"Actually, I think biopunk like "The Last City" can develop well. As far as I know, there are not many such novels abroad now. We can find a different path."
In Yang Xiao's office, at the beginning of the meeting, He Hongwei was the first to speak and expressed his suggestions.
Yang Peng retorted: "Biopunk can indeed create a new approach, and my brother is indeed good at writing, but there is not much room for expansion of this type of subject matter. In addition, other authors of this type of biopunk are not very familiar with it, and many people are
I have some understanding of it after watching "The Last City". It is obviously inappropriate for such a subject to be the direction for subsequent magazines to receive manuscripts."
He Hongwei frowned and thought for a while, but he didn't think of how to refute Yang Peng's words.
Yang Peng is right. Biopunk is a genre that has high requirements for both authors and readers, and is not suitable for expansion. Maybe everyone writes about it, but in the end they cannot escape the influence of "The Last City".
Yang Xiao looked at Yu Dong and Hu Changqing, "What suggestions do you two have?"
"I think both of them have a certain truth. In fact, we can choose one of them, not biopunk, and focus on biological science fiction. Now that "Resident Evil" is so popular, although it is not a typical biological science fiction, it is
It should trigger a wave of biological science fiction craze." Hu Changqing said.
Yang Xiao and the others had considered Hu Changqing's proposal before. After all, it was the easiest thing to gain popularity.
But again, bio-science fiction is difficult to grasp and difficult to distinguish. Maybe the author writes it, but the reader may not think it is science fiction at all.
For example, Frank Herbert's "Dune" can be considered biological science fiction, but many people think it is not science fiction.
Some people define it as ecological science fiction, while others directly define it as fantasy novels, because there are many things in fantasy novels, such as prophets, witches...
"The Last City" has also received some feedback that it does not look like science fiction. Some readers think that the setting in it is pure nonsense. These readers also inferred that the reason why "Science Fiction World" did not serialize this novel first is that
Because it's not science fiction.
As the president, Yang Xiao must consider readers' response. Biological science fiction can be published, but it cannot be published on a large scale or in large quantities, otherwise it will have a great impact on the magazine itself.
"Biological science fiction is very good, but for the reader base that has just developed, it is still a bit inappropriate. It is a good thing to find another way, but the conditions are not sufficient now." Yang Xiao euphemistically rejected the direction of "biological science fiction".
"How about we write about interstellar? This subject is timeless and has a wide scope. When we were playing cards together the day before yesterday, we were discussing aliens." He Hongwei said.
"Oh, have you discussed it before?" Yang Xiao asked with interest.
Hu Changqing nodded, "We did discuss it. We just had a few casual conversations while playing cards. We discussed the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and other things. Xiao He is right, the interstellar subject will never go out of style, and people are imagining the future.
When you do it, your thoughts will eventually fly out of the earth. But this subject has always been mainstream, so there is no need to make it a special topic. Because even if you don't make a special topic, most people submit manuscripts of this type.
"
Yang Xiao glanced at Yu Dong and said to himself that this was not the case.
Originally, as Hu Changqing said, most of the submissions were interstellar novels. However, after "Second World" and "Prison No. 7" became popular, it caused a craze in the virtual world. For a long time, the most popular ones in the society were
Manuscripts about virtual worlds.
The best one among them, "Seven Shells" also won the first prize at this year's Galaxy Awards.
Now that "Resident Evil" is a big hit, plus the previous "The Last City", maybe the editorial department will receive a lot of biochemistry science fiction novels in a while.
"Interstellar has always been the mainstream, but the current domestic interstellar novels, whether they are the ones we have received in the past two years or the works of previous predecessors, are mostly interstellar exploration. If this is really the topic,
I hope we can all work hard to make this area truly mainstream and produce a number of workable works."
When Yang Xiao said this, he kept staring at Yu Dong.
Needless to say, among the people here, He Hongwei and Hu Changqing, they have always written on this type of subject matter, so there is no problem.
Yang Peng has also written about interstellar themes, so that’s probably fine.
Only Yu Dong has never written about this kind of subject matter.
Moreover, Yang Xiao most hopes to hear Yu Dong's stance. He currently has a strong appeal in the science fiction community. If he takes the lead in writing, the advancement of this topic will naturally be more effective with half the effort.
"I think it's okay." Yu Dong nodded.
Yu Dong's decision made Yang Xiao and Tan Kai overjoyed. A smile appeared on Yang Xiao's face: "It seems that everyone is more interested in Interstellar. Well, if there is no objection, we will settle on Interstellar."
This topic. Let’s discuss the details next.”
The so-called details involve manuscript fees.
In order to promote the special topic, "Science Fiction World" must give the authors some slack. Otherwise, just by discussing these few sentences in the office today, there is really no guarantee, and everyone's motivation is insufficient.
Several of the authors here do not need to go through the ordinary submission channels, but directly go through special submission channels.
As long as the manuscript is within the scope of the topic, if the manuscript is overdue, there will be additional remuneration.
In the end, Yang Xiao settled on this: the fee for special contributions would be increased by 30%.
This 30% remuneration did not stir up the slightest ripple in Yu Dong's heart, but others were very excited when they heard it.
Especially Yang Peng and He Hongwei, two young men who are still in school and have never seen big money. When they heard that the manuscript fee increased by one-third, they didn't carefully calculate how much more it would be. Anyway, they felt it was quite a lot.
In fact, they won't be able to hold on to the extra 30% for long.
The topic has not yet been promoted. After the first two waves of manuscripts are released, there will inevitably be an explosion of manuscripts of the same type, and then there will be no need for special appointments.
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After returning to the hotel, Hu Changqing came to Yu Dong and said that he would stay in Chengdu for a few days to have a good time with friends, and asked Yu Dong to go back first.
"Are you going to drink a lot again?" Yu Dong said with a smile, "Lao Hu, are you under too much control by your sister-in-law at home, and now you let yourself go?"
"Nonsense, I'm not under her control, it's just that I can't refuse the kindness of my old friend here."
When Hu Changqing said this, he was looking in the direction of Nanjing, as if a courtier from a certain dynasty was about to clasp his fists when mentioning the emperor.
"It's clear, it's clear."
"Oh, by the way, I forgot to ask you in the past two days, how is your new novel going? Has it been accepted by "Contemporary"?"
"It's accepted, but there are still some things that need to be changed."
Hu Changqing smiled and said: "Just accept it, you can change it if they ask you to. When Principal Wu hangs you on the wall in the future, there will be an extra magazine in it."
"Lao Hu, you are also a well-known writer. Can you be more accurate in your expression? What do you mean by hanging me on the wall? If I dare to go back, I will have to take a photo." Yu Dong said angrily.
"Just express it orally and understand the meaning. If you go back to Jinling now, Feiyu should be at school. When I left Jinling, he said he would stay at school for another week."
Yu Dong was a little confused and asked, "Why is he still in school?"
"Let's get over the quarrel with his lover. I guess his lover will be transferred to our school next year."
"Yeah, that's a good thing, why are you getting into trouble?"
Bi Feiyu told Yu Dong several times about this. He got married two years after graduating from college. His wife was a classmate and she previously taught in a middle school in Yangzhou.
But separation in different places is not a problem, so Bi Feiyu always wanted his wife to come to Jinling.
"If you are transferred to our school, I'm afraid I can only do clerical work and won't be able to teach for a while. I guess there will be conflicts because of this. His wife has been on the front line of education and probably doesn't want to stay in the office every day." Hu Changqing then said.
Waving his hand, "Every family has a difficult lesson - Feiyu got married two years after graduation. It has been more than two years since you graduated. When will you invite us to a wedding banquet? Have you met Xiao Cheng's parents? Yes.
Didn’t you pass?”
"..."
Yu Dong didn't expect that the topic would suddenly be brought to him. He lowered his head and packed his luggage, ignoring Hu Changqing.
Hu Changqing glanced at Yu Dong with a smile, "Okay, I'll leave first."
…
Before Yu Dongren arrived in Jinling, He Qizhi had already seen the news about the "Resident Evil" signing event in Yanjing.
Seeing the news saying that more than a thousand people attended the autograph signing day, He Qizhi squinted his eyes and looked back and forth at the word "one thousand" several times, and finally confirmed that he had read it correctly, it was one thousand.
"Hey, it's really a big bomb."
A few days ago, the Humanities Society just arranged a book signing for Chen Zhongshi. Six to seven hundred people came to the scene, which made He Qizhi feel that the scene was very popular. Now in the blink of an eye, he saw Yu Dong holding a book signing in Chengdu.
With more than a thousand people in attendance, you can imagine how surprised he was.
After reading the news, He Qizhi ran outside to find Li Yong: "Xiao Li, has Yu Dong replied to you in the past two days?"
Li Yong looked at He Qizhi with some surprise, "It's only been a week, so I can't reply so quickly. I guess he's busy with the Galaxy Awards ceremony and autograph signing, so he might have to wait a few more days for a reply."
."
He Qizhi nodded, "Well, keep an eye on this matter and urge it. Such a long story will not work without urging."
"Uh, okay, I understand."
Li Yong nodded nervously, wondering what was going on with Editor He today. He had clearly said that day that there was no need to rush a novel, and that it was normal to work on it for two or three months. Why did he let himself rush it now?
But since the leader has spoken, he will do it.
Then he went to find a landline and called Yu Dong. He called the school number first, but no one answered. He called the number at home again, and it was Yu Dong's father who answered. He said that he had not returned to Shanghai and had to go to Jinling for a few days.
sky.
…
When Li Yong made the call, Yu Dong just left the train station.
Passing by the bookstall next to the station, Yu Dong wanted to buy a copy of "Yangzi Evening News", but the boss mysteriously promoted another book to him: "Young man, the newly released "Zombie Passion" has very exciting content.
, do you want a copy?”
Zombie passion? The content is particularly exciting?
Yu Dong's first reaction was that after "Resident Evil" became popular, someone followed suit and some posters mentioned the word zombie.
These guys are quite fast.
Yu Dong glanced meaningfully at the cover of the book. There was an explicit little painting on it, which was very inappropriate for children and could not be described.
He looked to the side and saw the word "Yu Dong" written below the four characters "Zombie Passion".
What?
Is Yu Dong stupid? These people are so brave that they directly wrote their names on it without covering up at all?
Others at least make some "Jin Yong's new work", "Jin Yong's great work" and "Jin Yong's original work" as a side effect, but this book is better to use his own name openly.
Crazy, too arrogant!
"This is written by a leading writer in the science fiction world. I heard that tens of millions of copies have been sold in the United States. The book is not expensive, only three yuan and fifty cents. Do you want it?" The boss patted the book and said, "This is a genuine book.
, came from special channels, look here... The original price is sixteen yuan. Three and a half yuan... Such a thick book, even if it is sold as scrap paper, it will cost more than this. Look at the painting on the cover, but I asked a master to ghostwrite it.
Yes, tsk tsk, this painter, these lines..."
Yu Dong smiled. The idiom of ghostwriting is very clever.
"Let me consider."
Yu Dong took a book, opened it and read it. As soon as he read a line of words, he almost spit out blood.
This is not a follow-up book at all, it’s just that "Resident Evil" has a different name and a book cover. It is a pirated book. The content inside is the same as "Resident Evil", and the font layout is also the same as the original "Resident Evil"
.
The speed at which this pirated book comes out is amazing!
"Brother, do you want to buy it or not? If you don't buy it, don't read it. Knowledge is precious. If you want to get it, you have to pay." Seeing that Yu Dong didn't buy it, the boss said something impatiently, but he was right.
strict.
Yu Dong didn't say whether he would buy it or not. He asked with a smile: "Brother, I want to ask you, when did this book come out and is it easy to sell?"
"I came out this morning. I'm not afraid to tell you that on this day, more than ten copies were sold. You said it will be sold or not." The boss glanced sideways at Yu Dong and waved his hand: "I can see that you don't know how to sell it at all."
If you don’t want to buy it, go ahead and don’t delay my business.”
At this time, another passenger came over, and the boss greeted him warmly: "Young man, come and take a look. These are all new books published in the past two years."
The young man came closer and caught a glimpse of the cover of "Zombie Passion". However, he did not immediately go to get "Zombie Passion". Instead, he first took a newspaper from the stall, and then picked up a copy of "Zombie Passion" cover
Underneath the newspaper, "I want these two."
"Four dollars...no more, no less, exactly four dollars, brother, walk slowly."
When they left, the boss looked at Yu Dong: "What are you looking at me for?"
"Nothing, I was just thinking about what kind of newspaper is so expensive, costing fifty cents."
The boss chuckled, "This is called supply and demand, do you understand?"
"sharp."
Chapter completed!