Two weeks ago, the National Book Reviewers Award released its 1994 finalists.

The National Book Reviewers Award is divided into 6 categories, including novels, non-fictions, biographies, poetry, criticisms and autobiographical memoirs. The nomination range is all English readings published in the United States in the past year.

This year's shortlist was announced, and Lin Chaoyang's "Hunter Ambren" was listed.

When the list of shortlists was announced, Luan Walter also called Lin Chaoyang to congratulate him and secretly stated that they had done public relations in advance this year and that something unexpected would never happen like last year.

It seems that the upsetting awards last year really made Random House feel very unhappy, so I have worked so hard to get the awards this year.

After the shortlist was announced, it took several days before the domestic media attention to this matter.

Because it took almost half a month to catch up with the Chinese New Year, this news finally spread widely in the literary world and gradually reported by several important media, and became a bit hot.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Chaoyang accepted the People's Daily at home.

Exclusive interview with (Overseas version).

Lin Chaoyang's works were shortlisted for the National Book Critics Association Award, and it is still highly valued at the official level.

A few years ago, Lin Chaoyang won the Newstat International Literature Prize in the United States. Because it is benchmarked against the Nobel Prize in Literature, the nomination and list of winners are highly consistent with the Nobel Prize, so the influence of the award is mainly concentrated in the circle of writers.

The National Book Reviewers Association Award is different. This award itself is organized by the Book Reviewers Association, and behind it is supported by major American publishing institutions, and it has a huge reputation among the people.

Therefore, he was able to have the reputation of being ranked among the three major American literary awards alongside the Pulitzer Prize for Literature and the National Book Award.

From this point of view, the influence of the National Book Critics Association Award is higher than that of the Newstat National Literature Award. It is naturally extremely rare for Chinese writers to be shortlisted for the award for the first time.

The interview content of the reporter is not new, it is all cliché. After all, it has the sign of "People's Daily, and it cannot be the same as the entertainment tabloid.

But at the end of the interview, the reporter still asked about the Nobel Prize in Literature.

"In the past two years, many domestic and overseas media have been calling for you to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. What do you think about this?"

Lin Chaoyang smiled calmly and said, "The awards are evaluated by the jury, and it cannot be diverted by the will of our writers.

In fact, instead of paying attention to whether I can win the award, it is better to pay more attention to the works.

There are so many well-known writers and works in the world that we are familiar with, but not many of them are known to everyone by the Nobel Prize in Literature.”

If this answer is said from other writers, it will seem a bit arrogant, but because it is Lin Chaoyang, the reporter did not think there was any problem.

After all, Lin Chaoyang has conquered countless overseas readers with his works over the years, and has won several overseas literature awards.

After hearing Lin Chaoyang talk about his work, the reporter followed the topic and asked about the new book.

"I'm still writing, it's almost done, and I should be able to finish the manuscript in another month or two."

The reporter asked again: "Can you ask what aspect of your new book is about?"

"It tells the story of the period from the Republic of China to the New China-"

Lin Chaoyang briefly revealed the plot of the novel to the reporter. The reporter smiled and complimented: "Listen to you,

I can't wait to see this novel!"

"It's soon, it's soon."

After the interview, the reporter took out a few novels from his bag and explained with a little embarrassedly:

"The family is your loyal readers."

Lin Chaoyang happily agreed.

The reporter was sent away, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon. The interview started at one o'clock and lasted for two and a half hours.

At this moment, only nanny and bodyguards were left at home. His mother Zhang Guiqin went to show his love. His father Lin Erchun's agency is now running a prosperous business. The sixth day of the lunar month is about to start construction. He invited hundreds of his subordinates to dinner today.

Tao Yushu went to Shanghai yesterday, and his main job was to inspect the current development of Fuxing Investment.

In order to respond to Pudong development, the couple invested a huge amount of US$100 million in Pudong and cooperated with Lujiazui to establish a joint venture company Revival Investment. One of the parties paid the money and the other party paid the land.

However, the couple did not participate in the management, but just sent someone to supervise.

For the development of a financial center of a scale of Lujiazui, an investment of US$100 million cannot be considered too much.

Fuxing Investment first took a year to complete the construction of the model section originally planned, and integrated the green space, river levee, and flood control wall in accordance with the water-friendly concept.

It not only restored the traditional sightseeing belt on the Huangpu Riverside in Shanghai, but also created Lujiazui Riverside Avenue with new urban functions.

After that, Fuxing Investment focused its main focus on the first "leading" project of the People's Bank of China Shanghai Branch Building Project. The building was finally completed at the end of last year and will open in May if nothing unexpected happens.

Since it is the "leader", there will naturally be "flocks of sheep".

ICBC, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, Construction Bank—In the past few years since the construction of the Shanghai Branch of the People's Bank of China started construction, several state-owned banks have either decided or are under investigation and are also preparing to enter Lujiazui.

In addition to these state-owned banks, with the help of Tao Yushu, two Hong Kong-funded banks, Hang Seng and East Asia, have also decided to enter Lujiazui.

With the entry of several large banks, the function of Lujiazui's financial center is gradually being cultivated.

As the first investor in Lujiazui, Fuxing Investment will inevitably benefit greatly in the next few years.

In recent years, Xiangjiang's financial media have included the assets of Lin Chaoyang and his wife and gradually increased the value of Fuxing Investment, but in fact they have far underestimated the company's potential.

Even if you don’t talk about potential, only talk about current assets and development situations, Fuxing Investment is seriously undervalued.

This time when he arrived in Shanghai, Tao Yushu not only inspected Fuxing Investment, but also had a job to inspect the Hengdian Film City project invested by Lin's Film in Zhejiang.

Later, Hengdian was built with the opportunity of Xie Jin's filming of "Opium War" to invest in the construction of the first scenic spot "Guangzhou Street". It took more than ten years to become the largest film and television shooting base in China.

Now with Lin's Film's investment, the situation is very different. Three years ago, Lin's Film decided to invest in and build a film and television base in China, and has invested heavily in Hengdian.

Lin's Film has produced dozens of movies every year, as well as the filming needs of Star TV, and has reached cooperation with several domestic studios.

The first phase of the Hengdian Film and Television Factory completed the construction of several key scenic spots such as "Guangzhou Street", "Xiangjiang Street", and "Mingqing Palace Garden", covering an area of ​​up to 2 million square meters.

After the beginning of spring this year, Hengdian Film and Television City will usher in the construction of the second phase of the project. After the construction is completed, the entire Hengdian Film and Television City will cover an area of ​​nearly 4 million square meters.

It covers more than 40 film and television shooting bases spanning thousands of years of history and space and a large-scale modern drama complex. It also has 30 Class A (movie level), Class B (TV level) studios, ancient costumes, eras, and more than 2,000 modern and contemporary film and television shooting scenes.

There is also a series of supporting buildings, with nearly 400,000 square meters, which is one of the largest joint venture projects invested in by ZJ Province in recent years.

As for the two little guys at home, because school will start the day after tomorrow, Tao Yumo is taking her out to play crazy, for fear of wasting a second of the holiday.

After having supper alone, I waited for more than an hour. It was almost eight o'clock before Tao Yumo came back with her two children.

Two days later, she took her two children back to Xiangjiang.

Lin Chaoyang stayed in Yanjing and was about to finish the novel in one go.

Time flies March, and the novel that has been written for half a year has finally come to an end. Lin Chaoyang still writes at his desk every day, and his thoughts are like a spring, and many plots are written and he has been completely immersed in the world he created.

At noon that day, Lin Chaoyang walked out of the study room. It was bright and bright outside. He stretched his waist and stretched his arms and legs, which were a little stiff, and he was in a happy mood.

Just as I was about to ask what to eat for lunch, I saw Xiao Sun leading someone into the Hanghuamen.

"Thank you!" Lin Chaoyang shouted in surprise.

"Chaoyang!" Xie Jin walked up and hugged Lin Chaoyang.

"You can see that you are old!"

In a flash, the two of them had not seen each other for more than a year, so meeting again was more sensitive to changes in each other.

Xie Jin smiled and shook his head, "How old are you? How old can you stay old!"

Last year, "The Battle of Red Cliff" was released. Although the media's final evaluation was unsatisfactory, it achieved three major successes in the box office, achieving more than HK$1.1 billion worldwide, becoming a box office myth in the history of Chinese films.

Of course, this is a bug.

"The Battle of Red Cliff" has a global box office of 1.1 billion yuan, while Japan alone accounts for 700 million yuan. The appeal of the Three Kingdoms culture in the small book is really scary.

After the movie was released, Xie Jin entered a state of rest.

The movie "Battle of Red Cliff" took three years and consumed countless efforts and energy. It would be impossible not to rest.

At the same time, he also thought a lot during this period.

In the tide of reform and opening up, generations of young directors in China have risen rapidly, and from time to time they will produce a masterpiece that makes him feel inferior.

How an old director like him can continue to create higher artistic achievements in the impact of this young wave is a question worth pondering.

In addition, he also thought about the commercialization and internationalization of Chinese films.

"The Battle of Red Cliff" was successful and a great success, but Xie Jin could not enjoy it with peace of mind.

Because he knew that there were too many non-personal factors and accidents in it.

In addition to thinking about changes in himself and the industry, Xie Jin also did other things this year. The Hengtong Star School he planned opened last year.

The word "Xie Jin" has a huge appeal in the Chinese film industry. He has made dozens of films in his life and has cultivated many stars such as Wang Xingang, Xie Fang, Liu Xiaoqing, Cong Shan, Chen Chong, Jiang Wen, Siqin Gaowa, etc.

But many of these people have already flowed abroad. This situation made Xie Jin feel heartbroken. It was precisely because of this situation that he decided to open a star school.

His purpose in running a school is to cultivate movie stars.

If such a concept is placed in thirty years, it may cause criticism and ridicule from many people, but it is the most sincere wish of a filmmaker who is lofty and an old horse in the stable.

"In May and June, I stayed on Xie Yan's crew for about half a month. Although I have publicly said that I will definitely not interfere, I still have to worry. He acted well-"

Xie Yan is Xie Jin's eldest son. The film "Daughter Red" directed by him started filming in May last year.

Lin's Film invested 1 million yuan in the face of Xie Jin, and the film also had funds from Shanghai Film Studio and Wandao.

"—I was thinking about the issue of a new film in the second half of the year. I don't have scripts, and now there are too few good scripts. I even specially advertised in the media, but in more than a month, I collected 18 scripts, and the quality was average.
To be continued...