Chapter 123: Melinda's Telegram (Guaranteed 1 update)

That night, Wei Ming worked overtime to complete the 2,000-word preface for "Tianshu Qitan".

To pad the word count, he started directly from "Toothless Tiger", which was completely his mental journey of creating children's stories in the past half year, and also let readers have a more comprehensive understanding of Teacher Wei Ming.

The next day, Wei Ming dialed the phone of SAFS according to the number provided by Auntie Xiaoyan. This phone was not the factory director's, but the production director Wang Bairong's.

Wei Ming knew this person, also heard from Liu Rulong in the previous life. Later, when SAFS changed shifts, he served as deputy factory director, mainly responsible for introducing Japanese animation assembly lines, vigorously doing OEM to seek benefits for the factory.

However, he also left SAFS later to join a private animation company.

According to A Long, this is a very flexible and capable person. Paper-cut animations like "Mr. Nanguo" and "Mouse Marrying a Daughter" are all his works.

"Director Wang, hello, I am Wei Ming."

"Oh, Writer Wei, hello."

Wang Bairong held the phone with an unnatural expression. You people, let me be the bad guy, humph!

He continued, "Don't know if your editor made it clear to you. It's like this, our SAFS is going to cooperate with the British Broadcasting Corporation on an animated movie."

Wei Ming, "Hmm."

"According to the script provided by the other side, we feel that a plot about a fox spirit, oh, it's the fox spirit in 'Ping Yao Zhuan', is quite interesting, so we are preparing to re-adapt based on this paragraph. Coincidentally, we found that 'Tianshu Qitan' is also adapted from 'Ping Yao Zhuan', which coincides with some of our screenwriters' ideas, so we are preparing to adapt based on 'Tianshu Qitan'."

"Good."

Wang Bairong, "Then it's settled. After our screenwriter writes the script, we will invite you to take a look......"

Hmm?

Wei Ming's eyes narrowed. Damn, it turns out they don't plan to ask me to write the script!

Wang Bairong thought: Right, this is an international cooperation, China and Britain blooming together. Such a big honor, how many screenwriters and directors are staring at it. Your novel is already written so well, just follow it and change it, and there is no difficulty. It must be priority to our own factory employees.

The truth is just this, but Wei Ming couldn't be compromised so easily. He directly interrupted the other party, "The script actually doesn't need to be so troublesome. I can do it myself. After all, it's my story and I know it best."

Wang Bairong persuaded, "Writer Wei, this is not a short film script, it's a movie script, a 90-minute movie script. And it's an international cooperation, the requirements are very high. Not only does SAFS need to agree, but it also needs to meet the taste of the British side."

Wei Ming, "I know the taste of the British quite well. I had a British girlfriend before."

Wang Bairong, "......"

He was stunned for a moment. Who asked about your girlfriend? You are showing off to me!

However, being able to have a foreign girlfriend, this Wei Ming has something.

"Writer Wei, listen to me," having it adapted by factory personnel is the meaning of the whole factory. Wang Bairong could only continue to persuade Wei Ming, "This cooperation is very important. We can't hand over the heavy burden of screenwriting to a newcomer like you who has only written one short film script."

Wei Ming, "I'm not only having 'Toothless Tiger' as a screenwriter work. I've also written movie feature film scripts."

"You've written?"

"Written, don't believe it, go to Shanghai Er Yingchang and ask Director Xie Jin. He can be considered the most awesome director in the country now, right? He even praised me for writing well."

"What, you've cooperated with Director Xie Jin?" Wang Bairong was shocked first, then questioned, "Impossible, I've seen all his movies, how come I don't remember......"

Suddenly, Wang Bairong thought of a news he saw recently, seemingly saying that Shanghai Er Yingchang and Beijing Er Yingchang were competing for the adaptation rights of a very popular novel recently, and finally Shanghai Er Yingchang won. The director was Xie Jin.

What novel was it? Right, "The Herdsman", author Wei Ming!

"May I ask what your real name is, Writer Wei?" Wang Bairong asked hesitantly.

"Wei Ming."

"Is it that writer Wei Ming who writes novels?"

"It's me," Wei Ming said, "Now can we talk?"

Wang Bairong felt it was talkable, but he had to discuss it with the factory leaders.

If it were just a children's literature writer who had just started, even if recommended by Mr. Jin Jin, then if he was wronged, he was wronged.

But now standing in front of them is the new generation leader of the literary world who has risen most fiercely in China in the past half year. Several novellas have set off reading crazes.

The children's literature writer Wei Ming actually has a big account writing serious literature? Who could have thought of this!

SAFS's finance department indicated that I could think of it, because to remit money, she knew "Wei Ming's" real name.

But it was just a thought for a moment. After all, this name is quite popular, and there are too many Xiaoming and Xiaohong nowadays.

After confirming "Wei Ming's" real name from the finance department, Wang Bairong reported this matter to the factory leaders.

The original author wants to adapt it himself, and the other party is a figure who is currently in the limelight in the literary world. Several mainstream newspapers can often see his name.

Although everyone is not in the same system, the name of the person and the shadow of the tree, now they must take better care of Wei Ming's wishes.

Finally, they discussed and decided to let Wei Ming write the script first. In case it's not very good, there's no need for him to change it. At that time, let the old screenwriters in the factory modify it. Both are screenwriters, let Wei Ming's name be in front.

Wang Bairong felt this idea was okay, so he called back, but Wei Ming didn't answer.

But Wei Ming said he would continue to call SAFS tomorrow.

And at this time in Wei Ping'an's house, the couple already knew about this matter.

Lu Xiaoyan was furious, "How can this be? Too much, actually wanting to shake off our Little Ming!"

Wei Ping'an was not surprised, "If this film succeeds, and really gains honor and profit internationally, what a big credit it is. SAFS definitely wants its own employees to share the benefits."

Wei Ming's mentality was also very peaceful. It's human nature. However, involving real benefits, he wouldn't make concessions either.

Fortunately, he wasn't an unknown person, otherwise he would really be manipulated by them. After all, there was only one unit in the country that could shoot animated movies, and he had no choice. However, in the future, thinking about market-oriented transformation in a few years, more and more backbone employees of SAFS resigned, either going to the south or going to Japan, Wei Ming's mind couldn't help but become active.

However, he still had to have money first, and didn't know if there would be surprises on Melinda's side.

As the saying goes, if you don't forget, there will be an echo.

Returning to the dormitory, Qiao Feng smiled and pointed to the table, "There is a telegram sent to you from the UK, take a look quickly."

Brother Feng was steady. If those two kids were still here, they would definitely crowd over to see what Melinda wrote.

Thinking with his butt, he knew it was sent from the UK. Besides her, who else could it be.

She had been away for almost ten days.

After flying to London via Hong Kong, she first returned to her hometown in Edinburgh, and then arrived in London soon.

Although the international telegram price was still expensive, Melinda didn't save words, and this telegram was written for three full lines.

She told Wei Ming her new address in London, and also told him that she had joined a publishing company as an editor and started the translation of "Jumanji", and the progress was good.

Finally, she joked, "You say, what if I submit this novel to myself?"

Wei Ming: You are really a little clever ghost!

The next day, Wei Ming didn't rush to call SAFS, but first went to the post office and also sent an international telegram to Melinda.

!

For a while, he didn't know what to say. Miss you, miss you so much that I can't sleep?

Not appropriate.

Finally, he told her about the upcoming cooperation with the BBC to develop "Tianshu Qitan".

Wei Ming didn't dare to say more, and this cost him more than 20 yuan, a month's salary gone. If there is no urgent matter, write letters in the future.

Immediately, Wei Ming directly returned a call to Director Wang of Shanghai Er Yingchang at the post office.

The other side's attitude had softened, indicating that the script could be personally handled by Wei Ming.

"Being recognized by Director Xie Jin, we believe in your strength." Wang Bairong laughed.

Wei Ming asked again, "Then how much money is the British side prepared to invest this time?"

Wang Bairong, "I don't know too much about this."

Wang Bairong: I can't say even if I know.

Wei Ming, "Then did they give a deposit?"

"Deposit?"

It seems there is none. Wei Ming said, "Without giving a deposit, let us write the script first. In case they want to withdraw from the project after it's written, then I wrote it for nothing."

"Even if the script is not adopted, it won't be written for nothing. There will be a certain reward."

Generally not lower than one-tenth of the normal manuscript fee, which is equivalent to the hard work fee given to the author after rejection.

"I think it's more reliable to let the other side pay some deposit. Now they just have one sentence, but our SAFS has to cooperate fully. What if they suddenly say they don't want to play?"

Wang Bairong: What is "our SAFS"? This kid is quite good at getting close.

However, what Wei Ming said really made some sense. The leaders were just too honest. Letting the other side pay some deposit was actually to better promote the project.

Hearing Wang Bairong indicate that he would discuss it with the leaders, Wei Ming asked again, "Then what is used to pay my manuscript fee after SAFS gets the foreign exchange deposit?"

"Of course it's RMB."

"Doesn't SAFS have some overseas remittance coupon rewards from the top if it earns foreign exchange?"

Wei Ming doesn't need foreign exchange now, and can't get it. He just wants to get some overseas remittance coupons that have super-currency treatment in the country to buy some things that can't be bought with RMB.

Wang Bairong was silent. It seems there really is, but it is usually a benefit for meritorious employees in the factory.

But thinking that "Wei Ming" is after all Wei Ming, Wang Bairong still admitted, "There should be, but how much is uncertain, and when it will be is uncertain. After all, we are also trying this kind of cooperation for the first time."

"Then trouble Director Wang to help me mention it. If there are overseas remittance coupons, I hope to exchange some with my own manuscript fee. Of course, I am not a person from SAFS, it's understandable if not given, I'm just saying it casually."

Wang Bairong: This doesn't look like you are saying it casually.

However, he still indicated, "I will discuss it with the factory director."

"And the deposit matter."

Otherwise, SAFS won't get a cent of foreign exchange.

However, Wei Ming was still not at ease. By then, they could completely say that overseas remittance coupons are employee benefits, and if they don't give them to him, he really has no temper.

So Wei Ming felt he had to make his importance stronger.

So that night he went to Uncle Ping'an's house and discussed with Auntie Xiaoyan, he might write children's stories for other magazines......

(End of this chapter) ===== CHAPTER 124 =====