Chapter 29 Hot Sale
Time flies like an arrow. It flies away in a whoosh.

Time passed by unknowingly and it was the end of June, and Liu Zhou had another final exam.

After the exams, freshman year is over.

It has been more than a month since Liu Zhou and Jia Zhangke last had dinner together.

At the end of May, Yu Liwei helped Liu Zhou register a studio in Hong Kong. Liu Zhou named it casually, Maga Film Studio.

This was just a shell studio. After completing the "Xiao Wu" project, Liu Zhou was not sure whether he would cancel it.

After the studio was set up, Liu Zhou signed an investment contract with Jia Zhangke's Hutong Film Production Company in the name of the studio, and 100,000 yuan was transferred to a special account for the film project.

At this point, the two have truly reached a cooperation.

Liu Zhou felt that after the money was transferred, Jia Zhangke became closer to him and less polite.

Liu Zhou also took this opportunity to discuss movies with Jia Zhangke several times, which benefited him a lot.

Because the film was to start shooting in July, Jia Zhangke went to his hometown in Fenyang in mid-June to scout locations and confirm the filming location.

During this period, in addition to hanging out with Jia Zhangke, Liu Zhou certainly did not forget his own business.

In addition to professional courses, Liu Zhou also sent the 30,000-word manuscript of "Want to See You" to editor Qu He at the end of May.

Qu He reviewed the manuscript personally and called the next day to say that there were no problems with the manuscript and it could be published.

In this contract, the magazine increased Liu Zhou's salary significantly.

This is mainly because Liu Zhou’s book “Twinkle Twinkle Star” sold so well.

After the first print run of 30,000 copies sold out in three days, the additional print run of 50,000 copies was sold out again in less than a week.

Distributors from various provinces called the magazine to urge shipment.

"Mengya" obviously did not expect that the book by newcomer Liu Zhou would sell so well, which made them feel happy and annoyed at the moment.

Of course they were happy because the book was selling well, but they were upset because they found that pirated copies had begun to appear on the market, but they didn’t have that much stock now.

This time the editor-in-chief of the magazine was really determined. He directly printed an additional 100,000 copies, asked the printing factory to work overtime, and then sent them directly to bookstores everywhere.

I thought 100,000 copies would be enough for a while, but the editor-in-chief obviously underestimated young people's love for this novel.

For young men and women who were still somewhat conservative at that time, this book undoubtedly had a fatal attraction to them, earning their tears and even affecting their emotions.

Among the youth group, if one person knows the novel, it means a large group of people around him will know it.

This book has gradually become popular in campuses across the country, especially the last sentence, "Zhang Wansen, it's snowing!" which has become a popular saying.

Therefore, the newly printed 100,000 copies did not last long and were sold out again in less than half a month.

In mid-June, the magazine doubled the number and printed another 200,000 copies.

As of the end of June, some places are out of stock again.

In response to this situation, "Mengya" became much more enthusiastic towards Liu Zhou.

Not only did the editor-in-chief of the magazine personally communicate with Liu Zhou, but the salary he offered was also increased significantly.

For example, for the interview that had been arranged before, they were originally going to let the staff in Beijing to complete it directly, but in the end they arranged a team from Shanghai to interview Liu Zhou directly.

For example, in the contract for a new novel, the serialized royalties were directly given as 100 yuan per thousand words, which doubled.

The royalties were raised by four percentage points to 10%.

Liu Zhou was quite satisfied with this and signed the contract with them without any bargaining.

Having worked in this industry, Liu Zhou also knows that it is not easy to increase royalties by one point.

Therefore, Liu Zhou did not directly ask for the industry's top royalty rate of 15% just because his novels sold well.

Liu Zhou also clearly knows why his novels sell so well. One of the important reasons is the big platform of "Mengya" magazine.

Without their nationwide channels, even the best wine will be hard to sell if it is not well-known!

Liu Zhou's new novel will be serialized in "Mengya" magazine starting in the first half of July, and it has been promoted for a month before that.

Liu Zhou was of course very happy about the hot sales of the novel, which meant that he would earn another large sum of money.

I was still struggling with whether to rent a house outside or buy one for next semester. Now I don’t have to worry about it anymore. Of course I will buy one, and it has to be a courtyard house!

Buying a courtyard house in Beijing and an old villa in Shanghai is the standard for people who are born again.

Besides, Siheyuan houses do have greater potential for appreciation. In this case, Siheyuan houses are of course the first choice.

However, Liu Zhou has no time to read it now, and the royalties from the magazine have not been settled yet, but Liu Zhou has asked his class teacher, Lao Huang, to ask for him.

Liu Zhou had no such connections, and among the people he knew, only his class teacher, Old Huang, might have such connections.

Old Huang was also shocked when he heard that he was going to buy a courtyard house. He thought Liu Zhou was a rich second-generation. However, he looked at him with a higher opinion after learning that Liu Zhou was a novelist.

Finally, after telling Liu Zhou not to delay his studies, he wondered who could help his beloved disciple solve this problem.

After the final exam, Liu Zhou, Liu Ye and Qin Hao came to Donglaishun again for a farewell dinner, but this time there was Huang Xiaoming.

In the past two or three months, not only has the relationship between Liu Zhou and Huang Xiaoming deepened, but with Liu Zhou's help, Liu Ye and Qin Hao have also gotten along very well with Huang Xiaoming. So at this farewell dinner, several people also invited Huang Xiaoming to attend.

Having a meal with friends is a happy thing, but Huang Xiaoming seemed to be worried about something and did not look very happy.

"Brother Xiao Ming, what's wrong with you? Tell us if you have anything to say."

Huang Xiaoming drank a glass of wine and said:

"Did you guys see early on that I like Boss Zhao?"

Looking at the looks of the three people, Huang Xiaoming knew the answer and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"I thought I was disguising myself well before, but I didn't expect that I was just thinking that."

"Brother Xiao Ming, it's nothing. It's not shameful to like someone."

"I know, and I'm not in a bad mood because of this. I confessed my feelings to Boss Zhao after the exam yesterday, and was rejected!"

"Oh my god, Brother Xiaoming, why are you suddenly so brave!" Liu Ye said a little surprised.

Liu Zhou was also a little curious. He seemed to be a little secretive before, so why did he suddenly confess his feelings?

Huang Xiaoming saw the three people looking at him, sighed and said:
"I'm not stupid, and I can tell that Boss Zhao only sees me as a good friend. A few days ago, I learned that she got permission from our class teacher to take on a role in a play, which I heard will be filmed during the summer vacation.

I felt like she was getting further and further away from me. Although I knew I might fail, I still felt that I had to give this secret love of mine a result, so I plucked up the courage to confess my feelings.

Although I was prepared for rejection, I still felt very upset when I was rejected. ”

Seeing Huang Xiaoming's sad look, they didn't know how to comfort him and could only drink with him.

If Liu Zhou remembered correctly, the Boss Zhao who got this play was completely different from the Boss Zhao who didn't get this play.

Anyway, Liu Zhou feels that Boss Zhao is not suitable for him. It is better to suffer a short pain than a long one. If Huang Xiaoming waits until this drama is broadcast, he may become even more inferior.

The main reason is that the influence of this drama is really too great, although only he knows this now.

That’s right, it’s the “My Fair Princess” that Shonan TV and Qiong Yao collaborated on.

This TV series came out of nowhere and changed the direction of the entire entertainment industry. Its influence and the profits it created cannot be accurately described as explosive.

By the way, at this time Boss Zhao should have received the role of Ziwei. I wonder if you can imagine what Boss Zhao looks like when he plays Ziwei.

Fortunately, various bloody things happened during that period, and Qiong Yao decided to let Boss Zhao play Xiaoyanzi, and then this TV series began to become a hit.

This is not to say that Qiong Yao has a good vision. She is currently optimistic about another TV series "Tears in Heaven".

All I can say is that the mainland audiences at that time were too naive, and they could enjoy watching "My Fair Princess" with such shocking lines.

But no matter what, this drama is also the memory of a generation.

"Brother Xiao Ming, since you've been rejected, just let it go. There are plenty of fish in the sea. First, improve your professional skills and strive to win the Best Actor award as soon as possible."

Seriously speaking, Huang Xiaoming's acting skills are not bad.

Comparing him with Chen Kun, nine out of ten people would say that Chen Kun's acting is better, and one person doesn't even know them both.

But you can look at the comparison of their honors.

Chen Kun has won the Huabiao Outstanding Actor Award, the Hundred Flowers Best Actor Award, the Most Popular Actor among College Students, as well as some less influential awards such as the Golden Phoenix Award from the Society of Film Performance Art and the Best Actor Award from the Shanghai Film Critics Association.

Huang Xiaoming's honors include Golden Rooster Best Actor, Hundred Flowers Best Actor, Huabiao Outstanding Actor, and Changchun Film Studio Best Actor. Compared with the Factory Flower, isn't there much difference?

Why do people generally think that Chen Kun’s acting skills are better than Huang Xiaoming’s?

In fact, to put it bluntly, it’s a matter of image management!
Chen Kun is quite cautious and rarely takes on bad films. He also has high demands on his own performance, so he has become an acting talent in everyone's mind.

But everyone knows that Huang Xiaoming takes on a role. For every good drama he takes, he rewards himself with a greasy drama.

All I can say is that the leader is talented in acting, but he really doesn't focus on it.

If Huang Xiaoming had more respect for acting, his reputation would be much better.

"I don't dare to think about becoming an actor now. I just hope someone will ask me to act. Let's not talk about me, let's talk about you, great writer. Even people in my school are discussing your novels now."

"What did you say about me?" Liu Zhou said innocently.

"I heard from Liu Ye that there is a girl in their class who likes you, and Danchen from our class is also interested in you. What do you think?"

"How do you say what?"

"Don't play dumb, which one do you like?"

"Can I say I like both?"

"That's a nice thought. When the time comes, you can ask them if they are willing."

"Just kidding. I don't really think about relationships right now. I want to work hard to make money and focus on my career."

"Oh, it's really a drought that kills people, and a flood that kills people." Huang Xiaoming said with emotion.

"Don't sigh. After this meal, go home and take a good rest for two months. Come back next semester and start your business together!"

(End of this chapter)