Recently, Mr. Evan Holm's new work "Game of Thrones" sold 1.5 million copies in the UK in three weeks, which is a very sharp contrast with the previous "Harry Potter" sales of more than one million copies in two months. Looking at the fantasy writers of the world today, it is difficult to compare with the younger generation of Evan Hoe. ”

This is a report from the British Times. Yao Wenjie excitedly picked up another newspaper from the British post and continued: "General manager, listen to this. ”

"Mr. Evan How's works are rich in details and characters that stand up to scrutiny and scrutiny, and are able to allow the internal logic to unfold on its own, including attention and discussion on grand themes such as memory and historical narratives, politics and people's livelihoods, personal fate and the future of mankind, self-interest and justice, etc., and the precise choice of words and sentences with endless aftertaste......

These qualities undoubtedly make this book one of the classics, and it is no wonder that Mr. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings, has such a high rating, and I believe that when future generations look back on the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, Game of Thrones will be as free from the fate of forgetfulness as War and Peace, Notre Dame, Wuthering Heights, Dune, The Lord of the Rings, I, Robot, and many other classics. ”

Hearing this, Huo Yaowen raised his eyebrows, glanced at Yao Wenjie, who was excitedly immersed in his reading at the moment, and said, "Which newspaper is this?"

The British Times. ”

Yao Wenjie paused and then stated: "The article was published on the front page. ”

Huo Yaowen smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth, touched his chin and thought: It's a bit exaggerated, but it sounds very comfortable.

The evaluation of the original work of "Game of Thrones" in later generations is mixed, some say that it is a classic of fantasy literature, and some say that it is very good but cannot be called a classic.

This may be because "Game of Thrones" is a contemporary work, the author is still alive, and "The Lord of the Rings" is a jewel in front, which will inevitably make people feel that they cannot reach the title of a classic.

But at this moment, Huo Yaowen, a copyist, came out in advance, and there is a preface to the praise written by Tolkien, the author of "The Lord of the Rings", even if there are good people in this era, it is difficult to refute.

"Wait, there's this. ”

Yao Wenjie continued: "The book "Game of Thrones" uses the rarely used POV group portrait method, which is very different from the third-person writing, because the third person may be a single protagonist and a single main plot development. In POV writing, there are many protagonists, and throughout the story, the plot is developed from the perspective of the current depicted object (not the only one), and the story is composed of multiple such depiction objects to form a whole.

In general, POV techniques are more used in films, where the director uses a camera to shoot different characters and constantly switches. As a result, very few authors use this method. The main reason is that books are very different from movies, and we can follow the director's perspective to slowly understand the whole story. But books need to be slowly substituted by ourselves, which also greatly deepens the burden on readers in the reading process.

But Evan Hoe's use of POV, not only does not make people feel dizzy, but is methodical, and the whole story is told slowly, which is enough to see that Evan Hoe's use of POV writing is so exquisite, compared to the previous "Harry Potter", it is like a children's book and an epic masterpiece.

As for why he used POV, it may be because his two previous sci-fi masterpieces "1999" and "Second World" both used pseudo-POV, so he is used to using this way to depict a new world. ”

"Stop, it's okay. ”

Huo Yaowen, who was a little fluttering by these British newspapers, finally interrupted Yao Wenjie's reading, put away a dozen British newspapers in his hand and on the table, put them into his briefcase, and read them slowly after he went back.

"General manager, do you want to release a Chinese version of Game of Thrones?" asked Yao Wenjie with a hungry eye.

Now he can also get dividends from the company's income every year, and he hopes that the company can publish this book, and then sell it hard, so that he can have a good dividend at the end of the year.

"No, Hong Kong is not very suitable for publishing this kind of fantasy text. ”

Huo Yaowen didn't think about it and shook his head directly and refused, this kind of fantasy text is very rare in the Hong Kong market, even "The Lord of the Rings" is rarely read.

With his popularity Huo Yaowen, it is easy to sell tens of thousands of copies, but what is the point of not being able to sell big?

The previous miserable sales of "1999" in Hong Kong, Huo Yaowen still remembers it vividly.

This is not to say that no one likes this kind of thing, but it is influenced by the current culture, whether it is Hong Kong, Taiwan, or the whole of Southeast Asia, science fiction and fantasy are only very small niche themes compared to the Western market.

"Oh well. Yao Wenjie sighed a pity, thinking that he could only pin his hopes on Zhang Wanjun's second "Anxiety Relief Grocery Store".

Packing up his things, Huo Yaowen put the briefcase on the table, and before he was about to leave, he raised his eyes and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Yao Wenjie thought for a while, and suddenly said: "I have something to tell you, the general manager, the first issue of the "Kyushu" comic has been drawn, and it will be published at the beginning of next month, because it is according to the plot, the number of pages is relatively large, and the price and cost are relatively high, so Lin Xiaotang told me that he decided to publish one issue a month for the time being. ”

"It's nothing, since there are enough pages, the monthly magazine can also be used, and when the sales come up in the future, recruit more artists, and then divide it into semi-monthly magazines, or weekly magazines. ”

"Editor-in-chief Lin and I also think the same, the current market for "Kyushu" comics is not clear, although there is a magazine driven, sales should not be a problem, but after all, it has not been tested by the market, or wait for the sales to be clear before making a decision. ”

"Well, for the best. ”

Huo Yaowen lifted the briefcase, and as soon as he took a step, he heard Yao Wenjie say: "By the way, general manager, I wonder if our company is getting bigger and bigger, and there are several magazines and weeklies, should we run a newspaper?"

"Running a newspaper?" Huo Yaowen stopped, looking thoughtful.

"Yes, the company has now cooperated with Taiwan and Macau in terms of publishing, and the next focus is on Nanyang to develop countries with more Chinese like Singapore, which will take some time to progress. As for the weekly magazines, we already have "Young Readers", "Kyushu", "Liangyou" and "Kyushu" monthly comics, except for the "Kyushu" manga, which will only be released next month, the other three weekly magazines have a stable readership at the moment. So I thought about starting a newspaper to increase readers' dependence on our company, and to expand the company's footprint in the media field. ”

I have to say that Yao Wenjie is very business-minded, and at this time he already has the idea of expanding the development of the company and moving towards a comprehensive media field.

Huo Yaowen had already thought about running a newspaper before, but now it is no more than two years ago, and it is very risky and fierce to open a new newspaper, and he was thinking about spending money to buy one directly in the future.

But now Yao Wenjie took the initiative to bring it up, he thought for a moment and said: "For the time being, there is still no newspaper, but you can learn more about the current situation of major newspapers in Hong Kong, and find out if there are any newspapers that are not operating well or have problems." ”

"Understood. Yao Wenjie nodded understandingly.

Glancing at his watch, it was already more than two o'clock in the afternoon, and there were only a few hours left before the evening banquet, after Huo Yaowen said goodbye to Yao Wenjie, he drove back to his residence on Hong Kong Island first.

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Evening.

The Mandarin Hotel in Central.

Luo Qiaozhen, who was standing outside the door of the banquet hall waiting for the guests, looked at Huo Yaowen, who hurriedly took the elevator, and pouted: "I thought you wouldn't come at night." ”

"I'm also the president of the foundation, and I'm definitely going to be there for today's fundraiser. ”

Huo Yaowen was embarrassed for a while, and after talking about the establishment of the self-fighting foundation and finding him a Justice of the Peace, he almost rarely managed it, and left all his brains to Luo Qiaozhen and Teacher Zhang, who were idle at home to write books.

Luo Qiaozhen snorted lightly and said, "You go in first to greet you, most of the guests for the banquet have arrived, and there is only one left, I'll wait." ”

"Good. Huo Yaowen didn't think much about it, and when he turned around and was about to enter the banquet living room, he only heard her say again: "Wait." ”

"How?"

"You didn't get your back collar right. ”

Luo Qiaozhen walked behind Huo Yaowen and helped him smooth out the wrinkled collar.

He walked up to him again and helped him recomb his crooked tie.

The two of them were close together, and her slight breathing sounded in her ears, and the exhaled breath sprayed on her neck, itchy, and it seemed to be a little comfortable.

For a while, seeing that she didn't move anything with her head down and tie, Huo Yaowen, who was looking up, swallowed and spat, and asked, "Well, okay?"

"Well, okay. ”

Luo Qiaozhen took a deep breath, pushed the bow tie up, smoothed the folds of the tie, and then took a step back and looked up and said, "Sir Zhou is also here today, you can go in quickly." ”

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