Chapter 414 Re-publication
Of course, it’s not Jiang Wen’s fault that he looks like this. If anyone should be blamed, it should be his mother.
While they were talking, the door rang again.
Tao Huimin went to open the door, and it was Han Zhuangzhuang and his wife who came.
"Why are you two here?" Lin Weimin asked.
"Come over to ask you something."
Han Zhuangzhuang responded absentmindedly, but his eyes were fixed on Jiang Wen.
This feeling is so familiar!
"This is my nephew and his wife."
"This is Liu Xiaoqing and Jiang Wen."
Lin Weimin introduced both parties to each other, and after a few greetings, Liu Xiaoqing was about to leave.
Han Zhuangzhuang asked anxiously: "Uncle, the movie directed by Bertolucci..."
Before he could finish his words, Lin Weimin interrupted him unhappily, "What does this have to do with you?"
Han Zhuangzhuang knew from his expression that this matter would definitely not work, but he still did not give up and said: "I'll just ask."
"No need to ask, you won't be the protagonist. If there's a supporting role suitable for you, you'll be chosen."
Han Zhuangzhuang was a little disappointed, "Oh!"
"Is this why you came here?"
"How can that be possible!" Han Zhuangzhuang became excited again when talking about this matter, and said excitedly: "Ge Li is pregnant!"
Lin Weimin was a little surprised when he heard the news. She's pregnant?
He looked at the foreign girl and then at Han Zhuangzhuang.
Am I a grandfather now?
Teacher Lin suddenly felt very sad. Time makes people grow old!
"How long has it been?" Lin Weimin asked.
"It's been almost two months." Yin Geli said.
Seeing that they were going to continue chatting, Liu Xiaoqing and Jiang Wen stood up to say goodbye, "Teacher Lin, I am really sorry to bother you today. We will leave first."
"Okay!" Lin Weimin stood up and walked the two to the door.
Just as he was about to say goodbye, Lin Weimin looked at Jiang Wen and suddenly said, "Xiao Jiang is quite talented. Would you like to consider becoming a director in the future?"
Jiang Wen was stunned when he heard this. His first reaction was to think of the student version of "Farewell My Concubine" that he had tinkered with when he was in school.
It must be that Teacher Lin appreciated my talent. After a miserable night, Jiang Wen finally started to tremble.
"Don't tell me, I really have this plan!"
There is no plan at all. Jiang Wen is just taking advantage of the situation. This is his specialty.
It was Teacher Lin who brought it up today. With Teacher Lin's words, if I really want to change careers and become a director and encounter any difficulties in the future, isn't it natural for me to ask Teacher Lin for help?
Lin Weimin smiled and nodded, "That's great, it's a good thing for young people to have ideas!"
After encouraging Jiang Wen, Lin Weimin sent the two of them out the door.
When I came out of Lin Weimin's house, the north wind was howling outside.
Jiang Wen glanced at the crown parked downstairs, and a hint of envy flashed in his eyes.
Then he got on the bicycle and Liu Xiaoqing naturally sat on the back seat.
The two chatted as they rode their bicycles westward.
"I used to think that Teacher Lin was difficult to approach, but I didn't expect that he was so easy to talk to today," said Liu Xiaoqing.
Jiang Wen thought back to the few times he had met Lin Weimin, "Teacher Lin is indeed easy to talk to."
Liu Xiaoqing thought of the experience at Maxim's again, "I think he still discriminates between people."
"What's the meaning?"
"What do you think is the difference between you and Song Huaigui?" Liu Xiaoqing asked.
Jiang Wen pondered, "Men and women?"
Liu Xiaoqing hit him on the back, and Jiang Wen said helplessly: "What's the reason?"
Liu Xiaoqing said: "You two, one relies on the social skills of welcoming and seeing off guests, and the other relies on your own talent."
Jiang Wen thought about it and felt that this did make some sense.
"Teacher Lin is a noble scholar at heart and doesn't like the money-grubbing habits of businessmen," Liu Xiaoqing concluded.
"Hey, what did Teacher Lin mean by what she said to you just now?" Liu Xiaoqing asked Jiang Wen again.
Jiang Wen, with a bit of pride, talked about how he tinkered with "Farewell My Concubine" at school.
"So, Teacher Lin admires you quite a bit?"
"That's it!" Jiang Wen said with some pride.
Liu Xiaoqing put her arm around his waist with a smile on her face. Besides his manly looks, another reason she was attracted to Jiang Wen was his talent.
Now it seems that even Teacher Lin admires him, and I was right.
Why did Lin Weimin tell Jiang Wen about being a director?
Because his acting style conflicts with that of his eldest nephew, if this guy doesn't become a director, Zhuangzhuang will have no future!
Besides, he has some talent as an actor, but his strength lies in his personality. His acting skills are not top-notch, and he looks like himself in every role.
There is absolutely no future in being a director!
Teacher Lin is a person who values talent!
After seeing Liu and Jiang off, Lin Weimin chatted with Han Zhuangzhuang and his wife for a while.
When leaving, Han Zhuangzhuang said nonchalantly: "Ge Li, pull up your clothes. Don't get cold while riding a motorcycle in this cold weather!"
After Han Zhuangzhuang finished speaking, he gave Lin Weimin a flattering smile.
Lin Weimin couldn't help but think more, this kid was becoming more and more cunning.
After sending the two downstairs, he watched Han Zhuangzhuang ride away with Yin Geli on a motorcycle.
He looked at the Crown next to him again and seemed to have to change his car.
In the past two years, there are more and more taxis on the streets of Yanjing, and they are all Crown models.
Whenever his car drives out, it always feels like he's going to pick up a passenger.
This time when changing the car, Lin Weimin did not look for Xie Jing. Hainan had been hit hard in the past two years, and he planned to take the formal route.
Lin Weimin went to an automobile trade company and ordered a Mercedes-Benz W126, commonly known as the sixth-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan.
The Mercedes-Benz W126 was born in 1979. According to Mercedes-Benz's previous practice, the S-Class sedan is basically iterated every ten years. However, the sixth-generation S-Class, which was born in 1979, was not replaced by the Mercedes-Benz W140 until twelve years later in 1991. This shows how classic this car is.
The cars in stock at the auto trade company are basically mud-bombers. German cars are rare, let alone luxury models like the Mercedes-Benz S, which take at least two months to purchase.
Previously, because the private car policy had not been completely relaxed, Lin Weimin’s crown was hung under the foundation.
After two years, the country has basically liberalized private car purchases. There are more and more private cars on the streets of Yanjing, and Lin Weimin has no scruples about buying a car.
The auto trade company quoted a price of RMB 1.2 million for a Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan, and that also required paperwork.
Lin Weimin bargained and said that he could pay in foreign currency, which saved him a lot of procedures.
It is now almost impossible for individual users to directly pay foreign currency when buying a car in the country.
Even if some people have foreign exchange, they dare not use it so blatantly because the methods are more or less irregular.
But Lin Weimin is not afraid because all his foreign exchange has been registered with the Bank of China.
After some bargaining, the price of the car was finally negotiated to 260,000 US dollars.
These days, car dealerships are very aggressive. You have to pay the full amount first and then wait for the car.
Lin Weimin had no choice but to take his people to the Bank of China first. When the bank heard that Lin Weimin wanted to use foreign currency again, it would require 260,000 yuan at a time, and he had to ask the bank president for special approval.
"Zhou Xing, you bankers should also be more flexible in doing things! I have so much foreign currency in my account, what can I do with a limit of 200,000 US dollars a year?" Lin Weimin complained.
Zhou Xing was helpless and nodded, "I'll help you increase your credit limit later!"
Because the currency is pegged to the yen, the amount of foreign exchange in Lin Weimin's account has grown rapidly during this period.
From the time Lin Weimin returned in June to now November, the Japanese yen in his bank account has appreciated by nearly 50%, not counting the overseas royalties and box office revenue he received during this period.
The amount of funds in Lin Weimin's foreign exchange bank account converted into RMB has exceeded 7.5 million.
With so much money in the account, it really doesn't make sense to only let people touch a little bit of it every year.
After getting the car, what follows is a long wait, at least two months.
A few days later, Yang Meng, who was far away in Hong Kong, called Lin Weimin again and said that a French publishing company had contacted their company and asked if Yang Meng could contact the author of the original novel of the movie "The Lover".
Since "The Lover" was exhibited at the Cannes Film Festival in May this year and won two awards, the film has been exported to more than 30 countries around the world, making Yang Meng and her Blue Bird Company a fortune.
"The Lover" was released in local art theaters in France in late May, and received very good reviews both from audiences and critics.
This movie itself has many French elements and French actors in the cast. The tone and style of the story are very much in line with French values and tastes.
So it is not only excellent in word of mouth, but also even better at the box office.
In the 1980s, Hollywood had not yet conquered all parts of the world, especially in Europe, where economic and cultural strength went hand in hand, the film industry flourished, and art films could also achieve good box office results.
In France alone, "The Lover" grossed over 2 million viewers.
Before 2000, France calculated box office revenue based on the number of moviegoers.
"The Lover" has three elements that make it a must-see film: a foreign country, a low-budget film, and an art film. It is not easy to achieve such box office results.
However, such box office results have nothing to do with Yang Meng and Lin Weimin. The distribution rights of the film in France had been sold to a French film distribution company as early as when the film participated in the film festival. It was a one-time deal.
In the opening credits of the movie, the words "Adapted from Lin Weimin's novel "The Lover"" must be translated in accordance with the contract no matter which country obtains the copyright.
Some time ago, "The Lover" was completely withdrawn from theaters in France.
Art films with millions of viewers have a huge influence. The characteristic of the audience of art films is that they are die-hard fans. While these people like movies, most of them also like literature.
A publishing house noticed this movie adapted from the novel of the same name and found the production company Blue Bird.
"So they want to publish the novel?"
"Yes. I just gave them your contact information and address. I think someone will contact you in a couple of days. Please keep an eye out."
"Okay, thank you so much, Ms. Yang."
Two or three days after Yang Meng's call, Lin Weimin first received a call from France. A few days later, he met with people from Gallimard Publishing House, which was going to publish "The Lover".
(End of this chapter)
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