1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 220 What the People Like to See and See Is the Last Word

Colleagues Zai Lin Weimin's meal came to an abrupt end when the discussion about CCTV's "Cliff" just aired last night after lunch.

Between Zai Lin Weimin's meal and watching TV series, everyone chose to watch TV series without hesitation.

Later generations said that when a certain TV series was broadcast in the 80s, the scene was empty. This is really not an exaggeration.

The reason is inseparable from the lack of entertainment life of ordinary people.

More importantly, there are too few TVs, and it is not easy to watch TV. I often have to go to neighbors and friends’ houses to watch TV.

There is a saying that you can't read a book unless you borrow it. In fact, watching TV is the same.

Watching TV series has become a fashionable thing. If you didn’t watch the TV series broadcast on the TV station the night before, you will have nothing to talk to your colleagues at work the next day.

At noon, the topics of conversation among colleagues revolved around watching "The Cliff" last night.

It happened that Lin Weimin, the author and screenwriter of the original work, was there, so it was more convenient for everyone to discuss, and even directly asked about the follow-up plot.

"Have you all read the novels!" Lin Weimin said.

"The following is the same as the plot of the novel?" Yao Shuzhi asked.

"Not bad."

At this time and there is no Internet, Lin Weimin is not afraid of any impact caused by spoilers.

Hearing his words, everyone must go back and review the novel "The Cliff".

The phenomenon of the editorial department of "Contemporary" is just a microcosm among countless audiences across the country. Nowadays, everyone's nightlife is almost zero. If there is nothing to do at night, [-]% of the TVs at home will be turned on. Even if the owner does not want to turn it on, the neighbors have to let him turn it on.

It only took two days, and the TV series "The Cliff" became the hottest topic among countless viewers after dinner.

In the next few days, as the "Cliff" TV series continued to hit the air, not only ordinary people discussed this TV series in the streets and alleys and at the dinner table, but also this topic began to appear in newspapers everywhere.

The broadcast of "The Cliff" became more and more popular. Sitting in front of the TV at [-] o'clock every night and watching the broadcast of "The Cliff" on CCTV, it became a compulsory course for many people across the country.

It's winter in Yanjing. I don't know when, young people on the streets of Yanjing began to appear in black fur coats and sunglasses.

This attire is exactly that of the actor Zhou Yi in "The Cliff".

In the original novel written by Lin Weimin, the hero Zhou Yi wears a suit all year round, a mink coat in winter, a khaki windbreaker in spring, black gloves, a mink hat, and a fedora.

From the moment he appeared on the stage, Zhou Yi was completely different from all the male protagonists in domestic TV dramas of this era, exuding a trendy and elite style.

Ren Hao also put a lot of effort into Zhou Yi's appearance during filming, in fact, it is not only the male lead Zhou Yi, but also the female lead Gu Qiuyan.

The changes in the costumes of the four seasons are exquisite, which makes the audience feel bright when they look at them.

There is a line in the play where Zhou Yi talks to his colleague Lu Ming.

Zhou Yi: "You have been here for several days, at least you should change your clothes!"

Lu Ming: "You don't know the goods, I'm a pure mink!"

It has even become a catchphrase among viewers who have watched TV dramas. Many young viewers have even developed a strong interest in the "Diaoer" in the Northeast population. The "Diaoer" in the Northeast has entered the national audience 40 years in advance. In sight.

The sales of fur clothing departments in major department stores have even started to soar because of this, regardless of whether it is later generations or the present, the price of fur clothing is very high.

This wave of disguised goods proves the popularity of "The Cliff" from the side, not to mention the slightly cheaper clothing such as fedoras, leather gloves, and khaki trench coats that often appear in the play.

In short, the popularity of "The Cliff" has brought a lot of business to the clothing departments and clothing stores of department stores all over the country.

There are more and more reports on "The Cliff" in newspapers, and more and more people pay more and more attention to it. Lin Weimin and the name of the original novel have once again expanded their popularity.

The immediate reaction to this was that the Guowen Society found Lin Weimin when "The Cliff" was broadcast to the eighth day.

In just a few days, with the popularity of the TV series, the number of orders for the booklet "Cliff" from Xinhua Bookstores and Post Office Newspapers around the world exceeded 30 copies.

You know, the novel "The Cliff" has been on the market for more than a year now. Although the total sales volume has exceeded 80 copies, the sales volume has actually entered a flat trend.

The sudden surge in this wave of orders really surprised the Guowen Society. In fact, when the news of the adaptation of "The Cliff" came out, the agency had already printed a lot of extra prints.

Unexpectedly, "The Cliff" has only been broadcast for a few days now, and the enthusiasm of audiences and readers across the country has completely shocked the agency.

And all of this stems from the small print in the title of the TV series.

"This play is adapted from Lin Weimin's novel of the same name "The Cliff".

After some discussions, "The Cliff" was printed again, with a printing run of 50 copies.

20 copies were ordered more than those reported by bookstores and post offices. In addition to the trust in Lin Weimin's past achievements, there is also trust in the influence of "The Cliff".

Nowadays, the number of TV dramas produced in China every year is very small, and the influence of a TV drama will become more and more prominent after its subsequent two, three or even more rounds of broadcast.

"The Cliff", as the first TV series in China with a length of 20 episodes, is broadcast by CCTV [-] and Qindao TV in one round. It only takes more than a week to finish broadcasting two episodes a day.

The next step is to rebroadcast and export to other provincial and municipal TV stations in China.

According to the current fiery momentum of "The Cliff", if the ratings samples of later generations are used to calculate the ratings, the ratings of more than 99% should be easily achieved.

It's a pity that such things are useless these days.

It is the last word that the people like to hear and see.

The big sales of character costumes and original novels are enough to prove the popularity of "The Cliff". This is a weapon that is more useful than any number of hot searches and headlines.

Two days later, Teacher Jin Shan called and informed Lin Weimin that CCTV planned to rebroadcast "The Cliff".

"I can't help it. The phone numbers of the TV stations have been blown up. Not only the CCTV side, but also the Qindao side. In addition to the calls from the masses asking for rebroadcasts, the most frequent broadcast requests are from brother TV stations in various provinces and cities. !"

When Teacher Jin Shan said this, he couldn't help but feel a little proud in his tone.

The establishment, production and filming of the "Cliff" TV series, but he made every effort to promote the cooperation with Qindao TV Station. Now the facts have proved that Mr. Jin Shan's decision is so wise, and he can't help being proud.

After putting down the phone, Tan Chaoyang smiled and said, "It's all good news these days!"

Lin Weimin nodded, with a bit of joy on his face.

"When are you going to move here?"

Lin Weimin was promoted by the Guowen Society to become the deputy editor-in-chief of the editorial department of "Contemporary".

Before Lin Weimin, "Contemporary" did not have the position of deputy editor-in-chief. Just from the appearance of this position, it can be seen how much the leadership of the Guowen Society attaches importance to Lin Weimin.

When Tan Chaoyang said "move here", he was referring to the office.

"Contemporary" now has three offices, one for Meng Weizai, one for Qin Chaoyang, and one for the editorial department. It's not nice to be crowded into one office with the editors after Lin Weimin, the deputy editor-in-chief, but "Contemporary" The office was quite tense, so Tan Chaoyang discussed letting Lin Weimin squeeze into an office.

"Editor-in-Chief, don't bother me, I'll be fine with everyone."

"Then how can I do it? My office is big enough, so it will be convenient for you to make calls in the future!" Tan Chaoyang teased.

"It's just as convenient now. I'm thinking that I can't be too divorced from the masses! Besides, I can collect and collect bad things about you when they say bad things about you in private!" Lin Weimin joked.

Tan Chaoyang laughed amusedly by him, "You're not in shape, so don't talk nonsense."

"I almost asked you to interrupt me, why don't you stay in the same office with me?"

"It's really not necessary, it's good to stay in the big house. Leader, if you have time to visit Lao Yan, then ask me if there is any movement on the series?" Lin Weimin urged.

Tan Chaoyang said dissatisfiedly: "As soon as I was promoted, I started to arrange work for me."

"I want to go, but I'm not qualified enough!"

"Okay, got it."

Lin Weimin laughed and left Tan Chaoyang's office.

The award ceremony for the Yanbing Literature Award was held in the middle of last month. After consultation with the Chinese Literature Association, the Association of Literature, and the jury, the award-winning works will be republished in the form of a series by "Contemporary".

Lin Weimin came up with the idea of ​​the series, and Lin Weimin was also responsible for the typesetting and printing of "Contemporary Series". From December to now, Lin Weimin has been busy with this matter for nearly a month.

Fortunately, these works for the Yanbing Literature Award are all long-form novels that have already been published, and basically there are not many changes. Otherwise, a set of seven volumes would not be available in a few months.

Now the proofreading and typesetting work of "Contemporary Books" has been completed, but Lin Weimin's ideas are very bold in the book binding design, packaging and pricing.

He intends to package the series of books in a full hardcover, and the whole set of books will not be retailed. The suggested retail price is 30 yuan.

This number is undoubtedly very bold, and the biggest difference between the series and the single volume is naturally the price.

Around 82, the price of a normal novel basically fluctuated around one yuan.

Because of the factor of "cong" in the series of books, there are virtually rigid requirements on the economic strength of the readers. Therefore, many readers in this era love the series of books, but when the economic conditions do not allow it, the way they think of is to follow the People buy together.

Meng Weizai almost jumped up when he heard his words, "The capitalists in the old society are not as bad as you!"

In Lin Weimin's heart, where is this? You, Lao Meng, have never seen any big world!
(End of this chapter)