1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 906: Cultural people cannot praise others in a vulgar way

May is gone in a blink of an eye.

The huge momentum created by the first part of "Li Jianguo" across the country is now slowly declining, but the sales of the novel are very strong.

It exceeded one million copies in one week, and sales reached 290 million copies one month after its release, breaking a series of domestic book publishing sales records.

In the latest issue of the "Guo Wen Bao" book sales rankings, the sales of this novel are more than the sales of No. 2 to No. 20 combined. All readers who saw this number were stunned and shocked by this novel. The novel has a strong appeal and influence among readers.

This morning, Lin Weimin received a call from Roger Strauss.

Roger Strauss complained as soon as he came up.

"Lin, you are so stupid. You didn't even tell me when your new work was published."

"I've just finished the first part, and this novel tells a local story in China, which may not be of interest to American readers."

Roger Strauss said: "No, no, no! You still don't understand your appeal in the minds of American readers. Your influence has transcended nationalities. Do you understand? Stop belittling yourself, you are so By doing so, I am not only sorry for the American readers' love for you, but also betrayed the trust I have placed in you for so many years."

Lao Deng was under pressure as soon as he came up, and the picture is self-evident.

Lin Weimin asked curiously: "How did you know about this?"

After writing "Li Jianguo", Lin Weimin did not contact Roger Strauss, nor any booksellers or media in the United States.

Roger Strauss smiled a little proudly, "Lin, I have already said that you underestimate your influence overseas. After your novel was published, a sinologist from Harvard University published it in a magazine wrote a book review, and Mark Meng from the University of Kansas, who is your friend, right? He also wrote a book review.

They rated this novel very highly.And I also know that after your novel was published, it was highly praised by the government, and many media in the United States paid attention to this situation. "

It turned out to be the case.

Lin Weimin asked: "What? Do you want to take this novel to the United States?"

"Of course!" Roger Strauss said without hesitation.

"This is a novel promoted by the Chinese government." Lin Wei said with public opinion.

For foreign works, it is not a problem if there is content that criticizes Lao Mi, but when it comes to ideological issues, their nerves are more sensitive than any other regime.

In terms of the content of the first part of "Li Jianguo", there is actually nothing that touches Laomi's red line, but who makes this novel a novel respected by the Chinese government?

In politics, any trivial matter can be used to make a fuss.

China and the United States have different systems and are wary of each other.

If "Li Jianguo" is introduced to the United States, some people may not make a fuss about the novel's treatment in China.

Roger Strauss immediately understood the profound meaning of Lin Weimin's words. This was indeed something he had ignored before.

He pondered for a moment on the phone and then made his decision.

"Then I want to bring it to the United States. If any blind politician really makes a fuss about this book, isn't that giving it free advertising?"

Lin Weimin said sarcastically: "You Jews who make money without risking your life!"

"Thanks for the compliment!"

After joking for a while, Lin Weimin said: "Well, in that case, I will leave this novel to you."

"Thank you, Lin." Roger Strauss said seriously.

Two days later, Yu Dong came to the Chinese Literature Society.

A few months ago, Wenhua Film and Television acquired Xu Feng's Hong Kong Tomson Pictures. During the past few months after the New Year, Yu Dong has been traveling between Hong Kong and the mainland, busy sorting out the relationship between the two companies. thing.

After this period of hard work, Wenhua Film and Television has basically digested the fat piece of Tomson Pictures, and it can be regarded as an outpost in Xiangjiang.

“... Tomson Pictures’ only remaining film in production has been completed. This year we plan to launch two more films for them. The main force will still be the team from Xiangjiang, but some of our people will be involved.

In addition, I also plan to mobilize some people from Xiangjiang to come to our side in the second half of the year.

This time I stayed in Xiangjiang for a longer time, and I have a more detailed understanding of their production level.

Their production level is much higher than that in the mainland, and their level of commercialization is also much higher.The film industry in Hong Kong is currently in a recession, and many people are unemployed. It is the right time for us to intervene at this time.

My idea is to accelerate the integration of the production teams of the two places as soon as possible, which can not only improve the film and television production level of our Wenhua, but also develop the Hong Kong market to a certain extent..."

After four or five years of training, Yu Dong has fully grown into a general who can take charge of his own role.

After he finished talking, Lin Weimin nodded with satisfaction.

"The idea is right, but results still have to speak for themselves. Tomson Pictures still operates independently. Regarding the policy of co-productions, you should go to Director Liu more often. Our Mandarin has established a platform for cross-strait cooperation this time. A benchmark, no matter what you do above, you must give some encouragement.”

Yu Dong responded: "Okay."

He then said: "Have you heard about the Shanghai Mei Factory?"

"What happened to Humei Factory?"

"The Lotus Lantern is lost!" Yu Hua said.Lin Weimin said unexpectedly: "Didn't I read in the news that the box office exceeded 2500 million?"

"The production cost alone is 1200 million yuan, not counting the publicity expenses. I heard from Lao Yan that the total box office share received by Shanghai Beauty Factory this time is less than 40%. If tax is deducted, it should be roughly 600 yuan." Ten thousand."

Yu Dong is very familiar with the production and distribution of "Lotus Lantern" and is obviously very concerned about it. However, his concern is obviously hidden from evil intentions.

Last year, "Shuck and Beta: The Power of a Tiger" co-invested and produced by Wenhua Film and Television and Shanghai Film Studio was a great success, becoming one of the few domestic animated features to sell well at the box office in recent years.

Seeing this situation, Jin Guoping was inspired. This year, while continuing to cooperate with Wenhua Film and Television, he also engaged in independent production. "Lotus Lantern" is the product of this situation.

Humei Factory spent a lot of money on this animated film, spending 1200 million yuan on the production fee alone. All the elites in the factory used production methods such as pre-production of overall music and dialogue recording, and also used computer special effects to draw animations. , in the later stage, six-channel full digital stereo recording was used, and more than 300 staff members were used.

Not only that, Jin Guoping also used his connections to invite celebrities such as Jiang Wen, Ning Jing, Chen Peisi, and Zhu Shimao to dub the movie, which was a great gimmick for the movie's promotion.

The film has gained a lot of momentum since its release in April, with a box office of 2500 million yuan in just over a month.

As an animated film, this result is already very good.

After all, at this time, even a feature film with a box office of 2500 million can still be ranked among the top ten box office movies of the year.

Unfortunately, the investment in "Lotus Lantern" was still too high, and Humei Factory was not very competitive in terms of box office distribution. This increase and decrease led to the final loss of the film.

I invested 1200 million yuan and lost nearly half of it. It is estimated that even if I lost all the money I made from working with Lin Weimin in the past two years, it would not be enough.

After this incident, Humei Factory may be seriously damaged.

Yu Dong talked about the bad situation of Humei Factory and "Baolian Lantern", his eyes shining with excitement.

"It would be great if we could acquire the Humei Factory!" He said seemingly unintentionally.

How could Lin Weimin not understand what was going on in his mind and said, "Don't even think about this kind of thing. The Humei Factory is one of the signatures of Shanghai's cultural community. Even if it is in decline, it is not our turn to acquire it."

Yu Dong smacked his lips with a regretful expression.

"Then tell me..." he said hesitantly, "if I go to talk to Lao Jin now about acquiring some of their IPs, will he be able to do it?"

Yu Dong learned the word "IP" from Lin Weimin, and he looked at Lin Weimin with burning eyes.

Lin Weimin chuckled and said: "The idea is a good idea. The animation of Humei Factory has influenced several generations, and its appeal in the country is unique. As long as it is operated properly, there is a lot of potential in the future. But there is a problem in this matter. I guess Humei Factory The factory itself didn’t take it seriously.”

"what is the problem?"

"All the works of Humei Factory are created by employees. When I chatted with Dai Tielang earlier, I heard him say that the definition of Humei Factory in this regard is very vague to this day."

Yu Dong understood what Lin Weimin meant, "If we really acquire these animation IPs, the first thing we need to do is to clarify the intellectual property relationships."

"You can decide these things for yourselves." Lin Weimin said.

Guowen Group is getting bigger and bigger now, and it is no longer possible for Lin Weimin to do everything by himself.

The two of them had almost finished chatting, and Yu Dong took out a bunch of publications from his bag.

"I've been running around Xiangjiang so frequently recently that I didn't dare to bring you a gift."

He spread several publications on Lin Weimin's desk, "After the publication of your "Li Jianguo", it also attracted a lot of attention in the Hong Kong literary world. I saw a few articles when I was reading newspapers and collected them specially. When you have time, you can take a look and find out what the readers in Xiangjiang think."

Yu Dong's flattery was so fresh and refined that Lin Weimin couldn't refuse, so he nodded, "I'm interested."

After Yi Dong left, Lin Weimin flipped through the publications on the table.

Yu Dong brought back a total of four publications, two magazines and two newspapers. He must have spent a lot of effort in passing the customs.

"Scholar" is a digest magazine in Xiangjiang. It is a relatively famous literary magazine in Xiangjiang and is published every month.

In addition to providing new book information and literary trends in the Mainland, Bay Island and Hong Kong in each issue, the most popular ones are various book reviews.

In the column of the April issue of "Pin Shuyuan" that Yu Dong gave to Lin Weimin, there was a commentary article written by Feng Weicai, editor-in-chief of "Scholar".

"A work of the century about China since the 50s."

"...The most prominent impression of "Li Jianguo" is that it is solemn. Currently, only the upper part of the novel can be appreciated, but it is not difficult to get a glimpse of this work through the novel world constructed by the author with more than [-] words. The upper part of the grand narrative is deep and concise, smooth and rigorous. In terms of the thickness of the life content and the strength of the thoughts in the work, it can be said to be a masterpiece. The fineness of its art is like a brocade.

From the creation of "Li Jianguo", it can be seen that the author Lin Weimin's creative ability has reached a state of great success. He has always been the leader and standard-bearer of Chinese literature, which is recognized by the world. The birth of "Li Jianguo" further highlights his important position in today's Chinese literary world. His creative style is ever-changing, but he is always unique and superior. It can be said that he is a whole position ahead of his contemporary writers.

When it comes to Chinese literary works in the past 30 years, perhaps only Cheng Zhongshi’s "White Deer Plain" can be compared..."

Seeing this, Lin Weimin put down the magazine.

This dear man's praise was a bit too explicit, which made him feel embarrassed.

He picked up another newspaper and flipped through it.

Well, look at this guy, his comments seem a lot more fair and objective.

When an educated man praises others, he should not be so explicit and vulgar.

(End of this chapter)