Chapter 61
Movie Series
A beautiful young woman falls in love at first sight with a tall, rich, and fair-skinned man. At the same time, she also develops feelings for a dark-skinned young man who has always been protecting her (her backup boyfriend).
One second she's threatening to kill herself for a rich, handsome guy. The next second, she's nestled in the arms of a younger, more adorable man: "You're so warm."
Of course, Aunt Qiong Yao had already done something similar to that famous scene of three people sleeping in a tent together and her rival embracing her wife.
But who could have imagined...
Bella: My backup plan turned out to be my daughter's true love?
Edward: My rival in love ended up becoming my son-in-law?
Even Qiong Yao (a famous Chinese romance novelist) wouldn't dare to make this up. It's melodramatic as it may be, but it's really entertaining.
Moreover... aside from melodramatic and clichéd romances, it has all the exciting elements found in Hollywood commercial genre films.
Bizarre and imaginative scenarios, action-packed battles... all intertwine and bombard, ultimately creating a Twilight universe that countless teenagers yearn for.
If you look at it with a mature and rational perspective, there are too many things you won't understand.
For example, in Lin Yu's previous life, Robert personally complained in an interview that he simply could not accept the bizarre love between Edward and Bella.
Why did Bella seem indifferent when Edward told her he wanted to drink her blood every second?
In the desolate wilderness, Bella and Edward, whom she had only recently met, spent time alone together.
Edward warned, "I've killed people. I want to drink your blood," while also demonstrating his terrifying power.
All I saw was my expressionless face as I typed three consecutive "I'm not afraid, I don't care, I love you."
Logically, the only explanation is that the female lead is insane.
It's probably understandable that these two actors performed poorly, but how do you even portray a psychopath like that? Logically? It's as difficult as finding someone with low looks in Twilight.
As the story progresses and becomes increasingly dramatic, the plot of Twilight always seems to take off from time to time.
You can't figure out why werewolves and vampires started fighting again, or why they suddenly made up and united against a common enemy.
Although the life patterns of these strange species dictate that some of their behaviors cannot be measured by human ethical standards.
The mother's puppy eventually became the daughter's puppy, determined to become family with her no matter what. Even when the daughter was still an infant, a werewolf branded her with the "mark of love," waiting for her to grow up.
But for the teenagers who were obsessed with Twilight back then, none of that matters. The success of Twilight lies in its precise delivery of what teenagers wanted. Adults, when faced with romance, always first consider its "authenticity."
When young people see romance, they always fantasize about having it first.
The simple phrase "You are my life" is enough to move everyone to tears by Bella's death for love.
Which girl (and gay boy) didn't automatically project themselves onto Bella back then, agonizing over whether to choose Edward or Jacob? They probably all fantasized about a vampire family with superpowers suddenly appearing in their boring and painful high school life, taking them to live a carefree life.
After finishing the Twilight series, Lin Yu began to think about his future plans.
What is most important for a film company?
Of course, it's the works themselves! So works that can be made into a series are even more valuable.
Therefore, Lin Yu decided that he had to secure several well-known film series in advance, so that he wouldn't have to worry about the next ten or twenty years.
Not sure what kind of movie to make? Just pick a series and make a sequel! How simple!
"John Wick, Taken, Now You See Me... uh, what else was there? Should we include the Jurassic dinosaurs? Their box office performance doesn't seem to be great right now; the fourth one in 06 didn't seem to do much either. The Jurassic Park series is still a bit lacking, but the Jurassic World series has some potential; we should acquire the rights." Lin Yu pondered, biting his pen.
"Sigh! My memory is still not good enough! Unlike some of the older generation, they can remember any great movie, and even the details."
"Hmm... how about we turn 'Wanted' into a series? And 'The Witch' would be good too, just make sure the script isn't too far-fetched!"
"Okay! Let's get these things sorted out overseas for now. Let's find some time to register or buy the script and all the copyrights to avoid trouble later."
After writing down the names of the various film series, Lin Yu shifted his focus to China.
He already has one decent domestic film series, that's right, the "Lost in..." series. Lin Yu feels that this series has quite a lot of potential. And the world is so big, why does he have to make a "Lost in Hong Kong"? Couldn't he have made something like "Lost in... or Lost in the USA" or "Lost in India"?
The casting for "Lost in Hong Kong" was truly indescribable! It made Lin Yu's cheeks ache for a long time in his previous life from the disgust.
Moreover, China alone has fifty-six ethnic groups. If we make a movie about each ethnic group, we could make fifty-six movies. Not to mention, we could even make movies based on a world map. This would be a perfect series of movies!
Besides the Lost in the World series, there are also the Detective Chinatown series, the Wandering Earth series, the Tiny Times series... um, it seems like something else has snuck in.
The Huba series is worth a try, but Lin Yu isn't planning to film it himself; he'll just put together a script and invest in it.
However, once the domestic film industry develops further, war series might be something we can consider.
Having considered live-action film series, it's time to consider animated film series as well.
How can we let foreigners make the Kung Fu Panda movie series, which stars China's national treasure, the giant panda?
Give it to me... Um, it seems I already own the copyright...
Frozen, a hugely profitable IP that will be released in six months to a year.
Bring it to you!
Lin Yu also wants to shout at the How to Train Your Dragon series: Give it to me!
Unfortunately... they've already started production, so Lin Yu isn't involved. As for other animated series, either Lin Yu can't remember them, or they already belong to someone else. But Kung Fu Panda and Frozen alone are enough to keep Lin Yu busy.
Moreover, his most important task in North America right now is to acquire the rights to these scripts first, and then prepare to film the Twilight series.
If vampires and werewolves weren't typical Western creatures, Lin Yu would have discussed with Stephanie about including a few more Asian faces.
"However... adding a Chinese person to the protagonist's classmates shouldn't be a big problem, right? After all, there was a Korean actor in the original version," Lin Yu thought to himself.
Registering the script didn't take too long, but the thought of making money from their future scripts made Lin Yu's face light up.
Moreover, Lin Yu registered not only those film series this time, but also a whole series of blockbuster films that Lin Yu could think of, such as "Inception", "Gravity", "Interstellar", "Passengers" and so on.
Furthermore, Lin Yu has already planned that the two animated series and the Twilight series will serve as the foundation for Starlight's international success, while the rest he intends to film domestically, contributing more to China's film industry.