Chapter 562: This mouth is a bit poisonous!
After get off work in the evening, Lin Weimin arrived at the hospital and was about to get in the car when he met Cheng Zaochun. He learned that he had already agreed with Cheng Zhongshi that Cheng Zhongshi had fully entrusted the deletion and revision of "White Deer Plain" to the editorial department of "Contemporary".
Lin Weimin was a little depressed and thought that he should compensate Lao Cheng.
He held Cheng Zaochun and said, "Then please revise the publishing contract of White Deer Plain and get some royalties for Old Cheng."
Cheng Zaochun frowned and said, "You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are if you don't manage the household. Can you give me royalties casually?"
"Oh, it's the general trend! All the publishing houses outside will give it in the future, so how can our company not give it? It's better to give it sooner rather than later. This time, Old Cheng has been wronged, so just consider it as compensation."
Cheng Zaochun hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me think about it and I'll tell you tomorrow."
The next morning, Lin Weimin blocked Cheng Zaochun in his office when he got to work.
"What do you think?"
Cheng Zaochun looked at him helplessly, "Give, give, give! Give it all, give it all! Lose, lose, sooner or later you will lose it all!"
Lin Weimin said in a relaxed tone, "Don't act like a rich landlord. Royalties have their pros and cons. If the book sells well, the author gets a share of the money. If the book doesn't sell well, the royalties they get are less, right?"
What Lin Weimin said was the only thing that made Cheng Zaochun feel relieved.
But the problem is that the writers to whom Guowen Publishing House pays royalties now all sell better than each other, and there is no one who sells badly.
When Cheng Zaochun thought of this, his eyes couldn't help but look a little resentful.
Lin Weimin left Cheng Zaochun's office contentedly. After returning to his own office, he called the Hong Kong Joint Publishing Company.
"Brother Yaoming!"
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Pan Yaoming, Lin Weimin asked, "How did Dr. Li's call reach our leader?"
Pan Yaoming smiled and said, "Dr. Li also values talent. When he heard that you rejected me, he wanted to talk to you through your office to see if he could convince you."
"Haha, then he has done something wrong. When my boss found out that he called to transfer me to Hong Kong, he promoted me overnight."
Pan Yaoming couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "Then you should thank Dr. Li."
After joking for a while, Lin Weimin said seriously, "Brother Yaoming, the main reason I called you this time is to recommend a novel to you."
Pan Yaomin said with interest: "Since you can recommend this novel, it must be extraordinary."
"White Deer Plain, you should know it, right?"
"Of course I know. After the novel was published at the beginning of the year, several literary magazines in Hong Kong reported on it. I even asked someone to buy a single volume published by your Guowen Press from the mainland."
"Brother Yaoming, are you at Hong Kong Joint Publishing interested in publishing this novel?" Lin Weimin asked.
When Pan Yaoming heard this, he immediately asked happily: "Interested! Of course I'm interested!"
"Then I'll give you the contact information of the author Cheng Zhongshi, and you can discuss the publishing matters among yourselves."
"Okay. Weimin, you really gave me a great gift before I leave!"
Lin Weimin chatted with Pan Yaoming for a few more words and then hung up the phone, and then contacted Guo Feng in Wandao.
The two phone calls lasted for a whole morning, and after they were over, Lin Weimin felt much clearer.
Don't some people regard this novel as a thorn in their side and want to ban it as soon as possible?
I just want to sell this novel to the whole world!
After getting off work in the evening, Lin Weimin drove home. When he arrived at the door, he saw a man standing there.
He parked the car, got out, and asked, "Hui Min is at home, why didn't you go in?"
"I just arrived a while ago and was thinking of waiting for you to go in together." Feng Xiaogang said with a smile.
His nose was red and it was obvious that he had been standing there for more than a "moment".
Lin Weimin took him in and made him a cup of tea, "Warm yourself up first."
Feng Xiaogang covered the cup with his hand and sipped the tea in small sips.
After a while, he put down the teacup and looked at Lin Weimin.
"Teacher Lin, I came here today to borrow some money from you."
Lin Weimin was not surprised. Feng Xiaogang was a sensible person and had never visited his house alone. This time he was waiting at his door, so it must be something important.
"How much do you need?" Lin Weimin asked.
Feng Xiaogang felt a little surprised that he came to borrow money but Teacher Lin didn't even ask why. But when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to be in line with Teacher Lin's style.
Feng Xiaogang was touched. He hesitated and said, "Six...six thousand."
Lin Weimin glanced at Feng Xiaogang and said, "Take 10,000 yuan. You need to have more money in case of an emergency."
Lin Weimin's words almost made Feng Xiaogang cry. He choked up and said, "Thank you."
He then explained to Lin Weimin, "It's the child's problem. Didn't you ask about the child some time ago? The child was born at the end of September. The child is healthy in other places except for his lips, which have cleft lip and palate. He needs surgery. The doctor said that the earlier the surgery is performed, the better the child's recovery will be, and he will be able to be like a normal person in the future."
Lin Weimin nodded, "I was wondering why you didn't hold a full-month banquet, so this time it will be my gift money."
Feng Xiaogang quickly said, "How can that be? You have already taken good care of me. If you say so, I cannot take the money."
After a struggle, Feng Xiaogang insisted on writing a promissory note to Lin Weimin before he took the money and left with many thanks.
After he left, Tao Huimin asked curiously, "Isn't he very close to Wang Shuo, Zheng Xiaolong and the others? Why did he come to borrow money from you?"
Lin Weimin said quietly, "It's because we are so familiar with each other that I can't borrow money from them."
"Why?"
Lin Weimin looked at Tao Huimin. Although this girl was sensible, she seemed to have no idea about the ways of the world, perhaps because she was protected too well.
"Self-respect."
Lin Weimin only said a few words, Tao Huimin nodded thoughtfully, "I think I understand."
A few days later, Jiang Wen called Lin Weimin and invited him to the Yanying Studio Guesthouse to hold a script discussion meeting.
Lin Weimin arrived at the place and met Jiang Wenzan's film crew.
Jiang Wen himself is the director and screenwriter, Wang Shuo is also one of the screenwriters, and Liu Xiaoqing became one of the producers of this film.
There is also a producer named Eryong, who is the son of Zhang Yongshou. Many people are unfamiliar with this name. He played Shao Jianbo in "Lin Hai Xue Yuan" and the district chief Zhao Pingyuan in "Tunnel Warfare". Eryong can be regarded as the second generation of film industry. This time he was brought in by Jiang Wen and is called a producer, or to be more precise, a life producer.
Then there was the photographer Gu Changwei, who was pulled over by Jiang Wen after he finished shooting Zhang Yimou's "Raise the Red Lantern". Sitting next to Gu Changwei was a man with a hard-to-describe appearance. He was Liu Xiaoning, Jiang Wen's classmate in the acting class of the Central Academy of Drama.
As soon as Lin Weimin entered the room, the originally lively atmosphere became restrained. He greeted everyone and sat on the sofa. Liu Xiaoqing poured him a cup of tea and after chatting for a few words, Wang Shuo handed him the script.
"You guys chat first, I'll take a look at the script." Lin Weimin said, and then turned his eyes to the script.
Seeing his serious attitude, everyone didn't dare to speak loudly.
After staying for a while, feeling that the atmosphere in the room was a bit depressing, Gu Changwei and his companions ran outside to the corridor to smoke and chat.
"Hey, how did Jiang Wen get Teacher Lin to help?" Liu Xiaoning asked.
Liu Xiaoning's career in the film and television industry has been very smooth since graduation. He has starred in many movies and TV series in the past few years, and his screen image is rather tough. He joined Jiang Wen's crew purely because there were no movies to shoot recently and he didn't know the situation.
Gu Changwei said: "It seems that Wang Shuo was the one who introduced them. He is familiar with Teacher Lin, and many of his novels were published by Contemporary."
Er Yong exclaimed: "Jiang Wen has really not wasted his time in the past few years. If he wants to make a movie, his girlfriend can help him, and he has great writers like Wang Shuo and Teacher Lin to protect him. In our country, we have never heard of anyone attracting investment from Hollywood."
Liu Xiaoning said: "I think the most important thing is that we have Teacher Lin. You know, there has never been a failure in the movie scripts that Teacher Lin has handled!"
Liu Xiaoning then listed them one by one: "The Lover won the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes that year, Red Sorghum won the Golden Bear Award, and The Last Emperor was the best, winning the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay..."
Gu Changwei reminded: "There is also "Old Well"."
Eryong asked, "What does "Old Well" have to do with him?"
Gu Changwei explained: "Yimou was recommended to play the role of "Old Well" by Teacher Lin. According to him, Zheng Yi gave up writing the script of "Old Well" halfway through, and it was Director Wu Tianming who asked Teacher Lin to help him finish it."
Eryong and Liu Xiaoning didn't expect to hear a secret story from the film industry today. Eryong asked, "When I saw the movie being released, his name wasn't on the credits list, was it?"
Gu Changwei said: "This is where they are noble and upright. Zheng Yi's "Old Well" was published in "Contemporary". Teacher Lin was the editor-in-charge. He purely volunteered to help and didn't even ask for a credit."
"That's very nice!" Eryong exclaimed.
"I think the most amazing one is his drama The Intouchables. We all watched this drama performed by the People's Art Theatre when we were in school. I didn't expect it to be so popular in the United States. I heard that the global box office has exceeded 200 million US dollars." Liu Xiaoning said.
Gu Changwei said, "What's the big deal? This play has already been on Broadway, and it has won awards. It is just as popular."
"That's awesome!" Eryong exclaimed again.
Liu Xiaoning couldn't help but tease, "Look at you, you're so ignorant!"
They chatted for a long time, and when the ashtray on the windowsill was almost full, they returned to the room.
"...The problem is that it's written too roughly. Let me ask you, the scene where Ma Xiaojun sends his father away, there are only three lines of words in the script, how do you plan to shoot it?"
When they entered the room, they saw Jiang Wen sitting next to Lin Weimin, leaning forward. When Lin Weimin asked him a question, he hesitated and stammered, "I... I'm planning to get a few tanks and planes, to make the scene more grand."
Lin Weimin pointed at a few sentences on the script. "There are only three sentences. You should at least give some description of the environment. Who knows how you are going to shoot this scene? Do you think you don't need time to set the scene? Have you communicated with everyone? Did you consider this when compiling the budget?"
Jiang Wen was sweating from the tip of his nose after being scolded by Lin Weimin. "This is not the first draft. I will definitely communicate with everyone in advance when we shoot."
"You, the director, have everything in your heart. You are full of fancy things, but everyone else is a fool? They are waiting for you to shoot and then think about how much the budget will exceed it by?"
Lin Weimin's ruthless criticism made Jiang Wen's face flush. For the first time, he felt regretful and felt like he was shooting himself in the foot.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have asked Teacher Lin to be the producer!
At this time, Liu Xiaoqing came over and poured Lin Weimin a cup of tea, and advised: "Teacher Lin, calm down. This is his first time as a director and he has no experience."
Lin Weimin stopped bombarding Jiang Wen and returned the script to him, "Take it back and revise it carefully. Improve it and also come up with a storyboard. Don't act like a makeshift team. With an investment of 2 million dollars, Xie Fei, Xie Jin and the others don't have as good conditions as you."
Jiang Wen was scolded by Lin Weimin and felt a little embarrassed, but he was a thick-skinned man with a good attitude.
If others want to be scolded by Teacher Lin, they don’t have the conditions yet!
Thinking of this, I adjusted my mood in a moment.
Gu Changwei and others on the side were watching Jiang Wen being scolded, and they were gloating at first, but when they heard the words "grassroots team", their faces fell.
Teacher Lin has a rather poisonous tongue!
After chatting about the script for a while, Lin Weimin stood up to say goodbye, and Jiang Wen and Wang Shuo went to see him off.
Wang Shuo asked, "Has Xiaogang come to see you recently?"
Lin Weimin asked: "Why did he come to me?"
"I heard that his daughter is pregnant and needs surgery."
Lin Weimin shook his head and said, "I don't know. I'll go check it out when I have time."
He added: "Let's go!"
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
