1990: Starting from Baojia Street

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 essentially non-existent.

Is there any 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.

Bregman will serve as the producer of this movie. 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 Haley Joel. Osmond, heroine.

Zhou Yan was quite surprised to hear the casting of the young male protagonist.

Haley Joel Osment shouldn't be that big now.

"This Haley Joel Osment..."

"You may not know that he participated in "Forrest Gump" and played Forrest Gump's son. For this role, he also won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Film under the age of 10. There is absolutely no problem with his acting skills. , 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's necessary. Haili is completely capable of expressing himself as a child over ten years old."

Zhou Yan believed what Bregman said. This guy was reliable, and there was 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, do you have any recommendations?" Brigman asked.

Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "How about Cindy Crawford?"

There weren't many American actresses he could think of. He named Cindy Crawford mainly because he thought she had good looks.

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 become 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, and Nicole Kidman, Sharon Stone and others passed through his mind, and even Kate Winslet came to mind, but he rejected these people.

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. 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 England. No wonder I'm not familiar with her. OK, I'll try to contact her."

"I'm just casually mentioning that it's up to you to choose the heroine."

"We will definitely take your opinion into consideration. Once the heroine is decided, filming will begin at the end of September or early October."

After all, Zhou Yan is not only the original film director, soundtrack director, screenwriter, but also an investor, so Zhou Yan certainly has some rights in terms of casting.

Zhou Yan nodded secretly. He had to admit that these big factories were quite efficient.

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?"

"Gone."

"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'm already awake."

……

After hanging up Bregman's 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 while holding the wine, "In that case, I'll send the wine back. It's not far anyway."

Yu Hua quickly grabbed him and said, "He's here."

Shi Tiesheng said with a smile in the living room, "When you didn't come, this guy was wondering if you would bring wine."

"I'm afraid that if I don't bring wine, he won't even let me in."

Chen Hong stuck her head out from the kitchen and said, "Teacher Zhou is here."

"Well, I'm going to trouble my sister-in-law today."

"Don't see outsiders. When you come, treat it as your own home. Don't listen to Yu Hua teasing you. There is wine at home, so 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 and let everyone drink it, I can make the best use of it."

"Hey, this is so embarrassing. Then sit down and Yu Hua will help Mr. Zhou get a glass of water."

"Sister-in-law, you are busy, don't worry about me."

"You go ahead, I'll entertain them." Yu Hua then made Zhou Yan a cup of tea.

Zhou Yan took the tea cup and said with a smile, "It's not easy to drink your cup of tea."

"This tea came 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.

"If you say Cao Cao Cao Cao is 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.

"I'm talking about you."

Yu Hua smiled and welcomed the two people into the room. Su Tong smiled and greeted Zhou Yan and Shi Tiesheng.

After Wang Anyi said hello to Shi Tiesheng, Yu Hua was about to introduce Zhou Yan when Wang Anyi said, "Zhou Yan, I saw him during the premiere of "The Sixth Sense"." "Yes, you go when "The Sixth Sense" premieres. When I arrived at the scene, I even said that I would have a dinner date with Chi Zijian, but unfortunately the appointment didn’t happen.”

"Hello, Teacher Wang." Zhou Yan greeted with a smile.

Wang Anyi waved her hand, "What do you call Teacher Wang? You can just call me Sister Wang like they do."

"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's your little baby?"

"I'm tired from playing in the afternoon. I'm sleeping in the house." Yu Hua said.

"Is this routine influenced by your father, a writer?"

"I have a very regular schedule."

"Yes, it's very regular. I wake up at night and sleep during the day." Wang Anyi teased and asked Zhou Yan, "Zhou Yan, is your new movie going to be released again?"

"The post-production work on the film has just been completed and it is still a few months away from release."

"When there is a premiere ceremony, we will go and join in the fun." Wang Anyi said.

"If you can come, of course I'll 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" was because the crew of "Feng Yue" was in Yanjing at the time, and as a screenwriter, she followed.

Normally, Wang Anyi would be in Shanghai, so a trip to Yanjing is not easy.

In fact, seeing that Zhou Yan's movie was about to be released, Wang Anyi was also a little emotional. When they went to attend the premiere of "The Sixth Sense", "Feng Yue" had just been launched. Now that it has been so long, "Feng Yue" is still far away 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 cover the travel expenses for Sister Wang, wouldn't she be able to come?"

"Don't talk about travel expenses. As long as Sister Wang is willing to come, I will send a special car to pick her up."

Wang Anyi waved her hands repeatedly, "Haha, no need for this, 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."

"Sister Wang, what are you doing in Yanjing this time?" Zhou Yan asked.

"Yan Normal University is holding a seminar related to me, and Su Tong has also been invited."

"A seminar on Song of Everlasting Sorrow?"

"um, yes."

Zhou Yan nodded secretly, it was indeed "Song of Everlasting Sorrow".

After the novel "Zhongshan" was released at the beginning of this year, it has received widespread attention both within and outside the industry. As a representative figure of Shanghai literature, the Shanghai culture contained in Wang Anyi's works has also attracted the attention of many literary practitioners.

The current trend is such that as long as there is a popular work, there will be various seminars.

In addition to academic exchanges, this kind of seminar is also a way of socializing.

Since "Song of Everlasting Regret" was mentioned, 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.

At 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 come up with 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 decided yet?" 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 nothing unexpected happens, we should all participate. After all, we are also members of the Writers' Association now," 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 influenced 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, next year's competition will be more interesting."

"I'm actually not interested in the representative meeting, but many friends will come to Yanjing, so it will be lively. It would be better if the procedures of the representative meeting were less and more time is left for us to get together." Yu Hua said.

"The processes are all fixed and indispensable." Wang Anyi said with a smile.

"If there are any performances at the Congress, it would be interesting to arrange some performances, such as inviting a piano orchestra to play a few pieces."

"Haha, you thought it was the 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 confused. They invited you to perform there. The show is both elegant and popular with the audience. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

Shi Tiesheng said, "Performance programs are not popular in the Spring Festival Gala."

"Tie Sheng is right. Language and singing and dancing categories account for the most part in the Spring Festival Gala. In my impression, there were no performance programs in the Spring Festival Gala in the previous two years." Su Tong said.

"And even if it does, it's a show like "The Happy Years."

"That's not true. I remember there was a film and television song ensemble a few years ago and they performed songs from several movies."

“There are very few shows like this.”

Yu Hua said with a smile, "It didn't matter if I was young 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 when I have nothing to do, I go to their studio to listen to music. It feels great to listen to the symphony up close. Most importantly, it's free."

"I heard it, the point is it's free." Wang Anyi joked.

"It's not free, and I can't afford it. If you have time, you can also go and listen. After listening, you can have a meal in their cafeteria. I have to say, the food in their cafeteria is really delicious."

"Why do I hear it, and I feel like you're mainly there to earn money?"

"By the way, by the way."

Zhou Yan also took advantage of the situation and extended an invitation to Wang Anyi and the others, "Sister Wang, you can come and sit in my studio when you have time. There will definitely be music and simple meals."

"Okay, okay, I will definitely go and see it when I have time."

……

The few of them chatted for a while, and Chen Hong called out 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 so far. For a multi-movement piece, this speed is considered fast. The slow speed is only suitable for Zhou Yanlai. explain.

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 chapter)