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The movie "The Dream Factory" has been released.

It was released on December 24th, Christmas Eve in the West.

For the first time, domestic audiences experienced the concept of comedy films during the Lunar New Year season, and the films achieved great success at the box office and in terms of critical acclaim.

Fang Yuan remembered that in his previous life, this film, with a total annual box office of only a few hundred million yuan, was a small production with a cost of 400 million yuan, yet it grossed 3600 million yuan.

It ranked among the top ten in the box office that year (including imported films).

Especially in Beijing, the box office of 1150 million yuan allowed the film company to recoup its entire investment in just one city.

The film not only achieved great success in the market, but also won the genuine love of the audience, maintaining a high score of 8.3 on Douban.

The lead actor, Teacher Ge, won the Best Actor award at the 21st Hundred Flowers Awards for his performance in this film.

The film's commercial success completely changed the then-common practice of mainland cinemas closing during the Spring Festival.

Mr. Zhang called and expressed even greater optimism about the Spring Festival release of "Lost in Thailand".

Fang Yuan was also very confident.

The director, actors, and script are all quite good.

Moreover, it has the influence of the Spring Festival Gala and the market expansion of "Party A, Party B".

In addition, there is the reader appeal of the original work, "BJ Literature".

So it won't be too bad.

Fang Yuan and Huang Xiaoming went to the cinema together over the weekend and contributed to the movie tickets.

The cinema was well-attended, and there was constant laughter throughout the screening.

Finally, it ended with, "1997 has passed, and I miss it."

Fang Yuan deeply agreed.

The promotional work for "Lost in Thailand" is going very well.

With the success of "The Dream Factory" as a precedent, and both films produced by the same company, the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival film seasons are closely linked.

Fang Yuan accompanied the film crew to participate in an interview with Beijing TV.

The production company, director, lead actors, and screenwriter made their first collective appearance.

Among a group of middle-aged people, the young Fang Yuan stood out.

When asked by the host about the inspiration behind his novel and screenplay, Fang Yuan frankly stated...

"Most of the plot is based on stories told by my father."

After all, as a railway worker for over twenty years, I've seen all sorts of passengers and heard all sorts of strange stories.

He had the idea of ​​writing these stories down a long time ago.

It incorporates a bit of imagination and artistic embellishment.

The publicity work continued until the final exams.

After the exams, winter break began.

Fang Yuan and Huang Xiaoming plan to go home a little later this holiday.

Huang Xiaoming was given an internship at a film studio arranged by his school.

Fang Yuan wanted to use the free time in the week before the holiday to finish part of the English novel he was preparing for Ellie next year.

Fang Yuan wanted to bring two English novels this time: Edge of Tomorrow and Twilight.

Edge of Tomorrow is a science fiction action film released in 2014.

Adapted from the light novel "All You Need Is Kill" by Japanese author Hiroshi Sakurazaka.

Tom Cruise plays William Cage, a military logistics officer who has never been to the front lines and is forced to go there, where he is quickly killed.

However, he unexpectedly gained the ability to reset time, and after each death, he would wake up the morning before going into battle.

In each loop, Cage is like playing a game of "reloading and starting over."

He accumulated more and more combat experience, and his combat skills and survival time were improving.

On the battlefield, he encountered Rita, the Valkyrie known as the "Full Metal Warrior," who was the only one who had had a similar experience.

The two join forces, step by step searching for a way to defeat the alien creature "Omega".

Although the ending and main character settings of the original work have been adjusted (the original protagonist is a 20-year-old Japanese youth), the overall pacing is tight, the action scenes are clean and crisp, and a touching love story has been added.

The film grossed approximately $3.81 million worldwide.

Fang Yuan's version was written based on the video.

However, he wrote Valkyrie Rita as a mixed-race character with some Eastern elements.

Some parts closely resemble the original work.

Fang Yuan thought it made more sense, since the post-apocalyptic battlefield couldn't just be left with only Western troops, right?

Twilight

It tells the story of a forbidden love between a human girl, Bella, and a vampire, Edward, that transcends race.

The original novel and the film adaptation complement each other, together constructing this romantic and fantastical world.

The series of novels was written by American author Stephanie Meyer, whose inspiration came from a dream she had in 2003.

A young girl and a vampire are having a romantic conversation on the grass.

This dream ultimately became the core chapter of Twilight.

This series includes side stories and consists of seven novels in total.

Fangyuan plans to publish one book each year.

Twilight is different from previous horror and evil films.

The vampires in Mel's stories can walk in the sunlight (their skin will shine like diamonds) and are not afraid of traditional props such as holy water and crosses.

The Karen family are also "vegetarians," only consuming animal blood and striving to coexist peacefully with humans.

The story revolves around the emotional entanglement between Bella and Edward.

It blends elements of vampire legends, werewolf stories, campus life, and adventure and suspense.

As the story progresses, the friendship between the werewolf Jacob and Bella evolves into a complex love triangle, adding a tragic tension of fate to the story.

The series was known in the previous era as a magical epic in the post-Harry Potter era.

It has sold over 100 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 20 languages.

It has won numerous honors, including being selected as a New York Times editor's pick and one of the American Library Association's "Top Ten Best Books for Young People".

If it were released ahead of schedule now, could it achieve the same results?

Fang Yuan wasn't really sure either.

The English version of "Edge of Tomorrow" is less than 7 words, while the script is 1.2 words.

If written directly in Chinese, it would be approximately 10 to 12 words.

It belongs to the category of novella science fiction.

Fang Yuan completed the English version of the novel and screenplay in one week.

In the remaining time, Fang Yuan also finished writing the script for the first book in the Twilight series, "Twilight".

The novel is much longer, about twice the length of "Edge of Tomorrow".

Take it slow, there are still six months until next summer vacation.

Before the holiday, Fang Yuan often audited classes in the music department.

He wanted to write out the musical score for "Outside the Temple".

There was no other way; I had promised Teacher Chang, and now I would have to ask him for favors.

Even if I don't want to pursue a career in music, at least I'll be able to read sheet music.

I unexpectedly saw Zeng Li when I went to the cafeteria for dinner that evening.

"Senior sister, why didn't you go home for the holidays?"

Zeng Li's expression was somewhat indifferent.

"Oh, I have other things to do, I'll be back tomorrow."

"Senior sister, if you don't have anything else to do, why don't you come to my studio after dinner?"

"What's up?"

"Yeah, let's talk about something."

"it is good."

In his previous life, Fang Yuan had never actually been in the entertainment industry.

Many things are judged by the information disseminated online.

Now that I've entered this industry, I've realized that the pressure to survive is actually quite high.

For artists, regardless of gender, opportunity is necessary to succeed.

At the same time, the price to be paid is also very high.

That depends on each person's fate.

Even if some people pay the price, they may not necessarily succeed.

Some people are unwilling to put in the effort; then it depends on how tough their fate is.