: Are there cash prizes at the film and literature awards ceremony?

In December, the north begins to turn cold, with howling winds as sharp as knives and swords.

The world is desolate, the grass and trees are withered and yellow, and the leaves of the trees by the roadside fall with the wind, turning into spring mud to nourish new life.

Pedestrians, dressed in thick clothes and wearing hats, rode bicycles through the streets and alleys.

The elementary school students, carrying their schoolbags, had rosy cheeks from the cold, like ripe apples.

The song "You Are the Wind, I Am the Sand" was playing in the music store, its beautiful melody echoing all around.

Just like in its previous life, "My Fair Princess" became an absolute sensation.

The lead actors became famous throughout the country.

Xiao Yanzi, Ziwei, Fifth Prince Yongqi, and Fu Erkang are the most famous and have the greatest achievements.

Jin Suo, Emperor Qianlong, and Empress followed closely behind, also gaining great fame.

Zhou Yan didn't pay much attention to these things; he sat in front of the computer, typing away on the keyboard.

Zhou Yan is currently creating the second part of the "Nanhua Martial Arts World" series – "The Heavenly Sword Heroes"!

By this point, he had created five books, the first four of which had been successfully published, three of which were already published: "The World's Number One", "Water Moon Cave Heaven" and "Legend of the Spirit Mirror"!

On December 1st, "The Legend of the Magic Mirror" was officially published and made available in bookstores of all sizes across the country.

Major bookstores have put up banners to promote their products!

[Nan Hua's third wuxia novel - The Legend of the Spirit Mirror]

[The sequel to "Water Moon Cave Heaven" - "The Legend of the Spirit Mirror"]

[Genius author Nan Hua releases a new work – The Legend of the Magic Mirror]

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The Shanghai People's Publishing House was quite surprised after calculating the sales figures for "The World's Number One" and "Water Moon Cave Heaven". They never expected that such impressive results were achieved by a seventeen-year-old.

This "Nanhua" is simply a genius!

If we can provide them with such excellent works every year, it's not just a matter of making money, but a matter of political achievement!

So the leaders immediately convened a meeting to promote "Nanhua"!

Not only should they treat the other party as a "cash cow," but they should also mold them into the "spokesperson" for the Shanghai People's Publishing House!

Therefore, the Shanghai People's Publishing House is giving "Nanhua" a lot of publicity!

In mid-December, staff from the Shanghai Publishing House called.

"Hello, are you Teacher Nanhua?"

"I am Nanhua, and who are you?" Zhou Yan had already guessed the other party's identity. Apart from people from the "Shanghai People's Publishing House", no one addressed him like that.

"Hello, I am a staff member of Shanghai People's Publishing House. I am calling to invite you to attend the film and television literature awards ceremony jointly organized by Shanghai People's Publishing House, Shanghai TV and Shanghai Municipal Government on January 1 next year."

"I'll be there on time," Zhou Yan's eyes lit up, naturally not wanting to miss this opportunity.

This event is jointly organized by Shanghai People's Publishing House, Shanghai TV Station, and Shanghai Municipal Government, so there will definitely be a lot of people.

Even if you don't win an award, it's still good to broaden your horizons.

Upon hearing that Zhou Yan had accepted the invitation, the staff quickly explained the procedures and precautions.

Zhou Yan wrote them down one by one!

"Okay, sir, I won't bother you any longer!" After explaining the situation, the staff member hung up the phone.

On December 20th, Fan Binbin took a rare day off to rest.

Zhou Yan looked at the exhausted Fan Binbin and felt very sorry for him.

But there was nothing we could do!

After all, he hasn't matured yet.

The next morning, Fan Binbin left home for the film set. This time, they were going to Shunyi County to film on location and would not be back for a while.

Fortunately, filming has entered the later stages and will be completed in another month, so the workload is not as heavy as before.

At the end of December, Zhou Yan booked a flight to Shanghai and arrived in Shanghai on December 30.

After finding a hotel and putting away his luggage, Zhou Yan went to the "Shanghai People's Publishing House".

He visited once in January of this year; this is his second visit.

"Hello, I'm Nan Hua. I have an appointment with Editor-in-Chief Song," Zhou Yan said as he approached the front desk.

"Please wait a moment while I check the records," the front desk staff member said earnestly.

"Mr. Nanhua, Editor-in-Chief Song is on the fifth floor," the receptionist said, seeing that there was indeed an appointment and not stopping him.

"Okay, thank you," Zhou Yan nodded with a smile and headed to the fifth floor.

After Zhou Yan arrived on the fifth floor, he knocked on Editor-in-Chief Song's door.

"Please come in," a voice said from inside.

Zhou Yan opened the door and walked in.

"Teacher Song," Zhou Yan, a native of eastern Shandong, liked to address others as "teacher."

"Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me."

"Zhou Yan is here," Song Yuanfei said, standing up from his seat with a smile on his face.

"Sit down," Song Yuanfei greeted him warmly.

"Teacher Song, these are gifts I brought from Kyoto," Zhou Yan said, placing the items on the table before sitting down on the sofa.

Zhou Yan looked around at the environment. It had changed a lot compared to last time. There was a new clivia plant, and the bookshelf behind it had been replaced. It was now bigger and more upscale.

"Look at you, why did you bring things?" Song Yuanfei scolded, but his face lit up with a smile. "Don't do this again next time!"

Having reached Song Yuanfei's level, he actually didn't lack these things, but he thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of being respected.

"Here, have some water," Song Yuanfei said, personally pouring Zhou Yan a glass of water before sitting down opposite him.

"I called you here today because I have something to discuss with you."

"Teacher Song, please speak," Zhou Yan said, looking like she was all ears.

"There are mainly three things," Song Yuanfei said, disliking rambling and getting straight to the point.

"The first thing is the film and literature awards ceremony the day after tomorrow. If nothing unexpected happens, you should be able to win at least one trophy."

"Oh?" Zhou Yan perked up instantly. "Besides the trophy, are there any other tangible rewards?"

What kind of tangible reward do you want?

"For example—cash," Zhou Yan said in a very mercenary manner.

"Your books sell so well, why are you short of money?" Song Yuanfei was quite surprised.

He had thought about many things, but never about a cash reward!

"Teacher Song, I'm not just short of money, I'm really short of money," Zhou Yan began to plead poverty and play the victim.

Seeing Zhou Yan's expression, Song Yuanfei didn't respond. "There's no cash reward, but are there other benefits?"

"What are the benefits?"

"Increase brand awareness."

"What kind of benefit is that?"

"Isn't this a benefit? Not only will it be published in the newspaper, but it will also be on the news on Shanghai TV."

"If your work is valued by a television station, you will not only have the opportunity to be adapted into a TV series or movie, but you will also receive a generous adaptation fee."

"Let's forget about it. I want to invest in the filming myself." It wasn't that Zhou Yan was against investment, but he didn't want the power in his hands to fall into the hands of others, especially the casting rights, which he wanted to keep in his own hands.

"You," Song Yuanfei said, offering no advice, for everyone has their own ambitions.

When he encounters setbacks in society someday, he will realize that today's conversation was for his own good!

"The second thing is the book signing event," Song Yuanfei and Zhou Yan explained in detail the benefits of the book signing event—to increase brand awareness and boost book sales.

"That's fine, when do we start?" Zhou Yan did not refuse.

"It shouldn't be too late. Let's start in Shanghai and see how it goes. If it's good, then we can move on to other cities." Shanghai is their territory, so it's easy to carry out publicity and preparations. The real challenge is other provinces and cities!

"Okay, let me know when you've set a date," Zhou Yan agreed.

"We need your cooperation during the promotional period. We might need to take a few photos for posters. After the awards ceremony, please don't rush to leave; go back after the photos are taken!"

"No problem," Zhou Yan said, not in a hurry to return to Kyoto.

Fan Binbin is filming away from home, and even if I go back, I'll be all alone. I might as well focus on things here!