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, and because she carries a heavy historical baggage, this character still has a certain complexity and depth. 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.
When this news came, many people were disappointed, and then they all lamented that Zhu Lin was lucky. 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 is really good and I was 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 your appearance."
"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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After a period of time, Zhu Lin often came to Xiang Nan for advice.
Through contact and communication, Xiang Nan's relationship with her has become increasingly close.
It also made Xiang Nan gradually turn from pure lust towards her to appreciation and love.
Because as the understanding deepened, Xiang Nan felt that she was really good.
Originally, 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 worked really hard. Just to figure out the role, she took two notes, 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 that she was so dedicated and took her work seriously, Xiang Nan was deeply moved. He no longer regarded her as a vase just for fun, but truly regarded her as his favorite.
As the exchange 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 as nasty as 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 Zhu Lin for Kelly Zhang; 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, but 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.
The 10,000 copies of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" printed by Random House have received a good response after being launched on the market, and book reviewers from many newspapers and periodicals have given it high praise.
They all thought the film was richly imaginative, the story vivid and interesting, and the characterization was successful. Especially the world view is eye-catching.
Therefore, they have always believed that this book 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 post reviews after reading the book 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 being well written, 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 put on the market. And as sales spread, word-of-mouth among readers also gradually fermented.
The vast majority of readers said that the book was worth the money, very beautiful, very exciting, and worth reading, thus further boosting sales.
Especially in July, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has been included in the "Recommended Books for Students" by the American Education Association and the American Library.
In this way, the reputation of this book is 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 amazing.
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 rise steadily. 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 huge royalties, nearly fifteen 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, those who had teased him before were all 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 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 a story for later.
