Chapter 261 'The Last Emperor' (Daily Change 12,000~)
“Pasta is not as delicious as fried noodles!”
In an ordinary Western restaurant on Lido Island, Wu Jianye and others sat together, Tianzhuangzhuang eating pasta and expressing his opinions.
"I think it's pretty good!" Li Xiaoli was eating very happily.
Ning Ying smiled and said, "Don't pay attention to him. He has a lot to do at school!"
Li Xiangyang elegantly cut the steak on his plate and said with a smile: "One plate of pasta is enough for you to eat fried noodles in Sijiucheng for a week, and you are still not satisfied!"
Tianzhuangzhuang curled his lips, "If whatever is expensive is delicious, gold is even more expensive. Do you dare to eat it?"
Several people have long been accustomed to bickering and will not be idle even when eating.
Wu Jianye pointed to the pizza on the table and said: "There is a joke about pizza in Xiangjiang. Have you heard of it?"
Li Xiaoli became interested: "I like listening to Lao Wu tell stories the most. Come on, tell me!"
"Wu Dalang, you all know, right?" Wu Jianye smiled when he saw others looking at him.
"I also know Pan Jinlian!" Zhao Fei said while holding the red wine in his hand.
"In the joke in Xiangjiang, the pizza is actually the pancake sold by Wu Dalang, and the pasta was given to Marco Polo by the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty when he was in China!"
"Pfft!"
Fang Shu couldn't help laughing, "Old Wu, are you too funny? The pizza was bought by Wu Dalang, and the pasta was brought back to Italy by Marco Polo?"
Wu Jianye said seriously: "Why don't you believe it?"
"Do not believe!"
"Well, actually I don't really believe it, but who can say for sure about history? So let me ask you, do you know anything about Wu Dalang?"
"Who doesn't know Wu Dalang?" Wang Honghai said matter-of-factly: "Isn't he Wu Song's brother in "Water Margin"? His wife was tricked and poisoned to death by Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing!"
Wu Jianye smiled and clinked glasses with Wang Honghai and said, "Da Lang, drink the medicine!"
Wang Honghai couldn't laugh or cry: "Get out!"
"Old Wu, you mean that there are other versions of Wu Dalang!" Tianzhuangzhuang put down the knife and fork in his hand and asked.
"Of course!" Wu Jianye nodded and continued: "In real history, Wu Dalang did exist, but he was not a three-inch boy at all, but a young talent, and he even obtained a meritorious degree.
, became the county magistrate of Qingyang, and Pan Jinlian’s home was not far from Wu Dalang’s home. Before Wu Dalang became famous, his family was poor and he often received help from Pan Jinlian. Later, Wu Dalang became the county magistrate and married Pan Jinlian. Later, Wu Dalang became the county magistrate and married Pan Jinlian.
Even after giving birth to a son and a daughter, the couple is happy and there is nothing wrong with Ximen Qing!"
"Really?" Li Xiaoli looked at Wu Jianye suspiciously: "Old Wu, are you kidding?"
Wu Jianye curled his lips, "Who are you kidding? The content in the novel was originally made up. Not to mention Wu Dalang, Chen Shimei, you know, in real history, people are not scum who abandoned their wives and children.
Male, he is an upright official who is honest, upright and considerate of the people's sentiments.
Regarding the origin of the guillotine case, it is simply made up by villains who are jealous of others. In Chen Shimei's hometown, Jun County, there is a saying: Chen Shimei is not sung in Beimen Street, and Qin Xianglian is not sung in Qinjialou."
Ning Ying blinked, "Old Wu, that's where you saw all these things."
Wu Jianye smoothed his hair, "Of course I saw it in the book!"
Then he added: "So many of the things in the novel are not enough to prove it. You can just read it for fun. Don't take it seriously. Many things are fictional. The Taoyuan Three's sworn brotherhood, the empty city plan, etc.
None of this exists in history!”
Gianzhuangzhuang: "So, many of the stories we know are actually false!"
"Damn it, a fake thing can be circulated for so long and make it look like the real thing. If you ask ordinary people, few of them will know this!" Zhao Fei couldn't help complaining.
"The pen of a literati is the one that truly kills people and punishes the heart, so you must not offend me, otherwise I will get angry that day. I will write a novel about our Class 78 and portray each of you as abominable."
The villain... Zhuangzhuang, don't look at me. The first person I wrote about is you. I will definitely portray you as a foodie who only knows how to eat, a villain who can give up his principles just for a roast chicken.
!”
Tianzhuangzhuang: "Cut!"
.......
While Wu Jianye and others were eating and chatting, Lido Island became more and more lively due to the arrival of the Venice Film Festival. Wu Jianye and others arrived late and had no place to stay. However, some real big names internationally
Famous actors and stars are different.
They arrived almost casually. As for accommodation and transportation, they didn't have to worry about it at all. Major hotels had already reserved rooms for them.
Reporters from Europe, the United States and other countries also arrived at Lido Island early. Although some people saw Wu Jianye and others, their Asian appearance did not attract the reporters' attention at all.
What they really pay attention to are European and American stars, and in their eyes, Asia is just a cultural desert with no filming at all.
It's useless even if Akira Kurosawa is here, some of these paparazzi won't recognize him. What they pay most attention to is the celebrities.
So now, Wu Jianye and others here only belong to the small transparent level.
When everyone returned to the hotel, they saw countless sexy girls posing and wearing scantily clad clothes, striking up conversations next to the hotel.
"Very surprised?"
Looking at Zhao Fei's curious eyes, Li Xiangyang said with a smile: "These women are all young stars and actors from all over the world who are taking advantage of the film festival to look for opportunities."
As he spoke, he rubbed his hands and showed an expression that every man would understand: "It's not much more advanced than the eight alleys before Sijiu City!"
Zhao Fei and others: "??Ah?"
In the last life, Wu Jianye went to the Cannes Film Festival and saw the style there. He smiled and said: "This beautiful seaside island is not only a competition venue, but also a place of sensuality!"
"That's the truth!" Ning Ying said with a complicated expression: "Only when you come abroad do you know that the situation in our country is much cleaner than here."
"In Europe and the United States, it is not that simple to become famous. It requires not only pure acting skills, but also the ability to be a good person and the ability to give up!"
Wu Jianye took a cigarette out of nowhere, lit it with himself, and blew out a smoke ring: "If you give up, you will gain!"
Li Xiaoli asked curiously: "What about the male celebrities?"
"Same!"
Li Xiaoli patted her chest and said with lingering fear: "Fortunately we were born in China!"
Wu Jianye gave her a deep look. He really didn't want to tell them that the Chinese entertainment industry in a few decades would not be much better than Europe and the United States now.
Of course, what Wu Jianye admires the most is Bangzi’s entertainment industry, which is called fresh and refined...
In the lobby of the hotel, Wu Jianye saw a fat man chatting with a scantily clad woman. After a few words, the two fell in love with each other. The fat man had a fleshy face. If his skin color was not considered, in ancient China, he would definitely
He is the best choice for the butcher.
When the fat man saw Wu Jianye, his eyes lit up. He whispered a few words into the ear of the woman next to him, and then came over.
"You are the author of "Jurassic Park", kun?"
Wu Jianye glanced at the fat man with interest. The fat man was not very impressive yet, and he was not the most powerful independent producer in Hollywood. Naturally, he had not yet reached the stage of being overthrown by others.
Now, he is just a small independent producer in Hollywood, looking for film sources all over the world. It is difficult to fool the studios in Europe and the United States, so he can only fool the Asians first.
"Not bad!" Wu Jianye shook his head.
"Oh, mygod, I didn't expect it to be you. I've read all of your "Jurassic Park" trilogy and I like it very much. I'm a loyal fan of your books!" The fat man laughed, and the fat on his face swayed.
He said, "By the way, kun, are you coming to the Venice Film Festival this time?"
In July this year, the third part of "Jurassic Park" was officially released, and it topped the best-selling list in Europe and the United States that day.
"I have a film that was shortlisted for competition at the Venice Film Festival!" Wu Jianye still smiled.
"'Raise the Red Lantern'?" the fat man asked, and then introduced himself: "Hello, I am Harvey Weinstein from Miramax Films in Hollywood. You can call me
Harvey!”
The boss also started from the younger brother.
If you put Harvey Weinstein twenty years in the future, he will definitely not take the initiative to talk to Wu Jianye and others. Even if you go to him, you have to see if he is of that nature to see you.
.
But it is different now. Miramax Pictures can only be regarded as the younger brother among younger brothers in Hollywood at this time, so he can only be a younger brother.
Wu Jianye shook hands with Harvey and said with a smile: "I don't know, Mr. Harvey, is there anything else?"
Harvey laughed and said: "That's right, I'm very interested in your novel "Jurassic Park". I wonder if you have any ideas to make it into a movie? We at Miramax Pictures
I really hope to get the rights to adapt "Jurassic Park"!"
The launch of the "Jurassic Park" trilogy not only detonated the European and American book markets, but also caused quite a stir in Hollywood. Even Wu Jianye has made it clear that the adaptation rights of "Jurassic Park" will not be sold.
, there are still countless film companies looking for Linda, hoping to buy it.
The latest offer has risen to US$700,000!
Wu Jianye looked at Harvey with a smile: "I will not buy the adaptation rights of "Jurassic Park". I have repeated this matter many times. I'm sorry, Mr. Harvey, my friend is still waiting.
I!"
Looking at Wu Jianye's back, Harvey's flesh showed a hint of brilliance. He would not give up just like that. Then he took out the leaflet for the Venice Film Festival and found out about "Raise the Red Lantern"
》Propaganda.
Released on September 1st?
Things were calm over Wu Jianye, but Ning Ying and Li Xiangyang couldn't calm down anymore. Tianzhuangzhuang and others only knew that Wu Jianye had published novels abroad, but they didn't know what the situation was.
But Ning Ying and Li Xiangyang are different. They have been in Italy for more than two years, so they naturally know what "Jurassic Park" means in Europe and the United States.
At this moment, their hearts were beating wildly, and their faces were in disbelief, as if they had seen aliens!
"Old Wu, are you kun?" Back in the room where they stayed, Li Xiangyang looked at Wu Jianye in surprise.
Wu Jianye did not deny it: "Yes!"
Li Xiangyang shook his head and murmured to himself: "No wonder, no wonder!"
Zhao Fei pushed Li Xiangyang curiously and asked, "Old Li, what did you say?"
Li Xiangyang smiled bitterly and said: "You don't know if you are not abroad. Let me tell you with the simplest example. The third volume of "Jurassic Park" written by Lao Wu was released this year. It is among the top ten best-sellers in Europe and the United States.
The three movies are now ranked number one, the second one is ranked third, and the first one is ranked sixth! I heard that all American film companies want to buy the rights to adapt this novel!"
At this time, everyone looked at Wu Jianye as if they were looking at a monster. They really did not expect that Wu Jianye would achieve such a great reputation abroad without saying a word.
Wang Honghai asked curiously: "Is that a way to earn an old nose?"
Li Xiangyang: "I have several old noses, and I have at least 10 million US dollars!"
"How much!" Li Xiaoli couldn't help shouting.
"Ten million US dollars!" Li Xiangyang repeated.
"Old Wu, you hid it deep enough!" Li Xiaoli said immediately.
Wu Jianye waved his hand: "Low-key, low-key, do you want to keep a low-key?"
Seeing Wu Jianye's pretentious appearance, everyone could no longer complain at this time. Ten million US dollars? What does it mean? They didn't know and couldn't calculate it. At a time when households with ten thousand yuan were still very rare in China, Wu Jianye
He has actually created a fortune of 10 million US dollars abroad...
At this time, they felt that they and Wu Jianye were from two different worlds.
Ning Ying, who had been silent next to her, suddenly said: "Old Wu, did you also write a book called "The Last Emperor"?"
"Yes!" Wu Jianye nodded.
"The Last Emperor" is well known to everyone as a film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Bernardo Bertolucci shot this film based on Pu Yi's memoir "The First Half of My Life" and Pu Yi's tutor
The book "Twilight in the Forbidden City" written by Johnston is the original structure and adapted into the film.
However, last year, Wu Jianye had already written the novel of the same name for the film in Xiangjiang, and handed it over to Linda, who was responsible for the distribution in Europe and the United States.
Although this novel did not cause a sensation in Europe and the United States like "Jurassic Park", it still attracted the attention of many people.
Ning Ying said seriously: "Old Wu, my teacher is very interested in this novel. He has said more than once that he wants to adapt this novel into a movie. For this reason, he has contacted the American distribution company many times and wants to
Talk to the author of this book, I didn’t expect you to be the one who wrote this novel!”
Wu Jianye smiled: "What do you mean?"
"My teacher is the chairman of the jury of this year's Venice Film Festival. He is currently on Lido Island. I think if he knew you were here, he would be interested in meeting you!" Ning Ying said happily.
Interested in meeting you!
Why do these words sound so harsh, as if they are charity from the other party.
However, Wu Jianye did not show it and said with a smile: "I think we should wait until the conference is over!"
Ning Ying asked in confusion: "Why?"
Wu Jianye: "I hope "Raise the Red Lantern" can run in a fair environment!"
Ning Ying thought for a moment before nodding: "I understand, you don't want others to say that you made some kind of deal with my teacher in private to get your movie to win the award, right?"