Chapter 109 I want to be the protagonist
Zuckerberg refused at all costs. He would not accept foreigners and personal investments.
“$1 million, 5% of the shares.”
Zuckerberg sat down again. This price and valuation of the company respected him too much.
The two communicated for a while and finally decided.
Chen Linfeng was not too happy that the deal was concluded, because the shares would definitely not be retained until the end. When the big players enter the market in the next few rounds, they will definitely clear out the small and medium shareholders.
It can only be regarded as earning a price difference, but it can be a hundred times profit.
But it’s not bad to make a fortune, it’s always a benefit at no cost.
The next day, Paul Anderson, the producer of Resident Evil 2, came to visit.
This was the first time he met the original author who almost made him doubt his life.
After a brief exchange of greetings, he went straight to the point and stated his demands.
“So you want us to cooperate and promote each other?” Chen Linfeng was a little unexpected, and his idea was indeed interesting.
Directly shoot a short film, the content is mainly the beginning of Infinite World 1, which not only contains the plot and characters of the Resident Evil movie, but also promotes the novel, killing two birds with one stone.
“Yes, I hope to bring your readers into the cinema to watch my Biochemical 2.”
Anderson did not shy away from his purpose.
He further described his thoughts.
“The content of Biochemical 2 can also be made into episodic flashbacks, including other scenes that appear in the novel. It is not too difficult to simply set up the scenery and then present it in a quick cutting manner.< br>
It can be said that this short film is a promotional video, but it can promote your new book and our movie at the same time. ”
Nowadays, Infinite World is a hot seller in the North American market. Lack of heat.
On the contrary, Biochemical 2 needs more publicity. The second part of a series of films often greatly affects the development of subsequent films.
So Anderson came forward.
Chen Linfeng wondered, "If I remember correctly, next month will be the premiere of Biochemical 2. Is it still too late to film now?"
Anderson said confidently, "Of course I can do it in time, the main scenery is ready-made, and I can also find the actors. It can be done in a week at most."
Sister Mei directly refused, "This will conflict with our original book promotion activities and publication. The company won’t agree.”
“Can’t we coordinate?”
Anderson and Sister Mei discussed the itinerary.
Chen Linfeng was very interested and a little eager to try.
I have long thought about putting the content I wrote on the screen, so now I might as well make a short film to have fun.
He winked at Sister Mei, asking her to suspend her objections first.
Then he said to Anderson, "It's okay to make a promotional video, but I want to play the leading role."
He has never been shy about wanting to play roles in his own works.
Anderson glanced at the other party in surprise, then looked Chen Linfeng up and down.
Asian men generally look more tender-faced. It’s not impossible for this guy to put on makeup. At most, he can put some thought into his clothes to lift up his figure so that he doesn’t look so thin.
Before coming, he had never considered using a Chinese as the protagonist, and he was very hesitant.
Chen Linfeng then explained, "I set the character Zheng very clearly in the book. He is a Chinese. Since I have to face my fans, I have to respect the original work to make them like it."
"The most important thing is to let them get used to and confirm that the protagonist of this book is a Chinese." This is what he really thinks in his heart.
Even if short films of an advertising nature are not accepted, they will not have a great impact on all parties, so you can give it a try.
Anderson may have thought of this and finally agreed.
After participating in promotional activities for a few days. Peter came to Chen Linfeng's room again, and this time he brought someone with him.
"Let me introduce, this is Disney's Marico Simmons, who is also from the publicity department."
After the two parties introduced each other, Simmons directly stated his intention.
“We heard about Anderson’s short film project and we want to join in.”
Chen Linfeng was not surprised when he heard this. Peter had revealed the news to him in advance.
Simmons’s requirements were simple. He must have a sense of presence in the short film, and the Disney logo must be added at the beginning.
The main content of the short film is the plot of Biochemical 1, which is fine, but the flashbacks must include Pirates of the Caribbean.
Large companies already have daily marketing tasks, not to mention that the book Infinite World has been watched by the headquarters. They will not let the original author cooperate with other companies alone.
Even though Constantine Films is a small company.
This will make other Hollywood giants mistakenly think that Disney has given up its claim to the book.
Chen Linfeng had no objection to this and just asked him to communicate with Anderson.
However, shortly afterwards, Simmons proposed that the male protagonist of the short film should be changed to a white male protagonist.
Chen Linfeng immediately darkened his face, "Impossible, the male protagonist must be Chinese. This is my work, and I do not allow the protagonist's skin color to be changed."
Other characters have already been sold in the European and American markets. The reason is that after making certain adjustments in the short film, it would be too much to try to push the envelope even further.
"Chen, this is a beautiful country. No one wants to see a Chinese protagonist. You shouldn't be too obsessed with this."
"Then I would rather not have this short film. , you know, I don’t care about it.”
"Chen, you are a little stubborn. Hollywood doesn't give opportunities easily. I thought you would understand."
Seeing that the situation was wrong, Pitt quickly said, "Why is it so serious? Everyone is just discussing it, right?"
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Sister Mei also immediately said some softening words, but she did not agree to change the protagonist.
The two people have always been like this, one plays the white face, the other plays the red face, but the main theme is determined by Chen Linfeng.
Simons saw that Chen Linfeng was indeed very resistant, so he did not mention the matter again after Peter's persuasion.
After all, it's just a short film at the moment.
In the following days, Chen Linfeng carried out the scheduled publicity plan as usual.
Among European countries, he mainly participates in promotional activities in Britain, France, Germany, Austria, etc., several countries with a strong reading atmosphere among the people. At the same time, these countries are also the areas where his books are best sold.
Since Infinite World 1 was released in these regions, the average sales volume of the novel has exceeded 500,000 copies. Together with other European countries, the total sales volume in Europe has exceeded 3 million.
It’s only been in the past two years.
Chen Linfeng's novels have been on the sales charts in several countries where they are mainly promoted.
So when promoting, the feedback is still good, at least we won’t fall into the dilemma of no fans participating in the interaction.
After ten days of publicity, Chen Linfeng returned to Ailiken again.
Anderson has the crew ready.
Several major actors in Biochemical 1 are already in place.
Those actors who didn't have that many roles in the movie and had already left the production were obviously a little excited.
Of course it would not be enough to act in a short film, but they all thought that if this novel was really adapted to the big screen, then they would probably have a chance to appear.
"Infinite World" is a best-seller, so the investment in the movie will definitely not be small.
Milla Jovovich came over and greeted Chen Linfeng.
(End of this chapter)