Chapter 338: The magical version of "A Chinese Ghost Story", is it okay? (Seeking monthly tickets and recommendation tickets)
"Hello, Teacher Lin! It's our first meeting. I really like your songs, especially the song "Shame" which is simply amazing!"
On a winter afternoon, Lin Fan and Yang Hongxia arrived at the agreed place. A middle-aged man in the box quickly stood up and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Lin Fan, greeting him very enthusiastically.
Lin Fan responded with ease: "Mr. Li, thank you very much for your support."
Yang Hongxia acted quickly and contacted an investor in just a few days.
"Hey, I'm telling the truth. Not only do I love listening to your songs, but my kid also likes Teacher Lin's songs very much. Knowing that I was coming to see Teacher Lin, he even insisted on coming along!"
That being said, even if this matter was true, it was impossible for Mr. Li to really bring his son to see Lin Fan.
Lin Fan knew it well, so he followed suit.
Yang Hongxia watched them finish their greetings, then smiled and interrupted, "Mr. Li, Lin Fan, sit down and talk. Mr. Li, Lin Fan is very concerned about your investment in "A Chinese Ghost Story". As soon as he heard the news, he asked to meet you."
"Oh, Teacher Lin cares so much about this project?"
Lin Fan smiled and said, "Yes, this is my story after all. To be honest, this story was created to be made into a movie. Unfortunately, I am a layman and I don't have the resources in this area, so I have to give up."
Mr. Li slapped his thigh and said, "I was wondering how pleasing this story is. It turns out that this is a complete script!"
"That's because you have a keen eye, Mr. Li!"
"It's all fate!"
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After another round of business flattery, the two sides officially opened up the topic and gradually entered into today's theme.
"I am very optimistic about this story. I believe that after the adaptation, this story can be made into a 3D blockbuster that combines magic, suspense and horror!"
Hmm? Lin Fan knew every word that Mr. Li said, but why did Lin Fan feel like he didn't understand when they were put together?
Lin Fan maintained a polite smile: "Wait a minute, Mr. Li, magic?"
"Yes! Young people nowadays don't like to watch those old-fashioned stories about gods and ghosts. They all like Western fantasy blockbusters. I think it is difficult to change our story into a fantasy style, but it is not impossible."
Speaking of this, the investor Mr. Li was excited: "Teacher Lin, look, this heroine is a female ghost. We can change her into a princess of a lost tribe! The old monster behind her who controls her basically doesn't need to be changed. It's still an old tree monster, but it uses some kind of spell to control the heroine instead of ashes. What's the word? What do you think of 'Fallen Druid'?"
Lin Fan: I think I want to test the hardness of your skull.
The investor was still there talking nonstop about what he thought "A Chinese Ghost Story" would be like.
"The idea of the male protagonist going to collect debts is a good one. I don't think it needs to be changed. But you can change the knight to a legendary knight. How about the duel between the knight and the druid? Or maybe Mr. Lin prefers the mage profession?"
“As for the ending in which the heroine is married to the Black Mountain Demon, I think it would be more interesting if the heroine was abducted by the Dark Dragon. After the knight and the hero defeat the dragon, they share the mountains of gold and silver treasures in the dragon's palace and live happily ever after.”
Yang Hongxia had also read this story, but after listening to the investor's adaptation, why did it feel like this story had nothing to do with Lin Fan's "A Chinese Ghost Story"?
With such a story outline, you can just make up a name and make a movie out of it. Why bother spending money to buy the copyright of "A Chinese Ghost Story" from Lin Fan?
Yang Hongxia felt something was wrong: "Mr. Li, this story is a tragedy. Your adaptation, uh, excuse me, seems to have nothing to do with the original story, right?"
"Oh! How can you say there is no connection?" The investor smiled, "This story is adapted from A Chinese Ghost Story. No matter how it is adapted, it is still A Chinese Ghost Story. I can assure you, Mr. Lin and Mr. Yang, that the name will never be changed."
Of course it won’t change. The most valuable thing about this whole story is this name!
Or rather, it’s Lin Fan’s fame!
Lin Fan realized that this investor didn’t actually intend to film this story properly, but to make a Western fantasy movie under his own name.
The reason why he bought the copyright of "A Chinese Ghost Story" from me was just to take advantage of my fame and gain my fans! In fact, Lin Fan was confident that this magical story should have been filmed!
This investor is just waiting for this favorable wind! Imagine that the story written by Lin Fan is made into a movie, who will support it the most? Of course, it is the fans! For these investors, making movies is to make money. As long as they make money, they don’t care what the movie is like! Of course, they try not to make bad movies, otherwise it will affect the reputation and it will be difficult to operate the next movie.
Yang Hongxia also realized that the investors were playing tricks on her! From the beginning, they had never thought about cooperating properly, but were targeting Lin Fan!
"Mr. Li, this is not good. After all, this story was created by Lin Fan. If it is changed into what you said, what good will it do to Lin Fan?"
“We are sincere.”
President Li gave Yang Hongxia a suggestive look, "Besides, after the movie is released, Teacher Lin can also publish an article to condemn us for changing the plot. It doesn't matter. All the faults can be pushed to us, and it will definitely not tarnish Teacher Lin's reputation!"
The investors' intentions were very clear. They spent a sum of money to purchase the adaptation rights to the story of "A Chinese Ghost Story" from Lin Fan, and then made a magical change to it, made it into a movie and released it, reaping the benefits of Lin Fan's fans.
When the fans find out that they have been deceived, Lin Fan can put all the blame on the producers, claiming that he did not know the story would be changed in this way, and shift the fans' anger to the producers.
In this way, Lin Fan and the production team both made money, and the fans also got an explanation, and everyone was happy!
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
This kind of outrageous operation is actually not new in the circle.
Unfortunately, this investor didn't know that what Lin Fan wanted was not money, but just a movie.
Lin Fan stood up and said, "I'm sorry, I can't accept this kind of magic change."
Mr. Li was stunned and stood up as well: "Teacher Lin, what do you think of the adaptation? It doesn't matter, everything can be discussed..."
"No."
Lin Fan didn't want to waste time talking to the other party. "If this story is to be made into a movie, it can only be filmed according to my script. I will not accept any magical changes or even abnormal adaptations. This matter is not negotiable."
The investor looked unhappy: "Teacher Lin, you can't say that. This is business..."
"It's a pity that we may not reach a consensus on this point. In my opinion, this movie is not a business, it's just a movie."
Lin Fan showed his eight big white teeth and smiled at the other party, "You see, this is our disagreement. So this cooperation has to fall through."
Yang Hongxia opened the door of the box and motioned Lin Fan to go first while she followed behind.
Before leaving, Yang Hongxia smiled at the investor and said, "Mr. Li, I'm sorry. You know that popular artists have their own personalities. I hope you don't mind. If the cooperation doesn't work out this time, there will always be next time! We'll talk again next time if we have a chance."
Mr. Li was speechless: What's the next time? This kind of "business" is a one-time deal!
The key is to reap the fans' money! If we can't reach an agreement this time, how can there be a next time?
Could it be possible that Lin Fan will have a new story next time?
Mr. Li's spirits suddenly came up. This is incredible! This is incredible! "A Chinese Ghost Story" is already so amazing, what will be the next story? After the love between a human and a ghost, will it be a love that transcends race?
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