Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety Seventh Adaptation of the Film

"Sun... Hello, Mr. Sun, I am Chen Kaige from the Beijing Film Academy, and this is my classmate Zhang Yimou." Chen Kaige hurried over when he saw the word Sun Shaoping appearing in the award ceremony in the newspaper. When we met, he had no idea The other party is so young, the word "teacher" is a bit awkward.

"Oh, hello!" Shen Long felt relieved. One of these two is the first major director in China to win the Cannes Palme d'Or, and the other is even called a national teacher. Now they both call themselves teachers.

"Mr. Sun, we have something to ask for your help. Let's find a quiet place to talk slowly? I wonder if you have time?" Anyway, the first call was also made, and Chen Kaige let go of his grudges. He is arrogant, but now he has something to ask for, and the situation is different.

"The meeting is over, and there is nothing to do for the time being." Shen Long looked at the two great directors. At this time, their faces still had a bit of greenness and immaturity, which was different from what he saw on TV in later generations. Similarly, upon hearing their names, Shen Long probably guessed why they came here.

"Then let's go to the coffee shop next door and chat slowly!" Chen Kaige is a student in the big courtyard, and he is very familiar with the capital, so he took Shen Long out of the hotel, and within a short distance, he arrived outside a western-style cafe.

Zhang Yimou cringed a bit when he saw the decoration of the cafe, while Chen Kaige walked in generously. The three of them went inside. Chen Kaige skillfully ordered a glass of Blue Mountain for himself, "What would Teacher Sun and Yimou want to drink?"

"I've never been to a coffee shop before, help me choose!" As Sun Shaoping, I really haven't tried it, and Shen Long didn't bother to pretend to be so aggressive, so he said openly, his calm appearance relieved Zhang Yimou a lot With a sense of restraint, it is more pleasing to the eye to look at this fellow.

Chen Kaige was bored, and after ordering coffee and pastries for them, he didn't go directly to the topic, but started a conversation with Zhang Yimou and him, who is also from Shaanxi.

Shen Long and Zhang Yimou talked about things in Shaanxi, and the two sides got in touch unconsciously. Chen Kaige felt that the time was almost up, so he said, "Mr. Sun, it's like this. Yimou and I are both graduating soon, and we are about to graduate soon." Thinking about what work to shoot, I couldn’t find a suitable story before, until I saw your "Yellow Earth" on "Harvest", this time I heard that you are coming to the capital, we both rushed over and wanted to ask you Could you please allow us to film it?"

Of course, how much is the adaptation fee? Shen Long really wanted to ask this question, if it was put into later generations, with their identities and status, they would not be able to open their mouths if the adaptation fee was less than a few million.

It's a pity that there is no such thing as film and television adaptation rights nowadays. Nowadays, movies are purchased and sold in a unified manner. After the movies are shot, China Film Corporation purchases them uniformly. Black and white films are 500,000 yuan, and color films are 700,000 yuan. I got money, 1,500 yuan for a feature film script.

If the money is calculated according to the word count standard,

It is better than writing a novel. Generally, a 90-minute film script is generally between 24,000 and 30,000 words, and a 120-minute film script is between 30,000 and 45,000 words. In conversion, it is about thirty to sixty thousand words. It is certainly not comparable to the transfer fee for film and television adaptation rights of later generations, but it is still a considerable income.

When Chen Kaige asked the question, he was actually quite nervous, because the two of them were really too young. If they had ever made a movie before, the other party would definitely worry that they could not make a good one.

"Of course it would be nice to be able to put my own work on the big screen." Shen Long naturally didn't have this worry. Finished, the quality is quite good.

"In principle, I agree." The promise is yes, but I have to pay for the script. I'm still waiting for the money to rent a house in Xi'an. I'm about to go to university, and I have to prepare more things for Lan Xiang, "But how do you plan to write the script?"

"It would be great if you could help write it!" Hearing Shen Long's promise, Chen Kaige was half relieved. As for the problem of the script, he was not worried. He originally planned to let Shen Long participate in the writing of the script. Only by joining the original author can we better grasp the essence of the story.

As for the difference between writing a script and writing a novel, it is a trivial matter. At that time, it is enough to find a senior screenwriter to help check it out. Let Mr. Sun grasp the main line of the story, and the senior screenwriter is responsible for the format and other aspects.

"I just plan to stay in Beijing for a few more days, so we can have a good chat about the script." Originally, I had to live in a hotel by myself, but now it seems that I can save the money; as for whether the film can be successfully approved, he has no idea. Don't worry, since Chen Kaige can do it in the original time and space, he can't go wrong this time.

Not to mention his professional ability, his father is a well-known director in China, is it not easy to help get the project approved? No matter what era it is, it is always more convenient for insiders to do things than outsiders.

"That's really troublesome Mr. Sun, or you can live in our school! I'll find you a place." Chen Kaige was overjoyed, and immediately said that his father was a teacher at Nortel and knew the school leaders very well. A house is not a problem at all.

"Then let's go there now?" Shen Long got up to pay the bill, and went back to the hotel with the two of them; Chen Kaige originally wanted to compete with Shen Long to pay the bill, but was speechless when Shen Long said that you were still students .

The two of them helped Shen Long carry the luggage, and came to the school by bus. They put the luggage in the dormitory for a while. Chen Kaige asked Zhang Yimou to accompany Shen Long to visit the school. He hurriedly took advantage of this time to solve the accommodation problem; to write the script He set up a creative studio under his name and a temporary residence.

When they came back, they brought Shen Long's luggage in, and took him to the school cafeteria for dinner, and then the three of them discussed the script in Shen Long's temporary residence.

Shen Long has seen the finished movie, and he has read the original script several times. Although the story he wrote is slightly different from the original, it doesn't matter much, just modify it a little.

With these materials as a basis, Shen Long quickly stunned the two masters who had not yet grown up, "Mr. Sun, I didn't expect that you are not only good at writing novels, but also an expert in movies and scripts." !"

He felt relieved now. It seemed that he didn't need to find a senior screenwriter to cooperate in the creation. He could finish the script by himself. Once he had the script, it would be easier to apply for project approval.

Zhang Yimou was in a daze beside him, his mind was full of the color contrast that Shen Long had just depicted, and the contrasting patterns left a deep impression on him.

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