Chapter 353 Film and Television Adaptation Copyright
Only Chu Fu squatted in the corner, watching as Chu De'an lit both fireworks, his face contorted with heartache.
This thing was bought with his own savings!
If he had known, he shouldn't have been so soft-hearted as to agree to buy fireworks for De'an. He should have used the money to buy alcohol earlier.
That's almost a hundred yuan, and it all disappeared in just a few minutes.
After New Year's Day, Shen Xuewei returned to Shanghai.
The first semester of her junior year was coming to an end. Only half a month after returning to school, Shen Xuewei began intensive review in preparation for the upcoming final exams.
After finishing all her exams, Shen Xuewei was packing up her things in her dorm room when she suddenly received a call from Yun Li.
Yun Li's tone was filled with barely suppressed excitement.
"Weiwei, a company has contacted Dreamweaver Book Gallery, wanting to buy the film and television adaptation rights to your novel..."
Shen Xuewei, who was originally half-squatting on the ground, stood up abruptly upon hearing the news.
"Really?"
She said that since she has some fame as a novelist, how could no one want to buy the film and television adaptation rights to her work?
And just 12 years later, she got what she'd been waiting for.
Yun Li was also happy for Shen Xuewei, and at this moment she grinned so hard that she didn't care about her image.
"Of course it's true. How could I lie to you about something so important?"
Shen Xuewei had no time to pack her things; she just wanted to find out more as soon as possible.
"Which company is it? Which novel of mine do they want to buy the rights to?"
Film and television adaptation rights can't be sold casually. If it's sold to an unreliable company that changes the plot beyond recognition, she'll be devastated.
In a sense, adapting a novel into a film or television series is an affirmation of the author.
Shen Xuewei has written so many novels, and of course she has hoped that her novels would be adapted into films and television series.
However, if the other party is unreliable, she doesn't necessarily have to sell the film and television adaptation rights.
"Star Trails Productions, I heard that the director they're going to work with is that Ye Weicheng, who's best at making these kinds of melancholic and historically significant TV dramas..."
Listening to her description, Shen Xuewei scratched her head.
"Then this director's style doesn't match my novel at all..."
Yun Li on the other end was displeased. "Nonsense, how can it not suit you? Your book, 'The Record of Farming in Chaotic Times,' has a whole tone of bitterness, doesn't it?"
Shen Xuewei froze, "You...you mean, they want to buy the film and television adaptation rights to 'The Turbulent Times'?"
Of all the novels she wrote under both pen names, this one, "The Farmland Chronicle in Troubled Times," is the least impressive.
As Yun Li said, the overall style of her novel is rather melancholic.
The overall content theme, which is the struggle for survival of ordinary people in a chaotic world, does not suit the tastes of the website's readers.
As a result, this novel has only earned less than 20,000 yuan since it was published in 2006.
And the 20,000 yuan in royalties was all thanks to "The Record of the Demon King of the World".
After the success of "The Record of the Demon King of the World", some curious readers saw "The Record of the Land in Chaotic Times" under her works section and clicked to read it.
Several novel titles flashed through Shen Xuewei's mind, but she couldn't recall this one.
“Yes,” Yun Li was also surprised that the other party had taken a liking to this book.
However, since the other party is interested, let's ask Shen Xuewei's opinion and see if she is willing to sell.
"You know the situation with this novel, so the copyright fee they offered wasn't high, only 200,000. There's also an additional condition: they require you, the original author, to participate in the adaptation..."
This 200,000 yuan was given because Shen Xuewei had scanned the pen name "Shi" and it was quite well-known.
The novel itself is not worth 200,000.
Shen Xuewei was more than willing to let the novel's author participate in the film and television adaptation.
"This is rather sudden, Sister Yunli. Let me think about it first. Let's wait until tomorrow. I'll give you an answer by tomorrow."
Even if she was willing, she still needed to understand the situation first, so Shen Xuewei did not immediately agree.
Yun Li wasn't surprised. "Okay, then think about it first, and let me know when you've made up your mind."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Xuewei wasn't in a hurry to pack her things.
She turned on her computer and searched online for a film company called Star Track Productions and director Ye Weicheng.
She wasn't keen on watching TV, nor did she pay much attention to entertainment news, and was completely unfamiliar with the company and the director.
The first novel to be adapted into a film or television series must be carefully reviewed and approved.
Fortunately, Star Track Productions is a well-established film and television production company, so it seems reliable.
As for the director, although he is older, there is not much negative information about him online, and his reputation is quite good.
Shen Xuewei then searched for the director's representative works and watched a few episodes.
When Lu Jiayi returned to her dormitory from outside the school, she saw that Shen Xuewei's suitcase was open, and she was sitting at the table staring at the computer, with TV characters' voices coming from the computer.
A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. "Weiwei, are you watching TV?"
It's rather strange that someone who never watches TV would be watching TV in their dorm room.
Shen Xuewei glanced at her sideways and said casually:
"Yeah, it's been a while since I've watched it. It's quite interesting to watch it once in a while."
Lu Jiayi sat in the chair, her voice sounding tired, "I thought you had already gone home."
Shen Xuewei has finished reading all the materials she needed to, and now she has time to chat with Lu Jiayi.
"I still have some things to take care of, so I should be going back in a few days."
Lu Jiayi simply nodded, showing no intention of saying anything more.
After considering it all night, Shen Xuewei agreed the next day to sell the film and television adaptation rights of "The Turbulent Times" to Xinggui Film Production Company.
However, at the same time, a requirement was also put forward.
That was when she was filming this drama, she wanted one of the roles.
She checked online and found that Star Track Productions was not involved in artist management.
In other words, since their company doesn't have any signed artists, they'll need to find artists from other companies to act in the TV series.
She has only now agreed to sell the rights. Apart from the director and screenwriter, everything else about this drama is still undecided.
Xu Yue has been working in the capital for several years, but still hasn't made a splash.
Of course, things are better than when she first arrived in the capital. Occasionally, she would get a role as a maid or servant girl with a few lines, or as the female lead's follower or classmate.
Every time the show aired, Xu Yue would send Shen Xuewei the parts of the story she was in, sharing them with her with great interest.
The entire series has dozens of episodes, and she only appears in a few scenes, yet she can be excited about it for days.
It's incredibly difficult for someone without any backing or financial resources to land a significant role.
The opportunity is right in front of her, so why doesn't she try to fight for Xu Yue?
Yunli had heard her mention before that her good friend had gone on to pursue her dream of becoming an actress.
Hearing this request, I was somewhat surprised, but not entirely unexpected.
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