"You're not losing weight, you're cultivating immortals, go, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

Wang Zuxian pouted, "What can I eat here?" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yan also smiled, the grade of the Rose Hotel is actually quite high, but there is really nothing delicious in the restaurant, that is, the steak is fried well.

"At least I'll take you to eat some meat."

……

In the end, the two ate some bread and steak in the restaurant, two steaks, Wang Zuxian ate half of it, and Zhou Yan ate one and a half pieces.

After eating, the two went for a walk outside the hotel to eat.

On this big night, there was no light around, so the two didn't go too far, so they circled around the hotel a few times.

After walking, when the two returned to their room, they met Briegman in the hallway.

"Mr. Brigman, you haven't rested yet." Zhou Yan greeted with a smile.

Seeing Zhou Yan, Briegman's eyes lit up, "You came back just in time, I just went to look for you in your room, but I didn't find it." ”

"We went out for a walk just now, do you have anything to do with me? Is there something wrong with the soundtrack? ”

"I came to you for something else, and it has nothing to do with "Sense and Sensibility."

"Something else ......" Zhou Yan was a little puzzled, what else could Brigman do to find him?

"Why don't you go to our room and talk?"

Brigman glanced at Wang Zuxian and nodded, "Okay." ”

After arriving in the room, Zhou Yan poured a glass of water for Brigman, and then sat down opposite him, "Mr. Brigman, what are you looking for me?" ”

Brigman took the cup and set it aside, "It's related to your movie "The Sixth Sense", are you interested in remaking this movie?" ”

"Remake?" Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes, "You mean that I will be the director to remake "The Sixth Sense" into an English version?" ”

"Well, that's what I meant. Colombia is very interested in the film and at the same time very interested in you, and if you are willing to remake it, Colombia will invest in the film. ”

Zhou Yan did not answer Braegman's question, but asked Briegman with interest, "I wonder how much Colombia is willing to invest in this movie?" ”

"Eight million dollars." Briegman was quick to give an answer.

Zhou Yan smiled secretly, eight million, not much, it seems that Colombia's shot is not very wide.

$8 million is enough to shoot "The Sixth Sense", but it certainly won't invite any well-known movie stars.

In fact, Zhou Yan has no plans to remake "The Sixth Sense" by himself, and the reason why he asked this question is completely curious.

Now that he knew the answer, he smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Briegman, I won't shoot the same script twice." ”

Just kidding, there are so many good scripts that he doesn't have time to shoot, how can he waste time on the same script, and he doesn't like the model of Hollywood studios.

Zhou Yan first asked about the production cost, and then decisively refused, so Briegman felt that he should think the production cost was too low, so he said with a smile: "If you think this production cost is low, we can discuss it again." ”

"Don't get me wrong, Mr. Briegman, I don't mean to bargain with you, as I said earlier, I won't make the same script a second time. And I think if you really want to remake it into an English version, it's better to hand it over to other directors. ”

Hearing Zhou Yan say so resolutely, Brigman felt that this matter probably couldn't be done.

He took a sip from his glass of water, then said, "In that case, would you like to sell the rights to the remake of "The Sixth Sense" to Columbia?" ”

Let Zhou Yan remake it himself, which is not a must, so Briegman did not fight for it anymore, but retreated to the second best thing, wanting to win the remake rights of "The Sixth Sense".

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I welcome any company to cooperate with us, but I have all these things to Tomson, if you really want the remake rights of "The Sixth Sense", you need to talk to them." ”

Of course, Brigman knew that this matter had to be discussed with Tomson, but he also knew that Zhou Yan's attitude was very important in this matter.

And talk to Zhou Yan first, maybe you can explore the bottom of Tomson's company.

Zhang Youan and they are all businessmen, one is more shrewd than the other, and it is not very good to talk to them.

In Briegman's view, Zhou Yan is an artist after all, and he is young, so it should be easy to talk about it.

"I'll talk to them about Tomson, but our company respects your wishes very much, and we also want to know what you think about the remake, such as the production cost, the actors, etc. In addition, the soundtrack of this movie should still need you to do it in the end. ”

"The soundtrack is simple, if the adaptation is not big, just make some adjustments to the original foundation. As for the actors......"

The male protagonist, Zhou Yan has two people in his mind, one is Bruce Willis, the actor of the original version of "The Sixth Sense", and Bruce Willis is quite suitable at this age.

The other is Kevin Costner, the male protagonist of "Bodyguard" and "Future Water World", Zhou Yan thinks he is also quite suitable for the male protagonist of "The Sixth Sense".

But these two candidates are a bit unrealistic, because whether it is Bruce Willis or Kevin Costner, they are now very famous, and the cost is too small, and they will most likely not act.

Briegman said that the production cost is eight million, although it can be increased, but it should not be much, such a cost, it is difficult to hire these two people, unless they particularly like the script, and Colombia gives them a higher share.

As for the little male lead, of course, Zhou Yan still likes Haley Joe Osmont the most, this little guy's acting skills are too smart, and his performance in the original version is particularly outstanding.

However, Haley is relatively young now, and his acting skills may not be very good.

Zhou Yan thought for a while, but still said his thoughts, "If the male protagonist is the lead, I have two candidates in my heart, one is Bruce Willis, and the other is Kevin Costner. ”

Hearing the two actors Zhou Yan say, Briegman secretly took a breath.

Good guy, Y is really good at choosing people, although these two coffee positions are not top-notch, they are definitely not cheap.

With their budget, it is quite difficult to invite these two people.

However, Briegman didn't say it directly, just nodded and said, "I'll convey your thoughts to the company, what about the other actors, what do you think?" ”

Zhou Yan shook his head, "Not for the time being." ”

"Director, do you have any recommendations?"

Zhou Yan shook his head again, "No." ”

He actually thinks that this movie should be very good if Spielberg directs it, but this idea is too unrealistic, and it is much more outrageous than inviting those two actors, Zhou Yan simply didn't say it.

"Y, I'll take the liberty of asking you another question, have any other companies asked about the remake rights to this film before us?"

"Well, it seems to be, but I don't remember which one." Zhou Yan frowned and thought for a while, "Warner, Universal...... I'm not very familiar with these studios in your Hollywood either, probably one of them. ”

Hearing Zhou Yan mention Warner and Universal, Brigman squinted, he wanted to read something from Zhou Yan's expression, but found that he couldn't read anything, Zhou Yan acted as if he really didn't know anything about these companies.

Of course, this is also possible, after all, Zhou Yan has not been in contact with American film companies before.

Moreover, Hollywood movies have never entered the Chinese market.

In the past two years, several of their companies have also paid more attention to the Chinese market, because at the end of last year, Warner's movie "The Outlaw" was released in China, which was a precedent.

Universal is also in talks with China to get the previous movie to be released in China.

China is now a film approval system, and the normal film is sent to the past for release and the share is very small, but no matter how small the share is, it is money.

The movie is a thing that has no cost when it is filmed, and the producer will definitely be happy if it is released in one more place.

And now in this situation, they are not interested in the current interests, China has more than a billion people, is developing rapidly, this ticket warehouse has great potential, if they can seize the opportunity, it will be very beneficial to the future development.

In addition, movies can sell not only movie tickets, but also a variety of peripheral products, and the impact of movie release is all-round.

Warner and Universal, Briegman believes that the former will contact Tomson, because Warner pays special attention to the Chinese market, and as the first Hollywood company to enter the Chinese market, Warner has an advantage.

And as far as Brigman knows, Warner has now begun to deploy in China, and there will be more cooperation with China in the future.

If what Zhou Yan said is true, Warner and Universal have really contacted Tomson in advance, then it may not be too smooth for them to get the remake rights of "Sixth Sense" this time.

Maybe later, they will have to bid with other companies.

"It's really good and understandable that this film will attract other peers, but I'm still very confident that our company will officially enter the Chinese market this year and set up a representative office in Yanjing. After the establishment of the representative office in Yenching, I am confident that the cooperation between us will be very smooth. ”

Hearing the news, Zhou Yan nodded secretly, as soon as the first "Outlaw World" opened, Hollywood's attention to the Chinese market soared, and Colombia's efficiency was also quite high, and it was even necessary to set up a representative office in Yanjing.

I don't know what other big Hollywood studios are doing now.

"In this way, our future cooperation is indeed much simpler." Zhou Yan said with a smile.

Brigman picked up the cup again and took a sip of water, "In that case, then I'll contact Tomson as soon as possible to settle this matter." ”

"I'm also looking forward to our next collaboration."

"I'm sure there will be."

After chatting about business, the two chatted for a while, and Briegman got up to take his leave.

After Briegman left, Wang Zuxian said with a smile, "It seems that this producer is still knowledgeable and wants to remake "The Sixth Sense". ”

Zhou Yan smiled, "But he didn't even recognize you yesterday as the heroine of the movie." ”

Wang Zuxian shrugged his shoulders and didn't care, "I have few scenes in the movie." ”

In fact, it is not a question of how many scenes Wang Zuxian plays, but Wang Zuxian's usual dress is very different from that in the movie, and in addition, it may be that for Brigman, Asian faces are really not easy to recognize.

……

The next morning, Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian followed the crew to visit the Saltron Mansion.

In the Saltron Mansion, Zhou Yan saw a lot of Chinese things, especially the wallpapers spliced on the walls.

These wallpapers are very good-looking, but put together, too messy, and there is no aesthetics.

acted as a tour guide with the historical director of the crew, and explained to Zhou Yan that the reason why there are so many paintings together is not because of money, on the contrary, it is precisely because of lack of money that they made this decision.

"In the eighteenth century, Chinese wallpaper was very popular in Europe, and it was expensive, and it was not affordable for the average aristocracy. It is actually very difficult to cover such a large wall with a piece of wallpaper, so the previous owner would buy some small paintings and put them together. In the eyes of many aristocrats at that time, these wallpapers were much more advanced than silk and embroidered wall decorations, so even if they were expensive, they were willing to buy them. ”

"At that time, the more popular wallpapers were basically painted with flowers, birds, fish and insects, but the previous owner of the Sallent Mansion was particularly fond of figure paintings, and the wallpapers in the dressing room were also full of people."

"Is this all paper?" Zhou Yan asked.

The history director shook his head, "Not necessarily, a lot of it is taffeta. Even if it is paper, it is made of bamboo fiber, and if it is ordinary paper, it is very easy to damage. ”

Wang Zuxian whispered to Zhou Yan, "This looks a bit like the paintings we saw last time at the Xiangjiang Art Museum." ”

Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, these paintings should be in the same vein as the quack paintings." ”

These paintings, in fact, are painted for foreigners, in China, this kind of wallpaper has not been popular, at least not in the country.

Anyone who splices these paintings together and sticks them on the wall is likely to be laughed at.

Most people still prefer to hang calligraphy and paintings on the wall, and they can't hang too much, if they hang too much, they will be laughed at.

Seeing these wallpapers, Zhou Yan was also very emotional, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, perhaps many young ladies and young masters of European aristocrats would stand in front of these wallpapers, full of infinite reverie for the distant eastern powers.

It's just that times have changed, and the situation is very different now than it was back then. China is now lagging far behind in the spread of culture, and it is even more exaggerated than its economic backwardness.

The more you see the glory of the past, the easier it is to be disappointed in the current situation.

On the way back to the hotel, Zhou Yan was a little silent, Wang Zuxian saw that he was not in a high mood, and probably understood why, she smiled and comforted Zhou Yan, "Now there are many Europeans and Americans who listen to your music and watch your movies, isn't it also good?" ”

Hearing Wang Zuxian comforting himself, Zhou Yan smiled, "Let's live our own lives, it's useless to think too much." (End of chapter)