1980 My literary era

Throughout August, what attracted the most attention in the domestic literary world was the scolding war between Wang Shuo and several media outlets. The two sides went back and forth and scolded each other endlessly.

If a writer wanted to publish his work and ask for royalties from the publisher, no one would be surprised if it were commonplace abroad.

But the problem is that the systems at home and abroad are different. If you do this in China, aren't you learning the bad habits of capitalism?

Besides, can you, a scholar, talk about money?

Not only is he vulgar, but he is also despicable, which has completely ruined his noble character.

In the eyes of many opponents, Wang Shuokong has extraordinary talents, but unfortunately he is a money-grubbing rat. He is truly "China's most money-greedy writer" and "the most villainous person in the literary world". He is worse than a street rat that everyone calls for beating. .

Lin Weimin's voice was timely, and Wang Shuo was immediately rescued from the situation of being besieged, and he was no longer fighting alone.

Especially after him, dozens of writers spoke out in unison to support the legitimacy of the royalty system, which instantly reversed the situation of being passively beaten and fully affirmed the rationality of Wang Shuo's demand for royalties.

Of course, Shuozi, as the general who took the lead in this incident, will definitely suffer damage to his personal reputation.

This persona of being "greedy for money" can't be washed away, and he will definitely have to be whipped out of his body from time to time by the media and colleagues who don't like him.

Shuozi is miserable!

Teacher Lin saw this and felt distressed in her heart.

Again, Shuozi shed his blood for the revolution and is a meritorious official.

Teacher Lin was thinking about how to reward Shuozi, but he didn't expect him to come to the door first. Teacher Lin instinctively felt guilty and pretended to be calm.

"Haha, you are still interesting enough to serve the people!"

Wang Shuo came up and gave Lin Weimin a big hug first. After letting him go, he asked with a firm face: "Those people spoke for me. It must be you, right?"

Teacher Lin said righteously: "You are speaking out for writers all over China. How can you be allowed to fight alone?"

Wang Shuo's face was full of emotion and he patted Lin Weimin's arm, "Thanks to you!"

"It's boring to talk about this." Lin Weimin pulled him to sit down and asked: "What are you doing here today? Isn't it just to say thank you to me?"

Wang Shuo slapped his head and said, "I almost forgot about the business. I'll treat you to dinner at Jimen Restaurant tonight. This time we are successful and everyone will get royalties from now on. This is a great event!"

Lin Weimin smiled and said: "It is indeed a happy event. You have given everyone a good start!"

Just as Lin Weimin praised him, Shuozi couldn't help but tremble again.

Although the reason for this royalty incident was that he was seeking his own interests, it ultimately benefited the entire group of writers.

I, Wang Shuo, am grateful to the Chinese literary world!

Just as Wang Shuo was about to say a few words, a voice that was even more horrifying than him suddenly came from the door of the office.

"teacher LIN!"

Lin Weimin and Wang Shuo looked around and saw Yu Hua with a 50-50 haircut poking his head at the door.

When Lin Weimin saw him, he couldn't help but smile a little, "Why are you here? Have you finished writing the novel?"

Yu Hua moved out and walked into the office, "No, it's just a matter of time."

The kind smile on Teacher Lin's face disappeared, "Why are you here before you finish writing?"

He even ignored the second half of Yu Hua's sentence.

"It's so fast. Trust me, it's just a long way from the end."

"The only thing missing is the ending. Why don't you come back after finishing it?" Lin Weimin was very suspicious of his words.

"I can't calm down!"

Yu Hua's face became excited as he spoke, and he said hello to Wang Shuo, "I have been paying attention to the big things you are doing these days. I am so excited that I can't think of writing a novel!"

Yu Hua's words touched Wang Shuo's pride. He patted Yu Hua on the shoulder, very like an elder, and said with sincerity: "Writers of your generation will enjoy happiness in the future!"

Wang Shuo was two years older than Yu Hua. Yu Hua glanced at him and said, "Okay, you! You are so scolded. If Teacher Lin hadn't led us to speak up for you, hehe..."

Yu Hua didn't say any more, looking gloating.

"You fart!" Wang Shuo was furious, with veins on his forehead showing, "I have merit!"

"Yes, yes, you have merit, this 'Liao Hua' is pretty good at it!" Yu Hua said with a bit of sarcasm.

Wang Shuo glared at Yu Hua. If he hadn't considered Lin Weimin's presence, he would have wanted to tear him to pieces. He was really shameless and without a trace of gratitude.

he~tui!

"Okay, okay!" Lin Weimin stopped the quarrel between the two and said to Hua: "Since you are here, let's stay. It happens that there are few people upstairs recently and it is quiet."

"Understood!" Yu Hua gave Lin Weimin a look. I understand the process.

"Look for Xiao Tong and put your things down first. It happens to be dinner tonight, let's go there together." Lin Weimin explained.

Yu Hua's eyes lit up when he heard there was a dinner party.

Why did he come all the way to Yanjing?

Isn’t it just for fun?

Teacher Lin still understands me. On my first day here, all the activities have been arranged.

Wang Shuo pinched his nose in displeasure, "I'm treating you, and I won't take you with me!"

"You ungrateful thing, thank you for letting me speak for you!" Yu Hua retorted.

"Okay, let's get down to business." Lin Weimin impatiently interrupted the bickering between the two.

After work, Yu Hua got into the passenger seat of Lin Weimin's Mercedes-Benz, "It has to be a Mercedes-Benz!"

"I will buy one when I earn royalties in the future." Lin Weimin joked.

"Stop making fun of me. How can I afford this car?" Yu Hua said with a self-aware expression on his face.

Lin Weimin looked at him deeply.

Young man, you still underestimate your potential. You are a man who lives by "Alive", so don't belittle yourself!

The car drove for a while and stopped at the entrance of Shichahai courtyard. Yu Hua entered the courtyard ahead of Lin Weimin.

"Haha, Tiesheng!"

Shi Tiesheng was a little surprised to see Yu Hua, "When did you come here?"

"Just arrived today to deliver the manuscript."

Shi Tiesheng said happily: "I heard that you are writing a novel this time?"

Yu Hua felt a little proud when he said this, "You can earn a lot from novels, and now you can still get royalties."

The two chatted for a while, and Lin Weimin said to Shi Tiesheng, "Let's go."

The main purpose of Wang Shuo's treat this time was to celebrate his victory in the scolding war with the media, and also to celebrate getting royalties. Shi Tiesheng also joined in the fun, and he will definitely be indispensable today.

As the car drove on the road, several people continued to chat.

Yu Hua mentioned his plan to buy a computer, "I heard people say that writing on a computer is very convenient. Just type with your fingers on the keyboard. Once you become proficient in typing, you can type out one or two thousand words in a short time. It's better than It’s much faster if we climb the grid every day and write.”

Shi Tiesheng experienced the Toshiba T1000 that Lin Weimin brought back from the United States in 1986. Later, he also experienced it with other friends, and he once considered buying a computer.

In recent years, computers have become a real luxury product. An IBM computer with mainstream configuration costs at least 15,000 yuan, which is more than the income of an ordinary person in ten or eight years.

Although Shi Tiesheng is now a well-known writer, his family does not have much savings. When he heard the price of computers, he gave up.

Today Yu Hua mentioned this matter again, and Shi Tiesheng asked: "Are you rich?"

"Almost." Yu Hua looked at Lin Weimin, "Teacher Lin, after I finish writing this novel, can you give me some royalties?"

Lin Weimin was speechless, "You kid is planning to eat all your food!"

"I am also doing this to write better. Think about it, I am concentrating all day now, and my back is so tired that I can only write three to four thousand words at most.

But if you have a computer, I feel that ten thousand words a day is a bit exaggerated, but seven or eight thousand words is definitely no problem. Wouldn’t the creative efficiency increase immediately? "

Lin Weimin had to admit that the cake Yu Hua drew for him was a bit tempting.

With seven to eight thousand words a day, are you no longer a typist?

"Stop bragging, let's wait until you are familiar with typing on the keyboard. How about seven or eight thousand words a day? If you can catch up with the original efficiency, it will be considered good." Lin Weimin struck.

"Practice makes perfect. It will be slow at first, but you will get faster a little bit. Teacher Lin, believe me!"

"Whatever you want, just buy it if you like. Just hand in the manuscript on time."

Yu Hua said excitedly: "Then this time I will go back with the computer on my back."

Lin Weimin asked: "Tiesheng, it just so happens that Yu Hua wants to buy a computer. Haven't you always wanted to buy it? Let's buy it together!"

Shi Tiesheng shook his hand, "Forget it, it's too expensive. Let's talk about it later."

"It's okay. I happen to know a top student who has returned from studying abroad and is good at computer programming. I asked him to help you two assemble a machine. It's cheap!"

Yu Hua corrected: "Teacher Lin, programming is software, and assembly is a matter of hardware."

Lin Weimin gave him a look of disdain. Are you showing off?

Yu Hua obediently shut up.

But I feel proud in my heart. Even though you are a teacher, you are not good at computers.

Lin Weimin coughed lightly, "What, he can not only program, but also assemble his own computer. The computer he is using now was assembled by himself."

After listening to Lin Weimin's words, Shi Tiesheng's heart skipped a beat.

Yu Hua then answered: "How cheap can it be?"

Lin Weimin hesitated for a moment, he was not familiar with this stuff.

A few years ago, he bought the Toshiba T1000 for more than 2,000 yuan, but that was in the United States.

Listening to everyone's discussions on weekdays, it seems that now each one costs 10,000 to 20,000 yuan. Last year, the club purchased two computers, which cost nearly 40,000 yuan. Counting Hanka and floppy disks, the cost seems to be close to 50,000 yuan.

Even if it is cheap in the past two years, it should not be much cheaper.

"How much did you find out?" Lin Weimin asked Yu Hua cleverly.

"My friend said that if you know someone, you can get it with just over 10,000 yuan," Yu Hua said.

Lin Weimin nodded, "It's cheaper to find someone to assemble it yourself. You can get it for five to six thousand yuan."

Computers are also making huge profits these days. If you cut them in the middle, there will be nothing wrong with them.

Before Shi Tiesheng could say anything, Yu Hua looked surprised, "Teacher Lin, is it true or not? If it costs five to six thousand yuan, I can buy it now!"

"Of course it's true. If you go to Zhongguancun for a few days, you will know that the computer industry is very profitable now!"

Yu Hua said happily: "That's great!"

He looked at Shi Tiesheng again, "Tiesheng, you should buy one too! It's so cheap!"

Shi Tiesheng muttered: "I have to go back and discuss it with Ximi."

Lin Weimin smiled and said, "Okay, let me know when we've discussed it later, and I'll find someone for you."

Yu Hua said anxiously: "Teacher Lin, why don't you study my unit first?"

"What the hell! Do you think I'm here to work for you? I'll wait for Tie Sheng to join me."

Yu Hua didn't realize at all that he had gotten a big advantage by following Shi Tiesheng.

While a few people were talking, the car stopped at the door of Jimen Hotel.