Chapter 637 - Earning a Big Fortune [Asking for Recommendations]
This is not so much the book launch of "The Da Vinci Code" as it is the investment conference.
Here Zhang Chu just came out to show his face as a mascot, and more behind-the-scenes work is carried out by Hanlin Culture Media for commercial operation.
Whether it is the licensing and sales of peripheral products, or the operation of copyright, it is arranged after this press conference.
In fact, this book launch is also a preliminary impression for those companies that come to conduct business negotiations: the book will be very popular!
Only after giving confidence to the partners will they pay more attention to the copyright of this and related products.
The press conference lasted for a short time, but the reporters and readers were reluctant to leave the venue for a long time, some of them played with the password cylinder in their hands to crack the code, and some used their mobile phones or cameras to continuously record the scene of the press conference.
"I just googled it, and I found that there was really no password cylinder, and I couldn't find any clues at all. Is there really such a thing in Leonardo da Vinci's manuscript design?"
"Zhang Chu should have written the chapter name, not a simple number. ”
"Anyway, this cipher is interesting, I'm going to have to take it back and treasure it!"
"Hell, that's the end of the press conference? I thought I would talk about the relevant content, at least help us solve the riddles inside!"
"Adam, take a picture of this pyramid for me, make sure to take a nice picture. ”
Readers complain to each other, and they always feel that something is unfinished!
Sun Guoming is also a more cheerful and generous person, and after he saw the black-haired and yellow-skinned Chinese in the media seats next to him, he took the initiative to walk over, found a middle-aged man with kind eyebrows and said: "Uncle, can you borrow this copy of "The Da Vinci Code" in your hand to see? I only look at the content at the end of Chapter 10 to see what the last words left by the curator are. ”
The reporter from Xinhua News Agency didn't say anything, took the initiative to take out the book and said: "I just finished reading that chapter, and this riddle is very interesting. ”
"Thank you, uncle!"
Sun Guoming, Pang Yuan, and Song Xiangwen huddled together to flip through the book, while the reporter took two steps back, and then picked up the camera to take pictures of them reading the book.
The news material delivered to the door is not filmed in white, which is much more realistic than posing.
Although the reading conditions are a bit harsh, Sun Guoming's curiosity about the content is enough to overcome these difficulties!
In the following episode, Sophie Neve from the codebreaker office appears, she quietly reminds Yang Xuan that she is in danger, and gives the answer.
The seemingly irregular string of numbers in the curator's last words was rearranged by Sophie to become 1-1-2-3-5-8-13-21, which became the most famous number series in the history of mathematics!
"yes, why didn't I think of it! Isn't this the Fibonacci sequence?"
After adjusting the order, each number in this whole number sequence is equal to the sum of the two preceding numbers.
Before they could continue reading, Professor Yang Xuan was already suspected by the French police, and Sophie, who was ostensibly a police officer in the code-breaking department, took down the GPS on Yang Xuan's body and gave another clue.
It turned out that the curator's last words were in addition to what he had just seen, but he was erased by the police!
[:Find Yang Xuan]
His name appeared at the crime scene, and Yang Xuan had no idea why the curator wrote such a statement at the end of his life.
Almost at the same time, an idea popped up in the minds of the three of them, could this sudden beauty be a spy?
Next, Sophie unexpectedly announced the news, it turned out that she was the granddaughter of the curator!
It's not a postscript, but it represents Princess-Sophie, as the curator has called her since she was a child.
"Sorry boys, I've got to go to the China Pavilion right now to do an interview, and I've got to take the book back with me. ”
Sun Guoming was a little unsatisfied, he looked at his watch, and half an hour had passed at this time!
But he still didn't see this last word answered, but began to worry about whether Yang Xuan and Sophie would be caught by the French police.
The progress doesn't seem fast, but it's so grippy that I can't afford to move away.
"Thank you, uncle, this book is very beautiful, I accidentally read it for so long!" Song Xiangwen thanked him politely, they all wanted to keep this book, but they knew that it was unrealistic.
"yes, we were almost fascinated just now. This reporter is also a big heart, and he knows how uncomfortable it feels to want to read a book, so he added: "Otherwise, you can take this book and read it aside, and then I will come back to you after I finish the interview." ”
Sun Guoming didn't expect this uncle to believe in the character of the three of them so much, in case he and the others ran away with the book, it was not a simple matter to find it back in Germany.
But the words of refusal couldn't be said in his throat, he took out his mobile phone and said: "Uncle, you can add me to WeChat, and when you are done, you will tell us." We'll bring it to you!"
In a foreign country, as compatriots, we still believe in each other, and the temperament of people who love books is not too bad.
You can read the book for a while, Sun Guoming and the three of them sat directly on the steps, concentrating on continuing to read, and grasping every minute!
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When the book launch was over, readers and media reporters left the venue one after another, and the audience who had not been able to enter the press conference site before was led into the venue by the staff one after another.
Some of them have read the trial copy of "The Da Vinci Code", and some only know the title.
Now that the pavilion is open, they set foot in it, and then they understand why the people in front of them are so excited!
When the scene inside appears in front of their eyes, the illusion and the real seem to merge into one, and readers are excited to take pictures in front of the copycat Louvre.
Many Europeans have been to the real Louvre in Paris, but at that time they were by no means as happy as they are now, and they wanted to go over and take a group photo even if they knew it was fake, because the mood was completely different.
For a while, photos of this glass pyramid on ins sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and netizens in Paris felt that they must have seen a fake pyramid!
Zhang Chu had a hunch in his heart, maybe he should go to the Louvre to ask for a share of the tickets, after the official release of this book, I don't know how many people want to go to this museum to see it.
He was sitting in a large conference room next to the press conference hall, where there were publishing companies and agents from various countries.
They had already received the English version of "The Da Vinci Code" last night, and it was a bit anxious to evaluate it all night, but this would also avoid the leakage of the book's content.
As the world's largest and most participating book fair, the Frankfurt Book Fair is home to countless publishing companies that meet here every year, and now they are coming for the same book!
Now there are only English, French and Chinese versions, and the rest of the language versions are still blank, for Hanlin Culture Media, they must want to expand the scope of the book's influence as much as possible and expand Zhang Chu's influence.
Cultural barriers do exist in The Da Vinci Code, but despite this factor, it is still an extremely good and readable work.
Zhang Chu's eyes fell on the strong man who stood out not far away, Nicholas, who came to block the door last night, really attended the event with the rest of the Spgreen Publishing Company today, I don't know if the conditions given can meet expectations.
Germany is the host, so there are a lot of publishing companies that want to buy the rights, and both large and small publishing companies are represented.
However, Hanlin Culture not only depends on the royalty ratio given, but also on the ability of the publishing company itself!
Even if a small publishing company gives a 20% royalty rate, it will not be selected considering its ability to distribute, publicize, and collect payments.
In addition to Germany, publishing companies in Italy, Spain, Portugal and other countries have also made appearances, and this "Da Vinci Code" has firmly attracted attention!
The more publishers there are, the happier the agencies that are responsible for merchandising, and that's a business opportunity!
In addition to this already exposed cipher canister, The Da Vinci Code also has a six-pointed star pendant, bracelets, fun board games, commemorative silver coins, metal painting bookmarks, and more.
These have been designed, and orders have been placed with domestic manufacturers, and these agencies only need to be responsible for sales!
Made in China is more assured and cheaper, and it can also increase foreign exchange earnings.
According to Ye Shumei's idea, they also plan to cooperate with candy companies to launch a series of candies, such as chocolate, hard candy and the like.
It just so happened that Hanlin Culture Company was a little idle, so Zhang Chu let them toss, no matter what, he would not lose money.
The value of peripheral goods is getting bigger and bigger, and the peripheral sales of Hanlin Culture Media from "The Legend of Wukong" have exceeded 5 million, which is still because they are not looking for agents, all of which are the result of their own sales on the official website!
"Ghost Blowing the Lantern" because of the agreement signed with Yida Pictures, so Hanlin Culture cannot sell peripheral products casually, and when the time comes, it will be more widely sold if Yida Group sells it uniformly.
In fact, the cost of these products is not expensive, but the price is by no means low, and after adding a shell, it is several times the price of similar goods, but fans are still willing to buy it.
This is the triumph of culture!
Right now, Zhang Chu watched one publishing company after another start to make the first round of offers, and his thoughts flew to the horizon.
With the big killer of "The Da Vinci Code", maybe his reputation will be able to rise a lot in the near future!
There is no need to worry about prestige for at least the next few years, and those works adapted into movies and TV series will continue to bring in new fans.
Now that there is a surplus of prestige, the landlord who picks the door finally wants to spend some of it.