Entertainment: Who still wants to fall in love when there are cheats?

Chapter 202 Avatar

December 2010, 1.

Li Boda went into the movie theater.

This time, Li Boda went to the cinema mainly because he wanted to see Avatar, a movie that Han Sanye had said was incredibly awesome.

Li Boda wanted to see just how awesome this "Avatar" was.

To have a better viewing experience, Li Boda even went to Wanda's 3D cinema to watch the movie.

When Li Boda arrived at the movie theater, he found it already packed with people who had come to see Avatar. Even though the 3D tickets were significantly more expensive than the regular tickets, there were still so many people.

It can only be said that director James Cameron has left a very deep impression on Chinese audiences.

Or rather, the movie "Titanic," even though it was released more than a decade ago, remains an unsurpassable classic in the hearts of audiences.

That's why when James Cameron, the director of Titanic, was about to release his new movie Avatar, so many people were eager to see it, even if it meant paying a high price for 3D tickets.

As a director, Li Boda also admires Cameron's box office appeal.

Soon, the movie started—

Sitting in the movie theater, Li Boda's eyes shone.

He never expected that Avatar would be so awesome!
This is absolutely an unprecedented film.

Li Boda finally understood why Master Han was so wary of the movie "Avatar".

This incredibly realistic 3D visual effect is truly amazing, absolutely amazing!

After watching the movie, the incredibly realistic 3D images still lingered in Li Boda's mind; as for the plot—

Well, whether from the audience's perspective or the director's perspective, let's not talk about the plot. In Li Boda's opinion, the plot of [Avatar] is really quite average, even a bit bad.

It's basically a story about an Earth construction company that goes to other planets in space, seizes land, builds massive structures, then the alien natives rebel, and a traitor helps the natives fight their own people. That's roughly the gist of the story.

Although the plot seemed rather ordinary to Li Boda, he didn't feel he had wasted his money buying a 3D movie ticket; in fact, he thought it was quite worthwhile.

Li Boda seemed to have never imagined that movies could be made in this way.

Li Boda even had an urge to make a 3D movie himself. This 3D technology is incredibly attractive to a director, no, it should be said that it is extremely attractive to a young director of the new era.

Moreover, Li Boda discovered that this 3D technology was particularly suitable for use in movies like "Infinite Terror".

Because "Infinite Terror" is primarily about horror and suspense.

What could be more terrifying or horrifying than 3D, which creates an immersive experience?

However, the original production cost of "Infinite Terror" was already very high. Adding 3D filming technology would further increase the production cost—

Li Boda could hardly believe it. Unless he mastered the 3D technology himself, using it to shoot a movie would just cost him a fortune.

"Depend on!"

Li Boda couldn't help but swear.

……

"Boss, I found you a novel. Take a look. I think it's perfect for making into a movie."

Li Boda had just returned from watching Avatar when Sister Wang came up to him with a physical copy of the novel.

"A novel? Let me see." Li Boda was intrigued when he saw the novel that Sister Wang had brought.

To be honest, Li Boda had no idea what movie he would be making next. After watching Avatar, he even felt that he was further away from making Infinite Terror.

Even if you don't film "Infinite Terror," you still need inspiration to write the script yourself.

"Love is Not Blind for 33 Days?" Li Boda saw the title of the novel after taking it.

"This is a newly published novel. It was previously serialized online and the data was very good; many people were following it," Sister Wang explained.

Li Boda nodded, then opened the novel.

After reading the novel from beginning to end, Li Boda discovered that it was a novel aimed at women.

The protagonist is a girl named Huang Xiaoxian, who is betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend. She is then rescued by a sissy named Wang Yiyang. After 33 days of heartbreak, she overcomes the shadow of her breakup and finds love again. To be honest, it's a simple story, and it seems quite ordinary.

However, the characters in this novel are quite interesting, with distinct personalities and humorous dialogue, which elevates the overall quality of the novel.

Although this novel is aimed at women, as Sister Wang said, it is very suitable to be adapted into a movie, and the production cost will definitely not be high.

Most importantly, the role of Huang Xiaoxian was entirely given to Zhao Liying from their studio to play.

Although Zhao Liying's face is a bit rounder and she looks a bit more docile, it doesn't quite match Huang Xiaoxian's relatively harsh personality.

But no problem.

Generally speaking, in this situation, as long as the makeup artist puts in a little more effort and draws more lines on Zhao Liying's face, her features can look more harsh. With the lighting and the adjustment of the shooting angle, Zhao Liying, this cute girl with a round face, can completely transform into a girl with a somewhat sharp personality.

Even now, Zhao Liying's acting skills are still relatively lacking. If her acting skills were better, the requirements for makeup and other aspects could be lowered a bit.

“Okay, that’s great, it’s perfect for making a movie. Sister Wang, have you secured the film and television rights for this novel?” Li Boda asked Sister Wang.

"I have already contacted the author, Bao Jingjing, and she is indeed interested in selling the film and television rights. However, Bao Jingjing also has her requirements."

"any request?"

"She wanted to participate in the scriptwriting process because she was worried that her novel would be significantly altered when it was adapted into a screenplay, completely changing the story she had written," Sister Wang explained. "However, Bao Jingjing herself is a student in the Literature Department of Beijing Film Academy, so she is no stranger to screenwriting."

“Alright then, in that case, let’s give the script to her to write.” Li Boda had no objection to this.

After all, every author wants to adapt their own work themselves and doesn't want their work to be ruined by others.

Li Boda himself also believes that adapting a novel into a screenplay and having the author participate in the writing process will result in a better screenplay.

Therefore, Li Boda entrusted the task of adapting the novel "Infinite Terror" into a screenplay to Zhang Heng, the author of "Infinite Terror".

Zhang Heng also did a very good job.

Not long after Li Boda entrusted Zhang Heng with the task of adapting "Infinite Terror" into a screenplay, Zhang Heng, under the guidance of two professional screenwriters, completed the first part of the "Infinite Terror" screenplay.

Li Boda had also read the script. The script for the first film incorporated elements from both "Resident Evil" and "Alien." It started with the events of "Resident Evil" and ended with Zheng Zha and his team fighting to the death against the Alien Queen. This perfectly aligned with Li Boda's ideas, which is why, after watching "Avatar" and seeing its 3D effects, he thought of incorporating those effects into "Infinite Terror."

After obtaining Li Boda's permission, Sister Wang contacted Bao Jingjing.

However, when Sister Wang contacted Bao Jingjing, she discovered that in addition to her, another director had also contacted Bao Jingjing. This director had also taken a liking to the novel "Love is Not Blind" and wanted to adapt it into a movie.

Teng Huatao looked at Sister Wang with a somewhat gloomy expression, while Sister Wang remained extremely calm in the face of Teng Huatao.

In the past, Wang Jie would have needed to curry favor with a director like Teng Huatao, since he had directed many popular TV dramas, especially last year's "Dwelling Narrowness," which had a huge viewership.

However, no matter how popular or successful the TV series directed by Teng Huatao are, they are still just TV series.

Her boss, Li Boda, has already directed two films, including the second one, "Lost in Thailand," which just finished its run and grossed over 110 million yuan. Li Boda is now considered a very successful director; he has entered the 100 million yuan box office club, far surpassing Teng Huatao's achievements.

Bao Jingjing sat next to Sister Wang and Teng Huatao, her smile a little awkward.

She hadn't had many thoughts beforehand. She had made an appointment with Sister Wang, and then Teng Huatao came looking for her, so she simply called everyone together to clarify the matter of the film and television copyright for her novel.

It was only when both of them appeared in front of her that she felt awkward and thought the arrangement was a bit inappropriate. She could only say that she was not a good businesswoman and did not understand how to maximize profits through such an arrangement. She had not been thinking about maximizing profits or anything like that.

"Is Director Teng here to buy the film and television rights to 'Love is Not Blind' from Teacher Bao?" Sister Wang asked with a smile.

“That’s right.” Teng Huatao nodded in a gloomy tone.

“Then we shouldn’t have any conflict,” Sister Wang said with a smile.

"Are you willing to give up the film and television rights to 'Love is Not Blind'?" Teng Huatao's eyes lit up.

"No, what I want is the film rights to 'Love is Not Blind,' but Director Teng probably wants to buy the TV series rights, since he's a first-rate TV director," Sister Wang said with a smile.

"..." Teng Huatao's expression, which had just improved, darkened again: "What I want is the film rights."

"But Director Teng only directed TV dramas before, right? You want the film rights to 'Love is Not Blind' because you want to try your hand at making a movie?" Sister Wang's eyes were bright, and she said in a somewhat innocent tone.

Upon hearing this, Bao Jingjing, who was standing next to her, immediately looked at Teng Huatao. She didn't want anyone else to use her work as a test subject.

(End of this chapter)