sinovels Chapter 25 Adding Fuel to the Fire
Chapter 25 Adding Fuel to the Fire
President Huang quickly headed straight for the municipal government compound.
I went to give a report to the relevant leaders in person.
It seems that his suggestion over the phone really impressed the city leaders' ambition to make achievements in the cultural industry.
1979 was the first year of reform.
The major national conference held in Beijing last year has set the tone for future reforms and development. It called on all sectors to actively explore and innovate. In the field of arts and culture, the "Double Hundred Policy" was put forward as a guide, aiming to liberate thinking and increase initiative both inside and outside the industry.
But how exactly should one proceed with the business?
Everyone was completely clueless, feeling their way across the river as they went, with no one having any specific reference standard.
President Huang was driven to desperation by the barrage of calls from the eight major film studios.
In a moment of impulsiveness, he decided to escalate the matter further and take the opportunity to lead the Shanghai literary and artistic circles in advocating for the first National Symposium on the Adaptation of Outstanding Literary Works into Film and Television.
This is a huge move, like creating a card out of thin air.
That's exactly the kind of work practice that the relevant leaders in the city most desire.
Moreover, the eight major film studios simultaneously demanded the film and television adaptation rights to Yu's 25 story collection works from the Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House!
This is an unprecedented, groundbreaking event, the first of its kind to occur both inside and outside the industry.
From that day on, the news spread like wildfire across the country.
Yu Zhenyu, the great writer, was already under intense scrutiny from the entire nation due to his unclear identity.
Now, out of the blue, we hear such shocking and inexplicable rumors again: the eight major film studios are adapting 25 stories from Suoyu's novels into films and television series.
Furthermore, each film studio has also released information indicating their intention to recruit writer Yu as a screenwriter in their literary department.
Tut tut...
A person's name, a tree's shadow.
This incident has made Yu Zhen's reputation even more widely known both inside and outside the industry.
Correspondingly, calls for the publication of the next issue of "Story Club" to release 25 of Yu's stories ahead of schedule have also grown louder.
In short, the number of letters from readers surged, and post office staff had to drive a special car to the courtyard at No. 74 Shaoxing Road every day to unload sacks of letters from readers.
The editorial office's landlines rang incessantly throughout the night.
The efficiency of relevant leaders in Shanghai is also remarkable.
A few days later, a conclusion was reached regarding the first National Symposium on the Adaptation of Outstanding Literary Works into Film and Television.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Beijing expressed its full support and approved the convening of the seminar.
Immediately, the eight major film studios and cultural associations in various provinces and cities responded enthusiastically.
The seminar was scheduled for mid-April.
However, at the same time, in order to facilitate the discussion on the film and television adaptation of Yu Zhen's 25 works during the conference, the publishing house also made special arrangements. After applying to the city, they urgently launched a special issue of "Story Club" to quickly reprint and publish Yu Zhen's 25 short stories in a special issue.
This time, Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House has prepared a circulation of two million copies for the New Year special issue of "Story Club".
A week later, the special issue of "Story Club" was published.
Immediately, Xinhua bookstores and post office newsstands across the country were filled with readers eager to buy the special edition of "Story Club".
In Beijing, readers who had received advance notice lined up overnight in front of the Xinhua Bookstore on Wangfujing Street to buy the special issue of "Story Club". The queue stretched for miles, an exaggeratedly long line.
In fact, this is not limited to the capital city.
Needless to say, in Shanghai, it was no exaggeration to say that the streets were deserted as people rushed to buy the special issue of "Story Club".
This is true in bookstores and newsstands all over the country.
On the day the special edition of "Story Club" arrived in Tang'an City, Shaanxi Province, crowds gathered at Xinhua Bookstore.
Readers in Shaanxi Province are slightly different from those in other places.
They were genuinely curious about what kind of creative genius the provincial literary association had inadvertently missed out on. The cat had written 25 stories in one winter, and every single one of them was selected by a film studio to be adapted into a movie.
Such incredible creative talent.
Who wouldn't be curious, and who wouldn't want to take the opportunity to imitate it?
Moreover, Yu also has another science fiction story that has been published in the journal Harvest.
It is said that the magical live-streaming island in the future, described in that science fiction novel, where technology is everywhere, has sparked a wave of research and development efforts in the tech world.
According to completely unreliable rumors, a senior engineer at Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group has indeed achieved unprecedented and significant innovative results in the design of a new fighter jet, drawing on numerous technological settings from novels…
This rumor of a technological innovation, though not entirely reliable, has inadvertently fueled the frenzied pursuit of young literary enthusiasts in Shaanxi Province.
They pursued everything about the writer Yu with curiosity and a relentless pursuit of understanding.
Because of its positioning of works, "Story Club" has always been criticized by the literary circle as having low taste and being unrefined.
Especially on university campuses, influenced by this reputation, many students are afraid that they will be criticized and ridiculed for liking to read "Story Club".
Therefore, even though "Story Club" was a bestseller in society and many college students had secretly read the previous issue, it was still difficult to find one or two copies of "Story Club" on a college campus.
That is indeed a rather difficult task.
However, during this wave of popularity, the special issue of "Story Club" suddenly became a favorite on university campuses across the country, and countless students no longer felt ashamed of holding vulgar publications.
On the contrary, anyone who could hold a special issue of "Story Club" in their hands would instantly become a big star in their small circle, surrounded by upperclassmen, underclassmen, and underclassmen.
"Writer Yu is a role model for our generation of young people!"
"That's right, that's right. Whether it's Yu's modern poems, science fiction, or popular stories published in 'Story Collection,' they are all spiritual nourishment that our students love..."
"We're all just ordinary people, so let's stop unfairly labeling literary works!"
"That's right! Please stop labeling any literary works indiscriminately!"
"The stories in 'Story Collection' are indeed not that profound in terms of literary quality or thought."
But when we read books, newspapers, or stories, we don't have to be given a moral lesson every single moment!
When we're tired of studying, sometimes we just want to read a good story to relax our minds and immerse ourselves in the fantastical atmosphere of the story. That's all.
Therefore, please, whoever you are, stop readily labeling literary works!
Please! ~~
"This student is absolutely right!"
The positioning of literary works should not be limited to serving the interests and hobbies of a small group of people.
We, the vast majority of ordinary people, whose cultural literacy is not so high, cannot appreciate works that are too elegant, too intellectual, or too literary.
We simply enjoy reading, especially the engaging stories in Yu's "Story Collection".
This is our right; please stop arbitrarily depriving us of our right to enjoy intellectual nourishment!
The special issue of "Story Club" became a nationwide bestseller.
The publisher prepared two million copies in stock, but it still wasn't enough to meet demand.
In just three days, the stock sold out again.
At the same time, a heated debate has emerged in all sectors of society regarding whether literary works should prioritize accessibility and entertainment or pursue literary merit and intellectual depth, which has become a hot topic of discussion among the public.