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While Ning Lu was looking for someone, a sweet-looking, fair-skinned, youthful blond girl came over and took Musk's arm intimately.

"This is?"

Zhou Buqi narrowed his eyes slightly.

I thought Musk was a scumbag. He remarried his ex-wife Tanlula just last month. He was so in love with her that he went out to date a younger girl again.

"This is my friend Natasha...Natasha Bassett."

Musk doesn’t hide it at all.

He also briefly introduced the romantic lover next to him. She is only 20 years old and is an Australian actress. She is currently trying to find opportunities in Hollywood.

Zhou Buqi smiled politely.

That's about it.

What bullshit recruitment is the reason. Musk came to New York this time to go on a date with his lover. His career is in the West, and his family is also in the West.

If you come to the east for a tryst in New York, you will be safer and less likely to be discovered.

Can an amateur writer who writes a novel about Mars be regarded as an aerospace talent and go work for spaceX? Obviously there is no such truth.

After a while, Ning Lu, wearing a black dress, called Michael Moore over, accompanied by a guy wearing glasses.

Upon introduction, he is Andy Weir, the author of "The Martian."

Zhou Buqi went to shake his hand enthusiastically, "The Martian is my favorite science fiction novel! Just like The Three-Body Problem, it is a rare and excellent work that has emerged in recent years."

In terms of sales, "The Martian" is higher.

After all, this is a pure American novel.

However, in terms of word-of-mouth, influence, and readability, "Three-Body" is better. Even the current black president praised it and became a loyal reader, making this book even more famous.

The copyright of "The Three-Body Problem" is in Zhou Buqi's hands.

Overseas distribution and publishing were all operated by Ziweixing Global, and he hired the best translators to revise and edit it many times.

Once this effect came out, it was more influential than the previous version of "The Three-Body Problem", and it had already won the highest award in the science fiction field.

However, the adaptation into movies and TV series is still in the exploratory stage.

It’s so difficult to adapt.

More difficult than Dune.

Especially for a Hollywood movie or American TV series, who are the male and female protagonists? We can't just use Chinese people like in the novel, right? This is too unmarketable. It needs to be changed to allow American talents to be more secure in the global market.

Andy Weir said happily: "The Three-Body Problem is my favorite science fiction novel. I heard that it will be adapted into a movie, right?"

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Well, Universal Pictures does have plans to produce a "Three-Body" movie, but the background of this novel is too large and the adaptation is too difficult. In comparison, "The Martian" is adapted into Movies have a better chance.”

Andy Weir is not a young boy. He is already forty years old. He heard what Boss Zhou meant and said hesitantly: "I am a nerd and not good at talking about these things. The copyright of my works is all owned by my agent. Taking care of it.”

"There is no need to keep a distance." Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Your agent can only ensure that the rights of your novel are maximized. He may not be interested in your career and your ideals."

"ah?"

Andy Weir was slightly startled.

In front of such a high-ranking and powerful man, he was somewhat reserved. Although he knew that it was inappropriate for him to come forward to discuss these business cooperation, he really couldn't refuse.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "Have the movie rights of "The Martian" been sold?"

Andy Weldo: "We are talking."

"with who?"

Zhou Buqi asked aggressively.

Andy Weir paused for a moment before telling the truth: "Twentieth Century Fox."

Zhou Buqi shook his head, "They are not good at making science fiction films. Universal Pictures is more powerful than them."

Andy Weldo: "My favorite is Ridley Scott, and I hope he directs this movie."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Then you should come to Universal Pictures. Look through Director Scott's resume. He is Universal Pictures' largest partner."

This is a bit of nonsense.

At one time, director Ridley Scott's main partner was indeed Universal Pictures.

However, in 2009, he made a masterpiece "Robin Hood" for Universal Pictures. The production cost alone was 200 million US dollars, but it suffered a disastrous box office failure.

In line with the principle of chasing the rise and killing the fall, Universal Pictures will not cooperate with him.

Ridley Scott then joined 20th Century Fox and successfully turned around by relying on the profits from the "Alien" series of masterpieces. As long as his subsequent films don't go terribly wrong, he's unlikely to leave 20th Century Fox.

Michael Moore seized the opportunity and quickly added to the big boss. He said with a smile: "The new film Ridley and Fox are cooperating with is "Blackjack," a large-scale crime film that has not been released yet. But I heard internally that When it was screened, it received very bad reviews, and many film critics gave it the lowest rating. Ridley is an old friend of mine. We have worked together for twenty years. This time, it is time for him to continue his cooperation with Universal Pictures. "

How could Andy Weir understand this? He was stunned for a moment after being told this.

Zhou Buqi brought up another topic and asked, "By the way, I heard that you are just a part-time writer. Are you engaged in the IT industry?"

"Yes, I am currently working at AOL, working on the front end..." Andy Weir smiled, "However, I recently received an offer from Blizzard."

"Blizzard?" Zhou Buqi frowned slightly, "What are you going to do at Blizzard? The front end of a game is different from the front end of a web page, right? Inviting you to develop web games?"

There is no other way. Boss Zhou has a great business.

20th Century Fox is a competitor of Universal Pictures, and Blizzard is a competitor of Changyou.

Andy Weir explained: "No, they invited me over. It was actually some screenwriting work, helping them plan the "World of Warcraft" movie, and some game design work."

Being able to create an excellent science fiction work like "The Martian" shows that he has a strong ability to build worlds and tell stories. Such talents can be used in movies and games.

Zhou Buqi said disapprovingly: "The "World of Warcraft" movie project has been promoted in Hollywood for several years, and no one has taken it up. If you participate, there will be no good results other than bad reviews. Don't go. Alright! This will destroy you! Listen to me!"

"ah?"

Andy Weir was in a daze.

Zhou Buqi said decisively: "Let me give you a suggestion, join Changyou. Changyou is much stronger than Blizzard, and it has an extensive strategic partnership with Universal Pictures. If you tell me, "The Martian" can not only be shot It can be made into a movie or a game. You can join Changyou and then plan the development of the mobile game "The Martian". Isn't this better than going to Blizzard?"

"this……"

Andy Weir hesitated, but he also felt the strong guidance of Boss Zhou. Could this be the legendary reality-distorting field that big figures like Jobs, Bezos, and Musk in Silicon Valley possess?

Although he is an IT engineer, he works mainly in New York and has little contact with Silicon Valley.

I just feel that the boss Zhou in front of me is very contagious.

It seems to be able to reverse a person's will.

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Okay, don't think about it, it's settled! Believe me, cooperating with Universal Pictures and joining Changyou is your best choice! If you go the wrong way, your life will be ruined. ! Don’t waste the opportunity for such an excellent novel as “The Martian” to be published, you must seize it!”

Then he saw Don Mattrick and went over with Michael Moore.

Andy Weir was left confused.

Still immersed in the "Zhou Buqi Field", I haven't calmed down for a long time.

Musk was standing by and talked to him about many Mars topics with great interest, and they had a great time chatting with him. After talking about some technical and engineer topics, Andy Weir was very struggling. Musk also understood that he was at most a Mars enthusiast, not a Mars engineer, and gave up the recruitment plan completely.

Finally, Musk said solemnly: "I think you should choose to cooperate with him."

"who?"

Andy Weir is a bit knowing.

Musk pointed towards Zhou Buqi, who was surrounded by many people in the distance, "Accept his suggestion, you will not regret it. Only he can dig out the maximum value of your novel. Not only your novel, And you!"

"oh……"

Andy Weir has just been distorted by the "Zhou Buqi Field", and this time it is the turn of the "Musk Field".

On the other side, Zhou Buqi went to meet another person who owned the copyright of the novel, Brian Herbert, the son of the author of "Dune".

The biggest big shot here is, of course, Zhou Buqi.

Wherever he goes, there will be many people watching, and this time is no exception.

As soon as Zhou Buqi showed up, the people here who were discussing copyright cooperation became nervous, especially one of them was Cole Lehman, the vice president of Legendary Pictures.

That's right, it's the Lehman of the famous Wall Street financial family Lehman, and the Lehman of the famous bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers.

He works for Legendary Pictures and is responsible for the financial work of platter investment. This time, because he is competing with Universal Pictures, he personally came forward to grab the copyright of "Dune".

In order to leave a good impression on his clients, he also invited his father to sit in, Robert Lehman...the former chairman of the board of directors of Lehman Brothers, a highly respected big shot in New York!

However, since the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the status of the Lehman family has plummeted. He hoped to use the reputation of his father, Robert Lehman, to control the situation in his favor.

If Zhou Buqi were not present, Michael Moore and Don Mattrick alone would not be able to shock the opponent.

When Zhou Buqi saw this, he was not polite at all and said with a smile: "Everyone, I regret to tell you that my father is not good at business. He can't even speak English well. But in my hometown in the countryside, There is an old man who cuts wood in the forest, who looks very similar to Mr. Lehman. If the elder can have any influence on today's business, I will be happy to bring him here!"

As soon as this was said, everyone around him would burst into laughter.

Even Brian Herbert couldn't help but laugh.

Only Lehman and his son were livid.

…

The next morning, Zhou Buqi learned two pieces of good news one after another. The copyrights for "The Martian" and "Dune" had been acquired! The big boss takes action and success is imminent!