novellhall Chapter 24: Acquiring the copyright and starting filming.
Chapter 24: Acquiring the copyright and starting filming.
night.
Rental apartment in the Beijing Film Academy residential area.
Lin Zixuan began his cultivation as always.
However, he had grown accustomed to embracing a fragrant beauty every night, enjoying double the pleasure during his cultivation time.
Returning to the monotonous days of solitary meditation and cultivation was extremely difficult for him to adjust to.
It took him nearly two hours to gradually calm down and enter a state of complete absorption in his practice.
This made him sincerely sigh, "Indeed, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality."
The next morning, he awoke from his cultivation and glanced at the panel in his sea of consciousness:
Name: Lin Zixuan
Age: 21 (123)
人气：0
Cultivation level: 18/100 (Qi Refining)
. . . . . .
Fortunately, the cultivation was quite effective, and he successfully refined the 25 units of human energy within him.
However, the thought that he would have to rely on his meager popularity each day to cultivate in the future made him feel anything but happy.
Damn it, without my older sister by my side, forget about double the happiness, even normal cultivation is about to be impossible to maintain.
After the Sina Entertainment reporter Hu Yanyan's report on him, he has gained some fame and is no longer a nobody in the entertainment industry.
For five consecutive days, it brought him more than 100,000 followers.
However, subsequent reports and hype failed to keep up, so the impact was limited, and the hype quickly faded.
A week later, his daily increase in popularity began to decline until it stabilized at just over 5000.
This is why he was in such a hurry to start shooting the music video; without creating some content, his popularity would grow too slowly.
When the bank opened at 9 o'clock, he and Wen Muye went to the bank counter next to the school to transfer 10 yuan.
Then, as agreed, we went to the Time Cafe downstairs in the China World Trade Center and met with the author, Long Yi, to discuss the transfer of the film and television adaptation rights for "Lurking".
Long Yi never expected that the person who invited him to meet to discuss the acquisition of the copyright for "Lurking" was an incredibly handsome young man.
In his imagination, the person who comes to buy film and television copyrights should be either the owner of the film and television company or a senior executive of the film and television company.
After confirming several times, he finally believed that Lin Zixuan was the person he had spoken to on the phone yesterday.
Looking at Lin Zixuan, who was so young, he was a little worried that he might not be reliable. It wasn't until Lin Zixuan took out his student ID and studio-related documents that Long Yi carefully examined them and his doubts were dispelled.
After marveling at how formidable the younger generation is, we finally got to the main topic.
"Lin Zixuan, can you tell me why you chose 'Lurking'?"
"Teacher Long Yi, I am a student at Beijing Film Academy. Our teachers often say that whether it is a movie or a TV series, the key to moving the audience is the plot, and a good plot must have conflict and tension."
After reading your novel "Lurking", I was particularly impressed by the characters Yu Zecheng and Cuiping.
Yu Zecheng was a refined and cultured scholar, while Cuiping was a wild and uncouth country woman who also smoked a pipe.
The two people, one elegant and the other rough, are so different, yet they have to live under the same roof, pretend to be husband and wife, and carry out secret missions together. There's bound to be a lot of drama between them.
This is what we often refer to in dramas as typical characters in typical environments. Against this backdrop, there are countless stories that can be developed.
I want to adapt it into a TV series when I have the ability.
"A TV series? But my novel is only a little over 10,000 words long; that's far from enough for a TV series, isn't it?"
"It's alright, we can expand the story further within the framework and setting of your novel."
When Long Yi heard Lin Zixuan say that he was only borrowing the framework and setting of the novel, his expectations immediately dropped a lot.
As for whether to sell or not, is there any need to consider it? It's just a short story of a little over 10,000 words. There are already some suckers willing to buy the film and television adaptation rights. What are you waiting for?
Moreover, given the current environment, if he only borrows the framework and setting, and the other party is not careful and turns it into a TV series without buying the copyright, it will be difficult for him to pursue their legal responsibility.
So when discussing the price, Lin Zixuan let him name his own price, and he boldly offered a price of 5 yuan.
Lin Zixuan hesitated only slightly before agreeing. He immediately signed a contract with Long Yi in the name of his studio and then went to the bank to transfer the payment, thus completing the copyright transaction.
Lin Zixuan was in high spirits after successfully acquiring the film and television rights to "Lurking".
Then, I decided to be generous and went on a big shopping spree at Pacific Department Store.
It cost a full 5 yuan to buy myself a complete set of trench coats, suits, casual wear, and shoes, according to Wen Muye's requirements for shooting the MV.
Of course, it's paid for by the studio, since costumes can be considered part of the filming costs.
Finally, I went to Xinhua Bookstore again and bought all the books related to the director according to the book list provided by Wen Muye.
Starting that evening, I used my spare time to study directing.
The next morning, Lin Zixuan woke up from his cultivation and sighed inwardly. Without the help of human energy to cultivate, it was like his desires were not being satisfied, and he felt uncomfortable all over.
Open the panel in your mind's eye:
Name: Lin Zixuan
Age: 21 (123)
人气：0
Cultivation level: 18/100 (Qi Refining)
. . . . . .
It's really too difficult to cultivate with just my meager popularity. The days ahead are going to be tough.
As agreed, he arrived at the school gate at 7 o'clock with a large suitcase filled with clothes.
The entire crew had arrived, including Zhou Muyin, who was surrounded by several staff members trying to curry favor with her.
Upon seeing Lin Zixuan, Zhou Muyin's eyes lit up. She hadn't seen Lin Zixuan for two or three months, and today she felt that he had become even more handsome, which made her even more infatuated.
She was carrying a bag containing two steamed buns and milk. She walked quickly toward Lin Zixuan and said, "Zixuan, this is breakfast I prepared for you."
Lin Zixuan didn't stand on ceremony and said, "Thank you."
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Fumino called out loudly, "Get in the car, let's go."
Although the filming crew for the music video was small, there were still more than 10 people, and more importantly, they had a lot of equipment.
Wen Muye rented two vehicles, a minibus and a motorhome.
The minibus was carrying the film crew, shooting equipment, and various props.
The RV is mainly used for the male and female leads to change clothes and for makeup. After all, both Lin Zixuan and Zhou Muyin need to change several outfits, and they definitely need to touch up their makeup frequently for the sake of the filming effect.
In less than an hour, the group arrived at Miaofeng Mountain. The scenery here is beautiful, with lush vegetation and flowers. It is known as "surrounded by mountains on all sides, and flowers bloom every day of the year". It is indeed a good place to shoot a music video.
The filming of the "Autumn Never Returns" music video was not complicated. In a picturesque setting, Lin Zixuan's handsomeness was captured from various angles, interspersed with his ambiguous romance with Zhou Muyin. Of course, the ending of this romance was a regrettable breakup.
Lin Zixuan and Zhou Muyin are both students in the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy, so this kind of performance is not difficult for them at all, and the MV does not require high acting skills.
The filming went smoothly, and by the end of the day, we were even slightly ahead of schedule.
However, during filming, Zhou Muyin's performance was a bit too obvious, as she completely immersed herself in the role of Lin Zixuan's girlfriend.
Even when they weren't filming, he would affectionately stick to Lin Zixuan's side, making the crew members feel quite envious.
At 6 o'clock, after shooting a scene of Lin Zixuan riding a bicycle with Zhou Muyin on the back in the sunset, Wen Muye announced that work was done.