Chapter 162 definitely counts!
Chapter 162 definitely counts!
Principal Chang acted as a matchmaker between Shen and Gu. Both of them had searched for each other's works privately, so the introduction was just a formality.
The assistant served tea. If it was an ordinary guest, they would serve Tuo tea, and if it was a distinguished guest, they would serve Yongchuan premium Xiu Ya tea. The assistant was very considerate, and Zhang Liwan and the other three also got some tea, but young people just couldn't taste it.
Holding up the teacup, Chairman Shen was observing the famous genius student out of the corner of his eye - he was of average height, handsome appearance, and mature beyond his age, and was indeed different from an ordinary high school student.
Under the influence of the preconceived filter, Chairman Shen also felt that the other person had a scholarly air.
Chairman Shen observes that he will look at a person's hair and nails, and Gu Lu keeps them very clean.
We chatted for a while, the content was related to creation, "the survival environment of traditional opera is much better than that of drama", "the threshold for watching opera is too high, it is destined to become only culture, not mainstream", "drama may gradually become popular as the economy gets better and better"...
The threshold for appreciating opera is indeed high. If someone has little exposure to opera in childhood, it will be difficult for him to like it when he grows up, and he will most likely just think it is old-fashioned.
Gu Lu also shared some of his experiences in drawing pictures of the Little Prince. Principal Chang basically did not interrupt and just sipped his tea quietly.
"These are the students of our No. 8 Middle School. Wow, they are so excellent." Principal Chang thought to himself.
The vice president of Time Radio was in a daze. Zhang Liwan picked up a pen and wrote down what she had learned from the reporter of Fog City Daily last time: the best way to overcome nervousness is to move.
The other people in the campus radio station were in a very reserved state. After all, a Sichuan opera star and a principal were beyond the calmness of high school students.
We also discussed key information:
"The Little Prince is authorized to be adapted into a children's play. The market price is 15 yuan." Chairman Shen said, "Our city drama theater will not treat Gu Lu unfairly. We are willing to offer yuan for a ten-year authorization."
Gu Lu went home at noon and searched on his computer. He found that the price of licensing a novel for adaptation into a play was only around 80,000 to 90,000 yuan, but the licensing period was five or six years.
After calculation, the other party is indeed very generous. In other words, there are sufficient pre-selections for this project.
Agree, what else is there to consider, you don't have to do anything, and you can earn 50,000 yuan? Zhang Liwan thought.
Besides money, being able to present one’s work in another way should be the dream of every creator, right?
"I have no problem with the price." Gu Lu said, "but I am very concerned about two points."
"Please speak," Chairman Shen said seriously.
"First of all, it's an adaptation of the script for a children's play. I don't want to change too much and alter the core of The Little Prince," said Gu Lu.
"I can give a guarantee on this question right now. The Little Prince itself is very suitable for stage play performance." Chairman Shen said, "We can definitely guarantee more than 90% restoration."
Ninety percent is pretty good. After all, it is an adaptation of a drama. If it were 100% faithful, it wouldn’t be called an adaptation.
"So what is the second question?" Chairman Shen asked.
Gu Lu said, "I want to know the cast of this play."
He added, "Whether the actor is famous is not the point. I hope he is an experienced drama actor."
"As the center's opening show and the premiere of The Little Prince, we will hold an audition for actors," said Chairman Shen. "As the original author, Gu Lu can be a judge if he has time."
"No, then." Gu Lu shook his head. "I don't understand drama. I haven't even watched a formal drama. I don't know the requirements for actors. It's not okay for an outsider to command the insiders."
"We'll try to hold the auditions on Saturday, and Mr. Gu Lu, please come and watch as a spectator," Chairman Shen said, "and see if the drama actors we selected are any good." "If it's not too much trouble, then I'll trouble Chairman Shen," said Gu Lu.
The cooperation has been preliminarily discussed, but the signing of the contract will take two days, and Gu Lu also needs to trouble lawyer Wang Shengxing.
"Then congratulations to the Municipal Drama Theater and our No. 10 Middle School student Gu Lu from Class , Grade , for reaching a cooperation." Principal Chang put down his teacup and stood up to make a final summary.
"No. 8 Middle School has advanced educational concepts. No wonder it can cultivate such an outstanding student like Gu Lu." Chairman Shen praised sincerely. Only if Gu Lu, as a writer, is confident and responsible for his work, would he make these two requests.
After the deal was done, Gu Lu and Chairman Shen exchanged phone numbers. Currently, adding each other via WeChat has not become a mainstream method.
When we left the principal's office, Director Hu came to see us off again. But maybe Director Hu was too busy, so he walked very quickly.
"Director Hu, I have a small question." Gu Lu asked.
Director Hu, who was walking in front, slowed down his pace and looked like he was listening attentively.
"If my work is published in foreign publications, this is also an excellent display of my expertise, right?" Gu Lu asked.
Hmm? Foreign publications? Director Hu's small eyes shone brightly, and it was hard to imagine why they were so small and so bright.
"Which foreign country?" Director Hu asked.
"Neon, the sample issue will be delivered in two days." Gu Lu said, "The publication "FAUST" published by Xinghaisha, a subsidiary of Kodansha, is distributed in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and parts of Europe and the United States."
Director Hu didn't know much about Xinghaisha, or even Kodansha. His understanding of Japanese culture was very superficial, but that didn't prevent him from understanding the importance of this matter.
"Of course it counts." Director Hu said firmly.
Has he grown so fast? His work has been translated into a foreign language? Director Hu was excited and shocked. He thought he had given him a high evaluation, but he still had no idea of the strength of this talented student.
"This is a big deal. If it's true, it's not that simple..." Director Hu wanted to tell the principal about this immediately.
Wait, that’s not right. It’s not set in stone yet. Don’t be impatient. Director Hu immediately suppressed his inner excitement.
"What do you mean it's not that simple?" Gu Lu only heard the first half of the sentence, as Director Hu's voice was too soft for the rest.
"It's okay, it's okay. I am particularly looking forward to the works being published abroad," said Director Hu.
Director Hu sent the people to the teaching building, and Gu Lu walked while staring at the two drama tickets in his hand. These were given by Chairman Shen, probably because he heard that he had never watched a drama.
"On Sunday, two tickets for "An American General in the Fog City", who should I invite to join me?" Gu Lu pondered.
The next few days were uneventful, but during this period Gu Lu signed a reading contract with the Municipal Drama Theater, and at the same time the sample magazine was also mailed.
"The layout of Japanese magazines is different." said Gu Luxin.
There is almost no information about "Fuwenzhi" in China. Firstly, it has not been introduced, and secondly, it is not a popular mystery genre in China. Therefore, even if you collect information on the Internet, you will not see any pictures.
(End of this chapter)