Chapter 230: Your cousin, then I have no problem with that.

Although it has been decided that this film that reflects social reality must be made anyway.

But when it comes to practical problems, it is extremely difficult.

The first thing is money.

This thing can only be borrowed. As for who to borrow it from and how to borrow it, I will consider it later.

The second issue is the director.

Shen Lang originally wanted to direct it himself.

But then he thought, becoming a director is not something that can be achieved overnight for someone like him who has never directed a movie before.

It's ok to help out and play a supporting role, but to really coordinate the entire crew, there is too much professional knowledge involved. He is not from a professional background, so it's difficult, too difficult...

Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

I can't do it, but my cousin Shen Nan can.

And he likes to make these non-mainstream movies...

At my uncle Shen Hao’s home.

Shen Nan, his uncle and his aunt were shocked after listening to Shen Lang's description of the case that had just happened.

After a long while, the aunt sighed: "There is such evil in this world!"

Shen Hao sighed, and after a while he said, "I remember a writer once said, I have never hesitated to assume the worst of my countrymen! Now it seems that this statement has really come true!"

Shen Lang said: "Uncle, Aunt, Brother Nan, I came here this time to ask Brother Nan to help make a movie about this case! I have already thought of the name, it is called "Blind Well"!"

After saying that, he took out the "Shenmu" and said, "In fact, this kind of case has already formed a mature black industry chain in some places in our country!"

"I just want to make this movie and let more people know about it!"

After Shen Lang finished speaking, he stared at Shen Nan who was flipping through "Shenmu".

Shen Nan did not speak at first, but looked at the contents of the book very seriously.

By dinner time, the family had finished their meal, but Shen Nan was still immersed in his book.

Finally, at around nine o'clock, Shen Nan closed "Shenmu" and took a deep breath.

As soon as he looked up, he found that his parents and his younger brother Shen Lang were all staring at him.

Shen Lang asked: "Brother Nan, how are you thinking about it?"

Shen Nan said solemnly: "It's so shocking. This is much more meaningful than filming some romantic stories."

Shen Hao nodded and said, "You finally got it. The subject your brother gave you is very good and worth exploring as a director."

Shen Lang then interjected, "Uncle, this movie may not pass the censorship. Even if the movie is very good, my brother may not become famous!"

The eldest aunt smiled at the eldest uncle and said, "San'er is testing us!"

The uncle laughed and said, "Does a director's fame mean success? Nowadays, there are so-called great directors everywhere, but after a decade or even decades, can their works still represent an era? Can they still leave a memory of that era?"

"You all have to remember that a director's job is to bring good works to the audience, not to put himself under the spotlight!"

When Shen Nan heard this, he was shaking with excitement: "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely make this movie well! I will talk to the author about the copyright issue right away!"

The eldest aunt laughed and said, "How much money do you have to negotiate copyright with the author?"

Shen Nan said: "We still have one million! It's enough. I think one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand will be enough for the copyright!"

"Fuck, what a rich guy! Shen Nan has been making some romantic art films for nothing, and he has saved so much money over the years. I thought he was living the same hard life as me!" Shen Lang was devastated by the one million.

My uncle's family are all in the industry. My aunt laughed and said, "One million? To make a movie? It would have been enough a dozen years ago, but it's not enough now."

Shen Nan nodded and said, "It's okay. I can get the copyright first and then attract investment."

Shen Lang said: "I can offer 500,000!" He thought that although he could not achieve the shocking effect of Shen Nan's angrily paying one million, he could at least create a small shock or something.

Unexpectedly, the aunt smiled and waved her hand, saying, "You should keep the money and pay it back to the bank. Your eldest brother will pay the rest. Another three million should be enough, right?"

"For a niche subject like this, there's no need to invite big-name stars. This should be enough! If we have another million, it would be more than enough!"

"Then ask your eldest brother to take out another million!"

"..."

Shen Lang was numb.

What kind of family is this? Is the eldest brother a smuggler or a drug dealer?
I haven’t seen you for two years. Are you still so awesome now?
Four million, can you just take it out like that?

Fortunately, he was heavily in debt at that time, and his uncle and aunt said they would give him some money to help him get by, but he felt embarrassed and thought it was too shameful to spend the old man and woman's pension, so he politely declined in the end.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to Donkey Bao. It has been detected that Donkey Bao's job opportunity is just around the corner."

"The movie "Blind Well" is one of the films in the "When the Dark Donkey Comes" collection. Participating in the filming of this movie will light up this classic in "When the Dark Donkey Comes" collection!"

"Light up? What do you mean?"

"You'll understand when the time comes!" Old Donkey is still constipated as always!
"Assisting the director in filming Blind Shaft has shown Chinese films in a three-dimensional way. In addition to Zhang Yimou and Wang Gaoge, there is another side to them."

"The reward for completing the mission is a silver-level or higher attribute entry 1! Collect all the "Dark Donkey Comes Collection" and you will get a mysterious grand prize!"

……

The next day, Shen Hao contacted the author of "Shenmu" through the publishing house.

What Shen Nan didn't expect was that the author Liu Qingbang himself was actually in the imperial capital.

When they met, after getting to know each other, Shen Nan found out that Teacher Liu was actually the vice chairman of the Imperial Capital Writers Association, a first-class writer, a member of the Imperial Capital CPPCC, and a member of the National Committee of the China Writers Association.

When Teacher Liu heard that Shen Nan wanted to adapt "Shenmu" and make it into a movie, he didn't even ask how much the copyright fee was.

"I was born in a rural area of ​​Henan Province. After graduating from high school, I became a farmer and miner. In order to write this novel, I traveled to coal mines in more than ten provinces for field research!"

"Shocking!"

"The contents of the novel are more cruel than reality!"

"When I wrote this novel, my thought was that writers should be responsible for and reflect on reality, and should have a calm examination of some extreme things!"

"The pursuit of money has distorted human nature, the law of the jungle, and exchanging human lives for money. How extreme is that!"

"I feel a responsibility to write about this extreme. In addition to exposing reality and criticizing the evil of human nature, I also want to convey my belief in the goodness of human nature and give people hope."

After all, he is a writer, and his words moved Shen Nan on the spot. He said on the spot: "Teacher Liu, please believe me, after reading your book, I have the same expectations as you!"

Liu Qingbang nodded and said, "I don't have any other requests, but there is one thing I want to see: the adapted script! By the way, did you adapt the script?"

Shen Nan said: "No, it's my cousin Shen Lang!"

Liu Qingbang was stunned when he heard this. He frowned and thought for a moment before asking, "Why does this name sound so familiar?"

"He's the one who played Station Master Wu in the TV series 'Undercover' recently! Have you seen 'Undercover'?"

Liu Qingbang suddenly laughed and said, "It sounds so familiar. Long Yi is my friend. He told me about your cousin!"

"If it's your cousin who's going to adapt the script, then I have no problem with that!"

"The copyright fee..."

"Let's talk again!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)