Chapter 172 "Manslaughter" was published, with sales of 500,000 copies in three days, ranking first in 2008
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It takes about 6 hours to fly from Shanghai to Urumqi.
During this period, in addition to sleeping, Lu Feng couldn't help but take out his laptop and watch "Iron Man 1" with Reba.
This was just released in May this year.
The film grossed nearly $600 million worldwide.
It directly helped Robert Downey Jr., who was almost useless, to make a comeback and become a hot superstar in Hollywood.
"Hello, what would you like to drink?"
The two were watching a movie when a slim stewardess came over and asked a few questions while lowering her head.
"Give me a glass of orange juice."
"Also, a lemonade for my sister."
Ever since Lu Feng said that Reba would eat and drink a lot and become fat as a ball after returning to her hometown, Reba simply gave up drinking.
"Okay, wait a moment."
The flight attendant handed Lu Feng two drinks, and then couldn't help but whispered, "Hello, are you the writer Lu Feng?"
Huh?
This is the first time someone calls himself a writer, and it feels really good.
Lu Feng smiled and nodded: "It's me."
"It's really you."
The stewardess suddenly became very happy, her eyes curved with a smile: "I am a fan of your book, "Manslaughter" is very well written, can you sign it for me later?"
"no problem."
How could Lu Feng not agree?
This seemed to be the first time that someone asked him to sign his novel... The most important thing is that he did not copy "The Accidental Murderer", he wrote all the text himself. Although the plot was copied from the movie, there were also some of his own creations in it.
It can be considered a secondary creation.
It feels great to be recognized by others.
The stewardess left with a smile.
Reba was standing by and watched the stewardess twist her waist deliberately as she left. She turned back inadvertently and smiled gently at Lu Feng. She was simply a green tea bitch.
She was in a very bad mood and couldn't help pinching her throat and starting to speak in a sarcastic tone.
"Hello, writer Lu Feng."
“Writer Lu Feng, you are so handsome.
"Writer Lu Feng, would you like a drink?"
"Writer Lu Feng, are you cold? Do you want a hug?"
While talking, Reba turned around and touched him, leaving Lu Feng speechless. He felt that Reba was just like a jealous girlfriend.
Lu Feng couldn't afford to offend Reba, so he took out two earplugs from his pocket, stuffed them into his ears, then put on an eye mask and prepared to go to sleep.
Seeing Lu Feng's look, Reba stopped making trouble for herself and turned around to continue watching the movie quietly.
When the plane was about to land, the flight attendant came again and actually brought a limited edition hardcover edition of "The Accidental Murderer" and asked Lu Feng to sign it for her.
This made Reba feel a little embarrassed, and she muttered, "I didn't expect that she is really a fan of your book."
The novel "The Accidental Murderer" was just released last week. In just three days, it ranked first in the sales of fiction books in the country in 2008.
The first print run of 500,000 copies sold out in one week.
Even more popular than Ling Yiyao’s novel.
The publishing house estimates that this novel may eventually achieve sales of 3 million!
Although "The Accidental Murderer" is a suspense detective novel, due to Lu Feng's own attributes and the influence of the heroine Ling Yiyao in Lu Feng's previous book, he can also be considered a half-youth literature writer.
For a youth novel with a sales volume of 3 million, the number of people who have read it can often be multiplied by 5, or 15 million.
What's more, this novel is also available as a free online version.
It is conceivable that the number of people who eventually read this novel is likely to double to 30 million.
If converted into box office revenue, a movie ticket costs 30 yuan, which is almost equal to 1 billion box office revenue.
If you calculate it this way, it's almost the same as the box office of the movie "The Accidental Murderer" in another time and space.
With two best-selling books as a foundation, who can still deny Lu Feng’s creative talent?
Nowadays, in Shanghai, Lu Feng has become a new generation of idol-level young writer after Guo Xiaosi and Han Han.
His popularity as a writer is even higher than his popularity as a singer.
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The journey was very long.
Seeing that they were almost home, Reba stopped watching the movie and deliberately chatted with Lu Feng.
"Lu Feng, if the novel "The Accidental Murderer" is adapted into a movie, who are you going to ask to play the role of the protagonist's mother?"
"It's hard to find a suitable candidate for the time being."
Lu Feng thought about it and thought, why not ask Tong Xiangyu to play the role? She is of the right age and her acting skills should not be too bad. Most importantly, the pay will not be very high.
The price-performance ratio is excellent.
Just when Lu Feng was about to make a decision, Reba said in a roundabout way, "I feel that the role of the mother, as the heroine, is a bit out of place with the protagonist Xiaofeng. In the movie, would it be better if she was changed to the elder sister?"
"Huh?"
Lu Feng was stunned for a moment, as if he had heard this somewhere before.
At this time, Reba continued, "If you change it to sister, I recently met a female star, she's quite nice, why not let her play the role? Just give her some salary, she'll probably be willing to pay for the role."
When Lu Feng heard this, he couldn't help but laugh: "This female celebrity you know, isn't she called Tang Yan?"
Prior to this, Lu Feng asked Zhao Ruoyao and Ji Rujing to get in touch with each other, hoping to get to know several Hong Kong and Taiwan's working directors through Ji Rujing.
In Hong Kong and Taiwan, the film and television industries are deteriorating and many directors are unable to start work.
The gang is looking to head north.
But in Beijing, there are so many big directors that there is no room for them to settle down.
Not surprisingly, these big directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan will eventually come to Shanghai Film Group to seek cooperation.
All this was not just Lu Feng's private speculation, but there were clues about it long ago.
In 2006, Shanghai Film Group and Emperor Entertainment Group opened a joint venture. The general manager was named Lu, the producer of "Drawing Sword"... If nothing unexpected happens, in 2012, he will quit and start his own business, establish Yaoke Media, and marry a female star named Zhang Meng.
Lu Feng didn't expect that before Zhao Ruoyao could conquer Ji Rujing, Reba was conquered by Tang Yan first.
"Sister Tangtang is a nice person, just give her a chance."
Reba didn't care that Lu Feng had seen through her little thoughts. She pulled Lu Feng's sleeve and directly used her special move, acting like a super coquettish person.
"I don't have the final say on film projects. Besides, the director hasn't been decided yet. Casting decisions like this still have to be made by the director."
Although Lu Feng did not agree, based on Reba's understanding of Lu Feng, as long as Lu Feng did not refuse, it meant that he had already agreed in his heart.
As for the director?
The director also has to consider the investor's mood.
And who is the biggest investor?
It’s Mr. Wang from Shanghai Film Group.
The heroine is either a mother or a sister. It’s such a small matter. As long as Lu Feng says a word, Mr. Wang will definitely have no objection.
So, after all, it all depends on Lu Feng’s intention.
"Sister Tangtang is a really nice person, and her acting skills should be pretty good too. Anyway, you'll be filming Chinese Paladin III with her next month, so you can observe her up close then."
Reba has already spoken well of Tang Yan, which has changed the image of Tang Yan in Lu Feng's mind.
As for whether it will work?
It all depends on how Tang Yan performs next.
At worst, if she fails this time, she can continue to speak well of Tang Yan next time, and she will definitely be able to help Tang Yan get a good role.
She still has this confidence.
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After a 5 and a half hour flight, Lu Feng finally set foot on the land of Urumqi again.
"Brother, I'll wait for you at the exit."
"Brother, have you arrived yet?"
"Brother, I miss you so much, I want to see you as soon as possible!"
"Brother, thank you for the birthday present you bought me. In two days, July 7th is your birthday. I have also prepared a gift for you. You will definitely like it."
The plane had just landed when Lu Feng turned on his phone. A lot of text messages popped up, all from Nazha.
"Lu Feng, who sent you messages? So many?"
Hearing the ding-ding-ding sound of Lu Feng's phone sending out text message alerts, Reba turned her head involuntarily and stared at Lu Feng's phone, her eyes narrowed.
Although Lu Feng quickly put the phone into his pocket, it was too late.
At this moment, Reba had already seen Nazha’s name, and the fire in her heart suddenly flared up.
——Naza, draw your sword!
(End of this chapter)
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