Global Film Emperor: I film just to finish the movie!

Chapter 46 [046] Godfather is above

A sitcom with the Chinese translation title "My Parents"!

Su Ding quickly read the plot summaries of more than ten episodes and found that this American TV series has a 60% similarity with "Friends", but an 80% similarity with the first and second seasons of "Love Apartment".

Isn’t this a coincidence!

Especially since "My Parents" only had three seasons.

The first season had good ratings and reputation, the second season had a decline in ratings but maintained its reputation, but the third season failed to maintain its reputation.

Just cut it off.

Generally speaking, since it is not a popular American TV series, the copyright fee for remake will naturally not be high.

The balance on Su Ding's bank card now exceeds six million, which is enough to purchase the remake rights.

After the car arrived outside his apartment, Su Ding got out, walked on the road, opened WeChat, and sent a message to an account with an avatar of a cigarette butt.

"Mr. Zhao, are you there? I need your help with something."

Less than a minute after I sent the message, a long-distance call came in.

beep~
Su Ding answered the call and chuckled, "Young Master, are you free right now?"

"Nonsense, if I'm busy, I can call you." A woman's voice with a smoky voice came from the other end of the phone, "What's the matter?"

"Young Master is so straightforward." Su Ding praised him, and then explained, "Could you please help me buy the rights to remake an American TV series called 'My Parents'? It has to be from mainland China, and the price is within 5 million RMB."

"Hey, brother Dading, did you win the lottery jackpot?" The woman with a smoky voice on the other end of the phone teased.

"How did you know?" Su Ding exclaimed, "I won the lottery, and after tax deduction, I have more than 600 yuan left. It's not enough to invest in movies or TV series, but it's okay to make a sitcom. I found that "My Parents" is very suitable for adaptation. If I take it and replace it with domestic elements, it might become a hit. Even if it doesn't become a hit in the end, I won't lose much money."

"..."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. After a while, someone said faintly, "You're really honest. Aren't you afraid that I won't give it to you if I buy it?"

"It's okay. You bought 'My Parents' and I'll buy something else." Su Ding smiled. "Besides, everyone knows that you, Mr. Zhao, have plenty of money. You went to America for further studies to get in touch with the Hollywood film industry system, and also..."

"Alright, alright, stop flattering me." Zhao Rui interrupted with a smirk, "'My Parents', right? I'll get in touch with them and let you know the results tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you, Young Master!" Su Ding thanked him, "I'll transfer one million to you first..."

"Do I need your one million?"

Zhao Rui interrupted again, "Let's talk about it after I've finished this. Also, if you really want to thank me, then improve your acting skills. When I return to China, I'll be producing a play. When the casting comes, if your acting isn't up to par, don't blame me for not giving my old classmate face and casting you."

"Don't worry about that." Su Ding smiled proudly, "You may not believe it, but my acting skills are now comparable to Hua Shicheng's! I will be starring in a movie with Hua Shicheng after the new year!"

"dudu~"

The phone hangs up.

"Sure enough, no one wants to believe the truth." Su Ding shook his head and put away his phone.

As I entered the apartment building and opened the door, the smell of instant noodles immediately hit me.

"Lao Zhang, are you eating junk food again?"

As Su Ding closed the door, he smiled and said to his roommate who was munching on instant noodles in the living room, "Eating instant noodles every day and getting stomach problems is a small matter, but if you get fat, you won't be able to be an actor."

“Hulu~Hulu~”

Zhang Yiwei was busy eating noodles, ignoring Su Ding. He just freed one hand, picked up a bucket of instant noodles from under the coffee table, and pushed it in the direction of Su Ding.

Su Ding, “…”

Okay, I didn’t eat much for dinner, so I’m a little hungry now.

The key point is that instant noodles become boring if you eat too much of them, but it’s still good to eat them occasionally, especially the fragrance in the room at this moment, which makes people swallow their saliva.

Su Ding immediately took the noodle bucket and opened the package. While adding the ingredients, he caught sight of a braised egg under the coffee table. He quickly reached out and grabbed one, unwrapped it and put it in the bucket. He picked up the kettle, poured water into it, and finally placed a book on top.

"Hu~~"

Zhang Yiwei raised his head and exhaled at the right time, burped, put down the plastic fork, reached out to get a tissue from the table and wiped his mouth.

"Su Dading, why are you back so late? Are you on a date?"

As he spoke, Zhang Yiwei winked at Su Ding.

"I have a date, do I need to come back?" Su Ding glanced at him calmly.

"..." Zhang Yiwei was stunned. Then, he slapped his head and said admiringly, "You're right!"

"Really?" Su Ding snorted, then turned serious and asked, "How have you been recently? How many film crews have you visited?"

"That's it." Zhang Yiwei shrugged. "At least I won't starve to death."

"..." Su Ding blinked, thinking of Zhang Yiwei's playful personality, and said softly, "I'm preparing for a drama, a low-budget sitcom. If you don't mind, you can come and play a role when the script is out..."

thump~
Zhang Yiwei knelt on one knee, facing Su Ding, tears in his eyes. He clasped his fists and excitedly shouted, "Godfather, please accept my respects! I have been searching for you for twenty-seven years, and finally I have found you!"

"..."

"Get out, get out." Su Ding shuddered and quickly moved away, waving his hand unhappily, "Get up and talk properly."

He picked up the instant noodles, took down his book and started eating.

"Hehe~" Zhang Yiwei smiled flatteringly and made way for him. "Come, godfather, sit here. My seat is comfortable."

"No thanks." Su Ding took a sip of his soup and said as he ate, "This sitcom I'm putting together is a remake of an American TV series called 'My Parents'. You can take a look at it first."

"Okay~" Zhang Yiwei clapped his hands, "I'll go get the computer."

Seeing this, Su Ding also walked towards his room, took out his laptop, took it to the living room and put it on the coffee table, opened it, went online to open a video group chat, and added Huang Yuanhe, Qian Yu, Zhao Zhenyue and five others to the group.

Zhang Yiwei naturally did not fall behind.

"Godfather, is the meeting starting right now?" Zhang Yiwei, who also had his computer turned on, received the notification and clicked to enter the room, rubbing his hands excitedly. "I'm so lucky today! I never thought I, Zhang Yiwei, would one day become one of the main creators. Hi~hi~hello, two beautiful ladies!"

Qian Yu and Ren Xiaotong, who had already entered the room, were startled.

"What's going on? Where is Su Ding?" Qian Yu asked in confusion on a screen.

"I'm here." Su Ding picked up the instant noodles, sat down, took a bite, and said, "Is everyone here? If so, let me tell you something. I bought the rights to remake an American sitcom called 'My Parents'. I'm planning to adapt it into Chinese, add some Chinese elements, and put together a crew. If you're interested, you can invest. If not, you can just act as a character."

"There are as many as seven or eight protagonists in this play, and you can all play the leading role!"

"..."

There was silence.

Huang Yuanhe, Qian Yu, Zhao Zhenyue, Ren Xiaotong, and Song Wan were all silent.

"Why don't you speak?"

Zhang Yiwei was curious and clicked on the screen. "Is the internet down?"

"It's not broken."

Su Ding took a bite of instant noodles and said, "Let me introduce you. This is my roommate, Zhang Yiwei. I have invited him to participate in the show. Old Zhang, these five are all my classmates."

"Hi~!"

Zhang Yiwei grinned and waved at the camera, "Hello everyone, my name is Zhang Yiwei, you can call me Lao Zhang. My adoptive father said..."

"Su Ding, you don't have to be like this."

(End of this chapter)