Chapter 873 The First Shot of Online Literature
The unprecedented success of "Hero" exceeded everyone's expectations, including Lin Weimin.
This movie was also very successful commercially, with a global box office of 177 million US dollars, and more than 50 million US dollars in North America alone.
But compared with the achievements of this time and space, it still pales in comparison.
286 million meters of knife.
Such a huge success not only made the film's creators famous internationally again, but also raised Mandarin Films' status in the Chinese film industry to a height that its peers could only look up to.
Private film and television companies are weak, state-owned film studios are aging, and imported blockbusters are flooding the market... At such a difficult time for Chinese films, the emergence of "Hero" is like a ray of sunshine breaking through layers of dark clouds, illuminating the Chinese film market and allowing countless filmmakers to see the potential and hope of Chinese films.
Now, several months have passed, and even the most glorious achievements will become a thing of the past, but the momentum created by "Hero" has not yet died down.
Cheng Kaige suddenly held a press conference to announce that his latest work "Legend of the Three Kingdoms: Lu Bu and Diao Chan" has officially started filming. The film has an investment of 130 million yuan and a Three Kingdoms city will be built in Chedun, Shanghai.
Lin Weimin had heard about Cheng Kaige tinkering with this subject earlier, and he also remembered that Cheng Kaige had indeed filmed such a TV series in later life. He was not surprised to see the news headline in the newspaper.
But he soon realized something was wrong. Is "Legend of the Three Kingdoms: Lu Bu and Diao Chan" a movie?
Lin Weimin didn't react at first, but he soon came to his senses.
During this period of time in later generations, Cheng Kaige should have been tinkering with "The Emperor and the Assassin".
But now Zhang Yimou has already filmed "Hero", and given Cheng Kaige's personality, he will definitely not make another movie with the same theme as Zhang Yimou's.
So, the original TV series "Heroes of the Three Kingdoms: Lu Bu and Diao Chan" became "Legend of the Three Kingdoms: Lu Bu and Diao Chan"?
Although Lin Weimin changed many historical details, this change really made him a little overwhelmed.
Chef Huang with a bull nose, brothers, who understands!
Director Cheng’s city-building maniac gene has finally awakened. I hope Director Cheng will not stick to his peculiar aesthetic.
In fact, it is not just Cheng Kaige. After "Hero" became popular, film studios and private film and television companies across the country saw the market appeal of costume blockbusters and have joined in.
Over the past few months, three or four domestically produced costume blockbusters with investments of over 100 million RMB have been approved, and there are even more costume films with investments of tens of millions, which have become a trend all of a sudden.
Of course, there is some water in this, but so is the investment of real money.
It goes without saying that in the end, an estimated 85% of movies will lose money, 10% will barely break even, and only 5% will make money at best.
I’m afraid that within two years, the term “domestic costume blockbuster” will cause physical discomfort among moviegoers.
Lin Weimin can foresee the future, but cannot interfere with it.
Take the shot and pay the compensation.
Which mature market did not emerge from chaos?
In mid-September, the official website of Guowen Press was launched, and an announcement was issued on the "Reader Forum" at the same time, and the first Guowen Press Internet Creation Competition was born.
Taking advantage of the publicity of the Internet creative competition, the official website of Guowenshe attracted the attention of a large number of domestic Internet users in a short period of time, and the number of user registrations continued to rise.
In just one month, the number of registered users on the official website of Guowenshe exceeded 20,000, and the reader forum also became extremely lively because of the Internet writing competition, with a level of liveliness that was comparable to many BBSs.
In one month, the Internet Creative Writing Competition received more than 3,000 submissions, including a variety of literary themes such as novels, essays, and poems.
The Internet Creation Competition does not restrict the subject matter of the submitted works. The regulations for the first session are also relatively rough. Only 20 excellent awards will be given. These 20 winning works will receive a prize of 2,000 yuan and will be published in a special issue of "Contemporary". The royalties will be calculated separately, and the outstanding works will also have the opportunity to be published.
The Internet Creative Writing Competition ended in mid-October, and the judging panel spent nearly a week on judging. Finally, before November, the list of winners of the first Guowenshe Internet Creative Writing Competition was announced on the official website of Guowenshe, which immediately attracted the attention of many netizens.
The Internet Creative Writing Competition organized by Guowen Publishing House is the first essay writing competition with prizes in the history of the Chinese Internet, and everyone is paying close attention to it with great enthusiasm.
These works were posted on the reader forum of the official website of Guowen Publishing House. After the list was released, the onlookers quickly found the winning works and forwarded them to other Chinese Internet websites as quickly as possible.
In just a few days, many winning works of the Guowenshe Internet Creative Competition not only attracted the attention of netizens on the official website, but also attracted the attention of netizens from all over the country.
The wide dissemination of these award-winning works on the Chinese Internet also boosted the reputation of the Guowen Society's official website and the Internet Creative Writing Competition. The two sides complemented each other and attracted the attention of more netizens. The number of registered users on the Guowen Society's official website once again reached a peak.
Two days after Yu Dong returned to China, the Guowen Society welcomed a group of energetic young people, whose average age was less than 30 years old.
They are the winners of the first Guowen Society Internet Creation Competition, and they came to Guowen Society to receive the award.
A little after nine in the morning, in the conference room of the National Literature Society.
Apart from the banner on the wall that read "Award Ceremony of the First National Literature Society Internet Creative Writing Competition" and the identity plates of each participant on the table, there were no grand decorations or atmosphere. However, the many young people present were so nervous that their hearts were beating wildly and they were extremely excited.
This is Guowen Society, the holy temple of the domestic literary world.
Now, they are sitting here waiting for the temple's recognition of them. How can this not be exciting?
The atmosphere in the conference room was quiet, but one could feel a suppressed restlessness.
The young authors had only been sitting there for a few minutes when a crowd of people rushed into the conference room.
Today's award ceremony was hosted by Cheng Zaochun. He made a few brief remarks and then introduced the judges and guests present today.
Cheng Zaochun, Yan Wenjing, Qin Chaoyang, Tu An, Niu Han, Lu Yuan, He Qizhi, Zhang Zhonge, Mo Yan, Yu Hua, Tong Zhonggui...
In China's publishing and literary circles, there is no more brilliant editorial lineup than that of Guowen Publishing House. The vast majority of them are not only editors, but also well-known writers and poets in the literary world.
The stars are shining!
Every time Cheng Zaochun read out a name, the young people below became agitated.
The names that they had only seen in books before were now standing in front of them one by one, and were right in front of them in the same conference room.
Today's award ceremony did not have so many red tape. The awards ceremony began after Cheng Zaochun finished his speech.
A certificate with the words "Excellence Award of the First Guowen Publishing House Internet Creation Competition" and the name of the winner and the work inscribed on it. Below is the signature of editor-in-chief Cheng Zaochun and the Guowen Publishing House's seal, which is very formal.
A bonus, a small stack of third edition RMB 100 notes. It's vulgar, but very practical. Every author who received it smiled a little more. It's worth several months' salary.
There is also a bill for the manuscript fee, which is the manuscript fee for the "Contemporary - The First Internet Creation Competition Special Issue". A week later, the "Contemporary - The First Internet Creation Competition Special Issue" which publishes all the winning works will be on the market.
After the award ceremony, many young authors were still immersed in excitement, and the literary predecessors present couldn't help but smile knowingly as they watched their immature performances.
It’s great to be young!
The award ceremony ended with Lin Weimin's speech. He did not speak in a serious manner, but instead chatted frankly with the young authors present.
Lin Weimin pointed to a nameplate on the table in front of a young man with triangular eyes, on which were printed the three words "Li Xunhuan".
"This pen name is interesting. It seems that this comrade likes Gu Long's novels very much."
When his name was called, Lu Jinbo was a little excited and a little nervous. "Yes, I really like Gu Long's novels and I like the character Li Xunhuan the most, so I used this name as my pen name."
Lin Weimin pointed to another nameplate and asked, "What does this 'Xing Yusen' mean?"
The young man with a fair face and a scholarly air stood up and said, "Teacher Lin, this is my real name."
Lin Weimin smiled and said, "You use your real name as a pen name. Just like me, you have your own personality."
Everyone present burst into laughter, and the atmosphere in the conference room gradually became relaxed.
After chatting with everyone for more than ten minutes, Lin Weimin saw that the time was almost up, so he said a few words of greeting and ended today's award ceremony.
After the award ceremony, everyone left the conference room and came to the National Literature and Social Sciences College to take photos.
More than 30 people stood in two rows. After a shout of "cheese", all the participants of the first Guowenshe Internet Creation Competition were recorded on film, becoming a mark of the times.
After taking a group photo, many senior colleagues present were held by the young people and taken several photos together. Lin Weimin was the person who was treated as the mascot the most, and he was included in the photo with almost everyone.
The next day, Guangming Daily published a news release on page 03 titled "The first Guowenshe Internet Creation Competition came to an end, and the award ceremony was held in Beijing yesterday."
"Author: Reporter Han Xiaohui, Guangming Daily (Monday, November 17, 1997, p. 03)
Yanjing, November 17 (Reporter Han Xiaohui) On September 15, the National Literature Publishing House held the first Internet Creation Competition. The competition lasted for one month and ended on October 15. After strict selection by the jury, 20 works won the Excellence Award. Most of these works feature urban youth as the protagonists and emerging things as the theme, and have won unanimous praise from many experts on the jury.
At 9 am yesterday, the award ceremony of the first Internet Creation Competition was held at Guowen Publishing House, and 20 award-winning writers made their collective appearance. Through the creation competition held by Guowen Publishing House, this group of amateur writers, whose average age is no more than 30, entered the literary world, injecting a fresh vitality into the Chinese literary world.
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The press release in Guangming Daily was inconspicuous, but it made the 20 winning writers very happy because their pen names and the titles of their winning works were included at the end of the press release.
In addition, the "Contemporary - Special Issue of the First Internet Creative Writing Competition" will be officially released in a few days. As the article said, this group of amateur authors who could only express their feelings on the Internet have embarked on their literary path through the channels of Guowen Publishing House.
It also unknowingly influenced the future direction of Chinese online literature.
(End of this chapter)
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