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

Chapter 405: Writer Xiao Chen appears again

It was also mid-April, before Chen Linfeng joined the group.

After being translated, the new draft of the novel "Destiny" finally has a release date.

It was in June, just in time for a wave of students to have their holidays.

Chen Linfeng's book fans now come from all age groups.

Adults who loved reading his novels back then are still chasing after his new books.

Many of the children at that time were his fans because they grew up hearing his name.

There is almost no student body that doesn't know him.

As soon as the news of the expected release of the new book was released, it immediately spread throughout the entire Internet.

Fans rushed to tell each other, and they almost burned paper to tell their deceased relatives and friends the good news.

"My youth is back, and the third book is finally out."

"Do you know how long I've been waiting? Ten years! Ten whole years!"

"I've read and played the first two novels, along with the anime and games, countless times. Finally, the third book is out."

"It has been pre-ordered and will be shipped in two months."

"It's still a long time. I can't wait any longer."

"..."

Compared with ordinary book lovers, the online literature circle reacted more strongly to this.

The pen name Qilin is almost a legend in the online literature circle, and too many people have started writing novels by imitating his writing style.

It can be said that there are many people who are influenced by Chen Linfeng's writing style and plot design methods.

Many online writers directly ask for leave in advance, saying that they will buy books to read when the time comes.

It also helped to advertise invisibly.

Chen Linfeng really doesn't need any publicity for his book now, as there are too many people helping to spread the news.

Even in Japan, the development of the "Fate" series is no worse than that of its previous life, FATE.

Because of Chen Linfeng's own fame, the situation is much better.

Kyoto Animation's animation is also better than the previous version.

His policy of allowing fan creation has enabled the influence of the works to continue to spread and last.

In fact, some companies have thought about obtaining the copyright of "Destiny" and making film and television adaptations, but they were all rejected by Chen Linfeng.

Whether it is made into a movie or a TV series, the current level of special effects is not enough to properly express the various superpower settings in the novel.

It's better to leave it for the future.

"The Book of Life and Death" is slightly different, and it can actually be adapted into a film or television series now.

But Chen Linfeng still prefers animation, which is probably his way of thinking.

It was also produced by Kyoto Animation and released last year.

It happened to be the time when Chen Linfeng was promoting in Europe, and the show was broadcast as a July series.

Thanks to the popularity of "Sherlock Holmes", the performance was also good, with BD sales exceeding 5, which is the level of a masterpiece that surpasses the wall of masterpieces.

Thanks to Chen Linfeng's reward measures for the animation adaptation of his works, Kyoto Animation has made a lot of money from him.

Even though Kyoto Animation is now focusing on its own adaptations and rarely accepts any external roles.

But Chen Linfeng is the unique exception.

KyoAni is now eyeing several of his other works:

"Her", "Infinite Worlds", "Sherlock Holmes".

Given that "Sherlock Holmes" has been made into a British TV series and is extremely popular.

What they want to produce more are "Her" and "Infinite World".

However, in Chen Linfeng's opinion, it is better for "She" to remain in the form of pure literature, which will appear more serious literature.

In the past two years, "Her" has continued to win international awards and has been increasingly praised by the world as the times change.

Chen Linfeng has high hopes for its future.

As "Infinite World" is about to be made into a movie, it is naturally not appropriate to make an animated version.

Disney also does not allow copyright to be leaked.

Even Kodansha, the Japanese publishing company that first cooperated with Chen Linfeng, was only able to invest in movies and could not share in the subsequent profits.

The only one who can share the copyright is the original author Chen Linfeng.

If we continue counting like this, there will be no other long-form works that Kyoto Animation and others can adapt.

Therefore, when "Destiny 3" is about to be released, the happiest one is Kyoto Animation, because this is a new gold mine.

When Chen Linfeng was filming on the set, he received a call from there, wanting to discuss collaborating on adapting the animation.

As usual, he left the matter to Sister Mei to discuss, and began to think about the next steps for the novel.

At this point, he could have given up his efforts in literary publishing.

After all, it is time-consuming and the income is not as high as that of movies.

Even an art film like "Sunset", which spent a lot of money on public relations at Cannes and the Oscars, ultimately made more than 10 million yuan in revenue.

If it were a commercial film, the revenue would increase by several times.

But Chen Linfeng had other considerations.

His current identity seems to be that of a more famous director and actor, but in fact, for more ordinary people, his identity as a writer is more popular.

Popularity refers to the degree of respect and popularity.

There is no need to say much about respect. Being a writer is a high-end profession that is popular all over the world.

In terms of popularity, more people know Chen Linfeng through novels.

Even if you haven't seen his films or TV shows, or even read his novels, you probably know that he is a writer.

This is a very surprising phenomenon, and Chen Linfeng specifically asked the network team to analyze it.

The most likely possibility is that when he was very young, media from all over the world reported on him as a young writer.

This extreme mismatch between age and achievement is too easy to spread.

Many people know that there was a well-known writer in China who was less than 20 years old (at the time) and made a lot of money just by writing novels.

And use this to educate your own children. The overseas version of "Other People's Children" is.

After this impression was formed, when he became really famous through film and television, people immediately connected it to the previous rumors.

Many people will suddenly realize: "So it was him."

Therefore, when many people pay attention to his news, they will focus on his novel achievements.

This is also one of the reasons why Chen Linfeng's novels are easier to sell around the world.

He was reluctant to give up the impression that he had worked so hard to create in the hearts of the people of the world.

Therefore, the novel must continue to be written.

Chen Linfeng's consideration is to improve the past series of novels on the one hand, and to enhance and enrich the world of past novels by writing sequels.

For example, in "Infinite World", the experiences of teams such as the Devil Team, the God Team, and the Arctic Ocean Team can also be written about.

In addition, Zhang Jie’s previous experiences and the follow-up to the main text, a sequel similar to "Infinite Dawn" can also be written.

In fact, he had already tried a similar operation on "Destiny" before.

As for Nao Kinoko, she often communicated with him about the settings of the extra stories through emails online, and they both wrote some extra stories.

Including "King Arthur" and "King Zheng of Qin", etc., to depict the past of the servants.

The same can be done with Infinite World.

"The Book of Life and Death" previously set up a special affairs bureau, and this can also be used to introduce a new story.

In this way, previously completed novels can be expanded.

On the other hand, new books still need to be written.

A lot of the stock in Chen Linfeng's mind has been used up, and most of the remaining ones he has read are online novels.

There are not many online articles that are suitable for writing and publishing, even if the author is very famous in the publishing industry.

That doesn't leave much choice.

Chen Linfeng wrote down some options on paper and arranged them out, preparing to start a new series after finishing "Sherlock Holmes 3".

At present, "Sherlock Holmes" is still quite urgent. The BBC has urged us many times and it cannot be delayed any further.

They were anxious when they saw that there was only one novel left to adapt, and they were worried whether the subsequent plot could keep up.

British people also frequently appeal to him on European and American social media to write a book as soon as possible.

Chen Linfeng thought about his decision to continue writing novels and felt that he would not be able to escape the fate of being urged to update his novels, if not in this lifetime, at least in the next ten years.

……

It is now the beginning of May and the crew of "Your Name" has been traveling around and has changed several filming locations.

Now I have arrived in Shanghai.

The male and female protagonists are from the city and the country respectively. For the city, Chen Linfeng chose Shanghai as the representative of his intention.

The crew found corresponding venues for the subway and the classic staircase in the original film.

Speaking of which, shooting in the subway is quite troublesome. Otherwise, it would not be easy to clear a carriage for shooting without Chen Linfeng.

Especially since he was so famous, it almost caused traffic jam during the filming.

However, this kind of big news also increased the publicity of the movie to some extent, which has both pros and cons.

After a day of shooting, Chen Linfeng, Liu Qianqian and Sister Mei were discussing matters in the hotel.

The summer vacation is coming soon.

Sister Mei began to introduce the situation of this year's summer movie season.

First of all, in China, there are several films released in June, including "Lost on Journey", "The Battle of Shama Town", "Ocean Heaven" and "Ip Man Prequel".

In July, there are "The King of Triple Tap", "Aftershock", and several cartoons.

In August, there are "Full Alert", "The Expendables", "The Informer" and so on.

"This is a movie that has already confirmed its release date. I got the news from Huaying, Wanda, and some friends in the industry."

Chen Linfeng thought about it and decided to forget about June as he was not planning on releasing the film this month.

"Aftershock" in July was a strong opponent. Gangzi was at the peak of his creative career in the past few years, and he was not as dead as he was later.

It's those animated films that made him pay more attention.

One is "CJ7 Loves the Earth" and the other is "Dream Back to Jinsha City", neither of which I had heard of in my previous life.

The animation of this era is still not good enough. Not to mention the quality, the public's attention is too low.

This can be seen from the current development of V Station, animation is still too niche.

We have to wait until the post-90s generation enters universities in large numbers.

Chen Linfeng asked in detail about the release date of "Aftershock".

Sister Mei hesitated, "Xiao Feng, they have only tentatively scheduled it for July, and haven't confirmed it yet. I heard that they want to wait for us to confirm it before they can make a final decision.

Huayi even specifically sent a message hoping that we would not have a conflict over the date and that it would be best to discuss it privately so as not to hurt our reputation."

"Is that so?" Chen Linfeng pondered for a moment, "Let's choose the early July."

But then he wondered, "After Huayi went public, its stock price soared, but they didn't expand? Shouldn't everyone give way to him at this time?"

Sister Mei shook her head. "Of course they don't. It's just that they are not interested in this right now. I heard that they are making a lot of acquisitions in the capital market and are also preparing to enter the real-life entertainment industry."

Ah, before, we were ambitiously making movies and blockbusters, but it’s only been a short time.

It seems that these two people are still following the same path as in their previous life.

Chen Linfeng no longer thought about Huayi’s problems. It was better not to argue about this.

He looked at the calendar and thought, "You discuss it with Director Feng. It would be best if we take the time on the 9th. They will release it on the 23rd. There will be two weeks between them so that we don't affect each other."

There is a reason for choosing this time.

If it’s earlier, in June, students may not all have holidays. If it’s later, everyone may have already spent the money reserved for entertainment and may not be willing or have no money to watch a movie.

Therefore, during the summer vacation, the best time is generally around early July.

Sister Mei nodded and said, "I'll contact them later."

Chen Linfeng continued to ask, "In the United States, is there any news about the movies that will be released during the summer vacation?"

Sister Mei briefly told us the news she had received.

(End of this chapter)