After lunch, everyone finally accepted the explosive news first.

When we were playing mahjong in the afternoon, the topics we chatted about were still centered on the fact that Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing were together.

As one of the protagonists, Yuan Wanqing was naturally pulled to the mahjong table and was questioned while playing mahjong.

Soon, some gossips on details were spoken out by Yuan Wanqing, greatly satisfying the desire for knowledge of Chen Lu and others.

Chen Sijia, who came back from her grandparents at around 3:00 pm, was shocked on the spot after receiving the second-hand news from Chen Lu's sister.

For a moment, I was still digesting this important news.

But no one is a slut, and he won't talk about such things.

Chen Lu and Chen Sijia just helped a few of their better friends and signed a name with Yuan Wanqing, just as a hush money.

Yuan Wanqing likes the New Year atmosphere here. Although both girls, Chen Lu and Chen Sica, regard her as stars, most of the others only regard her as an ordinary person.

In this place, she can take off her disguise on the stage and be an ordinary person with peace of mind, play mahjong and chat, which is very comfortable.

As for Ying Zhicheng and the others, they sat down on the sofa, ate some fruit and watched TV, and chatted by the way.

Li Luo sat beside him and was asked by Xu Rongsheng: "You said you wanted to write a new book before, but haven't you started yet?"

"Actually, I have prepared two new books." Li Luo peeled an orange and stuffed it into Xu Youyu's mouth next to him. "A long book has been written tens of thousands of words at the beginning. I'm going to send it to the editor after the New Year."

"There is another short story. I want to adapt it into a TV series, but I don't know if Uncle Ying is interested."

"If I'm not interested, I'll just go and go there."

When Ying Zhicheng heard this, he frowned and asked, "Is it the one you mentioned before...soft science fiction, urban background, and subject matter with suspense and criminal investigation elements?"

"Cough... let's do it." Li Luo nodded.

To be honest, these elements are reasonable to read separately, but when they get together, they seem a bit out of place.

It is normal for Ying Zhicheng to have concerns about this.

Especially now, Huayue Film and Television has invested a lot of money on the project "Little Joy".

The specific results will not be known until the TV series is played during this summer vacation.

Although there are some goals for future project establishments, Ying Zhicheng has not yet made up his mind.

Because once "Little Joy" and another project are not good, his position will basically be over, and it doesn't make sense to consider what's next.

Of course, Li Luo was not in a hurry, but whenever he had the chance, he would remind Ying Zhicheng and tell him that he had something in his hand.

When the summer vacation is over, the results should not be bad, with the popularity and traffic that just ended the college entrance examination.

At that time, I will work hard and use "I'm Really Not a Star" as a promotion. Yuan Wanqing can also advertise at her concert. This TV series should not be a failure.

But Xu Rongsheng was a little interested in the urban background novel with soft science fiction, suspense and criminal investigation elements that Li Luo mentioned, and couldn't help but ask a few more questions:

"So what story do you tell in this short story?"

"That's it." Li Luo thought about it and said briefly, "It was just a girl who took the bus, but the bus exploded halfway, and then the girl returned to the time before the bus exploded."

"The whole story is very simple. The heroine needs to find the cause of the bus explosion before the bus explodes in a constant cycle of time, and prevent the explosion from happening."

"Every time cycle, different directions will appear due to the different choices of the heroine."

"The passengers on the bus are also people from all walks of life, which will trigger their own different plots."

"The final outcome is naturally to successfully stop the explosion and everyone is rescued."

"What's the reason why girls stop the explosion?" Xu Rongsheng accurately grasped the logical loophole, "Will she just find a way to get off the car by herself before the explosion?"

"If she gets off the bus alone and survives, the bus will still explode." Li Luo said, "In the next time, as soon as she falls asleep, she will re-enter the time loop and return to the bus before the explosion."

"If she keeps circulating like this, although she will always stay in this day, it will be equivalent to an alternative immortality?" Xu Rongsheng asked again.

"Every passive time cycle will consume the heroine's energy and vitality." Li Luo added, "Once the number of times exceeds a certain upper limit, she will die."

Xu Rongsheng kept asking questions, and Li Luo gave corresponding answers.

Because it is a short story, the outline of the whole story quickly became fuller while the two of them asked questions and answers.

Xu Youyu listened with relish and wanted to grab Li Luo back to his room and ask him to write down the story quickly.

Ying Zhicheng listened quietly, rubbed his fingers from time to time, and fell into a state of deep thinking.

Until one moment, Ying Zhicheng suddenly slapped his thigh and said to Li Luo with a serious look on his face: "Don't be inspired by your short story, I'll book it first!"

Li Luo was having a happy chat with Xu Rongsheng, but after being interrupted by Ying Zhicheng, he was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, a smile appeared on his face, nodded and said, "Of course, my most preferred one must be Uncle Ying."

Although he signed a platinum contract with Wenyue Group, no matter what, as long as you post the work to the litmus and rely on Wenyue Group's channels to sell the copyright, you have to share the money with others.

Ordinary authors have no other connections and need to rely on the platform to sell copyrights, so it is reasonable to spend money.

But Li Luo has a CEO of a film and television company around him, so why bother to lose the truth?

The previous compromise in "Little Joy" was purely because Li Luo had no achievements in the copyright development potential as an endorsement.

Sell ​​it directly to Ying Zhicheng. Even if Ying Zhicheng is willing to buy it, the board of directors may not agree, and the final price will not be much higher.

With Qidian's achievements and endorsement from Wenyue Group, coupled with the essay awards for cooperation with the government, the copyright value of "Little Joy" is naturally raised.

but.

Once the TV series adapted from "Little Joy" becomes popular, Li Luo proves her strength in this regard. If the copyright of the subsequent short film and television adaptation is to take action, it will be much less difficult.

It is completely fine to bypass Wenyue Group and connect with Ying Zhicheng.

However, Ying Zhicheng had some concerns about his new short story before, and hoped that Li Luo would continue the style of "Little Joy".

If "Little Joy" becomes popular by then, then another TV series of the same type of theme will have basic traffic guarantees even if the grades are not as good as the previous work.

This is the conventional business idea.

But after listening to the conversation between Li Luo and Xu Rongsheng just now and having a detailed understanding of the plot, Ying Zhicheng changed his mind.

This is a good book.

Ying Zhicheng thought with certainty.

If you can't get this book early, Ying Zhicheng feels that he will definitely regret it in the future.

Instead of spending a greater cost to purchase copyright from Wenyue Group in the future, it is better to directly intercept the truth in advance and make a fortune in silence.

According to the ideas that Li Luo just said, the adaptation of this short story is actually not very difficult.

Before, Ying Zhicheng thought that it was soft science fiction, time loop, suspense and criminal investigation. The scene arrangement, actor casting, and even special effects production were all quite difficult problems.

But now when I hear it, the main scene is actually on a bus.

This difficulty is greatly reduced.

There are not many main characters involved, and according to this theme and specific content, the passengers on the bus cannot even use too well-known actors.

Otherwise it would be too out of the way.

In this way, there is a lot of explanation for this cost control, and it feels that the investment amount is not as high as "Little Joy".

Such a script produced at a low cost is enough to make Ying Zhicheng trust Li Luo again.

Thinking about this, it is obvious what choice Ying Zhicheng would make.

"It's great." Xu Rongsheng said with a smile, "I'm quite interested in your script, and I hope I can see its films sooner."

"If you really want to write the content of the novel, it shouldn't take much time." Li Luo said, "But you are not in a hurry. Since Uncle Ying has already booked it, let's wait for the summer vacation to broadcast "Little Joy" and let's talk about it in detail."

"Of course." Ying Zhicheng nodded in agreement.

He understood Li Luo's choice.

After all, after the broadcast of "Little Joy", as long as the results are good, Li Luo's value will immediately rise to a higher level.

Then discussing the price before "Little Joy" and discussing the price after this are two price numbers.

This is Li Luo's confidence in himself.

Ying Zhicheng didn't mind this either.

After all, he is just the CEO, not the shareholders of the board of directors.

The money for buying copyright is only the company's, not his own.

Ying Zhicheng did not shy away from such a thing as being able to gain more profits for Li Luo.

If it is really for the sake of the company's interests, maybe it will be taught by your own baby daughter again.

It would be bad if my daughter hates it.

...

After dinner, Li Luo took three girls to stroll around the village, bought some fireworks and firecrackers, and took them to the open space outside the village to play.

Xu Youyu’s New Year holiday cannot set off fireworks in the city, so he has enough fun tonight.

When I got home, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.

Li Luo watched the three girls return to the next yard, and watched them go upstairs before strolling up the stairs.

My mother and the others are still playing mahjong.
To be continued...