Chapter 241: My novel is about to be adapted into a TV series! (3000+)
Looking at the person asking behind him, Qi Long, who was the editor-in-chief of "Reader" magazine, suddenly smelled a "hostility".
He looked at the visitor, but he was thoughtful.
On the other side, Zhang Xingming and the others also seemed to see a clue, and they glanced at each other.
Kang Xin pulled Wang Meng and said, "Xiaohe, we still have some matter, let's talk!" ”
After speaking, he left with Wang Meng and others, leaving Qi Long, editor-in-chief of "Reader" magazine, He Wei, editor-in-chief of "Story Club" who had just arrived, and He Yun.
Regarding the sudden editor-in-chief He, He Yun naturally saw that something was wrong.
Because after seeing himself nodding and admitting, he actually set his eyes on the editor-in-chief Qi beside him.
"This editor-in-chief He won't have a conflict with editor-in-chief Qi, right?"
muttered, He Yun immediately said: "Editor-in-Chief He, you wrote to me last time and said that you wanted me to write a sequel to this article, I am really sorry for this, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it in a short time, please forgive me." ”
"Oh...... Comrade He Yun, don't you have time? As soon as He Wei heard this, he immediately turned his gaze back to He Yun.
Compared with Qi Long, he naturally cared more about He Yun's attitude.
After all, it's easy to see how important a best-selling author is to bring higher sales to his magazine.
"Hmm...... Recently, I've been preparing for graduate school entrance exams, and next October will be the graduate school exam, so there will be very little time to write. He Yun nodded and replied.
He also told the editors-in-chief of the other five magazines about this, and they also promised that as long as He Yun was willing, he could send the manuscript at any time, even if it was three or five months to write a work.
It can be said that this kind of treatment is already a high standard, and ordinary writers will not have such a commitment at all, let alone let the editors-in-chief of five magazines commit at the same time.
"Graduate school entrance examination? Oh, well! Comrade He Yun, if you have plans for a sequel, I hope you can inform us as soon as possible, you can rest assured, the manuscript fee is not a problem, even if it is 5,000 words. ”
Although He Wei was a little disappointed, he still made a considerable promise to He Yun.
And all this he said was naturally seen by Qi Long on the side, and after He Wei left, he wanted to say something, but in the end, he swallowed back what he wanted to say.
"Looks like I'll have to reconsider my previous plans when I go back!"
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After leaving the National Writers' Association, He Yun sat on the bus, looking at the almost all bicycles and buses outside the window, and suddenly had a different feeling.
At this time, Kyoto was not full of high-rise buildings, and there was no traffic jam that made people panic, although everyone was also running for life, but the pressure of life was far less than that of later generations.
For the current Kyoto, there is only one impression on He Yun, that is, "full of Beijing flavor".
The various hutongs and courtyards, blue, gray and white costumes, bicycles, jeeps and other things unique to the 80s are intertwined, so that he, a second-time visitor to Kyoto, has no interest in visiting at all.
And before he knew it, he was already sitting near the Bayi Film Studio.
Since it was the second time he had come, he naturally didn't need to ask for directions this time.
With the letter of introduction, he soon met Liu Lao.
"Come on, come on...... Xiaohe, sit and sit! After Liu Lao brought He Yun a cup of tea, he sat down on the side and said, "Xiao He, you happened to come here today, there is something I have to tell you." ”
"Elder Liu, just say it." Seeing that Liu Lao was so serious, He Yun nodded and said.
"The filming of this movie was originally scheduled to start at the end of December, but for some reason, it can only be postponed to next year, and your name will not appear in the screenwriter column, so, I hope you can understand."
Speaking of this, Liu Lao couldn't help but sigh heavily.
And his words also made He Yun not react for a while.
However, He Yun could only sigh in the end: "It's okay, Liu Lao, if you can't appear, you can't appear, I can understand." ”
What else can he say, this matter is not something he can control, and even Liu Lao can't decide this matter, it should be something from above.
"Xiaohe, don't worry, although your name will not appear in the screenwriter column, it will be written at the beginning that you are the author of the original book." Liu Lao continued to speak.
"Moreover, there is also good news, this time the superiors heard that you were also a retired soldier and even participated in this war, and decided to let you also participate in one of the secondary roles in this movie......"
"Uh...... Liu Lao, this ...... I still ask my superiors to reconsider, although I am a former member of this war, I am not a professional actor after all, and I still need to take the postgraduate examination of Hunan Normal University in October next year, so I am really sorry......"
He Yun didn't think much about it, and directly chose to refuse.
As an actor, he never considered it, after all, this requires professional acting ability, and it is not something that can play a role casually, even if he is the author of the original book.
Besides, he was a writer, was, is, and will be.
"Xiaohe, you really don't think about it anymore? Is this a rare opportunity? Liu Lao didn't seem surprised by He Yun's choice, he smiled and said again.
"No need, Liu Lao, I've already decided." He Yun shook his head.
"Well, in that case, I'll talk to my superiors about it." Liu Lao didn't say anything more this time, he nodded, changed the topic and said, "By the way, I remember that you seem to have written the spy war "Lonely Island Spy", right?" ”
"Hmm...... I did write, Liu Lao, you don't want to adapt my film into a movie again, do you? He Yun nodded and said with a smile.
"No, no, no......" Liu Lao shook his head: "It's a TV series, Kyoto TV has such an idea, but it is said that their station is still under discussion, and their deputy director heard that I had dealt with you, so he asked me to inquire about you." ”
"TV series? This one...... I'd love to, but if I'm going to make a TV series, where will I shoot it? ”
He Yun was stunned for a moment, but shook his head again and again.
He felt that the idea of Kyoto TV was a bit unrealistic.
Let's not talk about whether Kyoto TV has such a big budget, after all, they are not CCTV, but even CCTV does not have so much money, and even if they have, they can't shoot it.
You know, most of his time was in the thirties and forties, when the buildings in Shanghai were gone.
Not to mention the film and television city, the first film and television city in China will not be built until next year.
He vaguely remembered that it seemed to be for filming
"Water Margin" is built as an ancient building, not a Republic of China building at all.
In fact, the Republic of China Architectural Film and Television City has to belong to the 1991 Modu Chedun Film and Television City, and the later "Deep Love and Rain" and "New Shanghai Beach" were all filmed there.
Of course, that's all a stretch.
In a word, whether it is funding or filming location, Kyoto TV has no ability to start filming a TV series adapted from "Far Island Spy".
And this is one of the reasons why in the 80s and even 90s, there were very few big-budget TV series.
"Location? It's also true, you're not like "Fanghua", many locations are hard to find, and if you set up a studio, the budget will be higher, and TV Kyoto doesn't have the money at all. Liu Lao deserves to be a professional, as soon as he heard He Yun say this, he suddenly understood the meaning of He Yun's words.
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In the following time, He Yun visited the film studio under the leadership of Liu Lao, and at about four o'clock in the afternoon, he and Liu Lao returned to the office.
"Xiaohe, I'll show you this, this is the final script of "Fanghua". I just got it after the review. At this time, Liu Lao suddenly handed He Yun a book.
He Yun took it, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but nod and said, "Old Liu, I think it's good." ”
"That's it...... It seems that my last ending has been deleted. ”
"Yes...... Originally, I also wanted to use the ending that you discussed with me in advance, but after many reviews, it still didn't pass, so I had to delete it...... Alas, it's a pity! Liu Lao sighed lightly and said.
"Old Liu, it's actually okay, although there is no ending, but at least the core plot is still there." He Yun was actually satisfied.
At least the overall plot did not deviate from the original work, and it did not directly "sell dog meat on the head of a sheep" like the IP adaptation of later generations.
Besides, after all, when it is adapted into a movie, it is natural to have a small amount of deletion and adaptation, which is caused by many factors and is inevitable.
"Ahem...... If you think so, I'm relieved. Liu Lao sighed secretly, but said with some guilt.
But then, he said: "Xiaohe, although there are many regrets this time, I will try my best to help you fight for what I can." ”
"Okay...... Can you help me buy a train ticket back to the provincial capital of Hunan Province? He Yun nodded and said with a smile.
"Uh...... Of course, there is no problem with this, and I will let someone do it right away. Hearing this, Liu Lao was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing.
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With the help of acquaintances, it's just different, no, This time, He Yun actually directly "reimbursed" a sleeper ticket.
This is a sleeper ticket, ordinary people can't buy it at all, and it's very expensive, and ordinary people are reluctant to buy it.
Fortunately, Liu Lao helped, otherwise, he might not even be able to buy a standing ticket.
And after dozens of hours of driving, he finally returned to the provincial capital of Hunan Province.
After getting off the train and exiting the station, He Yun suddenly saw Gao Lao standing there, as if waiting for him.
"Huh......? Why is Elder Gao waiting for me at the exit of the station? ”
Although He Yun sent a telegram to Elder Gao in advance, saying that he would return to the provincial capital today, he did not ask Elder Gao to come to the station to pick him up, unless......
Unless the elder Gao has something urgent to find himself.
"No, what's going on?"
PS: Two chapters, more than 6,000 words, count as three chapters! I have to make up another watch, and I have to make up another change to see if I can make it up tomorrow.