Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 859 "Chinese films are incomplete without any of these categories."

But in Fang Minghua's opinion, AG Cinemas was launched very hastily, much like the "94 Reckless Advance" of the Chinese pop music scene; its demise or a temporary hiatus was inevitable.

You have to know that the wealthy Shengshi Film and Television is now just trying to grab land and build its own commercial cinema chain, and dare not easily get involved in art cinema chains. The Forbidden City Sanlian Film and Television Distribution Company cannot do it at all.

Building these cinemas does not make money but loses money. It requires a huge amount of capital investment to subsidize these cinemas!
Seeing everyone's depressed look, Fang Minghua spoke.

"Don't worry, Shengshi Film and Television will build a similar cinema."

"Really?!" Zhang Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked anxiously, "Teacher Fang, how many such cinemas will be built?"

"How should I know?" Fang Minghua laughed after hearing this.

"This is just a preliminary plan, and it also depends on the operating conditions of Shengshi Films. As you know, showing such a film will definitely be a loss. In other words, Shengshi Films will have to pay for it!"

This is true.

Zhang Yuan felt that he was a little impatient and was embarrassed to laugh.

But no matter what, there is always hope.

After the dinner, Fang Minghua and his friends took the elevator back to their rooms as usual. Liu Xiaoli suddenly said, "Last night and tonight, the people who had dinner with me were all from the domestic film and television industry, but I felt like they were two completely different types of people."

Fang Minghua glanced at her and asked, "So, which one do you think is better?"

"I think both are good but have their shortcomings. Chinese films will be incomplete if they lack any one of these categories."

Fang Minghua smiled and said nothing.

A day later, Fang Minghua and her daughter finally flew back to Xijing.

The year 2001 just passed by.

The domestic literary scene in 2001 was calm.

The most accomplished work on realistic themes among domestic novels is Yan Zhen’s "The Water of Canglang".

This work is neither pretentious nor phony. It simply tells the personal experience of a college student entering politics, depicting the various aspects of human nature and the changes in human relationships as fortunes change. It also shows the volatile officialdom and the thrilling anti-corruption efforts.

In terms of themes of reform, the most worth reading is Chen Guokai's "The Wind Rises". This is a novel that directly faces the history of the reform of the Special Administrative Region, but because it focuses on "appealing to people's temperament and soul", the work is more smooth in the combination of literary and ideological aspects, and it is both attractive and inspiring to read.

The most meaningful work in the urban theme is Zhou Daxin's "21 Building". The work uses the perspective of a building security guard who comes from the countryside and is transferred up and down to see the confusion and misfortunes of the people who got rich first under the magnificent appearance. The work has the courage to expose the truth of the matter, and also sympathizes with the sick rich.

The most profound work among the rural themes is "Desert Sacrifice" by Xue Mo. This is a masterpiece about the courage and resilience of two generations of desert farmers. The dense details and simple narrative of the work are like a piece of dusty and dewy "thick soil" dug out from the depths of the desert.

At this year's 5th World Chinese Literature Award, the Best Novel Award was given to "Desert Sacrifice", which shows the excellence of this novel.

Among the works of overseas Chinese, the novel Angel Island and Devil Island published by Fang Minghua, who lived in the United States for a period of time, is eye-catching. This is the second part of his Chinese Workers Trilogy. It changes the slightly heavy tone of the first part, Railroad Spikes, and uses exaggerated and absurd plots and humorous language to present readers with a vivid picture of the lower class society of Chinese Americans in the early 20th century. This reminds people of his early work Donkey Gets Water, but the writing style is more sharp.

The most puzzling work in 2001 was a set of four books with the general title "Jia Pingwa Sanmao" and sub-titles "Years of Love and Romance·Mundane Affairs in Spring and Autumn", "Talking about Life and Death·Talking about Illness", "Mysterious Past·Buddhist Fate and Buddhist Affairs" and "Reading and Writing·Dream of Red Mansions Complex".

This work of hundreds of thousands of words, compiled by Zhang Jingran and published by China Braille Publishing House, was based on clues from a correspondence between Jia Pingwa and Sanmao, and was made up with the help of various writings. It contains a large number of quotations from the works of Jia Pingwa and Sanmao, as well as various hearsay. It is neither fish nor fowl, but it was printed in more than 10,000 copies.

Today is New Year's Day. Snow is falling outside. Fang Minghua is sitting in her warm home, reading the Literary Gazette, which contains an essay by the famous critic Bai Ye.

There are two children. The son is playing games in the room, and the daughter is watching the drama version of "Hamlet" with great interest.

Fang Minghua also didn't understand why her daughter was so passionate about drama. Did she want to be a drama actor or director in the future?

No matter what, as long as she likes it.

Song Tangtang sat on the sofa next to Fang Minghua, drinking coffee leisurely and reading a business magazine.

"Minghua, on January 4, which is this Friday, there will be a premiere of Pacific Railroad at the Bell Tower Cinema. You must go."

The predecessor of Bell Tower Cinema was Yinhan Cinema, which was established in 35. After several changes of name and renovation, it was renamed Xijing Bell Tower Cinema in April 1946.

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For many people in Xijing, the Bell Tower Cinema was once known to everyone. Many people watched movies here when they were young!
At that time, it was the most upscale cinema in Xi'an, and many new films were screened here for the first time. Later, it added a luxury small theater, a laser theater, and a video laser loop theater, making it the earliest multifunctional cinema in Xi'an.

However, the economic benefits have been declining in recent years. Some time ago, Shengshi Film and Television negotiated and purchased this cinema for RMB 3000 million, making it the first cinema under Shengshi Film and Television.

"Pacific Railroad" is a film invested by Shengshi Film and Television, directed by Wu Tianmin, and adapted from Fang Minghua's novel "Railway Spikes". Holding its premiere in this cinema has special significance.

"Pacific Railroad" was released in the United States in early December last year. Although it cannot be compared with commercial blockbusters such as "The Lord of the Rings 12: The Fellowship of the Ring" and "Pearl Harbor", the overall release situation is still good, especially in some areas where Chinese people gather. The media film review response is also good. According to this situation, the cost of 1 million US dollars can be recovered, which makes Wu Tianmin feel relieved.

Of course, the domestic box office cannot be ignored, so it was decided that the film would still be released in China, but Fang Minghua was not very optimistic.

The film reflects the construction of railways by Chinese Americans in the 19th century. Except for the coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian provinces, which were once the export areas of Chinese workers, audiences in other places will not be too interested in it.

What's more, the films shot by Wu Tianmin are full of historical weight, which domestic audiences don't like now.

But since my wife has spoken, I still have to go to the platform.

"Don't worry, I will definitely go."

"This film is preparing to compete for the 2002 American Film Institute Awards and the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards," Song Tangtang added.

Although Wu Tianmin's nationality is still Chinese, he is also a member of the American Film Institute! The films he directed have this qualification.

(End of this chapter)