"Brother-in-law, what's going on with this book?" Du Feng asked.
Lin Chaoyang explained to him about the "second channel", "This kind of book was probably reprinted by local book sellers in Guangzhou because they saw that my book was easy to sell."
"What they did...is it illegal?"
Du Feng understood what Lin Chaoyang meant and asked with some confusion.
Nowadays, Chinese people do not have the concept of intellectual property rights and have little awareness of copyright. Du Feng only feels that this kind of thing is definitely wrong, but he is not sure whether it is an illegal act.
"It must be illegal."
Lin Chaoyang looked at the book in his hand and couldn't help but wonder.
Piracy probably only started in the mid-1980s and became widespread in the 1990s. How come it was only in 1982 that pirated copies of your own works were published?
It’s so damn unfair. Why don’t we let people enjoy some of the dividends of the times?
After Nao understood the origin of this book, Du Feng said clearly: "Businessmen can't afford it early because they are unprofitable. It seems that your book is too popular, brother-in-law."
Listening to Du Feng's words, Lin Chaoyang didn't know whether to be happy or depressed.
Du Feng asked again: "Should this kind of thing have to be handled by the publishing house?"
"Forget it." Lin Chaoyang waved his hand, "This kind of book is sold cheaply, which can be regarded as benefiting readers."
Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Du Feng couldn't help but feel admiration for him.
My brother-in-law is truly a great writer, and his layout is really big!
However, he seems to have misunderstood the situation.
"Brother-in-law, take a look at the back." Du Feng reminded.
Lin Chaoyang flipped the novel over and revealed the price, "3.95 yuan."
He couldn't help but his eyes widened and he was furious, "These evil-minded people! How dare they?"
How much money would I make if I took royalties? It’s all my money!
Du Feng echoed: "These booksellers are indeed going too far. Books from Yanjing Publishing House only cost 1 yuan. How dare they sell them so expensively? They are just cheating these readers!"
Lin Chaoyang also understood that at this time, pirated martial arts novels in China were generally priced on the high side, with a book easily costing three or four yuan, and some even dared to price it at ten yuan.
The title of his novel itself has a certain legendary color, and the cover is probably made like this intentionally by book sellers. These book sellers pirated his books, and the target they wanted to sell was not his readers at all, but rather
Those who are fans of martial arts novels.
After figuring out the connection, Lin Chaoyang was filled with anger.
The genuine version of my book only costs 1 yuan, but you dare to sell it for 3 yuan, 90 cents and 50 cents if you change the cover. Is there any law of kings? Is there any law of heaven?
The next day, Lin Chaoyang took the book to Yanjing Publishing House. By this time, Wang Shimin had retired, and Lin Chaoyang found Tian Geng, the deputy president and deputy editor-in-chief, who was also a writer, through Liu Xinwu.
When Tian Geng saw "The Chess" packaged as a "martial arts novel", he took it very seriously and decided to send someone from the publishing team to Guangzhou to investigate the situation.
There are two types of book piracy in China these days. One is piracy of foreign masterpieces and works from Hong Kong and Bay Island. This kind of piracy is not only done by book sellers, but also blatantly done by many publishing houses.
Pirated copies from many publishers are openly displayed on the shelves of Xinhua Bookstore.
Another situation is to steal domestic works, which is rare at this time.
Because piracy of books by contemporary writers is far inferior to piracy of world famous works and Hong Kong, Wandao's popular literary works sell well, and the gains outweigh the losses, and pirated booksellers are not as rampant as in later generations.
Occasionally, a publishing house or a bookseller does this kind of thing, and it is easier to deal with it through the relationship between the publishing house and the publishing house.
After all, domestic publishing houses at this time were all state-owned, and even book sellers basically did their work through the channels of state-owned publishing houses and printing plants, which were easier to investigate and deal with.
After Tian Geng finished arranging the work, he comforted Lin Chaoyang and said, "Don't worry, it's not difficult to handle a situation like this. Just go to the publishing house and the printing house and say hello, and it shouldn't be a big problem."
"You misunderstood. I'm not worried about it. If they do this, the sales volume will definitely not be too high, and it won't have a big impact on "The Master of Chess"."
When Lin Chaoyang said this, Tian Geng's expression was dull and he thought he was just saying some showy words. However, Lin Chaoyang's next words made Tian Geng look at him differently.
"According to my opinion, it doesn't matter if we engage in this kind of piracy. After all, there are still so many people in China who don't have enough to eat. This kind of piracy is unavoidable until the economic problem is solved.
There are so many people who want to read literary works and cultivate their sentiments. It would be a good thing if there are cheaper books.
But the nature of these book sellers is different. They are selling sheep over dogs and harming readers. This is what makes me angry."
Tian Geng looked at Lin Chaoyang with admiration and said, "Comrade Chaoyang, your mind and attitude are admirable. Don't worry, our publishing house will definitely handle this matter."
After discussing the issue of piracy, Tian Geng and Lin Chaoyang talked about the sales situation of "The Master of Chess" after its publication.
It has been more than a year since this novel was published, and it was quite controversial in the first few months.
It was not until Nie Weiping, a leading figure in the domestic Go community, was interviewed by "New Sports" after winning the National Go League and praised the novel that the controversy surrounding the novel was settled.
It has only been half a month since the novel was published, and the first printing of 200,000 copies has just been sold out. Yanjing Publishing House has printed an additional 200,000 copies, which is in line with the consistent best-selling effect of Lin Chaoyang's works.
Tian Geng mentioned "Chess Master" to Lin Chaoyang mainly because of "Shutter Island".
Lin Chaoyang's latest work was published in March and has been enthusiastically received by readers and received rave reviews. It has also pushed the sales of "October" to more than 1.5 million copies of a single issue.
Among the works published by Yanjing Publishing House and "October" over the years, such performance can be said to be unparalleled.
At the same time, this novel has also been unanimously praised by the literary circle, especially by theoretical researchers.
Last month, Lei Ta, a young critic who became famous for a series of critical articles on scar literature, wrote an article "Reading "Shutter Island": Truth Exploration and Self-Redemption in the Labyrinth of the Soul" in "Literary News".
The article reads: "Shutter Island" constructs an intricate narrative maze through the follow-up investigation of the protagonist Yan Shuzhong, allowing us to gradually reveal deeper psychological and moral dilemmas under the surface of searching for missing patients.
It prompts readers to constantly reflect on the boundaries between reality and fiction, sanity and madness, and how individuals seek identity confirmation within the framework of society and self-perception, adding endless room for interpretation to the work.
All in all, "Shutter Island" is a work full of wisdom and depth. Through a journey of exploration into the subtleties of human nature, it not only explores the complexity of the human mind and the dark side of society, but also unearths the depth behind human nature.
literary value.
After the article was published, it attracted a lot of attention in the literary world. Lei Ta's praise of the novel also represents the voice of the vast majority of people in the literary world.
In the past few months, there have been many critical articles like this that have a positive and praising attitude towards "Shutter Island" published in major literary magazines and literary review magazines.
The popularity of readers and the affirmation of industry insiders have given "Shutter Island" a good reputation, and also made Yanjing Publishing House full of expectations for the future publication of this novel.
As early as when the manuscript of "Shutter Island" was delivered to "October", Wang Shimin had discussed the publication rights of the novel with Lin Chaoyang, but at that time, Lin Chaoyang thought that he could talk to the Humanities Society and did not agree immediately.
Now that the attitude of the Humanities Society is clear, the conditions of Yanjing Publishing House are still more generous, with a basic remuneration of 15 yuan for 1,000 words and 5% for every 10,000 copies printed.
Since Tian Geng mentioned this matter today, Lin Chaoyang agreed and signed the publishing contract on the spot.
When he returned home in the evening, Tao Yushu said that there was a letter from Lu Yao.
Lin Chaoyang opened the letter: "..."Life" was published smoothly and in such a satisfactory way, thanks to your sincere help, Chaoyang. In recent days, I have continued to receive opinions from colleagues and readers.
I am currently thinking about the creation of the second part of "Life". This is a very important issue that requires repeated thinking and a certain amount of time to screen out the voices from all sides.
I feel that I am still sure to develop the other characters in the second book and give them a certain summary.
Only my protagonist Gao Jialin, his development trend and some twists and turns in the process.
I haven't thought it through yet. It's neither the plot nor the details nor the overall theme of the work, but the ideological development of the character Gao Jialin that needs to be considered. Any clichés may ruin this work..."
On the 25th of last month, Lu Yao's "Life" was successfully published in "Harvest". After the novel was published, it attracted a lot of attention in the literary world and gained a good reputation among readers.
This novel became another masterpiece of Lu Yao's after "Thrilling Scene", and Lu Yao's reputation became more and more famous with the spread of this novel.
He wrote to Lin Chaoyang mainly to report the response after the publication of "Life", and by the way, he also mentioned his thoughts on the second part of "Life".
In Lu Yao's plan, "Life" has a second part.
But unfortunately, after the publication of "Life", the response was very enthusiastic. Countless letters poured in from all over the country, and many readers came to ask for advice after reading the novel, treating Lu Yao as a life mentor, making him dumbfounded.
At that time, several studios were interested in "Life" and wanted to make it into a movie. Lu Yao's life and creative order were completely disrupted, and the idea of ​​​​creating the second part of "Life" could only be shelved.
More than a year later, when he finally had the energy to consider this matter, he no longer had the energy to do so.
After reading the letter, Lin Chaoyang wrote back to Lu Yao, first congratulating him, and then responding to his thoughts on the second part of "Life".
"...The current wave of "Life" is just the beginning. You must be prepared to deal with the huge wave. If you can't devote yourself to the creation of the second part of "Life", it will be a perfect ending so far. After all,
The story and characters of "Life" are already very complete.
If you really want to write, it is best to retreat for a period of time, not to be disturbed by the outside world, and calm down. Follow the context laid out in "Life", continue to dig deeper into life, and strive to break new ground in artistic description and artistic processing.
style……"
Tao Yushu watched Lin Chaoyang finish writing the letter and sighed: "I never expected that Lu Yao's "Life" would be so popular."
"What? Do you regret that I pushed it to "Harvest"?" Lin Chaoyang joked.
Tao Yushu chuckled, "That's not true. "Black Horse" is not worse than life. You can't be too greedy."
Zhang Chengzhi's "Black Stallion" was published in March, and its reputation was very outstanding. It was a pity that Lin Chaoyang's "Shutter Island" was released that month. Its style was completely suppressed by "Shutter Island". Compared with "Life", it was a bit unlucky.
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The couple were chatting and laughing, when Zhang Guiqin shouted for them to eat.
The two of them were about to go to dinner when they walked into the courtyard and heard a knock on the door.
Lin Chaoyang asked Tao Yushu to go eat first, while he walked to the courtyard gate.
Lin Chaoyang thought it was some friend who came over to have a meal, so he didn't want to open the courtyard door, but he saw a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
Chapter completed!