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Chapter 142 Live Interview
Due to the controversy caused by Zheng Jing's previous outrageous remarks, the book "The Da Vinci Code" has attracted a lot of attention.

After the books were released, they were sold out immediately and many bookstores were rushing to restock them.

Fortunately, the printing stock is relatively sufficient.

In just one week, "The Da Vinci Code" sold 32 copies in the country.

And it caused a lot of heated discussion.

Pirated copies of the book also began to appear, further increasing the popularity of the book.

Those who criticized Zheng Jing before can no longer raise their voices this time.

Because Zheng Jing brought out the real stuff, the book "The Da Vinci Code" does have something interesting.

All major media outlets want to interview Zheng Jing and ask him to talk about his current feelings and interpret the book "The Da Vinci Code".

But Zheng Jing was focused on filming and turned down all the interviews.

On the evening of February 2th, Upper East Side, New York City.

Amanda walked into a mansion holding a gift.

A mother and daughter stood at the door to greet her.

"Welcome Amanda, why isn't Annie here?"

Amanda hugged her aunt and sister Lydia, then explained, "Mom has a meeting today and will be late."

Today is the birthday of Amanda's aunt, Patty Hearst, a direct member of the Hearst family.

When it comes to who is the most famous member of the Hearst family in the United States, Patty Hearst is definitely one of the strongest contenders.

When she was young, she was kidnapped by the left-wing organization "Symbiosis Liberation Army" in the United States. In the end, she was tamed by the organization, willingly became one of its members, and took the initiative to participate in many bank robberies.

Patty Hearst is the granddaughter of William Hearst and is a well-known socialite in the United States.

Her "legendary" experience naturally attracted the attention of the whole world.

Finally, it was regarded as a typical case of Stockholm syndrome in many psychology textbooks.

After the Symbiote Liberation Army was dismantled, Patty Hearst was also arrested.

The Hearst family could not bear to see their direct heir go to jail, so they used their connections to obtain a pardon from the chief, exonerating Patty Hearst from the charge of robbery.

After being released from prison, Patty has kept a low profile. For her birthday, she only invited a few relatives and friends to a banquet, and did not hold a grand celebration.

After hearing Amanda's explanation, Patty said, "Lydia also wants to be a model recently, you two should have a good chat."

In the United States, socialites will also maintain a certain exposure rate, act as models in commercials, and then transform into designers and develop fashion brands.

This is a very mature business chain.

Lydia is Patty's daughter, a few months younger than Amanda.

As a family heir, Lydia's situation is more difficult than Amanda's.

It was mainly because of Patty’s past that she was excluded from the family’s inner circle.

Amanda's mother, Anne Hearst, is one of the helmsmen of the Hearst Group and is responsible for the group's vital publishing business.

Amanda nodded and started chatting with Lydia.

About half an hour later, a beautiful young woman walked in.

She was about thirty-six or thirty-seven years old, with blonde hair, brown eyes, fair skin, delicate facial features, a curvy figure, and was very well maintained.

Beauty also costs money. Anne Hearst spends at least several million dollars on body maintenance every year.

Coupled with his booming career and the power he holds, he naturally looks radiant.

"Annie, my dear sister, you are here at last!"

After Anne came in, she became the absolute focus of the banquet.

She chatted with her sister for a few words, and then said to Amanda: "Amanda, you helped me a lot this time."

Amanda had a question mark on her face: "What help?"

Anne smiled and said, “The Da Vinci Code that you asked me to publish before is selling like hot cakes!

The book sold more than 15 copies in a single week, directly topping the New York Times bestseller list.

The key is that "The Da Vinci Code" has a very good reputation, and its interpretation of religion is very bold and controversial.

The popularity of book-related topics is increasing, and the sales potential is huge.

We were discussing this book at the meeting just now.

The group will focus on promoting "The Da Vinci Code" next.

As long as it works well, the potential royalties from this book will be at least 2 million yuan.”

In its previous life, "The Da Vinci Code" topped the New York Times bestseller list immediately after it was released, and remained number one for 76 consecutive weeks.

In terms of single-volume sales alone, "The Da Vinci Code" is not inferior to "Harry Potter".

The royalties from this kind of best-selling book are outrageous.

Even Hearst couldn't ignore such a popular book.

For Anne, "The Da Vinci Code" was "discovered" by her keen eyes.

This is also a very impressive achievement, which will help consolidate her position in the family.

In fact, neither Amanda nor Anne has watched "The Da Vinci Code" to this day.

Amanda doesn't like reading novels, so she recommended this book to her mother mainly to help teacher Zheng Jing.

Anne was just helping her daughter by giving "The Da Vinci Code" A-level treatment - royalties sharing from a well-known author, prominent placement in bookstores, a preface recommendation by a famous writer, and so on.

It's just the publication of a book. As the person in charge of the publishing business, Anne would never bother to read it.

Unexpectedly, this time, "The Da Vinci Code" became a hit book.

Anne is not stupid, so she naturally tells a good story.

It was her unique vision that enabled her to discover this book in China, which brought such huge profits to the group.

Amanda was also surprised to hear her mother's words.

Her mind worked quickly, and she said with a smile: "My teacher is very mysterious and powerful, and is proficient in many skills.

I knew that his book would be a success, so I recommended it to my mother." Anne was very happy, and she said, "Don't worry, I will not reduce your share of the reward.

Contact your teacher now and ask him to come to the United States to do publicity.

I've seen Zheng's photos. He looks sunny and handsome. If we package him, it will definitely increase the sales of his books."

Amanda checked the time and said, "Okay, I'll call the teacher now."

Zheng Jing received a call from Amanda while he was having breakfast on the set.

"I'm very busy recently and can't spare the time." Zheng Jing said, "Maybe I won't have time to go to the United States until May."

Not only does Zheng Jing have to film, but Full House is scheduled to be aired on March 3th, and Lu Bu and Diao Chan will premiere in Japan on March 15th.

He will promote both TV series.

At that time, we will not only record programs and participate in activities in the country, but also go to Japan and Korea.

Because of this, Zheng Jing's scenes were all concentrated and filmed in advance so that he could find time to take leave later.

He has been very busy filming recently and has hardly paid attention to anything going on in the outside world.

After hearing Zheng Jing's words, Amanda advised: "Teacher, how much money can you make from filming a movie?

If "The Da Vinci Code" sells well, the annual revenue will be at least tens of millions of yuan, and this will happen every year.

Subsequent copyright operations can make a lot of money.”

Zheng Jing smiled. Amanda's words made sense.

But he has a cheat, he films for the role card rewards, which other people don't understand.

After thinking for a while, Zheng Jing said, "How about this, let's set a time and hold two promotional activities online.

Yahoo had been wanting to interview me.

Why not just follow the Yahoo website event and do a live text and picture interview, and interact with netizens on the spot to answer everyone's questions.

If we promote offline, it will take at least until May.”

Amanda's eyes lit up and she said, "That's a good idea!

The interview video can then be edited and broadcast on TV.

Don't worry, teacher. I will participate in the publicity and planning to ensure your interests."

Although she is only 16 years old, Amanda is very smart and resourceful.

She took advantage of her teacher-student relationship with Zheng Jing and participated in the promotion of the book. Not only could she get a bonus from her mother, but she could also exercise her organizational skills.

On Zheng Jing's side, Amanda did not mention her mother at all, asking Zheng Jing to remember her favor.

"OK, it's best to schedule it in the evening when I'm here."

"no problem."

Anne and Amanda are both decisive people, Zheng Jing is also very decisive, and Yahoo is also very interested in this event.

So things moved very quickly.

On the morning of February 2th, Yanjing time, a group of people from Yahoo! appeared at the crew of "Emperor Wu of Han" and began to set up the venue for the interview.

A special column for this interview was also opened on Yahoo's website.

At 10 a.m., Yahoo published the first message of the column.

[The interview team has arrived at the Hanwu Emperor crew and is setting up the interview venue. We are now collecting interview questions. Everyone is welcome to leave comments. ]

Yahoo's live broadcast of this interview was broadcast simultaneously at home and abroad.

It’s just that domestic press releases are updated in real time on Yahoo’s Chinese website, while overseas press releases are updated on the English website.

At the same time, questions from netizens at home and abroad were collected.

After the first webpage message came out, there were a lot of comments soon.

Domestic audiences are more concerned with gossip and entertainment.

"I want to ask why Zheng Jing only scored 453 points in the college entrance examination. Did he really just take the exam casually?"

"Please ask Zheng Jing to comment on Gao Xiaosong. This clown was still stubborn a few days ago, saying that The Da Vinci Code was not worth mentioning and no one paid attention to it abroad."

"Teacher Zheng Jing, the editor of Huamin Daily, Ma Licheng, was fired. He said that he was framed by you. Is this true?"

"Is the ending of Lü Bu and Diao Chan a tragedy or a comedy? If it's a tragedy, I won't watch it."

"Excuse me, can Zheng Jing really spin the cart? If so, would you mind showing me how to spin the cart? I'd like to buy a ticket to watch it."

……

Foreign netizens, especially those in the United States, don’t know much about Zheng Jing’s affairs, and their questions are more about the book "The Da Vinci Code".

"Is Leonardo da Vinci really made of glass? Why is there a woman in the painting of the Last Supper?"

"Is it true that female worship is suppressed by Christianity? I would like Zheng to explain in detail."

"The book says that the Priory of Sion has existed for centuries, but some say that this organization was established after World War II and has only existed for a few decades. Please answer this question, Zheng."

……

At 9 o'clock in the evening, Zheng Jing finished a day's filming and came to the interview room.

Before the interview, he took several photos with the reporters and posted them on Yahoo to prove that the interview was real-time.

The reporter sent by Yahoo to interview is named Yagert, a well-known reporter in Yahoo's Asia-Pacific region who can speak Chinese.

After seeing Zheng Jing, he was very polite.

"Hello, Mr. Zheng, welcome to our interview."

No matter where they are, scholars are always respected.

After "The Da Vinci Code" became popular, Zheng Jing's identity suddenly changed from a celebrity actor to a talented writer.

In the crew, many people no longer called him Master Jing or Mr. Zheng, but instead called him Teacher Zheng.

Invisibly, the level of quality has been greatly improved.

(End of this chapter)