Chapter 534: Not as Popular as Li Ye

After Li Ye said "I have no say", he found that the leaders of the film studio opposite him were not particularly surprised, but smiled gently.

Li Ye also smiled faintly.

Although "Deserter in Fire" is a novel signed by Li Ye, there is a line of notes at the end - adapted from real life, so many people with a keen sense of smell can guess the clues in it.

For example, Liu Muhan guessed at the time that this was most likely a custom-made article for a big shot.

The film studio is a "weather vane" unit, and its sense of smell is no less than Liu Muhan's.

"Student Li Ye, then if we want to shoot "Escapers in Fire", whose consent do we need to ask?"

[There are so many things that need to be asked, it’s a headache just thinking about it. ]

When Li Ye was writing the manuscript, he received many requests for manuscript submission and book reviews from several bigwigs.

How can a novel take care of everything? There are endless opinions, such as complaining that this character is too thin, criticizing that character is too flashy.

Ordinary readers are all masters, let alone these special readers? None of them are easy to mess with!

Not to mention others, Pan Xiaoying, the girl that my future brother-in-law is dating, once wrote a letter to Li Ye on behalf of her grandfather to urge him to submit his manuscript and also gave some suggestions.

If you were to make a movie this time, wouldn't you get a lot of suggestions?

So Li Ye smiled and said, "I actually wrote that book with another author, but she gave up her name in the end, so I need to ask for her consent.

In addition, before that, I want to confirm whether a script of this theme can pass the review? After all, the identity of the male protagonist Hu Yi is still very sensitive. "

The hero Hu Yi in "Deserter in Fire" is a defeated soldier who retreated from the Battle of Songhu. He then became a deserter because of "love" and escorted one of the heroines, Su Qing, north to the base, triggering a series of subsequent plots of fighting behind enemy lines.

Although he was an anti-Japanese war god who killed countless Japanese soldiers, his origin was after all that side, which might not necessarily conform to the current trend.

The late 1970s and early 1980s were a time of changing winds. Maybe in another year everything will be fine, and this year you'll be able to go in and eat some nutritious coarse grains.

However, Director Xiao of the Beijing Film Studio smiled and said, "Student Li Ye, you are too sensitive. Our brother unit has already started filming a movie about the Guo army's resistance against Japan, so your script should not have any problems getting approved."

"Already started shooting a movie?"

Li Ye was stunned. The biological hard drive in his mind started spinning rapidly, searching out a movie and some related memories.

"Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang" was produced by the Guangxi Film Studio and released in 1986. It later won the Golden Rooster Award and Hundred Flowers Award in 1987.

After the film was released, it also led to the loosening of cross-strait relations.

Therefore, this movie has a very important position in the history of mainland cinema.

However, the birth of this movie was not smooth sailing, but full of twists and turns.

In 1981, a cadre from the Ministry of Culture accidentally read an autobiographical memoir of a famous anti-Japanese war figure and was deeply shocked by the bloody battle of Taierzhuang described in the book.

Especially in the Battle of Taierzhuang, the unyielding and heroic scene of the Chinese soldiers and civilians made this big boss interested.

Then the cadre found a good friend and created the script of "Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang", which was published in the 4th issue of "August 1st Film" in 1983.

But after this script was created, no one was interested in it for a long time.

After all, in the early 1980s, although people's ideas and concepts had changed a lot compared with previous years, their judgments on many things in the past were still inevitably conservative.

It was not until later, by chance, that director Yang, who had directed "Tunnel Warfare", saw the script of "Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang" and decided to bring this story to the screen.

However, after the plan was submitted, the person in charge of the August 1st Film Studio did not make a decision in time due to the social impact.

Even later, when the mainland had already publicized the Guo army's direct resistance to the enemy and the People's Daily published an article titled "Taierzhuang Illuminates the World," they were still hesitant.

There was a reason why those people in the film studio were so cautious, because at the time the publicity for movies was too strong. In an era with a single entertainment model, the release of a movie could almost make it known to everyone.

Later in March 1985, the Guangxi Film Studio made a decisive decision and spent a high price of 3,000 yuan to buy the copyright of the script from the two authors.

This takes a lot of courage.

Later, for the filming of the film, the Guangxi Film Studio also found a participant in the Battle of Taierzhuang, Li Xianzhou, the commander of the 93rd Army defending the Zaozhuang area at that time.

When the film studio explained their purpose, General Li, who was used to seeing brutal scenes during the war years, was shocked and couldn't believe it. This shows how bold this movie was at the time.

But this kind of adventure also brought great rewards.

After the movie was released, the bigwigs in the Domination Department all gave positive reviews - this movie is equivalent to our efforts in Domination for several years.

Someone on the other side of the strait also relented and agreed to the veterans' strong desire to return home to visit their families, thus removing restrictions for the subsequent emergence of Taiwanese-funded factories in various special administrative regions.

. . . . . .

After thinking for a few seconds, Li Ye finally looked up and asked, "Director Xiao, when do you plan to start filming "Fighting Deserters" and when do you plan to release it?"

Director Xiao said: "We want to start filming as soon as possible and strive to release it next year. Of course, we need to get the script as soon as possible."

Li Ye understood. It was now May 1985 and the Guangxi Film Studio had just purchased the script, but it had not yet reached the stage of filming!

So if the Beijing Film Studio starts planning to shoot "Deserter in Fire" now, it is still unknown which one will be released first.

Li Ye nodded slowly: "Then I'll think about it and write back to you as soon as possible!"

Director Xiao was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then do it as soon as possible! The earlier we shoot, the earlier we can release it."

“.”

Director Xiao and others left the Lone Army Literary Society. A young screenwriter said unhappily, "This Li Ye is so arrogant. Not only does he keep making excuses, but he also hasn't given a definite answer. I really don't know where his arrogance comes from."

Director Xiao turned his head and glanced at the other person, then smiled gently and said, "Young people! It's normal to be a little proud, and they do have the confidence to be proud!"

At this point, Director Xiao was 99% certain that Li Ye had a bunch of big-name readers behind him.

Otherwise Li Ye would not be so cautious.

Li Ye was indeed cautious, because he was not in charge of the publication of Deserters in Fire. Although the market response was very good, it was only printed twice and then disseminated. The scope of its dissemination was much smaller than that of works such as Hidden.

In Li Ye's understanding, everyone who should read this book has already read it, so there is no need to expand its influence.

That's why Li Ye was unsure about the attitudes of the bosses and could only inform Wen Leyu and let Teacher Ke and Wen Qingsheng make the decision.

Wen Leyu was also a little surprised: "They want to film the deserters in the war?"

Li Ye said cautiously: "I don't know what their intentions are, so you have to tell your family and ask Aunt Ke to ask the relevant people for their opinions. If they have any concerns, I will reject them as soon as possible."

Wen Leyu shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "What other intentions could there be? It must be with the red-top 100! A few days ago, the two grandfathers and uncles involved were promoted, and the unit of the uncle is affiliated with them, so..."

"Oh~, it turns out that I am slow to react!"

Li Ye suddenly realized that it was not that the person had a keen sense of smell, but that he only reacted when the wind blew on his nose!

And I, a "little comrade" who had been praised many times by several big guys, was really slow to react.

"Your reaction is not slow!" Wen Leyu took Li Ye's arm, squinted his eyes and said comfortably: "You are helping when the time is right, and they are the icing on the cake. Anyone who says you are slow is a fool."

“.”

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A week later, Li Ye was brought back home by Wen Leyu, along with Wen's future daughter-in-law Pan Xiaoying.

This was equivalent to the Wen family's "reunion dinner", so naturally they had to give a sumptuous treat. As a result, Li Ye, the future son-in-law, unsurprisingly became the chef, working with Teacher Ke in the kitchen to prepare.

But Pan Xiaoying, the future daughter-in-law, can only peel onions and garlic.

When she saw the chef Li Ye flipping the wok upside down, she urged him, "Brother, when you have time, teach your big brother how to cook. You don't have to be the chef. I can just help you.

This way, when he comes home during the New Year or other holidays, you can let him help you with the chores, so that your aunt can have a rest. "

“.”

[Are you asking Wen Guohua to help me in the future? Are you asking him to be a housewife and cook for you in the future? ]

Li Ye banged the wok loudly, pretending not to hear, and secretly glanced at Teacher Ke.

Teacher Ke had a faint smile on his face, as if he was pleased with his daughter-in-law's "thoughtfulness", and as if he was amused by Pan Xiaoying's pettiness.

However, after seeing that Li Ye turned a deaf ear to her, Pan Xiaoying smiled and said, "Oh, by the way, Li Ye, did you go to the Computer Institute with Pei Wencong to cooperate with them on program-controlled switches?"

Li Ye's heart moved, and he put the food in the pot on a plate, then turned around and smiled: "Yes! Sister Pan, how did you know?"

Pan Xiaoying laughed and said, "Don't ask me how I know this. I'll tell you! She's planning to dump you guys!"

“.”

Li Ye was stunned for a moment: "Dumped us? How can you say that?"

Pan Xiaoying said with a smile on her face: "You cook first, I will tell you later."

Li Ye looked at Pan Xiaoying in surprise, lowered his head and started washing the pot.

He is not really only twenty-two years old, so why doesn't he understand that Pan Xiaoying is trying to play tricks on him and is trying to gain control of him a little?

The last time Pan Xiaoying hinted to Li Ye to get rid of Ning Pingping, Li Ye fought back neither softly nor hard. How could someone like Pan Xiaoying tolerate Li Ye's anger?

Maybe she was deliberately stirring up trouble in front of Teacher Ke, and then waiting for Teacher Ke to ask questions, and then took the opportunity to bring Ning Pingping's affairs to the table!

Your son has something going on outside, so what? Can't I, his wife, make a fuss?

But Pan Xiaoying probably doesn’t know that Teacher Ke has already talked to you, Ning Pingping, so her narrow-mindedness may have been misplaced this time.

“Clang clang clang~”

Teacher Ke, who was preparing food, seemed to be tired. The kitchen knife in his hand suddenly slipped out of his hand, making a harsh sound.

Li Ye quickly looked at Teacher Ke and asked, "Aunt Ke, you should go and rest for a while! There are only a few dishes left, I will be there in a while."

Teacher Ke shook his head and smiled, "It's okay, it won't be tiring. It's just a little work at home. You can do it and I'll help you. It can be done easily.

If I'm lazy here and you're watching me laugh, what kind of family are we?"

Pan Xiaoying: “.”

Li Ye: “.”

Pan Xiaoying has been working in the system for several years, so how could she not hear Mr. Ke's subtle accusations?

[If you can help, help. If you can't help, just shut up. Why are you being so petty as a family? ]

Pan Xiaoying was extremely surprised. She really didn't want to believe that she, a well-matched daughter-in-law, was not as popular as Li Ye, the Phoenix man prospective son-in-law.

(End of this chapter)