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Chapter 90 [Poet and Director’s Deep Love Letter] (Please subscribe)

After the awards and commendation meeting ended, Lin Youcheng, a newcomer, had a private conversation with Balao.

Obviously, Mr. Ba was very touched by some of what Lin Youcheng said and quite agreed with it.

He admired Lin Youcheng's "The Devotion of Suspect X" very much, because in this literary era, it was too novel and special. It was precisely because of this specialness that Balao supported Lin Youcheng's "Suspect X" "The Devotion of X" won the Outstanding Novel Award.

If it weren't for the support of the director of the judging panel, Mr. Ba Lao, Lin Youcheng's "The Devotion of Suspect X" might really have been ignored.

After all, in addition to the chairman Ba ​​Lao, the entire jury also has two deputy chairman members and twelve other members. There are still some different opinions about Lin Youcheng's "The Devotion of Suspect X".

Ba Lao looked at Lin Youcheng and said with a smile: "What you just said about literature cannot be separated from the people is very reasonable. Literature requires a certain degree of artistry, but art cannot be regarded as highbrow. Now the people love literature. It is precisely because of the love of the people that we should reach out to the masses."

Three minutes on stage, three minutes off stage. Don’t be fooled by the fact that the boss can’t speak.

Facing the highly respected Balao, Lin Youcheng naturally respected him very much and listened carefully to the boss's speech.

“We are all people’s writers from the people.”

Hearing Balao's words, Lin Youcheng nodded and agreed very much.

The current writers in the 1980s are indeed trained according to the people's writers.

You must know that the growth and fame of writers in the 1980s were basically published in journals. Journals are an institution of the socialist literary system. According to the original purpose of these institutions, they are to cultivate writers who write for the people.

The editorial department of the magazine is like a school that cultivates people's writers. It pays special attention to discovering talents from submitted manuscripts. It attaches great importance to amateur writers and spontaneous manuscripts from the masses. The editorial department even pays the postage for submissions, and it also pays for new literary talents. They are trained with all their heart and soul, not caring about spending time and energy at all. The editorial department reviews and revise drafts for writers, invites writers in, and arranges room and board for those from other places so that they can concentrate on revising their works.

You must know that this is not an editorial department, but an institutional arrangement and a system.

Ba Lao was just impressed by Lin Youcheng's speech, and then asked with a smile: "Should we at Harvest have sent you a letter of invitation?"

Lin Youcheng nodded.

"Why did you choose "People's Literature" instead of "Harvest"?"

"What you write is people's literature. Isn't our "Harvest" meant for the people to read?"

When Lin Youcheng heard about Balao's request for a manuscript, and heard Balao say such things, he immediately felt stressed.

Fortunately, Balao just mentioned it with a smile and said, "I hope you can write novels that the people will like to read more."

Lin Youcheng nodded repeatedly.

Although the award ceremony is over, it does not end there. The interviews with these award-winning authors have just begun. A reporter from the Yanjing Daily came here specifically to interview Lin Youcheng, a rising new author.

"Comrade Lin Youcheng, congratulations on your two novels winning the National Outstanding Novella Award at the same time. I would like to ask you about your two novels "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" and "The Devotion of Suspect X", as well as the article you published earlier. "Love Letter" is all about love, is there any special reason?"

"Maybe I wanted to write a story like this."

"Comrade Lin Youcheng, will you continue to write about love in your next novel?"

Hearing this question, Lin Youcheng shook his head and did not answer directly, but said: "No writer will write for a literary genre, and no writer will write for a label. He will only write according to what he wants in his heart. "

"That's what Balao said, creative freedom."

……

Obviously, the reporters at the newspaper are very concerned about Lin Youcheng's works, and they all want to know if Lin Youcheng has any ideas for new manuscripts. To this point, Lin Youcheng still agrees with the answer, not yet.

Just when Lin Youcheng finished attending the awards ceremony and finishing the interview, a director came to see Lin Youcheng.

Just like Liu Cheng and Lin Youcheng, the editors of "Furong" magazine, said that after reading Wei Lin's "On the River without Beacons", Director Wu Tianming flew from Xi'an to Beijing to find out who was participating in the national outstanding novella competition. Wei Lin, who attended the novel award ceremony, wants to adapt it into a movie. Now some directors have approached Lin Youcheng, who has just attended the award ceremony.

In other words, the director had written to Lin Youcheng before.

But Lin Youcheng didn't read the letter.

Chen Aige looked at Lin Youcheng, who was younger than Lin Youcheng, and said: "Hello, Comrade Lin Youcheng, I particularly like your "Love Letter", it is so well written."

"I came here this time to adapt and film your "Love Letter". I even wrote you a letter before. Did you receive it?"

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Lin Youcheng was slightly stunned. He naturally knew who the poet and director in front of him was.

He was just surprised that Chen Aige actually wanted to film "Love Letter", which was a bit hard for him to imagine. There was no precaution at all, and it was even more sudden than when his nephew Zhao Wenjie called him grandpa.

Before, Wu Tianming wanted to shoot "Hawthorn Tree Love", and Lin Youcheng didn't have any special ideas, but now Chen Aige wants to shoot "Love Letter"...

Um, I really can't imagine Chen Aige's version of "Love Letter".

Chen Aige looked at Lin Youcheng and said nothing, thinking that Lin Youcheng was unwilling. He glanced at the editor Zhang Wei next to Lin Youcheng.

Zhang Wei said instantly: "This director Chen Aige previously filmed the movie "Yellow Earth" at Xiguang Film Studio."

"Yes, I just finished filming my debut film "Yellow Earth", which is an adaptation of Ke Lan's novel "Echo of the Deep Valley"."

Lin Youcheng naturally knows "Yellow Earth". Although it is a rural theme, it is also a literary and artistic movie. It tells the story of Cui Qiao, a poor girl in rural northern Shaanxi. Her father decided to marry her since she was a child, but she cannot get rid of bad luck. , had no choice but to use Xintianyou’s singing to express his inner pain.

That movie was quite successful, and the filming went very smoothly. It was completed in more than two months. The key point is that the cinematographer of this movie is Guo Shi. It can be said that the "reunion" of Chen Ai Ge and Zhang Guo Shi is the double peak of Chinese movies. work.

Now that Chen Aige has finished filming his debut film "Yellow Earth", it stands to reason that the next film should not be so soon.

Lin Youcheng didn't know that Chen Aige read Lin Youcheng's "Love Letter" and really liked the story. He was moved by the faint sadness and poetry in the novel and wanted to make a movie about it. In order to make a movie, he directly approached the leaders of Xiguang Film Studio and directly expressed his great hope to make the movie "Love Letter".

The "Yellow Earth" filmed by Chen Aige was produced by Xiguang Film Studio, and the cooperation was very pleasant. Otherwise, we would not have collaborated again after "Yellow Earth" to direct and film a movie "Parade".

Yes, not many people know that Chen Aige had made a main theme movie as early as the 1980s.

Of course, not many people know that Chen Aige has not only filmed a main theme movie, but also a main theme TV series. After filming "Yellow Earth" and before filming "The Grand Parade", he also filmed a movie called "Forced". "Take Off" TV series, the series is very short, just one episode, the photography is also Zhang Guoshi, and it also won the Feitian Award for outstanding TV series.

Now Chen Aige naturally likes the movie "Love Letter" very much. Otherwise, he would not have written to Lin Youcheng. He has also specifically approached the leaders of Xiguang Film Studio more than once, hoping that the studio can Agree to film Lin Youcheng's "Love Letter".

"The film will be produced by Xiguang Film Studio, which will definitely restore the story of "Love Letter"."

Lin Youcheng did not refuse Chen Aige's plan to adapt and film the novel "Love Letter". After all, Chen Aige still has some directorial skills.

Lin Youcheng smiled and said, "Okay, I'm looking forward to Director Chen's "Love Letter"."

Are you really looking forward to it?

When Lin Youcheng said this, he felt a little uncertain in his heart for some reason.

When Chen Aige saw Lin Youcheng nodding in agreement, a smile instantly appeared on his face. He was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Don't worry, I will definitely film the story of "Love Letter"."

"I especially like your story. It starts with two people with the same name sending a letter, and then leads to a relationship that has been buried for many years. The whole story is full of poetry."

Chen Aige did not say that Lin Youcheng would be responsible for adapting the script. He obviously had his own ideas.

Naturally, Lin Youcheng wouldn't mention it. He actually didn't care. He could see that Chen Aige really liked his "Love Letter".

He just wants to know how the poet Chen Aige will make "Love Letter" into a picture.

That picture is a bit...unimaginable.

Chen Aige didn't know what Lin Youcheng was thinking, because he was in a good mood after talking about the film adaptation of "Love Letter", and said with a smile: "If it weren't for the fact that your movie "The Devotion of Suspect X" was not easy to adapt, I would I want to film your novel, the whole crime and love story is so thrilling and unexpected."

"You wrote this novel very well. Congratulations on winning the award."

Hearing Chen Aige's words, Lin Youcheng smiled and thanked him.

However, he felt that the scale of "The Devotion of Suspect X" should not be as big as that of the Palme d'Or film.

The Palme d'Or movie "Farewell My Concubine" can be filmed later, and "The Devotion of Suspect X" should not be banned.

Looking at Chen Aige in front of him, Lin Youcheng suddenly became curious. Director Wu Tianming chose to shoot "Hawthorn Tree Love" instead of "Life". Now Chen Aige is going to shoot "Love Letter" again. It feels like butterflies are here. Spring is flying wildly, flapping its wings constantly, don't let the golden palm fly away.

Maybe it will be blown away, maybe it will fly in early.

Lin Youcheng knew that it would have to wait until the 1990s for a film to win the Palme d'Or.

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