Seclusion in the Entertainment Industry

Caron only felt that his chest was blocked by anger, and he couldn't go up or come down.

Yes, as the editor said, his new work is not worth anything at all!

Because many times, the so-called movie adaptation copyright IP is not only bought for the quality of a work, but also its traffic.

For example, is the content quality of those superhero comic series necessarily so valuable?

No, what’s valuable is the popularity of those works. Many people like to read stories like that. Superheroes have become a cultural symbol and have a broad audience.

That's why the copyright fees for those works are so expensive.

Of course, those works are also excellent, and some superhero stories are indeed well written and very in-depth, but these cannot play a decisive role. What the film producers are most interested in is its high popularity.

But sometimes, a good work may not be very popular, while a work of average quality may have high traffic because of its hot topic.

In reality, various uncertain factors ultimately lead to many deviations.

For example, Cuarón's new "Avatar" was directly dismissed by editors as worthless; while some very ordinary works related to superheroes can sell well.

This is the cruelty of reality.

After ending the call with his current editor, Caron contacted some other editors he had worked with one after another.

For Cuaron's new work, these editors have all received sample manuscripts, so everyone knows what Cuaron is doing.

Like the current editor, some other people also believed that Cuaron's new work was not valuable. Some people even didn't bother to say a few words to him. When they heard it was him, they said they were busy and then hung up the phone.

This made Caron feel very frustrated.

However, he finally realized that it was almost impossible for his new work to be commercially published.

Then the only thing he can do next is to self-publish!

Although there have been self-published works in history that eventually overcame the market and became classic best-sellers, such a thing may only happen once or twice in a hundred thousand works, and the probability is too low.

and,

Self-publishing requires a large investment in the early stage, but if the book does not sell well in the later period, it will lead to bankruptcy.

So no matter what, self-publishing was Cuaron's last choice when he was desperate. He would not do it easily unless he had to.

After thinking about it, Caron finally thought of Chen Feng.

That young oriental man actually said that he wanted to buy the copyright of his own work...

Maybe... we can talk about it in detail?

If your work cannot be published in English in the end, why not try publishing it in Eastern Chinese-speaking areas first?

Moreover, the young man named Chen Feng is still a movie maker. If his work can be made into a movie in advance...

Although there is still a big gap between Chinese-language movies and those in Haolaiwu, at least this is an opportunity!

Thinking of this, Caron pulled out the business card Chen Feng gave him.

However, everything on the business card was unfamiliar to Cuaron. He did not understand Chinese and had never heard of the English translation on it.

"Ping an...what the hell is this?"

After thinking for a moment, Caron got up and went out, knocking on the door of a neighbor's house next to him.

Living next to Caron is a middle-aged couple who understand Chinese. Caron has helped them make portraits before, and they have a good relationship with each other. Moreover, the two of them have studied abroad and can speak English well. Not bad, so he decided to take this business card to the other party and ask.

If... Chen Feng and others are really powerful, then many people should have heard of it... At least, they should be able to find some information on the Internet.

Soon, the door opened. When the middle-aged couple saw it was Caron, they immediately enthusiastically invited him into the house.

They liked the portraits that Cuaron made for them, so they were always very grateful to Cuaron. We all went out to have fun, and it was rare to meet friends who had bad tempers, so the relationship naturally became closer.

After entering the room, the two parties exchanged a few words, and then Caron directly took out Chen Feng's business card and asked the other party to take a look at it and check the origin of the business card.

The middle-aged couple were a little confused at first, but after seeing the names on the business card clearly, they were both a little shocked.

"Ping An Investment? Chen Feng? Ah??!!"

Seeing the other person's surprised look, Caron couldn't help but asked curiously: "What? Do you know him? Is he really famous?"

"Of course he is famous. If this is true, then this Chen Feng should be the one who participated in the investment and production of "The Wandering Earth"!"

"Well, he is a very powerful filmmaker. In addition to "The Wandering Earth", he has also participated in many classic movies, such as "Crazy Stone", "Crazy Racing", "Infernal Affairs", "Shark Beach", etc., every Each of his films has made a lot of money, and he is now a well-known figure in our Chinese film industry!"

After listening to the other party's introduction, Caron was really confused now.

Although I guessed that Chen Feng would be very rich and knew that he was in the movie business, I never expected that he would be such a famous figure in the Chinese film industry.

So, if this is true, is it also true that Chen Feng said before that he wanted to buy the copyright of his own work?

Caron suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.

Next, with the help of a middle-aged couple, Cuaron successfully found the genuine resources of two of the most classic movies, "The Wandering Earth" and "Infernal Affairs" on the Internet.

Although the movies have long been offline in theaters, these genuine movies are still being sold on some video websites.

Two movies, each priced at 12 yuan, which is actually very cheap.

Cuaron returned to his room happily, and then began to watch Chen Feng's movie.

He watched "The Wandering Earth" first!

Because this is actually a Chinese science fiction blockbuster, and the subject matter of science fiction is quite close to his new work, so he decided to take a look at the level of this work first.

In his impression, Chinese-language films seem to have no ability to make science fiction blockbusters.

However, after more than two hours passed, Caron's eyes were bloodshot and a strange smile appeared on his face.

""The Wandering Earth"... a Chinese science fiction movie... is actually so good!!!"

There is no doubt that Cuaron was also conquered by the film "The Wandering Earth".

Whether it was the creative plot or the special effects of the movie, everything was done well. Even though he could only struggle to read the English subtitles with small fonts due to language barriers, he still felt very shocked after watching the whole movie. Very incredible.

Is this... the level of Chinese science fiction movies? It seems...much higher than I expected!

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