NOVEL NEXT Chapter 539 538
Oh?
Fang Minghua opened her eyes and took a newspaper that Song Tangtang took out of her bag.
It was Guangming Daily.
The front page of the newspaper had a striking headline.
The list of winners of the 3rd Mao Dun Literature Award:
"Ordinary World" by Lu Yao and Fang Minghua
"Urban Romance" by Sun Li and Yu Xiaohui
"The Second Sun" by Liu Baiyu
"Muslim Funeral" by Huo Da
"Ordinary World" ranked first!
There are also two other honorary award-winning works
"Bloody Luo Xiao" by Xiao Ke
"The Broken Golden Bowl" by Xu Xingye
Fang Minghua smiled when he saw it.
It's exactly the same as in history.
"Great! I finally won the award!" Song Tangtang's face flushed with excitement. "Look, your name is also on it. This is your second time winning the award."
"It's mainly because of Lu Yao. My contribution is insignificant." Fang Minghua replied modestly, and then asked: "How is Shu Bin? Is he ready?"
"Well, he called Zhao Hongjun and asked the printing factory to work overtime to try to get these 1 million novels to readers as soon as possible!"
Fang Minghua nodded after listening.
"Have you contacted Director Zhu of CCTV?"
"I have contacted him. He said on the phone that CCTV is going to broadcast this TV series at 8 pm on CCTV-1 this Saturday!"
The announcement of the winners of the third Mao Dun Literature Award was like a spring thunder, shaking the entire literary world. Of course, his influence is not only in the literary world, but has spread to various industries such as publishing and film and television.
It is Saturday night, and the building of Yanjing Television Art Center seems very quiet. It is the weekend, and the employees have already gone off work.
But the lights were on in the director's office. In addition to Zheng Xiaolong, there were also Zhao Baogang, Li Xiaoming and other key members, as well as a man with a somewhat wretched appearance - Feng Xiaogang, the artist of Yanjing TV Station.
But now he has another title - TV series director. The indoor large-scale sitcom "The Story of the Editorial Department" co-directed by him and Zheng Xiaolong is currently being broadcast on Yanjing TV Station.
However, today these people gathered in Zheng Xiaolong's office not to appreciate the TV series they shot themselves, but to watch another TV series "Ordinary World" that was about to be broadcast.
The two episodes were quickly broadcasted, and there was silence in the office.
Zheng Xiaolong took out a pack of "Hongtashan" from his pocket and gave each person a cigarette. He also lit it up and took a puff before speaking.
"Everyone, tell me what you think."
"As expected, he is the winner of the Berlin Golden Bear Award. I admire Zhang Yimou's shooting level." The person who spoke was director Zhao Baogang.
"According to the latest news, although Zhang Yimou's "Ju Dou" was not shown in China, it has achieved great success after being shown overseas. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the Luis Buñuel Special Award, and I heard that it was shortlisted for this year's Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film." Zheng Xiaolong said with a smile.
Everyone took a breath after hearing this.
This Zhang Yimou is simply crazy. He wins every award for every film he makes!
You, a filmmaker, suddenly come to make a TV series. Do you still have a way to live for us TV directors?
"The screenwriter of this movie is not bad." Li Xiaoming took over the conversation: "Although I have only watched two episodes, the plot is compact and very consistent with the original work. The actors' lines are also very consistent with the characters."
Zheng Xiaolong laughed after hearing this.
"Otherwise, some people call Fang Minghua the number one screenwriter in China. He writes both novels and scripts. Of course, his ability to control words is perfect."
Everyone was silent after hearing this.
"Director Li, this "Ordinary World" looks OK now, but the content of "The Story of the Editorial Department" we shot is also quite exciting, and the ratings during this period also show it all." The thin man spoke.
Feng Xiaogang.
Everyone's eyes were on him.
"I think that the broadcast of this "Ordinary World" on CCTV will have a certain impact on the ratings of our drama, but the impact is not great." Feng Xiaogang continued to analyze: "Especially in the Beijing-Tianjin area and some big cities, I think the urban sitcoms we shot are more popular among the people."
Feng Xiaogang's analysis is not unreasonable, and everyone nodded.
"Xiaogang, but don't forget that this "Ordinary World" has a very large audience group - students! The novel is popular in various schools. If the TV series is broadcast, how can it not be popular?"
"Why don't you talk about college students, just talk about middle school students. I guess those parents and teachers who firmly oppose students watching TV will also encourage students to watch this drama, as well as soldiers. Taking advantage of the momentum of the novel winning the award, I dare say that there will be a wave of watching "Ordinary World" across the country." Zhao Baogang retorted.
Everyone fell silent again after hearing this.
Damn it.
CCTV is really good at choosing broadcast time!
"I will suggest to the leaders to adjust the broadcast time of the remaining part of "Editor's Story" based on the latest ratings." Zheng Xiaolong finally made a summary.
It can only be like this.
"Since everyone is here, I want to say one more thing, that is, our center is planning to shoot a new TV series." Zheng Xiaolong said again, taking out a book from the drawer of his desk and handing it to everyone.
"I want to shoot this book."
It was the book "Yen Jing People in New York"!
"Now the craze for going abroad is getting more and more intense, and shooting a TV series about Chinese people going abroad to live in the United States is definitely a big hit." Zheng Xiaolong explained: "I read this novel, it's pretty good, let's think about it carefully and make another hit TV series!"
"Xiaoming, you are our gold medal screenwriter. You can take it and have a look first."
Li Xiaoming took the book handed over by Zheng Xiaolong, flipped through it and asked, "Have you bought the film and television adaptation rights?"
"Oh, I'll ask Director Liu from the External Relations Department to contact the author about this, and I'll give Director Liu a call."
After speaking, Zheng Xiaolong picked up the phone on his desk and dialed the number.
The call was dialed quickly. Zheng Xiaolong chatted for a few words and then got to the point, asking how the contact was with the other party.
"What? The author said that the film and television adaptation rights of this novel have been bought?" Zheng Xiaolong's voice suddenly rose an octave.
"Which TV station bought it? CCTV?"
"Ah? Shengshi Film and Television?! That's good to know." Zheng Xiaolong hung up the phone and cursed fiercely.
"Damn it!" Zheng Xiaolong couldn't help scolding, and then explained:
"Director Liu just said that he contacted Cao Guilin, the author of this book, in the United States yesterday. As a result, the other party said that just a few days ago, Shengshi Film and Television commissioned the boss of an American company called Wanguo Graphics to acquire the film and television adaptation rights of this novel. Bought it.”
Everyone looked at each other in shock after hearing this.
Is this a coincidence?
"This Shengshi Film and Television is really our nemesis." Zheng Xiaolong sighed and suddenly turned his eyes to Feng Xiaogang:
"Xiaogang, it seems that we have to rely on Haima Studio. You tell Wang Shuo and the others to quickly come up with a script and help Jianghu to help!"
At this time, Fang Minghua and Song Tangtang were sitting on the sofa in their living room watching TV. The two children had fallen asleep and could relax.
Song Tangtang also held a book in his hand.
It's the book "Yenjing People in New York"