Chapter 835 Father's Story
The acquisition of "Fairy Tale King" and the signing of Zheng Yuanjie consumed a lot of funds and resources of Guowen Publishing House. In the past, Lao Cheng would definitely have complained a lot, but now he has no say. Every day, he is busy reviewing manuscripts and finally lives a life of oxen and horses.
These words were not said by Lin Weimin, but were complaints from Comrade Lao Cheng.
Comrade Zhou educated him about his complaint without Lin Weimin saying anything.
"Look at you, old comrade. Revolutionary division of labor does not distinguish between high and low. Your thinking is very problematic now!"
Cheng Zaochun snorted coldly upon hearing this, "I think the two of you are now birds of a feather."
Lao Zhou would certainly not admit his accusation, and Lin Weimin would be even less likely to admit it.
We are all gay, why are there so many factions?
The meeting had just ended. Lin Weimin chatted with Cheng and Zhou for a while, and then asked the two of them again.
"There's a preview of 'See You There' this afternoon, would you like to go and take a look?"
Lao Cheng and Lao Zhou immediately showed great interest.
When they were young, the best way to kill time was to watch movies. At that time, even reading was not allowed, only movies were allowed.
After lunch, Lao Cheng and Lao Zhou didn't use the community's car, but took Lin Weimin's.
The three of them came to Wenhua Film and Television. In order to facilitate internal screenings, Yu Dong specially set up a small screening room here.
"See You Tomorrow" is the third film directed independently by Feng Xiaogang. Now he is no longer the unknown figure he used to be.
"Party A and Party B" was a hit on the domestic big screen last year, making his name famous in the domestic film industry.
However, the current domestic film industry is still dominated by art films and academic works. Feng Xiaogang, who has no awards and no background, is still not welcomed by the mainstream film industry.
His name is almost the same as not being famous at all.
It was the first time that Lao Cheng and Lao Zhou appeared in such an occasion. Lin Weimin introduced them to several main creators of the "See You Tomorrow" crew.
In addition to Feng Xiaogang, also present today are screenwriter Wang Shuo, and the leading male and female actors Ge You and Liu Bei.
Old Cheng even took advantage of the break before the screening to take a photo with Liu Bei and ask for her autograph, which made Dasami very happy.
Such a big leader asked her for an autograph, it would be prestigious if she told others about it!
Lin Weimin looked at Cheng Zaochun with strange eyes, "Old Cheng, I didn't realize you were so thoughtful!"
Cheng Zaochun looked a little embarrassed when he was teased by him, "I was just admiring..."
"I know, I know. He's my idol!"
Lin Weimin didn't give him a chance to explain, and asked Lao Zhou next to him: "Lao Zhou, don't you want to get an autograph?"
Old Zhou showed disdain on his face, "You are so old, what do you need that thing for?"
These words dealt a critical blow to Lao Cheng. His face turned red, and he became even more certain that Lin Weimin and Lao Zhou were in cahoots with each other.
While they were bickering, the movie started.
After the familiar opening, there are empty shots, camera movements, and the view from inside a taxi.
Ge You, dressed as a criminal, smashed the car window with a weapon, took out the cash box from the car, and left easily.
The camera switches angles, revealing the crew filming, which is clearly a play within a play.
Ge You got in the car and drove away.
"Stop, good job!" the director on the scene shouted.
…
This is the third movie. At the beginning, Feng Xiaogang showed a more relaxed control than in the previous two movies. Ge You's performance is also more relaxed, which is a state he can only show in Wang Shuo's script and Feng Xiaogang's lens.
The plot of "See You Tomorrow" is not much different from what Lin Weimin saw later, except that the heroine became Liu Bei. Anyway, Lin Weimin felt that Liu Bei and Ge You were a better match as a couple.
The film is 100 minutes long and its content is richer than "Party A and Party B", and it gradually gets rid of the skit-style plot.
After the screening, Feng Xiaogang smiled and asked everyone: "What do you think, leaders? If you have any opinions, please feel free to raise them. We will actively correct them."
As a comedy, "See You Tomorrow" has a very high quality of completion. The critics are not those who pursue high-sounding ideas, and they all gave positive reviews after watching the movie.
Feng Xiaogang was beaming with joy as he accepted everyone's praise. Compared to his elation, Wang Shuo's presence became less and less noticeable.
Although he is still one of the souls of Feng Xiaogang's films, the "Feng Xiaogang" brand has gradually become more well-known. In comparison, his brilliance is no longer as dazzling as before.
Therefore, at today's preview event, Wang Shuo seemed neither happy nor excited.
When everyone was having a great time, Lao Cheng found out that Lao Zhou actually went to take a photo with Ge You. He immediately got mad: "You're so old, and you're still chasing stars?"
Old Zhou said with a smile: "I asked for this for my wife. Unlike some people, who are old and full of tricks."
Lao Cheng was speechless after being rebuked. After thinking about it, he ran to take a photo with Ge You.
With this photo, it seemed much more reasonable to ask for a photo with Liu Bei, so he could report it to his superiors when he got home.
As for Lao Zhou's teasing and sarcasm, he didn't care at all. He listened to the crickets chirping and why didn't he farm?
While Lao Zhou and Lao Cheng were bickering, Lin Weimin was chatting with Feng Xiaogang and Yu Dong about the release of "See You Tomorrow".
This year, Feng Xiaogang returns with "See You Tomorrow", still targeting the Lunar New Year holiday, and is scheduled to be released on December 24, Christmas Eve in the West.
Nowadays, it is becoming more and more popular among young people to celebrate foreign festivals, especially young couples. They will go out on dates at night even if they don’t have a holiday on this day.
There is still a month before the movie is released, and the publicity work for the movie can almost be started. However, in the early stage, it will mainly rely on media releases. Yu Dong has been in charge of Wenhua for more than a year and is already familiar with this set of things.
After this internal screening, Wenhua Films will also organize a preview, inviting industry peers and media reporters, which is also part of the early publicity work.
After a brief chat, Lin Weimin patted Ge You on the shoulder and joked, "Some reporters called last month 'Jiang Wen Month'. I think this year can be called 'Ge You Year'."
Ge You was flattered, "Please don't hurt me, I'll just act."
In the past two months, "If You Are the One" and "The Emperor's Shadow" were released one after another. They were all movies directed by big directors and with big investments, and Jiang Wen was the leading actor, which made him the most popular in the domestic film industry.
Compared with Jiang Wen, Ge You's performance is not inferior at all. He made a cameo appearance in "If You Are the One", was also the protagonist in "The Emperor's Ode", and was the absolute leading male role in "See You Tomorrow".
The only regret is that "Song of Qin" was taken off the screen after only four days and did not have any strong influence.
Feng Xiaogang also said with a smile: "Although I am a junior director, our Ge Da Ye is a heavyweight in the film industry. Jiang Wen can't compare with him."
"I'll remember this and teach it to Jiang Wen later." Wang Shuo said sinisterly.
"Uncle Shuo, please don't tease me. I was just saying what Teacher Lin said!" Feng Xiaogang quickly begged for mercy.
Seeing that Feng Xiaogang no longer had that smug look on his face, Wang Shuo nodded in satisfaction.
On the weekend, Lin Weimin and his family of three went to visit Shi Tiesheng's home.
Not long after the family of three came in, several more friends came to Shi Tiesheng's house with their families.
Everyone's actions were coincidental and in perfect harmony.
Cheng Ximi said that when Shi's father was alive, he rarely spoke, but after he passed away, he still felt that the house was much quieter. Recently, Shi Tiesheng was in a very low mood. He locked himself in the study every day, always wanting to write something, but every time he put pen to paper, he didn't know how to start. This feeling made him very painful.
The arrival of the friends made the Shi family, which had been quiet for a few days, suddenly lively again, and the mood of Shi Tiesheng and his wife also improved a lot.
The "Donghai Literature Award" was presented a few days ago. Due to the sudden death of his father, Shi Tiesheng did not go to the scene to receive the award, but the prize money and certificate were still given to him, which is good news.
After chatting for a while, Cheng Ximi got up to prepare lunch. There were many people at home today, so it would take some time to prepare lunch. Several female comrades also went to the kitchen to busy themselves.
Xiao Doubao is studying a pot of succulents raised by Shi Tiesheng, and her expression is eager to try. It seems that she will not be satisfied unless she kills this pot of flowers.
Lin Weimin shouted, stopping Xiao Doubao from reaching out to Duorou. She ran over reluctantly, "Dad, what are you doing?"
"Come, recite a poem "Viewing the Mountain" for your uncle."
The evil adults, one of their most vicious ways of destroying the flowers of the motherland is to make them perform in public.
Xiao Doubao reluctantly said:
"Wangyue
Du Fu, Tang Dynasty
How is Mount Tai? The green mountains of Qi and Lu are endless.
..."
The adults nearby listened with great interest and praised him after listening, "Doubao is really amazing. He can recite such a difficult Tang poem at the age of four."
Xiao Doubao felt disdainful in her heart, thinking that these adults were really unworldly. She could recite many Tang poems.
"Thank you, uncle!" She smiled sweetly.
Everyone was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was harmonious. Shi Tiesheng put down the heavy shackles that had been weighing on his mind for the past few days and took the initiative to talk about an idea that he had been thinking about recently.
"I always wanted to write something for my father, but I can't." Shi Tiesheng showed a bit of guilt on his face.
That kind of guilt not only includes the guilt for his father's silent contribution for decades, but also the self-blame as a son and a writer for not being able to write a commemorative text. It also includes a sense of shame because he treated his deceased mother much better than his father in his works.
"We Chinese have different attitudes towards our parents. The image of a mother is always loving, while the image of a father is always majestic. Compared with a mother, a father is always difficult to write about. Sun Li wrote "Memories of My Father" in 1984, but that year, it had been 37 years since his father passed away."
Lin Weimin's words comforted Shi Tiesheng. He was silent for a while and said, "Maybe I was too anxious."
Although he said this, there was still a hint of regret on his face. He asked, "If I were to write about my father, do you have any good ideas?"
"Write about my father?" Lin Weimin pondered. In his mind, he thought of Shi's father, Mr. Wan, and the father whose impression had become blurred in this life.
"If I were asked to write, I'd rather write a novel."
“How should I write my father’s story?”
Lin Weimin looked into the distance outside the window, and some images flashed before his eyes.
"Just write that there is a man named Lao Shitou who has a bad temper. He always gets up early every day and patrols the family compound. He will loudly curse the quarrels in the neighbors' house, accuse the neighbors of occupying the public kitchen for too long, kick down the bicycles that are not parked in the shed, and then push them into the shed. He will also curse the child in the opposite building who cries every night.
Old Shitou has just retired. He has a weird temper and is always complaining about everything. He has an indestructible principle. The family compound is his territory. The neighbors who live with him every day suffer from him..."
A stubborn, indomitable, bad-tempered old man who could lose his temper at any time came to life in Lin Weimin's mouth. He was completely different from the father in Shi Tiesheng's impression, but for some reason, he was fascinated by the story.
Not only him, but also several people around him gradually became addicted to Lin Weimin's plain narration.
(End of this chapter)
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