Back to 1997, I became the originator of online literature

Chapter 203: Handsome photos spread on the Internet, speeches inspire people

Cao Sheng chuckled and declined: "This is inappropriate! I didn't help you revise the script, how can I take credit for your work and sign my name on your script? No, no!"

From the perspective of making money, he should agree to be listed, because Xu Ke said he could pay a fee for being listed.

From the perspective of future reputation, it is a good thing for him to be listed as the screenwriter in a movie like "The Legend of Zu" which is destined to be recorded in film history.

But Cao Sheng still refused.

There are two main reasons.

First, as he just said, he did not help to revise the script, and he was embarrassed to be named in it.

Secondly, he estimated that after the release of this movie, it would most likely be the same as the original time and space, with huge losses, which would affect his reputation. Many people might think that he was the main screenwriter of this movie. With such an astonishing failure, would anyone dare to buy his scripts in the future? It would even make it difficult to sell the film and television adaptation rights of his novels. Even if they were sold, the price would probably be pushed down to a very low level.

Therefore, no matter how the Xu Ke couple persuaded him, he refused to sign his name.

The Xu Ke couple left.

While Cao Sheng was clearing away the dishes on the table, he was thinking in his mind whether the plot related to "The Legend of Shushan" in the new book should be modified?

Old Monster Xu has already written the script for this movie. Not only will Cao Sheng not be able to sell the script, but if he continues to write about this movie in his novel, there may also be copyright disputes.

only……

What kind of movie should replace "The Legend of Zu"?

He couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

……

Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng were sitting in a taxi on the way to the hotel.

It was silent all the way.

Because Xu Ke was a big director and a celebrity, the couple didn't dare to talk about work in the taxi.

Along the way, Xu Ke was thinking about the suggestions Cao Sheng made today.

The two of them came to the hotel where they were staying in silence. As soon as they entered the room, Shi Nansheng asked, "Do you think his opinion makes sense?"

Xu Ke hummed, walked to the sofa and sat down, and said, "Zhongyuan Yidianhui has been so famous in the past two years, and it's not in vain. I spent so much time polishing the script, and he only read it for a few minutes, but he found so many problems. Although he didn't agree to sign his name today, our trip is still worth it."

Shi Nansheng walked over and poured tea for Old Monster Xu while curiously asking, "So, you're going to change the script? Cut down on the number of characters? Cut down on some of the plot?"

Xu Ke raised his right hand with a headache, pressed his temple, and said with a wry smile: "It's not easy to change! Although his suggestion makes sense, the plot in the script is logical. Changing any plot will cause a chain reaction. For example: if the plot of Li Yingqi and Lian Xing is deleted, Xuantian Sect's soul will leave the body and go deep into the blood cave, and it will be unable to escape. It is impossible to destroy the blood demon Youquan. If Baimei's plot is deleted, there is no reason for Baimei's Haotian Mirror to appear, and there is no reason for the Nanming Lihuo Sword to appear, let alone deal with Youquan..."

At this point, his brows were already furrowed.

Shi Nansheng nodded slightly and sighed, "Yes! This movie doesn't have a clear male and female protagonist. You originally wrote the script as a group portrait movie in order to show the numerous talents in the Shushan world and to invite more stars to perform. If the roles are too small, it will be difficult to invite those big stars to perform. Only this kind of group portrait movie can convince them to perform."

At this point, she frowned, "Will you change the script?"

Xu Ke nodded and then shook his head.

"We have to make some changes! He's right. Too many characters and too many side plots will distract the audience, but we can't make too many changes. Otherwise, we won't be able to attract enough investment if we can't invite big stars. This kind of big production must have a strong star lineup to give investors confidence."

Shi Nansheng nodded silently.

She has always been a producer of Xu Ke's films.

It's all too clear how the film works.

Unless you invest the full amount yourself, if you want to convince investors to pay, the script is secondary. The main thing is to have a strong star lineup.

In the eyes of investors, big stars mean strong box office appeal.

Only by joining with more big stars can the lower limit of box office be guaranteed.

"What a pity! If Zhongyuan Yidianhui is willing to be the screenwriter, with the number of his fans, he will definitely be able to attract many fans to buy tickets to watch "The Legend of Zu Mountain"."

Shi Nansheng said with some regret.

Xu Ke remained silent.

He was originally attracted by the number of fans of Zhongyuan Yidianhui's books. The most valuable thing is that among the novels written by Zhongyuan Yidianhui, the most famous ones are the fairy tales and cultivation stories, which are very consistent with "The Legend of Shushan".

Unfortunately, they had just tried to persuade Cao Sheng for a long time, but Cao Sheng still refused to give in.

……

While Xu Ke was struggling with how to modify the script, Cao Sheng was worrying about which movie to use to replace "The Legend of Zu" in his new book.

The word of mouth about "One Man's Martial Arts" continues to grow online.

The film has only been released for one day, but already there are rave reviews all over the internet.

The main reason is that this movie has received too much attention.

Directed by Tsui Hark, written by Zhong Yuan Yi Dian Hui, with Yuan Heping and Hong Jinbao as joint action directors, and a number of kung fu stars joining the cast.

Even before its release, the film was highly anticipated.

As soon as it was released, it became the most anticipated Chinese-language film during the New Year's Day period.

As we all know, the New Year's Day holiday is the peak period for movie watching.

Therefore, many of the theaters showing this movie today were packed.

Quite a few people have watched this movie.

Huang Baiming has also been participating in promotions in the mainland these days. He is in his hotel room, watching the reactions of mainland audiences through his computer. The more he watches, the brighter the smile on his face becomes.

Looking at the response online today, he feels that there is an 80% chance that this movie will make over 10 million at the box office, and it is possible that it may even exceed 20 million.

Add to that the box office revenue in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, as well as copyright fees sold to Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea and other places, the final total revenue is likely to exceed 50 million.

Fifty million……

This is a big seller!

He is already thinking about whether to ask Cao Sheng to write a sequel script?
He always likes to make sequels to profitable movies.

Such as the "Happy Ghost" series.

Such as the "All's Well, Ends Well" series.

and many more.

As for the soul character of this movie, Feng Yuxiu, is he dead?
It didn't matter to him.

Can Feng Yuxiu be brought back to life? Who says that a bullet in the head will kill you?
Even if Feng Yuxiu is not allowed to come back to life, another martial arts fanatic can be arranged to appear! The plot rhythm can be copied from "One Man's Martial Arts".

For example, there was another martial arts fanatic who heard about Feng Yuxiu's deeds and was envious. He decided to emulate Feng Yuxiu and challenge various masters.

As long as the box office can make money, what's the problem with doing this routine more often?
……

The next day, the previous day’s box office data came out.

As expected, "A Man's Martial Arts" topped the single-day box office charts for Chinese-language films.

The third day, the fourth day, the fifth day...

"A Man's Martial Arts" continued to dominate the daily box office of Chinese-language films the day before.

The smiles on the faces of Huang Baiming, Zhen Zixuan, Xu Ke and others who were traveling around the country to promote the event became brighter and brighter.

Huang Baiming has publicly stated in an interview that the box office of this movie in mainland China is expected to exceed 30 million.

He understands hype.

As soon as this was said, the media rushed to report it, which attracted a lot of attention and aroused more people's curiosity about the movie, and then they bought tickets and went to the theater.

During these few days when the movie is being released, it is very popular.

The attention of many people in the online literature circle has been diverted to the first online literature award held by Under the Banyan Tree on New Year's Day.

Because some media are already reporting on this award ceremony.

Many authors and readers specially watch the relevant news broadcast on Shanghai TV.

More people are looking for reports online.

The online news did not release video of the award ceremony.

But some photos of the scene were released.

Such as the photo of Zhu William speaking on the stage.

The winning authors came up to the stage to receive their awards one by one.

And Cao Sheng speaking on the stage as the award presenter.

Huang Qingya saw the photo of Cao Sheng on a news website and couldn't help but smile. She whispered to herself, "He dressed up specially. Not only did he wear a suit, but he also styled his hair so handsomely. No! Next time I go to see him, I want him to dress like this for me."

When Lin Baohui saw this photo on the Internet, she habitually saved this handsome photo to her computer hard drive, and subconsciously raised her hand and touched her lips with her index finger.

She remembered the kiss she had given him on the cheek on the day of the awards ceremony.

When Qian Zhenyu saw this photo on the Internet, she stared at it for a long time. She had never seen Cao Sheng since she graduated from high school and only occasionally saw him on the news. But Cao Sheng in this photo was obviously more handsome than in any previous photo.

She had always thought he was pretty good looking.

This time, she finally thought he seemed quite handsome?
Much more handsome than he was in his senior year of high school.

Jiang Xiaoshuang also saw this photo. This was the first time she saw Cao Sheng dressed up carefully.

He was dressed in a suit, with an upright posture, which was the result of his fitness and martial arts training in recent years. His facial contours were clear, his eyebrows were sharp, his eyes were bright, and his gaze was steady and confident. His side-swept hairstyle revealed his forehead, but also seemed to reveal his usually restrained aura.

As Jiang Xiaoshuang watched, she unconsciously reached out to touch his face on the screen. Only when her fingers touched the screen did she react and quickly retracted her hand.

Her cheeks immediately flushed.

……

Authors in the online literature circle were more focused on the news reports of Cao Sheng's public speech at the award ceremony.

Is he optimistic about the future of online novels?
Hopefully we can hold on a little longer and not change careers before dawn?
How is it possible that we could earn more than him?

Many people trust Cao Sheng’s judgment and believe that this industry will get better and better, but almost no one believes that they have the opportunity to earn more than Cao Sheng.

You know, a few days ago, the news reported that Cao Sheng has earned 2.5 million this year, which is a number that other online writers dare not even think about.

Two and a half million...

Abbreviated as two hundred and five.

Many people desire such a fortune, but they dare not imagine that they can earn so much.

(End of this chapter)