Romance of Shu Restaurant

Yang Hao has been here many times.

In the past, I used to come with the crew to hold a finale banquet, a celebration banquet, or a small gathering with the graduating classmates in the class, such as Bao Jingjing, who sold her copyright.

But today, it was the first time Yang Hao had talked about business in this place.

There are three people sitting on the left, Liu Yifei, Liu Xiaoli and Yang Hao himself; There are also three people sitting on the right, Yao Hailin, deputy editor-in-chief of Science Fiction World Magazine, Yao Hailin's assistant Ji Hongxia, and a middle-aged man with eyes.

"Director Yang, I, you know me, my assistant Xiaoji, you also know me, so below, I must introduce this to you, Liu Cixin, nicknamed Da Liu..."

But before Yao Hailin's words were finished, Yang Hao stood up from the seat very respectfully, and then stretched out his hand to the middle-aged man with glasses.

"Hello Mr. Liu!

I'm Yang Hao, I've read all your sci-fi, like "The Wandering Earth", like "Country Teacher", "Ball Lightning", like the famous long-form sci-fi "Three-Body Problem"...

Therefore, in my eyes, you can be regarded as a person who has carried the science fiction world of our country. ”

"Oh, is it? Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. ”

Liu Cixin is a very humble person.

Seeing Yang Hao report the names of his works, he immediately smiled and waved his hand, the meaning is very clear, I am an ordinary person, I don't deserve to be praised so much.

"Teacher Liu..."

"Huh?"

"I want to ask, about your science fiction, at present, how many film and television adaptations are in your hands?" After the greetings, Yang Hao sat down and chatted about business.

"Hmm..."

Liu Cixin habitually pushed his glasses up with his hand.

"Well, let's put it this way, except for the film and television copyright of the feature-length "Three-Body Problem", after I sold it for 100,000 yuan last year, the rest..., are now in my hands.

After all, Yang Hao, you also know that science fiction is actually very niche in our country, except for some science fiction fans who are more respected, ordinary book fans feel that it is better to read the cool articles on the Internet or read Qiong Yao's romance when they have this time? ”

"100,000..., 100,000 is a bit less." Yang Hao sighed.

"Mr. Liu, let's do it, I'll give you 4 million yuan, and you will package all your film and television adaptation rights to me?"

"Really? Yang Hao, don't count what you say! Before Liu Cixin could speak, Yao Hailin spoke, and he had the posture of directly holding Yang Hao down.

"Of course, we can sign the agreement now. However, Mr. Liu, Mr. Yao, you have to promise me a condition to help me get back the copyright of the "Three-Body Problem". ”

"Deal!"

As soon as Yang Hao's words fell, Yao Hailin and Liu Cixin stretched out their hands to him in unison.

"Director Yang, I won't tell you, Zhang Fanfan, who bought the film and television adaptation rights of "The Three-Body Problem", has regretted it these days, he originally thought that there would be domestic film and television companies interested in this kind of science fiction.

But when he recommended this book to the film and television company, he found that he was wrong.

Because the initial investment in the production of a film with this theme is more than 200 million to 300 million, few domestic film and television production companies dare to take over. ”

Ha ha...

When Yang Hao heard this, he secretly laughed.

Now, isn't buddy just picking up money?

In their previous lives, the little-known Zhang Fanfan and his wife did win the film and television copyright of the three-body problem at a price of 100,000 yuan, and they did regret it next, because no one in the domestic film and television company dared to take over.

Once, even if I bought it for 100,000 yuan, I couldn't throw it out for 100,000 yuan.

However, no one expected that in 2015, "The Three-Body Problem" actually won the Hugo Award, and then, and then the film and television rights of this book were sold for a sky-high price of 120 million yuan.

"Director Yang..."

"Director Yang..."

"Huh?"

Yang Hao, who was secretly snickering, only then did he realize that he was a little like him, and the money had not yet arrived, so he had to be cautious at this time.

So Yang Hao looked up at Yao Hailin and said with a smile: "Mr. Yao, you speak!" ”

"One, the sci-fi "Season 5" you wrote is very good, and there is already a kind of demeanor in it, so we want to act as an agent for this science fiction world magazine.

It is up to us to recommend this book to foreign publishers and editors. ”

"Okay, no problem!"

Yang Hao would like someone to do it for him, not to mention that professional things are best left to professional people!

"Director Yang, we have something to say ahead, if it is done, we will charge a part of the intermediary fee, which is neither too much nor too little, about 50 to 1 million yuan."

"Okay, no problem!"

Yang Hao smiled and stretched out his hand to Yao Hailin, and the two shook hands, and this matter was certain.

And before the hands of the two separated, Yao Hailin spoke again, he pointed to Liu Cixin beside him, and said with a smile:

"Director Yang, you also talked about it just now, you once read Liu Cixin's science fiction "The Three-Body Problem", of course, you should also know that this has not yet been published abroad.

So, I mean, since you're so good at English, you can write in English straight away, and it's a very high level of sci-fi.

Director Yang, it's better to leave the "Three-Body Problem" trilogy to you for translation, how about it? ”

………

After chatting about things, I ate hot pot.

At half past nine o'clock in the evening, the six dispersed.

Liu Xiaoli and Yao Hailin are old friends, they have known each other since they were in the United States, so after the banquet, they found a place to catch up.

Originally, Liu Yifei wanted to go home with Yang Hao, but in the past few days, this beauty has been very excited, and she has nothing to do, so she will fight with Yang Hao for 300 rounds at night.

Young man, the taste of marrow...

Yang Shuo, you are powerful, but how can I be afraid of you?!

But the two walked downstairs to the Hejingyuan community, and Liu Yifei received a call from her friend and best friend Yao Beina.

Sissi...

Xiao Qianqian, I'm out of love, will you drive over to accompany me immediately?

Zhang Lei, that bastard, he actually said that he didn't look down on me, fuck...

Yang Hao originally wanted to go over together, everyone is friends, chatting together, enlightening her is always good, and the condition that Yao Beina of the province has just checked out, and then there is any recurrence.

But when he heard Yao Beina, who has always been good-tempered, on the phone, actually burst into foul language, Yang Hao thought about it or forget it.

Let her scold and cry happily, maybe she can relieve her emotions faster, but if a boy is present, maybe she can't let go of her hands and feet.

Liu Yifei drove away.

Yang Hao was left alone in this house in Hejingyuan Community, although the weather was a little cold, Yang Hao still decided to walk in the community first.

It is not difficult for Liu Cixin's "The Three-Body Problem" to be translated into English, and I have the English translation of this in my head.

But it takes time to get it out, at least you have to pretend that you created a few drafts before you finished the translation.

But if they don't pick it up, can they still find the famous English translator in their previous life, who is also a science fiction writer Liu Yukun?

If you can't find it, it is very likely that you will pass by the "Hugo Award", and it will probably take a while for your investment of 4 million yuan to recover the cost.

Well, so be it!

I only translated the first part of "The Three-Body Problem"...

Yang Hao, who was strolling in the garden downstairs, was thinking about it, when suddenly, the mobile phone in his pocket vibrate.

"Yang Hao, I, Gao Yuanyuan!

Otherwise, I should not take the TV series "You from the Star", if I do, my pressure is too great. ”

(End of chapter)