Literary Master 1978

As the saying goes, a favor is reciprocated. Zhang Manling's work was published and received good response, and was even chosen by Li Tuo and Zhang Nuanxin to adapt it into a movie, all because of Lin Chaoyang's recommendation.

Zhang Manling was naturally inexplicably grateful to Lin Chaoyang. She had never found a suitable opportunity to repay Lin Chaoyang.

Just in time for the release of "An Unfinished Chess", she also had the media resources of "Eight Hours Away", so she took the trouble to give Yan Film Studio such a try, and it turned out that Yan Film Studio couldn't find it.

As his thoughts changed, Lin Chaoyang's face was calm and he asked: "Then why did you come to see me today..."

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's question, Chen Huaikai and Jiang Huaiyan immediately showed a look of embarrassment on their faces.

Chen Huaikai sighed and said, "Well, isn't this just to make up for it? The article in "Eight Hours Away" had a bad influence. The leaders of the factory have been very angry about this matter recently. We came today because of the influence of the factory The commission wants to..."

At this point, Chen Huaikai's tone became hesitant and a little difficult to speak.

"What are you thinking about?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

Seeing that Chen Huaikai was having difficulty speaking, Jiang Huaiyan continued what he said:

"Our factory would like to ask you to be interviewed by "Popular Cinema" to clarify that we just had different creative ideas at the beginning. Now the rumors circulating outside that both are Japanese and traitorous are a bit excessive and are completely false. "

After Jiang Huaiyan said these words, his eyes were fixed on Lin Chaoyang's face, as if he wanted to read his thoughts from his expression.

Lin Chaoyang's expression did not change. He looked at Jiang Huaiyan for a few seconds before he said, "I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about this matter."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Huaiyan and Chen Huaikai showed disappointed expressions on their faces.

Chen Huaikai advised: "Chaoyang, as the saying goes, it is better to dissolve enemies than to end them. Seriously speaking, the matter between you and our factory is not a big deal. Now that it has developed like this, the relationship has become more and more tense, and it is not good for everyone. Good thing, why bother?”

Lin Chaoyang said to the two of them calmly, "Old Chen, Lao Jiang, you know my character. From the very beginning when I had trouble with the crew, I didn't take it to heart.

But I don’t have such a broad mind to consider your Yan Film Studio as a friend. It’s best if everyone stays in peace.

Regardless of whether I knew about this incident in advance or not, Comrade Manling was complaining about me, and I could never do anything to undermine him behind his back. "

Lin Chaoyang spoke in a decisive tone, leaving no room for negotiation.

Jiang Huaiyan wanted to persuade him again, but Chen Huaikai stopped him.

Chen Huaikai didn't shrink back because of Lin Chaoyang's serious tone, but because Lin Chaoyang mentioned just now that "you can't tear down your friends."

Chen Huaikai understood that what Lin Chaoyang said was a matter of principle.

So he realized that if they continued to persuade him, it would mean that they were trampling on Lin Chaoyang's principles.

The two came today under pressure from the factory leaders. After all, they had a good relationship with Lin Chaoyang.

Now that I have said what should be said and what should be persuaded, it would be unworthy if it affected my friendship with Lin Chaoyang for the sake of official business.

Chen Huaikai said in a soothing tone: "Chaoyang, everything has a cause and a result. We are here today for official business."

Lin Chaoyang nodded slightly, "I understand."

Both of them are the backbone of the film studio, and they have a good relationship with themselves. If something like this happens, they feel embarrassed to find someone to come forward and talk to them.

It's just that there are so many things like this that even good friends will have a gap in their hearts.

Chen Huaikai stopped talking, probably because he was afraid that he would think too much.

Lin Chaoyang said, "Since the leaders of your Yan Film Studio have also said that there is just a disagreement between us in terms of ideas, I think this matter should end here."

Chen Huaikai heard the meaning of shaking hands and making peace in Lin Chaoyang's words. Chen Huaikai was naturally happy that he could make such a statement.

However, the influence of the article in "Eight Hours Away" continues to grow, putting Yan Film Studio under even more pressure, and its reputation continues to be affected.

Chen Huaikai said: "The impact of this article is indeed too bad. Someone in the factory said that the film adaptation of Zhang Manling's novel should be stopped."

He didn't say this to threaten Xie Chaoyang, but to tell him in advance what actions the film studio might take.

Lin Chaoyang also understood Chen Huaikai's good intentions. He chuckled, "In such a big country, there is not only one film studio, Yan Film Studio. There is no need to worry about no one adapting good works."

Lin Chaoyang's words were full of confidence, and Chen Huaikai didn't think he was speaking arrogantly.

With Lin Chaoyang's current reputation in the domestic literary world and his achievements in adapting his works in the past, it is not difficult to help Zhang Manling find a film studio to cooperate with.

Thinking of this, Chen Huaikai couldn't help but sigh deeply. This breath was not because of the grievances between the two parties, but because he was lamenting the status of the domestic film industry in the literary and art world.

Even though a domestic movie has been watched by hundreds of millions of people in recent years, movie stars have countless audiences cheering and applauding them wherever they go.

But when it comes to their status and influence in the literary and artistic circles and the official world, their film industry is far from being comparable to that of the literary world.

On this issue, there are countless examples to support Chen Huaikai’s thoughts.

Take the Federation of Literary and Art Circles as an example. It is the abbreviation of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles. It has many group members, including the Literary and Art Association and the Film and Television Association.

It sounds like both the Literary and Art Association and the Film Association are members of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, so both parties should be equal, right?

But in fact, both the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles are B-level units, while the Film Association is a subordinate unit of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, only a department-level unit. The Film Association and the Literary and Art Association are different levels.

For another example, in the fields of culture, publicity, education, etc., there are many important figures in the literary world who hold important positions, such as Mao Dun, Ye Shengtao, Chen Huangmei, Zhou Yang, etc. They can be counted on both hands. However, there are many people in the film industry who can hold important positions in government departments. But there are only a handful of them.

It is true that Yan Film Studio is a department-level film studio, but it has a grudge against Lin Chaoyang and can do nothing to him.

Not to mention a well-known writer like Lin Chaoyang whose reputation is growing day by day, even a fledgling writer like Zhang Manling, Yan Film Studio is still helpless.

On the contrary, these writers are not happy. If they use their pens and throw them at them like knives and guns, Yanying Factory will be like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

This is the role of influence. Yan Film Factory seems to be a big company, but it is just a public opinion machine under public power. However, the writers are really just a propaganda machine.

A person like Mr. Lu Xun can conquer half of the cultural circle by himself. Besides annihilating him in a physical sense, what can anyone do to him?

Of course, Lin Chaoyang has not reached the heights of Mr. Lu Xun. He was previously invited to be a consultant by Yan Film Factory and was kicked out for such a long time. Lin Chaoyang has not shown any hostility towards Yan Film Factory.

Chen Huaikai put himself in his shoes and thought that if it were him, he probably wouldn't have Lin Chaoyang's level of self-cultivation.

This time, Zhang Manling proved with ironclad facts that the influence of literati in China far exceeds that of non-administrative state-owned units.

If there is a disagreement with these literati, they will be the ones who suffer in the end.

With random thoughts in his mind, Chen Huaikai listened to Jiang Huaiyan say: "I will try to persuade the factory leaders when I get back. It's still the same saying, it's better to resolve enemies than to end them. Anyway, that's the way it is. As for whether we can persuade them to move...

He didn't say anything further. Lin Chaoyang smiled and waved his hand nonchalantly.

It doesn't matter if he can't be persuaded. Yanying Factory is not a unit that can't be offended.

The next day, Lin Chaoyang called the Tianjin Literary and Art Association. When Zhang Manling answered the phone, he smiled bitterly and said: "Comrade Manling is really a chivalrous person. Why didn't you tell me if you made such a big fuss? "

Zhang Manling on the other end of the phone laughed and said, "What's there to say? It's just an article, but I really didn't expect it to become such a big deal."

"What? Are you Zhang Manling scared?" Lin Chaoyang teased.

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that I didn't expect it. Facts have proved that Yanying Factory's perverse behavior is indeed unpopular with the people."

Lin Chaoyang said: "Okay, okay. Thank you for your generous help. Let the past be in the past. Don't let my incident affect you."

Lin Chaoyang's tough attitude when communicating with Chen Huaikai was because he was confident, but it did not mean that he wanted to hide behind the scenes and let Zhang Manling help him charge into the battle. If something really happened, he would feel bad about it.

After hearing what he said, Zhang Manling said immediately: "You can't go there. I've prepared another news about Yan Film Factory and it will be published in the next issue."

Lin Chaoyang was surprised and asked curiously, "Where did you get so much material?"

"You gave it to me!"

Zhang Manling started telling him the story. It turned out that the material of her article came from Lin Chaoyang's fight for welfare for the mainland staff in the plot of "The Burning of Old Summer Palace" some time ago.

Listening to Zhang Manling's enthusiastic tone, Lin Chaoyang asked her: "Didn't you hear? Yan Film Studio is going to stop cooperating with you."

"If you stop, just stop. I am a novelist, not a screenwriter. What can they do to me?" Zhang Manling's tone was nonchalant.

Lin Chaoyang said a few words of thanks to Zhang Manling, and then said to her: "There is no need to have a grudge with them over my affairs."

Listening to his words, Zhang Manling asked: "Then should I publish this article now?"

Although the Tianjin Federation of Literary and Art Circles protected the shortcomings, Zhang Manling was asked to write a review because of this incident. Now she has concocted an article that is not conducive to Yan Film Studio. It will definitely not be published in "Eight Hours Away", so she can only change it. place, she planned to submit the article to the "Yanjing Youth Daily" this time.

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said: "You can't post this article even if you want to."

"Why?" Zhang Manling asked puzzledly.

"Li Hanxiang came to the mainland to film "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" and "Behind the Curtain" and needed to keep the Hong Kong and Bay Islands secret. Therefore, there will be no news about the film in the domestic media until the filming of the film is completed."

Lin Chaoyang felt happy when he said this, "Fortunately you haven't posted this article yet. The two movies "Burning the Old Summer Palace" and "Under the Curtain" are not the same thing as "An Unfinished Game of Chess"."

"What's the meaning?"

""An Unfinished Game of Chess" was approved by Zhao and Xia. It is not said that they have any deep backgrounds. The Japanese partners are only normal commercial companies.

"Burning the Old Summer Palace" is different from "Behind the Curtain". Li Hanxiang is a guest of the TZ department.

If your article is submitted, it will definitely not be published, and it will not be as easy as this time. "

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Zhang Manling called out luck in her heart, "Forget it."

Lin Chaoyang said a few words of thanks to Zhang Manling before the two hung up the phone.

While Lin Chaoyang was communicating with Zhang Manling on the phone, Jiang Huaiyan was reporting to the two leaders of Yan Film Factory about his communication with Lin Chaoyang last night.

Originally, he and Chen Huaikai should have come together, but this old fox lied about diarrhea in the morning and refused to come out. Jiang Huaiyan knew what he was thinking, so he had no choice but to come alone to report the situation to the leader.

After listening to Jiang Huaiyan's words, the director Wang Yang frowned. After the incident of "A Game of Chess That Has Not Been Finished" last year, he did not take it too seriously.

The movie was a task assigned by the higher-ups, and it was impossible to change the direction because of Lin Chaoyang's attitude.

Because of this matter, Lin Chaoyang was neglected, and there was nothing he could do. Half a year ago, Yan Film Studio and Shanghai Film Studio competed for the adaptation rights of "The Wreath Under the Mountain". Lin Chaoyang was resentful and gave the adaptation rights to Shanghai Film Studio. He could understand it.

But this time, it was really a bit too much.

"Are you sure Lin Chaoyang didn't know about this?" Wang Yang asked Jiang Huaiyan.

Jiang Huaiyan said, "She probably didn't know about it. Chaoyang is a trustworthy person. If he says he didn't know about it, he really didn't know about it. Zhang Manling did it on her own initiative."

Wang Yang snorted coldly, "The little girl doesn't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is!"

Seeing that Wang Yang was still angry, Jiang Huaiyan advised, "Director, it's better to resolve a feud than to create one. Now that things have come to this point, we don't have much better solutions. Let's just let it go. It's just some letters from extreme fans, and it won't have any impact on our factory."

Wang Yang was so angry that he said, "What do you mean there is no impact? Isn't the impact now bad enough? Zhang Manling's abuse of public resources for personal gain is pure retaliation!"

Jiang Huaiyan looked at Wang Yang's angry face, and only four words passed through his mind-furious.