After talking about the business, Yu Dong smiled and said to Cahill: "It's hard to come here this time. Let's have fun for a few days. Do you want me to be your tour guide?"
Cahill said with regret on his face: "Of course I also hope to stay in China for a few more days, but there are still some things in New York that I need to go back to deal with. Of course it doesn't matter, there will be many opportunities to come to China in the future, wait until next time
Come here this time, be sure to have a good time."
"Having been here for the past two days, are you still used to the food?" Yu Dong asked.
"I'm not completely used to it, but to be honest, it's much better than I thought before. Baijiu left a deep impression on me. I drank baijiu once before in New York, and it was completely different from what I drank last night. Maybe it's because I bought it in New York.
Isn’t the wine right?”
"That's not necessarily the case. There are many flavors of liquor, and each place has its own characteristics." Yu Dong smiled and led Cahir towards Yu Hua and the others, "There's nothing to do tomorrow. You have nothing to do tonight.
You can have a good drink and experience the Chinese wine table.”
"Haha, I already experienced this last night."
Yu Dong smiled and said nothing. Although everyone drank well last night, most people were still keeping it in. Tonight was the highlight.
The interview in the auditorium slowly ended, and there were more and more people in the restaurant.
While eating, Yang Xiao took Yu Dong to their table. Kang Zhenhua and Xi Ke were also at this table.
Kang Zhenhua looked at Yu Dong and said with a smile: "This new book, if you need any help, just tell us and we will try our best to help."
"Then I would like to thank you in advance." Yu Dong smiled and suddenly thought of something, "The new book is not yet certain, but "The Martian" will start filming in the next two years. I don't know what the Association for Science and Technology can do.
I can’t give you some guidance. Of course, it’s definitely not free.”
Kang Zhenhua raised his eyebrows and was very interested in this matter. "This is interesting, but it is different from providing you with information before. It is an additional task and may need to be reported."
"Of course, I understand these rules very well." Yu Dong nodded and looked at Xi Ke, "Dean Xi, are you interested? Some of the professional skills involved are also related to your college. I wonder if you can be a consultant for the film.
"
Xi Ke probably didn't expect that Yu Dong would ask him, and his expression was a little surprised, but he was very interested in the consultant matter, and their college was different from the Association for Science and Technology. They could decide internally on such matters as consulting work.
"Do you just need relevant professionals, or do you want to send a team of consultants in the name of our school?" Xi Ke asked.
"Anything is fine, it depends on your convenience."
"If possible, we are willing to send a team of consultants on behalf of the school."
With these two options in front of him, Xico would certainly choose the latter.
Yu Dong is so famous now, "The Martian" will definitely become a hit when it is filmed. It will definitely be a good thing if their Electronic University can appear on the list of technical consultants for the movie.
"Okay, since your school is willing, I will talk to the Deep Space Company later. If this can be done, you can directly connect with Deep Space."
"Okay, okay, no matter what, I want to thank you on behalf of the school."
"You're welcome, we're just helping each other."
Yang Xiao squinted at the side as she watched Yu Dong and Xi Ke communicate about technical consultants. She had previously felt that the cooperation between Yu Dong and Jimmy was not simple. Now that she saw Yu Dong's attitude of being a master, she was even more convinced.
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Maybe Deep Space was founded by Yu Dong and Jimmy in partnership. Otherwise, why would Yu Dong be so positive about Deep Space?
Of course, if this is the case, Yang Xiao will be happy about it. No matter how good Jimmy is, he is still a foreigner. No matter how good the development of deep space is, problems may occur at any time.
Of course she trusts Yu Dong more than Jimmy.
But generally speaking, both Jimmy and Yu Dong have a long-term vision, and they can always make people around them profit.
Thinking of this, she said: "Dean Xi, if this can happen, then you have to help Deep Space Company do some publicity."
Xi Ke laughed: "Even if this thing doesn't happen in the end, we still have reasons to help promote a high-quality company like Deep Space. The works of Deep Space, whether they are novels or movies, are already very popular among the masses.
.Our school library has recently acquired a lot of books by Deep Space authors. Maybe one day in the future, you can see a deep space area in our school library."
I have to say that although Xi Ke is from a science and engineering background, he is also very knowledgeable in his speech. While complimenting Shen Kong, he also made a mark.
Yu Dong also liked this trick.
He attaches great importance to publicity in the school, especially literature.
Since this year, Deep Space Company has donated many books to middle schools in various places, of which works from the deep space department account for the majority.
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At the dinner that day, Yu Dong drank a lot of wine, but he didn't get drunk in the end. Tan Kai was particularly happy, and he invited a group of science fiction authors to clink glasses, and eventually poured a large amount of it. Hu Changqing was one of them.
After the dinner, Wang Jingkang supported Hu Changqing with a bitter look on his face.
The two of them were a "veteran cadre team" and they slept in the same room every time. Hu Changqing was so drunk that he staggered around. Naturally, it was his roommate who suffered.
The next day, Yu Dong took Yu Hua and the others to the "Erdao Alley Science Fiction Bookstore". The bookstore was developing very well, and the boss Qin Fen said that he was also planning to open another mystery novel themed bookstore next to it.
They did not stay in the bookstore for too long, because some book fans had already recognized Yu Donglai. Nowadays, there are more and more news about Yu Dongshang, and the probability of being recognized is also getting higher and higher. Moreover, it is the Galaxy Award in the past two days.
Award ceremony, he would certainly be easily recognized in a place like a science fiction themed bookstore.
After being recognized by the book fans, Yu Dong and others signed some books, and then took the opportunity to leave the bookstore while the situation was still under control.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! They spent two days in Chengdu and then returned to Jinling. Then they packed up their things with Fu Jing and the others and headed to Europe. The first stop was the UK.
Because they brought their families with them this time, Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu no longer clamored to play cards, but actively took their families around for sightseeing.
Yu Dong had no activities in the UK, but things in Italy had not been settled yet, so they took advantage of this time to hang out and see Rowling.
However, as soon as he arrived in the UK, he attracted attention from all parties.
The people who pay the most attention to him are not the science fiction world, but the football world.
Because of what happened last year, Yu Dong was hyped as a lucky star. After learning that he was coming this time, several teams invited him to watch the game live.
However, Yu Dongdu didn't agree. On the one hand, he didn't want to hype up what a lucky star he was. On the other hand, it would be bad to agree to this matter. Otherwise, in the end, his lucky star character would collapse and offend other clubs.
fans.
In addition to invitations from various teams, many bookstores also sent him invitations, hoping that he could go to their bookstores to hold book signings.
The autograph session he held at Hatchards last year was very successful, and major bookstores in London hope to invite him to hold another one there.
However, he also refused this. The autograph session certainly cannot be done on a whim. He won't be able to stay in the UK for too long, so there is no need to create trouble for himself.
In addition to bookstores and football clubs, Yu Dong also received some other invitations, among which the invitation from singer Sting surprised Yu Dong the most.
Sing is the stage name. His original name is Gordon Smunner. He is very famous internationally and has his own record company.
Yu Dong really couldn't imagine any connection between him and the other party. He looked at Lecardo, the head of the Deep Space Company's British office who came to deliver the news, and asked: "Did he say what it was for?"
"He didn't say this, but I can probably guess it."
"What's up?"
Lecardo smiled and said: "He promoted a movie to our company before. I also told the headquarters about this, but the headquarters has not responded to me yet."
"He still makes movies?"
Yu Dong didn't know much about Sing, but had only heard a few of his songs, so he was very surprised to hear him come to promote the movie.
"It was not a movie made by him. It seemed that it was invested by his wife. However, after the movie was made, they found many distributors, and almost no one was willing to help them distribute it, so they came to us." Lecardo explained.
"So, he felt that the company was not very interested in the movies he recommended, so when he learned that I was here, he tried to change the company's decision through me?"
"This should be."
Yu Dong couldn't help laughing. It seemed that Sting had indeed hit a lot of walls because of this movie. Otherwise, it would be impossible to think of changing Deep Space through him. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, he is just the "number one" in Deep Space.
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"It seems that this movie is indeed not very popular with distributors."
Yu Dong had no intention of meeting Sting and wanted to refuse, but he still asked, "What's the name of this movie?"
"The name is quite interesting. It is related to a popular saying, called "igniter, gun stock and two bongs"."
"Igniter, gun butt..." Yu Dong suddenly frowned: "Two bongs?"
"Yeah." Lecardo thought that Yu Dong didn't understand what the name had to do with the proverb, so he explained to him: "That's right, we have a proverb here, called igniter, gun stock, and barrel, which means
It’s all, everything, from head to toe, and the title adds two words to this proverb.”
Yu Dong didn't want to listen to any common sayings at all. All he could think about now was "two big smoking guns".
Did this movie come out so early? And it still can’t be sold?
Yu Dong had seen the movie, but he didn't know much about the story behind the movie. He only remembered that the movie was very good at the box office, and it also influenced a later Chinese low-cost movie "Crazy Stone".
"Two Smoking Barrels" is a strange movie full of black humor. In terms of style, it is a bit similar to Quentin's style. The most interesting thing is that the perspective of the story is very unique and the rhythm is very fast. If the rhythm
If you can't follow it, you may look a little dizzy, but if you watch it, you will find that this movie is very interesting.
The question is, is the movie Lecardo is talking about "Two Smoking Barrels" or is it just the same name?
"Do you remember the name of the director of the movie?" Yu Dong asked.
"I don't remember. I only know that he is a young man, so the film is more difficult to sell." Lecardo shook his head. He looked at Yu Dong with a strange look. It seemed that after hearing the title, Yu became interested in this movie.
Is it because YU is interested in this saying?
Yu Dong thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. Reply to Sting and tell him that I will invite him to dinner tomorrow night. Tell him directly that I understand his intention and let him come with the director of the movie."
"Okay, I'll tell him right now. I'm sure he will be very happy when he hears the reply."
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Sting was at home stroking his forehead and listening to his wife's complaints.
"It's obviously a very good movie, but those distributors don't know how to appreciate it at all. They will definitely regret it in the future. After the movie is released and the box office explodes, it will be too late for them to regret it."
After complaining about the publisher, his wife looked at Sting again, "Gordon, you should ask again. I think there will always be some publishers with vision. If the companies here in the UK are not good, you can ask the ones in the United States.
Yes, those big publishers, their ability to grow and develop means that they have a good vision... Of course, some big publishers, at least the ones we have contacted, are not very good. They have lost their enterprising spirit and it is impossible.
One step further.”
"Didn't you make an appointment with YU? Did he reply? He must be a discerning person. Wasn't he the one who discovered Rowling? I heard that many publishers were not optimistic about Rowling's stories. It was YU who recommended her to
He joined Deep Space Company, and "Harry Potter" sold a lot of copies not long after it came out. Since he could discover Rowling's talent, he must also be able to discover Guy's."
After talking for a long time, when her husband didn't respond, she changed the focus again, "Guy also has some problems. I was optimistic about his subject matter before and was willing to invest, but after his script was completed, I couldn't understand it. It's not like I didn't talk to him
He said that he would make some changes to cater to the market, but did he listen? He didn't listen. He didn't take me as an investor and producer at all. We paid more than one million pounds for him.
Oh my god, how long will it take for us to earn back so much money? If this movie doesn’t sell, the money will be gone.”
"Trudy, can you please stop arguing? My ears hurt. If you believe this movie is good, then...then you should believe it."
Sting touched his head and stood up from the sofa, wanting to smoke a cigarette, but as soon as he took a few steps, the phone in the living room rang.
He turned back to answer the phone.
"Hello, hello, it's Mr. Maguire... Well, of course, if you have time, no problem... Okay, see you tomorrow..."
Trudy on the side saw Sting's excitement after answering the phone, leaned over and asked: "Who is Maguire?"
"Head of Deep Space's UK office."
"It's him!" Chudi's body suddenly straightened up, "What did he say?"
"He said that YU was willing to see us and asked us to take Guy with him."
"Really?"
"real."
"Gordon, you are awesome." Trudy suddenly hugged Sting's head and kissed him hard, then stood up and walked upstairs, "I have to go and see what clothes to wear tomorrow..."
Chapter completed!