The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 482 Borrowing for Personal Use

"When I first heard this story, I only had a rough idea of ​​what it was about, but I already realized then that it would be a good story."

“I have a very good relationship with Sister Yuanyuan. We often hang out together. But unfortunately, after the novel was published, she refused to give me the adaptation rights several times, saying that my life has been too smooth and I can't portray that kind of feeling.”

"Of course I was not satisfied. If I didn't have enough experience, I could only make up for it with skills. So for a period of time, I visited many hospitals to observe the condition of Alzheimer's patients and tried my best to understand and learn."

"Actually, I'm still somewhat dissatisfied with this final version, but I have no choice but to accept it. Because there aren't many young people with Alzheimer's disease, it's difficult to truly touch their hearts, so I can only do my best."

On the television, Fan Bingbing spoke eloquently, while the host opposite her was naturally Yang Lan. Last year, she interviewed the second Cannes Best Actor from mainland China, and this year, of course, she would interview the first Cannes Best Actress from mainland China.

Of course, there are no special services offered after the interview recording.

"That's easy to say, but in reality..." Xu Jiuyang shook his head, unsure whether he was referring to Fan Bingbing or Yang Lan.

Then a gruff voice came from the side: "How are you holding the baby bottle!"

He then woke up with a start, looked down at his son, and saw the little one in his arms trying to open his mouth, but unfortunately, his troublesome father had stuck the pacifier straight into his cheek.

"Oh, just say something, say something, and Daddy will know he's wrong," Xu Jiuyang quickly said to the little guy in his arms, and put the pacifier into his mouth.

The son stared blankly at his father with his eyes open, as if he didn't know what he was doing, but he still drank happily after the pacifier was put in.

Xu Jiuyang breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up and gave Gao Yuanyuan, who had walked over at some point, a forced smile, as if to say: See, it's alright.

Gao Yuanyuan glared at him, annoyed: "From now on, let Aunt Zhang handle these kinds of things. She's a professional nanny."

"That's right!" Li Xiaoran chimed in from the side.

"It's rare for me to feed Xiaotangyuan," Xu Jiuyang said with a forced smile, while secretly glaring at Li Dabai.

"Then don't do anything else while you're feeding the baby!" Gao Yuanyuan scolded mercilessly.

“Exactly!” Li Xiaoran continued to chime in, even raising her chin at him defiantly.

Zhang Yin gently tugged at her from the side, but she couldn't budge her.

“It just so happens that the interview is airing…” Xu Jiuyang sighed. “Sister Yuanyuan, we are legally married now. You can’t forget your husband just because you have a child, right?”

"What are you saying?" Gao Yuanyuan glared at him, her anger mixed with embarrassment.

Xu Jiuyang shrugged, picked up Tangyuan and stood up. Li Xiaoran's eyes lit up and she wanted to take it, but he stepped past her and put the little one in Zhang Yin's hands.

Zhang Yin smiled broadly, gently embracing the still-eating Tangyuan while giving him a kiss on the cheek.

Li Dabai was very unhappy and wanted to argue with someone, but that person had already taken Gao Yuanyuan to the garden, so he could only watch Zhang Yin play with the child.

"Tangyuan (sweet rice balls) are quite popular," Xu Jiuyang said after clearing his throat outside.

"Just say what you have to say." Gao Yuanyuan looked at him with amusement.

"Hmm... how are the sales of 'Daughter Trapped in Time' lately?" He thought of another topic.

“It hasn’t been compiled into a booklet yet; it’s still being published in magazines,” Gao Yuanyuan said, barely suppressing the urge to roll her eyes. “Besides, there are already scanned versions online.”

“That’s outrageous! We should complain to the relevant online community,” Xu Jiuyang said seriously. “Xu Jiuyang—” Gao Yuanyuan drawled.

"Oh, I'm just concerned about you. Not only did Bingbing win the Cannes Best Actress award for this, but Li Xue also won Best Screenplay, and Zhang Jing even got a Jury Prize. I was thinking that as the original author, Sister Yuanyuan should at least increase her popularity a bit," Xu Jiuyang explained patiently.

Yes, Angela pulled out all the stops at this year's Cannes Film Festival, so much so that in addition to Best Actress, "Daughter Trapped in Time" also won Best Screenplay and the Jury Prize.

Despite repeated statements that the Grand Jury Prize and the Consolation Prize are essentially the same, public opinion in China still readily accepts this notion.

Zhang Jing and Li Xue are, after all, talents cultivated by Angela, so it's normal for her to give them a boost.

In fact, Xu Jiuyang felt that if he hadn't negotiated the terms with Fan Bingbing early on, she might have tried to get Zhang Jing a Palm of Honor.

After all, people in China have a biased view of the three major corporations, but she doesn't.

However, Angela underestimated Fan Bingbing, or rather Fan Xiaoyanzi, in China. With this Cannes Best Actress award, her prestige skyrocketed, and many people felt particularly proud.

It's not surprising. Even with the 08 Olympics and the launch of the Type 16D destroyer, it will still take a long time to break this mindless worship.

In short, because Fan Bingbing was so prominent, the Li Xue Screenwriting Award and Zhang Jing's Jury Prize were hardly discussed, let alone the original novel.

"Do I look like someone who cares about these things?" Gao Yuanyuan retorted. "Alright, I understand. The earliest we can get a divorce is the end of July."

"Ah...ah?" Xu Jiuyang was somewhat bewildered.

"What do you mean 'ah'? Let's wait until after our first wedding anniversary. If she dares to show up at the door while pregnant, I'll hang her out!" Gao Yuanyuan said domineeringly.

Xu Jiuyang was speechless. You guys aren't like this when you're usually together. Don't just say tough things in front of me.

Of course, he couldn't say that directly, and that wasn't the reason he called her out.

“Actually, what I wanted to say was,” he carefully chose his words, “that Yuan Yuan, could I borrow Guo Zhenni for a moment?”

"Borrow Guo Zhenni?" Gao Yuanyuan was somewhat surprised. "What do you need her for?"

“I said before that Sister Yuanyuan could create a gimmick of being an all-around beautiful writer, publishing her own books, writing her own screenplays, starring in her own dramas, and directing her own films,” Xu Jiuyang explained. “It just so happens that Guo Zhenni is from the Department of Dramatic Literature at the Central Academy of Drama, and her book ‘The Record of the Jade Flute’ is quite good. We happen to have a script on hand, so we can let her try directing it.”

This is not a lie. Although the plot of "The Record of the Jade Flute" is quite different from that of "Zhu Xian"—the main plot has not changed much, but various details have been completely changed—the female author's characteristic is that she has an innate talent for writing about love and awkward love. As long as she can control herself and not let love take precedence, she can make the writing readable with a little polishing.

The original "Zhu Xian" had many memorable love triangle scenes. Now, with Guo Zhenni's optimization, even though the fantasy battle plot is slightly weaker, it still attracts many readers.

In addition, a large portion of them were released for free, allowing them to benefit from the early days of online novel creation, and their popularity was comparable to the original version.

Then, as mentioned above, Xu Jiuyang had previously said that he wanted to find an all-around beautiful female writer who could write, edit, act, and direct. He happened to have a script that looked decent and planned to have Guo Zhenni give it a try.

"What kind of notebook?" Gao Yuanyuan asked curiously.

"Hmm... let's go to the study. I have a backup of the file in my email. I'll download it and show it to you, okay?" Xu Jiuyang said after thinking for a moment.

"Is that so?" Gao Yuanyuan narrowed her eyes, clearly sensing that there was something she couldn't say, but she didn't bring it up. She nodded immediately and went to the study with him.

(End of this chapter)