Many studios and directors are keen to adapt bestsellers into movies or TV series, mainly because bestsellers have a large and loyal readership from the start, and they will be the guarantee of the movie's box office or TV ratings.

In China, the trend is particularly popular, and some of the most popular bestsellers are constantly being remade. For example, Jin Yong's most popular martial arts novels have been filmed over and over again. For example, "Dragon Babu", not counting movies, six versions have been filmed before and after the TV series alone, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has been filmed in five versions, and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" plus last year's filming has already filmed seven versions.

In Europe and the United States, they are also keen to put best-selling books or comics on the screen, and the most famous ones adapted from best-selling books into movies are "The Godfather", "Harry. Potter and The Lord of the Rings.

Stephanie. Mel's Twilight series of novels quickly garnered numerous awards, including the New York Times Editor's Pick, Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year, Amazon.com's "Best Books of the Last Decade," Teen Magazine's bestseller list, the American Library Association's "Top 10 Best Books for Teens" and "Top 10 Best Book Series," among others. In doing so, she established herself as one of the best-selling authors in the publishing world.

The "Twilight" series of novels has become popular among readers, which naturally attracts many film companies to put the novel on the screen. ZX Group is not the first to have this idea approached Stephanie at ZX Group. Mel had been approached by several film companies before. It's just that I haven't talked about it for the time being. Among those film companies, the most active is Summit Entertainment. However, when they were about to succeed, ZX Group suddenly stepped in, not only snatching the copyright, but also people.

The reason why the ZX Group was able to attract Stephanie. Mel cooperates, mainly because their strategy is different from Summit Entertainment, which just wants to buy the rights to the adaptation of "Twilight" and adapt it into a movie according to their own ideas, while ZX Group wants Stephanie. Mel became the screenwriter of the film, which piqued her interest, and she has been involved in the screenwriting industry to break through.

When Stephanie. After watching "Juno" directed by Xiahou Zhongying, Mel was immediately attracted by the plot and shooting techniques of the movie, and was also attracted by the little girl Juno in the film. After that, she watched "Green Apple Paradise" and "The King's Man" directed by Xiahou Zhongying. and "Slings Don't Cry" that he filmed as a screenwriter. I can't help but admire this genius director who is not yet 19 years old, and I very much hope to work with him, which is why she gave up a film company with more financial strength and chose to cooperate with ZX Group and hoped that her novel would be directed by Xiahou Zhongying.

"Mrs. Mel. Have a seat. Want to drink something? ”

Originally, Xiahou Zhongying did not intend to direct "Twilight" at the beginning. The main reason was that he was worried about his studies too much, but when he went back to see Stephanie. Mel's novel immediately changed his mind. He also liked her novels in the Twilight series. After that, he read a small part of the script that Stephanie had already written, and was a little speechless, the difference between her level of writing scripts and writing novels was not a little bit different, so he made an appointment with her to meet each other at ZX Group.

"Coffee, thank you."

"Mrs. Mel, your favorite Blue Mountain coffee."

Xiahou Zhongying was about to ask the secretary to help with coffee. Greenie had already come in with a cup of tea and a cup of coffee, gave the tea to Xiahou Zhongying, and then handed the coffee to Stephanie. Mel.

"How do you know that I like to drink Blue Mountain the most?" Stephanie was stunned for a moment.

"I heard it on one of your talk shows, I'm a fan of yours, and I love the Twilight series of novels you wrote." Ashley's eyes lit up and she looked at Stephanie adoringly. Mel quickly handed over a notebook and said, "Can you sign for me?" ”

Xiahou Zhongying almost fainted, crying and laughing.

After sending away Ashley, who was happy to get the autograph, Xiahou Zhongying turned to the topic.

Stephanie. Mel is a top-notch best-selling author, and there's nothing to say about writing novels, but that doesn't mean she's a good screenwriter. Stephanie. Xiahou Zhongying really didn't dare to compliment the script that Mel had already written, no wonder Summit Entertainment just wanted to buy the copyright of the novel and have himself serve as the screenwriter.

Xiahou Zhongying has written two scripts, and the scripts he has read are even more incomprehensible, and his vision is not old and spicy, but the good and the bad can still be distinguished, if it is really according to the part written by Stephanie that does not highlight the key points, the content is too detailed, and the plot seems to be a little scattered to shoot, after "Twilight" is filmed, let alone make money, it is estimated that the production company ZX Group will be scolded to death by readers.

During the conversation, Xiahou Zhongying euphemistically expressed his views on Stephanie's script and put forward some suggestions for revision.

"It seems that I really don't want to be a good screenwriter." Although Xiahou Zhongying had tried her best to be tactful, Stephanie still felt very embarrassed and a little annoyed, and said self-deprecatingly.

"Actually, I didn't mean that, your writing is already very good, and the writing is very good. It's just that the script is different from the novel, the time for a movie is limited, and we can't move the entire content of a novel to the screen, otherwise the movie will seem to be procrastinating, so there must be a trade-off. Xiahou Zhongying was also a little embarrassed, in order to take down the copyright, ZX Group seduced Stephanie to step into the screenwriting industry, and then not only did she deny her script, but even the company's review department couldn't help but shake her head after reading that part of the script, hoping that she would come forward to persuade her to give up the adaptation to ZX Group, which is really unkind.

"Hmm...... Well, Mrs. Mel, since I've written two screenplays and have a little bit of experience on that, I'm going to tell you about my experience in writing scripts, can you? Xiahou Zhongying still couldn't do the act of getting rid of people, and after a deep groan, he said with a smile.

After that, Xiahou Zhongying discussed the basic elements and effective structure of script writing and Stephanie . Mel communicated, such as the beginning, middle, end, construction, confrontation, ending, and how to use the "hook" of plot points to hang the story line, use accidents, plots, and major events to shape the characters and move the story forward. I also take the part of the script that Stephanie has already written as an example, such as what needs to be highlighted, which paragraph can be deleted if it is not needed, and how the plot should be arranged.

The two chatted for an afternoon, Stephanie. Mel listened carefully, and the more she listened, the more she admired Xiahou Zhongying, and even reached the point of worship. She had never been exposed to script writing before, but this was her first time in contact with this industry, and she didn't expect that writing a script would be much more cumbersome and difficult than writing a novel.

The two chatted happily until it was dark, and Stephanie still had a feeling of unfinished business.

"President Xiahou, I really want to be the screenwriter of the novel I wrote, but I also know that I am not a qualified screenwriter now, let alone excellent. Can you also participate in my writing process and co-write with me? ”

Since it was getting late, Xiahou Zhongying invited Stephanie to dinner, and her fan Ashley also followed. During the meal, Stephanie made this request.

"No problem." Xiahou Zhongying only thought about it for a moment, and then readily agreed. Having Xiahou Zhongying or ZX Group involved is the best ending, which can not only take care of Stephanie's feelings, but also ensure the quality of the script.

"Well, boss, Mrs. Mel, can I get involved too? No, can I learn script writing with you? Ashley interjected with a dry smile.

"Huh? Are you also interested in screenwriting? Xiahou Zhongying was stunned for a moment and asked with a smile.

"Uh-huh," Ashley kept nodding, "I've always wanted to be a playwright in addition to being an actor." (To be continued......)