Huayu 2007: Starting with Super Boy!

I just arrived in Seoul.

The music video production team encountered a problem.

The one who created this problem was none other than the protagonist of this trip, Wang Yihan.

"What? You need to buy the rights to someone's novel just to make a music video?"

General Manager Song Ke was extremely busy and naturally didn't have time to come along. The person in charge of this trip to South Korea was Zhang Lu, who had just been promoted to Executive Vice General Manager.

There was another reason why he was put in charge of leading the team.

Just a few days ago, when Wang Yihan held a press conference to announce her transfer, South Korea's SK Telecom had just completed a strategic investment in Taihe Wheatfield.

That's right, he had another mission on this trip.

He was responsible for bringing the boy group 'MIC,' which the company had been training internally for two years, to South Korea for further training.

The name MIC boy band sounds a bit obscure, and that's true.

Only Tan Jianci, one of the members, gradually became popular after participating in variety shows.

So it's not that he found Wang Yihan's request troublesome.

I simply don't have the time.

Wang Yihan said a little embarrassedly, "The plot of my script is similar to that of someone else's novel. The best solution is to buy it. It won't cost much."

no way.

Wang Yihan is not omniscient or omnipotent.

He was unaware that Giddens Ko's original novel had been published so early. (2005)

All he knew was that the movie was released in 10.

It ignited the genre of youth-themed films.

It moved the young couple to tears.

If someone from the crew hadn't reminded him, he probably would have been accused of plagiarism.

Although... that's what he's always done.

But doing it secretly and doing it publicly are two completely different things.

It seems I'll have to be much more careful when reproducing works from later generations.

Don't copy and send it out, only to find that someone else has already written it.

That would be the end of us.

Zhang Lu frowned slightly. He really didn't want to care about such trivial matters, nor did he have time to. He had already arranged to meet with people from SK today to discuss the training of a boy group. (SK holds controlling stakes in many South Korean film and entertainment companies.)

However, the other party is the company's hottest artist recently, especially since General Manager Song Ke has high hopes for him.

He didn't dare to be perfunctory, so he could only play it safe: "Um...why don't you go and talk to President Song and see what his opinion is?"

Seeing that he had no chance, Wang Yihan stopped pursuing him.

I bid farewell and left.

After going out.

He rested his chin on his hands, thinking to himself: "How about I personally fund the purchase of the copyright?"

His eyes lit up at this thought.

This is a very valuable IP.

Moreover... there is now a very significant positive development.

Before the box office explosion of those years, no one was optimistic about the performance of youth films in the film market.

As a result, the copyright of his novel remains unclaimed.

Nice!

He quickly returned to his hotel room and called Song Ke.

Song Ke didn't think much of it, only saying she would help make the connection.

Let him handle the rest himself.

yeah!

The joy didn't even last a day.

The next day, when he flew to Taiwan,

A bucket of cold water was poured directly over it.

"Not for sale?" Wang Yihan looked at the other party in surprise.

Giddens Ko himself is not particularly handsome.

He doesn't have the same handsome looks as Ko Ching-teng in his novels at all.

However, his black-rimmed glasses and intellectual demeanor gave him a scholarly air.

He shook his head firmly: "When I was writing this novel, I was thinking that one day I would be able to make it into a film. I don't want to hand over the stories I wrote to other people to make films."

Was all that hard work being wasted?

That makes some sense.

When this topic came up, a famous scene couldn't help but come to mind—the transformation of fighting spirit into a horse.

Ok.

Potato cried himself to sleep in the toilet.

His concerns are valid.

And the film he shot himself was indeed very successful in the end.

But Wang Yihan is the buyer now.

Headache.

"Okay, let's not talk about anything else for now. I'll just buy the adaptation rights to your music video. Is that alright?" Wang Yihan had no choice but to compromise.

"No problem," Giddens Ko agreed readily.

He must be laughing in his sleep to have managed to sell the copyright to such an obscure music video.

Free money is free money, why not take it?

"Wait." Wang Yihan reached out to stop the other person's next move.

"Is there any other question?" Giddens Ko looked at him, puzzled.

Could there be another unexpected event?

"You haven't been able to find investors for your movie, have you?" Wang Yihan asked instead of answering his question.

Giddens Ko nodded subconsciously.

Then his expression turned a little pale.

Could it be that you're trying to lower the price?

"You misunderstood, that's not what I meant." Wang Yihan waved her hand.

"So what do you mean?"

"Investment, huh? Aren't you short of investors?" Wang Yihan countered.

"Huh? Really?" Giddens Ko was so excited that he stood up.

If the coffee shop hadn't been so crowded, he would have loved to start dancing right there.

Is my long-held dream finally about to come true?

He patted his face to calm himself down as quickly as possible.

"What are your demands?" He regained his composure, knowing the investor's character; it was impossible for him to be willing to gamble with him without any demands.

Very good, this is a person who can get things done.

Wang Yihan held up two fingers: "First, I want to specify the male and female leads. Second, the mainland version needs to be adjusted; those scenes involving pornography and violence must be cut."

Without these two premises.

He wouldn't invest in this movie even if it made a lot of money.

Because there are so many ways to make money these days, he has no shortage of them.

Without it, he wouldn't be able to reap the greatest benefits.

Without the second film, the movie wouldn't have been able to be released in mainland China.

Giddens Ko's expression showed a struggle.

There is the joy of a film being made with investment, but also the pain of investors interfering excessively.

But no matter who invests, there will be interference.

so...

He made one final request: "You can choose the male and female leads, but you must get my approval. If you don't agree to this, then pretend I was never here."

His meaning was also very clear.

Investors can designate the male and female leads.

But the candidate must also be approved by me.

Otherwise, you can choose again until I am satisfied.

"Okay! I agree to that." Wang Yihan was quite confident in his and his girlfriend Zhang Hanyun's appearance.

That's right, he wanted to give this movie as a token of his love to his girlfriend.

All right...

He admitted that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

If Zhang Hanyun is not suitable.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to have Xiaolongbao (a type of steamed bun) act in it.

Her portrayal of Shen Jiayi was indeed outstanding.

As for that guy involved in drugs...

Go as far as you can.

Wang Yihan is confident that she can completely crush him.

In the end, everyone was happy.

Music video copyright secured.

A letter of intent for film investment has also been signed.

The timeframe was set for 2009.

Don't ask, the only answer is that this year marked the beginning of a major explosion in the box office revenue of domestic films.

He just wanted to hitch a ride.

He genuinely lacked confidence in filming it ahead of schedule in 08.

The market has changed too much.

Moreover, he had a little scheme in mind.

Give my girlfriend Zhang Hanyun some time to see if her acting skills can improve dramatically after studying at the Beijing Film Academy.