"Uncle Zhou, what exactly is the case when you mentioned that Hollywood companies are taking scripts to their door?"

Zhang Chu's reply was full of questions, he was not the one who left the mess.

Zhou Kang probably had been waiting for Zhang Chu's response. He couldn't make it clear on WeChat conversations, so he simply called him.

He laughed and said, "Today, the company received a script outline from Universal Pictures. They had a producer named Chris who said that this was sincerity and planned to spend a lot of money to buy the copyright of "The Lord of the Rings". He asked you that it was not convenient to talk to him about this movie in Yanjing."

"Aren't you all rejected it? Why do companies still want to buy scripts?"

"It's just that I don't give up, and I may really want to take over this series of copyrights."

Zhang Chu thought about it and asked, "Have Global written all the scripts now? If it is really written, you can read the scripts. As for copyright matters, there is another question."

He doesn't believe that anyone can get the script out in such a short time. Do you really think that everyone has the help of his own savior system?

Even if it is a world-class studio like the world, and even if there are many talented screenwriters under it, it is completely a fantasy to be able to write out the script of "The Lord of the Rings" in just a few days!

Sure enough, Zhou Kang emphasized: "I just said the script outline, which may be related settings and the arrangement of the plot direction. But you must not be deceived by their sweet words. What these Hollywood producers are best at is to write blank checks."

"How is it possible? I have very high requirements. If they can't meet this requirement, no matter which company they do!"

"Since that's the case, I'll make some arrangements for them. You won't have classes on Wednesday afternoon? Get that time free and chat at the cafe outside the company to see what Global thinks."

Zhang Chu calculated the time and agreed: "I think this can be found. I hope I can give you some surprises at that time and don't waste everyone's time."

After all, it is not easy to fly to Yanjing from Los Angeles. At least it requires some basic progress. If it is just a simple meeting, it doesn't make any sense.

"Then I will reply to the email there first. Their company hopes that we can keep it confidential and not make this meeting public. This happened to be our idea. We just rejected others and now we promise to meet with this company. We cannot make a big announcement."

Originally, "The Lord of the Rings" has just been launched. If news like "Universal Pictures senior executives visited the cottage three times to get the right to adapt the movie" could be released, it would definitely make many people look at this book.

They will be curious about what kind of content can impress the famous Universal Pictures. At the same time, consumers who originally missed "The Lord of the Rings" because of subject matter will passively accept the name in the baptism of the news again and again, and sooner or later become readers!

Book waste is a fate that every person who loves reading cannot escape.

When they have lost their books, they will subconsciously start with familiar works or writers to see if they have any new works.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Chu was considered seriously considering the significance of this meeting.

"If even I can't convince the script, then there's no need to talk about the rest!"

...

Malibu Beach is a gathering place for wealthy people in Los Angeles, and the number of stars here can be compared with Beverly Hills.

This is a good place to stay closest to several Hollywood studios but also facing the sea. It is full of luxury houses, either rich or noble!

Chris's 500-square-meter mansion is located on the beach of Malibu, where you can enjoy the sunrise and sunset.

He walked out of the room in a white nightgown. On the roof terrace in front of him, he could see the sun that had just risen for a while. The mabook in his hand showed the email from Zhou Kang to reply.

"I finally agreed, I hope we are ready."

It was actually a great risk to choose to submit this project to Universal Pictures President Donna Langley. I haven't finished reading the entire novel. I judged it to be a very promising work based on the sales volume and reputation of the book reviewers.

Later, after news came from the Cannes Film Festival that old opponents such as Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, Disney wanted to get the copyright of "The Lord of the Rings", Chris knew that there was no problem with his vision!

It is difficult to find a bargain from competitors. Only with sufficient preparation and strength can sincerity impress the young writer far away in the East.

Therefore, under the guidance of Donna Langley, Chris invited two well-known screenwriters to polish the script.

However, these two screenwriters who have been nominated for Oscar scripts cannot make a fuss and create a script out of nothing. Now they have sorted out some main information.

For example, the world and scenes where the story is located, the five to eight people (including decent villains) in the story, their respective background stories, and the reasons and processes of their encounters.

The second is the five most important things that the audience needs to know about the protagonist.

What is the core conflict in the story, the causes and processes of this conflict, where is the scene with the richest visual information, and what are the ten most critical lines that can promote plot development and shape the character.

It is difficult to turn an imaginary world constructed from words into an audio-visual world that allows the audience to see and hear. Their work these days has only captured the complete narrative of "The Lord of the Rings"!

"Kike, I'm going to China in two days. Before that, you must hand over the story to me. Without that story, I can't convince a writer who actually knows Hollywood very well!"

Chris yelled at his phone, but fortunately there were no neighbors around him, otherwise it would be a little trouble.

Kirk on the other end of the phone used his hand to pull up the hair that was left on his head, and then yawned. He hadn't closed his eyes for 24 hours, and now he's all relying on coffee to support him.

After hearing Chris' angry voice, Kirk was also a little dissatisfied: "Hey, the time you gave is too short! I shouldn't have taken this job at all! God, have you really watched "The Lord of the Rings"? This story is difficult to shoot. I have to take another five days, otherwise all I can give to you is a bunch of garbage!"

It is not easy to be a screenwriter, and the script is often modified.

This time, the deadline was directly cut off. I didn’t read the book carefully and couldn’t understand the content and emotions of the story. How can I write a suitable script?

If the writing is wrong, then handing it over to the writer who is about to go to negotiate will not ruin your martial arts?

Chris also realized something was wrong. Kirk was always a timid and good-looking man. Today he actually shouted at him. He paused, lowered the volume and asked, "Hey, old man. I just got an email from there and made an appointment for a meeting time. I really need it very much, only you can help me! By the way, why didn't I hear Eddie's voice? Where did he go?"

Kirk took the phone into his hand and placed it on the nose of a person next to him. A loud snoring came to Chris's ears, "You heard it! He slept very well on the workbench, and I was the only one who was still deleting the content. I was already sleeping so sleepy that I would take a nap in the studio later."

Generally, the size of novels is much larger than the script, so deleting becomes a necessary action for movie adaptation. However, no matter how much is deleting, it will offend readers and writers, and this job is not easy to do!

I have been urged for a long time, but the content is so rich that the good guys' tempers have become worse.

Chris also knew that his requirements were a bit too much. He was not idle these days, but was making simple shooting plans and funding arrangements, and various budget plans had to be prepared simply.

Although the real shooting plan is definitely different from now, the more formal the thing is, the more sincere you can see.

He was obviously the one who got angry, but now he had to suppress his anger and began to comfort Kirk who had entered the irritable period: "Listen to me, listen to me, now you save the things in your hands and then have a nap. I would rather you make a slower progress than give me some half of it, which will ruin the entire project. After I arrive in Yanjing, that is the real deadline. You can refer to the views of readers on the Internet. If this novel is to be filmed into a movie, what content do they want to see."

The screenwriter has limited time, so let the assistant collect these contents as references, and it may have miraculous effects.

To be honest, Kirk doesn't want to miss this project. He has been a screenwriter for a long time and has nominated Oscars many times. He is also well-known in the industry.

Now he is stumped by a new book by a Chinese writer. Of course, he wants to overcome it and take it down.

Not to mention the sense of accomplishment, just talking about Universal Pictures, Chris paid much more than creating art film scripts!

The screenwriter himself doesn’t make much money, and the screenwriter union has the weakest status. Every time he wants to increase his salary, he has to go through a strong struggle. Now his daughter is going to a top university, and the tuition fees are not small numbers.

The scripts of art films require a lot of requirements and have little rewards. It takes half a year or even longer to polish one for one.

The project "The Lord of the Rings" has not yet been formed, but Chris promised that no matter whether he got the copyright in the end, he would give them two screenwriters a reward of $200,000 each.

Given so many green Franklins, Kirk had to endure and try to polish the script.

Chris is bound to win the Lord of the Rings. He has paid so much to get this copyright, but he is unwilling to make a wedding dress for others!

There is also a lot of competition within Universal Pictures. How did this luxury house come about now?

It was earned because of the big sale of the "Teddy Bear" he led in 2012. The production cost of that comedy film was only $50 million, but the global box office was as high as $540 million, and the net profit was much more profitable than the top blockbusters.

Now Chris does not expect "The Lord of the Rings" to have such a high profit rate, but he also hopes that it can at least bring enough profits and give himself enough weight in the company's voice!

Seeing that the other old opponents were all engaged in the movie universe, Universal itself was also working on the dark universe. Unfortunately, although the images of screen monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein and werewolf were classic, the audience did not buy it.

The new version of "Mummy" suffered a box office reputation failure as the beginning of the Dark Universe. The subsequent "Frankenstein's Bride" was much worse than before. The projects were later launched "Black Lake Demon Tale", "Invisible Man", "Van Helsing" and "Phantom of the Opera" were directly cut in half, and the entire dark universe ended in vain.

When the rest of the movie universe was in full swing, Universal could only stand still.

Chris regarded Zhang Chu's series of novels as an important opportunity. Although "The Lord of the Rings" only plans to have one series of three novels, as far as the first novel is concerned, Middle-earth is already a very complete world!

So does it have the opportunity to develop into a cinema universe and become the new pillar of Universal Pictures after entering the 21st century?

Zhang Chu's strength is undoubtedly, and the story is exciting enough, but it is just a series of novels that are relatively thin.

He planned to pull Zhang Chu into the Universal Pictures ship and tie it up tightly. After the film started to be produced, he tried to convince the young writer to try to focus on Middle-earth and create different stories.

Isn’t this a brand new movie universe?

Everyone, including Global President Donna Langley, thought Chris just wanted to make a movie, but he didn't expect that the producer's heart was so big that he wanted to slowly create a movie universe without saying a word.

Chris didn't know whether his idea was right or wrong. He put all his hopes on a young man. Can this burden be afforded?

"Even if a movie universe cannot be formed, it can become a wonderful enough series!"

Anyway, it's not a loss. At worst, it's like the restarted version of "Mummy". Anyway, the money in it is paid by the company, so he, the producer, has less harm, and only loses fame and status.

As long as it doesn't keep failing, Chris can now withstand a major failure.

Without a little pressure, I want to create a cinema universe. Except for Disney, which of the other film companies is not trembling?

Warner's DC Universe failed so many movies, which is just a little bit of face-saving.

Legendary Pictures’ Monster Cinema Universe is slightly better, “Godzilla” performs mediocrely, “Kong: Skull Island” explodes, and then “Godzilla 2” and “Godzilla vs. King Kong”.

The question Chris needs to consider now is how to tie Zhang Chu to Universal Pictures, especially on the basis that the writer has already had close cooperation with two other companies.

"It's hard, it's too difficult!"
Chapter completed!