Chapter 117: Jianghu Emergency
A novel is best only when it is filmed in a suitable film company, Lin Han knows the different markets of the film industry at home and abroad, and now the domestic science fiction film market is very large, but the shooting is difficult, and almost no one dares to try. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Although the background of "The Martian" is rooted in China, it is very difficult to let those domestic film companies shoot it.
Especially those superstitious people may not choose Lin Han's works, who let him have a criminal record, and turn over the black history of "Out of the Solar System" again and force it to review again.
Now it is definitely unrealistic to say which company to hand over the film adaptation rights to, because the word-of-mouth of the novel has not been completely released, and only when the word-of-mouth reaches the highest point will the negotiation be beneficial to Lin Han.
The reply from Penguin Publishing Group was quite fast, and considering the time difference, perhaps others had not yet arrived at work time.
Sure enough, as Lin Han expected, it was not a few major Hollywood companies that wanted to buy the rights to the film adaptation, but a small company called Elephant Entertainment.
Top Hollywood companies like Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner, and other top Hollywood companies naturally have countless scripts waiting to be filmed, and they will not be in such a hurry to buy "The Martian".
Selling to a small company is to spoil his work, Lin Han has not been in a hurry to achieve quick success to this point, he did not refuse at the first time, but was ready to hand it over to Chen Jiaxuan to deal with.
Even if you don't make this movie, you have to find a good owner for it, otherwise you will be ashamed of the science fiction in your head.
In fact, several of his novels have the potential for film adaptations, including "I, Robot", which was also adapted into a movie of the same name, starring Hollywood superstar Will Smith, which grossed hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide in 2004.
Although the plot has been changed beyond recognition, it is still admitted in the production that it is adapted from a novel, and it has also been recognized by professional websites as an extremely good film in science fiction adaptations.
Of course, when Lin Han crossed over, he hadn't seen the news of the filming or even release of "The Country Teacher", which was probably a lifetime series.
Lin Han is actually not in a hurry to sell the copyright, if there is no suitable film company, then he will simply wait for his company to be established to specialize in making science fiction films and create a special company for science fiction movies.
Even if you don't shoot yourself, you can invest in other directors to shoot, so that the editing power is in your own hands and you don't have to be shackled by others.
After thinking about it, Chen Jiaxuan's call came in, and her tone was slightly excited: "Lin Han, I have good news here, do you want to hear it?"
"Don't be mysterious, tell me, I have something to tell you. ”
"I just met with the director of the production department of Shengtian Entertainment Company, and they are interested in buying the film and TV series adaptation rights of "The Martian", and the specific price is still being discussed!
Lin Han frowned, Shengtian Entertainment is one of the top five domestic film companies, and has always been keen on shooting youth films and novel IP, almost every movie is a novel adaptation + a pattern of popular little fresh meat, although he has been scolded, but others have a high box office, and they are not worried about word of mouth at all.
If "The Martian" is really handed over to Shengtian Entertainment, will it become a Martian love story?
He hesitated for a moment, then replied: "Actually, I just contacted Penguin Publishing Group, and there is a company in Hollywood that also wants to buy the adaptation rights of the novel, Elephant Entertainment. It seems to be a resale of copyrights, and I am still hesitating whether to sell to Hollywood or domestic films. ”
This time it was Chen Jiaxuan's turn to be surprised, and she couldn't help but raise her voice: "What are you talking about? Hollywood Studios! When I come back, we will discuss slowly, and we can't say it clearly on the phone." ”
"Well, don't worry, it's not going to happen overnight. ”
A smile appeared on Lin Han's face, with a company offer, there must be more companies behind, there is no need to make a decision immediately, after all, the novel has only been on sale for a week, and the potential has not been fully realized.
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Although I really wanted to sigh, but the matter was not finalized, and the eight characters had not been skimmed, in case of being slapped in the face by reality, it would be miserable, so Lin Han could only quietly put this matter in his heart.
Le Zizi went out to the supermarket, he planned to buy some ingredients to make delicious treats for himself, and after making so much money, he could save enough money to make movies by writing a few books.
Originally, he planned to buy a house in the imperial capital, but now Lin Han has no idea at all, like a squirrel hoarding winter food, he must spend all the money on the blade.
The noisy supermarket hides the ringing of mobile phones, and there are many promotions, and many men, women and children are pushing shopping carts to pick up ingredients.
When Lin Han returned to the community with a large bag of things, he was shocked to find that Li Wenyuan was leaning in front of his door, with several cigarette butts on the ground.
"Mosquito, why didn't you call me when you came? If I had known I wouldn't go to the supermarket, you'd be standing at the door and waiting. ”
Li Wenyuan spat out a puff of smoke, and he said with a forced smile: "I obviously called you, and I thought you ran out on a date." ”
After Lin Han opened the door, he lifted the bag to the table, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and was surprised to find that there were several missed calls on it.
"Well, I didn't hear my phone ringing, it's all my fault. Come in and sit down, I'll sweep the soot from the door first. ”
It was not the first time that he had noticed Lin Han's cleanliness, Li Wenyuan knew the character of this little brother, so he walked in directly, sat on the sofa and looked around.
Lin Han, who was busy sweeping the floor, did not forget to entertain the guests at all, and after closing the door, he took the grapes he had just bought to the kitchen and washed them, and then put them on the fruit plate.
"You haven't said anything about looking for me, you must not have come here in such a hurry to talk to me, right?"
Li Wenyuan sighed, and a tired face appeared on his face, "I'm here to find you for help." Our "Fantasy Era" is about to leave the printing house, but the place reserved for Hu Mengxuan was suddenly vacant, and her "Floating World" was actually published in the May issue of "The Most Fantasy". ”
Lin Han's heart sank, he knew that Hu Mengxuan was one of the ten great gods contacted by Li Wenyuan, and he had been delaying the manuscript all the time, but now he actually published the manuscript in other publications openly and secretly, which was very excessive.
"I'll go, don't agree if she doesn't want to be in our magazine, and now she agrees and doesn't do it, isn't it a joke for us! What should the magazine do now, there should be a spare draft, right?"
"Yes, yes, but the quality is not high, this is the first issue of our "Fantasy Age" reissue, and I want to do it perfectly. The most important thing is that we seem to be blocked by the science fiction world and the most fantasy magazines, as well as Kyushu Chronicles and Legendary Literature. ”
If it was just Hu Mengxuan's manuscript, Li Wenyuan would not have been so flustered, but almost all of those large magazines circulated similar news, saying that the author of "Fantasy Times" would be blacklisted by their magazine, and there would be no chance to land on these magazines in the future.
Lin Han's eyes widened, and at the same time slapped the table fiercely: "Our magazine is looking for someone to make an appointment about their, why do you want to ban us in such a disguise?" Do you really think that the author is a slave of their magazine, and he can't live without them, it's too arrogant!"