After arriving at the auditorium, I was finally able to move my feet.
However, the auditorium is used for events after all, and its reception function is relatively poor. It is difficult to arrange tea or anything else.
Fortunately, Ruan Xiaohu, Qu Aiguo and the others were there to help with the work, and Li Yu and the others took the initiative to ask for help, so they were able to cope with the situation.
In the past, these people came here just to see Yu Dong or Yu Hua. Now that there were so many people, it was impossible for everyone to talk to Yu Dong, so they began to actively expand their social circles and find people to get to know.
Everyone was in a group of a few or a dozen people, and Yu Dong was walking back and forth among the groups.
Zhang Yimou was very interested in Giuseppe and had been looking for an opportunity to talk to Giuseppe. After arriving at the auditorium, he finally found the opportunity.
"Hello, Mr. Giuseppe, I am Zhang Yimou."
After Rossi translated Zhang Yimou's words to Giuseppe, Giuseppe smiled and shook hands with Zhang Yimou: "Hello."
"Mr. Tornadore, this Mr. Zhang Yimou is a very famous director in China. His previous films "Red Sorghum" and "To Live" performed well at the film festival."
Giuseppe suddenly said, "It turns out he is the director of "Red Sorghum". I have seen this movie and it is very amazing."
Speaking of which, Zhang Yimou is Giuseppe's senior.
When "Red Sorghum" won the Golden Bear, "Cinema Paradiso" had not yet been released. At that time, Giuseppe was still an unknown person, while Zhang Yimou was already a new director who had entered the international market.
However, after "Cinema Paradiso" came out, Giuseppe quickly became famous.
Faced with Giuseppe's compliment, Zhang Yimou smiled and then asked: "Has Mr. Giuseppe ever cooperated with Deep Space Company before?"
"No, but there will be one soon. I collaborated with YU on a script." Giuseppe smiled.
Zhang Yimou nodded. The matter was pretty much what he had guessed. As for what the script was, he didn't ask again. He and Giuseppe had just met, so it was difficult to ask about such a private matter. If he wanted to know, he could only wait until he asked Yu Dong later.
The two were chatting here. Yu Dong, who was not far away, glanced here and was about to come over. Li Xiaolin waved to him, "Yu Dong, here."
Yu Dong could only smile and walk towards Li Xiaolin and the others.
In addition to those from the Shanghai Writers Association, there are also Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu. As soon as Yu Dong arrived, Cheng Yongxing said with a smile, "I have some good news for you."
"What good news?"
"The selection for the Short Story Award will begin next year. It is said that works from 1995 and 1996 will be judged. Your short stories are all included in the selection."
"It is indeed good news." Yu Dong nodded, "But are you talking about the next year of the lunar calendar or the solar calendar?"
"In the Gregorian calendar, the selection will start in 1997, and there is still one year left."
Li Xiaolin said on the side, "Don't think that you have slacked off in the selection of your previous articles. You still have to work hard this year. And our news may not be accurate. Don't let the awards be postponed by then, and those articles of yours will not be used."
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"I understand." Yu Dong smiled. The news this time is probably correct. He knows this matter better than Li Xiaolin and others.
However, this kind of inside information is actually a kind of cheating.
Writers without inside information may not write too many short stories, but those with inside information must write some no matter what, just to compete for awards.
Whether you can win an award depends on the quality of your work, but to a certain extent, quantity can also improve quality. Even if it doesn't improve quality, it can still enhance your sense of presence.
But now it seems that this news will no longer be an inside story soon. If Li Xiaolin can tell it on such an occasion, more and more people will definitely know about it later.
Yu Dong chatted with Li Xiaolin and the others for a while, made an appointment to visit Balao next year, and then turned and walked towards Giuseppe and the others.
Before he took two steps, he was blocked by two broad figures.
It's Joe Schumacher and Romero. Both of these guys are over 1.9 meters tall, especially Romero, who is close to 2 meters tall.
With these two people standing in front of me, I felt quite oppressive.
"Hi Joe Romero."
Yu Dong smiled and said hello, and then saw Matthew McConaughey standing behind the two of them.
Matthew McConaughey is about the same height as Yu Dong, just over 1.8 meters tall, but standing behind Joe Schumacher and the others, he was tightly blocked.
"Matthew, you are here too." Yu Dong said hello to Matthew McConaughey again with a smile.
Schumacher patted Yu Dong's shoulder very enthusiastically, "YU, I'm here to ask you if you would like to direct on the set of "Sniper Phone Booth"...Jimmy has never replied to me, so I can only come and ask you in person.
Already."
"I have to check your shooting time..."
"Our shooting time doesn't matter, it can be set according to your time. Anyway, our shooting time is relatively short."
"Okay, let me check the schedule and give you an answer tomorrow, okay?"
"Then I'll come find you tomorrow morning."
Yu Dong patted his forehead, Schumacher was too difficult to deal with.
"Don't come over tomorrow morning. I'll give you an answer when we meet at the venue tomorrow afternoon."
Schumacher smiled and said: "Okay."
After taking care of Schumacher, Yu Dong looked at Romero again, "Romero, what can you do? Do you want me to follow you during the filming of "Resident Evil 2"?"
"No, no, no." Romero waved his hand and said with a smile, "I'm just here to talk to you."
Yu Dong nodded and suggested, "How about we go over there and talk to Giuseppe and the others?"
"sure."
A few of them walked towards Giuseppe, and other directors and actors were also attracted. After a while, Yu Dong was surrounded by more than a dozen people, all directors and actors from home and abroad.
Li Xiaolin looked at Yu Dong and said with a smile, "Yu Dong is very famous in the film and television industry now."
Cheng Yongxing nodded in approval, "Everyone was talking about Wang Shuo in the past few years. At that time, Wang Shuo was basically unmatched in TV dramas. Who would have thought that now there would be another Yu Dong."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I think that even when Wang Shuo was at his peak, he could not compare to Yu Dong today." Wang Anyi said.
"The paths taken are different. Yu Dong mainly exports, while Wang Shuo mainly sells domestically. Yu Dong has not been involved in the TV series, and is still far away from the domestic people." Li Xiaolin said.
"Didn't I hear that I wrote a script and asked Zhao Baogang to film it? This is Yu Dong's debut in the TV series. I don't know what will happen." Wang Anyi looked at Yu Hua again, "Is that TV series about to be broadcast?
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Yu Hua nodded, "Yes, it will be broadcast next month."
"I'll have to pay attention then."
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Not long after Yu Dong chatted with the directors and actors, a new guest was welcomed into the auditorium.
George Lucas was led by Jiang Jie, and as soon as he entered the auditorium, he went straight to the east direction.
"YU, I finally meet you." Lucas held Yu Dong's hand enthusiastically, "I'm sorry, I'm a little late."
Yu Dong was held by Lucas' hand, and he was still a little confused. He didn't recognize the middle-aged man in front of him.
Jiang Jie promptly introduced him, "This is George Lucas, the founder of Lucasfilm and the director of "Star Wars."
Yu Dong smiled, it turned out to be him.
"Mr. Lucas, your arrival has made my place full of glory. I have always heard Steven mention you before, and today I finally see you in person."
"Yes, we have worked together many times, but I didn't expect that we would meet for the first time in such a long time."
Yu Dong nodded. Indeed, Lucasfilm has participated in several movies in Deep Space in the United States, especially their Industrial Light and Magic, from "Second World" to "Resident Evil" to the upcoming "Dark Space".
"The Clothed Man", this company was responsible for all the special effects.
If the follow-up "Harry Potter" is to be filmed, there is a high probability that they will be contacted.
George Lucas also knew that Deep Space Company would be their main customer in the future.
Let’s not talk about other things, just the plans that have been carried out and basically confirmed have already accounted for one-third of the workload of Industrial Light and Magic in the next few years.
It is also because of such close cooperation that although George Lucas has been busy with work recently, he still took time to visit China.
Yu Dong was also very happy to see George Lucas, and quickly asked Jiang Jie to call over the science fiction and fantasy novelists gathered on the other side.
After these writers arrived, Yu Dong enthusiastically introduced to Lucas, "These are science fiction and fantasy authors under the Deep Space banner. This is George Martin. Maybe you should know him. This is Wang Jingkang, our Chinese author."
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After Yu Dong took the trouble to introduce all the authors, he smiled and said to Lucas, "Mr. Lucas, I dare say that at least half of the people here will cooperate with you in the future."
In fact, Lucas was somewhat disbelieving in his heart.
Both George R.R. Martin and Rowling are easy to talk about. The former is well-known in the American science fiction community, and the recent "A Song of Ice and Fire" has received particularly good market response. Although the latter has no published works, Lucas knows
According to some inside information, Warner and Deep Space are promoting her.
As for those Chinese science fiction writers, Lucas thinks it is incredible that one or two can go global. Not everyone can be like YU.
But on the surface, Lucas still betrayed Yu Dong and said with a smile, "Of course, I'm also looking forward to cooperating with all the writers."
Yu Dong also probably knew that Lucas might not believe his words. In fact, he himself was not entirely sure whether his words could come true.
But he just wants to say that on the one hand, he must show confidence and at the same time give Wang Jingkang and others hope and confidence. On the other hand, this is also his goal. Sooner or later, Yu Dong will no longer be the only one to enter the international market.
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Until late in the evening, Yu Dong asked Jiang Jie to bring several large trucks to take everyone to the Jinling Hotel for dinner. The canteen at Jinyi had not prepared meals for so many people in advance.
The car drove directly to the entrance of the auditorium, and everyone got in the car and drove directly out of the school.
The reporters who had been waiting in the cold wind all afternoon could only look at the car's butt and sigh.
However, their work today was not in vain. At least they took a lot of photos of celebrities, which was enough for them to go back and write news.
After the car left, Uncle Zhou looked at the reporters who were lagging behind and said with a smile, "You guys still can't think fast enough. Those who think fast are already in front of the Jinling Hotel."
After listening to Uncle Zhou's words, these reporters suddenly patted their heads: "It's true."
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There are always some fast-thinking reporters who have rushed from Jinyi to Jinling Hotel in advance. And in addition to the reporters from Jinyi, there are also many reporters who have been squatting here, so in front of the hotel
There were a lot of reporters, dozens of them.
As soon as the car carrying everyone arrived at the entrance of the hotel, the cameras in the hands of the reporters kept flashing.
If there wasn't a red carpet...oh, there really was a red carpet.
The red carpet was not prepared by Deep Space. Jinling Hotel attached great importance to Deep Space's annual meeting, so they specially decorated the hotel. The red carpet at the entrance is their masterpiece.
Tonight is just a simple dinner, but the atmosphere is very lively. Everyone knows that if we don't have a good relationship tonight, we may not have enough time tomorrow.
The meal lasted from half past six to ten o'clock.
In fact, it could have ended earlier, but Jimmy suddenly came in the middle and raised the atmosphere again.
When it comes to interpersonal relationships, Jimmy is better than Yu Dong. And unlike Yu Dong, everyone here has had direct contact with Jimmy.
Over the years in China, Jimmy has also learned a lot of ways to persuade people to drink. He went around looking for people to drink with a wine glass. By the time he finished the circle, the wine in his glass had not changed much, but the others had already drank a lot.
The key thing is that what I drank in the evening was Maotai-flavored liquor. Many foreigners had never tried it before, so they didn’t take it seriously at first. After drinking a few glasses, they felt something was wrong.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Mo Yan looked at these foreigners being fascinated by Jimmy, and he laughed: "It turns out that foreigners can't stand Jimmy's tricks."
"Most people can't stand Mr. Ji's methods. The last time we drank together, we talked about fish head wine, fish tail wine, chicken head wine, two touches and three no touches... I don't know a lot of things, and I don't know what he has done since. Where did you learn that?" Bi Feiyu held the wine glass, and when he thought of the previous drinking scene, he felt a little frightened.
As soon as Bi Feiyu finished speaking, Jimmy turned around to look at the wine glass, then locked his eyes on them, and then walked towards them with a smile.
As soon as he saw him coming, Mo Yan stood up quickly: "I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach. Let's go to the toilet first."
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It was not until 10:30 that everyone went back to their rooms in a daze after drinking, but Jimmy was still very sober.
Looking for an opportunity, Jimmy pulled Yu Dong aside and chatted about tomorrow's annual meeting.
After chatting for a while, Jimmy suddenly said, "I heard from Yu Liang that you want to donate the royalties from "Essays on the Cucumber Garden" to build a school?"
Yu Dong nodded, "Yes, Yu Hua and the others told me about this before, and I agreed."
"This is a good thing." Jimmy pondered, "but the royalty income is slow, and the company is also donating to build a school, so the effect of building a building is less effective. I have a suggestion, it is better to set up a scholarship, which will coincide with the company's donation to build the school. Let’s cooperate.”
"That's okay, as long as it can be used in practical applications."
"The income from books is continuous, and it is more appropriate to use it to set up scholarships. Later publicity is also easier to do. Instead of targeting a specific school, you can adopt a district application system. Schools in the same area submit student information, and then We will review it and award the scholarship if it meets the conditions. This way, you can have flexibility and increase your impact."
Yu Dong nodded, "Since you already have an idea, just do as you say. I'll ask Yu Hua and the others later. I think they won't have any objections."
"Okay, I'll let the margins come up with a plan later, and you guys can take a look."
After talking about the scholarship, Jimmy smiled and said, "Are you ready for tomorrow's speech? We will have all-round photography to record your heroic speech, but you must perform well."
"I won't be the only one speaking tomorrow," Yu Dong said with a smile.
"It is true that you are not the only one, but I believe that everyone wants to listen to you." Jimmy patted Yu Dong on the shoulder, "My God, we have reached this position without knowing it. Do you think Spielber Why do they come all the way here? Just because they have cooperated with us? At this annual meeting, we will also announce to you some of our company's follow-up plans. These plans are likely to affect their development. ."
"I hope that when you speak tomorrow, you will send some signals to them. If you want to develop well in a circle, you must have the ability to determine the direction of the wind. I hope that this annual meeting will be a start, a trend that will make us a vane. Start."
Yu Dong smiled and said: "Don't worry, I understand what you mean."
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Chapter completed!