"Boss, I'm not like you. I just got home. If you call me, I'll have to come here all the time. Tell me, what are your instructions?" Xiao Douding pouted and shouted as soon as he entered the door.
He Xin was eating so hard that he had no time to talk for a while.
On the other hand, Cheng Hao on the side quickly ran out, took Xiao Douding's arm and said enthusiastically: "Sister Hu, come on, come on, let's have something together."
Xiao Douding glanced at her and said disgustedly: "You eat meat at night, aren't you afraid of gaining weight?"
"Haha, it's okay! I've taken on a new drama, and now I'm thinking about gaining some weight."
Cheng Hao had talked with director Gao Xixi before, and Gao Xixi suggested that she gain a little weight. Fang Yanyun is a social butterfly wearing a cheongsam, and her figure is a little plumper, which is more in line with the character. At present, Cheng Hao's figure is still a little thin.
Moreover, Gao Xixi is particularly satisfied with Cheng Hao among the actors currently selected. The key is that the preparation work is very solid. Although Huang Haibo is not bad, he is a small actor after all. As for the other two male and female leading actors, they are too busy.
, Gao Xixi just wanted to talk to them, but I'm afraid they couldn't spare the time.
Cheng Hao and Xiao Douding flirted affectionately. It must be said that their relationship has improved by leaps and bounds and has already reached the level of best friends.
Without him, on the one hand, Xiao Douding's appearance is not a threat to Cheng Hao at all; on the other hand, and most importantly, Xiao Douding can make money!
Since the establishment of Xinhao Studio, from "Green Grass" to today's "Wulin Gaiden", no matter how good He Xin's vision is and Ning Hao's ability is strong, it will be very difficult to achieve without an operations team behind him.
.Obviously now Xiao Douding is undoubtedly the leader of the best operations team behind He Xin and Ning Hao.
Moreover, Cheng Hao's nearly 4 million yuan in salary for her role in "Wulin Gaiden" was converted into investments, accounting for 20% of the total. She is also counting on Xiao Douding to help her make more money.
"Wulin Gaiden" was bought out by CCTV for 16 million for its exclusive premiere, which is undoubtedly a success. At least the investment has been recovered, and the subsequent second and third rounds will all be net profits.
Of course, compared to the bitterness of the original version, the reason why CCTV is so refreshing this time is also due to the female lead Cheng Hao and the many big names on the guest list. To put it bluntly, the ratings are linked to the stars. Now Cheng Hao and
Yao Dazui in the original version, no matter how far he goes from being a celebrity to being famous, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a million miles away.
Although Xiao Douding pouted to show dissatisfaction, he still couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food. After being pulled by Cheng Hao to sit down, he also started to grab the meat in the steaming copper hot pot and devour it.
He Xin ate two plates of mutton-boiled meat in one go, finally filling his empty stomach to about half full. He stopped his chopsticks, drank half a glass of cold beer in one gulp, and said with a satisfied look on his face: "It's great!"
Xiao Douding also stopped his chopsticks at this moment, glanced at him, and said with a curl of his lips: "Say boss, you underestimate the ability of your employees, right? Our studio's blog has been launched a long time ago, and now it's all He Lirong
He's in charge of operations, don't you know?"
Just now she had learned from her best friend Cheng Hao the reason why He Xin came to find her in the middle of the night.
"When did it happen?" He Xin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"It was last month. It was He Lirong who applied. At that time, I was busy negotiating with CCTV and didn't pay attention to it. Later I found out that Zhalang didn't add a V to our studio. I talked to them two days ago
After some communication, I just added it." Xiao Douding said proudly.
"What is posted on the blog?" He Xin asked quickly.
"Of course it's to promote "Wulin Gaiden". I just posted some behind-the-scenes and photos from the filming. Not to mention, netizens are looking forward to it." Xiao Douding said with a smile.
"..."
He Xin originally wanted to take advantage of his rebirth to show off, but he didn't expect that the people under his command had already wanted to get ahead of him. He inevitably felt a little depressed. When he thought about it more carefully, it was quite normal that he had never been able to get ahead in his previous life.
There are so many smart people, and those who are successful are not accidental.
"Oh, by the way, boss, there is news about "Latent" that you asked me to inquire about last time. It just so happens that the author of "Latent" is from the same company as the author of the novel "Two Donkeys" that I was interested in before.
Yes, they are all members of the Tianjin Writers Association. But this "Latent" is just a short story. I looked at it and it seems that there is no value in adapting it. I just don't know if it is what you want? There is also "The Wind", which can't be helped, no.
People have heard of a novel with this name. Hey, boss, are you mistaken?"
"Well, maybe, I heard what others said."
He Xin hesitated, and then immediately asked: "Does the film and television copyright of "Latent" still exist?"
"Of course."
Xiao Douding was a little strange. She felt that there was no value in adapting it, but He Xin looked very concerned about it.
"Look for it later and show it to me."
"No need to look back, I'm taking it with me."
Xiao Douding said, taking out two printouts from the bag, one thinner and one thicker.
She deliberately took the thick copy and said to He Xin: "This is the manuscript of "A Tale of Two Donkeys". The author has not published it yet, but I think this novel is very worthy of being adapted into a movie."
He Xin was not interested in "Two Donkeys" and the like. He took the two typed manuscripts, put aside "Two Donkeys" recommended by Xiao Douding, and picked up "Latent" to read first.
There are two big characters written on the cover, "lurking", and the other author's signature: Long Yi.
Regarding Latent, he only knew about the characters in the play such as Yu Zecheng, Cuiping, Zuo Lan, the webmaster, and Li Ya. As for the director, he had no idea who the director was, and he knew nothing about the original author.
He couldn't wait to open it and look for familiar names. When he saw the first sentence at the beginning of the novel, "Yu Zecheng is an honest intellectual young man." There was no need to read the rest, and he was completely relieved.
"Your next task is to win the film and television rights of this." He Xingxing excitedly raised the manuscript in his hand and said.
"This is just a matter of one sentence, what kind of mission is it!" Xiao Douding muttered, and then said: "Boss, let me make it clear first, I don't think this novel has much value for adaptation. But there are not many of them anyway.
Money, as long as you are happy!"
Come on, what do you mean it has no adaptation value? It will definitely surprise you then!
However, He Xin was too lazy to be as knowledgeable as Xiao Douding now, and just glanced at her with a trace of disdain on the corner of his mouth.
When Xiao Douding saw it, he snorted in dissatisfaction and turned his head away. But he immediately turned around and said uneasily: "Boss, I suggest you take a good look at "A Tale of Two Donkeys". I have already acquired the copyright for it."
Got it."
"Um!"
He had never even heard of the name of "The Story of Two Donkeys", including the author named Wang Song, which was also a very unfamiliar name. But as Xiao Douding said, there is not much money anyway, so just be happy with it.
The price of film and television rights for novel adaptations these days is really not high, unless it is a masterpiece, such as the so-called "Braid Trilogy" of March River in those days, Alai's "Dust Settled", etc. These are all masterpieces by famous artists.
The copyright fee will naturally not be low.
Works like "A Tale of Two Donkeys" and "Latent" by lesser-known authors can be completed for tens of thousands of dollars at most. Because "A Tale of Two Donkeys" is a novella, Xiao Douding spent six months when he originally negotiated it.
Ten thousand yuan. As for a short story like "Latent", it might be even lower.
…
"call!"
He Xin sat on the bed and let out a sigh of relief. He had just finished reading the short story "Latent", which was only a dozen pages long.
Five chapters and more than 10,000 words were read in less than 20 minutes.
How to say?
It's a bit like the synopsis of the thirty-episode TV series in his memory.
Moreover, the characters in the novel are very simple, with only a few characters such as Yu Zecheng, Cuiping, the webmaster, and Captain Ma. There are no such characters as Zuo Lan, Li Ya, Lu Qiaoshan, Wan Qiu, Cao Bingkun, etc.
Yu Zecheng was an underground party member from a very early stage. He did not join later because of a woman, and there was no such plot as assassinating a traitor. He was a confidant promoted by the webmaster from a very early stage and had nothing to do with Boss Dai from Chongqing.
He Xin felt a little worried at this time. It was not easy to adapt such a short story with only more than 10,000 words into a thirty-episode TV series!
Maybe he can use his memory to build the relationship between characters and build the skeleton of the story, but the content inside needs to be filled in. He is not as awesome as the protagonist in Da Jinmao's pen, and he can even read the lines in movies and TV series word for word.
Write it down. In the final analysis, he can only give a rough idea.
Especially the golden lines that the webmaster used from time to time in the original TV series, many of which he could no longer remember clearly. But these lines must not be underestimated, as they are definitely the key to improving the quality of the TV series and attracting audiences.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried to recall, he just couldn't remember who the screenwriter and director of the TV series "Insidious" were in the original time and space.
To put it bluntly, in his previous life, he only watched dramas to watch the fun, and he only remembered the main actors who could leave a deep impression. As for the director and screenwriter shown on the subtitles at the end, who would pay attention?
Including there is a spy TV series "Before Dawn" that is very impressive in his memory. If he can remember the scumbag Xiu Bo, the small-eyed Tan Zhongshu played his boss in "Qiao Family Courtyard"
There are so many sailors, but I can't remember who is the director and who is the screenwriter.
"What's wrong?"
After Cheng Hao took a shower, he came out of the bathroom wearing a suspender pajamas. When he saw his boyfriend leaning on the bed and sighing, he asked with concern.
Before He Xin came back to his senses, he saw her coming over and taking a look at the word "lurking" on the cover, then frowned and said: "Sister Hu just told me that this novel has no value for adaptation. Do you want to
What are you here for?"
"What does she know!" He Xin snorted disdainfully.
Just thinking about it, it is indeed not an easy task to adapt it into the TV series that I remember. But I don’t have to worry about this kind of thing for a while, and I will slowly figure out a way later.
He threw the manuscript on the bedside table, turned around and hugged his girlfriend who had just slipped under the quilt, and nibbled on her rosy face after taking a shower.
"Why is it so late? You still have to get up early tomorrow?"
"Well, it's okay. I'll only be home for two days at most, and I don't know when I'll be able to go home tomorrow night... Hey, go a little further... Whoa..."