1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 330 Seahorse Idea King

The Shanghai Animation Film Festival came to a successful conclusion, and Xia Tian also made friends with many young employees and painters from Shanghai Animation Film Studio in Shanghai.

On the one hand, these people admired Xia Tian, ​​a cultural figure who could make a lot of money. On the other hand, they also heard that Xia Tian had found seven or eight college students in Yanjing to color and draw the background for the "Journey to the West" comics...

I was paid per sheet, and within a month, I was paid 700 or 800 yuan! I don’t know how envious I was!

We can do this job too! We only need 500~
Rolled up~
Xia Tian was still puzzled: "It's just such a small matter, and you all know about it in the Magic City?"

Xia Tian: Oh my goodness, I'm afraid the news of my comic book "ghostwriting" is going to leak out~
As a result, people said that the domestic comics and animation circle is too small, not to mention the hot events in the industry in the two largest cities of Yanjing and Magic City.

The day after the students who helped out in the summer were paid their "salary", their teacher found out about it.

Then, in less than a week, everyone in Shanghai knew about it.

That was a shock!

Is this how you give money?!
At present, there is nothing Xia can do about their situation. They can only wait until the marketization is fully realized.

At that time, maybe something can be done.

……

Xia Tian didn’t go back to Yanjing alone this time.

Osamu Tezuka and his wife also took this opportunity to visit Yanjing.

Xia Tian is half the host, and since we get along well, he has to take care of us a little.

As a result, before I returned that day, just after I arranged accommodation for the Tezuka couple, Fangyan found my home.

"You're finally back!" He sat down on the sofa and crossed his legs.

Xia Tian saw that he was smiling playfully and felt that something bad was going on: "Boy, is there something wrong with you?"

He was still not happy: "Can't I find you if I have nothing to do?"

"It would be great if everything is alright."

As they were talking, Milan brought over the freshly brewed tea and said, "Fangyan is looking for you, probably because of that creative thing."

Xia Tian didn't quite understand, "What creation?"

"Hehe!" Fangyan laughed, "Milan, you are well-informed!"

Milan inexplicably has prestige among this group of children from the compound.

Fang Yan explained to Xia Tian: "This is what happened... I was revising a script at the guesthouse of Yanying Studio. I had nothing better to do and got together with a few screenwriters to chat, and suddenly I had an idea!"

"I plan to gather some friends in the literary world and organize a creative center to pool ideas, work together, and write some scripts. The main thing is that everyone can get together when they are free and have fun together~"

You know what, this is a good idea.

Probably the author's QQ group or something like that~
This should be the prototype of the later formation of the Beijing circle.

Speaking of which, dialects have really been in the spotlight this year.

"The Troublemakers", "Reincarnation", "Half Flame, Half Sea", and "Big Breath", four works were adapted into the screen at the same time!

Even now the literary, film and critic circles unanimously call 88 the "Year of Dialect"!
These four films adapted from dialect novels have all received good responses when they were released.

He now boasted to Xia Tian with a proud look on his face: "Chinese movies, bro, now it's smooth sailing~"

Fangyan was so happy: How many years have passed? Finally I can hold my head high!
In fact, there are many people who want to adapt Xia Tian’s works, but the things he wrote are difficult to film now!

These dialects are themes of the times and can be made into movies with a low budget.

And those in summer are either ancient costumes, history, or war, what would that cost!

At that time, the major film studios had no profit from making movies. They all had a planned task, making a certain number of films, and then purchasing and selling them in a unified manner.

The money was allocated by the higher authorities, and the movies were “bought” by the higher authorities. At most, they could sell a few more copies of the movie. Even if the movie was a big hit nationwide, they only earned fame, not much more money.

This is also the reason why many directors in this period pursue art - he can't pursue business! It has nothing to do with him!
Therefore, all film studios are generally very cautious about making big-budget movies and generally will not shoot them.

For example, the film version of "Dream of Red Mansions" produced by Beijing Film Academy has not been released yet. I guess the leaders of the factory are regretting it now!
Besides, even if they asked someone to sound out the matter, Xia Tian wouldn't agree!

Those things are not what we should shoot now. We'll talk about them later!

Back to Fangyan, he is in high spirits now, and just wants to get his childhood friends together, do some serious work, and have some fun at the same time.

So, I came here to persuade Xia Tian.

After all, in the Yenching literary circle, it would be unacceptable if the younger generation was missing Xia Tian.

In my circle of friends, if others don’t participate when they hear about Xia Tian, ​​why should I join in?

So until now, Fang Yan has not only talked to Ma Dudu, Feng Kuzi and a few other close friends, but has also been waiting for Xia Tian to come back to discuss it. "Okay! It's rare that you have this idea, I will definitely support it."

Xiatian poured a cup of tea for Fangyan and looked out the window while holding the cup - it was mid-November, the weather had turned cold, and there were only a few leaves left on the fruit trees in the yard.

Fang Yan looked at Xia Tian, ​​"You said you agreed, but why are you so sad? Is it that serious?!"

Xia Tian waved his hand and drank the tea. "It has nothing to do with you. I just feel that time flies by so fast... I want to buy osmanthus flowers and carry them with wine, but it doesn't feel like the time when I was young."

"Fuck! What the hell are you doing? You're acting like an old man. I'm leaving now. I don't want you to infect me with my sadness!"

Fangyan drank the tea in one gulp, put down the teacup, and stood up to leave - if he walked too slowly, he was afraid that Xia Tian would grab him and punch him twice!
Seven or eight years ago, if they repeatedly used foul language in front of Xia Tian, ​​they would be taught a lesson by the Iron Fist of Justice.
At that time, it was hard to find an excuse to beat someone up in the summer.
……

With Xia Tian's support, Fang Yan became very confident and started to "invite heroes" among his friends!
What about Feng Kuazi - now he has made a name for himself in the TV Drama Art Center, Wang Ruohai - this guy has joined the Zuo Xie because of "Plainclothes Police", Ma Dudu - his main job is a writer and editor, and his secondary job is a folk collector...

Moreover, friends have friends, and everyone invited their friends to come and introduce each other, and many people in the industry came.

Xia Tian also joined with Dachun, Shi Tiesheng, Yu Hua, Zhao Baogang and Ge You. Although Dachun, Zhao Baogang and Ge You are not writers, they are also film and television practitioners, so it is not a big problem.

Later on, there were people like Mo Yan, Su Tong, Liu Zhenyun... From writers to screenwriters, to film and television practitioners, there were probably more than 30 of them!

Most of them are from Yanjing, there are also some from other places working in Yanjing, and there are also people from other places but with good relationships.

This seems to have a lot more people than in the original time and space, and the time should also be advanced.

Just after the Tezuka couple left in the summer, Fangyan and his team announced the establishment of the "Seahorse Creative Center"!

Before leaving, Osamu Tezuka gave Xia Tian a "Summer Portrait" as a gift, expressing his sincere gratitude for Xia Tian's care and companionship over the past few days.

The two of them also had a very comfortable communication about anime, and they felt like close friends regardless of age.

He also agreed to invite Xia Tian to visit Japan in the future.

Xia Tian came back from the airport and pedaled his bike hard to the meeting place, Kunlun Hotel.

They were all drinking there, and even invited Fang Xiaoyan to be interviewed.

Before I took off my coat, I heard someone talking in dialect: "Why is it named Seahorse Creative Center? That's because the whole body of the seahorse can be used as medicine, which has the effects of strengthening yang, fitness, inducing labor, relieving pain, and strengthening the heart..."

Xia Tian hung his coat on the hanger, thanked Pants, sat on the chair he pulled out, and said, "Don't listen to him! Because seahorses are male and have children, we, a group of grown men, have gathered together to form the Seahorse Center~"

"Tsk!" Fang Yan curled his lips, "Now that you put it like that, it loses all its class!"

Well, he learned the word "bige" from Xia Tian, ​​and now it has become a catchphrase!

It’s called a creative center, but how can a bunch of grown men get together without eating, drinking and having fun?
They are all a group of people who are not short of money and are sultry in their hearts. They are also writers and film and television practitioners~
However, there is no rush to create this thing.

According to the rules, when three men get together, an Idea King will be automatically refreshed.

Among these thirty or so people now, who is not a king of ideas?

It won't take long before you eat and evolve into an idea king~
As soon as Xia Tian sat down, Wang Ruohai asked for the food to be served and the waiter started serving.

Feng Kuazi was rubbing his hands in preparation, and Dachun was also eyeing him eagerly.

Although Wang Ruohai is now the general manager of Kunlun Hotel, many of his friends come here to get free stuff.

But aren't they busy with work and don't have the opportunity? Now is the opportunity!
Eat! I eat eat eat eat!

Fangyan poured Xia Tian a glass of beer while holding a cigarette in his mouth and complained to him: "I've advised you to buy a car a long time ago. You have plenty of money. My goodness, it must be 17 or 18 kilometers to pedal from the airport to here. We don't know if you are tired or not, and we almost let you starve to death!"

Xia Tian nodded: "It's time to think about it."

Pants slapped his thigh and said, "That's right! If you don't buy a car while making money, it's the same as not making any money!" It was as if he was going to buy a car!
Pants: I can rub it.
Xia Tian glanced at him and said, "You'd better hurry up and buy a house. I tell you, after the Asian Games, the house prices in Yanjing will probably go up, and then you won't have enough money. If you are short of money, I'll give it to you first."

Although the pants are indeed a bit vulgar and mean at times, but we have been friends for so many years, so please be tolerant.

For such a big matter, we should help if we can.

Ge You, who was silent but had already started to lose his hair, thought thoughtfully when he heard this: I have saved 20,000 yuan in the past two years, why not buy a house first!

Then everyone started discussing housing prices, distribution and the like.

That's really endless inspiration!

Before they even finished their meal, some of them wanted to write a story about housing allocation!
And the themes are different. Some want to write about the story caused by the housing allocation in the factory.

Some want to write about a family’s daily life related to the house.

Some are centered around an old house, describing the changes of several families living in it over the past few decades...

Just say it, if there are a lot of idea kings, someone will definitely evolve.

(End of this chapter)