The summer vacation ended and the two children went to school.
Tao Yumo has been fascinated by golf recently. In the morning, he took the advantage of discussing the company's development plan to pull Lin Chaoyang and his wife to the golf course to play with her.
"I used to be unfamiliar with those bosses, what can I do to pretend to be? What can I do to play a broken golf ball?
After understanding it, I realized that this sport is indeed specially prepared for business negotiations.”
He swung a ball in a relaxed posture, looked at the landing point with his hands, Tao Yumo continued, "Empty, private,
The scenery is beautiful and there is a lot of exercise, but it can also make everyone decent, chat while walking, have a broad vision and a happy mood——”
While walking in the garden, she never stopped her mouth. In the end, Tao Yushu was really impatient to listen.
"If you have something to do, just talk about it."
Seeing that the preparation was almost done, Tao Yumo said with a smile: "I plan to split Pixar animation and list it on the New York Stock Exchange."
Upon hearing this, Tao Yushu's brows frowned.
"Didn't it be said that Pixar will be the best place to go on the market later. You are not short of money now. Even with Disney elbows, Bubble Universe and Lin's Pictures, the impact will not be great."
Nearly a year after Toy Story was released, Disney has realized that they have trained themselves a dangerous competitor.
Since last year, they have tried their best to slow down Pixar's new film production progress, and on the other hand, they have negotiated with Pixar.
In an attempt to overturn the original contract, he threatened and tempted Pixar to completely tied to Disney's chariot.
Tao Yumo has been fighting wits and courage with Disney for a long time, and has set up an option pool of 20% equity to retain Pixar's talents.
She knew very well that talent was the first priority for companies like Pixar that took content creation as the core of their business.
In order to retain talents, this effort is not small.
"If you don't go public, the options value in your hands is always underestimated, and people are moved! It is impossible for us to offer too high treatment regardless of the price.
and"
Tao Yumo was forced to go public. Disney's size is dozens of times that of Pixar. With the opponent's aggressiveness, she can only defend passively.
"I found out that Disney is now preparing their first 3D animated feature film "ChichenLittle". They use our Pixar technology, and there is not a big gap between us.
And they are still in contact with other animation studios, and it seems they are planning to support our competitors."
After listening to my sister's words, Tao Yushu's eyes became solemn.
Faced with the foundation of a giant like Dituni, Pixar really doesn't have much room to move around.
Lin's Pictures and Bubble Universe can provide some financial support and can also provide assistance in distribution in the future, but at this stage, it is difficult to bring more help to Pixar in industrial development.
3D animation is the guy who eats Pixar. Dituni now shows her ambition for 3D animation. Tao Yumo is not sure whether they will succeed in the end.
But if you don’t want to win everything, you will lose again and again. Disney has been deeply engaged in the 2D animation industry for decades and has accumulated countless experience and talents. Assuming they really succeed in the field of 3D animation, it will undoubtedly be a major blow to Pixar.
So what she has to do now is to go public before Disney's "ChichenLittle" is released,
It is best if Little fails. Disney's 3D animation strategy fails and will inevitably turn around and get along with Pixar.
If it succeeds, Pixar will also receive recognition from the capital market and huge financing in advance, which will accumulate a certain degree of strength in the future competition with Disney.
After thinking for a moment, Tao Yushu asked, "Where is time? Listing is not that simple."
"I know Pixar is working overtime to produce Toy Story 2. My idea is to wait until next July, "Toy Story 2" will be released successfully."
Tao Yushu questioned: "Wait for Toy Story 2? Do you know that most sequel movies in Hollywood fail, and their results can exceed the number of first-time movies."
"Most sequel movies in Hollywood are just for making money.
But Toy Story 2 is different. John and Andrew have already planned the sequel story, and I have been tracking the progress of the animation, and they are doing very well."
Tao Yushu asked again: "Do you think that when "Toy Story 2" is released, Dituni will not suppress your schedule, and theater screening and other promotional resources?"
Tao Yumo said hesitantly: "Of course this is possible. But the iron must be strong himself. As long as the quality of "Toy Story 2" itself is up to standard, their suppression cannot change anything.
Besides, they dare not go too far. "Toy Story 2" also has investments from Dituni.
The best result of their suppression of us is of course to be able to acquire or tie us to Disney's tanks. If Toy Story 2 really fails, it will not be good for them."
After hearing Tao Yumo's thoughts, Tao Yushu shook his head, "Your ideas are so ideal."
"Okay. Let's think about it from another perspective. We don't want what Pixar will encounter if it goes public. We think about what Pixar will encounter if it doesn't go public.
First of all, Disney's poaching is everywhere, and I can keep a few of the main creators today because they believe in the big pie I drew.
But what if these big cakes can't be fulfilled for a long time? Will they still regard Disney's poaching as if nothing is done?
Talent is the core, and people like John, Andrew and others have proved themselves. Once they lose them, Pixar will also lose their souls, which is something we cannot bear.
Secondly, if ChichenLittle is released, we don’t talk about how successful it will be, as long as it is not a complete failure, then we Pixar will have to face a problem.
We are no longer the only company in the world that has the ability to make 3D animations appear vividly on the big screen. Without this uniqueness, even if we produce a few more works in the future, it seems that revenue and profits have increased.
But can you get the recognition of capital? Don’t forget that the most favorable thing in the capital market is always how much money you can make, not how much money you make.
Including those animation studios supported by Disney, with Disney's support, it is also a threat to us.
If Pixar cannot seize the initiative, it is very likely to be surpassed by others."
Tao Yumo's reverse thinking successfully convinced Tao Yushu that doing business is to weigh the pros and cons. Sometimes it depends not only on what you can get, but also on what you may lose.
Obviously, Pixar's listing next year will minimize potential risks and losses, so listing will become the optimal solution.
"Okay, I agree with this."
A few days later, two Japanese guests, Yamakawa Asoko and Kitamura Miyu, were welcomed at No. 75 Deepwater Bay Road.
Shanchuan Chaozi contacted Lin Chaoyang half a year ago and said he wanted to come to visit him, but he was in the United States at that time, so the meeting was postponed to September.
"I haven't seen each other for several years, and the beauty of Ms. Shanchuan is still the same!"
When we first met a few years ago, Shanchuan Chaozi was over 70 years old and can still fly across the country, which shows that he is healthy and energetic.
"Thank you, Lin Sang, I've been away for several years, I'm very happy to see you again."
After a few greetings, Shanchuan Chaozi congratulated Lin Chaoyang on winning the recognition of the National Book Reviewers Association Award.
In fact, Shanchuan Chaozi had already congratulated her on the phone call half a year ago, but it always felt different when congratulations in person.
"Thank you."
Yamakawa Aoko talked about the release of Lin Chaoyang's works in Japan.
Since "Crossing the Kanto" was first introduced to Japan in 1986, many of Lin Chaoyang's works have entered the Japanese market one after another and achieved good sales results.
Especially the novel "Chess Saint", which received the most attention in the Chinese and Japanese Go competitions, sales were terrible. Now, the cumulative sales in Japan have exceeded 4.3 million copies, and has almost become a must-read entry-level reading for Japanese Go fans.
Unfortunately, since Lao Nie was in a state of decline, the momentum of Chinese Go against Japanese Go was no longer there.
I admire the strong in my life, but the strong are no longer strong. The sales of "Chess Saint" are not as good as before. Now the sales volume is only 100,000 or 200,000 copies per year.
In addition to "The Chess Saint", Lin Chaoyang has also had several works that have sold better in Japan in recent years, namely "Entering the Master", "The Legend of the Boat" and "Dallas Buyers Club".
The hot sales of "Entering the Master" and "The Legend of the Boat" are more in line with the price and aesthetics of Xiaotian, and both sales exceeded 2 million copies.
"Dallas Buyers Club" was published late, and its sales have approached 120 square meters since its previous sales. This novel was popular in Japan mainly because of its popularity in the United States.
Since beautiful father likes it, it must be a good thing.
As for some other works of Lin Chaoyang, most of them are sold between 300,000 and 400,000 and 100 million copies.
In ten years, Lin Chaoyang has already gained a loyal support in Japan.
After talking about the publication and introduction of the works, Yamakawa Aoko finally explained her purpose this time.
"We hope to publish a collection of essays for Lin Sang."
Lin Chaoyang was slightly surprised when he heard this request.
In the publishing world in later generations, the word "collected works" has long been ruined, and even cats and dogs can publish collections.
But in the 1980s and 1990s, publishing an essay was still a very serious matter.
It’s not that you call a writer, you can produce collections of essays with a representative work, and you can have a full collection of works. The minimum is that you have a deep experience.
Let’s see who could publish essays in China in that era, Lu Xun, Mao Dun, Ba Jin, and Lao She were almost from Sun Li and Zhou Libo.
No matter how low the qualifications are, the publisher takes the initiative to look for you, and you are embarrassed.
In 1992, Wang Shuo was famous. Huayi Publishing House published a version of "Wang Shuo's Collection of Works" for him. The sales volume was good, but he suffered from filth in the literary world.
There are indeed reasons why Wang Shuo is not popular among the mainstream in the literary world, but it is undeniable that his qualifications are too shallow and he does not have any works that can be produced or made famous.
This "can be used to show off" and "screaming" means not only being popular, but also being able to withstand the test of time.
I have been creating for more than 20 or 30 years, and my works have not been sinking to all levels of urban and rural areas. How can you stand the test of time?
Lin Chaoyang's creative path was born in 1978. Speaking of which, he was one of the first writers to write achievements in the new era.
In terms of age, it is the youngest among those writers.
But if it comes to influence or the popularity of the work, he is almost unique.
As for the status of the literary world, his works have been sold at home and abroad for so many years, and have won numerous awards. Although he has never held an official position, he has long been regarded as a leader by countless literary colleagues.
If only one of their generation writers could choose to publish a collection of essays, it would be Lin Chaoyang.
But Lin Chaoyang never thought that the first person to write an essay for him would be a Japanese publishing house.
After being surprised, he asked, "How did you think of publishing a collection of essays for me?"
Asako Yamakawa said, "At the beginning of the year, I met Ms. Kondo. She talked about the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Literature Research Association of Lin Chaoyang (Japan). She said that she wanted to hold a big event at that time, so she asked Lin Sang to attend--"
Naoko Kondo was one of Lin Chaoyang's earliest supporters in the Japanese literary world and his most loyal supporter. Not only did he help translate several works by Lin Chaoyang, he also took the lead in establishing the Lin Chaoyang (Japan) Literary Research Association.
The Research Association is a purely academic exchange institution, and has developed 85 members so far. These members are literature professors and associate professors from major Japanese universities.
Lin Chaoyang has also written several letters to the Research Association for their research work and receives journals from the Research Association every year.
"Oh, I haven't heard her mention this yet."
"I think it's because there are still a few months left to communicate with you. Inspired by Ms. Naoko Kondo, this year is actually the tenth year that Lin Sang's works have entered Japan.
Your work is very popular in Japan and has sold over tens of millions of copies so far, affecting many ordinary readers.
We think that something meaningful should be done in such a memorable year.”
Seeing Lin Chaoyang's face hesitation, Shanchuan Chaozi said again: "Lin Sang is not over forty years old yet, and it is the peak of spring and autumn, so our idea is that this collection of essays will first include all the works created by Lin Sang so far, and then update them every ten years later."
He Shu Study obviously considers Lin Chaoyang's age. In China and Japan, most writers have a default unspoken rule for publishing essays.
Either it is gone or you are highly respected, you have to take one end so that you won't be criticized.
Lin Chaoyang published a collection of essays, and the hardware conditions are definitely enough. The only flaw that is not a flaw is that he is too young.
I have been in the industry for nearly twenty years, but when I returned, I saw that I was not yet forty, so how could my colleagues feel?
Seeing that He Shun's study was so thorough, Lin Chaoyang could not find any reason to refuse. He had already passed the period of worrying about the royalties, and his cooperation with He Shun's study for many years was quite pleasant, so he happily agreed.
Then he asked about the translation of the novel. Over the years, Lin Chaoyang has introduced many works to Japan, but many of them have not been introduced, basically all of them were his early works, and the translation of these works is a big project.
"We have done our homework for this issue. There have been people studying your early works in the literary research association.
Some professors have translated your work for research purposes.
The amount of works that need to be translated is actually not large. We plan to publish this collection next year, so there should be no problem."
Lin Chaoyang nodded when he heard this. He was able to receive the journal of the Lin Chaoyang (Japan) Literary Research Association every year. In addition to comments and research articles on his works, he did publish some translations of his works that he did not introduce to Japan.
This time it was considered to be a good use.
At the end of the visit, Shanchuan Chaozi was very happy to hear that Lin Chaoyang's new work had been released.
Even though she heard that the new book contains certain "anti-Japanese" ingredients, she didn't care.
When both "Chuangguandong" and "Chess Saint" were introduced, it caused "discussion" among some readers, but in the end it did not gain recognition from readers.
After getting the copy of the new book manuscript, Yamakawa Aoko couldn't help but be amazed. Just looking at the thickness of the manuscript, she knew that this was another masterpiece like "Crossing the Guandong".
"With this work, Lin Sang has taken another step further from the Nobel Prize in Literature."
Shanchuan Chaozi started complimenting before he read the manuscript, which made Lin Chaoyang unable to bear it.
As a result, more than half a month after Shanchuan Chaozi left Xiangjiang with his manuscript, another year's Nobel Prize in Literature was announced, and British poet Shemes Heine won the award.
The news came back to China, and the literary world was filled with regret.
Last year, Japanese writer Kensaburo Oe won the Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the third writer in Asia to win this honor.
Many people think that the Swedish Academy of Literature has turned its light to Asia, and think that the possibility of Lin Chaoyang winning the award has increased. However, this year's Nobel Prize in Literature has become Europe again.
Some media were angry about Lin Chaoyang, believing that the Nobel Prize in Literature has become a senior-level senior citizen award. Looking at the winners in the past twenty years, almost no one is under 50 years old, and there are even more people over 60 years old.
Like a writer who became famous at a young age, even if he became famous for many years, even if his works were widely praised, he would suffer a lot when evaluating awards.
Faced with this public opinion, the own media "debate" the Swedish Academy of Literature, and the two sides quickly argued.
In recent years, things like this have been happening almost every year at this time. Lin Chaoyang has long been accustomed to this and never distracted from such things.
On October 15, four days have passed since the results of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature were announced.
The "People's Literature" special account, which is different from previous journals, was quietly placed on bookstores, newsstands and post offices across the country.
A light, fair hand held the spine and took down this unique publication from the bookshelf with some difficulty.
"Why is it so thick?" The girl was young and beautiful, holding the book in her hands and was curious. She looked at the title of the magazine carefully and confirmed that it was "People's Literature".
But unlike the frivolous monthly magazines she remembers, this issue's thick publications are almost as thick as their medical school textbooks.
The word "special number" on the cover is very bright, answering the girl's doubts. She then saw another line of small words.
"The Right Way on Earth is Vicissitudes"? Is it Lin Chaoyang's new work?"
The girl suddenly felt a little happy, and she couldn't wait to open the magazine.
The back of the cover is printed with the editorial board list, and the next page is "Editor's Word", with the title "I would like to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War in this period."
The knowledge in history textbooks immediately flashed through the girl's mind, and it seemed to be a novel about the Anti-Japanese War.
She turned to the main page and skipped the title of the novel and the author's name.
"In 1925, Liling, Hunan Province, holding a bronze trumpet and beating a snare drum, the direct warlords were walking in unison like dragons and rainbows, and the local soldiers with guns and live ammunition sang and watched military songs:
The Three Kingdoms general Yong, the first to recommend Zhao Zilong, there was a hero in front of Changban slope, and there was also Zhang Yide, who climbed on the Dangyang Bridge, and 7 ate and slashed the bridge, and scared away millions of soldiers. He was the number one hero! One! Two! Three! Four 1 streets were crowded with people watching the fun. The team of local soldiers passed by them, with neat steps. Even the steps of three bandits in the team were in the rhythm of military songs, which seemed extremely simple. From it, a young man in a long gown retracted his eyes and turned around and walked into the nearby teahouse.
The tea chef wearing a green half-old long gown said, "I caught three more, and the tallest one was Liu Laohei, the big boss of Brother Laohui." Another person at the same table said in a puzzled tone, "What's wrong with the official army? He is so hard to catch the bandits?"
"You don't know yet?
"What do you know?
The tea chef in Qingshan said: "There is a big shot to come."
As the tea shoppers chatted, the young man in the long garment came in outside the door sat down in the corner of the teahouse. A man sitting next to him came over,
He bowed: ‘Teacher Yang?’ The young man in the long gown: ‘It’s me, Yang Liren.’
The man lifted up his robe and sat down and said, "I am Zhou Shinong." Yang Liren suddenly said, "Oh, you are Zhou, who is famous in the world. "The Right Way on Earth is Vicissitudes" was born in later generations in 2009 on CCTV's 1st and 8th sets at the same time.
The TV series takes the magnificent changes in the land of China between 1925 and 1949 as the historical background, telling the story of the Yang brothers and sisters and classmates in the Whampoa Military Academy who split up due to different beliefs, from deep affection to incompatible water and fire, and intertwined fate.
Through the changes in personal destiny, the magnificent picture of the two-D division and the changes in the country at that time. It received extremely high ratings and audience praises in the year it was broadcast, and was regarded as a "divine drama" by countless readers.
Now TV dramas have become novels, without the sense of story in the picture, but are more mellow and moving in the simple statements of the text. A picture of a chaotic world with weak nations and turbulent nations slowly unfolding in front of readers.
The girl gradually became fascinated by the viewing and did not move for more than ten minutes until her friend who came to the bookstore had chosen the book and came to her.
"Hongmei, what are you looking at? You are so fascinated." The classmate asked.
Hongmei suddenly woke up and shook the magazine in her hand, "Lin Chaoyang has released a new book, published in "People's Literature."
The classmate said in surprise: "So thick?"
"Yes, I'm still sending a special account."
The classmate took the magazine and weighed it, then looked through the content, "The right way in the world is vicissitudes? Isn't this the word "a great man?"
The classmate was very moved when he looked at the special account, but she took a look at the magazine pricing.
12 yuan 6 cents!
The classmate's face looked bitter, "It's too expensive."
"What about such a big book? It's more than three ordinary novels, and it's not expensive. In this way, can we buy one together?"
Listening to her suggestion, the classmate smiled happily, and then begged, "Would you like to see if I'm fine first?"
"Then you can help me make breakfast this week and take up seats."
"You are too greedy, you can only be the same."
Hongmei hesitated for a moment, "Then let's make breakfast."
After the discussion, the two of them happily settled the bill and planned to return to school. The classmate did not forget to ask on the way: "Ye, what is this novel about? It's so thick!"
Chapter completed!