Chapter 346 I have never seen such a fast man
It's just a movie script of tens of thousands of words, why would I regret it?
As for that?
Lin Weimin did not realize how exaggerated his efficiency was to Wu Tianming.
It seems that I need to move the writing order and put "Lover" at the end. Anyway, Yang Meng is not urging me, and Wu Tianming is anxious, so I will focus on him first.
"Oh my! Weimin, you really helped me a lot!"
After the script was finalized, Wu Tianming took Lin Weimin aside to express his gratitude.
Finally, Lin Weimin wanted to invite Wu Tianming to dinner.
Wu Tianming declined quickly, "No, no, no. You are short on time and have a heavy workload. You should finish writing the script first. I will stay in Beijing for a few days. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. After you finish writing, I will treat you to a meal!"
After seeing Wu Tianming off, Lin Weimin sighed.
Day after day, I am busy like a dog, without even a moment to breathe.
A week later, Wu Tianming appeared again in Lin Weimin's office at the editorial office of Contemporary Magazine.
With a "click", Lin Weimin yawned and threw a script on the desk.
Wu Tianming picked up the script, took a few glances at it, and was ecstatic.
Looking at Lin Weimin, his eyes were filled with disbelief, "The script... is finished?"
I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting old, but I used to be able to write hundreds of thousands of words a week like a piece of cake, but now I’m so depressed when I have to write a script of tens of thousands of words a week.
A man who has lost his virginity is like an engine that has lost oil. He may still be as strong as before, but he won’t last long.
Lin Weimin said gloomily, "You're not going to watch it anymore? What do you think? Is that ok?"
Wu Tianming took a look at the script and was worried about the quality of the script that had been rushed out in a week. "Let me take another look!"
This continued for more than two hours. Wu Tianming raised his head again and looked at Lin Weimin with astonished eyes.
He said with difficulty: "Brother, is this really the script you spent a week writing?"
"Nonsense!" Lin Weimin pointed at his own face.
The bloodshot eyes and tired face made Wu Tianming feel a little apologetic.
"Thank you for your hard work, brother!" Wu Tianming shook Lin Weimin's hand and said, "I'll treat you tonight!"
Please, fuck off, I just want to sleep now.
After getting home from get off work, Lin Weimin had a good sleep and went to have dinner with his date in the evening of the next day after work.
During the meal, Wu Tianming couldn't help but hold Lin Weimin's hand and thank him profusely.
If it weren't for Lin Weimin's help this time, he would have been embarrassed in front of hundreds of employees at the Xi'an Film Studio.
He was appointed as the director of Xi'an Film Studio by the province after he finished filming "Life" two years ago.
Wu Tianming is in his forties and in the prime of his life, so naturally he wants to achieve something.
After the release of "Life", it won the love and praise of countless audiences, but he was not proud of it. Instead, after being appointed as the director of Xi'an Film Studio, he calmed down and took charge of the management of the studio.
After two years, Wu Tianming finally took some time off from his busy factory work to think about his next film.
After reading the novel "Old Well", he was immediately attracted by the novel's unique temperament.
He contacted Zheng Yi through Lin Weimin and thought everything was under control. After returning to the Xi'an Film Studio, he directly prepared to set up a team and even specially transferred several talented young people from sister units to help.
But he never expected that Zheng Yi was so unreliable that he could fail to deliver on his script and even put the blame on Lin Weimin.
Wu Tianming naturally knew that this matter had nothing to do with Lin Weimin, but he had no choice. If the script could not be produced in time, the crew would have to sit idle.
Whether to shoot or not, he will be in trouble.
Therefore, Wu Tianming had no choice but to go find Lin Weimin.
Fortunately, fortunately, Lin Weimin is a reliable brother!
"Come, I'll toast you another cup. You don't have to drink this one. Just consider it my thanks."
Wu Tianming raised his glass again, but Lin Weimin stopped him hastily, "Alright, alright, we've already toasted so many times. Why can't you just get over this?"
He stopped Wu Tianming and changed the subject, asking, "You just said you transferred people from other factories. Are they needed?"
Wu Tianming sighed and said, "If the people in the factory were capable, would I need to transfer people from outside? It was only after I took over that I realized how troublesome it was to manage a film studio."
He put down his glass and said, "It's not that we don't have talented people in our studio, but there are too many films to be made and there aren't enough people. Speaking of this, I really envy Guangxi. A few years ago, a group of good talents were assigned to them, and now they can all work on their own."
"Guangxi Film Studio? Is it the group of young people like Zhang Yimou and Cheng Kaige?"
"You know?" Wu Tianming was slightly surprised.
"Of course I know. I was the one who supervised their graduation projects!"
Wu Tianming smiled and said, "What a coincidence. Guangxi attaches great importance to this group of college students and has set up a youth filming crew. Hey! They dared to let these students direct and shoot just two years after graduation. I can't match their courage."
Wu Tianming shook his head as he spoke, and then said, "By the way, there is a photographer in "Old Well" this time, he is a college student I seconded from Guangxi."
"Zhang Yimou!" Lin Weimin said subconsciously.
Wu Tianming nodded, "Yes, you really do know."
Lin Weimin smiled and said, "I don't just know him. Brother Tianming, what do you think about letting Zhang Yimou play Sun Wangquan?"
Lin Weimin's sudden leap of thought made Wu Tianming stunned for a moment, "Let him play Sun Wangquan? Why?"
"Nothing, I just think he looks right. When this guy was in Yanying, I thought he was in his 50s or 60s, but when I asked around, I found out he was actually at level 78.
With his face, he can play the role of a bitter peasant with deep hatred, without even having to put on makeup or styling. "
Lin Weimin looked relaxed and spoke in a casual tone.
Faced with this proposal, Wu Tianming hesitated.
Lin Weimin's proposal sounded a bit far-fetched at first, but he thought about it carefully, thinking about Zhang Yimou's face, the way he spoke, the way he walked, and his style of doing things.
It seems like it’s not impossible to let Zhang Yimou play the male lead, Sun Wangquan!
"How is it?" Lin Weimin asked after a long while.
Wu Tianming smiled and said, "It seems like we can give it a try!"
Lin Weimin also laughed. In the entertainment industry of later generations, many celebrities who were terrible in their own fields had the nerve to develop in the fields of film, television, and music. Later on, they even started live streaming to sell goods.
The national teacher is a dual-role director and actor, so he can't let his butterfly be cut off. Otherwise, how will the audience use to mock those stars who are not Gou Jiebao in the future?
The script of "Old Well" was completed in much less time than Wu Tianming had imagined.
Even if it took Lin Weimin a month, let alone a week, he would be grateful that he could finish the script.
Wu Tianming recalled Lin Weimin's performance when he was discussing the time with Lin Weimin that day.
Really, he had never seen such a fast man in his life!
Wu Tianming happily returned to Xi'an with the script of "Old Well" and left 5,000 yuan in royalties for Lin Weimin before leaving.
He also knew Lin Weimin's current level of royalties, but unfortunately the film production budget was limited.
Although five thousand yuan is nothing compared to Lin Weimin's standard fee, it has already broken the ceiling among script royalties of domestic film studios.
Just last year, the National Press and Publication Administration issued the "Regulations on Various Types of Remuneration for Feature Films": 1,500-4,000 yuan per feature film, and 750-2,000 yuan per short feature film.
And since "Old Well" is an adapted work, the original author also has to pay.
According to regulations, 20%-30% of the manuscript fee should be paid to the original author.
Therefore, the amount of royalties paid by Xi'an Film Studio for the film "Old Well" was actually more than 6,000 yuan.
But Wu Tianming paid the royalties willingly.
It was not only because Lin Weimin completed the script adaptation quickly and well, but more importantly, it was an emergency.
For other screenwriters, it would be almost impossible to finish a movie script in a week, but Lin Weimin did it.
For this reason alone, the money is well worth it.
After Wu Tianming left, Lin Weimin took two days to recover before he began to write the script for "The Lover".
It took more than half a month to write this script.
I contacted Yang Meng, but she was still in Hong Kong, so I could only mail the script to her first.
After a month, Lin Weimin finally finished the script.
Now, apart from my own novels, I only have the scripts I promised to write for CCTV and TVB.
He would have to wait until CCTV and the TVB confirmed their cooperation before he could start writing that thing, but he was not in a hurry and continued to be busy writing his own novel.
In May, Let the Bullets Fly was performed at the Capital Theatre.
Lin Weimin specially picked a day to invite Shi Tiesheng to watch a drama. When they were leaving the theater, Shi Lan followed behind them, with a walkman deliberately hung on her waist and a pair of headphones on her ears. She walked behind the two of them, attracting the attention of passers-by, not to mention attracting a lot of attention.
"This girl is really boastful." Lin Weimin couldn't help but complain.
Shi Tiesheng smiled and said, "I thought of it when I bought it."
After making fun of Shi Lan, the two started discussing the drama. Shi Tiesheng looked tired, but still felt unsatisfied.
The next day, Lin Weimin was working in the office when Wang Shuo showed up after a long absence.
Lin Weimin no longer had any hope for him. "What are you doing here?"
"Look at the question you ask. What else can you do? Deliver the manuscript!" Wang Shuo said, looking a little guilty.
It has been more than a year since he last published an article, during which time Acheng has published three works.
Lin Weimin was like a seasoned prostitute, looking at Wang Shuo until he felt uncomfortable. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Nothing, no wonder the efficiency is so low, I'm weak!"
"Bullshit!" Wang Shuo was like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
He was anxious, he was anxious, which proved that I was right.
Lin Weimin added earnestly, "Don't waste your time on women. If you have time, spend more time on your creations. Men should still focus on their careers."
Wang Shuo sneered: "As good as you? You have a girlfriend, but you are just as miserable as a bachelor!"
"I am not in vain!"
"you**!"
After hurting each other, Lin Weimin finally started writing.
After looking for a long time, his brows stood up and wrinkled into a shape of "川".
"Your manuscript is not good!"
"Why is it not working?"
Lin Weimin found a lot of faults in the manuscript, and Wang Shuo's face was full of depression.
"We definitely can't publish it in Contemporary Magazine, but it might be possible if you publish it in Woodpecker."
"Woodpecker" is a legal literature magazine sponsored by the public security system. It was founded in 1980. It publishes novels on criminal investigation and crime-solving themes. It is popular and has good sales. However, compared with "Contemporary", its quality is not as high.
The content of Wang Shuo's novel is very consistent with the positioning of "Woodpecker".
"Then I'll change it!" Wang Shuo said unwillingly.
"It's no use changing it. Your novel lacks some substance."
Lin Weimin's merciless words made Wang Shuo completely disappointed. He took the manuscript back, put it in his bag in disappointment, and was about to leave.
At this time, Lin Weimin said: "How about this..."
Wang Shuo turned his head and looked at Lin Weimin with a hopeful expression.
"We are currently working on a series of selected contemporary novellas, which are more popular in style. Your novel can be included in it. What do you think?"
Wang Shuo didn't expect there would be such a sudden turn of events. He said in surprise, "Okay, as long as it can be published."
You little bastard! I can't cure you!
Lin Weimin did not mean to make things difficult for Wang Shuo. It was indeed a bit of a stretch for him to publish his novel in "Contemporary", but there was no reason for him to let go of the fish that was already in his mouth.
If "Contemporary" doesn't work, just put it in the series!
It's all our own meat, and we'd rather keep it in the pot even if it's rotten.
After talking about the manuscript, Lin Weimin couldn't help but say a few words to Wang Shuo.
“Works won’t lie. Your laziness over the past year or so has resulted in your work not even being published in the main issue of Contemporary Magazine.
I won't say anything else, go back and think about it carefully."
Wang Shuo was embarrassed by what he said.
At this moment, Tong Zhonggui knocked on the door and shouted, "Teacher Lin, there's international mail for you!"
(End of this chapter)
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