1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 9 Let the Bullets Fly a Little Longer
"Are you really Fusheng, the author of 'Bullfighting'?"

"Replace it if it's fake!"

When Chen Fusheng left Jiangcheng by train with his family, and even reunited with two female readers on the train, he was unaware that his novel had successfully helped the first issue of "Fangcao" magazine achieve high sales in Hubei's book market.

The first batch of 50,000 copies released by the magazine has already sold out, and as word-of-mouth spreads, orders from major bookstores are steadily increasing.

Even orders from outside the province have started coming in.

Judging from the current trend, the magazine has achieved a very impressive start after changing its name to "Fangcao". It is foreseeable that the sales of the first issue will be very impressive.

However, there is a problem now. The magazine did not expect this issue to sell so well, so they did not prepare much inventory in advance. This may cause the supply speed to be unable to keep up with the ordering speed of major bookstores.

Of course, this is a happy problem, and any magazine in the country would be happy to see it happen.

On the other hand, even the best wine needs advertising.

But why is it that this issue of "Fangcao" has just changed its name and features a novel by a newcomer like Chen Fusheng, yet it has achieved such brilliant results in just a few days?

There are three reasons.

The first point is that the magazine's publicity was very effective.

For example, many Hubei print media outlets have reported on this in the past two days.

For example, the magazine also invited many celebrities to help "advertise". A number of well-known writers and poets from Hubei, such as Yao Xuegen, the author of "Li Zicheng", Xu Chi, the author of "Goldbach's Conjecture", Zeng Zhuo, a famous poet, and Liu Fudao, who just joined the Writers Association last year, all stood up to cheer for "Fangcao" or "Dou Niu".

The key to the second point lies in one sentence: "To forge iron, one must be strong oneself."

In fact, this issue of "Fangcao" magazine not only features Chen Fusheng's "Bullfighting," but also several other selected works, all of which are of high quality.

That is why there is a third point, namely, word of mouth among readers.

These three factors combined have led to the first issue of "Fangcao" magazine selling very well in Hubei's book market.

As for whether this issue of "Fangcao" magazine can continue to sell well after leaving the province, and whether Chen Fusheng's novel "Dou Niu" adapted from the movie of the same name can help him become famous nationwide, it's really hard to say now, because there are too many influencing factors. Good quality does not necessarily make it a hit, so we still need to wait and see.

Han Sanping is from Sichuan Province. He was born in Wangcang County in 1953 into a family of cadres.

At just 27 years old, he is already the assistant director and director of the art center at the Emei Film Studio in Sichuan.

As a young cadre in the factory, Han Sanping had just been sent to Beijing for three months of further study.

These three months have allowed Han Sanping to personally experience the country's determination to reform.

Although the reforms haven't yet hit film studios, and the government's support for film has been increasing year by year, Han Sanping isn't optimistic about the future of film studios.

Because he knew very well that film studios, like other sunset-age industries, had too many problems and would need reform sooner or later.

Han Sanping also supports reform, but at the same time he is also very clear that a factory with thousands of employees involves countless families, and any change in one part would have far-reaching consequences. If reform is to be carried out, there will definitely be many difficulties.

"Sigh, I'm just a small art center director, barely a mid-level manager in the factory. If there really is to be reform, it's not my turn. Why worry about so much?"

Historically, Han Sanping was a relatively radical reformer. After returning from his studies at the Beijing Film Academy in 1984, when almost all film studios across the country were tightening their belts, he was able to bring in investment for directors at Emei Film Studio, and even helped Emei Film Studio earn an average of 400 million yuan per year.

So after only a few years, he was promoted to deputy director, a position at the deputy division level. In 1994, he was promoted even further and transferred to Beijing to take over the Beijing Film Studio, which was once ranked number one.

After the turn of the millennium, the studio model of film production was rendered obsolete by the times, but Han Sanping was not eliminated. Instead, he transformed himself into the head of China Film Group. Of course, one's duties are dictated by their position.

Han Sanping currently has limited power, so he doesn't yet have the grand ambitions he later had.

At most, they may disapprove of some of the current problems with film studios, but they know that the country's future reforms will definitely focus on this industry.

That's it!

"Passengers, the next stop is Jiangcheng Station. Passengers who are getting off at Jiangcheng Station can prepare to disembark."

After his thoughts were interrupted by the announcement in the carriage, Han Sanping, though not getting off in Jiangcheng, was still quite curious about this historic city with its many legendary stories and rich cultural heritage, the birthplace of the Xinhai Revolution.

If he weren't in a hurry to get back and had a lot of work to do, he would have really liked to get off the bus and go sightseeing.

The train came to a complete stop shortly after the announcement ended.

A middle-aged passenger who had been sitting opposite Han Sanping got off at this stop, but soon a female passenger boarded and filled the empty seat opposite him.

Han Sanping noticed that the other person was holding a magazine. He had good eyesight and, in just a fleeting glance, he could clearly see the two large characters printed on the cover of the magazine—"Fangcao".

This was a magazine he had never heard of before, but the boredom of the train journey piqued his curiosity about this magazine called "Fangcao".

Han Sanping was good at socializing, and since people in this era didn't have cell phones to distract them, they were all quite enthusiastic. So he quickly learned from the woman who came up at Jiangcheng Station that "Fangcao" was the previous "Jiangcheng Literature and Art".

"I know Jiangcheng Literature and Art, it's a well-known magazine from Hubei that's famous throughout the country. I didn't expect it to change its name so suddenly. But Fangcao sounds pretty good too. It seems they're not satisfied with just developing within the province and want to promote it nationwide."

"Comrade, you have great insight. You can tell at a glance that the name change of 'Jiangcheng Literature' to 'Fangcao' was to promote it nationwide."

"So, after the name change, what good articles are in this issue of the magazine?" Han Sanping asked curiously.

“You really know your stuff. This issue is far superior to the previous ones, especially the novel ‘Bullfight’ on the front page. It’s so vivid and moving.” The woman had clearly read the issue and was willing to share. She saw curiosity in Han Sanping’s eyes and handed him the magazine. “Comrade, would you like to take a look?”

"Thank you!"

Han Sanping didn't stand on ceremony with the other party, thanked them, and took the magazine.

What the other party said was true; this magazine was indeed the previous "Jiangcheng Literature and Art," as stated on the cover.

Before long, Han Sanping looked expectantly at the front page of this issue of the magazine, at the novel "Bullfighting".

Because "Cow" was adapted by Chen Fusheng from a movie, it inevitably retains some traces of the movie.

To the average reader, this is naturally not noticeable. Even if they feel that some plot changes are similar to the style of the movie, they would not think in that direction.

However, professional directors will be able to sensitively capture these 'cinematic traces'. Of course, they may not be able to think of the truth, but they will subconsciously feel that this novel is very suitable for adaptation into a movie.

Han Sanping has this feeling right now while reading "Bullfighting".

And he ultimately suffered from being too young and inexperienced, thinking that only he could have this kind of resonance.

After finishing the novel, his eyes lit up, and he felt like he had struck gold.

"This story is fantastic! Most importantly, reading the novel felt like watching a movie. And since I'm planning to apply to direct a film when I get back, maybe this is fate!"

(End of this chapter)