Entertainment: The Era of the Cantonese Circle

After Chen Yunfan left the meeting room, Tian Qiwen, who had been watching, finally spoke.

"Mr. Zhou, wouldn't it be better to receive 20 million directly or 20 million annually? If you're worried about it damaging your image, you can stipulate in the contract that it can be terminated if there are any problems. In that case, the profit and loss will be split 50/50, and the outcome will be uncertain."

"Originally, I was worried that a 50/50 split would be too risky, but after this young man agreed, I think there might be unexpected gains. Let's see if he can fulfill my request."

Zhou Xingci stood up and walked towards the window. What came into his view was a tall building and low old residential buildings in the distance.

His request was for Chen Yunfan to write a script.

Why a script? And not a planning document or development proposal?

Rather than any planning or development proposal, he was more familiar with the script. Chen Yunfan appeared calm and confident when talking to him, and he wanted to see if Chen Yunfan's script could give him something unexpected.

Is Chen Yunfan being difficult because he can't write scripts? His resume includes his experience; he's the planner of "Cantonese Talk is Interesting," so he definitely has the foundation.

Even if it's not well-written, as long as there's something interesting in the script, that's fine... Hmm! Besides that, I'd like to ask someone about the situation.

On the other side, Chen Yunfan complained after entering the elevator, "This week's lyrics are really as whimsical and nonsensical as rumored, changing every minute."

"In the end, it turned into writing a script for him, and only if it was suitable would we collaborate on the IP."

"This isn't the kind of test you can give. Is he trying to take advantage of me?"

"If I hadn't been reborn, I would have been driven to my death by his demand to write a script."

After "CJ7", Stephen Chow made three films in the following decade: "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", "The Mermaid", and "The New King of Comedy".

First, exclude "The New King of Comedy".

The second half of this movie clearly shows that it was rushed out. If they wanted to use this movie to get by, they would have had to put in a lot of effort to make major changes. However, the problem is that the flavor of the movie will be greatly changed, and it may not be able to interest Stephen Chow.

"The Mermaid"? It's said to be a movie starring Stephen Chow, but the actual style of the main character doesn't quite match Stephen Chow's, so the style of the main character needs to be changed. It's pending!

As for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons," the plot is fine, and replacing the lead actor with Stephen Chow would be a perfect fit.

Maybe this script will work?

......

In urban novels, among the protagonists who are reborn, 8 out of 10 who make money mention courtyard houses, 1 is on his way to buy one, and 1 has already bought one, Chen Yunfan.

Now that he's been so lucky to be reborn, he'd feel bad if he didn't buy a courtyard house now that he has the money.

To make it easier for him to go to the Beijing Film Academy, he bought a three-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) near Houhai, close to the academy.

Back in the courtyard house in Houhai, he walked to his room, sat down at his desk, and turned on the desktop computer with its large head-shaped back.

He opened a folder named "Scripts," and what he saw was a pile of scripts.

In his past life, he was an actor, and he was mostly involved in film and television. He also liked to watch movies when he was bored, especially high-definition ones... cough cough cough, he watched a wide variety of movies.

After his rebirth, the first treasure trove he saw was movies and TV dramas. Whenever he had time, he would write down the scripts of the movies and TV dramas he had watched, register them, and publish them online, achieving a triple strike.

After he snatched some scripts ahead of time, there hasn't been much public news about them since.

Projects like "Kung Fu Panda" and "Night at the Museum," which began preparations in 2005, only fell through in secret negotiations.

Last year, DreamWorks wanted to buy the script for "Kung Fu Panda," and 20th Century Fox wanted to buy the script for "Night at the Museum." He wanted to collaborate, but they were both quite arrogant, so he ignored them and put the project aside.

As for TV series adapted from novels, he did acquire the rights to the novels.

Novels like "I Am a Special Forces Soldier," "Silent Separation," "Lurking," "Scarlet Heart," and "Empresses in the Palace" were snapped up by him at rock-bottom prices as soon as they appeared.

"Wait, it's also Journey to the West, I can use this one to get by."

Chen Yunfan had just dragged the mouse to "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" when he saw "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" next to it.

This is an animated film. When he was writing it, he thought that since both films are based on the Journey to the West theme, perhaps one day they could be linked together, so he put them next to each other.

The director of "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" is a fan of Stephen Chow's works. This animated film is very similar to Stephen Chow's style in some aspects, and it could totally be adapted into a live-action film.

The important thing is that no matter how the live-action movie is made, an animated movie can also be made, so it's a win-win situation.

"It's five o'clock!"

Chen Yunfan saw the time on the computer and got up to go to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Why do people from Guangdong Province not tend to work outside the province?

Besides the fact that Guangdong Province has a good economy and no shortage of jobs, there are also differences in language, culture, and food.

Having gotten used to the food of Guangdong Province, I start to miss the cuisine of Guangdong Province after only a few days away from the province.

Although Chen Yunfan would return to Guangdong Province during holidays, he spent most of the year in Yanjing. Whenever he had time, he would cook for himself. He was so good at Cantonese cuisine that he could open his own food stall in Yanjing.

Chen Yunfan was very skilled and prepared four dishes and a soup in just a few tens of minutes.

Is it really that extravagant for him to eat four dishes and a soup by himself? No, it's for four people.

Besides him, there are Zhang Songwen, Lin Jiachuan, and Zhou Yiwei.

Not long after he joined the Beijing Film Academy in 02, he found Zhang Songwen, who was also from Guangdong Province, and together they created "The More Interesting It Is in Guangdong".

In "The More You Talk About Guangdong, the More Interesting It Is," he borrowed many of the humorous jokes from later works, such as Guo Maoli, who later talked about the culture of Guangdong Province, and the person who liked to say "meh."

Fragmented, fast-paced, and densely packed short videos are a game-changer these days, even if some of them are over a decade old, they still attract a lot of fans.

With fame came improved production quality, but then a shortage of people appeared.

Lin Jiachuan and Zhou Yiwei, who were Zhang Songwen's classmates and friends, were dragged into the scheme by him.

After Chen Yunfan bought the courtyard house, the front yard became his office and the back yard became his residence.

"The timing is perfect!"

"Oh, the poached chicken, steamed sea bass, garlic bok choy, braised pork ribs with winter melon, and corn, carrot, and pork bone soup—delicious!"

"It's been a long time since I've had Fan Ge's cooking, I'm so lucky today."

The three of them returned from outside shortly after the dishes were set on the table. Looking at the dishes on the table, they praised them highly.

Chen Yunfan's culinary skills developed under their witness.

When Chen Yunfan was learning to cook, the three of them were his test subjects. Ordinary dishes were not difficult to make and it was fine, but some slightly more difficult dishes, such as braised pork belly turning into black meat, almost killed them.

When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head and eat, whether you want to or not. During the tasting, all you could hear was someone begging for mercy.

Over time, even after Chen Yunfan's cooking skills improved, he was still called Brother Fan.

After the three of them sat down and started eating, Chen Yunfan asked.

"How was the harvest?"

"We've got them all."

"Cantonese Talk is Fun" started by airing one episode a day to attract viewers, but as it gained popularity, the frequency decreased, sometimes airing one episode a week, and sometimes one episode every two or three days.

In his spare time, Chen Yunfan would ask the three of them to help him acquire some copyrights, including novel copyrights and online copyrights.

For example, the online rights to "My Own Swordsman," which aired in January 2006, were sold by the original creators for 100,000 yuan, with the 80 episodes split up at 1250 yuan per episode.

Not long ago, the three of them helped him snatch the deal at an even lower price.

"Thanks for your hard work, you three! Here's a chicken leg for each of you!"

Chen Yunfan put a chicken leg on each of the three people's plates.

"You're too kind, Brother Fan!"

The three of them laughed and picked up chicken legs to eat; they should be the ones thanking Chen Yunfan.

Zhang Songwen fared slightly better, staying on as a teacher after graduation, while Lin Jiachuan and Zhou Yiwei were essentially unemployed after graduation.

Chen Yunfan gave them the opportunity, preventing them from having to search for jobs like their classmates, doing everything from extras and script supervisors to camera trackers and microphone operators.

Halfway through the meal, Zhang Songwen asked, "Fan-ge, the 06 graduating class is having their graduation ceremony in a couple of days. Shall we take this opportunity to film a short video about graduation?"

"That's a pretty good idea." Chen Yunfan remembered that someone had filmed a similar skit later on.

When the topic of graduation came up, Chen Yunfan frankly told the three of them, "After graduation, I plan to return to Guangdong Province to develop my career."

"Do you want to come together?"