Zhang Yimou told Yu Dong that "Soft Knife" would be sent to three major film festivals for competition, but Yu Dong was not optimistic about the results.
The Venice Film Festival just awarded the Golden Lion to Zhang Yimou for "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" last year. No matter how much they think about it, they will not give Zhang Yimou another Golden Lion this year.
The Cannes Film Festival awarded the Palme d'Or to Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine" in May. It is unlikely that a Chinese film will win the top prize next year.
Not to mention the Berlin Film Festival. The two Golden Bear Awards awarded in February were all for Chinese-language films.
Therefore, if "Soft Knife" is submitted to a film festival, it will most likely only compete for other awards, such as individual awards such as the Silver Bear Award.
In the past two years, there have actually been many excellent films produced in China, including "Ruan Lingyu", "The Wedding Banquet", "Farewell My Concubine", and "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", all of which are rare and good films.
I have to talk about Gong Li again. In the past two years, she has been a real model worker and basically hasn't had much rest.
"Ju Dou", "Raise the Red Lantern", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", "Farewell My Concubine", "Soft Knife", "Tang Bohu Lights Up the Fragrance of Autumn", "Soft Knife" and the yet-to-be-released "Alive",
"Painted Soul" and "The Overlord of Western Chu" are all movies shot in the past few years. On average, close to three movies are shot a year.
In recent years, there has been no actor in China, male or female, who can compete with her in terms of performance.
Of course, in addition to her own efforts, Zhang Yimou also contributed a lot. In recent years, he has made one movie a year, and the heroine is Gong Li.
…
It is also July 10th, so the United States is later than China.
Early that morning, Jeff Gonzalez and Hanes Chris went to Little Bear Bookstore holding a small sign.
Two brands.
The sign on Jeff's hand reads: Always support YU.
The sign on Hearns' hand reads: "Second World" is super good-looking.
At the bottom of both signs, the words "YU Reading Club" are written.
Hanes, who was holding the sign, blushed a little, and started to fall while holding the sign. Jeff on the side raised Hannes' elbow: "Haines, hold on."
The two of them went to buy two copies of "The Second World". After buying the books, they put the brands in their armpits and stood next to the bookshelf to read the books.
To be honest, the beginning of "The Second World" did not surprise Hahns, but made him feel that the story progress was a bit dull.
But as Hans continued to look down, he discovered something different. Although it seemed like just the daily life of a college student, his life was very special, with many things that made people feel novel.
For example, the protagonist went out to buy breakfast in the morning and did not pay cash. He only turned on the camera on his mobile phone and took a picture of something called a "convenience code." This code consists of different numbers of small squares forming different shapes, which is a kind of rapid feedback information.
mark.
For another example, the protagonist can make video calls with friends through a mobile phone.
It seems that everything can be done through mobile phones, such as ordering food, watching TV, hailing a taxi, and buying various tickets.
The world depicted in the book is very prosperous, people's lives are extremely convenient, and the distances between different parts of the world have been infinitely reduced.
Haines gradually became immersed in the world constructed by the author, and the protagonist's ordinary life always made him feel novel.
However, when I read the second half, the style of the book suddenly changed, and some people with special abilities appeared.
"Oh, no, don't do this."
Haines couldn't help shouting, is this book going to develop in a fantasy direction?
Or does YU want to add some biological science elements to this book?
Harnes felt that this was completely unnecessary and would make the book too cluttered with too many elements.
However, if forced to choose one, Haines would choose the latter, biological science elements are always better than fantasy.
With confusion and confusion, Hanes continued to look down.
As the story comes to an end, Hanes discovers something different. It seems that those people with special powers are not what he thought.
It was not until the end, when Harnes saw the real world, that he realized that everything he had seen before was fake, but a virtual world created by the government to paralyze the people.
This virtual world is in the hands of a small group of people. They use these few resources to live a real and prosperous life in the real world, but let others fall into the virtual world.
And those people with special abilities are just because of bugs in the system.
Moreover, this virtual world is also collecting data and doing calculations. The designers put the background before the explosion of technology, and then forcibly accelerated the speed of people's brains in an attempt to deduce a feasible path.
If the final result is still destruction, then the world will restart and calculate again.
In a sense, all people who enter the second world are research subjects participating in the experiment, and their role is only to provide data for the experiment.
However, if it weren't for this purpose, I'm afraid they would have been eliminated long ago.
After watching "The Second World" in one sitting, Hearns finally let out the breath he had been holding for a long time.
It turns out that the focus of this book is not to describe the technology of the near future, but to paint a picture of the end of the world from the perspective of the virtual world.
Hanes laughed. He was indeed YU. He once again conquered himself with his new book.
Turning his head to look at Jeff Gonzalez, who was still reading, Hanes held "Second World" under his arm, raised the sign, and patrolled back and forth in the bookstore.
Many customers were attracted by him and couldn't help but also pay attention to the book "The Second World".
In fact, Hanes and Jeff were not the only ones taking action today. Their reading club has now expanded to eight members.
Four people were unable to come because of something else. The remaining four people were divided into two teams and went to different bookstores to promote. Hanes and Jeff were divided into a pair and were in charge of the Little Bear Bookstore.
Hal, the store manager, had long noticed the movements of Hanes and Jeff, but seeing that they did not affect other customers, he did not take care of them.
During this period, some people saw the words "YU Reading Club" and came to Hans and others for consultation. When they learned that they had organized a reading club, they became interested and wanted to participate.
After this day, the number of members in the YU reading club increased to twelve.
In the evening, four members responsible for publicity met in the rest area of ​​Little Bear Bookstore.
After a day of running around, the faces of the four of them were covered with exhaustion, but apart from being tired, they were also happy.
"The situation at Times Bookstore is very good. When we came over, the bookshelf of "The Second World" was basically sold out. In fact, we didn't need to do any publicity at all. Many people came here specifically for "The Second World" today.
"The world's most advanced bookstore." The member in charge of Times Bookstore briefly reported today's situation.
Jeff nodded: "This shows that Bantam's recent publicity has been very successful. In fact, I also know that there is very little we can do. My purpose is not to promote "The Second World", but to want more
Readers know about our book club. We need to grow quickly. Only after we grow can we be effective and help."
One of them wondered: "Then why not make the reading club bigger? It will be easier for readers to see."
"This is not possible. We still need to highlight YU's works. Only in this way can we show our sincerity and let other readers trust us. And this is also the original intention of our book club, isn't it?" Hanes said.
Jeff smiled and said: "There is one more thing we should discuss, that is, the name of our book club cannot just be called YU Book Club. There will definitely be other YU book clubs in the future, and it is impossible for everyone to call it this
name."
After hearing Jeff's words, everyone else nodded, this matter should indeed be considered.
When it comes to choosing a name, everyone is very excited and wants to come up with something special.
It's just that you and I have been discussing it word by word for a long time, but there is no name that satisfies everyone.
Hanes thought for a while and then said: "What do you think of the name of the book club, Y.U Umbrella?"
"YU Umbrella?" Jeff repeated, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "What a good name. Umbrella is a company in "Resident Evil", and we got together because of this book. In addition, umbrellas have a kind of protection.
the meaning of."
The other two people also nodded, "It's really good."
"Well, from today on, our reading club will have an official name, and it will be called YU Umbrella."
…
Yu Dong, who was far away in China, didn't know that he had an extra umbrella in the United States. He was on his way to Yanjing at this time.
The main purpose of this trip was to go to "Contemporary" magazine to discuss the publication of "To the West". In addition, he was also going to meet friends in Yanjing.
He only informed Yu Hua in advance about going to Yanjing.
But after leaving the train station, Yu Dong found that Mo Yan had followed Yu Hua.
After not seeing each other for more than a year, Mo Yan seemed to have gained some weight, and his eyes, which were originally small, were squeezed out by the extra flesh on his face and there was no room to place them.
Mo Yan smiled and patted Yu Dong's arm, "I feel like you've lost weight."
"Do you know the theory of relativity?" Yu Dong smiled.
"I know, why are you talking about this?"
"Because it's not that I've lost weight, but that you've gained weight. Because you've gained weight, that's why I feel that I've become thinner without losing weight."
Mo Yan curled his lips and looked at Yu Hua who was standing aside, "Has this guy always wanted to be beaten like this?"
"Occasionally." Yu Hua smiled and took the bag Yu Dong was carrying, "I have arranged your accommodation for you. Should we eat first or go to the hotel first?"
"Let's go to the hotel first."
Hearing Yu Dong's answer, Yu Hua blinked and looked at Mo Yan, who reluctantly took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to Yu Hua.
"I accepted it." Yu Hua smiled and stuffed the cigarette into his pocket.
Yu Dong was confused and asked: "What's going on?"
"Haha, before you came, I made a bet with him on whether you would go to dinner or the hotel first. Now I won." After explaining to Yu Dong, Yu Hua patted Mo Yan on the shoulder and said, "Yu Dong
He's such a picky guy. After riding in the car for so long in the summer, it would be strange if he didn't go to the hotel to take a shower first."
Yu Dong looked at these two people speechlessly. They could gamble a pack of cigarettes on this matter, but they were so idle.
…
After Yu Dong took a shower, the three of them went to the hotel. When Yu Hua asked if he wanted to drink some wine, Mo Yan shook his head repeatedly, "When I hear the word wine now, my head hurts."
"The stomachache is still not gone?" Yu Dong asked.
The last time I saw Mo Yan, he said he had a stomachache and couldn't drink much.
"It's a stomachache, didn't he say, it's a headache." Yu Hua said with a smile, "Last month his novel "Wine Country" went on sale, and there was no movement at all in the market. It was first printed with 9,000 copies, and sold out
As of now, I estimate there are more than 8,000 left."
Yu Hua's statement is an exaggeration, but it also shows that "Wine Country" did not sell well.
In fact, the fact that it didn't sell well was secondary. The main reason was that it didn't arouse much response. There were not many readers, and the critics didn't make any move. Once the book was published, it was as if it hadn't been published.
For this reason, Mo Yan was very shocked. He clearly felt that his "Wine Country" was well written and better than his previous works. Before the book was published, the blood all over his body was warm. After the book was published, it was filled with a pot of
Another basin of cold water poured over my heart.
Mo Yan has actually been signed by Jimmy, but "Wine Country" was already negotiated by Mo Yan before signing the contract, so Jimmy didn't pay attention to it.
Otherwise, the book would not be in such bad condition.
Yu Dong and Yu Hua couldn't say anything about this, so they just offered a few words of comfort. Mo Yan felt uncomfortable, but he didn't show it too much. After all, they finally got together today, so it was hard to spoil the fun.
After lunch, the three of them went to find Shi Tiesheng again.
Shi Tiesheng was still sitting under the big cypress tree in the southeast corner of Ditan Park and reading, just like when Yu Dong first met him.
The three of them walked towards Shi Tiesheng. He heard the noise and turned around with the help of the wheel.
Seeing Yu Dong and the others, Shi Tiesheng said with a smile: "You can tell it's the three of you just by the sound of footsteps."
"That's really amazing."
Yu Dong shook hands with Shi Tiesheng, and then the three of them found a place to sit on the stone steps opposite.
Yu Hua smiled and took out an unopened pack of cigarettes from his pocket, opened it, and gave one to Mo Yan and Shi Tiesheng.
Mo Yan looked at the cigarette box with deep resentment in his eyes. This pack of cigarettes was the one he lost to Yu Hua before.
"I heard that you came here this time because you want to publish a long article in "Contemporary"?" Shi Tiesheng put down the cigarette that Yu Hua gave him, relit the half-smoked cigarette, and asked Yu Dong.
Yu Dong nodded: "Yes, the manuscript has been given to them in advance. There are some details to discuss when I come here."
"This is a good thing." Shi Tiesheng said with a smile, "You are young and in good health, so you should write more long stories. Like me now, there is no way to support long stories. Writing essays is okay, sometimes for a short story
Novel also requires racking one’s brains and taking some rest after writing.”
"No novel is that good. I think your "Life is Like a Piano String" is worth five novels, and your "Me and the Temple of Earth" is worth ten novels. You just don't want to write, if you want to
Writing is not difficult." Yu Hua smoked his cigarette and said.
Chapter completed!