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Chapter 206: Ip Man

After discussing the sequel to "A Man's Martial Arts", Cao Sheng suddenly remembered the completed "Ip Man" series script on his computer.

He originally intended to use this series in his new book.

But then I remembered that when this series of movies was being filmed in the original time and space, it was necessary to obtain the consent of Ip Man's descendants. After it was released, some viewers were quite controversial about the historical figure Ip Man.

After comprehensive consideration, he decided to give up on including the "Ip Man" series in his new book.

But the script has been restored by him.

It's a waste to just keep it on the computer.

Moreover, even if he didn't come up with the script for this series, the "Ip Man" series would be released in a few years.

So, he looked at Huang Baiming and Hong Jinbao and decided to recommend him to them.

From the memory before rebirth, it seemed that the "Ip Man" series was invested by Huang Baiming. Hong Jinbao not only starred in "Ip Man 2", but also seemed to be the action director for the entire "Ip Man" series.

It would be most appropriate to give the script of this series to them.

At that moment, Cao Sheng said, "You two! Actually, I have a script for a kung fu movie. Are you interested?"

Huang Baiming and Hong Jinbao were both quite surprised.

Huang Baiming: "Anything else? Is the script finished? Can you show it to me?"

Hong Jinbao also became interested, "I want to see it, too."

Cao Sheng stood up and said, "Wait a moment! I'll go upstairs and get it."

Huang Baiming: "Okay! Then go quickly."

Hong Jinbao: "We'll wait for you."

For the "Ip Man" series, Cao Sheng restored 4 scripts.

But today he only planned to show them the first one.

After the first film is released and has good box office and word of mouth, we can come up with the second film and ask for more screenwriter fees.

Moreover, it is becoming increasingly easier to make money in the film and television industry. Box office revenue, actors’ pay, screenwriter fees, etc. will all soar year by year.

Therefore, it is not cost-effective to take out the scripts of the entire series at once.

A moment later, he came down from upstairs with his laptop.

He wrote the script, but did not print it.

All are saved in the computer.

Just now when he went upstairs, he copied the script of "Ip Man 1" into his notebook.

Huang Baiming and Hong Jinbao had almost finished their meal, but when they saw Cao Sheng bringing out the notebook, they immediately lost interest in eating. They put down their chopsticks and stood up one after another, saying they were done, and came together to read the script.

Cao Sheng led them to the living room, opened his notebook, and opened the "Ip Man" script document that he had just copied.

Huang Baiming and Hong Jinbao sat down side by side and watched together.

"One Man's Martial Arts" allowed them to witness Cao Sheng's screenwriting ability, so they were very curious about this new script and took it very seriously.

Seeing that they were watching seriously, Cao Sheng smiled, walked to the restaurant, and got some tea leaves to make tea for them.

The secretary and bodyguards brought by Huang Baiming were already clearing the cups, plates and bowls on the table.

The plot of the "Ip Man" series is very simple.

It is a typical three-act plot structure.

Hollywood superhero movies basically all use this structure.

What is the three-act plot structure?
Very simple!
Act I: Introduction and background setting, introducing the main characters and scenes.

Act 2: Introduce conflict and challenge, build tension.

Act 3: Resolving the conflict and achieving the story goal.

Not only do Hollywood superhero movies tend to use this kind of plot structure, but most commercial films also use this routine.

Extending to the field of online literature, the so-called routine literature also follows this principle.

Let the protagonist constantly encounter new opponents and problems, and then solve the opponents and problems, and repeat this cycle until the end of the book.

This is also the main reason why many people scoff at routine writing.

Because it's too low-tech.

Huang Baiming read the script very quickly. Every time he wanted to scroll down the document page, Hong Jinbao would stop him.

"Wait a minute! I haven't finished reading yet!"

Huang Baiming had to stop again and again to wait for Hong Jinbao.

About half an hour later.

They finally finished reading the script.

Everyone looked at Cao Sheng who was sitting next to them.

While Hong Jinbao was still frowning in thought, Huang Baiming was already holding a teacup and smiling, "Mr. Cao is writing a commercial Kung Fu movie script this time! It's very commercial! Good! Very good! I like it! I want this script. How much do you want for the script? What's the number?"

Although he started out as a screenwriter, his main identity now is a film company owner.

As a boss, his favorite investment is commercial films.

He can appreciate art films, but he doesn't like investing in them.

Therefore, he likes the script of "Ip Man" very much. The plot looks simple, but it is the three-act plot structure that is least likely to go wrong.

Upon hearing this, Hong Jinbao hesitated to speak.

He wanted the script, too.

Regarding the Wing Chun-themed movie, he filmed "The Prodigal Son" with his junior fellow student Yuan Biao and others, which did very well at the box office and received very good reviews.

Therefore, he is confident that he can make a good film "Ip Man".

He had thought of the candidate for Ip Man - Yuen Biao!
In "The Prodigal Son", Yuen Biao learned Wing Chun.

He felt that Yuen Biao's image and figure should also be suitable for the role of Ip Man.

Cao Sheng smiled and said, "Let's just say 500,000! Is there any problem?"

He didn't ask for more.

Firstly, in this day and age, 50 yuan for a script is already very expensive.

Secondly, instead of bargaining with Huang Baiming for the first "Ip Man" and fighting for an extra 100,000 or 200,000 yuan in screenwriter fees, it would be better to wait until the first film is released and then raise the script fees for subsequent films.

Huang Baiming laughed, immediately stood up and stretched out his right hand, "Okay! Deal! I wish us a happy cooperation again!"

Hong Jinbao: “…”

He has encountered a bottleneck in his career in recent years, otherwise he would not have gone to the United States to act in TV series.

Therefore, he really wanted to have a suitable kung fu film script so that he could return to the Hong Kong film scene as an investor and director, rather than just serving as the leading actor and action director like he did in "A Man's Martial Arts".

But Cao Sheng and Huang Baiming had already agreed on the script in just a few words, leaving him no chance to even make an offer.

It's very depressing.

He couldn't help but ask, "Can I be counted as one of the investors for this movie?"

Huang Baiming looked over and laughed, "Sure! Of course you can! Not only can you invest, you can also participate in the production of this movie! I know Sanmao you know Wing Chun, so the action director of this movie will be handed over to you!"

……

Huang Baiming was very aware of the need to strike while the iron was hot, and he immediately instructed his secretary to prepare a contract to sign with Cao Sheng on the spot the authorization for the sequel to "A Man's Martial Arts" and the script agreement for "Ip Man".

The secretary worked for more than an hour before coming back and handing the contract he had just printed to Huang Baiming.

Under the witness of Hong Jinbao, Cao Sheng and Huang Baiming signed, stamped and pressed their fingerprints together.

After finishing the work, Huang Baiming and others said goodbye and left as it was getting late.

Cao Sheng took the two newly signed agreements, smiled, and threw them on the coffee table in front of him.

He kind of likes dealing with Huang Baiming.

The last time they contacted by phone, Huang Baiming bought his script for half a million yuan.

This time, Huang Baiming came to him and not only bought another script from him, but also bought the development rights for the sequel of "One Man's Martial Arts".

In the time it took to eat a meal, he gave him another 1.5 million.

Moreover, it is foreseeable that after "Ip Man" is released, as long as the box office and word of mouth are not bad, Huang Baiming will come to him to buy the script for the sequel.

For him, the money was easy to make.

It's much more profitable than writing novels.

If he just wants to make money, he should really change his career and become a screenwriter.

But it would be boring to live a new life just to make money.

Leaning on the sofa, Cao Sheng prepared to rest for a while, wait until the alcohol wore off before taking a shower.

He probably won't be able to write tonight.

But can you consider what movie to use to replace the "The Legend of Zu" originally planned in the new book?
He had previously chosen "The Legend of Shu" as one of the world backgrounds for his new book, mainly for two considerations.

The first is to write a background of the fairy world to give readers a sense of freshness.

The second is to give the protagonist some immortality abilities, such as sword-wielding, so that the protagonist can have the ability to chop airplanes and mechas with swords in subsequent worlds such as "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Pacific Rim".

But now Xu Ke has finished the script of "The Legend of Zu", and the filming of this movie is about to start.

If Cao Sheng uses this movie as the world background of his new book, it will involve the issue of film copyright.

Maybe... we can extract a plot from "I Want to Become an Immortal" or "God's Tomb" and create an original fairy-tale movie world?

Such a movie world should be very immersive for fans of the books "I Want to Become an Immortal" or "God's Tomb".

Or...an excerpt from "The Investiture of the Gods" or "Journey to the West"?
Both of these methods would allow the protagonist in his new book to gain the ability to chop airplanes and mechas with a sword.

As for other fantasy movies in the original time and space?
At the moment, he really couldn't think of any movie with particularly good plot and special effects.

……

Huang Baiming is very good at hype.

The next day, he just returned to Hong Kong. When he came out of the airport, he was surrounded by a group of media. He said to the media with a smile on his face: "The box office and reputation of "A Man's Martial Arts" in the mainland are indeed very good! Therefore, I have asked Zhongyuan Yidianhui for the development rights of the sequel of this movie. Next year! You will be able to see the sequel of this movie in the cinema!"

The reporters were all surprised.

Zhen Zixuan, Yang Ziqiong and others who returned to Hong Kong with Huang Baiming had just learned the news and were all surprised and happy.

Reporters kept asking how the sequel would be filmed? Could Feng Yuxiu be resurrected?
Zhen Zixuan pricked up his ears. The role of Feng Yuxiu made him taste the taste of sudden popularity. If he could be resurrected, he would have a chance to play the role again.

But Huang Baiming did not talk much about this topic, but announced another piece of news, "Everyone! Everyone! This time, in addition to obtaining the development rights for the sequel of "One Man's Martial Arts", I also got another Kung Fu movie script from Zhongyuan Yidianhui. The script is called "Ip Man"! It is also a very outstanding Kung Fu movie script. Our company will start preparing to shoot this movie soon! I hope everyone will promote and support it!"

(End of this chapter)