Chapter 763 "Jin Xiaoyong's Buddy, Hu Haimei's Family, Liang Changyou's Son: Xiaowu"

Fang Minghua received the letter a week later. The letter was sent to the Provincial Writers Association. He picked it up when he went to the Writers Association for a meeting.

In his office, Fang Minghua opened the thick letter.

There was not only a letter written by Jia Zhangke, but also a script.

In the letter, Jia Zhangke reported to Fang Minghua about his studies at Yandian University in the past few years.

"Teacher Minghua, with your encouragement, I was finally admitted to the Yenching Film Academy and now I have successfully graduated. Although I studied literature, I have never forgotten movies."

"In the winter of 1994, I shot a short film called "Xiaoshan Goes Home" with a few good friends. Fortunately, this film won the Best Feature Film Award in the Short Film Competition Unit of the Hong Kong International Film Festival. This gave me great encouragement and strengthened my determination to follow this path."

"You said in my reply that if I wanted to shoot "Hello, Mr. Tree", let me shoot it. I was very excited and I always remember it, but now I feel that my current experience and ability are not enough to shoot the essence of this novel. I dare not ruin the classics. I want to shoot other scripts first to accumulate experience."

"So I wrote a script myself. Do you think it's okay? Of course, I also have a small request. Can Shengshi Film and Television invest? It won't cost much money. I roughly estimated that 300,000 will be enough."

Fang Minghua put down the letter, picked up the script and saw the name, and couldn't help laughing.

"Xiao Wu, Jin Xiaoyong's buddy, Hu Haimei's partner, Liang Changyou's son"

Such a long name!

It definitely won't work.

It's just that "Xiao Wu".

He picked up the script and read it carefully.

Xiao Wu is a "habitual thief" in Fenyang, Shanxi Province who never changes his ways. Even if the public security department is carrying out anti-theft activities, he still wants to find ways to start.

But apart from the so-called "thief" identity, he is a very nostalgic and traditional person. Family and friendship have a heavy weight in his heart. But his relatives and friends in the past have long regarded him as a plague god, and they are afraid to avoid him. Invisibly, Xiao Wu can only be a marginal person in exchange for some satisfaction and comfort.

One day when singing in a karaoke bar, Xiao Wu met the singing lady Hu Meimei. The similar mood made the two of them establish a kind of ambiguous emotion. However, Hu Meimei understood that Xiao Wu was not her other shore, and she needed to find a more powerful "arm" to change her destiny.

Although Xiao Wu also understood this, he still couldn't suppress his loss when it happened. Facing his future, Xiao Wu, who was in an even more embarrassing and awkward situation, became more and more at a loss.

The script was written rather roughly.

Before Fang Minghua came to this era, he had seen this movie online. As far as the movie was made, some parts were changed a lot compared to this script.

But this script has already well reflected the essence of this movie.

After Fang Minghua finished reading it, he fell into deep thought.

This movie called "Xiao Wu" was well made. The Douban score seemed to be above 8.5, and it also won several awards abroad.

But the problem is that it is a banned film.

It has not been released in China!

Go back and think about it.

Fang Minghua took the script home, waited for Song Tangtang to come home and finish dinner in the evening, took out the script and told what happened today.

"Tangtang, you take a look at the script first, I'll go to urge the two kids to do their homework." After that, Fang Minghua turned and walked upstairs.

An hour later, Fang Minghua completed the task, and watched his daughter enter the piano room to play the piano, and then entered his daughter-in-law's study.

"Have you finished reading it?" Fang Minghua asked.

"Yeah."

"How does it feel?"

"Very real. Although it is written about Fenyang, I feel that it is a true portrayal of the present era, especially the small counties in the north. Let's not talk about other things. Especially when you go to the counties in Tongchuan and Weinan, they are all similar."

"There are young people like Xiaowu everywhere in dance halls, video halls, hair salons, and billiard rooms. Minghua, this script is very similar to the one you wrote, "Hello, Mr. Tree". The content is completely different, but the reality reflected is the same."

Fang Minghua nodded and asked, "Do you think it should be filmed?"

"Shoot it. It's only 300,000 yuan. Give the young man a chance. Although the company's funds are very tight this year, 300,000 yuan can still be paid." Song Tangtang decided immediately.

Shengshi Film and Television's funds are indeed very tight this year.

Invested 50 million in the first Harry Potter movie, 65 million in the second part of Kangxi's Private Visits, and invested another 6 million in Party A and Party B. There is not much money on the books.

"Tangtang, it's not a matter of funds, but the content of the script." Fang Minghua reminded.

"Oh, that's right, some of the plots in the script are somewhat defamatory to the image of the Zen government, and there is also a bit of incitement." Song Tangtang immediately reacted: "If you want to pass the review smoothly, you have to change the script."

Fang Minghua did not answer immediately.

In history, there seems to be a story that this film did not pass the review.

It seems that when the film was sent to the relevant departments for review, it was reported by someone!

It was said that the broadcast of such a film would "affect my country's normal foreign cultural exchanges." The reporter was a very famous film planner at the time and had great prestige in the film and television industry.

So the relevant leaders had to punish, the film was banned from being released in China, and the right to shoot film and television dramas was stopped!

Jia Zhangke wrote about this experience in his "Confused Records", with details, of course he did not name anyone, but everyone in the industry seemed to know it.

Now, if you shoot "Xiao Wu" again, will you encounter the same problem?

If so, it is not as simple as changing the script.

You changed too much and lost the tension of the original movie. What if you change a little bit and the other party finds a handle?

This is a problem.

Fang Minghua considered.

After a while, he said: "How about asking Jia Zhangke to come to Xijing so that I can talk to him?"

"Oh, I can't tell, Minghua, you value this Jia guy very much." Song Tangtang laughed: "Even Wang Xiaoshuai and Lou Ye, who filmed your novel, you didn't ask them to come to our house."

"Jia Zhangke is from Jin Province, and Jin Province and Qin Province are separated by the Yellow River, so we are half fellow villagers." Fang Minghua joked.

"Okay, whatever you want."

"Then it's settled!"

A week later, Jia Zhangke received a reply from Fang Minghua. The letter was very simple. The script you wrote has been received. I am very interested in it, but there are some places that need to be discussed with you. If you have time, come to Xijing to talk.

"Minghua asked me to go to his house in Xijing!"

Jia Zhangke was very excited when he saw the letter and immediately found his good friend Wang Hongwei.

"Oh, you have a lot of face. I heard that Minghua generally likes to associate with writers. Except for a few big directors like Zhang Yimou, they can only meet those who make movies." Wang Hongwei said.

"Hehe. People said he is from Qin Province, and I am from Jin Province, which is next door. We are half fellow villagers." Jia Zhangke looked proud.

"I am from Henan Province, and Qin Province is also next door, right?" Wang Hongwei was not convinced.

"Then let's go together?"

"Forget it, they asked you to go, how can I follow them." Wang Hongwei shook his head.

"Then we are ready to go, you say hello to the counselor." Jia Zhangke did what he said.

"Yes! Don't forget, I want to play Xiao Wu!"