Chapter 111: Coming to the Fore
The venue was finally quiet.
Mrs. Ouyang picked up the speech, looked at everyone with a smile, and continued: "Regarding Qin and Han literature, I'll do a trick. Today I want to talk about the magnificent literature of the Qin and Han dynasties. β¦β¦β
Mrs. Ouyang's speech was extremely infectious, and there were many episodes of interaction with the scene. Moreover, in her speech, she compared the works of Li Si and Han Fei, as well as the "Book of Han" by Ban Gu of the Han Dynasty, and also excerpted some of Bai Yulan's reading notes, and her unusual evaluation of these three works caused a heated discussion on the scene, and everyone thought that it was worth re-studying Qin and Han literature.
Mrs. Ouyang's speech ended, but she did not leave the rostrum immediately, but picked up Magnolia's reading notes and solemnly recommended them to everyone present, commenting that Magnolia is a new star in the book review industry. She asked everyone to read Magnolia's reading notes today, and then discuss them at tomorrow's meeting, and strive to finalize the discussion paper on Qin and Han literature at tomorrow's meeting.
Next, several scholars with literary criticism from the Qin and Han dynasties took the stage to speak and interact with everyone. Due to the reading of Mrs. Ouyang's speech and Magnolia's unique perspective, which collided or resonated with the arguments of the new speech, the end of each speech would cause everyone to have a fierce debate, and the atmosphere was very warm.
Magnolia quickly looked at all the manuscripts handed to her, and was very excited. She was amazed to find that these opinions and ideas were very original, and the writing was unique, which she had never heard of before, and the happiness of eye-opening filled her body.
Sun Xiaorui was not interested in any of this, and after she cooled down from the excitement of studying and pondering the background of these people at the beginning, she did not bother to listen to these esoteric literary crepe speeches, and sat in the corner, drowsy.
He Ma wanted to talk to Bai Yulan several times, but when he saw Bai Yulan looking at the manuscript intently, he was embarrassed to disturb her, and found that he couldn't talk about the book he brought today, so he began to study the manuscript in his hand intently. He took out his pen and marked it and laid out the order, planning to talk to these people after the meeting, to see if he could sign them up, so that the earth could publish some of their words.
Bai Yulan's speed of reading attracted He Ma's attention, he had just finished reading one, and Bai Yulan had already finished reading all four books in his hand.
"How did you do that, young lady? Do you know how to read quickly?"
Bai Yulan put the book together and looked at He Majesty, she believed that He Majesty refused to show that he knew her before here, there must be a reason, he didn't want to say it, she didn't debunk it, and replied casually: "It's just a habit, it's nothing." β
"Habit?" He Ma opened the book in his hand, turned to the page he had just folded, and asked, "What novel point did this scholar say when he mentioned Li Si's 'book in prison'?"
Bai Yulan smiled lightly, she had long been accustomed to this kind of investigation, and she didn't want to satisfy He Maje's curiosity, but seeing that he was very serious, she couldn't bear to refuse, so she replied: "I don't know Li Si's merit without 'writing in prison', and I don't know the delusion of 'Historical Records' until I have 'writing in prison'." Although I don't agree with his statement, the point of view is also peculiar. β
He Ma looked at it, it turned out to be the original words in this review, Bai Yulan's reading speed was so fast that she still remembered the original words in the book, the so-called memorability is nothing more than that, so he was very happy, and said loudly: "I didn't expect that I met you the first time I returned to China to recruit talents! I believe you will not be a nameless, and please give Fang a name." β
He Maje's voice was very loud, disturbing the people around him, and even Mrs. Ouyang, who was a few meters away, turned her head to look over here.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, He Majesty hurriedly lowered his voice and whispered: "Madam, you must tell me your name! Also, do you have any articles today? No matter what articles you have, I will publish them, and I hope you can give me this opportunity." β
Magnolia felt more and more that He Majesty was abnormal, pretending to be too similar, and even she doubted whether she had really seen him in the Northeast. But he still did not debunk it, but questioned his words: "Aren't all the articles today going to be a special issue of the seminar?
He Ma whispered: "I don't care about anything else, I just want to sign a contract with you, and I want to rank your article first in the Chinese version." β
Bai Yulan hurriedly shook her hand: "I can't do it, I just scribbled it casually, Mrs. Ouyang just wants to use it to decorate the faΓ§ade of Qin and Han literature." β
"Mrs. Ouyang, you mean...... Are you saying that the reading notes that Madame Ouyang just recommended are your masterpiece? It turns out that you are, you are Magnolia? Aren't you in Hexiang County? Why did you come to Hong Kong?" He Maje's surprise was definitely not pretended.
Magnolia's heart faintly felt that something was wrong, this Majesty was not the other Majesty, it was not that she wanted to hide her identity, she really hadn't seen herself. Or, he suddenly lost his memory and selectively forgot something. She decided to ask the truth, "Mr. He, have you been to Hexiang County?"
This time it was He Ma's turn to be embarrassed, he obviously didn't want to answer directly, but Bai Yulan asked too directly, the answer was very simple, yes or no, he was not allowed to have other answers. He could only delay, "Miss Bai, this matter is a long story, and I will talk to you when it is convenient." The key now is, I want to sign with you. Although I have just returned to China, I have heard of Mrs. Ouyang for a long time, and I know that she has always been knowledgeable. Since she admires you, she can't be wrong. Besides, you also said that it was decorated with decoration, how can you decorate it if you are not brilliant? Don't be modest, I will decide on these two articles of Qin and Han. Also, can you give me another article, for example, have you read "The First Life of Camphor and Have You Written a Book Review?"
Magnolia hurriedly said, "Oh, I wrote it all scribbled." "I Xiangzhang" is different from Qin and Han literature, it is a pure emotional description, and my notes are all sent with feelings, that is, they are not rigorous and have no reference value, so you really don't get your hopes up. β
He Majesty was overjoyed when he heard this: "Wow, it seems that you really have a book review of "A Life of Camphor"! That's great, it's decided." You know what? The TV series started shooting right away and was shot directly according to the original script, but I wanted to get some more voiceovers or interludes to put in, but I couldn't find words that resonated with the author. After listening to Mrs. Ouyang's speech, I know that your book review is very appropriate and profound, and I think that you are the one who helped me. Don't shirk it. β
Since His Majesty came in, Du Huining was very concerned, and after looking at it several times, he heard that he was invited by Mrs. Ouyang, so he paid more attention to it. Now, when I heard that he was actually planning to shoot "I Xiangzhang", it was a Republic of China drama! He hurriedly bent down and quietly walked over and sat beside He Majesty: "Mr. He Majesty, in Xia Du Huining, vice president of the Literary Society Society, welcome to join our association." β
He Majesty hurriedly stretched out his hand and shook it: "Fortunately, Mr. Du!"
Du Huining followed up and asked, "You are engaged in publishing, how did you get involved in TV dramas?"
As soon as He Majesty heard that someone inquired about his drama, he immediately became energetic: "Mr. Du, this Republic of China drama is called "The First Life of Xiangzhang", and the novel is a book that my father has wanted to publish for many years, but it has not been successful for various reasons. After I took over, I naturally wanted to publish it, and it has already been submitted for approval. As for making "I Xiangzhang" into a TV series, I didn't come up with the idea, it's an investment company, and it's been operating for a while, and I came together with them when I was looking for the author of the book, and now I'm one of the screenwriters. So, publishing is still my main business. I was fortunate to join your club this time, and I benefited a lot from the first day, so thank you very much!"
Du Huining praised: "Mr. He is talented, and he is very good at publishing and writing screenplays, which is rare. β
He Ma shook his hand and said modestly: "Catch the ducks on the shelves, I have never been a screenwriter, and the reason why the crew came to me is probably because I know more about the story behind this book." β
Du Huining handed over a book in his hand to He Majesty: "Mr. He is too modest, this book is also a novel of the Republic of China, involving a lot of content in the Beiyang era, and I also ask Mr. He to correct it." β
He Ma took it, saw that it was a book that had already been published, and asked, "This?"
Du Huining patted the book and said: "It was written by a newcomer, it has been published, I think it is good, and I want to promote it." β
When He Majesty heard that it was written by a newcomer, he attached great importance to it: "Mr. Du, thank you for recommending it to me." I like to read newcomers' works the most, there are no limitations, eclectic, free and willful, do whatever you want, and inadvertently find a lot of unexpected flashes, such as Magnolia's reading notes. I'll be sure to read it when I go back. β
Du Huining nodded, said that he was tired, and quietly sneaked back to his position in the front row.
He Majesty turned his head and asked Magnolia, "When can you hand over your reading notes to me?"
Magnolia thought for a moment and asked, "Are you sure you want to use what I wrote?"
He Ma nodded firmly, "Of course, and I will give you the highest remuneration." If you can follow me to the set and revise the script and the actors' performances, I'll give you a screenwriter's name, and your name can be subtitled. β
Magnolia hurriedly said: "That's no, I'm not so greedy, and I never thought that one day my name could be subtitled." But can I really go to the scene of a TV series? I've never been there, and I don't know how TV shows are made. β
He Ma looked at Magnolia, and laughed secretly in his heart, after all, she is a little girl, no matter how mature she looks, she has curiosity, likes to chase stars, likes to watch performances, "Of course, it is best that you can be on the scene." In fact, whether a work is filmed well or not, the director is very important, and the screenwriter is even more important. A screenwriter who hands over a novel script to the director is definitely not a good screenwriter, because the characters, expressions, language and scenes he designs in the script, the actors and the environment on the scene may not be able to achieve the effect, and it needs to be constantly corrected. Therefore, the screenwriter must go to the scene, keep revising and improving, and keep adding content according to the actors and scenes, so as to fully express the essence of the work. This time, I wanted to add some narration and voice-over for psychological activities, and the TV series adapted from the novel needs to add a lot of character dialogue, and the language is particularly important. If you can follow along for the next half month and complete the indoor part, the outdoor part will be easy to do. I wonder if Miss Bai's time can be arranged?"