"How's the blind date going?

Anmi trembled her eyebrows, and her expression was like a crayon Shin-chan.

Zhang Chu sighed and said: "Generally, I negotiated with them in a friendly atmosphere, had a frank conversation on copyright issues, exchanged views, and enhanced bilateral understanding, but I still have reservations about whether the contract is reached or not." ”

This is a big project involving billions or tens of billions of dollars, and of course it is impossible to sign a contract directly on the same day, which is too hasty.

After hearing Zhang Chu's words, An Mi shook his head helplessly and said, "It means that there is no agreement yet?"

"Let's just say that. Zhang Chu also didn't know how high Universal Studios' expectations for "The Lord of the Rings" were.

These requirements put forward by his own company are already the ceiling of the industry, unless he writes "The Hobbit" and "Elf Diamond", otherwise if he releases a new book, there will be no higher conditions than this.

"It's okay, as the saying goes, good things are grinding, and you will always find a suitable partner on a blind date a few times, and you won't be a big leftover. ”

The conditions are set too high, and there are only a few companies that have the ability to provide these conditions, and the range of options is actually not large.

An Mi yawned, last night when he was reading the first draft of the Chinese version of "Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers" that Zhang Chu gave him, he saw more than one o'clock in the morning, if it wasn't for the Kindle's battery running out, I'm afraid I would have to watch it all night.

"Anyway, are you writing more and more biased? How do you feel that the protagonist Frodo's sense of existence is getting weaker and weaker, and this part is about to become him and Gandalf and Aragorn go hand in hand. ”

"They're all protagonists, they're a team, and the whole thing isn't about individual heroism, do you think Frodo can go it alone and take on Sauron?"

An Mi shook his head: "I knew that by the end of the third part, I am afraid that he will still be a person who fights five scumbags, and it will definitely be impossible to defeat the Demon Lord alone." Anyway, the second part, I personally feel that it is more exciting than the first part, and the descriptions of various big scenes are exciting. It's like the scene of the army on Rohan's side, the women and children have already hid in the tunnels, and the men who can still take up arms have said goodbye to their mothers, wives, and children, and went to the city gates to prepare for battle! This plot is so sensational, I really can't imagine what the mood of these hundreds of humans was like at that time, they must know their end very well. ”

Zhang Chu said approvingly: "Just as the king said, if tonight is the end of Rohan, then the bravery of these ordinary people will be written into the annals of history." ”

"When I saw Gandalf arrive in Rohan with reinforcements, I felt like a god descending from heaven, and I almost sat up and cheered from under the covers. You've resurrected him, can't you stand the criticism of the readers?"

"No, there's this plot in the outline. He's the key player, and nothing in Middle-earth can kill him. ”

"The Two Towers" has a lot less cheerful plot than the first "The Lord of the Rings", and the overall reality is shown, but at the same time, it is also full of hope, and the epic atmosphere is getting stronger.

Moreover, there is also a great improvement in the change and grasp of the rhythm, and the tension of the night battle period and the slowness of the tree meeting are combined to highlight the urgency of the form.

And when the oppressive atmosphere of the orc army is pressed and the hilarious words and deeds of the hobbits are intertwined, it relieves the constant tension and keeps the reader's nerves from tense all the time.

One by one, it can be retracted and released freely!

Just as Zhang Chu was talking to An Mi about the plot of the second part, Sun Ruiqi suddenly patted him on the shoulder from behind, and then handed over the phone: "Your phone has vibrated for a long time, it is estimated that your agent is in a hurry, take it quickly." ”

An Mi waved his hand and motioned for himself and Sun Ruiqi to go back to the classroom behind him, leaving Zhang Chu alone in the garden to answer the phone.

"Uncle Zhou, what's the urgency? Could it be that the world is responding?"

Zhou Kang, who was in front of the computer, said quickly: "Not yet, I have another matter for you." Isn't today the closing ceremony and award ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival? The crew of "Farewell My Concubine" has received a reservation from the organizing committee to keep the crew members from leaving Cannes. ”

"That's to be expected!"

That being said, Zhang Chu still couldn't hold back his excitement.

Because according to the unwritten rules of the Cannes Film Festival, if the organizing committee retains the crew before the award ceremony, it means that the film will have a chance to win the award!

The crews who stay until the end are all hopeful of winning awards!

Now "Farewell My Concubine" has a good evaluation of the media and the audience in Cannes, but before the organizing committee speaks, no one dares to pack a ticket and it will definitely win the award.

Every year, some of the participating films with high ratings in the house magazine have become lost pearls.

"Since you have a chance to win the award, then I'll take a look at the time, you still have time to go over, maybe you can celebrate with the crew!" Zhou Kang is already checking the ticket now, fortunately there is such a thing as time difference, otherwise he would have missed it.

However, Zhang Chu refused: "The time is too urgent, and there is no room for mistakes in the middle." In case there is a delay between the two planes, it will definitely miss the award ceremony. It was a big event in the film industry, and even if I passed, I didn't have any space, so I might as well stop and watch the live broadcast of the awards ceremony at home. ”

Even if you have a long-distance flight, you have to make a transfer.

What's more, now is the time to negotiate with Universal Pictures, so what's the matter if you fly away.

Zhou Kang did not continue to persuade: "Since you have decided, then I will tell the crew that you can't be there, hoping to win an award, which is also very beneficial to our negotiations!"

"That's for sure, I'll send WeChat congratulations to Director Xu later, if I can win the award, the domestic media will definitely go crazy. ”

"Actually, it's been known for a long time, and it's not a secret. "Farewell My Concubine" has sold versions in more than 30 countries, and after the Cannes Film Festival, it will start to make profits one after another, and it is best to win an award, so that the domestic box office may also exceed 100 million. ”

They are not very optimistic about the domestic film market, and a literary film that has been in the market for such a long time is definitely not the mainstream of the market!

Zhang Chu didn't care much, anyway, the cost has been recovered, and the box office is more or less profitable.

"If you win an award, you can basically represent the mainland to compete for this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, right? This honor is quite good, and it is much more appropriate than the films that have been randomly selected in recent years. ”

"Universal Pictures hasn't given feedback all the time, and it's really calm. You can go to class and you will be notified immediately if there is any progress. ”