"Uncle Shen, this is my good friend Chen Yongren, he wrote a novel, but he doesn't have enough confidence in his heart, I'll take him here and ask you to give him some guidance, is it convenient for you to read it?" Wang Jing saw that the secretary closed the office door and opened the door. Chen Yongren didn't mind Wang Jing's description of himself, and nodded to Shen Baoxin sincerely.

Shen Baoxin glanced at Chen Yongren and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen looks very young!" ”。

"I was born in six or five years." Chen Yongren replied respectfully.

Shen Baoxin nodded and praised: "I can't point to it, it's rare for you to be able to write something at your age, and it's already much better than ordinary people!" Can you show me? ”。

Chen Yongren took out the manuscript and handed it to the other party, Shen Baoxin glanced at the title, and looked at the person in front of him in surprise: "Curse? Horror and thriller? ”。 Seeing that Chen Yongren nodded yes, Shen Baoxin didn't say anything more, and continued to bury his head on the paper, and the office was quiet for a while......

Shen Baoxin read it quickly, and it only took twenty minutes to read the content of a volume and five chapters, he put down the manuscript in his hand, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and looked at Chen Yongren with a very solemn expression: "The story and plot are well set, and the meaning inside is also thought-provoking, which can be described as a good work!" ”。

Wang Jing was very surprised when she heard this, and said in disbelief: "Is it that good?" ”。

"Of course it's not that good, Mr. Shen hasn't finished his words yet, right?" Chen Yongren interjected.

Shen Baoxin nodded: "It seems that you yourself are also clear in your heart!" I have two questions in my mind, one is the style of your work, and the other is that I always feel a little 'unfinished' after reading the story. ”。

Chen Yongren nodded secretly in his heart when he heard this, after all, this is a new type of novel in Japan in the future, and the story style is naturally very different, even if he reads it and publishes it after translation, he also understands that the meaning of "unfinished" in Shen Baoxin's mouth is actually incomplete, which is a common problem in translating novels, after all, there are differences in language and culture, just like translating Tang and Song poems into English, the translator must not be able to express the original author's thoughts 100%. But he certainly wouldn't say that this is because the work is not his original work.

"Mr. Shen is really as wise as a torch!" Chen Yongren praised the other party, and then explained: "In fact, the story of this novel comes from my idea of a movie script, and my idea of this movie is a bit special, so the story style will be more alternative. ”。

Shen Baoxin finally asked in surprise when he heard it, "You mean...... If you made this story into a movie, it would be even more exciting? ”。 Wang Jing next to him was also stunned, looking at Shen Baoxin's words, although this novel has a little flaw, the level of the story is definitely not bad, watching the two of them mean that the movie is better than the novel, what kind of movie is this?

Chen Yongren nodded, and said with a straight face: "I dare to say, if I am asked to direct, the movie will definitely scare people to death after it is made." ”。

"Ahem...... cough ......" Wang Jing, who was drinking water, choked when he heard this, he wiped the water stains that had splashed on the table and clothes, and said "sorry" repeatedly, then leaned in front of Chen Yongren and said in a low voice: "You came here today to talk about novels, what kind of movies are you talking about?" Chatting and chatting, it blew up! ”。

Shen Baoxin was also stunned for a moment, and then said, "Are you serious?" ”。

Chen Yongren ignored Wang Jing's hints, and looked at Shen Baoxin's eyes very seriously: "If you can't scare people, you will also have nightmares." ”。

Wang Jing was even more speechless when he heard this, but Shen Baoxin laughed and praised: "Young people have personalities!" I have reservations about what you have to say, but I'm looking forward to seeing your film in the near future. ”。

"After the movie is made, I will definitely invite Mr. Shen to ......."

Wang Jing was really worried that Chen Yongren would say anything shocking, so he hurriedly interjected: "Eh...... Uncle Shen! What do you mean, is Ah Ren's novel qualified for publication? ”。

Shen Baoxin nodded and said: "Of course......" After a while, he continued: "After all, the theme of this novel is special, and you are also a newcomer, I can only arrange it to be serialized in the supplement of "Ming Pao", as for the remuneration, the treatment of ordinary newcomers in "Ming Pao" is 30 yuan per thousand words, and I will give you 40 yuan per thousand words, in addition to film and television adaptations, other copyright buyouts, what do you think?" ”。

"40 yuan for 1,000 words is okay, but in addition to film and television copyrights, I also have to retain foreign language publishing rights." Chen Yongren has heard the market and knows that Shen Baoxin is reasonable, and there are rules in one line, Hong Kong is not bad for this horror novel, Shen Baoxin is already very interesting, if it is in Jin Yong's hands, it is estimated that it will be crushed to death at 30 yuan per thousand words, although he is most interested in future movies. There is no need to stiffen the relationship with "Ming Pao" and be looked down upon for the sake of a little petty profit now; But "The Grudge" is a book that is marketed all over the world after the movie comes out, especially in Japan, South Korea and Thailand, which are countries with psychopathic people, and the sales are very high, and you can't throw away any money in vain, not to mention that you don't have money now.

Shen Baoxin agreed after a little consideration, he didn't think that this book would have good results in overseas countries and regions, so he then asked: "How many words are you going to write in this book?" ”。

Chen Yongren made a slight estimate and replied: "About 400,000 words." ”。

"Well, when will it be finished?" Shen Baoxin asked.

Chen Yongren lowered his head and thought for a while and said: "The storyline is already very mature in my heart, I can write more than 20,000 words a day, and I can write it all in half a month." ”。

"Okay, three days later, you will bring some manuscripts over, and I will serialize them for you, and I will draw up a contract for you to sign by the way, and prepare a remuneration for you to pick; Do you have any other comments? ”。

"Nope."

"That'...... What is the use of signature? Do you have a pen name, or do you just sign your real name? ”。

"Hmm...... With a pen name. Chen Yongren glanced at Wang Jing next to him, and suddenly smiled: "The pen name is 'not a woman'." Shen Baoxin and Wang Jing were shocked when they heard this......

"Not a woman" was originally Wang Jing's alias, because Wang Jing's early films were stereotyped as a "vulgar" filmmaker in the eyes of others, so she wrote many works under the pseudonym "Not a Woman", including many classics, such as Lin Lingdong's "High Alert", Guan Jinpeng's "The Happier the More Depraved", Ma Weihao's "Love You to Kill You" and "100% Feeling", word-of-mouth and box office are flying, and there are all kinds of themes; Chen Yongren is too lazy to bother with a name, and he can use it if he has a ready-made one.

In a restaurant not far from the Ming Pao Industrial Building, Chen Yongren and Wang Jing sat opposite each other, and the two of them talked to Chen Baoxin about the issue of remuneration before leaving. Now that the main meal is not served, the latter said: "Ah Ren, you said that you usually look like a very mature and stable person, why is it like that today?" ”。

"Which one?" Chen Yongren was concentrating on resisting hunger, and he was inexplicable when he heard the words.

Wang Jing straightened her body and said "with a serious face": "I dare to say, if I am asked to direct, the movie will definitely scare people to death after it is made." After speaking, he changed to a more "serious" expression and continued: "If you can't scare people to death, you can also make people have nightmares. Then he resumed his normal expression and continued to blame: "Aren't you afraid that the wind will blow away your tongue on the flat ground in the office?" You ......" tossed and said repeatedly, but seeing Chen Yongren looking at him with a smile all the time, he couldn't help but wonder: "What are you looking at?" ”。

"Watch you perform! This restaurant hasn't served food for a long time, I'm hungry and panicked, and I'm less hungry when I see your performance. I don't feel anything when I'm happy, you continue to ......."

"Lean ......"

"Rely on your sister, don't talk about it! It's time for dinner, shut up! I don't like to talk to someone across from me during dinner, and it's easy to splash spitting stars into the rice. Chen Yongren interrupted Wang Jing's nagging, took the food served by the waiter, and picked it up; Wang Jing was speechless......