The silence at this moment is deafening!
Liu Xinwu looked at the young man in front of him and was silent for a long time. He always wanted to say something, but felt that he could not grasp the point.
In the end, he could only hold back one sentence, "How high is the high price?"
Lin Chaoyang smiled extremely kindly, as if he was treating customers.
"A magazine as good as "October" asked me for a manuscript, and I couldn't ask for it more. But as you can see, I only have one manuscript now, and it can only be given to one family..."
Liu Xinwu interrupted his twists and turns and asked: "Do you mean it should be higher than the seven yuan for a thousand words in "Yanjing Literature and Art"?"
Lin Chaoyang looked at ease and said with a smile: "It would be best for your magazine to be higher than this standard. If the manuscript is really given to you, when the editor of "Yanjing Literature and Art" asks, I also have an answer, right?"
After Lin Chaoyang said this, Liu Xinwu began to think deeply.
The year before last, the State Administration of Publishing issued the "Notice on the Trial Implementation of Press and Publication Remuneration and Subsidy Measures", and the era of no remuneration for literary and artistic creation during the buzzing period has finally passed.
The notice stipulates the implementation of a low remuneration system, and a one-time remuneration will be paid based on the quality and word count of the work. The remuneration is 2 to 7 yuan per 1,000 words for a work manuscript, and 1 to 5 yuan per 1,000 words for a translation manuscript.
The price "Yanjing Literature and Art" gave Lin Chaoyang was seven yuan per thousand words, which was already the top according to national standards, but he actually allowed himself to pay more.
After the initial difficulty in accepting it and the surprise passed, Liu Xinwu had a vague idea in his mind.
Could it be that he was using this method to make me give up?
The more Liu Xinwu thought about it, the more it made sense.
Yes, "Yanjing Literature and Art" is the publication where Lin Chaoyang's first novel was published, and it is willing to give him a top-notch manuscript fee of seven yuan per thousand words. How optimistic about him!
How could Lin Chaoyang betray the trust of the publication?
He must have felt uncomfortable rejecting himself, so he came up with such a lame reason.
It’s already 7 yuan for 1,000 words. If it goes up any more, no editor in chief will agree to it.
He believed that Lin Chaoyang would understand this, so he made this seemingly unreasonable request.
After thinking about Lin Chaoyang's thoughts, Liu Xinwu felt a little regretful, knowing that the novel he was writing would definitely not be handed over to "October".
What a pity. Just listening to Lin Chaoyang's story made his eyes wet several times. How much more tear-jerking would it be if this happened on the pen?
Although it is not a good thing for literary works to be overly sensational, Liu Xinwu believes that he has the ability to distinguish, and he feels that Lin Chaoyang's work must be right.
What a pity!
"Chaoyang, I really didn't expect "Yanjing Literature and Art" to be so optimistic about you. The standard of seven yuan for a thousand words is indeed top-notch nowadays. In our editorial department, I am afraid that the most we can give you is this."
Liu Xinwu's tone was very tactful, which made Lin Chaoyang feel regretful.
Add some more!
How about just adding a little?
I give you all this novel!
Insincere, so insincere!
Lin Chaoyang secretly cursed.
Zhang Dening had asked him to write a manuscript before, but Lin Chaoyang never agreed because he was afraid of encountering this kind of situation.
Now that he finally got a customer, he actually disliked his high quotation.
Since the royalties are the same, he will of course give priority to "Yenjing Literature and Art". After all, he is quite familiar with Zhang Dening now.
However, "Yanjing Literature and Art" had published "The Wrangler" before and was in talks about its creation, and there were also human feelings. If they really wanted the manuscript when the time came, wouldn't it be the end of the story if I wrote another novel for them?
You can't push even big customers out for favors.
This goes against the ethics of beating workers.
Although he is writing slowly now, it is because he is working hard and is afraid that if Tao Yushu sets the threshold of expectations for him too high, he will feel uncomfortable in the future.
If he gets up really fast, the pen barrel will be ground to a fine point and the manuscript paper will be scratched.
Seeing that Lin Chaoyang didn't speak, Liu Xinwu thought he had guessed Lin Chaoyang's thoughts correctly.
"It's my fault this time. I came to your door rashly without communicating with you in advance."
"If anything, being able to communicate with seniors like you is also a learning experience for me."
"It's about learning from each other. I just heard you talk about the work you are writing, and I am very optimistic about it.
I didn’t have the chance this time. Next time, when you have a manuscript, you must remember our "October"."
General Liu Xin left the door open for Lin Chaoyang's next work, but he did not agree to anything.
Requesting manuscripts is just like signing a contract. It may change until the last minute. He doesn't want to leave a capricious impression on others, so he will not give positive feedback to any editor's request for manuscripts.
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After seeing off Liu Xinwu, Lin Chaoyang returned upstairs and wrote a reply to Li Xiaolin from "Harvest".
Through Liu Xinwu's attitude, Lin Chaoyang also knew that the current editorial fee standard was about this.
It is better to be a master than to be a student, so why not give the novel at hand to "Yanjing Literature and Art".
"Harvest" is communicating here first, and we will talk about it later.
Two days later, Lin Chaoyang asked his colleagues to help him in the morning and prepared to take classes in the Chinese Department.
I saw a rickety figure running on the east side of the library. At this time, students were rushing to class, so this figure was very conspicuous.
Lin Chaoyang took a curious look and felt it looked familiar, so he took another look.
Isn’t this old...Zhu?
The old man was not very tall, and his waist was stooped. He was bumpy when he started running, and Lin Chaoyang was afraid that he would dodge or stumble.
"Uncle Zhu, why are you running here?" Lin Chaoyang stepped forward and asked.
When Zhu Guangqian saw that it was Lin Chaoyang, he slowed down and said, "I run here every day. You are at work, so I didn't see him."
So that’s it.
Lin Chaoyang took a closer look and felt something was wrong. Is this old man mocking me for being a social worker who works a nine-to-five job?
It's all because the old man has such a bad mouth. Every time he says something, Lin Chaoyang can't help but think about it.
"Please take it easy and don't sprain your feet."
“You’re a stupid person with sprained feet!”
Hey! You old man, the dog bit Lu Dongbin!
Mr. Zhu was not yet 160 years old, but now he was older, stooped and even shorter. Compared with him, everyone was a big fool. Lin Chaoyang could not help but assume the role of "big fool". Who let him
He is 179cm tall.
Forget it, forget it, I don't have the same experience as this old man.
After saying hello, Lin Chaoyang went to class. Today's class is "Folk Literature" by Qu Yude.
Speaking of Qu Yude, many people are unfamiliar with her, but many people should have heard of her husband - Jin Kaicheng.
In addition to Zhu Guangqian, he is another peak in the field of Chinese aesthetics.
Before Qu Yude married Jin Kaicheng, she was known as the most beautiful woman in Yan University. The old man in front of her has long lost her appearance. Moreover, due to the unfortunate experiences in the past many years, her health is not in good shape and her speech is very nasal.
The folk literature course taught by Qu Yude is a course that covers a wide range of contents, including myths, epics, folklore, folk stories, folk songs, folk narrative poems, folk dramas, rap, proverbs, riddles, folk arts... these can all be included in folk literature.
in the concept of.
Chapter completed!