Chapter 168 I Have a Friend (Ch 168)

“Director Lu, I didn’t expect to see you here.”

Recognizing that the man in front of him was the popular director Lu Yang in the past two years, Qi Jia immediately went up to him and shook his hand enthusiastically, saying with a smile,

“Director Lu, when will Blade of the Assassin 3 be filmed? I’m eagerly waiting!”

Lu Yang laughed twice and said generously,

“Haha, there’s no rush, the script hasn’t been polished yet.

However, I came here today to work with you on another good script.”

A hint of surprise flashed across Qi Jia’s eyes, and then he looked at Yang Mi.

Yang Mi smiled, picked up a script from in front of her and handed it to him, saying,

“I’ve read Director Lu’s script, it’s even better than Embroidered Spring Blade.”

After saying that, perhaps he felt that he had not expressed it enough, so he raised his thumb again.

After hearing what Yang Mi said, Qi Jia became even more interested.

He took the script, said sorry to the two of them, and then lowered his head to read.

When Qi Jia saw the title of “Assassination of Novelist” written on the script, his eyes lit up, he looked up at the two of them, and said in surprise,

“That’s an interesting name.”

“I know you have high requirements for scripts. If it’s not a good script, I won’t look for you.” Yang Mi said with a smile.

Lu Yang also nodded, and said with a somewhat proud look,

“We have been polishing this script for four years. This time we want you to play a character named Lu Kongwen. Please read it first and then we can talk about it.”

Qi Jia nodded and said nothing more. Instead, he read the script carefully.

The story is about

A father who is looking for his missing daughter takes on the task of assassinating a novelist.

This novelist named Lu Kongwen is currently writing a novel called “God Killing”.

In the novel, the god Red-haired Demon is cruel and murderous, and people living under his rule are miserable.

When the young boy Kong Wen and his sister were on the run, his sister was killed by the Red-haired Demon’s men.

In order to avenge his sister, Kong Wen decided to kill the Red-haired Demon with his mortal body. With the help of the magical black armor, he embarked on the path of killing gods.

This was originally just the plot of the novel, but what was unexpected was that the plot in the novel would actually affect the real world!

More than half an hour later, Qi Jia put down the script. He had already made a decision in his heart.

To be honest, but judging from the quality of the script, it is absolutely excellent.

Especially this kind of plot that interweaves the other world and the real world is very attractive to the audience.

But the difficulty lies in this dual-line narrative style, because if the relationship between the two lines is not handled well,

It will make the audience feel fragmented, and they wonder what the director is shooting!

If a different director came, Qi Jia might not accept it.

But since the other party is Lu Yang, it is not impossible.

After all, he has made two films called The Blade of the Assassin and is known as the “new generation of genius director”!

And by the way, after filming “Crazy Alien”, Qi Jia really wanted to try making a science fiction film again.

“Director Lu, I’ve accepted this script.”

After hearing Qi Jia’s agreement, the first person to speak was not Lu Yang, but Yang Mi.

“What do you think, Director Lu? I was right. For Qi Jia, the script and the cast are the most important.

The appearance fee is secondary. You see, he agreed without even asking for the salary.”

Lu Yang also smiled and responded,

“Haha, Yang Mi, you win. I’ll have someone bring you some wine later.”

Qi Jia understood the question and answer between the two.

It turned out that before I came, the two of them played a little game privately.

“Hehe, it’s inevitable that the script is good, but if you really think that I don’t like money, you’re wrong.

I’ll let my agent out later, and then you’ll know what it feels like to have an abacus bead shattered on your face.”

After the cooperation was agreed upon, Lu Yang had other things to do, so he got up and left.

The subsequent signing of the contract and negotiation of the film remuneration were left to Chen Yuwen to handle.

Qi Jia and Yang Mi chatted for a while about the development of the studio next year, and then went downstairs.

I told Chen Yuwen about the script collaboration and asked her to try her best to sell herself at a good price within a reasonable price range.

Chen Yuwen nodded to show that he understood, and then talked about another matter.

“I have a friend who…”

“Did your friend buy insurance from you?” Seeing her hesitant expression, Qi Jia asked uncertainly.

“Get lost!” Chen Yuwen cursed angrily.

“Look, look, you’re anxious again!” Qi Jia spread his hands, revealing a helpless expression.

Chen Yuwen rolled his eyes at him, too lazy to continue talking nonsense with him, and directly took out a script, handed it to him and said,

“I have a friend who is a writer, but he recently wanted to try his hand at screenwriting.

So, I adapted a short story from my published novel into a script and would like you to help me take a look at it.”

Qi Jia took it. Although he was still a little curious, he decided to finish reading it first.

Unexpectedly, he was attracted again when he saw the title of the script for the first time.

First it was “Assassination of Novelist”, and then this one is “I’ll Wait for You at the End of Time”.

The name alone tells you that this is a youth romance movie, and it is a pure love movie.

Although youth romance movies have generally not been well received in the market in recent years, that has nothing to do with the subject matter, but mainly because the scripts are too bad.

Qi Jia believes that if there is a good script and a good production team,

Then there is no reason for the audience to refuse to buy a movie ticket for their youth. After all, who didn’t have a secret crush when they were young?

Putting aside all distractions, Qi Jia began to read the book carefully.

This story is about childhood sweethearts Ling Ge and Qiu Qian who reunite in high school and gradually fall in love with each other.

But on the night when Lingge was about to confess his love, Qiu Qian died in a car accident.

In grief, Linger accidentally returned to the past through a worn-out watch from his childhood.

But the price was the loss of his life, and when he traveled back in time, he was like a bug and no one recognized him.

But Ling Ge didn’t care. Through his own efforts, he got back together with Qiu Qian.

Just when he thought he had changed his fate, an accident happened again.

Qiu Qian’s death again made Ling Ge realize that he was the cause of Qiu Qian’s accident.

So, when he traveled back in time again, he no longer expected to be with Qiu Qian, but chose to protect her silently by her side.

He thought that this would keep Qiu Qian safe, but fate played a trick on him again.

Phew~

After reading the entire script, Qi Jia let out a long sigh and looked at Chen Yuwen with a hint of surprise.

“Sister, your friend is a talented person. This book is so good.”

Seeing that Qi Jia didn’t seem to be joking, Chen Yuwen asked tentatively: “Is it really that good?”

Unlike Qi Jia, as an agent, she first considers the commercial benefits when reading the script.

But as mentioned before, youth films have not been popular in the film market in recent years.

Moreover, although the script was written by her friend,

But friends are friends, and that still can’t change the fact that he is a new screenwriter.

Usually, investors are more cautious about scripts written by new screenwriters. After all, no matter how rich you are, you can’t spend money recklessly.

This led to Chen Yuwen not being very optimistic about it at the beginning.

“Of course.” Qi Jia nodded and explained with a smile.

“Although this kind of time travel setting is a bit old-fashioned, the storyline is still very tear-jerking.

And her character setting is also very distinct, and the key is that her subject matter is still youth films,

If you act well, you can easily gain a lot of audience favor.”

Speaking of this, Qi Jia suddenly thought of someone and said with a smile,

“Isn’t Geng Geng the best example? Before she starred in The Best of Us, she was still a third-tier actress.

But after the release of “The Best of Us”, it instantly rose to the top of the second-tier, faster than riding a rocket.

Now he is one of the Forbes China 30 Under 30 Elite List. “

After Qi Jia finished speaking, he saw Chen Yuwen nodded thoughtfully, so he asked,

“Sister, can you talk to your friend? I want to talk to the producer.”

Qi Jia really thinks this script is good. Even if he can’t play the role, he wants to recommend Zhang Ruonan to try the female lead.

After all, based on his experience, this book has a high chance of becoming a hit.

Unexpectedly, after listening to him, Chen Yuwen shook his head and said,

“I’m afraid not.”

“Why?” Qi Jia was stunned.

Chen Yuwen spread his hands and shrugged like Qi Jia.

“Because no one voted for this book, so he wanted me to show it to you.

If you think it’s appropriate, could you help promote it for him? ”