Chapter 394 Film and Television Adaptation
Shen Yunliang was filled with emotion, and was upset that he had lost such an excellent son-in-law, but on the surface, he remained calm and unmoved.
"Xiao Cheng, I haven't seen you for a few days. How have you been lately?"
"Thank you uncle, I'm fine." Cheng Xuyuan hesitated for a moment, but decided to ask.
After all, in the Shen family, the one who had the most upright attitude towards him was Shen Yunliang.
And pretending to know nothing about Shen Yumo's affairs would seem too heartless.
So he said in a deep voice: "Uncle Shen, I heard that Yu Mo went to Shanghai Literature and Art?"
Shen Yunliang sighed softly and said, "Shanghai Literature and Art is recruiting new editors, and Yu Mo also wants to change to a new environment."
"Insist on going to the East China Sea."
"Her mother and I were reluctant to let her go, but she insisted on going. Alas!"
Shen Yunliang was very reluctant about his daughter going to Shanghai Literature and Art.
He wanted his children to stay with him! Although Donghai was a good place with a developed economy, it was too far from Yanjing! He had to take a train for a whole day to see his daughter, which made him very uncomfortable.
At the beginning, when Shen Yumo said that he was going to work at Shanghai Literature and Art, he was strongly opposed.
It can be said that the whole family was against it.
Among them, Li Xueling opposed it most strongly and even had an argument with Shen Yumo.
However, the daughter, who had always been gentle and obedient, was determined this time. She would not listen to anyone's advice and was determined to go to Shanghai Literature and Art.
When he wanted to open up to her and have a heart-to-heart talk, his daughter just threw him one sentence, one sentence that made him extremely uncomfortable: she didn't want people to look at her strangely.
Shen Yunliang naturally understood the meaning of this sentence. While he understood it, he felt even more uncomfortable.
Of course he understood what his daughter meant by the strange look.
As Cheng Xuyuan became more and more famous, more and more people knew about his relationship with Shen Yumo.
This divorce has also attracted more and more attention.
Anyone who knows the whole story will naturally point fingers at Shen Yumo.
The words in here will be extremely unpleasant to hear.
Although these words will not be said to his face, there are always some words that will reach Shen Yumo's ears.
Looking at his daughter's almost painful expression, although Shen Yunliang was reluctant in his heart, he finally agreed to his daughter's request.
Helped Shen Yumo and transferred to "Shanghai Literature and Art".
My daughter wasn’t away for long, but when she was gone she only called me after work. Normally she would write me letters.
But who can be blamed for this kind of thing?
Do you blame Cheng Xuyuan? I can only say that everything is fate.
Fortunately, his sister's home is in Donghai, so Yu Mo won't be alone if he goes there. At least there will be relatives to take care of him.
Seeing Shen Yunliang looking somewhat lonely, Cheng Xuyuan hesitated for a moment before comforting him: "Uncle Shen, I also have a few friends in Donghai. Although they are not as well connected as you, they can still do things like running errands."
"If you need anything in the future, just arrange it for me."
Shen Yunliang looked at Cheng Xuyuan with a sincere face and sighed in his heart.
No matter what, Cheng Xuyuan is still very conscientious.
When his daughter was about to get divorced, he gave her three thousand yuan.
With this money, Yu Mo will not be able to endure any grievances in the East China Sea for the time being.
He nodded gently and said, "Okay, I'll give you a heads up if you need anything."
As they were talking, the two were about to separate. Cheng Xuyuan looked at Shen Yunliang who was about to leave, opened his mouth to speak, but in the end, no words came out.
He hoped that Shen Yunliang would tell Shen Yumo that he could buy a small house in Donghai while the three thousand yuan was still valuable.
But in the end, he didn't say it.
It's not that he wants to keep any secret, but he was the one who gave the three thousand yuan on his own initiative. If he brought it up, it would seem like he was deliberately trying to control the right to use the three thousand yuan.
"Xuyuan, come here quickly." Just as the two people separated, Wang Meng waved at him.
Cheng Xuyuan quickly came to Wang Meng and greeted him, "Teacher Wang."
"Xuyuan, I've said before that we two should treat each other as equals. You can't call me teacher. Your teacher is Elder Wan." Wang Meng smiled and said, "You can call me by my name, or call me Brother Wang."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "The wise are my teachers. I grew up reading your books. It's only natural for me to call you teacher."
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan's peaceful face, Wang Meng felt very happy.
This person is not the least bit arrogant, knows when to advance and when to retreat, and has a sense of propriety. Who wouldn't like such a young man?
"Okay, okay, you can call me whatever you want." Wang Meng said, "There is a guest who wants to see you, so hurry up and go over."
Cheng Xuyuan was stunned for a moment. He originally thought that he just came here to make up the numbers, but he didn't expect that someone else wanted to see him.
Following the direction Wang Meng pointed, Cheng Xuyuan saw several people talking together, among them was Zhang Guangnian, whom he knew.
If Old Zhang wanted to see him, there was no need for him to be here. Cheng Xuyuan glanced at the other people and found that he actually knew a few of them.
"Who wants to see me?" Cheng Xuyuan asked casually.
"It's Ms. Fang who wants to see you." Wang Meng introduced: "She is now a senior executive of Hong Kong TVB and an assistant to Mr. Shao."
Cheng Xuyuan already felt that the woman in her forties looked familiar. When she heard Wang Meng's introduction, she immediately understood why she looked familiar.
After all, he has all the memories of his previous life in his mind.
For this familiar face, this is also very normal.
She wanted to see me about something.
With some guesses in mind, Cheng Xuyuan still walked over.
As soon as he walked over, Zhang Guangnian smiled and said, "Xuyuan, you're finally here. Let me introduce you. This is Ms. Fang from Hong Kong Wireless."
"Ms. Fang, this is Cheng Xuyuan you want to see."
Just when Cheng Xuyuan was thinking about whether to take the initiative to shake hands or say hello directly, Ms. Fang had already stretched out her hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Cheng, I have long heard of your name."
"To be honest, I really like your book, Stories about the Ming Dynasty."
"Because I wanted to read the updates of 'Those Things in the Ming Dynasty', I became a loyal reader of 'Tonight News'."
While shaking hands with Ms. Fang, Cheng Xuyuan said modestly: "Thank you for your support, Ms. Fang. It is because of readers like you that Jinwanbao has the motivation to increase my royalties."
Listening to Cheng Xuyuan's calm and humorous response, Ms. Fang smiled and said, "It's a good book. Of course I support it."
"Your "Zhu Xian" is also one of the books I am following."
"To be honest, I feel really bad that Biyao didn't come back to life in the end."
Cheng Xuyuan was more relaxed in dealing with this kind of question. He still smiled and said, "There is a saying that there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. For the same book, everyone will have their own different opinions."
"You like Biyao, which is also an acknowledgement of me."
Zhang Guangnian felt relieved when he heard Cheng Xuyuan's response. Although Cheng Xuyuan was young, he spoke very appropriately.
That's very good.
Ms. Fang smiled and said, "I don't quite agree with Mr. Cheng's explanation."
"However, since you are the author of the novel, it is natural that the truth shall be based on what you wrote."
At this point, she paused for a moment and said, "Mr. Cheng, as far as I know, you seem to particularly like using different pen names."
"For example, the pen name you used to publish works in traditional literary magazines was Xu Lingyun, the pen name you used in Ming Dynasty Matters was Dangnian Mingyue, and the pen name you used in the fairy tale novels was Xiao Ding."
"It seems to me that it would be a greater help to your fame if you used the same pen name."
"May I ask why you use different pen names?"
Although Zhang Guangnian knew that Cheng Xuyuan used different pen names, he never asked Cheng Xuyuan why.
Hearing Ms. Fang ask this, he also became curious.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "This is purely a personal hobby."
"As an author, everyone uses a few pen names."
The small talk lasted for more than ten minutes. Just when Cheng Xuyuan felt a little at a loss for words, Ms. Fang suddenly said, "Mr. Cheng, I came here this time to discuss cooperation with you."
"Your "Zhu Xian" has ended. We want to make your "Zhu Xian" into a TV series. What do you think?"
TV series? Cheng Xuyuan was not going to object to this. After all, it would also increase his income.
So he hesitated for a moment and said, "Of course I won't object to this, as long as the price is right."
Ms. Fang had already learned about Cheng Xuyuan's personality before she came.
I know that this person still values money very much.
His agreement with the Evening News on royalties has also become a topic of conversation among Hong Kong writers.
Before coming here, she had already prepared for this matter.
So he smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng is a straightforward person, so I won't hide anything. Our company is willing to offer 20,000 yuan to buy out the film and television adaptation rights of your "Zhu Xian"."
When the authors standing aside heard the 20,000 yuan, their expressions changed.
After all, this is a considerable sum of money. When everyone's salary is only 50 or 60 yuan, tens of thousands of yuan is really rare.
Twenty thousand yuan! Cheng Xuyuan estimated the price and smiled, "If it's twenty thousand yuan, I'm very willing to let your company reorganize it once in five years."
Ms. Fang frowned immediately.
Although Cheng Xuyuan's tone seemed to indicate agreement.
But she knew very well that this was not at the same standard as the conditions she had proposed.
Her request was for a buyout, but this guy only wanted one adaptation, and it had to be completed within five years.
Although they have no problem completing it within five years, there is a huge difference between this and a buyout.
"Mr. Cheng, your conditions are a bit too harsh." Ms. Fang said calmly: "I think our conditions are still very sincere."
Cheng Xuyuan said calmly: "I think my conditions are reasonable."
For a moment, neither of them spoke, but from their expressions, one could feel that the other was unwilling to compromise.
Zhang Guangnian, who was standing aside, said with a smile: "Ms. Fang, Xuyuan, we will talk about cooperation slowly later."
"The party is about to begin, let's go there first."
Hearing this invitation, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Okay, now that you mention it, I'm actually a little hungry!"
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