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Chapter 201 "The Legend of Shushan"?
"Oh, hello, Mrs. Xu! Welcome, welcome! Director Xu, if you have time, I would certainly welcome you to visit me!"

Cao Sheng thought that Xu Ke might want to discuss the script with him.

This is his guess.

He did not ask Xu Ke the purpose of his visit on the phone.

When Xu Ke arrives, everything will become clear.

The two exchanged a few polite words over the phone and ended the call.

Cao Sheng took the freshly brewed tea and went to the study upstairs to read the online reviews of "A Man's Martial Arts" which was released today.

If the reviews were good, then his previous guess would most likely come true.

On the contrary, it was unlikely that Xu Ke came to visit him this time to discuss a script with him.

……

On the other side of the phone.

In a hotel room, Shi Nansheng had just put down his phone when Xu Laoguai, who was sitting next to him drinking tea, asked, "Mr. Cao, do you welcome us over?"

Shi Nansheng nodded and smiled: "Well, he was very polite on the phone and said that you are very welcome to come over as a guest."

Xu Ke smiled slightly when he heard this.

Shi Nansheng walked over, picked up an orange on the coffee table, and asked while peeling it: "Are you still not satisfied with the script? Do you want to ask him to take a look?"

Xu Ke nodded slightly and frowned, "The investment in this project is too huge. If it succeeds, we will naturally soar to the sky and gain both fame and fortune, but if it fails, we will definitely suffer a lot! So, although this script has been polished for a long time, I still want to ask him for help. Maybe he can give us some advice. It's always better to be cautious."

Shi Nansheng glanced at the script in front of Xu Ke. There were three big words on the cover of the script - The Legend of Shushan.

This is a big plan that the couple has been planning for a long time.

The investment is very large.

Because this movie will use a lot of special effects shots.

If this project is successful, Xu Ke will become the leader in special effects blockbusters among Chinese-language film directors.

By the way, it will also be able to revitalize the special effects company under his name, hoping to turn his special effects company from loss to profit.

It can be said that filming "The Legend of Zu" was both his ambition and the pressure from the special effects company under his name.

It’s too expensive to maintain a special effects company.

He was almost unable to hold on any longer, and he had no choice but to try to make a special effects blockbuster himself and let other directors see the effect.

If the effect is good, there will naturally be more and more directors making special effects blockbusters in the future.

It can also bring more business to his special effects company and make the company profitable.

In order to ensure the success of the film, the couple persuaded Hong Jinbao, Zhen Zixuan, Yuan Biao and others to star in the film during the filming of "One Man's Martial Arts".

At the same time, he also plans to follow the example of "A Man's Martial Arts" and put together an all-star cast.

Because compared to the huge investment in special effects, the remuneration for an all-star cast is actually a small amount.

What's more, they plan to sign a box office profit-sharing contract with the leading actor to minimize the amount of initial investment in the film.

But even so, Xu Ke, as the main investor and director, has been feeling increasing pressure recently.

They have decided to start filming "The Legend of Zu" after finishing the promotion of "One Man's Martial Arts".

As the filming was about to start, Xu Ke saw that the movie "A Man's Martial Arts" which was just released today had a high attendance rate and good reputation, so he came up with the idea of ​​going out to visit Cao Sheng.

He hoped Cao Sheng could help him look at the script of "The Legend of Zu".

If possible, he would even be willing to spend some money to ask Cao Sheng to sign his name as the screenwriter of "The Legend of Zu".

The reason he had this idea was because he heard that Cao Sheng had many fans of his books, and many of the audience who went to the cinema to watch "A Man's Martial Arts" today were fans of his books.

He believes in the box office appeal of great writers.

I have also tasted the sweetness of this.

For example, in 92, he obtained authorization from Jin Yong and wrote and produced "Swordsman II: The East is Unbeaten".

The film was a great success both at the box office and critically.

But Jin Yong was very dissatisfied.

Because this movie let a female actress, Brigitte Lin, play the role of Dongfang Bubai, for Jin Yong, this was a change to the setting of his original novel.

From then on, Jin Yong no longer allowed Xu Ke to adapt his works.

And now, Xu Ke turned his attention to Cao Sheng.

I hope to use Cao Sheng's name to attract Cao Sheng's fans to read "The Legend of Shushan".

……

Huizhou.

Cao Sheng was sitting in front of the computer, reading online reviews of "One Man's Martial Arts".

I read seven or eight news articles in a row, and most of them were positive.

This put him in a good mood.

I don't think I ruined this movie.

The word of mouth is good, which will also have a significant impact on the popularity of his new book.

After watching the news for a while, he came under the banyan tree and went to the book review section of his new book, wanting to see the readers' reactions today.

"No way? It was just published yesterday, and it's not updated today? Ah Hui! Don't tell me you don't have any manuscripts saved, I don't believe it! Hurry up and update! What are you dawdling about?"

"The movie is great, but it's hard to say whether the novel is good or not. So, author! Please update ten chapters quickly so that we can judge for ourselves! I advise you not to be ungrateful!"

"Today, 'A Man's Martial Arts' is released. Ah Hui, why don't you update two chapters to celebrate?"

"It's already 11 o'clock, why haven't you updated yet?"

"Author! Are you getting carried away because the movie has good reviews? Have you forgotten what your job is? Update now!"

"I just finished watching the movie, and now I'm curious about how the author is going to write this movie in the book? Add a male protagonist to the movie? Isn't this a fan fiction? A fan fiction that writes its own script? The author is really good at it!" "Feng Yuxiu is too cruel. He actually ripped out the opponent's throat with his bare hands. It's so scary!"

……

In front of the computer, Cao Sheng's expression changed slightly when he saw this.

——Feng Yuxiu pulled out his opponent's throat with his bare hands? So cruel?

He didn't write such a brutal plot in the script.

I wonder if this was Xu Laoguai's idea or a suggestion from some actor?

He felt that he needed to go to the cinema to watch the movie as soon as possible to see how big the gap was between the finished product and the script.

Now that the movie is released, he has to follow the movie when writing about the plot of the movie in his new book.

Otherwise, when the audience who have seen the movie read his new book, if they find that the plot of the movie in his book is different from the plot they saw in the cinema, they will be very distracted and find it difficult to feel involved.

This is what he needs to consider.

Maybe the plots he currently has in reserve need major revisions.

This made his face look unhappy.

He always hated revising manuscripts.

I guess everyone who writes novels hates it.

Especially in a situation like his now, it's not that there's a problem with the plot he wrote, but that the plot he wrote may be different from the plot of the released movie, and he has to revise his own manuscript. This feeling is very bad, and the more he thinks about it, the more depressed he becomes.

He was somewhat thankful that the other movies mentioned in this new book have not yet been filmed, let alone released. Otherwise, while he was writing the book, he would be forced to change the plot because a movie in the book was suddenly released. He would probably be in a state of panic.

……

The next morning.

Cao Sheng went to a nearby cinema, bought a ticket for the movie "One Man's Martial Arts", and watched the movie from beginning to end.

While watching, he held a pen and paper in his hand, and from time to time he lowered his head to write down some plots in his notebook.

Xu Laoguai’s personal style is too strong.

When shooting a movie, he always likes to add some of his personal touches.

In addition, the main creative team of this movie is different from the original version, so the finished film is different from the original in many details.

There was one scene where Feng Yuxiu pulled out his opponent’s throat with his bare hands.

The fighting scenes are also different from those of several other actors.

Maybe it's because Yuan Biao, Yuan Hua and others are more famous than the actors in the original version. Anyway, in this version shot by Xu Ke, Feng Yuxiu and these actors have obviously more action scenes. Although the fighting is more exciting, it means that Cao Sheng has to change more things in his new book.

After watching the movie and returning to the villa, Cao Sheng didn't know whether he should be happy or angry.

Xu Yongzhen's directing ability is indeed strong.

The resulting filming is even more exciting than the original, especially the fighting scenes.

But his new book manuscripts had to be modified a lot because of this.

"Grass!"

He cursed in a helpless manner, made a cup of black tea, and went upstairs to revise the manuscript.

Old Monster Xu arrived much faster than Cao Sheng expected.

That evening, he received another call from Shi Nansheng, saying that he and his wife had arrived in Huizhou and wanted to invite him to dinner.

Cao Sheng has just finished revising the manuscript of his new book.

When he received the call at this time, a thought came to his mind: Since I spent the whole afternoon revising the manuscript, it is only right that you treat me to a meal.

Of course, this is just a joke idea.

Since the other party has come from afar, he must do his best to play the role of a good host.

He immediately invited her to visit his villa and said he would send her the address via text message.

Shi Nansheng agreed after saying a few polite words on the phone.

End the call.

Cao Sheng called the nearby Liuweilou and asked them to prepare one portion of the restaurant's signature dishes, as well as a few other dishes. When he called again, they would prepare them and send them over.

Because I often order food from this restaurant, the proprietress who answered the phone agreed readily.

At nightfall, Xu Laoguai and Shi Nansheng took a taxi to Cao Sheng's place.

Cao Sheng gave them a warm welcome, and soon the meals that had been ordered in advance were delivered.

The three of them ate and chatted, and soon Shi Nansheng expressed her husband's intention.

After hearing this, Cao Sheng was a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, the other party did not come to discuss the script, but wanted him to help look at the script?
He couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

But he still agreed with a smile on his face.

Old Monster Xu immediately took out the script and handed it to him.

When Cao Sheng saw the three words "Shushan Zhuan" on the cover of the script, his eyebrows raised and his surprise was obvious.

He had watched this movie more than once before his rebirth.

In his opinion, the movie was well-made, the special effects were amazing, and the all-star cast also surprised him.

But he also knew that after the release of this movie, Xu Bei suffered a huge loss and he dared not make such a special effects blockbuster again in the next few decades.

Old Monster Xu and Shi Nansheng had been paying attention to Cao Sheng's expression. Seeing how surprised he was when he saw the name of the script, the couple subconsciously looked at each other.

Shi Nansheng said, "Mr. Cao, do you think there is anything wrong with the name of this script?"

(End of this chapter)