1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 389 Theater, Next Part

Mercedes-Benz cars are driving on the streets of New York, with neon lights flashing outside the windows and heavy traffic.

Chen Chong's entanglement did not last long, the car stopped at the entrance of the subway station.

"This matter is very important to you, you can think about it later." Lin Weimin was talking, and he was seeing off the guests.

Chen Chong looked at the subway station, his expression still perplexed.

"That's right!" Lin Weimin remembered after looking at her face, and took out his wallet from his pocket, "Next time, at least save some money for yourself, or you won't even have the travel expenses to go back."

The 200-meter knife was stuffed into Chen Chong's hand as an emergency, and she said to Lin Weimin, "Thank you, Teacher Lin!"

Lin Weimin smiled, "Don't be so polite. We are all Chinese. If we meet someone outside, we must help."

"Get out of the car and be careful!"

Looking at the car body of the Mercedes-Benz going away, various emotions in Chen Chong's heart were mixed together, and his eyes were complicated.

Early the next morning, Arthur Miller came to Dakota's apartment.

"Lin, where do you want to go today?"

Lin Weimin came to New York just the day before yesterday. Yesterday was the rest time left by Arthur Miller. In the next few days, he and his wife will take time to take Lin Weimin around New York, just like Arthur Miller Lin Weimin found him like that when he went to China.

"Go straight to the theater and meet everyone."

Arthur Miller said: "Lin, don't you young people be so boring. You have plenty of time to go to the theater, why don't you take advantage of the few days you have time to have fun?"

Lin Weimin said with a smile: "I prefer to play when I have nothing to do."

"Okay then! Let's go to the theater to see how the children are doing, and enjoy their performance at night."

"I'm afraid not tonight. Leaving your house last night, Mr. Laurentiis asked me to drink."

Arthur Miller asked in surprise: "He asks you out? He wants to adapt your novel?"

"Should it be? We haven't talked yet." Lin Weimin said noncommittally.

Arthur Miller said: "Lin, you have to be careful of those guys in Hollywood, they don't have a single word of truth out of their mouths."

Lin Weimin looked at Arthur Miller amusedly, and he suspected that Old Mi's hostility towards Hollywood was due to his ex-wife.

"He was still a guest at your house last night."

"That's because he is Ivy's guest, and I can't refuse."

Well, it really is superficial friends.

The two chatted for a while, then went downstairs and got into the car.

The theaters on Broadway from 44th Street to 53rd Street are known as Inner Broadway.

Every morning is the quietest time on Broadway. Walking on the street, it is not much different from most streets in the United States.

But as long as it is night, this will become a palace of drama, with bright lights and loud voices, and countless audiences flock to the theaters on the street to enjoy their favourites.

Arthur Miller led Lin Weimin to introduce these theaters on Broadway all the way, and it was noon in a flash. After lunch, the two arrived at the Barrymore Theater at 47 West 243th Street.

Built in 1928, the Barrymore Theater is named after the famous American actress Ethel Barrymore at the beginning of this century, and belongs to the Shubert Theater Group.

The exterior of the theater is modeled on the design style of ancient Roman baths, and the interior decoration combines Elizabethan, Mediterranean and Adam Sith styles. Among the many theaters on Inner Broadway, the architectural style is unique.

The Schubert Theater Group, which owns the Barrymore Theater, is the largest theater operating company in the United States. At its peak, it had the right to operate nearly a thousand theaters.

The repertoires staged at the Barrymore Theater are mainly dramas. The theater has 1058 seats, which is a medium-sized theater among more than 40 Broadway theaters.

When Arthur Miller and Lin Weimin came to the theater, they first visited the theater. As a theater itself, there was nothing special about the Barrymore Theatre, and it was the word Broadway that brought it fame.

In the afternoon, the actors came to the theater one after another.

These actors are all night owls, just like the actors of Renyi. They perform until ten o'clock in the evening every day, and they are extremely excited, so it is impossible to fall asleep.

Therefore, there are almost no people in the theater in the morning during the day, and everyone will appear here in the afternoon.

During the performance stage, there are almost no rehearsals for dramas.Because the previous rehearsals have finalized the content and arrangement of the performance, and there is a fixed performance every night, the performance is a very enthusiastic and physical effort.

If you consume too much energy and enthusiasm before the performance, it will only be counterproductive.

Arthur Miller called all the front and backstage staff of "The Untouchable" to the stage, and grandly introduced Lin Weimin to everyone. Everyone looked at Lin Weimin with curious eyes.

At the beginning of the preparation of "Untouchable", everyone knew that it was a drama work from far away China. Arthur Miller praised Lin Weimin, the original screenwriter more than once, calling him "a genius in the East".

Today everyone finally saw the true face of this genius.

People of the yellow race, or Chinese, have never had a high status in the United States, but those who are rich, powerful, and talented are not among them.

After Arthur Miller's introduction, Lin Weimin received warm applause from the crowd, and several young people whistled. The scene was lively.

Arthur Miller introduced these people to Lin Weimin one by one. He definitely couldn't remember the names, and he couldn't even match his face, but he couldn't lose his etiquette. Lin Weimin greeted these people with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Miller, do you want to prepare for the next play?" It was a black boy who was speaking, and asked to play Driss in his play, which is the American version of Lin Xiaoding.

Badman was originally a little-known actor, but he was cast in "Untouchable" by Arthur Miller, which not only made him a lot of money financially, but also won last year's award Tony Award, life suddenly changed drastically.

Arthur Miller mentioned the matter of the next drama many times before, and today Lin Weimin is also here, so he is naturally concerned about this matter.

Not only Badman, but other actors as well, the popularity of "Untouchable" on Broadway has made everyone gain substantial income and fame.

Although they might not be used in the next play, how would we know if we didn't fight for it? With the cooperation in the first play, under the same conditions, Arthur Miller had no reason not to use them.

Arthur Miller pointed at Lin Weimin with a smile, "You have to ask Lin about this!"

Lin Weimin glanced at Arthur Miller helplessly, and then said loudly: "You won't have to wait long for the next drama. Yesterday, Mr. Miller and I discussed a lot about creation. In the next period of time, I will I will stay in New York and devote myself to writing the script. The script will be released in the future, and I hope to see everyone again.”

Lin Weimin's speech once again won the applause of everyone. For these actors, there is no better news than this.

After staying in the theater all afternoon, Lin Weimin and Arthur Miller parted ways towards evening.

After dinner, Huang Guangsheng drove Lin Weimin into the Green Garden Lounge in Central Park.

Surrounded by greenery, it adopts the architectural style of glass curtain walls. You can wander in the sun during the day, and the surrounding lights are lit up at night, which is equally beautiful and lingering.

The Green Garden Lounge opened in 1934, and has been in business for more than half a century. During this period, it has been transferred several times, and it has always been one of the favorite bars of actors, musicians, and writers in West Manhattan.

It has become a Broadway tradition for many Broadway shows to come to the Green to celebrate after opening night.

It was past seven o'clock in the evening, when the tavern was about to get busy.

Lin Weimin saw Laurentiis whom he had met yesterday again. Compared with the first meeting last night, the two of them got closer today.

As soon as he sat down, Laurentiis had an ambiguous expression on his face, "Lin, how was your day last night?"

"How about what?"

"Don't pretend. I saw it last night. You and that lady are old acquaintances."

The old guy has good eyesight.

Lin Weimin said: "We have only met twice, we are not familiar with each other."

Laurentiis said again: "Do you need me to help you match? That lady seems to fit the role in "The Big Class"!"

During the chance meeting in the underground garage last night, Laurentiis was very impressed with Chen Chong.

Chen Chong's appearance is good-looking among Chinese people, but she is not considered a big beauty. On the contrary, she is very in line with Westerners' aesthetics for Chinese women.

Now that the heroine of "The Taipan" has not been found, Laurentiis is indeed considering giving this role to Chen Chong, and he can also sell Lin Weimin a favor by the way.

Lin Weimin smiled and shook his head, "I'm not familiar with Ms. Chen Chong, and you need to discuss this matter yourself."

His blunt expression made Laurentiis feel slightly regretful that this favor did not work out!

After drinking some wine and chatting for a while, Laurentiis revealed his purpose, and he really wanted the right to adapt "Farewell My Concubine".

"Lin, I bought your novel early this morning. Although I haven't finished reading it, I have to admit that it is a rare masterpiece. It would be a pity if it wasn't adapted into a movie!"

Laurentiis, as if to show his sincerity, pulled out a brand new copy of Farewell My Concubine.

Even the "Big Class" I got for you, I will not give you the right to adapt "Farewell My Concubine".

I thought so in my heart, but I definitely couldn't say it out of my mouth.

"The Taipan" is the first Hollywood film shot in China, and even the government supports its work. Lin Weimin is not qualified to point fingers.

Lin Weimin said: "Mr. Laurentiis, Farewell My Concubine is a story rooted in Chinese history and culture. I don't think Hollywood can handle this movie well."

Laurentiis tried to persuade Lin Weimin, and it could be seen that he was really optimistic about "Farewell My Concubine".

"How about this. Aren't you preparing for "The Taipan"? This movie happens to have oriental elements. If this movie can gain a good reputation, then I will consider handing over the right to adapt "Farewell My Concubine" to you!"

Under the persuasion of Laurentiis, Lin Weimin gave his plan.

After pondering for a moment, Laurentiis nodded.

Today, he spent a whole day collecting information about "Farewell My Concubine", and the more he got to know him, the more surprised he was.

"Farewell My Concubine" has been sold in the United States for four years now, and the cumulative sales volume has approached 100 million copies. It has many fans in the United States.And this novel has also been published in other English-speaking countries, and the sales volume is also very good.

Huge sales represent the influence of the novel. Once such a novel is released, it will have its own traffic and topics, even if it is a work with an oriental background.

The millions of readers behind the novel are enough to support the prospect of adaptation of this novel. Not only will this oriental background not make this work lose its color, but it will strengthen the mysterious temperament and award-winning chance of the adapted film to some extent.

"Okay. Then it's settled. I look forward to the opportunity for us to cooperate in the future."

Lin Weimin shook hands with Laurentiis with a smile on his face. I'm afraid this opportunity will never come.

(End of this chapter)