Chapter 530 Wang Guozhen is here: "Young Tide"
Fang Minghua took the train back to Xijing the next day.
After going home and taking a shower, Fang Minghua told Song Tangtang about her trip to Chengdu after she came back from work.
When I heard Fang Minghua talk about the current situation of seeing Shang Zhongmin and others, I couldn't help but sigh when I heard that all of them were far away from poetry.
Poetry is really in decline.
"Hey, Minghua, when it comes to poetry, the Red Army is still looking for you." Song Tangtang said suddenly.
"The Red Army has returned from Hainan? What does he want from me?" Fang Minghua felt a little strange.
"It's still Wang Guozhen's poem. Go to the company with me tomorrow and let him tell you slowly."
"Okay."
The next day In the morning, after the couple had breakfast, Fang Minghua took Song Tangtang's car to the Shengshi Group near the Duanlumen intersection.
Fang Minghua had not been to the company for a long time. The current scale was several times larger than before. The third floor of the four-story building had been rented by the company. He followed Song Tangtang into the company. The employees who came and went were all respectful and called "Mr. Song, Mr. Song". Stop, some people looked curiously at Fang Minghua who was following behind.
The women wear OL skirts, and the men wear suits and ties.
The group headquarters is on the third floor. Fang Minghua met Zhao Hongjun in the office where the chairman and general manager hung.
This guy, I haven’t seen him for a while, why has he gained a lot of weight and gotten darker.
Zhao Hongjun saw the couple coming in and immediately ordered the female secretary to pour water.
Of course, the female secretary is not Liu Xue, who was pregnant and kept by Zhao Hongjun in a golden house in Hainan, but a newly recruited one.
Fang Minghua took a look and saw that she was young, but not as beautiful as Liu Xue, and her appearance could only be considered average.
"What's going on?" Fang Minghua asked while sitting on the sofa.
“Look at this.” Zhao Hongjun took out a book from the drawer and handed it to Fang Minghua.
Wang Guozhen’s Poetry Collection: "The Tide of Youth"!
Oops
This seems to be Wang Guozhen’s first collection of poems, right?
Fang Minghua flipped through the catalog of poems
"Beyond Oneself", "Really Want", "Just Give Me a Smile", "Love Life".
Sure enough!
There is no ISBN or publisher on the back cover. It seems that the proofs are still unpublished.
He immediately understood what Zhao Hongjun meant.
"Shengshi Books is ready to be published?" Fang Minghua asked as he returned the poetry collection to the other party.
"Yes, Shu Bin found this through a friend and was preparing to publish it, but there were many opponents within the company, including Dai Jiali, the vice president in charge of business, who strongly opposed it." Zhao Hongjun explained.
Of course Fang Minghua knows that Dai Jiali, a girl who graduated from Yanjing Foreign College, broke into the South China Sea at a young age.
"The reason for their opposition?"
"It is not called poetry, it is purely "aphorism", "aphorism collection", and "chicken soup for the soul"."
Oh.
< br>Fang Minghua laughed after hearing this and said: "If it were a publishing house such as Harvest and Contemporary, this reason would still be valid. However, Shengshi Books has published martial arts romances and the Shermily series, so it would be okay to publish this, right?"< br>
“The problem is that although the Shermily series has little literary value, it has very high commercial value. The fact that 3 million copies of "The Housekeeper" alone have been sold can illustrate this problem. This does not include those hateful Piracy." Song Tangtang, who was sitting on the sofa next to him, interjected.
"However, the literary level of Wang Guozhen's collection of poems is not high. If the commercial value is not high, it will not be worth publishing. Dai Jiali is mainly worried about the commercial value of this collection of poems, and is worried that it will not be sold after publishing."
I see.
"Then Shu Bin is not worried about this problem?" Fang Minghua asked again.
“Shu Bin believes that this collection of poems has high commercial value, based on the following reasons:” Zhao Hongjun’s thinking is also very clear:
“In the past two years, Menglong poetry has obviously has declined, but the third generation poets such as Han Dong, Yu Jian, and Xu Jingya are too colloquial, vulgar, and ruffian, causing discomfort to many readers. However, Wang Guozhen's easy-to-understand, simple, straightforward, and positive poetry style is just right. Catering to the current needs of readers. ""And according to surveys, Wang Guozhen's poetry has become popular in universities in Yanjing and Guangdong Province, so he believes that it is the right time to publish this collection of poems."
Fang Minghua secretly praised after hearing this.
This Shu Bin has really unique vision.
As Zhao Hongjun said just now, the poetry world in the late 1980s and early 1990s was called the "vacuum era". The mutual constraints between literature and the system, and the early "poetry craze" caused excitement and pleasure to readers. greatly weakened.
Wang Guozhen stood out with his easy-to-understand, simple, straightforward, and positive poetry style, successfully taking advantage of the vacuum in the poetry era.
Historically, this book "Young Tide", which does not seem to have high literary value, has been printed and sold 600,000 copies, more than any contemporary poetry collection!
Thinking of this, Fang Minghua smiled and said: "Shu Bin is the general manager of Shengshi Books. He can make his own decisions. Why should he ask for my opinion?"
"Shengshi Group has an unwritten rule. Rules: If you have any questions about internal affairs, you can ask Minghua." Zhao Hongjun looked serious.
"What about foreign affairs?"
"If you are not sure about foreign affairs, ask Minghua."
Fang Minghua couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "Come on, don't put your hat on me so seriously."
"Hey, you are just kidding, Minghua, what is your attitude towards this matter?" Zhao Hongjun also laughed.
"I think Shu Bin is quite discerning. If I were the editor-in-chief of "Yanhe", I might not publish the poems above, but if I were the boss of Shengshi Books, I would publish it."
"OK, then I'll call Shu Bin now." Zhao Hongjun picked up the phone on his desk and was about to dial the number, but was stopped by Fang Minghua.
“Wait a minute, how many copies of this collection of poetry are going to be printed?”
"I heard that Shu Bin said that he plans to print about 150,000 copies for the first time and see how the market reacts before doing a second printing." Zhao Hongjun replied.
Fang Minghua shook his head after hearing this:
"Don't print it for the first time or the second time. Wait until this book becomes popular before printing it. The day lily will be cold! You also know the current speed of piracy. That’s much faster than the original version.”
“What do you mean?”
“Just print 500,000 copies at a time!”
Printing 500,000 copies of a poetry book? !
This is unprecedented!
After all, this is poetry, not a popular novel.
Zhao Hongjun was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "Okay, 50 copies is 500,000 copies. How bold the people are and how productive the land is! Let me tell Shu Bin."
This is At that time, Shu Bin was anxiously waiting for Zhao Hongjun's call in his office in Haikou.
This collection of Wang Guozhen's poems was obtained by cutting off his hair.
It was by chance that he met Wang Guozhen, then deputy director of the editorial department of the "Chinese Literary Yearbook" through a friend when he went to Yanjing not long ago.
At this time, Wang Guozhen was already well-known and served as a columnist for "Liaoning Youth", "China Youth" and "Girlfriend".
The poetry collection "Young Tide" was originally submitted to Yanjing Academy Publishing House for publication. After seeing it, Shu Bin immediately realized the huge commercial value hidden behind it and asked Wang Guozhen to submit it to Shengshi Books for publication.
In order to get Wang Guozhen to agree as soon as possible, Shu Bin used his trump card - royalties!
I won’t give you royalties but royalties! 6% royalties!
In this era when most publishing houses still pay writers, this move is always beneficial, and Wang Guozhen immediately agreed.
After returning from Yanjing, Shu Bin immediately asked the relevant departments of the company to start proofreading and typesetting, striving for early publication. Unexpectedly, many people in the company strongly opposed it.
As a last resort, Shu Bin asked Zhao Hongjun, who was in Haikou, to bring the collection of poems back to Xijing. He knew that there was a hidden boss behind Shengshi Group.
(End of this chapter)