As a supporting actor, Lin Xin did not have too many parts in "The Magic Sword". After he successfully finished filming all his scenes, he immediately returned to China and discussed with Meng Lan about starring in a romantic comedy.
Meng Lan said: "I understand that you are angry when some media say that you are not good at acting in romantic dramas, but we need to think long-term."
Lin Xin was surprised: "There are still media outlets saying this? Which one?"
Meng Lan was silent for a while, then said, "Okay, so you didn't know. Then, why did you suddenly want to act in a romantic...comedy?"
Lin Xin corrected: "It's not acting, it's directing and acting by myself."
Meng Lan was silent for a while, then said, "Okay, I'll direct and act in it myself. So, do you want to become a director?"
Lin Xin said honestly: "No, I just feel that there are not many excellent romantic comedy movies in recent years. I don't trust other crews, so I want to direct it myself."
Meng Lan said, "You also know that there aren't many good romantic comedies recently? Are you so confident in your own directing?"
Lin Xin said: "No, I just think that I, as a director, can better control the quality."
Meng Lan couldn't help but said, "Haha."
Lin Xin said: "Anyway, I am still planning to invest myself, so it doesn't matter if I lose money."
Meng Lan held her forehead with her hand: "This is not a question of whether it makes a profit or not, but a question of evaluation! Do you understand evaluation? You can't make a movie with low evaluation now!"
Lin Xin said: "So I directed it myself."
Meng Lan took a deep breath and said, "Then do you have a script?"
Lin Xin shook his head.
Meng Lan: "...then what did you say?"
Lin Xin said: "If you agree, I will collect the script immediately."
Meng Lan: "...Are you so sure that you can get good results?"
Lin Xin said: "Money makes the world go round."
Meng Lan: "...You are right. Wait until you receive the script."
Lin Xin was happy: "Brother Meng agreed?"
Meng Lan said helplessly, "It's rare for you to ask for a role you want to play. If the risk is not big, I will still satisfy you. And I think about it. The director's level will not affect your evaluation as an actor. Many famous actors have directed themselves, and the things they filmed are as bad as shit, and their fans just laugh it off. Romantic comedies are all low-cost. If you have sufficient funds, just play around."
Although Lin Xin occasionally caused him headaches, she was very obedient at work. So Meng Lan thought that she could tolerate Lin Xin's current willfulness.
It would be best if it succeeds, but even if it fails, it would be like paying for a lesson, allowing Lin Xin to give up the idea of entering the director industry.
As for whether the investment can be recovered, Meng Lan is not worried. Even if Lin Xin has no money, Xue Fei will definitely meet Lin Xin's small request.
It was a romantic comedy, with an investment of at most tens of millions, which was the price for Xue Fei to buy a villa.
Lin Xin was very happy and immediately transferred 50 million to Meng Lan, asking Meng Lan to arrange for the crew and he would be responsible for finding the script.
Meng Lan: "...Mr. Xue is so generous."
Lin Xin was puzzled: "What happened to Brother Fei?"
Meng Lan said, "I mean, as soon as you said you were going to direct a movie, Mr. Xue transferred 50 million to you. That's really generous."
Lin Xin said: "Uh... Brother Fei doesn't know that I'm going to direct a movie. This money is mine."
Meng Lan: "...Where did you get so much money? Did you save it from your film pay?"
It seems like if I don’t spend any money, I can still save… this much, right?
Lin Xin shook her head: "My main source of income is not from the entertainment industry."
Meng Lan is right. Lin Xin is now a celebrity, and his film and endorsement salaries are not small amounts. So it can be said that his main income is not in the entertainment industry. How much does he earn from other places?
But these are other people's affairs, and Lin Xin doesn't seem like someone who would do anything illegal, so Meng Lan won't ask too many questions.
He was just a little generous. No wonder people said money was not important. He thought he had Xue Fei or Lin Qin's support, but he didn't expect that Lin Xin himself was a little god of wealth.
Meng Lan said, "You need to find a script first, and then I can form a crew for you. If your script can't pass my test, even if you say you don't need money, I will never let you waste it."
Lin Xin immediately said: "Yes, sir!"
Meng Lan smiled and shook her head.
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After Lin Xin obtained Meng Lan's consent, he began to use the computer to search for the script.
The simplest way is to find a novel with an original work to adapt, so that you can have the original audience base and see the audience's reaction to the story in advance. Although it costs a lot of money to buy the copyright, for Lin Xin, money is not a problem.
The optical brain screened the happy romance novels that still had the copyright and had relatively high reviews. After comprehensively evaluating their plots, audiences, and the credibility and attitude of the copyright holders, the optical brain selected 100 novels that were more in line with Lin Xin's requirements and let Lin Xin read them.
Lin Xin had a headache. How long would he have to finish reading one hundred novels?
He asked the computer to extract the characters and outline of each novel. After reading them through, he selected ten that he was interested in and sent them to Meng Lan, asking her to make some more choices.
When Meng Lan saw the investment Lin Xin gave him for this movie, he knew that Lin Xin would choose a movie adapted from the original novel. He was not surprised to see the novel Lin Xin sent him.
Before Meng Lan made her choice, she asked, "Which one do you like best?"
Lin Xin said: "This is "CEO Chasing His Wife"."
Meng Lan: "...Let me see."
Just hearing the name makes the prospect worrying.
This novel has less than 200,000 words. It is a sweet story with no special plot. The main content is already spoiled in the title.
Different from the popular CEO stories, the heroine is not a Cinderella who is good for nothing but being strong (?) and simple (?), and the CEO is not a domineering CEO. There is no third party between the two, and there is no misunderstanding or abusive love. This story is about a CEO who lacks common sense and pursues a childhood sweetheart who is a career woman.
The funny and interesting part of the article is that the president is so lacking in common sense that the heroine thinks he is picking on her from his crush to his pursuit. Even in the final confession, the heroine is not moved, but rather has a black face and is so embarrassed that she wants to get into the ground.
By the way, the CEO's confession was the same as what he had read in CEO novels. He placed roses and fireworks in front of the office building where the heroine worked, and also held a loud speaker and said, "XXX, you like to eat fish, so I contracted a fish pond for you."
The heroine held her forehead and said, "Damn, you're stupid."
Meng Lan was speechless after reading the novel.
He finally understood why Lin Xin loved this book the most. Her feelings were very compatible with the male protagonist. After all, the way Lin Xin and Xue Fei confessed their love was not much better than that of this male protagonist. The male protagonist did it for the author's comedy effect, while Lin Xin confessed her love seriously.
Lin Xin was indeed interested in this novel because of this incident. After reading the novel, he sadly asked the optical brain why it did not filter out the data of this novel. If he had seen this novel earlier, he might have confessed in a different way.
The optical brain directly threw a face of statistical data at Lin Xin. The methods he gave Lin Xin were all the methods with the highest selection rate of male protagonists in the database, and the final choice was up to Lin Xin. These were the methods that Lin Xin chose himself.
The optical brain is just a system data processing auxiliary tool. As the system intelligence that makes decisions, is it really okay for you to pass the buck like this? Don't think that just because I have intelligence now, you can pass the buck at will. Be careful, I will go on strike.
Lin Xin immediately became timid: Xiaoguang, I was wrong, please forgive me.
Optical Brain: Humph, there won’t be a next time.
Lin Xin: m(-_-)mAbsolutely not!
All in all (forcibly changing the subject), Lin Xin was very interested in this novel, which made him see his own blood and tears.
Meng Lan originally thought that although this novel was funny, it was a bit too exaggerated and illogical. Lin Xin had two special experiences, a vegetative state for ten years and a high IQ, so it was normal for him to lack common sense. But the male protagonist in the novel is a normal CEO, and it is impossible for someone who sits in the position of CEO to lack common sense. However, combined with Lin Xin's own experience, this novel is not impossible.
In this way, he could also find a better reason for Lin Xin when promoting the film, for example, when he saw the novel, he thought of his confession that Xue Fei had taught him about for a long time, so he wanted to make it into a movie, but no one was willing to take it, so he bought the copyright, invested his own money, and directed and acted in the film himself.
Well, it fits Lin Xin's character of being cute and wealthy. Even if the movie has many logical loopholes, the audience accepts Lin Xin's reasons for making this movie and will not deliberately find fault with it.
After all, it was just Lin Xin's willfulness.
After Meng Lan had thought of the promotional model in her mind, she agreed to film the novel. However, the script needed to be adapted to add some things to make the setting of the novel more logical.
Meng Lan immediately contacted the author of the original novel, but was blocked by the author.
Author: Do you think I'm an idiot?! You are Meng Lan, and I am still Xue Fei!
Meng Lan: ...I really am, please listen to my explanation!
Author: Don’t listen! I’m telling you, I’ve seen a lot of scammers! Get lost!
So Meng Lan had to contact the CEO of the website where the author published the novel. He once received the CEO's business card at an event.
The contract with the author was very liberal, and the copyright was in her own hands, so Meng Lan contacted her directly. Unexpectedly, this person was so wary that she could only use roundabout means.
The boss was silent for a while, said that he would give Meng Lan a reply immediately, and then asked the author's editor to contact the author immediately.
author:……
Author: QAQ!!! Not a liar!!!
Editor: …Yeah, no lie, you almost missed out on working with your favorite idol.
Author: I'm going to commit suicide to apologize!
Editor: ...No, you should contact him as soon as possible.
The author immediately contacted Meng Lan and apologized profusely. It turned out that the author had been cheated not long ago, but fortunately she discovered it in time, so this time she thought the scammer had changed his vest and came to cheat her again.
The author Menghu apologized and cried, saying that if Lin Xin wanted it, she would give it to her for free, without asking for copyright fees, and she could also be a free screenwriter. Everything was for her idol! As long as Lin Xin could play her leading role, it would be fine! She has no shortage of money!
Meng Lan was in a complicated mood.
How come he is another one who has plenty of money?
Meng Lan: "...No, let's just talk about the price. I'll tell you our price range first, and you can discuss it with your family."
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