Stephanie Meyer is a standard housewife with three children to take care of, and her husband, Chris, works as an accountant for a small construction company in Cave River. She is a little bloated, she no longer has the good figure she had when she was younger, and it now takes her all day to take care of her three children, the youngest of whom is just over two years old.

On this day, as usual, she prepared fruit and drinks for the children, and then sat on the balcony to bask in the warm sun. Holding a book of ink-scented paper in her hand, this is a novel she has written in the last year, and she reads it every day to feel the love between the lines.

This is a book between her and her husband that rekindles love.

Mel is a bachelor and met her husband in college, didn't even graduate, and got married in her junior year.

It's hard to imagine that a year ago, when prices were rising, her husband had to work all day outside the home to provide food and clothing for her and her three children. They were only in their thirties, but they both had gray hair, and she was once worried that her husband would divorce her because she was old and decrepit and her family life was difficult.

The dull life after marriage, as well as the coldness of her husband, caused her to suffer from anxiety transfer disorder, an obsessive-compulsive disorder that often led her to fall into sad hallucinations. It was a spring ~ dream, or a dream of her and Chris's early meeting, which saved her and became a comfort in her heart. In order to leave this beautiful dream, she began to write her dream and write a novel of tens of thousands of words.

In the novel, the heroine Bella is a portrayal of her in high school, she doesn't love famous brands or talk, but she is kind, brave and beautiful. The male protagonist, Edward, is a vampire who gives the protagonist the superpowers she desires, is forever 17 years old, can read minds, can climb rocks and walk through the woods, sometimes elegant and sometimes prodigal.

She began to immerse herself in her novels and no longer felt the pressure of life and the neglect of her husband. Every day before going to bed, he had to look at it, until one day, when his husband saw the papers, and after reading them, he burst into tears, hugged her and said, "The girl I love has finally returned." ”

This woke Mel up, and it turned out that what her husband liked was her who wanted to be a homemaker.

So, last year, in April 2004, she really started writing, expanding the novel to 200,000 words. It's just a pity that Mel, who is writing for the first time, doesn't know how the work is, has been keeping it at home, and a limited number of people have read the book.

This morning, as usual, she started reading the novel with the novel in her hand.

Reading about Edward and Bella's first meeting, Mel couldn't help but think of her husband Chris and herself meeting for the first time, and the corners of her mouth overflowed with smiles. Just then, she heard the door of her home being opened.

"Gaby, is that you?" Mel called out, Gaby was her eldest son.

"It's me, my dear."

"Oh, Pancho, why are you back now?" Mel is a little surprised that Pancho is the nickname of her husband Chris.

"Hey, we've got a guest."

Mel went to the living room and saw her husband leading in a man and a woman, two Asians, both very young. Chris said enthusiastically: "My dear, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Shao from mysterious China, and Ms. Li. I came to visit you. ”

"Visit me? I don't have any Chinese friends, do I? ”

Mr. Shao was naturally Shao Shuaijun, and said with a smile: "Hello Ms. Mel, I did come to visit you, and you don't know us, but we are very familiar with you. Because, I've read your novel, the one called "Twilight", and I like it very much. ”

"Oh, hello Chinese Shao, thanks for liking it, how did you read it, I haven't published it yet?"

"Haha, I have an American pen pal who once told me about this novel and it touched me badly. I asked him to find out that he had seen it from you, so I had come from far and wide to visit you. Shao Shuaijun had already thought of a reason.

"Oh, is that Billy?"

"I don't know, I only know that his screen name is Xiaobai. Why bother with who told me, in fact, I came today for a purpose. Shao Shuaijun went straight to the point, "I haven't read the specific novel, but I already know the general content of the story, and I think this is a great novel, and once it is adapted into a movie, it will definitely be a hit." Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm a director, a director from China, and my first film, Buried Alive, will be released in North America soon. ”

"yes, you're so young."

Shao Shuaijun nodded at Li Xiuxiu, and Li Xiuxiu understood: "That's the case, Mrs. Mel, my boss Shao Shuaijun is very optimistic about the market prospects of adapting this novel into a movie, and plans to buy all the copyrights of "Twilight", I don't know if you are willing to sell?" ”

"It's ......," Mel looked at Chris.

Chris nodded, "Of course, Mel's wish is to become a writer, and you'll help her get published, won't you?" ”

"Yes, since you agree, let's talk about the price."

"Twilight", only Shao Shuaijun knows how popular it will be, as the first part of the "Twilight" series of novels, "Twilight" became an instant hit in the United States as soon as it was published. In the United States alone, the Twilight series of novels has sold more than 50 million copies, and more than 85 million copies worldwide.

Shao Shuaijun remembers that a total of five films were adapted, the first was nearly $400 million worldwide, the second was more than $700 million worldwide, the third was nearly $700 million worldwide, the fourth was over $700 million worldwide, and the fourth was nearly $700 million worldwide.

This is simply Chiguoguo's money grabbing.

Harry Potter can no longer be counted on, and as a reborn, if you miss Twilight, you can die.

With the confidence of the box office in later generations, Shao Shuaijun generously signed a contract with Stephanie Mayer.

Shao Shuaijun is personally responsible for the distribution and publication of the novel, and 60% of the royalty profits go to Mel and 40% to Shao Shuaijun. All adaptation rights except for the adaptation rights of the film are still in the hands of Mel, and the film adaptation rights belong to Shao Shuaijun. Shao Shuaijun will pay $500,000 for the adaptation of the first "Twilight," while promising 2% of the box office as Mel's dividend once the film is released.

Mel promised that he would continue to write no less than seven "Twilight" series of novels, and the subsequent novels would all be divided according to this ratio, and once the North American box office exceeded 100 million, the dividend would be increased to 5%, and if the North American box office did not break 100 million, the adaptation fee would be paid between 1 million and 10 million US dollars according to the percentage of revenue.

For a newcomer, these terms are simply a jackpot hit. Shao Shuaijun considered lowering the standard, but he thought that the amount he gave was too low, in case Mel was not satisfied and he didn't care about continuing to write, wouldn't it be a loss. Shao Shuaijun has not studied the movies in this series, but he has only seen them, and he does not dare to guarantee that he can shoot the original effect without Mel.

Therefore, vigorously envelop.

Mel was very happy with the terms, especially with the $500,000 in income for the first one, which made her overjoyed. The burden on her family is too heavy.

The contract was drawn up on the spot, signed and sealed, and taken to the notary office for notarization.

Telling Mel to write at home, Shao Shuaijun and Li Xiuxiu left in the car, but the smile on the corner of their mouths couldn't be suppressed.

Earn big!

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