Chapter 16: Ten Million Screenwriters
Cai Yongchang, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, stood on the side of the street, carrying a black briefcase under his arm, which was empty except for an eight-figure check.
In front of him was a video hall huddled on the corner, so unremarkable that passers-by didn't even bother to glance at it.
Thinking of Zou Wenhuai's confession before leaving, Cai Yongchang felt a burst of emotion in his heart. Who would have thought that the screenwriter of the highest-grossing movie in Hong Kong history would actually work as a ticket seller in such a video hall?
Lin Youlun was writing something, and when he heard footsteps outside, he didn't even bother to raise his head.
"I don't show movies during the day, and I come back at night when I watch movies."
"I don't watch movies, I'm here to find people."
Lin Youlun stopped what he was doing and raised his head to look at the other party.
"Excuse me, what are you doing?"
Cai Yongchang was stunned for a moment, "How do you know that I am here to find you?" ”
Lin Youlun shrugged, "I guess." ”
Cai Yongchang felt that the young man in front of him was very interesting, "Contemptible Cai Yongchang, this is my business card." ”
Lin Youlun took the business card and glanced at it, "For the movie ticket that day, please ask Manager Cai to say thank you to Mr. Zou on my behalf." ”
"I'll bring that." Cai Yongchang said and took out the check for 10 million from his briefcase and handed it to the ticket window, "This is Mr. Lin's payment, I hope you are satisfied." ”
Lin Youlun glanced at the numbers on the check, "Jiahe is really generous!" ”
Cai Yongchang smiled noncommittally, "Actually, I came this time mainly to talk to Mr. Lin about continuing to cooperate." ”
"Manager Cai also saw that I was writing a novel recently, and I don't have time to think about other things for the time being." Lin Youlun put down his pen, "If it's about the new script, I can't do anything about it." ”
Cai Yongchang didn't expect Lin Youlun to refuse so simply, if he wanted to go back like this, he couldn't explain to the big boss.
However, Lin Youlun went on to add: "Manager Cai can rest assured, if I write a script again, I will definitely give priority to cooperating with Golden Harvest." ”
With Lin Youlun's promise, Cai Yongchang felt that he had finally not made a trip in vain.
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Seeing Cai Yongchang coming out of the video hall, Wang Jing, who had just walked to the corner of the street, hurriedly turned his back, and Cai Yongchang's car passed by him, but fortunately he was not recognized by the other party.
Wang Jing touched the cold sweat on his head, thinking that it was really dangerous, and he almost bumped into it.
Jiahe's people crossed over and went directly to Lin Youlun, which made Wang Jing suddenly a little nervous, Lin Youlun really chose to cooperate with Jiahe, and he had to stand aside.
The more Wang Jing thought about it, the more anxious he became, and rushed into the video hall regardless of the situation, wanting to find Lin Youlun's theory.
"It's really lively today, did you make an appointment to come together?" Lin Youlun glanced up at Wang Jing, Wang Jing was a little weak by him, and he forgot all the words he had just thought of.
"Anyone else has come to you?"
Wang Jing deliberately pretended to be confused, but Lin Youlun didn't buy his account.
"Don't fill me with garlic, that person just left, do you dare to say you didn't see it?" The pen in Lin Youlun's hand never stopped, and he didn't bother to look up at the expression on Wang Jing's face, "Say, what's the matter with me?" ”
Wang Jing pouted, "You and Jiahe have negotiated, what else do I have to say?" ”
"Okay then, don't send it slowly."
Lin Youlun dropped such a sentence, and Wang Jing stood there awkwardly, neither to leave nor to stay.
After more than ten minutes, Lin Youlun finally got tired of writing, he put down the pen in his hand, and was about to stretch, but saw Wang Jing still standing in front of the window and refused to leave.
"Aren't there a lot of people looking for you to make films lately? Why are you still so free? ”
"That ......" Wang Jing hesitated for a long time, he thought of countless ways to speak, but in the end none of them were used.
"Okay, aren't you just waiting for this?" Lin Youlun opened the drawer, took out a script and threw it out. …,
Wang Jing opened it and looked at it twice, and kissed it fiercely on the cover, but there was a doubt in his heart.
"You didn't sell the script to Golden Harvest?"
Lin Youlun glanced at him angrily, "What do you say?" ”
"You're really interesting!"
Wang Jing's face was full of excitement, but Lin Youlun reminded: "How to explain to Jiahe, you don't need me to teach you, right?" ”
Wang Jing smiled understandingly, "I told them that you wrote the two scripts together. ”
Lin Youlun nodded with satisfaction, this fat man finally has a little understanding.
"When the movie is made, we still divide the accounts according to the old rules?"
Lin Youlun took out the check for 10 million from his pocket, changed the number at the beginning to "2" with a pen, and then handed the invalidated check to Wang Jing, "Don't be so troublesome this time, just ask Mr. Zou to rewrite it for me!" ”
Wang Jing saw the string of zeros on the check, and he didn't feel a little smacked. Lin Youlun asked for another 10 million when he opened his mouth, and it was unimaginable for others to change it, but on him, Wang Jing didn't feel that there was anything wrong.
The overseas revenue of "Baby Zhiduoxing" alone is three times that of the local box office, if Zou Wenhuai is reluctant to give this 10 million, Golden Harvest Film Company will not be able to do it on such a scale as it is today.
After talking about the matter, Wang Jing refused to leave, this guy had a thick face, and it was useless for Lin Youlun to chase him.
"What are you writing, new script?" Wang Jing's eyes were sharp, and he saw that there was still a stack of manuscript paper on Lin Youlun's desk.
Lin Youlun raised his head, "I really guessed right, but you can't shoot this scene." ”
Wang Jing was not happy when he heard it, as long as he could make money, what kind of drama could he not film?
He was clamoring to read the script, but Lin Youlun suddenly asked something else, "By the way, has your dad been free lately?" ”
"Why do you ask this?"
"I'd like to ask your dad for a favor." Lin Youlun didn't hide it this time, "I'm writing a martial arts novel, and by the way, I've adapted it into a TV script." ”
Wang Jing suddenly realized, "So you're going to let my dad shoot it?" ”
Lin Youlun shrugged, "Otherwise, I'm in such a good mood to talk to you?" ”
These words made Wang Jing speechless, but he promised to help Lin Youlun deliver the script, but he said first: "Don't look at my father as a wireless gold medal producer, he is very beautiful in front of outsiders, but the power in his hands is not great, whether this script can be filmed, the most important thing to see is the meaning of the sixth uncle." ”
Run Run Shaw has monopolized power in wireless, and this matter has long been no longer news, if Wang Jing takes care of everything, Lin Youlun will not worry about handing over the script to him.
"You turned down Golden Harvest's invitation, but wrote a script for TVB, so you don't worry that Mr. Zou will have ideas?" Wang Jing couldn't help but ask more.
Lin Youlun didn't worry about this at all, "The script was just written by the way when I was writing a novel, I didn't perfunctory Jiahe, I really didn't have time recently." ”
"Then why don't you submit the novel directly to the newspaper?"
"Wouldn't it be better for novels and TV series to be serialized simultaneously and promote each other?"
Lin Youlun's idea made Wang Jing's eyes light up, and he felt that his father would be moved by this creative idea nine times out of ten.
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