Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 499 I'm serious about skirting the line

After returning home from the dinner, Chen Linfeng immediately called Sister Mei and informed her about the return of the animal heads.

Sister Mei was shocked at first, and then she was overjoyed.

"Xiao Feng, this is a great thing. It is beneficial to us, the country, and the Pino family."

This is indeed the case. It is rare to see something that can benefit multiple parties with almost no disadvantages.

The two were happy on the phone for a while.

Then, Chen Linfeng asked Sister Mei to check the relevant circumstances of the return of the animal heads in the past.

Make a plan and see how to hold the donation ceremony and which museum to give the animal heads to.

It is not that simple to return it to the country.

After all, a country is made up of smaller units or departments.

Domestically, which department should be responsible for receiving the items and which museum should ultimately be responsible for collecting them are all issues that can be considered.

But these are just minor details, so Chen Linfeng asked Sister Mei to do the investigation first.

In the following few days, Chen Linfeng put the matter of the animal heads aside and talked with Alex about the release of the first volume of "Lord of Mysteries".

Including various contents such as promotion methods, scale, and channels.

Thanks to his past works, Chen Linfeng is now well-known enough.

Therefore, when "Lord of Mysteries" is first released, it will be launched in nearly 20 countries.

Warner has an advantage over Disney in terms of book sales channels.

There is also the foundation left by "Harry Potter" here.

In terms of publicity, you just need to participate in some TV shows and accept interviews from newspapers and magazines.

In fact, Warner started promoting the new book last year.

After the translation, typesetting and printing of the novel were completed, various promotions were already underway on the Internet.

Previously, Chen Linfeng discovered that all the speculation and curiosity about his new book in the American forums were the result of hype.

After listening to Alex's brief introduction of some tactics, Chen Linfeng felt that the old-school capital was still the best at it.

Apart from that, they mainly talked about the second volume of Lord of Mysteries.

He finished writing the content of the second volume at the end of February, and Sister Mei brought it to Emily Ken in advance for translation work.

Brown, who was responsible for the specific editing work, was extremely excited after reading the Chinese version.

In his words: "The grand worldview finally unfolds, and the various settings show their unique style one by one. From this, we can already see the prototype of a great work..."

The evaluation is quite high, and the suspected fanaticism is somewhat extreme.

Alex couldn't help but raise his expectations for the work, but seeing is believing after all.

After the work was translated, he read it as soon as possible and found that what Brown said was true.

At this moment, he was excitedly chatting with Chen Linfeng about his thoughts.

“I’m sorry to say that, but in my opinion, Lord of Mysteries is better than Infinite World, and its setting is much more rigorous.”

Alex looked at Chen Linfeng with bright eyes, "Now, I completely believe that Lord of Mysteries has the potential to become the next Harry Potter."

No, how can you bring down both parties in one sentence?

Chen Linfeng was speechless.

Alex was completely unaware, and he continued to ask, "Chen, according to your plan, how many words can you write in the whole book?"

"I need to know this so that I can make an overall plan and see if there is any need to adjust the planned publicity plan."

He was completely fired up, feeling that this was another great opportunity in his life and he absolutely had to do it to perfection.

Chen Linfeng thought about it and said, "It is estimated that it will not be less than 500 million words."

"So many?" Alex asked in amazement.

But looking at his expression, there was a look of surprise.

It’s better to write a long novel slowly, and write for a lifetime.

Alex thought about it carefully. With so many words, about 60 words in one book, it would take about eight or nine books to complete.

This year, in order to connect the plot as quickly as possible, two books were released in just one year.

If we continue to publish one book per year, it will take until 19.

This is assuming that Chen doesn't procrastinate and can really write one book a year.

Alex confirmed, out of his instinctive vigilance from his previous work as an editor.
"Chen, from now on, can you ensure that you write one volume, or 60 words, every year?"

"Uh..." Chen Linfeng was silent for a while.

"No way?" Alex was shocked. "You'd better not break the rhythm, otherwise after two years, it's uncertain whether anyone will remember to buy new books."

He recalled Chen's past resume, and it seemed that he had delayed the release of his next film for more than three years.

Alex became increasingly uneasy and insisted on getting an accurate answer from the other party.

Chen Linfeng was speechless. Do you think that as an author, I like to stop updating?
It’s all force majeure, force majeure!

He repeatedly verbally assured that he would update a new book every year without interruption.

In fact, I'm not sure either.

Who knows, it might be delayed some year due to some incident.

But at this time, I still have to give the editor a guarantee.

He had forgotten that Brown was his editor and Alex was only the person in charge of commercial promotion.

There is no way. The author seems to naturally appear to be at a disadvantage in front of the person who is suspected to be the editor.

After all, you never know when I might stop updating, so it’s better to be nicer.

Alex left, filled with worry.

The next morning, Sister Mei came to Chen Linfeng's residence.

As a result, when she arrived, Chen Linfeng was still in bed and was finally woken up by the housekeeper.

When Chen Linfeng came out after washing up, he was still yawning.

"What did you do last night?" Sister Mei asked in confusion, "You didn't have this kind of routine in the past."

"Sissi is back."

Sister Mei understood.

Seeing her immediately understand, Chen Linfeng teased, "Sister Mei, how can you be so understanding even though you're not married?"

"Go, you dare to tease your sister."

"Speaking of which, Sister Mei, when will you meet with your boyfriend?"

"Just leave me alone."

"I'm just anxious to drink at the wedding."

Sister Mei had several blind dates in her early years, but none of them worked out.

Later, she met someone on her own, and after talking for a while, they felt pretty good about each other.

We had already planned to get married.

Chen Linfeng had specifically asked about this at the time, and Sister Mei said that she would do it after she was done with some work.

There was no further news.

As far as he knew, the two had not broken up and even seemed to be in a good relationship.

Chen Linfeng had occasionally met Sister Mei's boyfriend a few times. He was of average appearance, not handsome, but not ugly either.

And he has a good personality, which can be seen from the fact that he knows a lot of people.

Chen Linfeng sometimes felt anxious for her. It is not necessarily a good thing for a woman to have a career that develops too well compared to her partner.

The views of people around him and the opinions of the general public will put a lot of pressure on men.

It’s actually not easy to meet someone with a good personality who doesn’t care so much.

Sister Mei shook her head. "It's really going to be quick this time. It's scheduled for the end of this year."

My boyfriend is a teacher. Just as Chen Linfeng thought, he has a really good personality, but a little too good.

A few years ago, he signed up to go to the western region to participate in poverty alleviation support.

In his words, "Since you are busy, I will be busy too, so we won't delay each other."

Now that time is up, I can come back and get married.

Chen Linfeng asked, "This time it should be true, right?" Sister Mei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "How can this be false? Of course it is true."

"Then why are you so decisive this time?"

Chen Linfeng had always thought there was some inside story and didn't dare to ask more questions. But now it seems that it was a misunderstanding.

He was extremely curious and kept asking questions, not giving me any chance to escape.

Sister Mei had no choice but to tell the whole story.

"So that's how it is,"

Chen Linfeng said, "This brother-in-law is really a good person. When he comes back someday, I will ask him about his experiences over the past few years."

"Why do you ask this?"

"Just curious."

……

The two chatted about family matters for a while, and then got down to business.

"Xiao Feng, I've already found out."

"How to say it specifically?"

Sister Mei gave a detailed introduction to the procedures for receiving cultural relics in China.

Basically, provincial cultural relics administrative departments, or relevant state-owned museums, have the corresponding qualifications to receive cultural relics.

The animal heads that have been returned in the past are mainly in two places, one is the National Museum and the other is the Poly Museum.

"That is to say, we have quite a lot of authority in this regard."

"Yes, the key is which one we find."

"This is an opportunity," Chen Linfeng murmured.

He instinctively wanted to kill two birds with one stone and see if he could get other benefits.

But what chance?

First of all, the cultural relics department has almost nothing to do with him now.

Even if you do a favor, it will not bring any benefit.

What's more, just like when the Pino family returned the animal heads, after they passed through Chen Linfeng's hands, it did not affect the Chinese people's good impression of him.

Even if he added individual departments within the cultural relics department, it would not affect the domestic publicity of his influence and contribution, nor would it affect the cultural relics departments' awareness of his contributions.

If you really need help in the future, this is all I can say.

So it would be best to change to the cultural sector, or even go a step further and switch to the film and television sector.

As soon as Chen Linfeng expressed his idea, Sister Mei immediately nodded in agreement.

"Okay, how about I go and inform the Film Bureau?"

"The Film Bureau is good. It matches our needs and is an orthodox official department."

Chen Linfeng thought about it and it was indeed suitable.

If you have difficulties, go to your leader. Of course, it is best if this leader is your direct supervisor.

The two looked at each other and laughed.

At this moment, Liu Qianqian came out rubbing her eyes.

"Hey, Sister Mei is here."

"Yes," Sister Mei was surprised, "Xixi, you weren't woken up just now?"

Chen Linfeng interrupted, "This girl is grumpy when she wakes up, I dare not disturb her."

"No way~" Liu Qianqian walked up to him and punched him, telling him not to ruin her reputation.

"What were you talking about just now?"

Sister Mei gave a brief introduction.

"Ah?" Liu Qianqian's eyes widened. "The one from the Old Summer Palace?"

“Yeah,” “The one that got burned.”

"Wow, that's great. I felt so bad when I read that history."

"Now that we can get some of it back, in a sense, it means we are gradually getting rid of the humiliation we suffered back then."

Chen Linfeng said, "In fact, the value of the twelve zodiac animal heads themselves is not that high, as the Qing Dynasty was only a few years ago.

But because the animal heads represent the humiliating history of the past to a certain extent, they have a lot of historical significance for the Chinese people.”

Liu Qianqian nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I am deeply impressed by these twelve animal heads."

Chen Linfeng became interested and chatted with Xixi about history.

Liu Qianqian is no longer an ignorant person and can keep up with many topics. Together with Sister Mei, the three of them chatted until noon.

Just in time for dinner together.

Sister Mei reminded, "You are young now, don't always maintain this kind of schedule, eating lunch as breakfast, even if... well, you still have to be moderate.

If you don’t care now, it might cause trouble in the future.”

Liu Qianqian understood what was said during the pause.

She instantly became shy and glared at Chen Linfeng with a red face.

It's all your fault. You made me look bad.

If you come this late next time, be careful or I will ignore you.

Chen Linfeng ate slowly and leisurely, as if nothing had happened.

Chen Linfeng told Sister Mei about what he talked about with Alex yesterday.

She is still responsible for the subsequent publicity and schedule arrangements.

Sometimes he thought that Sister Mei was like his plug-in, saving him a lot of trouble.

If I really get married and have children in the future, it might not be so convenient.

Maybe this is the capitalist mentality.

Chen Linfeng reflected on himself instantly.

……

In the following week, Chen Linfeng continued to visit various TV stations in the United States.

Later, he also participated in promotional activities for some major European TV stations.

The way novels are promoted is slightly different from those for movies and TV series.

It's less entertaining, but more of the style that a writer should have.

This includes when discussing the content of the novel, or more specific cultural implications, or even the differences between the East and the West.

Inevitably, we will talk about political issues or institutional issues.

Especially those Western journalists, who always want to make a big news.

Thanks to Sister Mei, we always communicate in advance and avoid some sensitive issues.

Despite this, it is still inevitable that reporters or hosts will make surprise attacks.

At this time, Chen Linfeng could only improvise.

Overall, as a person of later generations, he is definitely not lacking in self-confidence.

More than a decade later, the sixth-generation aircraft have all been tested, highlighting the country's overflowing confidence.

Therefore, many times, Chen Linfeng would say something that seemed outrageous to the host or guests.

Fortunately, the West still has some confidence at this time and has not reached its most sensitive point.

On the contrary, the audience quite likes this kind of collision of ideas.

In their opinion, it would be strange if a world-renowned writer did not have his own set of ideas or methodology.

After completing the whole round of promotion, there is no need to worry about the popularity of the new book.

But Alex had to clean up his mess and was a little scared.

Some remarks are not taboo, but they can easily trigger proposals from certain groups.

After all, Chen Linfeng knows what he is doing and will not touch upon anything truly sensitive.

He is an expert at skirting the rules.

(End of this chapter)