A healing writer? No, it's a depressing writer!

Chapter 138: The most tragic story, the moving injustice inflicted on Dou E!

Without a doubt, the first one to be ruled out is "Thunderstorm"!
Mr. Cao Yu is a literary giant in the field of domestic drama. In terms of drama, he is well-known in the literary and artistic circles for his "Life Trilogy" -

"Wilderness", "Sunrise" and "Thunderstorm".

"Thunderstorm" itself is Mr. Cao Yu's representative work. This classic work has established his position in the history of modern Chinese drama. Why use Mr. Cao Yu's work to participate in the Cao Yu Drama Literature Award established in his memory?

Isn't this pure nonsense!
Jiang Hai thought about it carefully and found that in the field of drama, some well-known dramatists in the field of modern literature and art -

For example, Lao She, Cao Yu, Ba Jin and others
Do they exist in this world?
On the contrary, Chinese folk customs with a slightly longer history, such as operas and dramas such as "Butterfly Lovers", "Meng Jiangnu" and "The Injustice of Dou E", are gradually becoming blurred in people's memories?

"Do you know Guan Hanqing?" Jiang Hai casually shouted to the senior next to him.

The senior student wearing glasses immediately showed a puzzled expression:

"Guan Hanqing? That's a good name. Is he a classmate in our Chinese Department?"

do not know?
If you don’t know, that’s easy!

There is no modern drama to copy, so I should change my thinking and copy ancient drama, right?
Jiang Hai looked thoughtful, his mind frantically thinking about the relevant information about "The Injustice of Dou E":

"The Injustice of Dou E is a representative work of Yuan Dynasty dramatist Guan Hanqing. It is known as one of the four great tragedies of Yuan Dynasty drama along with Ji Junxiang's The Orphan of Zhao, Ma Zhiyuan's Autumn in the Han Palace, and Bai Pu's Rain on the Wutong Tree."

If Mr. Cao Yu is the founder and promoter of modern Chinese drama, then there is no doubt that Guan Hanqing——

He is the well-deserved ancestor of Chinese traditional drama culture!

Guan Hanqing is the best Chinese historical drama. The dramas he created in his lifetime are:

The best one is "The Injustice of Dou E"!

As the pioneer of traditional Chinese drama culture and the master of folk drama, "The Injustice of Dou E" is definitely the most representative and milestone work in Guan Hanqing's creative career!
There are many famous scenes in the drama, and any one of them is a classic.

Whether it's swan feathers or snow in June.

Or maybe blood splatters on the white silk and there will be a three-year drought.

This can be said to have brought the contradictions and conflicts related to drama to the extreme!
Dou E, a beautiful and kind-hearted woman whose husband died young and who wanted to serve her mother-in-law wholeheartedly, was invaded by local hooligans for no reason. She went to the government office to report her grievances, but was slandered by the prefect who was in cahoots with the local hooligans. When she was tortured into confessing and sentenced to immediate death, she shouted in the court:

"I, Dou E, have been wronged. Only God knows my grievances! To prove my innocence, after I die, I want this knife to fall over my head, and my blood to splash on the white mist in the sky. I want heavy snow to fall from the sky to cover my body. I want Chuzhou to suffer a severe drought for three years from now on!"

The tragedy and conflict of the whole play reaches its climax here!
Jiang Hai thought secretly in his mind:

"I can't say anything about the rest. If I'm participating in the competition with "The Injustice of Dou E", let alone winning a prize, if I just want to get a nomination, that shouldn't be difficult, right?"

Jiang Hai stared at Principal Fang Zhenguo standing on the podium and giving a nonstop speech, and he suddenly felt more confident.

In fact, according to the president Fang Zhenguo, the current drama world is——

Folk drama and traditional cultural drama have always been popular in the market.

However, because there are too few literary and artistic practitioners who are good at writing this kind of drama, these folk and traditional cultural dramas seem to give people a very unpopular feeling?
In fact, folk drama has always been a popular subject in the field of drama.

However, the requirements for the author of this kind of drama are too high. It not only requires the author to have rich and profound historical knowledge, but also requires the author to be proficient in modern language skills. Even if the story you write is in ancient times, now is modern, you need to express your story in a modern language.
This is extremely difficult!

In fact, if Jiang Hai were to participate in the competition with "The Injustice of Dou E", it would also be a challenge, right?
"The entire play of "The Injustice of Dou E" contains a lot of ancient Chinese texts. How to translate the ancient texts into modern Chinese in a detailed and accurate manner is a difficult point."

Although they are all literary creators and make a living by writing, in terms of drama scriptwriting——

Could Jiang Hai really be a newcomer?
He knows nothing about the framework, structure, division of acts and scenes, and process elements of a drama?
This means that when he was creating "The Injustice of Dou E", he might need a guide who was relatively professional in the industry?

He didn't care about the principal Fang Zhenguo standing on the podium and talking big.

Jiang Hai looked around.

As he was watching, he caught sight of Teacher Tao Chunfang, who was sitting in the front row of the venue. She was known as the "mastermind" in the field of drama.

I saw Teacher Tao Chunfang, with her gray hair and kind face.

Jiang Hai grinned:
“There is a way.”

Although Chenghai Drama Academy is not as strong as top universities such as Tsinghua, Peking University, Fudan University and Jiaotong University in terms of comprehensive strength.

But in the field of [Drama Literature], Chengxi has this confidence. Even though their school’s comprehensive strength is not enough, but in terms of drama alone——

They are definitely the only ones in the country!
In addition to inheriting a long history, in the field of [Drama Literature], Chengxi also has a group of top professors and scholars in the country!
Among them, Teacher Tao Chunfang is one of the top creators in the domestic drama field!
With more than 40 years of experience in the industry, what are Teacher Tao Chunfang’s representative works?

In terms of drama, there are the famous "The Legend of the White Snake" and "The Legend of the White Snake".

In the field of film and television, the mainland adaptations of Aunt Qiong Yao's Qiong Yao dramas "Deep Love in the Rain" and "My Fair Princess" were written by Teacher Tao Chunfang.

Of course, these are just some of her more famous representative works. The number of film and television series, dramas and plays adapted by her is countless.

It is true that screenwriter is Tao Chunfang's main occupation.

But as a professor at the college, Tao Chunfang's main job is still teaching and educating.

Of course, at Tao Chunfang's level, the students he teaches and educates are definitely not undergraduates.

Tao Chunfang is a doctoral supervisor at Chenghai Theatre Academy.

Every year, Tao Chunfang has three fixed places for doctoral students in Chengxi Academy. It is precisely because of Tao Chunfang's fame that there are countless students who want to recognize Tao Chunfang as their mentor.

Drama creation, or the profession of screenwriter, is different from other professions. It requires choosing a mentor with resources and experience.

It can help students avoid many detours.

The most important thing for a screenwriter's profession is fame.

There are quite a few investors who want Tao Chunfang to write for drama writers and screenwriters of his level every year. It is precisely based on this situation that if Tao Chunfang can leave two unfinished scripts to his students while writing,
Isn't this definitely a winner in life?
In fact, all along, teachers of Tao Chunfang’s level have only been seen on the wall of honorary alumni.

I suddenly met a big shot of this level in the conference room.

This still made everyone curious, and they all cast curious looks at Tao Chunfang.

In fact, there is a very good saying -

"Not surprisingly, for the vast majority of ordinary students, the teachers they can meet in college are the only top social elites they can meet in their lifetime."

The existence of schools has weakened the class distinction between teachers and students.

At school, when we meet these top professors in their respective fields, we can address each other as "teachers and students" and chat with them for a few minutes.

But once you leave school and are no longer a student, you may never even meet this group of pillars of society?

From 8:30 in the morning, it lasts until 10:30.

The meeting lasted for two hours, with a 20-minute break in the middle for everyone to rest.

"Everyone, take a break first, we'll continue later."

The moment when Principal Fang Zhenguo announced the break.

Without any hesitation, Jiang Hai stood up decisively and walked towards Teacher Tao Chunfang.

In fact, for most students, talking to a teacher of this level may make them feel a little scared emotionally.

But for Jiang Hai, not only did he not feel afraid, he even felt a little excited?

"Hello, Mr. Tao, I'm Jiang Hai, a sophomore student at Chengxi University."

In full view.

When Jiang Hai explained his intention and said that he wanted to learn how to write folk drama from Teacher Tao Chunfang,
The students who were watching around were all a little stunned.

"Is Jiang Hai crazy?"

You know, whether it's students from the Chinese Department or students from Chengxi Opera's trump card major [Drama Literature Department], all the students who can come to participate in this pre-match mobilization meeting know in their hearts -

The reason why they were called here is simply to serve as a foil.

They are just a group of immature students.

Do you really expect this group of students, who haven't even fully grown their hair yet, to participate in the Cao Yu Drama Literature Award and win a place?
What's the difference between this and asking the little whirlwind who is guarding the demon gate to kill the Monkey King who is standing on the somersault cloud and holding a golden hoop weighing 180,000 kilograms in his hand?
The main force of the [Cao Yu Drama Literature Award] is the professors, teachers, and senior literary and artistic practitioners sitting in the first two rows!
Whether on campus or off campus.

Other literary and artistic creators participating in this drama literature competition are also super bosses of the same level as Tao Chunfang and Ye Jingming!
You are a sophomore student who doesn't even understand the most basic drama theory and common sense of screenwriting. As soon as you start -

Just play the peak game directly?
Your opponent is a top practitioner in the industry who has been in the industry for decades, has a deep cultural literacy, and has considerable drama experience. You are a student who has not even passed the beginner's introductory course -

Do you really want to meet someone face to face?
It seemed that he didn't care at all what others thought. Jiang Hai said in front of everyone that he also wanted to participate in the Cao Yu Drama Literature Award competition, and that he was also an independent creator of folk drama and did not need the help of other teachers.

When the students heard the news, they immediately had two thoughts in their minds:

First of all, this kid is crazy!

Second, this kid is just trying to attract attention!
You know, even top drama practitioners like Tao Chunfang and Ye Jingming, when they participate in literary reviews, the drama scripts they submit are all co-creations.

For example, Teacher Tao Chunfang was responsible for writing the first act of the drama, and Ye Jingming was responsible for writing the second act of the drama, and they divided the work in that order.

This is more efficient and less prone to error.

But Jiang Hai, this kid, had never been exposed to drama before. He said right away that he didn't need any division of labor and wanted to write the script independently.

It's hard not to feel that this guy is just trying to attract attention!
"Could it be that Jiang Hai wants to attract the teachers' attention in this way?"

Although everyone was a little surprised by Jiang Hai's actions.

But after hearing Jiang Hai's words, Teacher Tao Chunfang still looked at him with a very kind look:
"Write your own folk drama? That's not impossible."

"Have you thought about what kind of story you want to tell?"

In the adult world, as long as there is no direct rejection, there is still a possibility!

I saw that Teacher Tao Chunfang agreed to what I said.

Jiang Hai was happy at first, then he sat down next to her in a very familiar manner:

"Teacher Tao, please listen to my detailed explanation."

(End of this chapter)