Chapter 446 Taofen Publishing Award
In February, Han Zhuangzhuang accompanied Zhang Yimou on a trip to Berlin and brought back a Golden Bear Award, creating a miracle in the history of Chinese cinema.
Zhang Yimou is the undisputed protagonist, and the two supporting actors, Han Zhuangzhuang and Gong Li, also stole the spotlight.
Throughout the first half of the year, Zhang Yimou was busy attending various foreign film festivals, while Gong Li got the leading role in "The Last Emperor" and was busy acting.
Only Han Zhuangzhuang, the male protagonist of "Red Sorghum", remained silent and made no movement at all.
In the past few months, he has received so many scripts and invitations that it was annoying, but Han Zhuangzhuang rejected them all without exception.
Yin Geli's pregnancy was getting further and further along, and he hoped to be able to stay by her side during the time she was giving birth.
From this point of view alone, Han Zhuangzhuang has inherited the Lin family's concept of putting family first, and Teacher Lin feels very gratified.
"How many days are left before the due date?" Lin Weimin asked.
"Another week."
While Han Zhuangzhuang was talking, he brought over a pile of fruits. Yin Geli picked up one and took a big bite, looking like she had a good appetite.
Lin Weimin looked at her body shape and said, "You should control your mouth when you are about to give birth, right?"
Han Zhuangzhuang said helplessly: "I want to control it, but I can't!"
After being pregnant for more than half a year, Yin Geli gained at least 50 to 60 kilograms. Just looking from the back, she looks even more muscular than Han Zhuangzhuang.
Lin Weimin is looking forward to his eldest grandson. His parents have such good foundation and he is a mixed-race child, so he will definitely have a strong physique!
"Go to the hospital when the time is almost up. Don't waste another two days. You will feel more at ease when you get to the hospital." Lin Weimin reminded.
Han Zhuangzhuang nodded and said, "I understand."
After talking about Yin Geli's pregnancy, Han Zhuangzhuang started talking about Zhang Yimou.
This year is destined to be a busy year for A-mou. It has nothing to do with filming movies. Almost all of his energy is spent on participating in activities and film festivals.
Last month, "Red Sorghum" won the Best Film, Best Director, and Best Feature Film Authenticity Award at the 5th Zimbabwe International Film Festival.
This month, Amou attended the Sydney International Film Festival in Australia and won a film critic award.
In the second half of the year, there will be the first Marash International Film and Television Festival in Morocco, the eighth China Golden Rooster Awards, the eleventh Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards, the fifth Montpellier International Film Festival in France...
In short, Amou was very busy this year.
In contrast to A-mou's busyness and pride is the frustration and loneliness of Comrade Kaige, a young master of poetry.
At the end of last year, Cheng Kaige was obsessed with something and chose to cancel his appointment with the Berlin Film Festival in order to attend the Cannes Film Festival. This incident caused a sensation in the domestic film circle.
In the end, Zhang Yimou's "Red Sorghum" took the place of the Berlin Film Festival and actually won the Golden Bear Award, which surprised people in the domestic film industry.
At the same time, many people couldn't help but feel sorry for Cheng Kaige. If he could take "The King of Children" to the Berlin Film Festival, he might have won a big prize.
Before Red Sorghum, Cheng Kaige was a true prodigy in the Chinese film industry.
His father is Cheng Huaikai, a famous domestic director and a senior teacher at the Yenching Film Academy.
When he was in the Film Academy, Cheng Kaige was tall and handsome, with extraordinary literary talent. He was very close to the "Today" circle at that time and was an absolute celebrity in Yanying at that time.
Compared with him, Zhang Yimou, who got into Yanying through the "back door", is like a local dog.
As a member of a film family and a member of Yanying, many seniors in the film industry naturally have high hopes for Cheng Kaige.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why Cheng Kaige was able to direct a film independently two years after graduation.
However, what was unexpected to everyone was that last month, "The King of Children" participated in the Cannes Film Festival with great anticipation. Not only did it receive rave reviews during the screening, but by the time the film festival closed, it had gained nothing.
This made countless domestic filmmakers who were expecting Cheng Kaige to return home with honors extremely disappointed. The scene of Zhang Yimou winning the Golden Bear Award a few months ago was still vivid in their minds. Cheng Kaige was going to participate in the Cannes Film Festival again. Everyone seemed to have seen the dawn of Chinese films going abroad and heading towards the world.
But now it seems that all this is just an illusion.
Cheng Kaige's failure at Cannes turned him from being the most anticipated star into a laughing stock overnight.
On the contrary, this further highlights Zhang Yimou's genius.
The next day at work, I had just sat down for a short while when I was called to a meeting in the building in front.
Lin Weimin came to the conference room with a notebook for an impromptu meeting. No one knew the topic of the meeting, so they whispered to each other before the meeting.
After a while, the meeting began. Cheng Zaochun presided over the meeting and explained the reason for today's meeting.
It turned out that in the first half of the year, the National Publishing Workers Association was planning to establish the "Tao Feng Publishing Award". The "Tao Feng" here refers to Mr. Zou Taofen, a publisher and journalist who once founded "Life Weekly" and founded Sanlian Bookstore.
Mr. Zou Taofen was not only a famous journalist and publisher, but also an outstanding revolutionary and patriot who made important contributions to the country's war of resistance.
The Tao Feng Publishing Award was established by the National Publishing Workers Association and naturally represents the highest award in China's publishing industry. Major domestic publishing organizations also attach great importance to it.
This year marks the first year of the Tao Feng Publishing Award, which is held every two years. Candidates must be recommended by their work unit or a member unit of the Publishing Association.
Cheng Zaochun finished talking about the Taofen Publishing Award, and then said: "The requirement for the award is that each unit recommends a candidate. There are many comrades in our publishing house who are qualified to participate in the selection of the Taofen Publishing Award. What candidates do you have in mind? Why not talk about it and speak freely."
After he finished speaking, he drank his tea.
There are many colleagues in the office, including comrades from the Party Committee, vice presidents, deputy editors-in-chief, directors of various editorial offices, and chief editors. Everyone gathered together, and at this moment, they all understood each other tacitly, and no one was willing to speak first.
We are not stupid. The selection method for the Tao Feng Publishing Award is based on recommendations from units. Although there are many publishing organizations across the country, it goes without saying that the award will be monopolized by the leading publishing organizations.
Coincidentally, Guowen Publishing House is one of the best publishing houses in the country.
In other words, as long as one can be confirmed as a candidate recommended by the society for the award, then this person is almost certain to win the award.
Who doesn't want this spot?
But this is not something you can get just because you speak first. The protruding rafters will rot first, so wait and see.
Lin Weimin felt the undercurrent in the conference room and moved his butt.
He knew exactly what these old silver coins were thinking as they remained silent.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the Chinese Literature Society is no exception. Every time there is such an award, there will be chaos in the society.
Cheng Zaochun was drinking tea and waiting for a long time. Seeing that no one was talking, he had to push through the crowd and called on Lin Weimin who was watching the fun.
"Weimin, you tell me!"
Lin Weimin was reluctant when his name was called. What does this have to do with me?
"Leader, I nominate myself!" he said shamelessly.
Cheng Zaochun's face darkened. "Are you qualified?"
Everyone in the office burst into laughter.
Just now, when Cheng Zaochun was introducing the Tao Feng Publishing Award judging rules, he said that candidates recommended by the unit must have more than ten years of work experience in the publishing industry.
Lin Weimin has been in the commune since 1980, which is only seven years at most, so he naturally does not have the qualification.
Lin Weimin muttered, "Didn't you ask me to say that?"
Cheng Zaochun said impatiently, "Don't be so unreasonable. I asked you to recommend someone, not yourself. What's the matter? Is there no capable person in our company that you would like?"
"Leader, this is what you said. It has nothing to do with me. Everyone, bear witness to this!"
"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly!" Cheng Zaochun urged.
Lin Weimin hesitated for a moment and looked at other colleagues.
Everyone was looking at him eagerly. At this time, Cheng Zaochun was apparently asking for everyone's opinions. In fact, as long as he could get the consent of some people, he would most likely be directly determined as the recommended candidate.
"I recommend Comrade Qin Chaoyang!"
The candidate Lin Weimin mentioned was not surprising to everyone. Qin Chaoyang was the editor-in-chief of "Contemporary" and had worked with Lin Weimin for several years. He was also a veteran in the publishing house, so there was nothing wrong with Lin Weimin recommending him.
Cheng Zaochun said at this time: "Maybe I didn't make it clear just now, retired people are not included in the recommended range."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as this way there were fewer competitors.
Lin Weimin complained in his heart that Cheng Zaochun breathed heavily when speaking and couldn't even convey his message clearly.
"That……"
Lin Weimin hesitated, rolled his eyes, glanced at Cheng Zaochun, and said, "How about... Mr. Wang Yangchen?"
When he mentioned this candidate, not only many of his colleagues were surprised, but even Cheng Zaochun was surprised.
Wang Yangchen, the person involved, also attended the meeting today. He looked at Lin Weimin with surprise and confusion.
Cheng Zaochun couldn't help but ask, "Tell me the reason?"
Lin Weimin said, "It's nothing, I just think Teacher Wang is quite suitable for this award. There are many masters in our publishing house, and they are all very famous in the publishing house. On the contrary, people like Teacher Wang who are diligent and dedicated, and quietly dedicate themselves, are rarely recognized by the society and organizations for their work achievements. Since this Taofen Publishing Award is an industry award, it should focus on comrades with Teacher Wang's style!"
After Lin Weimin finished speaking, the conference room fell into a brief silence.
As he said, there are definitely quite a few such people in Guowen Publishing House, and these people are both famous and profitable. On the contrary, many editors who have worked diligently all their lives are unknown without any prominent reputation or considerable royalties.
Wang Yangchen was transferred to the Guowen Publishing House in 1956. He was definitely qualified and served as an editor and reviewer in the editorial departments of contemporary literature and modern literature.
Not only that, he also served as the director of the Lu editing office.
There are two editorial offices in Guowen Publishing House that have a very special status, one is the Lu Xun Works Editorial Office, and the other is the Yan Bing Works Editorial Office.
Compared with the Yanbing Works Editorial Office, which was established in the 1980s, the Lu Editorial Office has a more transcendent status.
The predecessor of the Lu Editing Office was the Lu Xun Works Editing and Publishing House established in 1950. In 1951, the Lu Editing and Publishing House moved to Beijing and merged into the Guowen Publishing House, and then the Lu Xun Works Editorial Office was established.
The word "and" determines the status of Lu's editing office in the Guowen Publishing House.
Wang Yangchen served as the director of the Lu Editorial Office in the 1970s, and his qualifications and abilities are beyond doubt.
Lian Cheng Zaochun, the president and editor-in-chief, was also a subordinate of Wang Yangchen in Lu's editorial office in his early years.
Cheng Zaochun stared at Lin Weimin with a suspicious look on his face.
This kid, is he trying to flatter me?
(End of this chapter)
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