Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 807 Chapter 806 Is it time to start striving for fame for your daughter at such a young age?

At 12 pm on December 26, the award ceremony of the first "Under the Banyan Tree" original online literature competition was held at the Shanghai Mall Theater.

The ceremony brought together the leaders and newcomers of various literary genres. The people on the business cards were either writers or editors of literary websites, either reporters from traditional media or young online authors.

Fang Minghua and a group of other judges also arrived at the theater early. They were immediately surrounded by a large group of young literary people including reporters, and each of them started chatting with their favorite author.

Wang Shuo, the tireless "youth mentor", was in a corner of the theater, talking eloquently like he was giving a speech. He was surrounded by his fans, and seeing so many people, this guy took the opportunity to sell his new work "Ignorance is Fearless".

Mo Yan started to feel a bit withdrawn. Just like his pen name, he was usually quite silent. Of course, people knew that this ugly man was the vanguard of the current literary world. When he was surrounded by people and asked to express his views on online literature, he could only express his opinions like squeezing toothpaste: "Online literature is like the current literary magazines. Only one percent of them are good."

Fang Minghua was naturally surrounded by a group of people, and the focus of their questions was: "Some people think that online literature challenges and competes with traditional literature. What do you think of this?"

"No, I don't think so. On the contrary, online literature and traditional literature are flirting with each other and extending a hand of friendship. There is this "intimate contact" between the two."

At eight o'clock sharp, the ceremony officially began.

The theater was packed. On the road outside the theater, a young man was running wildly, his long hair fluttering in the cold wind.

He skipped school from Songjiang No. 2 Middle School.

He was not a good student. He skipped classes and failed his courses, but he loved literature very much.

When he was in junior high school, he published works such as "Career Mode" in magazines such as "Youth Literature and Art".

His name is Han Han.

I took the subway all the way from Songjiang to get here just to witness this literary spectacle with my own eyes.

Han Han ran to the theater entrance panting. While the security guards were not paying attention, he went in. Looking at the packed theater, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I was not late for long.

He didn't care that there were no seats. He walked straight along the aisle to the front, found a corner and watched quietly.

He also signed up for this online literature competition, but unfortunately the article he wrote was ignored and not selected.

But it doesn't matter, this can't change his love for literature.

On the stage, Fang Minghua, one of the award presenters, was announcing the awards.

"The first prize in the novel category of the first Banyan Tree Online Original Literature Award is "Sexy Times Restaurant", written by Shang Ailan. Please welcome Ms. Shang Ailan!"

"Clap, clap, clap" warm applause broke out in the theater.

A young woman in her thirties stood up from the front row, bowed to everyone, and then walked towards the stage.

Hey, why are you holding a little girl in your hand?

There were people in the audience whispering.

Fang Minghua was also a little surprised. Was there anyone who brought his daughter with him to receive the award?
Of course, you can't kick the girl out in this situation, so the host came to the rescue.

"Ms. Shang, this is your daughter, right? She's so cute."

Shang Ailan was generous and explained calmly:

"Yes, she is my daughter. She has loved writing since she was young. I brought her here to experience some literary atmosphere."

The host looked at this cute little girl, who was about 10 years old, and couldn't help but bend down and ask, "Little girl, what's your name? Are you happy that your mother won the award?"

The little girl answered crisply: "Auntie, my name is Jiang Fangzhou. I am very happy that my mother won the award. I want to learn from my mother and win a big prize in the future!"

The innocent words of the child made everyone in the audience laugh, but Fang Minghua did not laugh along.

Oh my God
Are you already trying to gain fame for your daughter at such a young age?
This mother is quite amazing.

Of course, this is just a small episode.

Fang Minghua handed the award certificate to Shang Ailan with a smile. The two shook hands and faced the audience. The venue once again erupted in warm applause.

The next award was presented: the second prize for novel "I Fell in Love with the Woman Who Remained Calm Even When She Was in My Arms", by Lao Gu.

"Heroic Age": Author: M IKKO.

First prize in prose: "Mosquito's Letter of Farewell", author: Mosquito.

Second Prize: The Place I Love Until I Die, by Yu Hui
After the award ceremony, all sixteen people went on stage for a group photo, followed by a drama performance by East China Normal University.

The play consists of three parts, which are selected from "The First Close Contact", Jascha and Wi's "A Manual for Detecting and Preventing Internet Influencers" and Xing Yusen's representative work "Live Like a Human Being".

Fang Minghua watched with great interest.

You know what, Xing Yusen is really a talented person.

Of course, he is not the captain of the police in the later "Wulin Waijia", but one of the screenwriters of this TV series, a Doctor of Engineering from Yanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications!
In addition to "Wulin Waijia", there are also "Home with Kids" and "Idle Ma Dajie".

If we can catch this person, it would be quite good to be a screenwriter.

At ten o'clock sharp, the award ceremony ended.

But the influence of this online literature competition has not disappeared.

After the competition, Annie Baby became the content production director of Under the Banyan Tree, established the Annie Baby Studio, and created an e-magazine on the website.

In January, the program “Night Love Under the Banyan Tree” was officially launched in cooperation with Shanghai Oriental Radio Station, broadcasting wonderful articles from netizens from 11 to 12 o’clock every night.

In the February 1999, 2 issue of Internet Weekly, writer Wu Guo named the three writers with the greatest influence and the most reprinted works at the time, Li Xunhuan, Ning Caishen, and Xing Yusen, as the "Three Horsemen of Internet Literature."

Today is January 1st, the first day of the new year.

The weather in Shanghai is not very good, it is a bit gloomy.

A group of people gathered in the lobby on the first floor of Jinjiang Hotel. They were all award-winning authors of the online literature competition, judges, and staff of Shengshi Literature Company.

As one of the prizes of this competition, all participants visited Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou.

For this purpose, the company chartered a bus and took everyone there to play for two days. Shang Ailan naturally brought her daughter along.

The little girl immediately became the darling of the team.

Fang Minghua was originally going to go with them, but something urgent happened suddenly so he didn't go.

It turned out that Zhang Yimou had returned from the United States and said he had something to discuss with him.

At the same time, Song Tangtang is leading a team to the United States to participate in the roadshow of the second Harry Potter movie, and more importantly, to negotiate with Warner Bros. on the development of Harry Potter peripheral products.

Although the copyright of the Harry Potter movie is in the hands of Shengshi Films and the movie is jointly produced by the two companies, Song Tangtang is also very clear:
The company is unable to develop peripheral products for the Harry Potter movies and has to rely on Warner Bros. in the United States, which has authorized the development to a third party. The company is now negotiating the rights and interests of both parties.

The rest of the team flew from Yanjing to New York, while Song Tangtang first came to Shanghai, stayed for a short time, and then rushed to the United States.

(End of this chapter)