1978 Synthetic Writers - Chapter 507: Guide to the Human World

At Jiang Xian's reminder, everyone in the "Seahorse" team immediately opened up their minds.

The time is short and the task is heavy, so we might as well make fun of the writers we are most familiar with.

This group of people are worthy of being called famous writers in Beijing, and each of them has wild imagination.

I started with the characters and decided on a protagonist:This person is a young man, a young intellectual. He is not good-looking, but he is full of dry humor. He has avant-garde ideas and is willing to accept new things. He belongs to the "innovative" faction.

"Li Dongbao."

Wang Shuo glanced at the snow outside and said, "It's winter now. I finally got such a major role. I'll just call him Dongbao, like a precious treasure."

"to make."

"Dongbao, well, this is a good name."

"With a male protagonist, there should also be a female protagonist who has an ambiguous relationship with him."

"Yes, a character like Li Dongbao should have someone to pursue."

"Here it comes, here it comes!" Jiang Xian, who was sitting aside, became excited.

"Dongbao, what are you doing?" "I'm thinking about Ge Ling'er." When these two slogans from the classic Shuanghui sausage advertisement are mentioned, how many people's DNA can be touched by the national CP of Li Dongbao and Ge Ling.

Feng Jicai leaned forward like a giant and thought: "This girl must be representative, she must represent our progressive young women."

"Yes, this girl is eccentric and can't be too submissive to Li Dongbao. She needs to be close to him but not too far away. If this is the case, the ambiguous relationship between the two will be a highlight."

After discussing two characters representing young men and women, the screenwriters of "Seahorse" raised the age to another level.

"We need a pedantic, cowardly traditional intellectual."

"If we have pedantic intellectuals, we should also have opportunists."

Wang Shuo held a cigarette in his hand. "This person is smart and slick, with a business mind. He wants to take advantage of any loophole he sees, and wants to climb up any ladder he sees. He is shrewd and cunning."

"Ok, Ok."

Jiang Xian was also shocked.

Li Dongbao, the most thoughtful young male reporter in the magazine.

Ge Ling is a fashionable and unique young female editor.

Liu Shuyou, a middle-aged male editor who doesn't want to offend anyone and likes to smooth things over.

"Money is not everything, but without money is nothing." Yu Deli, a smooth and cunning middle-aged male editor.

This character was thought up by everyone together.

Which unit doesn’t have an old female comrade who is quick-witted, hates evil, and insists on being “politically correct” in what she says, and has the most correct values?

This kind of person is conservative in thinking and loves to go to extremes at every turn. He is the director of the Avengers in every office and the typical and ubiquitous "Marxist-Leninist old lady" of today.

Finally, bring a sweeping monk-like character:Editor-in-Chief Chen.

"It's done."

Liu Zhenyun said excitedly, "There are only six core characters. When these characters collide with each other, it is definitely enough to perform more than a dozen big plays."

"But I want to mention it."

Jiang Xian was afraid that they would go astray, so he came out to define the scope of the show like a university teacher, "It's a situation comedy, so this one we made is a comedy, so it can't be bitter and vengeful, nor can it be too highbrow to be understood by the masses. How should I put it? It should be somewhere between elegance and vulgarity, and literature and art that are caught between the two should have their proper place."

When everyone heard Jiang Xian's words, they all shuddered.

As expected, it’s Jiang Xian!

Look how beautifully these words are said! How thoughtful!

People just blurt out a sentence that sounds so beautiful that it sounds like a proverb.

This proposal immediately received unanimous support from everyone.

"Okay."

"That's great."

"This declaration and style are amazing!"

I don't know who started it. At first, they called him Director Jiang, but later they changed their way of addressing Jiang Xian and started calling him "Boss".

"Okay, stop flattering me."

Jiang Xian waved his hand, "I'm not afraid that what you write is vulgar. I know you can all write about the warmth and coldness of the middle class. I'm just afraid that you can't write something 'elegant'."

After these words were spoken, everyone was silent.

What do you know?But the reality is that Jiang Xian is a well-known and best-selling author in the literary world. When it comes to the distinction between elegance and vulgarity, perhaps no one in the literary world can distinguish them more clearly than he does.

Therefore, he had such worries, and none of the "Seahorse" dared to say anything, saying that they could definitely write well.

On the contrary, Jiang Xian felt a little bit reversed. Who are these people in front of him? To be frank, Wang Shuo, Liu Heng, Liang Zuo and others basically represent the entire Beijing literary world in later generations.

Any one of these people is enough to support the script of a big drama.

As a result, Jiang Xian is now worried that what they write is not good enough.

I don't know how many directors in later generations would faint from anger after hearing this, and I don't know how many people would scold him for wasting talent.

"Boss, please teach me how to write elegantly." Liu Heng asked humbly.

The others did not miss this good opportunity to squeeze something out of Jiang Xian and followed suit.

"Please give us some pointers."

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Jiang Xian coughed lightly, "I can't say I'm giving you any advice. Time is tight right now, and I don't have that much time for you to figure things out. Besides, I believe in your abilities, and now we have the simplest solution."

"You say."

The meaning of "elegance" can be placed on these stories. Our stories cannot be separated from the hot topics in current social life. They should revolve around these topics, thinking about what ordinary people cannot think about and saying what ordinary people dare not say. "

Hiss.

After Jiang Xian said this, everyone felt that their minds were suddenly enlightened again.

Yes.

"A word of advice awakens the dreamer!" Yu Hua sighed.

What a word to wake up a dreamer.

In fact, the idea proposed by Jiang Xian is not difficult to think of, but why does no one think so?It’s not because my brain is slow to react.

Mainly because I don’t dare.

This was really too outrageous. Therefore, before starting to imagine, everyone except Jiang Xian first imposed a layer of mental restraint on themselves.

So it’s hard to think of this level.

"Criticizing current events?"

Shi Tiesheng frowned, "Are you sure it will work? We are engaged in film and television creation, we won't be regarded as poisonous weeds, right?"

Jiang Xian explained: "Remember, you can't write satire or harshness that hits you in the face. You have to tell the daily life of a group of small intellectuals in a very light and teasing manner.

One must consciously maintain a subtle distance from the trivialities of the petty bourgeoisie's daily lives, but at the same time not reject the rolling tide of the secular world. Rather than being a group drama about intellectuals, it is more of a poignant yet warm observation of the human world in our society in this great era.

Yes, human observation."

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A very light and teasing gesture?What are you mumbling about?Seeing that the comrades of "Seahorse" were full of concerns about his idea, Jiang Xian gave them another shot of confidence.

"Besides, I can give you a tip-off."

"The results of this year's Hundred Flowers Awards are about to be announced."

"Are the results of the Hundred Flowers Awards going to be announced?" Everyone was stunned.

This year is different. This year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards have been delayed again and again. It's already winter, and the results of the Hundred Flowers Awards have not even been announced.

People are not fools, of course they noticed that this matter was unusual.

And there is nothing that cannot be covered up, so the "inside news" of "Furong Town" quickly spread out.

As we all know, in the Hundred Flowers Awards, "Furong Town" was far ahead in the votes.

So it was stopped by the relevant authorities, and the selection of this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards was put on hold.

Not only did they suspend the event, but they also came up with some bad ideas, such as combining the Golden Rooster Awards and Hundred Flowers Awards into one, with only one film award, so that "Furong Town" would objectively win one award.

Also, the selection will be suspended for one year this year.

However, they were all opposed by the Film Association, which continued to confront each other over "Furong Town", making the situation more and more tense.

In order to strengthen the leadership over the work of the Film Association, a temporary leadership group was set up some time ago to warn the authorities. The meaning is that if you continue to be so disorganized and undisciplined, all the Hundred Flowers Awards and Golden Rooster Awards will be taken back under your leadership.

Unfortunately, this doesn't work either.

It's already 86, and you're still forcing people to do this? Who would buy into this? Yes, you, Hua Zhiqiao, can be strong, but your subordinates will be scolded if they do this kind of work, so this newly established temporary leadership group is useless.

The confrontation continues, the deadlock remains, and everyone is looking forward to the final outcome of this confrontation between the Film Associations.

The results of this year's Hundred Flowers Awards are about to be announced.

"It's not just the Hundred Flowers Awards. The higher-ups have already said there will be no restricted areas in the Golden Rooster Awards. You can comment however you want." Jiang Xian continued.

"His."

This statement contains even more information.

But the Golden Rooster Awards can judge however they want, and it's obvious:"Furong Town" has been lifted!

Everything is reasonable.

Only when the ban on the award of "Furong Town" is lifted, the results of the Hundred Flowers Awards can be announced truthfully, and there can be no restricted areas in the Golden Rooster Awards, and people can judge however they want.

"Why suddenly?" Liang Zuo asked curiously.

Everyone knows how tense the situation is this time.

As a result, there was suddenly such a dramatic change.

Jiang Xian did not give a detailed explanation, but just looked at Zhu Hong who had been standing aside for a long time, "You must have been standing for a long time, are you tired? I've been sitting for a long time, come and sit here for a while."

"Ok?"

It turned out to be the case.

No wonder Jiang Xian has the confidence to enter the film and television industry.

"Let's follow this line of thought and list some hot social topics first," Wang Shuo suggested.

"What's the topic?" Everyone started to think again.

Liang Zuo said at this time: "In recent years, the demand for nannies in our urban families has increased sharply, and many rural people who have flocked to the city have become nannies for urban families."

"That's right, it counts as one." Jiang Xian said affirmatively.

"What about 'The Hunt'?"

Yu Hua said: "With such a famous movie, many boys are still trying to dress themselves up like Ken Takakura."

"When it comes to poetry, we must talk about Misty Poetry!"

"disco."

"The dating columns in newspapers and magazines!"

"Telephone home."

In 81, the film magazine "Film World" sponsored by Changchun Film Studio resumed publication. After the resumption, it mainly introduced Hong Kong and Taiwan films and filmmakers.

That’s right, introducing Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Jackie Chan, Chen Meiling and other Hong Kong and Taiwan stars were introduced to the mainland by this publication.

In 83, "Movie World" published a short article titled "A Notice Full of Sadness", reporting that Superstar Pictures, hosted by Qiong Yao, went bankrupt in March 83. Qiong Yao retired and never made a movie again.

Starting from 81, Qiong Yao's novels began to be introduced into mainland China. "Pure love" had been absent from the literary works of New China for 30 years. As soon as Qiong Yao appeared, she quickly captured a large number of readers.

With the filming of TV series adapted from Qiong Yao's novels and the introduction of Qiong Yao's TV series, a Qiong Yao fever soon swept the country.

Therefore, as soon as Feng Xiaogang mentioned the "Qiong Yao" proposal, he received unanimous support from everyone.

We discussed what to say for two hours, and then decided to have a topic for each episode. In total, more than 20 hot social events were listed, and each screenwriter took a few of them back to write.

"What's your name?"

"Human Observation," Wang Shuo suggested. "The boss just mentioned this word."

Just now, when Jiang Xian was conceiving the play, he mentioned that he wanted to make this play into a poignant yet warm observation of the human world in our society in this great era.

Therefore, when Wang Shuo mentioned this "human observation", everyone's eyes lit up.

"Human observation, a pun!"

"Ok, Ok."

"The Guide to the World."

Jiang Xian spoke up at this time, "Observation doesn't sound like a publication at all. A guide is much better."