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Chapter 218 Don't you want to leave work early?
Gu Bei smiled as he looked at Joel.

His tone was calm and firm.

He did not change his mind because of Joel's opinion.
At the same time, he didn't get overly excited about wanting Joel to follow his decisions.

"It seems you've made your decision."
Let's discuss the release dates for the two books.

Seeing Gu Bei's expression, Joel knew that Gu Bei had made up his mind.

He abandoned the idea of ​​persuading Gu Bei.
Instead, I began to think about how to effectively utilize these two books.

"Please release Inception as soon as possible. Is there any problem with it being available next month?"

Gu Bei thought about it,
Nolan has just finished filming The Dark Knight and is currently working hard on post-production.
He has plenty of time. This story hadn't been born yet, and it wouldn't have been born before The Dark Knight was released.

In fact, Gu Bei hadn't considered the Inception story at the very beginning.

It wasn't until the audition for the lead role in "The Artist" that Marion Cotillard beat out a series of actresses, including Nicole Kidman, Charles, and Natalie Portman, leaving a deep impression on Gu Bei.

Out of curiosity, he took a look at the cultural and entertainment treasure trove.
It turned out that the script for Inception had not been created or was in the process of being created.

Gu Bei had previously used the same method to determine that the conflict between Stephanie Meyer and MTV Pictures stemmed from the fact that MTV Pictures had made far too many changes to the Twilight script.

Inception is for the same reason.

The version that Nolan has in mind now is so different from the final Inception story that they can be considered two completely different stories.

Gu Bei then took advantage of the lull in the awards season to...
He wrote both The Hunger Games: The Second Siege and Inception.
The current priority is to get the Inception novel published as soon as possible.

"no problem."

Joel said with a smile, "Given the success of 'Star Fortune' and 'The Hunger Games,' even if this book goes on sale tomorrow, bookstores will be scrambling to get it."

After a pause, Joel cautiously asked, "So, The Hunger Games 2 will be released in July?"

We've already reserved a batch of promotional resources and are just waiting for your manuscript.

"No problem, I'll make time to hold a few book signings."

Gu Bei is quite satisfied with the current performance of the Hunger Games.

The first Hunger Games book has sold over 200 million copies in North America and over 500 million copies worldwide.

The Fault in Our Stars has already successfully surpassed the 1000 million copy sales mark.
It has just surpassed "Life of Pi," published in 2001, in the list of the world's best-selling books.

"Then I'll have the legal department draft the contract for Inception."

Joel immediately said.

The Hunger Games 2 was his primary objective in this mission.

The Hunger Games was a one-time contract for a trilogy, but the difference in effectiveness was huge depending on whether Gu Bei was involved in the promotional activities.

The two then quickly finalized the contract.
Gu Bei's third collaboration with Random House
The contract signing went very smoothly.

After the contract is signed,

Gu Bei looked up at the Warner Bros. Studios sign outside.

He was actually a little curious: "I wonder what kind of brand new story Nolan will ultimately write for Lucid Dreaming after Inception is released?"

After the success of The Dark Knight in July of this year, Warner Bros. should have even more faith in Nolan.

As long as Nolan is unwilling to abandon this high concept, then the two sides should be able to produce a version of the Lucid Dream story.

This version of the story will be very different from Inception, and also very different from the storyboard Nolan submitted to Warner Bros. in 2002.

That version from back then already contained a rudimentary concept of dream thieves.

However, the overall tone is that of a horror story that takes place in a lucid dream.

During a break from photographing the artists, Gu Bei met with Joel and then resumed photographing the artists.

The artist's story is very simple and fast-paced, intentionally lowering the viewing threshold to avoid audiences being unaccustomed to silent films. This also resulted in the film being shot very quickly.

In just over a month, filming has come to an end, and it will be wrapped up in a little over a week.

at this time,

Gu Bei was staring at the monitor.
They were filming content from a movie shown within a movie, also known as a play within a play.
In the film, the protagonist George plays a secret agent who is tortured into unconsciousness, and his beloved dog Uggie licks him awake from his coma with his tongue.

This dog is a tribute to the little dog in Charlie Chaplin's classic silent film "A Dog's Life".

"Jingle Bell."

Gu Bei's phone rang.

He didn't even keep his habit of silencing his phone on silent film sets.

He picked it up and saw that it was Liu Yifei's phone number.

"Hey!"

Gu Bei was multitasking.
He was watching the monitor while talking on the phone with Liu Yifei.

"Gu Bei, I'm back in Los Angeles today!"

Liu Yifei's energetic voice came through the telephone receiver.

She was also a little curious about how she had managed to get through to Gu Bei on the phone: "Is today your day off from filming?"

"Cut! Everyone take a break!"

Gu Bei saw Leonardo being woken up by the puppy licking him and immediately shouted "Cut!"

He smiled, got up, and left the set: "Today is still a filming day. Aren't you guys promoting 'The Forbidden Kingdom'?"

"The promotional event is in Los Angeles tomorrow." Liu Yifei was full of questions. "How could you answer my call today, the day of the shoot?"

"That's because we were making a silent film..."

Gu Bei smiled and explained the differences between silent film shooting, then asked, "Do you need me to send someone to pick you up from the airport? You can have them drive your own car there."

"No need, I'm already on my way home. I'm a little tired, so I'll go home and rest first."

Liu Yifei spoke a few more words to Gu Bei, and then took the initiative to hang up the phone.

Gu Bei knew,

This was because she didn't want to disrupt her filming schedule.
However, the thought of Liu Yifei leaving Los Angeles again after her promotional activities tomorrow afternoon filled Gu Bei with thoughts of leaving get off work early.

Gu Bei is the director.
His authority fully allows him to leave work early.

After filming the entire area,

Gu Bei then announced directly, "Today's filming is over!"

what's the situation?
No one expected that,
Gu Bei, who always takes precise budget control as his standard,

It's unbelievable that filming can end so early!
Don't you want to leave work early?

Gu Bei looked at the stunned crowd.

"Wuhuhu——"

Everyone cheered immediately; who wouldn't like to leave work early?

Just as Gu Bei was about to leave the film set,
Leonardo walked over.

He was holding a newly released copy of "Inception" in his hand, and said to Gu Bei with a smile, "Bruce, didn't you tell me about the release of your new book?"

(End of this chapter)