pertwk Chapter 24 President Huang Unleashes His Ultimate Move
Chapter 24 President Huang Unleashes His Ultimate Move
Yu Zhen is still in seclusion working on his writing. He brought back a message to his assistant, editor Xiao Wu, saying that the sequel to "The Truman Show," titled "The Brain in a Vat," has reached its climax and will be completed in about 20,000 more words.
The implication is that this period is crucial for creative work, and unauthorized personnel should refrain from disturbing him.
Such news truly left President Huang feeling uneasy and unable to settle down.
The people in Qinxi Province acted as if it were an official matter, sending official letters and going through official channels to openly and legitimately request the person.
This matter cannot be delayed any longer.
The attitude of the city leaders is already quite clear.
That is, writer Yu must find a way to keep him in Shanghai.
At this critical juncture, Lao Zong from the Shanghai Film Studio came knocking again, not only eyeing the film and television adaptations of Yu's 25 story collection works, but also targeting Yu himself, even going so far as to offer him a position at the studio.
Originally, the idea was for editor Xiao Wu to seize the opportunity and spread the word to writer Yu to find out if he would be willing to stay and work at the publishing house.
The message Xiao Wu brought back was just a cold, emotionless one: "No time to disturb during this critical creative period."
Sigh, this rhythm seems a bit off!
Could it be that writer Yu never even considered the publishing house's structure?
Or perhaps, last time, the publishing house only gave them a temporary, unofficial, guest writer position, and when they openly and honestly revealed their unclear identity, instead of giving them full support, they insisted that their articles be published under a pseudonym.
These overly cautious actions have actually made people underestimate the company's popularity...
Come to think of it, a semi-amnesiac, homeless educated youth, in order to find a place to settle down, submitted all 25 stories he had written to "Story Club". How much trust did they have in us back then, and how much they expected the club to give us strong support.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have needed to reveal their unknown identity!
Now, on one hand, Shaanxi Province is openly demanding personnel, and on the other hand, Shanghai Film Studio is trying to take advantage of the situation.
The English version of "The Truman Show" is already in preparation.
If the English version becomes a huge hit in overseas markets, and if it also gets the attention of Hollywood, the dream factory of film and television in the United States.
Tut tut...
At this pace, once Comrade Yu Zhen finishes his seclusion and creative work, there's really no need for him to force himself to stay at the publishing house and incur so-called favors. With such a genius-level creator, as long as word gets out, who knows how many organizations will be vying to offer him a position!
President Huang was troubled, truly unsure how to properly handle this matter.
People absolutely cannot be taken away by Qin west Province under any circumstances, even if it is "reasonable".
Otherwise, it would be a disgrace to the entire Shanghai literary and artistic community, a humiliation for the Shanghai literary and artistic circles, a forced rebuke from Qin Xisheng's colleagues, and he would have no way to explain himself to the city leaders.
But what if Comrade Yu Zhen is eventually lured away by the Shanghai Film Studio halfway through?
Hey, everyone's laughing at the Literature and Art Publishing House.
There were plenty of opportunities to cultivate and retain a genius creator, but a collaboration opportunity that was offered to them was easily snatched up by a sister company...
Good heavens, once you put that label of incompetence on your own head...
Huang Gongliang's future career, as the current president of Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, is already at its peak, and there will be no further opportunities for advancement.
A person's name, a tree's shadow.
The news that three people from the Shanghai Film Studio had come to their door, wanting to buy all the film and television adaptation rights to 25 works at once, somehow got out.
Soon, the landline on President Huang's desk began ringing incessantly, over and over again.
Okay.
The Beijing Film Studio called!
Xi'an Film Studio called!
The August 1st Film Studio called!
The Changchun factory called!
A call came from Pearl River Film Studio!
The Emei factory called!
Hunan Film Studio called!
In an instant, it seemed as if they had stirred up a hornet's nest among the eight major film studios.
Each company called simultaneously, specifically requesting the film and television adaptation rights to a particular story, and specifically asking to invite writer Yu Zhen to their film studio for exchange and learning.
Little did President Huang know that Editor-in-Chief He of "Story Club" and his colleagues were somewhat uncomfortable with the greedy faces of Zong Fuxian and his two senior editors from the Shanghai Film Studio's Literature Department. So, after the three left, they intentionally or unintentionally leaked the news through their respective networks, which triggered responsive calls from other film studios.
Editor-in-Chief He and his colleagues did a simple calculation.
If all 25 of Yu Zhen's works were acquired by the Shanghai Film Studio, a considerable number of them would be temporarily shelved and could not be adapted into films or television series in a short period of time.
Firstly, each film studio has a fixed quota for the number of films it can shoot each year.
The Shanghai Film Studio's annual plan is roughly twelve or thirteen films.
Moreover, many projects were already finalized before the Lunar New Year, and the corresponding director teams and cast and crew teams were planned several months in advance. Now that we have acquired the film and television adaptation rights to Yu Zhen's works, the earliest film we can plan to shoot will be scheduled for at least the summer.
Over the course of a year, Shanghai Film Studio can produce one or two works by Comrade Yu Zhen.
That was already considered a quick and conscientious action by Shanghai Film Studio.
If all 25 works are to be adapted into films and television series, it will probably be five or six years from now.
Who can wait that long?!
Why should everyone have to endure this suffering for so long?!
Even if Shanghai Film Studio tries to take more than its share, it's impossible for them to get an extra penny of Yu Zhen's film adaptation fee. Besides, who doesn't want to see those good stories become movies as soon as possible?
What's more, your Shanghai Film Studio is insatiable; you've even set your sights on Comrade Yu Zhen, trying to poach him from the publishing house!
My aunt can tolerate this, but my uncle can't!
Therefore, this led to the large number of calls made by the other seven film studios upon hearing the news.
Too many lice won't bite.
During the same period, he was suddenly "besieged" by eight major domestic film studios demanding the film and television rights to his works, all of whom wanted to flirt with Yu.
At this point, President Huang was no longer in a hurry.
The same applies to the left and right sides. No one outside knows how Comrade Yu Zhen is behaving or what his future plans are.
In that case, why not artificially amplify the impact of the situation a bit more?
President Huang's mind raced, and he quickly organized his thoughts. He then dialed the city leader's number and began his urgent report:
Today we have Mr. Yu Zhen, a specially invited contracted writer and author under our publishing house.
His recent 25 works have been simultaneously selected by eight major film studios.
His first full-length science fiction novel, The Truman Show, has already attracted the attention of overseas publishers, and the English translation is currently in full swing.
Such a grand event in Shanghai's literary and artistic circles is a major initiative by Shanghai's literary and artistic circles in response to the national call, fully complying with the "Double Hundred Policy" of the literary and artistic front, and making every effort to explore and reform in the field of spiritual civilization construction.
In Shanghai, there should be an even stronger response.
Why not seize this opportunity and entrust the Shanghai arts and culture circle with hosting a nationwide symposium on the innovative adaptation of literary works into film and television, allowing more like-minded individuals from both inside and outside the industry to participate...