Yu Dong did not give the protagonist a full name. The protagonist is called Lao Zhang and his son is called Xiao Zhang.
This was not done intentionally by Yu Dong, but because he wanted to follow his first impression of the story.
When he heard this story from the two worker friends, he felt it directly, so he not only wanted to write the story, but also express his first feelings at the time.
The title "Lao Zhang" helps him reflect his first feelings.
After writing for about two hours, Jimmy walked out of the room. He saw Yu Dong writing something with a pen, and he was surprised: "Why are you still writing? Is it about Resident Evil?"
Yu Dong turned his head to look at him, and then looked back, "No, I just went out to collect information about the new novel."
"Just now?" Jimmy was even more surprised. Although he was not reading quickly, it didn't take long.
At this time, Yu Dong went out to collect wind?
"What's it about?" Jimmy asked.
"You'll know after I finish writing it."
"This is it again..."
Jimmy curled his lips and did not disturb Yu Dong's writing any more.
He put the manuscript of "Resident Evil" back into the house, then took out a watermelon from the refrigerator, cut it in half, took a spoon, and wandered to the wicker chair in the yard to lie down.
Jimmy dug out the heart of the watermelon and stuffed it into his mouth while thinking about the plot of "Resident Evil".
He originally wanted to have a good chat with Yu Dong about this novel, but unfortunately Yu Dong was writing a new book again, so he could only hold back all his thoughts.
"Resident Evil" gave him too many surprises, and it wasn't just a suspenseful beginning.
Yu Dong's ability to create scenes is really outstanding. When reading certain plots in the middle, he even felt like a zombie was lying next to him and licking his ears.
Prior to this, all of Yu Dong's novels, including those science fiction novels, always contained some thoughts on human nature and literary discussions.
But this novel is completely different.
That's not to say that you won't have thoughts when reading this book, but Jimmy didn't have time to think about human nature or philosophy when reading this book. He was fascinated by the nerve-stimulating plots and the feeling of being there the whole time.
Attracted by the pictures, I feel the impact of the current storyline at every moment, and at the same time, I am looking forward to the direction of the story in the next moment.
It wasn't until I finished reading the entire book and the pores all over my body that were opened due to stimulation slowly shrank that I had a moment of leisure to think about what this book was trying to express.
This is a popular novel with a strong commercial nature, and its purpose is to bring waves of spiritual stimulation to readers.
What surprised Jimmy even more was that the world constructed in this novel had a lot to explore and could be turned into an excellent series of novels.
This is a huge temptation for those film production companies.
A series of works is the easiest to become a classic. As long as one is successful, the subsequent money will be endless.
…
Yu Dong kept writing until his parents came back in the evening, and then he finally took a break.
At this time, Jimmy told Yu Dong excitedly about his feelings about "Resident Evil" and patted his chest and promised: I must make "Resident Evil" and "Second World" famous all over the world.
Why was "Second World" added? Because Jimmy felt that "Resident Evil" could easily become a hit, and then people would naturally pay attention to "Second World", which was also written by Yu Dong.
And "The Second World" is indeed of excellent quality. Apart from the fact that the protagonist is not American, there is basically no fault to be found.
"By the way, have you finished writing your new novel?" Jimmy asked again.
"It's still early, I guess it will take a few days to write and revise. After finishing this novel, I will probably go to Jinling. What about you, what are you going to do next?"
"You spend some time to get the final draft of "Resident Evil" out. I'll find a suitable translator first and try to translate this novel into English as soon as possible. After the beginning is translated, I will go back to the United States with the beginning.
Contact the publisher and try to finalize the English translation as soon as possible."
Yu Dong smiled and said: "Then you haven't had it easy recently. Several books are being prepared for publication, and you have to run both ways."
"Speaking of this, I was just about to tell you that our cultural company is about to start moving. I can't always be just the commander-in-chief. I have a lot of authors now. In addition to you, there are also
He Hongwei, Yang Peng and George Martin, since these authors have signed on, we must help them operate it. George told me last time that he has a plan for a long fantasy story series, and he has already written some chapters.
, if it were actually written, I would probably be even busier."
"A long fantasy story series?"
Yu Dong was a little surprised. In his impression, "A Song of Ice and Fire" would not be released until four or five years later. Could it be that he has already started writing it now?
"Yes, but he is currently busy writing scripts in Hollywood, so this novel has been temporarily stopped. After I signed him, he also told me that if possible, he hopes to stop working in Hollywood and concentrate on writing that novel.
Fantasy.”
After listening to Jimmy's words, Yu Dong suddenly understood.
Perhaps "A Song of Ice and Fire" was indeed started a long time ago, but was interrupted due to work reasons, and was only restarted later.
But now that their company has signed George, it is likely to accelerate the birth of "A Song of Ice and Fire". The key question is whether Jimmy can get George to stop working in Hollywood.
In other words, can Jimmy make George make money now?
"How far has he progressed?" Yu Dong asked.
"The preparations are quite complete. Even the map of the background of the story and the genealogy of the characters are almost completed. I also read his materials, and they really have great potential."
"Then have you ever thought about it, we can negotiate the copyright of this novel in advance, so that he can have the money to create with peace of mind."
Jimmy frowned, "This is a bit too risky, the book hasn't even been released yet."
"We can negotiate for half of the copyright, such as the film and television adaptation rights, and leave the other rights to him, so that we both leave room for each other. I believe that with the current market for film and television adaptations of fantasy novels, it shouldn't cost much. Of course, we can negotiate
Just talk, and if we can’t talk, don’t force it.”
Yu Dong made this proposal. On the one hand, he really wanted to make some money from this IP, and on the other hand, he also wanted to create a better creative environment for George Martin. This would be beneficial to both of them.
However, Jimmy was not very optimistic about Dong's proposal. In his opinion, this would only benefit George Martin, but their company would have to bear great risks.
It is true that the current market for film and television adaptations of fantasy novels is average, but no matter how average it is, it will cost a lot of money to obtain the film and television adaptation rights of a full-length novel, which may cost hundreds of thousands of dollars or more.
Chapter completed!