Anyone who knows the inside of the publishing industry probably knows that all authors are liars, all publishers are black-hearted businessmen, and every link from writing, publishing to marketing will subvert the perception of outsiders.

The entertainment industry is hundreds of times darker than the publishing industry, and it is not an order of magnitude at all.

"Superstar? no, no, no, I don't think so, I just want to write in peace. ”

Zhang Chu is a little worried now, whether the other party will pull him from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, which is contrary to the original intention.

Emmanuel gives a simple example: "Actually, I've always thought that writers, like actors, rely on their works to speak, and they need to maintain a moderate sense of mystery. is like some superstar-level actors, in addition to being able to see their works in the cinema, the rest have some lace news at most. ”

"Yes, that's what I thought, too. It is imperative to provide the reader with a sense of mystery and new discoveries. ”

In the modern era of highly developed information, the mystery left by writers to readers is not strong, and there is not even a trace of imagination.

Many people originally had a good impression of some writers, but after reading their Weibo blogs and reports, they felt bored, and they were not even interested in reading their books and articles.

In Zhang Chu's view, the most direct way for a writer to communicate with readers is the work, readers can read the writer's ideas from the work, and if they get a certain degree of recognition from the readers, they will pay attention to the rest of the writer's articles and books.

The same goes for actors, at first glance they can gain a lot of popularity through various variety shows and reality shows, and they can quickly become popular, increase exposure, and so on.

But these variety shows and reality shows will be directly tied to the actors, and if they act in movies and TV series in the future, it will make the audience feel extremely awkward and very stringed!

"I'm not going to let you go against your mind and be exposed to the spotlight for a long time. I want you to be the Daniel Day Lewis of the writer's world, who knows very little about your personal life other than your works, and who can still keep a thousand faces even if you are interviewed ten or a hundred times, and make the media and readers full of curiosity and unknowns about you. ”

These words hit Zhang Chu's heart, and he has almost stopped sharing his life on Weibo, but simply uses it as a stage for writing and displaying.

Why are there many writers who can't write good works after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Are they all getting lazy?

Or do you love your aura and fame, and don't want to write easily?

In fact, there are all these reasons, after winning the award, the fame of these writers has changed abruptly, there are ridiculously many social activities, and the personal time spent on writing is getting less and less.

Even the pen is becoming more and more cautious.,It's not as bold as before.,I'm always worried that the new work will get bad reviews and disappointment after it's released.。

On the one hand, Ye Shumei and Zhou Kang also nodded frequently after listening to the translation, even actors like Tom Cruise usually can't even see street photography except for a few shows when promoting movies.

And a person like Zhang Ziyi used to be on the so-called detective, but after frequently participating in variety shows and reality shows, the public's perception and evaluation of her have dropped several steps.

Deng Chao is also an actor who has been nominated for three gold actor awards several times, but his funny and funny image in Running Man is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that it is difficult for current film and television works to jump out of this framework.

When many viewers watched him star in the movie, they were afraid that he would suddenly tear off the famous brand.

"I'm glad you have such a high opinion of me, and our team will conduct in-depth research and discussion next, and we will definitely give you an answer tomorrow. Hope you have a great time in Yanjing. ”

"Our company is considering setting up an office in Yanjing, which will make it easier to get in touch at that time. Harry Emmanuel put his chips out.

After sending the old man outside the company, Zhang Chu and the others returned to the conference room, and they stared at each other with big eyes.

"Do you think you can sign this company?"

Ye Shumei sorted out the language in her mind and said: "I think it can be signed, but you have to pay attention to the specific terms." I hope they don't interfere with your creative freedom, and they don't compromise your interests in order to stuff their own employees into the adaptation project. ”

"I agree with Mr. Ye, our company has no roots in North America. Endeavor Elite Agency is indeed one of the few major Hollywood agencies that attaches great importance to the publishing business, and it is no accident that it has so many top writers and screenwriters, and it can help us too much in this field. ”

Zhang Chu nodded and said, "Since this is the case, you can talk to them about the detailed treatment issue, hoping to solve it as soon as possible." ”

It's November soon, and it's better to let Endeavour, a Hollywood giant-level agency, communicate with Warner Bros.

On the surface, this is a brokerage company, but in fact, it is just Zhang Chu's personal studio, and now it is too weak to fight alone, so he simply finds a strong foreign aid.

"Boss, there is one more thing to report to you, Disney has just announced the release schedule of next year's film, in addition to the traditional Memorial Day, they also occupy a schedule on the first Friday of July. Producer Chris vaguely revealed that it should be the release time of "The Da Vinci Code"!"

It was filmed this summer, but it won't be released until next summer, and I really don't know what Disney thinks, "The Da Vinci Code" is almost all live-action, and there is no need to produce a lot of visual effects like "Life of Pi".

"Since it's scheduled for the summer, it's summer, it seems that they don't have enough confidence in this film. ”

Lack of information is normal, and without Tom Hanks to take the lead and without the help of feelings, it is necessary to develop a long-term communication plan, and perhaps it would be good to start with the minority side.

The more and more works have been written, and the more products derived from these works, like a dense net gradually spreading, and even Zhang Chu's energy has been involved.

"Also, last week, the sales of physical books and e-books of "Life of Pi" returned to the champion, and it seems that it will return to the champion every six months, and it has not fallen in the top 200 in sales. ”

Zhang Chu waved his hand and said: "This is almost the highest peak, if you win the grand prize at the Oscars, it will be the last championship." After that, it should continue to fall until it reaches a stable value. ”

It is impossible for any work to continue to sell endlessly, and the long-term flow is the reason why classic works sell for a long time.

After the Oscars, "Life of Pi" basically missed the championship, and then it will be his other work to compete!