"Zha Liangyong?" The name flashed in Wang Xiaohu's mind, and then he jumped out of the editing room, muttering as he ran: "Oh my God, why did Jin Daxia call me?" ”

"Is Zha Liangyong famous? How did I not know? Li Shaonan scratched his head, a little confused about his master's reaction, and then shook his head and went to do his own thing. [Full text reading]

"Hello Mr. Cha, hehe, why do you always have time to call me?" Wang Xiaohu is very polite to Jin Yong, who let his family's fourteen novels grow up with him. And he also knows one of Jin Yong's habits, that is, when someone calls him Mr. Jin, he will pretend not to hear it, and only after you call him Mr. Cha will he pay attention to you.

Jin Yong's voice was soft and clear from the phone: "Mr. Wang is now the busiest person in Xiangjiang, and it is very difficult to ask you out for a cup of coffee." ”

"Don't hurt me, who doesn't know that you have been writing novels during the day and writing reviews at night for more than ten years, such perseverance makes Xiaohu admire to death, no matter how busy Xiaohu is, can you be busy?" Wang Xiaohu's brain turned quickly, and he heard a slight reproachful tone from Jin Yong's words just now, thinking about it, it should be the film review question written by Jin Yong after the release of "Ip Man".

Wang Xiaohu still remembered that Jin Yong seemed to have said at the end of the movie review that he wanted to find a chance to talk to himself, and he had been busy recently, and he had long forgotten about this matter.

"I don't know if Mr. Wang welcomes me to bother this old thing? I heard that your film company is near my newspaper office, and it's always a bit wrong to be a neighbor for a few months without visiting. Jin Yong said on the phone with a smile, which made Wang Xiaohu feel embarrassed, he coughed lightly twice and then hurriedly said: "The company is still too small and there is no special reception room, I think it is more appropriate for us to go to the Han Palace Teahouse, I don't know how you feel old?" ”

"I think that when Ming Pao was first published, there were also a few dilapidated buildings, so Mr. Wang should not shirk it, I will be there in ten minutes." After speaking, he didn't give Wang Xiaohu a chance to close the line directly.

Wang Xiaohu was stunned for a long time, and then realized that Jin Daxia was about to kill him, and hurriedly arranged for Li Shaonan to clean up his office, and asked Yuan Biao to go out to buy some high-grade tea and coffee.

"Hello Mr. Cha." Wang Xiaohu greeted him, holding Jin Yong's hand tightly with a smile on his face, but he had mixed feelings in his heart, for Jin Yong's worship in his previous life, Jin Yong's novels have been adapted into no less than five or six versions of movies and TV series, each version has advantages and disadvantages, if you can take down the right to adapt his novel, you will definitely be able to bring a lot of benefits, right?

After the two sat down, Jin Yong looked at the layout of the office, a desk, two simple sofas, and the walls were covered with movie posters shot by Concord Company, among which the poster of "Ip Man" was the latest, hanging behind the boss chair where Wang Xiaohu was sitting, Wang Xiaohu in the poster was holding a long stick, and his eyes were solemn and extraordinarily chic. Jin Yong pointed to the poster and said: "Among the films you made, I like this one the most." ”

In fact, judging from Jin Yong's ability to write a 900-word long review for "Ip Man", there are similarities between this film and his novels, Wang Xiaohu only understood what Jin Yong said after a little thought, probably referring to the chivalry shown by Ip Man and his heroes, so he likes it tightly. "It's an honor for Xiaohu to let Mr. Cha like it. Mr. Cha didn't come here today to tell me this, did he? ”

Jin Yong smiled slightly and said, "You are asking knowingly." ”

Wang Xiaohu shrugged: "I want to hear about it." ”

"It's a bit presumptuous to bother Mr. Wang today, in fact, I have watched all the films directed by Mr. Wang in the past six months, and found that Mr. Wang's control of the movie script is extraordinary, and he stands out in the Xiangjiang film circle, so I came up with the idea of making friends and wrote an article on making friends in "Ming Pao", who knew that Mr. Wang turned a blind eye and made me so sad." Jin Yong's speech was still as unhurried as on the phone, and even if Xingshi asked for the crime, he did not show the slightest anger.

"Mr. Cha still call me Xiaohu." Wang Xiaohu, who was called by Mr. Wang, felt awkward, so he scratched his head and said, "It's Xiaohu, it's just that Xiaohu has been busy with marriage recently, and the whole person is busy and forgetful, so"

"You're getting married?" Jin Yong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked curiously, "Whose girl has such a blessing?" ”

"Zhao Yazhi." Wang Xiaohu smiled and continued to explain: "It is the actress who played Zhang Yongcheng in "Ip Man". ”

"Oh?" Jin Yong was slightly stunned, nodded after taking two sips of tea and said: "The amphibious and double flying on the screen are also worthy of the four words of talent and beauty, so I misunderstood you." ”

Wang Xiaohu smiled bitterly, and said in his heart that if he didn't accept it for this reason, I am afraid that this Jin Daxia might not be willing to forgive himself, and if he said that he was young and arrogant, he might not be able to accept it.

Jin Yong half-closed his eyes and said: "That's what I think, I want to invite Xiaohu to choose one of my fourteen novels to make a movie." ”

Wang Xiaohu had long expected Jin Yong to say this, in fact, it is normal for Jin Yong to have such thoughts, after all, most of his friends in the circle such as Gu Long and Ni Kuang write scripts for film and television companies, but he guards the industry of "Ming Pao", and it is inevitable that friends in the circle will say something when they get together.

"So?" Wang Xiaohu held up his chin, frowned slightly, and said with a little embarrassment: "Why didn't Mr. Cha find Mr. Ni to adapt it, after all, I am still a novice in the screenwriting circle, and although I have read Mr. Cha's work for a few years, I am not sure that I can adapt it into a movie script." ”

This is a very real problem, although Wang Xiaohu also wants to adapt Jin Yong's novel, but this is definitely a very large and complex work, first of all, his novel has a grand background, and it is impossible to present the main points of the story in just 90 minutes, and the Hong Kong citizens have been familiar with the plot of his novel through the serialization of "Ming Pao", and I am afraid that the adaptation will be thankless at this time.

There is a saying called preconceived, and there is also a saying that "there are a thousand Hamlets in the hearts of a thousand readers." In the 70s, when entertainment was lacking, most of the citizens in Hong Kong would pass the time through newspapers and movies, and Jin Yong began to serialize "Book of Swords and Enmity" after the founding of "Ming Pao" in 1955, buying "Ming Pao" every day and reading Jin Yong's novels has become a habit of Hong Kong citizens for more than ten years, and it can be said that they are so familiar with Jin Yong's novels that they can no longer be familiar with them!

Everyone has their own martial arts in their hearts, and in the memories of Wang Xiaohu's previous life, film works are always unsatisfactory in adapting Jin Yong's novels, and there are almost no successful examples. Some friends may say "Smiling Proud Jianghu", but "Smiling Proud Jianghu" almost changed the original novel beyond recognition, and Jin Yong was very dissatisfied with Tsui Hark's adaptation of his work. For this reason, this dissatisfaction has also been publicly disclosed. Imagine if Wang Xiaohu adapts a Jin Yong novel now, it would be more appropriate for you to let him shoot it?

No choice! Even the original version of Tsui Hark's "Smiling Proud Jianghu" did not conform to the general environment at the time, but there is a "Deer and Ding Ji" that can now cater to the Hong Kong market, (Hong Kong people were gambling at that time.) But Xing Ye hasn't grown up yet, so he can't just grab someone to be Wei Xiaobao, right? It is not unreasonable for some things to become classics, which makes Wang Xiaohu very embarrassed, sometimes he is worried in his heart, if he is reborn in the 80s, the film market will also mature, and those well-known stars will also be active, but the 70s are the most embarrassing!

Just when Wang Xiaohu was worried, Jin Yong spoke: "If even you, a screenwriter of tens of millions, don't dare to use a knife, I'm afraid no one else will dare to touch my novel." Jin Yong sighed and continued: "Hey, I was full of hope, but I didn't expect you to start Xiaohu, it seems that my novel can't be sold!" ”

"Mr. Cha, don't say that!" Wang Xiaohu saw Jin Yong's lost expression and was a little unbearable, and comforted: "I have read all your novels, and I am greatly impressed by the plot and charm of them, but your novel is huge, and it is very difficult to show it in a movie, I am afraid it will have to be made into a series to complete." ”

"Then make it into a series!" Jin Yong looked at Wang Xiaohu and said with a smile: "If there is no difficulty, how can I come to you." ”

"Mr. Cha said with a smile, I just said one of the difficulties, starting from your first "Book of Swords and Enmity", each novel has some fabulous scenes, such as the old naughty boy fighting the sharks, Yang Guo lion roaring to suppress ten thousand beasts, etc., these are all completed by advanced computer technology, even if there is such technology now, its value is also very expensive, in addition, if a novel wants to be completely put on the screen, it is not difficult for ordinary people to experience."

Jin Yong's expression was gloomy again, his mood was very bad, Wang Xiaohu had nothing to do about it, what he had to do now was to cater to the market to shoot commercial films, and would not go to great lengths to shoot a flattering film, which was a fatal blow to Concord, which had not yet stabilized its foothold. However, he didn't want to miss Jin Yong's cash cow, so he said after pondering for a while: "It's better like this, since Mr. Cha values Xiaohu's adaptation skills so much, then Xiaohu will try to write a book." ”

"It's so great, I don't know which one you want to adapt?" Jin Yong's eyes were once again focused on Wang Xiaohu.

"Mr. Cha may have misunderstood, the script I am talking about is not a movie, but a TV drama script." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

(To be continued)