Literary Master 1978

Lin Chaoyang looked at him with a mixture of laughter and tears, "You've really put a lot of effort into making dumplings for this little bit of vinegar!"

Li Tuo shook his head and said, "You don't understand! Is it so easy to come up with a brilliant idea? People may not remember this article in the future, but they will definitely remember 'Xu Lingjun's year'."

He became more and more excited as he spoke, and in the end he didn't even bother to eat, and was in a hurry to go home to write the manuscript.

He was afraid that if he went back too late, his inspiration would be delayed halfway.

On the 10th, after get off work on Saturday, Tao Yushu went home and arranged to go to the movies. Today was the day when "The Wreath Under the Mountain" was released.

The Capital Cinema was on West Chang'an Avenue, only three or four hundred meters away from their home, and the couple walked over.

When the couple walked to the door of the cinema, it was very lively here, and it was always like this every Saturday and Sunday night.

There was also an oil painting poster of "The Wreath Under the Mountain" at the door of the cinema, with grass-green military uniforms, resolute faces of soldiers, and the war in the background of the poster, which was both exquisite and textured.

Tao Yushu looked at the long queue at the ticket office, "There are so many people, all of them are here to see "High Mountain"."

She worried again, "I don't know if I can buy a ticket."

"It's okay, just buy a red ticket."

Lin Chaoyang said this, and the couple lined up quietly.

As the sky outside got darker and darker, the number of people in the lounge increased instead of decreasing, almost to the point of being shoulder to shoulder, and a long queue formed behind the couple.

Seeing that there were only eight or nine people in line before the couple, the ticket seller stood up and shouted to the queue in the hall:

"Dear movie fans, all the movie tickets for today have been sold out, everyone please come early tomorrow!"

Hearing this, the hall suddenly became noisy. In order to buy tickets, the audience behind had been queuing for more than half an hour. Seeing that it was almost their turn, they were naturally unhappy to be told that there were no tickets now.

"Why do you want me to queue without tickets?"

"Can't you add an extra show? You know that "The Garland Under the Mountain" is showing today, what do you mean by not adding an extra show?"

"That's right, last year's "The Horsemen" was shown with an extra show, why don't you add an extra show for "The Garland Under the Mountain"?"

"What is this cinema manager doing? I think he should be fired!"

"That's right! If he doesn't add an extra show, he will be fired!"

...

The audience queued up but couldn't buy tickets, and they were quite resentful. A few young people made a fuss, which aroused everyone's anger, and the hall was in an uproar for a while.

After a few minutes, the cinema manager was forced out by the audience, and accepted the audience's opinions with a very sincere attitude and decided to add another show tonight.

"...But please understand us. Our cinema staff are not made of iron. They also have to eat and sleep.

So, we will open at 5:30 tomorrow morning and start showing the first movie at 5:50. We will definitely let you watch the movie.

What do you think?"

The Capital Cinema has always been one of the most popular cinemas in Yanjing. Whenever a popular movie is released, the cinema will add more shows, but that usually happens a few days after the movie is released and a wave of moviegoers forms.

The novel "The Wreath Under the Mountain" has been published for more than four years. The single volume alone has sold 8 to 9 million copies. The media has reprinted it dozens of times. The number of readers is conservatively estimated to be tens of millions.

The movie was released on a Saturday, and the people had time after work, so they all flocked to the cinema.

On the first day of the movie, the movie-watching craze had already arrived.

An additional movie was added. Although some people in the hall could not watch the movie today, most of the audience could accept it. The manager's attitude was very sincere, and the situation calmed down.

Lin Chaoyang and his wife were already a few people short of tickets, and they just bought tickets for the extra show, and they had good seats, but they had to wait a little too long. The show didn't start until 10 p.m., and Lin Chaoyang was getting sleepy waiting.

After finally entering the screening room, the lights dimmed a short while after they sat down.

The logo of the Shanghai Film Studio appeared on the big screen, and the camera started with a distant view of the Yimeng Mountains. The list of cast and crew kept appearing, and Lin Chaoyang's name was at the top.

Tao Yushu saw his name, smiled faintly, and gently held Lin Chaoyang's hand.

The movie officially started. The first shot was the soldiers bathing in the river with their upper bodies naked. Their strong muscles exuded the scent of male hormones, and a group of soldiers were playing handstand games on the shore.

Liang Sanxi and Jin Kailai laughed and joked with the soldiers, without any leadership airs. A few shots outlined the military life in the 1980s.

Xie Jin is a representative of directors who become more and more charming as they age. His camera language is not amazing, but it is simple and ingenious. A few simple shots allow the audience to enter the story without knowing it.

Jin Kailai, Liang Sanxi, Zhao Mengsheng, Xiao Yanjing...

One by one, the characters who once depended on lead type and existed only in the audience's imagination appeared one by one. The performance of the actors made the audience feel no sense of disobedience, as if these characters were the characters in the novel.

As the plot continued to unfold, the cheerful atmosphere at the beginning gradually became tense, and even the hearts of the audience in the cinema were tightened.

"The Wreath under the Mountain", a novel that once touched hundreds of millions of readers, will touch hundreds of millions of viewers again tonight in the form of light and shadow.

The whole movie is 2 hours and 20 minutes long, which is longer than most movies of this era. If it were in the future, the first hurdle that the movie would face before it was released would be the ruthless scissor hand of the distributor.

Fortunately, this is the 1980s, and Xie Jin used his enthusiasm to make this movie.

The more than two-hour journey of light and shadow has come to an end, and the screen is covered with tombs. In these densely packed and neat new tombs, sleeping soundly are the souls of the martyrs who died without regrets in order to protect their home and country.

There are no green pines and cypresses, and no granite monuments.

The bones of loyalty are buried in the green mountains, and the souls of heroes are remembered in the mountains and rivers.

The surviving soldiers on the screen missed their comrades, and their families cried and comforted their lost relatives.

The cinema was silent except for the tears of the audience flowing freely.

When the first uncontrollable cry sounded, like the tide on the Qiantang River, there was a burst of crying in the screening hall.

For the thousands of young lives lost in southern Xinjiang.

Once upon a time, they were still so lively and vigorous, just like the lush red cotton tree flowers in the South, how dazzling and dazzling they were.

But now, they are sleeping there.

Perhaps their wives had just sent him a photo of their son when he was one month old;

Perhaps, their lover is writing a loving love letter to him under the desk lamp;

Perhaps their mother was leaning on the doorframe, looking towards the distant road, because her son wrote a letter saying that he was about to go home to visit relatives.

The screening hall became a sea of ​​tears, and the movie ended in the tears of the audience.

Perhaps the audience's depression just now was because they were afraid of disturbing those heroic souls. When the picture disappeared, the crying in the screening hall suddenly became louder, and many people even cried loudly.

Some hot-blooded young people were crying and cursing "YN monkeys", and some lesbians were crying so hard that they were out of breath.

Many people sat in their seats, immersed in the movie, and did not want to get up for a long time.

Tao Yushu, who was beside Lin Chaoyang, also burst into tears, and her tears kept flowing.

After finally calming down, she stood up and took Lin Chaoyang's hand and walked out of the screening room.

As the couple walked out, some audience members began to stand up one after another, and they kept sobbing along the way.

After walking out of the screening room and entering the lounge, the audience's crying gradually stopped, and many people began to praise the movie.

"This movie is so well done!"

"When I was reading the novel, I just cried while reading it. Now that it has been made into a movie, it is more touching than the novel. Woohoo!"

"Xie Jin is awesome! The photo is even better than "The Wrangler"!"

"Xu Lingjun's novels are all well written. He is also a screenwriter. It's so amazing! This is what you call a great writer!"

…

After waiting for several minutes, Tao Yushu finally came out of her sadness. Listening to the compliments from people around her, she said to Lin Chaoyang with a pair of red eyes:

"I have watched so many movies, and many of them made me cry. But after watching "Garland", I couldn't stop crying at all. I couldn't help it. The soldiers are so great. They are the real backbone of China."

Lin Chaoyang said: "Yes! It was not easy not only for the soldiers, but also for the comrades on the crew. The movie was made so well, and their contribution is not small..."

Xie Jin told him that when "Garland Under the Mountain" went to the border to shoot, the war on the border was still not over. Even when the battles of "Unnamed Highlands" and "Main Peak" were filmed, the situation on the border became tense again.

The crew completed the filming of the movie amidst such a strong smell of artillery fire, and according to intelligence, HN's "Voice of YN" radio station also reported on the radio the news that Xie Jin was filming "Garland Under the Mountain" at the border. The words were harsh and filled with threats and intimidation.

At the same time, news continues to spread that YN agents have sneaked into our territory in an attempt to interfere with and sabotage the filming of the movie.

Lin Chaoyang's narration made Tao Yushu terrified. She did not expect that the filming of "Wreaths Under the Mountain" would face such a severe test.

"Sincerity leads to gold and stone. The comrades on the crew have taken such big risks and made so much effort. If they see the movie being so popular, they should also be very happy." Tao Yushu said with emotion.

"Of course."

"Garland Under the Mountain" has shown extraordinary momentum since the first day it was released. The hard work and dedication of director Xie Jin and the crew are crucial, but more importantly, of course, the original novel has been selling like crazy for four years. Reader base of more than 8 million copies.

The tens of millions of readers accumulated in four years made this movie a phenomenal hit once it was released.

In just two or three days, the cinemas in all districts of Yanjing were almost full. The scene of Lin Chaoyang going to the movie that day was constantly replayed in the screening hall, which made the audience shed tears.

Also because of the popularity of the movie, many cinemas had to temporarily add theaters to meet the audience's eager viewing needs.

But even so, there are still many viewers who have to queue up in long queues to watch movies. It has become normal to queue up early in the morning to buy tickets to watch movies. The Capital Cinema standing on West Chang'an Street has seen audiences queuing outside the cinema again after a long absence. situation.

It’s the coldest month of winter now, and queuing up outside is really hard. Many people are willing to solicit favors and seek connections in order to watch the movie as early as possible. Some people even sell movie tickets. The original price of a 10-cent movie ticket has been increased to 30-50 cents. .

It's a bit expensive, but you can watch the movie early and save yourself the trouble of queuing. Many people are willing to pay for this expensive movie ticket just to see "Garland Under the Mountain".

This kind of scene is not only happening in Yanjing, but also in other cities in China. Millions of moviegoers flock to cinemas every day.

These audiences include men, women, and children, as well as workers, peasants, officials, and businessmen. There are no differences in age, status, or cultural background among these people sitting in the cinema. They are all loyal viewers and fans of "Garland Under the Mountain."

A week after its release, the dominance shown by "Garland Under the Mountain" eclipsed the domestic films released at the same time. Even "The Curtain", which is famous for its grand scenes, could not compete.

If the popularity of the movie as soon as it was released was due to the popularity of the novel readers, then the popularity of the movie a week after its release was due to the charm of the story and characters of the movie itself.

Since the second day of its release, "Garland Under the Mountain" has also become the focus of reports and attention from major domestic media.

"Yanjing Daily" reported: "Wreaths Under the Mountain" is a rare artistic masterpiece, and director Xie Jin has created new glories.

"China Youth Daily" published an article "\u003cWreaths under the Mountains\u003e: A Hymn of Patriotism", which reads:

Since its release on December 10, "Wreaths Under the Mountain" has won widespread praise from the film industry and movie audiences for its profound emotional expression and strong patriotism.

This movie is not only a visual and emotional feast, but also a hymn dedicated to the great motherland.

"Wreaths Under the Mountain" tells the story of the war in southern Xinjiang and the soldiers' efforts to protect their homes and country. After the movie was released, the People's Liberation Army Daily also praised the movie:

It 100% restores the essence of the original novel, and displays the patriotic spirit of our army's officers and men who dare to fight and sacrifice in the new era from all aspects and angles. It is a patriotic film with profound social significance.

"Shaanxi Daily", "Hunan Daily", "Liberation Daily", "Wenhui Daily", "Guangming Daily", "People's Daily", "Worker's Daily"...

There are more and more media and news reporting on the movie "Wreaths Under the Mountain", and the level is getting higher and higher. From local media to central media, the movie-watching frenzy caused by "Wreaths Under the Mountain" is sweeping China.

Loved by ordinary audiences, praised by the film industry, praised by official media, and encouraged by the government...

"Wreaths Under the Mountain" mobilized the patriotic sentiment of the entire Chinese society from bottom to top, and infected more audiences to enter the cinema.

It is impossible to collect detailed box office data in this era, but the fullness of movie theaters in various cities across the country is even better than that of "Romance in Lushan", "Shaolin Temple" and "Wrangler" released in previous years.

At the same time, distribution companies at the provincial and municipal levels continued to issue copy purchase requests to China Film Company.

200 copies, 250 copies, 300 copies...