Chapter 48 Writing a new book
The result was very smooth. Chen Linfeng used the film adaptation rights of a Biohazard World novel in exchange for the right to use the name of the Biohazard movie in the new novel.
At the same time, it is specifically pointed out that Chen Linfeng will own the complete copyright of "Infinite World" in the future. When adapting it into a movie, he will no longer need to obtain authorization from Constantine Films.
Because of this matter, Chen Linfeng communicated with Moya and the publisher of Kodansha, and pushed back the release date of "Infinite World" to March next year, when the movie will be released.
Over at Neon, Chen Linfeng's "Book of Life and Death" is still selling well, so it's not affected much, but there is a vacancy at Sprout.
Normally, Chen Linfeng would publish one new book a year, but now that "Infinite World" has been delayed, he needs to write another novel to fill the gap.
Not only is it a requirement of the publishing house, but he himself also hopes that the rhythm of one book a year will not be interrupted, so that the long-term influence will not fade away.
An apartment somewhere in Shenhai.
Hu Weishi, the editor of Germination, is persuading Han Han.
"Han Han, the media binding you to Chen Linfeng for publicity is also a benefit to you. Why don't you want to?"
Han Han was a little unhappy, "Why do I have to be bound to Chen Linfeng? Others will only think that I am taking advantage of his popularity."
Hu Weishi had a headache. If it were anyone else, he would not have the chance to take advantage of him.
He said patiently, "Compared with his first novel last year, the results may have been a little worse. If you think so, I think it's okay.
But it will be released this year. Your performance in "One Degree Below Zero" is so good, even if you still can't compare with him, you two are at least back on the same starting line."
When Hu Weishi said this, his face was not red and his heart was not beating.
"Don't always think that you are just trying to gain popularity. At least no one has ever said so. It is all those unscrupulous media who are making trouble over nothing."
Han Han sat on the sofa and did not reply.
Hu Weishi rarely saw him not confronting him, so he hurriedly continued, "Besides, this matter is not a bad thing for Chen Linfeng. You two are the most famous writers born in the 1980s. If you are bound together, you will increase each other's strength. Popularity, what’s wrong with that?”
“Chen Linfeng’s novels are still selling like hotcakes in Neon. I really can’t take advantage of this,”
Han Han He said depressedly, "Brother Hu, I know you are doing it for my own good, but I'm afraid that Chen Linfeng will become more and more powerful in writing books in the future, and I won't be able to catch up. What should I do?"
He was indignant, "This pervert feels like he has no creative bottleneck. Look at the non-long stories he wrote, all of them are wonderful.
However, people didn't take it seriously at all, and just published it in a magazine and it was over. , are too lazy to publish, and will collect the sprouts and publish them collectively."
Han Han slapped the table, "You said, how can I pursue a genius like him, and tie him up for publicity? I'm afraid. It’s become a laughing stock!”
It’s not that Han Han has never thought about the benefits of bondage, but the more he reads Chen Linfeng’s short novels, the more chilled he feels.
Any of these stories, with a little expansion, can be turned into a novel for publication.
He can guarantee that it will sell well.
However, Chen Linfeng didn't care at all, as if he had countless such stories in his mind.
Not to mention his novels, each of them is a new story that has never appeared before, with divine settings.
People all over the world have been writing novels for many years, and most of the necessary plots have been written by predecessors.
But Chen Linfeng can think of new things. How can one person come up with so many ideas?
Han Han really felt the horror of genius. In the past, others thought he had literary talent. However, when he got to know Chen Linfeng, he realized that his talent was nothing.
Especially because this genius is self-disciplined and hardworking. When Han Han thinks about this, he feels endless despair in his heart.
It’s impossible to catch up!
Hu Weishi looked at Han Han who looked frustrated, but he really didn't expect that he actually thought like this. Indeed, from the perspective of people of the same age, such a person is too scary, and most people cannot even think of being on the same level as Chen Linfeng.
Hu Weishi comforted, "Okay, I won't persuade you anymore. I'm too anxious."
He reflected for a moment and realized that he might also have seen that Zheng Yuling, a newcomer in the agency, had signed such a strong The author has become somewhat mentally unbalanced.
If virtue is not matched, there will be disaster!
As the old saying goes.
Hu Weishi patted Han Han on the shoulder, "Geniuses have their own paths, and we mortals also have our own ways. As long as you continue to work hard, you may not be able to reach his level one day."
Han Han weakly replied, "I'll try my best."
Back at the magazine, Hu Weishi explained the results of this communication to the editor-in-chief.
"That's it." Zhao Changtian said with emotion, "Genius writers like Chen Linfeng are indeed rare. Since Han Han is unwilling, let's not force him."
"Follow up When communicating with the media, we should not mention the two together. We must also consider the author’s wishes.”
“Okay, editor”
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In the evening, Chen Linfeng was chewing his pen at his desk, thinking about the topic for his new book.
There is not much time left for new books this time. In just two months, I can only choose something that is easy to write, preferably one that is ready-made in my previous life.
He had read a lot of books in his previous life, but most of them were online books, and the rest were mostly classics he read when he was a student.
These masterpieces were all written before he was born. The pace of online writing is too fast, the number of words is too many, and it does not meet his current requirements.
Chen Linfeng thought about it for a long time and finally chose Keigo Higashino's famous work "The Worry-Free Grocery Store".
This novel sold more than 10 million copies in China in its previous life.
Although it is a neon-style novel that describes the emotions between people, the plot is very cleverly set up. It travels through time and space through letters with a bit of science fiction elements, forming a closed loop before and after, which is very in line with the senses of the Chinese people.
The number of words is not that many, about two to three hundred thousand, which is more in line with his expectations.
Not only that, in his previous life, Chen Linfeng read the original novel more than once in order to understand the timeline and the details of the character relationships between the various short stories, so that he could reproduce the original work more completely.
There is no need to consider the problem of converting images into text like he did when writing his first two novels. He only needs to pay attention to translating the neon-specific content into Chinese, and the writing speed can be improved a lot.
During the two months of summer vacation, Chen Linfeng spent most of his time writing novels in his room. Shi Xiaolong was always filming in other places. No one disturbed him, so he wrote very happily.
Especially since I bought an air conditioner at home this year, the summer sun suddenly became amiable.
The only trouble is that he underestimated the difficulty of translating this book into Chinese.
The nature of the orphanage in the original work is different from that of children’s welfare homes in China. The original work spans more than thirty years. If he pushed forward thirty years from now, he would not be able to write it at all. The social backgrounds are too different. big.
Others, such as the backgrounds of some important figures and some social details, must be changed.
The first is the setting of Jieyou Grocery Store. There is basically no such thing as a grocery store in China. He changed it into a canteen, and the place where the letter was inserted was also changed into a small window that is more common in a canteen.
The Beatles were changed to the Beyond band, and the overall time span was also shortened. Chen Linfeng gradually changed one by one, one by one.
Of course, a nasty character named Yuan Yuan must be added.
(End of this chapter)