Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

The next day, Shanhe invited Ning Hao and Xing Aina to their home in Zizhuyuan.

"Brother, Sister Na, this is my mother Xie Meiyu, and this is my manager Qu Ling. They just arrived yesterday." Shanhe introduced Ning Hao and the two.

After a few people exchanged pleasantries, they sat down and talked about the investment in "Incense".

"Ning Hao, I studied your script all night yesterday. The writing is great, but as a movie, the plot is still a bit thin. You need to use other techniques to make up for this. It will test the director's ability. Shanhe is very optimistic about you. I As his agent, his opinions will naturally be the main ones. Now you need to provide me with the shooting plan and cost budget. After we review it, the funds will arrive. At the same time, a company representative will join the crew to complete the project with you. Film shooting." Qu Ling made a request to Ning Hao.

After hearing this, Ning Hao looked at his girlfriend and responded to Qu Ling: "Ms. Qu, we have already started working on the shooting plan and budget, and it will be completed in three or four days."

"You and Shanhe are friends, so please call me Aunt Qu. Our cooperation should not be limited to just this one time!" Qu Ling said to Ning Hao with a smile, "I heard from Xiaohe that your team is all classmates and friends. In the last movie It’s basically free help. Let me give you a suggestion. You should fully consider the team’s remuneration in your budget, and of course your own remuneration.”

Ning Hao thought for a while and responded: "Thank you Aunt Qu for the reminder. I will consider this."

Qu Ling nodded, "In addition, I discussed with Shanhe yesterday. This time your team will receive a 20% profit share, which can be included in the contract."

Qu Ling's words surprised both Ning Hao and Xing Aina. Their thoughts at this time were simple and they only wanted to make the film. They had basically not considered the income and were not sure about recovering their investment.

Shanhe poured a glass of water for Ning Hao and Ning Hao, "Senior brother, Sister Na, Aunt Qu and I feel that the team still needs some motivation. You stabilize the team, and I want to hand over the adaptation of the new book to you."

"ah!"

Ning Hao and Xing Aina were confused by Shanhe's words. The rights to adapt Shanhe's novel were hotly speculated. Although due to the sluggish domestic film industry, there has not yet been an adaptation in China, but the potential is huge. Shanhe left the adaptation of the new book to himself. It’s a bit incredible!

Seeing that the two of them were a little confused, Shanhe continued to explain: "That's right, my new book is not suitable for adapting into a movie, but it is very suitable for being made into a TV series. Senior brother, are you interested in filming a TV series?"

Xing Aina came to her senses first and gave Ning Hao a push. Then Ning Hao drew his attention back and said, "Of course I'm interested. I'm not stupid!"

"That's okay. How long will it take you to complete "Incense"?" Shanhe asked.

"The scenes and structure of this movie are not very demanding. I was trying to save money at the beginning. The film should be ready within two months." Ning Hao replied.

Shanhe said to the two of them: "Brother, please finish filming "Incense" first. My new book will be on the shelves soon. Sister Na can start adapting the script first. Aunt Qu will contact the TV station. Then you can lead the team and discuss it with Aunt Qu. Do you think this is okay to discuss the shooting?"

Ning Hao and Ning Hao looked at each other. Only a fool would refuse to agree to such a good thing!

"no problem!"

"Then it's settled, senior brother, Sister Na will stay for lunch. My mother's skills are no worse than those of a professional chef. Let's have a taste of our hometown!" Shanhe said with a smile.

The two rejected it for a while, but Shanhe finally stayed.

Mother and Qu Ling went to the kitchen to process the ingredients, and Xing Aina also went to help. Shanhe and Ning Hao were making tea and chatting in the living room.

"Shanhe, you gave us such a big surprise this time, I'm still a little dizzy even now!"

Shanhe was busy with the tea art he learned from Ma Weidu, "Brother, you are too arrogant to belittle yourself. Your talent is visible to the naked eye. We are cooperating. I hope we can go deeper. It is not easy to get involved in the domestic film industry. Let's hug each other first." Tuan, haha!”

"Shanhe, what you said is really right. Look at "Thursday, Wednesday" winning the award. I originally thought that I could have a starting point, but it turned out that nothing has changed, and my mentality almost collapsed. It will be too difficult to make a film if you don’t have the resources later!” Ning Hao complained to Shan He.

"You don't need to think about that now. Let me tell you, Aunt Qu has a lot of resources at home and abroad. Senior brother, as long as you finish filming, she will definitely release it!" Shanhe gave it to Ning Hao. A reassurance.

"It seems that I really met a noble person this time!"

"Drink tea and try the skills I learned."

The two of them chatted about various shooting plans for "Incense" while sipping tea. Shanhe also introduced the outline of the story of "Under the Zhengyang Gate" to Ning Hao.

After a hearty Hakka-style lunch, Ning Hao and Xing Aina said goodbye and left.

Three days later, the project of "Incense" was officially launched. After Qu Ling signed the contract, she rushed back to the Magic City. She needed to oversee the release and distribution of "Under the Zhengyang Gate".

As soon as Qu Ling returned to the Magic City, the promotion of "Under the Zhengyang Sect" began. Antiques and the antique industry were listed as the focus of the promotion by Qu Ling.

Newspapers and magazines began to appear in reports that Shanhe's new book was about to be released, and major bookstores also began to promote it. "Under the Zhengyang Gate" began to appear in front of the public.

A week of pre-publicity has made almost all book fans aware of the news that Shanhe's new book will be released soon.

Beginning in 2001, China's Internet began to develop rapidly, Internet cafes began to become more and more popular, and the number of Internet users increased dramatically.

Take QQ as an example. Within half a year, the number of accounts increased from more than 20 million to more than 100 million. Although most people have several accounts, there are still nearly 30 million actual users.

Qu Lingke knew the importance of online publicity. She specifically contacted chat rooms and forums on major websites. Shanhe's new book became a hot topic on the Internet.

The QQ chat room even turned Shanhe’s books into a special topic.

The huge number of book fans accumulated by Shanhe began to make waves on the Internet.

"I heard that Shanhe is writing about antiques this time, which is interesting. I also have a few bottles and jars at home. I might get rich soon!"

"Shanhe should be the first to write a novel about the antiques industry! Maybe he can even make antiques popular!"

"It was already very popular, okay? Now antiques are becoming more and more valuable. The theme of mountains and rivers is quite realistic. I will definitely buy it."

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"A bunch of idiots, they use the antique industry to describe the changes in the country in the past 20 years. You are all scratching the surface. It's so superficial and ridiculous!"

"Antiques reflect people's hearts! This kind of thing is not uncommon. I have encountered it, and a whole family was beaten to death just for money!"

"What you said upstairs makes sense. I guess this is what Shanhe wrote. Twenty years ago, antiques were all junk!"

"My dad is fascinated by antiques. This new book by Shanhe has really touched his heart..."

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The news of Shanhe's new book really brought a lot of traffic to the antique industry. Ma Weidu also called Shanhe and said that the number of people visiting the museum had increased significantly during this period.

Shanhe had already seen the sample book of "Under the Zhengyang Gate", and Qu Ling sent a hundred copies to Shanhe.

The cover design of the new book is somewhat meaningful. The pure black Zhengyang Gate stands tall as the background, and colorful crowds of people shuttle back and forth underneath. The four big characters under Zhengyang Gate are printed on the plaque, which is very contemporary!

Opening the title page, a line of words came into view: Thanks to Mr. Ma Weidu and Fuguan Museum, they are the source of inspiration for this book!

Shan He held the new book and flipped it back and forth. The publishing work of Germination Publishing House was getting better and better. This new book was printed very exquisitely. Both the paper and typesetting were much improved than before. Of course, the price was also a bit more expensive. Twenty-one The price per unit is not cheap!

Shanhe began to write tributes on the sample books, and all acquaintances in the capital had to send them, including his roommate.

That afternoon, Shanhe was the first to find Ma Weidu who was staying in the Fuguan Museum.

Ma Weidu held a brand new sample book and looked at the words of thanks on the title page. He felt excited, "Hey, there is also a special page of words of thanks! Shanhe, you are such a man, but you have helped me a lot, so just bring it These few books are not enough, I will give them another twenty or thirty books and let them all take a look!"

"Master Ma, this is a sample book. The new book will not be officially released until next week. You can just read it first!"

"Don't be fooled by me. I've also published a book. Hurry up and I'll move back with you!" Ma Weidu was not polite.

"You are really good at competing, and it's only a few days away! Okay, don't empty the room for me, I'm the first one here!" Shanhe responded helplessly with a smile.

Within two days, almost everyone in Beijing knew about Shan He's new book, and Ma Wei was the prototype of the protagonist.

Unlike Shanhe's previous novels, the adaptation rights of "Under the Zhengyang Family" have only sparked competition among directors in the Beijing circle.

Zhao Baogang made several calls to Shanhe, and Ma Weidu also received several requests to introduce them to Shanhe.

"Under the Zhengyang Family" is indeed very suitable for TV directors in the Beijing circle. It has a pure Beijing flavor, it is about antiques, and it has great selling points. In addition, the entire plot spans twenty years, so it is very suitable to be made into a TV series with a full Beijing flavor. Got it!

Shanhe politely declined Zhao Baogang's invitation to cooperate, and Ma Weidu did not introduce Shanhe to his friends.

On December 11, 2001, Shanhe's new book "Under the Zhengyang Gate" was officially released for sale.

A milestone event also occurred on this day: China officially joined the World Trade Organization.

From this day on, China has obtained many passes to the international market. China's population and size will exert an extremely powerful siphon effect. China has finally spread its wings and is ready to soar into the sky at any time!

For the general public, the news of joining the WTO is not as eye-catching as the release of Shanhe's new book.

But most people of insight are cheering. As long as we survive the first round of impact, we will be able to stabilize our position, absorb funds and technology, and our huge size will make us invincible!

While Shanhe was watching the TV news with great joy, the staff in major bookstores in the capital were busy receiving the fans who flocked to Shanhe's books.

Different from the previous times, middle-aged people accounted for a large proportion of the buyers this time. The use of antiques to reflect the changes in the capital in the past two decades has aroused the interest of many people in the capital.

Wangfujing Book City, located in the North Second Ring Road, is the largest book market in Beijing.

Zhou Weihong has been working here for more than ten years. She has almost witnessed the development and changes of Chinese books since the 1980s.

In the 1980s, the literary market was extremely hot, and people lined up to buy books. Since the 1990s, literary books have begun to cool down. Most of them are no longer interested, and only a few people buy them. Various reference books are available. Both purchases and sales are booming!

Shanhe's new book went on sale today, and she seemed to be back in the late 1980s, when everyone was rushing to buy literary books.

The pile at the top of the stairs was quickly emptied. Zhou Weihong directed the salesperson to pull the cart to the warehouse to move books. The benches were filled with people trying to read the books at the bookshelf, and there were also many standing readers!

She even found several old people inside. Zhou Weihong walked up and patted a few young people on the bench, "Young man, let some of the older men sit down. You won't be tired from standing for a while!"

Several young people were a little ashamed, "We were so mesmerized that we didn't pay attention to our surroundings. Sir, please sit down while we go to check out!"

"Hi! Girl, I don't give in to old age. I haven't been to a bookstore for more than ten years. I heard that there is a good book about the antique industry. I stopped by to take a look. There is no need to sit down. I will go and pay with a few young men. !”

The elders probably came together on an appointment, and each went to the counter to check out.

Zhou Weihong looked at the figures of several old people and felt a little emotional. The theme of mountains and rivers was indeed well chosen. Antiques are really attractive to people in the capital!

There was Liulichang in the early days, and Panjiayuan later. For people in the capital, every household used to have one or two antiques. Although it was a disaster later, when it comes to bragging, anyone can say a few words!

Not to mention that the antiques industry has been on the rise in the past two years, with many people getting rich and losing money!

Based on more than ten years of experience, Zhou Weihong can probably calculate that the number of Shanhe new books shipped out of the capital today is definitely more than 30,000 copies!