Chapter 609
Releasing so many different versions at once is not just for making money, but it is indeed necessary.
First of all, the paperback version is the cheapest, taking care of a large range of readers and allowing everyone to see books at relatively low prices.
The hardcover version is something that those readers who are more wealthy are willing to spend money, and the binding is more exquisite!
As for the illustrations, it is amazing. There are more than 160 exquisite pictures in conjunction with the content, which is simply a magnificent historical and artistic miracle.
This makes "Da Vinci Code" look more intuitive, making it easier to understand the meaning, and saves the effort of constantly searching for pictures on the Internet.
Looking at this illustration version not only allows you to enjoy the various feelings brought by the text in the book, but also enjoy the rare world-famous paintings, as well as the famous places and historical sites that exude a strong artistic atmosphere, and the ancient and mysterious totem codes, these things can reduce obstacles.
Of course, according to Zhang Chu's idea, these pictures must come from the authentic products provided by the Louvre, the French National Library, the Royal Observatory of Greenwich and the London Archives Society. The copyright usage fee is a big number, and the cost of color humor printing increases, so this version of the book is expensive!
As for the Chinese and English bilingual version, it is also more necessary. Many clues in the original version of "The Da Vinci Code" are sufficiently related to the English letters.
For example, before his death, the director of the Louvre, Jacques Sonier wrote in the message on the ground with an invisible pen: ": Go and find Yang Xuan".
For ordinary people, it is a post-script that is very common in letters, but for the heroine Sophie Neff, this is the abbreviation of her grandfather's love for her, Princess Sophie.
Not only that, but it is also because the director knew that his granddaughter was a descendant of the Melovin dynasty in France, so it is no exaggeration to call her a princess.
There are many such ways to disrupt the spelling order of letters in "The Da Vinci Code", thus hiding some real clues.
For example, the first line of Sonyer's last words is the continuous Fibonacci number that was disrupted, 13-3-2-21-1-1-8-5. After recovery by Professor Yang Xuan and others, the password to open the Zurich Bank safe.
For example, in the second line of the last words, the translation according to the Chinese meaning is "Ah, the harsh devil king". This sentence seems to be completely unsuccessful. The last words in the third line are also very unfriendly to Chinese readers, "Ah, the lame saint."
If you just read Chinese, I guess the detective Sherlock can't find any clues in this life, and even scratching his scalp can't be analyzed.
This is the transposition word formation game unique to English letters!
Fortunately, the story took place in France. According to Zhang Chu's setting, the protagonist Yang Xuan is generally in French, and the main communication is English. This international language is used.
If you use the two sentences just now in the English table, then it is "o, draiandevil!" and "oh, mesaint!"
Such obvious hints have been revealed. If you are a detective or a fan of reasoning, you can fully use your brain to recombine the letters inside.
Therefore, it is not too difficult to restore these two clues to the true meaning, it is just to see if you have this leisure and the attention you read!
After the protagonist reasoned out "leonardo-da-vini" and "themona-lisa" were reasoned out, the story naturally continued to develop later.
This is just the beginning part, and there are many similar tricks behind it that can firmly grasp the readers' vision!
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"I understand these versions, but we have never discussed the illustration collector's version. What pictures do you want to put in it?"
Zhou Kang asked in confusion.
Zhang Chu was a little surprised. He turned his head, "No way, there is no discussion about such a big thing?"
"You must have forgotten. You haven't written it. How can we know what pictures we want? This is a troublesome thing!" Zhou Kang suddenly laughed, "But the one who deserves a headache must be the editor of the publisher, it has nothing to do with me."
More than 100 illustrations must not only be appropriate in content and size, but also be placed in the right position.
The most important thing is how to get so many pictures in a short time. This is not a carrot or cabbage, you can take it as long as you want.
Fortunately, Zhang Chu and Nanhai Publishing Company are not alone, and they have enough partners.
Random House has a good influence in the United Kingdom and the United States, and has cooperative relationships with those libraries and art centers. It will definitely be much more convenient and quick to ask them to come out to find the UK to get pictures, and maybe the price will be much more discounted.
Zhang Chu also has a cooperative publishing house in France, and both of his works have been translated into French and published.
This is the best thing to do with connections. If you are not familiar with the place, you must choose an acquaintance to help!
"You can help me pass the news to Nanhai Publishing Company, Random House and St. Paul Publishing Company. I still have classes tomorrow, so I have to go back and rest early."
As a boss, you have this kind of benefit. If you don’t want to do things, you will leave them to your subordinates. Now Zhang Chu has fully enjoyed it.
Zhou Kang was speechless for a while and received another hot potato!
"Who will choose these pictures then? Will you be responsible for the publishing agency?" This question still needs to be clarified.
"I will choose at that time. The covers and illustrations must be used uniformly in the English version, the Chinese version, the French version, or the rest of the language version in the future. This will make it more comfortable to keep it consistent. If they are efficient, I will choose these pictures when I go to Europe on holidays!"
It’s also good to spend half a day doing your job. Zhang Chu feels that he can also visit the museums, observatories, archives, etc. internally.
Zhou Kang nodded and replied: "It's good that you are happy. Be careful when traveling to Europe. Don't act alone. That's too dangerous. It's better to have a companion."
"Well, try your best!" Zhang Chu is thinking about the road on his own, which can save a lot of trouble.
Maybe you can have some love affair in Europe, and the girls in Nordic and Western Europe all look very beautiful!
After the two ended the conversation, they evacuated from the company one after another. The staff of the technical department are conducting digital verification and can leave after the verification is completed.
Yanjing at night is a city that never sleeps. He drove his vehicle towards the community, but before he even entered the gate, he was attracted by the barbecue stall on the roadside!
How can I not reward my stomach if I have worked hard all day?
Chapter completed!