Chapter 316: The grievances and hatreds in the martial arts publishing industry in Xiangjiang
The banquet was a bit anticlimactic.
It was fun at first, but later on the atmosphere became awkward.
After the end, Ni Kuang personally took Fang Minghua back to the hotel. On the way, Ni Kuang said: "Mr. Fang, Huang Ying drank a little too much today, don't worry about it."
"Haha, no. , Mr. Ni, we are all just talking about pens, these are just arguments of words and meaningless.”
Ni Kuang heard that Fang Minghua seemed to have something in his words.
"Mr. Fang, do you really want to write martial arts?"
"Yes, I have written poetry, avant-garde novels, and science fiction, and now I suddenly want to write martial arts."< br>
It seems that Fang Minghua is really going to write martial arts!
“I don’t know if the martial arts novel written by Mr. Fang was published in Hong Kong or in the mainland?” Ni Kuang thought for a while and asked.
"Since I want Huang Ying to see it, it is natural to publish it in Xiangjiang." Fang Minghua said frankly.
Hey. As expected, they are all young and energetic, and they are all determined not to suffer losses.
However, he still complimented: "Mr. Fang, your martial arts writing must be as exciting as a science fiction novel. In which magazine are you going to publish it? Mr. Cha's "Ming Pao" or "Martial Arts and History"?"
"This, I haven't thought about it yet."
Ni Kuang really hopes that Fang Minghua will publish it in Jin Yong's magazines and newspapers, but Fang Minghua has never made it clear that he only wants to wait until he writes tens of thousands of words.
In fact, speaking from the bottom of his heart, Fang Minghao didn't really want to be published in Jin Yong's magazines. Mr. Jin's stinginess was obvious to all.
However, apart from "Ming Pao", he doesn't know much about the publishing situation of martial arts novels in Xiangjiang.
No rush, wait until you hit the streets tomorrow and visit a few bookstores to see what other popular martial arts magazines there are and get to know the situation.
Starting from the next day, the five-member delegation, accompanied by Ni Kuang, started to have fun in Xiangjiang.
Victoria Harbour, Victoria Peak, Central. For three days in a row, everyone had a great time.
Returning to the hotel in the evening, Fang Minghua took a shower and put on clean clothes, but heard a knock on the door outside.
When I opened it, I saw that it was Yi Shu.
Fang Minghua was surprised: "Sister Yishu, what are you doing so late?"
"Minghua, I heard from my second brother that you are sure you want to write a martial arts novel?" Yishu asked.
“Yes, what’s wrong?”
"If you want to publish it in Xiangjiang, don't vote for Ming Pao!"
Fang Minghua was a little surprised by Yi Shu's very firm tone.
You know, Ni Kuang and his sister are both regular readers of the "Ming Pao" column, and Ni Kuang and Jin Yong have a close personal relationship.
"Sister Yi Shu, come in and talk." Fang Minghua did not answer directly, but invited her into the house.
Yishu came in and sat on the sofa and said: "Minghua, do you feel a little strange? My second brother and I often contribute articles to Ming Pao, and my second brother and Mr. Cha have a very good personal relationship. That night You can see it, but I specifically advise you not to submit articles to "Ming Pao" today. Do you know why? "
"I heard that Mr. Cha is stingy and his remuneration is relatively low," Fang Minghua said.
"Ah? Has this news spread to your mainland?" Yi Shu laughed after hearing this: "It is true that Mr. Cha is quite stingy in this regard, but this is not the main reason."
< br>"Why is that?"
"I still do it for my second brother."
"Your second brother?"
"Yes, Minghua, let me tell you about the grievances between our martial arts novel publishers in Xiangjiang."
"Okay."
Yishu spoke slowly. It turns out that the martial arts book publishing industry in Xiangjiang has gradually formed two camps since the 1950s and 1960s.
The main one is Jin Yong's "Ming Pao", including "Ming Pao" and "Martial Arts and History", one newspaper and one publication. All the martial arts novels written by Jin Yong are published in it. There are also some works by Gu Long, and novels by Wen Ruian, Huang Ying, and Ni Kuang who are currently in the limelight are basically published on it.
The other two are "Martial Arts World" and "Xinbao", which are sponsored by Luo Bin, a Hong Kong businessman.
Luo Bin is also a strange person. He was born in Kaiping, Guangdong Province in 1923 in Macau. Shortly after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in Shanghai in the 1940s, he opened a joint publishing house with his friends. It's called "Universal Press".
After liberation, Luo Bin moved the publishing house to Hong Kong and launched a series of publications such as "Global Novel Series", "Global Library" and "Blue Book". In the late 1950s, he launched "Martial Arts World" to serialize martial arts novels.
"Martial Arts World" was the first magazine dedicated to publishing martial arts novels. It was published every week. Readers could read more words at one time, which was far more enjoyable than reading in a newspaper supplement. For a time, "Martial Arts World" It was a big seller, with a circulation of more than 10,000 copies per issue, and was sold throughout Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore.
The launch of "Martial Arts World" made Jin Yong, the boss of "Ming Pao" happy. Jin Yong, who is very business-savvy, will naturally not let Luo Bin monopolize the limelight.
After more than half a year of operation, "Ming Pao" launched the magazine "Martial Arts and History" in 1960. In order to attract readers, Jin Yong first started writing martial arts novels - he wrote a prequel to "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain" in 1959, "Flying Fox Gaiden", to compete with "Martial Arts World".
Here, "Martial Arts World" has successively published Liang Yusheng, Wo Longsheng, Zhuge Qingyun, and Liu Canyang. Over there, "Martial Arts and History" Jin Yong's own novels have stirred up the major issues, and later Wen Ruian , Huang Ying’s joining.
These writers are very different. Those published in "Martial Arts and History" will never be published in "Martial Arts World", and vice versa.
Except for two special characters: Gu Long and Ni Kuang.
Gu Long is a man of both sides. He has a very good relationship with Jin Yong and Luo Bin, and both families give him face.
And there is Ni Kuang.
But Ni Kuang is different from Gu Long. He started his career in "Martial Arts World"!
“My second brother first published his novels in Luo Bin’s “Martial Arts World”, and it was Luo Bin who made him famous, but later he switched to Mr. Cha’s “Martial Arts and History”, and I am not saying that Mr. Zha is not good at establishing a personal relationship, but I think it is unethical for my second brother to do this!"
"Then why did your brother do this?" Fang Minghua was very curious and asked, "Is it possible? Mr. Cha’s royalties are higher than Luo Bin’s?”
“What the hell?” Yi Shu laughed.
"You also know that Mr. Cha is very stingy, why would you give a higher fee to Mr. Luo?"
"Then why?"
"I asked my second brother, my second brother "It's because I admire Mr. Cha's talent."
Is that a reason?
It seems to count.
Fang Minghua nodded after hearing this.
"Minghua, I'm telling you so much today because I think what my second brother did was a bit unethical. We Chinese value kindness, not to mention that he writes martial arts? I feel sorry. Mr. Luo, so if you write about martial arts, you can submit it to Mr. Luo’s magazine and I can contact you.”
Yishu said a lot.
But from the bottom of his heart, Fang Minghua did not want to get involved in the grudges and grudges in the Hong Kong martial arts novel world.
I am just a passerby.
Moreover, writing martial arts is also a spur of the moment.
So, he thought for a while and said: "Sister Yishu, thank you for telling me so much. How about I think about it later?"
"Okay, you think about it carefully, but tonight Don’t tell my second brother.”
“Don’t worry, it won’t happen.” Fang Minghua said with a smile.
This pair of brothers and sisters is really interesting.
Yishu left in a hurry.
The next day, Fang Minghua and everyone continued their fun.
At night, the door of my room was knocked open again.
This time, besides Yi Shu, there was an old man of about sixty years old standing outside the door.
Not waiting for Fang Minghua to speak, the old man said: "Hello, Mr. Fang, I am Luo Bin, the boss of "Global Publishing House"."
(End of this chapter)