Chapter 166: Submitting to Hong Kong Print Media (Guaranteed 2 updates)

Because it was the first time going to Cannes, and also the first time the Shanghai Animation Er Yingchang participated in an international film festival, it was inevitable that there would be such and such errors.

Wei Lin expressed understanding, but certainly hoped to avoid it. If they could build up the momentum of Chinese animation this time and explore a path for overseas distribution of high-quality domestic animation, it would also be good for the later "The Book of Heaven."

So, while everyone was chatting enthusiastically, Wei Lin suggested: "At that time, you can hire a consultant from the European film industry in advance to avoid making any international jokes. It wouldn't be good if it spread back."

At this time, you might not be afraid of other things, but if you lose face internationally, that would be a big deal. Everyone was very careful about anything involving foreign affairs.

Only Wei Lin didn't take it seriously, and the international students would handle it.

While eating, Wang Shuchen nodded seriously: "Writer Wei, your reminder is right. I will ask the leaders of the Film Bureau for instructions later."

Wei Lin's words stopped there. After all, he didn't know what kind of mistake happened in his previous life. Next, he could only hope for the leaders.

After returning to the guesthouse, Wei Lin made a phone call to Peking University to ask if Biaozi and Xiao Mei had arrived.

"Arrived, the goods are all sold out," Biaozi answered the phone, his tone full of joy. It seemed they had earned a lot, "Brother Ming, after we came back, we found that we received a letter these days. The sender is Gong Xue."

He already knew who Gong Xue was, and his tone carried a teasing meaning.

Wei Lin: "Keep it properly. Also, if there is one named Zhu Lin, remember to put it aside separately."

Mei Wenhua on the side immediately said: "Yes, there is one, and it's from Yunnan!"

Wei Lin was happy. It seemed the two sisters were quite in sync.

Afterward, the colleague at the gate told Wei Lin who had called him: Liang Xiaosheng from the Beijing Er Yingchang, Wu Tianming from the Xi'an Er Yingchang, and some editors.

Liang Xiaosheng was asking about the script of "Heroes Come from Youth." Wei Lin had already finished writing it, but he wanted to slow down and see the feedback from his Grandfather's side.

As for Wu Tianming, he should want to talk about the adaptation of Wei Lin's other novels. This could be discussed.

In Hong Kong, Old Ghost had just helped Zhou Huimin and her mother move. Unexpectedly, after moving, they were even closer. Old Ghost also lived in the same public housing area, just not in the same building.

After returning home, Old Ghost finally had time to look at the package sent by his grandson that he received in the morning.

He was also about to write a letter to that kid to inform him that he had already been to the prison to see his classmate's father.

Opening the package, inside was a book and a stack of letter paper.

The name of the book was "Animal Ferocity—Wei Lin's Collection of Medium and Short Novels."

Opening the table of contents, "The Story of Two Donkeys," "Er Niu," "Spring River Water Warm Duck Prophet," "Herdsman," "The Spring of the Sheep-Herding Class"—all had animals in their names. No wonder it was called "Animal Ferocity."

Eh, it seemed something was tucked inside the book.

Old Ghost opened it and saw it was a black-and-white photo. Looking at the two young men in the photo, Old Ghost recognized who they were at a glance.

Gou Dan and Gou Sheng!

When the photo was taken, they should have been less than twenty years old, and it was less than ten years since he left. He could vaguely see their appearance when they were children.

Looking at them, Old Ghost thought of their mother again, and couldn't help but have moist eyes. Xiu'er, Ziyan, I have wronged you.

Old Ghost wiped his face and picked up the stack of letter paper again, seeing the big characters "Heroes Come from Youth" written on the first page.

"This should be the martial arts novel that Little Ming mentioned."

Wei Lin also attached a short note.

"Besides reading it to relieve boredom, you can also submit it to Hong Kong media with the pen name 'Wei the Madman.' The royalties earned can be used to improve your life. We are far away in the north and cannot serve you by your side. This can be considered a little bit of the children and grandchildren's heart."

Wei Lin's mentality when writing this paragraph was probably like a son working in the city giving a red envelope to his parents during the holidays, hoping that after his parents were happy, they could say "You have this heart, that's enough," and then return the money.

Old Ghost didn't have this psychology. He only felt that God didn't treat him badly, so he accepted this money.

He didn't want a penny of his elder brother's money, but he had to accept his grandson's money; he couldn't chill the child's filial piety!

He just didn't know how much royalty this thick stack could exchange for. Old Ghost looked at it himself first.

The more he looked, the more interesting he found it. Although the story shell was relatively traditional, the content and characters were fresh, and there should be some market. Old Ghost had already thought about which newspaper was suitable to submit to.

Among the leftist newspapers in Hong Kong, "Ta Kung Pao" and "Wen Wei Po" were a strong pattern, and "Ta Kung Pao" had a sub-publication called "New Evening Post."

In the early days, Liang Yusheng and Jin Yong were both editors of "Ta Kung Pao." Their works "Dragon and Tiger Fighting in Beijing" and "The Book and the Sword" were published in "New Evening Post," so "New Evening Post" was once very popular.

Although Jin Yong now had "Ming Pao" and had stopped writing, Liang Yusheng's "The Beacon Fire of the Desolate Frontier" from two years ago was still published in "New Evening Post," so "New Evening Post" was a newspaper with a tradition of martial arts novels, and its circulation was very high.

Old Ghost rummaged through his home and found a "New Evening Post" from last year, pointed to the address above and said: "You're it!"

And in the building next door, Zhou Huimin was singing the Mandarin version of "Country Love" to her mother.

"Your voice, your singing voice / forever imprinted in my heart..." This was learned by Zhou Huimin from a music teacher according to the simplified score sent by Wei Lin.

Although it was not exactly the same as Li Guyi's original version, it was still quite good to listen to. The timbre was very beautiful, and there was a flavor of the old Magic City back then, which might also be related to her mother often listening to old Magic City songs.

Her mother, who was from the Magic City, applauded her supportively. Her daughter usually liked singing and drawing, and she still supported her child in cultivating hobbies, which could also reduce the time watching TV.

And in the future, Ah Min would become a white-collar worker, and she must have some hobbies and specialties. She couldn't just know how to work like herself.

After Zhou Ma finished her needlework, she said to her daughter: "I have already agreed with the piano teacher. Starting this Sunday, you go to her for lessons, half a day every week."

"Thank you, Mom, Mom is long live!"

Hugging her mother, Zhou Huimin thought, it had been so many days, I wonder if Ah Ming received my letter.

The next day, Wei Lin first returned a phone call to Wu Tianming of the Xi'an Er Yingchang.

"Writer Wei, I heard you are not in Beijing, you went to Guangzhou?"

"Yes, but I am in the Magic City now, and I will be back in a few days," Wei Lin asked, "Did Wu Dao find me for the adaptation?"

!

"Yes," Wu Tianming said, "I think 'Er Niu' is a work with great adaptation potential. I don't know your attitude, Writer Wei."

Wei Lin: "I have seen Wu Dao's works. I am very relieved to hand 'Er Niu' to you."

Wu Tianming breathed a sigh of relief and said again: "However, I hope you can personally adapt this script, Writer Wei."

In fact, even if he didn't mention it, Wei Lin would have requested it. He couldn't bear to hand over this script royalty to others. After all, he was a man preparing to buy a house.

"That's no problem. Wu Dao, you can also state your specific requirements for the script."

Afterward, the two talked for a few more minutes. When Wei Lin finished the call and walked out of the guesthouse, he suddenly found snowflakes starting to drift in the sky.

In mid-March, it was actually snowing in the Magic City, but it was not big. A few small snowflakes drifted and stopped.

Wei Lin suddenly thought of the origin of Gong Xue's name. Could it be that her birthday was in March?

It was a pity that he couldn't contact her directly and could only write a letter to ask later.

Subsequently, Wei Lin came to the Shanghai Er Yingchang, chatted with Xie Dao Jin, understood the progress of "Herdsman," and visited the set built in the studio.

However, Wei Lin did not loosen his mouth about Xie Dao wanting to film "Sheep-Herding Class."

His appearance attracted the attention of many actors in the Shanghai Er Yingchang. At first, they thought he was an actor, but later Director Song Chong promoted it: "It's a writer, Writer Wei Lin! We met at the Literary Congress."

And there was a photo as evidence!

Several little flowers, including Zhang Yu, had their eyes brightened. The famous Wei Lin was actually so tall and handsome!

Wei Lin's visit this time was not specifically to see Xie Dao, and of course, it was not to see female stars, but to see the documentaries before the founding of the country preserved by the Shanghai Er Yingchang.

In addition to text materials, video materials were also very important and more concrete.

Although the first film in China was filmed in Beijing, the first prosperity period of Chinese-language films was in the Magic City, including Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong, which also started from the Magic City.

Many image materials filmed by Magic City filmmakers before the founding of the country were finally treasured by the Shanghai Er Yingchang with its establishment, including many documentaries.

If it weren't for Xie Jin's prestige in the Shanghai Er Yingchang, even if Wei Lin were a somewhat famous writer, it would be difficult to get a chance to watch.

Learning that Wei Lin was writing a new work, Xie Jin naturally fully supported it. They first watched a batch of documentaries from the Huaihai Campaign period, not only filmed by our army but also from the perspective of the Nationalist army, which was captured after winning the battle.

Through these documentaries, figures like Liu Shuai, General Su, Du Yuming, Huang Wei, Qiu Qingquan, etc., became vivid and image-like in Wei Lin's eyes.

He began to think about which big figure to write into the story and how to portray them during creation.

While changing the film, Xie Dao said to Wei Lin: "Speaking of documentaries of that period, in fact, Beijing Er Yingchang and Changchun Er Yingchang also have many. For example, the Liaoshen Campaign, the Changchun Er Yingchang participated in the filming throughout."

Wei Lin nodded: "I will go."

Especially the Changchun Er Yingchang, which was established in '45, was the cradle of new Chinese cinema, which also meant they had the most complete image records of the War of Liberation period.

However, he didn't have any connections in the Changchun Er Yingchang, only Sister Xue had cooperated with them.

After watching documentaries for a day at the Shanghai Er Yingchang, Wei Lin recorded many things and was full of harvest.

Just as he was about to leave, someone called Xie Dao Jin's office.

Xie Dao let Wei Lin wait a moment. After she finished speaking, she said to Wei Lin: "It's Little Gong's. Do you want to chat for a few words~"

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