Chapter 738: Harvest from the Book Market
The first round of screenings of "The Fugitive" lasted for seven days. During these seven days, this movie from the other side of the ocean, without any prior publicity, exploded with strong attraction and appeal, causing long queues to form again in front of the cinema, which had been increasingly deserted in recent years.
In order to watch a movie, some people are willing to pay high prices to buy movie tickets sold by scalpers.
Unfortunately, due to pressure from Yanjing Film Company, Haidian announced that the film would be withdrawn from the theaters seven days after its release.
Although the movie has been withdrawn from the shelves, the impact it has caused is lasting. In seven days, the box office in Haidian district alone exceeded 1 million yuan. If "The Fugitive" can really be released on a large scale across the country, it should be easy to make over 100 million yuan at the box office.
Not only that, the impact this movie brought to Yanjing movie audiences was unprecedented.
Before "The Fugitive", ordinary people had never thought that movies could be made in this way.
Such a thrilling movie allowed many viewers to learn about special effects for the first time. It also made viewers who already knew about special effects understand that special effects are not those things that look fake at first glance in domestic movies and TV shows. Truly good special effects can be indistinguishable from the real thing.
Just for the special effects on the big screen, it's worth watching this movie!
In the new week, the hottest topic in Yanjing City is the American movie "The Fugitive" which has just been released.
In many units, including the employees of Guowen Publishing House, this movie is often mentioned in their casual conversations.
Because the screening area was limited to one district, Haidian, and movie tickets were in very short supply, many people didn't have a chance to see the movie before it was taken off the shelves. This situation is really regrettable.
As time went on, voices from the domestic film industry began to gradually appear in the media, most of which were voices of concern and abuse.
"American films occupy our market, and use Chinese ticket revenue to fatten foreign film producers."
This kind of remarks are very popular in the film industry, especially with the instigation of provincial distribution companies and film studios, which makes many people in the film industry full of worries.
The Drama and Film News published a special issue titled "Hollywood is making a big push, where is the future of domestic films?", which immediately sparked heated discussions among major media outlets across the country.
For a while, the discussion on whether to introduce foreign and Hollywood films became the hottest news in the domestic cultural circle. Many people expressed pessimism about the future of national films, and the domestic film industry suddenly became silent in a short period of time.
"These filmmakers are so spineless. The enemy hasn't even arrived yet, but they're already acting so cowardly!"
Feng Xiaogang looked at the magazine and his words were full of disdain.
"It has to be Director Feng. Your vision is..."
Wang Shuo's sarcasm was merciless, and Feng Xiaogang felt a little embarrassed by his sarcasm.
"What I mean is that you can't give in so easily. You have to fight against Lao Mi."
Lin Weimin smiled and said, "Xiaogang's ambition is not wrong, but have you forgotten that you are also a member of the film industry now?"
Feng Xiaogang felt even more embarrassed, "Teacher Lin, please stop making fun of me. How can I be considered a member of the film industry?"
"Why not? 'Forever Young' is going to be released soon, and you're a serious film director now!"
The more Lin Weimin said this to Feng Xiaogang, the more embarrassed he felt. He had a kind of self-deprecation that came from his background. He always felt that he was inferior to others. He would get angry when others looked down on him, and would also blame himself for his own circumstances.
Seeing him like this, Wang Shuo laughed, "Don't say anything. You praising him like this is more uncomfortable for him than me scolding him in a sarcastic way!"
Feng Xiaogang showed a bit of bitterness on his face.
Lin Weimin could probably understand Feng Xiaogang's feelings, but he felt that this was more like a stress response after being PUA'd by Wang Shuo and others for a long time.
Tonight is the preview event of Good Dream Company. The first movie is about to be released. Wang Shuo and Feng Xiaogang called a group of friends and played "Forever Young" in the cinema to hear everyone's opinions.
After watching the movie, everyone returned to the Good Dream Company to discuss the movie they had just watched.
"The movie is quite good. It's a first time as a director and this level is already good enough," Lin Weimin comforted Feng Xiaogang.
Feng Xiaogang shook his head and said, "It's not like I haven't seen the debut films of Zhang Yimou and Cheng Kaige. Please don't comfort me."
Lin Weimin laughed and said, "You are quite ambitious, don't you see the targets you have chosen? Which one of them has not won many international awards? There are only two such people in the Chinese film industry in decades."
Feng Xiaogang thought about it and it seemed to be true, and he felt a lot more relieved.
"How about it? Xiaogang, are you confident about the box office?" Zheng Xiaolong asked.
When he asked this question, Feng Xiao's mood, which had just been good, immediately became heavy again.
"How would I know? I'll just leave it to fate!"
"It's only a 300,000 yuan investment, so the loss won't be that big!" said Lin Weimin.
Zheng Xiaolong gave Lin Weimin a thumbs up and said, "You are really good at comforting people!"
Everyone else burst into laughter, but Feng Xiaogang was the only one who wasn't happy.
300,000 yuan is certainly an insignificant matter for Lin Weimin, but for Feng Xiaogang and Hao Meng, it may be a matter of fate.
It has been a year since Good Dreams was founded and the project "Good Dreams for You" has been a complete failure. If "Forever My Love" fails again, he will have to make a living by shooting commercials in the future.
Lin Weimin said with a smile: "When you have money in the future, ask Yuko to be the leading actor in a movie. Yuko is an award-winning actor, so you will definitely make money!"
Ge You was extremely terrified and cautiously reminded, "Teacher Lin, To Live hasn't been released yet!"
"Oh. Really? I almost forgot about that!"
Everyone burst into laughter again.
Feng Xiaogang's face became even more bitter.
The 12-day Sixth National Book Fair ended. Cheng Zaochun returned from Wuhan with a large group. The first thing he did when he saw Lin Weimin was to praise him.
"It really has matured!"
Lin Weimin felt uncomfortable after hearing this. What do you mean? I just want to ask you what do you mean?
Cheng Zaochun had been away from Yanjing for half a month. He was not worried about anything else but what he was most worried about was that Lin Weimin would cause trouble again.
Last year, Guowen Publishing House published "Wasted City", and this year it published "The Golden Age". The reviews of these two novels in various newspapers and magazines were polarized. The works were criticized, and the authors were also criticized. Some people even took their anger out on Guowen Publishing House, calling it the base camp of SQ literature.
This situation is very common in the country and has been like this for many years.
Cheng Zaochun was afraid that when she was not at home, Lin Weimin would start a war of words with others again.
"They didn't scold me, so your worry is totally unnecessary."
After Lin Weimin said this, Cheng Zaochun felt a little nervous.
It's unnecessary to worry if you're not scolded. But if you're scolded, then my worry won't be unnecessary, right?
"The novel has been published and your goal has been achieved. Just let people criticize you as much as they want!" Cheng Zaochun advised.
"I know, I know. Do you think I've ever paid attention to them?"
"That's why I'm worried! It's okay for you to curse a few times, but if it attracts the attention of other departments, they will ban the book or impose some penalties on the publishing house. It's not worth it."
"Don't worry, I understand."
After chatting for a while, Cheng Zaochun became concerned about the situation in the community.
He had been away for half a month and everything in the community was back to normal. Lin Weimin finished the introduction in just a few words.
Then I talked about the current situation of the Copyright Operation Department. It has been established for several months. The radio series of "The Cliff" was recently officially launched nationwide, and the Copyright Operation Department has finally achieved some small results.
After hearing about the sales performance of "Cliff" in Yanjing, Cheng Zaochun looked relieved, "It's good that it can generate its own blood. Take it slowly, step by step."
"This time I went to the book market and gained a lot!"
When Cheng Zaochun talked about what he gained from this trip to the book fair, there was a bit of pride on his face. Without Lin Weimin asking more questions, he introduced the entire situation of the book fair like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.
The total number of exhibitors and products at the 6th Book Fair hit a historical high, and the total order amount also achieved a new breakthrough. The total order amount of the 12-day book fair reached RMB 250 million, and the total sales exceeded RMB 30 million.
The total domestic sales of Guowen Publishing House in this book fair exceeded 2 million RMB, and the total order amount reached 8 million RMB, which is comparable to the publishing share that Guowen Publishing House has always occupied in China, and is considered to be average.
However, in terms of overseas sales, Guowen Publishing House has achieved outstanding results this time.
Many publishing organizations from overseas countries and regions that came to the exhibition showed great interest in the books published by Guowen Publishing House, and quite a few of them placed orders.
The most commendable is the library series "World Literature Classics", which has been favored by publishing organizations in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries, and the copyrights have been sold to 7 countries and regions.
Just by selling the copyright of "World Literary Classics Collection", Guowen Publishing House earned more than 1.2 million US dollars in sales, setting the highest record for copyright sales in the history of the book market.
Not only that, the copyright sales of the "World Literature Classics Collection" series also set a record for overseas sales of domestic publications.
With this experience, Guowen Publishing House can be said to have shined in this book fair!
When Cheng Zaochun said this, his eyebrows almost rose to the sky. Needless to say, he must have been in the limelight in the book market.
In addition to the copyright sales of "World Literature Classics Collection", overseas sales of books have also been fruitful, with sales reaching 1.45 million US dollars. This figure also set a record for overseas sales since Guowen Publishing House participated in the book fair many times.
8 million RMB + 2.65 million USD, converted into RMB, is nearly 30 million.
This figure is actually nothing when compared to the annual sales of Guowen Publishing House, but this is a national exhibition after all, and its significance is different.
Moreover, a considerable portion of the achievements made by Guowen Publishing House is in the form of foreign exchange.
The overseas publishing and distribution of domestic publications has always been the job of China International Publications Corporation. The book market is the only channel for major publishing houses to earn foreign exchange, and it is not easy for domestic publishing houses to get some foreign exchange.
More than 800 publishing houses and periodical companies from home and abroad participated in this book fair, and more than 2,500 book and periodical distribution units. The total order amount was only 250 million yuan, and the amount of Guowen Publishing House alone was 30 million yuan.
This is a big deal!
No wonder Lao Cheng has been talking nonstop since he got off the train.
This book fair is probably the highlight of Lao Cheng’s life.
Cheng Zaochun was in a good mood and finished talking about his gains from the book fair. He said a few words to Lin Weimin and left. After being on a business trip for half a month, he had to go home and rest for two days.
(End of this chapter)
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