Chapter 16 Literary Brokers

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The next day, when Chen Jiaxuan knocked on the door of his room with a carton of milk, Lin Han didn't react at all, he opened the door in a daze and said to her, "What are you going to do so early?"

"The plan of the day lies in the morning, get up and run, and you will be refreshed all day long. Chen Jiaxuan showed off her sportswear, and then pushed Lin Han into the room, "Hurry up, hurry up and change your clothes." ”

"Don't go, I'm going to sleep, I read the novel until two or three o'clock in the morning last night, and I'm so sleepy now!"

After speaking, Lin Han yawned, he didn't pay attention to Chen Jiaxuan, turned around and walked towards the bedroom, the warm room was heated by the heat, he lay on the bed and fell asleep.

However, Chen Jiaxuan will not let him go so easily, "Whether you are writing novels or making movies, you must have a good body, the body is the capital of the revolution, after running two laps, you will be refreshed, and you can write a lot in one breath when you come back." ”

"No, go yourself. Lin Han buried his head in the pillow and said angrily, what time is it to go out for a run, running in the morning is not a wise choice, especially in the cold winter.

Chen Jiaxuan was determined to get Lin Han up, and she didn't care about the difference between men and women, she directly lifted the quilt, and opened the window at the same time, letting the cold air rush in.

Lin Han, who was sleeping, immediately curled up in a ball, he was completely sleepy by the sudden cold air, so he had to get up indignantly, and then said, "Grandma, I'm afraid of you." You go out first, I'll change my clothes. ”

After achieving his goal, Chen Jiaxuan walked out with his head held high like a victorious general, leaving Lin Han shivering in the cold wind.

After Lin Han, who changed into sportswear, took the key, he followed Chen Jiaxuan out of the community, started to warm up in the park next to him, and then jogged.

"You know what? Actually, I've always felt guilty, if I hadn't recommended you to shoot Out of the Solar System, you wouldn't be where you are now, maybe you could have directed a movie on your own, and you didn't have to carry all these black pots. ”

After Chen Jiaxuan ran for a while, she supported her knees with her hands, panting and saying that she had finally figured out the greasy in the movie "Out of the Solar System" these days, and the crew that looked like a big investment and a lot of money on the outside was actually hiding dirt.

Lin Han saw a bench next to him, so he walked over and sat down, and asked in surprise, "Can you tell me what's going on?"

Chen Jiaxuan leaned back in her chair, looked up at the gloomy sky, and whispered: "Actually, this crew is purely for money laundering, using big IP and good actors to cover them up, saying that the investment of 300 million yuan, it is estimated that 250 million yuan has been laundered and put into personal accounts, no wonder no director was willing to take over at the beginning, so we stupidly rushed up to be the pick-up man." ”

Using the way of making movies to launder money, Lin Han has seen a lot of this method on the earth, and the latest example is "Ip Man 3" starring Donnie Yen, which was even caught by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television as a typical example.

The actual cost of "Out of the Solar System", which is known as a 300 million investment, is very small, the special effects picture is few and poor, and it is jokingly called the special effects of five cents, there are not too many sci-fi scenes, and there are not too many props, as long as you pay the cost of a few actors, and then deliberately increase the cost of publicity and distribution, the left hand in, the right hand out, and the money really used on the movie is only about tens of millions.

The Film Bureau has a website that lists a lot of overseas co-productions, but many of them are not available on the market at all, but they continue every year. The movie should make money, and if it should lose money, it will lose money, and now those who rush in for the movie must lose money, and there is no such thing as making money.

Therefore, as long as the movie can be released, it will be considered a bad deal, no matter how high the box office is, so when "Out of the Solar System" encountered bad reviews at the beginning of its release, the investor did not have any emergency measures to react, but let the situation develop and did not carry out crisis public relations at all.

The old fritters in the entertainment industry are reluctant to direct this movie, and in order to get rid of the black pot in the end, the new director is the best choice, because trust will not compete for power and profit in the crew, and the director will not give high prices.

Money laundering is not uncommon in the entertainment industry, but at that time, Chen Jiaxuan and Lin Han were carried away by joy, not long after graduation, they were able to direct such a well-known movie, where did they have the energy to care about the rest of the things, and their heads were stunned by pies falling from the sky.

But it turns out that there is no free lunch in the world, and the reasons for the failure of the entire crew are all attributed to Lin Han alone, and it can't be washed without a backstage.

After knowing the truth of the matter, Lin Han was not too surprised, but he comforted Chen Jiaxuan: "The incident has happened, we can't do anything more, just pay attention to yourself in the future, I will probably always write science fiction novels." ”

"Do you think you don't need an agent to write a novel? Who will help you expand the copyright of your novel, and who will help you bargain with the publishing house? You write the novel quietly, and I will leave the rest to me, I can find a suitable publisher to publish the book, and I can also promote it, and even if you want to translate your novel into the rest of the text in the future, I don't need to trouble you. ”

In fact, domestic literary agents are still in the bud, and writers basically go to the publisher to find the publisher by themselves, or contact the book reviewers and the media to promote the new book.

Lin Han touched his chin, he really didn't expect this, Chen Jiaxuan is indeed the best candidate for his agent, she was originally a person in the entertainment industry, and she is very comprehensive in all aspects, she understands both publishing and film and television, and even includes animation, games, the Internet and legal knowledge.

"Sounds pretty good, and I'm sure you'll get the most out of me. But I can't afford to hire you right now, until I'm a bestseller?"

Chen Jiaxuan shrugged her shoulders: "But I want to sign a contract with you now, 10% commission, I have a good eye for talent, anyway, you will be popular sooner or later, lest someone rob me in the future, settle down first." ”

The 10% commission is not much at all, and it is even a conscience price, after all, the literary agent has to strive for the maximum interests of the writer, and when his works are pirated, he must also defend the rights of the writer, and there are at least 20 channels for realizing the value of a work, such as digital copyright, film and television works, stage plays, drama adaptation rights, magazine serial selection and editing rights, etc., these are impossible for a writer to be busy by himself, so how can he still have the heart to write a book?