/kloc-in the summer of 0/943, Zhang Ailing, who was famous and eager to try, took the manuscript of the novel Heart Sutra and ran to an old house on Fuzhou Road in Shanghai to find a bookseller named Ping Jinya. Ping Jinya's Vientiane magazine is the head publication of Shanghai Beach, and naturally has the reputation of publishing novels on it. When Boss Ping saw that he was the author of "The First Stove of Incense", he quickly sent the Heart Sutra in two phases. However, Zhang Ailing has a big appetite, hoping to speed up her fame, and asked Ping Jinya to publish a collection of short stories. Ping Jin Ya, who has been published for 30 years, attaches great importance to her talent, but she doesn't quite believe in this world-who will buy books when food is running out? So I declined. A year later, a collection of novels named Legend appeared on the streets of Shanghai and sold out in just four days. I don't know how Ping Jinya felt when he got Legend-to put it mildly, he underestimated Zhang Ailing's talent; To put it bluntly, he did not judge the historical pattern of the occupied areas. ? After the fall of Shanghai, a large number of writers engaged in anti-Japanese war literature, and there was a vacuum in the literary world. Most of the works shoulder the heavy responsibility of propaganda, and there are few popular literature that can satisfy the people. When others talked about revolution, Zhang Ailing just talked about the ambiguous relationship between men and women and the indifference of the world, which just filled this gap. It's not too early or too late. It's called luck. At that time, Japanese and puppet magazines wanted to promote slavery culture, and Shanghainese were not stupid. They bought nothing. The magazine was destroyed as soon as it was printed and was ridiculed as "waste literature". There are also folk magazines, but many of them have become cannon fodder because of soaring prices. Vientiane is really in the top ranking, and there is also a magazine. Shu Yuan, editor-in-chief of the magazine, is an important promoter of Zhang Ailing's popularity in Shanghai. It is no exaggeration to say that Shu Yuan contributed to the legend of Zhang Ailing. Although the magazine has a Japanese-puppet background, the Japanese don't know that Shu Yuan is actually an underground party. After reading Zhang Ailing's works, Shu Yuan regarded Zhang Ailing as a wizard and quickly drafted it. Soon, the magazine published such heavy works as Love in the City, The Golden Lock, Red Rose and White Rose, which set off Shanghai. In addition, Shu Yuan also invited Zhang Ailing to illustrate the article, and invited her to attend various social gatherings to help her publish the novel collection Legend. 1At the end of 944, the drama "Love in a Fallen City" was performed 80 times in a row at Guangxin Grand Theatre, and the venue was full. The evaluation given to Zhang Ailing in the newspaper is: I am the only one in Shanghai. That month, Zhang Ailing was red and purple. Shanghai newspaper published 30 articles about her, paying attention not only to her writing style, but also to her aristocratic lineage, appearance and dress. Reporters followed her all day to see what she ate, what she bought, which store she liked to go to and who she was with. Zhang Ailing was warmly invited to every cultural salon. Sang Hu, the great director, is also famous for coming here to beg her to be a screenwriter. As long as any magazine publishes her manuscript, sales will be guaranteed; Anyone who reports about her will be read. When her brother Zhang Zijing started Mao magazine, the partner said, "Your sister is so popular, please ask her to write a few hundred words so that we can get some exposure." ? At that time, Zhang Ailing was as popular as any movie star. Who would have thought that she would make a living as a translator later? Qin Keqing said in A Dream of Red Mansions, "It is not a long-term policy to think that the present is rich and prosperous without thinking about the future." But there are some things in the world that are useless to think about. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, because of Hu Lancheng's traitor nature, Zhang Ailing can't expect to be popular any more. After liberation, Zhang Ailing wrote in Shanghai. Only Yibao is willing to publish her Eighteen Springs, and only 2500 copies have been printed after writing. It is estimated that her monthly income was only enough to buy 150 Jin of rice, while the average monthly salary of employees in private units was four times that of her. You know, when she was the most popular, she earned 450 yuan a month. In just a few years, the income has fallen sharply, and even eating is almost a problem. In Shanghai that year, Zhang Ailing ate and drank by writing, and the negotiation of the manuscript fee was never vague. She serialized "Lianhuantao" in Vientiane, and Ping Jinya agreed to pay seven or eight thousand words per month, with an advance payment of 1 1,000 yuan per month. As a result, it didn't take long for prices to soar, and Zhang Ailing quit. She wanted to increase the manuscript fee or reduce the number of words. Even if she didn't do it, Zhang Ailing really reduced the number of words. If people are popular, they will not give in. The harder they are, the better. You can imagine what Zhang ailing is feeling. 1952, Zhang Ailing arrived in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has a population of 500,000, so it is impossible to make a living by selling words. In order to make ends meet, she can only translate The Old Man and the Sea for the US Information Office in Hong Kong. "There is really no way, even the dentist's books have to be translated." Three years later, she went to America to copy the legend of Shanghai. As a result, her works are not to the taste of Americans, and no one wants to publish The Book of Changes and the Tower of Leifeng. Later, she went to Los Angeles and had no fixed income for three years. She is eccentric and unsociable, and she is unhappy wherever she goes to work. In the United States, Shanghai's red generation has suffered setbacks, neglect and neglect. Fortunately, her friend Song Qi recommended her to write a script, which solved the economic difficulties. At that time, Dianmao Film, which was trying to enter the Hong Kong market, was in fierce competition with Shao Yifu. Xiao likes to shoot costume dramas, while Dian Mao is good at shooting fashion dramas. The appearance of screenwriter Zhang Ailing just consolidated the modern style of electric cat and became the backbone of its competition with Shaw movies. Zhang ailing did well in the film and television circle. From 1955 to 1963, Zhang Ailing wrote 10 dramas for electric cats, 7 of which were urban comedies, and Love as Battlefield and Meet the North and the South all received rave reviews. Also, Zhang Ailing started from film criticism and knew Hollywood routines like the back of her hand. Even she participated in the classic "The Sorrow of Middle Age" handed down by Sanghu. When writing the script, she wrote the street culture and the feelings of men and women very wittily, which was very popular with the audience. When Zhang Ailing wrote a novel, she didn't even pay attention to Fu Lei's criticism, but when it was her turn to write a script, it was another matter. She knows very well that movies are definitely more entertaining than novels, and they have to please the audience to make money. When the company asked her to change it, she tried her best to cooperate, as long as it sold loudly. ? I have to say that Zhang Ailing is a very good screenwriter with market awareness. Unfortunately, it is very unlucky. Soon after, Dianmao's head died in an air crash, which brought a devastating blow to Dianmao. The company is leaderless, gradually fragmented, and the capital turnover is ineffective. To some extent, it has also changed the film pattern of Hongkong and even China. Since then, Run Run Shaw has unified the Hong Kong film market, which has opened up decades of glory, and screenwriter Zhang Ailing hastily withdrew from the historical stage. That year, the first incense burner was put on the agenda, but it was not made into a movie. In Whispers, the young Zhang Ailing's desire for fame is very urgent: "I want to be more conspicuous than Lin Yutang, wear the most chic clothes, travel around the world, and have my own house in Shanghai. When she went to America, she also tried to recreate the scenery of the beach on the other side of the ocean, but she failed in the end. Although she later made some money by selling books, when she died, she only had more than 20 thousand yuan in hand. The fame and excitement she wanted in her girlhood became an ancient dream. Interesting, informative and in-depth author | Home Less Source | Lecture Room Magazine