In Hanlin Culture Media Company, Ye Shumei put down her phone. She shook her head helplessly and said, "It was because of her relationship. If you want Zhang Chu to go to their side to participate in an event, you even offered a price of one million yuan. You just need to go over and show your face."

Zhou Kang, who was sitting opposite, seemed to have heard a joke, "One million can only invite an 18th-tier star or an online anchor, right? If you give ten million, the boss will probably not go!"

Zhang Chu has never participated in other business activities and cherishes his reputation.

You can make money by writing books, so why do you have to stand up for some merchants? If there is a problem with the product, he will be jointly and severally responsible!

"These people probably don't understand the market, and they think that writers will definitely be worse than celebrities. Anyway, I refuse at once and I won't tell the boss at all. By the way, Lao Zhou, what's the matter with me?"

Recently, Zhang Chu's new book was released. Everyone in the company was busy, and as the general manager, she kept calling.

Zhou Kang handed over the report in his hand and said briefly: "The performance of Lingying Comics has come out and has achieved profits in the first three quarters, but readers are all feedbacking that they want to see the ending of "Those Things That Rabbit That Year".

Lingying comics successfully turned losses into profits, but their profits were far from comparable to any of Zhang Chu's books. Instead, the sales of the surrounding areas hit new highs. Natu's animation has reached its third season, and it has been ruthless in the authorization fees and dividends of various toys and dolls.

However, since this year, Zhang Chu has not drawn any comics, because the timeline has come to this day, and at that time he was busy writing the Chinese and English versions of "The Lord of the Rings". While he was busy, he had to leave only four words to be continued.

"Let's ask the boss to see if he has the time and energy to lick this pit now. You also need to tell him the sales on the first day. This time we have taken the bonus of old books, and it has exploded globally. But this bonus cannot last for too long, so we still have to rely on the books themselves."

The sales of "The Silence of the Lambs" have been released on the first day, and the statistics of overseas countries are a little later.

In comparison, Zhou Kang should have more confidence. "Nanhai Publishing Company has contacted the book reviewer. Including the criticisms that have been released, most of the book reviewers are positive and optimistic. Random House doesn't have to worry about it. They have a complete process for book distribution, not to mention that "The Silence of the Lambs" is specifically for the North American market."

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of Ye Shumei's trip to Hollywood on National Day, and then asked: "Then you are going to the United States this time, are there any evidences about the film adaptation rights?"

"It is impossible to reach an agreement so quickly. We ask for a price that is not low, and ordinary small studios can't come up with such generous conditions. The other large studios want to hold on, one wants to have specific content, and the other wants to see sales and evaluations."

Isn’t Ye Shumei thinking that way!

She went to the United States not to sell the adaptation rights of the "Silence of the Lambs" movie, but to tell the major studios with great fanfare and put the competition on the table so that they can pk each other.

The $10 million movie copyright transfer fee is enough for these studios to consider it repeatedly. It is true that they have money, but they will not give it out in vain, not to mention that they have to add the producer identity and dividends in the entire field.

Generally, actors pay dividends for box office, but Zhang Chu is different. Any field that can make money in a film company must be divided into part of it, such as online on demand, TV on demand, DVD sales, movie peripherals, etc.

"It's a lot of good things. It just so happens that there are too many movies released in one go this year. It's good to slow down the pace, so that his readers' wallets will be hollowed out. Then, Mr. Ye, I'll go back first and contact the boss later."

"Well, you go and do it. I have to call Nanhai Publishing Company."

...

I'm very happy not writing books all day.

I had fun not writing books for a week, but I also had itchy hands.

Now that I haven't written a book for half a month, Zhang Chu feels that his ability to press the keyboard has deteriorated, not as fast and accurate as before.

"It seems that you still have to write a new book, but it's better not to write it in Chinese and English, it's just a matter of causing trouble!"

The same is true for "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silence of the Lambs". After writing the Chinese version and then writing the English version, a book has twice the effort.

As the saying goes, one's mistake will lead to wisdom. Now Zhang Chu does not intend to repeat the same mistake.

He wrote two works that foreign readers can understand. This time he wanted to write something that domestic readers like, so as not to be said to be favored by overseas readers.

The previous works were all serious, and Zhang Chu wanted to play something different now, preferably relaxed and lively.

Just as Zhang Chu was sitting on a rocking chair and basking autumn days, the mobile phone placed next to the tea set was buzzing and trembling.

Zhou Kangxi, on the other end of the phone, reported the situation of the battle unswervingly: "The Publishing Department gave the exact number. Yesterday, 280,000 physical books and 110,000 e-books were sold one day. Maybe the sales of this book will be the same as "Da Vinci Code"!"

"I think it's better not to have too high expectations. Nowadays, people who buy books are basically fans, and they can ignore content. However, ordinary consumers will definitely refer to the content and comments when buying books. The horror atmosphere of "The Silence of the Lambs" is too strong, which is much niche than "The Da Vinci Code" relies on suspense decoding and various cultural and artistic implants."

Zhang Chu has a very clear understanding and is not blindly optimistic.

Although "The Silence of the Lambs" in his previous life was slightly famous in the United States, it was really popular after it was adapted into a movie and swept the Oscars.

"The Da Vinci Code" was adapted into a movie because it was too popular. A considerable part of the box office and topic of the movie were brought about.

There are indeed heavy-tasting people, but at least not too many.

Zhou Kang whispered on the other end of the phone: "Why are you so pessimistic at a young age? Now, we look at the momentum. Professional predictions from all aspects think that these two books will have extremely similar sales trends. By the way, Random Bookstore also gave some sales on the first day of overseas markets. The New Zealand market is too small, and 18,000 copies on the first day is considered a big sale. Australia is a little more, with 45,000 copies. India clearly has so many populations, and it is estimated that they are all elite readers reading it. The United States and the United Kingdom have not yet counted it, but it is said that they are all explosive!"

Here is reporting on the sales of "The Silence of the Lambs", but there is Zhang Chu who is already wandering around. These numbers are the left ear and the right ear.

"Uncle Zhou, what topic do you think I have a good new book?"
Chapter completed!