The next day, Yu Dong took Jimmy to the magazine office and had a cordial and friendly negotiation with Yang Xiao and Tan Kai.
However, no agreement was reached that day, and the difference between the two parties still lay in the remuneration.
The magazine wanted to pay the royalties for this edition in one lump sum, but Jimmy proposed a royalty payment.
The so-called royalties mean that the author gets a commission directly from the book price, and the author's income is directly linked to the royalty point and the number of prints by the publisher.
A book costs 15 yuan, the first printing is 10,000 copies, and the royalty is 10 points. The author's guaranteed income is 15,000 yuan.
This method is very popular abroad, but few people do it in China, and everyone settles the payment in the form of royalties.
In the form of royalties, publishers can reduce their own risks, but also reduce possible profits.
The magazine came up with 30,000 yuan to buy it directly, which was converted into a royalty form, that is, the book price was 15,000 copies, and the royalties were 10 points.
However, Yang Xiao initially did not agree to the proposal to print 20,000 copies for the first time and receive a 10-point royalty, which meant that she believed that more than 20,000 copies of the book should be printed in the future.
Later, Yang Xiao agreed to the proposal after talking to the publishing house.
She must have negotiated the terms with the publisher and felt that she could make money in the form of royalties, so she agreed.
…
Although Cheng Yanqiu's toe injury was not serious, it was not suitable for walking long distances. He had been moving around the hotel for the past two days.
Hu Changqing did not return to the hotel for two days. On the third day, when Yu Dong was worried about whether something would happen, he came back.
"Secretary Hu, if you don't come back, I will call the police."
Hu Changqing waved his hands, "It's hard to refuse the kindness of an old classmate, so it took some time. He is also a good drinker, and I have been drunk by him in the past two days. I forgot to call you to tell you."
"It's okay. I'm going back to Shanghai tomorrow. What about you?" Yu Dong asked, and then he added, "I've already bought my ticket."
"I'm going back too. I'll go to the station in the afternoon to buy a ticket. I'll come back when I buy it."
While the two were talking, Cheng Yanqiu jumped in and walked in.
"Secretary Hu." Cheng Yanqiu greeted with a smile.
Seeing Cheng Yanqiu's smile, Hu Changqing's expression froze for a moment, and then he replied: "Xiao Cheng, what's wrong with your feet?"
"I accidentally touched it. It's almost healed. Let's talk. I'll go back first." After saying that, Cheng Yanqiu walked out in a skip.
After Cheng Yanqiu left for a while, Hu Changqing touched his head and asked, "Am I drunk these past two days to get confused? This Xiao Cheng seems to be a different person. I almost didn't dare to recognize him just now."
Yu Dong smiled and said: "Maybe it will be more fun to come to Rongcheng."
Hu Changqing couldn't think of any other reasons, so he nodded and said: "It seems that this Chengdu is really charming. I have indulged a little bit since I came here."
Yu Dong glanced at Hu Changqing with a smile, and said to himself that you are not just a little indulgent, you are simply indulgent to the sky.
…
The next day, Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu went to the train station together and took the same bus.
Lao Hu was not very lucky. He couldn't buy a train ticket for the next day, so he could only stay in Chengdu for one more day.
Cheng Yanqiu is in the lower bunk, and Yu Dong is in the middle bunk.
Opposite the middle and lower berths was a young couple, who looked like they were still students. They also got on the bus from Rongcheng.
At first, Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu were sitting on the lower bunk reading, and the young man opposite came over to talk to them, "Brother, are you also studying in Rongcheng?"
Yu Dong smiled and looked up, "Do you think we look like students?"
"It's quite similar, isn't it?"
"No, we came out to play, and now we are going back."
"Are you playing in Chengdu? There's nothing fun there." The young man smiled, and then introduced himself: "My name is Lin Kai, and I study at the Chengdu University of Electronic Science and Technology. I've been in Chenggong for two years, and I feel like there's nothing fun anyway.
You can also see the mountains nearby.”
"Maybe it's because we stayed here for a short time and it feels fresh. Moreover, our mentality is also different. You are studying there, but we are here just to have fun."
"That's true." Lin Kai pointed to "Zhongshan" in Yu Dong's hand, "I'm very familiar with Zhongshan magazine. Their magazine office is next to my house. I often ran there to play when I was a child. I'm not bragging to you.
"When I was a kid, I didn't have to pay to read this magazine. The magazine was just like my family."
"You are from Jinling."
"Yeah, where are you from?"
"I'm from Shanghai."
"Oh, that's further than us. I almost went to Aurora University at that time, but my grades were a little low, so I didn't make it."
"Rongcheng Electronic Technology is a great place."
"It's good, but it's too far away. It's very troublesome every time I go home. In fact, I wanted to go to Jinling University back then, but my scores were a little bit low..."
Lin Kai was a talkative person, and he would talk endlessly as soon as he opened his mouth. Yu Dong would reply with one sentence at a time, and he could follow up with ten sentences.
After talking about it, his girlfriend felt a little annoyed and kept pulling him next to her, until he calmed down for a while.
After he stopped, Yu Dong read again. After finishing "Zhongshan", he changed to "Harvest".
Lin Kai saw Yu Dong changed to "Harvest" and became excited again.
"The Harvest magazine is right next to you in Shanghai. I've been there before. The office is much grander than the Zhongshan magazine. There's a bookstore in front of it. There's no signboard, so most locals don't know about it."
Not to mention, although Lin Kai likes to brag, he knows a lot of things. The bookstore of the Shanghai Writers Association is indeed unknown to ordinary locals.
"Which work do you like the most from these two magazines recently?" Lin Kai asked again.
"I think Wang Shuo's novel in the last issue was quite good." Yu Dong replied.
"You're talking about "You Are Not a Common Man", it's not interesting. Wang Shuo, he just took advantage of Yanjing's spoken language. It's just fresh to read. Let me tell you, there is a writer in these two magazines recently.
What cannot be ignored is that this writer is far more profound than Wang Shuo."
Lin Kai's girlfriend finally couldn't help it and complained: "Can you stop promoting Yu Dong? We all know that he is your favorite, but others may not like him."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cheng Yanqiu was reading a book seriously. When he heard Yu Dong's name, he looked up at Lin Kai and the others with a strange expression, and then looked at Yu Dong.
After being complained about by his girlfriend, Lin Kai laughed and said: "This is not called selling, it is called sharing. Good things must be shared with more people."
His girlfriend rolled her eyes and said nothing. Lin Kai said to Yu Dong with a smile: "Actually, I don't need to praise him. His novels have been published in these two magazines for several consecutive issues. It speaks volumes. Even if I
If you have no taste, don’t Editor-in-Chief Su and Editor-in-Chief Cheng have taste too?”
Yu Dong looked at Lin Kai, but he didn't expect that this boy was still a loyal fan of his books. After thinking about it, he still didn't tell him his identity, but said: "Yu Dong is also very good. I heard that he looks good."
Very beautiful.”
"Pfft——"
The one who laughed was Cheng Yanqiu.
Yu Dong glanced at her, "Why are you laughing? Am I wrong?"
Cheng Yanqiu said: "It's not very good-looking, I think it's just average."
"Have you met Yu Dong?" Lin Kai looked at Cheng Yanqiu with a surprised look on his face, "I heard that he is very young, is it true?"
Cheng Yanqiu nodded, "It's about the same as us."
"It's true." Lin Kai smiled, "Zhang Ailing said that you have to become famous as early as possible. Yu Dong still has a lot of opportunities. As for whether he is good-looking or not, that is secondary. There are several writers who are good-looking.
good-looking?"
"Why do you like Yu Dong?" Cheng Yanqiu asked.
"Of course it's because he writes well." Lin Kai replied simply.
Cheng Yanqiu nodded: "Indeed."
"Beauty, do you also like Yu Dong?" Lin Kai asked.
Cheng Yanqiu glanced at Yu Dong next to him, pursed his lips and said, "I like it too."
"Yeah." Lin Kai felt that he had found a like-minded person and was even more excited. "Among the writers in recent years, I feel that his writing style is the smoothest. Of course, it is not right to talk about writing style in pure literature, but his works are also very good.
It has depth, and the narrative perspective also gives people a special feeling. Take the two issues of "Lu Xiulan" serialized in "Zhongshan" as an example, such as scar literature, reflective literature, and avant-garde literature, they are all honest
Realistic literature that can truly touch people's hearts. Don't look at Yu Dong's youth, but he must be a very traditional person at heart. Of course, I'm not saying that he has no innovations. In fact, the previous article "The Widow"
There are many innovations in "Death"..."
Yu Dong felt quite embarrassed to be praised at such a close distance. The problem was that he had missed the opportunity to reveal his identity, and now it was difficult to tell Lin Kai that he was Yu Dong.
Cheng Yanqiu on the side looked like he was watching a good show, and occasionally he secretly covered his mouth in amusement.
Fortunately, Lin Kai was also made of flesh and blood. In the end, he couldn't talk anymore and really stopped.
When the train arrived at Jinling, Lin Kai and Cheng Yanqiu were about to get off the train. Yu Dong gave Lin Kai the "Zhongshan" he was reading, "We met each other and it was fate. I will leave this book for you."
Remember it."
Lin Kai was not polite. After taking the book, he smiled and said, "If we are destined, I will give you a copy when we meet again next time. I have a magazine signed by Su Tong, the editor-in-chief of Zhongshan Magazine, and there are two copies."
"Then I'll make a lot of money." Yu Dong smiled.
"Haha, it's not a big deal, it's fate." Lin Kai waved his hand and said seriously, "You must pay more attention to Yu Dong, he is really good."
"Ahem, I'll try to pay attention to him every day." Then he said to Cheng Yanqiu, "I should be home at noon. You give me a call then."
"Okay, please be safe on the road."
…
Yu Dong arrived home at 11 o'clock at noon. Not long after he returned, he received a call from Cheng Yanqiu. The two chatted for a while and hung up the phone after knowing that they had arrived home safely.
After lunch, Yu Dong caught up on his sleep for a while and received another call.
"Hello, is this Yu Dong? I'm Yu Hua."
Yu Hua's call surprised Yu Dong.
"Brother Yu Hua, how come you have my phone number?"
"I asked Su Tong for it. I have something to go to Shanghai in a few days. I know you are in Shanghai, so I called you and told you that if you have time, we can meet." Yu Hua said.
Yu Dong suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "You should go to "Harvest"."
"How do you know?" Yu Hua was a little surprised.
"Who doesn't know about your relationship with "Harvest"?"
"Haha, that's right. I have a new work and I'm going to show it to the magazine."
"When did you buy the ticket? I will pick you up at the station then."
Yu Hua replied, "I haven't bought the ticket yet, but I'm planning to go to the station tomorrow morning to check it out. I don't need you to pick me up. It's not my first time going to Shanghai. I'll go directly to the magazine office then."
"Don't be polite to me. Tell me after you've bought the ticket. You don't have to look for a place to stay. I'll arrange it for you." Yu Dong smiled heartily and took over Yu Hua's accommodation.
"I'm going to contact Ge Fei later."
"It's okay. I'm familiar with Ge Fei too. After you come, we can have dinner together. Although Ge Fei is a few years older than me, he's not as familiar as me in Shanghai."
Seeing Yu Dong's enthusiasm, Yu Hua responded, "Then I'll trouble you."
"Whether it's troublesome or not, that makes it clear."
Then the two chatted for a few more words and then hung up the phone.
The next day, Yu Hua called again and told Yu Dong the train number and time.
On the day Yu Hua arrived, Yu Dong first booked a room for Yu Hua in a hotel near the Writers Association, and then went to the train station to pick him up.
When he received Yu Hua, he looked haggard and tired, as if he hadn't slept for a long time.
However, the cigarette in his hand did not break.
"I almost couldn't hold on when I got off the car just now, so I relied on this to cheer me up." Yu Hua raised the cigarette in his hand and said gratefully: "Yu Dong, thank you very much."
Yu Dong waved his hand, "You're welcome, let's go have a meal first, and then you go to the hotel to rest for a while. Your current state is not suitable for going to a magazine."
"It's useless to go now. My appointment with Balao is for tomorrow afternoon, and he probably won't be in the club now."
"Then relax and have a good rest. In the evening I called a few friends and we all had dinner together." Then Yu Dong added, "They are all acquaintances, Ge Fei, Editor Cheng, and Teacher Sun Ganlu."
Yu Hua smiled and said, "I am also here to find them this time."
Afterwards, Yu Dong took Yu Hua to have a meal first, and then went to the hotel to rest.
Before Yu Hua went to bed, Yu Dong got the manuscript of his new book and read it while he was sleeping.
It is indeed "Alive".
Moreover, it is a medium-length version of "Alive", with a total of 60,000 to 70,000 words, which is the same as the one published in "Harvest" in Yu Dong's impression.
The overall narrative of the novella "Alive" is similar to the full-length "Alive", except that there is less emphasis on the description of the two periods of WG and DYJ, and the intersection of the two narratives is also reduced by half.
The former is a difference in story content, while the latter is a difference in narrative means.
In Yu Dong's view, the latter has a greater impact on the entire work. Because the intersection of the two narratives and the pause in the narrative greatly affect the rhythm of the story.
Chapter completed!