Chapter 527 I Don’t Direct Other People’s Plays

Chapter 527 I Don’t Direct Other People’s Plays

Chapter 527 I Don’t Direct Other People’s Plays

[But to Sam the evening as he stood on the harbour grew darker and darker; and as he looked out to sea he saw only a shadow on the grey surface fading rapidly into the...

He took a deep breath and said, "I'm back!"

[Please search for Odin's Spear's summary of "Sharing Group Activities"]
"Finally finished reading it, huh? Anything to share?" American netizens searched for the summary of the event organizer.

This is a passage posted on the account called Odin's Gun.

Odin's Spear: The reason for organizing this event is that there are many readers who love The Lord of the Rings and Mr. Gu Lu, but cannot buy this book. But I also know that this is damaging the interests of the writer. It can be said that we owe Mr. Gu Lu a book fee. I hope that group of stupid people can apologize and allow Mr. Gu Lu's works to be published in our America.

There are tens of thousands of replies to this comment.

"I owe Mr. Gu Lu some money for books."

"I owe Mr. Gu Lu..."

Wait, the essence of human beings is to repeat themselves. There are also many different comments. Some people scolded the group of book reviewers who knew nothing, while others felt that it was nothing to do with just reading a book. The diversity of human thought determines the diversity of species.

If you blend in with Chinese netizens, you will feel that the way you play is very familiar. It's like owing xx a movie ticket, isn't it similar?
That’s right, Spear of Odin is the alias used by Yao Xiaoju.

To summarize: The American official publication sold 0 copies, but gained to readers.

In order to fulfill Gu Lu's plan to isolate America, Yao Xiaoju worked really hard. Of course, it was not only Yao Xiaoju who worked hard, but King Guru himself was also not bad.

He found the person he was looking for through connections. It is often said that the six degrees of separation theory means that if you want to know anyone, you can get to know them through six middlemen. This is true for Gu Lu because he can get the middlemen to do this for him.

"Director Jun, I really like your movies." said Gu Lu.

The director in front of him was in his thirties, had long hair, and was quite handsome. He could be said to be the public's standard for middle-aged literary men.

So his name is Tang Jun, and Director Jun also simply meant to praise his good looks.

This director does not exist on Earth, but similarly, Gu Lu has no way to find Iwai Shunji, and he does not exist in this world at all.

After half a month of screening, Gu Lu watched movies whenever he had free time and finally found a director with the right narrative and visual style.

"According to the media reports, Mr. Gu Lu seems to be planning to make The Lord of the Rings into a movie." Tang Jun said, "Are you looking for me?"

Tang Jun's reaction was that he had failed to reach an agreement with Peter Jackson, so he was planning to let me shoot the film? But fantasy films were not his strong point. He was a romantic filmmaker and was well-known in the industry.

"Media news?" Gu Lu was stunned. The project has not even been announced yet, but it has been exposed?
"Some netizens took pictures of Teacher Gu Lu sending Peter off at the airport, and then a self-media blogger in the UK interviewed Mr. Yao, and netizens analyzed the situation after a few exchanges." Tang Jun said with a smile, "Teacher Gu is also a celebrity, and his every move will definitely cause heated discussions."

Then let's take this opportunity to start promoting it. Gu Lu was ready to get straight to the point. He and Director Jun were not familiar with each other, so it was not easy to make small talk.

"Director Jun, I would like to ask you to make a movie." Gu Lu said.

"I like The Lord of the Rings very much, but I am not good at long films." Tang Jun knows what he is not good at, which is better than 80% of directors.

"It's not The Lord of the Rings, it's a movie about secret love. I hope Director Jun will direct it." Gu Lu said.

Hmm, secret crush? Tang Jun didn't remember that the other party had written a romance novel. Could it be that she wrote an original script?

"I have a script here called "Love Letter." Gu Lu saw what the other party wanted to say, so he explained directly, "It feels very consistent with Director Jun's style."

A writer who wrote "The Little Prince" and "From the New World" asked him to make a movie about secret love. Although the love scenes in Ove written by the other party were well expressed, the woman was more like an angel to the man, and it was not a love of equals at all.

"Thank you, Mr. Gu, for believing in my ability. I do have some experience in filming love-themed works," Tang Jun said. "But I have always liked to write and direct my own works, so... I am sorry that I cannot work with Mr. Gu."

"I see. Director Jun also has his own persistence." Gu Lu nodded. He took out the script and pushed it in front of him. "Director Jun has been in the industry for so many years. He must have many friends in the circle. I wonder if you can recommend a suitable director for me."

They are all adults, so how could Tang Jun not know that the other party thought that he would change his mind after reading the script.

"Okay, I'll read it carefully when I get back." Tang Jun took the script seriously.

He thought it was normal. Such a great writer in front of him must be confident in his work, just like he was confident in his screenwriting ability, so Tang Jun immediately praised him.

He pushed back his slightly curly long hair and said, "If I had never photographed other people's works, I would also really want to work with Teacher Gu. After all, I really like Teacher Gu's books."

"I understand. It's easier to express the works I write myself," said Gu Lu.

"That's right, because emotions are very subtle, and sometimes you can feel the subtle difference in just one line of dialogue," Tang Jun agreed.

When talking about movies, Tang Jun has a lot to say.

For example, he was quite fat when he was young, and as the saying goes, being fat ruins everything, so he never experienced campus love. But he is also quite sensitive, so he can observe details that many people who have been in love don't notice.

In his movies, Tang Jun likes to use the character's standing posture to express a person's emotions. If he likes someone, he will even stand in that direction. This is unconscious and the person involved will not notice it.

"Secret love is the most beautiful love because it is a matter of one person. Also, because it is a matter of one person, it is also the cruelest," said Tang Jun.

Upon hearing this, Gu Lu felt that the other party had a story.

Later, Tang Jun talked about how his style was influenced by many foreign directors, including Yukio Ninagawa and Rob Reiner.

Gu Lu had never heard of the first Japanese, but he knew the second, such as "When Harry Met Sally", "The Fault in Our Stars", "The Bucket List", "Long Live Rock and Roll", etc., which was worth talking about.

The meeting between the two lasted for more than an hour, and finally, Tang Jun took the script and got into the car.

Gu Lu's Red Flag was also parked nearby. He watched the other party drive away first and muttered in his heart, "What a principled director. It's true that talented people have their own bottom line."

However, Gu Lu has also heard a saying, "Birds of a feather flock together." Tang Jun is suitable for filming, so maybe he has a suitable director friend among his friends.

This is why Gu Lu gave the script to the other party.

"We can't put all our hopes on one person," Gu Lu decided to find a plan B.

drive home.

Go home and start the day's work.

[When I was ten years younger than I am now, I got a lazy job and went to the countryside to collect folk songs. The whole summer of that year, I was like a sparrow flying around...]
The source of inspiration for the book was actually an American folk song called "Old Black Slave". The lyrics of the song were about an old black slave whose relatives had all died, but he still faced life positively. Yu Hua was deeply moved by the song, so he wrote this novel.

Strictly speaking, Yu Hua is a bit rebellious. He keeps the touching moments for himself and leaves the sadness to his readers.

(End of this chapter)