In fact, he dared to write about the treasure of the Indian temple because he had written a web novel about India before he traveled "Rebirth of India's Superiority", and in the process of writing this book, he investigated a lot of information about India, and the treasure of the Padwanaba Swami Temple is one of the very important episodes, so the impression is very deep, this treasure was not discovered until 2011, but in the end, under the intervention of believers, neither the owner of the temple, the Walmar family, nor the Indian government dared to touch this treasure, So it would be even more hopeless now, so Monet decided to write it out, firstly, to make the treasure see the light of day as soon as possible, and secondly, to make the greatest use of it.

While Monet was desperately rushing to write ("Treasures in the Declaration of Independence" for the New York Post, "Treasures of the Indian Temple" for the Brooklyn Weekly, and "The Happy Life of Jack and Ruth in New York" for Carl), the three openings were indeed enough for him...... ）

But I didn't expect someone to come to visit at this time, and it was also a middle-aged man who seemed to have a lot of status, and as soon as he saw the middle-aged man, he introduced himself: "Hello Mr. Monet, I am Mike Orwell, the manager of the Viscof Theater!" ”

"Hello Mr. Orwell, may I ask you for the matter?" Monet asked curiously.

"Oh, that's right, I've been reading your "Titanic" recently, and I've been moved by the sincere love between the male and female protagonists in the book, so I want to negotiate with you to buy the opera adaptation rights for this work, do you think it's okay?" Mike replied straight to the point.

Although Monet has never seen an opera before or after the crossing, and the only one that is barely on the edge is the God of Songs' "Snow Wolf Lake", he knows that operas on Broadway are very popular in the United States, especially now, the film industry is not so developed, so everyone still watches more operas.

Thinking of this, Monet's thoughts began to digress, yes, since the film industry is not so developed now, is there Hollywood now? It is estimated that even if there is a scale, it will not be too large, so why don't I go there in advance to stock up on some land, which is a stable investment that can benefit my children and grandchildren......

Just when Monet's mind was full of cranky thoughts, Mike mistakenly thought that he was not very willing, so he said: "Mr. Monet, don't worry, you will be satisfied with the cost of adaptation, can you watch two thousand dollars?" (The cost of adaptation is higher than the remuneration.) ）

Hearing this price, Monet pretended to "consider" it, then nodded and replied: "The cost is not particularly important, but the adaptation should not be too magical." ”

"Mr. Monet, what do you mean by this magic change?" Mike asked curiously.

Monet realized that he had inadvertently slipped out of a word that was out of the times, and explained with some embarrassment: "Well, it's too exaggerated, contrary to the adaptation of the original book, such as changing "My Uncle Hule" to actually Hule is a rich man, and he is just testing his brother and sister-in-law by doing so." ”

Mike hurriedly promised: "Don't worry, we will definitely not change it, because several scenes in your novel are very suitable for stage presentation, so they don't need to be changed much." ”

Monet said in his heart, how could it not be suitable for stage presentation, because this was originally a novel based on a movie......

Unexpectedly, at this time, Mike said again: "But the way you said the adaptation of "My Uncle Hule", I think it's quite interesting! ”

"Actually, if you really want to adapt 'My Uncle Hule', I have a more interesting idea, this one based on the Dutch tulip incident." Then Monet roughly retold the copy of "True and False Hule" in the "History of Literature in the Follow-up Lesson" before he traveled through.

"I think you could actually write this idea into a novel, and it will be very exciting!" Mike suggested.

Monet, on the other hand, waved his hand and said, "No, I think this story is too short to be written too long; Second, Maupassant is one of the three best short story writers in my mind, so I don't want to change his work openly out as a sign of respect. ”

Mike nodded and agreed, "I can understand your thoughts, but I'm still a little curious, besides Mr. Maupassant, who are the other two famous short story writers?" ”

"Mr. Chekhov from Russia and Mr. O. Henry from your country!" Monet replied casually, because these three were also later recognized as the three kings of the world's three short stories.

After a few small talks, the two cut back to the point and signed the contract, then Michael handed Monet the check he had prepared, and then took his leave.

After Mike left, Shanshan asked Monet curiously, "Mr. Monet, is that Mr. Mike going to change your novel into a play?" ”

Mo Nai paused for a moment, and then realized that "opera" should refer to Peking Opera, so he nodded and replied: "That's right, it is to be changed to American Peking Opera, do you like to watch opera?" Shall I take you and your sister to the theater then? ”

Shanshan replied happily: "Okay, okay, Wenwen and I like to watch dramas the most." But then he asked with some concern: "But I heard that Peking Opera in the United States is different from ours, oh no, it is our China, and I don't know if I can understand it." ”

"It's a little bit different, but it's all about singing, and the main difference is probably the repertoire, and if you don't know much about these stories, you might struggle to watch. In fact, Peking Opera is the same, if a foreigner like me doesn't know the story of Yang Jiajiang, it will be very difficult to watch "Shiro Visits His Mother"! Monet explained.

Shanshan suddenly asked with some trepidation: "Eh, Mr. Monet, I have a question that I wanted to ask you a long time ago, but I have never found a suitable opportunity......

Before Shanshan finished speaking, Monet waved his hand and said, "If you want to ask anything, just ask!" ”

"You are obviously British, why not only do you speak Chinese so well, but you also seem to know a lot about Chinese things?"

Fortunately, Monet had been prepared for this question for a long time, so he adjusted his emotions a little, raised his head at a 45-degree angle, and replied with a little sadness and choking: "Because when I was in London before, I dated a girl from your China, and she taught me the Chinese and your China's broad and profound culture, but unfortunately she later fell seriously ill and passed away, in order to avoid touching the scene, so I got on the Titanic and planned to leave London, but I didn't expect to be shipwrecked......"