Stephanie Meyer is a standard housewife. She has three children to take care of, and her husband Chris works as an accountant in a small construction company in the town of Cave River. She is a bit bloated and no longer looks young.
Despite her good figure, it now takes her a whole day to take care of her three children, the youngest of which is just over two years old.
On this day, as usual, she prepared fruits and drinks for the children, and then sat on the balcony to bask in the warm sunshine. She held a book with the fragrance of ink in her hand, which she had written in the past year.
She would read a novel every day and feel the love between the lines.
This is a book about rekindling the love between her and her husband.
Mel holds a bachelor's degree in literature. She met her husband when they were in college and got married in their junior year before they even graduated.
It is hard to imagine that a year ago, when prices were rising, her husband had to work outside all day just to provide food and clothing for her and her three children. They were only in their thirties, but they all had gray hair, and she was once worried.
, she is old, has sex, and has a difficult family life. Will her husband divorce her?
The ordinary life after marriage and her husband's indifference caused her to suffer from anxiety transfer disorder, which is a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder that often makes her fall into sad hallucinations. It is a spring dream, or a dream about herself and herself.
The dream Chris had in her early years saved her and became a comfort in her heart. In order to leave this beautiful dream behind, she began to write about her own dreams and wrote a novel of tens of thousands of words.
In the novel, the heroine Bella is a portrayal of her in high school. She doesn’t like famous brands and doesn’t like to talk, but is kind, brave and beautiful. The male protagonist Edward is a vampire, and she gives the protagonist the superpowers she longs for.
, forever 17 years old, can read minds, can climb rocks and cling to walls and shuttle through the forest, sometimes elegant and sometimes prodigal.
She began to immerse herself in her novels and no longer felt the pressure of life and the neglect of her husband. She read them every day before going to bed, until one day, her husband saw these papers. After reading them, tears filled his eyes.
, hugged her and said: "The literary girl I loved is finally back."
This awakened Mel. It turned out that her husband liked her because she wanted to be a writer.
So, last year, in April 2004, she really started writing and expanded the novel to 200,000 words. It's just a pity that Mel, who was writing for the first time, didn't know what the work was like, so she kept it at home with only a few people.
Have read this book.
This morning, as usual, she held this novel and started reading.
After reading about the first meeting between Edward and Bella, Mel couldn't help but recall the scene when her husband Chris met her for the first time, and a smile filled her mouth. At this moment, she heard the door of her home being opened.
"Gaby, is that you?" Mel called, Gaby was her eldest son.
"Honey, it's me."
"Oh, Pancho, why are you back now?" Mel was a little surprised. Pancho is the nickname of her husband Chris.
"Hi, we have guests."
Mel walked to the living room and saw her husband bringing in a man and a woman, two Asians, both very young. Chris said enthusiastically: "Dear, let me introduce to you, this is from mysterious China.
Mr. Shao and Ms. Li came here specifically to visit you."
"Visit me? I don't have any Chinese friends?"
Mr. Shao was naturally Shao Shuaijun. He smiled and said: "Hello, Ms. Meier, I am indeed here to visit you. You don't know us, but we are very familiar with you. Because, I have read your novel, so
This novel is called "Twilight", I like it very much."
"Oh, hello China Shao, thank you for liking it. How did you read it, since I haven't published it yet?"
"Haha, I have an American pen pal. He once told me about this novel, and I was deeply moved at that time. I asked him and found out that he read it from you, so I traveled thousands of miles to
, came to visit you." Shao Shuaijun had already thought of the reason.
"Oh, is it Billy?"
"I don't know. I only know that his online name is Xiaobai. Why should we worry about who told me? In fact, I came here today for a purpose." Shao Shuaijun went straight to the topic, "I haven't read the specific novel, but
I already know the general content of the story. I think this is a great novel. Once adapted into a movie, it will definitely be a hit. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I am a director, a director from China. My first film
The movie "Buried Alive" will be released in North America soon."
"Really, you are so young."
Shao Shuaijun nodded to Li Xiuxiu, and Li Xiuxiu understood: "That's it, Mrs. Meier, my boss Shao Shuaijun is very optimistic about the market prospects of adapting this novel into a movie, and plans to purchase all the copyrights of "Twilight", I don't know about you.
Are you willing to sell?”
"This..." Mel looked at Chris.
Chris nodded: "Of course, Mel's wish is to become a writer, and you will help her publish it, right?"
"Yes, since you agree, let's talk about the price."
"Twilight", only Shao Shuaijun now knows how popular it will be. As the first novel in the "Twilight" series, "Twilight" immediately became popular all over the United States as soon as it was published. Only in the United States, "Twilight"
The "City" series of novels has sold more than 50 million copies, with more than 85 million copies sold worldwide.
Publishing is only a small income, the real big deal is the adapted movies. Shao Shuaijun remembers that he adapted five movies in total. The first one has a global revenue of nearly 400 million US dollars, the second one has a global revenue of more than 700 million US dollars, and the third one has a global revenue of nearly 700 million US dollars.
The fourth volume exceeded US$700 million worldwide, and the fourth volume reached nearly US$700 million worldwide.
This is simply a money grab by Chi Guoguo.
"Harry Potter" can no longer be counted on. As a reborn person, if you miss "Twilight", you can go to hell.
With the confidence of later box office, Shao Shuaijun generously signed a contract with Stephenie Meyer.
Shao Shuaijun is personally responsible for the distribution and publication of the novel. 60% of the royalties profit belongs to Meyer and 40% to Shao Shuaijun. All adaptation rights except the film adaptation rights remain in the hands of Meyer, and the film adaptation rights belong to Shao Shuaijun.
.Shao Shuaijun will pay US$500,000 for the adaptation fee of the first "Twilight" and also promises that once the movie is released, 2% of the box office will be used as Mayer's dividend.
Meyer promised that he will continue to write no less than seven novels in the "Twilight" series. All subsequent novels will be divided according to this ratio. Once the North American movie box office exceeds 100 million, the dividend will be increased to 5%. If the North American box office
If the amount does not exceed 100 million, adaptation fees ranging from 1 million to 10 million US dollars will be paid based on the percentage of the revenue.
For a newcomer, these terms are like winning the jackpot. Shao Shuaijun considered lowering the standard, but thought that the offer was too low. If Mel is not satisfied and does not continue to write, it will be a loss. Shao Shuaijun is very satisfied with this series of movies.
I haven't studied it, I just watched it, so I can't guarantee that I can get the same effect as the original without Mel.
Therefore, vigorous efforts were made to win over.
Mel was very satisfied with these terms, especially the first income of US$500,000, which made her overjoyed. The burden on her family was too heavy.
A contract was drawn up on the spot, signed and sealed, and taken to a notary for notarization.
After telling Mel to rest at home and write, Shao Shuaijun and Li Xiuxiu left in the car, but they couldn't suppress the smiles on their lips.