Chapter 763: Guowen Society is going to do something big
In the end, Wang Shuo did not get the role in "Party A and Party B".
After walking out of the gate of Wenhua Film and Television, he kicked a stone on the roadside angrily.
"This little Tong is using chicken feathers as a token of authority!"
Feng Xiaogang on the side was in a good mood. Since Xu Cairen didn't get the leading female role, he could explain it to Teacher Lin.
Shuo Ye didn't snatch Tang Lijun's role away to show his affection to his girlfriend, and he also explained it to Xu Fan.
Perfect!
"Teacher Lin has given all the instructions, so he dare not disobey them!" Feng Xiaogang said in a light tone.
He had thought it through. If anything went wrong, he could just push it onto Teacher Lin.
If anyone wants to cure Master Shuo, it has to be Teacher Lin!
Putting aside the calculations in his mind, Feng Xiaogang couldn't help but imagine the days to come.
The script of "Party A and Party B" has been finalized, and the next step is preparation. It is somewhat different from his first film "Forever Young", in "Party A and Party B", Feng Xiaogang's voice is obviously more important than before, which is of course inseparable from the support of Mr. Lin.
For some reason, Feng Xiaogang had a feeling that the sky was high and free for birds to fly.
Looking at Wang Shuo who was feeling depressed, he felt better.
A few days later, at the Yanjing Hotel, it was time for the annual new book launch of the Buhuhu series.
But the atmosphere in the conference hall today seemed a little unusual. The number of media invited to attend the press conference was a little scary. Nearly a hundred news media from all over the country gathered in the banquet hall of Yanjing Hotel.
From TV stations to newspapers and magazines, from national media to provincial media, many media reporters' eyes are focused here, waiting for the press conference to officially begin.
The venue for the press conference had been set up, and reporters were sitting in the open space in front of the rostrum. On the large background board behind the rostrum were printed the words "1995 Ragdoll Series New Book Launch Conference".
Below this line of large characters, in addition to the name of the organizer, Guowen Publishing House, there is also an area in the middle that is covered with red velvet fabric, adding a sense of mystery to the press conference.
The eyes of many reporters present were also focused on the area covered by the background board. They chatted privately with curiosity and gave full play to their imagination.
Li Xiangyang was among a bunch of reporters, equally curious. His colleagues who were familiar with him all knew that he had a good relationship with Lin Weimin from Guowen Press, so an old acquaintance came over and asked, "Hey, Xiangyang, do you know what big news is coming out of Guowen Press today?"
Li Xiangyang shook his head. "How would I know?"
"Aren't you familiar with Lin Weimin?"
"Why would anyone tell others about this? Anyway, today is the press conference, so we'll know soon, right?"
Everyone was chatting at first, and as the time for the press conference approached, the reporters gradually quieted down.
Offstage, Lin Weimin asked Cheng Zaochun again, "Are you really not going to go up?"
Cheng Zaochun was upset by his questioning, "How many times have I asked you? I told you not to go, why are you still asking?"
"I'm just afraid that you'll regret it!"
Cheng Zaochun waved his hand impatiently, "Hurry up and stop getting in my way!"
"Okay, okay, I won't bother you anymore."
Lin Weimin ran to Zou Meisen and saw that he looked a little nervous. He said, "Mason, don't be nervous. I'm just going to chat with everyone. It's almost like a symposium."
Zou Meisen nodded and said, "I usually participate in a lot of activities, but this one is a little different."
“You’ll get used to it!”
Lin Weimin comforted him and looked at Huang Anyi. Seeing that she had no intention of talking to him at all, Lin Weimin tactfully did not respond.
A moment later the speakers suddenly started to sound, and everyone knew that they were about to go on stage.
Following the announcer's voice, Lin Weimin walked towards the podium to the sound of music.
"Hello, distinguished guests and journalists, welcome to the annual new book launch of the Ragdoll series of books by our National Literature Publishing House."
Today he was dressed in a black suit, looking solemn yet unrestrained. At the age of 35, he looked very young, but his temperament was mature and gentle. There was an aura in his every move that made people feel good about him at first sight.
"Speaking of which, we hold our press conference every year, but today it's my turn as the newcomer to communicate with you. I hope you can ask more questions and don't let it get boring."
Compared with Cheng Zaochun, who is always serious, Lin Weimin's style is more approachable and humorous, and he instantly won the favor of many reporters present.
Cheng Zaochun, who was sitting in the audience, looked at Lin Weimin talking on the stage and a smile appeared on his face.
"This brat is quite presentable!"
Huang Anyi looked at the calm figure on the stage with a dazed look in her eyes.
"...Okay, I've said so much. Next, let's invite the four writers selected for the Ragdoll Series and their works to make their debut!"
Lin Weimin invited the writers to the podium, and each of them held their own works in their hands.
Huang Anyi and her "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", Zou Meisen and his "The Right Path in the World"...
Four writers and four novels, this seems to have become the standard configuration of the Ragdoll series. After focusing on introducing the four writers and their new books, the podium was enveloped by flash lights, and even the people in the audience could hardly open their eyes.
After another round of questions from reporters, the atmosphere returned to silence.
Lin Weimin had a calm smile on his face and continued to speak loudly: "Friends who are interested should have noticed that there is something special about today's new book launch."
He pointed to the background behind him and said, "There is a red cloth covering this. I'm sure everyone is curious about what kind of play this is about. Before I introduce what's behind this red cloth, please allow me to keep you in suspense."
"Speaking of our Guowen Press, people all over the country should be familiar with it. We were founded in March 1951 in Yenching University. We are a national professional literary publishing organization with a history of 44 years.
Over the years, Guowen Publishing House has been committed to promoting the creation of new Chinese literature, discovering and cultivating a large number of writers and works, contributing our own strength to the Chinese literary world, and having a positive and far-reaching impact on promoting the development of my country's socialist cause and cultivating the sentiments of the people.
In the past five years, the development of our Guowen Press has been progressing year by year. Last year, our Guowen Press created a total circulation of 171 million books and periodicals, with sales of 791 million yuan and actual revenue of 518 million yuan.
It has created an impressive record of accounting for 5.6% of the total amount of book sales in the country and nearly 3% of the print run in the country, becoming a leading institution in the domestic publishing industry."
The series of figures that came out of Lin Weimin's mouth were so shocking that many reporters present were dumbfounded. No one had expected that the Guowen Society, which was usually quiet, would achieve such a terrifying result.
The news media has never paid much attention to publishing houses. It is only because Guowen Publishing House has made the "Bu Lao Hu" brand popular that it would not have attracted so much media attention.
In the past 94 years, China's total film box office revenue continued its downward trend of the previous two years, barely breaking the 1.1 billion mark, setting a record low in history.
Guowen Press, on its own, has achieved 50% of the revenue generated by an entire industry in such a huge country as China. Such a figure is too shocking for the general public, and even the well-informed journalists are full of surprise.
Some reporters in the audience kept writing furiously, fearing that they would miss any number mentioned by Lin Weimin. Lin Weimin on the stage did not stop his speech because of the reporters' emotions.
“It can be said that our National Literature Society has achieved the best results since its establishment, and we are at the highest position in history.
But at the same time, the leaders of the society, including myself, are also thinking about one question, which is the next path for the National Literature Society. "
Lin Weimin stopped here and drank some water. The reporters in the audience stretched their necks waiting for his next words.
“The publishing industry, or the book market, is only a small industry for a large country like China. Our Guowen Publishing House has reached the top of the industry, but from a rational point of view, standing at this height, it is extremely difficult to move forward even a small step.
Reform and opening up is a time of great contention. Being the leader in the industry does not mean we can rest easy. On the contrary, we should be prepared for danger in times of peace. If we do not advance, we will retreat.
With this consensus, the leadership of our National Literature Society made a thorough assessment and decided to open up a new path for the development of our National Literature Society.”
Having said that, Lin Weimin stood up and walked slowly to the background board.
“The publishing industry is, after all, part of the cultural industry. Our Guowen Press is a publishing house and a supplier of literary content. If the cultural industry is compared to a production line, then we must be at the upstream.
Since there are upstream industries, there are downstream industries.
Movies, TV series, radio series, animation, comics, e-reading, commemorative peripherals...
Around the small publishing industry, we can derive many downstream industries. So..."
Lin Weimin stopped and the eyes of many reporters in the audience followed his steps. He spoke passionately on the stage and said so much, but the reporters in the audience already had a premonition in their hearts.
The Chinese Literature Society is going to do something big today!
The reporters suppressed their inner excitement and waited for Lin Weimin to give his final answer.
Lin Weimin did not keep everyone waiting too long. He came to the red velvet cloth in front of the background board, took a deep breath, and waved his right hand violently. The red velvet cloth fell gently, revealing the true face behind it.
“Full Copyright Operation Plan”.
The seven huge words appeared in the eyes of the reporters. All the cameras on the scene flashed at the same time. Countless films formed a light curtain at this moment, making the seven big words on the stage shine brightly.
Lin Weimin gave reporters plenty of time to take pictures, and the dazzling light curtain lasted for more than half a minute.
At this time, he finally spoke again and said, "I know that it should not be difficult for friends present to understand the literal meaning of these words. The full copyright operation plan, as the name suggests, is to develop various copyrights of books. For example, Mo Yan's "Red Sorghum Family" was adapted into the movie "Red Sorghum" by Zhang Yimou, He Yunlu's "New Star" was adapted into a TV series of the same name, and Lu Yao's "Ordinary World" was broadcast by China National Radio... These are all copyright developments.
However, before this, most of these copyright developments were done by outside production units, who obtained the adaptation rights of the works in exchange for low royalties. The adapted works became a big hit, but the authors received very little profit.
Now, what we, the Chinese Literature Society, need to do is to change this situation.
In the future, our Guowen Publishing House will invest heavily in full copyright operations around many literary works that are widely popular among readers and have a wide influence. This will not only become the next significant growth point for our Guowen Publishing House, but will also benefit many domestic literary creators.
Let more writers personally participate in the feast of the cultural industry, rather than just being spectators as before.
At the same time, I also believe that our Guowen Publishing House's full copyright operation plan will open up a new path for China's cultural industry, lead a new model, and contribute to the cultural construction of socialist China!"
After finishing his words, Lin Weimin put down the microphone and bowed slightly.
“Thank you everyone!”
A moment later, there was thunderous applause in the huge conference hall!
(End of this chapter)
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