In the end, Zhou Yan won most of the copyrights for the first and second parts of "Westward Journey" at a price of 5.5 million Hong Kong dollars, including audio-visual copyrights for DVDs and VCDs, streaming media copyrights, all copyrights for the soundtrack, and 100% of the re-releases. 90 Copyright.
For this price, Yang Guohui is quite satisfied. This movie is actually worth more money just for the audio and video copyright. However, in the mainland market, the audio and video copyright cannot actually make much money because there are too many pirated copies. .
As for other copyrights, there is no way to bring them income for the time being.
For example, streaming media copyright and re-screening copyright, in Yang Guohui's view, are equivalent to non-existent.
Is there a chance for such a movie to be re-released?
What about streaming media copyrights? Even if online broadcasting really develops in the future, who knows how many years will it be. By then, will anyone still be able to watch this movie? Even if some people watch it and make money, the money has nothing to do with the current Lottery Star Company.
What Yang Guohui and the others want to solve is the immediate problem, and the 5.5 million given by Zhou Yan can solve their urgent needs.
He not only contacted Xu Feng, but also contacted many other companies, but none of them could give Zhou Yan the price.
After the conditions were negotiated, Yang Guohui urged Zhou Yan to sign the contract. In terms of this cooperation, they were much more urgent than Zhou Yan, and Caixing Company could no longer support it.
……
On August 24, Zhou Yan had just finished the "Westward Journey" contract and was preparing to go to Yu Hua's house for a banquet when he received another call from Bregman.
During the phone call, Bregman told Zhou Yan that all the actors for the American version of "The Sixth Sense" have been confirmed and filming will begin in September.
Brigman will serve as the producer of this film. The director is Martin Brest, who has been mentioned to Zhou Yan before. The male protagonist is Kevin Costner, and the young male protagonist is It's Haley Joel Osment, the heroine.
Zhou Yan was quite surprised when he heard the casting of the young male protagonist.
Haley Joel Osment shouldn't be that old now.
"This Haley Joel Osment..."
"You may not know, but he participated in "Forrest Gump" and played Forrest Gump's son. For this role, he also won He won the Young Artist Film Award for Best Performance by Under-10s, and his acting skills are absolutely perfect. We also auditioned him.”
“How old is he?”
“More than eight years old. "
"More than eight years old..."
This age is a few years younger than the one set in the script. "In this case, the script needs some adjustments."
"I don't think it is necessary. Hailey can fully express the state of a child over ten years old. "
Zhou Yan believed what Bregman said. This guy is reliable, and there is no need for him to lie about this matter.
However, Zhou Yan still felt amazing, and after going round and round, the role finally went to Haley Joel Osment.
Of course, although it seems accidental, it is also a bit inevitable. There are not many child actors in the United States with good acting skills and the right age. Haley Joel Osment is also within their selection range at this age.
"Where's the heroine?"
"The heroine hasn't been decided yet. Who do you recommend?" Brigman asked.
Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "How about Cindy Crawford?"
There were not many American actresses he could think of. Name Cindy Crawford , mainly because I think the looks are okay.
But this "Cindy Crawford" silenced Bregman directly.
It took at least three or four seconds before Bregman spoke, "Y, you may not know much about Cindy Crawford. Although she has just started acting in movies, she is not cheap. And her acting skills are not cheap either. Guaranteed. ”
Cindy Crawford is a supermodel who has been very popular in recent years. Her first movie was just released this year. For a star like her, the salary will definitely not be low.
Zhou Yan thought about it again. Nicole Kidman, Sharon Stone and others passed through his mind, and even Kate Winslet came to mind, but these people were rejected by him. .
The cheapest one here should be Kate Winslet, but Kate is a bit young and not suitable for this role.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly thought of Catherine Zeta Jones whom he met in London some time ago.
"What do you think of Catherine Zeta Jones?"
"Who?" Bregman was stunned for a moment, he had never heard of this name.
"A British actress who seems to have acted in stage plays. I met her last time in London." Zhou Yan said.
“Oh, she’s from the UK, no wonder I’m not familiar with her, okay, I’ll try to contact her.”
“I just mentioned it casually, it’s up to you to choose the heroine. ”
"We will definitely refer to your opinion. Once the heroine is decided, filming can start at the end of September or early October."
After all, Zhou Yan is not only the director of the original film, the soundtrack director, the screenwriter, but also an investor. People, so Zhou Yan certainly has some rights in terms of casting.
Zhou Yan nodded secretly. It must be said that the efficiency of these large factories is quite high.
According to their shooting speed, it can be shot in more than a month at most, and then the movie will be released early next year.
“Is there anything else?”
"No more."
"Okay, I have something else to do right now, so you should go to bed early. It's probably late at night over there now."
"Haha, I've already woken up. "
...
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan drove to Yu Hua's residence.
They lived not far away, Zhou Yan could walk there, but he also brought a box of wine with him, so walking was inconvenient.
When Yu Hua saw Zhou Yan moving a box of wine, he pretended to say, "As long as the people are here, why don't you bring wine? It's not like I don't have wine at home."
Zhou Yan turned away with the wine in his arms, "In that case, I'll send the wine back. It's not far anyway."
Yu Hua quickly grabbed him, "You're here now."
< br>Shi Tiesheng said with a smile in the living room, "When you didn't come, this guy was thinking about whether you would bring wine."
"I'm afraid that if I don't bring wine, he won't even let me in."
Chen Hong stretched out his head from the kitchen, "Teacher Zhou is here."
"Well, I'm going to do it today. I’m sorry, sister-in-law.”
“Don’t see outsiders. When you come, treat it as your own home. Don’t listen to Yu Hua teasing you. If there is wine at home, how can I drink the wine you brought?”
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you're welcome. I usually don't drink at home, so I just leave it alone. If I bring it over for everyone to drink, it's the best use of everything."
"Hey, this is so embarrassing. Then you sit down and Yu Hua helps Teacher Zhou pour a glass of water."
"Sister-in-law, you are busy, so don't worry about me."
"You can be busy, I will Come entertain them." Then Yu Hua made Zhou Yan a cup of tea.
Zhou Yan took the teacup and said with a smile, "It's not easy to drink your cup of tea."
"I got this tea from your office." Shi Tiesheng said.
"..." Zhou Yan rolled his eyes and asked, "Where are Teacher Su and Teacher Wang?"
"I guess it will be soon..."
Before he could finish his words, there was a knock on the door. It rang.
“Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao are here, they should be here.”
Yu Hua went to open the door, and sure enough it was Wang Anyi and Su Tong standing at the door.
"We're talking about you."
Yu Hua smiled and welcomed the two into the room. Su Tong smiled and greeted Shi Tiesheng with Zhou Yan.
After Wang Anyi greeted Shi Tiesheng, Yu Hua was about to introduce Zhou Yan when Wang Anyi said, "Zhou Yan, I saw him when the Sixth Sense premiered." "Yes, "The Sixth Sense" You went to the premiere and said you wanted to have a meal with Chi Zijian, but unfortunately it didn’t happen. "
"Hello, Teacher Wang." Zhou Yan smiled and said hello.
Wang Anyi waved her hand, "What's your name, Teacher Wang? You can just call me Sister Wang like them."
"Sister Wang."
"That's right, it sounds much more comfortable." ”
At this time, Chen Hong came out of the kitchen again and greeted Wang Anyi and Su Tong.
After Wang Anyi sat down, he looked around and said, "Yu Hua, where is your little baby."
"I'm tired from playing in the afternoon. I'm sleeping in the house." Yu Hua said.
"Is this work and rest influenced by your father, a writer?"
"My work and rest are very regular."
"Yes, very regular, all Wake up at night and sleep during the day." Wang Anyi joked and asked Zhou Yan, "Zhou Yan, is your new movie going to be released again?"
"The post-production work of the movie has just been completed, how long is it until the release?" months time.”
"When there is a premiere ceremony, we will go and join in the fun." Wang Anyi said.
"If you can come, of course I welcome you, but I'm afraid you won't make it by then."
The last time Wang Anyi was able to attend the premiere of "The Sixth Sense", It was because the crew of "Feng Yue" was in Yanjing at the time, and as a screenwriter, she followed them there.
Under normal circumstances, Wang Anyi is in Shanghai, so it is not easy to come to Yanjing.
In fact, seeing that Zhou Yan's movie is about to be released, Wang Anyi also felt a little emotional. When they went to attend the premiere of "The Sixth Sense", "Feng Yue" had just started. Now that it has been so long, "Feng Yue" It's still a long way from being released.
Zhou Yan's "Spring in the Cowherd Class" started filming much later than "Feng Yue", but it is also about to be released.
Yu Hua smiled and said, "If you pay Sister Wang the travel expenses, wouldn't she be able to come?"
"Don't talk about the travel expenses. As long as Sister Wang is willing to come, I will send a special car. You can pick her up."
Wang Anyi waved her hands, "Haha, no need for that, as long as you invite me, I will come and join in the fun when I have time. Anyway, I will come to Yanjing several times a year."< br>
"Sister Wang, what are you doing in Yanjing this time?" Zhou Yan asked.
"Yan Normal University is holding a seminar, which is related to me. Su Tong has also been invited."
"A seminar on Song of Everlasting Sorrow?"
"Well, yes."< br>
Zhou Yan nodded secretly, it was indeed "Song of Everlasting Sorrow".
After this novel was released in "Zhongshan" at the beginning of this year, it has received widespread attention both within and outside the industry. As a representative figure of Shanghai literature, Wang Anyi's Shanghai culture contained in his works has also attracted a lot of literary attention. Practitioners note.
The current trend is such that as long as there is a popular work, there will be various seminars.
This kind of seminar, in addition to academic exchanges, is also a way of socializing.
Since we talked about "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", everyone also talked about this book. However, most of the people present were writers, and the content of the conversation was different from the seminar.
In seminars, it is more scholars who are outputting their opinions. After all, writers are only responsible for writing. How to define and analyze works is usually done by scholars.
However, Su Tong was originally from the Chinese Department of Yan Normal University, and could be considered a half-scholar. Occasionally, he could use a few professional terms.
After chatting about the works for a while, Wang Anyi suddenly said, "Will you all attend next year's Writers' Congress?"
"Next year? Has it been confirmed?" Shi Tiesheng asked.
Wang Anyi nodded, "The news I got is that the Zuo Congress will be held in the second half of next year."
"If there are no surprises, several of us should participate. After all, we are also now A member of the Writers Association," Yu Hua said.
In fact, at that time, the Writers Association invited Zhou Yan and Yu Hua to join. On the one hand, they were affected by public opinion, and on the other hand, they also considered that the Writers’ Congress was about to be held, so they quickly fished out these well-known "fish that slipped through the net".
"If you all participate, then next year's Zuo Representative Meeting will be more interesting."
"I'm actually not interested in the Zuo Representative Meeting, but many friends will come to Yanjing, and it will be lively. If Zuo Representative Meeting It would be better if there were fewer meetings and more time for us to get together." Yu Hua said.
“The processes are all fixed and indispensable.” Wang Anyi said with a smile.
"Is there any performance program at the Zuodai Festival? It will be interesting to arrange some performances at that time, such as inviting the piano orchestra to play a few pieces of music."
"Haha, you think so. Spring Festival Gala.”
"Speaking of the Spring Festival Gala, Zhou Yan, this director team never thought of inviting you to put on a show?" Yu Hua asked.
Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head, "I haven't received an invitation from the Spring Festival Gala director team yet."
"This director team is so stupid that they invited you to perform there. The show is both elegant and popular with the audience. People’s love, isn’t this a win-win situation?”
Shi Tiesheng said, “Performance programs are not popular in the Spring Festival Gala.”
“Tiesheng is right, the Spring Festival Gala. Language and singing and dancing still account for the most part. In my impression, there were no performance-related programs in the Spring Festival Gala in the previous two years,” Su Tong said.
"And even if there is, it is a program like "Happy Years"."
"That's not the case. I remember there was a film and television song ensemble several years ago, and they played songs from several movies."< br>
“There are very few programs like this.”
Yu Hua said with a smile, “It didn’t matter if it was less in the past. Zhou Yan is special after all. He is now famous all over the world. If he doesn’t use it, it won’t be a waste. .”
“Yu Hua, have you paid much attention to music in the past two years?”
"I was completely led by Zhou Yan. Now I go to their studio to listen to music when I have nothing to do. It feels very good to listen to the symphony up close. The key is that it is free."
"I can tell. The important thing is that it is free. ." Wang Anyi joked.
“It’s not free, and I can’t afford it. If you have time, you can also listen to it. After listening, you can also have a meal in their canteen. I have to say that the food in their canteen is It’s really delicious.”
“Why do I think you’re here mainly for a meal?”
“By the way.”
Zhou Yan also took the opportunity to invite Wang Anyi and the others, "Sister Wang, you can come to my studio if you have time. There will definitely be music and simple meals."
"Okay, okay, I will definitely go there if I have time. See and experience.”
……
The few chatted for a while, and Chen Hong shouted in the kitchen that dinner was ready.
Because Su Tong and Wang Anyi had business tomorrow, they didn't drink much. Zhou Yan brought a box of wine over and ended up drinking only two bottles.
Zhou Yan himself drank three or four ounces of wine, and he was still relatively sober. However, for safety reasons, he did not drive and walked home directly.
After arriving home, I was not drunk at all, but I became more and more sober.
Especially after taking a shower, people feel more awake.
He simply didn't sleep and went directly to the piano room to continue writing the score of "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood".
He has been writing these days. He wrote this piece very seriously and has completed about one-fifth of it. For a multi-movement piece, this speed is considered fast. , Slowness is only for Zhou Yan.
By the time Zhou Yan stopped writing, it was already three o'clock in the middle of the night.
In the next few days, Zhou Yan kept writing music scores every day.
It wasn't until school started and the score was halfway completed that he put the music down for a while because of things at school. (End of this chapter)