1980 My literary era

Lin Weimin didn't know whether he should be honored or angry that a novel could be personally reviewed by leaders of multiple ministries such as the Publishing Department, the Ministry of Rites, and the WJ Department.

Anyway, after he handed over the novel manuscript, he threw water on the married girl and never saw it again.

More than ten days passed and he complained when he saw Cheng Wuchun.

If it weren't for Lao Cheng's troubles, all his novels would have been mailed to the United States.

"You kid, you don't know what's good and what's wrong. Leaders have so many things to do, but they still have to take time to review your manuscript. Do you think they are willing?"

"I don't want him to come back, just like I begged him!" Lin Weimin shouted.

"Okay, okay, tell these ministers about your ability. What nonsense are you talking to me about?"

Lin Weimin muttered: "Just say it, do you think I dare not?"

Cheng Wuchun ignored his complaints and listened to him.

Anyway, the manuscript will not come back for the time being. Of course, Lin Weimin does not dare to go to several ministers to ask for the manuscript. That is not the old birthday star hanging himself - are you tired of life?

Fortunately, he let go of the matter. Anyway, the novel was finished and couldn't be sent out, so that was none of his business.

Book friends want to scold, scold the leader!

Recently, the TV series "A Romantic Affair" has completed its mid-term shooting and is now in post-production.

Lin Weimin took the time to take a look. The quality of the finished film was much higher than that of later versions, and it already had the flavor of a "Haiyan drama".

Haiyan spent more than 20 days filming "Flower Season and Rainy Season" in Pengcheng. He did not return to Yanjing until the crew was on track.

"CCTV's schedule has been reserved, and there will be a gap in September."

Lin Weimin nodded. In September, a new book from the Buhu Book Series was released, and the novel "A Romantic Affair" was also selected into this batch of new books.

"Book a hotel for me tomorrow night, and I'll treat Yang Tai to dinner."

"good."

Haiyan agreed, but couldn't help but be curious, "Why are you inviting someone to the balcony for dinner..."

"Didn't you know it when you went there?"

Haiyan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that he was still qualified to go.

The next evening, Lin Weimin's Mercedes-Benz parked outside the Great Wall Hotel on the East Third Ring Road. Tonight's banquet was arranged at the Great Wall Hotel.

The full name of the Great Wall Hotel is Sheraton Great Wall Hotel. It is the first Sino-Milan joint venture hotel in China. Because it looks like a robot, some people in Yanjing call it the "Robot Building".

In the 1980s, it experienced glory. US President Ronald Reagan held a press conference here, and singer Cheng Lin held a concert here...

In the 1990s, the domestic hotel industry developed rapidly, but the Sheraton Great Wall Hotel was still synonymous with high-end hotels in Yanjing.

Lin Weimin specially called Li Xin and Haiyan for today's banquet.

Several people were standing in front of the hotel when they suddenly saw construction going on in the annex building on the west side of the hotel. Li Xin asked casually: "Is the hotel undergoing renovation?"

Haiyan said: "That building was bought by someone. I heard that it cost 1.8 million yuan, and they planned to build a nightclub."

"Oh, a nightclub!"

In recent years, there have been many nightclubs in Yanjing City, nothing unusual.

Hearing this, Lin Weimin's eyes were focused on the annex building on the west side. In heaven and on earth, they were witnessing history, right?

While chatting casually, several people entered the hotel.

Today, Lin Weimin invited Yang Weiguang, the director of CCTV, for dinner. The main purpose was to talk to him about co-producing a TV series.

Ordinary TV dramas, of course, do not require cooperation between the Chinese Literature Society and CCTV. What Lin Weimin wants to do is to win the copyright of Jin Yong's martial arts novels.

After hearing Lin Weimin's idea, Yang Weiguang couldn't help but ask: "Can you ensure that you get the copyright of Jin Yong's martial arts novels?"

"Our Chinese Literature Society has a good relationship with him. Besides, you still have CCTV. If we cooperate, I don't think there will be a big problem." Lin Weimin said.

Jin Yong is a very shrewd old man. Although he has a good relationship with the Chinese Literature Society, the Chinese Literature Society is only a publishing house after all. It has just entered the film and television field, so he may not agree to cooperate.

But if there is CCTV's endorsement, it will be different.

Later, the CCTV TV Drama Production Center wanted to produce Jin Yong's martial arts drama, and Jin Yong gave the copyright to "The Swordsman" to CCTV for only one yuan.

This certainly does not prove that Jin Yong regards money as dirt, but it at least proves that the golden signboard of CCTV is very easy to use.

Lin Weimin's idea is that Wencheng Film and Television will come forward to obtain the TV series rights of Jin Yong's novels, and then Wencheng Film and Television and CCTV will jointly invest in the filming of the TV series. Now that the two parties themselves have a cooperative relationship, deepening the cooperation will be beneficial to both parties.

After Yang Weiguang thought for a moment, he agreed to Lin Weimin's request.

Jin Yong's martial arts novels have been quietly circulating in China since the 1970s. After the opening up in the 1980s, Jin Yong's martial arts novels and TV series have been loved by countless people. If they can really get the copyright of Jin Yong's martial arts novels, it will also be a good thing for CCTV.

With Yang Weiguang's approval, Wencheng Film and Television's certainty of winning the copyright of Jin Yong's martial arts novels has greatly increased, and Lin Weimin is very happy.

At the end of the banquet, Yang Weiguang suddenly asked Lin Weimin, "I heard that you recently wrote a novel?"

"How did you know?"

"How could I not know that it has spread among several ministries and commissions. You are still awesome, a novel has alarmed three ministries and commissions." Yang Weiguang praised.

"Don't mention it, I'm just worried. The manuscript has been taken away from me for more than half a month, and I don't know if it will be sent back." Lin Weimin said depressedly.

Yang Weiguang chuckled and said, "I can't send it back."

Lin Weimin's heart skipped a beat, "What do you mean?"

"You don't know?"

"I haven't cared recently."

Yang Weiguang whispered into Lin Weimin's ear: "Send it to the sea. I heard that several leaders didn't dare to make a decision, so I had to let the big leader take a look."

Lin Weimin's heart sank, "Isn't that true?"

"Why not? I have heard that your novel has almost made the United States full of evil. You have such a great influence in China and the United States, and the leaders above are afraid of affecting the WJ of the two countries!"

"Nonsense, I am seeking truth from facts!" Lin Weimin flatly denied Yang Weiguang's accusations against him.

Yang Weiguang's face had a look of seeing through but not telling, "It has to be you, making money from Americans while cursing their mothers at the same time."

Lin Weimin wanted to say that what I wrote was all true, but after thinking about it, he let it go.

After all, it is also a bit fake, and it is not completely based on reality, otherwise it will scare you to death.

The manuscript fell into the sea, and it was impossible to take it out for a while. The leader was busy with everything, and it was possible to read a novel for a month. Lin Weimin was not in a hurry this time.

At the beginning of the month, he took Li Xin and Haiyan to Xiangjiang and visited Jin Yong in person.

Jin Yong was very happy to see Lin Weimin.

A few years ago, Jin Yong handed over the mainland publishing rights of martial arts novels to the Chinese Literature Society and gained a lot.

So far, Jin Yong's collection of works has achieved sales of nearly 2.8 million sets in China, with sales reaching an astonishing RMB 168 million.

The Chinese Literature Society gave Jin Yong extremely high treatment, a rare 13% royalty share. As a result, Jin Yong received more than 21.8 million yuan in royalties.

Even though Jin Yong is now worth hundreds of millions, the royalties of more than 20 million are still a very considerable figure for him.

Therefore, when he looked at Lin Weimin, he felt like he looked at a boy who scattered his wealth.

What's more important is that, like him, Lin Weimin is not just a writer. He not only has the status of editor-in-chief of the Chinese Literature Society, but also has a large net worth.

Xu Feng has a wide network of contacts in Xiangjiang. In the past two years, he occasionally attended banquets in Xiangjiang, and others would always mention "Farewell My Concubine".

This movie has now become the highlight of Xu Feng's investment career. Whenever someone mentions it, she always smiles from ear to ear and talks endlessly.

The Hong Kong film industry has long known that Xu Feng earned tens of millions of dollars with "Farewell My Concubine", and this number is still slowly increasing. Jin Yong has heard friends discuss this matter more than once.

According to Xu Feng, Lin Weimin, the author of "Farewell My Concubine", received 30% of the film's total revenue without spending a penny, which was only slightly less than Xu Feng's.

This is just the income from a single copyright adaptation of one of Lin Weimin's works. If Jin Yong really wanted to count his net worth, I believe Lin Weimin would not be inferior to himself.

Lin Weimin and three people arrived in Xiangjiang, and Jin Yong entertained them warmly. Hearing that Lin Weimin came for the rights to adapt his novels and TV series, Jin Yong asked curiously: "Isn't your company a publishing house? How did you start a TV series?"

Lin Weimin introduced the full copyright operation plan of the Chinese Literature Society in detail. After listening to it, Jin Yong pondered for a moment: "Your idea is very interesting. If you integrate resources like this, will you transform into a media group in the future?"

Lin Weimin smiled and said, "It's too early to talk about this now."

Jin Yong nodded slightly, and after some thought, he said: "You want to package and buy the adaptation rights of the novel. I'm afraid I can't agree to this. Let's do this. I'll give you the adaptation rights of a work for one yuan. Why? Sample?"

Lin Weimin knew Jin Yong very well. He was not only a writer, but also a businessman who never let go of the rabbit before he saw it.

If he really wants to package all the copyrights of his TV series to the Chinese Literature Society at once, if the filming is good, it will be okay, but if the filming is not good, wouldn't it ruin his brand?

Moreover, such a one-shot deal is not in his interest. For Jin Yong, it is best to have a steady flow and a rising tide to lift all boats.

"Haha! Mr. Cha is very generous, and you are very considerate. Okay, as you said, we will first get the copyright of "Swordsman". This dollar we spent is so worth it!" Lin Weimin laughed.

Selling the copyright of "Swordsman" for one yuan is very consistent with Jin Yong's style.

People want to wait for the price, and this choice is understandable. After all, with Jin Yong's current reputation and status, he can do this.

Lin Weimin initially said he wanted to package the copyright of his novel, but he only asked for a sky-high price.

Now he has obtained the adaptation rights of "The Swordsman" for only one yuan. Jin Yong's reputation is enough to sell it.

However, when signing the contract, Lin Weimin still put a priority in it. Jin Yong had no objection to this, and the two parties successfully completed the cooperation.

Three days after arriving in Hong Kong, the copyright of "The Swordsman" was negotiated, and the task of Lin Weimin and his team was completed.

He gave Haiyan and Li Xin a holiday and finally came to Xiangjiang. The two of them definitely wanted to go shopping and do some shopping.

Lin Weimin got into the car arranged by Jin Yong and went to see his old friends.

Liu Yichang is seventy-seven years old this year and still clocks in on time at the editorial office of "Hong Kong Literature" every day.

Last year, he accepted the Hong Kong Municipal Council's writer-in-residence program and became the first writer. This year, he participated in essay competitions in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur as a judge. He is busier than many juniors and has more energy.

Liu Yichang was very happy to see Lin Weimin. He was even more happy when he heard that Lin Weimin was here to negotiate the TV series rights for Jin Yong's martial arts novels.

"The sets of TVB's martial arts TV series are too fake. If you want to shoot them, you have to shoot them in the great rivers and mountains in the mainland. Only then will they be powerful. You must shoot them well!"

"Don't worry, we will definitely live up to your expectations!" Lin Weimin promised him.

The two chatted all afternoon, and in the evening Liu Yichang organized a gathering of writers from the Xiangjiang L faction to give Lin Weimin a clean slate.

Not many writers came. Compared with previous years, the lineup of Hong Kong L-school writers seemed to have shrunk a lot.

Lin Weimin talked about this topic with Liu Yichang, and Liu Yichang couldn't help but look a little melancholy on his face, "The writers of our generation are getting old, dying, immigrating, and closing their pens. There is really nothing in Xiangjiang in recent years." People."

He then added: "But it's coming soon. Xiangjiang will soon return to the embrace of the motherland. We will definitely get better and better in the future!"

When he said this, his tone was exciting and his eyes were shining.