Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 109 I Want to Be the Protagonist

Zuckerberg was very moved but refused. He would not accept investment from a foreigner, especially an individual.

"One million dollars for 100% of the shares."

Zuckerberg sat down again. This price and valuation of the company were too respectful to him.

The two of them communicated again and finally decided.

Chen Linfeng was not too happy even after the deal was done, because he would definitely not be able to keep these shares until the end. When the big players came in in the next few rounds, they would definitely clear out the small and medium shareholders.

It can only be considered as making a profit from the price difference, and the profit can be a hundred times.

But it's nice to make some money, it's always a good thing.

The next day, Paul Anderson, the producer of Resident Evil 2, came to visit.

It was the first time he met the original author who almost made him doubt his life.

After a brief greeting, he went straight to the point and stated his demands.

"So you want us to cooperate and promote each other?" Chen Linfeng was a little surprised, and his idea was indeed very interesting.

Just shoot a short film, the content of which is mainly the beginning of Infinite World 1, which not only includes the plot and characters of the Resident Evil movie, but also carries the promotion of the novel, killing two birds with one stone.

"Yes, I hope to bring your readers to the cinema to watch my Resident Evil 2."

Anderson made no secret of his purpose.

He further described his thoughts.

“The content of Resident Evil 2 can also be made into a fragmentary flashback, including other scenes that appear in the novel, with a simple set, and then presented in a quick cut way, which is not too difficult.

You could say that this short film is a promotional film, except that it promotes both your new book and our film.”

Today is different from the past. Infinite World is selling well in the North American market and is not lacking in popularity.

On the contrary, Resident Evil 2 needs more publicity. The second film in a series often greatly affects the development of subsequent films.

So Anderson took the initiative to come to him.

Chen Linfeng asked in confusion, "If I remember correctly, the premiere of Resident Evil 2 will be next month. Is it too late to shoot now?"

Anderson said confidently, "Of course we have time. The main sets are ready, and I can find the actors. It will be done in a week at most."

Mei refused directly, "This will conflict with our original new book promotion activities, and the publisher will not agree to it."

"Can't we coordinate?"

Anderson discussed the itinerary with Sister Mei.

Chen Linfeng was very interested and eager to try it out.

I've long wanted to bring my writings to the screen, so now it might as well be a short film to satisfy my craving.

He winked at Sister Mei, asking her to stop objecting.

Then he said to Anderson, "You can make a promotional video, but I want to play the leading role."

He has never been shy about wanting to play the roles in his own works.

Anderson looked at the other person in surprise, then looked Chen Linfeng up and down.

Asian men generally have younger faces. It would not be a bad idea for this guy to put on some makeup. At most, he could spend some time on his clothes to enhance his figure and make him look less thin.

But before coming here, he had never considered using Chinese people as the protagonist, and he was very hesitant.

Chen Linfeng then explained, "I made it very clear in the book that the character Zheng is Chinese. Since I have to face my book fans, I have to respect the original work so that they will like it."

"The most important thing is to let them get used to and confirm that the protagonist of this book is a Chinese." This is what he really thinks.

Even if the short film is not accepted, it will not have much impact on all parties, so it is a good time to give it a try.

Anderson may have thought of this and finally agreed.

After participating in the promotional activities for a few days, Pete came to Chen Linfeng's room again, and this time he brought someone with him.

"Let me introduce you. This is Marico Simmons from Disney, also from the publicity and promotion department."

After the two sides introduced themselves to each other, Simmons directly stated his intention.

"We heard about Anderson's short film project and want to join in."

Chen Linfeng was not surprised to hear this, as Pete had revealed the news to him in advance.

Simmons' requirements were simple: it had to have a presence in the short film and the Disney logo had to be added at the beginning.

It’s fine if the short film mainly follows the plot of Resident Evil 1, but the flashbacks must include Pirates of the Caribbean.

Large companies already have daily marketing tasks, not to mention that the book Infinite World has been under the watchful eyes of the headquarters. They will not allow the original author to cooperate with other companies alone.

Even though Constantine Films is a small company.

This would give other Hollywood moguls the misleading impression that Disney had given up its claim to the book.

Chen Linfeng had no objection to this, he just asked him to communicate with Anderson.

However, Simmons immediately proposed to replace the male lead of the short film with a white male lead.

Chen Linfeng's face immediately darkened. "Impossible, the male lead must be Chinese. This is my work. I will not allow the protagonist's skin color to be changed."

Other characters have already been adjusted in the short film due to the European and American markets. It would be too much to want to go further.

"Chen, this is the United States. People don't want to see a Chinese protagonist. You shouldn't be too obsessed with this."

"Then I'd rather not have this short film. You know, I don't care about it anyway."

"Chen, you are a little stubborn. Hollywood doesn't give opportunities easily. I thought you would understand."

Seeing that the situation was not right, Pete quickly said, "Why are you so serious? We are just discussing, right?"

Sister Mei also immediately said some words to ease the situation, but her words also showed that she disagreed with changing the protagonist.

The two of them have always been like this, one plays the good guy and the other plays the bad guy, but the main theme is always determined by Chen Linfeng.

Seeing that Chen Linfeng was indeed resistant, Simmons did not mention the matter again after being persuaded by Pete.

After all, it’s just a short film at the moment.

In the following days, Chen Linfeng carried out the scheduled publicity plan as usual.

Among European countries, he mainly participated in promotional activities in several countries with a strong reading atmosphere among the people, such as Britain, France, Germany, Austria, etc. These countries are also the regions where his books sell best.

Since the release of Infinite World 1 in these regions, the average sales of the novel has exceeded 50 copies. Together with other European countries, the total sales in Europe have exceeded 300 million.

But it’s only been about two years.

Chen Linfeng's novels have topped sales charts in several countries where they are being promoted.

Therefore, when promoting, the feedback is still good, at least we will not fall into the dilemma of no fans participating in the interaction.

After ten days of promotion, Chen Linfeng returned to Emily Ken again.

Anderson has the crew ready.

Several major actors from Resident Evil 1 are already in place.

Those actors who didn't have many roles in the movie and had already left the screen were obviously a little excited.

Of course, they wouldn't be able to act in a short film, but they all thought that if the novel was really adapted into a big screen, then they might have a chance to appear in it.

"Infinite World" is a best-seller, so the investment in the movie will definitely not be small.

Milla Jovovich came over and greeted Chen Linfeng.

(End of this chapter)