Chapter 300 The highest internal rating
The miracle of sales of more than two million on the first day is not only a result, but also a huge advertisement.
It goes without saying that those who like reading, even those who don’t usually read, may be curious because of such outstanding first-day results.
As for "Infinite World", a novel whose previous life was based on the Internet, the attraction of the plot is a means of eating, and it is best at attracting people to read further.
Even if you just want to read the beginning, you will probably be tempted to buy it and finish it.
This was clearly reflected in subsequent sales.
After the results came out on the first day, the sales of the three books in the entire series were rising almost in parallel. Of course, the sales volume of the third book was even faster.
One week later, the sales data for the first week also came out.
"Infinite World 3" reached 3 million copies.
Judging from the trend, this book will reach tens of millions of sales much faster than the previous two books.
More importantly, the reputation is very good.
A website as picky as a certain website has a rating of 8.9.
Dangdang in China and Amazon in foreign countries can only give ratings after readers have purchased it. The two have respectively scored 9.7 and 92% five-star praise rates.
The professional reviews are also very good, with almost no particularly obvious negative reviews.
Even some difficult literary critics look down upon the literary nature of the "Infinite World" series.
But when talking about this work, I have to say that the plot of this book is very clever and very attractive to read backwards.
This wave is a dimensionality reduction attack on the top online novels. It is based on the weaknesses of human nature. It is very enjoyable to watch.
For these relevant data and evaluations, Eric, the president of Disney Publishing, stated them one by one when making a report at the headquarters.
"It looks pretty good. What are your internal opinions on the film and television adaptation of this book?"
Robert Egger asked directly after listening to the report.
"100% support. This book has a very high audience all over the world. Anyone who has read this book will generally like it very much. This will be the natural audience for the movie adaptation."
Aikli answered decisively .
“Furthermore, as long as the quality of our film is good, we can attract some audiences other than fans of the original work, which will attract them to read the book, become loyal fans, and then increase the audience base of the next film. Forming a positive cycle."
Iger said thoughtfully, "It seems that you are very confident in this book."
"Yes, sir, I have read this series. The content of the novel is really magical
The news that I temporarily quit flour because I wanted to read a book was not a rumor, it was true. "
"Okay, I understand. ”
Robert Egger added another weight to this project in his mind, and then fell into deep thought.
It is time to conduct preliminary research on the "Infinite World" project, and then make a decision. It was rated internally.
He then called the film and television, marketing and distribution departments and asked them to come to the office to discuss the matter.
At the same time, at Marvel's headquarters, Kevin Feige was talking to Stan Lee about the recent hit "Infinite World 3."
“In this book, there is an adaptation and retelling of this plot in Avengers: Infinity War. I wonder if you have seen it?”
“Of course, as A creator must always pay attention to the top works on the market. This is a necessary quality."
Stan Lee lit a cigarette, took a puff, and then replied slowly,
" His plot is quite different from the comic content, and Iron Man is also very charming in it and plays a very important role
And to a certain extent, the description in the novel is very similar to Downey's performance. I think Chen did it intentionally. "
Kevin Feige nodded. He took out a cigar from the drawer and started puffing away.
"I think so too. "Iron Man" will be released soon. Why do I feel that this Chen has more confidence in "Iron Man" than we do? "
"This is a good thing. I heard that Chen has always had a good vision and has never failed before. I like to cooperate with such a boy. ”
Stan Lee meant something.
"I understand, but it's too early to say this now. Whether we can succeed is still uncertain, and people may not like us."
"That's true, I just mentioned this. I have an opinion. After all, Chen is considered a hot-selling screenwriter in Hollywood, and now that this book has caused such a big stir, it is impossible for Disney to not follow up.
If we start late, we may not have the chance to cooperate. "
"Let's see." Kevin Feige still has this opinion.
He is confident enough in his big plan, especially Chen, a magical boy, who is also confident in his movie.
This is even better.
……
At this time, Chen Linfeng’s team has completed promotional activities in Southeast Asia and Central Asia.
During this period, almost everyone became a trapeze artist, and everyone was very tired.
Sister Mei not only needs to connect well with the local area, but also needs to set off in advance to confirm with the other party the scale of promotion, reception and check-in location, security plan and other details.
After the team members carried out publicity, she had to go to the next location to continue the above operations. It can be said that she was the most tired person.
But Sister Mei seems to have endless energy, and there is no sign of fatigue at all.
Now, she talked to Chen Linfeng about her next plan.
"The promotion is over. According to the booking process, we have to go to Los Angeles first to participate in the celebrations prepared by Disney. Then there is the acquisition plan you mentioned before. Now it is time to start."
"Huh? Oh, I see." Chen Linfeng's sleepiness dissipated and he remembered his previous plan.
It is now 2008, and the financial crisis has begun to break out.
Although it has not yet reached its climax, some actions can already begin.
Chen Linfeng's goal this time is to acquire Summit Entertainment, which produced "The Twilight Saga".
If you want to acquire a company, you need to prepare in advance.
After all, it is a large and systematic project. Deliberations and negotiations will take time, and it will not be completed within half a year.
This is still a small company, let alone a large company. It has been common for several years.
The company Summit Entertainment is definitely not having an easy time now. The financial crisis has spread too widely, and the direct and indirect impacts will not be small.
The key is that the outcome of the "Twilight" project is not known yet, so it is a better time.
At the end of November this year, before the movie is released, we will have a good conversation.
But as mentioned before, if you want to negotiate it before November, you have to start now.
After getting off the plane, Chen Linfeng began to contact his contacts in the beautiful country.
In the past few years, he has been involved in investment and equity operations, and has also gotten to know some middle-level figures on Wall Street.
It is difficult to ask them to help with something, but it is easy to inquire about some information or introduce people.
Foreigners’ acquisition of Ailiken’s enterprises must be approved by CFIUS, the Committee on Foreign Investment.
This period is a period of friendly relations between China and Ailiken, and the process is not difficult.
After all, Summit Entertainment is a small company now. It can be seen everywhere in Hollywood, and there is nothing noteworthy about it.
CFIUS will not specifically review the card.
In addition, in the acquisition process, a number of institutions such as agency consulting companies and law firms will also be involved, so that everyone can get a share of the pie.
Chen Linfeng spent some time looking for relevant cooperative institutions and determining the acquisition principles, and then asked Sister Mei to follow up.
He took time off to attend a celebration hosted by Disney.
The event itself is not much to say, but the presence of Robert Egger was somewhat unexpected.
"Chen, congratulations on your work achieving such good results."
"Thank you."
After the two chatted for a while, Egger revealed his purpose.
"I have to say that your third novel gave me a big surprise. For "Infinite World", the company gave it the highest rating of the year. I think this project can be started, right?"
Chen Linfeng was a little surprised by the other party's rating.
This is almost on the same level as "Pirates of the Caribbean". Of course, the Pirates series is the core of the core, so it is definitely different.
But considering that "Pirates of the Caribbean" was originally a movie to promote its pirate playground, the early rating should be lower, and it was only raised later.
In comparison, the rating of "Infinite World" is a bit exaggerated.
"Of course, we have a tacit understanding, don't we? It's just the preliminary project establishment and investment, I have no problem, but the formal preparations, I hope to start next year."
Robert Egger frowned and said, "You haven't yet Give up that idea?"
"Of course, this is my original intention of writing a novel."
"I have to tell you, this is Hollywood, and it is difficult for Asians to realize your demands. It’s too difficult to get recognition for playing a leading role.”
Chen Linfeng also frowned, “Isn’t it enough to supplement it with the box office in such a large area of Eastern Asia?”
Iger shook his head, "To be honest, it's not enough. The box office results of these places can only be used as supplements and cannot be officially considered.
Besides, although your popularity is very good there, But as the protagonist of the movie, it has not been confirmed whether it can attract box office. "
Chen Linfeng spread his hands, "But the sales of "Infinite World 3" this time can already reflect my success. Influence in East Asia and Southeast Asia.”
The atmosphere became a little solemn for a while.
Chen Linfeng is actually a little worried. Originally, "Infinite World" had a higher internal rating at Disney, which was a good thing.
This means that Disney will invest maximum resources, including early investment, special effects, actors and other aspects of production costs, as well as post-production publicity, etc. are all top-notch major projects.
But as the investment increases, the risk of failure of the project becomes more and more unbearable.
Originally, if it was just a medium-sized movie, Chen Linfeng, a popular star with huge influence in Asia, and the author had a huge say in the project, the work itself set the male protagonist to be yellow-skinned.
With the triple blessing, everything should have gone smoothly.
Chen Linfeng had originally planned to push it to this time.
But who knows, there are still hundreds of millions of problems.
After holding it back for several years, the readership itself is hungry and thirsty, and film and television dramas have created too many fan groups.
In addition, Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is coming to an end, and they want to find new series as the company's profit growth point, so they have greatly increased the scale of publicity.
Several reasons led to the performance of "Infinite World 3" far exceeding expectations.
Disney has the highest ratings and investment in adapted movies.
In this case, the choice of the protagonist is not a small problem.
(End of this chapter)