1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 562 This mouth is a bit poisonous!
After get off work in the evening, Lin Weimin arrived at the courtyard and was about to get in the car. He ran into Cheng Zaochun and learned that he had made an agreement with Cheng Zhongshi.

Lin Weimin was a little depressed and thought that he should compensate Lao Cheng.

He pulled Cheng Zaochun back, "Then you can change the publishing contract of "White Deer Plain" and get old Cheng a royalty."

Cheng Zaochun frowned and said, "You don't know the price of firewood and rice if you are not in charge, can you give the royalties casually?"

"Oh, it's the general trend! In the future, outside publishing houses will give, so why not in our publishing house? It's better to give early than late. This time, I've wronged Lao Cheng, so let's take it as compensation."

Cheng Zaochun hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll think about it, and I'll talk to you tomorrow."

Early the next morning, Lin Weimin blocked Cheng Zaochun in the office when he went to work.

"What are you thinking?"

Cheng Zaochun looked at him helplessly, "Give it up! Give it all, give it all! Lose it, lose it, sooner or later it will all be lost!"

Lin Weimin said in a relaxed tone, "Don't act like a rich landlord. There are pros and cons to royalties. Authors will get paid if they sell well, and if they don't sell well, they will be paid less, isn't it?"

What Lin Weimin said was the only thing that made Cheng Zaochun feel relieved.

But the problem is that the writers that the Guowen Society gives royalties to now, one sells better than the other, and there is no one that sells badly.

Thinking of this, Cheng Zaochun couldn't help but feel some resentment in his eyes.

Lin Weimin left Cheng Zaochun's office contentedly, and after returning to his own office, he called Xiangjiang Joint Publishing.

"Brother Yaoming!"

After exchanging pleasantries with Pan Yaoming, Lin Weimin asked, "How did Dr. Li's call reach our leader?"

Pan Yaoming smiled and said, "Dr. Li also cherishes talents. He heard that you rejected me, so he wanted to talk to you through your office to see if he could convince you."

"Haha, then he was self-defeating. The leader learned that he called to transfer me to Xiangjiang, so I promoted me overnight."

Pan Yaoming couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, "Then you have to thank Dr. Li."

After a few jokes, Lin Weimin said seriously: "Brother Yaoming, the main purpose of my call this time is to recommend a novel to you."

Pan Yao said with sensitivity and interest: "It must be unusual for you to recommend this novel."

"White Deer Plain, you should know about it, right?"

"Of course I know. After this novel was published at the beginning of the year, several literary publications in Xiangjiang have reported on this novel. I also specially asked someone to buy a single volume published by your Chinese agency from the mainland."

"Brother Yaoming, is Xiangjiang Sanlian interested in publishing this novel?" Lin Weimin asked.

Upon hearing this, Pan Yaoming immediately asked happily: "I'm interested! Of course I'm interested!"

"Then I'll give you the contact information of the author Cheng Zhongshi, and you can negotiate the publication by yourself."

"Okay. Weimin, you really gave me a big gift before I left!"

Lin Weimin chatted with Pan Yaoming for a few more words, then hung up the phone, and then contacted Guo Feng from Wandao.

After two phone calls all morning, Lin Weimin's thoughts cleared up a lot.

Don't some people regard this novel as a thorn in the side, a thorn in the flesh, and want to stop it quickly?

I want to sell this novel all over the world!
After work in the evening, Lin Weimin drove home. When he reached the door of his house, he saw a person standing there.

He parked the car, got out of the car, and asked, "Hui Min is at home, why didn't you go in?"

"I have just been here for a while, and I am waiting for you to come in together." Feng Xiaogang said with a smile.

The nose is red, and I stood there for more than "a while" at a glance.

Lin Weimin led him in and made him a cup of tea, "Warm up first."

Feng Xiaogang covered the cup with his hands, sipping tea in small sips.

After a while, he put down the teacup and looked at Lin Weimin.

"Mr. Lin, I came here today to borrow some money from you."

Lin Weimin was not surprised. Feng Xiaogang was a man of measure, and he had never entered the door of his house alone. He must have something important to wait at the door this time.

"How much do you need?" Lin Weimin asked.

Feng Xiaogang was a little surprised. When he came to borrow money, Mr. Lin didn't even ask the reason, but after thinking about it, it seemed to be in line with Mr. Lin's style.

Feng Xiaogang was a little moved in his heart, he hesitated and said, "Six...six thousand."

Lin Weimin glanced at Feng Xiaogang, "Take [-] yuan, and you should have more money in case of emergency."

Feng Xiaogang almost burst into tears when Lin Weimin said this, and choked up and said, "Thank you."

He then explained to Lin Weimin: "It's the child's problem. Didn't you ask about the child a while ago? He was born at the end of September. The child is otherwise healthy, except that there is something wrong with the lips, cleft lip and palate. Surgery is the only way to do it. The doctor said that the sooner this disease is operated on, the better the child's recovery will be, and he will be like a normal person in the future."

Lin Weimin nodded, "I was still wondering that you didn't have the full moon wine, so this time it's my money."

Feng Xiaogang hurriedly said: "How can I do that? You are enough to take care of me. If you want to say that, I can't take this money."

The two argued for a while, but Feng Xiaogang insisted on writing an IOU to Lin Weimin, and then he took the money and thanked Lin Weimin and left.

After he left, Tao Huimin asked curiously: "Isn't he very familiar with Wang Shuo and Zheng Xiaolong? Why did he come to borrow money from you?"

Lin Weimin said quietly: "It's because we are very familiar with each other that we can't borrow money from them."

"why?"

Lin Weimin looked at Tao Huimin, this girl is sensible, but it may be because she is so well protected, she never seems to have any idea of ​​the world.

"Pride."

Lin Weimin only said a few words, Tao Huimin nodded thoughtfully, "I seem to understand."

A few days later, Jiang Wen called Lin Weimin and asked him to hold a script discussion meeting at the hostel of Yan Film Studio.

Lin Weimin went to the place and met Jiang Wenxuan's film crew.

Jiang Wen himself is the director and screenwriter, Wang Shuo is also one of the screenwriters, and Liu Xiaoqing is one of the producers of the film.

There is also a producer named Er Yong, who is the son of Zhang Yongshou. Many people are unfamiliar with this name. He played Shao Jianbo in "Lin Haixueyuan" and Zhao Pingyuan, the district chief in "Tunnel Warfare". Yong can be regarded as the second generation of film and television, and this time he was pulled by Jiang Wen under the name of a producer, to be more precise, a life producer.

Then there is the photographer Gu Changwei. After he finished filming Zhang Yimou's "Raise the Red Lantern", he was pulled over by Jiang Wen. Sitting next to Gu Changwei was a man with an indescribable appearance. Jiang Wen was in the Chinese opera performance class. Classmate Liu Xiaoning.

As soon as Lin Weimin entered the room, the originally lively atmosphere became tense. He greeted everyone and sat on the sofa. Liu Xiaoqing poured him a cup of tea, chatted for a while, and Wang Shuo gave him the script.

"You guys talk first, I'll take a look at the script." Lin Weimin said, and then turned his attention to the script.

Seeing his serious attitude, everyone didn't dare to speak loudly.

After staying for a while, they felt that the atmosphere in the room was a bit dull, so Gu Changwei and the others ran out to the corridor outside to smoke and chat.

"Hey, how did Jiang Wen get Mr. Lin to help?" Liu Xiaoning asked.

After graduating, Liu Xiaoning's career in film and television went very smoothly. In the past few years, he has starred in many movies and TV dramas, and his screen image is more of a tough guy. He joined Jiang Wen's crew simply because he didn't have any filming recently and didn't know the situation. .

Gu Changwei said: "It seems that Wang Shuo was the one who made the connection. He is familiar with Mr. Lin, and many novels are published by "Contemporary"."

Er Yong exclaimed: "Jiang Wen has been living for nothing these past few years. If he wants to make a movie, his girlfriend can help him, and there are great writers like Wang Shuo and Mr. Lin to escort him. In our country, there is no I’ve heard of who brought in investment from Hollywood.”

Liu Xiaoning said: "I think the most important thing is that Mr. Lin is there. You have to know that the scripts that Mr. Lin handles are never missed!"

Liu Xiaoning went on to say: ""Lover" won the best screenplay at Cannes that year, "Red Sorghum" won the Golden Bear Award, "The Last Emperor" was the most fierce, and won the Oscar for best picture, best director, and best original work. script……"

Gu Changwei reminded: "There is also "Old Well."

Er Yong asked: "What does "Old Well" have to do with him?"

Gu Changwei explained: "Mr. Lin recommended Yimou to play "Old Well". According to him, the script of "Old Well" was written halfway through by Zheng Yi, and it was director Wu Tianming who begged Mr. Lin. , asked him to help finish the writing."

Er Yong and Liu Xiaoning did not expect to hear a piece of film industry secrets today, Er Yong asked: "When I saw the movie released, his name was not written on the staff list?"

Gu Changwei said: "This is where he is so virtuous. Zheng Yi's "Old Well" was published in "Contemporary", and Mr. Lin was responsible for editing it. It was purely a voluntary help, and he didn't even need a signature."

"That's interesting!" Er Yong exclaimed.

"I think the most awesome is his "Untouchable". We watched Renyi's dramas when we were in school. I didn't expect that it would work well in the United States. I heard that the global box office broke two times. One hundred million meters knife." Liu Xiaoning said.

Gu Changwei said: "What's the matter. This drama has been on Broadway a long time ago, and it won an award. It is equally popular."

"It's amazing!" Er Yong sighed again.

Liu Xiaoning couldn't help teasing, "Look at you who have never seen the world!"

Several people chatted for a while, and the ashtray on the windowsill was almost full before returning to the room.

"...The problem is that the writing is too rough. Let me ask you, the scene where Ma Xiaojun sends his father away, there are only three lines in the script, how do you plan to shoot it?"

When they entered the door, they saw Jiang Wen sitting next to Lin Weimin, leaning forward, Lin Weimin asked him a question, he hesitated, and stammered: "I... I plan to buy some tanks, A few planes, this... makes the scene a bit grander."

Lin Weimin clicked on a few words in the script, "Just three words, at least you explain the environment description, who knows how you want to shoot this scene? You don't need time to be the set? Have you communicated with everyone? When making the budget Have you considered it?"

Jiang Wen was sweating from Lin Weimin's training, "This is not the first draft, I will definitely communicate with everyone in advance when shooting."

"Everything is in your heart as a director. You are full of flowers and beautiful flowers, and everyone is an idiot? When you are shooting, think about it, how much more than the budget?"

Lin Weimin's merciless rebuke made Jiang Wen's face hot, and for the first time a feeling of regret arose in his heart, as if he was shooting himself in the foot with a stone.

If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have invited Mr. Lin to be the producer!

At this moment, Liu Xiaoqing came over and poured a cup of tea for Lin Weimin, and persuaded him, "Mr. Lin, calm down. It's his first time as a director and he has no experience."

Lin Weimin stopped bombarding Jiang Wen, and returned the script to him, "Take it back and modify it, and then perfect it, and the script will be produced. Don't be like a grass-roots team, the investment of 200 million meters, thank you Fei, Xie Jin, they don't have such good conditions as you."

Jiang Wen was scolded by Lin Weimin, and he was a little embarrassed, but he has a thick skin and a good attitude.

Others want to be trained by Mr. Lin, but there is no such condition!
Thinking of this, he adjusted his mood in a moment.

Gu Changwei and the others at the side watched Jiang Wen being scolded, gloating at his misfortune at first, but when they heard the words "Grass Team", their faces collapsed.

Teacher Lin's mouth is a bit poisonous!
After chatting about the script for a while, Lin Weimin got up to leave, and Jiang Wen and Wang Shuo went to see him off.

Wang Shuo asked, "Has Xiaogang visited you recently?"

Lin Weimin asked, "Why is he looking for me?"

"I heard that his girl has a girl, and she said he needs an operation."

Lin Weimin shook his head, "I don't know, I'll have a look later when I have time."

He said again: "Let's go!"

(End of this chapter)