Chapter 154： The value of the gunner

"You haven't responded to the manuscript email I sent you for more than three weeks."

In the office, Lindsay Bill tilted her delicate face slightly, and said to Ronan, "Have you read those manuscripts?"

Ronan put aside the work at hand and said, "I just finished reading it yesterday, so I have asked you to discuss it."

Lindsay-Bill and Ronan are also familiar, knowing that this is a gentle person, and asked: "Which parts of the manuscript need to be revised?"

"On the whole very good." Ronan has just read the manuscript, the first "Twilight" has been written nearly half, it can be said that Lindsay-Bill is very fast and efficient. He told the truth: "Linsey, your manuscript is much better than I expected."

"Thank you." Lindsay Beal is very happy that the work is recognized.

Ronan promptly encouraged the young employee: "Non-mainstream pagan civilizations, various folk beliefs, myths and legends are all reflected in your manuscript, and there are many contradictory forces confrontation, which also strengthens The appeal of the story, the love between people and vampires, the competition between vampires and werewolves, the competition between vampire families, etc., are all very interesting."

There is a visibly smile on Lindsay Bill's lips.

Ronan only provided an outline skeleton. This book requires Lindsay Bill to continue to fill in flesh and blood, and asked: "You have written nearly half of the plot story. Do you have any more ideas? We can talk about it. "

Encouraged by Ronan’s words, Lindsay Bill thought for a while and said: “The poignant love between the human girl Bella and the vampire Edward is the main thread of the story. This forbidden love story is like the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, sweet and yet sweet. Bitter, and contradictory."

Ronan nodded slightly. In his impression, the focus of this series is the entanglement between men and women who love to die.

Lindsay Bill continued: "I think that on the one hand, Bella has no hesitation about Edward's love, on the other hand, as a human, she is full of fear for blood, and Edward's love for Bella is full of contradictions. Ra is the soul mate he has longed for for a century, but the nature of the vampire and the desire for blood prevent him from approaching. He loves Bella, and his desire to protect her is as strong as his desire to draw her blood."

"Not bad." Ronan said, "We have roughly the same ideas."

What I fear most is that the gunman and the hirer have different ideas, and the writing is all waste.

Lindsay-Bill seems to be a bit fanatical: "The metaphor of the lion falling in love with the lamb can vividly analyze the hot and contradictory, tolerant and affectionate love of the two."

It seems that young women are yearning for this kind of love infinitely.

Lindsay-Bill Xiuli's eyes straightened: "Great love should be like the little mermaid, for the beloved prince, without considering all practical issues such as race and outcome, in front of true love, no problem can stop the pace of true love."

Hearing this, Ronan didn't know what to say, no wonder so many young girls in the previous life were poisoned by "Twilight", and even Lindsay Bill, the gunman, seemed to be infected.

Beautiful love fantasy.

Once upon a time, he also belonged to one of them, but unfortunately this stage was over in the previous life and it is impossible to do it again.

What Lindsay Bill said is undoubtedly beneficial to the novel. Ronan certainly agrees: "These can all be reflected in the novel."

"Good! Good!" Lindsay Bill did not expect Ronan to be so happy.

This is much more free than when I was a gunman in those small crews. The team leaders of the script team gave the rules one by one, and if the writing was a little bit beyond the rules, there would be a horrible meal. rebuke.

Now he is writing a novel, not a script, so Ronan is not so strict and asked, "Any other ideas?"

Lindsay-Bill said again: "The heroine's setting. You didn't write too much before. I have added some things and set her as an ordinary high school student."

"Good." Ronan praised, "Linsai, you have a talent for business writing."

He asked, "Tell me what you think?"

Lindsay Bill organized the language and said: "I think that setting Bella as an ordinary and ordinary high school girl will make Bella the protagonist in the most ideal love story because she, like many girls, is ordinary. , Ordinary but very cute, allowing many female readers to find their shadow in Bella."

After listening to these remarks, Ronan couldn't help looking at Lindsay Bill seriously. The previous ones were very thoughtful, but not as good as the last one.

A successful commercial writer or screenwriter must know how to grasp the psychology of ordinary audiences.

The value of this female shooter is not limited to ghostwriting.

The screenwriter team recruited lacks a leader, and it may expand in the later period. The staff will inevitably come in and out. A suitable project manager is required, and he must be an expert.

Maybe Lindsay Bill is a suitable candidate?

If you cooperate well later, and the other party still has the idea of ​​continuing to cooperate, you can let her try.

Ronan discussed the prologue and Bella’s dreams with Lindsay Bill. It was almost 10:30 in the morning and said: "Write according to what you said. We will do it when you finish. discuss."

"Good." Lindsay Bill was very excited.

Ronan gave her a certain degree of freedom. This is because Lindsay Bill has grasped the key to the novel. As long as you write it down according to this idea, the details may change.

But the inner core and main line plot will not be a problem.

Checking the time, Ronan left the company and went to a nearby mall to buy a few small gifts, and then drove his Cadillac to the Brunkert neighborhood of Los Angeles.

A few days ago, Scott from Merrill Lynch invited Ronan to visit his house, and Ronan also agreed.

Brunkert is also one of the rich communities in Los Angeles. Of course it is not as good as Beverly Hills, but it is also a community dominated by villas.

Scott’s house is a small independent villa with front and back yards, covering an area of ​​several hundred square meters. The main building is a white European-style three-story small building.

"I just bought it this month." Scott greeted Ronan with a smile, "I want to invite you to a party when I move. You are not in Los Angeles."

Ronan handed the gift to Scott’s blonde wife and said, "I went to London on a business trip and stayed there for more than half a month." He looked at the exquisitely decorated living room: "You can show me a tour of your new home. ?"

Scott immediately led the way and led Ronan around the house.

This kind of independent villa has plenty of space, and there is enough distance between the neighbors on the left and right. Even if the house is a little messy, it will not disturb the neighbors. It is quieter than the apartment building.

After watching Scott’s new home, Ronan couldn’t help but think about changing his house, but think about it now is the beginning of 2000. Maybe the stock market will collapse when it will inevitably trigger a chain economic reaction. It’s better to wait for a while.

Ronan returned to the living room and praised: "A beautiful house."

Scott’s wife Andrea answered: "The mortgage is also very scary."

Several people laughed.

With Scott’s financial resources, of course, it is impossible to pay the full amount of such a large house in one go. Mortgage and credit card payments are normal, and loans are normal.

Ronan speculated that, perhaps in the down payment for the house, Scott received a rake from his stock trading.

A week ago, all his stock income arrived, after deducting taxes and commissions from the middleman, he invested 14 million US dollars twice, and finally received 48.5 million US dollars.

Turnover tax, income tax, capital gains tax... It seems that the tax bureau is the big winner.

At this time, the sound of messy footsteps sounded. A boy and a girl two children ran down the stairs. The little girl running in front was chubby, and her cheeks rose up. The little boy behind was a standard little boy. Fat man.

"Mr. Anderson." The girl came to Ronan and said politely, "Thank you for the banjo."

Ronan smiled and said, "Call me Ronan." He reached out and rubbed the girl's blonde hair: "Taylor, you are welcome, you like it."

Taylor tilted his head and looked at Ronan: "How do you know that I like banjo?"

Ronan immediately threw the pot to Scott: "I heard your father talk about it once."

Taylor smiled and said, "I like your gift very muchThank you." Then, she stretched out her chubby arm and pulled the same chubby boy behind: "Austin..."

The boy was a bit shy, but at the urging of his sister, he said, "Thank you."

It's lunch time, and the hostess invited Ronan into the restaurant. Ronan is not welcome. He sits at the table. It can be seen that Scott intends to draw closer to him and obviously wants to develop him into a long-term customer.

After chatting about family anecdotes, Scott’s topic inevitably turned to investment: "Ronan, are you not going to invest again with such a large sum of money? The market situation is very good now, and it is rising every day. With money, you might even gain 10% tomorrow. I put all my money in the stock market, trust me, Ronan! This is a good opportunity!"

Ronan has read relevant information, and knows that Nasdaq and Internet stocks have gone crazy now.

Although it is a bit strange that the Nasdaq has not yet shown signs of collapse, he will never throw money in again.

"I don't plan to touch the stock market again in the short term." Ronan reminded him a little bit because the Scott family had treated him well: "Scott, you know the stock market better than I do. Is this normal now? I feel that the real income is the real income, and the wealth in the stock market will shrink at any time."

Scott insisted: "There will be no problems in the short term."

Luo Nan's words are all here, and he didn't mention this topic again. After the luncheon, he chatted with the host and his wife for a while, and then left.