1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 463 Award Presentation in the Restaurant
The film "Lover" debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and left a deep impression on the French film industry.

Because the style of this movie is so similar to the French New Wave movies, Xu Anhua and his group of Xiangjiang film directors are deeply influenced by the French New Wave movies.

But while similar, the temperament of "Lover" is different from the general new wave movies, full of strong oriental style.

In particular, the forbearance, restraint, passion and passionate love between Guo Yudao and Jane in the movie fascinated many French filmmakers.

If you want to make an analogy, "Lover" is very similar to "Lust, Caution" directed by Ang Lee.

It may not necessarily meet the taste of Chinese people, but it hits the heart of Western literary youth.

At the beginning of this year, the novel "The Lover" was published, and many young French writers came to read it. After reading it, they became even more fascinated by the story.

Compared with movies, the world that novels can present is often more imaginative.

Therefore, Gallimard Publishing House wanted to hold a welcome dinner for Lin Weimin, the newly promoted winner of the Goncourt Literature Prize and the original author of "The Lover", which immediately attracted the arrival of this group of French literary youth.

The atmosphere of the dinner was quite lively. All the people present were from the French literary and art circles, and everyone chatted happily.

Lin Weimin was accompanied by an interpreter. If he could not speak English, he would let the interpreter do it;

Alan Resnais was very interested in hearing that many of Lin Weimin's works had been moved to the stage of drama.

Alain Resnais's works have always been known for their surrealism, but since 1980, his creative focus has shifted to the stage play video style.

Using minimalist theater sets, supplemented by well-designed long shots, and using dense and refined dialogue lines, the film form that fully demonstrates humanism is exactly what Alain Resnais is pursuing.

When Alain Resnais talked about his stage play and film, Lin Weimin couldn't help but think of "Jiajing and Hai Rui", which was moved to the stage of Renyi. The styles of the two are almost the same.

After hearing Lin Weimin's description, Alan Resnais exclaimed in disbelief, "I really never thought that someone in a distant country would have the same idea as me. Lin, I really hope to see this drama created by you with my own eyes. "

"Ah Lun, this drama is only adapted from my novel, and a young man wrote the script." Lin Weimin emphasized.

His attitude made Alain Resnais feel good. For those who are engaged in artistic creation, respecting the creative achievements of others is a very important quality.

"It's not easy for you to watch this drama. You have to go to China or invite the theater to perform in France." Lin Weimin joked.

"It's really difficult." Alan Resnais smiled and talked about other topics.

The dinner came to an end amidst laughter and laughter.

The hotel rested for one night, and in the morning of the next day, Lin Weimin came to the Tuan restaurant in the second arrondissement of Paris. He was accompanied by the editors-in-chief of Gallimard Publishing House, Andre and Garryan, and Zou Daishi, who was stationed in France in China, and the Daishi Museum first secretary.

The award ceremony of the Goncourt Literary Prize is held in the restaurant, which has been a tradition since its inception.

Not only the Goncourt Literary Prize, but many awards in France are held in restaurants.

For example, in France, the Reynolds Prize, which is one of the six major literary awards along with the Goncourt Literary Prize, is even awarded at the same restaurant in Tuon.

It was past ten o'clock in the morning, and the Tuang restaurant had just opened. Today, the restaurant does not accept foreign customers.

In front of the door, countless news media reporters and literature lovers have already gathered, waving their favorite writers' works in their hands.

The arrival of Lin Weimin and others caused a commotion in the crowd in front of the door, and many readers were asking who was the candidate.

Soon someone explained the confusion for everyone. The leader was Andre, the editor-in-chief of Gallimard Publishing House, and there were two oriental faces. This must be the author of "The Lover".

Readers holding the novel "Lover" waved their books and shouted enthusiastically.

"What are they shouting?" Lin Weimin asked Zou Daishi.

Zou Dai Shiman smiled, "They are calling the name of the book "Lover", and they seem to be cheering you on!"

When a person is abroad, he can be admired by so many foreign faces, and he will naturally feel a sense of pride in his heart, not only for Zou Daishi, but also for Lin Weimin.

Before entering the restaurant, he waved to the crowd, which received an even louder shout.

At Tuan restaurant, on the day of the Goncourt Literary Prize, Lin Weimin and his group of writers are like superstars.

The decoration style of Tuan restaurant is full of French style. Today, for the award ceremony of the Goncourt Literature Prize, the restaurant has already been tidied up and has a new look.

The jury of the Goncourt Literature Prize is called the academy, and the judges are called academicians, and there are ten candidates for each session.

Under Andre's recommendation, Lin Weimin met with them one by one.

While everyone was greeting each other, other candidates also arrived one after another.

Andre whispered in Lin Weimin's ear that the winner of the Goncourt Literature Prize would be notified in advance every year, fearing that the winner would not come and the scene would be embarrassing.

Lin Weimin observed the expressions of several other candidates, and their eyes fell on Lin Weimin from time to time, and it seemed that they had already expected the result in their hearts.

Lin Weimin thought about the attitudes of those people in the literary and artistic circles he saw yesterday, and realized that this was probably the unspoken rule of the French literary circles.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, the Goncourt Literary Prize is about to start.

Well, it's actually the academicians who order.

The brain circuit of the French is really difficult for ordinary people to adapt to.

According to the tradition of the Goncourt Literature Prize, the winners are announced at [-]:[-] pm.During this period, everyone seemed to be discussing literature, creation, and awards, but in fact they were waiting for food, a sense of sight of a rural seat.

When the time came to one o'clock in the afternoon, the energetic waiter rang the bell to serve the food.

At this time, Ms. Edmond Charles Roux, president of the Academy of Goncourt, stood up. She was a well-known French journalist and writer.

Lin Weimin couldn't understand French, but just looking at Edmond Charles Roux's enthusiastic expression and her excited voice, she knew that this must be announcing the winner of this year's Goncourt Literature Prize.

The Goncourt Literary Prize in a broad sense includes the Goncourt Literary Prize and the Goncourt Academy Award. The Academy Awards are awarded in September every year, including poetry awards, first novel awards, novella awards, and biography awards.

In a narrow sense, the Goncourt Literature Prize refers to the awards held at the Tuon restaurant at the end of each year, which is equivalent to the best novel award.

After Edmund Charles Lu finished his last sentence, the translator beside Lin Weimin hadn't had time to translate, but Lin Weimin saw that Edmond Charles Lu had already reached out his hand in Lin Weimin's direction, and everyone in the restaurant There was a grand and warm applause immediately.

Only then did the translator's voice come, "You have won the prize!"

Lin Weimin got up and waved to everyone, his face was calm and calm, and he was like everyone.

Then, under the watchful eyes of a crowd, Lin Weimin stepped forward to take the check worth 50 francs from Edmond Charles Roux.

From the moment when Lin Weimin was awarded the award, flashing lights in the restaurant lit up, and when he received the check, his eyes were almost blinded, and he could only maintain a stiff smile on his face.

When the picture of the check was finished, Garyan immediately handed over the French version of "The Lover" and asked Lin Weimin to hold up the book with one hand. This is also one of the awarding procedures of the Goncourt Prize. Take a photo with your own work.

Just after the camera flashed, the restaurant began to serve food.

It is also the tradition of the Goncourt Prize for Literature. After the awards are awarded, there is a meal. Those who don’t know will think that this group of academicians came to work as day laborers.

Lin Weimin was not used to dining on such a solemn occasion as awarding awards, but looking at the academicians, writers, guests, and reporters around him, everyone seemed to be accustomed to this, and they were naturally casual. cross.

Well, the taste is so-so, and the appearance is ostentatious.

During the meal, Andre sat beside Lin Weimin, whispering to him constantly.

"Now that the results are announced, the red belt will come in handy."

The "red belt" that André calls is actually the girdle of books. Every year before the Goncourt Prize is awarded, booksellers will prepare a batch of girdles for their possible award-winning works.

Once the novel is confirmed to be awarded, the novel will immediately wear a "red belt", with only a few words "Goncourt Prize" on it, which is concise and concise, but has a strong appeal.

The novels with this "red belt" will be placed in the most prominent position in all bookstores, and will be given priority to purchase by readers who come into the store. This is the influence created by the Goncourt Prize for more than half a century.

The lunch at the awards ceremony was very rich, but it was uneasy to eat. Everyone chatted a lot, and they had to take pictures from time to time, and they had to pay attention to their manners at all times.

After the meal, Lin Weimin followed the academicians to the balcony on the second floor of the restaurant to meet with many reporters and readers.

Standing on the balcony condescendingly, the street in front of Tuon's restaurant has long been clogged with crowds. Reporters and readers are mixed together, regardless of each other.

The flashlights of the reporters were flickering, and the readers waved their books, warmly welcoming Lin Weimin, the newly-promoted winner of the Goncourt Literature Prize.

The seemingly random Goncourt Literary Prize has a unique status in the hearts of the French people, and the winner of each edition will also become the focus of all French people's attention.

He waved to the crowd downstairs, and countless cheers and shouts responded to him. This feeling of being watched by everyone was intoxicating.

At this time, Ms. Edmund Charles Lu, who was standing beside Lin Weimin, shouted loudly: "Today, we have witnessed the birth of another world-class writer!"

The cheers downstairs seemed to echo her cry, and once again became enthusiastic like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.

Standing in the corner of the restaurant, Zou Daishi looked at Lin Weimin who was standing on the balcony enjoying the stars, and felt a strong sense of national pride in his heart.

Perhaps, starting today, a world-class writer has really appeared in China.

(End of this chapter)