Chapter 0856: "Lan Yu"

What exists is reasonable. Zhao Fusheng did not despise love between people of the same sex, whether men or women.

In his view, everyone had the right to choose their own way of life, just as he liked making money and regarded it as his lifelong goal; others naturally also had the right to choose whom to love.

In his previous life, he occasionally knew a few famous films from news or novels, such as "Happy Together," which was said to be starred by Actor Liang and Brother Leslie Cheung.

Hmm, the director was Wong Kar-wai.

And in China, as far as Zhao Fusheng could remember, there really weren't any famous movies.

As for the later bromance films and TV dramas, in Zhao Fusheng's view, they were purely for the sake of selling bromance, lacking any aesthetic sense, and completely fell into the inferior category.

But the problem was, Zhao Fusheng always felt that this story Dong Chenxi and Bai Jie were telling him now seemed familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

"This story was serialized in an online magazine. Chen Handong, a dissolute high-ranking cadre's son, was introduced to Lan Yu, who came to Beijing for university, and bought his virginity for a thousand yuan. Lan Yu, handsome and pure, attracted Handong, but Handong told Lan Yu that he was just playing around. Lan Yu, lacking family affection, fell in love with this veteran player in love during their constant contact. Handong thought he could forget Lan Yu by choosing to marry, but after experiencing this failed marriage, he realized that his love for Lan Yu had long been deeply ingrained. After divorce, Handong actively sought out Lan Yu, but just as they were about to embrace a bright future together, Lan Yu encountered a car accident, and Handong lost his most beloved person. Three years later, he immigrated to Canada and remarried..."

Dong Chenxi narrated the whole story gently and said to Zhao Fusheng, "The ending was just updated today. You don't know how many girls love this story now. We even organized a forum."

Bai Jie nodded repeatedly beside her.

Obviously, these two had been following this story for more than a day or two.

Zhao Fusheng looked at them and shook his head helplessly. He really wasn't interested in this story, but he did think of someone who might be interested.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fusheng blinked: "What do you think if we turn this story into a movie?"

"Huh?"

Dong Chenxi and Bai Jie looked at each other, never expecting Zhao Fusheng to suddenly make such a suggestion.

Zhao Fusheng smiled slightly: "It's just a suggestion. If you're willing, you can try to contact the author and see if they have that idea."

"Uh, is that really possible?" Dong Chenxi hesitated, looking at Zhao Fusheng with some uncertainty.

Zhao Fusheng shrugged: "I can't guarantee it, but I think we can first buy the copyright and then consider other things. As for actors and investors, I can contact Leslie Cheung. What do you think?"

As soon as these three words were spoken, Zhao Fusheng clearly felt that Dong Chenxi and Bai Jie's breathing quickened a bit. There was no help for it; Brother Leslie Cheung's appeal to these women was simply too great, almost a killer move.

Sure enough, after Zhao Fusheng proposed that he could try to contact Leslie Cheung, Dong Chenxi and Bai Jie agreed without a second thought, saying they could contact the author and try to buy the copyright.

And Zhao Fusheng had no other requests except to have them print out the entire story and give it to him.

It must be said that humans are a very奇妙 animal. When they have a need, they can burst forth with great power. For example, Dong Chenxi and Bai Jie—Zhao Fusheng hadn't expected their enthusiasm for this matter to be so high. Watching them make phone calls and search for the original author, Zhao Fusheng couldn't help shaking his head helplessly.

"Take your time looking. I'll head back first."

Zhao Fusheng said to the two fujoshi, and without waiting for their response, he left Dong Chenxi's office on his own.

After all, involving copyright issues, it couldn't be resolved in a short time; it would probably take a few more days.

Facts proved that Zhao Fusheng's thinking was quite correct. From the time he mentioned this matter to Dong Chenxi and Bai Jie to when he received their call saying they had secured the film adaptation rights of the novel, nearly ten days had passed.

"Why so long?" Zhao Fusheng frowned, holding the phone and asking.

Dong Chenxi on the other end of the phone laughed bitterly: "This is already fast. The main problem is that the original author of this story wasn't actually the person who uploaded the article; she heard it from someone else."

"Hmm, that's a troublesome matter." Zhao Fusheng frowned.

If what Dong Chenxi said was true, then this story involved copyright issues. If the other party pursued it, they couldn't just shoot it directly; they would need to obtain authorization from the original author.

"But it's okay. That person has already waived the copyright." Dong Chenxi seemed to deliberately tease Zhao Fusheng, saving the most critical issue for last.

Zhao Fusheng was speechless and wanted to complain about Dong Chenxi, but she didn't give him the chance and directly said, "I'll have someone send you the manuscript. The rest is up to you."

With that, she simply hung up, leaving Zhao Fusheng holding his phone with a helpless expression.

"What the hell..."

Zhao Fusheng grumbled a few times but was helpless. The only thing he was grateful for was that the copyright was finally secured, so he didn't have to worry about not being able to make the film. The next steps depended on what he would do.

When he mentioned this matter to Dong Chenxi, Zhao Fusheng had just said it casually. But after returning and thinking carefully, he felt that it might actually be feasible.

Brother's condition had actually been very bad in the last two years. The "Infernal Affairs" he filmed last year caused a huge sensation in Hong Kong, but that was only because of personal connections and to save the declining Hong Kong film market, so he had to come out of retirement. Apart from this work, he hadn't produced much in the past two years.

"Maybe I can change something." Zhao Fusheng sat at home, silently pondering.

In his previous life, he didn't have many favorite film actors, but Leslie Cheung was definitely one of them.

For this tragic superstar, Zhao Fusheng really felt it was a pity. Logically, if Leslie Cheung had lived, his achievements would have become higher and higher. After all, as one of the most famous male stars in Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s, Leslie Cheung's influence extended beyond just one generation.

"Hope everything goes smoothly."

Having made up his mind, Zhao Fusheng decided to go to Hong Kong once.