After Jimmy finished talking about the sales data, he took out a thick notebook and handed it to Yu Dong.
"This is what we have come up with during this period, please see if it works."
Yu Dong nodded and took the notebook.
When Yu Dong said he wanted to have a co-screenwriter, in addition to several domestic TV series, there were also foreign ones. The first one was "Don't Lie to Me".
At that time, Yu Dong asked Jimmy to buy him a copy of "Telling Lies" from the United States. After some research, Yu Dong wrote a simple plan for Jimmy and asked Jimmy to find someone to complete a script based on the plan.
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And this thing in front of me is what Jimmy and the others made.
Yu Dong turned over the script and asked with a smile: "Are you involved in this?"
"Yes, only one episode."
"Which episode?"
Jimmy smiled and said: "How about you guess first?"
"Okay, if I guess it, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
"no problem."
Yu Dong nodded and began to read the script seriously.
Jimmy and the others produced a total of forty episodes, which was quite large, but Dudong didn't read them carefully one by one.
Yu Dong had previously written in the planning book that each episode would be arranged with a short story, similar to some detective novels, so that it would be convenient for co-writers and it would also be in line with the characteristics of the subject matter.
It was a thick book, but Yu Dong only took more than an hour to read it.
After reading it, Yu Dong took out his pen and made a list on the back of the script.
"The first episode, the fifth episode, the seventh episode, the 16th episode, the 21st episode, the 27th episode, the 28th episode... These eleven episodes are pretty well written and can be kept.
But some modifications need to be made. The third, sixth, eleventh, ninth...these nineteen episodes are not very well written, so there is no need to keep them."
Jimmy looked at the episodes listed by Yu Dong, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You cut it too hard this time, just cut off half of it. The next nineteen episodes will be cut off directly? Don't think about it, just put it in the fourth episode.
Season two?”
"Don't think about the second season for now, let's finish the first season first."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, but you don't just need to cut down trees, you also need to help plant some. You said these eleven episodes were pretty good, but you need to make some changes. I think you just changed them. Anyway, this is
You won't have anything to do for a few days."
Yu Dong threw the script on the coffee table: "What do you mean I have nothing to do? Don't you want me to rest?"
Jimmy shrugged his shoulders: "That's what I said, it's up to you whether you change it or not. Anyway, I'm helping you make money."
Yu Dong rolled his eyes and picked up the script again, "I think you can do this yourself. The level of this episode you wrote is very high."
Jimmy glanced at Yu Dong sideways, "Do you know which episode I'm writing about?"
"Episode 12, isn't twelve your lucky number?"
Jimmy curled his lips, "I have many lucky numbers, and twelve is just one of them."
"Just tell me whether you wrote this episode."
Jimmy sniffed and asked reluctantly: "How did you tell?"
Yu Dong leaned back comfortably and crossed his legs, "Jimmy, don't forget, I have read the script you wrote. Your script has several characteristics. First, you like to use ellipses to separate lines. Second, you like to use ellipses to separate lines.
, don’t write long dialogues. If you encounter long dialogues, you will start a new line. Thirdly, there is always a Tina in your script. Fourthly..."
"Okay, okay, stop talking." Jimmy waved his hands repeatedly, "Why don't I feel what you are saying?"
Yu Dong smiled and said: "This is called a fan of the authorities. Ask Lao Hu if he knows that he has always written the word 'Shi' incorrectly."
Jimmy patted his forehead, "It seems that this meal can't be saved. When Yu Hua comes back, I will treat you to dinner and treat it as a celebration. Their autograph session was also very good this time, especially
It belongs to Yu Hua. Because of "Old Book", his "Alive" has been selling very well these days and has already entered the rankings. Let's just put it on the day of the premiere of "Fatal Identity". Then I will organize a
You can also go to the reserved theater of Bo Cinema, and after watching the movie, we can all go to dinner together."
Yu Dong smiled and nodded at Jimmy, "I've brought you back to this matter again."
"Fatal Identity" will not be released until August 24th. Jimmy asked Yudong before if he wanted to go to the premiere. At that time, Yudong was very hesitant. After all, August 24th was a bit late. After watching it
Returning to China after the premiere was a little rushed.
Unexpectedly, Jimmy still didn't give up, and now the topic turned to watching the premiere.
Yu Dong thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go meet Spielberg at some time, and then I'll meet Spencer at the premiere."
"Spielberg? Do you have anything special to do with him?"
"He called me a few days ago and said he wanted to introduce Zemeckis to me."
Jimmy's mind was still flexible and he guessed the reason at once, "Zemeckis is interested in the adaptation rights of "The Old Book"?"
"That's right." Yu Dong nodded.
"I knew that there were a lot of people calling to ask about "Old Books" during this period, and I basically left them all cold."
"Do you want to let our company do the filming?" Yu Dong asked.
Jimmy shook his head, "No, actually I think that if "Old Book" is made into a movie, it will definitely not be as popular as the novel. What I want is to wait for a while, then ferment it, charge a high price, and directly give the film and television adaptation rights to
Sell ​​it and get the money first."
To put it bluntly, Jimmy believes that making "Old Book" into a movie will definitely make money. After all, the sales volume of the novel is here, but the income may not be high. It is better to just sell the adaptation rights at a high price and get the cash to start other projects of the company.
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Yu Dong also agrees with Jimmy's view. At first glance, the investment in making "Old Book" into a movie does not seem to be too high, but if the copyright fees and screenwriting fees are included, it will be completely different.
The sales volume of "Old Book" is so high now that the film and television adaptation copyright fees and screenwriting fees combined will definitely not be worth a few million US dollars.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This alone will cost several million US dollars, so the investment for the entire movie will start at 30 to 40 million US dollars, coupled with some well-known actors,
It is normal to double the investment, and it is already the standard for blockbusters.
You can't make much money by taking pictures yourself, so you might as well sell them and let everyone get some oil.
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When Yu Dong left Jimmy's office, he held a copy of the script of "Don't Lie to Me" in his hand.
He finally agreed to Jimmy revising the script himself.
Fortunately, there aren't many things he needs to do now. Jimmy and the others have almost finished writing the story, and all he has to do is trim it and give some comments.
For the next week, he played around with Cheng Yanqiu during the day and revised the script of "Don't Lie to Me" in the hotel at night.
In the meantime, he took time to meet with Spielberg and Zemeckis. Yu Dong revealed to them that the film and television adaptation rights of "Old Book" will definitely be sold out, but it will take some time.
Zemeckis also expressed his understanding. He wanted to get to know Yu Dong more than "Old Book". Eggs may be important, but the hen that lays them is even more important, and in Zemeckis's eyes, Yu Dong is a hen that can lay eggs.
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Before the release of "Fatal Identity", Yu Dong gave Jimmy a set of script revision suggestions and regulations that he compiled.
On the afternoon of the premiere, Yu Dong attended the premiere of "Fatal Identity".
Spencer was extremely happy when he met Yu Dong. After all, Yu Dong had never attended the premiere of another movie before.
And he was lucky enough to catch up with the crazy popularity of "Old Book" before the release of "Fatal Identity".
Due to the popularity of "Old Books", Yu Dong's previous novels have also been selling well, and "Fatal Identity" is no exception.
At the press conference, when they saw Yu Dong, who rarely showed up, the reporters certainly didn't want to let him go, but they kept asking him questions.
"YU, did the sales data of "Old Books" exceed your expectations?"
"Where did the inspiration for "Old Book" come from? Is there a prototype?"
"Is it because of the prank that readers did on Valentine's Day that you decided to write a love-themed novel?"
"You have never written stories related to love before. Will you write about this type of subject after this time?"
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The reporters had many questions, and Yu Dong could only pick one or two to answer. The main reason was that today was the premiere of "Fatal Identity" and he couldn't say too much about "Old Books".
"The story must have a prototype. If you have read my "Crowd", you will find that there is a lonely old man in it who has many books hidden in his home. Chang is the old man in "Old Book". As for the writing theme
, my writing has always been very casual, and I am not particular about what I must write and what I must not write. Whether I will write this kind of story again in the future depends on whether I have the inspiration for this."
After briefly replying to the reporters, Yu Dong added, "Today is the premiere of "Fatal Identity". I hope everyone can focus on the movie. Next, I refuse to answer anything related to "Fatal Identity"."
"Irrelevant questions."
Spencer looked at him gratefully, saying that YU is quite a decent person.
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After the reception, Yu Dong and the others went to watch a movie together.
Spencer's level is certainly beyond words. The film was shot very well, even exceeding Yu Dong's expectations. It was much better than the version of "Fatal Identity" that Yu Dong had seen. Some possible loopholes were also eliminated by Spencer.
Seth took care of it.
Especially the scenes in the hotel, the rhythm is very tight, and the several lines buried in the middle are also well displayed.
If nothing else happens, "Fatal Identity" will definitely not be bad at the box office.
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The next day, before Yu Dong got on the plane, he threw a document to Jimmy.
Chapter completed!