Entertainment Rebirth Rhapsody

Chapter 160 Chapter 160: On the shelves

The next day, Shanhe invited Ning Hao and Xing Aina to their home in Zizhuyuan.

"Brother, Sister Na, this is my mother Xie Meiyu, and this is my manager Qu Ling. They just arrived yesterday." Shanhe introduced Ning Hao and the two.

After exchanging pleasantries, they sat down and chatted about the investment in Incense.

"Ning Hao, I studied your script for the whole night yesterday. It is very good, but as a movie, the plot is still a bit thin. You need to use other methods to make up for it. It is a test of the director's ability. Shanhe is very optimistic about you. I As his agent, he is naturally based on his point of view. Now you need to provide me with the shooting plan and budget. After we review it, the funds will arrive in the account. At the same time, a company representative will join the crew to complete the project together with you. Filming." Qu Ling made a request to Ning Hao.

After hearing this, Ning Hao looked at his girlfriend and responded to Qu Ling: "Ms. Qu, we have already started working on the shooting plan and budget, and it will be completed in three or four days."

"You and Shanhe are friends, so please call me Aunt Qu. Our cooperation should not be limited to just this one time!" Qu Ling said to Ning Hao with a smile, "I heard from Xiaohe that your team is all classmates and friends. In the last movie It’s basically free help. Let me give you a suggestion. You should fully consider the team’s remuneration in your budget, and of course your own remuneration.”

Ning Hao thought for a while, then responded: "Thank you, Aunt Qu, for your reminder, I will think about it."

Qu Ling nodded, "In addition, I discussed with Shanhe yesterday. This time your team will receive a 20.00% profit dividend, which can be included in the contract."

Qu Ling's words surprised both Ning Hao and Xing Aina. Their thoughts at this time were simple and they only wanted to make the film. They had basically not considered the income and were not sure about recovering their investment.

Shanhe poured a glass of water for Ning Hao and Ning Hao, "Senior brother, Sister Na, Aunt Qu and I feel that the team still needs some motivation. You stabilize the team, and I want to hand over the adaptation of the new book to you."

"what!"

Ning Hao and Xing Aina were confused by Shanhe's words. The rights to adapt Shanhe's novel were hotly speculated. Although due to the sluggish domestic film industry, there has not yet been an adaptation in China, but the potential is huge. Shanhe left the adaptation of the new book to himself. It’s a bit incredible!
Seeing that the two were confused, Shanhe continued to explain: "That's right, my new book is not suitable for being adapted into a movie, but it is very suitable for being made into a TV series. Brother, are you interested in filming a TV series?"

Xing Aina came to her senses first and gave Ning Hao a push. Then Ning Hao drew his attention back and said, "Of course I'm interested. I'm not stupid!"

"That's fine. How long will it take you to finish "Incense?" Shan He asked.

"The scenes and structure of this movie are not very demanding. I was trying to save money at the beginning. The film should be ready within two months." Ning Hao replied.

Shanhe said to the two of them: "Brother, please finish filming "Incense" first. My new book will be on the shelves soon. Sister Na can start adapting the script first. Aunt Qu will contact the TV station. Then you can lead the team and discuss it with Aunt Qu. Do you think this is okay to discuss the shooting?"

Ning Hao and Ning Hao looked at each other. Only a fool would refuse to agree to such a good thing!

"no problem!"

"Then it's settled first, brother, sister Na will stay for dinner at noon, my mother's skills are no worse than a professional chef, taste the taste of our hometown!" Shanhe said with a smile.

The two rejected it for a while, but Shanhe finally stayed.

Mother and Qu Ling went to the kitchen to process the ingredients, and Xing Aina also went to help. Shanhe and Ning Hao were making tea and chatting in the living room.

"Shanhe, you gave us such a big surprise this time, I'm still a little dizzy!"

Shanhe was busy with the tea art he learned from Ma Weidu, "Brother, you are too arrogant to belittle yourself. Your talent is visible to the naked eye. We are cooperating. I hope we can go deeper. It is not easy to get involved in the domestic film industry. Let's hug each other first." Tuan, haha!”

"Shanhe, what you said is really right. Look at "Thursday, Wednesday" winning the award. I originally thought that I could have a starting point, but it turned out that nothing has changed, and my mentality almost collapsed. It will be too difficult to make a film if you don’t have the resources later!” Ning Hao complained to Shan He.

"You don't have to think about that now. Let me tell you, Aunt Qu has a lot of resources, both domestic and foreign. Senior brother, as long as you finish the film, she will designate it to be released!" Shan He gave Ning Hao food I took a reassurance.

"It seems that I really met a noble person this time!"

"Drink tea and try the skills I learned."

The two talked about various shooting plans for "Incense" while drinking tea, and Shanhe also introduced the outline of the story of "Under the Zhengyang Gate" to Ning Hao.

After a sumptuous Hakka-style lunch, Ning Hao and Xing Aina bid farewell and left.

Three days later, "Incense Fire" was officially launched. After Qu Ling signed the contract, she rushed back to Shanghai. She needed to be in charge of the release of "Under the Zhengyang Gate".

As soon as Qu Ling returned to the magic city, the announcement of "Under the Zhengyang Gate" began, and the antique and antique industry was listed by Qu Ling as the focus of the announcement.

Newspapers and magazines began to appear in reports that Shanhe's new book was about to be released, and major bookstores also began to promote it. "Under the Zhengyang Gate" began to appear in front of the public.

A week of publicity preheating has let book fans almost know the news of the upcoming release of Shanhe's new book.

Since , the Internet in Huaguo has developed rapidly, Internet cafes have gradually become popular, and the number of Internet users has skyrocketed.

Take QQ as an example. Within half a year, the number of accounts increased from more than 2000 million to more than 1 million. Although most people have several accounts, there are still nearly 3000 million actual users.

Qu Lingke knew the importance of online publicity. She specifically contacted chat rooms and forums on major websites. Shanhe's new book became a hot topic on the Internet.

The QQ chat room even turned Shanhe's books into a special topic.

The huge book fans accumulated by Shanhe began to create waves on the Internet.

"I heard that Shanhe wrote about antiques this time. It's interesting. I also have a few bottles and cans at home. I might get rich sometime!"

"Shanhe should be the first to write a novel about the antiques industry! Maybe he can even make antiques popular!"

"It was very popular in the first place, okay? Now that antiques are becoming more and more valuable, the theme of mountains and rivers is quite realistic. I will definitely buy it."

...

"A bunch of idiots, they use the antique industry to describe the 20 years of changes in the country. You are all scratching the surface. It's so superficial and ridiculous!"

"Antiques shine through people's hearts! This kind of thing is not uncommon. I have encountered it before. The whole family was beaten to death for money!"

"The one above makes sense. I guess Shanhe wrote about this. Twenty years ago, antiques were all tattered!"

"My dad is fascinated by antiques, this time Shanhe's new book can be regarded as touching his heart..."

...

The news of Shanhe's new book really brought a lot of traffic to the antique industry. Ma Weidu also called Shanhe, saying that the number of people visiting the museum has increased significantly during this period.

Shanhe had already seen the sample book of "Under the Zhengyang Gate", and Qu Ling sent a hundred copies to Shanhe.

The cover design of the new book is somewhat meaningful. The pure black Zhengyang Gate stands tall as the background, and colorful crowds of people shuttle back and forth underneath. The four big characters under Zhengyang Gate are printed on the plaque, which is very contemporary!

Opening the title page, a line of words came into view: Thanks to Mr. Ma Weidu and Fuguan Museum, they are the source of inspiration for this book!
Shan He held the new book and flipped through it. The publishing work of Germination Publishing House was getting better and better. This new book was printed very exquisitely. Both the paper and typesetting were much improved than before. Of course, the price was also a bit more expensive, more than 21 yuan. The unit price is not cheap!
Shanhe began to add a gift to the sample writing, and all acquaintances in the capital had to send it, including his own roommate.

That afternoon, Shanhe was the first to find Ma Weidu who was staying in the Fuguan Museum.

Ma Weidu held a brand-new sample booklet, looked at the thank-you words on the title page, and was excited, "Hey, there is a special page of thank-you words! Shanhe, you are really a man, but you have helped me a lot, so you brought me These few books are not enough, and if there are another twenty or thirty books, let them all read them!"

"Master Ma, this is a sample book, and the new book will not be officially released until next week, so you can read it while you make do!"

"Don't fool me, I have also published books, hurry up, I will move back with you!" Ma Wei was not polite.

"You're really good at competing, it's only a few days away! Okay, don't empty it out for me, you're my first time here!" Shanhe replied helplessly with a smile.

Within two days, almost the entire Beijing circle knew about Shanhe's new book, and Ma Wei was the prototype of the protagonist.

Unlike Shanhe's previous novels, the adaptation rights of "Under the Zhengyang Family" have only sparked competition among directors in the Beijing circle.

Zhao Baogang made several calls to Shanhe, and Ma Weidu also received several requests to introduce them to Shanhe.

"Under the Zhengyang Gate" is indeed very suitable for TV directors in the Beijing circle. It has a pure Beijing flavor, it is still about antiques, and it is full of selling points. In addition, the whole plot spans 20 years. !

Shanhe politely declined Zhao Baogang's invitation to cooperate, and Ma Weidu did not introduce Shanhe to his friends.

On December , , Shanhe's new book "Under the Zhengyang Gate" was officially released.

On this day, a milestone event happened in Huaguo. Huaguo officially joined the World Trade Organization.

From this day on, Huaguo has obtained multiple passes to the international market. Huaguo's population and size will exert an extremely powerful siphon effect. Huaguo has finally inserted its wings and is ready to soar into the sky at any time!
For the general public, the news of joining the WTO is not as eye-catching as the release of Shanhe's new book.

But most people of insight are cheering. As long as we survive the first round of shocks, we will be able to stabilize our position and absorb capital and technology. The huge volume will make us invincible!
While Shanhe was watching the TV news with great joy, the staff in major bookstores in the capital were busy receiving the fans who flocked to Shanhe's books.

Different from the previous times, middle-aged people accounted for a large proportion of the purchasers this time. The use of antiques to reflect the changes in the capital in the past 20 years has aroused the interest of many people in the capital.

Wangfujing Book City, located in the North Second Ring Road, is the largest book market in Beijing.

Zhou Weihong has been working here for more than ten years, and she has almost witnessed the development history of Huaguo Books since the 80s.

In the 80s, the literature market was extremely hot, and people lined up to buy books. Since the 90s, literary books have begun to cool down. Most of them are no longer interested, and only a handful of people are buying them. However, various reference books are booming in both sales and purchases!

Shanhe's new book went on sale today, and she seemed to be back in the late 80s, when everyone was rushing to buy literary books.

The pile at the top of the stairs was quickly emptied. Zhou Weihong directed the salesperson to pull the cart to the warehouse to move books. The benches were filled with people trying to read the books beside the bookshelf, and there were also many standing readers!

She even found several old people inside. Zhou Weihong walked up and patted a few young people on the bench, "Young man, let the old men sit, you won't get tired after standing for a while!"

A few young people were a little ashamed, "We were so fascinated by the sight that we didn't pay attention to our surroundings, sir, sit down, we will pay the bill!"

"Hi! Girl, I don't give in to old age. I haven't been to a bookstore for more than ten years. I heard that there is a good book about the antique industry. I stopped by to take a look. There is no need to sit down. I will go and pay with a few young men. !”

These old people probably met together, and each of them went to the counter to check out.

Zhou Weihong looked at the figures of several old people and felt a little emotional. The theme of mountains and rivers was indeed well chosen. Antiques are really attractive to people in the capital!

There was Liulichang in the early days, and there was Panjiayuan later. For people in the capital, every household used to have one or two antiques.
Not to mention that in the past two years, the antique industry has been going up and down, and there are many people who get rich and lose money!
Based on more than ten years of experience, Zhou Weihong can probably calculate that the output of Shanhe's new books in the capital today must exceed copies!

(End of this chapter)