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

Chapter 283 Irreconcilable Enemies!
After dinner, Chen Linfeng strolled around the film and television city.

"Reply 1990" is located in a newly developed area, which is quite far away from the previous Tang Dynasty-style area.

That is the main part with a lot of people, and various service projects, such as restaurants and hotels, are also mostly there.

Chen Linfeng looked around. The densely packed streets, dozens of well-decorated ancient buildings, and the majestic Tang Dynasty Palace in the distance made him feel as if he was in the Tang Dynasty.

The film and television city in Ping City is, overall, already quite large.

At this time, there were obviously more than one crew with filming plans in the film and television city.

Many crews are wrapping up work as they finished late.

He had no purpose in mind and was just wandering around casually.

On the way, we met people from other film crews, and naturally, they all knew Chen Linfeng.

Those who are qualified will immediately come forward and greet respectfully when they see him.

They called him "Director Xiao Chen" and "Writer Xiao Chen".

When Chen Linfeng was walking around, he paid special attention to the overall composition of the personnel. There were many extras with some skills, and there were also quite a few handymen and stage managers.

There are also many local people who provide supporting services and earn money from the crew.

The film and television city has gained a firm foothold, and the next step is to consider the follow-up and how the company should develop.

The main focus here is on Qilin, which has already determined the future path.

Chen Linfeng is not prepared to invest a large amount of money in theaters.

Cinema chains are typical asset-heavy businesses. Not only do they require excessive amounts of capital, but they also do not provide any essential enhancement to the production and distribution of films.

Moreover, the operation of a cinema has very high requirements for management. In fact, this type of chain has a large number of employees, low profit margins, and is a large enterprise that needs to reduce costs to the extreme, so it has very high requirements for management personnel.

It's not something that someone like Chen Linfeng, who has never experienced this in his previous life, can handle.

That's another track entirely.

What he was thinking about was how to make use of publicity and distribution to gain control of public opinion.

To put it bluntly, it means following a path similar to that of Hollywood's Warner Bros.

When the company develops to a higher stage in the future, we will consider investing in other fields to see if we can achieve the same high-end entertainment as Disney.

Chen Linfeng's thought in this direction is also related to the current time point.

In the second half of this year, a website with great potential will emerge.

The video barrage website, later known as V Station, has been in operation for nearly half a year.

Although P station won in the previous life, this track was undoubtedly occupied by V station first.

An uncle named Chen was a loyal user of v-station. However, he left v-station in 09 because he was dissatisfied with various problems of v-station and decided to create p-station.

It can be said that if the v site does not make any mistakes, there will be no p at all.

Chen Linfeng has been observing V Station for some time and has indeed found many problems.

He planned to buy it after the new year.

Chen Rui doesn't have to run away. He can just come and work for him. With a time traveler to give him directions, at least he can still use one website.

After all, website construction and operation focus more on products and do not involve too many management issues.

The most important thing is that this track is relatively low-key. Starting from the two-dimensional world, when the development period comes, it can no longer tolerate external competitors.

There will be no penguin copy-paste problems.

Of course, it is not enough to rely solely on such a video website, and subsequent Weibo also needs to be involved.

At least you have to ensure your right to speak.

Coupled with the short videos in the later 4G era, as long as they continue to be connected, Chen Linfeng can at least ensure that he will be in a safe position in terms of online public opinion.

The main purpose of distribution is publicity. As long as there is popularity, establishing distribution channels is not a difficult task.

What remains is the hard skills such as film and television production.

It is also where Chen Linfeng puts most of his energy.

Deep down, he didn't have much ambition for money. After all, from the moment he was born in this life, he was destined to have no shortage of it in the future.

Chen Linfeng's biggest desire for the future is still fame. He doesn't want to become a monster alienated by capital.

In the future, it is better to invest more money in profitable areas and watch it grow naturally.

Instead of worrying about the growth of your assets every day.

While I was thinking about these random things, I saw Liu Qianqian and Shu Chang walking towards me.

Liu Qianqian waved from afar, smiling as beautifully as a flower.

"Xiaofeng, why are you alone? What are you doing?"

"Come out for a walk and think about something."

"Oh, do you want to look around together?"

"Okay."

Chen Linfeng joined the team.

……

A week passed quickly, during which time the script was read through from beginning to end twice.

There are some changes every time.

Until the end, Chen Linfeng believed that the new version should have both local characteristics and character development.

It can be said to be in a relatively perfect state.

Everyone's understanding of the script is much higher than it was at the beginning.

Next up is New Year’s Day, which is a perfect time to allow the actors to have a holiday and then join the crew after New Year’s Day.

The opening ceremony and the official start of filming happened to be after the New Year's Day holiday.

While the crew was reading the script, because it was the end of the Gregorian calendar year, the media were doing their annual summary of 2007 as usual.

“My Love from the Star” is a topic that cannot be avoided no matter what.

Along with its widespread popularity in East Asia, it is now gradually being introduced to more distant regions, including Europe and the United States.

Of course, since these places have basically no channel capabilities, they all adopt a half-selling and half-giving-away model.

Even this is only possible because of Chen's reputation in the field of book publishing, which has made most countries at least aware of this person, and therefore relevant TV stations are interested in him.

At this point, the influence created by "My Love from the Star" has surpassed the original work.

Based on the information currently collected, domestic media estimate that within two years, about 30 countries or regions will have broadcast "My Love from the Star".

This has achieved the widest dissemination range in China in the past 20 years.

The most popular one, of course, is "Journey to the West", which is really incomparable.

For Chen Linfeng personally, this year he has not only achieved success in the film and television industry.

As time went by, his work as a writer grew and his reputation became more popular.

During the fall of this year, the UK's Booker Prize announced that "Sherlock Holmes 2" was shortlisted, but unfortunately it did not win the award.

This award is regarded as the highest award in the novel world in English-speaking countries and regions. Previously, novels not originally written in English were not accepted, and even works from the United States were not allowed to be nominated.

However, in 04, changes were made, and any work with an English translation could be nominated. Domestic media, especially literary media, attached great importance to the Booker Prize.

It’s just that at that time, everyone was reporting on the news of “My Love from the Star” and “Whiplash” winning the Golden Lion Awards, so it was somewhat ignored in public opinion.

Later, when I didn't win the award, the voices related to it became even smaller.

When it came time to review the achievements at the end of the year, being shortlisted for this award was also listed as one of the achievements, which actually had a slightly greater impact.

The good news in the field of fiction publishing doesn’t end there.

This year is the year when Chen Linfeng's novels have been recognized by Emily Ken and European countries in various professional fields.

Amazon's 2006 World's Top 10 Best Books;

Los Angeles Times' 20 best books of the year;
The New York Times's Ten Best Books of the Year;
The Times Book of the Year;
Time magazine recommends 100 must-read books (including all books in the past);

……

The novels on the list are mainly "Infinite World" and "Her". "Sherlock Holmes" is more popular in Europe, while "Destiny" is most popular in Japan.

Not only these world-class newspapers, but also many less famous awards have been won.

For example, the Trajectory Award, the Clarke Imagination Service Award, etc.

Of course, the one that actually won the award was almost all "Her".

After all, the other novels were too commercial and did not quite suit the tastes of the literary judges.

These major media recommendations and awards have come one after another. Maybe if you take one of them alone, the influence may not be that great, but when they are gradually added together, it makes a difference.

This is also the reason why Time magazine suddenly approached Chen Linfeng around April at the beginning of this year and put him on the cover again.

Achievements made only in the domestic sector may not necessarily be noticed by the United States in a timely manner; the main thing is that the influence in the United States has reached a new high.

At least there has been a breakthrough in terms of media influence.

Many people, including domestic media, were surprised only after receiving the statistics.

It turns out that Xiao Chen has not only made rapid progress in the film and television industry, but has also been busy in the field of physical novels.

The report quickly sparked widespread discussion.

It just so happens that it is New Year's Day, everyone is on holiday and has more time to surf the Internet.

The related topics are extremely hot.

But these have little to do with Chen Linfeng. He is in Wu City, visiting Liu Qianqian's aunt and grandmother with Qianqian.

Of course Liu Xiaoli was there too.

When Chen Linfeng arrived, he attracted the attention of the whole family.

Although she said she was Sissi's friend, in reality, everyone knew what was going on.

Especially the younger ones, who were stunned at first when they saw Chen Linfeng appear.

How come Xiao Chen is here? Am I in a dream now?
Some foolish ones even pinched their thighs hard.

only……

"Why are you pinching my thigh?"

"Let me see if I'm dreaming."

"Then pinch your own. Hiss, you're so cruel."

The girls were even more jealous, as Professor Chen was their dream lover, but who knew that someone else got there first.

Liu Qianqian, you are my sworn enemy!
Although this was the first time Chen Linfeng had experienced such a thing in his two lifetimes, he had already gotten used to it.

He spoke in a very clever way and soon made the elders happy.

Several young people also quickly became familiar with each other.

The price is just a few signatures.

The old man was quite anxious and asked about marriage on the spot.

This caused Liu Qianqian to object immediately.

"Grandma, we are still young. Why are you in such a hurry?"

"What's so small? It's not small anymore. If you let it go, the child can run and jump."

Liu Xiaoli helped explain, "She's not even of legal age. Xiao Chen is a few months younger than Xixi."

"Oh, that's a little small."

Grandma was very fond of Xiao Chen, "This child is so handsome, and I'm sure your children will be good-looking in the future."

Before Chen Linfeng could do anything, Liu Qianqian was already embarrassed.

He even said some stupid things like "I won't have children" and "I won't let you see even if I give birth", which made everyone laugh.

After staying in Wu City for one night, the two left.

Even though they were very cautious, reporters still discovered that the two of them were going to Wu City together.

Speculation soon emerged in media reports.

"Could it be that Xiao Chen and Liu Qianqian have gotten together and are they dating?"

"Today, I saw Xiao Chen and Liu Xixi going out to play together. It seems that they have feelings for each other."

I didn't dare to think further.

It’s also their fault that they disguised themselves too well. The identities of classmates and friends were able to cover up the problem too well.

Despite this, such news still sparked speculation and discussion among the public.

"It can't be true. It feels like I'm going there to discuss something."

"Yeah, usually these two hang out together, just like good friends. Shu Chang sometimes plays with Xiao Chen, and it feels like it's the same this time."

"It would be great if these two really dated. It would be a pure pleasure to see two good-looking people dating."

"No, Sister Fairy is mine, Xiao Chen can't take it away from me!"

"That's right, it's better for Brother Feng to be single for the rest of his life. If he ever falls in love and gets married, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it."

"Yes, Professor Chen, please don't abandon me. If you don't get married, everyone will be your girlfriend."

"That's enough of the above. Xiao Chen really doesn't want to get married. It's only a matter of time."

"Anyway, I don't want to see any good news about him and others."

"I am a CP fan, I support these two people getting together."

"..."

Chen Linfeng paid special attention to the information on the Internet. The CP party and the single pushers were basically evenly matched, which was much better than he expected.

Liu Xixi has more individual fans, but CP fans also account for a large proportion.

Even individual fans generally have a good impression of Chen Linfeng, at least they don't have much resistance to the ambiguous news about the two of them.

As long as they continue to produce classic dramas and high-quality characters smoothly, I think it will be open to the public in less than two years.

After New Year's Day, the crew quickly reunited, and the media attention it attracted this time reached a peak again.

After all, it was after "You Who Came From the Stars" that Xiao Chen made his second move.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it as highly anticipated.
(End of this chapter)