Jimmy didn't keep Yang Xiao waiting too long, and gave her the Chinese manuscript of "Resident Evil" just after May Day.
"After our last conversation, I made a non-stop trip back to Jinling, just to show you this manuscript as soon as possible."
In Yang Xiao's office, Jimmy looked very tired, giving the impression that he had really traveled a lot.
In fact, Jimmy didn't go anywhere these days. He just stayed in Chengdu, traveling around the mountains and rivers all day long, eating and drinking. During this time, he traveled between China and the United States, and he was so tired that he couldn't bear it. He just took this opportunity to give
Take a few days off to relax and unwind.
Yang Xiao didn't quite believe that Jimmy was so active, but she wasn't sure. She could only express her gratitude to Jimmy: "Jimmy, you have worked so hard for this. I will be your host tonight and take you to the toothpaste festival."
Jimmy smiled and said: "Eating comes second. I am so anxious to get the manuscript over because I want to settle the matter of publication as soon as possible. Let me tell you the truth. In more than a week, I will publish "Biochemistry"
The news that "Crisis" is selling well in the United States has been announced."
Yang Xiao nodded, "This is a bit rushed."
Jimmy spread his hands and said: "I can't help it. I didn't expect that the box office news of "Groundhog Day" would come out in China in advance, which caught me off guard. Now I have to take advantage of the last wave of news to get it done as soon as possible.
"Resident Evil" is launched."
"Well, I won't waste your time. You sit here with me for a while. I'll go find Editor Tan and try to come up with a result today."
…
Yang Xiao's work efficiency was indeed very fast. He gave the plan in the afternoon, but the two parties inevitably had to bargain. The final result was a five-year contract, a royalty of 13 points, and a first printing of 80,000 yuan.
Let’s not talk about royalties for now, because in China it was all in the form of royalties before and there was no reference, but this first printing quantity is already very high.
In the current domestic book market, it is no longer easy to publish. Even if they are published, the first printing is usually 20,000 copies. Well-known martial arts novel writers such as Gu Long and Liang Yusheng basically only have 20,000 copies when they are published in the mainland. Well
Some fifty thousand copies.
So this time "Science Fiction World" was very sincere, and Jimmy didn't play any more tricks, and the contract was finalized on the same day.
For Jimmy, who has seen a lot of money, the 80,000 first printings in China are actually nothing, and he can't make much money in total. What he is considering now is to try his best to spread the fame of these novels so that more people can read them.
If you want to make money from these novels, there will be plenty of opportunities.
Recently, he has been paying attention to the reorganization of China's radio and television sector. He believes that as long as the domestic film and television market is liberalized, the film and television industry will be their main place to make money in the future.
…
Among the media who came to register for appointments these days, Yu Dong selected a few important ones to be interviewed, including the Yangtze Evening News.
Just as Shao Tianjun returned from the field, he came over in person.
Seeing Yu Dong again, Shao Tianjun was filled with emotion, "When I came to interview you for the first time, it was because the novel "Matching the Sky" had Jinling characteristics, and the space I was given was only about the size of a palm. How long has it been since then?
The reputation has reached such an extent. You don’t know that before I left, the editor-in-chief specifically told me to dig hard and get first-hand news, and you must take care of me, an old acquaintance."
As he said that, he pointed to the cameraman next to him, "This time we have all the equipment to record a video for you."
Yu Dong smiled and said: "You are a newspaper media, why do you keep images?"
"Isn't this a rare opportunity? It's always beneficial to keep one."
"Okay, let's get started. As you know, I still have a teaching position and don't have much time. I can only give you one hour."
"That's enough." Shao Tianjun smiled, opened his notebook, and began to ask Yu Dong questions one by one.
There was no correct question this time, so Shao Tianjun asked directly. If he encountered a question he didn't want to answer, Yu Dong could just skip it.
Shao Tianjun first asked a few questions related to "One Day", and then started to ask other questions, such as how life is in Jinling and whether there are any new book plans.
This time they are not just doing news about the movie adaptation of "One Day", but are preparing to do an exclusive interview with Yu Donghao.
This is not only because Yu Dong is now famous, but also because Yu Dong is in Jinling, and reporting on him is beneficial to the propaganda of Jiangsu Province.
Since you want to promote Jiangsu Province, you must involve things around Yu Dong, and try to use questions to guide him to talk more about the local culture and customs.
Yu Dong is also very wise and praised Jinling greatly during the interview.
Moreover, what he said was reasonable and well-founded, covering the surrounding tourist attractions and small streets and alleys. He detailed his family treasures like a local.
Shao Tianjun was filled with emotion when he heard this. It had only been less than two years since Yu Dong came to Jinling, but he had integrated so well and understood him so thoroughly.
At the same time, he also made up his mind. Before, he was afraid that Yu Dong would be bored in school and didn't know much about Jinling, so he wanted to give him a reminder. But now it seems that there is no need at all. He only needs Yu Dong to express himself freely.
In fact, Yu Dong's understanding of Jinling is limited to the area around the Drum Tower. He really doesn't know much about it. He stayed here for more than ten years in his previous life and never traveled far. He just wandered around.
But this is completely enough.
After the interview was over and Yu Dong sent Shao Tianjun away, he took the manuscript of "Xiangxi" to the "Zhongshan" magazine.
Yu Dong did not want to submit this novel to "Zhongshan", but Su Tong specifically said last time that if he had the manuscript, he would give it to him for a preview, and Yu Dong agreed at that time.
There are nearly 400,000 words of manuscripts stacked up in a big pile, and the thickness is nearly a handful.
When Yu Dong put such a stack of manuscripts on Su Tong's desk, his senior brother was stunned and didn't react.
"This is the manuscript of my new book." Yu Dong explained with a smile.
"New book? How many words are these?" Su Tong flipped through the manuscript, "I guess it has three to four hundred thousand words."
"Almost 400,000 words." Yu Dong nodded, "Brother, if you are troubled, please give me some advice."
Su Tong gave Yu Dong a roll of his eyes, "You talk to me with a weird foreign accent. Your length is a bit difficult for us. The same is true for "Harvest". With their length, your novel is too long to be serialized in two parts."
"October" and "Flower City" are fine, but "Contemporary" has just finished serializing "White Deer Plain" not long ago, so it's probably going to be quite annoying."
"Oh, by the way." Su Tong thought of something again and asked, "How does your novel describe sex?"
Yu Dong was about to answer, but Su Tong waved his hand, "Forget it, I'll see for myself. I ask you this question because of strict control in this area in recent years. I heard that tens of thousands of words were deleted from "White Deer Plain"
Chapter completed!