Jimmy couldn't figure out why there were no flights between Chengdu and Jinling, two such representative cities, so that he had to take dozens of hours of train ride from Chengdu to Jinling.
He likes the excitement in China, but he can't stand the excitement inside the train.
After arriving in Jinling, Jimmy couldn't wait to run to the Jinling Hotel to have a good sleep. He couldn't fall asleep on the train. Even if he managed to fall asleep, he would be woken up soon.
When he woke up in the hotel, it was already noon the next day, and he had slept for more than ten hours.
While having lunch in the hotel restaurant, Jimmy thought about his experiences these days.
After returning to the United States last time, he showed Harold the manuscript of "One Day" he translated. After reading it, Harold was very interested and hoped to adapt the story into a movie.
However, the two disagreed on the specific implementation. Harold advocated adapting the story himself and changing the name without buying the copyright. However, Jimmy insisted on buying the film and television adaptation rights of the work.
"We changed the background of the story to the United States and then made some slight changes to the plot. Who would know? Moreover, the novel you are looking for is from China. Most Americans may never read this novel in their lifetime."
"Harold, I'm ashamed of you. I don't know why you had such an idea. If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have shown you this novel. And let me tell you, this writer named Yu Dong is
China is very, very famous, and if there is any science fiction writer whose works will be seen by Americans, I think it is most likely to be him."
"Science fiction, Jimmy, stop joking." Harold obviously didn't believe this statement.
"You don't have to believe me, but if something goes wrong, you will be in a lot of trouble."
In the end, Harold was convinced by himself and agreed that he would go to China to write about the purchase of film and television adaptation rights.
Harold's move played into his own hands.
The reason why he went to great lengths to translate and submit manuscripts was certainly not for Harold's movie, nor was it to make the Chinese writer named Yu Dong famous.
What he really wants is to be a broker in this matter and gain benefits.
For this reason, he and Harold lied that Yu Dong was the most famous science fiction writer in China, and also wanted to sell the film and television adaptation rights for a higher price.
The film and television adaptation rights of this novel may be sold to Harold for more than 100,000 US dollars, or even less than 50,000 US dollars. This amount of money is nothing to Harold.
He also has a general understanding of the market for film and television adaptations in China. Unsurprisingly, he can get it for a few thousand RMB. In this way, excluding the round trip expenses, he can still earn tens of thousands of dollars.
When the time comes, he will ask Harold for some remuneration as a screenwriter, which will be another income.
Thinking of this, Jimmy finally felt that the fatigue from the long journey had been swept away, and his energy suddenly increased.
At the same time, the speed of eating also increased. He wanted to see Mr. Zai as soon as possible.
He originally thought that the copyrights were all owned by "Science Fiction World", but when he asked, he found out that it was not the case at all. The magazine only had the copyrights for a few years, which did not include film and television adaptation rights and other peripheral copyrights, so he had to transfer to Jinling.
Come.
…
When Jimmy saw Yu Dong, Yu Dong was wearing big pants and a vest playing ball with the students.
Yu Dong spent more than a week working on two manuscripts. After staying up a few nights, he felt a little weak and wanted to do some exercise.
He was terrible at playing, but because he was a celebrity in the school and a teacher, the students were very considerate of him and kept feeding him balls, trying to let him enjoy the joy of playing.
But he really doesn't live up to expectations. Often when his teammates... or even opponents feed the ball to his mouth, he can spit it out.
In this way, as long as he scores a goal, the students will cheer collectively. They feel that letting Teacher Yu score a goal will give them a greater sense of accomplishment than scoring it themselves.
"Look, the guy who is fair, tall and thin, and is not very good at playing basketball is Teacher Yu."
The guard, Uncle Zhou, stood next to Jimmy, pointed at Yu Dong and said.
"Okay, thank you, bro."
Uncle Zhou waved his hand and said with a smile: "No thank you, no thank you. You are a foreign friend. Everyone who comes is a guest. We Chinese are very hospitable. As the old saying goes, friends come from far away, no, no...
"
"What a pleasure." Jimmy received it with a smile.
"Yes, yes, that's great. I'm old and my memory is bad. Okay, you wait here for a while. They should be over soon. I'll go back and stick to my post."
"Thank you."
Watching Uncle Zhou leave, Jimmy turned his attention to the court again. After looking at it for a while, he looked puzzled. Why was the ball so difficult for him to understand? It seemed that everyone was following Yu Dong, always giving
He passes the ball.
Are the basketball rules different in China?
In fact, Jimmy attracted a lot of people's attention when he first arrived. After all, Jinling is not as good as Shanghai, and there are fewer foreigners. If you see it occasionally, it will make people feel strange.
Yu Dong also saw Jimmy, but he only glanced at him. He was more interested in playing ball.
Jimmy waited on the sidelines for about ten minutes. The temporary game on the field finally came to an end. He walked towards Yu Dong who was resting on the sidelines with a smile.
When Yu Dong saw Jimmy walking in his direction, he didn't take it seriously at first. When he walked a few meters away and was still staring at him, he realized that the other person was probably looking for him.
"Hello, your name is Yu Dong, Teacher Yu. I'm Jimmy James. Nice to meet you." Jimmy smiled and stretched out his hand.
Yu Dong didn't expect that the other party actually spoke fluently in Beijing movies. If you didn't look at his face, you wouldn't have been able to tell that he was a foreigner.
Facing the extended palm, Yu Dong waved his hand, "I just finished playing ball and my hands are dirty, so I don't want to shake hands anymore. Mr. James, do you have anything to do with me?"
Jimmy was not embarrassed because he didn't hold his hand. He looked around and kept smiling, "Can I take a step to talk?"
Yu Dong couldn't help but give this foreigner a thumbs up in his heart. Not only did this guy have an authentic accent, he even used words that were so authentic.
"Okay." Yu Dong nodded, said goodbye to the people he played with just now, and then walked out of the court with Jimmy.
When he reached a place with relatively few people, Yu Dong asked Jimmy, "Mr. James, can you talk now?"
"That's it, Teacher Yu. I'm actually a screenwriter. I usually work in the United States, but I often come to China to play. I believe my accent can prove that I'm not lying. A few days ago, I appeared in the latest issue of "Science Fiction World"
I saw your work "One Day" here and became very interested in it. Maybe we can start some cooperation." Jimmy said with a sincere face.
Yu Dong was a little surprised when he heard that he probably wanted to talk about film and television adaptation rights. Although he had thought that someone would buy the film and television adaptation rights, he never thought that it would be so soon, and the other party was still a foreigner.
He looked at himself and saw that his vest was already soaked with sweat. He didn't feel anything bad on the field just now, but now after he stopped, he suddenly felt that the air was unbearably cold.
But he was sweating and couldn't put on his coat, so he said to Jimmy: "Well, Mr. James, I just finished playing and I'm all sweaty, so it's not convenient to talk about business. If you mind, please come to my place to sit for a while and wait.
Let’s talk after I’ve finished washing.”
Chapter completed!