Chapter 1414 1417【Television Art Center】
In 1986, Xiang Nan released the last part of the Emperor Trilogy, "Emperor Qianlong", in the first half of the year.
After the release of this novel, it once again caused a sensation in the literary world and was hailed as an excellent work in modern historical biographies. The Emperor Trilogy was also permanently collected by the National Library.
This can be said to be a great honor for Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan was also promoted to a third-level professor because of his outstanding contributions in the field of literature.
Professors are divided into four levels: 1, 2, 3 and 4. Among them, first-level professors are equivalent to academician status. They are the Taishan Beidou in the subject field and are quite rare. Being elected as a second- or third-level professor is already a great achievement.
Generally speaking, for ordinary people to stay in school and teach, from teaching assistant to third-level professor, it takes twenty years, and they cannot do it even under the age of forty or fifty.
Xiang Nan is only thirty-one years old and has already been promoted to a third-level professor, which is really remarkable.
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In the second half of the year, Xiang Nan released the fairy tale book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone".
After the release of this book, it caused a lot of heated discussions.
First of all, the story is novel and the imagination is magnificent, which is different from previous books; on the other hand, it actually writes about foreign affairs, which many readers are not used to.
But even so, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone" still achieved very good sales, especially among young readers.
They are too young to understand "Educated Youth Trilogy" and "Emperor Trilogy". At this stage, there are not many children''s books in China.
So this book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone", although its name is very weird, is still very popular with them because the story is novel, interesting and easy to understand.
At last count, it still sold more than three million copies. As for piracy, there are even more piracy, which makes Xiang Nan make another fortune.
Most importantly, this book has also added many young readers to him. When these people grow up, they may also become fans of his books. For him, it is undoubtedly excellent.
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?In addition to writing books in the second half of the year, Xiang Nan also has a part-time job, which is to write scripts for the Yanjing Television Art Center.
The Television Art Center was founded in 1983. Since its establishment, it has been dedicated to the filming of TV series. The hit "Four Generations Under One Roof" in 1985 was produced and filmed by it.
In the 1980s, domestic TV dramas were just getting started. No matter in terms of investment scale, production experience, costumes and props, etc., they are far behind foreign countries and very backward.
?For example, when "Journey to the West" was shot, there was only one camera; "Dream of Red Mansions" almost stopped filming due to lack of funds. Important chapters such as Taixu Fantasy were not filmed due to cost-saving considerations.
?However, the fighting spirit of domestic TV drama makers is still very high. Despite the limited conditions, they still produce TV dramas very carefully, and as a result, a large number of classics have been born.
?For example, "Four Generations Under One Roof", "Wasted Years", "The Last Emperor", "Fortress Besieged", "Liao Zhai", "Jigong", etc., can all be regarded as classics.
Hang Nan also cooperated with them to produce TV series because of this. Otherwise, he wouldn''t be interested in earning a lot of money from writing scripts.
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? Xiang Nan''s first script written for the Yanjing Television Art Center was adapted from his novel "Triumph at Midnight". Tell the story of self-defense and counterattack.
?After the script was completed, the Television Arts Center unanimously approved it and filming began immediately.
While filming in the capital, Xiang Nan even went to visit Ban.
??This TV series is directed by director You Xiaogang. He is a very talented director. He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy Directing Department and won the Ministry of Culture Performance Award and Creation Award in 1979. Later, the series "Secret History of the Emperor" became famous in drama history. As for the starring roles, they are Zhu Lin and Shi Zhaoqi. Zhu Lin plays the role of the King of the Daughter Kingdom in "Journey to the West", and Shi Zhaoqi''s most classic work is "Conquest" starring Sun Honglei.
“Professor Cheng, welcome~” Director You greeted him personally.
“Hello, Director You, I’m sorry for taking the liberty of visiting you,” Xiang Nan said with a smile.
“Don’t dare, don’t dare. Come, it’s not too late for us to welcome you.” You Xiaogang said with a smile.
?Even though he is a director, Xiang Nan is just a screenwriter, which seems to be a bit different. But in fact, the status of a good screenwriter in the industry is no worse than that of a director. For example, Gao Mantang, Zou Jingzhi, Liang Zuo, Wang Shuo, Yan Geling, He Jiping, etc.
?Especially people like Xiang Nan, who are rare in the literary world, are even more aloof. Even if the art center wants to cooperate with others, it has to pay close attention to the thatched cottage, visit them at home, and say good things to them.
So You Xiaogang was naturally only respectful in front of Xiang Nan.
“Professor Cheng, let me introduce to you. This is Shi Zhaoqi, who plays the male protagonist Tong Chuan.” You Xiaogang then introduced.
“What a tough guy~” Xiang Nan praised with a smile, “Exactly what I imagined Tong Chuan should be like.”
??Shi Zhaoqi''s external image is relatively tough, with a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows, sharp eyes, a strong body, and a very masculine air.
?In the 1980s, due to the release of the Japanese movie "Pursuit", a trend of masculine men emerged in the mainland, so rough-looking actors like Shi Zhaoqi were more popular.
“Thank you Professor Cheng for the compliment. I will continue to work hard and strive to play this role well.” Shi Zhaoqi said loudly.
??He is three years younger than Cheng Jianjun. He had been in the navy and police before. Later, his job was transferred and he became a stage manager. This time he filmed "Triumph at Midnight", which was his first film.
“Okay, come on.” Xiang Nan encouraged with a smile.
“This is our heroine Zhu Lin.” You Xiaogang introduced, “Zhu Lin, this is Professor Cheng Jianjun.”
“Professor Cheng, hello~” Zhu Lin extended his hand generously and said, “I really like your work. Thank you for your visit and guidance.”
"Hello, Miss Zhu, I also like your works very much." Xiang Nan smiled and held her hand and said, "My daughter likes to read "Journey to the West" The King of the Daughter Kingdom very much."
“Thank you.” Zhu Lin smiled and nodded.
Xiang Nan then retracted his hand in despair.
?Since the broadcast of "Journey to the West", Zhu Lin has become popular all over the country for her role as the king of the daughter country, and has become the queen in the hearts of countless people.
Xiang Nan liked this character very much when he was a child. Now that he sees her in real life, although she is a little inferior to the one on TV, she is still a gentle, quiet, elegant and dignified beauty, which makes him move his fingers.
“Director You, let’s all take a photo together~” Xiang Nan then smiled.
?You Xiaogang nodded, and then called someone to help take pictures.
As soon as he shouted, a young man with big yellow teeth and a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks appeared from the crowd, "Director, I''m coming, I''m coming!"
Xiang Nan looked at it and was startled for a moment, then burst into laughter.
??These are Feng''s pants, why are they being treated like shit?
(End of this chapter)