Chapter 326: Writing Conditions [Second Update]
Li Bihuan is not only a famous talented woman in Hong Kong, but also because she is good at writing love, and her stories are romantic, agitated, and poignant, so she has the reputation of "the first person in the world to romance".
Jin Yong's words seemed to open a window in front of Lin Youlun, looking for Li Bihuan to write "Huanzhu Gege", this idea looks beautiful, but whether Lin Youlun can convince Li Bihuan or not, even Jin Yong is not sure in his heart.
Li Bihuan once said in the newspaper that she writes for self-entertainment, if she doesn't like to write, just for fame and fortune, it will be very sad in the end, she believes in her own inspiration, she never deliberately writes in her creation, all the scenes, associations, what she sees, what she thinks, are unconsciously out when she writes.
It is conceivable that it must be difficult for such a person to write according to the inspiration material provided by others.
really came to the day when Lin Youlun made an appointment to meet Li Bihuan, in fact, he just had the attitude of trying it out, and the reason why he was a little lucky was because at Mei Yanfang's concert celebration banquet a year ago, Lin Youlun and Li Bihuan had eaten at the same table.
At that time, because Mei Yanfang and Zhang Yurong belonged to different film companies, the "Rouge Buckle" adapted from Li Bihuan's novel of the same name almost couldn't be filmed, or Lin Youlun helped come up with an idea, Mei Yanfang helped Zhang Yanrong's boss make a film, and then Zhang Yanrong helped Mei Yanfang's boss make a film, and the two sides exchanged at equal value, and the last two companies agreed to exchange "hostages" for the sake of Lin Youlun's face.
Because of the schedule of the two leading actors, the film was delayed until this year, and for a while, the media went to the crew of "Rouge Buckle" to visit the class. Zhang Yanrong and Mei Yanfang can often be seen behaving intimately and without avoiding suspicion. Then during that time, the scandal between the two of them spread vividly. Even Zhang Yurong's new mansion in the mid-levels is said to be used to marry Ah Mei.
At least half of the success of filming of this movie is due to Lin Youlun, speaking of which, Li Bihuan really owes Lin Youlun a favor.
Receiving Lin Youlun's call, Li Bihuan was very surprised. She is the kind of person who is so low-key that she doesn't even want to participate in the Golden Horse Awards, and when she wins the Best Screenplay Award, she is helped by others to receive the award, and she can push it on weekdays. If it weren't for the previous dealings with Lin Youlun, Li Bihuan probably wouldn't have agreed to come out to meet Lin Youlun.
When it was time to make an appointment, Li Bihuan went to the appointment on time, but she also brought a "tail" with her.
When Zhang Yurong saw Lin Youlun, his eyes almost popped out of his sockets, and Li Bihuan only told him that he was meeting a friend, but did not tell him that this "friend" was Lin Youlun.
Lin Youlun was also surprised when he saw Zhang Yurong and Li Bihuan coming together, but he didn't write this idea directly on his face. He stood up and nodded to Zhang. Then he beckoned Zhang Yurong and Li Bihuan to sit down together.
Lin Youlun was present, and Zhang Yurong naturally refused to believe Li Bihuan's statement that she came out to chat. He knew that Lin Youlun and Li Bihuan must have something important to discuss, so after sitting down, he ordered a cup of coffee, sat quietly on the side, and did not take the initiative to speak.
"The Hong Kong Film Writers Guild has sent three invitations to my house in a row, so Mr. Lin won't be here to be a lobbyist this time, right?" Li Bihuan was quick to talk, but Lin Youlun asked her confusedly.
"And this?" He blinked and looked at Li Bihuan with an unaware look on his face.
Seeing Lin Youlun's reaction, Li Bihuan immediately realized that she was probably thinking crookedly before, and she was not embarrassed, but of course she wouldn't admit it, "It's not Mr. Lin's idea that is the best, in fact, I really don't want to join the Screenwriters Association." The media has always said that I am a very low-key person, because I don't participate in any meetings, in fact, I am a person who is very afraid of contacting people. ”
Lin Youlun is also the honorary president of the Screenwriters Association, Li Bihuan said this, he always had to come up with an attitude, "I'll talk to them about this later, but there is a sentence that still has to be said in front, the door of the Screenwriters Association is always open to Miss Li, welcome to join at any time." ”
Li Bihuan had a respectful and insensitive attitude, and made it clear that she would not participate in any associations and organizations.
Lin Youlun didn't continue to dwell on this topic, and went straight to the point and made it clear: "Actually, I asked Miss Li to come out today for another thing......"
"Co-writing a novel?" After listening to Lin Youlun's thoughts, Li Bihuan's first thought was that Lin Youlun was joking.
Although Li Bihuan became famous earlier than Lin Youlun when she wrote a book, Lin Youlun took out a novel casually, and the sales volume was worth more than all of Li Bihuan's works, of course, this does not mean that Li Bihuan is not powerful, but because the type of writing is different, and the readership group is different.
Li Bihuan also wrote some scripts, but because of the relationship between the subject matter and the audience, she is not as famous as Lin Youlun's popular commercial movie scripts.
It is reasonable to say that such cooperation does not have too obvious benefits for Lin Youlun.
Seeing Li Bihuan's suspicious face, Lin Youlun had no choice but to share his thoughts and thoughts.
Li Bihuan's thin silkworm eyebrows twitched from time to time on her bright eyes, and it was obvious that Lin Youlun's so-called own style could not write such a story, and she still lacked some convincing power.
At the same time, Li Bihuan of course also has a little self-satisfaction in her heart, Lin Youlun does not look for others to cooperate, and makes a special trip to her, behind this practice is not an affirmation of her writing ability.
Li Bihuan didn't refuse directly, and there was an important reason for curiosity, she wanted to know what kind of story Lu Dao made Lin Youlun unable to write and had to find someone to write on her behalf.
Lin Youlun roughly told Li Bihuan about the plot of the story of "Huanzhu Gege", from Xiaoyanzi to her friend Ziwei broke into the royal hunting ground, and was mistaken for Gege, until Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, Ziwei mentioned Qianlong to block the knife, the truth of her life experience was exposed, Qianlong was furious and wanted to behead Ziwei and Xiaoyanzi, and after the efforts of everyone, he forgave Ziwei and Xiaoyanzi, and re-canonized Ziwei as Mingzhu Gege, Xiaoyanzi as the lord of Huanzhu County, and married Xiaoyanzi and the fifth elder brother, Ziwei and Er Kang.
This is only the first part of the story, Li Bihuan has already shook her head again and again after hearing it, and when she saw this situation, Lin Youlun thought to herself that this matter was probably no fun.
"No wonder Mr. Lin refuses to write this story himself, but wants to find someone to write it, and if I want to evaluate it, this story can only be described as boring, of course, I also admit that the story is arranged in this way, which is indeed very attractive to ordinary audiences. In terms of artistry, the story is not up to par at all, but in terms of commerciality, it can get full marks. ”
Li Bihuan's evaluation is quite objective, and Lin Youlun does not deny it.
Li Bihuan then said: "Actually, I think Mr. Lin found the wrong person from the beginning, this novel should be written by Qiong Yao from Taiwan, if I am the author, if I write it according to my own will, Ziwei will die nine times out of ten, Xiaoyanzi can only fall in love with the fifth elder brother but can't stay together, and then Er Kang will be lonely for a lifetime." ”
Thinking about the works written by Li Bihuan, Lin Youlun didn't think she was joking.
Li Bihuan loves to write about the past and strange loves, such as the red calyx princess in "Seducting the Monk" who was stabbed for her beloved life, piercing her heart and seeing death as home; Meng Tianfang's love for Dong'er has been unswerving for three lifetimes and has remained unchanged for thousands of years; Cheng Dieyi's deep affection for another man and the love of three men and two women in "Bridge of Life and Death". If you want to be entangled, it can be summed up in one word: abuse!
At this point, Zhang Rongrong, who was sitting on the side, had the most right to speak, Li Bihuan created those male protagonists based on Zhang Rongrong, or the male protagonists she wanted to find Zhang Rongrong to play, but one by one was weaker than the other, either half of his life or a death - so much so that Li Bihuan was also privately named a "poisonous sister" by Zhang Rongrong.
Li Bihuan made such an evaluation of "Huanzhu Gege", and Lin Youlun no longer had much hope of finding her to write this story.
"In fact, my dream has always been to write a book according to my own ideas, and then it can be sold like Mr. Lin's works, and a book is enough for me to live for a lifetime, and then I will close my pen and travel around the world...... It's a pity that this is not the case in reality, what is written according to one's own heart may not meet the taste of readers, and it is necessary to cater to the mainstream, but it goes against the original intention of one's own writing. ”
Lin Youlun keenly grasped the meaning of some hints in Li Bihuan's words, and asked: "There should be a difference between writing for the sake of writing and writing for others, right?" ”
"What Mr. Lin means is that if you write for someone else, even if what you write is not in line with your original intention, it is not against your original intention?" Li Bihuan then asked.
Lin Youlun nodded, "I think it can be understood like this." ”
Li Bihuan thought about it seriously, and finally said: "I can help Mr. Lin with this favor, but I have a request!" ”
Lin Youlun didn't expect Li Bihuan to really agree, and hurriedly asked, "What request?" ”
Li Bihuan pointed to Zhang Yurong, who was sitting on the side: "I asked Rong Shao out today, in fact, I want to continue to persuade him to let go of his idol burden and play the male protagonist in one of my novels, if Mr. Lin can help me convince him, I will help you write "Huanzhu Gege". ”
Zhang Rongrong didn't expect Li Bihuan to play this hand, and he immediately became anxious when he heard this, it's not that he doesn't like the role Li Bihuan said, in fact, since "Rouge Buckle", he has been full of interest in this role, but he is now a popular idol in the music industry, and the role that Li Bihuan named him to play is a "no crazy demon can't live", not positive, not sunny, these are all taboos for idols, that is, Zhang Rongrong can put aside all scruples, and his agency will never agree.
And the work that Li Bihuan said is called "Farewell My Concubine". (To be continued.) )