The literary era since 1979

Chapter 102 Applauding for Love

The third generation of Chinese-language film directors, including Xie Jin, have always adhered to one concept: "film adaptation must absolutely obey literature."

I will never change the original work and script like Brother Chen Kai did.

The movie "The Horse Herder" basically restores the novel to its original form and is not much different from the previous life.

If I must say something different, it is that when Xu Lingjun, who had become a teacher again, taught the first lesson "Our Great Motherland", he recited Ai Qing's poem with his students:

"Why are there always tears in my eyes,
Because I love this land so deeply."

The audience cried when they saw this, but they laughed when they saw Xiuzhi and Xu Lingjun get to know each other, get to know each other, and fall in love.

Especially when Xiuzhi said the line, "I gave him my heart, which is more precious than money", it immediately won applause from the audience.

"You have to treat me like Xu Lingjun in the future!"

“Will you treat me like Xiuzhi did?”

"That's no need to say it!"

In the crowd, young lovers were whispering and expressing their innermost feelings.

The dialect pricked up its ears and listened clearly.

The love in the 80s was innocent, pure and subtle.

It's not so straightforward or explicit. They just say "we're in love", "I love you" and "I like you" all the time. They are as low-key as a flower blooming in the dust. Once they hold hands, they will be together for a lifetime.

In difficult times, we share the joys and sorrows.

Therefore, it is hard not to empathize with the love between Xiuzhi and Xu Lingjun, and the audience did not leave after the movie ended.

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa."

Some clapped while sitting, and some clapped while standing.

In short, the applause lasted for a long time and the cheers were unanimous.

"Brother, they are all applauding you!"

Fang Yan jumped up and down with joy.

Yang Xia, Fang Hong and others were equally excited. It was not like they had never seen such a lively scene before. But when they thought about the fact that they were applauding "The Horse Shepherd" and cheering for the dialect, they felt a sense of pride.

"They are also applauding Xiuzhi and Xu Lingjun!"

“Clap for love!
Fangyan smiled and looked around the bustling theater.

"Clap for love?"

Bai Ruoxue and the others looked at each other and clapped their hands.

After a long while, the huge crowd finally dispersed.

Like a tide, it poured out of the cinema.

Fang Yan held Fang Yan's hand, while keeping an eye on Yang Xia and others.

Bai Ruoxue pushed Qiu Peining and asked as they walked: "Teacher Fang, why did you just say that they were applauding for love?"

Fangyan explained that there are only a few love-themed movies in China recently, such as "The Shepherd" and "Lush Mountain Love", but the box office and reviews of each of them are surprisingly high.

This shows how much people yearn for beautiful love.

“Not just movies, but literature too!”

Qiu Peining sat in a wheelchair and raised her head.

"Sister Qiu is right. I think people's desire for literature is greater than their demand for movies!"

Bai Ruoxue asked: "Teacher Fang, after "The Great Qin Splitting", will you write another love story like "The Shepherd"? "

"Yes! Yes! My brother is writing a romance novel for me!"

Without waiting for Fang Yan to answer, Fang Yan jumped out.

"Really?!"

Bai Ruoxue and Qiu Peining both turned their eyes to her.

"Really, really, it's called Under the Hawthorn Tree."

Fang Yan said innocently: "It's better than Qiong Yao!"

After hearing "Qiong Yao", not only Qiu Peining and Bai Ruoxue, but also Tang Shengnan, Su Ya and other girls all slowed down their pace.

Every pair of eyes was staring at Fangyan at the same time.

"You are the only one who talks a lot."

Fangyan rolled his eyes at the little sister, feeling doting yet helpless.

"Teacher Fang, when will "The Love Under the Hawthorn Tree" be published?" Bai Ruoxue said what Qiu Peining and the others wanted to say, their eyes full of anticipation. A better romance novel than Qiong Yao?

Especially the author, who speaks in dialect, Teacher Fang!

“I haven’t finished the first draft yet.”

Fang Yan waved his hand and said, "How about this, after I submit the manuscript and get the sample book, I'll ask Su Ya to deliver it to you?"

"no problem!"

Su Ya readily agreed and was immediately thanked by Qiu Peining, Bai Ruoxue and others, followed by the sound of sweet laughter.

Tang Shengnan suddenly asked, "But Teacher Fang, how did you come up with the idea of ​​writing a novel about love?"

“Are you speaking out for the concept of love and the liberation of thought?”

After Bai Ruoxue finished speaking, Qiu Peining immediately looked at Fang Yan.

He smiled and said, "Why do you think so?"

"Because not long ago, The Great Qin Splitting just set off a wave of reform and ideological liberation, and The Horse Herders is even more so. The trend of reflection on literature has liberated the thoughts of the entire society again." Bai Ruoxue said seriously, "For this time's Love Under the Hawthorn Tree, I don't think you just want to write a love story, Teacher Fang, I wonder if my guess is right?"

"Ah."

Fangyan walked to the door, held hands, and pushed the wheelchair.

With the help of Bai Ruoxue, Qiu Peining stood up, took the crutches handed to her by Tang Shengnan, and walked down the stairs carefully.

“Love is the eternal theme of literature.”

"Foreign countries have masterpieces like Anna Karenina and Romeo and Juliet, but we in China have even more."

"From the 'Guanjiu' in the Book of Songs, love has never been absent from Chinese literary creation for thousands of years."

“But I didn’t expect that it has now become a creative taboo.”

He walked down the stairs, speaking in dialect as he went.

"So, you want to break through this literary taboo?"

Qiu Peining and Bai Ruoxue looked at each other.

"It's good to be able to break through, but it's not that easy."

Fang Yan said: "I am just trying to break into this restricted area now."

"Teacher Fang, I support you!"

Bai Ruoxue's eyes suddenly lit up.

Seeing Tang Shengnan, Su Ya and other Yan University students responding, Qiu Peining stopped and stared at the man.

"The school newspaper is going to collect film reviews for The Horse Herders. How about taking advantage of this opportunity to promote your new novel in advance?"

Su Ya glanced sideways.

Pre-launch book?

Fangyan was tempted at first, but after thinking it over, he politely declined.

Su Ya did not force it, and walked to the square in front of the cinema with Bai Ruoxue, Tang Shengnan and others to say goodbye to her classmates from Yanda.

Romance films are very scarce in the film industry these days.

After "The Horse Wrangler" was released in theaters across the country, it generated a strong response among audiences and attracted widespread attention.

At that time, the average price of a movie ticket was only 5 cents, but after "The Horse Herder" was released, ticket prices began to rise.

In some areas, the price has even reached more than one yuan!
Several cinemas were showing films on a 24-hour rotation; even cinemas that were primarily used for rehearsals of plays had temporarily stopped performances.

But this really exhausted the film runners.

They would ride bicycles carrying copies all over the city, and there would be no delays. If they were not delivered on time, there would be a situation where "copies have not arrived" and the cinema would not be able to show the movie.

When the audience gets emotional, accidents can easily happen.

In desperation, when the copy of "The Horse Herder" was not delivered in time, the projectionist could only play the extra film of the news documentary for a while.

But if it delays for too long, the audience will not be happy.

As a result, police and auxiliary officers went out to the cinemas to prevent fights, and the price control department also took action, striking hard at scalpers who were driving up ticket prices.

In short, all parts of the country are trying their best to meet the people's demand to watch "The Horse Herder" because it is so popular!

The attention of the literary and art circles was divided, with some praising "The Horse Shepherd" highly, while others used "The Horse Shepherd" to severely criticize "Bitter Love" as a negative example.

At this critical juncture, the Literary Gazette published an article reporting that Yenching Publishing House organized a patriotic film viewing event for "The Shepherd", and particularly mentioned the editorial department of "October".

For a moment, the wind direction changed slightly.

(End of this chapter)