1980 My literary era

Jin Yong was a scholar, but he was also a businessman.

In Hong Kong, "Ming Pao" has a great reputation. Many literati are willing to contribute articles to "Ming Pao" because of its reputation. However, when it comes to the remuneration paid by "Ming Pao", these people are full of complaints.

The remuneration standard of "Ming Pao" is the lowest among major newspapers in Hong Kong. For this reason, Jin Yong was labeled as "stingy" and "a man who spends every penny."

This time his works were introduced to the mainland. Although there was a consideration to expand the influence, it was impossible to give up the interests. For this, the Chinese Literature Society had to pay Jin Yong 13% of the royalties.

Given Jin Yong's fame and the influence of his works, the price paid by the Chinese Literature Society is certainly worth it.

The press conference was held with great fanfare, which made Jin Yong see the ability and sincerity of the Chinese Literature Society, and he was very satisfied. He was also full of confidence in the sales of the collection in the mainland.

After the press conference, he participated in several activities and speeches, and returned to Xiangjiang three days later.

In the past three days, news about the publication of Jin Yong's collection of works has spread throughout the country through dozens of media reports.

The collection of Jin Yong's works issued by Yanjing has just arrived in bookstores everywhere. As soon as the bookstores posted notices that the collection of Jin Yong's works was available, long queues appeared in front of some bookstores.

In the past, domestic publishing houses pirated Jin Yong's works, basically in the form of single volumes. This time, the Chinese Literature Society obtained Jin Yong's official authorization and published another collection of works, covering all Jin Yong's works.

Anyone who is a fan of martial arts novels will find it difficult not to be moved by such news.

In just a few days, there was a rush to buy at bookstores everywhere.

Lin Weimin was extremely excited after receiving the feedback. Although the publication of Jin Yong's collection of works is under the name of Guowen Society, the actual operation is still dominated by Tongwen Society. Now the collection of works has been so popular once it was published. This is excellent news for the newly born Tongwenshe.

Several young editors at Tongwen News Agency have also been in a good mood recently. They were all editors at the Chinese Literature News Agency. Although their transfer to Tongwen News Agency was voluntary, there is a gap in status after all.

Nowadays, the collection of Jin Yong's works has become an instant hit in the book market, and everyone is more optimistic about the future of Tongwen Society.

It’s not just a few people from Tongwen Society. Colleagues from Guowen Society actually didn’t have high expectations for Tongwen Society before. Guowen Society has had many sub-brand clubs in its forty-year history, but under the huge influence of Guowen Society, Under the shadow, there are very few people who can operate independently, not to mention that the field covered by Tongwen Society is popular literature, which Chinese Literature Society is very bad at. The rush to buy Jin Yong's collection of works in just a few days has completely broken. I bought the glasses of my colleagues in the Chinese Literature Society.

Yanjing is the home of the Chinese Literature Society. Xinhua Bookstore has a large number of books and distributes the largest collection of Jin Yong's works, up to 12,000 sets, including 10,000 sets of paperback editions and 2,000 sets of hardcover editions. Feedback from major bookstores is also the fastest. of.

In just one week, major bookstores were running low on inventory.

Lin Weimin also contacted several bookstores in various places to understand the book sales. Generally speaking, the books in stock in bookstores in various places will be sold out in as long as one month and as short as half a month.

After obtaining reliable data, Lin Weimin waved his hand and printed an additional 200,000 copies of Jin Yong's collection, including 170,000 copies of the paperback version and 30,000 copies of the hardcover version.

According to feedback from bookstores around the world, the sales volume of the hardcover Jin Yong's collection of works exceeds supply.

Many readers of martial arts novels have actually seen pirated copies for a long time. Now that the collection of Jin Yong's works is on sale, many of them bought it for collection. The exquisitely bound hardcover edition has touched the hearts of these people.

A set of hardcover Jin Yong's works is priced at 99.8 yuan. Considering that people's monthly income is only two to three hundred yuan today, it is an extremely luxurious consumption, but these book fans really like it!

In addition to the popular collection of Jin Yong's works, after three months of sales of Liang Fengyi's three novels, the inventory of bookstores in various places has also bottomed out, and additional printings are on the agenda.

That afternoon, Lin Weimin finished his work and came to the editorial office of "Contemporary".

As soon as He Qizhi saw him, his face was immediately filled with a smile.

After Lin Weimin was promoted to editor-in-chief, he came to the editorial department of "Contemporary" very rarely. The last time he came was to deliver Shi Tiesheng's manuscript.

The article "Me and the Temple of Earth" was published in the fourth issue at the beginning of this month, just over a week ago. In the past few days, the editorial department has received more and more letters from readers, all praising this article.

After reviewing the manuscript, my colleagues in the editorial department unanimously agreed that this work was a rare masterpiece of prose in recent years. Now that the work has been published, it has confirmed everyone's views. It is estimated that it will not be long before it will set off a nationwide uproar. response.

"Weimin, why are you here?"

"Sending you a manuscript."

Lin Weimin put a stack of manuscripts on He Qizhi's desk, and the smile on He Qizhi's face grew wider, "Whose masterpiece is this time?"

"mine!"

"Ouch! That's not easy. It's been a long time since you wrote a new work!"

He Qizhi happily picked up the manuscript, glanced at the title and noticed something was wrong, and then flipped through the content.

From the title of the book to the names of the characters and places in the book, they are all very familiar!

"This...is this the sequel to "The Thief of Officials"?"

"No, it's just that the names of people and places are somewhat similar, and the story is completely new."

He Qizhi looked at Lin Weimin with a strange look in his eyes. He had worked with Lin Weimin for ten years, how could he not understand him?

He just took out the names of people and places from the novels he had written before and continued to use them. What was his intention?

It's obvious that he wants readers to think of "The Thief of Officials" at a glance!

What is the story of "The Thief of Officials"?

To put it simply, a gangster becomes an official. But that's not important. What's important is the private goods Lin Weimin carried.

He used this novel to scold the people who criticized and insulted him for "The Lover", and countless readers still talk about it today.

Thinking of the Yan Bing Literature Award that just passed, it becomes clear what Lin Weimin’s intentions are this time.

Looking at the Chinese literary world, Lin Weimin is the only one who writes books to curse people whenever he quarrels with them!

"Don't look at me like that! The quality of my novels is absolutely fine," Lin Weimin said.

He Qizhi said quietly: "What I'm worried about is not the quality..."

His expression was hesitant to speak, "For the people, we are also the editor-in-chief after all. Don't we have to be a bit like a general?"

Lin Weimin understood He Qizhi's tactful persuasion and nodded, "Okay, you go first this time, I'll pay attention next time!"

Okay!

You are so perfunctory!

He Qizhi sighed helplessly, "Aren't you afraid of being scolded?"

"How can you be happy just by scolding them? They take the initiative to cause trouble, thinking that it will be fine after a few quarrels? It's a beautiful thought! People are bullied when they are kind, and horses are ridiculed when they are good! Lao He!"

Lin Weimin thinks that his tactics can be called self-W counterattack. If you argue with him lightly, he will think that you are afraid of him. If you don't hurt them, how can he know that he is afraid?

Are you right, Asan?

He Qizhi knew Lin Weimin's temper well, so he accepted the manuscript without saying anything more.

Lin Weimin said before leaving: "If the manuscript is overdue, please join me in the queue and publish it next month!"

He Qizhi agreed with a wry smile, and then took the manuscript to the editorial department.

As soon as everyone heard that it was Lin Weimin's new work, they immediately competed for it. In the end, Liu Yin successfully won the manuscript by taking advantage of his old cold legs and cervical spondylosis.

"Promotion".

There was previously "The Story of Stealing Officials" and now there is "The Story of Promoting Officials".

Liu Yin could see the flaws in this novel at a glance, and couldn't help but reveal a smile that was filled with schadenfreude and a good show.

While she was reviewing the manuscript, everyone was secretly observing her. When they saw her expression, they knew that Lin Weimin's novel must have an ulterior motive this time, and they were even more worried.

After spending more than two days, Liu Yin finally finished reading "Promotion", put the manuscript down on the table, and sighed: "No wonder he became the editor-in-chief at this age. Look at his cleverness. "

The colleagues who were working immediately looked at her after hearing this, and they couldn't hide the curiosity in their eyes.

"Sister Liu, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean? You will know after you read the novel. Alas, no wonder I am still a small editor at this age. If this were put in the novel, someone would probably have to pay for it if it was sold!"

Liu Yin's exclamation aroused everyone's interest even more. Yao Shuzhi and Liu Yin sat at the opposite table. With the geographical advantage, they were the first to grab the manuscript.

Others could only watch with envy and had to wait for another two days.

While reviewing the manuscript in the editorial department of "Contemporary", Lin Weimin was answering a phone call from Italy.

Mondadori Publishing House is the Italian publishing house that Roger Strauss mentioned when he called Lin Weimin to announce the good news more than half a month ago.

This publishing house is the largest publishing house in Italy. It has a monopoly on Italian literary book publishing. It also owns the two most famous comprehensive journals in Italy, "Times" and "Prospect", and also owns the largest book club in Italy - Dego. Club.

If we had to find an analogous publishing house in China, it would be basically equivalent to the large Guowenshe. After all, Guowenshe would not dare to say that it has a monopoly on the publication of literary works in the country.

This publishing house was founded in 1907 by Arnoldo Mondadori and is still controlled by the Mondadori family.

How did Lin Weimin know these contents? Of course it was the guy on the other side of the phone who gave him the information.

According to this guy’s own introduction, his name is Albert Mondadori, and he is the most beloved great-grandson of Arnoldo Mondadori. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the literary editorial department of Mondadori Publishing House, and is quite popular with his boss. Pay attention to.

The great-grandson of the founder is still the most beloved great-grandson. He is favored by the boss, which sounds very funny.

But the reality is that the Mondadori family has absolute control over Mondadori because their family implements the primogeniture system. The current boss of Mondadori Publishing House is Albert Mondadori’s uncle. Leonardo Mondadori.

Albert Mondadori's chatter reminded Lin Weimin of the noisy Frenchman Gallion, but their styles were somewhat different.

Gallion is a typical Gallic chicken. He is French when asked, loves politics the most, and feels very good about himself.

Albert Mondadori was a man of pure words, and sometimes he couldn't help but go off topic while chatting. Lin Weimin could even think of his trembling Parkinson's-like gestures on the other end of the phone.

The phone call lasted for almost an hour, and Albert Mondadori was still chattering. The length of the call set a record since Lin Weimin made overseas long-distance calls. In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore.

"Albert, let's talk business!"

"Promotion" was born out of a domestic movie, you can guess.