Volume 1: When a Male Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 85: Let’s Change It Into a Movie.

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After the game against Newcastle, Chen Yingxiong became the focus of everyone's discussion because he went through a very tortuous and bizarre journey home, caught up with the game at the last minute, and then scored two goals in the game. This is really It's so legendary.

The media reported this incident vigorously, and soon the whole world knew that Chen Yingxiong had such an experience.

Then Chen Yingxiong received a call.

It was his director friend Karim Medjani.

"Aha, Karim, how is the preparation for your movie going?"

"Hey, don't mention it, hero. We haven't been able to find investors. Many people feel that the box office performance will not be good when they read the script and story, and are unwilling to invest... Now we need investors. We are too eager for quick success!"

Chen Yingxiong laughed on the other end of the phone: "You can't complain about people's eagerness for quick success. Investors all hope that they can get back a hundred yuan after investing one yuan. If you don't make money and still lose money, it really doesn't matter. A few people are willing to do it.”

Medjani sighed: "I know too... Forget it, let's not talk about it. Actually, hero, I am calling you this time because I am interested in your story."

"Um?"

"You are particularly interested in your journey from Frankfurt to Liverpool. Don't you think this is an excellent story that can be adapted into a movie?"

Chen Yingxiong was stunned for a moment. Whenever he talks about this in the past two days, the most common feedback he hears is "It really looks like the plot of a movie."

Although he is indeed quite proud of his experience, it's not to the point of making a movie yet, right?

Medjani was very excited: "Jones and I talked about your experience together, and then we felt that it was particularly suitable to be adapted into a movie script - a player made an emergency landing thousands of miles away from his destination due to unexpected circumstances. , and there is a very important game two days later, and he cannot miss it..."

"Hey, the game against Newcastle isn't that important..."

"That's reality. What I'm talking about now is a movie script. Fiction and artistic processing must be allowed! Planes can't fly and train tickets can't be bought. The protagonist has to rent a car and drive to the destination. But in this case, There are a lot of people traveling by car, and the business of car rental agencies is very booming. I looked at many car rental agencies but they didn't have any cars. I finally found one that had a car, but the condition of the car was not very good. What's more terrible, the car was already gone. I was booked by a girl in advance..."

"Huh?" Chen Yingxiong felt that this story was completely different from his own experience, but he had to admit that this story was much more interesting than the love story Medjani told him before. At least it had suspense. He wanted to know what happened next. Did the protagonist successfully rent a car? "Then what?" he asked.

"Hehe." Medjani laughed, feeling a little proud. It seemed that Chen Yingxiong had been attracted, which meant that the script they discussed was working!

"Stop laughing, what next?"

"Then? The protagonist is a football star, and he plans to use his fame to overwhelm the other party, but the car rental company insists that the girl ordered the car first, and they cannot give it to the protagonist. If the protagonist must use the car, he can go with the girl Solve the problem through negotiation. When the girl comes to pick up the car, the protagonist repeats his same tricks again. Unfortunately, the girl doesn’t know him because she doesn’t watch football at all and even has a dislike for football..."

"Hey, I'm not that kind of person, Karim!" Chen Yingxiong was unhappy - aren't you trying to smear me?

"Hey, I didn't say it had to be you. Can't I make up a celebrity?"

"Okay, go on and say..."

"Then, the protagonist used money to pressure the girl and proposed to buy the right to rent a car from the girl at a high price. But the girl refused to let it go... Anyway, the two of them were in a fight, and the protagonist had to rent the car. The car is used to rush back to participate in important games, but the girls refuse to rent it out of disgust for the stars and the aversion to rich people bullying others."

"Then isn't this impossible to handle?"

"Don't worry... Later, the car rental company came forward. At this time, the protagonist also discovered that the girl's destination was the same as his... So he had to compromise and begged to go with the girl in a low voice... Maybe it was because the protagonist's attitude suddenly softened, Let the girl feel better about him... Anyway, the two of them set off together... Along the way, many stories happened, and they encountered various difficulties. The girl became defensive from the initial reaction against the protagonist. , and then slowly became attracted to the protagonist with a cheerful and lively personality. Together they overcame many difficulties and even encountered some dangers, but they all survived with the concerted efforts of the two of them. Just when victory was about to come , their car, which wasn’t in very good condition to begin with, broke down!”

"Wow, you know this?" Chen Yingxiong was surprised. He didn't tell the outside world in such detail.

"We guessed it. It looks like we guessed it right?"

"Well, our car did break down after passing through London, and then we stopped the car on the side of the road... It was still raining. You don't know how miserable it was at that time, Karim!"

Medjani laughed: "Isn't this more dramatic? Heroes, the audience just likes to watch stories like this. Just when you thought you were about to despair, the light suddenly came... How did you get there later?"

"We waited a long time and finally we got a car driven by three Liverpool fans who recognized me and took us to Liverpool... but only a few kilometers from Anfield we got stuck in a fucking traffic jam again. ...It was absolutely unlucky! In the end, I had to run to the court with Cabrera. I just rushed into the locker room all the way, without even warming up, changed my clothes, went straight on the field, and scored. Scored two goals! How was it? Isn't it great?" In the end, it turned into Chen Yingxiong's boasting.

Medjani was very happy: "This story is great! But I need to adapt it... Well, after the car broke down, the protagonist and the girl could only stop the car on the side of the road. They stopped a large truck and enthusiastically The truck driver invited them to get on the bus, but they were not going to the same place. The truck could only take them one way and they would part ways at the next intersection. So they kept stopping the trucks, just like a relay, and they would go their separate ways. They sent them forward one stop at a time... Then they met three enthusiastic fans, who happened to be fans of the team the protagonist played for. They recognized the protagonist and sent them to their destination... no, it was a distance away from the destination. A few kilometers away, they encountered a huge traffic jam! At this time, it was still ten minutes before the start of the game! The anxious protagonist rushed out of the car, thanked the three enthusiastic fans in a hurry, and rushed in amid their cheers. Towards the distant stadium!”

"What about girls?"

"Don't worry...the protagonist caught up with the game at the last minute and then scored the winning goal in the game, shutting up all those who doubted him. Even the commentator who was still laughing at him also felt sorry for him He cheered, and a reporter who had always looked down on him had to express his sincerity... Then the day after the game, the protagonist received a call from a girl: 'You forgot something.' The two of them They agreed to meet, and the girl brought the luggage that the protagonist had forgotten at her place. After the breakup, the protagonist called the girl and told him that he still forgot something..."

"What is it?" Chen Yingxiong asked curiously.

Medjani imitated the protagonist's accent and said: "Hi, Jessica. I found that I forgot something again. With you... it's my heart."

Chen Yingxiong whistled, which reminded him of the time when he chased Cabrera.

"good!"

"The film ends with the protagonist and the girl kissing each other. What do you think?"

"very good!"

"I'm so happy you said that! So, I just want to discuss with you whether you are willing to sell us the prototype of this story, and then we will make it into a movie. We will definitely get your name...for example Write on the title page 'This is adapted from the true experience of the hero'..."

But Chen Yingxiong shook his head and said: "No, I won't sell it, Karim."

Medjani was surprised. He was stunned for a long time, not knowing what to say - he originally thought that he and Chen Yingxiong had a good personal relationship, and it would not be difficult to get the right to adapt this story. Unexpectedly, Chen Yingxiong rejected him.

When Chen Yingxiong saw that he had frightened Medjani, he explained with a smile: "I won't sell it to you. I will give you the right to adapt this story, Karim."

Medjani's mood at this moment was like being on a roller coaster, falling from the peak to the bottom, and then quickly climbing from the bottom to the top. "Ah...this...this...haha, thank you so much, hero!"

He said he wanted to buy it, but in fact he didn't have much money. He only had a small amount of savings, and he allocated part of it to the preparations for the romance film. However, the preparations failed and all the money was wasted. There really wasn't much money left. If he wanted to buy it, he probably wouldn't be able to pay a high price. What he was most worried about before was not that Chen Yingxiong wouldn't sell it, but that Chen Yingxiong's asking price was too high and he couldn't afford it.

Who would have thought that Chen Yingxiong didn't want money, just gave it away for free!

"But I have conditions, Karim."

"It's okay, just tell me!" You've given yourself the right to adapt it for free, so what conditions can be too outrageous?

"I want to be the male lead in this movie!"

"Eh?" Although he was fully mentally prepared to wait for Chen Yingxiong to make an offer, Karim Medjani was still stunned when he heard the conditions stated by Chen Yingxiong.

"Don't worry, Karim, I promise I won't screw up!" Acting is something Chen Yingxiong likes. He plans to give it a try. Now that he has such a good opportunity, how can he let it go?

"Uh..." Karim has worked with Chen Yingxiong twice to shoot commercials. From these two cooperation experiences, he can see that Chen Yingxiong does have a talent for acting. There are some things that he, as a director, only needs to briefly explain. Chen Yingxiong can understand it. However, shooting commercials and shooting movies are two different things. At least the commercials cannot be shot for several months... As time goes by, many problems may be exposed. If Chen Yingxiong cannot meet his requirements at that time, then he will have to change actors temporarily. If so... wouldn't it be very troublesome?

Chen Yingxiong decided to play the leading role this time, because he found that this story was very suitable for him to play. After all, it was adapted from his own real experience. He had personal experience, which made him more comfortable in acting.

So in order to get Karim to agree to play the leading role, he had a backup plan. "Okay, I won't ask for a penny of your salary, Karim. This will save you money, right? In addition, I will personally invest five million euros as an investor."

Five million euros is obviously not enough to invest in a movie, but it is better to have someone investing money than no one investing money. The most important thing is that after someone invests money, Karim can go to other investors and tell them - you see, someone has already invested, which means that my book is promising and promising, so you What are you still hesitating about?

For Chen Yingxiong, he earns more than 30 million euros a year, and five million euros is really nothing. Moreover, with Dracula helping him manage his finances, his money can still make money. He is not like other stars who spend lavishly after becoming famous. In terms of material consumption, Chen Yingxiong is definitely not "extremely extravagant". For example, many football stars like high-end sports cars, and they buy one to live in Tuenjia if they have nothing to do. Seven or eight cars are standard equipment for football stars. But Chen Yingxiong still only has a Land Rover that was given to him by the Zenit St. Petersburg club.

So if Chen Yingxiong wants to get the five million euros, he can get it now. All he has to do is make a call to Dracula.

Everyone is talking about this, can Medjani still refuse? What's more, it's the uncle who has the money now. Chen Yingxiong provided the money. As the largest investor in this crew, he is the well-deserved uncle.

Karim Medjani is a director with great ideals and principles, but he is not ignorant of flexibility. He knows that in the context of commercialization, it is very common to succumb to the will of investors. As long as the requirements are not too outrageous, he will All can agree. It's a compromise, as long as he can make the movie in the end.

He is a newcomer now and lacks his own works, so it is better to have works than no works. Regardless of the quality of the works, anyway, if he has works, he has entered this industry and is no longer just an advertising director. Be a glorious film director! The door to the world he dreams of will open to him. Behind that door is a feasting and feasting Vanity Fair, the place he longs for...

Using this film as a springboard, I will climb up step by step, keep making films, accumulate experience, and strive to make blockbusters that will become popular around the world as soon as possible.

When he reaches the level of James Cameron, he can also slam the table with investors and threaten them to leave if they don't increase investment according to his wishes. Then he can say no to the hero. . It's still early.