Literary Master 1978

"Popular Movies" is a film magazine sponsored by the China Film Association. It can be regarded as the most authoritative magazine in the field of Chinese film.

The magazine is loved by many movie lovers, with millions of copies sold per issue. At its peak, it created a terrifying sales volume of 9 million copies per issue.

"The 'Xu Lingjun Year' of Chinese Films" is not Li Tuo's first article published in "Popular Movies", but it is the first article he published in "Popular Movies" that caused a huge response.

After the article was published in the magazine, it quickly gained recognition from the majority of moviegoers and enthusiastic readers, and formed a heated discussion among these groups.

Not only among readers and audiences, but also many people in the film industry feel very novel about the concept of "Xu Lingjun Year" proposed by Li Tuo, and they are quite recognized, and most of them are screenwriters in the film industry.

The literary department of film studios such as Yanying Factory assigns college students every year. When old screenwriters and directors meet these newcomers, there are two most common questions they ask.

The first is to ask: "Whose child?"

These days, the film industry is almost entirely made up of young people, and colleagues do not address each other by their official titles or teachers, but by uncle and aunt.

The second is to ask: "What are college students doing in the literature department? It's a complete waste of life!"

Therefore, the status of screenwriters is high at this time, but no matter how high you are, you can't beat the director. The scripts you write with great effort are famous, but as a screenwriter, you are unknown throughout your life.

People often say "the foundation of a play", but there are more slogans.

The actual situation is that if the film is bad, it is because the script is poorly written. If it is good, all the honors belong to the director and actor.

On this point, the literary and artistic circles have been very unified for decades.

So even now, screenwriters in the film industry have many complaints about their own profession.

Li Tuo published an article praising Lin Chaoyang and came up with the saying "Xu Lingjunnian". If the habit of literati looking down on each other is followed, the film industry will inevitably be in a mess, with people praising and criticizing Lin Chaoyang, an amateur screenwriter, and pulling him out for a good study and criticism.

But the timing of his article was particularly good. "The Garland Under the Mountain" was being released in full swing, and it received rave reviews and moved hundreds of millions of viewers.

The movie script was indeed well written, and no one could find fault with it.

In addition, "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" and "The Queen's Court" were the precedents. In just three months, three movies were released, and the scripts were all outstanding.

Looking at the Chinese film industry, no screenwriter dared to say that he must be better than Lin Chaoyang.

With achievements and hard power, as professionals, the screenwriters of the studio were convinced of Lin Chaoyang's level.

Not only that, many of these screenwriters used Lin Chaoyang's scripts as reference books for research, and they felt that Lin Chaoyang was indeed very skilled in drama creation.

The most qualified professionals were convinced, and it was naturally difficult for others to express any objections. After passing it on, everyone gradually felt that the saying "Xu Lingjunnian" did not seem to be an exaggeration.

Who let the things shot by his scripts be really popular?

The sensation caused by the release of "The Wreath Under the Mountain" led to the popularity of the saying "Xu Lingjun Year". Coupled with the powerful communication effect of "Popular Movies", this saying quickly spread among the film industry and audience groups in a short period of time, and also brought Lin Chaoyang great fame in the film industry.

Before New Year's Day, Lin Chaoyang received a bonus of 3,000 yuan from the Shanghai Film Studio. He received a bonus after the great success of "The Shepherd" last year, so it was expected that he would receive another bonus this time, but the amount did surprise him.

A bonus of 3,000 yuan may not be a big deal for Lin Chaoyang, but it is not a small amount for any unit or individual in this era.

Xie Jin said that he also received a bonus of 3,000 yuan, so this time the Shanghai Film Studio must at least give out a bonus of 20,000 or 30,000 yuan. Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but sigh at Xu Sangchu's generosity.

Counting it up, this bonus is already his third large income this month.

The first income was the royalties for the number of copies of "Little Shoes" and "Wreaths under the Mountain" paid to him by Huacheng Publishing House, totaling 2,238.6 yuan.

These two novels were republished, and "Little Shoes" sold more than 20,000 copies in three months, while "Wreaths under the Mountain" sold much more, with sales of 280,000 copies.

The movie was released this month, and sales soared. According to Li Shifei, three days after the movie was released, the inventory of bookstores in various places had been sold out. Now the publishing house has been printing more copies, but the royalties for these sales will not be settled until a few months later.

The second income was the royalties for "The Death of Van Gogh" remitted to him by Ming Pao Publishing House in Hong Kong. After half a year of publication, Ming Pao Publishing House's version of "The Death of Van Gogh" sold more than 17,000 copies in Hong Kong, bringing Lin Chaoyang a royalty income of 106,800 Hong Kong dollars.

This is also Lin Chaoyang's largest income this year, which is equivalent to 26,700 yuan in RMB.

Lin Chaoyang still kept 10% of the foreign exchange for himself, and the remittance vouchers he earned from foreign exchange were more than he could spend.

A careful calculation shows that in 1983, Lin Chaoyang's income from royalties and royalties exceeded 80,000 yuan, which is absolutely unique in today's literary world.

Even those who went into business or became corrupt officials did not earn as much as he did. The key is that Lin Chaoyang earned his money cleanly and respectably.

When the bill for the manuscript from Shanghai Film Studio arrived, Du Feng was visiting Lin Chaoyang's home. During their casual conversation, Lin Chaoyang earned 3,000 yuan, which made him full of envy.

"Brother-in-law, it's better for you to be writers. You make a lot of money, and you are respectable and respected.

Unlike us who do business, our own family members look down on us."

In addition to the envy of Lin Chaoyang, Du Feng's words also had a taste of self-pity. He took the initiative to stop his business during the Iron Fist Operation some time ago. He was almost scolded by his father Du Ruolin every day. People who didn't know him thought he was doing evil outside.

"We make money by writing, how can we compare with you doing business? When your business grows bigger in the future, you will look down on this little money." Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

"You have money but no respect!"

Lin Chaoyang laughed and scolded: "You are so hypocritical! Why didn't you talk about respect when you had no money? Don't worry, the social status of businessmen will get higher and higher in the future."

The two chatted for a while, and Du Feng said: "Brother-in-law, let's go, it's almost time."

"Okay."

Du Feng came to Lin Chaoyang's house today on behalf of Du Ruolin to invite Du Ruolin to go to the sea.

Recently, the leaders of the higher-ups were holding a meeting, and many local military leaders in China gathered in Yanjing.

After the meeting, General Zhang, the leader of the Kunming Military Region, proposed to watch "The Wreath under the Mountain", so the higher-ups directly organized a screening and invited many leaders attending the meeting to watch the movie together tonight.

At the same time, the higher-ups also invited the film's main creator and screenwriter Lin Chaoyang and the male lead Tang Guoqiang in Beijing.

When they arrived in the sea, Lin Chaoyang was led by the staff to the room next to the screening hall to rest. There were still more than ten minutes before the movie was shown. Not long after he entered the room, Tang Guoqiang also came.

"Teacher Chaoyang!" Seeing Lin Chaoyang, Tang Guoqiang stepped forward and shook his hand enthusiastically, "Finally I see you again!"

When "The Wreath under the Mountain" was being prepared, Liu Xiaoqing brought Tang Guoqiang to Lin Chaoyang for help. Tang Guoqiang had already given up hope, but he didn't expect that he would really become the leading actor with the help of Lin Chaoyang.

In the past two years, he was called a cream boy, and he tried his best to change his screen image and play a passionate man.

In the novel, Zhao Mengsheng was spoiled and afraid of death. In the end, he went through a life and death experience and became a tough guy with iron bones.

Somehow, this role seemed to be tailor-made for Tang Guoqiang.

Now that the movie is released, Tang Guoqiang's performance in the movie has conquered all the audience. The "cream boy" who was ridiculed by the film industry and the audience back then has been reborn into a tough guy who is not afraid of sacrifice.

"From today on, whoever says I am afraid of death, let's fight with swords. Who is the hero and who is the coward? We will see the truth on the battlefield."

This is the line of Zhao Mengsheng in the movie, and it is also what Tang Guoqiang wants to tell the audience and film critics through the character's mouth.

I, Tang Guoqiang, am not a cream boy, but a serious actor!

The success of "The Wreath under the Mountain" has brought too many influences. As the male lead, Tang Guoqiang is undoubtedly one of the biggest beneficiaries. His screen image has been completely reversed since then.

So he is full of gratitude to Lin Chaoyang, and he regards Lin Chaoyang as a figure like Bole in his heart.

Tang Guoqiang just chatted with Lin Chaoyang for a while, and a series of leaders came into the room and exchanged a few simple words with Lin Chaoyang. Lin Chaoyang saw Du Ruolin in the crowd and nodded with him tacitly.

The movie is about to be shown, and a group of people came to the screening room and spent more than two hours of light and shadow journey together.

After the screening, General Zhang of the Kunming Military Region stood up with red eyes, came to Lin Chaoyang's side, and shook his hand tightly.

"Comrade Chaoyang, thank you! Thank you..."

The old general choked up, and there seemed to be thousands of words in his eyes, but when he came to his mouth, all of them turned into a word of thanks.

The troops he was in charge of were at the forefront, and they felt more empathetic to everything described in the movie.

After shaking hands with Lin Chaoyang, General Zhang shook hands with Tang Guoqiang, "I didn't expect that you, a weak boy, really performed heroic spirit and made our troops proud!"

Tang Guoqiang was an actor from the Bayi Film Studio. He stood at attention, raised his hand and saluted General Zhang, "Thank you for your encouragement, Chief!"

General Zhang nodded.

In addition to General Zhang, all the people present today were senior generals of our army. The third leader of the military also burst into tears after watching the movie, holding Lin Chaoyang's hand and instructing him.

"Comrade Chaoyang, you should write more works like "The Garland Under the Mountain". Such good works and good films are of great significance to our military and civilians in educating patriotism and revolutionary heroism.

The Americans said that Qian Xuesen alone could be worth five divisions. Your work cannot be worth five divisions, but it is definitely worth five regiments!"

When the No. 3 leader said this, even if it was a joke, it made the leaders present feel how much he valued Lin Chaoyang and "The Garland Under the Mountain".

Du Ruolin knew that Lin Chaoyang was not interested in the field of military literature. The No. 3 leader might have said this with good intentions, but it was easy to cause flattery.

"Chief of Staff, a classic work like "The Garland Under the Mountain" is a natural article. I don't think even a talented young man like Xiao Lin can write a second one."

The No. 3 leader glanced at Du Ruolin, his eyes meaningful, "Old Du, you don't think I don't know what your relationship with Comrade Chaoyang is, right? What's the matter? Are you afraid that I will praise him too much and he will fall?"

Du Ruolin's thoughts were exposed by the No. 3 leader, and he smiled calmly, "No, it's a blessing for him that you value this kid."

The No. 3 leader said: "Come on, don't try this. I'm afraid your precious nephew-in-law will be a figure like Lu, Guo and Mao in the future. Our army is not lucky enough to recruit such a great talent!"

The words of the No. 3 leader were both regretful and praise, but this evaluation was indeed too high. Lin Chaoyang hurriedly said a few humble words.

Tang Guoqiang listened for a long time before he understood. He didn't expect that Teacher Chaoyang actually had such a family background.

He looked at Lin Chaoyang chatting and laughing with several leaders, his eyes full of envy.