Literary Master 1978

Wang Yang looked at Lin Chaoyang sincerely. Lin Chaoyang didn't let him wait too long. After thinking for a few seconds, he said happily: "Okay, ten thousand yuan is ten thousand yuan."

After reaching an agreement with Lin Chaoyang, Wang Yang's face showed joy, but at the same time there was a slight pain in his body.

This is ten thousand yuan!

At this time, Jiang Huaiyan and Chen Huaikai murmured again, "I really followed your words!"

"Lao Wang got enlightened today."

"Eat a pinch and gain wisdom."

Lin Chaoyang saw Wang Yang's thoughts and asked with a smile: "Are you distressed?"

"It's a lie to say you don't feel bad. Ask Huaiyan, how much does the most expensive script in our Yan Film Studio cost?"

Lin Chaoyang looked at Jiang Huaiyan, and Jiang Huaiyan said: "Now everyone's royalties are similar. The highest fee for a feature film is 4,000 yuan."

“You get what you pay for.”

Chen Huaikai interrupted at the right time: "That makes sense. Chaoyang's novels have always been popular, and even great directors like Xie Jin and Li Hanxiang value them very much. They can't be wrong."

Hearing this, Wang Yang felt a lot better.

"I'll send you another message." Lin Chaoyang said.

Wang Yang cast a curious look at him, "What's the news?"

"Do you know about the Mao Dun Literature Award?"

Wang Yang nodded, "Of course. It is an award established according to Mao Dun's last wish. Ba Jin takes the lead and the Literary and Art Association organizes it to a very high standard."

"The Chess Master has been shortlisted for the Mao Dun Literature Award."

Lin Chaoyang only said one sentence, but the amount of information was huge.

Wang Yang was not involved in the literary circle and did not understand its meaning, but Jiang Huaiyan was the director of the literary planning department of Yanying Studio, and Chen Huaikai also had contacts with many people in the literary circle. Both of them looked at Lin Chaoyang.

"Chaoyang, have you received the award? Is the news reliable?"

"I just got on the reserve list."

There are many works selected for the Mao Dun Literature Award. In March, a reading class was organized in Xiangshan. After half a year of screening, the reading class selected 18 works from more than 100 works.

Some time ago, a pre-selection group composed of Feng Mu, Wei Junyi and others made another selection and selected 8 final candidate works.

According to the award rules of the Mao Dun Literature Award, entering this list means that winning the award is already a sure thing.

Lin Chaoyang did not say whether the news was reliable or not. Jiang Huaiyan and Chen Huaikai immediately understood that such information was definitely correct.

Wang Yang said happily: "It would be a good thing if I could win the award."

"It's just a possibility." Lin Chaoyang said.

"I understand, I understand."

I got the rights to adapt "The Chess" in just one meal. Although it cost a lot of money, it is still something to be happy about.

Now that the adaptation rights have been obtained, Wang Yang immediately thought of the director again.

It is true that the script is the foundation of a play, but the director also plays a decisive role in a movie. A good horse has a good saddle. The factory spent a lot of money to get the adaptation rights of "The Chess Master", and the director is naturally equipped with it. Can't be weak anymore.

As he thought about it, Wang Yang couldn't help but feel melancholy again.

It can be said that Yanying Factory was built more than 30 years ago and in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it had a strong army and abundant talents. In the 1950s, Shuihua, Cui Wei, Ling Zifeng, and Chengyin, the "Four Commanders of Yanying", were well-known throughout the country. In the past sixty years, Tieli, Xie, etc. The reputation of "Two Thanks" swept across the film industry.

It is a pity that the four major directors have become old after the 1970s, and the voice of Yan Film Studio in the Chinese film industry has suddenly become lower. The Mesozoic and New Generations are far less elegant than their predecessors.

Wang Yang thought for a while and found that although there were many young and middle-aged directors in the factory, there were only a few who could take on this important task.

The most important thing is that Wang Yang couldn't trust these people. After much deliberation, he finally focused on a few old directors.

Cui Wei passed away in 1979. Cheng Yin was in poor health and had gone to Yanying as the dean. Shui Hua and Ling Zifeng's styles were not suitable, but Xie Tieli was suitable. Unfortunately, he was filming "Bao and Sons"...

After thinking about it, Wang Yang focused on Chen Huaikai, who was drinking with Lin Chaoyang. This old fox seemed to have nothing to do recently.

Chen Huaikai has always had a good relationship with Lin Chaoyang, so it seems like a good choice to let him be the director.

At this moment, Chen Huaikai was chatting with Lin Chaoyang about family matters. His son Chen Kaige just graduated in July this year and was assigned to the newly established children's film studio.

Only two people from the directing department of Chen Kaige and his group stayed in Yanjing, and the other one was Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Tian Zhuangzhuang's father is Tian Fang and his mother is Yu Lan. After graduation, he was assigned to Yanying Film Studio. Chen Huaikai thought that he did not have the influence of Tian Fang and Yu Lan, so he had no obsession with his son not being assigned to Yanying Film Studio. The worst thing he could do was figure out a solution later!

"I will be satisfied if I can stay in Yanjing and be able to get a guide tube after I turn 40." Chen Huaikai spoke with emotion about his expectations for his son.

Wang Yang said to him: "Old Chen, how about letting you film "The Master of Chess"?"

Chen Huaikai was stunned when he heard this, and asked with some uncertainty: "Shall I take the photo?"

Wang Yang did not answer his question, but turned to Lin Chaoyang and asked him: "Chaoyang, do you think it would be okay for Lao Chen to film "The Master of Chess"?"

Lin Chaoyang laughed, "Okay, of course."

There are many famous directors in Yan Film Studio, but Chen Huaikai has never been particularly outstanding among them. He did not expect that Wang Yang would offer to hand over "The Master of Chess" to him.

After thinking about it, he understood somewhat. Wang Yang probably did this because he thought he had a good relationship with Lin Chaoyang and would be easy to cooperate with in the future.

The thought flashed through Chen Huaikai's heart when he heard Lin Chaoyang's affirmative answer again.

But he said modestly, "Can I do it?"

Seeing him acting like this, Wang Yang said, "Come on, stop being hypocritical. You've been making movies all your life, but you don't dare to take "The Chess Master"?"

"It's mainly because you have high hopes for "The Chess Master", and I'm afraid I'll mess it up."

"Don't have any mental burden. Who can guarantee that a movie will be a masterpiece in film history? As long as you have an attitude of striving for excellence, that's enough."

Chen Huaikai is not a young man who has just started working, so he naturally won't take Wang Yang's words seriously. Wang Yang spent 10,000 yuan to get the adaptation rights of "The Chess Master" without blinking an eye, which shows that he is optimistic about this movie.

If he really messed it up, Wang Yang would probably eat his heart out.

But Chen Huaikai is still very confident in himself. It's not difficult for him to control themes like "The Chess Master".

Moreover, he had a similar theme, "A Game of Chess That Has Not Been Finished", as a lesson for him. He boasted that his level was much better than Duan Jishun. This was equivalent to removing all the wrong answers from his exam. If he still couldn't understand the exam, he would have lived half his life in vain.

"Please rest assured, leader. I, Old Chen, will do my best!"

Chen Huaikai toasted Wang Yang with a glass of wine and promised solemnly.

After drinking the wine, he rolled his eyes and kicked Jiang Huaiyan with his feet below. When Wang Yang was not paying attention, he made a mouth shape to him.

Jiang Huaiyan didn't understand what he meant at first. It took him several seconds to react. He was about to speak, but Lin Chaoyang spoke first.

"Old Chen, I didn't expect that we would have a chance to cooperate!"

"Yes, look at this matter. It turns out that everything is destined. Your cooperation with our factory is due to me." Chen Huaikai said jokingly.

"Good, good." Lin Chaoyang smiled and nodded, looking very satisfied.

Seeing him behave like this, Wang Yang felt that his decision was correct.

At this time, Lin Chaoyang said again: "Didn't you tell me before? My eldest nephew said that he would have the opportunity to film my works in the future. Isn't this opportunity here?"

Chen Huaikai was stunned at first, and then he immediately realized that Lin Chaoyang was talking to him. He must have seen him winking at Jiang Huaiyan just now.

"That little bastard, he has no idea how high the sky is and how deep the earth is after a few days of school. He talks big all day long and never tells the truth. He is now at most an assistant director."

"Assistant director is enough. This is also an opportunity to learn."

The two of them sang in unison and put Chen Huaikai's thoughts on the table. Chen Huaikai asked Wang Yang a little embarrassedly, "Director, do you think it would be okay if our useless boy came to be an assistant director to learn?"

Wang Yang asked, "I remember that your Kaige studied in the directing department of Yanying Studio?"

"Yes."

"It seems that he was assigned to Erying Studio."

"Yes."

Wang Yang laughed and said, "What's wrong with that? Send a secondment letter to Erying Studio. If it doesn't work, I will talk to Yu Lan. My nephew is a top student in the directing department, so it's better."

Lin Chaoyang also joked, "Old Chen, brothers fight together in war, and fathers and sons fight together in battle. I think this time's "Chess Saint" will be right."

He interrupted just now because he guessed Chen Huaikai's thoughts.

He did this not only to do Chen Huaikai a favor, but also because he thought that his cheap nephew was indeed talented.

The biggest problem with Chen Kaige was not that he had no ability, but that he did not know how to restrain himself and that he was too ambitious.

You draw a circle for him to play, which is definitely better than letting him do whatever he wants.

"The Chess Master" was handed over to Chen Huaikai for directing, and Chen Kaige was asked to contribute his young talent that had nowhere to be released. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?

"Thank you, thank you, thank you for your trust." Chen Huaikai bowed to everyone with a smile on his face.

After talking and laughing, the banquet ended.

Everyone walked out of the restaurant happily. Chen Huaikai privately held Lin Chaoyang's hand tightly and expressed his gratitude to him.

Jiang Huaiyan, who was watching from the side, felt very unbalanced. This old fox always ran the fastest when something happened, and in the end, all the benefits were his.

Chen Huaikai returned home with a little drunkenness. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening. His daughter had fallen asleep and his wife was still waiting for him.

"Where's Kaige?" Chen Huaikai took off his clothes, applied a hot towel to his face, and asked his wife.

"What about that room? I wonder if he's asleep."

After Chen Kaige was assigned to the Children's Film Studio, he did not choose to live in the unit dormitory, but lived at home. After all, the accommodation conditions at home were better.

Chen Huaikai went to his son's room and knocked on the door. Chen Kaige immediately got up and opened the door.

"Not asleep?"

"I read a book and was just about to go to bed."

"Just right, I have something to do."

Chen Kaige listened to his father's words, came over, smelled the alcohol on his father, and poured a cup of tea for his father.

"Dad, have some tea."

"Yeah." Chen Huaikai took the teacup, his eyes full of relief.

Chen Huaikai took two sips of hot tea. There was a silence between father and son for a while, and then he said: "How are you doing in the Children's Film Studio recently?"

"Very good. Aunt Yu Lan is here, and everyone takes good care of me."

Yu Lan is Tian Zhuangzhuang's mother and the director of the Children's Film Studio.

"What have you learned recently?"

"Helping in the prop workshop."

Hearing his son's words, Chen Huaikai frowned slightly.

Graduates like Chen Kaige usually spend three or four years in the factory as an assistant director, and then a few more years to become an assistant director. By the time they become directors, they are almost 40 years old.

It is normal for newly graduated college students to go to the front line when they arrive at the company, but it is a bit of a waste of talent for graduates of the directing department to work as props.

Chen Huaikai understands this training method, but he loves his own son, so he has to pave the way for his son!

"I had dinner with Director Wang and your Uncle Lin today. Your Uncle Lin's "The Chess Master" will be handed over to our Yanying Studio for filming, and I will be the director." Chen Huaikai said.

Chen Kaige was happy for his father, "Dad, this is good news, congratulations!"

Chen Huaikai waved his hand, his face calm, "The factory has high hopes for this movie. I discussed with them and seconded you to me as an assistant director, actually doing the work of an assistant director."

Hearing his father's words, Chen Kaige was overjoyed, "Really? Dad!"

Looking at his son's excited expression, Chen Huaikai couldn't help but feel happy.

Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run.

"Don't think you can do whatever you want in my crew. You can be seconded because of the favor of the factory director, and your uncle Lin helped you speak. You must study hard when you arrive in the crew."

"Yes!" Chen Kaige responded loudly.