Chapter Twenty-Nine: A Peculiar Auction and a Visit to Michael Clayton

This farce finally ended with Nakata Toichi and Osamu Honda leaving the state of Sethei in mourning. Believe the next day. There will be new hot topics in the media in Hong Kong.

Yu Qiuxuan, who was surprised, only walked up at this time, although he didn't know what was born here. But the two people who looked a little lost and depressed just now almost hit her. And she also noticed that the atmosphere in this building seemed to be a little strange. "Why are you still standing here?"

"It's a little thing!" Fang Mingyuan said with a smile, "Sister Qiuxuan, haven't those people arrived yet?" Although it is said that it is appropriate to arrive at the party place early as the host, if you say that you have to wait too long, it will undoubtedly be a loss of face. Of course, Fang Mingyuan wasn't worried that those people would not come, but just to divert Yu Qiu's attention.

"It's already on the way, and it's coming soon. "What kind of person is Yu Qiuxuan, how can Fang Mingyuan's little trick be hidden from her. However, since Fang Mingyuan was unwilling to say more, she would definitely not have much to do.

"Uncle Zhan, Mr. Cheng, let's go in and wait for them. Yu Qiuxuan beckoned everyone into the private room. Fang Mingyuan glanced at Chen Zhong and bowed to Qiu Shuguo, and Chen Zhong stayed knowingly.

The old man respectfully sent Qiu Xuan and his party into the private room, and when they came back, they saw Qiu Shuguo and the others still standing in front of the service desk a little dazed.

"Gentlemen, it stands to reason that I am not qualified to say anything about you, but I have to say that you are called picking up sesame seeds and throwing watermelons! For the sake of two Japanese, it is really a shame that you can think of a private room with the young lady of Guo's shipping group! Fortunately, nothing happened. Otherwise. You have something to feel comfortable with. The old man sneered. Because of that Nakata Toichi and Honda Shu. The old man was also secretly dissatisfied with Qiu Shuguo.

"The young lady of Guo's shipping group?" Qiu Shuguo couldn't help but stand on the spot. The well-known Kwok's Shipping Group is a well-deserved overlord in Hong Kong's shipping industry, its shipping industry is almost all over the world's well-known ports, and it is also a wealthy family in Hong Kong. However, knowing that Qiu Shuguo did not dare to have a meeting with the Guo family, although he was a deputy mayor, the area under his jurisdiction was both area and population, and he had passed through Hong Kong. But he wanted to ask to see Guo Dongcheng. But it's not enough for that qualification.

Qiu Shuguo sighed in annoyance, this was really the answer to the old man's words, picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon. For the sake of two middle-level cadres of Nakajima Co., Ltd., an investment with an uncertain future offended the young lady of the Kwok Shipping Group, which really outweighed the loss.

"Do you still need to play in that private room?" the old man asked softly, "If you don't need it, then each," Qiu Shuguo waved his hand, he had already lost face to this point, what else did he eat?

Chen Zhong walked over and asked with a smile, "May I ask what is the name of this leader?"

Qiu Shuguo was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "Qiu Shuguo, deputy mayor of Weijiang City, Lu Province, what do you call it?" Although it was said that Chen Zhong was just standing behind Fang Ming during the whole process, not only Qiu Shuguo knew it. Even if it's just a nanny around a big man, don't offend easily, otherwise it is likely to make you regret it for the rest of your life. He didn't know who Fang Mingyuan was, but being able to enter the private room side by side with Yu Qiuxuan with a smile was not comparable to his little deputy mayor. So Qiu Shuguo automatically and consciously put himself in a low posture.

"Weijiang City?" Chen Zhong knew there. "Mayor Qiu Chen Zhong is not a person in the system. Just now, my Shaodong family really couldn't bear those two devils, and he disturbed Mayor Qiu's work, so I asked me to come and apologize to Mayor Qiu on his behalf. ”

"Where, where, as a Chinese national, in the face of such verbal insults, they should be taken up and severely reprimanded.

It's a pity that I don't know Japanese, if it weren't for Qiu Shuguo, I really wouldn't know how to call Fang Mingyuan.

"My family's surname is Fang, and generally people call him Fang Shao. Chen Zhong said knowingly.

The two talked "casually" outside the private room.

Chen Zhong wanted to further understand Qiu Shuguo and them for Fang Mingyuan, and Qiu Shuguo didn't want to explain this misunderstanding to Yu Qiuxuan through Chen Zhong's mouth.

The bigwigs of the Hong Kong film industry rushed here one after another in the following time, and they can know the true face of Lushan, who has created a miracle in the Hong Kong film industry this year, and these bigwigs are naturally impossible to miss such an opportunity. When they learned the news, they could say that their minds were full of thoughts. How can you bring this person under the umbrella of your own company?

But when they came to the private room, they found that among the people present, only Fang Mingyuan and Lin Lian were strangers. These bigwigs couldn't help but have doubts in their hearts. Although Lin Lian has the potential to become an entertainment star in terms of appearance, temperament and figure, it is a bit unbelievable to say that those exciting scripts are all made by her, a young woman. If the news gets out. I'm afraid that Hong Kong screenwriters don't want to raise their heads in front of Shijie's peers. As for Fang Mingyuan, because his age seemed to be younger than Lin Lian, he was directly denied by these bigwigs in his heart

Yu Qiuxuan saw that the guests had arrived, and then signaled his subordinates to close the door of the private room, stood up and said with a smile: "Everyone, what you want to get acquainted with, the hand of gold" has been brought by me today, he is Fang Mingyuan!" When he entered the door, he tried every possible way to get some news out of Yu Qiuyuan's mouth, so Yu Qiuxuan didn't say anything about the scene in the party, but pushed Fang Mingyuan out directly.

These bigwigs were in an uproar immediately, and Zuihou reluctantly believed in this result under the repeated assurances of Cheng Long and Huang Zhan. However, Fang Mingyuan could see that these people were looking at him. Full of disbelief and bewilderment.

"The fact that Hong Kong films can visit the United States is a reflection of Hong Kong's social reality, and thus runs through the important spiritual outlook of Hong Kong people. It can be said that I grew up in the mainland watching videos of Hong Kong movies. After reading this too much, I inevitably had some ideas, some of which became material for my comics, and some of which I wrote into stories. You call me a gold hand, but I really don't dare to take it. The reason why I have invited you seniors in the film industry here today is because for some reason, I am in urgent need of a temporary fund. That's why I plan to hold such an auction. Auction the co-filming rights of these scripts in Mrs. Guo's hands!" Fang Mingyuan stood in front of the stage, looking calm.

The boss of Golden Harvest Film Company is always the first person to wake up from the shocking news just now. Puzzled, he asked, "Sir, how do you plan to auction off the co-filming rights of these scripts? Can I understand that whoever shoots the scripts has the right to cooperate with Mrs. Guo in the future?"

"Yes, that's exactly what it means!" Fang Mingyuan nodded and said, "The reserve price of each script is one million Hong Kong dollars, and each quotation must not be less than 500,000 Hong Kong dollars!"

Everyone couldn't help but be in an uproar, judging from the current income of screenwriters in Hong Kong, Fang Mingyuan's request is obviously a bit far beyond their psychological capacity. Although Fang Mingyuan's three movies so far have achieved good results, this does not mean that these people can allow Fang Mingyuan to open his mouth here. If it weren't for Yu Qiuxuan sitting on the side, and Cheng Long and Huang Zhan sitting on both sides, I am afraid that these people who were a little more grumpy would have jumped up and questioned Fang Mingyuan.

"Don't be surprised. I didn't say the reserve price and quotation rules of the scripts, but the auction proceeds of these scripts will only be at my disposal for one year, and after a year, I will return all the original numbers to your predecessors. As for the safety of this fund. Mrs. Guo will use the future income of these scripts to guarantee Fang Mingyuan and said loudly, "What you have to pay is just a year's interest on this money." ”

Only then did everyone calm down, and they secretly calculated in their hearts. If that's the case, then it's not food

Speaking of Michael Clayton, I believe that 99.99% of Chinese people will ask blankly: "Who is he?" Some people may say, are you wrong and want to say Michael Jackson?

But people of 2,000 years believe that they are no strangers to Hollywood director Stephen Spielberg's blockbuster "Sister Rocky Park". This American blockbuster, which can be said to have left an extremely impressive impression on people with its stunts, has grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide. Ranked 14th at the global box office, it can be said that Universal Pictures, which made the film, make a lot of money. And "Sister Rakki Park" has also become the company's series of movies, and has successively filmed "The Lost Shijie" and "Sister Rakki Park III". Although the investment in the latter two parts is far from the first part, because there is no obvious innovation in the storyline of the script, the box office results achieved are far inferior to the first part, which makes people feel a little emotional.

The script of the movie "Paul Park" is adapted from the eponymous "Sister Rocky Park", and its author is Michael Clayton.

Michael Clayton is a well-known American best-selling author, film and television director and producer. Most of the works are action genres. The technology component is strong, so it is named the "father of technology thriller". Use the work to express one's personal opinion of Shijie. Gradually, it became a feature of Michael Clayton.

Reading him is struck by the eclectic inclusiveness of American culture. This inclusiveness is not only reflected in his marriage with science, but also in the extensive use of scientific knowledge about physics, medicine, genetics, and heaven. And mixed with all kinds of variety of advantages. It refines his unique magical and bold imagination style, sharp and thorough thinking line, open and grand narrative technique and concise and powerful language characteristics.

He is the only person in the United States who has achieved extraordinary results in the fields of bestsellers, films, and television series at the same time, and has served in several industry associations such as the American Writers Guild, the Directors Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Many of his works have been brought to the film screen. At least Fang Mingyuan has an impression of "Congo Horror", "The Lost Shijie", "Flying Fungi from the Sky", and "Earth Shock". For him, Fang Mingyuan didn't know that the original works adapted from the movies he liked were actually made by him until he died of cancer.

After the successful completion of the script auction in Hong Kong, there was also good news from Mr. Guo Dongcheng, and the overjoyed Fang Mingyuan did not rush to Japan according to the immortals. Instead, it turned to the United States. Straight to Michael Clayton's house to say goodbye

At Fang Mingyuan's request, the Guo family went all out to pass the relationship that I didn't know how many times it had been rounded. finally allowed him to contact this famous writer in his previous life in time.

Although his heart was full of confusion, Michael Clayton still received Fang Mingyuan, a young man from the Far East, in the study.

Michael Clayton motioned for Fang Mingyuan to sit on the sand opposite him, with a slight "Apologies." Di said: "Mr. Fang, since your visit is very sudden, the time I can spare is very limited, so please tell me your intention to come straight to the point." ”

"Mr. Clayton, I have taken the liberty of bothering you because I have a story I have thought about for a long time to tell you. If you think this story is worth writing, it's my greatest pleasure. Fang Mingyuan said sincerely.

"Hmm, what's the story?" as a writer. He never refused those novel and philosophical stories, although he had never been to Huaxian. However, Michael Clayton is still quite interested in the 5,000-year-old ancient Chinese country and the splendid Ming thought.

"I've seen some of your ideas and have been deeply touched by some of them. Like what. I think that, as you said in your article, scientific achievements are sometimes irresponsible, and not all of them are good for humanity. While the astonishing and incredible results achieved by those scientists and jishu personnel are encouraging, the possibility of extreme danger that can be brought about by this is often overlooked. For example, the nuclear jishu, such as the controversial clone jishu, these achievements have certainly given us humans unprecedented power, but at the same time, they have also opened a Pandora's box. Fang Mingyuan did not continue on this topic, but changed the topic and talked about his feelings about Michael Clayton's works

Fang Mingyuan's words immediately made Michael Clayton look at him with tongues, and he didn't expect it. The point of view in his book can be understood so thoroughly by an oriental teenager. This made him interested in Fang Mingyuan. Fang Mingyuan is not wrong at all, science often plays a role in Clayton's works, and even if it is a scientific achievement that is completed step by step, he can cite the worst application examples.

"Mr. Fang, well, I have to admit it. There is a huge gap between your insight and your age. It made me a little contemptuous of you at first. Michael Clayton admitted, "But I can guarantee it." I will listen carefully to every word you say next. ”

"You are taking the route of popular and popular theory, but you are able to jump out of the limitations of popularity, use the high-tech imagination field as the background to lead readers to think deeply about some issues related to human beings, science, the future, etc., and when those themes touch on social reality, you can shake some seemingly unshakable systems and norms in American society through the appearance of characters and events, so I think you have a serious realistic critical spirit. You can be said to be one of the few writers in the West who can fuse the popular thrilling, fiery and noble ideas into a furnace. You have shown us a vivid picture of high and new technology, which covers a wide range of fields and describes them accurately, which really amazes me. And I think that these works of yours will have a non-negligible impact on Shijie's future technology culture

Michael Clayton listened excitedly. felt that every sentence of Fang Mingyuan's evaluation of himself and his works deeply touched his heart. "Okay, okay I have to say. You are truly a rare compliment in my life. Every word you say seems to scratch my proudest place, which makes me happy.

But if these compliments continue, I'm afraid that my old face will be as red as that monkey's ass. Fang Mingyuan smiled and said, "This is not my compliment to you, but the fair evaluation you deserve." In case you don't know, I'm also a writer, but I'm a bit famous for my work in Japan and Hong Kong, where my work is limited to manga, game scripts, and movie scripts. ”

Michael Clayton was amazed and incomprehensible. However, the self brought by Fang Mingyuan quickly made him realize that the young man in front of him was indeed his peer. And it's a peer with great achievements. "Fang, please forgive me for saying bluntly, since you are also a writer yourself, why don't you write it yourself?"

Regarding his question, Fang Mingyuan said with a smile: "I think this is a very haode theme, but as a film involving knowledge in the high-tech field, I can't perfectly express it through words." And that's exactly what you're good at. I'm sure you can understand. In a way, a creative theme is like a child we have just born, and as a "father" I always hope that he can stand out. I think you're particularly good at conceiving a book based on a controversial theory and jishu, and cutting out characters around that theory. And your plot is secretive, and the suspense is constantly stacked and gripping. So I feel that in your hands, its future will be even brighter!",