Chapter 601 Happiness comes too fast
In Cheng Xuyuan's mind, the memory of Game of Thrones is extremely clear.
Because he had not only read it, but also read it several times, so now every punctuation mark is in his mind.
More importantly, he has also read the English version.
When he read the English version back then, he was just guessing at the same time, but now, his super memory allows him to have a clear understanding of the English version.
So, Cheng Xuyuan decided to write an English version.
After discussing with Mike, Cheng Xuyuan picked up the manuscript he had carried with him, thought about it for a while, and started writing.
Because Game of Thrones itself is a fictional story, Cheng Xuyuan didn't even have to change the name and could just write it directly.
In just two or three hours, Cheng Xuyuan had already written nearly six thousand words.
Cheng Xuyuan was not very satisfied with this speed.
After all, if he had a computer, he could just copy five or six thousand words in an hour.
Putting down the pen and rubbing his slightly weak arms, Cheng Xuyuan had an idea in his mind: should he bring a computer back this time?
But after thinking about it, the programmer finally put this idea aside.
Although home computers had already appeared at this time, input methods and writing software were still problems.
As an author, if I show too much specialness in programming, it would be too dazzling.
It’s better to just use a pen honestly.
The second night after Cheng Xuyuan arrived in New York, he had dinner with Mr. Miller.
Before dinner, he and Mr. Miller went to see an adaptation of The Intouchables.
When the drama was performed, the seats were packed, and after the performance, there was warm applause.
All this undoubtedly expresses the popularity of this drama.
"Xuyuan, When Happiness Knocks on the Door is still very popular. I think this play will still be performed for another year or two."
Mr. Miller's expression was full of excitement.
As a big shot in the drama industry, the best thing for him now is that the dramas he stages are well received by the audience.
He picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip, then continued, "I think that after The Pursuit of Happyness ends, Intouchables will still be able to perform for two years."
"We don't have to worry about not having any plays to perform in the short term."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "This is good news. Let's have a drink."
Mr. Miller clinked glasses with Cheng Xuyuan and then said, "Xuyuan, I think it would be best for you to stay in New York for your next development."
"You are about to graduate from college, and now I can help you apply for graduate school."
"I have a friend who is a professor at New York University. I can recommend you to him. When your studies are not too busy, you can still study drama."
Hearing Mr. Miller say this, Cheng Xuyuan felt helpless.
This was the second time Mr. Miller had suggested that he study drama in the United States.
Cheng Xuyuan doesn't have much interest in studying drama.
But Mr. Miller meant well, and a direct refusal would seem a bit unpleasant.
So after a moment of hesitation, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Mr. Miller, I was retained by the school to study for a master's degree before I came here."
"And the teacher who tutored me was a professor whom I respected very much."
"So, I can only apologize for your kindness."
Hearing Cheng Xuyuan's words, Mr. Miller sighed helplessly and said, "Xuyuan, please think carefully about my suggestion."
"Whenever you make up your mind, you can contact me at any time."
What else could Cheng Xuyuan say about this kind of treatment? He could only thank Mr. Miller for valuing him.
However, he immediately recommended Farewell My Concubine to Mr. Miller.
Cheng Xuyuan knew that if this novel was adapted into a drama, it would be popular.
Instead of arguing with Mr. Miller about whether to come to the United States to study, it is better to strengthen cooperation.
Mr. Miller has not read the novel Farewell My Concubine.
But when Cheng Xuyuan read the movie script of Farewell My Concubine, his expression suddenly changed.
As a master of drama, he knows very well what kind of drama will be popular.
At this time, Mr. Miller believes that Cheng Xuyuan's novel will definitely be popular after the adaptation.
Mr. Miller didn't even bother to talk about studying abroad and immediately asked Cheng Xuyuan a bunch of questions.
Fortunately, after working with Mr. Miller for the past two years, Cheng Xuyuan has also made in-depth research on drama, so he was able to easily resolve Mr. Miller's problems.
After just half an hour of chatting with Cheng Xuyuan, Mr. Miller decided to stage the script of Farewell My Concubine and asked Cheng Xuyuan to turn the novel into a drama script as soon as possible.
Cheng Xuyuan did not refuse this request.
Although the money earned from drama is not much, it is extremely stable.
During the following days in the United States, Cheng Xuyuan, apart from writing, followed Mr. Mike around for signings.
I don’t know if it’s because of the work done by Millen Publishing before the book signing, but there are basically quite a few readers waiting at every book signing.
During this signing, the time for the Oscars was approaching.
After completing the last scheduled signing, Cheng Xuyuan and Mike took a car to attend the Oscar awards ceremony.
Actually, the Oscars had nothing to do with Mike, but Cheng Xuyuan was going to receive the award, which made Mr. Mike want to go and see.
After all, in his opinion, if Cheng Xuyuan could win the award, it would also be of great benefit to the sales of Cheng Xuyuan's works.
"Xuyuan, the sales of your works have increased a lot during these days of book signings." Mike, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat of the car, said with emotion: "It seems that this book signing is really beneficial."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Mr. Mike, I hope I can continue to go to book signings with you in the future."
In response to Cheng Xuyuan's polite words, Mr. Mike smiled and said, "I think there will be this opportunity in the future."
"By the way, how is the Game of Thrones that you told me about a while ago going?" Mr. Mike said with a smile, "Have you finished writing the beginning?"
In Mr. Mike's opinion, even if Cheng Xuyuan had already planned the plot, it was already good enough for him to write an opening in more than half a month.
After all, Cheng Xuyuan attends a book signing almost every two days.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "I have almost written half of the first part. I think if I work overtime, I can finish writing the first part by the time I leave the United States."
When Mike heard the news, he was stunned for a moment, then he pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Cheng, when it comes to writing a book, I always think that we should take our time."
"Don't you have a saying that slow work makes fine work?"
“I think that only after careful thinking can we write good works.”
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Mr. Mike with a serious face, knowing that he was afraid that he would be too eager for quick success, so he smiled and said, "Mr. Mike, sometimes, writing fast does not necessarily mean writing badly."
"You'd better take a look first."
Mr. Mike smiled. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Cheng Xuyuan's words, he found it difficult to refute them directly.
However, in his heart, he was looking forward to Cheng Xuyuan's work.
However, in this expectation, he wanted to find out the problems in Cheng Xuyuan's current novel, so as to prove that what he said was correct.
On the day he returned, Cheng Xuyuan met two directors, Si Diwen and Bertocchi.
They both attended the Oscars.
It’s just that between the two of them, Sidiwen seemed somewhat smug, while Bertoci looked a little tired.
After seeing Cheng Xuyuan, Si Diwen had just greeted him a few times when Bertoci said, "Si Diwen, you have plenty of time to talk to Mr. Cheng before the award ceremony."
"So at this time, you should give it to me."
Hearing what the senior Bertoci said, Si Diwen was somewhat unwilling in his heart, but he could only say helplessly: "Mr. Bertoci, I hope you and Cheng will have a pleasant cooperation."
With Sidiwen's departure, only Cheng Xuyuan and Bertoci were left in the conversation.
Bertoci said directly: "Cheng, I went back and discussed your proposal with some old friends."
“They feel that this is an acceptable way to collaborate.”
"But they felt that we should take the lead during the filming process."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Mr. Bertoci, I have no objection to you taking the lead in this matter."
“You are the director after all.”
"But I hope we can have one more partner."
The extra partner of Cheng Xuyuan was naturally himself. As for Cheng Xuyuan's requests, Bertoci did not hesitate too much and agreed directly.
After the two people reached a preliminary agreement on cooperation, the relationship between them improved a lot.
After chatting about some things related to the filming of the movie, Bertoci said, "Cheng, although I am the director of this movie, I think you still need to pay more attention to the selection of actors on time."
"After all, you have a good grasp of the personality of each person you play."
"Much better than me."
As a director, the greatest power besides filming is to find suitable actors.
Now that Bertocchi has handed this matter over to Cheng Xuyuan, he is actually giving one of the director's greatest powers to Cheng Xuyuan.
The reason why Bertoci did this was because he had thought carefully these days and found that Cheng Xuyuan was too important to the drama they were about to shoot.
Not only was the script prepared by Cheng Xuyuan, but it also required collaboration.
All these aspects are inseparable from Cheng Xuyuan's support.
Of course, there is another reason, which is that he is not very familiar with the actors needed for this play.
There were no good candidates for the cast.
In this case, it would be better to put the task of selecting actors on Cheng Xuyuan's shoulders, thereby expressing the importance attached to Cheng Xuyuan and making things less difficult for himself.
It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Cheng Xuyuan instantly understood Bertoci's thoughts. He smiled and said, "Mr. Bertoci, we have a saying, 'One person's plan is short, while two people's plan is long.'"
"I don't think we need to rush to let anyone make the decision on the actor issue. We should wait and see and discuss it more."
"What do you think?"
Bertoci breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Cheng Xuyuan did not covet this power.
He had actually just been trying to test Cheng Xuyuan's thoughts to see if this partner was too overbearing.
And Cheng Xuyuan's approach made him feel at ease.
"Okay, let's take a look."
"No, Mr. Cheng, I think you should get this script out as soon as possible."
"I have already reached an agreement with the investor. They are prepared to invest 20 million US dollars to make this movie. I wonder how much the partner can contribute this time?"
When Bertoci mentioned 20 million US dollars, Cheng Xuyuan's heart moved.
He knew very well that even if he cooperated with the most powerful Yan Film Studio or Shanghai Film Studio, they would not be able to come up with much money.
After all, this is 20 million US dollars! Cheng Xuyuan pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Bertoci, I don't think the co-production party gets a specific amount of money."
"What they took was the filming location, the actors and manpower, and all the logistical supplies needed for filming."
"When you add all these up, it's not a small number."
"Most importantly, they can provide a large number of excellent actors."
"This allows you to focus all your energy on the filming process."
"And once they solve these problems, the cost of filming will drop significantly."
When Bertocchi mentioned the 20 million US dollars, his intention was to ask for his own company to have a larger stake in the joint production.
But when he heard Cheng Xuyuan's words at this time, he suddenly felt that the other party's contribution was actually not small.
After hesitating for a moment, he smiled and said, "Then let's talk about the way of cooperation later."
After discussing the script of The Last Emperor again, Bertocchi left with satisfaction.
Cheng Xuyuan saw Bertocchi off and talked to Sidiwen about the Oscars before having a good rest in the hotel.
On the last day of March, the Oscar awards ceremony was held at the Chandelure Hall.
Those who can attend this ceremony are either directors or celebrities. It can be said that this award ceremony is star-studded.
Shen He held a ticket and carefully followed the people into the back row of the hall.
Originally, she had no way of attending the award ceremony, but Wu Guoliang gave her a ticket.
But even so, she could only sit in the corner.
After being in Los Angeles for more than a month, she actually felt a little regretful about coming here to study.
Before she came out, she also participated in film award ceremonies.
But at that time, she was the object of attention.
But now, he is not even a supporting role and can only be a spectator sitting in the corner.
Cheng Xuyuan also said that they might have good luck someday, which should be a blessing.
Take Shen He for example, she feels that she has not had any good luck recently.
But Cheng Xuyuan has been having a very good time during this period.
She often saw reports of his signings in the newspapers she read.
Even the New York Times conducted an exclusive interview with him, praising him to the utmost.
Now that Cheng Xuyuan is here, there should be a lot of reporters taking pictures of him.
Just as Shen He was thinking about this, he heard someone greet him, "Miss Shen, when did you arrive?"
Hearing this, Shen He quickly looked and found that the person talking to him was Wu Guoliang.
Shen He was very grateful to this friend.
After all, without this friend, she wouldn't even have a ticket to the awards ceremony.
"I just came over." Shen He said with a smile, "I haven't received your vote yet? Otherwise, I can only watch the award ceremony on TV this time."
Wu Guoliang smiled and said, "It's just a ticket, what's there to thank me for?"
"To be honest, I can only get tickets for this corner."
Just as the two were exchanging pleasantries, someone said, "Why are you two hiding here? I almost couldn't find you."
Hearing this, Shen He and Wu Guoliang quickly turned their heads and saw Cheng Xuyuan walking towards them.
Wu Guoliang faced Cheng Xuyuan, quickly smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng, I'm glad to meet you."
After Cheng Xuyuan and Wu Guoliang exchanged a few polite words, he casually asked, "Mr. Wu, does Miss Shen have any intention of filming a movie recently?"
"I haven't found the right one yet." Shen He said in a deep voice with his lips pursed.
Cheng Xuyuan should be aware of his situation before he came out. He said this not for...
Wu Guoliang said: "I feel that my acting skills still need to be honed, so I am preparing to learn more recently."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled at Wu Guoliang and Shen He and said, "You two, I have recently discussed with Director Bertocchi about making a movie."
"You can audition if you want."
Hearing Cheng Xuyuan's words, Wu Guoliang's face suddenly became more smiling.
Naturally, he wanted to act in a play directed by Bertocchi.
Although he couldn't play the leading role, it was of great benefit to his reputation.
So he couldn't wait to say: "Mr. Cheng, thank you so much for your kindness."
“I’d love to audition.”
Shen He hesitated for a moment and said, "Cheng Xuyuan, what role do you want me to play?"
When Wu Guoliang heard this question, he became a little anxious. He knew very well that according to Shen He's situation, he should take it step by step.
What's more, this is a play directed by Bertocchi.
Just when he was about to remind Shen He not to be picky, he heard Cheng Xuyuan say, "Shen He, the first thing we need to confirm is the male and female lead."
"If you are up to the task, those are the two roles."
Wu Guoliang was stunned for a moment!
He could hardly believe his ears.
Is this true? The role I was auditioning for turned out to be the protagonist. This… this…
This happiness comes too quickly.
In fact, it was not only Wu Guoliang who thought this way at this time, but Shen He also thought this way.
After she asked the question just now, she felt a little nervous, and she also made up her mind that even if it was a small supporting role, she would fight for what she should fight for.
But I didn't expect that he would be the protagonist.
And it is a movie directed by the great director Bertocchi.
Is this true?
Happy things, are they coming a little too fast?
For some reason, Shen He thought of what Cheng Xuyuan said when they met before.
For a moment, she couldn't believe it was true. "Are you kidding me?" Shen He said involuntarily.
(End of this chapter)
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