New York 2006

Chapter 109: Movie Dreams as a Child
At eight o'clock in the morning on April 2007, 4, Fiona packed the luggage in Luo Ji's room.Luo Ji was sitting on the sofa, drinking coffee leisurely, reading a few newspapers on the table, and couldn't help but smile.

"Logic's three concerts in California ended perfectly, with a box office of 1270 million US dollars. A famous music critic from Rolling Stone magazine commented that Logic's live singing level is particularly high. The logic tour is a concert worth going to and enjoying live. It is worth it. What I want to mention is that Britney, who has been reclusive for a long time, also appeared on the scene as a warm-up guest. This is the first time that the two of them have performed "Marvin Gaye" in public."

"The single "Marvin Gaye" released by Logic and Britney topped the Billboard singles chart last week. This is Logic and Britney's second number one on the Billboard singles chart."

"Logic's album "16" has been at the top of the Billboard 16 album chart for eight consecutive weeks. Data from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry shows that sales of "524" have reached 16 million copies in the past two months. Some professionals predict that, Logic's album "1000" is likely to sell more than [-] million copies by the end of the year, breaking the decline in record sales in the past three years."

"Logic's album "16" has broken many historical records in recent years, giving the record industry signs of recovery."

Fiona saw Luo Ji grinning silly, walked up to him and asked, "What are you laughing at? Are you so happy?"

Luo Ji handed the newspaper to Fiona and said in a hushed voice, "Oh, no one in the recording industry is a rival."

"Look at your proud look." Fiona said and handed the notebook to Luo Ji: "By the way, the voting results for the "Twilight" novel adaptation project are out, take a look."

Luo Ji took it over and took a look. The first item was a vote on how to adapt it. More than 5000 people voted.

With 82% of the votes, it was adapted into a youth romantic vampire-themed movie following the original work.

With 18% of the vote, the movie was magically modified and adapted into an action movie with a female protagonist.

"So most people agree that it should be adapted according to the original work?"

Fiona said: "Yes, look at the comments below."

Luo Ji read the comments under the post and found that most of the IDs leaving the comments were girls.

"Don't make magical changes. This will destroy the original work. The essence of this novel is the emotion between men and women. If it is changed into an action movie, what difference will it have from the vampire movies on the market today."

"If you read this novel carefully, you will find that it is a perfect fantasy novel that satisfies teenage women. The novel creates emotional relationships that do not exist in reality. The emotions between men and women are pure and beautiful. Because of this fantasy , the novel is so popular among teenagers. If it is magically modified, I will never read it."

There are more than 100 messages, and most of them are opposed to the magic reform.So Luo Ji almost had the answer in his mind as to how to adapt it.So he looked at the second voting post.

The second vote is whether everyone agrees with Logic playing the male lead in "The Twilight Saga".

42% voted in favor and 58% voted against.The number of voters reached 6000.There were more than 100 comments, and Luo Ji took a look.

"Although Logic is of mixed Eurasian descent, his appearance is very in line with Eastern and Western aesthetics. He is also very handsome, especially his temperament. He looks cool, cool, and very aloof, which is very suitable for novels. The temperament of the male protagonist. So I support him."

"Logic is the pride of Chinese Americans, and I fully support him becoming the male protagonist of the movie."

"I won't go into details. I'll just post a few photos of Logic's cool handsomeness so that you can see if he looks like the male protagonist."

Below this comment, there are some cool photos of Luo Ji.Many people below liked it, and Luo Ji nodded with satisfaction.It seems that his appearance has been recognized by most people.

He then browsed the reasons for his objections. Most of them were based on the content of the novel, history and race.

"Logic is not a white person. Only a white person can be a vampire. An Asian-European mixed-race character will be very peace-keeping."

"I object to Logic starring as the male protagonist because it is not consistent with the original work at all."

"Logic is a Hapa, I firmly oppose it."

This comment had a lot of likes. When Luo Ji saw this comment, his eyes couldn't help but sharpen.

He had previously been somewhat resistant to starring in a Mary Sue movie, but this comment completely aroused Luo Ji's fighting spirit.A Latino can be the male protagonist, and a black man can be the male protagonist, why not him.It’s not like no one has tried. He has the capital and the ability to try.

Fiona saw the comment, sat next to him and patted Luo Ji on the shoulder, comforting him: "It's okay, don't pay attention to what is said on the Internet."

"I'm not that fragile." Luo Ji curled his lips and said, "I don't care about what these people say, their opinions are not important. I am in control of the project, and I have the final say on how to adapt it."

"Okay." Fiona stood up and said, "Shall we leave now?"

"Let's go."

Luo Ji, Fiona, Blake and their bodyguards went out in a car. Reporters gathered in front of the hotel.They soon spotted Luo Ji's car and gathered around him immediately.

"Logic, what are you going to do?"

"Logic, please pull down the window so I can take a picture."

Luo Ji pulled down the window and posed for them to take photos, then said, "I'm going to Burbank to inspect my film company."

"Is it about an adaptation of the Twilight novels?"

Luo Ji smiled and said, "Yes."

The reporter asked: "How much is the investment?"

"There is no final conclusion yet, but I can only say that the investment will be no less than 4000 million meters."

The reporter was surprised and asked: "Logic, are you going to invest all the money you earned from the record industry in this movie? Why are you doing this?"

Luo Ji immediately became obsessed with drama and sighed: "Well, when I was a child, I had a dream to be a leading actor in a movie. But during this time, I came to Hollywood and looked around for movie companies, hoping that they would let me be a leading actor. But all the leading roles were rejected, so I had to form my own crew to shoot the movie."

The reporter said in surprise: "So, in order to become a movie hero, you plan to shoot a movie yourself."

Luo Ji pretended not to care and said casually, "Yes, I will star in Twilight."

The reporters instantly became excited and took pictures non-stop with their cameras.Luo Ji saw that the filming was almost done, so he decisively closed the window and asked the bodyguard to drive away.

Luo Ji looked at the reporters behind him with a smile. He could already think of the news headlines.

In order to realize his dream of being a movie hero, Logic decided to spend 4000 million yuan to invest in a movie.

Burbank, Los Angeles, is home to a large number of media companies. Burbank is also known as the "Media Capital of the World", including NBC, The Walt Disney Company, ABC, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros. and DC Comics. Many media and entertainment companies have their headquarters or important departments located here.

Logic Films is located in a relatively remote area of ​​Burbank. The company is located in a single-family building with an area of ​​more than 100 square meters. There are a large number of independent film companies nearby.Luo Ji and others walked in and found Zhu Haowei and the novel author Stephanie discussing together. When they saw Luo Ji, they immediately came up to say hello.

Luo Ji couldn't help but laugh when he saw Stephanie. This woman had a very strong will to turn the novel into a film and TV show, so after receiving the news that Luo Ji asked her to apologize in the media, she immediately knelt down and published it without thinking. A sincere statement of apology.She is a flexible person.

However, Luo Ji still retained his strong persona: "How are the project discussions going?"

Stephanie immediately spoke: "Logic, you must not accept the script adapted by MTV Movies. Their script is absolutely useless."

Luo Ji looked at Stephanie with a cold face: "Okay, what do you think?"

"I suggest adapting it according to the content of the novel."

Luo Ji pretended to think for a moment: "Okay, then let it follow your will."

"Thank you, Logic. Adapting the movie based on the plot of the novel will definitely be a success."

Luo Ji nodded, and then said in a commanding tone: "Let me inform you that I want to play the male lead."

Stephanie hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Okay, although it is a little inconsistent with the original work, I agree with your appearance. You are very handsome and cool, and you are very suitable for the male protagonist."

Hearing Stephanie's compliment, Luo Ji just nodded casually: "Yeah."

Stephanie walked up to Luo Ji, handed the phone to him, and said flatteringly: "Logic, you don't have to be so cold to me. The previous interview was really made by Summit Entertainment. I am not at all hostile to you. None, I like you very much, and my daughter also likes you very much. You see, she still has your poster in her room."

Luo Ji took a look at the photos on his phone. A white girl of thirteen or fourteen years old was standing in the room, smiling happily. There was a poster of Luo Ji on the wall.

Her child was a fan of Luo Ji, and Luo Ji's eyes softened when he looked at Stephanie.There is not much conflict between the two of them.

Stephanie is pretty good-looking, well-maintained in her 30s, has red hair common to Irish people, and looks very intellectual, which makes people like her.

Luo Ji extended his hand to shake: "Okay, I forgive you. Then let's work together and strive to adapt the movie well."

Stephanie agreed immediately: "Logic, don't worry, our goals are the same and we all want to change this movie."

Luo Ji, project producer Zhu Haowei, and novel author Stephens sat at a table and started talking.

Zhu Haowei first spoke: "Logic, I contacted Paramount Pictures and Summit Entertainment. They all expressed interest in distributing and producing this movie, but they were unwilling to invest in this movie. Legendary Pictures was somewhat interested, but they He also said he would consider it."

Luo Ji said, "You mean, even Hollywood doesn't expect me to be able to control this movie?"

Zhu Haowei replied: "There is this reason, but it is not the main reason. The main reason is that your adaptation cost is too high, reaching 1000 million, and everyone is worried that the cost will exceed the budget."

Luo Ji looked at Stephanie, who smiled awkwardly.However, the high cost of adaptation has nothing to do with her. The main reason is that there is competition between Summit Entertainment and Luo Ji. Otherwise, more than 400 million can be done.

Luo Ji said, "If you don't like it, don't think so. The project still needs to be carried out. What should you do now?"

Zhu Haowei immediately spoke: "First, write the script, and then plan the budget. Find a director and form a team so that the project can be launched."

"Is there anyone chosen to adapt the script?"

Stephanie immediately said: "When I discussed the project with Summit Entertainment before, they made a project plan. They believed that this is a novel from a female perspective, so it should find a female screenwriter and a female director."

"So do they have anyone chosen?"

Stephanie said: "Yes, but they didn't tell me who it was, but I have contacted many Hollywood companies, and Summit Entertainment gave me the most professional feeling. I strongly recommend that we cooperate with them."

Zhu Haowei immediately retorted: "No, I have been in Hollywood for a long time and I know very well the routines of these companies. Now Summit Entertainment is not willing to invest at all. They just want to earn production fees and shares. When the time comes, they will definitely charge higher production fees. I think It’s better for us to form our own team and take the project into our hands. Only in this way can we save money.”

Stephanie was also an outsider in Hollywood, so she fell silent and waited for Luo Ji's decision.

Luo Ji thought for a moment and made a decision: "Okay, just follow Zhu's idea."

"Then we look for the screenwriter ourselves?"

Luo Ji thought for a moment and said, "Summit Entertainment's project plan takes into account the producer, screenwriter, art director, film style and director. This should play a big role in our project preparation. Zhu, You can go to them and buy the project plan.”

Zhu Haowei nodded and went to do it immediately.After a while he came back with the phone and motioned for Luo Ji to answer the phone.

The person from Summit Entertainment said: "Logic, my company is not short of more than [-] yuan to sell project plans. I still hope that we can cooperate."

"You are not willing to invest money to talk about cooperation? I can't see any sincerity on your part."

The people from Summit Entertainment then said: "Forget it then, you can prepare the project yourself. If there is nothing else, I will hang up."

"Wait a minute." Luo Ji called out.

A movie may change drastically due to different screenwriters, directors or art directors.This risk cannot be ignored.

In the original time and space, this movie was most likely shot by Summit Entertainment, so it was very cost-effective to pay a certain price in exchange for their shooting ideas.

This is the safest and lowest risk, and it can turn enemies into friends with Summit Entertainment.

"What's going on?" someone from Summit Entertainment asked.

"Let's do this, 50 yuan, or 2% of the net profit share. It's your choice."

"5%."

Luo Ji said, "Don't push yourself too far. You should know that my sincerity is already very high."

The people from Summit Entertainment were silent for a while: "3% net profit sharing."

"make a deal!"

(End of this chapter)