In later generations, the first writer in the Chinese literary world to receive royalties was Wang Shuo. In 1992, Huayi Publishing House wanted to publish "Collected Works of Wang Shuo", and Wang Shuo proposed a royalty payment system to the publishing house.
He is required to be paid according to the number of prints. If he sells a book, he has to give him a share of the money, and the price is 10%.
Such a request was undoubtedly extremely bold at the time, and it also caused Wang Shuo to be criticized and controversial. Many media called him "China's most money-worshiping writer."
But Huayi Publishing House finally agreed to Wang Shuo's request. The reason is very simple.
In this year, Huayi Publishing House published Wang Shuo's novel collection "You Will Die If You Are Too Addicted", which included several of Wang Shuo's novellas. After the novel collection was released, it quickly became popular among readers. In just one or two months,
It has sold 300,000 copies within a year, and Huayi Publishing House is also well aware of the popularity of Wang Shuo's works.
The two parties finally reached an agreement, and Wang Shuo lived up to the trust of Huayi Publishing House.
After the publication of "Wang Shuo's Collected Works", it sold well across the country and was continuously reprinted and reprinted, bringing Wang Shuo millions in royalties and benefiting all subsequent Chinese writers.
Yu Hua once publicly stated in an interview: Without Wang Shuo, we writers would not have the income we have now. Thank you to the great Wang Shuo.
At that time, the domestic market economy had already become popular, and Wang Shuo was also the most popular writer in the country.
How crazy was he at that time? In his own words: Chinese movies, buddy!
In fact, it’s not just about movies. In those years, Wang Shuo’s novels were popular, TV series were popular, and movies were popular. The word “Wang Shuo” basically equaled “best-selling”.
At that time, Wang Shuo had to fight with the publishing house to get royalties, and was besieged by the media.
Lin Chaoyang requested royalties nine years in advance, and he had already anticipated the difficulties he might face.
When he was willing to accept the olive branch offered by Huacheng Publishing House, he also had his own plans.
Huacheng Publishing House is located in Guangzhou. As for the most open area in China, Guangdong is now ranked second, and no one dares to say that it is first.
If the atmosphere is open, everything is easy to talk about.
"Crossing the Boat" is Lin Chaoyang's gift to Huacheng Publishing House. In today's negotiation with Li Shifei, what Lin Chaoyang has to do is to increase the pressure.
Of course he knew that Huacheng Publishing House could not easily agree to pay royalties, but now that they had tasted the sweetness, even if they were reluctant, they would never let go easily and let Lin Chaoyang's works flow to other publishing houses.
It is very important to negotiate without breaking through. The negotiation cannot collapse all at once. With the previous sweetness, Lin Chaoyang is not afraid that Huacheng Publishing House will break up.
But he did not bite the bullet and asked Huacheng Publishing House to agree to his request immediately.
Instead, they adopted a step-by-step strategy and set a goal first. In this way, the more sweetness Huacheng Publishing House tastes, the harder it will be to let go in the future.
"Chaoyang, let's talk about the royalties for publishing "Crossing the Boat"!"
Facing Lin Chaoyang's questioning, Li Shifei was silent for a while, and finally changed the topic.
Lin Chaoyang did not pursue her fiercely and said, "Okay."
After some discussions, the basic royalties for the publication of "Duzhou Ji" were increased to 30 yuan for 1,000 words, and the royalties for print runs were increased to 7% for 10,000 copies.
"Little Shoes" and "Wreaths Under the Mountain" are old books, and the royalties for each print run are 7% for 10,000 copies, but the calculation basis is 15 yuan for 1,000 words.
This is another advantage of talking about royalties at the beginning. You have to open a door when you first come up, so it will be easier to negotiate if you open a window.
After discussing the issue of royalties, Li Shifei was warmly entertained, but he was a little unable to eat.
The word "royalty" was stuck in his throat, and the thought of it made him irritated.
That's it, let's discuss it when we go back.
After Li Shifei left, within a few days, the manuscript fee bill from Huacheng Publishing House arrived.
The efficiency of Huacheng Publishing House was unexpectedly fast this time. The manuscript fee has already been paid even before publication. It seems that the pressure has been met.
"The Story of a Ferry" was first published with 200,000 copies, "Little Shoes" had a print run of 30,000 copies, and "Wreaths Under the Mountain" had a print run of 100,000 copies. The royalties for the three novels totaled 19,154 yuan and 7 cents.
Compared with the previous publication of works, the income from royalties has made great progress. Lin Chaoyang feels very pleased that his efforts have not been in vain.
He really didn't dare to think how happy he would be after receiving the royalties!
Two days later, Du Feng, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, appeared at Lin Chaoyang's house and even brought Tao Yumo a condom.
Tao Yumo liked the beige suit, shorts, gold belt, mid-calf stockings, and high-heeled sandals so much after changing into them that he couldn't stop looking at them in the mirror.
"This is so pretty!"
Tao Yumo walked around in front of the mirror, looking at herself, and Du Feng beside him said proudly: "How about my clothes? I'm going to work soon, so you can wear this suit then, and I'll make sure to keep your colleagues in check."
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Tao Yumo became even more happy when he heard this.
"I don't go to work to compare my beauty. Why do I dress so grandly?" Tao Yushu said.
Tao Yumo glanced at her sister and said, "Sister, you are really disappointed. This suit is very fashionable now."
Tao Yumo's words are well-founded. The "Worker Daily" a few days ago also reported that suits and shorts have recently become popular in Shanghai and have become the most fashionable summer wear for girls in Shanghai.
Last month's "Fashion" also published an article titled "Goodbye Mao Suit."
The article proposes that the popularity of suits is a "reaction" to the "old three clothes" that have been popular for many years, and its underlying reason is based on the desire for political system reform.
The trend of reform and opening up is changing the entire society step by step.
Tao Yumo enjoyed admiring his new equipment. Tao Yushu went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Lin Chaoyang held the child and chatted with Du Feng.
Du Feng suddenly asked Lin Chaoyang, "Brother-in-law, what do you think about me buying a cold drink machine and selling cold drinks at the beach?"
Soda fountain?
Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar name from Du Feng's mouth, Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but curiously asked: "Is there any place in Yanjing that sells this thing?"
Du Feng replied: "They don't exist in Yanjing, but they do in Guangzhou. They sell them at the Canton Fair. Someone in Yanjing sold one and put it on the beach in Beidaihe. They sold cold drinks like crazy this summer. They said they could earn four to five thousand a day."
piece!"
When Du Feng talked about this matter, his eyes lit up.
The details buried in his memory were brought out in Lin Chaoyang's mind, "That person's name is Li Xiaohua?"
"Brother-in-law, do you also know him?"
"I heard someone mentioned it."
Du Feng said with an envious tone: "You have heard people mention how much money he has to earn!"
He asked Lin Chaoyang again seriously, "Brother-in-law, what do you think of my idea?"
"Not good!"
Lin Chaoyang rejected Du Feng's idea, which made him very puzzled, "Why?"
"You have seen that he made money, can't others see it? It's not like others can't buy the cold drink machine.
Believe it or not, there will be dozens of cold drink machines on the beach in Beidaihe next year!"
"This..." Du Feng hesitated after listening to Lin Chaoyang's words.
He felt that Lin Chaoyang's words made sense, but it was still a bit exaggerated to say that dozens of cold drink machines would appear on Beidaihe Beach next year.
"It won't be so widespread, right?" Du Feng asked.
"We won't know until next year?" Lin Chaoyang said calmly.
Looking at his expression, Du Feng fell into a dilemma. He was both afraid that what Lin Chaoyang said was right, but also afraid that what Lin Chaoyang said was wrong.
Seeing this, Lin Chaoyang shook his head helplessly, saying that he would not look back until he hit the wall.
"If you really want to give it a try, just buy one. A cold drink machine is affordable for you now. Even if you don't make much money, you shouldn't lose money."
Listening to what he said, Du Feng hesitated for a while, but finally realized something.
"Brother-in-law, you are right. A business that everyone can see is no longer a business. When others abandon it, I take it, and when others take it, I take it."
Lin Chaoyang joked: "Okay, if we don't see each other for a few days, we'll be fine."
Du Feng smiled sheepishly, "Brother-in-law, please stop making fun of me."
A few days later, the preparatory work for "The Chess" was progressing steadily, and Chen Huaikai came to Lin Chaoyang to research actor candidates.
Jiang Nansheng is undoubtedly the soul character in the novel, and this is still the case in the movie. A good casting and character creation can make the audience more convinced and fond of the plot, so Chen Huaikai pays special attention to this male protagonist.
He screened all the male actors of the right age in Yanying Studio, including Ma Chongle who acted in "Rain on the Bashan Mountain", Huang Xiaolei who acted in "The Wedding", Liu Yanli who acted in "Sunny Day" and "Golden Avenue", and starred in "The Recruit Horse".
"Strong" Shen Guanchu...
But looking at him, either his image doesn't fit, or his temperament doesn't fit.
Jiang Nansheng in the novel comes from a well-off family and has been fond of Go since he was a child. Therefore, his appearance must be thin and gentle, a little fragile, but also a bit noble.
At the same time, under his thin appearance, he has a strong heart and remains calm in the face of the Japanese butcher knife.
Chen Huaikai placed photos of male actors on the coffee table for Lin Chaoyang to observe. As he thought, Lin Chaoyang could not find an actor among them who fit the image of Jiang Nansheng in his mind.
"Soft on the outside but strong on the inside, it's hard to find an actor like this!"
He leaned on the back of the sofa and sighed.
Nowadays, the film industry's aesthetic view of male actors is that of upright and upright images.
Zhou Lijing's image may be that of an ordinary actor in later generations, but now, he is a top-notch handsome guy. Almost all the actors in Yanying Studio have this orthodox appearance.
Chen Huaikai thought for a long time and suddenly thought of "Wreaths Under the Mountains" that Xie Jin was filming. He asked Lin Chaoyang: "Hey, what do you think of the actor Tang Guoqiang?"
"Tang Guoqiang is more than handsome, but not elegant enough."
Lin Chaoyang rejected the candidate Chen Huaikai finally came up with in one sentence. He couldn't help but said angrily: "This won't work, that won't work either. Why don't you become the director?"
Lin Chaoyang said helplessly: "Why are you angry at me for not being able to choose an actor?"
"Don't you deny me?"
"Don't you agree? Then you can choose, just choose from here!"
Lin Chaoyang pushed a bunch of photos on the table to Chen Huaikai, but Chen Huaikai fell silent.
At the end, he let out a long sigh, "Oh! Why is it so difficult to choose an actor?"
Lin Chaoyang looked at his sad face and said, "How about I recommend an actor to you?"
Hearing this, Chen Huaikai's lowered head immediately raised his head, with surprise on his face, "Why didn't you tell me if there was a suitable actor?"
"This actor's situation is a bit special!"
"What's so special? From that factory? I will definitely second him!" Chen Huaikai said decisively.
"Not from the studio."
"Is that from the theater troupe?"
"No."
Chen Huaikai said anxiously: "It's now time, so stop showing off!"
"Tony Leung Ka-fai, the actor who played Xianfeng in "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace"."
Chapter completed!