1978 Synthetic Writers - Chapter 503 "Lost Boat"

In the late 80s, Wang Shuo and Ma Weidu, two famous Beijing figures, led several famous writers including Mo Yan, Hai Yan, Su Tong, Liu Heng, Liu Zhenyun, Liu Heng and Shi Tiesheng to set up the "Haima Film and Television Creation Center" in Beijing.

What are you doing?Break the traditional screenwriting mold.

In the past, when our screenwriters wrote something and it was noticed by the crew, no matter whether it was "Love in Lushan Mountain" or "Love in Huangshan Mountain", we would buy it at a unified price.

At most, we will give more to the particularly good ones and a little less to the average ones, but the difference is not that big.

In other words, it is not like before, when no matter what the script is, it will be sold according to the price you give.

For those that we write well, we will negotiate the price with you, and we will only publish them if the agreement is favorable.

To sum up, it is the market-oriented production and sale of film and television works.

The people that Wang Shuo found do have the confidence to say such things, because they can be called an all-star lineup.

A few people got together.

Whatever you want, I can write it for you.

Therefore, when the "Seahorse Film and Television Creation Center" was established, it quickly caused a huge sensation in China at that time.

Even the "People's Name X Newspaper" published information about their establishment of the "Seahorse Film and Television Creation Center."

First, there was a TV series called "Desire". How popular was it at the time? When the 90s came, the "problem" that troubled ordinary people across the country was: "Should Song Dacheng marry Huifang?"

As soon as the show was aired, the streets were packed with people, and the fame of Haima and others spread to thousands of households.

Later, he continued his efforts and made a TV series: "Editorial Story".

The first sitcom was unprecedented in terms of ratings, social and cultural influence, and star-making ability.

This "Haima Film and Television Creation Center" became the prototype of the so-called "Beijing Circle" in later generations.

What Jiang Xian is doing now is nothing more than replicating what Wang Shuo and Ma Weidu did back then.

However, given his current status, it is much easier for him to do these things than for Wang Shuo and Ma Weidu.

For example, remove the name "privately owned".

But Jiang Xian was able to arrange this matter from the very beginning, which saved a lot of trouble.

And because of this convenience, he made this "Seahorse" do more things than Wang Shuo and Ma Weidu's "Seahorse".

Wang Shuo and Ma Weidu’s “Haima Film and Television Creation Center” should actually be called “Haima Script Creation Center”, because what they call “creation” actually refers to scripts.

But Jiang Xian’s “Seahorse Film and Television Creation Center” is different.

Because he is tough enough, he can do what Wang Shuo can do, and he can also do what Wang Shuo cannot do.

In short, his "Haima" has a bigger scale.

It’s not that Wang Shuo and Ma Weidu’s original vision was not big enough.

That's all they can do.

After Zhu Wei received the task from Jiang Xian, he drove all the way south to Shanghai to find Liu Yong to ask for the manuscript.

This is how editors commission articles.

Traveling all over the world.

Going to Shanghai is no big deal. Sometimes I have to go to the rural areas in the northwest, and sometimes I have to go to the grasslands in Inner Mongolia.

Following the address, Zhu Wei found Liu Yong at East China Normal University.

However, what surprised him was that Liu Yong from the Chinese Department of East China Normal University was not a college student. He had just graduated and stayed on to teach at the school after graduation. He is now a teacher in the Chinese Department of East China Normal University.

Perhaps it was due to Liu Yong’s identity. Although he was not very old, Zhu Wei could feel the scholarly demeanor from him when they chatted.

"I failed the college entrance exam the first time, and I accepted my fate and prepared to work as a carpenter with a relative."

"This person is the principal of our township's central primary school."

"The principal was very angry when he heard that no one in the township was admitted to university that year, so he asked others who had a chance of getting admitted to university. Someone gave him a list, and I was on that list."

"Then the principal wore a straw hat and walked a long way. He finally arrived at our village in the dark at around 5 or 6 o'clock in the evening. He found our home and suggested that I go to a key middle school to repeat my studies."

"Because of him, my destiny changed and I was able to get into university."

"He was originally going to stay in school, but he went to Beijing. As a result, a place for students to stay in school became vacant, so the counselor let me stay in school, and I became a university teacher."

"Life and destiny are full of coincidences, and the power of chance shapes our destiny." For some reason, Zhu Wei and Liu Yong felt like they had known each other for a long time. Nowadays, people are not too wary of each other. Zhu Wei and Liu Yong talked with emotion about their experience of being transferred from People's Literature to People's Digest.

“Serendipity is really wonderful.”

Liu Yong acknowledged, "Those major events that changed my destiny were all made up of chance. Looking back now, I feel as if I am in a 'garden of intersecting destinies'. Different accidental events will lead destiny to different paths, which always gives me a strong sense of 'destiny'. I am someone else, I have many clones, I walk in the garden of intersecting destinies, and finally become who I am now."

While Zhu Wei agreed with Liu Yong's words, he could also feel from his every word that Liu Yong was an extraordinary person.

This guy seems to be really something!

Honestly speaking, Zhu Wei didn't quite understand why Jiang Xian asked him to come to Liu Yong to ask for an article.

He just wrote a letter!

Because in Zhu Wei's opinion, perhaps Jiang Xian's first of three major changes as a new official had to make had fallen on him.

The achievements of each editor-in-chief during his tenure should be judged not only by how many excellent works the publication published during his tenure, but also by how many new writers he discovered and how many new talents he introduced.

The reason why People's Literature was so vibrant when Wang Meng was in office was that he discovered so many outstanding new talents.

Like He Liwei, Hong Feng, Fan Xiaoqing, Deng Gang, Wang Zhaojun, Li Hangyu, Can Xue, Song Xuewu, Qiao Liang, Wang Shuzeng, Wang Yi, Shi Ding, Tan Fucheng, Shi Tao.It is precisely because of this long list and this brilliant achievement that Wang Meng's work has been unanimously recognized by everyone.

——When hungry, one will eat anything.

Zhu Wei also understands the desire to discover new writers.

But after reading a letter, I have to find this person to ask for an article.

This is a bit too ridiculous.

It must be a top-notch literary work to be submitted to us! Can a letter reveal a great literary talent?Zhu Wei didn't believe it.

However, due to his long working experience with Jiang Xian, Zhu Wei knew that no matter what he said, he would not be able to change Jiang Xian's mind.

Their editor-in-chief is too powerful.

Now that the order has been given, I have no choice but to come to Shanghai in person.

As a result, after meeting Liu Yong, the doubts in Zhu Wei's heart were slowly dissipating.

This person is indeed different.

Zhu Wei has met many writers, all of whom are the best writers in the country, and Liu Yong has the same energy as them.

Can a university teacher who engages in theoretical research that focuses on rationality and thinking really write novels that focus on emotion and imagination?"Let me take a look at your manuscript." Zhu Wei said.

"What are you talking about?"

Liu Yong thought for a moment and said, "If a person forgets his own beliefs and pursuits, he will be like a lost boat, dying from his own mistakes in the voyage of life."

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When Zhu Wei heard this, he opened the manuscript with great interest. At the very beginning was a line of introduction:"On March 21, 1928, the vanguard of the Northern Expedition suddenly appeared on both sides of the Lanjiang River. The 31st Division of Sun Chuanfang's garrison surrendered without a fight. The Northern Expedition quickly controlled Yuguan, an important town at the junction of the Lanjiang River and Lianshui. While Sun Chuanfang assembled a large number of troops in Linkou, he also dispatched elite divisions to garrison the Qishan Fortress downstream of Lianshui. Xiao, the commander of the 32nd Brigade of the Qishan garrison, sneaked into the Xiaohe village on the other side of Qishan late one night and disappeared seven days later. The disappearance of Commander Xiao cast a mysterious shadow over the battle that began in the rainy season a few days later."

Zhu Wei read out the title of the article softly.

An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action.

Zhu Wei only read a few lines of the novel Liu Yong gave him, but he sensed a very unusual flavor.

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The novel is not long, and Zhu Wei only took fifteen minutes to finish reading it.

In other words, he spent fifteen minutes reading the novel three times.

This novel tells the story of the disappearance of Brigadier General Xiao of the Northern Expedition in early 1928.

The whole novel starts with an introduction, then talks about the first day, the second day, and the seventh day, reviewing Brigade Commander Xiao’s activities over the past seven days.

The whole novel is filled with suspense, making people want to dig out a solid truth from between the words.

However, Liu Yong did not try to fill in the plot, but instead used a very avant-garde writing style to leave a lot of unfinished blank space.

This gives the novel a philosophical flavor.

In short, the moment Zhu Wei finished reading the manuscript, Shanghai outside the window was shrouded in twilight.

The moment I closed the manuscript, I could hear Liu Yong's whisper:“You think you are reading a story, but the story is actually reading you.”

The emotion after the coldness is excitement.

Awesome.

Absolutely great article!

God!

It’s not like he hasn’t come across good manuscripts by chance.

Once, he went to Heilongjiang to give a lecture. During this lecture, Chi Zijian gave him a manuscript, which was later published in "People's Digest" and became Chi Zijian's famous work.

Another time, he picked up "Kekexili" by Anhui writer Xu Hui from an editor's wastebasket and decided to publish it, which also became a sensational masterpiece.

But Zhu Wei felt that none of them were as good as this time.

Just because Jiang Xian read a letter from a reader, he concluded that this reader had a good manuscript.

It turns out to be true!

In Zhu Wei's opinion, the film "Lost Boat" cannot be described simply as "good".

For a moment, Zhu Wei didn't know whether to say that Liu Yong was a god or Jiang Xian was a god.

Do genius writers have a sense of smell that ordinary people don't have? Can they smell the scent of the same kind from someone's writing?Otherwise, Zhu Wei really couldn't find a way to explain this matter.

"Do you know our editor-in-chief?"

"Your editor-in-chief? Who is it?"

"We know each other."

"know?"

"correct."

Liu Yong smiled and said, "It's just that I know him, but he doesn't know me."

Zhu Wei glanced at "Lost Boat" on the table, but still couldn't figure it out.

When I told Liu Yong about this incident, he was also incredulous. He thought that it was because his article "Lost Boat" became famous among several teachers that attracted the editor of "People's Literature" to ask him to write an article.

The truth turned out to be so absurd.

"Perhaps this is the coincidence of life and fate. The power of chance has shaped our meeting."

"Maybe it's true." Zhu Wei really agreed with these words at this moment.

I am really impressed by the editor-in-chief Jiang Xian.

He could smell something else not only when he was writing.

It can also be used in other things.

"I had a name before, Ge Fei."

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing interesting."

Liu Yong smiled and said, "I looked up the word '格' in the dictionary for the first time and '非' for the second time. I thought it was good, so I just made it '格非'."