To hell with Poirot, March belongs to science fiction.
It is impossible for everyone who likes Zhang Zhong to also like all his books, so there are some readers who only like a certain type of Zhang Zhong's novels.
Among them, fans of detective novels and fans of science fiction novels are the largest groups. Although they all support Zhang Zhong, they are also secretly competing with each other.
The common view held by both parties is that as long as Zhang Zhong sees that one of them has more supporters than the other, then Zhang Zhong's future creative direction will shift to one side.
Sci-fi fans have been under a lot of pressure these days. After all, it has been two months since the last sci-fi novel "The Last Starfish".
In fact, up to now, the detective novel party has steadily surpassed the science fiction party in terms of numbers.
"Ten Little Indian Boys", "The Snowman", four books in the Poirot series, "The Devotion of Suspect X", "After School", and even "The Worry-Free Grocery Store" were also included in the detective novel party.
The Science Fiction Party strongly condemned the act of classifying "Jieyou Grocery Store" as a detective novel. However, the Detective Party changed the term this time and changed it to a mystery novel, which suddenly expanded the scope.
As for science fiction novels, there are only six books so far, including "Ender's Game".
However, the quantity cannot be compared, so everyone just compares the sales volume. After all, I really want to continue working on detective novels. After all, one copy of "Dune" can stand out among the others.
But the detective novel party gained another weight some time ago, and that is the movie "Ten Little Indian Boys". No matter how good your science fiction novel is, it has not been made into a movie, right? Detective novels are destined to be more famous than science fiction novels.
And maybe after the movie comes out, the sales will be counterattacked.
Fans of science fiction novels who were stimulated went to Zhang Zhong's Weibo every day to leave messages, expressing their hope that Zhang Zhong can quickly turn science fiction novels into films and TV shows.
Now after "Ender's Game" came out, this voice has become even louder.
They also helped Zhang Zhong choose. To be precise, they arranged the shooting sequence.
Fans have analyzed that among the science fiction novels so far, although "Dune" has the largest and most complete world view, it is too difficult to shoot. If it is shot rashly, it is likely to be scrapped, so this book will be released later.
The story of "I, Robot" is too fragmented and seems not suitable for being made into a movie. Unless several of the stories are expanded or directly adapted, obviously there will be too many uncertainties in doing so.
Among the remaining novels, "The Last Starfish Man" and "The Wandering Sea Ball" are both good IPs. Not only do they have great pictures, but they are also relatively less difficult to shoot.
Of course, if that doesn't work, "Flowers for Algernon" is also a good choice. Although this novel has relatively low science fiction elements, it is better than nothing.
The most important thing is that "Flowers for Algernon" was the least difficult to shoot. If it had to be shot, it could even be done within half a year. After all, it does not involve CG scenes and there are no complicated character relationships.
So the order ranked by fans is: "Flowers for Algernon", "The Last Starfish", "Wandering Sea Ball", "I, Robot", and "Dune".
Now that "Ender's Game" has come out, they are still discussing the appropriate number to place this book.
[I like "Ender's Game" very much, and judging from the situation, there should be a sequel. If it can be made, there will be a science fiction series, and it must be before the Poirot series.]
[It is probably impossible to catch up before the Poirot series. After all, detective novels are cheap and difficult to shoot, and are completely incomparable with science fiction novels.]
[I still think it’s better to put “Flowers for Algernon” first to test the waters first?]
["Flowers for Algernon" has low science fiction elements, and nothing can be accomplished by testing the waters.]
[Why not just shoot "I, Robot"? Many robot works can be derived from such a big IP.]
[It’s very difficult. The script needs to be re-created. The original plot is not very referential. The only thing that can be referenced is the core of the robot. 】
[You are all talking about making a movie, am I the only one wondering when the sequel to "Ender's Game" will be released?]
[I hope there will be a few more books and a long series.]
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Zhang Zhong also did not expect that after the new book was released, not many people discussed the plot, but instead most people were discussing the film and television version.
In fact, the film and television rights of "The Last Starfish" are already being negotiated, and we are talking to Affleck, Zhang Zhong's number one fan. This time I am going to the United States for a book signing, and I will also go and chat with Affleck in person.
If the two parties reach an agreement, filming of "The Last Starfish" will begin.
In addition to the film and television rights for "The Last Starfish", Zhang Zhong will also be in contact with Pixar when he goes to the United States this time.
Pixar Animation Studio is a company specializing in computer animation and a leading company in the 3D animation industry.
They had previously expressed to Chen Qing their interest in certain fairy tale characters written by Zhang Zhong, hoping to produce related cartoons.
Zhang Zhong is very interested in this matter, but the two parties have not formally discussed the copyright issue. This is just the first formal contact. As for whether some agreement will be reached, it depends on the specific situation.
Of course, Zhang Zhong also had another purpose for this contact. He wanted to take Pengpeng to play. It is said that the working environment of Pixar is very interesting. Many of their animation production scenes are like a large amusement park with no limits, and there are strange things everywhere.
Weird toys and quirky staff.
And not only can he take Pengpeng to play, Zhang Zhong also wants to experience the other party's corporate atmosphere.
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After the interview on "Opening the Book is Beneficial", Chen Qing sent the Qin family and his son back to the hotel, and then drove back to the company. Today, he wasted up half a day because of Qin Zhao. He still had a lot of work to do. After all, today was the "Announcement"
On the day when "The Game of Germany" is officially released, there are still many things that need his attention.
After returning to the office, he first opened his computer mailbox, and a lot of emails popped up at once.
Because he set up special attention, Chen Qing saw Zhang Zhong's email at a glance.
"Hey, why did the boss send an email?"
When Chen Qing opened the email, she was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed—the boss sent another book.
Chen Qing rubbed his hands. Working for Zhang Zhong gave him the privilege of being able to see his works before others, and this time was of course no exception.
"A murder case that was publicized in advance?" After seeing the title of the book, Chen Qing silently mourned for Zhang Zhong's fans of science fiction novels. This science fiction stock had just risen, and the detective novel came.