The interesting friends Su Tong mentioned were Ma Yuan, Yu Hua, Shi Tiesheng, and others, oh, and Mo Yan.
Among these people, the most famous now is of course Mo Yan.
In fact, thirty years from now, Mo Yan will be the most popular.
Of course, during the past thirty years, there was a period of time when Yu Hua was actually the most popular.
In Yu Dong's impression, Yu Hua should have become popular in the late 1990s. At that time, it seemed that the novel "To Live" had been gathering dust for a long time and suddenly became popular one day.
And once it became popular, it was out of control, and the sales volume was really higher than those popular novels that conform to the market. Even many people who do not pay attention to traditional literature are still impressed by "To Live".
But that's all a story for another day. Mo Yan, the most popular among them now, became famous several years ago with the novella "Transparent Carrot".
This novel published in "Chinese Writers" was also discussed in a seminar held by Feng Mu, the editor-in-chief at the time, and received high praise. Although the seminar hosted by Feng Mu was suspected of "making stars", Mo Yan is indeed worthy
Feng Mu "made stars".
Not long after this "star-making", Mo Yan's "Red Sorghum" was published in "People's Literature". At that time, this novel caused a sensation in the literary world.
Later, "Red Sorghum" was adapted into a movie by Zhang Yimou, which won the Golden Bear Award at the West Berlin International Film Festival. For a time, Mo Yan became famous in both the literary and film circles.
Thinking of movies, Yu Dong also thought of Su Tong's "Wives and Concubines", and suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "By the way, has "Raise the Red Lantern" been released?"
Su Tong said with a smile, "I went to see it when it was released. It was very well shot. It has a very different flavor from "Honey and Concubines"."
Judging from Su Tong's tone, although he said "it was well shot", it seemed that he had no particular opinion on the movie and was neither very satisfied nor disappointed.
Yu Dong nodded, "I'll go take a look when I have time."
"Then you have to try your luck. Now the cinemas are closed. If you want to watch it, you have to go abroad to watch it, or wait for it to be broadcast on TV." At this point, the cigarette in Su Tong's hand had burned to the butt of the cigarette.
After he put out the cigarette butt, he looked at Yu Dong with a smile, "I should congratulate you. I heard that your science fiction novel is going to be made into a movie by Americans. This is even more unusual than "Raise the Red Lantern".
Nowadays, there are more and more exchanges at home and abroad. People want to be exposed to foreign things, and naturally they also hope that foreign people can see good domestic things. Are you the screenwriter?"
Yu Dong shook his head, "The screenwriter is another person. I don't know English and I don't know screenwriting. And if I really did write it, I'm afraid the director might not be able to film it."
Su Tong raised his eyebrows and asked, "How do you say this?"
"If they want to film it, considering the commercial nature, they will definitely make some changes and even change the background. In my novel, the story takes place in the small towns around Yanjing. They don't
If you know how to shoot stories about small towns in China, you should set the background in the United States." Yu Dong said with a somewhat helpless look.
Although Yu Dong knew that this incident was inevitable, he still felt it was a pity.
If it could really be filmed according to "One Day", with the background set in China and all the actors being Chinese, Yu Dong would definitely be happy.
But the box office will definitely be poor, so Harrods and Columbia probably won't be happy.
"Oh, that's a pity." Su Tong also felt regretful.
In fact, Su Tong doesn't know much about the commercial side of movies. Nowadays, domestic movies rarely have the term "commercial". People regard movies more as a visual art. Domestic movies are basically art films.
"It's okay, take your time, it will change one day." Yu Dong said to cheer himself up.
Su Tong hummed, nodded and said, "Yes, it is not easy to take this step. And I believe that now that you have taken this step, the rest of the way will be much easier."
"Yes." Yu Dong breathed out slowly. Just as Su Tong said, you have to go step by step and there is no rush.
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Yu Dong left "Zhongshan" and when he returned to the school gate, he saw a large number of people surrounding the library gate from a distance.
He got off the car and walked slowly towards the car with his hands, only to realize that everyone was surrounding the wishing stone at the entrance of the library.
Most people had expressions of reluctance and murmured something in their mouths.
"Stone, Stone, I don't know where you will be in the future, but you will definitely stay in our hearts forever."
Listening to the students talking to themselves, Yu Dong finally remembered that the school was going to build a new gate this year. They had already mentioned this several times in meetings.
When repairing the school gate, it was necessary to renovate the appearance of the school near the school gate, and this wishing stone was affected.
When the students got the news that the school was going to build the school gate and the stone would be removed, they came here to say their final goodbyes.
In fact, the school also considered moving the stone to other places in the school, but this stone really has no characteristics except that it is very rounded, and it is not small in size. It seems that it will not fit anywhere.
nice.
If it costs money to polish the carvings, the school thinks it costs too much and is not worth it.
"Why don't we smash it into pieces, and then each of us take a small piece to take with us, so that everyone can remember it." Someone in the crowd suddenly suggested.
This proposal was immediately refuted by others, "It's simply ridiculous. You keep saying you love it, but now you want to break it? Do you know that this is not just a stone that is broken, but also the stones of our gold art students of all generations.
Wishes and sustenance.”
"But the school doesn't want it anymore. Sooner or later it will be beaten..."
The man's voice became softer and quieter, and finally was almost inaudible, because he saw countless unflattering eyes being cast towards him.
Yu Dongwu thought it was interesting, so while everyone was focusing on the stone, he got on the bike and walked away quietly.
Some people may say that these students have brain problems and are serious about getting a stone. But Yu Dong does not think so. There is nothing wrong with young students having their own sustenance.
Even though this stone does not have the function of "making a wish", it stands at the entrance of the library every day and every night, meeting the students almost every day, and everyone is considered acquainted with each other.
In the future, when students leave school and recall their alma mater, they will have the shadow of this stone to some extent.
It is a common thing throughout the ages for people to place their affection on things.
Speaking of which, the moon in the sky is just a big stone, but from ancient times to the present, countless literati and poets have dedicated their talents to chanting this stone.
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ps: Thanks to [Corners and Stars] boss for the 100 reward
The college entrance examination is tomorrow, I hope everyone can perform well and there will be no surprises.
Chapter completed!