Chapter 587: Sister Yu is generous and generous

After lunch, everyone finally began to accept this explosive news.

While playing mahjong in the afternoon, the topic of everyone's chat was still about Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing being together.

As one of the protagonists, Yuan Wanqing was naturally dragged to the mahjong table and interrogated while playing mahjong.

Soon, some detailed gossip was told by Yuan Wanqing herself, which greatly satisfied the curiosity of Chen Lu and others.

Chen Sijia, who had just returned from her grandparents' house at around three o'clock in the afternoon, was also shocked on the spot after receiving second-hand information from her sister Chen Lu.

For a moment, I was still digesting this big news.

But no one is a gossiper, so no one would tell others about this kind of thing.

Chen Lu and Chen Sijia were just helping a few close friends and asked Yuan Wanqing to sign their names as a form of hush money.

Yuan Wanqing really likes the New Year atmosphere here. Although Chen Lu and Chen Sijia both treat her as a star, other people basically just treat her as an ordinary person.

In this place, she can take off her disguise on the stage, be an ordinary person with peace of mind, play mahjong and chat, feeling very comfortable.

As for Ying Zhicheng and the others, they sat on the sofa, ate some fruit, watched TV, and chatted.

Li Luo was sitting next to him, and Xu Rongsheng asked him, "You said before that you were going to write a new book, but you haven't started yet?"

"Actually, I have prepared two new books." Li Luo peeled an orange and stuffed it into Xu Youyu's mouth. "It's a long novel. I have already written tens of thousands of words at the beginning. I plan to send it to the editor after the New Year."

"I also have a short story that I want to adapt into a TV series. I just don't know if Uncle Ying is interested."

"If you're not interested, I'll just post it on there."

Ying Zhicheng couldn't help but frown when he heard this, and asked, "Is it the one you mentioned before... a soft science fiction with an urban background, suspense and criminal investigation elements?"

"Well...I guess so." Li Luo nodded.

To be honest, these elements are all acceptable when viewed individually, but when put together, they seem a bit out of place.

It is normal for Ying Zhicheng to have concerns about this.

Especially now that Huayue Film and Television has invested a lot of money in the "Little Joy" project.

The specific results will have to wait until the TV series is broadcast this summer to know.

Although there are some goals for future projects, Ying Zhicheng has not made up his mind yet.

Because once "Little Joy" and the other project fail, his position will basically be over, and there is no point in considering what comes next.

Of course, Li Luo was not in a hurry. He just reminded Ying Zhicheng whenever he had the chance and told him that he still had something in his hand.

When "Little Joy" is broadcast during the summer vacation, with the popularity and traffic just after the college entrance examination, the results should not be bad.

By then, I will work hard and use "I'm Really Not a Star" to promote the show. I can also put some advertisements at Yuan Wanqing's concerts. This TV show should not be a flop.

But Xu Rongsheng was somewhat interested in the urban-themed novel with soft science fiction, suspense and criminal investigation elements that Li Luo mentioned, and couldn't help asking a few more questions:

"So what is the specific story of this short story you mentioned?"

"Well," Li Luo thought for a moment and said simply, "It's about a girl who was riding a bus. The bus exploded halfway through the journey, and then the girl went back to the time before the bus exploded."

"The main story is very simple. The heroine needs to find the cause of the bus explosion and prevent it from happening before the bus explodes in a continuous time loop."

"Each time cycle will have a different direction due to the heroine's different choices."

"The passengers on the bus are all from different walks of life and will trigger different plots."

"The final outcome, of course, was that the explosion was successfully prevented and everyone was rescued."

"Why did the girl try to stop the explosion?" Xu Rongsheng accurately grasped the logical loophole, "Why didn't she find a way to get out of the car before the explosion?"

"If she got off the bus alone and survived, the bus would still explode," Li Luo said. "In the following time, as long as she fell asleep, she would re-enter the time loop and return to the bus before the explosion."

"If she continues to cycle like this, even though she will remain in this day forever, it will also be equivalent to another kind of eternal life?" Xu Rongsheng asked again.

"Each time cycle of the passive mode consumes the heroine's energy and vitality." Li Luo added, "Once the number of times exceeds a certain limit, she will die."

Xu Rongsheng kept asking questions and Li Luo gave corresponding answers.

Because it was a short story, the outline of the whole story quickly became clear through the questions and answers between the two people.

Xu Youyu was listening with great interest and wanted to grab Li Luo and take him back to his room to ask him to write down the story.

Ying Zhicheng listened quietly, rubbing his fingers together from time to time, and fell into a state of deep thought.

Until one moment, Ying Zhicheng suddenly slapped his thigh and said to Li Luo in a serious manner: "Don't send your short story to Qidian. I'll pre-order it first!"

Li Luo was originally chatting happily with Xu Rongsheng, but was suddenly interrupted by Ying Zhicheng. He was stunned for a moment, then reacted, a smile appeared on his face, and he nodded and said, "Of course, my best choice is definitely Uncle Ying's side."

Although he signed a platinum contract with Wenyue Group, no matter what, as long as you send your work to Qidian and sell the copyright through Wenyue Group's channels, you have to share the profits with them.

Most authors don’t have other connections and need the support of a platform to sell their copyrights, so it is reasonable for them to get a share of the profits.

But Li Luo has a CEO of a film and television company next to him, so why should he lose sight of the big picture?

The previous compromise of "Little Joy" was purely because Li Luo did not have any achievements to endorse his potential in copyright development.

If we sell it directly to Ying Zhicheng, even if Ying Zhicheng is willing to buy it, the board of directors may not agree, and the final price will not be that high.

With Qidian's achievements and Wenyue Group's endorsement, coupled with the essay awards in cooperation with the government, the copyright value of "Little Joy" has naturally been raised.

but.

Once the TV adaptation of "Little Joy" becomes a hit, Li Luo will have proved his ability in this area, and it will be much easier for him to acquire the copyright for subsequent short story adaptations into film and television works.

There is absolutely no problem in bypassing Wenyue Group and connecting with Ying Zhicheng.

It’s just that Ying Zhicheng had some concerns about the subject matter of his new short story, and hoped that Li Luo would continue the style of "Little Joy".

If "Little Joy" becomes a hit, then another TV series of the same type, even if it doesn't perform as well as the previous one, will still have basic traffic guarantee.

This is the normal business thinking.

But after listening to the conversation between Li Luo and Xu Rongsheng and gaining a detailed and in-depth understanding of the plot, Ying Zhicheng changed his mind.

This is a good book.

Ying Zhicheng thought with certainty in his heart.

If he couldn't get this book early, Ying Zhicheng felt that he would definitely regret it later.

Rather than spending more money to purchase copyrights from Wenyue Group in the future, it is better to grab it in advance and make a fortune in silence.

According to the ideas that Li Luo just mentioned, it is actually not difficult to adapt this short story.

Before, Ying Zhicheng thought that since it was a soft science fiction, a time loop, suspense and criminal investigation, the scene arrangement, actor selection and even special effects production involved were all big challenges.

But now that I listen, the main scene actually takes place on a bus.

This greatly reduces the difficulty.

There are not many main characters involved in it, and according to the subject matter and specific content, even the passengers on the bus cannot be played by well-known actors.

Otherwise it would be too distracting.

In this case, the cost control is very important. It feels like the investment amount is not as high as that of "Little Joy".

Such a low-budget script is enough to make Ying Zhicheng trust Li Luo again. Thinking about this point, it is obvious what choice Ying Zhicheng will make.

"Very good." Xu Rongsheng said with a smile, "I am quite interested in your script. I hope to see it as a finished film soon."

"If we really want to write the novel, it shouldn't take too long." Li Luo said, "But there's no rush. Since Uncle Ying has already booked it, we can discuss it in detail after Little Joy is aired during the summer vacation."

"Of course." Ying Zhicheng nodded in agreement.

He understood Li Luo's choice.

After all, after "Little Joy" is broadcast, as long as the performance is good, Li Luo's value will immediately rise to a higher level.

So, discussing the price before "Little Joy" and discussing the price after it are two different price tags.

This is Li Luo's confidence in himself.

Ying Zhicheng didn't mind this either.

After all, he is just the CEO, not one of the shareholders on the board of directors.

After all, the money from purchasing the copyright belongs to the company, not to him personally.

Ying Zhicheng was not shy about doing this as long as it could help Li Luo gain more profits.

If he really considers the interests of the company, he might be lectured by his own precious daughter again.

It would be terrible if my daughter hated me.

……

After dinner, Li Luo took the three girls for a stroll in the village. He bought some fireworks and firecrackers and took them to play in the open space outside the village.

Xu Youyu couldn't set off fireworks in the city during the New Year, but he enjoyed it tonight.

When I got home, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.

Li Luo watched the three girls return to the next yard, and after watching them go upstairs, he strolled up the stairs of his own house.

Mom and the others are still playing mahjong.

Cui Suling joined the battle, Lin Xiuhong and Yuan Wanqing were also there, and the eldest aunt was there to keep them company. The four of them were having a great time.

No one knew where Li Guohong and the other two had gone. His uncle Chen Hailin was not there either. After asking, he found out that they had gone to the living room next door to play cards and drink.

Li Luo glanced at Cui Suling and Yuan Wanqing, then ran to the kitchen to wash some fruits, brought them to the mahjong table, and peeled the oranges one by one.

The eldest aunt glanced at the orange slices that were finally brought to her mouth, then looked at Cui Suling and Yuan Wanqing, and said with a smile: "Can I eat it too?"

"Why not?" Li Luo said speechlessly, "Aunt, there is something fishy in your words."

"I dare not do that." The eldest aunt said with a smile, "You are now the literary star of our family, let your brother learn more from you."

Learn something?
I guess he hopes that Chan Wing Kei can learn more from Li Luo's skills in picking up girls.

I don’t expect Chen Yongqi to be like Li Luo, who has girls on both sides and can also make his two mothers-in-law play mahjong harmoniously at the same table.

But at least let her hold her grandson sooner, right?

The eldest aunt's wish was very simple and practical, but unfortunately she couldn't stop her son from living up to her expectations.

Now, whenever she sees Li Luo surrounded by three such beautiful girls, the eldest aunt becomes envious.

I don’t know how this guy did it.

"Then I'll go upstairs to write first, you guys take your time and have fun." After Li Luo finished showing his courtesy, he said goodbye and left.

Lin Xiuhong waved her hand to let him go, and continued to devote herself to the tense battle.

After going upstairs to wash up, Li Luo just wrote more than 4,000 words in front of the computer when the door of the room was pushed open.

Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng finished their shower and came over from the rooftop balcony.

"Where is Sister Yu?" Li Luo asked curiously.

"The senior sister still needs to type." Ying Chanxi said.

"In fact, I could have asked the senior to come here and write." Yan Zhusheng said honestly, "but Xixi just dragged me over here without even telling the senior in the bedroom next door."

"You talk too much." Ying Chanxi glared at her unhappily.

"Li Luo." Yan Zhusheng shrank into Li Luo's arms, "My sister is mean to me."

Ying Chanxi: “…”

do not know why.

My fist suddenly feels itchy.

Ever since he learned that they were cousins, Ying Chanxi felt that Yan Zhusheng was becoming more and more annoying.

She always gets so angry that her teeth itch.

But with Li Luo around, she couldn't do anything. In the end, she could only go back to her bedroom to find Pikachu to vent her anger when she had free time.

If I had known, I would have brought Pikachu here.

"Then you two should go to sleep first." Li Luo said, "I still have some new books to write, and I'll give them to Uncle Ying to read later."

"It's late, you should go to bed early too." Ying Chanxi wanted Li Luo to hug him, but was too embarrassed to say it directly.

At this time, Yan Zhusheng had already climbed into the bed obediently. After getting into the quilt, he said to Li Luo: "Then I will go to sleep first and warm the bed for you and your sister."

Ying Chanxi clenched his fists: "... You don't need to warm it up! It's not like I won't come up."

After saying that, she also got into bed.

……

Looking at the two sisters lying obediently on the bed, Li Luo typed for a while and then received a night message.

After taking a look, Li Luo looked at Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng again, then stood up silently and walked out the door.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Li Luo turned off the light in the room. "I'll go to bed when I come back. You guys go to bed first."

After leaving the bedroom, Li Luo took advantage of the moonlight and did not go into the bathroom opposite. Instead, he walked into the corridor, climbed the stairs, crossed the rooftop, and came to the third floor next door.

next second.

Before Li Luo reached the door of Xu Youyu's bedroom, he was thrown against the wall by a black shadow.

There was a hot and humid breath in my ears.

Accompanied by soft whispers, it rang in his ears.

"Do you like the sisters more, or do you like me more?"

Li Luo said nothing, just kept his head down and explored.

Although the sisters are nice, Sister Yu is more generous and can always feed her.

(End of this chapter)