More than half of August has passed, and the external debate on the royalty payment system and criticism of Lin Chaoyang are still continuing.

In the past month, there have been many such articles in newspapers and magazines from various places. Except for some articles that are popular science about what the "royalty payment system" is, most of the other articles are mainly criticism.

The main reason why this phenomenon occurs is that those groups who support the royalty payment system do not dare to speak out.

Why don't you dare to speak out?

Because as long as you verbally agree with Lin Chaoyang's approach and the royalty payment system, you will immediately be labeled as a money worshiper and a money supremacist.

These days, everyone still cherishes their reputation. Who wants to bear such a stigma for nothing?

Once such a chilling effect ferments to a certain extent, it is likely to completely confuse right and wrong and truly nail Lin Chaoyang to the pillar of shame.

Lin Chaoyang naturally cannot sit idly by and wait for death. Not only him, but also his colleagues in the literary world cannot sit idly by and do nothing.

We writers have finally fought for some rights for ourselves. How good are you as journalists? If you open your mouth and shut up, we are no longer worthy of earning royalties? Are we worshiping money when we get royalties?

Why do you ask for royalties for writing reports? How do you still receive wages for your work?

Led by Li Tuo, after more than ten days of planning, the Yanjing Writers Circle finally began to fight back against this news report.

On August 21, 1984, "Yanjing Daily" published an article "Three Questions to Yangcheng Evening News: What is the crime of paying royalties?" The article was signed by Li Tuo;

On August 22, Liu Xinwu published a title in China Youth Daily titled "The Royalty Payment System is a Win-Win Cooperation between Writers and Publishing Houses."

On August 25, an article appeared in the new issue of "People's Literature" titled "Also Discussing the Pros and Cons of the Royalty Payment System" and signed by Wang Meng, the current editor-in-chief of "People's Literature".

In less than a week, three heavyweight media outlets published their opinions on the royalty payment system intensively. The authors of these articles were not the same person, but their views were surprisingly consistent:

The benefits of the royalty payment system outweigh the disadvantages and can inspire the creative enthusiasm of writers. It is a good system worth promoting.

In addition, these articles also invariably mentioned the criticism and criticism of Lin Chaoyang by many media outlets in the past month due to the royalty payment system, expressing their indignation at this behavior.

"It is obviously a system that benefits literary workers across the country and shares risks with publishing houses. How come it has turned into money worship in the words of some media?

Can those media outlets that keep accusing others of ‘money-worshiping’ reflect on themselves, saying too many false and empty lies, and really treating themselves as moral saints?”

Among the three articles, Li Tuo's "Three Questions to Yangcheng Evening News: What is the crime of royalty payment?" has the most intense attitude, almost referring to those who have criticized the royalty payment system and Lin Chaoyang in recent times.

The media's noses are scolding.

Although "Yenjing Daily" is a local newspaper, with the word "Yenjing" in it, it can be regarded as half a central-level media, not to mention "China Youth Daily" and "People's Literature".

The three authoritative media outlets published articles so intensively expressing their support for the royalty payment system, and Lin Chaoyang immediately suppressed the voices of abuse and criticism in the media in the previous month.

If you don't make a sound, that's enough. If you make a blockbuster, it will make a big difference.

Li Tuo and Lin Chaoyang knew very well that in the face of long-term attacks and smear campaigns by the media, they would have to resort to thunderous means if they did not take action.

The articles in "Yenjing Daily", "China Youth Daily", and "People's Literature" are just appetizers. When it comes to the media discourse power held by the national writer circle, Yanjing writers are ranked second, and no one dares to be ranked first.

Lin Chaoyang was attacked by dozens of domestic media outlets this time because of his royalties, which has triggered a collective resistance among the Yanjing writers circle.

At the same time, it is not just the Yanjing writers. Lin Chaoyang has made many good connections over the years, and has a very extensive network of contacts in the domestic literary world. He only has 20 or 30 writers in a cultural salon in March every year.

Moreover, these writers are not unknowns. If you pick any one of them, they may be the leading figures in the literary world of a certain province.

These people may have some scruples and dare not speak out easily when the outside world is madly attacking Lin Chaoyang.

But when Li Tuo dares to take the lead for Lin Chaoyang and blow the horn of charge, these people are definitely the best candidates to help him.

"The Road to Royalty Payment is Obstacled and Long", author: Lu Wenfu, "Wenhui Po" Issue 238, 2084.

"Some Thoughts on the Royalty Payment System", author: Lu Yao, "Shaanxi Daily" Issue 240, 1984.

"Starting from Life - Also Talking about the Royalty Payment System", author: Jiang Zilong, "Tianjin Literature" Issue 8, 1984.

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Under the call of Li Tuo, Wang Meng and others' articles, in less than half a month, more than 20 writers from all over the country published their support for the royalty system and Lin Chaoyang in newspapers, literary magazines and other media.

These 20 writers are all outstanding figures in the literary circles of each province and will be leaders in the literary world in the future. If they all speak out for one thing with one heart and one mind, the topicality and influence generated cannot be underestimated.

More than 20 consecutive days of high-frequency vocalizations have caused a 180-degree change in the outside world's one-sided criticism of the royalty system and Lin Chaoyang, and the response among ordinary people has also been greater than before.

After all, in the past, the criticisms of the media and reporters were concentrated in professional fields, and ordinary people mostly just watched the excitement and found it difficult to care deeply.

But the situation is different now. The joint voice of dozens of well-known writers has completely attracted and locked the attention of ordinary people.

The influence and appeal of the writers of the 1980s are no less than those of the acting stars of later generations. There are so many famous writers who share the same opinion, and it is difficult for ordinary people to care about them.

And as time goes by, more and more writers and media have begun to join this discussion.

Different from the need for people to call for help in the early stage, the writers and media who spoke out in the later stage did it entirely out of their own ideas and were not subject to any coercion.

It was not until this time that the true public opinion was reflected.

Throughout September, there were more than 100 articles about the royalty system in various media outlets across the country, and the vast majority of them supported the implementation of the royalty system.

As for the label of "money worship" that some media first labeled Lin Chaoyang, everyone no longer cares about it. No one believes this argument at all, and there is no market for it.

The public opinion war lasted for more than two months, and the dirty water that the media poured on Lin Chaoyang was finally washed away. Of course, this was inseparable from the vocal support of many writers.

Some media outlets who wanted to put Lin Chaoyang to death angrily called these people the "supporting Lin faction". Correspondingly, they naturally became the "anti-Lin faction."

At the beginning of the public opinion war, Lin Chaoyang was shouted at by everyone in the local news media. The opponents of Lin Chaoyang had the upper hand, and they thought they could secure a seat on Diaoyutai.

They never expected that the pro-Lin faction's firepower would come so suddenly and so quickly, and they would be completely defeated by the anti-Lin faction.

In the later period of more than a month, it was almost impossible to organize any decent counterattack. Even if there was a counterattack, it would be quickly suppressed by the pro-Lin faction's public opinion and could not be used at all.

Seeing that more and more writers have expressed their approval of the royalty payment system, and more and more readers have learned about the royalty payment system, the media who originally criticized Lin Chaoyang also understood that the situation was over, and fell silent in unison.

But this matter is not over yet, September 30th is the last day before National Day.

A commentator's article was suddenly published in "Economic Daily", titled "The publishing industry adapts to the market and proposes new measures for reform and opening up."

The article reads:

“With the deepening of reform and opening up, the era of knowledge economy is approaching, and copyright protection and the protection of creators’ rights will surely become an important cornerstone of the development of the cultural industry.

As an important part of copyright protection, the royalty payment system is of great significance for stimulating creative vitality, safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of authors, and promoting the healthy and orderly development of the cultural industry.

This system ensures that creators can obtain reasonable economic returns from their works, thereby stimulating the creation of more excellent works.

It is not only a recognition of the value of creators’ labor, but also an important mechanism for maintaining fair competition in the market.

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The publishing industry's first royalty payment contract, initiated by Guangdong Huacheng Publishing House, will further promote the further development of my country's publishing industry in the future, stimulate more innovative vitality, contribute more to the prosperity of the cultural industry, and promote the cultural industry to move towards a better future. Moving forward to a high level.”

The article "Publishing Industry Adapts to the Market and Proposes New Measures for Reform and Opening Up" is undoubtedly a formal article, and the wording and sentences between the lines are not surprising.

But everyone who reads the article understands that the key to such an article is not the writing style or writing style, but the attitude expressed in the article.

Speaking of Economic Daily, it is not a media with a long history. It has only been in existence for a year and a half.

But it has a big background. It is a deputy ministerial-level public institution directly under the Central Committee of D, and it is also a news agency managed by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of D, Central D Newspaper.

As you can tell from its name, Economic Daily has always been a media that focuses on economic reporting.

At the same time, it is also an important public opinion position for the Central Committee and the State Council to guide the national economic work, and an important window for the international community to observe China's economic situation.

Although it has only been published for one and a half years, it has already become a mainstream media with large circulation, authority and credibility in the domestic economic field.

In terms of national reputation and influence, it is certainly not as good as central-level media such as People's Daily and Guangming Daily, but in the economic field, Economic Daily's voice is more authoritative than the former two.

"The Publishing Industry Adapts to the Market and Proposes New Measures for Reform and Opening Up" expounds its views from the perspective of the development of the cultural industry. It can be said to be from a high position. It is more than one level higher than those media that only stand on the moral high ground and hypocritically criticize others.

The unreserved support for the royalty payment system expressed in this article can almost be considered as the recognition of the royalty payment system at the national level.

This situation is like two primary school students quarreling. The teacher comes to break up the fight. Do you dare not listen?

In this way, this article in the "Economic Daily" is equivalent to bringing an end to the topic that the domestic media have been arguing about for the past two months.

At this point, the matter can be considered a perfect solution for Lin Chaoyang.

The original attacks on him by the media have been completely wiped out in the last month or so. Not only that, he has also gained a wave of popularity in the domestic writer circle.

The benefits of the royalty payment system to the writer group are obvious. If Lin Chaoyang had not fought hard with the publishing house, maybe in another ten years, China's publishing industry would not have adopted a royalty payment system that can significantly increase the income of writers.

Payment method.

Therefore, no matter what, domestic writers must express their gratitude to Lin Chaoyang.

In Li Tuo's words, "Chinese writers want to erect a monument and biography for Lin Chaoyang!"
Chapter completed!