Chapter 157 Foreign fan groups (seeking a monthly ticket)
"Hi, Ms. Hannah, I'm glad to have your favor. I can't answer the copyright question because the original author of "The Three-Body Problem" is a Chinese. I just translated it for you, but I will convey your request to the original author.
message."
Hannah looked at the news and was stunned.
Only then did she remember the words marked in the preface of the serial post. The original author of "The Three-Body Problem" was a Chinese named "Qing". This was hard to imagine, but it was not difficult to understand if it was related to the content in the book.
.
Perhaps only true Chinese can write such fantastic and majestic science fiction works from another perspective.
After a long time, she opened her mailbox and replied: "Dear Mr. Stephen, thank you for your reply. Can I ask for your contact information?"
After waiting for a while, Hannah received Stephen's mobile phone number. She was so excited that she immediately wrote down the number, walked out of the office, picked up the phone and dialed.
Soon, a magnetic voice sounded: "Hannah?"
"Yes, Mr. Stephen, I am Hannah, the editor of Harpers Publishing House. It is a pleasure to speak with you."
Hannah calmed down and said: "In order to avoid wasting your precious time, let me get straight to the point. Please forgive me, Mr. Stephen, no matter what conditions other publishing houses put forward, our Harpers Publishing House will always
To maintain treatment and royalties above this condition..."
After Hannah quickly talked about a lot of benefits of signing with Harpers Publishing House, Stephen smiled and said: "I want to repeat that I am not really the original author of "The Three-Body Problem", I am just a translator, but Miss Hannah
I will truthfully convey these words to the original author."
Hannah quickly said: "Thank you so much!"
"I am also very eager to see the books of "Three-Body" put on the bookcases of major bookstores. Believe me, I am more anxious than you."
Stephen said: "But it is difficult for me to contact the original author at this stage. You know there is a time difference problem. More importantly, the original author is a very busy person, so I will go to China alone in the near future to visit the original author and
Convey the wishes of your publisher."
Hannah expressed her thanks again, and then carefully made a request: "Can I go to China with you?"
"Although it is not necessary, if Miss Hannah is willing, I will be happy to go with you."
Stephen said jokingly.
Hannah's voice on the phone was very sweet, and she could tell that she was a young lady. It would be a wonderful thing to travel with this lady. Of course, good feelings are good feelings, and in terms of copyright, you still have to
Mainly Zheng Qian.
"That's great!" Hannah said happily, "I hope it won't disturb your performance."
Next, the two agreed on a time and planned to meet at New York International Airport two days later to travel to China together.
After hanging up the phone, Hannah took a deep breath, quickly opened the file and wrote a report on "The Three-Body Problem", then quickly knocked on the door of the editor-in-chief's office and handed the report to editor-in-chief Alison.
Alison is more than ten years older than Hannah. She occasionally surfs the Internet, but only to contact customers. She usually logs into the online community only a handful of times. When she saw the report, she asked with some uncertainty:
"Half million views, three thousand replies? What does that mean?"
"It means that once The Three-Body Problem is published, it will have very good sales after extensive promotion."
Hannah said sincerely: "Alison, please believe me, "The Three-Body Problem" will not let us down."
Alison had some doubts. After a while, she picked up the phone and called someone. The other person was a member of the company's network business team, responsible for maintaining the official website and some online publicity. At this time, she rushed over, took Hannah's report plan, and scanned it a little.
After a few glances, he immediately exclaimed: "Half million clicks!"
Alison asked: "Is this data okay?"
"It's not just okay!" The members of the network group looked in disbelief: "Alison, do you know the author of "Dynasty of Power"?"
Alison said she knew.
This was a miracle in the publishing industry last year. After the first volume was released, it became popular throughout North America in just a few days, with sales exceeding one million copies. Now, nearly a year later, sales have exceeded 10 million copies, not counting other language versions.
of sales.
""Dynasty of Power" was also serialized in the online community at the beginning. Before publication, it had nearly half a million clicks on the Internet. This "Three-Body Problem" can actually reach this number of clicks..."
The eyes of the network group members were bright: "This is definitely the second "Dynasty of Power"!"
Alison was no longer calm, and immediately asked Hannah to help find relevant posts on the computer to view.
At a glance, it is indeed half a million clicks, and the number of replies is approaching 4,000.
After quickly browsing the plot, Alison immediately picked up the report plan and went to the chief editor's office.
Half an hour later, the editor-in-chief not only approved Hannah’s travel expenses, but also gave Hannah the right to negotiate the price. As long as the asking price was not outrageous, Harbors Publishing House would accept it.
Hannah was very excited and quickly started packing her luggage to prepare for her trip to China.
Two days later.
New York International Airport.
Hannah looked at the editors from more than a dozen other publishing houses in front of her, with a stunned look on her face.
The expressions of these editors are almost the same as Hannah's. They all look suspicious of life.
Standing next to him is the initiator of this trip and the translator of "The Three-Body Problem", Mr. Stephen!
"Too many publishing houses have contacted me. In order to give everyone a fair bidding opportunity, this time we can go to China together to interview Qin." Stephen said with a smile: "You are all powerful publishers that I have carefully selected.
Society, I believe Qin will welcome you."
The editors all looked resentful.
There are even people from the six major publishing houses among them. It is obvious that not only small companies have noticed "The Three-Body Problem", but even these large groups want to take "The Three-Body Problem" into their arms.
Not long after the miracle of "Dynasty of Power" has passed, will "The Three-Body Problem" be a blockbuster this time?
Everyone is looking forward to it.
Because of the expectation, it is even more urgent to win the publishing copyright of "The Three-Body Problem".
In addition to the six major publishing houses, the editors of the weaker publishing houses all felt their tongues were sore at this time.
It seems that this trip will be in vain!
However, they would not miss the opportunity to travel at public expense, so they got on the plane with peace of mind and prepared to explore the mysterious ancient Eastern country on the other side of the ocean.
Many people came to China for the first time, so they all brought SLR cameras, hoping to take pictures of the scenery along the way.
Along the way, a group of people were laughing and chatting. After getting off the plane, it was dark.
The capital here is more modern than expected, with tall buildings and brightly lit streets everywhere.
The editors took out their SLR cameras one by one and took pictures excitedly.
Soon after, a group of people settled in the hotel they had booked and began to rest.
Hannah took a quick shower and started getting ready for jet lag.
But before going to bed, she did some more homework. This was her habit. Whenever there was a major event, she must be fully prepared and try to grasp the overall situation when she saw Qin tomorrow.
But early the next morning, Stephen told everyone that Qin was not in the capital. He was participating in a Chinese version of "American Idol" and was currently participating in the recording in another province or city. If he wanted to meet, he might have to wait two days.
This made everyone stunned.
"Chinese idol? Is the original author a star?"
With such doubts in mind, everyone began to discuss, and finally unanimously decided to fly to the provincial capital of Shonan to discuss the matter to show their sincerity in this trip.
Of course, you can also see the scenery of other cities besides the bustling capital.
After arriving at the destination, everyone took photos again.
A group of gringos gathered together and soon attracted the attention of passers-by. Many mainlanders looked over curiously. Some even asked to take a photo, to which the gringos readily agreed.
In the afternoon, after settling into the hotel, Stephen contacted Zheng Qian immediately, and this time the call finally got through.
"Great, Zheng Qian, you finally turned on your phone!"
Stephen shouted excitedly: "Do you know how many calls I have called you?"
Zheng Qian smiled and said: "I know a little bit, but I'm very busy recently and my phone is often turned off, but you can contact my agent."
"I contacted you, so now I can fly to Star City. Yes, I am in Star City now. I am ready to meet you. Zheng Qian, prepare to be surprised!" Stephen laughed.
Zheng Qian was a little surprised: "What makes you so happy? However, we may not be able to meet today, because I have to record a live TV broadcast tonight and there is no way to distract..."
"I know, so I'll wait until your game is over before I tell you about it!"
Stephen nodded.
Now that he already knows Zheng Qian's job, he never thought that writing is just his side job!
This is ridiculous, because many professional writers are not as proficient at writing as amateurs like him!
Zheng Qian was actually curious about the reason why Stephen came to find him, but the only connection between him and Stephen was the "Three-Body Problem", so he could vaguely guess that Stephen's visit this time might also be related to the "Three-Body Problem".
But he was not distracted at this time, because tonight "Chinese Idol" officially entered the final cycle, and the top ten contestants will be the first to eliminate two contestants, that is, 10 will advance to 8.
At this stage, almost all the top ten players have a huge fan base, and every player eliminated will cause huge controversy and discussion.
Therefore, even if a player is eliminated, reaching the top ten in the country has proven his excellence, and his future prospects are still unlimited.
What's more, Tianhao Shengshi Media takes care of it. Even if the top ten are eliminated, they will be signed to Tianhao Shengshi Media. This is a newly established media company under Xiangnan Satellite TV that specializes in supporting contestants. Even those who have been eliminated before.
Many of the top 50 people eliminated have already signed up with Tianhao Shengshi Media.
For example, Su Tang, Qi Qi, Jia Xiaoqiang and other players who have performed well in the competition, and even Zhang Guoran have signed a two-year agency contract.
But in comparison, the contracts for the top ten are obviously more attractive, and they will receive exclusive promotion resources.
More importantly, the stage of the top ten is destined to be the stage that attracts everyone's attention.
After all, it is the finals. By this time, all the preparations and preparations in the early stage have been completed. For people, they only watch the battle between the top ten real masters, so the climax has just arrived.
Stephen was also very shocked by Zheng Qian's achievements in just a few months, so he specifically contacted the "Chinese Idol" of Hunan Satellite TV to get a ticket for the finals.
When the other party heard that he was the editor-in-chief of National Geographic magazine, his jaw suddenly dropped. When he heard that there were more than a dozen editors from major American publishing houses, he suddenly suspected that Stephen was a liar.
Knowing that the two parties had met and saw a group of foreigners, and with the IDs of Stephen and others, he warmly invited them to come and watch the game.
Even Li Dongtian was a little excited after hearing the news.
"National Geographic" magazine mainly focuses on photography, and often shoots some wonders and wonders around the world. Could it be said that "Chinese Idol" has also caught the other side's attention? Not only that, the photos taken on site have to be bound into a book for printing and publication.
Travel across the ocean and become a big hit in the United States?
Although he thinks this is impossible, Li Dongtian can still inevitably think of these messy scenes.
So he waved his hand.
Not only did we approve the tickets, but we also arranged them in the most conspicuous position, preparing to show it to the whole country during the live broadcast in the evening. Look, the international fans of "Chinese Idol" are here. Our program has international influence.
Stephen never expected that he would be able to enter the main venue so easily without even spending a penny. Unfortunately, some of the "bribery money" he originally prepared was not used, which made him doubt whether he was worthy of the title of "China Hand".
However, Stephen was very happy to be able to cheer for Zheng Qian at the scene.
Even editors like Hannah were excited. They gathered enough energy to prepare to support Zheng Qian loudly at the scene. Stephen said that it is popular in China for people to carry people in sedan chairs, which means they like to be popular, so as long as they support Zheng Qian, they
If it's good, the chances of getting the copyright will increase infinitely.
In the evening, the studio of Shonan Satellite TV's "Chinese Idol".
The audience took their seats one after another. As soon as Stephen and others walked into the hall together, they attracted sideways glances from the audience, and even some staff members were surprised.
For a moment, the entire studio was buzzing.
"Holy shit, gringo? Is our show so popular?"
"Because of his extraordinary ability and international influence! Do you understand?"
"Niubi!"
"What are they holding in their hands? Holy shit, Zheng Qian's poster?"
"Are these ghost guys fans of Zheng Qian? I was so shocked that there were several people inside who looked like they were in their forties or fifties!"
"They even have a SLR camera! They look like reporters?"
“Gringos are just rich!”
The audience was talking a lot.
Director Li Dongtian saw this scene and showed a satisfied smile.
At the same time, I secretly sighed in my heart, Zheng Qian, Zheng Qian, you are really full of surprises!