Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 290 Establishing Rules

Just a few days before the New Year, the Oscar nomination list was released.

Chen Linfeng was successfully nominated for the Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film.

He knew he had no chance of winning the award, so he didn't care too much.

But the outside world doesn't see it that way, regardless of whether or not they can win the award.

This is the second time that Xiao Chen has been nominated for Best Screenplay, which has profound significance.

This shows that Xiao Chen’s success is not a flash in the pan, and Hollywood really recognizes his scripts.

It also shows that Xiao Chen really has a grasp of the Hollywood judges.

Fans are still cheering and saying that Xiao Chen is going to win his second Oscar.

Chen Linfeng immediately poured cold water on the champagne party and suppressed them.

However, the carnival among fans is inevitable. Their idol can win an Oscar, or even be nominated, which is something that ordinary people cannot compare to.

For many big domestic directors, the meaning is different.

Chen is the only one who has been nominated for an Oscar for screenwriting, not to mention that he was nominated twice and won once.

Zhang Yimou called shortly after the media news broke.

"Xiao Chen, my preparations for the Olympics are almost over, so I should be free in the second half of the year. I want to arrange a script with you. What do you think?"

Chen Linfeng agreed without hesitation, as he still remembered the favor Zhang Yimou had done him.

"No problem, Director Zhang, do you have any requests?"

"This... I'm not sure. It's just a book with a lot of depth. The Olympics were a big deal this time, so I want to try something new next time."

"It's a script for an art film, right? Director Zhang wants to win an award?"

Zhang Yimou hesitated, "It's hard to say for sure. I have to see the script first. If possible, maybe we can go to Cannes and give it a try."

He still couldn't bring himself to talk about Oscar, although this was also something that was on his mind.

But after so many years, Zhang Yimou has come to understand a little bit about the nature of the Oscars. It requires money and public relations. Having good works alone is useless.

Cannes is another concern. Dachen became so successful just by participating in Cannes, which made him feel a little unfair.

Therefore, after confirming Xiao Chen's script, even if it does not show the national pain, it can still gain recognition from Western judges.

Zhang Yimou was moved.

He didn't even discuss it with Zhang Weiping, he just made the call on impulse.

"Cannes is a good place to go." Chen Linfeng said something meaningless and thought about what was in his head.

Still need to confirm first.

"Director Zhang, I'll give you the script. Can you promise not to make any changes?"

"Hey, what are you talking about? When have I ever changed the book?"

Chen Linfeng mocked without any hesitation, "Your problem has been mentioned many times by netizens. It's not just you. Director Chen Kaige is the same. After becoming famous, he has no respect for screenwriters."

"Ahem," Zhang Yimou first cleared his throat awkwardly, then defended, "How can this be the same? The notebook given by your Xiao Chen must be respected."

"Okay, I just want you to say this. If you want to change it later, you must get my consent. Can you agree to this?"

"Yes!" Zhang Yimou gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Okay, I'll think about the subject first, and I'll definitely show it to you before the Olympics are over."

At this point, I was actually about to end the call, but Zhang Yimou said embarrassedly.

"Xiao Chen, do you want to invest a little?"

Chen Linfeng asked curiously, "Will Zhang Weiping be willing?"

"Hey, I'm just worried that he won't agree, so I came to you first. I think he will agree by then."

"Then he must be even more annoyed, because the piece of meat that he originally regarded as in his bowl was snatched away by someone else." Chen Linfeng thought to himself.

But he is not too worried about Zhang Weiping's problems. Apart from his big mouth, everything else is thanks to Zhang Yimou for his current success.

At that time, Zhang Weiping can only say a few words of complaint, what else can he do?

Thinking about all these things in his mind, Chen Linfeng decisively agreed.

"Okay, that's easy. When the book comes out, we can talk about it together then."

Zhang Yimou hung up the phone with peace of mind.

At night.

Pete also called to celebrate.

"The Clinic" received three nominations: Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

It is not a particularly big favorite in this year's Oscars, but it should not be underestimated. Just after being nominated, the media and public opinion have increased a lot, and the sales of videotapes have also soared.

Pitt's main focus is of course the Best Picture Award. As for the screenplay award, Chen Linfeng's chances are slim because this is his second time competing and he is too young.

As for the Best Actress, the nomination was the result of Scarlett Johansson's bloodshed, and it is impossible for her to win the award.

The discrimination of white male judges against the acting skills of beautiful female stars is deeply rooted.

At the same time, Pete also mentioned one thing.

"The screenwriters' strike that began in Hollywood at the end of last year has not stopped yet.

I remember you also joined the Writers Guild, and when you were in Hollywood last year, you issued a statement in support."

"Uh, yeah, what's wrong?"

Chen Linfeng not only joined the Writers Guild, but also the Directors and Actors Guilds. This is inevitable if one wants to make it in Hollywood.

"Are you interested in coming over to join in the fun? I think it might help the final vote."

"Forget it. I don't think it will be useful. Besides, I'm working on Infinite World 3 and can't leave. You know, March-April~."

In fact, the main reason is that the Spring Festival is approaching, and he will definitely not let the Hollywood screenwriters' strike affect his family reunion.

“Oh, well, forget about that.

"Infinite Worlds" is more important, and I can't wait to watch it." Pete said nothing more.

The two chatted for a few more words and hung up the phone.

Actually, it’s not really cheating.

During the Spring Festival, Chen Linfeng did have to catch up on his homework at home.

The new book is expected to be released in March or April, which was decided at the end of last year.

The publicity has already begun both at home and abroad.

"Infinite World 3" is the final chapter, and the fans who have been waiting for it for a long time have been looking forward to it.

It has been nearly 2002 years since the initial release of "Infinite World 1" in the first half of 2008 to now in 6.

The two books in the entire series have sold more than 3500 million copies, have been reprinted more than 30 times in the United States alone, and have been translated into more than 20 languages.

In the global book bestseller list, it is in the first tier, except for some famous books that have been sold for dozens or hundreds of years, and top bestsellers such as "Harry Potter" and "The Da Vinci Code". Even "Twilight", before it was adapted into a movie, its sales were often suppressed.

All I can say is that a global cultural company like Disney is indeed a great booster for works.

"Book of Life and Death" and "Fate", as the main works promoted by Kodansha, have obviously lower sales than "Infinity".

There is a huge disparity in sales regions.

The most important thing is that the sales of the first two have begun to fall behind. Destiny is better, with great help from games and animations. It still has potential in East Asia due to the adaptations.

"Book of Life and Death" was adapted into a comic book quite early, but its sales have gradually stagnated till now.

At the end of last year, Kodansha considered starting the animation process, and Chen Linfeng has agreed that Kyoto Animation will still produce it.

Although Kyoto Animation is turning to its own copyright development due to strategic issues in the company's development.

However, since Chen Linfeng had set up corresponding incentive measures, he could earn much more by doing adaptations as long as the results were good, so there was no impact.

Back to the novel, the "Infinity" series still has strong momentum today because of the promotion by companies like Disney, with millions of sales every year.

Its influence is even increasing year by year, with no sign of decline.

The release of a new work in this series of novels, which is suspected to be the final one, is a big deal for book lovers all over the world.

Actually, Chen Linfeng attaches great importance to works of this level.

It really takes the right time, right place and right people to create this.

Therefore, he was very cautious in considering the subsequent plot, and the reason why he waited until now to start writing was not just because he wanted to be the protagonist.

He had already been writing for several months last year.

When he was on the set, he would think about the plot in his spare time, and would usually write for a while at night.

Currently about 3/4 of the work has been completed, with the last two mission worlds left to wrap up.

The content of the last book is almost equivalent to the sum of the first two books, and the plot has also changed significantly from the original work in the previous life.

First of all, in terms of the mission world, the world of "The Lord of the Rings" was replaced by the world of "Avengers 3".

The difficulty in obtaining copyright is an important reason. Marvel is not that valuable now, so the difficulty is much lower.

Moreover, if the timing of "End Game" is good, it might be released at the same time as "Infinity 3" and can take advantage of the popularity.

Chen Linfeng made full use of the world of "Endgame" and expanded the plot twice in a row, even including a scene where he faced Thanos head-on.

The world of "Transformers" has been replaced by "EVA";
"Independence Day" was replaced by "Cyberpunk 2077" wrapped in "The Matrix" (that is, the cyber world is a virtual world created by the Matrix, and the world view needs to be cracked in order to break out of the game).

Chen Linfeng will find time to write this cyberpunk story in the near future. The main plot will be based on "Edgewalker" combined with the plot in the game.

Later, "Dragon Rider" was replaced by "DND";
"The Perfect Storm" is the second "End Game";
The final world becomes the world of "Journey to the West".

It can be seen from the types of worlds he changed that they are basically relatively inexpensive films.

Because it is more difficult and more expensive to obtain the copyrights of these movies, Chen Linfeng will have to give Disney more benefits in the later stage.

This is not something he can solve by paying for it himself, and many times, money cannot buy it.

Take Marvel's The Avengers for example.

In addition to this, another principle to follow is that the more grand the world is and the higher the upper limit of the worldview, the better.

This is the leeway he leaves for himself.

These mission worlds obviously cannot be cleared in just one exploration.

The story ends with Zheng Zha defeating the clone of Zheng Zha. If you want to write subsequent plots, just continue to introduce these worlds, and the difficulty of writing a sequel will be much lower.

At the same time, for these worlds with high combat power settings, Chen Linfeng intentionally imitated the writing style of Juan Tu, and did not raise the combat power of the fourth-level gene lock too high. There is still room for exploration, and the crisis is also easier to shape.

In his previous life, a certain Z was a little overwhelmed by the last part of the plot, which he had prepared for a long time and tried his best to avoid.

It is precisely because of this that in this book, Chen Linfeng's works are almost entirely original and contain a large number of words.

It took him more than three months to write this much.

In the process of writing a novel, an annual summary meeting is also indispensable.

There is of course a lot to talk about, but the path for these two brothers in the coming year is basically clear, so let’s mainly talk about Long Lin’s situation.

To put it briefly, first, the post-production of "Detective Di Renjie 3" and "The Disguiser" has been completed and the review has been completed, and they will be broadcast one after another after the Chinese New Year this year.

The fourth part of the "Detective Dee" series is confirmed to be released due to Long Lin's stable support.

In fact, as long as Qian Yanqiu can write, Long Lin can support him to continue filming.

However, judging from the current situation, Qian Yanqiu’s inspiration has almost run out by the fourth part.

It’s still early now, we can consider this issue in two years.

The second is the focus of this year’s work.

Dramas like "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" and "Going West" have the most investment.

"The Road of Life is Long and Difficult" and "The Great Qin Empire" series will be the focus of this year's production.

The former cooperates with CCTV, needless to say, and it is also a big drama of the year.

Chen Shantong bought the copyright of "The Great Qin Empire" several years ago, and this will be another long-term meal ticket for Long Lin.

It can also be combined with the expansion of the film and television city, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Not only that, some online articles and high-quality published novels have also been collected by Long Lin.

Novel copyrights are really cheap nowadays.

The most typical example is Liu Cixin’s “The Three-Body Problem,” which only sold 10 copies in its previous life.

In January of this year, "The Three-Body Problem 1" was officially published, and Chen Linfeng bought the copyright early on.

Previous films such as "The Wandering Earth" and "Rural Teachers" were basically packaged together, without missing a single one.

The price is not too low, nor too high.

But what makes Chen Linfeng more conscientious is that he and Liu Cixin signed a post-production copyright sharing agreement.

It can enjoy dividends through various channels such as film and television adaptation.

This is also a rule-making measure, which is to set an example for film and television companies in the IP era a few years later.

The most damaging thing is that when Chen Linfeng bought the copyright for the Qilin Cup, he gave the corresponding contract template to many online writers and posted the same version online.

It is almost like setting a standard, and those who do not meet such conditions will be considered to be being cheated.

It’s not obvious now, but in a few years when those Internet companies want to buy copyrights, they will realize its power.

As a serious person in the film and television industry, Chen Linfeng had to think of ways to resist the erosion of Internet capital.

Regardless of whether it is useful or not, as long as we can give them a little more cost, our goal will be achieved.

Anyway, Chen Linfeng himself is not pursuing extreme profits, so he will never lack money in this life.

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(End of this chapter)