Chapter 40: Fighting left and right, jumping out of the circle
From Western Magic to Eastern Xianxia, the two discussed for a while, and Qiao Anbang vaguely proposed: "The "Shu Mountain" of the lord of Huanzhu Mansion is already a peak. The boss wants to surpass, I'm afraid it won't be too easy!"
How could Lin Yi be convinced? Immediately, from practicing qi to building a foundation, to ascending to the Mahayana ascension, he had a good time popularizing science!
Although he is middle-aged, Lao Qiao's eyes lit up when he listened! But in the book fair, there are professionals everywhere. In order not to be heard, they went to the teahouse and booked a private seat.
Lin Yi, the publishing house, and the novel studio, the system has a clear division of labor. So the boss's task is to give the background. Then the factory production will be carried out automatically.
It is normal for Lin Yi to not remember the details of millions of words. But it doesn't matter, the subordinates will make it up to him. So he frothed at the mouth while fantasizing about the infinite future!
"This power system comes from traditional culture. And from modern science, I have come up with a new system - ordinary level, superhuman level, planetary level, river system level, and cosmic level, no matter Chinese and foreign youth, I believe they can accept it!"
Listening to the boss more and more, Qiao Anbang was afraid that he would not be able to remember, so he took out a notebook to record. When Lin Yi's mouth was dry and he replenished his water, Lao Qiao said excitedly: "With these inspirations, it will not be a problem to lead the trend for three or five years!"
"But ......"
Seeing that the boss was too excited, Lao Qiao hurriedly poured cold water: "The boss's idea is very innovative." But I strongly recommend, at least for two years, not to launch the fantasy!"
Lin Yi was surprised: "Since the idea is good, why not use it?"
To avoid 'left hand hitting right hand'!
After expressing his opinion, Lao Qiao began to explain: "The reader's mentality, the boss grasps it very well. But for market capacity, you don't take it into account. ”
"Market capacity?"
"It's how many consumers are in the market and how much money they are willing to pay. Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Singapore, and the total number of consumers in the Chinese-speaking circle is 30 million, which is not as much as in the UK!"
After Qiao Anbang complained, he began to settle accounts with his boss: "Among these people, as long as there is a 1% purchase rate, we will create a trend." ”
Lin Yi pinched his fingers and began to do mental calculations: "Taiwan's population is less than 20 million, Hong Kong's is more than 4 million, Singapore's is more than 3 million, and Macao's is 500,000. No wonder the sales broke 300,000, and then the growth was slow!"
Continue to listen to Lao Qiao say: "The Rogue series, the Hunter series, adapted comics, and follow-up works. Within two years, readers' wallets will be emptied by us. At this time, the fantasy is launched, and it can't be fried at all!"
Lin Yi understood, but he couldn't help complaining: "Urban martial arts, oriental fantasy, launching two themes at the same time, will indeed become a left-right fight! The focus is still on consumers, the number is too small!"
Lin Yi found that this reality was far worse than he imagined. At the book fair here, I didn't bother to pay attention to it, so I went home and thought of a way.
Unable to sleep at night, Lin Yi walked into the courtyard and looked at the starry sky in the north: "With a population of 1.5 billion and 15 million readers, it must not be popular to the sky? Not only that, if you don't have money in your pocket, it's useless to publish a book!"
In Hong Kong in October, it has cooled down in the morning and evening. So after standing for a while, Lin Yi felt chills on his body. He was about to turn around and enter the house when his girlfriend walked out.
"It's windy at night, beware of colds. Put on a cardigan!"
Lin Yi put on a sweater, feeling that his body and heart were all very warm!
Seeing her boyfriend's face, Xiang Yanghua suggested at the right time: "Uncle Guan let me tell you, there's no need to think too much, the sky outside is very big, just go out for a walk!"
Lin Yi was shocked, and suddenly figured out the key. Why bother with Mandarin and try the English market! Although he can't write well, can he buy power?
What's more, the United Kingdom and the United States alone have a population of 300 million. And their purses are obviously richer. This market capacity is far more than ten times, it is really not slaughtered!
He trembled with excitement, hugged Sunflower tightly, and then kissed wildly.
The girl couldn't stand it anymore, and laughed wildly, while constantly complaining: "Oh, don't kiss! Why is it like Zhu Bajie, arching everywhere on people's faces?"
After returning to the house and thanking Uncle Guan, Lin Yi began to think, what should he choose for the first book? Movies, animations, and works that he can remember are all popular. However, if he wanted to distribute overseas, his publishing house was not qualified. If you share it with others, you are very reluctant!
Lin Yi thought about it, if a novel can be turned into an anime, then it is okay to go the opposite way and adapt the game into a novel! Wouldn't it be just right to take a random setting and write a novel to test the waters?
This era was the peak of the Cold War. At the Book Fair, this topic accounted for a large proportion. He remembered two games: Wasteland and Fallout.
The 5,000-word outline was completed by Lin Yi in one go. Then the next day, I found Jo Anbang and threw the matter at him.
Lao Qiao did not object, but two days later, he pointed to the manuscript and said: "Our high-flying studio, the background is still insufficient." The articles written are all in Chinese English, and you can't read them at all!"
Lin Yi is in Hong Kong, and he can't pay attention to English newspapers and television! With a few months of tutoring, listening and reading are already OK. But after reading it, he also complained: "Sure enough, it's a parallel import!"
After the two discussed, they sent a number of invitation letters to British and American writers living in Hong Kong. It's a pity that these people are too much of a copyright conscious. Unwilling to accept exploitation, he insisted on a share of royalties.
Jo Anbang reminded: "If you do this, the staff of the studio will feel unfair and turn away from it." ”
Lin Yi couldn't think about it, so he had to put down his burden and accompany his girlfriend on a trip. In addition to changing the mood, I also want to try a chance encounter. I hope that in this sky, I can drop a foreign writer, and I am willing to knead it with him.
Walking to a large square, suddenly a figure jumped out from behind and pounced on a fashionable girl.
I thought it was a robbery, but I heard a loud roar: "Stinky girl, are you going to be angry with me, follow me home immediately!"
The girl struggled and refused to let people drag him away: "Dad, don't snatch my guitar, we're about to start performing!" Peter Zhu and Paul Zhou, come and help me persuade him!"
A young man ran over and persuaded him in a good voice: "Uncle, we are performing music, not doing anything bad!"
The middle-aged man pointed at him, but shouted at his daughter: "A big man, long hair, a flowery shirt, and leggings! What can you learn from being with him?"
The daughter immediately retorted: "That's called a hippie, you don't understand it at all! It's called trend, fashion, personality!"