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Chapter 315 The Choice of Film and Television Adaptation
Time stopped for a while, Saoirse lay on the bow of the boat, ignoring how much dust was on it, Ye Kai also leaned against the side of the boat, stretching his hand into the lake.

The fish came back again, and the brave ones would even swim to Ye Kai's hand.

Stretching out her hand to touch it, Herring turned around instantly and shook the water off Ye Kai's face. Saoirse laughed loudly when she saw it, and walked over to wipe the water droplets on Ye Kai's face with her hands.

While being moved, Ye Kai felt that Saoirse's hands were also icy and cold. When he grabbed them, he realized that her hands were also wet, and they should have stretched them into the lake.

"Why do you come to help me wipe your hands with water?"

"Smear it evenly for you, haha."

Saoirse jumped away with a smile, returned to the bow of the ship, put her hands behind her head and lay down, her light blue eyes blinked and looked at the sky, there were more and more dark clouds coming from the north.

"Hey, it's going to rain." Saoirse reminded.

"There is still an hour..." Ye Kai wanted to stay here for a while, but he looked at the time and it was almost twelve o'clock, "Okay, let's find a place to eat and see when the rain stops in the afternoon."

Holding the paddle, Ye Kai quickly turned the boat around and rowed towards the direction of the chartered boat.

As soon as he arrived on the shore, Ye Kai received a call from Cai Zhengming from Han Film and Television. The two hadn't been in touch for a long time. Why this time?
Is it for the film and television adaptation rights of Harry Potter?
As soon as the phone was answered, there was Cai Zhengming's flattering voice: "Mr. Ye, I just finished reading your new book. The plot is simply amazing. I heard that the total sales worldwide are now 500 million?"

"Thank you. Now it is mainly foreign countries that are making efforts. This is all luck."

Ye Kai still doesn't know how many copies have been sold in China. Last night, Zhou Kaiwen sent news to Ye Kai that the sales volume was good, but Ye Kai didn't know the exact figure yet.

For Ye Kai, it is normal operation to sell 100 million copies in China. The previous books sold well, but now Harry Potter is so popular abroad, many people who don’t want to buy books want to know about Ye Kai’s books. What the hell was written.

And it was also on the news of CCTV, which can also help Huaxia's sales.

Cai Zhengming praised Ye Kai a few more words, and waited until Ye Kai got impatient and wanted to end the topic before he got down to business. Just as Ye Kai thought, Cai Zhengming really wanted the right to adapt.

Before Cai Zhengming didn't say anything, Ye Kai just chatted with him.

I can really say it...

Ye Kai asked: "This book has very few plots, how are you going to shoot it?"

Cai Zhengming should have held a meeting to plan before making the call, and said: "I heard that there is a follow-up to Harry Potter? We plan to release a season with [-] episodes first. After the follow-up plot comes out, we will shoot the second season." .”

So how do you have to pour water to make [-] episodes?

Filming Harry Potter's parents first?Or do you want to add some romantic things, and can you shoot the feeling you want?

Ye Kai has a headache.

It's not that Ye Kai doesn't take care of his family, but that this novel is indeed more suitable for filming by foreign directors, and it's not easy for Huaxia directors to shoot this kind of film with a Western core.

"This novel is not suitable to be turned into a series. The main reason is that the plot is relatively compact. I plan to turn it into a movie... How much are you willing to invest in making this movie?"

If there are a few hundred million yuan, we can still do it, invite foreign directors, and shoot in Ireland.

After all, Ye Kai wrote this book inspired by the library of Trinity University, so the most suitable place to shoot is Ireland or the UK.

The companies that have cooperated with Ye Kai deeply know Ye Kai's temperament. Cai Zhengming hesitated for a moment, and broke out the price that was higher than the meeting discussion: "2.5 million!"

Cai Zhengming breathed a sigh of relief after saying the price, and his nervousness recovered, and said: "This price is higher than the price we mentioned in the previous meeting. I really like your novel.

And I think that the high investment may impress the foreign market. After all, this is a western fantasy novel. If the investment is not enough after shooting, we will also consider continuing to increase investment..."

Cai Zhengming talked to Ye Kai eloquently, talking about China's cultural export from Western movies, and seemed to use this movie to break out of China and cause cultural export to Western countries.

...This is a western novel, bro!What kind of cultural output did it cause?

And [-] million is too little, right?
Ye Kai didn't know much about the proportion of domestic investment, but the [-] million Huaxia coins gave Ye Kai the impression that he could only shoot a fighting horse that was complained about now, and Ye Kai felt that he would be sprayed to death.

Ye Kai didn't think much about it, and directly refused.

"Brother Cai, this novel is really not suitable for filming in China. After all, the environment is very different. If there is a chance, we will cooperate next time."

"Brother, we can meet and talk. I'm in Rongcheng now. If you're not satisfied with the price, we can talk again. We really like you holding a book. I believe it will be better to adapt it into a script."

Judging by his appearance, he probably can't invest much money.

What Han Chinese Film and Television is best at is to make a big fortune with a small one. They may not have the strength to directly invest in a big investment, or it is more likely that many parties will invest.

But Ye Kai made up his mind, and Saoirse got impatient and frowned.

So he said: "Let's wait for the next cooperation. Maybe I will write a story or script suitable for domestic shooting. Harry Potter is indeed a big IP, but not everyone is suitable."

Many domestic large-scale IPs were changed and abolished after being adapted for film and television. Ye Kai had a good impression of Zhu Xian before, but after the movie came out, Ye Kai didn't even want to hear the word.

What kind of production company the writer chooses determines the upper limit of the adapted works.

Many Internet authors have no choice, but Ye Kai has.And he also believes that foreign production companies will not keep in touch with him. Harry Potter's IP is now a shining gold.

The best-selling book determines the audience of the story, and the plot suitable for all ages is very suitable for adaptation into a movie.

Cai Zhengming could only sigh and said: "Then we have to wait for the next time to cooperate."

He also knows that this novel is not suitable for domestic adaptation, but looking at this golden egg, who wants to give up?This kind of big IP can make a lot of money by changing it casually.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Kai hurried to get back the deposit for the boat rental, took Saoirse out of the park, and looked for a place to eat on the street outside.

Western restaurants are more suitable for two people to dine, the tables are small, and the atmosphere of sitting face to face is also very good.

Hotels with Huaxia local cuisine mostly have large round tables, and it is troublesome to eat inside, so I found a small restaurant directly on the street outside Cuihu Park.

The restaurant had three large round tables, and there were also rectangular tables with full glass and white tablecloths.

The reason why Ye Kai chose this restaurant was not only to see him clean, but also because the menu on the wall stated a dish he wanted to eat before.

The main ingredients are lotus leaves and fish, lotus-flavored Dongpo fish.

(End of this chapter)