Since we are human beings, we are always possessive.

Humans are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless?

Those who fantasize about being a Neptune always think that they have passed through thousands of flowers and not a single leaf has touched them.

But when you find that your world is actually very lonely, thanks to their company, you will eventually be the one holding your phone and smiling stupidly.

It’s hard to say who will win and who will lose in this game!

Just as he was thinking about it, Shi Shi patted him on the shoulder: "You told me yesterday how many romance films your company is going to make?"

"...There are considerations in this regard, but we are still thinking about it."

"Is it difficult?"

"Of course it's difficult," Shen Changlin explained: "The most important thing in romance films is to create the heroine. The heroines in our traditional culture are the epitome of feudal ethics, either virtuous and virtuous, or moral archways, or Pan Jinlian, A slut like Yan Poxi is regarded as a slut who would not regret her death in the mainstream culture... This makes our love movies look like copycat foreign works!"

"Yes, romance movies seem to have a bad reputation!"

“But the box office is not too bad!”

Shi Shi thought for a moment, then nodded...

Indeed, romance films are a genre that is relatively recognized by the market. The cast is eye-catching, the story is up to par, and the emotions are heightened. Romance films basically have an uncomplicated marketing manual. Once they can satisfy the basics, they can achieve a relatively reasonable price. Box office performance and word-of-mouth reviews.

Of course, you have to be satisfied with the basics!

You can’t be too bad—for this year’s Valentine’s Day, it feels like the major producers are adopting an attitude of ‘this is our level, whether you like it or not’:

"Ten Years of Wen Ruyan", "I Want to Go to Your World to Love You", "Don't Forget I Love You", are they bad? Very bad. What's even more surprising is that the promoters don't even maintain their reputation, and the audience can't even think of leeks. He has no qualifications and just treats the audience as pure idiots...

Look at our Han Han director. After the release of "Four Seas", he encountered a reputation crisis. He spoke out loudly for his new work that he had worked so hard for, and kept updating it every day - he posted dozens of Weibo posts, basically reprinting other people's praise...

…

After making love, Shi Shi fell asleep very satisfied, and Shen Changlin tiptoed to the study.

Romance movie…

There are a few movies that Shen Changlin remembers deeply.

"Beauty Within", "Going to See You Now" and "A Story More Sad than Sad"...

"Beauty Within" is because of the lineup of all handsome guys and beauties, so I had the nerve to give such a title;

"Going to See You Now" is attractive because of its plot - it tells the story of a man's wife Xiu Ya who told him before her death that she would come back in the next rainy season. Sure enough, when the rainy season came, his wife came as promised. But strangely, his wife seemed to Forgot about him and his family...

This kind of plot is easily reminiscent of horror movies, but it is a pure love movie under the cloak of fantasy. However, the story does not simply stay on the theme of pure love, but instead wraps up ordinary but touching themes such as love, friendship, and family affection. emotion.

This movie is adapted from the Japanese novel "Meet in the Rainy Season".

The rights to adapt it can be taken over.

As for "Better Than Sad"...

It was entirely because the box office was too high that I followed the trend and went to see it...

This crappy movie has too many flaws!

But the box office is close to 1 billion...

Then the Taiwanese film industry seemed to have found a new path - to remake Korean movies. Unfortunately, "When a Man Loves", which was created according to the same template, failed to become a hit...

Forget about “Sader Than Sad”, you should still have some bottom line when making a movie.

If he can make money, just do it, then he can do "Tiny Times"!

Then there's "Inner Beauty" and "Go See You Now"...

By the way, the series "Predecessor Strategy" is also good...

And the key word ‘predecessor’ is blue ocean!

what else?

"Cohabitation in Time and Space"…

And terminally ill romance films…

By the way, has "The Fault in Our Stars" been approved?

Can he run this movie?

After all, the cost was only US$12 million, it sold US$180 million in the United States, and the global box office exceeded US$300 million!

…

"Lao Yang, help me buy the copyright of a book called "The Incredible Pain". The author is... John Green, an American screenwriter."

The next day, when he arrived at the company, Shen Changlin immediately found Yang Fan and gave him an order.

Now that you’ve thought of it, do it quickly!

If someone else beats you to it, it will be too late to regret.

Yang Fan was stunned for a moment: "Is it the right to adapt a Chinese film?"

"No, it's the right to adapt the English film!"

Yang Fan wrote it down and then asked: "John Green? Who is that?"

"An American writer..."

"Then has he ever cooperated with the Big Six in Hollywood?"

This question caught me a little off guard...

Hollywood is similar to domestic movies. Capital not only values ​​the original author, but also doesn’t value it very much...

Famous writers, of course they treat them as guests, but low-level writers don't care at all...

What kind of writer is John Green?

Have any of his works been adapted?

In other words, he himself may be a screenwriter in the Hollywood system...

If so, then there is definitely no chance - he has his own channels, why does Mao want a foreigner to invest in his works?

Of course Shen Changlin knew this, and there was no need for Yang Fan to remind him. He said: "You...check it for me. If it doesn't work, forget it!"

Yang Fan quickly clicked on Wikipedia and checked. John Green, the New York Times best-selling author, has won the Pulitzer Prize of the American Library Association, the best book of the year for young people's literature, the Pulitzer Prize Silver Medal, Edgar Edgar Allan Poe Award…

But one thing is, his works have never been adapted!

In other words, he is not included in the Hollywood system...

Then there is a chance!

Shen Changlin breathed a long sigh of relief: "That's him... The highest asking price is US$3 million, and we can invite him to be the screenwriter!"

"...Do you want to direct it yourself?"

"Are you kidding..." Shen Changlin continued: "If we win the adaptation rights, then we will invite Marc Webb to be the director..."

Of course Yang Fan knows Mark Webb, the director of "500 Days with Summer".

Yang Fan is still confused: "Are we going to enter Hollywood? Is it so sudden? I think it would be better to hold a meeting to discuss it..."

Shen Changlin waved his hand: "This opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come back. Moreover, I have read this book. It tells the love story of two teenagers with terminal cancer. It is a typical small production. I am sure to make it successful."

"Okay...I'll book a ticket to New York right away...I'll give you an answer the day after tomorrow at the latest!"

"Okay," Shen Changlin patted his shoulder with satisfaction: "By the way, there is also a Japanese novel called "Meet in the Rainy Season", and I also want the rights to adapt it..."

"…No need to be in such a hurry, right?"

"Urgent? What do you say?"

"Let's take it step by step, first finish "The Incomparable Pain", and then think about entering Japan!"

Shen Changlin was speechless. No wonder, he just talked about making American movies and mentioned Japanese novels...

"What I want for "Meet in the Rainy Season" is the Chinese adaptation rights!"
Chapter completed!