Chapter 33 Li Siming's Redemption

Stephen King raised his head from the typewriter, rubbed his already sore arms, leaned his head on the back of the chair, and stretched comfortably.

"Maybe I should really go on a vacation and relax like someone else?" he laughed at himself. But it was just a thought. Stephen King was always anxious, since he found out that he fell in love with writing.

For the past seven years, he has been sitting in front of the typewriter to write at least 1,500 words before he gets up, and he only stops writing and rests on National Day, birthday and Christmas every year.

He is a bestselling writer. Two years ago, in 1979, he became the leading billionaire among writers in the world. However, no one could imagine that seven years ago, he had a son and a daughter, and finally found a teaching position in high school, but he was unable to make ends meet. He also worked in a laundry factory during the summer vacation. His wife Tabitha was wearing a pink uniform and worked as a waiter in a donut shop. The whole family lived in a trailer, his phone was broken, and he had no money to repair a messy Buick car for transportation. He was worried all day long that there would be additional bills, and he was also fed up by teaching and executive meetings.

"This is not the life I should have!" Like everyone, Stephen King was overwhelmed by life, but could not see any light of change.

Stephen King picked up a cup of coffee with his wife and walked comfortably to the balcony. The winter afternoon sun was warm and warm, and now he could write anything he wanted to write without worrying about the bills anymore, and each book was stared by publishers and Hollywood directors before writing.

In front of this luxurious villa is a large lawn with low temperature-resistant grass and various trees planted around it, making this winter not look bleak. He is very satisfied with everything in front of him.

A young man with an Asian face from a distance got out of the taxi and walked towards his villa. The young man walked to the fence outside the grass and rang the doorbell. Soon, a servant would come to open the door. Stephen King put down his coffee cup and walked downstairs.

"Good afternoon, are you Mr. Li Siming from Hong Kong?" Stephen King asked, he was inaccurate in his pronunciation of Asian names.

"Hello, I am Li Siming. Is it Mr. Stephen King who came to visit me with my name?" The person who came was polite, speaking in English with a London accent.

The person who came was Li Siming. After returning to Hong Kong with the crew, Li Siming was not in a hurry to shoot a movie, but gave most people a rest. The most important part of the first scene of "The Ambush on Ten" was the set and dance. The former was basically ready, while the latter was still rehearsing. Li Siming gave Qi Qi half a month to rehearse. I believe that with her childhood drama skills, she can master it well.

"The Ambush on Ten" is not the movie Li Siming wants to make the most. What he wants to make the most is actually American movies, but he must master all the skills of being a director. This movie is his tool for practicing. He disdained the so-called film art, although he kept saying in front of outsiders that he loved to make movies. He just wanted to make money, and Hollywood movies are the most profitable and earn money from foreigners, so he didn't need to "steal" the ideas of his compatriots.

If you want to leave the most important record in the film industry, or to gain a foothold and expand your influence to make money, Li Siming thought it was a movie that was similar to his own experience.

"I heard from my agent that someone from far away from Hong Kong wanted to tell me a story." Stephen King said, signaling Li Siming to sit down and talk in detail.

"Of course, I always think you are the best storyteller. I will tell you this story, and maybe you will turn it into your next best-selling novel." Li Siming flattered, "I think your novel, the National Book Foundation, should be taken seriously, and they should ask you to give a speech. I think there is only a difference between good novels and bad novels, and there is no difference between serious literature and popular literature."

Li Siming actually never watched his other novels at all. He only cares about who Stephen King is because of that classic movie.

There are always debates in the world of literati, and the same is true in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. Who is orthodox? Who is the last? Who is literature? Who is garbage? Who is 'serious literature'? Who is "popular literature"? Literati are arguing, and even incompatible with water and fire. This is not only a privilege that only Chinese sour scholars have, but also in the United States.

There is no doubt that Stephen King is very talented. When his books were sold one by one, money was just a number, and he hoped to get the same respect as his fame. Unfortunately, the so-called "orthodox literature" representatives did not accept him and believed that his books were a poor garbage. "There is only a distinction between good novels and bad novels, and there is no difference between serious literature and popular literature." This is what Stephen King said later. Li Siming chose exactly what he wanted to hear, and indeed his favor for Li Siming immediately rose sharply.

"Then I listen carefully, you know, all the publishers and Hollywood directors in the United States come to visit me with checks, and they think I need money the most. They are wrong. What a writer needs more is stories. The value of a writer lies in the ability to organize and tell stories in words."

"So I'm here." Li Siming was very complacent about the success of his opening remarks.

"Yes, so I'm very interested in your purpose. No Asian has ever written to me that he would come to my house from thousands of miles to tell me a story. Your sincerity forced me to listen to your story." Stephen King added with a smile on his face, "I hope this story is attractive."

"Sir, you are used to writing horror novels or fear novels, but have you considered writing a different novel?" Li Siming asked tentatively. The story he was going to tell was actually what the other party was going to write. He didn't know if the other party had already had the idea of ​​writing.

"You are really right. In fact, my editors think that when I published "The Witch Carrie" and wrote "Midnight Walker", they were a little worried because they were afraid that I would be 'definite' as a 'writer who specializes in horror novels'. Later, "The Shining" was a big hit again, and the editor was even more worried about the "definite" issue."

"It's like a person who eats French meals every day, and occasionally he should go to Chinatown to taste Chinese food?" Li Siming said in a metaphor.

"Yes, but I'm not opposed to this. You can eat French meals for a lifetime, and you can have an occasional Chinese meal." Jin Bu said no.

"In fact, I am also a director. I have a story that is very interesting, but I think only you can let more people know about it and be attracted to it, because you create suspense and rendering the atmosphere skills that no one can copy." Li Siming said.

"I'm listening!"

"This is a story about prisoner escape, and you can find that it is more like a story about life philosophy..." Li Siming told the story in detail.

"Well, the story is very good, but... Lee?" Jin found that Li Siming was distracted.

"Oh, I'm sorry! Mr. Jin!" When Li Siming told this story, he remembered his days at the labor reform farm.

When ordinary people go to prison, they lose their freedom, and they truly realize their value, work hard in despair, and strive to regain their efforts. Hope, freedom, and friendship are our most basic and minimum feelings and needs. If you don’t cherish it, then do you still pray for others to cherish and maintain it? What is freedom? Freedom means being able to breathe leisurely in the sun, and freedom means being comfortable on the rooftops and drinking beer. For us, it is like air, which usually makes you not think about what will happen if you lose it, but freedom is so precious and out of reach to those prisoners in the high walls, especially those who are destined to stay there for the rest of your life.

Unlike the experience of the financier who was wrongly accused of being sentenced to two consecutive life imprisonment in this story, Li Siming's prison life was his refuge in the difficult years. During the difficult years, he saw hope and a bright future. He was not pessimistic, nor did he fight like the protagonist in the story, and even felt a little lucky because he found a place to avoid various sports. But he understood the living conditions of those who were restricted from freedom. The most vivid portrayal of this state at the time, and no one could understand the group of people within the high wall better than him.

"This story is very touching, and it is also very similar to the Tang Dynasty in "Count of Monte Cristo", but I prefer to understand the protagonist as the Jews Joseph and Moses in the Bible. It is a clever and good idea, but what touched me is the glory of human nature: hope, freedom and friendship, nothing more valuable than this. But I don't understand, Mr. Li, why don't you write it yourself?" Stephen King's thick glasses flashed behind.

"This... I just said, only you can write the story more excitingly, and I cannot accurately grasp the language of Americans. Also, I just provide an outline of the story, and the specific one depends on you to conceive it. If you agree to start writing," Li Siming explained, "If you complete this novel, the copyright will belong to you. I only have the right to adapt the movie. What do you think? Of course, you may not attach much importance to the economic value of this story, but I sincerely hope you can consider it!"

"This doesn't have any problem with me. When I think of any vivid story, I can't help but turn it into a novel. But from an economic perspective, you seem to be at a disadvantage?"

"No, no, Mr. Jin, I said that only you can make the story more attractive. You have worked hard for it, so you can only sign your name." Li Siming said.

"To be honest, this story is very exciting. Maybe for me, this type of novel will never be written again. In fact, I still prefer to write thrilling and suspense novels." Stephen King stretched out his right hand and held Li Siming's hand and said, "Thank you for your story, I will start writing it right away!"

"I'm honored!" Li Siming got what he wanted to get during this trip to the United States. "Please allow me to make the next assertion: Every American family obviously has at least two books, one is the Bible, and the other is 80% the works of your Mr. Stephen King."

"Thank you Ji Yan. Actually, you are the most storytelling Asian person I know!" Stephen King said with a smile.

"Zion will be redeemed by fairness, and those who are converted will be redeemed by righteousness. But those who disobey and those who sin will perish together; those who forsake the LORD will perish."

This is the words in the Old Testament. Isaiah. It is said that this is the origin of the word "salvation". According to rough statistics, this word appears 16 times in the entire Isaiah. It is obvious that it symbolizes the practice of Christian thought and has very important significance. So in the religious era, "salvation" once became the keyword that influences the Western spiritual world because of its clear direction, just like the Chinese people who emphasize "reincarnation" and "cause and effect".

In this case, we can draw the following conclusion: "Salvation" arises from specific people and specific eras. With the lack of faith in Western society since the 20th century, humanism has replaced theorism, and the word "humanism" seems to be no longer popular. The 20th century, especially after the war, was a century of lack of faith. In the increasingly prosperous and prosperous world, people can't help but torture themselves: what we should cherish, what we should be redeemed, and who will redeem ourselves. This is a question that involves the deepest part of each of us.

This will be what Li Siming wants to tell everyone in his next movie. After dealing with the United States, Li Siming returned to Hong Kong without stopping.

Li Siming was very satisfied with this trip to the United States. In the original history, it took the director of that classic film five years to get the film adaptation rights of the novel, but he only spent a round-trip air ticket. This was a bit like a waste of money, but Li Siming was already very merciful about it. Didn’t he return the copyright of the novel to the original author?
Chapter completed!