The past ten years have been an extremely heavy blow to China's news and publishing industry. Institutions have shrunk, key teams have been lost, and news reports and speech have been banned.

With the emancipation of the mind, domestic news gradually broke through the forbidden area, ushering in the spring of journalism, and new newspapers and magazines sprung up in various places.

Against this background, "Eight Hours Away" magazine was officially founded in 1980.

This magazine was founded in Tianjin. It can be seen from the name that the message this magazine wants to convey is different from that of most magazines today.

"Eight hours" naturally refers to working time, and doesn't "beyond eight hours" refer to time and things outside of work?

What could that be?

It’s entertainment!

If we talk about the specific content, you can think of it as the early 1980s version of Zhiyin, which often published eye-catching articles.

For example, when dances are popular, it will publish an article "Talk about Dancing and Dances", which seems to be a very serious attempt to popularize knowledge among readers, but at the same time, you can also understand it as a kind of propaganda, using the words of later generations.

It is said to be "just brushing aside".

"An Unfinished Game of Chess" has been released for more than a week, and it has barely caused any splash in the domestic film industry, not only in the film industry, but also among movie fans.

Originally, according to this situation, cinemas in various places would show a new popular movie for ten days and a half, and then gradually release the movie. Just like those unpopular movies in the past, there would be no audience and no moviegoers.

Attention.

But it happened that at this time, Tianjin's "Eight Hours Away" magazine published an article about the behind-the-scenes of "An Unfinished Game of Chess", which attracted the attention of many readers and viewers.

——"The grudges and resentments behind the first Sino-Japanese co-production movie".

There are no gossip magazines today. Although "Eight Hours Away" claims to be documentary and interesting, to a certain extent it is equivalent to the gossip magazines of this era, but the scale is not as large as that of later generations.

"The Grudges Behind the First Sino-Japanese Co-production Movie" is a long article of more than 8,000 words. The article details the various details of the birth of "An Unfinished Chess".

Nowadays, people lack entertainment means, and movies are mass entertainment. Articles like this about the behind-the-scenes of movies are already quite popular.

The content of this article is quite detailed, and it also introduces the various details of the film in front of and behind the scenes.

Perhaps because I felt that the article should have a breaking point, the author spent a lot of time writing about Yan Film Studio's invitation to Lin Chaoyang to join the crew. If you calculate it carefully, it took up almost half of the article.

With such generous pen and ink, the process from Yan Film Studio's invitation to Lin Chaoyang to join the crew to the end when the two sides turned against each other is vividly and heart-stirring. This also corresponds to the "gratitude, resentment, love and hatred" in the title of the article.

After the magazine was published, this article quickly aroused heated discussion among readers.

Don't look at the later reputation of "Eight Hours Away", which sounds like a roadside tabloid.

But in fact, its sales volume today is not low. Although the sales volume of 300,000 to 400,000 copies of a single issue cannot keep up with those popular magazines that frequently sell millions of copies, it is still somewhat famous nationwide.

When this incident happened last year, it was spread to a small extent within the Yanjing film circle. It was not considered a secret, but people in the industry knew more about it.

Now as more and more readers see this article, this public case that has been going on for more than a year has been uncovered again and has become the focus of many people's attention.

In the simple view of the vast majority of ordinary people, little Japan is full of evil. Even though the two countries have normalized diplomatic relations in recent years, the ordinary people's views have not changed much.

In the article, Lin Chaoyang had a dispute with Yan Film Studio and the crew because of his position, and even turned against him. It successfully portrayed him as a staunch patriot, which won the praise of many readers, who wrote to the editorial department one after another.

Praise Lin Chaoyang for his firm stance.

Originally, the incident was considered normal at this point, but probably out of righteous indignation, many readers actually wrote to Yan Film Studio to scold them.

Yan Film Studio was still confused at first, why did it get an extra 180 letters from viewers, all of which were abusive?

As soon as I found out what was going on, I immediately felt aggrieved.

Now, unlike in later generations, government agencies and state-owned enterprises can treat ordinary people like a grandfather lecturing his grandson. Even CCTV had to go to "Xinwen Lianbo" to apologize when it was scolded by ordinary people.

Naturally, Yan Film Studio did not dare to offend these enthusiastic readers, so it reported the matter to the Tianjin Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

"Eight Hours Away" is a publication under the Tianjin Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Yan Film Studio found the right person to report the situation to them.

From Yan Film Studio's point of view, the conflict between them and Lin Chaoyang last year could only be regarded as a disagreement between the two parties' creative concepts.

Although it was difficult to ease the relationship between the two parties afterwards, it did not have any bad impact, and the matter passed as it was.

The narrative of the article on "Eight Hours Away" is obviously full of evil intentions and deliberately portrays Yan Film Studio as a villain.

Moreover, the article was published a few days before the release of "An Unfinished Chess", which coincided with the formation of public opinion after the movie was released, which directly affected the movie's box office.

As the article continues to spread, the influence of fermentation is also increasing, which has caused irreversible adverse effects on Yan Film Studio. It is understandable that they approached the Tianjin Federation of Literary and Art Circles to communicate.

After receiving the complaint from Yan Film Studio, the Tianjin Federation of Literary and Art Circles investigated the article in "Eight Hours Away" and found that the description was basically correct, but the position was indeed somewhat biased.

After asking the editor for a while, I found out that this article was concocted by Wu Ziren, a young editor in the editorial department, and it contained some personal national sentiments.

The leaders of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles also asked Wu Ziren about the source of his information. His articles were all about the behind-the-scenes stories of "An Unfinished Game of Chess". Even if it was hearsay, there had to be a way.

Wu Ziren was young and full of passion. He didn't want to say anything at first, but he was a young man after all and had never experienced any big scenes. He was deceived by the leaders of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and he confessed everything.

It turned out that he had recently become very close to Zhang Manling, who was assigned to the Literary and Art Association of Yanda. A few days ago, the two of them saw the news that "A Game of Chess" was to be released in "Popular Cinema", and Zhang Manling talked to him about it.

This is the end of the relationship between Lin Chaoyang and Yan Yingchang last year.

After hearing this, Wu Ziren thought this was a very interesting topic. His family is from a literary and artistic family and has some contacts in the film industry. He asked someone to find out some behind-the-scenes stories about "A Game of Chess", so he wrote this

articles.

After the leader of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles learned about the situation, he came to confront Zhang Manling. When he learned that she had been betrayed by Wu Ziren, Zhang Manling first glared at him fiercely, then puffed out her chest and proudly admitted the matter.

"He was prompted by me to write the article, but we both sought truth from facts and did not fabricate facts."

Zhang Manling took all the responsibility on herself, and her actions made Wu Ziren feel ashamed.

After hearing what Zhang Manling said, the leaders of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles felt puzzled, "Isn't your "There is a Beautiful Place" going to be made into a movie by Yan Film Studio? Why are you going against them?"

Zhang Manling remained silent.

Feeling guilty, Wu Ziren said on behalf of Zhang Manling: "Manling is trying to vindicate her good friend."

"Good friend?" The leader of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles immediately realized that Wu Ziren should be talking about Lin Chaoyang, "What does he have to do with this?"

"Man Ling's novel was published thanks to Lin Chaoyang's recommendation. She said that Lin Chaoyang was a half-teacher to her.

It just so happens that I have this opportunity this time to stink Yan Film Studio."

The leader couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this, "You're a little girl, but you still want to go against a major film studio? Are you afraid that people won't make your novel?"

"My novel was produced by Qingying Film Studio. Besides, if you don't want to film it, it won't be filmed. What's the big deal? There is not only one Yan Film Studio in China!"

Zhang Manling had a rebellious temper and did not panic at all when faced with the leadership's questioning. Instead, she cocked her neck and looked like she was ready to die generously.

She is a top student at Yanda University. She published two influential novellas on the eve of her graduation. Now she is a well-known young writer in China. After being assigned to the Tianjin Literary and Art Association, she has been the star of the leaders' applause.

Now it is clear that the article was concocted by these two young people, but how to deal with Zhang Manling and Wu Ziren has become a headache for the leaders of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

Both of them are newly assigned college students and are highly valued by their units.

In particular, Zhang Manling has just graduated from college and has already made great achievements in creation. She is a key training target of the Tianjin Literary and Art Association in the future.

After a final discussion, they were given a warning and each was asked to write an examination, which was a small lesson to the two young men.

In terms of its external attitude, the Tianjin Federation of Literary and Art Circles mainly acts as a protector. Its reply to the film studio was:

I have investigated and found no problem. The content of the article is factual.

The implication is that you, Yan Film Studio, are all to blame for the bloody scolding you have received from readers. Don't come to me to cause trouble. Look for your own reasons.

After receiving the reply from Tianjin Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the film studio was naturally very depressed and angry.

These days, the article in "Eight Hours Away" has become more and more influential, and many readers have written letters calling them traitors.

Naturally, they couldn't swallow this, so they took the matter to the Film Association.

"An Unfinished Game of Chess" can be regarded as a political mission. The person who originally proposed the co-production was also a big boss of the Film Association, so the Film Association naturally wanted to support Yan Film Studio.

However, the Film Association is only a group member of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the two parties have no affiliation, so handling this matter becomes a difficult problem.

After much deliberation, people from the Film Association came up with a solution for Yan Film Studio.

Doesn't the Tianjin Federation of Literary and Art Circles have "Eight Hours Away"? Their Film Association also has "Popular Cinema"!

"Eight Hours Away" only sold hundreds of thousands of copies, while "Public Cinema" sold millions of copies. When it comes to the influence of public opinion, the Film Association is not false at all.

That evening, as soon as Lin Chaoyang returned home, he found that there were two more guests at home.

"Why are you two here?"

The visitors are Jiang Huaiyan and Chen Huaikai from Yanying Factory.

"We can't come yet? So do you. Why didn't you tell us that they were moving? If we hadn't asked about Li Tuo, we wouldn't have been able to find your home." Jiang Huaiyan complained.

"Yushu is pregnant, and this place is close to her workplace."

Lin Chaoyang explained with a smile. Tao Yushu came over and whispered to him, saying that the two of them came to the door with something. Lin Chaoyang's heart suddenly moved.

"I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Tell me, what's the matter?" he asked straight to the point.

Jiang Huaiyan and Chen Huaikai looked at each other and showed humility to each other.

"Old Chen, tell me."

"You come on."

…

The two pushed each other for a long time, and Lin Chaoyang seemed a little impatient, "Okay, okay, are you here for the "Eight Hours Away" thing?"
To be continued...