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"It's a sample book from a publisher that they're going to release before Christmas, and they're doing a lot of publicity. Lin Zixuan picked up the book and handed it to Xu Jinglei, "If you like to take it and take a look, the publishing house has sent more than a dozen copies." ”

Christmas is equivalent to the Chinese New Year in Europe and the United States, and it is very grand.

Westerners would give each other gifts at Christmas, and publishers thought that publishing "Little Snow's Big Adventure" would boost sales at that time, and it was quite normal for adults to buy fairy tale books for their children.

In the UK, books that tell children's stories are generally 60,000 words, and "Little Snow's Big Adventure" is about 100,000 words after translation.

Again, this is the result of the translator cutting back some of the content.

The word count involves the issue of pricing books, and 100,000 words and 200,000 words are watersheds.

In China, a book with less than 100,000 words will not exceed 12 yuan, unless it is a hardcover edition, and a book with less than 200,000 words will not exceed 30 yuan.

The pricing of books affects the reader's buying sentiment, and children's books in the UK are set at 60,000 words, which is not expensive.

Everyone thinks that both the number of words and the price are acceptable, if a fairy tale exceeds 300,000 words, not to mention the price, parents will worry about whether their children can read such a thick fairy tale.

Regardless of the content, just judging from the number of words and price, a 60,000-word fairy tale must be more popular than a 300,000-word one.

Foreign publishers will carefully study the consumption psychology of readers, so as to formulate the most appropriate marketing plan.

The first volume of "Xiaoxue's Great Adventure" was 150,000 words when it was published in China, and it was compressed to 100,000 words after translation, one reason is that Chinese and English are different, but also to increase sales.

Moreover, in the process of translation, the translator does not translate literally, but paraphrased.

Translators translate stories based on their own understanding.

For example, in the story, Lin Zixuan focuses on the Kunlun Mountain in the east and the warlocks in it, which is both difficult for foreigners to translate and understand, and the translator directly replaces it with a mysterious place called "Kunlun".

The length of the article in Kunlun Mountain has been greatly reduced, and the story that takes place in London is emphasized.

Mainly to cater to the tastes of British readers.

Lin Zixuan read the translated version, except for some reductions, he was basically loyal to "Xiaoxue's Great Adventure" and did not deviate too much, otherwise he would not agree to publish.

This is an attempt, and follow-up plans can only be carried out if the book sells well in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States.

Lin Zixuan didn't have to worry about these things, he found a reputable agent in the UK to help him deal with all kinds of trivial matters.

In terms of the signed agency agreement, it includes the overseas copyright of the three books "Alive", "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" and "Xiaoxue's Great Adventure", as well as Lin Zixuan's subsequent works.

The agent attaches great importance to Lin Zixuan, after all, Lin Zixuan has won an Italian award and is a famous writer.

He formulated a series of plans for Lin Zixuan to raise his reputation in the international literary circle, such as giving lectures at famous universities in Europe and the United States and other countries, and participating in various conferences in the international literary circle.

He even went to the Swedish Academy for cultural exchanges, which is responsible for the selection of the Nobel Prize.

He suggested that Lin Zixuan take the family route, rather than the best-selling author, the best-selling author may be able to gain fame and fortune, but the family can leave a name in history.

If he can become the agent of a famous family, it will also be an honor for him.

There is no shortage of such stories in history.

A family and the agent established a deep friendship, after the death of the family, the agent helped to sort out the posthumous manuscript, publish and distribute, so as to leave a name in history like everyone else.

Lin Zixuan only has this kind of potential in his eyes, and he is not considered everyone.

He can contact Lin Zixuan through his connections to famous universities in the UK, Cambridge and Oxford, no problem, anyway, there will be scholars in various fields to give speeches at the university every year to increase his popularity.

There are two kinds of speeches, one is the invitation issued by the school, which is generally a very famous scholar, and the school has to pay for the speech.

One is to contact the school yourself, and if you want to give a speech at someone's school, if you have a certain reputation, the school will not refuse, so as to provide students with a variety of ideas and theories.

There is no lecture fee, and the school has to pay for renting a lecture hall.

The reason why I did this was for fame, and I also gave a lecture at Cambridge.

Lin Zixuan's fame has not yet reached the point where the school takes the initiative to invite, so he can only use the second way to give a speech.

He politely rejected the plan to raise awareness, thinking it was really unnecessary.

It's not that he can't let go, everyone does this, not only domestic, but also foreign scholars, this is the unspoken rule of the academic world, and there is no shame.

Lin Zixuan feels that his focus is on the film and television industry, and being a writer is only a side hustle, and he doesn't need to put in so much effort.

The mentality is different, so I can deal with it calmly.

Zhang Jiayi returned to the capital from Chang'an and spent a month going back and forth.

He has to go to Chang'an Film Studio to go through the formalities of leaving his job without pay, and he has to settle down with his family and get together with acquaintances, and he will live in the capital for a long time in the future.

Once filming is busy, they can't care about going home, and some actors run the crew all year round.

For actors, it's a good thing to have filming, but it's troublesome if there is no filming.

When he returned to the capital, the shady casting of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" had subsided, and December was the Chinese New Year, and the film and television companies had their own tricks in order to promote their own movies.

No way, the competition for the Lunar New Year stalls is too fierce.

They found inspiration in the hype of Good Dreams and New Pictures, and while promoting themselves, they did not forget to discredit their opponents.

Once this method is accepted by everyone, there will be no rules in this circle, or new rules will be formed.

Zhang Jiayi didn't care about the messy gossip, he rented an apartment in the capital, the conditions were average, but it was much better than those who lived in the basement and the miscellaneous courtyard.

He signed a contract with Good Dream Company and officially became a contracted actor, and the next step was filming.

Lin Zixuan asked him to wait, not because he didn't arrange filming for him, but because it wasn't time.

Zhang Jiayi took over the drama at this time, and the salary was calculated according to the second-tier actors, five or six thousand yuan per episode, and after the broadcast of "Borrowed Gun", his value will definitely rise, and it is possible to have an episode.

Lin Zixuan is thinking about Zhang Jiayi, anyway, "Borrowed Gun" will be broadcast in mid-December, so there is no need to rush.

"Borrowed Gun" failed to be broadcast on Huaguo TV, and they still have concerns about spy war dramas, especially the underground party played by Zhang Jiayi is a bit unreliable and can only be premiered on local stations.

Today's local stations are basically star channels, facing national audiences, and their influence is increasing.

Zhang Jiayi understands that Lin Zixuan is for his good, but he really wants to act, and with this mood, he is waiting for "Borrowed Gun" to be broadcast on three star channels across the country at the same time. (To be continued.) )