Fang Tao doesn't care about the label on the cover, but that doesn't mean others don't care.
When many people go to a bookstall to buy a book, they will be attracted by the words "Hollywood" on the cover, and then pick up a book unconsciously.
Nowadays, domestic people don’t have much contact with foreign countries, but many people have heard of Hollywood.
The three words "Hollywood" are more like a symbol, a symbol that represents American culture. Many Chinese people don't even know what Hollywood is, but when they hear these three words, they always think about everything they can imagine.
All the luxuries and wealth are placed on it.
There are also some people who know something about Hollywood, but they only know that it has something to do with movies and that it is a place where blockbusters are produced.
Now that I saw the word "Hollywood" associated with a certain domestic novel, I naturally became interested.
Yang Yongsheng from Gyeongju was attracted by the word Hollywood.
Yang Yongsheng was born and raised in Gyeongju. After graduating from a teacher's college, he taught in a local primary school. He got married a few years ago, and his wife gave birth to a son for him. His life was quite happy.
His daily life is very simple. When he has no holidays, he usually teaches at school during the day, goes home to spend time with his wife and children at night, and then watches TV and reads newspapers.
Hollywood was what he saw on television and in newspapers.
"Boss, this magazine has never been sold before." Liang Yongsheng picked up a copy of "Science Fiction World" and asked the boss.
He comes to this bookstall almost every day, but has never read "Science Fiction World".
The boss smiled and said, "I bought some goods once a few years ago, but no one bought them, so I never bought them again. In our small place, we can't sell this kind of magazine."
"Then why did you come in again now?"
"I heard from the wholesaler that this magazine has been selling very well recently. If we don't restock it, we won't be able to replenish it. And if you look at this cover, it says that the copyright of a novel published in their magazine was sold to a Yankee.
, sold for several million. Gee, I have never seen so much money in my life. Is it so profitable to write a novel?" the boss said, shaking his head.
"Several millions." Liang Yongsheng couldn't help but be speechless. His family could save so much money for several generations, no, it should be said that they would not be able to save it for several lifetimes.
Are science fiction novels so popular in China?
Liang Yongsheng didn't know much about science fiction novels. He only vaguely heard that science fiction novels seemed to have been criticized poorly in the past few years. Science fiction only had a vague concept for him. Maybe Shu Qingchun's "Cat City" can be regarded as a science fiction novel?
"Boss, please add a copy of "Science Fiction World"."
"Okay, the total is five dollars and twenty cents."
Liang Yongsheng counted five and two dollars to the boss, and then left with the magazines and newspapers he bought.
But after a long time, Liang Yongsheng ran back again. He took "Science Fiction World" and asked the boss: "Did you enter the last issue of this magazine?"
"No, didn't I tell you this morning? I've entered a few books in the past few years, but I haven't entered them in the past few years. What's wrong?"
Did he hear it? Liang Yongsheng said disappointedly: "There is a serial novel in it. The previous content is still in the previous issue. And the "One Day" written on the cover is still in the last issue of the magazine."
Liang Yongsheng knew this and wanted to thank the editors of the magazine for their thoughtfulness. They specifically marked "One Day" in the magazine as being published in the December issue of the magazine.
"Isn't this cheating guy deceiving readers?" the boss couldn't help cursing.
Liang Yongsheng scratched his head and said: "It's not like I'm deceiving the readers. The content is very rich. In addition to serialized novels, there are also many interesting novels. Especially the article "Closed Loop" is particularly beautiful.
It was written by the author of "One Day". It is precisely because it is good-looking that I am interested in "One Day" and "The Second World"."
"Then what should I do? I really didn't get in, and I didn't know it was a serial." The boss said distressedly.
"Boss, do you know of other places?" Liang Yongsheng asked.
The boss shook his head, "I don't know, but I advise you not to put your hope in other places. At least you probably won't be able to find it in our Gyeongju Prefecture. As you know, our place is very closed-off, where books and newspapers are sold.
It’s already less.”
"Then boss, why don't you ask the bookseller to see if he still has it in stock, and ask him to bring me a copy next time, and I can give you the money first."
As he said that, Liang Yongsheng was about to pay, but was stopped by the boss, "What you said is ridiculous. You are also a regular customer. It's just a magazine. I'll ask you later. If I have any news, I'll tell you.
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"Thank you, thank you very much."
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Tan Kai didn't expect that the word "Hollywood" was so useful. After hearing the news about Hollywood, the booksellers purchased at least 30% more magazines than before.
Moreover, after the magazine went on sale, the mailbox of their magazine was full within a few days. Even the postman who often delivered letters half-jokingly complained that he would have to buy a three-wheeler next time to carry letters to their magazine.
Most of these letters were asking about the film and television adaptation of "One Day". Through these letters, Tan Kai also learned one thing, that is, the copyright fees for the film and television adaptation rights of "One Day" were increasingly rumored.
Outrageous.
Some people said it was hundreds of thousands, some said it was millions, and some even said it was tens of millions.
In addition to the increase in letters from readers, the number of manuscripts received by the editorial department has also increased in a short period of time. Recently, he has been busy reviewing manuscripts with his colleagues in the editorial department.
Most of them are short stories, and I haven't seen any reliable ones yet. Many of them are imitating "One Day" and "Closed Loop".
However, Tan Kai believes that as long as the quantity goes up, the quality will definitely follow suit soon. Now people outside already believe that writing science fiction novels can make a lot of money.
Sure enough, money still attracts people's hearts, and all ideals and persistence are bullshit.
Anyway, no matter what, everything is moving in a good direction.
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It's not just Tan Kai and the others who are busy, Jimmy James is also working hard on his own plan.
While collecting reports on "One Day" from major newspapers, he also used the camera he brought to make video interviews on the streets.
Jimmy would wait in the bookstore. Once he saw someone buying "Science Fiction World", he would approach them and ask for an interview.
The main purpose is to draw the topic towards Yu Dong. If he can get passersby to praise Yu Dong, he will keep the material. If people's reaction to Dong is average, he will delete the material.
After squatting for several days, I finally accumulated a large amount of materials.
After he returned to the United States, he planned to show these written reports and video materials to Harold. After Harold saw it, he would no longer have any doubts about the fact that "Yu Dong is particularly popular in China." He also thought about it.
Now that I'm busy, the screenwriter asks Harold to add more for him.
Of course, he did not forget to write a letter to Yu Dong, in which he tried his best to exaggerate how he worked hard to promote Yu Dong's works.
He did this to ask for credit from Yu Dong. The reason why he asked for credit was not to ask Yu Dong for money. It was just the instinct of a businessman. He hoped to maximize the benefits of what he did.
Since you have done a good thing, you must let Yu Dong know that there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future if the guarantee is not complete. When the time comes, Yu Dong will think of his own good and it will be easier to negotiate.
Chapter completed!