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v2 Chapter 356: sell like hot cakes

After West German Publishing’s press conference, Galaxy Pictures immediately took it up and announced: “Henry Williams’ new work "The Da Vinci’s Code" will be adapted into a movie, and the script will be written by Henry Williams himself. , The director is directed by the world-renowned director Spielberg. The total investment in the film is at least 150 million US dollars. We will create the most thrilling and confusing movie!!!"

As soon as the news came out, the nation was shocked. Henry Williams’ novels are actually going to be made into a movie again. The visual shock of "Jurassic Park" is really too great, and the zombies of "Resident Evil" are coming and it is terrifying. Every movie adapted from Henry Williams’ novels has brought too many surprises to people. Now that "The Da Vinci's Code" is being adapted, people naturally look forward to the release of this movie! Besides, the investment in this movie is huge, and Spielberg is the director, it will definitely look better than I thought!

Novels and movies played a duet, and American television, newspapers, the Internet, and all kinds of offline publicity were overwhelming. I really don’t want to know "The Da Vinci's Code".

People's recent topics are all around "The Da Vinci's Code" and Marvel movies. The name of Galaxy Studios appears in newspapers almost every day, and Hollywood seems to have nothing to do with other film companies.

At this time, the major film companies were naturally unwilling to be lonely and began to act frequently. What are they doing? Stop by at the Galaxy Film Company...

Warner CEO Jeff Beeks: "Bobby Robin, I heard that you are going to make a new movie again. How about working together? You know, the production cost of hundreds of millions of dollars plus the cost of distribution and promotion, risk It’s too big, isn’t it?"

Global CEO Lang Meyer: "Hey. Bobby, does "Da Vinci's Code" need investment?"

"..."

Hollywood film companies are in a competitive relationship with each other. It's a partnership again.

In many cases, a large-scale film will be produced by a total of several film companies. In this way, the risk can be reduced. After all, no one knows whether this movie can make money. However, due to Henry's existence, Galaxy Film Company often "plays stand-alone." But this approach cannot last long. It is impossible for Henry to go on hanging on forever. Moreover, if the relationship with other film companies becomes stale in Hollywood, it will definitely not be conducive to future development.

therefore. When Bobby Robin reported to him what other film companies wanted to cooperate with, Henry thought for a while, and finally agreed: "Investment is okay, but we have to take the big picture, and the copyright must belong to us completely, and the peripheral profits are also It must be ours!"

Henry was actually a little bit worried. After all, these films were shot in advance, and he didn't know if they could sell well. It's best to bring in a few investors in. In case of a loss, some people will back it up, isn't it? If the movie goes viral. That would be even better. Anyway, if the copyright is in hand, it is equivalent to grasping the initiative. It can also be filmed into a series, and the Galaxy Film Company is equivalent to one more hen who lays a golden egg. Especially Marvel heroes are basically made into series of movies!

Bobby Robin heard the words and nodded and said, "Good!"

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Early in the morning on November 15th, the morning mist had not completely cleared. A long queue of more than 20 meters stood outside a bookstore called Dalima in San Jose, California.

"Boss, open the door quickly!"

"We want to buy "Da Vinci's Code" by Henry Williams! Boss, open the door!"

"..."

Inside the bookstore, the owner Venice's face was already full of smiles. "Okay, I'll open the door right away!" He turned his head and said to the two employees of the bookstore. "Hurry up and get ready to move out "The Da Vinci's Code"!"

"Okay. Mr. Venice!" The employees took out the stacks of books from the warehouse.

At this time, Venice opened the gate.

The sun blasted in, and the bookstore owner Venice couldn't help blinking his eyes, and then he saw a group of young men and women swarming into the bookstore. The bookstore owner hurriedly waved and stopped them, "Line up, don't crowd, come one by one!"

Venice immediately greeted an employee to come and help, "Roy, come and see them, and be responsible for publishing books, I am responsible for collecting money and finding money!" He shouted to a short employee, "Jim, you are responsible for Open the stack of books and bring them here!"

"Okay, Mr. Venice!" The two employees responded in unison, and then performed their duties according to the boss's orders.

"Hi, boss, hurry up, we want to buy books!" some guests urged impatiently.

"Okay, right now!" Venice took out a black spectacle case from his jacket pocket, then took out a pair of black-rimmed glasses and put on them, and then said to the young men and women who lined up: "Currently there is only "Da Vinci" The hardcover version of "The Code", a book costs 50 dollars, please prepare the money!" American books are simply outrageously expensive. Usually, a novel will cost dozens of dollars a book, but if it is a textbook, it can be called "expensive price." "The very thin ones cost tens of dollars, and the thick ones cost one or two hundred dollars. If you see a book on sale in someone's study, you are definitely a local tyrant! ! !

"Boss, I'll buy one!" A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy in the first place had already held the money in his hands. "This is 50 dollars!"

Venice took the money and said with a smile: "Roy, give him a copy!"

The boy, who was of medium build and slightly fat, immediately handed the teenager a hardcover book with hundreds of pages. The teenager took the book and went out happily. While walking, he looked at the cover of the book. The cover of the book was "Smile of the Mona Lisa", and under it was a string of strange letters. The boy thought, is this a "password"?

The young man strode to the bench under a big tree not far to the right of the bookstore and sat down, then he couldn't wait to spread the book on his lap, then turned the pages of the book and started to read. The teenager watched, unconsciously immersed in it, his face was sometimes puzzled, sometimes surprised, sometimes frightened...

Venice stretched his aching arms up, "Uh, it's almost one o'clock and I haven't eaten Chinese food yet. However, the books are also sold out! Oh, I'm really exhausted!" He said and rubbed it again. Rub your wrist.

"Boss, did you get cramps when you received the money?" Short Jim laughed.

Venice smiled and said: "Haha, I am willing to cramp every day." He sighed again, "Alas, it's a pity that our bookstore only contains 500 books!"

"Boss, why don't you make more money?"

"I think too, but the West German Publishing House said that their inventory is not large enough, and each bookstore can only be allocated according to the scale. The printing plant is currently printing, and three days later, the West German Publishing House promised to send another 500 copies. come!"

After saying this, Venice walked out of the bookstore, just in time to see a young man not far away reading attentively holding a book. "Isn't he the first teenager to buy "The Da Vinci's Code"? Why aren't you reading here?" Venice muttered ~lightnovelpub.net~ He had a slight impression of this teenager.

"Hi, have you been reading a book? Seen now from 7 o'clock in the morning?"

"Oh, it turned out to be the bookstore owner, hello." The boy raised his head and looked at Venice, "Yes, I have been reading here and never left. This book is so good-looking that it makes people immersed in it and can't help it. !"

"Oh, isn't it?" There was a surprised expression on Venice's face. "It's 1 o'clock in the afternoon. You have seen it from 7 o'clock in the morning. There are 6 hours!"

"Oh, it's no wonder why I feel hungry..." The boy closed the book, touched the back of his head and smiled, "Stop talking, the bookstore owner, I'm going to eat Chinese food, and then read the book."

"You can call me Mr. Venice!"

"Okay, Mr. Venice, goodbye!" The boy waved his hand. "My name is Aiden Brown. Perhaps you have heard of my father's name. He is Dan Brown, who is also a writer. However, the one I admire the most It's Henry Williams, he is such a genius!!!"

(To be continued.)