Chapter 14211424【Facts speak louder than words】
??Zhu Lin received the assignment and got the script of "Desire". After reading it, he was deeply moved.
The heroine Liu Huifang is hard-working, brave, simple and kind-hearted. She also carries a heavy historical baggage, which makes this character somewhat complex and profound. She is a very worthy character to portray, and is more challenging than those roles she has played before.
Therefore, Zhu Lin fell in love with this role at first sight and was willing to play the role.
This news came, which made many people disappointed, and then they all lamented that Zhu Lin had a good life. She didn''t take the initiative to fight for it, and the piece of pie just fell into her mouth.
?After getting the role of Liu Huifang, Zhu Lin began to study the script seriously. In addition to reciting lines, designing actions, and figuring out the characters, she also specifically sought out Xiang Nan for advice.
After all, he created this character, and he must have the deepest understanding of it. Just like in the 1990s, when Chen Daoming starred in "Fortress Besieged", he also visited Mr. Qian Zhongshu many times and asked him for advice on the mentality of the protagonist Fang Hongjian.
“Professor Cheng, I read the script you wrote. I think it’s really good and I’m very moved.” Zhu Lin said with a smile.
"Thank you, your evaluation is my greatest reward." Xiang Nan nodded.
“Professor Cheng, I heard that it was you who suggested that I should play Liu Huifang?” Zhu Lin asked curiously.
“That’s right.” Xiang Nan smiled, “Because when I was creating this character, what came to mind was what you looked like.”
"I can''t write as well as you." Zhu Lin felt a little embarrassed when he heard what he said.
"Anyway, I believe you will perform well." Xiang Nan nodded and smiled.
“Yeah.” Zhu Lin nodded.
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For a period of time afterwards, Zhu Lin often came to Xiang Nan for advice.
Through contact and communication, the relationship between Xiang Nan and her has become increasingly close.
Xiang Nan''s original **** for her gradually turned into appreciation and love.
Because as he got to know her better, Xiang Nan felt that she was really good.
With her appearance and temperament, she would be very good as a vase, but Zhu Lin is not that superficial.
?In order to play Liu Huifang well, she really worked hard. Just to figure out the role, she took down two notebooks, which were much thicker than the script. In order to make her acting more realistic, she is also planning to go to a food factory for an internship and experience life.
? Seeing her being so dedicated and taking her work seriously, Xiang Nandu was deeply moved. He no longer regarded her as a vase just for fun, but truly regarded her as his favorite.
As the communication deepened, Zhu Lin''s impression of Xiang Nan became better and better.
When Feng Xiaogang pestered her and asked her to have dinner with Xiang Nan, she thought he was a despicable person, just like other men.
?However, after getting in touch with him, she found that Xiang Nan was not as dirty as she thought. Instead, he was gentle, elegant, knowledgeable, well-spoken, and well-spoken. Every time she communicated with him, she felt that she had benefited a lot, and it even made her feel like she had met him too late.
Because of this, Zhu Lin''s affection for Xiang Nan grew deeper and deeper.
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In April, after more than two months of preparation, the filming of "Desire" officially started.
??The protagonist lineup has undergone certain changes compared to the original version. The protagonist Liu Huifang was replaced by Zhang Kaili by Zhu Lin; the male protagonist Wang Husheng was originally played by Sun Song, but now it is played by Pu Qianyu; the original role of Song Dacheng was played by Li Xuejian, and now it is played by Chen Baoguo...
?However, the lineup is still strong, so Xiang Nan believes that the results will be good.
At the same time, news also came from the United States.
??Random House printed 10,000 copies of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone". After being launched on the market, it received a good response, and book reviewers from many newspapers and periodicals gave it high praise.
They all thought that the novel was rich in imagination, the plot was vivid and interesting, and the characterization was also successful. Especially the world view is eye-catching.
Hence, they have always believed that this novel is very suitable for teenagers to read and is a rare children''s book.
Many newspapers, magazines, and TV programs in the United States have book recommendation sections. For example, the New York Times has a bestseller list, the Washington Post also has daily new book recommendations, the Wall Street Journal also has weekly sales rankings, and the Oprah Talk Show also has book recommendations. …
Many book reviewers will review the book after reading it in order to get paid. And in order to ensure their fair and objective image, most of their book reviews are relatively fair, so they are very influential in the minds of readers.
Since they all praised "Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone" for its good writing, naturally many readers bought it and read it. Therefore, after 10,000 copies were put on the market, they were quickly sold out.
?As a result, Random House seized the time to print an additional 300,000 copies and put them on the market, and stepped up its publicity and marketing efforts.
Unexpectedly, these 300,000 copies were quickly sold out after they were released. And as sales spread, word-of-mouth among readers also gradually fermented.
?The vast majority of readers said that this book is worth the money, very beautiful, very exciting, and worth reading, thus further boosting sales.
?Especially since July, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone" has also been included in the "Student Recommended Books" by the American Education Association and the American Library.
In this way, the reputation of this book has been completely established.
? With the endorsement of education associations and libraries, American parents are naturally willing to buy it, so the sales of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone" have increased significantly.
By the end of 1987, the sales volume in the United States alone had reached 5.95 million copies, ranking third on the New York Times annual bestseller list, which is quite miraculous.
After this book became a best-seller in the United States, other countries rushed to introduce it. For example, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Canada, Australia, etc. In the end, it was translated into more than 30 languages ??and sold in more than 60 countries.
?This has also caused the sales of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone" to continue to rise. In 1987 alone, the sales volume totaled more than 20 million copies, ranking on the book sales rankings in many countries.
? Xiang Nan became an instant hit and became an internationally renowned writer, and later won many national awards.
?For example, the Newbery Medal for Children’s Literature in the United States, the Carnegie Medal for Children’s Literature in the United Kingdom, the German Youth Literature Award, etc.
Not to mention, he also received a huge remuneration for this work, nearly 15 million US dollars. Far more than the million dollars Smith gave him before. It can be said that he gained both fame and fortune.
?As a result, all those who had made fun of him were speechless.
The words they used to mock Xiang Nan have now become mocking themselves. Every award Xiang Nan received and every royalties he received hit them in the face like a big-eared post, leaving them speechless.
Facts speak louder than words. In the face of such impressive results, they had no choice but to accept defeat. As a result, Xiang Nan was promoted from a third-level professor to a second-level professor in 1988, and had basically reached the peak of professorship in the liberal arts department.
Of course, this is all for later.
(End of this chapter)