Chapter 676 Editor-in-Chief Lin, what a good person he is
It was the first time that the Capital Cinema held a premiere event. It had no experience at all and did not expect Leslie Cheung's fans to be so crazy. The farce at the door lasted for more than half an hour and finally stopped with the strong intervention of the armed police who came to reinforce.
It was only through this incident that many people present truly witnessed the influence of Hong Kong superstar Leslie Cheung. They didn’t think much of it before, but after today’s incident, they realized that there are so many star-chasing fans in the mainland.
After everyone chatted casually for a while, the premiere began and a group of guests entered the screening room.
The screening room was already full of audiences, but since they were all carefully selected audiences by the cinema, something like what happened at the door would naturally not happen.
After entering, the first thing you do is watch a movie. Compared to watching a movie in a small screening room, watching a movie in a cinema is a completely different experience.
The entire film "Farewell My Concubine" is 171 minutes long, nearly three hours. The opening scene is where Xiao Douzi is sent to the opera troupe by her mother, who is a prostitute.
Jiang Wenli’s performance as the mother was outstanding, she was self-deprecating, especially her determination to cut off the deformed finger on Xiaodouzi’s hand in order to send him to the opera troupe, which made people immediately involved in this cruel story.
When Xiao Douzi changed the original "I was originally a man" to "I was originally a girl" under the repeated beatings of Master Guan, many audiences felt a chill at the distortion of human nature.
As the plot continues to deepen, all the audiences are completely immersed in the world woven by the movie, and their emotions fluctuate with the characters' joys, sorrows, anger and happiness, and they are unable to extricate themselves.
"Die Yi!"
The hoarse roars were the last true feelings of the "King" whose bones had long been broken.
Cheng Dieyi completed his closing performance with passion. He was not alive without being crazy. He lived the life he wanted, but is this what he really is like?
His tragic fate was doomed from the moment his mother sent him to the opera troupe.
Or perhaps, if his mother had not sent him to the opera troupe, his fate would probably not have been good.
"If I really couldn't live anymore..." These are what my mother said.
The brilliance of "Farewell My Concubine" lies in the fact that it seemingly tells the story of the joys and sorrows of two Peking Opera actors over half a century, but in fact behind it is a profound reflection and questioning of traditional culture, human nature and history.
This is the original intention of many writers when they are creating, but after putting it into writing, what is presented is less than one-tenth of what they imagined.
Lin Weimin's version of "Farewell My Concubine" achieved a high degree of consistency between what the author wrote and what the readers saw. Cheng Kaige also greatly restored the style of the novel in the film adaptation. All moviegoers had only one feeling after watching the movie.
Shock!
Indescribable shock!
The ending credits have come out, and Leslie Cheung's deep voice is singing: "Don't mention the past, life has been full of ups and downs..."
The only sounds in the huge screening room were music and the sobbing of some female comrades.
The lights in the cinema came on and the singing continued until the song "Why don't you understand, as long as there is love there is pain" was finished. The first applause rang out in the screening room, and then in an instant, the applause drowned out the music like a tsunami.
Deafening!
The long and intense applause weakened several times and then became warmer several times. The host of today's event was Yang Lan, a young host from CCTV.
Yang Lan was intelligent and beautiful when she was young. If Ni Ping was the idol in the hearts of many middle-aged men, then Yang Lan was the dream lover of countless boys.
After Yang Lan appeared on stage, the audience applauded even more enthusiastically, not only because of Yang Lan, but also because of the film's main creators who were about to appear.
Following Yang Lan's introduction, the main creators came on stage one by one to applause. The atmosphere was extremely warm, and the audience was excited to be able to get in such close contact with so many big stars.
Lin Weimin and Xu Feng sat quietly in the front row of the audience, watching the people interacting on the stage.
As behind-the-scenes workers, the two of them did not need to go on stage. They were whispering to each other, discussing the large-scale screening of "Farewell My Concubine" which had already begun.
Although he had made all the necessary preparations, Xu Feng was still a little nervous, perhaps because his expectations were too high.
On this point, Lin Weimin seemed much more indifferent. Although it was an adaptation of his own work and he also took 30% of the profits, he did not put in that much effort after all, so he was very calm.
"You have seen the finished film more than once. The quality is excellent and the box office will definitely be good, don't worry." Lin Weimin said.
In his memory, the domestic box office of "Farewell My Concubine" should be 40 million. To be able to achieve this box office in 1993 was definitely a big hit for an art film.
Now "Farewell My Concubine" has the huge blessing of the original novel, the investment has doubled, the distribution channels are much stronger than later generations, and the publicity efforts are directly maximized. Conservatively speaking, it should not be difficult to double the investment, right?
"The Lion King" can get a box office of 150 million. "Farewell My Concubine" has the best timing and location. There is no reason why it can't even get a box office of 80 million.
In the movie market, the winner takes all, and the top players can reap the rewards while most movies may not even make back their investment.
It doesn't matter whether it is now or in the future.
In this time and space, "Farewell My Concubine" is such a "top-tier" movie.
If the box office can really reach the ideal level, the domestic box office alone is expected to make back the investment. After the film is released in other countries and regions, after deducting the publicity and promotion costs, it will basically be all profit.
"...Okay, let's welcome you!"
"Welcome Mr. Lin Weimin!"
Yang Lan on the stage suddenly invited Lin Weimin to come on stage. Seeing that he didn't respond, she repeated it again.
Lin Weimin was busy chatting with Yang Lan and didn't notice what was happening on the stage.
He was forced to come to the stage, and Yang Lan repeated what had just happened with great discernment.
It turned out that Cheng Kaige mentioned his connection with the novel Farewell My Concubine. At that time, the little poetry master had not yet become completely arrogant, and he spoke honestly about his mentality when he first saw the novel Farewell My Concubine.
"… But after ten years, I read Farewell My Concubine again with a completely different mindset than I did then, and only then did I realize how good this novel is. Mr. Lin's creation is simple and elegant, and his sword is sharp without a sharp edge. He uses seemingly popular methods to question history, the times, and human nature to the extreme, and his criticism of politics is even more sharp..."
The little poetry master is good at speaking. He starts by criticizing and then praising Lin Weimin and "Farewell My Concubine", which is equivalent to praising himself in disguise.
When it comes to speaking, Teacher Lin is always the best.
How did Mr. Lin start his career? Didn’t he start his career by flattering old men and old ladies… Pah, did he start his career by writing?
After a brief exchange on stage, the show was full of flowers and flawless, and the audience burst into warm applause.
The young and beautiful Miss Yang Lan standing nearby had a gleam in her eyes.
When it was time to interact with the audience, several viewers took out the issue of People's Literature that published Farewell My Concubine, as well as the first edition of Farewell My Concubine, and asked Lin Weimin to sign it.
Lin Weimin readily agreed, and looking at the yellowed pages of the book, he couldn't help but sigh.
Ten years passed in the blink of an eye!
Several book fans couldn't help but cry with excitement when they received his autographed books.
Teacher Lin felt deeply comforted. We have pretty good fans. Look at how she’s crying. Wouldn’t anyone who sees this say she’s very professional?
Lin Weimin returned to his seat, and the interaction on the stage continued. Lin Weimin asked Han Zhuangzhuang, who had just returned, "Tell me, why didn't you invite Ni Ping to today's event?"
Han Zhuangzhuang looked disdainful and said, "Uncle, you are such a gossip!"
He lowered his voice and continued, "Can the family flower be brought out to show its face?"
Lin Weimin despised you, you sanctimonious hypocrite!
After attending the premiere of "Farewell My Concubine", it was already past seven in the evening.
On Chang'an Avenue, there was still a group of fans waiting at the door of the Capital Cinema, but not as many as at noon.
Leslie Cheung stopped at the entrance of the cinema to sign autographs for fans before leaving. After everyone had dinner together, the crew had to fly to Shanghai to continue promotions.
The next day at work, Lin Weimin walked into the Guowenshe building and chatted with Xiao Zhou for a while.
"Editor-in-chief!" Xiao Zhou looked as if he wanted to say something but was hesitant.
"What's the matter?" Lin Weimin thought Xiao Zhou wanted to ask him for something, but he didn't expect the boy to hesitate for a moment and asked, "Did you really arrange for Xiao Weng...?"
Lin Weimin's face suddenly turned dark.
"Don't listen to the rumors in the club. These people gossip all the time. Do you think I am that kind of person?"
Xiao Zhou immediately shook his head, "You are definitely not that kind of person. They all said that Xiao Weng was arranged by you, but I don't believe it. How could you, such a good person, do such a thing?"
When Xiao Zhou first came to Guowen Press, what impressed him most was the relationship between the editor-in-chief Lin Weimin and the security guard Uncle Zhai. When Uncle Zhai retired, Editor-in-Chief Lin even invited him to dinner. Xiao Zhou witnessed it with his own eyes.
Could such an approachable and amiable leader do such a thing?
Editor-in-Chief Lin, what a good person he is!
"Xiao Zhou, some people in the company are not active in their work, but they are more active than others in spreading these unfounded rumors. You are still young, don't focus all your attention on this, you should work harder and strive to create greater achievements."
Editor-in-Chief Lin warned earnestly.
Feeling the editor-in-chief's attention to him, Xiao Zhou stood at attention as usual and said solemnly, "Yes!"
Lin Weimin nodded, "Okay, get busy."
"yes."
Lin Weimin turned around and went upstairs, hating himself secretly, "Don't let me catch which wife is plotting against me behind my back."
After the expansion at the beginning of the year, Tongwen Press now has a staff of 18 people. Even though Guowen Press has vacated an office for them, the office conditions are still tight. Vice President Li Xin now works in an office with Deputy Editor-in-Chief Li Xuegang. The popular literature editorial department occupies an office of its own because of its large number of people.
In addition, the editorial departments of "Jiuzhou Heroes" and "Hongdou" also share an office.
When Lin Weimin walked to the door of the editorial office of "Jiuzhou Heroes" and "Red Bean" magazines, he heard a somewhat hoarse voice talking nonstop inside.
"...Xiao Chen is familiar with me. He said that Xiao Weng never goes out empty-handed with Lao Mou. When Xiao Chen said this, his tone was full of envy. I'm sure he wasn't lying.
Both of them took the things, but this time Old Mou was punished, but Little Weng was fine. What does this mean?"
Unable to answer his colleagues, Yu Hua continued to answer his own questions, "This shows that Xiao Weng has a 100% problem. Let me tell you, Teacher Lin is a cunning old man... well, he is very shrewd and would never do something without a purpose.
The car assigned to him is being given to the deputy positions in the company. Don't you think it's suspicious?
Anyway, from what I know about him, it would be fine if he gave the car to those retired cadres, but he gave it to a few of his subordinates for no apparent reason. How could it not be a trap?"
When Yu Hua finished speaking, he saw that everyone looked convinced, and he couldn't help feeling proud of himself.
"If you don't believe me, ask those writers from Contemporary Magazine who were locked up in a dark room by him. In short, don't believe that Teacher Lin is suddenly nice to you!"
At this time, Lin Weimin, who was standing outside the door, was furious.
OK!
The source was finally found!
My child is about to turn three years old, and the school district here requires us to register our child three years in advance. So I have been looking for a house these past two days. It’s too difficult, so I will only update twice a day for now.
(End of this chapter)
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