"No! I want a share of the profits this time! "Vicky shook her head decisively.
She had already suffered a loss with the picture book. She was not going to suffer a loss again with the movie.
"I have to remind you that we don't have any screening venues yet. The people on the Norland Continent have no idea about magic movies. It will take a long time to build a magic movie theater and popularize the concept of magic movies. The probability of 'Miss Black Cat' recovering its cost is very low. Are you sure you want a share of the profits?" Meg said with a smile.
Vicky was stunned when she heard that. She looked conflicted.
She knew that Meg was right. Even in a world like the underground city where movies had been popular for thousands of years, there were still many lousy directors who made losses with every movie they made.
To film a movie on the Norland Continent before the existence of cinemas, and to be the first person to film a movie was simply unimaginable. Only Mag would be able to do something like that.
"I have to remind you that I intend to provide the screening venues for magic movies as a cinema company after this industry is developed. Therefore, the purpose of my early source of films is to open up the market. I can't guarantee any box office," Meg said.
Vicky knew that Meg was telling the truth, and he was very honest.
"The singing troupe is not short of money now, so I can add some money to my dream. I don't want a fixed sum of money. I just want a 30% share of the box office." Vicky smiled at Meg.
"Deal." Meg nodded. He did not bargain.
This share was similar to the share of film and cinema companies in his previous life. However, as he was the investor, distributor, and distributor, this share was not very reliable.
However, Meg was not short of money. This small amount of money was nothing compared to getting an all-rounded scriptwriter.
"Oh, yes. Can I make a small request?" Meg asked.
"What?"
"I want to add a small role and an actor in 'Miss Black Cat,'" Meg said.
Vicky frowned. He had just said that he would not interfere with the movie. However, she still asked, "What role? Who are you adding? "
"One more chef, and that's me," Meg patted his chest and said.
"You want to participate?" Vicky was a little surprised, but soon looked conflicted. "It's not good to change the story into Miss Black Cat and the chef eloping together …"
Meg: "???"
"I don't want to be the male lead. I just want a small role." Meg shook his head. "I don't need a lot of scenes. I just need the time to cook a dish. I want to teach everyone how to cook a dish."
"Is that so …" Vicky blushed and realized that she had misunderstood. She thought about it seriously for a while and nodded. "I can think about it, but whether I can join you or not, I have to see your performance before I make a decision."
This was really a strict director. He didn't even allow for funding to enter the team. Meg smiled and nodded. "Sure, no problem."
Who was he? Meg, Alex, Hades. He was the best actor who could switch between three identities at will. There was no need to worry about his performance in front of the camera.
"How much are you going to invest in this movie?" Vicky asked again.
"This movie doesn't need any big scenes or special effects, so the investment shouldn't be too high. I'm going to invest 10,000,000 copper coins," Meg said.
Vicky thought for a while, and nodded in agreement. "That's enough."
She knew very well that Meg wanted to build a movie theater system on the Norland Continent, and this was the biggest investment.
"Apart from that, I actually have a script that I want to invite you to write for me." Meg took out a stack of papers, and pushed it in front of Vicky.
"Phantom of the God of Cookery?" Vicky looked at the tacky title on the cover, and raised her eyebrows. It looked like a bestseller from a roadside stall.
She picked up the booklet, and flipped through it. Her expression became more and more serious, and her eyes lit up. She held the booklet as if she had found a treasure.
About 20 minutes later, Vicky put down the booklet in her hand, and stared at Meg, and asked, "Who wrote this story?"
"That's me." Meg smiled.
Vicky looked at Meg with even more passion. She praised, "Although the writing is terrible, the narrative is very messy, and the emotional changes are stiff, this is really a good story!"
Meg's facial muscles twitched. He didn't know if he should be happy with the praise.
The writing was his, the narrative was also written by him, and the emotional changes were also made by him. Only the story was written by someone else.
This girl is quite good at reading people.
Vicky also felt that her words didn't sound very nice, so she explained, "I mean … the story is very good, and the flaws don't obscure the jade. Even if it's changed into an opera, it should be very popular."
"I want to ask you to help me change it into a magic movie script. Of course, as a reward, I can give you the opera copyright of this story for free," Meg said.
"Really?!" Vicky's eyes lit up.
"All the cooperation we discussed today will have to be signed later." Meg nodded.
"Deal!" Vicky nodded decisively.
Recently, she had been thinking about new operas, and Meg's story made her eyes light up.
The love and hatred between a human chef and a succubus, interspersed with elements such as tree demons, Great Old Ones, and so on, kept up with the trend and was extremely dramatic.
Vicky felt that this story wasn't inferior to Miss Black Cat, and it might even be more enjoyable than Miss Black Cat.
What was even more amazing was that this story was naturally suitable to be played on the big screen.
Whether it was the tree demons or the Great Old Ones, they could be created through magical special effects, bringing a strong visual impact to the audience.
"This chef … you're not planning to act yourself, are you?" Vicky asked Meg.
"Yes." Meg nodded honestly. This was a movie tailor-made for him.
"Then the female lead …" Vicky bit her lower lip, as if she had made up her mind. "I'll reluctantly …"
"The female lead already has a candidate." Meg smiled and looked at Vicky's airport runway at a young age. "You're still young and not suitable for this kind of role."
Vicky: "???"
She was indeed still young, but she felt that Meg was referring to someone else.
It was extremely hurtful and insulting!
She was so angry that she wanted to tear up the outline in her hand, but she couldn't bear to part with this good story. She hesitated for a while, then gritted her teeth and nodded. "Okay, I'll take it!"
"I plan to shoot this story first, so I'll leave the script to you. I hope I can come back to the theater in seven days and see the first draft of the script," Meg said with a smile.
"Seven days?" Vicky almost jumped up.
Did this guy think that everyone was a tentacle monster? When she was conflicted, she might not be able to write a word for a whole day!
(End of Chapter)
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