The villain must spend all his money before he goes bankrupt [Transmigration Book]

Ye Zhou received a reply letter from that senior a week later, and the other party left his contact information in the email.

After the two officially got in touch, they made an appointment at a time and place, and decided to meet up.

After deciding to meet, in order to better understand the meaning of the other party's script, Ye Zhou searched the senior's works on the Internet in advance.

The senior's full name is Song Qifan, and his pen name is Yuanfan.

His works are not many, but they are not many, but most of them are works from his student days. He has won many awards for his essays and novels, as well as his graduation works.

But as a screenwriter, it is rare to find any useful information.

Ye Zhou looked at these works four or five times, but it only took less than a morning.Rao has few works, but it is not difficult to get a glimpse of his aura.

Ye Zhou attached great importance to this meeting, and deliberately arrived 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled time.

He came quite early, but unexpectedly, that senior Song came earlier. When Ye Zhou arrived at the coffee shop, he found that he was already there, and it seemed that he had been here for a while, and he was burying his head in the coffee shop. The computer was beating and beating, and Ye Zhou didn't even notice when he came to him.

Ye Zhou didn't bother him either, and sat down opposite him, waiting for him to finish his work.

About 10 minutes later, Senior Song, who was typing on the keyboard, finally found Ye Zhou on the opposite side. He was so shocked that he almost threw the computer out of his hand. Fortunately, Ye Zhou had quick eyesight and quick hands, so no damage was caused.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Director Ye was too engrossed, I didn't know you were here..." Song Qifan's tone was a little flustered, the black-rimmed glasses on his face were a little crooked due to his actions just now, but he didn't bother to help them.

Hearing his uneasiness, Ye Zhou shook his head while helping him put the computer away, and comforted him, "It's all right, I think you're too serious, and I didn't make any noise to disturb you for fear of disrupting your thinking and inspiration."

Ye Zhou's reassurance obviously worked. Although Song Qifan still looked nervous, the panic on his face was a little less.

He pursed his lips in embarrassment, smiled shyly at Ye Zhou, and explained in a low voice: "I'm not very good at talking, so I just want to tidy up before you come, and try not to delay you for too long."

With such sincerity and fear, Ye Zhou knew that his previous guess was right without even asking. This senior's career as a screenwriter was not going well, and he might have hit a wall a lot.

Ye Zhou sighed softly, slowed down his voice, and said in a relaxed tone: "Senior Song, there is no need to be so polite between us. Since you found me, it means you trust me. And since I made an appointment with you today, I will definitely leave you enough time, or do you have another appointment later?"

The last sentence was originally a joke, but Song Qifan stood up immediately when he heard it, and tried to explain while waving his hands: "No, I have a lot of time!"

Seeing him so nervous, Ye Zhou was a little helpless, and he didn't dare to make jokes anymore, so he went straight to the topic.

"That's right. I'm very interested in the story mentioned in your email. I came here today to ask you to tell me in detail."

Mentioning the script he was familiar with, Senior Song really calmed down a lot. He shook his head with a wry smile: "Thank you for your interest in my story, but..."

Speaking of this, Song Qifan's voice paused, as if hesitating a bit, but after struggling again and again, he opened his mouth.

"I don't want to hide anything. I originally sent this email just to try my luck. I didn't expect to get a reply."

"Before I sent you an email, I have tried a lot for this book in the past year, using almost all the contacts I can use, but no director or investor is interested in it."

He was very frank, so frank that his fingers rested on the table, trembling slightly without him noticing.

Ye Zhou was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Is there anything else that needs to be added?"

Song Qifan was stunned for a moment, and then he really thought about it seriously, and added very honestly and cautiously: "The current domestic tragedy film market is not optimistic, and the possibility of making money is almost zero, that is to say, there are nine out of ten. It’s a money-losing script.”

"Since you are aware of these disadvantages and understand the market demand, why did you write this story?" Ye Zhou blinked, and before he could answer, he asked the next question, "Ten thousand steps back, even if the script is written It’s over, since you are both the author and the screenwriter, it’s not difficult to cut and modify it.”

"You hit walls everywhere this year, why persist?"

After Ye Zhou finished asking these questions, many emotions flashed through Song Qifan's eyes under the thick lenses.

After a long silence, he answered with a firm voice, "Maybe it's because this is the story I like."

Hearing this, Ye Zhou smiled: "What a coincidence, I also like this story, so let's talk about it."

This is a story about redemption, it is... a story about chasing the light with all your might even if you are stuck in the quagmire and there is no light around you.

Song Qifan's voice was a little tense at first due to nervousness, but when he told the story he wrote, he quickly calmed down. His voice is gentle, which can easily make people have a strong sense of substitution.

The main line of the story is simple and clear, without any twists and turns, but it is this simplicity that makes people feel even more difficult.

A gangster who makes a living by fighting picks up a boy who was bruised all over by domestic violence, and the two depend on each other for life.The gangster once asked the boy what he wanted to do when he grew up, and the boy told the gangster that he wanted to be a policeman.

The gangster was fourteen that year, and the boy was nine years old.

Since then, the gangster who has never read any books has made a bold statement, asking for the boy to study, and the boy is also very good. He has lived up to his expectations, and his grades are among the best, and he has never disappointed him.

Years later, the boy was admitted to the university as he wished, and the gangster was happy for a long time. The two of them stayed together during the summer vacation of the third year of high school. The boy thought that he could finally repay the gangster, but he didn't expect that this was actually spent by the two of them together. The last period.

The gangster disappeared, and no matter how the boy searched, he could never be found.

When I saw the gangster again, it was during an arrest operation. The scene was very chaotic. As the colleagues around him kept falling down, the boy opened fire.

But he didn't expect that the person who was hit by the bullet was the gangster he had been looking for all these years.

……

The conversation between the two lasted for more than two hours, from two o'clock to nearly five o'clock.

The longer the conversation went on, the brighter Song Qifan's eyes looked at Ye Zhou.

When the two finally settled on the script, he was so excited that he didn't know how to react, just like meeting Bole's Maxima, he wished he could start working with Ye Zhou immediately.

Every time he talked about something that he felt a little dry when he wrote it, Ye Zhou could always put forward his opinions appropriately. Ye Zhou seemed to be able to know what he was thinking, and every word and every word pierced his heart.

As the author of this story and also the screenwriter, no one knows better than him. It is not easy to meet a director who can read his mind and understand the foreshadowing he has laid.

There is one thing that he didn't tell Ye Zhou just now. In fact, he has not been idle all these years. On the contrary, he is working hard and struggling in this industry.

He has actually had many works in recent years, whether as a screenwriter or as an author.

It's just that these works are currently signed not by him, but by others. He doesn't even have the ability to mention these works to the outside world, let alone sign them.

After graduating from university, he was also full of ambitions and wanted to make a name for himself in this circle, but only after he jumped out of the ivory tower completely, could he appreciate the ferocity and cruelty of reality.

He is a newcomer with no connections and no background, and he was beaten to death when he first entered the workplace.

"Director Ye, you are really amazing, I... I am very much looking forward to working with you!"

Ye Zhou stretched out his hand to him: "I'm also looking forward to it."

With all due respect, movies with this kind of subject matter are not popular in Ye Zhou's original world, let alone in this world of novels.

Although Ye Zhou really likes this script, he is not arrogant enough to think that other people can't make money from it, but he can make money from it.

Ye Zhou really didn't decide to make this movie because he wanted to make money. On the contrary, apart from liking the script, the most important reason he chose this book was to lose money.

Let's put it this way, since "A Farce" exploded, Ye Zhou has received different movie invitations every day. Some are from investors who want to invite him to be the director, and some are from screenwriters looking for cooperation...

Various types of scripts and invitations can almost fill the mailbox, and there is no lack of high-quality scripts among them, but Ye Zhou hesitated again and again, after all, he still did not dare to act rashly.

In the eyes of the outside world, his hesitation is to cherish his feathers, and he does not want to take bad movies to ruin his hard-earned reputation.

But only Ye Zhou knew clearly that the reason for his hesitation was not to cherish the feathers. He was afraid that his next movie would repeat the mistakes of "A Farce", and he would cry without tears.

I can't make any more money!Really can't make any more money! !

No one may believe it, but Ye Zhou really just wants to be a quiet salted fish, burning money when he is happy, burning money when he is sad, and continuing to burn money when he is depressed and bored.

Spend your own money to fulfill other people's dreams.

It's boring but... so much fun!

Just when Ye Zhou was hesitating and even considering giving himself a vacation, he accidentally saw Song Qifan's script, and was immediately shocked.

This cool theme, this bloody plot, this...

Adding these elements together, it would be unreasonable for this movie not to lose money.

In his previous life, Ye Zhou made bad movies for the sake of money, so it is impossible for him to make bad movies just to spend money in this life.

It's not difficult to lose money, but it's rare for Ye Zhou to feel comfortable and happy. There are tens of thousands of bad movies in the industry, but as a director, it's hard for Ye Zhou to force himself to make movies that he doesn't like at all.

After several comparisons, this script seemed to be tailor-made for his current situation, it was perfect.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhou looked at Song Qifan with kindness.

He reached out and patted Song Qifan's shoulder, and said earnestly: "You don't have to worry about the investment, just prepare the script well."

"Ah?" Song Qifan was flattered: "Really, really?"

"Of course, in addition, if you have an actor candidate, you can also recommend it to me. Then we can cast together." Ye Zhou said.

Song Qifan, who had run into walls for more than a year and couldn't count how many times he had been rejected, had been turned away, looked at Ye Zhou's completely trusting appearance, his eyes were red.

She trembled her lips and organized her words for a long time, but when she finally spoke, she could only repeat two words: "Thank you, thank you very much!"

"I... I'll go back and revise the script right now, I won't let you down!"