Chapter 13: All of a Sudden It's All Coming to the Door
Today is the most popular day since Li Xuechu arrived in Xiangjiang.
I was tired of writing novels in the morning, and I was just about to go out for a walk when the doorbell rang. When I opened the door, I saw that the face in front of me seemed to be a little familiar.
"Hello, is Mr. Li Xuechu here?"
"I am, may I ask who you are?"
"Oh, contemptible Shi Tian, may I come in?"
"I'm sorry, please come in, please come in." No wonder it looks familiar, I often see it in old movies, and I remember that the new art city seems to have just been established in the past few days. That person came to find him, probably for the adaptation of the novel.
Li Xuechu originally wrote a novel with the idea of adapting it into a screenplay, and after the novel was reported, he often thought about who would be the first to come to the door to cooperate, if no one came, should he learn to write the script and then find the door by himself? I didn't think about it for long, and the people themselves came first, which saved a lot of trouble.
The two sat down and talked casually for a few words, and heard Li Xuechu's thick foreign accent, Shi Tian tentatively asked Li Xuechu's hometown, and learned that Xiao Li had not been coming from the mainland for three months, so the two changed their mouths to talk in Mandarin. This incident really surprised Li Xuechu a little. It turned out that Shi Tian was a Tianjing person, and before coming to Xiangjiang, he also participated in a movie in the mainland, called "Three Into the Mountain City". The era of this movie is too long, Li Xuechu didn't say that he had seen it, and he had never heard of it. However, it is rare for someone to speak Mandarin with him in Xiangjiang, which still makes Li Xuechu feel very cordial, and the feeling that he originally seemed to be raw suddenly became a lot closer.
However, as for the current situation in the mainland, Li Xuechu, who came from more than three decades later, really knew not much more than Shi Tian, who had been absent for more than ten years, and after talking for a few minutes, Li Xuechu had to turn the topic back to Xiangjiang. Shi Tian didn't care, he didn't come to reminisce about the past. The topic naturally led to Li Xuechu's novel.
"Speaking of which, there are really a lot of people in Xiangjiang who write novels, but most of the themes are limited to martial arts and some strange things in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and then there are some love and love to deceive little girls. The theme of Mr. Li's novel is very novel, and the plot is also unique, and it became popular all over Xiangjiang in less than half a month. Mr. Li is really young and promising! Shi Tian praised a few words.
"Hehe, it's all written for leisure and fun, and it shouldn't be praised." I have really said a lot of polite words these days.
"Has Mr. Li ever thought about adapting his work into a movie?"
"I thought about it, but I haven't written a script, so I don't know where to start." The meat scene came, and Li Xuechu hurriedly cheered up.
"Oh, hehe, in fact, there are ready-made novel themes, and it is not difficult to adapt them into scripts," Shi Tian hurriedly said, "And we have a special screenwriter in Xinyicheng, as long as Mr. Li can transfer the film adaptation rights to us, Mr. Li doesn't have to worry about the script." ”
Li Xuechu thought for a while and asked, "I don't know how to cooperate?" ”
"In this way, our new art city paid 200,000 yuan to buy Mr. Li's little ghost, I don't know what Mr. Li wants?"
Two hundred thousand? Listening to some sincerity, Li Xuechu wants to bargain for the price, but he feels that no matter how much it is, there is not much more, and the current film production in Xiangjiang does not cost many millions, and there is not much room to increase the price.
"I wonder if I can use the script to buy shares?"
"Hehe, Mr. Li is interested in movies?" Shi Tian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "Of course there is no problem, if Mr. Li is interested, he can join our company, and for a talent like Mr. Li, our new art city will definitely not treat it badly." ”
"Well, I'm just a little curious about the film industry and want to know about it, but if I really get into the industry, I'm really not mentally prepared, so I'll talk about this later." Li Xuechu can remember that the new art city was discordant due to the uneven distribution of interests, and it fell apart around 91 years. Now is the early stage of people's business, and people don't believe it when they say it, so it's better to maintain a simple cooperative relationship, and you have to think about how to get out when you get in.
"Okay, then I'll talk about this another day" Shi Tian was slightly disappointed in his heart, but the biggest thing had been completed, and he didn't worry too much, "If Mr. Li changes his mind, remember that Xinyicheng welcomes Mr. Li's arrival." ”
"Definitely, definitely." Li Xuechu was perfunctory.
The general direction was set, and the two talked about specific cooperation matters.
"Although this movie does not involve any big scenes, the shooting scenes will use mansions and airliners, and the investment amount will not be small." In fact, for the new art city behind the financier is Tycoon Lei, this is not a problem at all, the mansion can even be provided to them for free for filming, if the airliner or the relationship of the tycoon Torre is under Cathay, or simply set up a scene, no problem at all. Shi Tian said this just to add his own chips. "Of course, I have to estimate the specific amount with you after I go back before I can reply to Mr. Li, and I won't delay for a long time, after all, we also want to shoot as much as possible."
"No problem, I'm not in a hurry, just let me know when the estimate is ready." If the cost is left to others, it will be passive, and the profit will not be diluted, and it will have to lose money if it is not good. But fortunately, I have time, and if I can't, I can supervise it myself.
The two first finalized a novel adaptation agreement of 200,000 yuan, and agreed to discuss the matter of participating in the film production in three days, and the time was already noon.
The two went to the bank first to handle the transfer, and they didn't have 200,000 Shi Tian with them. Li Xuechu's bank account was handled after moving yesterday, but unfortunately there was no bank card and aTm at this time, which made Li Xuechu feel a little inconvenient. Then the two had a meal together, then said goodbye and left.
When I walked near the door of my house, I saw an "acquaintance" again, noon!
The noon code that should be less than forty this year looks like he is fifty years old, but he is not the oldest in the Hong family's class, Lin Zhengying is not yet thirty, and he doesn't seem to have a sense of disobedience when he plays his uncle in the scary people two years later.
recognized the person, Li Xuechu was embarrassed to come forward to talk, and walked into the building with his head bowed.
Wu Ma held a note in his hand, and then followed in, and walked to the door of the room, Li Xuechu took out the key and was about to open the door and go in, Wu Ma also followed, took out the note and looked at it again, and asked uncertainly: "Is this Mr. Li Xuechu's house?" ”
Hey? Li Xuechu glanced at the note in his hand at noon, "Room 4o1, Block B, Yali Garden, No. 43 Broadcasting Road", isn't it just to find himself?
"I'm just, you're Mr. Afternoon, aren't you?"
"You are?" The noon code is really a little unexpected, but I am not very surprised that Li Xuechu knows about himself, he has already participated in and directed a lot of movies, and he is also a public figure in Xiangjiang.
"It's really the back waves of the Yangtze River pushing the front waves!" Wu Ma looked at the young excessive novelist in front of him and smiled bitterly. For a while, I felt really old.
"Mr. Wu has won the prize." After listening to it a lot, Li Xuechu was really numb to these.
"Hehe, the contemptible surname is Feng, and there are too many stage names, but no one knows his real name."
"Disrespectful, Mr. Feng, please come in." Li Xuechu pushed open the door and let the noon code into the room.
"Mr. Li is polite," Wu Ma and Shi Tian are completely two styles, and they didn't sit down as soon as they came in and went straight to the point, "Mr. Li, the contemptible people came here today to ask for something." ”
"Is Mr. Feng talking about the adaptation of the novel? I'm really sorry, the adaptation rights of Home Alone have just been sold. Li Xuechu smiled bitterly. If you don't come sooner or later, you can pick it all up to a point in time, but it's only been two days since the ghost was serialized, and it's really not slow. This can also be seen that the competition in the Hong Kong film industry is fierce.
"Sold so soon?" Wu Ma's face was suspicious, he was already fast, but he didn't expect it to be a step ahead. "I wonder who came first?"
"Mr. Shi Tian from Xinyi City," this matter can't be hidden, and Li Xuechu doesn't want to hide it, "I came in the morning, and just after eating with him, Mr. Feng came over." ”
"Hehe," Wu Ma smiled bitterly, "It's still an acquaintance." "Wu Ma also made a movie for Mecca's previous pioneer films, Hong Jiaban and the people in Xinyi City have really dealt with a lot, and the personal relationship between Hong Jinbao and Mecca is still good.
"Since it's a step too late, there's no way around it." At noon, I was about to say goodbye and leave after a few more polite words, when my heart suddenly moved. He asked again: "I wonder when Mr. Li's current novel will be completed?" ”
"Hehe, it's been handed over." Li Xuechu said with a smile.
"Mr. Li is really quick-witted, it seems that I am really old." said so, but Wu Ma's face showed joy, "I wonder if there is still a manuscript in the house?" ”
"Yes, yes, I'll get it," Li Xuechu hurriedly walked into the bedroom and pulled out the manuscript of "The Hangover" and handed it to the afternoon code.
The noon code was not polite, and he directly turned over the previous pages and read the later plots page by page. It didn't take long for him to show a satisfied look.
"Hehe, although it's a pity that the work didn't work together, but I think we can continue to cooperate, I don't know if Mr. Li has any intention of selling this novel?"
The topic soon entered the bargaining agenda, the afternoon code offered 100,000 yuan, Li Xuechu returned 200,000 yuan, and told the afternoon code that the novel in the morning was also sold at this price, and the afternoon code thought about it and agreed with some pain. The next conversation was a lot easier, Li Xuechu still put forward the idea of using the script as in the morning, and the afternoon code also welcomed it, but unlike Shi Tian, the afternoon code picked up a pen and paper on the spot to calculate the approximate cost, and the director was served by the afternoon code himself, and the cost of the afternoon code was only quoted to himself 50,000 yuan, which made Li Xuechu quite embarrassed, the venue, actors, and crew ...... Lin Lin has roughly calculated that it is less than 1.3 million, and 200,000 is reserved as 1.5 million, and if there is any surplus, it will be returned proportionally. In this way, Li Xuechu also has some idea of the funds of the ghost master, and he can be regarded as giving himself a free science popularization. Although I was a little worried that the cost would be shoddy if the cost was too low, I thought that I only invested 200,000 yuan, and the proportion of shares would be small if the cost was high, so I suppressed the doubts in my heart. Think about it now in the 80s, a work with a box office of more than 10 million: Chen Long's junior brother came out, and it was not long after it was released, it is indeed risky to spend a lot of money to create a comedy movie, and I dare not guarantee whether this movie will be popular in Xiangjiang in the 80s.
"By the way, Mr. Feng, can this movie stagger the screening time with the little ghost?" Both are comedies, and if they start in the ring, the box office loss will not be small.
Wu Ma smiled bitterly: "We don't want to bump into each other if we can, but this matter is not up to us to decide at will, let's see what they say." ”
The competition among several theaters in Xiangjiang has reached a white-hot point, and a few bigwigs are used to fighting in the ring, which movie of yours is a hot seller, and I will also release the good movies at hand, if you can't grab it, you have to come down quickly, in short, it can't make you happy.
"However, Mr. Hong and Mr. Mai have always been friends, so it is not impossible for them to discuss it." The noon code comforted Li Xuechu a few words, after all, the two works are investors. The release of his two works at the same time is a good story outside, but the feeling of hitting the right hand with the left hand is not so comfortable, and the loss is his own money.
Li Xuechu thought about it, and it could only be like this. There are policies and countermeasures, if Hong Mai and the others have a plan first, it is still more likely to avoid the schedule......
sent away the lunch code, the time for the study class has passed, Li Xuechu doesn't plan to go out, Lai at home by the way to conceive the rest of the plot of "The King of Big Talk".
"Jingle bell......" the doorbell thought again.
There are really a lot of people today, Li Xuechu smiled bitterly and went to open the door again.
Standing outside the door was a fat man with round eyes.
"Is this Mr. Li's house?"
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