In the next few days, Xia Yu signed a contract with Guo Fan on behalf of Xia's Film and Television, and 80 million yuan was also transferred to the crew's public account.
With this money, Guo Fan readjusted his work plan and flew to the local area to put forward new requirements to several special effects companies he was cooperating with. Some large-scale special effects scenes that had been cut due to insufficient budget were also put back online.
Xia Yu was not aware of all this. After the performance, he continued to travel and enjoy the scenery. He climbed the Great Wall at Badaling and visited the Ming Tombs. However, only Dingling was open to the public. When he went down to the tomb, he felt cool, which was very comfortable in this hot summer.
Before leaving, Guo Fan made an appointment with Jiang Wei for Xia Yu. They only chatted over the dinner table, but Xia Yu learned a lot, such as it is best to find a screenwriter with experience in government work to change the script of a spy film, so that it will have more flavor; casting should be done carefully, especially for supporting roles; the structure should be compact, and if twenty episodes can be shot, it must not be watered down to thirty episodes.
These suggestions are very much to Xia Yu's liking, and are also what many spy films now lack. If they can do it, they will definitely gain a good reputation.
These days, Xia Yu seems to have returned to the past. He started to go to Qidian every day to look for books to see if there are any spy novels suitable for adaptation.
Apart from anything else, he really took a fancy to a new book called "Spy Shadows of the Republic of China". The author seemed to be a civil servant with experience working in government agencies, so his spy novels were naturally very interesting.
The performance of this book is a bit average, with about 2,400 first orders, and it has only just begun to be refined in the past few days.
This means that the price of purchasing copyright will be very cheap, but fans of the original novel don’t have to think too much about it. Just hire the internet trolls to create hype and publicity!
In addition, time travel is also a problem. In books, time travel is the protagonist's golden finger, but in reality it is an obstacle. Because of the confusion in time travel dramas, a certain pliers has banned this subject matter.
We need to find a reliable screenwriter to make some changes, fade out the time-travel setting while trying not to change the main plot, and increase the role of the heroine.
Although this drama is just for practice, in order to maximize the benefits, we have to support our Sister Mi!
Xia Yu had previously acted opposite Ding Mi with the buff of an award-winning actor. Her acting skills have been proven and she has the potential to become a star.
Having said that, if he activates the buff, he can challenge Ning Yanwang and perform a couple duo with Sister Mi?
Just imagining such a scene would make the senior student jealous, so forget about the male lead, at most he can just play a cameo as a villain or something.
Xia Yu did not forget that he was a wealthy man and had to draw a clear line between himself and the entertainment industry.
On July 9th, after checking out of the hotel, Xia Yu and his group drove to the airport. Their trip to Beijing ended successfully, and it was time for them to return to Shanghai.
When they arrived at the business terminal, Xia Yu got out of the car, and Zeppelin and Bugatti Divo also boarded the cargo flight next to it, with Lao Xu still escorting the car.
Feng Manxue changed her role when she arrived at the airport. She changed her OL suit into a flight attendant uniform and boarded the Sherlock with Xia Yu.
"Mr. Xia, welcome home x3!"
This time, Yuan Qiansui led everyone and Xia Yu to deliver a welcome speech.
Taking her previous performance into consideration, Xia Yu felt that being just a kitchen maid was not enough, and she was more suitable for the position of deputy flight attendant and deputy head maid.
Let’s give her the responsibility next time we recruit people!
"Okay, let's go home!"
Xia Yu said as he put on his slippers.
After receiving his instructions, the captain asked the tower for take-off permission, and soon the Xia Yuke took off into the sky and flew towards the Magic City.
The two-hour flight passed in the blink of an eye. After getting off the plane and changing to a helicopter, Feng Manxue and Xia Yu arrived at the company together.
"Go home and clean up first. I have something to go out for."
Xia Yu threw all his luggage to Feng Manxue, went to the second floor, drove his Aventador and rushed to the film and television company.
He needed to have a good chat with his senior classmates about what he had gained over the past week.
"We'll talk about the screenwriting later. Senior, go contact Qidian first and get the copyright for 'Republic of China Spy Shadow'. Don't look at the book's current performance. I have a feeling it will be a big hit later on."
Xia Yu held a short meeting with Yin Suya and Ding Mi in the conference room, and emphasized this matter.
He is optimistic about this book, just like Qidian was optimistic about "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and bought out all the copyrights at a very low price. If they act earlier now, they might be able to get a bargain price.
This is how it is in business. It’s about who can get what they want at the lowest price, not who is more generous.
Xia Yu is a mature businessman. He only shows his generosity in investment and consumption. For other matters, we just deal in business.
"Okay, their headquarters is in Shanghai. I'll call them first."
After Yin Suya finished speaking, she went to do her work, and Xia Yu pulled Ding Mi back.
"Sister Mi, you should make more preparations during this period and learn more about the cultural background of that era."
"I understand all of this, but I read this novel and the heroine's presence is so weak!"
Ding Mi and Xia Yu complained.
Ever since Xia Yu mentioned his idea of adapting the novel, she went to read it and discovered this problem.
"Sister Mi, this is probably a common problem with most online novels. The female protagonists are poorly described, and many even have no female protagonists at all to save trouble."
Xia Yu explained to Ding Mi with a smile.
He didn't mention the stud harem, because this kind of book only makes money from e-subscriptions, and he has no intention of selling the copyright for adaptation.
Ambiguous stories are quite suitable for being adapted into web dramas, because the male protagonist can remain a virgin until the end, and at most he may have a nosebleed or something. In a regular TV series that is broadcast on satellite TV, as long as it is not a drama with a strong male lead, the female protagonist must have a lot of scenes.
Many TV dramas adapted from novels often anger the original fans because the screenwriters are not good enough and change historical dramas or professional dramas into romance dramas.
Xia Yu and his team may encounter the same problem this time, so they need to put more thought into the selection of screenwriters and the review of the script. The changes must be successful and make everyone like the heroine.
"Xia Yu, you are so understanding!"
Ding Mi said with emotion that she usually doesn't read novels, let alone the spy war novels that are very niche in the male-oriented genres, but this also highlights Xia Yu's high reading volume.
"It's okay. I watched more during my freshman year of high school, but less now."
Xia Yu mainly doesn’t have time to watch it now, because there are too many interesting things to do, which takes up a large part of his energy.
"Sister Mi, don't worry. When we buy the copyright, we are buying a world view, a protagonist's personality, and part of the plot. Most of the side plots that don't affect the main plot will be deleted. When the time comes, we will find a great screenwriter to give you more roles.
Another shortcoming of online literature is that it is too long and cannot be carried by TV dramas. Plot deletions are inevitable, and whatever can be deleted or added can be added as long as the flavor of the original characters is retained.
Xia Yu's words put Ding Mi completely at ease, and at the same time made her look forward to the filming even more.
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