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    Stephanie Meyer held her child on her lap with one hand and typed with the other, concentrating on her novel.  Although the publisher told her that the first edition of "Twilight" would only publish 100,000 copies, she still wanted to continue writing the story.  She was a full-time housewife with three children and had no writing experience.  One night, she had a dream that changed her destiny. A mortal girl and a handsome and charming vampire boy were sitting on the sunny grass and talking about love.  After waking up from the dream, she was deeply moved by the plot of the dream, but was embarrassed to wake her husband to share it, so she took up a pen and wrote down the story of the dream. This dream eventually became a chapter in her novel "Twilight".  Like many new writers, she posted her works on her independent blog for sale. After being sought after by netizens, a publishing house came to her door, and her novel finally got the chance to be published.  While typing on the keyboard, the doorbell suddenly rang. Stephanie Meyer had to stop what she was doing, hold her child in front of the door, and opened the door.  Standing in front of him was an oriental man with a handsome face, a straight nose, a pair of star-like eyes under his slender key hair, and a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, giving people a friendly feeling.  It¡¯s a little sunnier, not that pale, and he¡¯s from the East, otherwise he looks a bit like Edward, and Stephanie Meyer is a little dazed.  However, she was not a nymphomaniac after all. She quickly reacted and asked: "Sir, what can I do for you?" The young man smiled at Stephanie Meyer and said, "Ms. Meyer, my name is Cheng Peng.  , I called you yesterday and made an appointment to visit today. " Stephanie Meyer clicked her forehead. She suddenly had inspiration. She devoted herself to writing a novel and forgot about it: "Yes.  You are from Miramax, please come in!" Cheng Peng was not familiar with the United States, so it was very troublesome to find someone. He could only use the power of the Weinstein brothers to get in touch with the publisher first and then with Stephen.  Ni-Meer got in touch and then came to visit.  He is not afraid that the Weinstein brothers will get in first after learning about "Twilight". The novel "Twilight" has not been published yet and has no influence at all. Moreover, the vampire theme is quite old-fashioned and there has been nothing at the box office in recent years.  A particularly successful vampire movie, "Van Helsing" was released this year and failed miserably at the box office. The vampire theme is not a good project for most companies.  This is also true. After the "Twilight" novel became a hit in North America in 2005, not many companies were interested in the novel. Until 2007, three "Twilight" novels had been published, and the novels had sold tens of millions of copies in North America.  The major Hollywood studios still had no interest in the novel.  In the end, the copyright of the novel fell into the hands of Summit Entertainment. Summit Entertainment is only a second-rate company in Hollywood. Its main strength is in the DVD market. It has only participated in the production of a few films such as "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith."  If the big Hollywood companies were interested in "Twilight," there's no way the copyright would fall into their hands.  Moreover, the Weinstein brothers do have a good eye for movies, but their vision for projects is not so good. "The Lord of the Rings" was originally a Miramax project, but they did not agree to make three movies and were only willing to produce  After spending money on two films, he later proposed to make only one film, resulting in the project falling into the hands of New Line, and hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue falling into the pockets of others.  After sitting down in the living room, Stephanie Meyer poured Cheng Peng a cup of coffee.  Cheng Peng took a sip of coffee, looked at Stephenie Meyer, and said with a smile: "I have read your blog and also read the novel "Twilight" you serialized on your blog. I came here for this novel. I like it.  "This novel." "Thank you, I'm glad to hear you say that!" "Your novel is great. It is different from previous vampire novels. In the early novels, vampires appeared as scary monsters. In the 1970s and 1980s,  In the 1900s, vampires became melancholy and affectionate aristocratic images, and "Twilight" removed vampires from the huge epic and placed them on teenagers, becoming a youth campus theme, turning vampires into a group of modern aristocrats with extraordinary tastes, and became  An image of romantic love full of mystery and charm, this is a pioneering work. "Stephanie Meyer was a little flattered by Cheng Peng's evaluation. In fact, she didn't think so much when she wrote the novel. She just thought of vampires and girls!  The love story is very romantic. When writing, she substituted the image of her high school into Bella. Although her novels are sought after by many netizens, no one has ever given such a high evaluation. She thinks of Cheng Peng's  The favorability increased greatly: "Thank you, this novel is my dream, I hope everyone can like it." "This novel will definitely be very popular. The novel cleverly interweaves the immortal body with the hope of eternity. There is a future from species.  instinctiveThe bloodshed and the commitment to protect the lover are in opposition, creating a tangled love that is constantly giving up.  The protagonist's uncontrollable desire for love and confused heart in the novel are a true portrayal of the hearts of adolescent boys and girls, satisfying everyone's desire and imagination for love.  Especially girls, they all hope to meet a perfect male protagonist who is handsome, a little rebellious and unruly, but very gentle, and has a deep love for girls.  Edward is the perfect boy image in their minds, and they will be crazy for him!  " "You know the minds of girls very well. You should be very popular with girls in high school!  " Cheng Peng smiled sheepishly: "It's okay.  In fact, I don¡¯t particularly understand girls¡¯ thoughts, but I understand Edward¡¯s state very well. I once met a girl and I liked her very much, but due to other reasons, I couldn¡¯t express myself and was very confused!  " "What happened to you later?  " "She became my girlfriend!  " "When we first met, I thought you looked a lot like Edward. I didn't realize that you looked alike.  " "Edward is the perfect lover in the hearts of girls, and I have a lot of shortcomings.  To be honest, I am very optimistic about this novel and hope to buy the film rights of this novel.  " "Of course, but I want to know what kind of movie you will make of "Twilight"?  Cheng Peng pondered for a moment and said: "This movie should be mysterious and romantic, and at the same time should have a touch of melancholy. Therefore, the whole movie will have large areas of green, deep forests, and trees. Green represents vitality.  The color tone of the picture should be blue, as blue represents mystery. The two colors complement each other to create a mysterious and romantic atmosphere like a dream.  " Stephanie Meyer's eyes lit up when she heard this and she smiled: "Yes, you are absolutely right. I wrote this novel just because I had a dream. The world of "Twilight" should be like a dream.  .  But I¡¯ve heard people say that Miramax movies always change a lot and are completely different from the novels!  " "You can rest assured that I am not from Miramax. It is just because I am not familiar with the United States that it is very troublesome to find you. And I happen to be cooperating with Miramax, so I came to you through them.  " "You're not from Hollywood?  " "I am Chinese and the company is in China!  " Stephanie Meyer was a little dumbfounded. She couldn't imagine what it would be like if her Bella, Edward, and Jacob all turned into oriental faces: "Are you going to make "Twilight" into a Chinese movie?  Of course Cheng Peng will not make "Twilight" into a Chinese movie. The North American box office of "Twilight" is close to 200 million, and the global box office is close to 400 million. If it is made into a Chinese version, it will probably not reach 10 million. He shook his head with a smile and said: "Movie  It will definitely be filmed in Hollywood, and a female director will be found from Hollywood to film it, because the novel is a female vision, and the perspective of the movie should also be a female perspective. Only a female director can delicately express Bella's emotions towards Edward.  ¡± This film is really not suitable for Cheng Peng to make. It is quite different from his style. Moreover, "Twilight" has a very poor reputation. The IMDB score is only 5.2, Rotten Tomatoes has only 40% freshness, and Metacritic has only a 56 score.  This film is a bit of a spoiler. Stephanie Meyer nodded and said: "I'm glad you said that. You really understand my novel. I know that the film is completely different from the novel and there will be many changes, but I don't want it.  There have been too many changes. This novel has a lot of my heart in it, and I don¡¯t want to see a movie that is completely different.  " "Of course, I can guarantee this. Maybe there will be some trade-offs in the details, but it will not be a thorn in the side. We will try our best to restore the world constructed in the novel. We will invite you to participate in the revision of the script, even the actors'  We will also respect your opinions when you choose us.  " Having said this, Cheng Peng looked at Stephenie Meyer and said seriously: "I believe that "Twilight" can become as popular a film as "Harry Potter". I believe it can be done, so I hope  Give me the copyright!  " Stephanie Meyer looked into Cheng Peng's eyes. From his deep eyes, she saw sincerity: "Okay, I agree to transfer the copyright of the movie to you!  Cheng Peng smiled: "Well, we can talk about the price now."  "Then everything was simple. In the end, Cheng Peng bought the film rights to "Twilight" for US$1 million, and at the same time guaranteed that the film would be released, and Stephenie Meyer would receive 5% of the profit dividend. Stephanie Meyer was very satisfied  Although these terms did not have much idea about the 5% profit dividend, the price of 1 million US dollars was real. She felt that this man who looked a bit like Edward was too nice and generous, and she promised Cheng Peng to wait for the sequel.  The copyrights were sold to Cheng Peng before he came.??Tiffany Meyer signed her name without any hesitation.  Coming out of Stephanie Meyer¡¯s house, Cheng Peng had an uncontrollable smile on his face.  "The Twilight" series is not a gold mine, but a diamond mine. The five movies have a box office of 3.3 billion. When including DVDs and other peripheral income, the value exceeds 10 billion.  But now is not the time to start this project. In two or three years, when the novel becomes popular in North America and he has accumulated enough power, he can then launch an impact on North America with "Twilight".  Shaw Brothers has tried hard before, Golden Harvest has also tried hard, but they all failed. Cheng Peng believes that he will be able to succeed, gain a foothold in North America, and plant the flag of Chinese-language films in Hollywood.
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