Chapter 748 Isn’t this a slap in the face?
Applying for a visa will take some time, so of course Fang Minghua will not be idle. The third part of "Harry Potter" has been written, and now he is starting to write the script for the first part.
Song Tangtang said on the phone that Warner Bros. invited the famous Hollywood screenwriter Tony Gilroy to write the script. In the past, he only provided suggestions, but Fang Minghua decided to write it himself.
Historically, the film adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has been relatively successful. The plot is made more compact, the changes are smaller, and the framework of the original novel is relatively intact.
The disadvantage is that it lacks a lot of psychological description, so that people who have not read the novel will feel that the story advances too fast.
The establishment of Hermione's friendship with Harry and Ron. In the first half of the novel, both Harry and Ron disliked Hermione, and there was almost no deep friendship between them. It was not until the incident in the bathroom on Halloween that their friendship was established. If you just watch the movie, you will feel as if they have been together all the time.
Hmm. This place adds some plot points, of course it is not Hermione but Ruifang.
While writing the script at home, I also had to apply for a visa. However, with the help of Shengshi Group’s Yanjing office and the fact that this was my second trip to the United States, I was able to handle the procedures with ease.
The most important thing is to write the script.
The winter in Xijing is still relatively cold, and it often snows heavily. Except for occasionally going fishing with Bai Miao and the others, Fang Minghua spends most of his time at home coding.
There is nothing more comfortable than sitting in a warm study, drinking steaming tea.
It took more than 20 days for Fang Minghua to write the script of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". However, he did not send it directly to Warner Bros., but sent it to Li Li's mailbox, and also found I called her at the right opportunity.
"Lili, I will send you the script, and you can find someone from the translation team to help translate it into English."
"Don't bother others, I will translate!" Lili on the phone said.
"You are in confinement, rest honestly and don't think about work all the time! Aren't you going to have classes next semester? This is the time at home." Fang Minghua said in a serious tone.
"No. I just stay in the room all day. I'm not allowed to do this or that. My mother won't let me go out. Minghua, I'm so annoyed." On the other end of the phone, Lili actually started acting coquettishly.
“Besides, American women don’t do confinement at all.”
“I don’t care about others, but you must listen to your mother!”
“I don’t "Hmm. Minghua."
It's rare to hear Li Li act coquettishly, and the Wu Yue woman was always soft-spoken. Fang Minghua felt that her bones were a little soft.
Just as he was about to say something else, he heard Li Li's panicked voice coming from the other end of the phone.
"Mom, no, it's nothing."
It turned out to be Li Li's mother, Zhou Yunmei, when she heard her daughter muttering in her room, as if she was being coquettish with someone, so she opened the door and walked in .
"It was my cousin who called just now." Li Li hung up the phone and regained her composure: "My cousin has gone to the publishing house. If you don't believe me, call my cousin."
"A man in his thirties is still acting coquettishly in front of his cousin." Zhou Yunmei muttered, then went in to look at the baby on the bed, and then went out again.
"On the phone, Fang Minghua's name was clearly called? But he said he was calling Tangtang? Did he hear wrongly?"
Zhou Yunmei thought, and went downstairs.
Li Li in the room also breathed a long sigh of relief.
It’s better to send an email, my mother won’t be able to read any love words.
Li Li opened the laptop on the table and sent an email to Fang Minghua saying that everything was safe, and more importantly, to translate his script.
By the end of December, Li Li had already translated the script and sent it to Fang Minghua's mailbox. Fang Minghua took a few glances and sent it to Jeff, the vice president of Warner Bros. Pictures. Everything was OK.
The visa procedures for going to the United States have been completed, but Minghua is in no hurry to leave. Song Tangtang has not come back yet. The couple cannot go to the United States and leave their two children at home. Although he could ask his father-in-law and mother-in-law to help with the care, Fang Minghua felt that he still had to fulfill his parents' responsibilities.
Stay with your children for a while. In this cold weather, don’t let the two children walk to school by themselves in the morning. Drive them there.
On the way back, I had a bowl of spicy soup or soy milk and fried dough sticks, and also had breakfast. Fang Minghua couldn't get used to the bread and milk the nanny prepared for the two children.
While Fang Minghua is spending the winter leisurely at home, Thomas, director of the planning department of Warner Bros. Pictures, thousands of miles away in Burbank, has been a little annoyed recently.
As the company's planning department, a very important responsibility is to assist in revising and coordinating scripts.
Today, a script is placed in front of my desk - "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".
It is the one written by Fang Minghua.
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is the highlight of Warner Bros. Film Company's work. The company will invest heavily in filming, so a good script is the basis for making an excellent movie.
To this end, the company spent a lot of money to invite Hollywood screenwriter Tony Gilroy to be the editor-in-chief.
Tony Gilroy is a newly emerging screenwriter in Hollywood in recent years. He has served as the screenwriter for many movies such as "On Frozen", "Scars" and "The Devil's Advocate".
But now, Tony's script has not been written, but the Chinese script has been placed on his desk!
This was sent over by Vice President Jeff, who asked the planning department to conduct a preliminary review first.
Is the script poorly written?
No, no, very well written.
Thomas read the script carefully and discussed it with two senior editors in the department. They agreed that the script has a compact structure, a smooth story and a very good rhythm. At the same time, it also retains the important plot and essence of the novel. .
"If you follow this script and find an excellent director, you will definitely make an excellent movie!" This is the conclusion reached by several people.
Thomas was happy and worried.
There is a good script, which is the achievement of the planning department, but the problem is: it was not written by Tony.
And Tony himself strongly requested the invitation!
Isn’t this a slap in the face?
Just put it aside for now and wait for Tony’s script, Thomas thought.
Maybe Tony's script will be better than this?
But I have to hurry up.
Thinking of this, Thomas picked up the landline on his desk and dialed a phone number: "Mr. Tony? This is Thomas from Warner Bros. Pictures. Is your script finished?"
"Not yet?! Oh , My God, that Chinese writer, Mr. Minghua, the author of "Harry Potter", has sent his own script!"
"No, no, Mr. Tony, please don't be angry, This is not what I meant, this is the decision of Mr. Jeff, the president. He originally wanted to wait for you to write the script and listen to the opinions of the novel author himself - you also know that this is a Hollywood practice, but he did not expect that he wrote a book himself !"
"How is the writing? I personally think it is good. Of course, I hope you can write better, so please write the script and send it as soon as possible!"
" Ok, I’m waiting for your good news.”
Put down the mic.
Shit! , Thomas couldn't help but curse.
(End of this chapter)