Chapter 1397 Chapter 1399 [Preparation for filming "Dream of Red Mansions"]

   Realizing that Guan Xiaoguan might be tempted by him, Xiang Nan chose to avoid it immediately, and then reduced the number of times he went to Jin Manying.

  Even for the monthly audit, only Cai Xiaoli was sent alone.

  Cai Xiaoli is a graduate of finance and economics. Auditing accounts is a piece of cake for her, and she is fully qualified for the task.

  …

   Years ago, Yang Huajian went to the south again.

  This time, he brought back three wagons worth 1.5 million.

   After selling, he and Xiang Nan each earned 3.2 million RMB and became veritable millionaires.

  However, the millionaires at this stage have money and have money, but there are not many places to spend their money.

  At this stage, private individuals are not allowed to buy cars. Real estate and land properties are also not allowed to be traded, even if they are used for business, there are restrictions.

  So what Xiang Nan can do is to go to the cultural relics store, visit the Liulichang, visit the ghost market, and buy some antiques.

   Fortunately, in the early 1980s, the value of cultural and antiques was not well known by people.

  After all, at that time, people’s food and clothing problems had not been completely resolved, and they were not in the mood to appreciate antiques. Therefore, it is only a niche hobby, and therefore the price of cultural antiques is not high.

  The official kilns like Kang Yongqian are only a few hundred yuan, and the folk kilns are even cheaper, and you can buy a stack for ten yuan. Therefore, under his panning, the collection of antiques is increasing.

   For this reason, Xiang Nan even rented a warehouse to store his antiques.

  …

  The relationship between Chunming and Su Meng has also made some progress.

  The fact that Chunming and Xiang Nan cooperated to open a restaurant did not hide from everyone's eyes.

  Su Meng sees that Chunming's restaurant is so popular and his career is very successful. Although the work of the archaeological team is hard, it can be regarded as a formal establishment.

  After being promoted in the future, entering the Bureau of Cultural Relics or entering a museum is also a good way. Therefore, she no longer looked down on him as much as before, and her relationship with him gradually eased.

  This made Chunming very happy, and even thought about holding a wedding in the next year.

  However, as the saying goes, extreme joy begets sorrow.

  Chunming's distant cousin, Meng Xiaoxing, was forced into a marriage at home, so out of anger, she ran to the city to work.

  When I heard that Chunming opened a restaurant, I wanted to come in and be the proprietress.

   "Brother Wu, the restaurant belongs to you, isn't it the same as mine? I'll take care of it for you." She said bluntly.

"Go~" Chun gave her a clear look, "Let me tell you, Jianjun and I opened the restaurant together. It was agreed that no one's family members are allowed to use it. If you want to find a job, I will help you find another way, but go Absolutely not in restaurants.”

   "Why, just go." Meng Xiaoxing insisted.

  Chunming was too lazy to talk to her, so he turned around and left.

  The last time he asked Guan Xiaoguan to be the manager, Xiang Nan was a little unhappy. This time Meng Xiaoxing was stuffed again, how could he open his mouth.

   Seeing that he ignored people, Meng Xiaoxing stayed at his house. Anyway, his family is in charge of food and housing.

  In the end, Su Meng came to look for Chunming in the middle of the night, and Meng Xiaoxing opened the door and said, "Brother Chunming hasn't come back yet, I'm waiting for him to sleep."

  One sentence made Su Meng misunderstand, thinking that Chunming was stepping on two boats, no matter how Chunming explained, he would not listen.

  Even if Chunming got ruthless in the end and drove Meng Xiaoxing back to the countryside, Su Meng still felt that there must be something wrong between the two of them. Otherwise, why would Chunming feel guilty and drive Meng Xiaoxing back to the village.

  Chunming couldn't argue with anyone at this time.

   Neither staying with Meng Xiaoxing nor driving him away left him speechless, so he broke up with Su Meng again.

  Xiang Nan didn't say anything after knowing about it.

  A woman like Su Meng who lacks the most basic trust in her lover and who listens to the wind is rain, really cannot be provoked.

  Once it is stained, it will be full of scars.

  …

   In 1983, one day, when Xiang Nan was giving a lecture to the students, two comrades from CCTV came.

   "Professor Cheng, we know that you have a lot of research on ancient literature. Our CCTV is preparing to shoot "Dream of Red Mansions", and I hope you can give some valuable advice." The two comrades said.

  Xiang Nan is now a well-known and well-known writer.

  In the second half of last year, he wrote three more novels, "The Criminal of the Song Dynasty II", "Farewell My Concubine", and "The Tomb of the Concubine Zhen at Night", which further enhanced his reputation and status in the literary world.

  In addition, his previous novels "Passenger in Handcuffs" and "Blue Gold Safe" were also made into movies by Chang'an Film Studio and Zhujiang Film Studio, and achieved very good reputation and box office.

   Therefore, now that CCTV is going to shoot "Dream of Red Mansions" and the project is in preparation, it needs a screenwriter and a consultant, so it naturally thought of Xiang Nan.

  Xiang Nan was also very interested when he heard it.

  "Dream of Red Mansions" is the first of the four great classics. It has been widely praised since its birth, and even gave birth to a study of it—Hongxue.

  The 1987 edition of "Dream of Red Mansions" is recognized as the most classic among many film and television adaptations. Especially Lin Daiyu, played by Chen Xiaoxu, is known as a classic character in film and television dramas.

   It is a great honor to be able to participate in the TV adaptation of this famous book, so Xiang Nan immediately agreed.

  …

  In May, the screenwriter team of "Dream of Red Mansions" was formally established.

  Xiang Nan was also included in the screenwriting team because of his previous drama works such as "The First Floor in the World", "Wotou Clubhouse", "A Snowstorm Tonight", and "Raise the Red Lantern".

  The screenwriters are all famous scholars of Hongxue, such as Zhou Ling, Zhou Lei, Liu Genglu, etc. They are all authority figures in the field of Hongxue research, and they are all much older than Xiang Nan.

  But although Xiang Nan is young, his reputation far surpasses these people.

  After all, his works are numerous, such as "Educated Youth Trilogy", "Wrangler", "Wreath under the Mountain", "The Gate of the Mansion", "Crossing the Guandong", etc., are all works with great influence. Before he was thirty years old, he had already won the Mao Dun Literature Award, the highest award in the mainland literary world.

  Therefore, even though he was the youngest member of the screenwriting team, he did his part to become the main writer.

  As for the 1987 version of "Dream of Red Mansions", Xiang Nan has watched it many times before and is very familiar with the plot, so he created it at an extremely fast speed.

  Joined the group in May, and the script was completed in June. The speed was so fast that the producer Wang Fulin was startled.

  As for this script, after being read by experts in red studies, they all feel that although there are some flaws, it is generally good. This became the first draft of the script.

  After drafting the first draft of the script, the next step is to recruit actors and prepare for shooting.

  Because Xiang Nan is a screenwriter and has experience in directing drama clubs, he is also included in the list of casting directors and is responsible for providing reference opinions.

  "Dream of Red Mansions" is recognized as the first of the four great classics, and its adaptation and filming is a major political task, so young people from all over the world enthusiastically signed up.

  Theatrical troupes, drama troupes, and quyi troupes from all over the country also recommend the most capable artists. For a while, the recommendation letters received by the crew had to be packed in sacks.

  Xiang Nan and other casting directors were blinded by the selection.

  (end of this chapter)