1980 My literary era

At the press conference, dozens of pairs of eyes were staring at Cheng Wuchun. The cameras were already in place and kept flashing when he spoke.

“In the past year, relying on the support of colleagues in the industry, many writers and enthusiastic readers, the Buhu Book Series has made considerable development and progress.

During this year, our Buhu Book Series editorial team received thousands of manuscripts of full-length works. However, due to various factors such as the selection style and scale of the Buhu Book Series, only a handful of works were actually selected.

In fact, among the large number of works we eliminated, a considerable number of them are of excellent quality.

In response to this, our Chinese Literature Society has decided to officially start the call for essays for the Youth Buhu Tiger Series. "

As soon as Cheng Wuchun finished speaking, there was an uproar in the venue, and reporters' cameras kept flashing.

Several reporters couldn't wait to ask: "President Cheng, can you tell us specifically about the essay solicitation regulations for Qingchun Buhu? What are the specific requirements?"

On the stage, Cheng Wanchun looked calm and calm when facing the reporters' eager questions and questions, "Haha, it seems that everyone is very concerned about the 'Youth Tiger Book Series', I am very pleased."

He had just given up his words, but the reporters in the audience were scolding them in their hearts. Can they still say it?

"I won't be too pretentious. I will explain it clearly to you today. You don't need to memorize it. The staff of the agency will send you the specific content of the call for essays later. When you report it later, you can just send it out directly. "

As soon as he finished speaking, the reporters cursed in their hearts again.

What a bastard, are you using our newspapers as advertisements? Do you pay for advertising?

Criticism will come, but it must be published when it needs to be published. Who made the Buhu series book popular now?

Cheng Wuchun was talking eloquently on the stage, introducing the specific call for essays for the Qingchun Buhu Tiger Book Series. Below, people from the Chinese Literature Society were already sending out call for essays to reporters.

“The Qingchun Buhu Book Series is a bold innovation and attempt for our Chinese Literature Society, and it is also a revolutionary breakthrough for the Chinese literary world.

Our requirements for the Qingchun Buhu Series are clear. The selected books must break the shackles of traditional literary forms and reinterpret traditional culture with their unique styles and themes.

Abandoning the dull and solemn writing style of the past, it adopts an expression style that is closer to young people's lives and full of vitality and passion.

Through in-depth analysis of contemporary social issues and the psychological state of young people, it injects fresh blood into modern literature and leads the trend of the times.

With its creative concepts and content that keep pace with the times, it has become a symbol of contemporary youth's pursuit of freedom, individuality and dreams.

The Youth Buhu Book Series should also pay attention to issues such as social change, the fate of the population, and individual growth, deeply explore and reflect the inner world and values ​​of contemporary youth, lead the trend of the times, and provide young people with emotional resonance and ideological enlightenment..."

On the stage, Cheng Wanchun was talking about a lot of flowers, but few reporters in the audience were listening to him at all, because what he said was clearly written in the materials.

The leader speaks at a speed that is not as fast as reporters can read ten lines at a time.

Lao Cheng spoke on stage for a long time without touching any important content, but the reporters had already discovered the real highlight of the Qingchun Buhu Tiger Series before him.

"If you are selected into the book series, you will receive a manuscript fee of 500,000 yuan per book!"

"The author's date of birth must be after January 1, 1970!"

The reporters' eyes were firmly locked on these two lines of information, and their minds could already imagine the far-reaching impact that these two pieces of information might have after being widely advertised by newspapers.

They didn't wait for Cheng Wanchun to finish speaking, and rushed to ask: "President Cheng, I'm sorry to interrupt you, can we ask what considerations the two items written in your materials were based on?"

After a reporter finished speaking, he stood up and took the information and read it word for word: "It is these two items: 'If you are selected into the book series, you will receive a manuscript fee of 500,000 for a single book' and 'The author's birth date must be after January 1, 1970.'"

When his long speech was interrupted by reporters, Cheng Wanchun did not show any displeasure, but said patiently: "Since the reporters and comrades have asked, let me explain.

As the name of the Youth Buhu Tiger series suggests, the most important thing is the word "youth". This series of books is aimed at readers under the age of thirty, so the writing style naturally has to be younger. You want an old man like me in my fifties to It goes against the rules of literary creation to write fresh and passionate words.

This is the reason why we have an age limit for the selected writers in the Youth Tiger Book Series.

I know that this is probably the first time in the domestic literary world that a publishing house has put forward age requirements for writers.

But what I want to say is that we are not deliberately trying to create gimmicks, but hope to discover a group of young people with potential and talent for the Chinese literary world. "

After saying these words, Cheng Wuchun paused for a moment and drank some water.

The eyes of many reporters moved with his movements, and Lao Cheng's grace led the audience.

"As for the royalties..."

Lao Cheng finished drinking the water and his voice became louder, "500,000 royalties for a single book. This is just a guarantee. When the royalty income exceeds 500,000, the payment method will automatically change to royalty payment, so that writers and friends will never suffer a loss. , this is the consistent style of work of our Chinese Literature Society!”

A reporter asked coldly: "I saw that there is no specific requirement for the word count of the work in the essay requirements."

Cheng Wuchun laughed, "This journalist friend has a good eye! There are indeed no specific requirements. Our agency also has its own considerations on this."

As a child, they can write freely and freely, unlike mature creators who have a certain degree of control over what they want to write.

We want to discover talented and potential stars of tomorrow, so we don’t want to restrict these children with rigid rules and regulations.

Without a specific word count constraint, there is no need to piece it together. You can write wherever you want. Only when it flows naturally can you have a natural work. "

As soon as the words fell, a burst of warm applause broke out in the venue.

Before Cheng Wanchun's explanation, just by looking at the words in the materials, many reporters had already labeled the Chinese Literature Society as "sensationalizing".

Create a "Youth Buhu Book Series". Isn't this just a matter of watching the Buhu Book Series become popular and riding on its own popularity?

Writers are also required to be young. When did literary creation depend on age?

But after Cheng Wuchun's heartfelt explanation, most reporters finally understood the good intentions of the Chinese Literature Society.

In particular, Cheng Wuchun's words "I will never let my writer friends suffer" impressed the reporters present.

Many reporters present are veterans who have been in the industry for many years. They know very well that the treatment given to writers by the Chinese Literature Society is indeed impeccable.

In the 1980s, when the standard for royalties was still capped at 10 yuan per 1,000 words, the Chinese Literature Society once offered writers a sky-high remuneration of 15 yuan per 1,000 words.

Over the years, the remuneration package of the Chinese Publishing House has always been the first in the domestic publishing industry. Even now that many publishing houses have carried out commercial and market-oriented operations, it is difficult to compare with the Chinese Publishing House in terms of royalties.

In addition to high royalties, Guowen Publishing House is also well-known among writers in terms of payment of royalties.

In recent years, more and more publishing houses have promised writers high royalties in order to obtain the publishing rights of their works, but they have been slow to pay the royalties after the works were published.

When reporters interview writers, they often hear complaints about being owed royalties by publishers. This was rare in the past few years, but has become more and more common in recent years, and has even become the norm.

The Chinese Publishing House can be regarded as a model in the domestic publishing industry in this regard. Not only has it never been in arrears in payment of royalties, but it has also taken the initiative to change contracts for writers many times due to changes in the country's standards for royalties.

For example, writer Cheng Zhongshi, in interviews with many media including the Yanjing Daily, talked about the Chinese Literature Society’s generous payment of royalties.

In 1987, Cheng Zhongshi had no royalties for several years in order to create "White Deer Plain", and his family was financially strapped. After communicating with the Chinese Literature Society, the Chinese Literature Society happily gave him an advance of 5,000 yuan in royalties.

At that time, even Cheng Zhongshi himself didn't know whether the novel he was writing was worth 5,000 yuan.

In 1988, "White Deer Plain" was published. Before the new regulations on royalties were released, the Chinese Literature Society first increased the royalties for "White Deer Plain" in advance, reaching 60 yuan per thousand words. This price was extremely rare at the time.

Then, after the new regulations on royalties were released, Cheng Zhongshi was given an increase in royalties for the number of print runs.

When the royalty system was implemented after 1990, it was the Chinese Literature Society that took the initiative to convert manuscript fees into royalties for many writers, including Cheng Zhongshi.

Cheng Zhongshi always mentions such things in front of the media, and his words are always filled with gratitude.

He is not the only one, many writers who have received preferential treatment from the Chinese Literature Society in this regard have mentioned this matter in front of the media.

It is well-known by word of mouth, which has created a good reputation and impression of the Chinese Literature Society among many media.

After the applause at the press conference, Cheng Wanchun continued to introduce a few more words and announced that the press conference was over.

Next, there were routine interviews. In addition to the writers, there was also a separate interview with Cheng Wuchun, the president of the Chinese Literature Society.

The heavy news of the launch of the Youth Cloth Tiger Book Series needs to be widely publicized, and it cannot be separated from the push of reporters and many newspapers. Of course, being interviewed is a good publicity tool, and Cheng Wanchun, as the president, does his part.

Lin Weimin stood in the shadow of the corner. He looked at Cheng Wuchun who was talking eloquently and nodded secretly.

Well, yes, Lao Cheng has matured!

Like a mastermind behind the scenes.

The next day, the press conference was published in dozens of media outlets across the country.

"On the first anniversary of the release of the Buhu Book Series, the Chinese Literature Society made a big move", "After the Buhu Book Series, the Youth Buhu Series Comes", "Youth literature has become a hot topic, and the Chinese Literature Society helps young authors"...

The launch of the call for essays for the Youth Cloth Tiger Book Series was undoubtedly the biggest news at yesterday's press conference, and it has naturally become the hottest news in major media today.

With the two generous and unique requirements of 'selected into the series, you will receive a royalties of 500,000 per book' and 'the author's date of birth must be after January 1, 1970', the Youth Buhu Book Series has successfully entered the public eye and triggered a The literary circles and ordinary people have paid close attention to it.