Chapter 223: The feat of the one who has not come after

On June 6, the People's Liberation Army Daily published a news report that the Běijīng Military Region had identified "Soldier Assault" as a reading list for grassroots officers and soldiers, and that the Nanjing Military Region had also called Fudan University Press on the morning to say that it would subscribe to 200,000 copies of "Soldier Assault." These two news made people from the publishing houses, such as Gewen and Hang Jian, very excited.

On this day and in the next day or two, the Kunming Military Region, the Guangzhou Military Region, and other major military regions also placed orders for Fudan University Press, so 470,000 copies have been sold, and the sales of "Soldier Assault," which has begun to gradually ease, have once again raised a high curve.

The news that "Soldier Assault" was designated as a reading list for grassroots companies by the Beida Military Region at the same time was first reported by the "Jiefangjun Daily," and then several large newspapers such as "Wen Wei Po" and "Guangming Rì Daily" also reprinted it one after another, so that several large publishing houses in Shanghai that had rejected Govin at the beginning, and those miscellaneous publishing houses that came to the door to seek the publication of Govern's novel were all stunned and beat their chests, and there was nothing to regret.

The publishing industry is in an uproar, and such sales results are not even comparable to the sales of those translated foreign works, which can be said to be a miracle!

And the public, which was already boiling and sensational, was once again hot because of this news.

Countless experts began to study this style of "Soldier Assault", countless literary newcomers and even old authors regarded Govin as their idol and goal, and countless readers chattered about the story of Gang Qilian, quoting various lines and phrases in the novel...... Adding fuel to the fire was a report published in the People's Daily, which published a news item in the People's Daily on June 8 that Comrade Hu Yaobang, then the general secretary of the People's Daily, had purchased 5,000 copies of "Soldier Assault" at his own expense and presented them to the soldiers who were fighting bloody battles on the Sino-Vietnamese border.

As soon as this news came out, countless people were dumbfounded.

When the book "Garland Under the High Mountain" was published, Comrade Hu Yaobang once bought a batch of "Garland Under the High Mountain" out of his own pocket and presented it to the soldiers on the front line of Laoshan. At the beginning, people thought that such a thing was simply a miracle through the ages, and it was definitely a feat that no one had ever done before.

Unexpectedly, after only a year's interval, General Secretary Hu Yaobang made such a pro-army move again, and once again took out his own pocket, such specifications are definitely better than "Garland Under the Mountain", and it is absolutely impossible to copy it.

How much do you think 5,000 books cost? No matter how much Comrade Hu Yaobang accumulates in his salary, can he afford to pay his own expenses twice or three times? So this is the real non-compatible!

Stimulated by these news reports, the artists who were already stupid in their hearts finally couldn't sit down anymore.

It is said that because of the end of ten years of turmoil and the change of national policies in China during this period, the cultural and art circles were in a state of a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending. One by one, the old artists have once again rejuvenated the second leg of their creative life, and the newcomers who have entered the industry have the courage and drive of the newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers, and the works with artistic charm are emerging in this era, one is better than the other.

Literary works are like a rain after the rain chūn bamboo shoots are on the rise for the time being, just to say that the film industry has emerged countless excellent works, "The Legend of Tianyun Mountain", "Wrangler", "People to Middle Age", "Shaolin Temple", "A Game of Chess That Never Ends", "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace", "Listening to the Government with a Curtain", ...... In January 1983, "Garland Under the Mountain" became a sensation throughout the country as soon as it came out, and newspapers of various provinces and cities at the zhōngyāng level rushed to reprint it, and the zhōngyāng People's Radio Station broadcast it continuously, and a whirlwind of "garlands" blew across China. More than 50 newspapers and periodicals across the country reprinted "Garland Under the Mountain", and "Garland Under the Mountain" won the votes in the subsequent national novella awards, ranking first. At the same time, there are also many theater troupes adapting "Wreath Under the Mountain" to stage, drama, opera, dance drama, radio drama, Lu opera, Ping opera...... It is not uncommon to jump onto the literary and artistic stages in various places. Then Xie Jin broke through among many competitors and got the film adaptation rights, and the show is currently in the process of intense filming.

"Wreath Under the Mountain" is a novella, the content and plot are naturally much less, and it is easy to reprint and reprint if it is adapted, but "± Soldier Assault" is a long story of 250,000 words, and the situation is naturally different.

When Wen Wei Po was serializing "Soldier Assault", it was simply an impossible task for other newspapers and periodicals to reprint it. I haven't read the novel as a whole, I haven't determined whether the novel is excellent, whether it touches the red line of politics, and no newspaper editor dares to reprint it lightly.

And when "Soldier Assault" is published, such a long length, it will definitely not be over in ten and a half days, and this book has now sold so many copies, and "Wen Wei Po", one of the largest selling newspapers in China, is about to end its serialization, which makes many newspapers and periodicals dispel the calculation of reprinting.

And with the publication of "Soldier Assault", those artists who have been waiting for a long time and finally saw the complete novel finally burst out with a burning light in their eyes, and they finally determined one thing and one fact: "Soldier Assault" is definitely a work of the level of "Garland Under the Mountain", and it is a very good and outstanding work!

Everyone knows that another good military work has come out.

There are not many literary works depicting war themes in China, only "Wreath Under the Mountain" is very special, "Wreath Under the Mountain" broke through an unwritten precept of military literature for the first time for decades, and quite sharply touched on the internal contradictions and even ** in the life of the real army, which was a milestone in the creation of Chinese literature at that time.

And Govin's "Soldier Assault" is even more special, it also describes the patriotic war of self-defense and counterattack against Vietnam.

More importantly, unlike "Garland Under the Mountain", which focuses on exposing the internal contradictions of the real army, "Soldier Assault" also describes the growth of ordinary soldiers in peacetime, which naturally has contradictions and fierceness, but it is real and sunny, in the final analysis, this is a story about growth, about the team, and about inspiration.

It is also the extreme description and rendering of the early stage of Tongguò that made Xu Sanduo, Gao Cheng, Wu Liuyi, Shi Jin, and Yuan Lang ...... These warriors with different qualities are deeply imprinted in the minds of every reader. In the eyes of readers, they are living people, just like their own children, with names and tempers, blood and tears!

And it is such a group of people who shout "don't abandon and don't give up"

The children of the promise shed their blood on the battlefield of the counterattack against Vietnam, which made countless readers think, move and even cry.

A work like "Soldier Assault" is actually more suitable and convenient to adapt into various literary and artistic works than "Garland Under the Mountain" in a sense, at least, he is gentler, more inspirational, and less likely to touch a certain red line than "Garland".

Therefore, as soon as "Soldier Assault" was published, it radiated a dazzling light in the literary and artistic circles, like a huge light bulb to tell every artist who has been or is interested in it that I am the best, come on, adapt me!

Theater troupes all over the country began to organize and prepare for the immediate adaptation of various forms of art works of "Soldier Assault", such as dramas, operas, dance dramas, radio dramas, Lu operas, and Ping operas...... Then everyone saw the news published in the newspaper about the military region's purchase of "Soldier Assault", and then everyone saw the news that General Secretary Hu Yaobang personally purchased "Soldier Assault" and gave it to the officers and soldiers on the front line. Sit tight?

The only pity is that if "Soldier Assault", which is a novel, wants to be turned into a drama, it is really not a work that can be completed in a day or two!

And these are or are preparing to adapt "Soldier Assault"

's troupe, basically didn't say hello to Gowen, they all went straight to the horse.

I have to say that in this era, China's concept of copyright is still very indifferent, patents, copyrights and everything are still floating clouds, all of which provide the people with jīng god food, so what is there to divide between you and mine.

Perhaps the only ones with a little rule are the TV industry and the film industry.

But even the major film studios began to move and began to fight secretly, and the leaders or screenwriters of the major film studios in Govine's family have surrounded a big circle.

A "tug-of-war" between film studios for a work is just the beginning.

On the afternoon of June 8, Xu Sangchu, director of the Shanghai Film Studio, personally brought two choreographers to Gowen's home, the purpose of which was to ask for the film adaptation rights of "Soldier Assault".

When he learned from Gowen's mouth that Xie Jin had visited him for the episode of "Soldier Assault", he immediately laughed and said to Gowen, one by one, it seems that Gowen, you and Shangying are very fateful!

Director Xu Sangchu used Xie Jin's reputation to play the emotional card against Gewen, but unfortunately Gewen was not confused.

It's really a wonderful thing that your own novel can be adapted into a Wei movie, but if the movie is not made well, wouldn't it ruin the reputation of "Soldier Assault"?!

So Ge Wen asked Xu Sangchu directly if he handed over the adaptation rights to Shanghai Film Studio, could the director be Xie Jin? In his consciousness, the directors of the era can make him look at only a few directors such as Xie Jin.

What I got from the inquiry was another introduction from Director Xu Sangchu, in addition to Xie Jin, our Shanghai Film Studio has many excellent directors, such as Huang Zumo, who directed "Lushan Love", and Wu Yigong, who directed "Chengnan 1rì Thing...... Govyn shook his head.

He had seen both of these movies, not in his previous life, but in the cinema of Fudan University after the time travel. "Lushan Love"

It is the first domestic romance film and scenery film after the "Cultural Revolution". "Chengnan 1rì Thing" is a life film, which only reflects the social style and humanistic atmosphere of the old běijīng. Although these two films have won a lot of awards and praise in China, they are unique and innovative in terms of shooting structure, but their "Soldier Assault" is a military drama? That kind of funny, warm, inspirational and hot-blooded, can they?

"Director Xu, I'll think about it and give you an answer."

Govin did not let go of the adaptation rights.

The next day, on the morning of June 9, Emei Film Studio, one of China's three major film bases with Shanghai Film Studio, also came to a deputy director to seek the adaptation rights of "Soldier Assault".

Although the position of the person who came was not low, the deputy director of the factory also could not give Govin the answer he wanted. So Govin once again rejected the request of the deputy director.

Also on the evening of the same day, Bayi Film Studio, headquartered in Běijīng, also sent someone to ask for the adaptation rights of "Soldier Assault".

Originally, Bayi Film Studio, as a comprehensive film studio specializing in military-themed films and television in China, was the most likely to shoot "Soldier Assault" well.

Founded on August 1, 1952, Bayi Film Studio has shot nearly 100 military-themed films in the past 30 years, but whether it is "Breaking Through the Darkness Before Dawn", "The Story of Liubao", "Heroes and Tigers", "The Eternal Wave", "Muslim Detachment", "Battle of Shanghai" in the seventies and eighties, "Shining Red Star", "Return to the Heart Like an Arrow", etc., are all glorious and formal films, the actors' performance traces are too heavy, and the director's logical arrangement is unreasonable. Many dramas are too common to them, which are undoubtedly unfavorable factors for novels like "Soldier Assault" that are humorous in the early stage and bloody in the later stage.

So Govin also did not directly give up the adaptation rights in his hands.

Seeing off the people from the Bayi Film Studio who came proudly and returned disappointed, Govin couldn't help but smile a little bitterly in his heart, all of them came today to be the largest film studio in China, and they were all rejected by themselves. Could it be that you are too picky?

But this is the first time in my life that I have ever touched a movie screen!