In the entertainment industry, everyone has been reborn, but who will be their servant?

Chapter 63 Heroes are only great when they die.
Because there were many people attending the victory celebration banquet, what Qin Xuan said naturally reached the ears of those who were interested.

This inevitably sparked some discussion within the industry. Those celebrities didn't care; it wasn't their business, and they just didn't want to get involved.

At the promotional event for "CJ7," Yu Jianhua was asked, "Why was it released ahead of schedule?"

Yu Pangzi said, "It's better than some movies that are pulled from release and then re-released, treating the audience like monkeys!"

These words immediately drew applause and cheers from the audience. Everyone knew who he was talking about, and Stephen Chow and other bigwigs from China Film Group Corporation also clapped and laughed.

Seeing everyone applauding, Fatty Yu got more and more excited as he spoke: "That guy called President Xuan, after achieving some success, has the audacity to say he wants to start over. If anyone's going to start over, it should be him. He's the one who doesn't follow the rules at all."

Among the bosses in the film and television industry, Fatty Yu is the one who likes to talk nonsense in front of the media the most.

Of course, it also gained the support of some netizens, and indeed many netizens began to realize that they had been deceived by the publicity of "Make a Name for Yourself".

This is mainly because now that the movie has stopped being promoted, people have started to deliberately smear Qin Xuan.

After all, their annual public relations expenses are in the millions or tens of millions, so this is just a side effect.

It is said that Stephen Chow had a conflict with Bona Film Group because of the movie "CJ7", and the two sides even went to court.

The reason is that Stephen Chow did not understand the mainland film and television streaming market, so he packaged the "online broadcasting rights of the film" and gave it to Bona Film Group for a bargain price of a few hundred thousand yuan.

Even a seasoned veteran like him, who had been in the game for decades, could fall for it. Wu Guoqiang was still wary back then.

Later, Stephen Chow felt it was inappropriate and wanted to sign another agreement with Bona Film Group, but Yu Zheng took advantage of the gap to sell the online broadcasting rights of the film to platforms such as Sohu and Youku for several million.

The profits increased more than tenfold in an instant.

Stephen Chow was naturally unhappy, believing that Bona Film Group had committed fraud and concealed profits, and the two sides started fighting.

Of course, this incident wasn't as big as the later one involving Huayi, so it didn't generate much public attention, but the relationship between the two sides was broken.

Later, Huayi Brothers showed no respect for Stephen Chow and directly started cursing him, saying that if he signed a contract, it was valid, and if he didn't, it didn't count, so what was he complaining about?

Anyway, Stephen Chow always seems to have conflicts with whoever he collaborates with; even Hong Kong capital has broken ties with him.

What followed was a back-and-forth struggle between the Beijing and Shanghai film and television circles, which offended all the capital in the film and television industry. With no other choice, they had to curry favor with Douyin and start making short dramas.

Since it was the end of the year, the Beijing elites were having a gathering at a villa. The group included Wang Suo, Ye Dayin, Zhao Baogang, Xu Cainu, Feng Kuzi, and Uncle Ge.
Including the two Wangs, they are all prominent figures in this circle; the Beijing circle has some big shots.

People outside this circle generally don't have access to it.

"You've all heard about it lately, haven't you? That kid's pretty arrogant. He said he's not here to join the fun, but to start afresh. What's he up to? To drive all of us old guys away?" Feng Kuzi said casually, a cigar between his fingers.

He hadn't forgotten about Qin Xuan competing with him for the same schedule.

"This guy has no guts," said Grandpa Ge.

"He's just spouting slogans; he can't cause much trouble. He got away with it this time. As soon as he makes a move, we'll deal with him." someone said.

Qin Xuan has already gained momentum and won the box office, so there's nothing more he can do.

"What are you going to do?"

"Let's wait until he's filming. Let him invest all his money first. If he loses all his money, he'll probably cause a scene."

Everyone present understood the implication of those words.

If you lose all your money, you'll lose the trust of your supporters, and it will be difficult to get back on your feet.

"A country bumpkin from the countryside, with wild fantasies of becoming a hero and saving someone."

"A hero is only a hero when he dies."

"Hahaha!" The people present burst into laughter, not knowing what they were laughing at or what their humor was.

"Come on, Tang Yan, dance for everyone," Feng Kuzi gestured.

Tang Yan is the female lead in "Assembly".

Life in Beijing's elite circles is enviable and desirable.

The recent media frenzy surrounding Qin Xuan hasn't stopped despite his disappearance; it continues to be explosive.

First, Wang Xiaoshuai's "In Love We Trust" won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival, and its overseas sales reached tens of millions of US dollars.

In this era, making art films is much more profitable than making commercial films. The reason why directors keep making films about suffering is because foreigners pay the bill and give them honors.

Of course, only the top directors and films always make money, while other directors and films still lose money.

In addition to this, the world-renowned "sex photo scandal" broke out, with 400 indecent photos involving 8 celebrities circulating wildly on forums, blogs and other instant messaging tools.

During this period, internet management was lax, so netizens today can enjoy a feast for the eyes, but they won't be able to see it again in the future.

As February arrived, snowstorms struck southern China, prompting various figures in the entertainment industry to begin charity performances.

Liu Yifei also participated in the charity performance "Hand in Hand, Hearts Connected to the Disaster Area".

The Chinese people were deeply moved.

In this era, trust in charity has not collapsed, and there are still many people donating.

Qin Xuan's novel "The Hunger Games" recently passed the review of New Classic Culture Press, and he arranged to meet with the editor-in-chief, Chen Liping.

The location is the Ocean International Center on the Middle Fourth Ring Road; their office is located there.

This publishing house has published novels by Yu Hua and Wang Xiaobo, and has also promoted their novels overseas, which is what Qin Xuan valued.

"Hello, Mr. Xuan, this way please." Chen Liping led him into an office.

The office was spacious and bright. Qin Xuan sat opposite him and said, "Editor-in-Chief Chen doesn't even take a break during the New Year. He's really working hard."

"Isn't President Xuan the same? They're all hardworking people."

Chen Liping made a joke, then placed his hand on the desk and said, "I've read your novel. The story has a strong pace. We proofread it and made some revisions and polishing. I hope you don't mind."

"It's fine, as long as the story remains the same." Qin Xuan didn't mind.

Physical publishing requires more rigor, which involves polishing the text, correcting grammatical errors, and optimizing the expression; this is known as three reviews and three proofreadings.

Otherwise, it will be like online novels, with terrible writing and tons of typos, which greatly affects the reading experience.

"Let's talk about publishing. There are two models: self-publishing and royalty sharing..."

"Just tell me the revenue share." Qin Xuan didn't care about the few dollars he made from publishing and selling books; there were tons of pirated copies anyway, and people were starting to get used to reading e-books.

“Okay, the royalty split is 5% to 8%, and we can give you 8% of the royalty split,” Chen Liping said.

“That makes sense,” Qin Xuan agreed.

The highest percentage for lesser-known authors is 8%, while top authors can get up to 13%. However, this is all from book sales. The printing, publishing, and distribution process also involves splitting the profits with other distributors.

Chen Liping didn't expect this person to be so easy to talk to; he saw that the novel had great commercial value.

I was a little nervous when I mentioned splitting the profits, afraid that the other party wouldn't agree.

(End of this chapter)