Dreams of the Fragrant River

Xu Jixin sat in Kang Jianfei's office and waited. As the editor-in-chief, he had been choked up by Kang Jianfei's pigeons in the past few months. [;Starting] After receiving a call from Kang Jianfei's assistant, Xu Jixin came to get the manuscript early in the morning, but he didn't see anyone after waiting for half an hour.

Suddenly there was a clear sound outside the door, Xu Jixin turned his head to look, just in time to see Kang Jianfei walking in.

"Editor Xu came so early?" Kang Jianfei asked with a smile.

Xu Jixin smiled bitterly: "Mr. Kang, I've been waiting for your manuscript for half a year."

"Then wait a little longer," Kang Jianfei said, returning to his seat and sitting down, "I'm looking for someone to write a novel, and the ghostwriter will come later."

Xu Jixin was not surprised to hear that it was a ghostwriter. It would be strange for Kang Jianfei, a busy man, to write novels himself, but he still asked curiously: "The gunmen we introduced were not able to get into Mr. Kang's eyes. I don't know this time. Who is the pen for?"

Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "Huang Jiaqiang."

Xu Jixin thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure out who Huang Jiaqiang was, so he could only sit in the office and wait patiently.

More than 20 minutes later, a tall, thin man came in with a stack of manuscripts in his hand. As soon as he entered the door, he bowed and said, "Sorry, Mr. Kang, there is a traffic jam on the road."

Kang Jianfei introduced: "Editor Xu, this is Huang Jiaqiang."

"Hello, I'm Xu Jixin, the editor-in-chief." Xu Jixin took the initiative to shake hands with Huang Jiaqiang, but his eyes fell on the manuscript in the other's hand.

"Hello, Chief Editor Xu." Huang Jiaqiang shook hands with Xu Jixin quite excitedly.

Xu Jixin discussed the draft of the novel and asked, "I don't know where Mr. Huang is in high school?"

For Huang Jiaqiang, who has been rejected for many times, the editor-in-chief is a big man. He replied respectfully: "Hong Kong Museum of Art."

"Really? It turns out that Mr. Huang is still an artist." Huang Jiaqiang's answer surprised Xu Jixin. He thought that Huang Jiaqiang was a writer for which company.

Huang Jiaqiang said with a smile, "I can't talk about an artist, I just do some chores in the art gallery."

Kang Jianfei interjected: "Jiaqiang is very persevering and sent me twelve letters within three months, all of which are novels written by him."

"I don't know what novels Mr. Huang has written before?" Xu Jixin asked.

Huang Jiaqiang looked embarrassed and said, "I wrote some short and medium stories, but they haven't been published yet."

In fact, Huang Jiaqiang has submitted several drafts to it. But he was shot by an ordinary editor, and Xu Jixin never saw it.

Xu Jixin looked at Kang Jianfei with puzzled eyes, as if he wanted to know why he chose Huang Jiaqiang as a ghostwriter, a staff member of an art museum who had never published any works, Xu Jixin couldn't see anything special.

"Editor Xu should read the manuscript first," Kang Jianfei said with a smile, "Jiaqiang sent me twelve letters in three months, and finally came to my company a few times. I met him and had a good chat. speculative."

In fact, Kang Jianfei was all bullshitting, if he hadn't recognized Huang Jiaqiang or Huang Yi. Just don't let an "expert" ghostwriter.

in a parallel space-time. Although Huang Yi has already started writing novels at this time. But all he wrote were traditional martial arts, and it was not until he wrote the fantasy in 1987 that it was finally published.

And because of Kang Jianfei's stimulation, Huang Jiaqiang's idea of ​​creating novels has broadened a lot. The manuscript he sent to Kang Jianfei was Xuanhuan Wuxia.

Xu Jixin opened the manuscript, glanced at the title of the novel, and then looked directly at the text.

This is Huang Yi's semi-mature work. At this time, Kang Jianfei outlined the plots he remembered, and then asked Huang Jiaqiang, who was not enough to control the novel, to write it. The taste is already very different from the original version.

Xu Jixin read only a few lines of words, and saw that Huang Jiaqiang's writing skills were not good (Huang Yi often failed his composition when he was studying). He really couldn't understand why Kang Jianfei hired such a person to ghostwrite.

However, with the progress of the novel's plot, Xu Jixin was gradually attracted by the story. I waited until I read the manuscript of more than 100,000 words, then raised my head and said, "Very unique martial arts novel."

Although Huang Jiaqiang's writing is not good, his storytelling ability is very outstanding, and the development of the plot rhythm is very well mastered. Don't think ghostwriting is an easy thing, Kang Jianfei just listed the outline of the story. How to write it still requires Huang Jiaqiang to operate, which is not much different from the original.

Kang Jianfei said: "On the author's side, let's co-sign. This is what I agreed with Jiaqiang."

Xu Jixin didn't care whether Huang Jiaqiang's name was signed or not, as long as there was a golden signboard like Kang Jianfei, he nodded and said, "Yes, but the novel needs to be polished and serialized. Is there any problem?"

Many talented people have strange old diseases. For example, when Ni frame writes novels, not only the handwriting is illegible, but also others are not allowed to modify his manuscripts, unless it is a typo.

Huang Jiaqiang had no requirements in this regard. As soon as Xu Jixin asked him, he agreed. As long as the plot is not changed, he can do whatever he wants with the text.

Xu Jixin put away the manuscript, finally heaved a sigh of relief and said, "This book has been delayed for eight months, and I can finally give readers an explanation."

Huang Jiaqiang suddenly remembered the issue of the pseudonym, and he said, "Editor Xu, my name is Huang Yi, that's Yi."

Kang Jianfei didn't expect the pseudonym Huang Yi to come out ahead of time, but considering that Huang Jiaqiang was originally specializing in Chinese painting in college, he had been studying the metaphysics of Yi Li, and it was reasonable to take out the pseudonym related to it.

...

The action was very fast, and on the front page of the supplement the next day, a title was made in big characters: Countdown to the new book of Kang Jianfei, a famous novelist of a generation - only 8 days left!

The reason why it was not serialized immediately was because another novel was occupying the page at this time, and the unfortunate author had been asked to finish it as soon as possible, before Kang Jianfei's novel was serialized.

In addition, using the countdown method to advertise, will make Kang Jianfei's new book get a lot of attention.

In a tea restaurant in Yau Ma Tei, a young man asked for breakfast and picked up the newspaper on the table. A few minutes later, the young man suddenly spit out the barbecued pork bun from his mouth, and then coughed while covering his chest.

"It's on the street!" The old man opposite the young man was sprayed with barbecued pork, slapped the table and cursed, as if the young man would raise a knife and slash him without an explanation.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, the boss hurried over and asked, "Ming Zai. What's wrong with you?"

The young man named Ming Zai finally straightened his anger, pointed to the newspaper and said, "Kang Jianfei is going to publish a new book!"

"Who do you say is going to publish a new book?" The boss thought he had heard it wrong.

"It's about writing about Kang Jianfei!" Ming Tsai pointed to the supplement, "I see, the countdown to Kang Jianfei's new book, there are 8 days left for the serialization."

The boss was overjoyed at first, and then he scolded: "That's also a dead end. A book has been delayed for seven or eight months, and there is no credibility at all."

Ming Zai smiled and said: "Uncle Gen, don't scold you. Kang Jianfei has money now, and the big theater on the next street belongs to him. Now they make a movie and make 10 to 20 million yuan. How can there be time to write novels? Tickets are always better than closing pens. Kim Yong just made enough money to seal the pens."

"That's true. It would be great if Jin Yong didn't seal his pen." The boss sighed. He is also an avid martial arts fan, and he usually relies on novels to pass the time when he has nothing to do in the store.

The two of you said a word to me, and directly forgot the old man who was sprayed with sandbags all over his face. The latter could only give them a vicious look, wiped the things off his face, and continued to eat breakfast.

The same scene was staged in various places in Hong Kong. In the 1980s, when martial arts novels had declined, there were still countless loyal novel fans. It's just that these people's tastes are spoiled by Jin Yongyang, and it is difficult for ordinary novels to get into their eyes. Nowadays, there are only three most popular authors in Hong Kong, namely Ni Frame, Wen Ruian and Kang Jianfei.

Among them, only Wen Ruian specializes in martial arts, Ni Jiao's magic weapon is a sci-fi series, and Kang Jianfei even came up with this.

Many loyal readers are waiting for Kang Jianfei's new book. Now, as soon as the news of the countdown to the new book came out, these people immediately rushed to tell them.

"Brother Zhong, Kang Jianfei is going to publish a new book, and there's still a week left."

"A Yuan, what do you think Kang Jianfei's new book will be about?"

"Fat man. Didn't your family order it? From now on, bring a copy to school every day."

"..."

It has not been officially serialized yet, but the news that Kang Jianfei is about to release a new book has already attracted the attention of countless people. This situation has made many small writers in Hong Kong jealous. What they have written so hard is rarely seen, and Kang Jianfei's new book has been known to everyone without a single word.

...

The eight-day countdown passed quickly, and 10,000 copies were specially printed to prevent the newspaper from being sold out like last time.

In a rented house in Kowloon, Hong Kong, Wen Rui'an stared at the wall for a long time before finally picking up a pen and continuing to write. But after only writing for a while, he stopped again, threw away the pen and got up and walked around.

Wen Ruian is now in a miserable relationship. After being deported by the Taiwan authorities, he came to Hong Kong last year after many rounds. Now he makes a living by serializing novels.

In the parallel space, after Wen Ruian came to Hong Kong, he was invited by Qiu Degen to join Asia TV as a creative manager (equivalent to chief screenwriter). It is a continuous adaptation and shooting of other dramas, and a large amount of copyright fees is obtained.

It is a pity that there is only Phoenix TV in Hong Kong and no Asian TV. Wen Rui'an has not become the creative manager of the TV station, and his novels have not been converted into TV dramas, so he can only live on the royalties. Fortunately, it was assembled into a book at the end of last year and sold more than 80,000 copies, which made Wen Ruian's pocket plump.

"Dong dong dong..."

Wen Ruian, who was originally Cavan, was even more annoyed when he heard the knock on the door, and ran to open the door angrily.

Opening the door, there was a middle-aged man with glasses outside. Wen Ruian said angrily, "Why are you here again?"

The person who came was Shangguan Xiaobao, a great cartoonist with the same fame as Huang Yulang. He was an adaptation of the comics that he came to talk about. Unfortunately, the adaptation fee was too small, and Wen Ruian was always reluctant.

"Mr. Wen, young people nowadays like to read comics. If comics are published, the popularity of this book will definitely be icing on the cake and rise again." Shangguan Xiaobao pretended not to see Wen Ruian's bad face, and tried to persuade him as soon as he came. .

Wen Ruian didn't even bother to talk to him, this guy actually wanted the rights to adapt the comics he bought for 20,000 yuan. As for what changing comics will increase the popularity of novels, it is even more nonsense. Shangguan Xiaobao only wanted to make money by adapting comics after seeing how well the novels sold last year.

"No need to talk about 200,000 yuan." Wen Ruian refused directly, and even quoted an exorbitant price to make Shangguan Xiaobao retreat. After speaking, he went out to the newspaper box on the road to get today's newspaper.

As a writer who makes a living by coding. Wen Ruian must read serial novels in newspapers every day. Wen Ruian also knew about the countdown to Kang Jianfei's new book, and guessed it was a way of hype.

After getting the newspaper, Wen Ruian put the supplement, and he was actually curious about what Kang Jianfei's new book would look like.

Shangguan Xiaobao was ignored and ignored. He was so thick-skinned that he didn't leave, but wanted to wait for Wen Ruian to read the newspaper before continuing the conversation.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the Hong Kong comics industry flourished, and a large number of comics writers emerged. Because drawing manga is very profitable. A cat and a dog to join the ranks of comic creation. Competition has become extremely fierce. In order to increase sales, major cartoon magazines and newspapers began to encourage cartoonists to create violent and pornographic plots.

As soon as the comic newspapers at that time were opened, either the blood was flying all over the place or it was all exposed at three o'clock, which naturally caused public outrage in the end. So much so that Hong Kong British ordered an investigation and legislated to regulate the comics industry.

After some inventory, the prosperous comics market slumped, and countless comics magazines and newspapers went bankrupt. Shangguan Xiaobao and Huang Yulang are the only two remaining fruitful, they very smartly launched the "comic cleaning campaign" to actively reduce violence and scenes, and finally ushered in a leap forward in the face of adversity.

Shangguan Xiaobao and Huang Yulang are enemies. The two of them are old rivals who have held grudges for more than ten years. Once someone is proud of it. The other must be unlucky.

In recent years, it was Shangguan Xiaobao's turn to be unlucky, and even three years ago, he was annexed by Huang Yulang's Yulang International, and he endured the humiliation to work under the enemy's hands.

Ma Rongcheng was brought into Yulang International by Shangguan Xiaobao, who was nominally his apprentice. As a result, Ma Rongcheng and Huang Yuelang are fighting hotly, and their comics are selling very well. There is nothing to do with Shangguan Xiaobao.

Shangguan Xiaobao only left Yulang International at the beginning of this year and returned to the body of freedom. Seeing Wen Ruian's big sales, he wanted to adapt this novel into a comic, but unfortunately he couldn't afford much money.

The serialization in the newspaper is only nearly 10,000 words, and the polished novel is very flavorful, and Wen Ruian still feels unfinished after reading it.

Wen Ruian put down the newspaper and suddenly found Shangguan Xiaobao standing beside him, and said in surprise, "Why haven't you left yet?"

Shangguan Xiaobao said: "Mr. Wen, I really don't have much money at the moment. Let's see how it goes, based on the sales volume of each issue. If the sales volume is more than 10,000 copies, I will give you 100 yuan for the adaptation fee per issue. If For less than 10,000 copies, I will give you 80 yuan for the adaptation fee per issue."

It is a comics daily. At 60 yuan per day, 1800 yuan is earned in a month, which is far more profitable than directly selling the comic copyright. Wen Ruian is a little excited about this proposal.

In fact, if Shangguan Xiaobao's signature work had not been merged into Yulang International, he wouldn't look down on Wen Ruian for adaptation.

"Dong dong dong..."

Wen Ruian was about to agree when suddenly the knock on the door rang again.

"Who are you?" Wen Ruian asked while looking at the strange man outside the door.

The visitor smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Wen, I'm Xu Xiaoming, manager of the TV production department of Oriental DreamWorks."

"DreamWorks?" Wen Ruian had already heard the name of Oriental DreamWorks like thunder, and asked with anticipation, "May I ask what Manager Xu has to do with me?"

"It's like this," Xu Xiaoming explained, "DreamWorks wants to adapt Mr. Wen, I wonder what Mr. Wen thinks?"

Wen Rui'an was overjoyed. His novel has never been adapted into a TV series. This is definitely a big opportunity for him. Once the TV series hits the air, his novel readers will definitely increase greatly.

Holding back the joy in his heart, Wen Ruian said, "I'm very happy to be working with DreamWorks. I wonder how the adaptation fee will be calculated?"

Xu Xiaoming explained in detail: "Now the copyright fee for Jin Yong's drama is about 250,000 yuan, and the Gulong drama and Liang Yusheng's drama are both around 150,000. Although Mr. Wen's is selling well, after all, you can't follow Jin, Gu, and Liang. Compared with the three, we can only give you 80,000 yuan."

The reason why DreamWorks wanted to shoot is the same as Shangguan Xiaobao's adaptation of it into a comic~www.wuxiaspot.com~ because this book was very popular some time ago.

But the difference is that the TV series broadcast on the platform of Phoenix will bring huge benefits to Wen Ruian in terms of fame. Let alone 80,000 yuan, Wen Ruian would agree even if he only gave 10,000 yuan.

But I still have to pretend to be reserved. Wen Ruian said: "I still like DreamWorks and Phoenix TV. Although the 80,000 yuan is a little low, I am very happy to cooperate with you. I don't know if I can participate in the script. Adaptation work? After all, it is my hard work, and I am afraid that it will be too outrageous to be changed by other screenwriters.”

The screenwriting department of DreamWorks now has seven or eight pens, but there is really no such famous writer as Wen Ruian. Xu Xiaoming suddenly had the idea of ​​raking grass and fighting rabbits, and said, "It would be great if Mr. Wen can participate in the adaptation of the script. Why don't you come to our DreamWorks as a part-time screenwriter."

"It just so happens that I also plan to be a screenwriter, so it's better to be respectful than to obey." Wen Ruian was worried that his talents had nowhere to play, so he naturally agreed with a smile.

Shangguan Xiaobao stood aside and watched the two of them chat happily, suddenly feeling a little redundant.