Zhao Benfu: A Thief-Free World is a soap bubble.
Zhao Benfu, the low-key full-time vice chairman of Jiangsu Writers Association, recently entered the media field: his short story world without thieves was adapted into a film by Xiaogang Feng and will be launched soon; Based on his novel Knife and Woman, the TV series Out of the Blue River premiered in Hubei 165438+ 10 last year and will be broadcast in Beijing and even the whole country. Regarding the idealistic plot of world without thieves, Zhao Benfu said in an interview with reporters yesterday that world without thieves is almost a beautiful fairy tale and a soap bubble. Ge You recommended world without thieves to Xiaogang Feng, and Xiaogang Feng got the copyright of world without thieves. Zhao Benfu revealed that world without thieves was first recommended by Ge You's mother to Ge You, and later by Ge You to Xiaogang Feng. The film copyright was first contacted by Beijing Film Studio, and an intention was reached, but Xiaogang Feng had other scripts at that time, so this matter was shelved. Xiaogang Feng finally got back the script of world without thieves from Emei Film Studio. Zhao Benfu said that after the signing of copyright with North Film Factory was suspended, a leader of the factory was transferred to E Film Factory as a director, and the project was transferred to E Film Factory through a company under E Film Factory to sign a copyright transfer contract with Zhao Benfu. At this moment, Xiaogang Feng found Zhao Benfu again and learned that the copyright had been bought by E Film Factory, so he had to wait. "E film factory encountered some obstacles in the adaptation, so it can't be done. After consultation, they agreed to transfer the copyright to Xiaogang Feng. " World without thieves is difficult to adapt into a film. Many people in Zhao Benfu introduced it. World without thieves was published in The Writer 1999 and won the eighth novel Hundred Flowers Award. In 2002, Xiaogang Feng wanted to ask Zhao Benfu to adapt the script, but Zhao Benfu didn't have time to visit the United States with the delegation of Chinese Writers Association. Therefore, Xiaogang Feng personally adapted it. "From short stories to movies, Xiaogang Feng has many works," Zhao Benfu said. Xiaogang Feng once said that "world without thieves" should try harder to take care of the characters' hearts, hoping that more people would not just laugh it off after reading it. Zhao Benfu also said yesterday that there are many inner scenes in the novel, and many of them write inner details, which is a difficult point in film performance. World without thieves is currently selected in Xiahe, Gansu. Is this in line with Zhao Benfu's original imagination? Zhao Benfu said that the stories in the novel mainly happened in the west and on the train. Zhao Can Benfu, a native of Jiangsu, writes well about the west? Zhao Benfu explained, "I have been to the West. But literature mainly relies on imagination and fiction, so many lives cannot be experienced. " The protagonist of world without thieves has changed from Stephen Chow to Ge You, which is more in line with Zhao Benfu's character? Zhao Benfu said that he didn't know much about film and television entertainment, but he thought that Stephen Chow was good at joking, while Ge You had more potential. At the same time, he also said, "Respect Xiaogang Feng's labor and will not interfere." World without thieves is an almost perfect fairy tale. Zhao Benfu told reporters that he was generally satisfied with world without thieves. "The structure and language are good." Zhao Benfu said. First of all, the name of the novel is better and more eye-catching; Secondly, the idea of the work is better, which provides more space for adaptation. Compared with Zhao Benfu's satisfaction, many people criticize the story of world without thieves as too idealistic. Even so, he doesn't think the film will cause much controversy on this point after it comes out. "world without thieves discusses the evolution of a human soul and calls for a beautiful thing. The conception and direction of the work are worthy of attention." Then why appeal for good things through thieves? Zhao Benfu told reporters, mainly want to do the opposite, a little black humor, "life is too complicated, a moment may make a person change his mind. "A Thief-Free World" is an almost beautiful fairy tale, a soap bubble. "
Zhao Benfu's voice is easy-going with a faint local accent of her hometown in Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province. When he meets any problems, he never ups and downs. Beyond temperance, Zhao Benfu finally admitted that his personality is actually very strong, and his bones are very strong. "Really educated people, not Mr. Za shouted on the surface, there is no need. The writer's rebellion is not necessarily directed at anyone. It is superficial to be unconventional in behavior and dress. True tenacity does not need superficial publicity, but must have its own persistence. I am very easy-going in life, but in some points of view, it is difficult for others to change me. " What others can't change is his creative tendency for many years.
The strong idealism in Zhao Benfu's works lasted for thirty years. "The concept of good and evil should not only proceed from the legal point of view, but also have a deeper understanding of people, and treat a person in a three-dimensional and humanized way. The two thieves in world without thieves, Wang Bo and Wang Li, are not thieves who specialize in making money in the typical sense. They are just a pair of rebellious young people, so they have good factors. They will be moved by the naive simplicity of the young man, and then escort him all the way home to perform a fairy tale of world without thieves. Some readers think that the two thieves have changed too fast. In fact, there are many such examples in our life-perhaps just one person's words touched you and made your heart feel warm instantly. At this time, everyone has the will to be a good person. " From this point of view, there is no heinous crime or reverse erosion in Zhao Benfu's works. For 30 years, his writing style has been kind, sincere, strong and beautiful. Often unconsciously, I touched one or the other.
However, Zhao Benfu has some views on the current critics: "Since the new century, writers have been three to five years ahead, and some works were very popular at that time, and they can't stand it after a few years. Literature does face all kinds of temptations and interferences from the outside world, but the most critical issue is that writers should be sober. What are you doing? Writing is not for leaders to see, not to follow the trend, but your understanding and perception of life. It's good to be liked by more people, but don't care too much about outsiders' comments. I am dissatisfied with the critics in these years-we lack real critics, and we are always paying tribute and praising. As a critic, you should ask yourself, do you have your own critical perspective and critical system? Nowadays, many criticisms are book reviews, with the same view, talking about content, form and shortcomings in general. I also like to classify, classify writers and classify works. Although the classification is convenient, it is not accurate. For those works that don't belong to any category, you have to copy them mechanically. Can you stuff them in? Since you are a critic, which works and writers did you find? Without such a discovery, how can you be a qualified critic? Great Russian critics have cultivated and discovered many writers. Without such achievements, you are not a real critic. "
China writers should have the confidence and strength that orientals can write better than westerners. During the period when the avant-garde was very popular, many famous critics privately said that they could not understand many works, but they were embarrassed to say that they could not understand them. Saying that they can't read it seems to mean that you are incompetent and haven't read so many books. In the field of literary creation, although technically we should pay attention to form, what is more important is the height of spirit. Avant-garde went to the grassland before practicing block letters, realized that there was no hope with others, and turned around again. Zhao Benfu's Clumsy can't understand computers-Zhao Benfu is one of the few writers who can't understand computers, and he can't even type simply. Everyone has a wife and daughter at home, and even his little grandson can type, but only Zhao Benfu can't. In this regard, he has good reasons. "Although the network is wonderful, I don't want to be tempted any more. People can't have everything. "
Meeting thieves in the middle of the night-a world without thieves is just a beautiful wish and dream. In fact, there are thieves in life. Zhao Benfu not only met them, but also caught them. It was the beginning of the Tangshan earthquake in 1976, and Zhao Benfu was in the earthquake shed in his hometown of Fengxian. One night, a thief broke in. Zhao Benfu asked the thief absently, "What do you want?" The thief was startled by such a calm tone and fled in haste. Zhao Benfu stood up and began to chase him out, but was later pulled back by his wife.
Mechanical writing is "blind"-Zhao Benfu keeps all machines at a respectful distance from others because he finds it troublesome and doesn't understand. At home, my wife always stands by with a bamboo pole to give him advice and prepare to teach her clumsy husband a lesson.