The meeting was over, and Li Changle contacted Huang Wenchuan as soon as he returned to the hotel. When Huang Wenchuan heard that Chinese.com and Penguin Pictures were working together, he immediately knew that Li Changle was serious this time.
Without saying anything empty, he just gave Li Changle a promise and told him to wait for news. It just so happened that his old classmate had been idle at home for several years.
Li Changle felt relieved after receiving Huang Wenchuan's guarantee. Such a person would not make promises easily. Since he dared to make a promise, it must be a sure thing.
After Huang Wenchuan and Li Changle hung up, they called another number they hadn't contacted for a long time. The person on the other end answered the phone quickly, but the tone was not very good. "You old man, you don't come to me for no reason. Why are you calling me? If you have something to say, let's talk. I'm traveling."
Huang Wenchuan didn't care. His old classmate was just like that, ridiculously straightforward. "Zong Ming, do you have any work to do recently?"
"If I had work to do, would I travel? In recent years, I've only had a few scripts worth reading. The investors are stuffing people in and hyping things up, and they don't even let us film properly..."
Guo Zongming cursed and complained a lot to Huang Wenchuan, who laughed out loud, "You kid, your personality hasn't changed after all these years. If you ask me, nowadays, all the investors want to promote someone, and bringing money into the production is acceptable as long as the actor's acting skills are decent."
Guo Zongming interrupted Huang Wenchuan before he could finish. "Alright, alright, stop talking to me about this. I'm not like you. You haven't called me in a long time, is it just to tell me to relax?"
Huang Wenchuan didn't take it seriously and said slowly, "Of course not. I recently met an interesting young man who has a few good novel IPs that he's interested in adapting into TV series. He's looking for a director, and the sponsors are Chinese Network and Penguin Pictures. What do you think?"
Guo Zongming asked with interest, "Huh? What kind of novel is this? Chinese website and Penguin Pictures are working together on this. What a big deal?"
"I wonder if you've heard of the novels 'Chinese Paladin' and 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes'?"
Guo Zongming was both surprised and excited. "What? These two novels? You know what? I've read them. If either of them were adapted into a TV series, it would definitely be a huge hit. Especially 'Chinese Paladin'. The structure of it gives me the feeling it was written for a TV series."
Guo Zongming then said with a hint of regret, "I've also thought about contacting the copyright holder, I think it's a Chinese website, but when I asked before, they said the decision-making power wasn't in their hands. I was puzzled at the time. How could the copyright holder not decide whether to sell the copyright? This is the first time I've seen such a strange situation."
Huang Wenchuan heard Guo Zongming's reaction and immediately knew that this matter was a sure thing. "Don't tell me, I understand that although the copyright is in the hands of the Chinese website, the decision-making power lies with the novel's author. I don't know exactly how this agreement was reached, but now they are interested in adapting it into a film or TV series. The novel's author is a good young man, so this has come to me, and the first person I thought of is you. What do you think? Is that good enough?"
Huang Wenchuan knew Guo Zongming well. He had been filming TV series for so many years, but he had only produced less than five TV series. However, all of them were very popular. This was because he would rather have nothing than something mediocre. He would rather not film a film if the script was not good or the actors were not good enough.
Huang Wenchuan saw Guo Zongming across from him seemed to be thinking, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "I asked in detail at the time, and they told me that Chinese Network and Penguin Pictures didn't interfere with the filming of the crew. They were only responsible for paying the bills. There's no such thing as bringing money into the crew. The choice of actors is basically decided by the novel author and the director team."
"There is such a good thing?" Guo Zongming couldn't sit still. After filming TV series for so many years, he has never gotten along well with the investors. The main reason is that his personality makes him not very familiar with such social practices.
Huang Wenchuan persuaded him seriously, "I think you might as well go to Beiping and meet with them and have a chat. You've had enough rest these past few years, right? If you take any more time off, the film and television industry will forget about you, Guo Zongming."
Guo Zongming was silent for a moment, then he sighed and said, "It seems that the tour has to end here."
Huang Wenchuan was overjoyed. First, it was because he had confidence in Li Changle's story. Second, his old classmate had not had a good time in recent years. Capital was flooding the entire market, making it difficult for a director of his personality to find suitable capital and scripts. Big companies like Chinese Network and Penguin Pictures were more suitable for him.
Huang Wenchuan said jokingly, "Then it's settled. I'll give you the young man's contact information, and you can chat among yourselves. If the TV series really becomes a big hit, don't buy me a drink."
Guo Zongming knew that Huang Wenchuan was doing this for his own good. They had been classmates for decades, and he spoke so easily about such a big favor. He was immediately touched.
But his personality didn't allow him to be too pretentious, so he just pretended to be relaxed and said, "Alright, alright, it's not even close yet. If it's really suitable, when the TV series is finished, I'll treat you to some of the old wine I've been collecting for ten years."
Li Changle was not surprised to receive the good news from Huang Wenchuan. After expressing her gratitude to Huang Wenchuan, she received a call from Guo Zongming shortly afterwards. The two agreed to meet at the Peking Chinese Network headquarters tomorrow, but the call ended before she could speak to Yu Qiuqin.
Yu Qiuqin was slightly stunned when she heard that the director Li Changle invited was Guo Zongming. To be honest, Guo Zongming had not appeared for several years and his popularity in the circle was not very high. However, she was relieved by the impression that he had produced several very good TV series. As for the specific details, they would have to wait until they met tomorrow to continue discussing.
Yu Qiuqin said to Li Changle in a slightly respectful tone, "Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Li. We can discuss the details together tomorrow when we meet."
After Li Changle hung up the phone with Yu Qiuqin, he breathed a long sigh of relief. Up to this point, the film and television adaptation project of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was not far from being approved.
But it was really tiring. Li Changle missed the days of being idle at home with Wang Siyi. It turned out that the idle life was more suitable for her.
Li Changle shook his head. Struggle was unacceptable. It wasn't something a human should do. He secretly resolved that once the preparations for the production of "Chinese Paladin" were complete, he would no longer want to deal with these matters. The long-lost feeling of mental and physical exertion made him slightly uncomfortable.
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The third update. I’ve been quite busy recently, so I can only try my best to write 6,000 words a day. I’m shamelessly asking for monthly votes. Thank you all!
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