She has been a manager of a film and television company for almost a year and she still understands the industry trends. Li Xiaojun was stunned for a moment and said: "Science fiction, that is really unpopular. I remember that the last science fiction film I watched was "Thunderbolt Beibei" 》.
Why did you suddenly have this idea? Do you want to write your own script? Did you suddenly get some inspiration? ”
The blush on Li Xiaojun's face has not subsided, but she suddenly transformed from a confused and passive little woman into a strong woman. Her thoughtful expression once again activated Sun Tao's desire to conquer. His hand slid down the smooth back, Teacher Li As expected of a professional yoga instructor, my figure has completely recovered less than half a year after giving birth. Not only is it not saggy, it is even tighter.
"I won't write science fiction, I don't have the brains, but I know a few people who are very interested and I will contact them later to see if they are willing to sell the copyright to me... Keep going, I have made the gestures, but then I stopped. …”
Sun Tao regained his glory, and Li Xiaojun immediately felt it, "I hate it, I'm talking about business."
"This is business. I've been putting up with it for more than a month."
"Haha, I don't believe it. If you want a pretty girl now, why don't you just come over here? With your character, can you still bear it?"
"Well, I'm famous now. I don't know how many people are watching and waiting for me to be ruined because of my bad sex."
"Haha, let's talk about it, you just have a thief's heart but not the courage... Gulu..." Li Xiaojun was pressed down by Sun Tao before he could finish his words.
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May 31, 2005, Tuesday, 7pm, Wainwright Hotel, Yanjing.
In the hotel lobby, Sun Tao was casually looking at the surrounding environment. The three-star rating of this place was a bit reluctant, so it only occupied a location. If it were placed in Jichun, it wouldn't even have one star.
There was a sound of footsteps approaching from far away. Sun Tao didn't turn around until he was tapped on the shoulder. Behind him was the person he wanted to visit.
Liu Cixin, Liu Diangong, Da Liu, has been involved in the field of science fiction since 1985. In 1999, he won the China Galaxy Award for the first time with "Bring Her Eyes", which is the highest honor in the field of domestic science fiction, and he has won the award for six consecutive years since then. , it can be said that he has long been the first person in the field of Chinese science fiction.
In 2003, Writers Publishing House published Liu's work "Supernova Era", which sold 12,000 copies, setting a record for science fiction novels. Of course, this sales volume is compared with the sales of hundreds of thousands or millions of copies by Sun Tao and other writers. It doesn't seem worth mentioning at all.
As both writers, Sun Tao had long known Liu through Li William. They both had experience as electricians and Sun Tao's careful management had made them friends for a long time.
Of course, Da Liu would not have thought that Sun Tao was deliberately trying to please him, because there was no need for him. In addition to being older than Sun Tao, his reputation, status, and sales were not as good as others. And because after several conversations, Sun Tao knew his works very well, so he I have long since determined that Sun Tao is a true like-minded person.
Sun Tao, "Hey, he's always so mysterious, it scares me."
Da Liu chuckled and said, "Okay, don't look at it. This is the highest standard of our Yangquan Writers Association. I can't afford to live in a better place even if I are sold."
Sun Tao, "Look what you said, you won the 6 Galaxy Awards in vain?"
Da Liu pulled Sun Tao towards the coffee bar in the lobby, "Forget it, the certificate can't be used as food, and my family status has not changed at all. Hey, I asked you before I came to Yanjing for the meeting, and they all said you were busy. I can’t find anyone who is filming a movie. Why am I free today?”
Sun Tao smiled and said, "They are all here and want to see you at any time. You are different. You don't have the chance to see me once a year. By the way, you are not a native of Yanjing, so you have never thought about falling leaves returning to their roots."
"My ancestral home is not here, so I am just a passerby in Yanjing... What do you want to drink? It doesn't matter what I do, I can still afford a cup of coffee."
……
The copyright of "The Three-Body Problem" was sold for only 100,000, as anyone who has paid a little attention to Liu knows.
When he was first reborn, Sun Tao also had a crush on Da Liu and wanted to buy "The Three-Body Problem" for 90,000 yuan. Later, he didn't know whether it was because he was financially better off or because he became familiar with Da Liu and was not easy to deal with acquaintances. Anyway, he was extinguished long ago. On the contrary, Sun Tao has been worried that his intervention will change the trajectory of Da Liu's creation.
……
Over a cup of coffee, Sun Tao briefly told Da Liu about "The Girls We Chased Together in Those Years".
Da Liu put down his cup and sighed softly with a nostalgic look on his face: "Youth, regret, is the path of life that everyone must go through. I will definitely have to watch this movie after it is released."
Sun Tao shrank into the sofa, "The planning before the shooting was very good, but when it comes to action, there are problems everywhere. I have been exhausted for more than a month... Don't laugh at me, I am not here to show off to you, I will tell you what is in my heart." It is much more difficult to film a story than to write it with a pen..."
The purpose of Sun Tao coming to Liu Cixin was actually to talk to him about the copyright of "The Wandering Earth". It can be seen that Sun Tao was shaken again. He felt sorry that the offer was too low, but if he gave too much, Liu suddenly gained both fame and wealth. In 2006 "The Three-Body Problem", which was first serialized in "Science Fiction World", might have been stillborn.
Sun Tao tentatively said: "Hey, you tell me, I always have dramas when I watch Hollywood science fiction movies. Just tell me, those highly technologically advanced aliens are too bad. They have been developing for tens of thousands of years and they are still using swords. As for cutting each other, the only high-tech thing is to turn metal weapons into lasers..."
Da Liu laughed loudly, "Hey, it turns out that the heroes have similar ideas. In fact, I have been thinking about a novel about extraterrestrial civilization. I have been thinking about it for a long time but never started writing it." Sun Tao: Oh, fuck, Let me just say that many writers take N years of planning before writing. This time, "The Three-Body Problem" will not be aborted because of me.
Sun Tao patted Liu on the shoulder and said, "That's great. Write it quickly and I will make it into a movie. Let's fight against Hollywood together..."
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The next morning, in Yanjing, there were two middle-aged men in suits in a large office.
The older ones looked at the statistics handed over by the female secretary, while the younger ones lingered at the hem of the female secretary’s skirt with cigars in their mouths.
"Hey, you're pretty old now. Can you be a bit more upright? If you want to do it for a while, call her to your office. Let me show you this. The box office of "Manslaughter" is almost 70 million."
The younger brother put down his cigar and said with a smile: "That's what you said. 68.9 million, I've known about it for a long time, and I have to say it's Lao Mouzi. Feng Pants is not worth comparing with others."
"Hmph! What's the use of saying that? What I'm worried about now is not Zhang Yimou and Xinhua Pictures. I've already found out their details. They will break up sooner or later. What I'm worried about now is Sun Tao. I'm reading the script he wrote. It’s a hit movie.
If he was a simple screenwriter, we would have to recruit him anyway. Alas, what a pity, he started his own company. You said you were the same, if you had better vision and tried harder to bring him over, you would have saved us a lot of trouble. ”
The younger brother sighed softly, "I was quite optimistic about him at the beginning and treated him well. I also wanted to slowly attract people to him. I even used the beauty trap and picked the most beautiful ones among the trainees. Give him a show.
He's not good at it. Besides, who would have thought that he would grow up so fast and be on par with us in the blink of an eye. ”
The elder brother said doubtfully: "Hey, do you think that boy Sun Tao is really twenty years old? I heard that he turned his head away when an actress walked out on the set. When selecting the actors, he didn't ask them to go to his room to discuss the script at night. Something.”
"Yeah, I'm confused too. It's said that young men of this age are very impressive even if they don't have any skills, and they can't walk when they see pretty girls. But Sun Tao is so awesome yet so low-key."
"Hahaha, then he can't do it?"
"I asked about it, and I heard that he was also staring at the buttocks of cabaret actresses when he first emerged..."
"Fuck, you don't believe this nonsense. This guy must have seen Sun Tao become popular and felt unbalanced to find a reason to arrange him... Squeak... Oh, damn, I never thought that he would grow up so fast and still want to win over him. Soon, he will become our opponent. Do you think we should suppress him?"
"Suppression? Haha, it's completely unrealistic and I think it's unnecessary."
The elder brother crossed his legs and said, "How to say."
The younger brother smiled bitterly and said, "Let's not talk about anything else. He is the songwriter of "Welcome to Yanjing". I heard that the higher-ups intended to use this song as the theme song of the Olympic Games.
Before 2008, if you tried to use dirty tricks to deal with Sun Tao, what kind of blow might you get? Hitting Sun Tao would be like slapping the person in charge of the Olympics in the face. ”
The brothers from the big courtyard are all very politically sensitive. My brother didn't say anything, but you could tell from his expression that he was scared.
The younger brother continued: "Besides, there is really no need to engage in Sun Tao. Look, he has a wide range of interests. He not only has TV variety shows and an agency, but he is also entering the Internet industry and setting up an investment company. Making movies may be just fun for him. .
Why are you suppressing him? It was fine at first. We all had a good relationship and cooperated a lot. But when you did something, you made him angry, from all aspects... Hey, I remembered it when you mentioned suppressing him. Weibo, this thing has too much influence now. I used to think that he had too much money to enter the Internet. Now look, okay, you suppress him? The right to speak is in his hands. It would be good if he doesn't turn around and mess with you. ”
"Pa bang bang"
"Come in!"
The female secretary who had just gone out came back again, "Boss, Xiao Liu from the training department just reported that he saw Sun Tao in Wainwright...".
After the female secretary finished telling the information, she waited expectantly for the boss's praise and the second boss's lustful eyes. Unfortunately, the brothers were silent for a while and then waved her away.
The younger brother laughed loudly, "No, I just said that he is calm and sophisticated, but his tail was raised immediately. It seems that Sun Tao did not learn from Zhou Xingchi's mistakes at all... Hahaha..."
The elder brother pretended to be calm and shook his head, "Hey, chatting with a science fiction writer until midnight doesn't necessarily mean you want to make a science fiction novel."
"Okay, you can laugh if you want. Didn't Xiao Liu hear Sun Tao say he wanted to challenge Hollywood? Hahaha, courage is commendable, courage is commendable, I admire him."
The elder brother finally laughed out loud, "Hahaha, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, but there is a price to pay for fighting with tigers. Hey, second brother, do you think we will add insult to injury, or provide help in the snow?" (End of Chapter)