Chapter 185: "The King of Comedy" and the Star Girl
The "Grim Reaper" novel continued to be popular, with sales reaching a new high of 5 million copies in the first week, 6 million copies in the third week, and 5 million copies in the fourth week. The total sales reached 20 million copies in a month.
Industry connoisseurs estimate that this number will be between 1 and 150 million copies a year later, based on the sales data of the first month.
Whether it's 20 million or 100 million, it's an eye-popping number. This will not even calm the cold and noble CCTV news broadcast.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the first magic comic "Grim Reaper" created by the well-known cartoonist Mr. Chen Lin has received good news, and the total sales volume of the world has exceeded 20 million copies as of today, filling a number of gaps in the field of comics in China.
The news broadcast column sent a film crew to directly visit the headquarters of Juntian Pictures, a three-story residence in the dilapidated alley near the Beijing Film Academy - Yuqing Palace.
The interview is only a short three-minute video, but it's already a dick explosion. In the eyes of the Chinese people, the news broadcast is a god-like existence.
The direct effect of the news broadcast First of all, Chen Lin's reputation as a well-known cartoonist is directly confirmed, and even the official says so, who dares to question it? For a time, Jade Emperor Entertainment Group received countless letters, all of which were invitations from some well-known comic academic groups at home and abroad.
In addition, the headquarters of Juntian Pictures, Yuqing Palace, seems to be full of fairy energy, and immediately becomes a holy place in the eyes of comic lovers across the country.
At this time, another blockbuster disappeared from the United States: Jun Tian Pictures and Disney's Pixar Animation reached a cooperation, and the two sides brought the "Grim Reaper" comic to the screen.
When the news came, all the Grim Reaper fans around the world cheered, and there was one news from Japan that was less eye-catching.
Jun Tian Pictures acquired a small Japanese anime studio and announced the upcoming release of its latest work, Naruto.
You read that right, "Naruto", the manga was only serialized in 1999 on the weekly Shonen Jump, and I don't know what means Chen Lin used to preemptively register all the related intellectual property rights of this manga in advance.
Take someone else's path, no, it should be the back road of the little devil so that he has no way out
Just when "Grim Reaper" became a topic that people all over the country were talking about. Chen Lin rushed to Hong Kong after his trip to the United States to attend the opening ceremony of "The King of Comedy" in cooperation with Xinghui Film Company.
As soon as Chen Lin got off the plane, he recognized Zhou Xingchi at a glance at the exit wearing a mask and dressing in disguise.
I'll go, Xing Ye actually came to pick him up in person, it's really rare, Chen Lin smiled and hurriedly walked over.
The two met and hugged each other, and it was inconvenient for the airport to speak, until they got in the car and saw Zhou Xingchi take off his mask, Chen Lin smiled and said: "Master Xing, I haven't seen you for a few days, and your demeanor is still undiminished." β
"Hehe, I didn't change the law. You're in high spirits, heyβlook at the billboard in front of you. Zhou Xingchi said with a smile, and at this time, a huge billboard appeared in front of the airport road, and a line of advertising words on it fell into the eyes of the two: "Warmly celebrate the 900,0000 copies of "Death" in 14 days from November 1st to November 14th, and how many hours is there to break through 10 million copies? Few days? β
Zhou Xingchi only passed here three days ago, when the data on it was 600 million copies, and the data became 9 million in three days, as mentioned above, it would be within a few hours to break through 10 million. Maybe by the time I came to see it in the afternoon, it had already become 10 million.
Not only will every Hong Kong person who enters and exit the airport be surprised to see this billboard, but at the same time, there is an indescribable sense of pride in his heart.
This kind of pride is a kind of pride in being a compatriot, and it has been a year since Hong Kong's return to the motherland, but the word compatriot is still relatively unfamiliar to most Hong Kong people.
At this moment, Chen Lin himself couldn't think of it. I don't even know this subtle feeling in Lu Daoxing's heart, and I can't imagine that because of the global popularity of "Death", many Hong Kong people have identified with the mainland for the first time.
"Mr. Kobayashi, you are really impressive, 'I obey YOU'." At this time, Zhou Xingchi retracted his gaze and turned his head to look at Chen Lin and quipped.
Proud as Xingye, he couldn't help but show an appreciative look in his eyes. borrowed a pronoun from Journey to the West to represent his appreciation of Chen Lin.
Ha, I have never heard others say "I am YOU", and it is probably the first time that Xing Ye himself praised Chen Lin with this sentence outside the play. And Xing Ye's eyes have a very familiar rush, and Brother Hua looks at him like this these days.
GOOD, only Xing Ye, Brother Hua knows how to appreciate my greatness, Chen Lin couldn't help but smile proudly on Xing Ye's shoulder.
The start-up ceremony only started in the afternoon, and Zhou Xingchi first sent Chen Lin to the hotel to settle down, and then made an appointment to meet in Lan Kwai Fong at 2 p.m. and left.
Before Xing Ye left, he gave Chen Lin a list of actors who were present at the opening ceremony, as well as a schedule of the ceremony.
"The King of Comedy" director Li Lizhi, starring Stephen Chow, Liu Xiaowen, Mok Wenwei, Wu Mengda; Co-screenwriter Chen Lin, supporting actors Lee Shau Kee, Tian Qiwen, Ba Liang Jin, and guest Chen Long will all be present to cheer for the play.
The only new face among them is Liu Xiaowen, a newcomer from the Royal Court Agency, Liu Xiaowen is the female number one in this drama, which is the so-called star girl.
History was changed by Chen Lin here, the original newcomer in this drama was Zhang Baizhi, but Chen Lin didn't care so much, of course the opportunity for the new girl had to choose someone from her own company.
said that Cao Cao and Cao Cao were coming, and Liu Xiaowen knew that the boss of the Dao Dao had come to Hong Kong and hurriedly came over to meet him.
Liu Xiaowen is an 18-year-old girl with delicate facial features, a soft and weak body, and a girl who doesn't talk much.
When she came to the door of Chen Lin's guest room, she was about to knock on the door when she suddenly became nervous. When she was in the company, Liu Xiaowen would be very nervous when she faced Yu Yu, but when she faced Chen Lin, the chairman, she was nervous to death when she first entered the company.
Chen Lin treats the company's artists like babies, Liu Xiaowen has only seen the chairman lose his temper with the company's senior leaders, agents and even Mr. Yu, but he has never been angry with the artists. The chairman gave her the feeling of being a big brother.
Maybe there have been fewer chairmen flying around in the world in the past month, and the chairman has changed a lot in the past month.
Whether it is the storm caused by "Death" around the world, or the establishment of the Children's Angel Foundation, all the artists in the company, including her, are dumbfounded, and they can't help but feel a sense of awe for the two masters.
"Not nervous, not nervous." Liu Xiaowen stood in front of the door and kept cheering herself up in her heart, and it took 5 minutes to feel better, and then knocked on the door.
"Mr. Xiaolin, it's me Liu Xiaowen, are you there?"
"Is it Wenwen? You wait. β
Liu Xiaowen waited anxiously for less than 1 minute, and the door opened, and Chen Lin appeared in front of her with a smile on her face.
Somehow, seeing the familiar smile of the chairman, Liu Xiaowen's anxiety and nervousness disappeared in an instant, and the chairman was still the original amiable big brother.
"Wenwen. Come on, sit down and taste the specialties I brought back from the United States. Chen Lin beckoned Liu Xiaowen to sit on the sofa, and then took out a bunch of American specialties, including almonds, pecans, pistachios, dried blueberries, beef beans, etc.
"Sit down and I'll pour you a cup of tea."
"Mr. Kobayashi, let's do it with me."
"Alright, alright."
Chen Lin smiled and waved his hand to stop Liu Xiaowen, who was just about to get up after sitting down, and then went to make two cups of tea and brought them over.
"Thank you!" Liu Xiaowen took the tea and said thank you, and when Chen Lin also sat down on the sofa, she was sincerely grateful: "Mr. Xiaolin, thank you, thank you." β
Liu Xiaowen is a little girl who is not good at words, and when she came, she also prepared a heartfelt thank you speech, thanking the chairman for giving her the opportunity to win a star girl. The words of thanks also included her loyalty, and she will do a good job in the future to live up to the chairman and so on.
But now in front of Chen Lin, she really felt that those words of thanks were too vulgar, and the space was empty, and when she said it, it became "Xie Lu, thank you", and her eyes turned slightly red when she finished speaking.
"Hehe, silly girl, why are you thanking me?"
"I am~"
"Okay, I know what you want to say, I just recommended you in front of Xing Ye, and the main reason for your success is that you are very good and the result of your hard work, otherwise even if my relationship with Xing Ye is good, if you can't, Xing Ye will not give me face."
"No, I know that I am not that good, and the information and guidance you gave me have played a vital role, otherwise I will definitely not be able to get this opportunity no matter how hard I try."
The information and guidance that Liu Xiaowen said refers to the fact that Chen Lin gave her a copy of the script information of the heroine Liu Piaopiao in "The King of Comedy" in advance, and this information analyzes the role of Liu Piaopiao in great detail, and the most precious analysis data is Zhou Xingchi's own opinion.
With this precious information, half of the success is done, and the remaining half lies in the acting skills, Liu Piaopiao is a dancer, to put it bluntly, a prostitute at the bottom of society who still has expectations for life and is still inhumane.
This role is a great challenge for Liu Xiaowen, and characters like prostitutes are so far away from her life. Just when she was confused and didn't know how to play a dancer, the great chairman pointed her to a bright road: the chairman didn't know how to find a real prostitute to teach her how to act, as well as introduce the life of a prostitute, and took her to dance halls and nightclubs to observe. Of course, the great chairman will not put her in danger, and there are several elite bodyguards of the Rock Company around to protect her and drive away some of the disciples.
"Wenwen, wait a minute, accompany me for lunch, and then we will go to Lan Kwai Fong together to attend the opening ceremony."
"Yes."
Liu Xiaowen nodded obediently, you said that she was such a good boss in this life, and her heart was warm in addition to being warm. (To be continued......)