1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 479 This grandson thief wants money!
Out of Cheng Zaochun's office, Lin Weimin returned to the editorial department. Cheng Zaochun hoped that he would write a Chinese version of "Life is Beautiful Anyway." Of course, there is no problem. All the details of this novel are in his head, and it won't take long. It can be sorted out in a long time.

From Lin Weimin's point of view, different cultural backgrounds may indeed affect the sales of this novel.

"Anyway, Life is Beautiful" is a bit different from "Burning", a novel about American society. Everyone is interested in "Burning", but the background of "Nothing" is around World War II. I'm afraid not too many people are interested.

But he didn't hesitate about it. The novel itself was mainly published abroad, and whether it sold well or not in China didn't have the slightest influence on him.

As for what Cheng Zaochun said to him in the office just now, it was naturally a joke. He has been in the Guowen Society for so many years, from a young boy at the beginning to now gradually becoming a unit leader. It is necessary to read some.

The manuscript fee given by the agency can’t be compared with foreign ones, but it’s really interesting. A few years ago, the maximum manuscript fee was ten yuan per thousand characters. For one thing, Lin Weimin will not easily give away the publishing rights of his works.

Unless, they give too high!

To say that the most important event in the country in April is the Yanjing conference.

The General Assembly passed the Constitutional Amendment, which added a provision to Article No.11 of the Constitution: the state allows the private economy to exist and develop within the scope prescribed by law.The private economy is a supplement to the socialist public-owned economy, which clarifies the legitimacy of the private economy.

The spring tide of reform and opening up is surging again, and the new term "going to the sea" has become popular again after 1984.

On April 4, at 11 pm local time in the United States, the 5th Academy Awards was held at the Temple Civic Theater in Los Angeles, USA, which aroused the attention of many Chinese groups.

After almost two months of warm-up, most people in the United States have learned about the film "The Last Emperor" that has been nominated for multiple awards through the news, and the Chinese people's attention to this film is naturally because of the The content of the story is about China.

In China, the news about this year's Oscar awards ceremony was reflected in the "News Network" on the evening of the 12th.

"Co-produced by China, Italy, and the United Kingdom, directed by Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, and released in the United States by Columbia Corporation, the feature film "The Last Emperor" won the best award at the Academy Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles last night. Nine awards including Film Award, Best Director Award, Best Original Screenplay Award...

It is the first time in decades that a film based on China and filmed on location in China has won nine Oscars in the United States. "The Last Emperor" reflects Pu Yi...

One of the screenwriters of this film is Comrade Lin Weimin, a famous Chinese writer..."

The 1 minute and 14 second long broadcast of the "News Network" proves that CCTV attaches great importance to this news. In it, Lin Weimin was specifically named, which gave him another limelight.

With the previous Goncourt Prize sweeping the domestic news media, this time Lin Weimin's name appeared on "News Network" because of "The Last Emperor", and the sensational response caused nationwide was not so strong.

The main reason is that "The Last Emperor" was not screened in China, and there is no mass base, so ordinary people just listen to it and pass it by.

But the sensation caused by this news in the film circle is unprecedented.

There are two reasons for the shock in the film industry. The first one is naturally because of the fact that "The Last Emperor" won nine out of nine and became the biggest winner at the Oscars. You must know that this is a Chinese-themed movie.

Seeing such award-winning results, many courageous people have already begun to imagine that Chinese people will appear at the Oscars in the future.

The second reason is because of Lin Weimin.

Everyone knows that Lin Weimin's scripts are good, but his main energy has always been on dramas. Everyone is familiar with the many dramas staged by Renyi, as well as the two award-winning dramas in the United States.

This time, "The Last Emperor" he wrote won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, plus "Lover" won the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and "Red Sorghum" won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival...

I don’t know if I don’t count, I’m startled by counting.Lin Weimin has only made three moves in the film industry, but he never failed, and won the grand prize every time.

This kind of strength is simply not human.

Even the gods can't do this!
"The Last Emperor" won nine Academy Awards. The official made great efforts to cooperate with the production of this film. Now that it is time to harvest, it is natural to have a big publicity.

Following the "News Network", newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations have reported a series of reports, regardless of whether ordinary people like to watch it or not, they have to watch it.

The news of the Academy Awards can't help but remind some people in the film industry of certain rumors that have circulated in the circle before.

These days, a considerable number of film adaptations come from novels, and the status of writers in the film industry has always been very high.

Lin Weimin became famous in the early 80s, but there was not even a film adaptation of his works.

With his fame and the popularity of his works, it is not that no one has approached him. On the contrary, quite a few domestic studios and directors have approached Lin Weimin, including "Second Xie" Xie Tieli and Xie Jin.

Surprisingly, no one got the right to adapt Lin Weimin's works.

From the few words revealed by the studios and directors who communicated with Lin Weimin, everyone in the circle knew that Lin Weimin was extremely harsh on co-directors, even if he wanted to change the lines of the script.

So he is going to be a director, obviously he is going to be a grandson.

The point is, if you go to be a grandson, you will be given the title of "director", so why don't you say you are moved?
The circle is so big, and it won't take long for the news to spread to everyone. Who would dare to talk to Lin Weimin about cooperation?
Movies, that's the art of directors, let you, a screenwriter, press on it, and if it spreads, do you still want to lose face?
After a long time, everyone naturally has a tacit understanding.

It doesn't matter if Lin Weimin's works remain unchanged.

There are so many writers in China, which one is not overjoyed by the director's fancy adaptation of his work?
There's no need to run away to Lin Weimin and suffer this anger!

but……

Lin Weimin's play won the US Tony Award!
"Lover" written by Lin Weimin won the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes!
"Red Sorghum" written by Lin Weimin won the Berlin Golden Bear Award!

"The Last Emperor" written by Lin Weimin won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay again!
News came one after another, constantly challenging the bottom line of these directors in the film industry. With the increasing gold content and popularity of the awards, their fragile nerves were constantly being tortured.

Directors' perceptions are constantly being refreshed. Seeing the awards shining in the world's film industry, some people suddenly feel that the conditions proposed by Lin Weimin are not so unacceptable.

Once the mentality has changed, it will naturally be reflected in the behavior.

It had been several years since no director came to seek an adaptation, but after the Oscar news came, Lin Weimin became the most watched and popular figure in the domestic film circle.

Senior directors from major film studios called to seek cooperation one by one, which made Lin Weimin overwhelmed for a while.

Lin Weimin knew very well the reason why this group of people called so diligently. Under such circumstances, how could he hand over his work at will?

Besides, the fee quoted by these film directors in China was no more than 5000 yuan at most, which is really a bit shabby.

Lin Weimin didn't ask for money to help Zhang Yimou polish the script. He was doing favors. His script won Cannes, Berlin, Oscar and many other awards. As a result, the directors only paid a few thousand yuan for the adaptation fee. This is not because of Lin Weimin. mallet?
Lin Weimin knew that this had a lot to do with the fact that the domestic film industry was still in the studio era.

Everything is under the planned economy. The current movies are not like the box office of later generations. The studio can only recover the cost by selling copies. Even if it is a blockbuster movie, it is difficult to make much money by selling copies.

In this way, where does the studio get the funds and motivation to support expansion and development?
It's nothing more than lingering on one's last breath!
The script of "The Last Emperor" was co-authored by Lin Weimin and Teng Jinxian. Bertolucci gave him a script fee of 20 meters. A green light was given.

Not to mention a film of 10 meters, even if it is [-] yuan, it is impossible for a domestic film studio to produce it. This has nothing to do with courage, but a problem with the system, just like the royalties discussed by Lin Weimin and Cheng Zaochun.

There were calls one after another, and people came to visit with sincerity from time to time, but they didn't impress Lin Weimin.

Many film directors came eagerly, but returned disappointed.

Oscar's shareholder turmoil has only been blown for a few days, and Lin Weimin's reputation in the domestic film circle has become quite bad.

This grandson thief wants money!
Lin Weimin could only smile helplessly when he heard such news, the two parties were not on the same channel at all.

The directors from the studios who came to him were basically under the planned economy system, and his demands were made in accordance with the market economy, so it was normal that they could not agree.

And just when it was widely rumored in the domestic movie circle that Lin Weimin was asking for a sky-high script fee.

With the closing of the 60th Oscar Awards Ceremony, "The Last Emperor", as the biggest winner of this year's awards ceremony, has become the focus of countless media pursuits. More and more American film and television companies have noticed the screenwriter column of "The Last Emperor" Signed name.

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