footing. People will not necessarily choose literature if they are free to choose."

Cheng Zhigu understood what Lin Youcheng meant, and couldn't help but be curious, and asked: "Aren't you worried?"

"Worrying won't change anything?"

"Besides, as long as the work is good enough, whether it is literature or film, it will still reach the hearts of the people and be liked by the people."

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When Cheng Zhigu heard what Lin Youcheng said, he nodded and agreed very much. The most important thing is that the work must be good enough.

"Besides, I can still write scripts!"

Lin Youcheng smiled and said, "I just wrote the script for the TV series "My Brothers and Sisters" for the Beijing Television Art Center."

Cheng Zhigu didn't expect Lin Youcheng to say this again. Although he knew that Lin Youcheng was joking, he couldn't help but point at Lin Youcheng and joked, "You are still the one who thinks."

"But it's a success. I think everything is moving forward, and the film industry is also moving forward. It will get better and better."

Lin Youcheng nodded and said, "You are right. We are all moving forward together and things will get better and better."

Everything is moving forward.

The same goes for time. Nothing can stop it, and before we know it, we have moved from 1988 to 1989.

(End of this chapter)