Chapter 807: Blowing away the sand to find gold
The Spring Festival holiday is over, and the flow of time seems to have suddenly accelerated, catching people off guard.
At the beginning of the new year, the first task of Guowen Publishing House is the new book launch of Cloth Tiger in March. It is still the familiar formula and the familiar taste.
Last year, Lin Weimin announced the full copyright operation plan of Guowen Publishing House at a press conference at the beginning of the year, which attracted reports from many media and widespread attention from readers at the time.
Now that a year has passed, the media and readers are also very curious about how Guowen Publishing House's copyright operation plan is going.
"Haha, another year has passed in a flash. Standing on this stage again, thinking back to last year's high aspirations, I am still very excited."
In the banquet hall of Yanjing Hotel, Lin Weimin stood on the podium, holding the microphone, speaking eloquently, confidently and gracefully.
“I have just introduced another batch of books in our Ragdoll series and Youth Ragdoll series. Next, I will report to you some of the achievements made by Guowen Press in the field of copyright operation in the past year.
I think many old friends should still remember that the first work we targeted for copyright operation and development was Yuxiu's "Season of Flowers and Rain".
This novel, which is about high school campus life, has been welcomed by countless readers in China after its publication, and has also received praise from critics. It has sold millions of copies and has received excellent word-of-mouth reviews.
In March last year, our Guowen Publishing House officially launched the various copyright operation and development plans for "Season of Flowers and Rain".
Among them, the radio series "Flower Season and Rainy Season" produced and released by Tiantian Changting Company has sold 400,000 copies, with cumulative sales exceeding 4 million yuan;
The comic book "Flower Season and Rainy Season" written by Yan Kaifu and serialized in "Hua Wang" magazine has also been loved by countless comic readers in China. Since the serialization of "Flower Season and Rainy Season", the sales of "Hua Wang" have continued to rise, and the sales of the latest issue of the publication have exceeded 3.8 million copies.
In addition, the TV series "Season of Flowers and Rain" officially landed on CCTV-1 on January 1 this year. This first domestic youth idol drama created by Wencheng Film and Television has won unanimous praise from the audience since its broadcast, setting a record of up to 52% in the ratings, breaking CCTV's best ratings in the past four years.
Not only that, "Season of Flowers and Rain" has also been broadcast on many local TV stations, all of which have achieved impressive ratings. Its influence has moved from novels to reality, becoming a youth memory for a generation of readers and viewers."
Lin Weimin's tone was calm, but every achievement he mentioned was of great importance. These achievements would be the best in any field of literature and art.
And this is just the result achieved within one year after Guowen Publishing House launched its copyright operation plan.
Unbelievable!
This was the biggest feeling of the journalists attending the meeting.
Many people inexplicably thought of the scene a year ago. At that time, in the same scene, Lin Weimin stood on the stage and spoke incessantly.
The prospects he described were very beautiful and were beyond the public's concept. However, it was precisely because of this fantastic idea that many people, while looking forward to it, had some doubts about the grand and solemn plan of the National Literature Society.
Full copyright operation plan?
Is it still possible to do this?
In private, the literary, publishing, and media circles had different opinions on this adventure of Guowen Publishing House. Some praised it, some slandered it, and more were just gossip.
Over the past year, countless rumors have been circulating privately regarding "Guowen Society's big move."
Today is the annual launch of the "Rag Tiger" series of books. This day seems to have gradually become an important gathering of the domestic literary and publishing circles.
Today, at the Yanjing Hotel, journalists and colleagues in the literary and publishing circles can not only hear news about the Bu Lao Hu series, but also witness every important move by the Guowen Publishing House in its pursuit of development.
Now that a year has passed, without any urging from readers or reminders from peers, Guowen Publishing House took the initiative to report at a press conference the achievements made by the full copyright operation plan in this year.
The achievement of "Season of Flowers and Rain" is the most fruitful result of Guowen Publishing House's 1995 full copyright operation plan, but it is not the only one.
Speaking of copyright development and operation, "Party A and Party B", "A Romantic Affair" and "Spirited Away" are actually among them.
Lin Weimin did not stop talking, he continued: "In addition to "Flower Season and Rainy Season", there is also "You Are Not a Common Man" by Wang Shuo. This novel was picked up by Wenhua Film and Television under our Guowen Press, and directed by Feng Xiaogang and adapted by Wang Shuo himself into the movie "Party A and Party B". It was released on December 24 and achieved a box office of 60.25 million, becoming the highest-grossing domestic film in the past year."
"For example, "A Romantic Affair", this TV series may be based on a novel that you may not have heard of, but it is actually adapted from the novel.
It’s just that when the author Hai Yan brought the manuscript of the novel to our Guowen Publishing House, we liked it at first sight. Before the novel was published, the TV series project was approved.
The TV series was broadcast on CCTV last September and also achieved impressive results, and the sales of the novel were also very good.”
"There is also a comic adaptation of Spirited Away. This children's literature work has been loved by countless children in China since its inception, and its sales this year have exceeded 23 million copies.
The adapted comics were serialized in the first issue of the girls' comics magazine "Red Bean Comics". In just 9 issues, the sales of each issue of "Red Bean Comics" exceeded 5 million copies, and the total sales exceeded 40 million copies, breaking the sales ceiling of domestic comics publications and becoming the well-deserved number one publication in the domestic comics industry. "
Lin Weimin listed all the successful adaptation cases of Guowen Publishing House in the past year, and the reporters in the audience were all dumbfounded.
Before he summarized, many reporters had actually collected a lot of information about Guowen Publishing House and these adapted works, but they were all scattered and did not have a complete concept.
It was not until Lin Weimin finished his impassioned speech that the reporters, guests and colleagues in the audience finally realized what achievements the Guowen Press had made in the past year.
“Full Copyright Operation Plan”.
After a year of polishing, this concept finally showed its brilliant side to the world.
Guowen Publishing House solemnly promises that they will invest heavily in full copyright operations around many literary works that are widely popular among readers and have a wide influence.
They did it. In just one year, the full copyright operation plan not only brought significant profit growth to China Literature Publishing House, but also benefited many domestic literary creators.
“Let’s take “Season of Flowers and Rain” as an example. Last year, this novel was adapted into several artistic forms, which not only won the love of readers and audiences, but also created considerable returns for several companies involved in the adaptation.
More importantly, it brings huge royalties to the original author.”
When Lin Weimin said this, his tone was extremely serious, and the reporters in the audience were watching him with bated breath.
The novel "The Season of Flowers and Rain" made Yuxiu, a young girl in high school at the time, a popular young writer in China, and also earned her millions of yuan in royalties.
Her life had just begun, but it had already soared into the sky.
But now, there is still a vast universe and starry sky above the clouds.
"5 million yuan!"
The number that came out of Lin Weimin's mouth was shocking.
"More than 5 million yuan. Various adaptations of "Season of Flowers and Rain" have brought more than 5 million yuan in various royalties to the original author Yuxiu in the past year.
I think if we were to rank domestic writers by income, Yuxiu would definitely be at the top of the list!"
After finishing the impassioned speech, the reaction from the audience was somewhat strange.
Lin Weimin was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and a smile appeared on his face.
"Sorry. I forgot who I am. Let me say it again: I am the second place winner!"
The reporters and guests in the audience burst into laughter, and their laughter contained kindness as well as amazement!
5 million yuan, a full 5 million yuan.
The most important thing is that this is only the income generated from various copyright developments of the novel.
If the royalties from the novel's publication are included, wouldn't Yuxiu be able to earn nearly 10 million RMB in royalties just from the novel "Season of Flowers and Rain"?
Unprecedented!
No, there is another one in front, Lin Weimin.
But there has only been one such monster like Lin Weimin in the Chinese literary world in hundreds of years. How could a little girl like Yuxiu be compared with him?
Many people believe that in time, the word “nearly” in front of “tens of millions” will definitely be removed, maybe in two years, or in a year, or even in half a year.
After all, the full copyright operation plan of "Season of Flowers and Rain" was too successful.
In the domestic literary world, it seems that no other work has been able to achieve such comprehensive success and popularity as this one.
Those that are more famous than it do not have a wider audience; those that have a wider audience than it do not earn as much as it; those that earn more than it do not have a greater fame than it.
Of course, all this requires removing the figure of Lin Weimin.
In addition to the above-mentioned writers who have made a lot of money from copyright development, even writers whose works have only been adapted into radio series have earned five-digit or even six-digit royalties.
“Let more writers personally participate in the feast of the cultural industry!”
Guowen Society has proved its promise with practical actions!
Lin Weimin's speech shocked the reporters and caused the venue to fall into a brief silence, followed by a sudden roar.
The reporters were eager to find out the inside story of the full copyright operation plan. He raised his hand actively and asked questions one after another. However, Lin Weimin was not in a hurry and did not give the reporters a chance to ask questions. Instead, he announced the next progress of the press conference.
Lin Weimin did not give everyone a chance to ask questions, and the reporters were very depressed. Some even cursed Lin Weimin in their hearts for keeping them in suspense.
But when everyone heard the sentence "Next, let us invite several content production company leaders to introduce to us the list of Guowen Publishing House's copyright operation works in 1996", the reporters quickly quieted down.
There is actually no rush to ask questions.
Rather than asking questions, everyone is more concerned about which works will be included in the copyright development plan of Guowen Publishing House in 2007.
After all, there are many successful adaptations in the past, and everyone has higher expectations for subsequent adaptations.
"If You Have Something to Say, Then Say It Nicely", "The Right Way in the World", "Never Close Your Eyes", "See You Tomorrow", "Swordsman"...
Except for "If You Are the One" which was announced last year and is currently being filmed, the adaptation plans of most works are being presented to the public for the first time.
"The Right Path in the World" is Zou Meisen's anti-corruption novel about officialdom. It has sold over 1.8 million copies in the past year, received rave reviews from critics, and gained recognition from readers. Zou Meisen also completed a transformation through this work.
"Never Close Your Eyes" is Hai Yan's new novel, which is not yet finished. However, that does not prevent Guowen Publishing House from including this work in its adaptation plan. "A Romantic Affair" has already proved the success of the "police and gangster + romance" model.
"See You Tomorrow" is a new movie co-starring Feng Xiaogang, Wang Shuo and Ge You. Although it is not adapted from the original novel, it was also pulled out to gain some popularity because it is a Lunar New Year concept movie.
What most concerned the reporters present was "Swordsman".
Jin Yong's martial arts novels are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In the 1980s, many TV dramas adapted from Jin Yong's martial arts novels were introduced from Hong Kong to the mainland, setting off waves of ratings frenzy in the mainland. Now that mainland publishing houses have obtained the adaptation rights of Jin Yong's martial arts novels, how can the media present not be excited?
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In addition to these film and television copyright developments that require larger investments, there are also many other copyright developments such as radio series, comic serials, and cultural and creative cooperation.
The heads of several content development companies spoke eloquently on the spot, and the reporters present were dazzled.
(End of this chapter)
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