Chapter 952: The Man with a Story
Cheng Xiaoyu watched the video uploaded by Justin Bieber at home, and for the time being, he only uploaded two classic tracks from this world, although they are covers, they are all rearranged by Cheng Xiaoyu. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The video looks like it was recorded by himself, and only Justin Bieber is sitting on the sofa with a guitar in the shot, but in fact, he is a professional in both sound collection and photography, and Wang Ou can barely be considered a professional...... At the moment, the clicks and attention on mainstream websites such as "Whisper" and "Oil Depot" are not bad, and Cheng Xiaoyu plans to upload the first bombshell in a few days, so that his American music and film career will take off simultaneously.....
While he was still reading the comments, he received a phone call from Staven Bell asking if he was free and if it was inconvenient for him to come to his house now.
Cheng Xiaoyu naturally agreed quickly, in fact, Cheng Xiaoyu was a little surprised when he received the call, because he really didn't expect it to be so fast, he quickly changed his clothes, greeted Xu Qinning, and drove towards Beverly Hills with a copy of his DVD.
When he came to Catherine's house this time, he was not blocked, after the black iron door was opened, when Cheng Xiaoyu was driving in the manor, he saw a traffic light at an intersection, and Cheng Xiaoyu was still well-informed, and it was the first time he saw a traffic light set up in his manor.
Cheng Xiaoyu knows that the villa in Beverly Hills is not as big as you want to build, because every city in the United States has a strict system of voting by its own residents, and the city council stipulates that in Beverly Hills, each villa cannot exceed 1.5 acres, and one acre is about 4,000 square meters.
But the Staven Bell estate is at least seven acres long, and the location of the estate is perfect, not far from Route 66 and Santa Monica Beach, right on a cliff that stretches from the endless sea to Santa Monica Beach to the high-rise buildings in the city center.
Cheng Xiaoyu doesn't know why Staven Bell can be an exception, but can only attribute it all to the fact that Staven Bell has an extremely high status in the United States, so he has been treated like this.
Catherine's villa is not a traditional European villa, but a beautiful glass and white marble structure that is very sci-fi, which is also to Staven Bell's liking, as he is a director who loves to use new technology in films.
When Cheng Xiaoyu parked the car and walked to the door of the villa, an old man with retro metal round glasses stood at the gentle door, although the hairline had receded to the point of almost baldness, but at all he lost his elegant temperament, and he was a very well-cultivated person at first glance.
Cheng Xiaoyu has seen Staven Bell's photos countless times on the website, so he is naturally no stranger, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "Director Staven, hello...... I'm Cheng Xiaoyu, rain, it's a pleasure to meet you....."
Staven Bell was very surprised to see Cheng Xiaoyu, he originally thought that "The Shawshank Redemption" should be written by a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties, but he didn't expect it to be such a young person, and what surprised him was that he was still an Asian, he stretched out his somewhat thin hand and held Cheng Xiaoyu's hand and shook it twice, and asked with puzzlement: "You are the author of ....... "The Shawshank Redemption"?"
Cheng Xiaoyu was already able to answer such a question with a calm expression at this time, and he nodded without humility or arrogance and said, "Yes...... I wrote it, and I handed him over to Catherine at noon today, and I didn't expect you to call me so soon......"
Staven Bell was still in disbelief and said, "It's incredible......"
Cheng Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Incredible things are happening every second in this world...... I never imagined meeting you before......"
Staven Bell realized that his words were a little impolite, and immediately reacted to get out of the way, made a gesture of invitation, and said: "Excuse me, let's go in and talk, I know that you are coming, I have prepared some snacks and drinks......"
"Please ...... here" Walking into the living room, Staven Bell led Cheng Xiaoyu towards the stairs, and when he reached the second floor, he shouted loudly: "Catherine...... Your friend has arrived...... Won't you come out and see you?"
"Right away!" Cheng Xiaoyu heard Catherine's vaguely dissatisfied voice, but she didn't expect that this proud girl would be willing to come out to see her.
Cheng Xiaoyu followed Staven to the balcony on the second floor, which can be said to have one of the most beautiful views in Los Angeles, although it is a lonely night, but a large piece of bright lights is still reflected in the clouds in the sky are clearly visible, the splendor of the city and the vast sea are clearly formed by the two poles, and the evening breeze enjoys galloping in this vast world built by human beings and nature.
This is Los Angeles, the city of angels, where countless people with dreams inhabit this city, and Cheng Xiaoyu is also one of them at this moment
After inviting Cheng Xiaoyu to sit down, Staven Bell asked, "I originally prepared a little wine, but now I don't know if you can have a little ......"
"Mr. Staven, I'm twenty-three...... There is no problem with drinking alcohol at all..... "Cheng Xiaoyu reported his false age, he looked too tender, so he could only make himself look reliable.
Staven Bell smiled "haha", opened the lid of the wine bottle and poured wine for Cheng Xiaoyu, and said while pouring wine: "To be honest, your appearance is more suitable as an actor......"
At this time, Catherine also wore a royal blue dress and pushed open the door and walked in, with some reluctance on her face, she saw Cheng Xiaoyu open her mouth and asked: "Hey, you tell me honestly, how much did you buy this script? or who did you ask to write it for you.......?"
Cheng Xiaoyu looked back at Catherine and smiled calmly and said, "I didn't expect us to meet again so soon, Miss Catherine..... About the copyright of this script..... You can rest assured that you are registered with both the Copyright Office and the Writers Guild......"
Staven Bell also relaxed when he heard Cheng Xiaoyu's words, and said: "Catherine, how can you talk like that! But to be honest, I didn't expect that you could write such a profound and connotative script at such a young age, which cannot be written without a little experience.....
Cheng Xiaoyu said casually: "This script is what I wrote in prison.....
Hearing this, both of them were a little surprised, and Catherine asked with some fuss, "You actually went to prison, what did you do?"
Although Stavon Bell was also curious about Cheng Xiaoyu's experience, he frowned and scolded: "Catherine, you are so rude, this is someone else's privacy...... Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, as long as they know that they can change them......."
Cheng Xiaoyu smiled and said lightly: "It's okay, it's not something to be told against, even if I don't say it, it's actually very easy to check...... The case is quite a big one....... I've killed people......"
Hearing Cheng Xiaoyu's words, Catherine's face changed, and Staven Bell didn't expect to get such an answer at all, but he quickly reacted and asked, "It should be self-defense, right?
Cheng Xiaoyu nodded and said, "American newspapers should have reported it..... I was trapped underground for a long time during the neon earthquake, and food, survival, freedom, and love gave me a lot of life inspiration......."
"Could it be that you are the protagonist of "Hell Decameron"?" Hearing Cheng Xiaoyu's words, Staven Bell stood up a little excited, because he also saw this incident in the newspaper, and he had thought about making this incident into a movie at that time, but because the novel was still being serialized, and the other party had sold the copyright to a neon company, so it was not yet discussed.
Catherine couldn't help but open her mouth slightly, staring at Cheng Xiaoyu in a daze, she had also read the English version of this book, she didn't expect that the somewhat delicate and polite young man in front of her was actually the protagonist in the book.
Cheng Xiaoyu said lightly with a light look on his face: "The actor, it's not counted, it's just one of the parties...... So because of this incident, I went to prison neon, and when I had nothing to do, I wrote this book "The Shawshank Redemption...... I can't compare to you, but I'm barely a director myself......"
Stavon Bell and Catherine Blanchett were still in extreme shock, and they didn't know what to say for a while, this news was really difficult for the grandparents and grandchildren to digest for a while, compared to Cheng Xiaoyu's book "The Shawshank Redemption" is really nothing......
After being silent for a long time, Staven Bell picked up the cup, toasted Cheng Xiaoyu very solemnly and said, "Rain, your performance is respectable...... Really nice to meet you...... I've been wondering if I can make a movie about your story, as long as you can write the script...... The level should not be too far from "The Shawshank Redemption", no matter what it takes, I am willing to direct......."
Cheng Xiaoyu understood what he was about to refuse, but he shook his head without hesitation and said: "This story only belongs to two people, and I don't want to share ..... with anyone" (to be continued.) )