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

Chapter 300 Internal Highest Rating

The miracle of sales of over two million on the first day was not only an achievement but also a huge advertisement.

Not to mention those who like reading, even those who don’t read much may become curious because of such outstanding first-day results.

For novels like "Infinite World", which were originally online novels, the attractiveness of the plot is their means of making a living, and they are best at attracting people to read on.

Even if you just want to read the beginning, you will probably buy it and finish it.

This was clearly reflected in the subsequent sales.

After the first day's results came out, the sales of the three books in the entire series were rising almost in parallel, and of course the third book's growth was even faster.

A week later, the first week's sales data came out.

"Infinite World 3" reached 300 million copies.

Judging from the trend, this book will reach tens of millions of sales at a much faster rate than the previous two.

More importantly, the word of mouth is very good.

A picky website like Baidu gave it a rating of 8.9.

Dangdang.com in China and Amazon abroad require readers to give ratings after purchasing the products. The two websites gave 9.7 and 92% five-star ratings respectively.

Professional reviews are also very good, with almost no particularly obvious negative reviews.

Even some very difficult literary critics look down on the literary quality of the "Infinite World" series.

But when talking about this work, I have to say that the plot of this book is very cleverly designed and it is very attractive to read on.

This wave is a dimensionality reduction attack from top online literature, targeting the weaknesses of human nature, and is designed to make people feel comfortable reading it.

Eric, president of Disney Publishing, presented all the relevant data and evaluations one by one when he made a report at the headquarters.

"It looks good. What do you think about the film and television adaptation of this book?"

Robert Egger asked directly after listening to the report.

"I support it 100 percent. This book has a large audience all over the world. Anyone who has read the book generally likes it very much. This will be the natural audience for the adapted movie."

Ackerly answered decisively.

"Moreover, as long as our film is of good quality and can attract a certain number of audiences other than fans of the original novel, they will be attracted to read the book and become loyal fans, which will then increase the audience for the next film, thus forming a positive cycle."

Egg said thoughtfully, "It seems that you are very confident in this book."

“Yes, sir, I have read the novels in this series, and it is really magical.

The news that he temporarily gave up flour because he wanted to read books was not a rumor, but a true story. "

"Okay, I see."

In his mind, Robert Egger added another weight to this project and then fell into deep thought.

It's time to conduct preliminary research on the "Infinite World" project and then determine its internal rating.

He then called the film and television, marketing and promotion departments and asked them to come to the office to discuss the matter.

At the same time, at Marvel's headquarters, Kevin Feige was talking to Stan Lee about the recently popular "Infinity Worlds 3".

"In this book, there is an adaptation and re-telling of the plot of Avengers: Infinity War. I wonder if you have seen it?"

“Of course, as a creator, it is essential to always pay attention to the top works on the market.”

Stan Lee lit a cigarette, took a puff, and then slowly replied,
“This part of his story is quite different from the comics, and Iron Man is also very charming and a very important character in it.

And to some extent, the description in the novel is very similar to Downey's performance, and I think Chen did it on purpose."

Kevin Feige nodded, took out a cigar from the drawer and started puffing.

"I think so too. Iron Man is about to be released. I feel like Chen has more confidence in Iron Man than we do."

"That's a good thing. I heard that Chen has always had a good eye and has never failed. I like working with guys like him."

Stan Lee has a point.

"I understand, but it's too early to say that now. We are still uncertain whether we can succeed, and others may not necessarily look up to us."

"That's true. I'm just making this suggestion. After all, Chen is a popular screenwriter in Hollywood, and now that this book has caused such a big stir, it's impossible for Disney not to take follow-up action.

If we act too late, there might not be a chance for cooperation.”

"Let's wait and see." Kevin Feige still has this opinion.

He has enough confidence in his big plan, especially Chen, this amazing guy, is also full of confidence in his movie.

This is even better.

……

At this time, Chen Linfeng's team had completed promotional activities in Southeast Asia and Central Asia.

During this period, almost everyone has become a frequent flyer, and everyone is exhausted.

Sister Mei not only needs to coordinate with the local authorities, but also needs to set off in advance to confirm details such as the scale of publicity, reception and accommodation locations, security plans, etc.

After the team members carried out the publicity, she had to go to the next location and continue the above operations. She could be said to be the most tired person.

But Sister Mei seemed to have endless energy and showed no signs of fatigue at all.

Now, she talked to Chen Linfeng about the next plan.

"The promotion is over. According to the booking process, we have to go to Los Angeles first to participate in the celebrations prepared by Disney. Then there is the acquisition plan you mentioned earlier, and now it is time to start it."

"Hmm? Oh, I understand." Chen Linfeng's sleepiness disappeared and he remembered his previous plan.

Now it is 08 and the financial crisis has begun to erupt.

Although it hasn't reached its climax yet, some actions can already begin.

Chen Linfeng's target this time is Summit Entertainment, the producer of "Twilight", and he is going to acquire it.

If you want to acquire a company, you need to prepare in advance.

After all, it is a large-scale systematic project. Deliberation and negotiation take time. It will take at least half a year to complete.

This is for companies that are not very large, not to mention large companies, where this has been a common occurrence for several years.

Summit Entertainment is certainly not having an easy time right now. The financial crisis has affected too many areas, and the direct and indirect impacts will not be small.

The key is that we don’t know what the outcome of the Twilight project will be yet, so it’s relatively good timing.

It will be a good discussion before the movie is released at the end of November this year.

But as mentioned before, if you want to negotiate it before November, you have to start now.

After getting off the plane, Chen Linfeng began to contact his connections in the United States.

In the previous few years, he had been involved in investment and equity operations, through which he got to know some middle-level figures on Wall Street.

It is difficult to ask them to help with something, but it is easy to ask for some information or introduce some contacts.

Foreigners who want to acquire Emilyken's companies need to obtain approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

This period was a period of friendly relations between China and Emily Ken, and the process was not difficult.

After all, Summit Entertainment is just a small company now, and it can be found everywhere in Hollywood, but there is nothing noteworthy about it.

CFIUS will not specifically block a review.

In addition, the acquisition process also involves a number of agencies such as consulting companies and law firms, so that everyone can get a piece of the pie.

Chen Linfeng spent some time looking for relevant cooperative institutions and determining the acquisition principles, and then asked Sister Mei to follow up.

He took time off to attend the celebration held by Disney.

The event itself wasn’t much to say, but Robert Iger’s presence was somewhat unexpected.

"Chen, congratulations on your work achieving such great results."

"Thank you."

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Egg stated the purpose of his visit.

"I have to say that your third novel gave me a big surprise. The company gave Infinite World the highest rating of the year. I think this project should be launched now, right?"

Chen Linfeng was somewhat surprised by the other party's rating.

This is almost on the same level as "Pirates of the Caribbean". Of course, the Pirates series is the core of the core, so it is definitely different.

But considering that "Pirates of the Caribbean" was originally a movie made to promote its pirate amusement park, the early rating should have been lower and only rose later.

In comparison, the rating of "Infinite World" is a bit exaggerated.

"Of course, we already have a tacit understanding, right? I have no problem with the early stage project establishment and investment, but I hope to postpone the formal preparations to next year."

Robert Egger frowned and said, "You haven't given up that idea yet?"

“Of course, this is my original intention for writing novels.”

"I have to tell you, this is Hollywood, your demands are hard to achieve, and it's too difficult for Asian characters to be recognized as the leading roles."

Chen Linfeng also frowned, "With the addition of the box office revenue from such a large region in Eastern Asia as a supplement, is it still not enough?"

Iger shook his head. "To be honest, it's not enough. The box office performance in these places can only be used as a supplement and cannot be a formal consideration.

Besides, although your popularity there is quite good, as the protagonist of the movie, whether you can attract box office is still an unconfirmed thing. "

Chen Linfeng spread his hands, "But the sales of Infinite World 3 this time have already demonstrated my influence in East Asia and Southeast Asia."

The atmosphere suddenly became a little solemn.

Chen Linfeng was actually a little distressed. Originally, the higher rating of "Infinite World" within Disney was a good thing.

This means that Disney will invest the maximum amount of resources, including pre-production investment, special effects, actors, and other aspects of production costs, as well as post-production publicity, which are all top-level projects.

But in this way, the higher the investment, the more unbearable the risk of failure of the project.

If it was just a medium-sized movie, Chen Linfeng, a popular star with huge influence in Asia and the author, would have a huge say in the project, and the work itself would have set the male protagonist to have yellow skin.

With the triple blessing, everything should go smoothly.

Chen Linfeng had originally planned to push it to this time.

But who knew there would still be some problems.

After holding it back for several years, the readership itself is extremely hungry, and the film and television dramas have created too many fan groups.

In addition, Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is coming to an end, and the company wants to find a new series as a profit growth point, so it has significantly increased the scale of its publicity.

Due to several reasons, the performance of "Infinite World 3" far exceeded expectations.

Disney has given the highest ratings and investments to its adapted films.

In this case, the choice of the protagonist is not a small problem.

(End of this chapter)