Xiang Nan then looked through Zhu Lin's information and found out that Zhu Lin was born in 1952 and was three years older than him.

But because she is pretty, she doesn't look old even now, she still looks so young and beautiful.

Unlike Cai Xiaoli, she aged very quickly after giving birth. She was just thirty years old, and there were already fine lines at the corners of her eyes. Now she applies pearl powder every day, hoping to beautify her face and retain her youth.

Moreover, Xiang Nan was surprised to find that Zhu Lin had been married twelve years ago. She was working at the Institute for the Control of Drugs and Biological Products of the Ministry of Health at the time, and the person she married was her colleague at the laboratory.

In the 1980s, Zhu Lin made his first film appearance and took over the filming of the movie "Traitor". In 1981, he entered the Beijing Film Academy Amateur Performance Training Class for further study, and then officially entered the entertainment industry. Because of this, there was a gap between him and his husband, and eventually the two of them ended up dating in 1985. Divorced in 2006.

This information is also different from what Xiang Nan knows.

Because he had read a report before, saying that Zhu Lin fell in love at first sight with Xu Shaohua, who played the role of Tang Monk, during the filming of "Journey to the West". Unfortunately, Xu Shaohua was already married at the time, so Zhu Lin had been single for decades because of him.

Now he finally understands that relationships are all lies made by marketing accounts.

It makes sense when you think about it. Zhu Lin was born in 1952. He was already thirty-three years old when he filmed "Journey to the West" in 1985. At this age, thirty years later, he would be considered old. In this age, it is even more impossible. is single.

The other information pages were more detailed, allowing Xiang Nan to have a certain understanding and understanding of Zhu Lin, and also made him more confident about capturing Zhu Lin.

However, Xiang Nan also set limits for himself. If he couldn't catch her after half a year, he would stop chasing her to avoid wasting his energy.

…

And just when Xiang Nan was about to take action, the crew of "Triumph at Midnight" suddenly set off to shoot scenes in southern Xinjiang. It is estimated that they will not be back for two or three months. Xiang Nan can only temporarily cease his activities.

At the same time, the script "Desire" written by Xiang Nan before was reviewed and approved by Feng Xiaogang after being polished by Feng Xiaogang, and was ready for filming.

However, as the art assistant of "Triumph at Midnight", Feng Xiaogang still had to go to southern Xinjiang. After completing this task, he would return to the crew of "Xiaojing Hutong".

Another half month passed, New Year's Day passed, and we entered 1987.

In early 1987, Xiang Nan released his new work "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", which tells the story of the captain who touched gold.

Once this novel was released, it immediately became popular in Luoyang and caused a sensation.

Because at this stage, there are not many popular novels that are extremely entertaining and readable. Young people have almost read Jin Yong, Gu Long, Liang Yusheng, Qiong Yao, Xi Juan, and Cen Kailun to death.

Therefore, the release of this book "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" just fills the gap. Its imagination is breathtaking, the story is ups and downs, and the characters are vivid, which makes readers fascinated and fascinated, so it is very popular.

However, the literary world has some criticisms of Xiang Nan's insistence on writing such popular novels.

Writers of the same period, such as Mo Yan, Su Tong, Wang Shuo, Liang Xiaosheng, etc., wrote about realistic themes, and their styles were mostly avant-garde, emphasizing self-awareness, breaking traditional norms, pursuing novelty and strangeness, and often involving taboo subjects.

Because of the reform and opening up in the 1980s, social changes were rapid, and people's minds were particularly agitated. Under such circumstances, the avant-garde began to gain recognition.

In comparison, although the novels written by Xiang Nan have first-rate stories and are highly entertaining, the narrative style is still traditional, so in the eyes of some people, they seem a bit old-fashioned.

However, Xiang Nan doesn't care about this kind of evaluation. His biggest purpose in writing books is to make money, and the second is to have social influence. As for his status in the literary world, for him, it is simply worthless, tasteless, and a pity to discard.

Besides, he has already won the Mao Dun Literary Award, the highest award in the domestic literary world. Those who criticize him probably don’t even have a hair on their head.

…

At this time, Random House from the United States approached Xiang Nan and offered him $1 million to buy out his novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone."

It turned out that after the reform and opening up, many foreigners came to live in Beijing. One of them saw "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" written by Xiang Nan and found it very interesting, so he recommended it to Random House.

After Random House read it, they felt like they had found a treasure and immediately sent people to the mainland to negotiate. The offer of one million US dollars was considered a good deal in their opinion.

Because at that time, the income of mainland writers was very low. One million US dollars was enough to satisfy Xiang Nan's appetite.

After the news spread, it immediately caused an uproar.

On the one hand, it’s because the amount is so huge. One million U.S. dollars is something that most people will never earn in their lifetime. Many well-known writers in the mainland are already complacent if a book can sell for tens of thousands of yuan. One million U.S. dollars U.S. dollars, I can’t even think about it.

On the one hand, after the country opened its doors in the late 1970s, because foreign countries, especially the United States, Japan and Europe, were really prosperous, many Chinese people felt ashamed of themselves and felt that everything in foreign countries was better, and even the moon was rounder.

Therefore, it is naturally remarkable to them that Xiang Nan's novels can be noticed by foreign publishing companies. People who used to despise Xiang Nan are now embarrassed to speak out.

…

However, Xiang Nan still rejected Random House.

If you want to buy out "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" for one million dollars, what the hell are you thinking about?

You must know that with this series of books, J.K. Rowling almost became the richest man in the UK, earning more than one billion U.S. dollars and being worth more than the Queen of England.

A mere million dollars to send a beggar away.

"Mr. Smith, I will not sell out the copyright of this book." Xiang Nan explained, "I am its creator, and I know better than you how much potential it has. So if you want to cooperate, just pay I print the royalties."

"Mr. Cheng, don't be too confident. You are a Chinese writer, and what you write may not be to the liking of Americans. I am taking risks when I come here.

If the book doesn't sell well, you may only get a few thousand dollars. In comparison, now you can get a million dollars as long as you sign. A bird in the hand is worth less than a hundred birds in the forest, don't you think?" Random House Mr. Smith said.

Xiang Nan smiled.

How could the "Harry Potter" series not appeal to Americans? It has sold more than 100 million copies in the United States.

"Mr. Smith, if my book is not to your liking, why would you go all the way across the ocean to come to me to buy out the copyright?" Xiang Nan said with a smile, "We are all smart people, stop talking such nonsense. I will The only requirement is that I be paid for the printing. No need to discuss anything else."

"Mr. Cheng, if you have this attitude, then we won't be able to talk." Smith threatened.

"Then let's not talk about it." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I am different from those poor literati. I don't wait for the rice to come to the pot. In China, I am definitely a rich man. Even in the United States, I am still a small rich man, so you can't threaten me. I.

Besides, you, Random House, are here, and other publishing houses will definitely come after receiving the news. If you don’t cooperate with me, there are other publishing houses."
Chapter completed!