Chapter 118 High! Really high!

I walked into the People's Art Theatre again, and it was still the familiar conference room.

Lin Weimin sat upright in his seat, his eyes occasionally scanning the seniors who came to attend the meeting, and these seniors also glanced at him.

Everyone is well aware of the attention and controversy that "Farewell My Concubine" has aroused among domestic readers, literary circles, and the media during this period. Regardless of their own feelings about "Farewell My Concubine", these people admire Lin Weimin's creative ability.

The purpose of our coming here today is to discuss the script of "Farewell My Concubine". As for using novel ratings to decide whether a script is acceptable, Yi Shizhi had already talked about this with the directors and screenwriters in the academy, and everyone also recognized this approach.

If readers can really give "Farewell My Concubine" such a high score, it is enough to prove that this work is in line with the public's aesthetic tastes and needs in terms of quality and the values ​​it disseminates.

What's more, everyone has seen the commentary article Mr. Wan published in Guangming Daily.

Although this may seem a bit like protecting one's own interests, to be fair, the old gentleman's article is still objective and fair.

"If everyone has no objection, then let me just leave it at that to look at the script?" A full-throated voice rang out in the meeting room.

There was silence in the meeting room, and no one spoke.

After a pause of a few seconds, Shi Zhi said, "Okay, that's settled then."

So it was finalized and no one raised any objections.

After the discussion about the script was over, everyone knew that they had nothing to do here and left after the meeting.

Yi Shizhi called Ouyang Shanzun, Lan Yinhai, Lin Weimin and others to stop him. He asked Lin Weimin, "Weimin, how about leaving Farewell My Concubine to Teacher Ouyang and Teacher Lan?"

Lin Weimin smiled and said, "I feel relieved after handing the script to the two teachers."

With the previous collaboration on "The Intouchables", Lin Weimin gets along very well with Ouyang Shanzun and Lan Yinhai, and has great confidence in their professional abilities and dedication.

Ouyang Shanzun and Lan Yinhai also seemed very happy. The play "The Intouchables" has completed its performance this year and received rave reviews from the Yanjing literary and art circles. The audience also gave the play a high evaluation.

The two of them are the soul of the "Intouchables" crew, and such a result is an honor for them.

"Farewell My Concubine" and "The Intouchables" were both written by Lin Weimin, and the quality of the script and its reputation among readers are obviously better. If it can be successfully performed in the future, its influence will definitely be even greater.

When they thought of this, Ouyang Shanzun and Lan Yinhai became itchy and wanted to put the play on stage immediately.

The two laughed and said, "This is something we both wanted so much!"

After confirming the opinions of several key figures in the "Farewell My Concubine" crew, Yi Zhi discussed with them the relevant matters of establishing the crew.

Other issues were easy to solve, but everyone was stumped on the selection of the three leading actors.

Lin Weimin portrayed three characters with very personal characteristics and distinctive features in "Farewell My Concubine", Cheng Dieyi, Duan Xiaolou and Juxian.

Cheng Dieyi is the infatuated Concubine Yu, Juxian is the real Concubine Yu, and Duan Xiaolou is the fake King Xiang Yu.

It is not easy to find actors suitable for these three roles.

"There's no rush for this, just take your time. The theater has a movie called The Intouchables this year, so it's not bad.

The play Farewell My Concubine is the top priority for our school. My idea is to have it on stage in the early spring of next year, and not rush it.”

Yi Shizhi's words reflected two key points. First, the performance of "The Intouchables" was indeed very good, which made the leadership of the People's Art Theater satisfied. Second, because of the success of "The Intouchables" and the quality of the text of "Farewell My Concubine", the leadership of the People's Art Theater is now very enthusiastic about this drama.

"We can't be careless about the leading roles. This play is a three-legged drama, and any character cannot be weak." Ouyang Shanzun said with a frown.

"Does Teacher Lin have any comments?" Lan Yinhai asked.

Lin Weimin shook his head gently, "Let's wait until you find a few alternative actors."

They couldn't come to any conclusion, so they could only let Ouyang Shanzun and Lan Yinhai prepare the crew first, and the actors would be decided later.

After Ouyang Shanzun and Lan Yinhai left, Yi Shizhi took Lin Weimin to Muxidi.

"Jiabaogong!"

"teacher!"

When the two entered the room, Mr. Wan was writing something in the study.

"Why are you here?" Mr. Wan asked with a smile.

"The script for Farewell My Concubine has been finalized. The director and screenwriter will still be Mr. Ouyang and Mr. Lan."

Yi Shizhi said that he had dragged Lin Weimin here today just to report this matter to Mr. Wan. Previously, due to the opposition of the old comrades in the hospital, the script matter had been postponed for a while. Now that it has been finalized, it is natural to reply to Mr. Wan.

Mr. Wan nodded slightly, "It's good once it's settled."

After talking for a while, Yi Shizhi stood up and said goodbye, as his goal for the day had been achieved.

Lin Weimin did not leave with Yi Shizhi, he had something to say to Mr. Wan.

"Teacher, thank you this time."

Mr. Wan's smile was as kind and amiable as ever. "What are you thanking me for?"

"You are in the newspaper..."

"Xiao Fangzi also said that I wrote it too late."

Lin Weimin said, "How could that be? Without your final decision, those criticisms would not have disappeared so easily, and the People's Art Theatre would not have been so willing to use this script."

"If I hadn't asked you to write this script, there wouldn't be so much trouble."

"Teacher, please don't say that. Even if Farewell My Concubine is not changed into a script, it will still be controversial."

Mr. Wan had a look of slight disappointment on his face. He did not respond to Lin Weimin's words, but instead said, "In fact, I could have explained to Shi Zhi that day that I asked him to write the script, and the old comrades in the academy would have had to agree even if they objected. But I did not carry out my ideas, and this is my problem."

Mr. Wan admitted his problem so bluntly that Lin Weimin didn't know how to respond. He just looked at Mr. Wan quietly.

"Haha, I've gotten older and become timid and fearful."

Looking at Mr. Wan's expression full of self-blame and guilt, Lin Weimin felt both admiration and emotion.

"Teacher, please don't say that..."

Mr. Wan saw that he looked a little sad, so he smiled and said, "Hey, don't take an old man's complaint to heart."

"What do you think of the article I published in Guangming Daily?" The old man suddenly smiled mischievously and asked with a hint of mischief.

Lin Weimin smiled knowingly, just like Commander Tang in Tunnel Warfare, and gave a thumbs up to Mr. Wan, saying, "Great! It's really great!"

"Hahaha!"

(End of this chapter)