Chapter 555 Treasure Hunt
It is clearly a movie that has been stopped in cinemas, but the nomination issued by the Chinese Directors Association once again brought "Immortality" back into people's sight.
For them, it is natural for "Martian Rescue" to win so many nominations, but it is wrong to put it in "Immortality". The profit effect of this movie, which costs only 100,000 yuan, is ashamed!
Lin Han has long been accustomed to such remarks. Some netizens who criticized do really want to promote the development of domestic films, but some are just jealous.
In fact, this movie has obvious advantages and disadvantages, so Lin Han didn't want to argue anything. Time will give all the answers, just like the movie "Breaking Out of the Solar System"!
After more than two years of slow promotion, Douban movie ratings have quietly reached the passing line. Many people who have given bad reviews have had to regret it.
Now that he returned to the study, he began to write the script carefully. The novel and the script were intertwined, and if he was not careful, he would be confused. But this is how Lin Han adjusted his mood!
If you are tired of writing novels, write some scripts and draw a few storyboard scripts. This is somewhat similar to learning. Learning a course for a long time will definitely be boring, and cross-reviewing of several courses will improve efficiency.
Just when Lin Han was immersed in the ocean of literature, Zhao Han, deputy general manager of Renmin University Press, called over rarely!
"Mr. Zhao, what wind has blown you up? You haven't contacted me for a while." After Lin Han saved the document, he started to joke.
Zhao Han said seriously on the phone: "Aren't I worried about disturbing your writing? Today is the day for printing "Picture Country". It will be released nationwide in ten days. We are planning to set up an event. I wonder if you have any good suggestions?"
Lin Han frowned, "I'm not good at promoting these things. You must have ideas. Tell me and listen. If it's not too troublesome, I'll agree!"
After all, "Picture Country" is also my own novel. If you sell well, you will benefit yourself. There is no need to be unable to get along with the money.
"We learned that readers admire you very much and plan to create a treasure hunt, that is, let you sign more novels and mix these signature books with unsigned versions, which should be very good!"
This practice will create a treasure hunting atmosphere for book buyers in bookstores, and some readers will buy more valuable signature versions in bookstores, while others will not.
This is undoubtedly big news for the bookstore and Lin Han’s loyal readers!
Lin Han looked down at his wrist and took a deep breath: "This sounds pretty good, but how many copies do I have to sign?"
After hearing Lin Han's words, Zhao Han asked in discussion: "Since it's a treasure hunt, then just 20,000 copies."
"Twenty thousand books?" Lin Han couldn't help but increase his voice, "Impossible, this is too much!"
"Not too much, think about it, how many bookstores and online bookstores are there in the country now? These 20,000 novels are spread out, and it is estimated that there are not many books in each city. Since it is a treasure hunt, you must have one. Even a signature book can't be found in a bookstore in another county!"
"It's rare to be valuable, and 20,000 signed books are not precious. And I'm busy writing new books now, so I don't have that much time to sign slowly."
Calling words every day is a big burden for your wrist. If you sign so many more names, the pressure will naturally be even heavier.
But Zhao Han heard something that he was interested in from Lin Han's words: "New book? You are writing a new book again. Is it still a science fiction novel this time?"
At this time, Lin Han remembered that he had signed an agreement with Renmin University Press, and that the novels he wrote would be handed over to Renmin University Press for publication and sale within the next year, which means that "The Matrix" is also in this contract!
"This time I am linking the novel with the movie, but I am not planning to release this novel. I am going to put it online for free to serialize it, so I can't take the publishing route."
Zhao Han's heart is so cool. The quality of science fiction novels that can be combined with movies must be very good. And Lin Han, the name that is sure to sell well, means that a lot of money has flew over like this!
He didn't want to agree to Lin Han's request, but he didn't want to disappoint Lin Han. Now Lin Han is the money tree of their publishing house. What if Lin Han refuses Lin Han's request this time and Lin Han doesn't renew his contract?
After picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon, Zhao Han's mind quickly turned around. What should we do to keep the publishing house making money while also taking care of Quan Lin Han's name.
"Mr. Zhao, do you think my idea is OK?" Lin Han waited for a while but didn't hear the other person making a sound, so he asked again.
Zhao Han rubbed his temples and said, "It is of course possible to free serialization, but I think you can also use this novel to enter the high-end market. The books we have made before have always been published in paperback and hardcover. If you are confident in the movie, you can try making a limited edition collection. There should be many readers who want to use it as a collection. This will not be printed a lot, but it is purely used for collection. If there are too many, it will be bad."
Lin Han was quite satisfied with this statement, and nodded and said, "The limited edition is good, so let's do it with Mr. Zhao's idea!"
"Well, then let's have a limited edition." Zhao Han's heart was bleeding. Although the limited edition could make some money, it was definitely a big difference compared to the paperback version that could release millions of copies.
Since the other party showed his goodwill to him and Lin Han also knew how to reciprocate, he said, "The number of signature books should be set at 20,000 copies. How about giving me a week to sign slowly?"
Renmin University Press made huge concessions in "The Matrix", so Lin Han was too lazy to bargain!
He is a typical person who is soft but not hard. If others help him, he can't go too far.
Zhao Han quickly agreed and said, "Okay, I'll have someone just transport 20,000 books to your villa tonight. After signing, you will notify me to transport the books back. You have to put the signature book on the plastic cover, otherwise others just need to look through it to know if it is a signature version!"
Twenty thousand books don't seem to be much, but if they are piled up together, they have to find a warehouse. Lin Han shook his wrist and before he started signing his signature, he felt his wrist hurt.
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Han quickly notified the people to start moving stacks of books into the truck. His psychological bottom line was five thousand books, but Lin Han gave him a surprise!
With these 20,000 signed books, he was confident that "Picture Country" would be the most sold book in the new year.
Unlike this year, Lin Han released two books, "Three-Body 2" and "Three-Body 3" on New Year's Day last year. He started serializing "The Wandering Guide to the Galaxy" in February, and also released "Bouquets for Algernon" in April.
In just a few months, he has published so many novels, and the output and sales are astonishing!
However, Lin Han's creative speed seems to have dropped several levels this year. From January to March, the only new books released are "Immortality" and "Planet Country", one of which is a short story.
There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys dominate the king!
Today's book market is controlled by other authors one after another. "Picture Country" is a popular science work, and the content has been serialized in newspapers, which are all unfavorable for sales.
That's why Zhao Han came up with various ways to stimulate sales. Lin Han is their sales trump card, and Renmin University Press does not allow any form of failure!
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Lin Han didn't know that Zhao Han had such an idea in his mind. After putting his phone aside, he continued to deal with the plot. This book "The Matrix" carries his great expectations and cannot be missed!
The crackling keyboard sounds were always recalling in the study. Lin Han was fully focused on the great cause of typing, completely forgot the rest of the time, until the high-pitched whistle of the truck disturbed him.
Mrs. Zhou panted and knocked on Lin Han's study room. After Lin Han came over and opened the door handle, she said panic: "Xiaolin, a truck was parked outside and said it was delivered to you. I wonder if they would let them in?"
Lin Han looked at his watch at this time, and he said to himself: "It won't be so fast, right?"
In just over two hours, did the Renmin University Press have transported 20,000 books to its own side? The work efficiency is too high!
"Sister Zhou, I'll go down and take a look. Maybe I've sent me a book."
After saying that, Lin Han quickly jogged downstairs. He pushed open the door of the villa and asked at the truck driver: "Are you from Renmin University Press?"
At this time, a young man jumped down in the passenger seat, "Teacher Lin, it's us. These 20,000 books are ready. Where do you need to move?"
This is the secretary Zhao Han brought before, so Lin Han had an impression that he pushed the iron door open so that the truck could pour in, "Please put it in the basement, it's spacious and can be put down."
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and quickly cleaned up the basement so that so many books could be put together in a regular manner.
So many books are placed together, which reminds Lin Han of the situation when he went to get books when he was studying. At the beginning of school, the boys would always be taken by the class teacher to bring the textbooks of the whole class back to the classroom!
Including the driver, the secretary and Lin Han, the three of them ran back and forth to carry the books down. Lin Han was so tired that sweat broke out on his forehead.
Chapter completed!