Chapter 279 Shengshi Books is going to publish Lu Yao’s novel
“Hey, Chairman Lu.” Zhao Hongjun first greeted with a smile and handed Lu Yao a “Greater China”.
Lu Yao also knew Zhao Hongjun and knew that he was Fang Minghua's best friend. He seemed to have worked in a certain department of the provincial government before, but suddenly resigned and opened a publishing company. He heard that the business was good.
He also smiled and took the cigarette. Zhao Hongjun took out a lighter and lit it for him.
At this time, Fang Minghua asked: "Brother Lu, why are you free to come here today?"
"I went to find Pan Qingping, the editor of Writers Publishing House, to write a long story for me. I passed by and heard you say that the new wedding house is here, so I came up to have a look. It's nice, spacious and bright, and equipped with heating." Lu Yao He looked around and praised it.
"Chairman Lu, do you also want to change your house?" Zhao Hongjun interrupted: "The boss who repairs this building is a buddy of mine. If you want to buy it, I will give you a preferential price, 15% off, and Minghua Same, how about it?"
Lu Yao shook his head.
"Forget it, the third floor costs 140 yuan per square meter, and your 80 square meters will cost 11,200 yuan. Even with a 15% discount, it will cost 9,500 yuan. I can't afford it." Lu Yao shook his head.
Actually, Lu Yao wanted to buy it.
When I first heard that Fang Minghua was buying a house here, I was very excited. After all, the 50-square-meter house I live in now is a bit small.
My daughter is growing up and needs her own room.
He specifically went to this community called Xingfu. The location is good, the transportation is convenient outside the south gate, and the layout of the houses is good.
He once made a secret calculation. If the first part of his long novel is successfully published, the manuscript fee from the magazine plus the manuscript fee from the publishing house for the single volume will be estimated to be eight or nine thousand. You can buy a new house with just a few cents.
But now there is a problem with publishing!
Thinking of this, he felt depressed.
Fang Minghua saw the change in his expression and asked with concern: "Brother Lu, have you encountered any problems with Editor Pan?"
If it were Fang Minghua alone, Lu Yao would not hesitate to put him in trouble He told all the difficulties he encountered, but there was Zhao Hongjun next to him, who was not familiar with him.
He didn't want others to see his joke, so he smiled and shook his head and said, "It's okay, everything went well."
Lu Yao left after chatting for a while, Fang Minghua looked at him It occurred to me that the book "The Ordinary World" he wrote was having difficulties in publishing.
Originally, the publication of this novel had many twists and turns in history, especially the first one, which was directly rejected by a screenwriter named Zhou of "Contemporary".
It is probably the same now, otherwise why would Lu Yao take the initiative to find the editor named Pan from Modern Publishing House?
For high-profile writers like Lu Yao, editors actively seek him out!
But "The Ordinary World" turned out to be a good book.
Whether it is social benefit or economic benefit.
Thinking of this, he suddenly turned around and said to Zhao Hongjun: "Red Army, can you get another book number?"
"You want to publish a book? Is it the popular book you wrote in the United States?" Zhao Hongjun suddenly became excited: "I told you that it should be published in China!"
"No." Fang Minghua shook his head: "Lu Yao recently wrote the first part of a novel, and gave him the copyright Got it, our company publishes it!"
Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongjun laughed: "Minghua, are you right? Although Lu Yao is still a little bit behind you, he is still a famous writer in the country. , can his novels be published by our company? Those state-owned publishing houses have already snatched them up!”
But Fang Minghua smiled and shook his head: “Then you don’t have to get a book number quickly, I will take care of the rest! ! ”
Zhao Hongjun thought that Fang Minghua was relying on his relationship with Lu Yao, and planned to use his sharp tongue to swindle the publishing rights. If he could publish Lu Yao's book, he would definitely make money!
Just look at the movie "Life" and you will know!
So he agreed: "Okay, I'll keep the book number! I'll find a more powerful publishing house to avoid publishing the book and making readers laugh." "Aren't you going to find New Century Publishing? "Fang Minghua was a little surprised.
"You can't hang yourself on a tree, right? What if someone doesn't provide us with a book number one day?" Zhao Hongjun said with a smile.
Fang Minghua did not go to Lu Yao immediately. He knew that the other party had very high expectations for the novel. How could he easily hand it over to a private company like Shengshi Books for publication.
Even if the two of them are close buddies!
Don’t rush, wait for the opportunity. Have to wait for the opportunity.
Fang Minghua is not in a hurry, but Lu Yao is anxious!
Because Pan Qingping of "Writers Publishing House" read the first novel of Na Na and gave him a clear answer: reject the manuscript.
Pan Qingping and Lu Yao were not familiar with each other, and they were not invited to contribute, so they did not speak as tactfully as Editor Zhou of "Contemporary" did. Instead, they pointed out the reasons directly: the story was mediocre, the writing was long-winded, and it did not conform to the trend of the times.
"Chairman Lu, if your novel was written three years ago, when you published "Life", it would have been pretty good. But now it is 1985, and your novel belongs to the same old "love soil" School "is out of date! What is popular now is avant-garde novels!"
Pan Qingping's words pierced Lu Yao's heart like a needle. He wanted to argue a few words, but said nothing. Silently take away your manuscript.
When I got home in the evening, my daughter-in-law Linda saw him looking depressed and knew that the submission had failed again. She didn’t say anything and quickly made him his favorite noodles.
Lu Yao held a large bowl of noodles and poured it all into his stomach. Then he briefly explained the process of meeting Editor Pan.
Finally, he sighed: "Linda, I really can't figure it out. They are both realist works. Why did Minghua's novel win the Mao Dun Award, but no one wanted to publish my novel?!"
< br>Linda sighed slightly after hearing this.
Minghua's novel was published in early 1984, two years have passed.
At that time, realistic themes were still the main themes in China, but now the domestic literary world has undergone earth-shaking changes.
However, Linda knew that saying this would only hurt her husband's heart, so she comforted her: "Don't worry, I read your novel and found it quite touching. I will definitely write something like yours in the future." "Life" is like this! If you don't sing, you will be a blockbuster!"
His wife's words made Lu Yao feel better.
"I hope so."
For Fang Minghua, apart from going to work to write the movie "My Journey Is the Stars and the Sea", the most important thing is getting married.
Last spring, my mother made a special trip to Daxingshan Temple on Changle Middle Road. With the birth dates of Fang Minghua and Song Tangtang, she went to the fortune teller to choose an auspicious day and decided to get married on the eighth day of the first lunar month this year.
We are now only a few days away from the wedding, and we have to treat guests, book a hotel, and find a vehicle for the wedding. We also need to find a master of ceremonies to host the wedding.
In this era, there is no one-stop service for future generations, and you have to rely on yourself to run errands.
Fortunately, there is Zhao Hongjun, a close friend with great powers. He can handle all these matters single-handedly, which saves Fang Minghua a lot of worry.
Although I am busy worrying about my marriage, I still have to go to work. I have to sit there every day, and of course I am a little absent-minded.
This afternoon, Fang Minghua sat in the office for a while, and after seeing nothing happened, he was ready to leave. As soon as he left the house, he saw Lu Yao hurried over again.
(End of this chapter)