Chapter 271 Wife, I brought you a little surprise (please subscribe)
After chatting with Lao Zhou from the Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, the foreign exchange royalties were settled!
The total is 2,856 yuan in foreign currency, of which 1,856 yuan is paid for the length of the manuscript, calculated at fifteen cents per word, and the other is the share of the sales of the first edition of 200,000 copies, calculated at 10,000 yuan. The share of fifty meters of gold is calculated.
This price has been agreed before. As Cheng Xuemin's manuscripts become more popular in the future, this price will also increase accordingly.
Even though Cheng Xuemin hasn't started writing yet, his current manuscript fee has risen to 20 cents per word, and he will get a share of 70 cents from the sales of 10,000 copies.
"Xuemin, this is a sample of this issue of Playboy. You should take it back too!"
Following Lao Zhou, he also gave Cheng Xuemin the sample magazine mailed by Playboy. This is a good collector's edition.
Originally, according to regulations, this was to be kept on file with the Foreign Languages Publishing Administration.
"Teacher Zhou, this...that's okay, thank you, thank you! I'll take it back and have a look, and I'll ask my father-in-law to bring it back later!"
Cheng Xuemin was polite.
"Okay, when your father-in-law brings it back, remember to sign it, so that it will be more meaningful for us to keep the file!"
Lao Zhou said to Cheng Xuemin with a smile, and then remembered another thing, and then said, "By the way, Xuemin, I have received a lot of invitation letters from outside. I have read them all for you and selected some of the contents in the letters. There is no violation of the contract letter, please take it back and take a look at it, Xuemin!”
"Also think about which foreign language journal you will submit to after you finish writing the novella!"
With that said, Lao Zhou took out a stack of envelopes printed in foreign languages from his drawer and handed them to Cheng Xuemin.
"How many more invitations have you received this time than before?"
Cheng Xuemin took the letter and found that there must be at least seven or eight letters, right? But he had been very careful before, so he only applied to five companies, and received follow-up invitations from those five companies.
But why are there so many more?
"It's not just these companies!" Lao Zhou nodded and said with a smile, "Xuemin, you have become famous now. We can receive more than ten pieces of foreign language publications from you in a month."
"These are the ones we have reviewed, and they do not involve sensitive topics. There are also some that are too sensitive, so we will strictly reject them and send them back!"
Lao Zhou was right. The Foreign Affairs Office must open these invitation letters from outside in advance and review the contents to prevent the infiltration of outside enemy agents.
"These companies have good sincerity, and the fees they offer are relatively good. Xuemin, go back and discuss with your father-in-law, and choose one to submit your article to based on the influence of the publication, its previous sales volume and fees!"
Originally, Lao Zhou thought that he would give the manuscript fee to whomever offered him the higher price. After all, everything was for the purpose of earning foreign exchange, so it was not shabby.
But we must also consider the status and sales of the publication itself. Otherwise, a little-known publication may have sales but no sales, influence but no influence, and it will be completely useless to paint a big picture just by offering high royalties.
Now when we write foreign language manuscripts, everything is aimed at popcorn. Everything else is nonsense and can be completely put aside.
"That's okay, that's okay. Thank you, Teacher Zhou. I will definitely take a closer look when I go back and choose carefully!"
Cheng Xuemin nodded again and said politely.
"Don't you want to sit down for a while? Why don't you go back with your father-in-law, Lao Feng, after get off work?"
Seeing that Cheng Xuemin was leaving, Lao Zhou smiled to persuade him to stay.
"No, Teacher Zhou. I've been out for a day. I have to go back and see the little guy at home!"
"That's right. It's only been a few days since the full moon, right?"
"Yes, the moon was full last week, and the little one is making a lot of noise now."
After chatting with Lao Zhou for a few more words, Cheng Xuemin was sent out of the office by him. Then he dropped by his father-in-law's office and said hello before returning.
After leaving the Foreign Languages Publishing House and checking that the time was still there, Cheng Xuemin simply went to the Foreign Exchange Bureau again.
The foreign exchange fee paid by Lao Zhou is actually still a remittance slip. Cheng Xuemin needs to go to the foreign exchange bureau to collect the foreign exchange coupons with the remittance slip in his hand.
Of course, you can also go to the Bank of China. This is not far from the Foreign Language Publishing House and the Foreign Exchange Bureau, only ten minutes away by bicycle.
When he arrived at the Foreign Exchange Bureau, Cheng Xuemin handed over the remittance slip and the certificate from Lao Zhou of the Foreign Languages Bureau.
Don’t say it yet!
The person who received Cheng Xuemin was the same as last time, and he was quite impressed with Cheng Xuemin, a big foreign exchange investor.
After all, these days, foreign exchange coupons are a rare and special currency. Although dozens or hundreds of citizens come to exchange foreign exchange coupons every day, there are really no such huge amounts as Cheng Xuemin.
People usually exchange hundreds or hundreds of dollars, but no one like this big one can exchange thousands or thousands.
Today it is nearly three thousand again, still the same as last time. It is remitted from outside. This can be regarded as earning foreign exchange for the country. I must give a thumbs up to Cheng Xuemin, a big family.
The above calls for encouragement to start the process of earning foreign exchange. Isn’t it because they, the Foreign Exchange Bureau, have no rice at home?
Most of the newly launched projects after the reform need to be in line with international standards and require the introduction of advanced technology and equipment from outside, which all cost money.
Unfortunately, the rice gold reserves at home were seriously insufficient, so the slogan of earning foreign exchange came up.
Originally, Feng Jiayou planned to let Cheng Xuemin convert all the foreign exchange royalties into RMB at the foreign exchange bureau and take them back.
But Cheng Xuemin thought about it and didn't do that.
I still keep the more than 2,800 foreign exchange coupons in my hand to prepare for daily expenses. After all, there are so many people in the family, and it is the dog days of summer again.
I have agreed to buy a few more electric fans for my home. The same goes for TVs, washing machines and refrigerators, which need to be purchased.
Anyway, since I have this foreign exchange coupon, I will try my best to buy them all in one step.
Calculated this way, more than two thousand foreign exchange coupons are just enough. It won't be too late to convert the foreign exchange coupons into RMB next time when I receive the foreign currency royalties.
"Xuemin, how are you? Have you bought your train tickets?"
Cheng Xuemin ran outside for a day. When he returned home, his daughter-in-law Feng Jiayou immediately asked with concern.
"Daughter-in-law, Lao Teng of Yan Film Factory will arrange the booking of train tickets!"
"Would you like to see what this is first?"
Cheng Xuemin glanced at the yard, but when he didn't see his sister-in-law Feng Jiamo, he mysteriously pulled his wife-in-law Feng Jiayou into the room and whispered.
When Feng Jiayou saw this, he smiled angrily and said: "She ran out at the end of the family. She must have gone crazy with Zhu Shan and the others in Yanjing City!"
"This is?"
"Foreign exchange coupons? Where did you come from...Have you received the royalties for that foreign language manuscript you mentioned before?"
Seeing Cheng Xuemin handing him a thick stack of brand-new coupons, Feng Jiayou found that they were actually foreign exchange coupons with a denomination of one hundred yuan, and couldn't help but exclaimed in shock.
She quickly realized that this was the foreign exchange fee from the foreign language manuscript that her man submitted before.
After all the confessions and leniency, Xuemin also confessed that there is a foreign language manuscript of a short story that has been completed, and a sum of foreign currency royalties will be received in the near future. I just don't know the specific day when it will arrive. I really didn't expect that Xuemin would go out to write a letter of introduction and book train tickets today, and he would actually bring so many foreign exchange coupons home.
The Feng Jiayou, who is a little money-mad, was told on the spot not to be too excited about money.
"Well, my dad told me last night that I should go to the bureau today and collect the royalties first!" Cheng Xuemin nodded. He likes to see his wife counting money in such a thief manner. Don't be too playful. .
"You knew it last night? Then why didn't you tell me last night? Did you want to hide it secretly again?"
But soon, Feng Jiayou heard Cheng Xuemin say that he knew about it last night, and continued to count the money on the spot. He only glanced up at him and asked calmly.
"No, no! Isn't it true that last night, my wife, you and your son went to bed early, and I didn't have time to tell you!"
"Actually, I also want to give you a surprise for my wife!"
When Cheng Xuemin saw the woman raising her head with a murderous look, he quickly raised his hands in surrender and forcefully explained.
"Hmph! It's good to know!"
Feng Jiayou was quite satisfied with her man's performance. He handed over the money as soon as he came back. He was very honest and well-behaved!
"My wife, I think it's going to be very hot tonight. How about we take our son and sleep over there in the apartment?"
In the front and back yards of the courtyard, grandparents, mother-in-law and father-in-law live, uncles, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and the like. If they want to live their lives at night, they all have to suppress it, and they can't let go.
I slept here last night, but I didn't dare to let go. I felt uncomfortable.
Therefore, Cheng Xuemin must take advantage of the opportunity to hand over the royalties. His wife was so happy that she encouraged her to go to the apartment at night and play!
The conditions there are good, the couple lives in a world of two, and even if they fight until dawn, no one will interfere.
"I think you have another purpose?"
Feng Jiayou still didn't know what kind of dirty thoughts this man had in his heart, so he rolled his eyes at him angrily.
"Aren't you leaving soon?!"
Cheng Xuemin continued to say with a sly smile, "I am leaving Beijing for the Northwest immediately. Before I leave, I must feed my wife well, right?"
Otherwise, it will take another few months, so don’t think too much about it.
"Go! Go! Go!"
The young Feng family blushed with embarrassment. She freed Cheng Xuemin's hands and said, "Two thousand eight hundred and fifty-six yuan? Didn't you say it was all converted into RMB?"
"Daughter-in-law, that's what I think!"
Following Cheng Xuemin, he told the Feng family his plan. Although the woman was very reluctant to part with it, after all, it was all money and it was all her money spent.
But considering that all the flowers were spent on her parents, brother and sister-in-law, it makes sense.
He proposed to go to the Overseas Chinese Store with Cheng Xuemin tomorrow to buy everything that needed to be purchased. He also called Feng Jiamo and bought the really nice shirts he promised to buy her.
Then, Cheng Xuemin took out the application form again, started to fill it out, and handed it over to the High School Affiliated to the High School before leaving Beijing.
There are three application forms in total, one for a national key undergraduate university, one for ordinary colleges, and the last one is for a technical secondary school.
Yes, technical secondary schools are also admitted based on college entrance examination scores. In this era, although undergraduate and technical secondary schools are admitted separately, they use the same examination paper.
There are three volunteer forms, each with five preferred schools to fill in.
However, according to Cheng Xuemin's estimated score, he filled out a key undergraduate form and filled in the computer information major of Yenching University in the first column, leaving the rest blank and not bothering to fill in.
He is so confident in taking open-book exams.
After filling out the application form, Cheng Xuemin began to continue writing his foreign language manuscript. The Feng family looked at the just-finished "Ordinary World" and proofread it for Cheng Xuemin.
His son, Little Squirrel, was sleeping on the bamboo rocking bed next to him. From time to time, the Feng family would step on the rocking legs of the rocking bed with their feet.
"Xuemin, you wrote so well about people of your parents' generation!"
A good article in this era is spiritual food. Feng Jiayou has been in the Chengjiawan brigade for several years, so he has really seen it and immersed himself in it.
I couldn't put it down after watching it, and I commented again and again.
"Really!?"
Cheng Xuemin raised his head and replied to Feng Jiayou, and continued to immerse himself in writing his manuscript. Time passed bit by bit, and it was already dark without realizing it.
The cry of my niece Feng Liqin came from outside the yard, asking her uncle Cheng Xuemin and aunt Feng Jiayou to go to the front yard to have dinner.
At the dinner table, Feng's mother asked Cheng Xuemin concernedly which day the ticket was booked.
Cheng Xuemin then mentioned that Lao Teng of Yan Film Factory would arrange for a hard sleeper, which was considered a special treatment given to him by the factory.
For this reason, Feng's mother and the others nodded, saying that this was the best thing.
Otherwise, with the current level of their son-in-law Cheng Xuemin, a business trip would not be enough to provide him with a hard sleeper treatment.
After dinner, I suggested that the whole family go out for a walk. In fact, they stopped by to check out the newly bought apartment of Cheng Xuemin and Feng Jiayou.
It has been so many days, and the college entrance examination happens to be on the weekend, so the whole family has not gone over to take a look.
Everyone must have agreed. Feng Jiamo, who went there for the second time, was even more excited. He went back to her room and soon had a schoolbag in his hand.
"Why are you carrying a backpack when you go out for a walk?"
Mother Feng glanced at her little one and couldn't help but ask.
"I'm staying over at my sister-in-law's apartment tonight!"
"My brother-in-law over there bought an air conditioner for my sister. My second sister-in-law and I went there the day before yesterday. It's really like winter. You have to cover yourself with a quilt when you sleep. It's so comfortable!"
On the spot, Cheng Xuemin’s face was filled with anger!
What do you mean?
My sister-in-law wants to go there and use the air conditioner? But tonight he and his wife have planned a decisive battle until dawn!
She ran over to rub against the Feng family. What was going on?
…
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)