Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 351: Five Groups
"Popular Movies" is a film magazine sponsored by the China Film Association and can be regarded as the most authoritative magazine in my country's film industry.

The magazine is loved by many movie lovers, with sales of millions of copies per issue. At its peak, it achieved a terrifying sales volume of 900 million copies per issue.

"The 'Xu Lingjun Years' of Chinese Cinema" was not Li Tuo's first article published in Popular Cinema, but it was the first article he published in the magazine that caused a huge response.

After the article was published in the magazine, it quickly gained recognition from the majority of moviegoers and enthusiastic readers, and sparked heated discussions among these groups.

Not only among readers and audiences, but also many people in the film industry find the concept of "Xu Lingjunnian" proposed by Li Tuo very novel and quite recognize it, and most of them are screenwriters in the film industry.

Film studios like Yanying Studio send college students to their literature departments every year. When veteran screenwriters and directors meet these newcomers, there are two questions they ask most often.

One is to ask: "Whose child is it?"

These days the film industry is almost entirely made up of young people from other industries, and colleagues, young and old, are often addressed as uncle or aunt instead of official titles or teachers.

The second question is: "What are college students doing in the literature department? It's a complete waste of life!"

Therefore, the status of screenwriters is high at this time, but no matter how high you are, you cannot beat the director. The scripts you write with great effort are all famous, but as a screenwriter you will remain unknown throughout your life.

People often say "the foundation of a play", but they hear it more often as slogans.

The reality is that if a movie turns out bad it’s because the script is poorly written, and if it’s good all the credit goes to the director and actors.

On this point, the literary and art circles have been very unified for decades.

So even now, screenwriters in the film industry have many complaints about their profession.

Li Tuo published an article praising Lin Chaoyang and came up with the term "Xu Lingjun's age". If the habit of intellectuals looking down on each other is followed, the film industry will inevitably be in chaos, with people praising and criticizing each other, and Lin Chaoyang, an amateur screenwriter, will be pulled out for a thorough study and criticism.

But the timing of his publication of this article was particularly good. "The Garland under the Mountain" was in full swing, receiving rave reviews and touching hundreds of millions of viewers.

The movie script is really well written and no one can find fault with it.

In addition, there were "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" and "The Last Emperor". Within just three months, three movies were released, and all of their scripts were outstanding.

Looking at the Chinese film industry, no screenwriter dares to say that he can write better than Lin Chaoyang.

With his achievements and strengths at hand, as professionals, the screenwriters at the studio are all convinced of Lin Chaoyang's level.

Not only that, many of these screenwriters have studied Lin Chaoyang's scripts as reference books, and they feel that Lin Chaoyang is indeed very skilled in drama creation.

The professionals who were most qualified to speak were all convinced, so it was natural for others to express any objections. As the word spread, everyone gradually felt that the statement "Xu Lingjunnian" was not an exaggeration.

Who can blame them for making movies based on their scripts so popular?
The sensation caused by the release of "The Garland under the Mountain" led to the popularity of the saying "Xu Lingjun's Year". Coupled with the powerful dissemination effect of "Popular Movies", this saying quickly spread in the film industry and among the audience in a short period of time, and also brought Lin Chaoyang great fame in the film industry.

Before New Year's Day, Lin Chaoyang received a bonus of 3000 yuan from the Shanghai Film Studio. He had received a bonus after the great success of "The Shepherd" last year, so it was expected that he would receive another bonus this time, but the amount did surprise him.

A bonus of 3000 yuan may not be a big deal for Lin Chaoyang, but for any organization or individual in this era, it is not a small sum of money.

Xie Jin said that he also won a bonus of 3000 yuan, so this time the Shanghai Film Studio must at least give out a bonus of or yuan. Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but sigh at Xu Sangchu's generosity.

All in all, this bonus is his third large income this month.

The first income was the royalties for the copies of "Little Shoes" and "Wreaths under the Mountain" paid to him by Huacheng Publishing House, totaling 2238.6 yuan.

The two novels were republished, and in three months, "The Little Shoes" sold more than 2 copies, while "The Garland under the Mountain" was much more popular, selling 28 copies.

The movie was released this month and sales have skyrocketed. According to Li Shifei, three days after the movie was released, the stocks in bookstores across the country were sold out. Now the publishing house has been printing more copies, but the royalties from these sales will not be settled until several months later.

The second income was the royalties for "The Death of Van Gogh" remitted to him by Ming Pao Publishing House in Hong Kong. Within half a year of publication, the Ming Pao Publishing House's edition of "The Death of Van Gogh" sold more than 1 copies in Hong Kong, bringing Lin Chaoyang a royalty income of HK$7.

This is also Lin Chaoyang's largest income this year, equivalent to RMB 2.67.

Lin Chaoyang still kept 10% of the foreign exchange for himself, and he could not spend all the remittance vouchers earned from foreign exchange.

A careful calculation shows that in 83, Lin Chaoyang's income from royalties and writing fees exceeded 8 yuan, which is absolutely unique in today's literary world.

Even those who go into business or become corrupt officials, most of them don't earn as much as he does. The key is that Lin Chaoyang makes his money cleanly and decently.

When the payment slip from Shanghai Film Studio arrived, Du Feng was visiting Lin Chaoyang's home. While the two were chatting, Lin Chaoyang earned 3000 yuan, which made him full of envy.

"Brother-in-law, it's better for you to be a writer. You can earn more money, be respectable and be respected.

Unlike us who do business, our own family members look down on us.”

In addition to envy for Lin Chaoyang, Du Feng's words also contained a hint of self-pity. During the Iron Fist Operation some time ago, he took the initiative to stop his business, and was lectured by his father Du Ruolin almost every day. Those who didn't know him would think that he was doing evil things outside.

"We make money from writing, how can it compare to your business? When your business grows bigger and bigger, you will not care about this little money anymore." Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

"You have money but no respect!"

Lin Chaoyang laughed and scolded: "You are so hypocritical! Why didn't you talk about respect when you had no money? Don't worry, the social status of businessmen will get higher and higher in the future." The two chatted for a while, and Du Feng said: "Brother-in-law, let's go, it's almost time."

"it is good."

Du Feng came to Lin Chaoyang's house today on behalf of Du Ruolin to invite Du Ruolin to go to the sea.

There was a meeting going on recently and many local military leaders in the country gathered in Yanjing.

After the meeting, General Zhang, the leader of the Kunming Military Region, expressed his desire to watch "The Garland under the Mountain", so a screening was organized and many leaders attending the meeting were invited to watch the movie together tonight.

At the same time, the film's main screenwriter Lin Chaoyang and male lead Tang Guoqiang, who are in Beijing, were also invited.

After arriving at the sea, Lin Chaoyang was led by the staff directly to the room next to the screening room to rest. There were still more than ten minutes before the movie started. Not long after he entered the room, Tang Guoqiang also came.

"Teacher Chaoyang!" Seeing Lin Chaoyang, Tang Guoqiang stepped forward and shook his hand enthusiastically, "Finally seeing you again!"

When "The Garland under the Mountain" was being prepared, Liu Xiaoqing brought Tang Guoqiang to Lin Chaoyang for help. Tang Guoqiang had already given up hope, but he didn't expect that he would really become the leading actor with the help of Lin Chaoyang.

In the past two years, he was called a cream boy, and he tried his best to change his screen image and play a passionate man.

Zhao Mengsheng in the novel was a spoiled child who was afraid of death. After going through life and death experiences, he finally became a tough man with iron will.

Somehow, this role seemed tailor-made for Tang Guoqiang.

Now that the movie is released, Tang Guoqiang's performance in the movie has conquered all the audiences. The "creamy boy" who was ridiculed by the film industry and the audiences back then has been reborn from the ashes and become a tough guy who is not afraid of sacrifice.

"From today on, if anyone says that I am afraid of death, we will fight with swords. Who is the hero and who is the coward? We will see the truth on the battlefield."

This is Zhao Mengsheng's line in the movie, and it is also what Tang Guoqiang wants to tell the audience and film critics through the character's mouth.

I, Tang Guoqiang, am not a pretty boy, I am a serious actor!
The success of "The Garland under the Mountain" has brought too many influences. As the male lead, Tang Guoqiang is undoubtedly one of the biggest beneficiaries. His screen image has been completely reversed since then.

Therefore, he was full of gratitude to Lin Chaoyang, and regarded Lin Chaoyang as a mentor in his heart.

Tang Guoqiang had just chatted with Lin Chaoyang for a while when a series of leaders came into the room and exchanged a few simple greetings with Lin Chaoyang. Lin Chaoyang saw Du Ruolin in the crowd and nodded in understanding.

The movie was about to be shown, and a group of people came to the screening room and spent more than two hours on a journey of light and shadow together.

After the screening, General Zhang of the Kunming Military Region stood up with red eyes, walked to Lin Chaoyang and held his hand tightly.

"Comrade Chaoyang, thank you! Thank you..."

The old general choked up, his eyes seemed to have thousands of words to say, but when they came to his lips, they all turned into a word of thanks.

The troops he is in charge of are on the front line, and he can empathize with everything described in the movie.

After shaking hands with Lin Chaoyang, General Zhang shook hands with Tang Guoqiang. "I didn't expect that a weak boy like you could really act like a hero and bring honor to our commander!"

Tang Guoqiang is an actor from the Bayi Film Studio. He stood at attention and raised his hand to salute General Zhang, "Thank you for your encouragement, Commander!"

General Zhang nodded.

Except for General Zhang, all those present today are senior generals of our army. The third-ranked leader of the military also had tears in his eyes after watching the movie, and he took Lin Chaoyang's hand and gave him instructions.

"Comrade Chaoyang, you should write more works like "The Wreath under the Mountain". Such good works and films are of great significance in educating our soldiers and civilians on patriotism and revolutionary heroism.

Back then, Americans said that Qian Xuesen alone could be worth five divisions. Your work may not be worth five divisions, but it can certainly be worth five regiments!"

When Leader No. 3 said this, even though it was a joke, the leaders present felt how much he valued Lin Chaoyang and "The Garland under the Mountain".

Du Ruolin knew that Lin Chaoyang was not interested in the field of military literature. The No. 3 leader might have said this with good intentions, but it could easily lead to flattery.

"Chief of Staff, a classic like The Wreath at the Foot of the Mountain is a natural masterpiece. I don't think even a talented young man like Kobayashi can write a second one."

Leader No. 3 glanced at Du Ruolin with a meaningful look in his eyes, "Old Du, you don't think I don't know what your relationship with Comrade Chaoyang is, do you? Why? Are you afraid that I'll praise him too much and he'll fall?"

Du Ruolin's thoughts were exposed by the No. 3 leader, and he smiled calmly, "No, it's a blessing for him that you value him."

Leader No. 3 said, "Come on, don't try that. I'm afraid your precious nephew-in-law will become a figure like Lu, Guo, and Mao in the future. Our army is not lucky enough to recruit such a great talent!"

Leader No. 3's words contained both regret and praise, but the evaluation was indeed too high, and Lin Chaoyang quickly made a few humble remarks.

Tang Guoqiang listened for a long time before he understood. He didn't expect that Teacher Chaoyang had such a family background.

He watched Lin Chaoyang chatting and laughing with several leaders, his eyes full of envy.

(End of this chapter)