"East-West Women," a selection of four film scripts is written for different times, different places, different styles, completely different love stories. "East-West Women"includes four various attractive screenplays. Encourage people in any predicament, should think positive, do not give up. Remember: Every cloud has a silver lining! Life is beautiful after all. 1. "Red Dragonfly" In the World War II a US air force pilot, after his aircraft crushed in a mountain village of Guangxi, China, was rescued by a country girl Dragonfly and her younger brother Niuwa. Under the crazy chasing of the invader Japanese planes, boats, troops and military dogs, it reveals the most valuable aspect of human nature. It is a story of life and death, love and hate. Years later, this American pilot came to China again looking for his Dragonfly girl... 2. " Black and Purple" By using circulating in the northwest China, popular folk song form to reflect the Great Leap Forward occurrence in 1958 - 59. Due to leaders' wrong policy, the Great Famine was generated in 1960. It also describes the extraordinary love story of young man Black and girl Purple. This screenplay shows the historical picture scroll of that special period, initiates people to ponder the reason of this tragedy. Black and Purple's destiny is just like the destiny of the Chinese people of that era. 3. "Into the Matriarchal Society" The last Matriarchal Society in China is located in Yunnan. No one is married over there. They maintain their love by the primitive romantic walking marriage and to extend the descendant. Hostess Cima, she shares happiness with her family and keeps the bitter tears to herself. Mosuo women are pure and sweet, even more beautiful than Lugu Lake. They are kind to others. They have a golden heart. This poignant beautiful love story is about how they adapt to the new life in the transformation of reform. 4. "East-West women" Actress Lin and painter Jiang are love birds. Under the influence of going abroad fever, they utilized every possible way to come to Los Angeles. American model Betty abandoned her cohabiting boyfriend photographer Peter and seduced Jiang. Under the lure of money and the lust of the flesh, they formed an exotic wedding. After a series of disputes and conflicts, each paid a terrible price. Jewish-American businessman, Steve, is an art collector; he finally got his wish to collect Lin in his Beverly Hills mansion. East West women one is pure like water, one is fire glamorous. They charm enough to set off a polygonal love story. Jiang and Lin used to share life and death together. Due to the immigration issues, they went on different life journey. Forever regrets left deep down in their hearts.
About the Author: John Yang joined the province Repertory when he was a teenager. He especially loves poems, novels, plays and other literary art. After graduating from the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, he served as screenwriter, director and actor. Since 1990, he has created more than a dozen plays, novels, one hundred prose and poems in the United States. He has published four books. John Yang is the recipient of 22 literary awards within 23 years: "Poppy flower blossom" - won government the Executive Yuan award for best screenplay "Tomb rat" - won the first place of Chinese literature prize of novel "Burial - Ama" - won the first place of Chinese literature Award for poetry "Tianshui white doll"- won the third place of Chinese literature prize of the prose "The Qinghai-Tibet plateau is my home" - won the second place of Li Bai's poetry contest "The beautiful Chinese" - won the Chinese writers Association of So. California award for outstanding script It seems John Yang's shadow shows in the characters he created in his literature works. But each character is not him after all. Vicissitudes of life, the true side of human nature, are seen in his works. John Yang believes that only the literature he created can inspire him, then it will do the same to the readers. John Yang currently is the editor of East-West magazine and a board member of North America Chinese Writers Association in Los Angeles.