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Chapter 376: Are we going to film "Friends"?
Two days later, most readers had finished reading "The Three-Body Problem 2: The Dark Forest", and almost all those who purchased the book online had received their goods.

On Douban, 2 people gave "The Three-Body Problem 10: The Dark Forest" a rating of 9.4 points, 78% of whom gave it five-star praise, with only a few stars and 0.3% giving it one-star bad reviews.

"The Three-Body Problem I is just a fable, while The Three-Body Problem II is a real novel. The infinitely expanding metaphor in the first part is cleverly concealed by techniques, and only appears once or twice when the author needs to summon it, showing the maturity of the writing." Five stars.

"The Dark Forest Principle allows this novel to transcend the inherent thinking of 'Earthlings vs. Aliens'." Five stars.

"The second part is actually a biography of Zhang Beihai and Luo Ji. Compared with Luo Ji, I am more impressed by Zhang Beihai. He had to kill people in order to get the propellant-free spacecraft, and he chose to sail the ship even when the fuel was only one-fifth of the fuel. When Dongfang Yanxu and Levin Inoue Ming were launching the hydrogen bomb, they found that Zhang Beihai had already set the launch. The last sentence "It doesn't matter, it's all the same" was shocking. Even though I know this is not true history, I am still amazed. I am still amazed at people's courage, love and will. Love, will and courage can really bring people to an unimaginable position." Five stars.

"It is indeed much more exciting than the first one! It depicts the grand and magnificent space scenes, records the spiritual journey of intrigue, and the changes in human civilization over hundreds of years. It is imaginative and sometimes delicate, and sometimes heroic. It is worthy of being a masterpiece. I look forward to the film and television adaptation." Five stars.

"I thought Cheng Cheng would have a hard time writing the story from now on, but I didn't expect him to decisively replace the protagonist and use his powerful imagination to carry on the essence of the Three-Body Problem." Five stars.

"Epic of the universe! Luo Ji is God, the key figure in history! Zhang Beihai is the wall-facer!", five stars
"After watching it, I smiled like a wall-fighting person", five stars
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On Zhihu, an interesting topic also appeared:

"How do you evaluate the four wall-facers in "The Three-Body Problem 2: The Dark Forest"? "

Question description: Serbian Defense Minister Taylor; Venezuelan President Rey Diaz; Eagle Country scholar, EU President Heens; Tianxia Doctor Luo Ji. How do you evaluate these four people?
[Of the three wall-facers, only Taylor truly failed. The other two, though defeated, picked up their weapons and continued on.

The nuclear bomb built by Diaz was left to the Snow Project. Luo Ji, the only successful Wallfacer, used the remaining nuclear bomb to complete the Hessen Deterrence.

The stamp of Seans' thoughts gave the real Wallfacer Political Commissar the opportunity to seize the ship and escape.

There are four wall-facers, a total of five people, this is common sense. Before and after the Dark War, although the author did not point it out, it is obvious that the Steel Seal Clan was secretly involved. If it weren't for Seans, humans would not be able to escape at all. ]
"I agree. Except for Taylor, the other wall-facers only have an indirect role in promoting the plot. The others have a direct role, and a key role."

"Taylor's plan was terrible. He made a wrong decision from the very beginning. He wanted to defeat the Trisolaran fleet head-on. This was impossible. With basic science locked up and far behind the Trisolaran fleet, there was no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation with the Trisolaran fleet.
The starting point of Diaz, Luo Ji and Hines was right. They believed from the beginning that humans could not defeat the Three-Body Problem head-on, so Diaz and Luo Ji chose self-destruction as a deterrent; Hines placed his hope on escaping the solar system.

Diaz's strategic direction is correct, but the way to achieve it is too far-fetched. Even if the Earth is destroyed, the Three-Body Problem can still establish a living space in the solar system, just like what humans did when they were avoiding cosmic sanctions.

Hines' strategy was superior to the other three from the beginning. He and Zhang Beihai should communicate more. They believe that there is no hope for mankind in the solar system and they must escape. The hope of mankind is not in the solar system, but in the vast and dark Milky Way and even the entire universe. "

"Zhang Beihai is portrayed very well!!! Resolute, decisive, and determined! It's a pity that Cheng Cheng wrote him to death!"

"It doesn't matter, it's all the same."

At the same time, "The Three-Body Problem 2: The Dark Forest" also began to be sold in countries around the world.

First it was Japan, then the Peninsula, then Cyprus, Eros, and other European countries.

在前世，《三体》三部曲第一部于2006年5月起在《科幻世界》杂志上连载，第二部于2008年5月首次出版，第三部则于2010年11月出版。

In other words, the publication of the "Three-Body" trilogy was before the popularization of smartphones.

But in today's time and space, Cheng Cheng's "The Three-Body Problem" Parts 1 and 2 were released in the Internet era, and "The Three-Body Problem 2" was released only after the TV series version of "The Three-Body Problem ". As a result, the release of "The Three-Body Problem " was much more grand than in the original time and space, and attracted much more attention.

Almost everyone is following it.

On Weibo, there is also a lot of heated discussion about the casting of "The Three-Body Problem 2". Fans have expressed their opinions and are cheering for their brothers and sisters. Major film and television companies have also turned their attention to it, trying to find out when Shinhwa Company is going to start filming.

"The Three-Body Problem" directly promoted Le Zhanlin and Geng Jiang to first-line actors.

With such an obvious example in front of them, it’s impossible for them not to be tempted!
Some animation production companies have also begun to eye the "Three-Body" IP and want to buy it to make animations, but it is impossible for Cheng Cheng to sell the "Three-Body" IP.

3 month 1 day.

A week later, "The Three-Body Problem 2" is still selling well.

Sales continue to rise:
300 million!
500 million!
1000 million!
In bookstores in many countries, it always occupies the most prominent position; on the Internet, discussions and reviews about it are overwhelming and have received rave reviews.

In China, the second wave of sales of "The Three-Body Problem 2" has also begun. The Internet has long been eager for it. This sale is undoubtedly a hit, meeting the urgent needs of the majority of readers. At the same time, the sales of "The Three-Body Problem 1" have also been driven by a surge.

Many readers joked:
"It's been ten days since The Three-Body Problem 2 was published. Should The Three-Body Problem 3 be out soon?"

Some netizens also joked:

"The stock price of Tribody is going to skyrocket now."

Someone asked: "What is the relationship between Three-Body Publishing and Three-Body Party? They are not from the same company. You don't understand Three-Body at all."

Netizens replied to him:

"You don't understand Big A."

3 month 3 day.

News came that the media photographed Cheng Cheng appearing at the Serbian International Airport, and this development immediately attracted widespread attention and heated discussion.

One can't help but wonder whether his trip is related to the overseas promotion or related activities of "The Three-Body Problem 2", after all, it comes at such a critical moment.

As the news spread quickly, discussions about Cheng Cheng's trip became more and more intense, with all kinds of speculations and conjectures emerging one after another.

Until an informed source reported that Cheng Cheng was going to Serbia to have in-depth discussions with Netflix on the film and television production of "The Three-Body Problem 2". This news was like a heavy bomb, instantly detonating the entire network.

Netizens were surprised:

Holy crap! Is The Three-Body Problem Part Two really going to be filmed?
"The Three-Body Problem Part Two" will not be filmed.

Cheng Cheng has no plans to film "The Three-Body Problem Part Two" for the time being.

According to his plan, "The Three-Body Problem 2" will be in development for at least half a year, and only after the influence of "The Three-Body Problem " has been fully demonstrated globally will he consider bringing it to the screen.

Moreover, before filming "The Three-Body Problem 2", he had to finish "Chinese Paladin 3" and "Journey to the West" first. He was not in a hurry to film "The Three-Body Problem 2". This time he went to Serbia to discuss the matter of "Friends".

Earlier, Cheng Cheng uploaded all the scripts of the ten seasons of "Friends" to the official website of the Serbian Copyright Bureau for filing. At that time, he had not yet planned to shoot "Friends", so he did not pay attention to it after uploading it.

As "The Three-Body Problem" and "Resident Evil" became popular around the world, his name quickly became the focus of the European and American film and television industry. The script of "Friends" that he had previously registered with the Serbian Copyright Office was also rediscovered and attracted widespread attention from the Serbian film and television industry. Most importantly, they found that the script was not bad!
So, led by Netflix, several Serbian TV stations found Cheng Cheng and wanted to co-produce "Friends" with him.

Cheng Cheng naturally had no objection, so the trip to Sai Country was arranged. This time, he and Li Zhuo came to Sai Country together, because there was nothing to do after the New Year, so Cheng Cheng took her on a trip to feel the "sweet" air of Sai Country.

After staying in Serbia for one night.

The next day, Cheng Cheng and Li Zhuo met with spokespeople from several major TV stations on the top floor of Netflix's building.

One black man and two white men.

The black man is Brian Morton, a male born in 1968. He is a very famous TV drama producer of CW. He once created the crime detection drama that was popular throughout Serbia in the 00s.

The "True Crime" series he directed has always been at the top of the ratings charts.

His other TV series, "Unreasonable Murder", is a masterpiece among TV series of the same genre.

The two white people are named Martin Ross and Haley Clinton.

The former is a director, producer and screenwriter of the Serbian Broadcasting Corporation.

Before he joined the Serbian Broadcasting Corporation, the corporation had once fallen into a slump, being suppressed by several other TV stations and having no power to fight back, and even being kicked out of the mainstream TV stations.

But after he joined the Serbian Broadcasting Corporation, he directly led the Serbian Broadcasting Corporation to a new life.

The legal drama "Sex and the City" which he wrote, directed and produced, became a global hit once it was broadcast despite no one being optimistic about it, and it saved the Serbian Broadcasting Corporation from its decline.

After that, he made drastic changes to the TV drama production department of the Serbian Broadcasting Corporation, and produced phenomenal sitcoms such as "Hello Delia" and "Life in the Mood for Love", making sitcoms the signature of the Serbian Broadcasting Corporation.

Haley Clinton was the only woman present.

Her resume is also brilliant.

Since joining NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation of Serbia), she has produced "Who Drives the Housewives Crazy", "Vanessa, the Flight Attendant", and "The Girl No One Cares About", which attracted countless female audiences and set extremely high ratings.

And her performance at the Emmys was amazing.

It won the comedy category at the 56th and 660th Emmy Awards.

All three of them were dressed very exquisitely.

Brian Morton, wearing a well-tailored green suit, the fabric of the suit glowed faintly under the light, making him look calm and elegant.

Martin Ross chose a light-colored suit. The fabric of the suit was soft and comfortable. He wore a light blue shirt with the collar slightly open. He looked very old-fashioned and calm.

Haley Clinton wore a simple black silk shirt with a string of glittering pearl necklace hanging gently around her neck, which was simple and elegant.

Whether they are black or white, male or female, they all look very elegant and gentlemanly, and their every move shows calmness and nobility.

When Cheng Cheng came in, they were drinking coffee, sitting on the top floor of the Netflix building, chatting and laughing, and their words were full of openness and humor.

After Cheng Cheng came in, they looked at him with admiration, as if they were looking at a junior who had come in luckily, a talented young man, a newcomer who had joined them.

Netflix's senior producer Falk introduced the two parties with a smile: "Cheng, this is Brian Morton from CW, Martin Ross from Serbia and Hayley Clinton from NBC. They are all leaders in the TV drama industry. Cheng, your talent is obvious to all, and your script is great. It's a pity that we didn't see your script earlier."

Haili took the initiative to extend her hand to Cheng Cheng and said with a smile: "Cheng, it's nice to meet you. You are a very talented young man. We have read your script and it is really very good."

There are some crow's feet at the corners of her eyes when she smiles, but even with those crow's feet, she looks very kind.

Cheng Cheng said: "Hello."

Haley took the initiative to greet Li Zhuo again.

Li Zhuo's impression of her suddenly became extremely good.

After both parties sat down, a senior producer from Netflix acted as a middleman and the conversation went very smoothly. The three producers from three TV stations all spoke highly of the script of "Friends" and believed that "Friends" would definitely get very high ratings after filming.

At the same time, they also praised Cheng Cheng highly, thinking that Cheng Cheng would have great potential in the country of Sai in the future. With their recommendation, Cheng Cheng would definitely achieve success in the country of Sai.

Cheng Cheng laughed happily: "I think so too." He was a little embarrassed by the praise and his face flushed.

But in the middle of the conversation, Haley seemed to mention it casually and said, "However, I think the character design of the protagonists seems a bit monotonous. I think it can be changed a little bit."

"Oh?" Cheng Cheng looked at her and asked, "Why is your character so simple?"

Brian Morton chimed in:

"The six main characters are all white, which seems a little intolerant in a diverse social context. We can add some other ethnic groups."

Cheng Cheng's eyes lit up:
"Hey! Do you think so too?"

He stood up happily and said, "I wrote this script two years ago. I actually wanted to change it a long time ago, but I thought the Serbian audience might not accept it, so I didn't change it. But now that you mentioned it, I found the problem!"

Brian Morton laughed: "Why do you think so? Of course the Serbian audience can accept it."

"it is good!"

Cheng Cheng pounded his fist on his palm, "Then I will add a Tianxia person to the protagonist group!"

Brian Morton's smile suddenly disappeared and turned ugly.

Did he mean it?

(End of this chapter)