That year, "Flower City"'s status among readers was comparable to "People's Literature" and "Harvest".

It is a pity that after "Crossing Guandong", Lin Chaoyang decided that his works would no longer be published in magazines.

The strong development momentum of "Flower City" can no longer be maintained, and sales have continued to fall in the past two years. Fortunately, no matter how much it falls, it is still much better than before Lin Chaoyang's works were published.

During the National Day holiday, Tao Yushu had just returned to Yanjing from Yunnan when he heard the news that "The Truman Show" was confirmed to be released in China.

Most of the world has finished screening, and the domestic screening is belatedly coming. The people who are most dissatisfied with this matter are not Lin Chaoyang and his wife, but Lin Chaoyang's loyal fans.

The person who brought this news was Wang Meng. Ever since he became the Minister of Culture, Comrade Wang has been busy with everything.

I finally had a few days of rest during the National Day, so I went to Lin Chaoyang's house to be a guest. It was called a guest, but in fact I was asking for credit.

According to him, the reason why the introduction of "The Truman Show" in China was so slow was because it was stuck in the review process.

A comrade in charge of review at the Film Bureau believed that this work, like "1984", had political allusions.

"I was chatting with Comrade Daming that day, and I accidentally asked about this matter, only to find out that your movie was stuck at the film bureau.

After all, it is a film that has won awards abroad and brought glory to the country. It would be a pity if it cannot be screened in China.

These people are just messing around!

Then I asked Comrade Fang Yu to understand the situation, and it was not a big problem.

"1984" is now available in bookstores, and the novel "The Truman Show" is also on sale. Why can't the movie be released? Thanks to Comrade Daming, who said now, if it had been a little later, maybe I could do this

I don't have the qualifications to take care of it.

The "Da Ming" in Wang Yang's mouth is Ding Daming, the general manager of China Film Company, and the "Fang Yu" is Shi Fangyu, the director of the Film Bureau.

There is also a reason for what he said, "If it's too late, you won't be able to take care of it."

Before this year, the Film Bureau was affiliated with the Ministry of Culture. In January this year, the Film Bureau was merged into the Ministry of Radio and Television.

However, the current merger between the Film Bureau and the Ministry of Radio and Television is not considered complete, and distribution-related work is still under the management of the Ministry of Culture.

This is also the reason why Ding Daming reports to Wang Yang.

After listening to Wang Meng's talk about "The Truman Show", Lin Chaoyang thanked him and asked jokingly: "You, a leader like you, come to our house just to show your merit, right?"

If they simply wanted to take credit and sell well, no one would come to someone else's house and take the initiative to talk about it.

Wang Mengxiao's eyes narrowed, looking cunning.

"I heard that you and Yu Shu opened a film company in Xiangjiang, and you were one of the producers of "The Truman Show."

Lin Chaoyang asked: "Isn't it your business that the movie is no longer yours? Why do you still care about this?"

"It's not me who's worried, it's Comrade Fang Yu who's worried. He didn't know about you and your wife before, and it was through "The Truman Show" that he learned that you are now working on a movie."

Wang Meng's words not only explained the purpose of his visit, but also explained to Shi Fangyu, proving that he did not know about "The Truman Show" being stuck before.

Lin Chaoyang didn't have any feelings about this. The later "Farewell My Concubine" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and was not released in China.

"What's going on? How can the leader use us?" Lin Chaoyang asked

"I don't know the specifics. If you don't have any ideas, I'll ask him to come over tomorrow and you can meet and have a chat."

It turned out that Wang Yang came here to make a front stop, and Shi Fangyu, a department-level cadre, wanted to make a special trip to meet and chat with Lin Chaoyang. He could roughly guess what they were going to talk about.

The next day, Lin Chaoyang met Shi Fangyu. This was not the first time the two met. They had met before during the review of "Wreaths Under the Mountain".

Shi Fangyu was very warm when he met Lin Chaoyang. He first mentioned the omissions in the introduction of "The Truman Show", expressed his apology to Lin Chaoyang, and then mentioned the production of this movie.

Lin Chaoyang introduced him to some aspects of film investment and production. Shi Fangyu said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that "The Truman Show" was originally a work from our mainland, but it was actually made by a film company in Hong Kong. Movie."

At this point, Shi Fangyu's purpose of coming has become clear.

"Speaking of it, we didn't do our job well! It's not just "The Truman Show". I've been paying attention in the past two days and found out that you have now collaborated with our studio on a movie?"

"Yes, I just collaborated with Xi Film Studio on a movie, directed by Chen Kaige, and adapted from Cheng's "King of Children"." Shi Fangyu nodded. In fact, he understood the situation.

"Then this movie...is for the film festival?" This sentence is the focus of Shi Fangyu's visit today.

As for officials, who doesn’t need political achievements? Film bureau officials are no exception.

Over the years, the film bureau has supported many domestic films to go abroad to participate in foreign film festivals. For what reason? In addition to the pitiful export of political and cultural influence, the more important thing is to produce results.

When a film wins awards overseas, it is an achievement for filmmakers, and it is naturally a political achievement for officials in the film field.

So when Shi Fangyu heard that the introduction of "The Truman Show" was actually blocked by his subordinates, you can imagine his anger. The novel written by the mainland writer was not filmed in the mainland, and the film was not filmed in the mainland.

Winning a grand prize for his identity has already made him, the director of the film bureau, very embarrassed. Now that the introduction is still blocked, it is simply the opposite of Tiangang!

When you are a civil servant, you have to talk about politics, but you can't just talk about politics.

"The Truman Show" made a splash at the Berlin Film Festival. Even if there are some minor problems, they are still flaws. In the final analysis, it brings glory to the country. "Yes, I want to see if I can participate in next year's Berlin Film Festival.

Shi Fangyu asked: "Why not attend the Cannes Film Festival?"

After he finished speaking, he was afraid that Lin Chaoyang would misunderstand, so he explained: "I just think that you have gained experience at the Cannes Film Festival after all." Lin Chaoyang said: "The story style of "The King of Children" is more suitable for the Berlin Film Festival."

Lin Chaoyang's words were very simple. Officials are all smart people. How could Shi Fangyu not understand what he meant? What a prize!

"Are you sure?" Shi Fangyu asked expectantly.

"It's hard to say for certain. But Kego's level is pretty good, so he should have no problem being shortlisted. As for the film festival, anyone who is shortlisted has a chance to win the award."

In Lin Chaoyang's memory, Hadern, the current artistic director of the Berlin Film Festival, admired "The King of Children" very much, but there was certainly no need for him to say such a thing.

Seeing Lin Chaoyang's confident expression, Shi Fangyu thought of the brilliant results "The Truman Show" had achieved at the Nasdaq Film Festival, and couldn't help but trust Chen Kaige a little more.

"Then when you sign up for the movie, what do you want..."

"Kids" is a co-production, and all producers are eligible to sign up for the competition.

But Lin's Pictures is the leading party. If they sign up from Xiangjiang in the name of the company, even if the film wins an award, it will have little to do with the film bureau. Lin Chaoyang knew the purpose of Shi Fangyu's visit today and wanted to do a favor.

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"I'm afraid the film bureau will have to worry about participating in the film festival."

Shi Fangyu said with a smile on his face, "It should, it should. A film as excellent as "King of Children" should make our country famous overseas." "Then I will cause trouble for you!" Lin Chaoyang said politely.

"Well, "King of Children" is a domestic film, isn't this what we should do.

It just so happens that China Film Group has a young man who studied in the Democratic Republic of Germany and has a good relationship with the Berlin Film Festival."

After chatting about the registration of "The King of Children" to participate in the exhibition, Shi Fangyu was in a good mood, and casually chatted with Lin Chaoyang about the situation of the Hong Kong Film Market.

He listened to Lin Chaoyang talk for a long time and said with emotion: "The development of the film industry in Xiangjiang is indeed much better than that in the mainland. You have a lot to do with this film company!" Lin Chaoyang waved his hand, "How can it be so easy!"

Shi Fangyu looked puzzled when he heard this. He had clearly said that the situation was very good just now, so why did he say that it was difficult to handle now? As our cooperation with the country gradually deepens, these conflicts will be inevitable in the future. "

Crying children are fed by milk. Although the film bureau may not be able to help, it doesn't hurt to let the leaders know about the situation.

Perhaps because he felt that his response was not very kind, Shi Fangyu added: "I will communicate with Yindu. You are all in Xiangjiang and can take care of each other." Lin Chaoyang also knew that Shi Fangyu's status could provide

His help was actually very limited, so he smiled and thanked Shi Fangyu.
Chapter completed!