BaNovel Chapter 268 Everyone wants to play "Detective Anlok"
Chapter 268 Everyone wants to play "Detective Anlok"
Ji Cheng never expected that he had just ascended and was about to reach the top. As a result, that night he squatted in front of the TV eagerly for so long. Instead of waiting for his peak moment, he discovered the latest episode of "The Immortal". "Xia" deleted his two highlight clips that attracted the most fans.
He sent a WeChat message asking the director what happened
It took a while for the director to reply: The length of the series needs to be compressed, and the only way to do it is to delete those two scenes.
He asked: Why delete my play instead of other people's play?What's wrong with those two clips?
The director never got back to him.
He turned around and hugged Chu Ruoruo, buried his face in Chu Ruoruo's shoulder, and cried: "Ruoruo, I'm so pitiful, my highlight shot was deleted again..."
"Woooooo, I don't want to act in a low-budget idol drama, it will lower my status!"
"I want to make some stylish idol dramas or dramas with male protagonists..."
He has not been on the set since filming "Xian Xia" more than three months ago.
It's not that there are no filming, but he wants to wait until "Xian Xia" is released and he becomes a top star, then he can take on better movies and get a salary increase.
During this period, he mainly relied on variety shows and commercials to maintain his popularity.
After finally waiting until the summer vacation, he really exploded, and here comes the result.
What's even more unfortunate is that his agent also told him that the male protagonist of the romantic movie he wanted to shoot and the male protagonist of the current idol IP have made it clear that he will not be used. He should choose one or two from the existing low-cost idol dramas. He must come to film, otherwise if there is no drama broadcast for a long time, it will affect his worth.
He is really broken now.
Chu Ruoruo was reading a book and was so disturbed by him that she threw away the book in her hand and said, "The book I'm reading is called "Detective Anlock", a very popular detective novel IP."
"The protagonist An Locke has high IQ, good looks, rationality and a bit of cuteness. He is a very charming character. I think he is very suitable for you."
"The author is very eccentric, never shows up, and is not short of money. It would be difficult for you to buy the film and television rights from him."
"An Luoke?" Ji Cheng thought for a while, "This name sounds familiar. I think I heard it from someone in the company, but the detective novel is too difficult to understand and I can't stand it."
He asked quite innocently: "What does this book say?"
idiot!
If you continue to be so stupid, your face won't save you!
After Chu Ruoruo cursed a few words in her heart, she tried her best to describe Anluoke in plain language: "Let's talk about the first case first. An elderly friend of Anluoke was very rich, but he suffered repeated accidents and almost died. Locke believed that someone was secretly plotting to kill him and decided to find the murderer..."
"I know, just like Conan and Kindaichi, I like this kind of character." Ji Cheng said excitedly before she finished speaking, "I will find an agent now and let the agent contact the author."
He called after he finished speaking.
The agent replied: "It's difficult."
"There are many companies that want to buy the copyright of this book, but the author has not relented. Even if he relents, the copyright fee will definitely be very high."
"Money can make the world go round!" Ji Cheng disagreed, "As long as the price we offer is high enough, I don't believe he won't agree."
"Just help me contact the author, and he can give me whatever price he wants, anywhere from 5000 to [-] million."
When he was abroad, he was born in a middle-class family. Not to mention very rich, he was never short of money.
Now the Ye family is not short of money, and his salary and endorsement fees are also very high. He doesn't believe that he can't win this work.
Ye Chuliang and Luo Meigui on the side couldn't help but look bitter when they heard this.
Ye's Group was on the verge of bankruptcy, so it kept up its reputation as an "enterprise group".
The Ye family is resting on their laurels now.
Although the Ye family's capital is still quite generous, they cannot afford everyone to spend money lavishly.
In recent months, they have sold their only private jet and two yachts to barely maintain the Ye family's luxurious life and the expenses for the reopening of Jiya's studio.
If Chengcheng spends tens of millions more to buy some copyright this time, what will they sell?
Selling your favorite cars and jewelry, or your last dozen or so properties?
It hurts just thinking about it.
Ji Cheng did not think about the financial burden on his family at all, and told his agent: "You must tell the author that it is Ji Cheng, a popular and popular actress, who has taken a liking to her work and wants to star in An Locke. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
The next day, An Yuan almost burst out laughing when she heard from the website's editor-in-chief that Ji Cheng wanted to spend a lot of money to buy the film and television rights to "Detective An Locke" and star in An Locke.
She told the editor-in-chief: "If he can't act, let him give up."
The editor-in-chief was surprised: "Why can't he act? I think his age and image are good, but his acting skills may make people feel uneasy."
An Yuan smiled: "It has nothing to do with his acting skills, because An Luoke is a girl."
The editor-in-chief said "Ah" and almost fell off the ergonomic chair: "An, is An Locke a girl?"
"Yes." An Yuan said, "I can't change An Luoke's gender unless Ji Cheng undergoes sex reassignment surgery."
Editor-in-Chief: "..."
No wonder Anlok is always called "He" when referring to God in books. It turns out that "Guanzi" is sold here.
He calmed down and adjusted his glasses: "If An Luoke was a girl, this work would be more interesting. Teacher An, can I reveal this information?"
An Yuan smiled: "Okay."
Considering that the name "Anlock Holmes" was a bit of a hit-or-miss, she removed the four words "Holmes" when the book was officially published.
In addition, considering that the requirements and standards for publishing a book are relatively high, she set Anlok's identity as a college student. She started writing when Anlok went to college, and currently writes that Anlok is already a sophomore.
Her author signature on the physical book is also "Ann Locke".
The editor-in-chief was very happy to hear this: "Okay, I will reply to Ji Cheng's agent now."
Then, he very proudly announced on his WeChat Moments and the official blog of his website: Teacher Anlock personally stated that Anlock Holmes is a girl!
After sending the message, he replied to Ji Cheng's agent and truthfully conveyed the author's intention.
Ji Cheng was greatly shocked after receiving the news, and cried while holding Chu Ruoruo.
Chu Ruoruo could only resist the urge to roll her eyes to comfort him, and kept telling herself: "You can't have both good looks and intelligence. I can't bear it..."
Compared with Ji Cheng's disappointment, the news that "Anlock Holmes" is a girl has caused a storm on the Internet and in the Internet literary circle. Everyone is talking about this big discovery.
Joey put down the "Detective Anlok" in his hand and said to himself: "Anlok is indeed a girl. I have to decide on this role!"
She called her assistant and agent and asked the other person to contact Ann Locke, the author of the book.
At this time, Ji Yue finished her acting guidance to An Zhengming, walked to the sidelines, and said to An Jingwei who was reading a book: "What are you reading? You are so immersed in it."
An Jingwei closed the book: ""Detective An Locke", a very interesting detective novel."
"You said the interesting book must be really interesting." Ji Yue became interested, "I will ask Xiao Lu to buy it now and then read it carefully."
"This book is out of stock and cannot be purchased for the time being." An Jingwei shook his head, "I have already read the online version online. I will give this book to you."
"Thank you then." Ji Yue said with a smile, "Go to Anjia Restaurant for dinner, I'll treat you."
On the way to the restaurant, she couldn't wait to read the book.
The more you look at it, the more fascinated you become.
Even when eating, I eat and watch at the same time.
Then I felt a strong impulse: "This role is so interesting, I want to play this role!"