After finishing his work, Lin Yu, who has no habit of smoking, would naturally not have a cigarette afterward.
But every time after finishing work, it was the time when he felt most relaxed. When he had nothing to worry about, his mind would be filled with random thoughts.
Think about why this outrageous thing like time travel and rebirth happens in this world without spirits, gods, and demons, think about his future path, think about some things in his past life that are difficult to let go...
This time, he lay in bed and thought about his meeting with James Wan in the afternoon.
Wen Ziren proposed to make a profitable documentary, but Lin Yu was not very optimistic about him. Although "Linsanity" will make his blood boil, unless it is a major adaptation, he will definitely kneel down to the truth.
Although it is his own movie, Lin Yu is not prepared to invest in it.
He thought of the "random movie script" card lying in the system warehouse. If a movie that could be a big hit was drawn, he would invest the money he could in the movie and make a lot of money.
Making money is very important to Lin Yu. Regarding the future, Lin Yu has two plans.
First, the basketball he loves can get better and better as he plays it. Currently, his goal is to become one of the top three in NBA history in the future, surpassing Kobe Bryant with one championship, surpassing James with two championships, surpassing the God of Basketball, etc. He also has
Didn't think too much about it.
The second is to make money.
Too many athletes go bankrupt after they retire, even stars of Allen Iverson's caliber.
If it weren't for Reebok's lifetime sneaker contract and the NBA's monthly pension security after turning 45, Iverson would probably be living on the streets.
An unknown NBA survey found that more than 60% of retired NBA players will go bankrupt within five years.
Lin Yu doesn't want to be one of the 60%, so before retiring, he needs to form his own business team to ensure that he can still have a stable source of income after retirement.
If possible, it would be best to have a large amount of money to help him purchase an NBA team so that he can still be with basketball after retiring...
Is it profitable to make a movie? Lin Yu is not sure, but what he does know is that a movie that sells well will definitely make money.
For his own money-making career, he wants to make movies!
Amber beside her had already fallen into a deep sleep. In the quiet night, Lin Yu caught the sound of her breathing.
Lin Yu also closed his eyes and entered the system.
In the system warehouse, he found the "random movie script" card and used it directly.
After a system prompt, Lin Yu got an answer he didn't want.
[Congratulations to the host for getting the script "Inception"! 】
"Day!" Lin Yu in the system space cursed: "We can't afford to make this movie!"
Lin Yu didn't know the specific investment required to make a movie. What he knew was that the investment amount for the movie Inception must have exceeded 100 million U.S. dollars. The special effects alone were enough to burn money.
Lin Yu, whose total net worth may now be only over 30 million US dollars, simply cannot afford this amount of money.
Can’t afford to take a photo!
This was embarrassing. After patting his head, which suddenly felt a little groggy, Lin Yu put aside the script of "Inception".
For the time being, he has no use for this script, and Lin Yu's idea of making money by making movies can only be shelved for the time being.
Early the next morning, Lin Yu left Los Angeles and flew to San Francisco.
Then we got in Jeff Schwartz's car in San Francisco and headed to our final destination, a wealthy area in Berkeley.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Michael Lewis."
Michael Lewis is a best-selling financial and inspirational novelist in the United States, earning tens of millions of dollars in royalties every year.
When it comes to making money, many NBA professional players are no match for him, as can be seen from this mansion standing in a wealthy area of Berkeley.
Four independent villas on the front, back, left and right are guarded together, forming a group of mansions. This is the residence of Michael Lewis.
"Welcome, Crazy Chinese Lin, and Mr. Jeff Schwartz." As he said this, Michael Lewis welcomed Lin Yu and Jeff Schwartz into the villa on the far left.
"I have been looking forward to this meeting for a long time. Mr. Jeff Schwartz should have told Mr. Lin that I would like to rewrite Lin Madness into an inspirational novel. It will be another American novel after "Weakness: The Course of the Game"
Best-selling sports inspirational novel."
Sitting on the sofa in the living room, the servants served various drinks.
Lin Yu smiled and affirmed Michael Lewis's strength: "I believe Mr. Lewis. I have read "Weaknesses: Progress of the Game" many times. It is indeed a very good sports inspirational novel. The story of Michael Oher is indeed very touching.
People are moved.”
Rugby player Michael Oher is like the Jimmy Butler of rugby. He was abandoned by his mother when he was a child and could only live on the streets.
Fortunately, he met the kind-hearted Mrs. Taosi, who allowed him to find his home again and soon achieved good results on the rugby field.
The core of the whole story actually has little to do with sports, but more about the love between people.
"Mr. Lin is right. Michael Oher's story will move people and make people feel that the world is full of love. And Mr. Lin, your story will be a completely different story. It will be passionate."
, it’s exciting, if you allow me to write this story, I can guarantee that it will be a completely different story from Weakness, and its popularity will never be lower than Weakness.”
Lin Yu smiled and glanced at Jeff Schwartz. From an inner point of view, he had agreed with Michael Lewis to adapt "Linsanity" into a novel.
A best-selling author in the United States adapts his own story, which is a harmless thing, and Lin Yu has no reason to refuse.
But he didn't know if there were any matters that required special attention, and how the benefits would be distributed between the two parties if they cooperated.
Jeff Schwartz knew that this was his job, and he also understood that Lin Yu meant to agree, but he had to make it clear some of the things that needed attention.
"Mr. Lewis, what Lin means is that he agrees to your adaptation of 'Linsanity', but there are a few points that must be specifically noted in the cooperation agreement."
Hearing Jeff Schwartz's words, Michael Lewis showed heartfelt joy. He nodded towards Schwartz: "Say, Mr. Schwartz."
"The first point is that once the novel is completed, it must be submitted to my employer for review. If my employer thinks that some of the plots in it are not good for him, you must modify those plots."
Michael Lewis frowned, but he said nothing and continued to listen to Schwartz's remaining precautions.
"The second point is that my employer can tolerate some dramatic adaptations, but it cannot distort the facts and cannot hurt other people, such as his teammates, opponents, or friends in life."
The reason why this article needs to be specially noted is because Lin Yu was afraid that Lewis deliberately created villains and made Kobe and Carter into villains. This novel that seemed to be harmless to him would attract unreasonable enemies for him.
This is what Lin Yu doesn't want to see.
Michael Lewis agreed with this one, and his expression softened somewhat.
"The last point is that my employer hopes to have the film and television adaptation rights of this novel."
Article 3 is very harsh for many writers, because film and television adaptation rights are also a huge source of income.
However, Michael Lewis believed that this was a profit distribution and exchange. He could give the film and television adaptation rights of the novel as long as Lin Yu gave up the royalties from the novel.
"First point, I can understand Mr. Lin's concerns. Regarding this, I am willing to make some changes. It is impossible to review the entire book after it is completed. I can finish writing a plot and send it to Mr. Lin via email for review.
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"There is no problem with the second point. In this 'Linsanity', I will not create a villain. This will be a purely sports inspirational novel with only some passionate elements in it."
"Last point, if I want to give up the film and television adaptation rights, then all the royalties must belong to me."
Lin Yu had nothing to hesitate and stretched out his right hand directly: "Okay, then I wish us a happy cooperation, Mr. Lewis."