I, Doctor in the US-Chapter 355 - 354: Breaking Bad, This Is How It Began!
To be honest.
Zhou Mo Sen was really taken aback when he heard the name Liu Zhaohua.
You, Vince, a foreigner, why do you bring up this name?
The key is, how did you know?
Of course, Zhou Mo Sen quickly realized that this conversation might really be quite complicated.
After all, bringing up Liu Zhaohua indicated that.
Then, Vince explained his reasons.
Why would a Hollywood screenwriter want to discuss Liu Zhaohua with Dr. Zhou Mo Sen?
Three reasons.
First, you, Zhou Mo Sen, are Chinese.
Many people might find this reason nonsensical when they hear it.
Nonsensical?
At least Zhou Mo Sen didn’t think it was nonsensical.
Have you seen the American Civil War movie?
If you have, you would understand.
Even if you have American citizenship, so what?
These Americans still directly refer to you as Chinese.
In that movie, that American soldier actually represents the ’typical’ American.
That’s their mindset.
However, in the movie, that American soldier is actually the husband of the female lead Kirsten Dunst.
No need to elaborate on that detail.
But the reason Vince gave is quite normal.
You, Zhou Mo Sen, are Chinese, and so is Liu Zhaohua.
You should be familiar with each other, right?
What could Zhou Mo Sen say?
"I’ve heard of this person."
That’s it.
Reason two, what did Liu Zhaohua do?
Manufacturing ice!
Doesn’t that have something to do with you, Dr. Zhou Mo Sen?
Regarding this, Zhou Mo Sen naturally responded this way.
"What does it have to do with me? I don’t know him at all."
Yes, I, Zhou Mo Sen, practice medicine legitimately and have never been acquainted with that guy.
Of course, Vince had to explain a bit more.
Primarily, there’s a professional connection.
Well of course.
Zhou Mo Sen shook his head in denial directly.
We aren’t connected professionally either.
"Liu Zhaohua, at most, is in the field of chemistry, and I, Zhou Mo Sen, am a doctor; these are two different fields."
Yes, saying it this way is indeed fine.
However, actually modern medicine and chemistry are truly inseparable.
Many pharmaceutical companies, or many drug inventions, are the results of chemistry.
Either chemists developed them or... in any case, medicine cannot do without chemistry.
But, of course, Zhou Mo Sen would never admit that.
Fortunately, Vince changed his approach.
"You should be able to provide some scientific support."
Science, hmm, that phrasing isn’t bad.
In fact, when it got to this point, Zhou Mo Sen almost understood.
So, reason three.
This really didn’t surprise Zhou Mo Sen.
Vince explained very simply: "Dr. Zhou, you are not just a doctor, you are also an outstanding film investor, and the best part is, you’re Chinese and can provide assistance in many ways, it’s fantastic!"
This... truth be told, Zhou Mo Sen wasn’t angry, mostly because he roughly guessed what Vince wanted to do.
"What exactly are you trying to do?"
Indeed, it should have reached this point.
Fortunately, Vince didn’t hide it anymore, finally reaching the point of showing his true intentions.
"Dr. Zhou, I recently came across news online about Liu Zhaohua; he’s really incredible, I truly can’t imagine, they actually... alright, I won’t praise him anymore. But, he gave me quite an inspiration."
When Vince mentioned Liu Zhaohua, Zhou Mo Sen didn’t show him a good expression.
No matter how you put it, that guy is just a bastard.
Never mind how the Internet talks about him, what he manufactured, he didn’t intend to sell domestically, only for export.
But ultimately, a considerable amount came back.
Simply put, Liu Zhaohua is just a villain! A wicked person!
Zhou Mo Sen definitely wouldn’t say anything good about such a person.
This is the bottom line that should be held as a Chinese person.
However, Vince was clearly different.
But this guy finally talked about the crucial point.
"I plan to borrow part of his story and create a brilliant video work. I’m not sure yet if it will be a movie or a TV series."
Alright.
Zhou Mo Sen understood.
Our Dr. Zhou was also quite direct, "Vince, you’re hoping to get some investment from me?"
"Of course."
"Besides, you also want scientific support?"
"That’s right, because you must know it."
"And there’s also..."
"There’s also what I can provide. I will write an excellent script that will definitely satisfy you."
"Then, what about the male and female leads? About the male lead, what do you think?"
"I think the male lead should be a genius proficient in chemistry!"
"No."
"No? Why?"
Clearly, Vince didn’t have a comprehensive plan at this moment, nor a complete script.
And Zhou Mo Sen thought... this is excellent!
So, our Dr. Zhou simply shared his ideas.
"Actually, concerning Liu Zhaohua, I also saw his news. And if his story were to be moved to the United States, some appropriate adaptations are necessary.
In conclusion, it absolutely can’t be directly copied..."
"Dr. Zhou, your take is brilliant, so... I think regarding purity, it shouldn’t be 99%, let’s fix it at 96%."
Damn!
This guy is actually fixating on that!
Zhou Mo Sen, with a look of helplessness, continued, "This is actually just a detail, the real key is what? It should solely be an American story.
A story happening in America, what would that be like?
Here’s my thought, our male lead should be a pretty ordinary-looking guy, with a family, with kids.
Moreover, he should be exceptionally talented in chemistry and acknowledged by many, for instance... right, he’s very highly educated.
However, he’s quite dissatisfied, his life seems alright on the surface, but in fact, it’s precarious, on the verge of bankruptcy at any moment.
Right, let’s make him a high school teacher.
You know, high school teachers don’t make much money, so he has to work side jobs.
Then, his wife gets pregnant again, expecting another child.
And high school students, each and every one of them is difficult to manage.
After that, our male lead discovers he has a terminal illness!
So, what does he do?
He starts to cook!"
Zhou Mo Sen is really getting more and more into it as he talks, he can’t even stop himself.
After all, it goes so smoothly, and these things are really quite common in America.
And after Vince heard this, he was extremely excited.
Clapping his hands and saying:
"Genius! Dr. Zhou! I really didn’t misjudge you! You are a genius!"
Well then...
Zhou Mo Sen was more straightforward, "What do you think this work should be called?"
"Boss!" Vince directly called out, already fully understanding, "You name it, whatever you decide."
"Great, then why not call it Breaking Bad."
