1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 150 Chen Fusheng's 'Ambition' (Please Subscribe!)

Jiangcheng, Editorial Department of "Fangcao" Magazine.

"Old Xiao, has Teacher Chen replied to your letter?"

An editor sitting opposite Xiao Xinghai's workstation, after reviewing manuscripts for a long time, looked up to stretch his neck and met Xiao's gaze. Out of curiosity, he asked a question.

"He hasn't replied yet. He's probably too busy. After all, Mr. Chen is now the head of that Oriental Company, and he focuses more on management and movies."

"Sigh, we really shouldn't have had too high expectations. The main problem is that magazine sales have been declining for six consecutive months, and everyone is getting a bit impatient."

“I understand, I understand…”

After chatting with his colleagues, Xiao Xinghai lost interest in reading the manuscript and simply stood up, saying, "I'll check my mailbox again to see if there are any new submissions."

My colleague nodded and took out a cigarette to calm himself down.

But just as he lit his cigarette, before he could even take a couple of puffs, Xiao Xinghai, who had just left, returned with a smile on his lips as if he had found money on the street.

Before he could speak, the other person interrupted, "Good news! Professor Chen replied. It's quite thick; it probably contains a manuscript."

Xiao Xinghai's words were like a drop of water poured into a boiling oil pan; the next second, all the colleagues in the editorial department surrounded him.

"Quick, quick, open it and take a look."

"Is it Teacher Chen's new book? Or is it 'The Adventures of Shuke and Beta 2'?"

"I guess it should be the second book. If it were a 'new book,' I'm afraid it would have already been snatched up by a magazine in Beijing, just like that 'Hachiko' book."

"..."

Amidst the curiosity and anticipation of his colleagues, Xiao Xinghai quickly opened the email, revealing a letter and a photocopy of a novel's manuscript inside.

The manuscript had no cover, so everyone could clearly see the title on the first page.

The title is indeed "The Adventures of Shuke and Beta 2".

"See, I told you it was the second one."

"That's great. The second volume has the readership of the first volume. As long as we do a good job of promotion, we won't have to worry about magazine sales."

At this moment, the editor-in-chief arrived, and someone couldn't help but ask:
"Editor-in-chief, last year we specially created a children's literature column for this novel. Will we continue to publish it in the form of a column this year?"

"No need for all that trouble. Just change the front page novel of the next issue to this 'The Adventures of Shuke and Beta 2'. We desperately need a hit to boost the magazine's sales, otherwise our monthly sales are about to drop below 300,000."

At this point, the editor-in-chief hadn't even read the novel or knew what the story was about, yet he still concluded that it would become a hit.

Of course, that's not the most amazing thing. The most amazing thing is that at this time, not a single one of the dozen or so screenwriters at Fangcao magazine stood up to refute it.

why?

Because the author is Chen Fusheng!
Because he wrote "The Adventures of Shuke and Beta 2".

Even if the second book is not as good as the first, the staff of Fangcao magazine believe that with the reputation built up by the first book and the weight of Chen Fusheng's name in the literary world, it would be difficult for the second book not to sell more than a million copies.

Breaking one million views would make a novel a bestseller in this day and age!

"The Adventures of Shuke and Beta 2" mainly tells the story of Shuke and Beta building an airport and establishing an airline with the help of Pipilu, and then fighting wits and courage against the pirate rats.

Xiao Xinghai, the first screenwriter in the magazine to finish reading it, confidently declared, "It's just as good as the first one, and it gets even more exciting as the story unfolds!"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt reassured.

Of course, some people also offered hindsight:
"I have never doubted what Teacher Chen wrote."

……

When Chen Fusheng's novel was sent to the magazine "Fangcao", the group of 24 people had already arrived in Berlin.

However, to be precise, in this era, it should be West Berlin.

Because East and West Germany had not yet reunified, the city of Berlin was also divided in two.

The film festival they attended was held in West Berlin.

Upon hearing that the Chinese delegation had arrived, the chairman of the film festival organizing committee, Moritz, went ahead to the hotel where Chen Fusheng and his group were staying. The two sides met in the hotel lobby.

Yu Yuxi was able to become a film selector for the Berlin International Film Festival in China because he met Moritz.

Therefore, Yu Yuxi is the most suitable 'middleman' in this situation.

"Chairman Moritz, this is our team leader, Chen Fusheng."

Moritz extended his hand to shake Chen Fusheng's, and said:
"I've heard of Mr. Chen's name for a long time, and I'm so glad to finally meet him today."

“Ever since I learned about Chairman Moritz from Ms. Yu Yuxi last year, I have long admired you. Thank you very much for coming to the hotel to welcome us today,” Chen Fusheng said with a smile.

"Haha, no need to be so polite. To paraphrase a very, very old Chinese scholar, 'Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?' As the chairman of the film festival organizing committee, it is my duty to welcome Mr. Chen and all my Chinese friends. I also wish everyone a wonderful experience and a wonderful outcome during the upcoming film festival."

"Thank you, thank you Chairman Moritz..."

After exchanging pleasantries, Moritz didn't disturb Chen Fusheng and the others' rest. He left a business card and a message that they could contact him if needed before disappearing.

As for Chen Fusheng and his group, they traveled halfway around the world from China to the Berlin Film Festival. Although they traveled by plane or car, it was still tiring and exhausting. Therefore, they urgently need to get some sleep to recharge.

You can also adjust your time difference while doing it.

……

"Chen, it's been a long time."

"It's been almost two years, why didn't Mr. Bob go to last year's Cannes Film Festival?"

Today is the second day since Chen Fusheng and his group arrived in Berlin. He originally wanted to take everyone downstairs to explore the surrounding area and get acquainted with the environment.

Before I even left the house, an acquaintance came knocking on my door.

The other person's name is Bob Weinstein, the owner of Miramax Films in the United States.

Two years ago, at the Venice International Film Festival, he spent one million US dollars to buy the global overseas rights to "Cow".

Chen Fusheng had no idea what would happen next, but judging from Bob's initiative to visit him today, it wasn't hard to guess that "Cow" must have made money for Miramax Films.

"Yes, I didn't go to the Cannes Film Festival last year, but I heard that your film won the Jury Prize. Congratulations."

“That’s all in the past, let’s not talk about it.” Chen Fusheng smiled, then asked, “Mr. Bob, did you suffer a loss in our deal back then?”

"I didn't lose money, but I didn't make any either."

"Did you really not make any money?"

Meeting Chen Fusheng's ambiguous smile, Bob guiltily changed his tune: "Haha, I still made a little bit of money."

"I knew it! Why would you come to me if you weren't making any money?"

Bob chuckled and, without hiding his purpose, immediately inquired about the movie Chen Fusheng had brought this time.

"My film is mainly about a genius mathematician who risks his life to help a mother and daughter who accidentally kill someone escape justice..."

As Bob listened, his eyes grew brighter and brighter. As soon as Chen Fusheng finished speaking, he immediately said, "Chen, considering our previous collaboration, how about you sell me the North American rights to this film?"

"I thought you would do what you did last time and directly acquire the global overseas rights," Chen Fusheng joked.

Bob shook his head seriously: "I inquired about the overseas rights price of your last movie, it seems to be six or seven million US dollars. I suppose your movie is not bad either. Although Miramax Films can afford this amount of money, we can't put all our eggs in one basket, Chen, do you understand?"

"Understood, understood. But before that, I'd like to ask, Mr. Bob, does Miramax Films have its own theater chain in the United States?"

"Chen, what do you mean by asking this? Do you want to discuss box office revenue sharing for this movie?"

"It's not this movie, it's my next movie, or a movie in the future."

Chen Fusheng didn't hide anything, nor was he afraid that Bob would spread his 'ambition'.

Bob stared at the young Asian man for two seconds, then spoke again: "So, Chen, this time you only want to cooperate with companies that have cinema chains, right?"

"Yes, my film is, but this time we have four Chinese films coming to Berlin..."

(End of this chapter)