The literary era since 1979

Chapter 339 Northwest Wind

With Chen Ximi as the tour guide, Fang Yan, Shi Tiesheng and others toured Northwest University from top to bottom.

When we left, it was already dark and the sun was setting, its afterglow shining on everyone's faces.

Watching Chen Ximi's departing back, Shi Tiesheng's eyes were full of reluctance and his hands were waving all the time.

"Okay, the person has left." Fang Yan pushed the wheelchair for him, "It's time for us to go back."

Shi Tiesheng seemed to have just come to his senses, and asked angrily, "I almost forgot to ask, Yanzi, why did you invite Ximi here?"

Playful dialect: "It's all for someone. Sometimes people just need a push from others."

Shi Tiesheng guessed his intention and said helplessly: "Then you shouldn't have kept it from me. At least let me know."

"I told you, will you come back?"

Fangyan said in a joking tone, "Just tell me whether you are happy today or not? Are you surprised or not?"

Seeing Shi Tiesheng hesitate to speak, Shi Lan said coquettishly: "Brother Fang, please stop making fun of my brother."

"You're wrong. Don't look at your brother like this. He's actually very happy in his heart."

Fangyan smiled and said, "Tiesheng, I have another good news for you. I have also asked Ximi to go to Qingping Bay with us to see the place where you once worked in the countryside, to see the villagers, and especially to see how it is different from the Qingping Bay you described."

"what?!"

Shi Tiesheng was surprised at first, then overjoyed, and could no longer conceal his inner joy on his face.

Fangyan joked, "Now you can't blame me for not informing you in advance."

Shi Tiesheng said with concern: "This is not good. She has just started working. If she keeps asking for leave like this..."

Fang Yan and Gong Xing smiled at each other and said, "Don't worry, it won't affect her work. On the contrary, the editorial department will beg her to go with us. She has no choice but to go!"

Shi Tiesheng was stunned. "Why is this?"

Fang Yan smiled and said, "You may not know how valuable the manuscripts of you, me and Lao Mo are. Let's put it this way, if a city-level or county-level magazine editor gets a manuscript from one of us, it will at least make a small progress."

No way? I don't believe it!
Shi Tiesheng and his sister both looked incredulous.

"That's right. Besides, among the three of us, Yanzi is the most valuable."

Mo Shen gave an example. Lin Xianzhi, who has always been responsible for connecting with Fang Xiaojiang, is now the editor-in-chief of "Huacheng".

Shi Tiesheng's heart was burning with excitement. "If I write an article for Ximi, then she will be able to..."

Fang Yan couldn't help but tease, "Tie Sheng, you've become a bad person. You're actually thinking of using your power for personal gain."

"I can't help it. This is what they call 'the closer you are to the red, the more you become red; the closer you are to the black, the more you become black.' I've been with you for a long time, and I've become a bad person too."

There was a hint of shrewdness in Shi Tiesheng's honest smile.

Mo Shen shook his head and said, "That makes sense! Tiesheng, that makes sense!"

"Stop making 'reasonable arguments' and come and lend a hand."

The two men carried Shi Tiesheng and his wheelchair onto the "Yanjing 212" jeep.

While lifting it vigorously, Mo Shen said, "Yanzi, Tiesheng, I've been thinking, since you have invited her to Qingping Bay, why not invite her to attend the symposium held by Xiying Studio? If she is interested..."

Shi Tiesheng was very excited, "Is it possible?"

"Of course, I am one of the planners, and I have the power."

Mo Shen said firmly: "As long as she doesn't find the topic too boring."

Fang Yan smiled and said, "In my opinion, we should leave this matter to Tie Sheng. You can give Ximi a call and ask him."

Shi Tiesheng blushed, "Ah, me?"

Seeing her man give her a look, Gong Xing smiled knowingly: "How about I do it?"

Fangyan immediately said that perhaps only Shi Tiesheng knew the public telephone number near Chen Ximi's home.

Under their "group persuasion", Shi Tiesheng agreed hesitantly, "Let me ask Ximi."

"I'm not asking her, but I must invite her over." Fang Yan said, "On the 22nd, at the Xiying Studio, see you there."

…………

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is time for the symposium. Representatives from film studios across the country, people in the film industry, and film critics have arrived at the grandly decorated venue one after another.

Guixi Film Studio, Emei Film Studio, Shanghai Film Studio, Beijing Film Studio...

Pairs of eyes were scanning the densely packed crowd, trying to find General Fang as soon as possible.

Wei Bi Da asked anxiously, "Bao Chang, have you found Teacher Fang?"

Guo Baochang shook his head. "Maybe he hasn't arrived yet?"

"Look for it again, look for it again, don't let others get there first." Wei Bi Da regretted it deeply. When Fang Yan first proposed to make "Midnight Ring" into a horror film, so that Guixi Film Studio could be the first to try out the entertainment film, why did he hesitate? Now, all the film studios in the country are eyeing "Midnight Ring"!
"what!"

Guo Baochang was stunned. "Why are they here?"

Wei Bi Da suddenly noticed and followed his gaze, and saw that Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou were actually mixed in the crowd.

Guo Baochang walked over and called out to them, "Aren't you guys scouting for Yellow Earth? Why are you here?"

"Master Bao, it's hard to explain." Brother Chen Kai smiled bitterly and told everything.

Wei Bi Da asked with concern: "So that's the case, what are you going to do now?"

"Fortunately, Director Wu is a man of justice and has lent us a helping hand." Zhang Yimou said: "He also invited us to attend this symposium. It is said that Teacher Fang will also attend."

After hearing this, Wei Bi Da and Guo Bao Chang became extremely alert, fearing that Xi'an Film Studio would take the lead in producing "The Ring".

Those who hold the same idea include Teng Jinxian and Han Sanping, representatives of Emei Film Studio.

"How is it, have you found Teacher Fang?"

"I only found Mr. Fang's seat, but he wasn't there."

Zhu Lin glanced at Pan Hong, then turned his gaze to the chair with a seat label on it.

Han Sanping said worriedly, "Oh no, will someone else take over?"

Zhu Lin pursed his lips, and a graceful figure suddenly flashed in his peripheral vision. He looked closely and found it was Gong Xian, with a very complicated look in his eyes.

"Maybe there is a way to find Teacher Fang."

"any solution?"

Everyone stared at her at the same time.

"Gong Xi is Teacher Fang's girlfriend." Zhu Lin pointed his finger, "Maybe we can ask her and find out where Teacher Fang is?"

Han Sanping's eyes lit up, and he called Zhu Lin. The two of them quickened their pace and suddenly stood in front of Gong Xing.

They briefly introduced themselves to each other.

Gong Xing grabbed Zhu Lin's hand and said in surprise, "I've seen your performance of Legends of the Pear Garden. It was so good."

"Where, where."

Zhu Lin said: "Compared with your performances in "Under the Bridge" and "The Mountain, the Man and the Dog", it's not worth mentioning at all."

"You two should stop being so modest to each other," Han Sanping said. "You both have your own merits and it's hard to tell who's better."

Gong Xing guessed what was going on and said directly, "Director Han, are you here to look for Yan Zi?"

Han Sanping was surprised, "How did you know?"

"Just now, Director Wei of Guixi Film Studio, Director Wang of Beijing Film Studio, and Mr. Wu of Shanghai Film Studio all asked me the same question." Gong Xing was not annoyed. "Yanzi was called over by Mr. Xia and Mr. Zhong. They should still be discussing the matter of western movies."

Han Sanping thanked him and asked Zhu Lin to stay with Gong Xian. He walked through the crowd and approached.

Gong Xing looked as if he had met the two of them too late. "They talked about theirs, and we talked about ours."

Zhu Lin looked at the rings on her hands, an emerald ring and an ancient gold ring, and felt mixed emotions.

After about fifteen minutes, the symposium officially began.

Everyone present returned to their seats one after another, and the entire venue went from being noisy and bustling to being silent.

Sitting on the podium were leaders from the Shaanxi-North Propaganda Department, Film Bureau and other units, as well as senior colleagues such as Xia Yan and Zhong Dianfei.

As the host, Wu Tianming first invited the leaders to give opening remarks.

“Comrades,

On behalf of the Shaanxi Provincial Government, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to this conference and wish it a complete success..."

"In recent years, in addition to the Xi'an Film Studio, film studios across the country have begun to point their cameras at the vast West, focusing on the land, deserts, mountains, ravines, and the fate, soul, and character of the people in the West. This is very good!"

“We very much hope that you can treat the issue of developing the spirit of the Great Northwest as the central issue of aesthetic thought.”

"We very much hope that you can jump out of the teacup, climb onto the Loess Plateau, and create a Chinese Western."

"The more Northwestern your work is, the more global it is!"

"........."

The whole place was silent except for the speech.

Zhu Lindu sat in the middle row, his eyes sometimes looking at Gong Xi in the same row, and sometimes looking at Fang Yan in the front row.

(End of this chapter)