Chapter 282 The originator of the headline party
Hong Kong, Kai Tak Airport.
Fang Yan, Bai Ruoxue and others walked out of the exit and saw people holding signs to greet them.
Most of the people who came here were from Sanlian Bookstore. The leader was Xiao Zi, the general manager and editor-in-chief of Sanlian Bookstore.
“Congratulations to Teacher Fang, this trip to the United States has really brought glory to the country! It has brought glory to the country!”
"Where, where."
"Teacher Fang, don't be modest. You have won the National Book Award at a young age. It's amazing, it's amazing!"
"If you are so If you keep boasting, I will blush."
Fang Yan and Xiao Zi looked at each other and smiled, and then, under his introduction, they shook hands with other people from Sanlian Bookstore.
At this moment, two figures suddenly popped out of the crowd, claiming to be reporters from the "Xiangjiang Wenhui Daily" and wanting to conduct a simple interview.
Dialect was stunned. There is also "Wen Wei Po" in Xiangjiang?
Xiao Zi told him in a low voice that "Hong Kong Wen Wei Po" was founded as early as 1948 and has always been "patriotic and patriotic" as its purpose. Shen Yanbing, Jian Bozan and other literary circles have participated Through the editing and editing work, I cheered for the birth of New China and achieved success.
Don’t look at the monk’s face, but also the Buddha’s face. Fang Yan immediately agreed to the interview and got into the back driver’s seat of the taxi.
The reporter came to the passenger seat and very wisely gave up the seat of the rear driver to Xiao Zi: "Teacher Fang, first of all, I would like to congratulate you for becoming the first Chinese writer to win double the National Book Award."< br>
“Thank you.”
"How did you feel when you received the award?"
"I am honored and surprised. I did not expect that American judges and readers would give such high praise and support."
"So what do you think about your Saving Private Ryan movie? Why do you get such high praise and honor? ”
“Maybe there is too little reflection in American society. I brought them some reflection so that they can reflect on themselves.”
< br>“Huh?”
This answer completely confused the reporter of "Xiangjiang Wenwei Po". This answer is so strange!
As questions are raised one after another, this feeling becomes stronger and stronger.
Every time Teacher Fang’s answers are unexpected, humorous and interesting, it’s impossible to guess.
“You have written Chinese novels and English novels, so you must have some knowledge of American literature and Chinese literature.” The reporter asked: “So, what do you think is the biggest difference between the two? ?”
“The biggest difference is that American writers write in English, while Chinese writers write in Chinese.” Dialect said: “Chinese is created by us Chinese people. As for English, hehehe.”
"Hahaha!"
Seeing the reporter's collapsed look, Xiao Zi laughed, "Teacher Fang is teasing you. This answer may seem simple and weird, but it actually has a profound meaning. Directly pointed out the most fundamental difference between the two literatures."
Fang Yan was stunned, I really didn't think about it that way.
The reporter became excited and asked:
“What is the difference?”
Xiao Zi looked like he had seen through it: "Of course it is the difference in language. Language is the foundation of culture and literature. Different languages carry different cultural backgrounds, ways of thinking, historical traditions, etc. Therefore, differences in language directly lead to the impact of literature The differences in expression and content even involve many aspects such as ways of thinking, aesthetic concepts, and social customs."
"Huaxia. The classical language started from the Qin Dynasty, and the modern language started from the birth of vernacular after the May 4th Movement in 1919. This historical process is different from the language history of the United States, resulting in the uniqueness of expression of the two languages..."
“…”
Seeing that he spoke clearly and eloquently, and fell into deep thought in dialect, emm, you pass this reading comprehension!
“That’s it, Teacher Fang really deserves to be Teacher Fang!”
The reporter's eyes were full of admiration. While taking notes, he asked: "As a writer, can you talk about your creative experience?"
"What writers say about creative writing are just watermelons thrown to you. The skin will make you slip further and further, and even make you fall and chew on the mud." Fang Yan changed his previous scene. With a joking attitude, "If you want creative experience, there is only one word, and that is 'write'!"
After asking the last question, the reporter said with satisfaction: "Thank you, Teacher Fang, for accepting our interview."< br>
“You’re welcome.”
Fang Yan waved his hand.
At this time, Xiao Zi lowered his voice and asked if the Chinese version of "Saving Private Ryan" could be distributed by Sanlian Bookstore. Fang Yan really wanted to shop around and buy the one with the highest price, but thinking about the nature of Xiangjiang Sanlian Bookstore, he had to reconsider.
Sanlian Bookstore is a subsidiary of People’s Publishing House. The editorial department of Sanlian is actually equivalent to the “secondary brand” of People’s Publishing House. Books that are inconvenient to be published by People’s Publishing House are mostly placed in Sanlian Bookstore. Published under the name of Xiangjiang Joint Publishing House, it is also the official window connecting the mainland and Hong Kong.
More or less, you have to give some face.
When asked about manuscript fees and royalties, Xiao Zi immediately said that the royalties could be based on the standards of the highest-end writers in Hong Kong such as Ni Wei and Jin Yong.
In terms of royalties, it is fixed at 15%, and you can pay half of it first, and then reissue it based on the actual sales volume within two or three months after the publication of "Saving Private Ryan". However, in terms of royalties, it cannot be compared with Ni Zhi, Gu Long and others can always be on par with a thousand words and hundreds of Hong Kong dollars.
Hong Kong Sanlian Bookstore’s manuscript fee standards are stipulated, and the upper limit can only be 40 Hong Kong dollars per 1,000 words.
40 is 40! It has doubled the standard fee for "Once Upon a Time in China".
Fang Yan nodded in agreement, and then asked about the sales situation of "The Grandmaster Huang Feihong".
“Okay!”
Xiao Zi smiled and said that during the period when he became famous in the United States, his sales had been rising steadily and had exceeded 9,000 copies.
In Xiangjiang, a writer can sell 10,000 copies, which is equivalent to a singer in Xiangjiang setting a gold record record.
As for a platinum record, it has to be at the level of 30,000 to 40,000 yuan.
"That's just a little bit worse."
Fang Yan was thinking about how to operate.
Xiao Zi said that once "Saving Private Ryan" is published and more publicity by Hong Kong media such as "Wen Wei Po" and "Hong Kong Newspaper", the sales of "Once Upon a Time in the Grandmaster" will naturally increase slightly.
"Brother Yaoming said that the publisher over in Baodao will publish the manuscript within 10 days after getting it."
Fang Yan's eyes lit up, "I don't know that here in Xiangjiang, How many days will it take?"
Xiao Zi said seriously: "It will be about 10 days."
"In 10 days."
Fang Yan slapped his thigh and said, "Manager Xiao, you have lived in Xiangjiang for so many years, and you must have entertained many friends. If I want to invite a few foreign friends to have dinner and talk, I need a place with good food, secluded and quiet, can you recommend it? One or two?"
"Jumbo Seafood Restaurant, Peninsula Hotel..."
Xiao Zi named 5 in a row.
Fang Yan glanced at the reporter in the passenger seat and asked softly which is the largest entertainment magazine and newspaper in Hong Kong.
Xiao Zi was confused and felt that the two questions were irrelevant, but he still told the truth.
"Ming Pao Weekly"!
Since the editor-in-chief was replaced by Lei Weipo, he changed from the elegant literary and artistic route of intellectuals and began to hire a large number of female reporters and editors to do entertainment gossip news. Under his hands, "Ming Pao Weekly" The circulation continued to rise, and advertising revenue soared to 10 to 20 million per year in the 1980s.
The success of "Ming Pao Weekly" has attracted many imitators.
There are "Hong Kong Weekly" and "Fresh Weekly", but none of them can shake the leading position of "Ming Pao Weekly".
“Thank you.”
Fang Yan showed a mysterious smile and planned to tell Ming Pao Weekly about his meeting with Spielberg and Lucas.
Make good use of Spielberg's opportunity to talk about the script and use the Hong Kong media to hype it up.
After all, Xiangjiang’s entertainment gossip is quite “professional”, and just looking at the title is enough to make you laugh.
For example, when Yang Tianbao was suspected of being pregnant, the Hong Kong media published the title "Artificial android, awl-faced chase after child", what a loss!
There is also Deng Ziqi’s costume at the Hong Kong concert, which was written by the Hong Kong media as, "exploding the earth, a diaper for the universe."
Fang Yuan and Aaron Kwok got married, but the headline in the Hong Kong media was that Aaron Kwok married Fang Yuan, a cheater.
It even insinuated that a certain actress married a rich man, and the rich bus drove into the rich family.
It’s like panda ordering takeout, it’s a huge loss!
(End of this chapter)