Chapter Eighty: The Copyright of Shooting Eagles in Shadow

  After reading Liu Xiaowen's book review post and some of the replies below, Lu Li opened a single chapter called "Talking about Lu Li's plans":

  Just now, the beautiful alliance owner Mosquito came to ask me if I would write in the future. I said why not? Later, I found out that Mosquito asked this because of a post in the book review section, and later I also read this book review.

  After reading, Lu Li was very honored to have so many readers who cared about him all the time, and he was deeply moved. Especially in this battle with the hero, many readers did not waver, and some book fans even shed tears for it. Lu Li really thanked everyone for their strong support.

  As for Ludi's busy schedule and not being able to write, such worries are completely unnecessary, because no matter what, I will continue to write. The establishment of Ludi Entertainment Company is something I have been planning for a long time, and entering the entertainment industry is also part of it. Ludi hopes not only to write works that everyone likes, but also to create music and film works that everyone loves.

  I'm not good at managing the company, so I'll leave it to professionals to handle, and won't spend too much time on it. Writing songs is also very inspiring and won't take up too much time. The reason why "Gong Xi Fa Cai" took so long to complete is mainly because of the current shortage of personnel in the company, so don't worry about my time issue.

  Of course, updates will definitely be affected to some extent, and what Lu Li can guarantee to everyone is that they will continue to update.

  Finally, I would like to say thank you to all the friends who have been supporting me. I hope you will continue to support me and I won't let you down. Also, I'd like to reveal a piece of news - I've decided to sell the TV adaptation rights for one of my works, so maybe soon you'll be able to see it on TV, please look forward to it.

  Many readers who finished this chapter put down their worries because Lu Li has a reputation for keeping his promises in the online literature world. Since Lu Li said he would continue writing, he definitely will. Afterwards, book fans began to discuss and speculate which work would be adapted into a TV series first.

  "I think it should be 'Fantasy City', this is Lu Lide's first work, the significance is not ordinary." Bye bye bye bye Lu Lide.

  "I guess it's 'The Legend of the Condor Hero', I like this one the most." Mosquito.

  "Although you are the alliance leader, I like 'The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils' the most. Please film 'The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'." Red makeup.

  "Hmm, actually for me, as long as the director and screenwriter don't ruin Lu Li's character, it's fine to film whatever." Silence is golden.

  "I also agree with DaDa, these directors have ruined a lot."

  ……

  Ludie didn't bother to manage the discussion of book friends, after posting a single chapter, continued to code and store drafts. Since it was decided to film a TV series, she and Jiang You would definitely need to enter the crew to learn at that time, which was also one of the conditions for her to give up the right to adapt the novel into a screen production. So now it's very necessary to store more drafts.

  The next morning, Lu Li rushed to the company and took out his mobile phone to make a call.

  "Hey, Ludi little brother, finally got in touch with big brother. How are you? Are you willing to sell the film and television rights of "The Archer"? As soon as the phone was connected, Ludi heard an urgent voice coming from the other end."

  "Haha, Old Zhang, being impatient won't get you hot tofu." Lu Li heard the other person's words and laughed.

  This call from Lu Li was made to Zhuang Yongping, the project director of Huahai Film and Television Production Company.

  After the publication of "The Eagle Shooting Heroes", it gained a large number of readers in China, and had a very broad reader base. The film company has contacted Lu Lian several times in the past year to buy the film adaptation rights of "The Eagle Shooting Heroes", but was rejected each time.

  In recent years, not only "The Legend of the Condor Hero", but also other film and television rights have been sought after by many film and television companies. Among them, "The Legend of the Condor Hero" is the most popular, with not only Emperor Entertainment Group, but several other film and television companies expressing interest in purchasing it. However, Louis Koo has not agreed to any of these offers.

  After comparing for two days, Lu Li finally chose Hua Hai's film production company, and then called Zhuang Yongping.

  Ren Tang films started with ancient costume idol dramas, mainly targeting young audiences as the main viewing group. Lu Li chose this company in the end precisely because of this point.

  After careful consideration for two days, Lu Li decided it was better to film "The Legend of the Condor Hero" first. Because among all the updated works, "The Legend of the Condor Hero" has the largest number of characters, and filming it can attract the most audience.

  The person in charge of contacting Lu Li for the film is project director Zhuang Yongping.

  "Alas, I have no choice but to rush. The boss has entrusted me with this task for so long and I still haven't completed it. If there's no progress, I'll probably be fired." Hearing Lu Li's words, Zhuang Yongping complained.

  Lu Li heard the words and naturally wouldn't believe them, but still said: "There's such a thing? Since Boss Zhuang has said so, if I don't loosen up a bit, it would be somewhat inhumane. How about this, let's find some time to talk and see if we can determine the film and television rights of 'The Eagle Shooting Heroes'."

  "Anytime, I'm always available." Zhuang Yongping was overjoyed when he heard Lu Li's words, it seemed that Lu Li intended to sell the film and television rights of "The Archery".

  "Alright, I'll wait for your arrival at Huaqing. Just give me a call when you get here." Lu Li hung up the phone after making arrangements with Zhuang Yongping.

  Seeing Jiang You's listless appearance in the office, Lu Li was speechless and called him over to say: "The people from Tang Film will be coming soon to discuss the TV rights for 'Sniper', you'd better prepare yourself, as you may enter the crew to learn at any time."

  "Really? That's great!" After hearing Lu Li's words, Jiang You was extremely excited and shouted out loud, attracting the attention of everyone in the office.

  Lu Li looked at Jiang You speechlessly, wondering how someone like him could become a director in the future.

  Zhuang Yongping didn't make Lu Lijiu wait either, and arrived in Huaqing by plane the next day, giving Lu a call.

  Lu Li and Zhuang Yongping agreed on a meeting place, then called Jiang You together to take a taxi to the designated location.

  In a teahouse, Lu Li and Jiang You sat on one side, while a middle-aged man in his late 30s, dressed in formal attire, sat across from them.

  "You must be Lu Li's younger brother, indeed young and promising." Zhuang Yongping said with enthusiasm.

  "Zhuang Lao Ge, you're overpraising me. Come, let me introduce you to this person, Jiang You, my high school classmate who studies directing." Lu Li introduced Jiang You after exchanging greetings with Zhuang Yongping.

  "So you're Jiang You. I've long admired your name." But to his surprise, Zhuang Yongping also shook hands with Jiang You warmly, as if they were old acquaintances.

  Jiang You was also very puzzled, he didn't know this person Tang Ye's Zhuang Yongping: "How do you know me, Mr. Zhuang?"

  Upon hearing Jiang You's words, Zhuang Yongping smiled and said: "How could I not recognize you? You're the closed-door disciple of Professor Xiong Zhengxin, I've long wanted to meet you in person."

  Lu Li heard this and also understood, it seems that Jiang You's teacher has a great reputation.

  After the introduction, the three of them sat down and began to discuss business.

  "Lu Li, little brother, you see that the copyright of 'The Eagle Shooting Heroes' our company has already given a very generous price, think about it again." said Zhuang Yongping.

  "I know the price you offered is very generous, but I have a few conditions. As long as Ren Tang Film can agree to them, the film and television rights of 'The Archer' will belong to Ren Tang Film," said Lu Li.

  "What conditions? You speak first." Upon hearing Lü Lí still had conditions, Zhuāng Yǒng's eyebrows furrowed.

  "Firstly, the TV series 'The Legend of the Condor Hero' must be scripted by me; secondly, both Jiang Yong and I will participate as deputy directors to learn from the director; lastly, after the formal establishment of the project, I hope to become an investor and invest a portion of the funds. If all three conditions are met, I will sell you the film and television rights to 'The Legend of the Condor Hero'."

  After hearing Lu Li's three conditions, Zhuang Yongping did not immediately agree. Although the three conditions were not a big deal for Lu Li, he still had to ask the boss's opinion.

  "Sorry, Lü Li younger brother, this matter I'm not in charge of, I'll go make a phone call first."

  Lu Li nodded naturally without any objection, and Zhuang Yongping walked out of the private room, presumably to make a phone call.

  After Zhuang Yongping left, Jiang You asked: "Lizi, I can understand that you are a screenwriter, after all, you are the original author, but what's going on with you being an assistant director?"

  When he heard this question, Lu Li just smiled slightly: "I suddenly became very interested in the director, can't I go learn?"

  "Hmm, okay, why not? I'm just worried that you have too much on your plate," said Jiang You. Indeed, Lu Li now has to write songs and also work on the script for "The Eagle Shooting Heroes", and even has to come here to direct, Jiang You wonders how Lu Li's brain can handle it all.

  "No big deal, I'll just play around." Lu Li didn't tell the truth, of course he wasn't just playing around. He had wanted to be a director for who knows how long, but being a director isn't that easy. Having only studied theoretical knowledge in his past life, he was eager to learn on site, but unfortunately hadn't had the chance. Now that he had this opportunity, he naturally wouldn't let it slip away, and it would also lay the foundation for him to take control of things in the future.

  Soon after Lu Li finished speaking, Zhuang Yongping returned to the private room with a smile and said: "No problem, once the script is written, we can sign the contract and officially launch the project."

  "Alright, nice doing business with you." Lu Li also smiled and stood up to shake hands with Zhuang Yongping.

  Zhuang Yongping stayed in Huaqing for one day and then rushed back to Huahai.

  At this time, Lu Li was considering which version of the script to write. In Lu Li's mind, there were many versions of "The Legend of the Condor Hero" scripts, including 83, 94, 03 and 08 versions.

  In the end, after much deliberation, Lu Li chose the most popular version 83. This version is more classic compared to others, its shortcomings are mainly the poor martial arts effects and filming techniques, but these don't matter, I believe that with Tang's film production capabilities, they can make a good movie out of this script.

  After making up his mind, Lu Li spent every day practicing singing, writing and moving scripts in his brain.

  Just as Ludi was busy, the New Year had quietly arrived.