Chapter 143 Wei Junyi's Recommendation
Director Wang is very efficient. He spent 100,000 yuan to purchase the mainland copyright from Zhang Mingming's company, and also selected "Unforgettable Tonight", "Grandma's Penghu Bay", etc. The songs that were well received by the audience were collected into twelve songs and released as an album titled "1984 Spring Festival Gala Hot Songs".
As soon as this album was released, it became an instant hit. One hundred thousand copies were just put on the shelves and they were quickly sold out.
In this day and age, tapes are hard to buy. So people basically have the ability to rip all their favorite songs onto a tape. Therefore, an industry was born - pirated tapes!
Because there is no relevant law, this behavior is not illegal. Just like some publishing houses directly publish books by famous people without their permission in order to make money.
Liu Hongmin’s books are the hardest hit. If it weren’t for the strong strength of Peking University Publishing House, which could be put on the shelves in bookstores in major cities across the country at the same time, and make a lot of money before piracy came out, maybe all the books on the market would be Liu Hongmin. of pirated books.
Liu Hongmin had nothing to do about this, and even if he had a way, he didn't want to organize it.
Piracy is indeed bad, but for the author, it can increase his popularity. Just like LV, it never prohibits A products because A products can enhance its style. The same goes for piracy. Only if someone pirates your book can you prove that you are really popular with readers.
This is how many small publishing houses maintain their livelihood, and it is related to the jobs of tens or even hundreds of thousands of people across the country.
Although we are all state-owned enterprises, once the market is opened, those small enterprises will soon go bankrupt. At that time, all resources will be tilted towards large enterprises, and an alternative "oligarch" will gradually be formed. Once these big companies lose competition, then it will have problems.
Therefore, competition is very important for enterprises.
The same is true for Liu Hongmin when he writes novels. Without the absurd behavior of those people, Liu Hongmin would not have written a novel like "Lies".
On the seventh day of the lunar month, when everyone was at work, Liu Hongmin locked himself in the study again. He began to revise the manuscript of "Kite". "Kite" could not be as casual as "Penetration", otherwise it would be a bit disappointing for the story.
At the end of February, Liu Hongmin finally finished revising the manuscript.
Ge Chaoguang has been paying attention to Liu Hongmin these days, "Why did you come out so early today?"
Liu Hongmin tilted his head, "I have finished revising the manuscript, but I am exhausted."
When Ge Chaoguang heard this, he couldn't help laughing. After chatting with Liu Hongmin for a while, he was about to leave to inform He Qizhi and Liu Xinwu.
"Lao Ge, wait a minute!" Liu Hongmin stopped him, "Don't tell Teacher Liu about this. I have already promised this book to Teacher He."
Ge Chaoguang is a little bit Embarrassed, "You know everything?"
Liu Hongmin said with a smile: "How can I still know you? You eat the most every time I eat."
Ge Chaoguang is the most delicious of all the people. Maybe he was afraid of hunger before, so he was greedy for food. Liu Hongmin himself is also greedy, so the two have become friends for many years.
"It sounds like you haven't eaten enough!"
Ge Chaoguang replied, and then said: "Okay, I will call Teacher He when I get back soon."
< br>The next day, He Qizhi paid a visit as expected.
"Where is the manuscript?"
Liu Hongmin pointed to the manuscript on the table with a smile. He Qizhi immediately rushed over, picked up the manuscript and started reading.
After reading for a few minutes, He Qizhi suddenly slapped his thigh, "Okay! Hongmin, your novel is so good, much better than "Infiltration"."
Liu Hongmin was speechless. "Infiltration" is also my novel, okay?
He Qizhi stuffed the manuscript into his briefcase and took out the contract.
Liu Hongmin signed the contract without even looking at it. In the absence of an increase in manuscript fee standards, no matter how good his writing is, he can only get a fee of ten yuan per thousand words. Therefore, it makes no difference whether you read the contract or not. He Qizhi happily left with the manuscript, and the smile on his face did not stop even when he returned to the publishing house. When colleagues saw it, they immediately joked: "Lao He, you are in for a happy event!"
“Of course!” He Qizhi said proudly: “I snatched Liu Hongmin’s manuscript back.”
Everyone was a little surprised, “Didn’t Liu Hongmin just publish a novel? Why is there another novel? Manuscript?”
He Qizhi: “Have you forgotten that Liu Hongmin is a printing press?”
Of course everyone knows Liu Hongmin’s nickname, but isn’t it too fast?
"Isn't it a short story?"
"A long story!" He Qizhi raised the corner of his mouth. He liked to see the uninformed look of his colleagues, "It's about 300,000 words. "
"So many?"
Everyone was shocked, "If I remember correctly, "Infiltration" was written only more than two months ago, right?"
"I heard that Liu Xinwu changed the manuscript before printing. "Infiltration" should have been written around December 1st. It has only been three months and he has written 300,000 words?"
"There will also be time for revision!"
He Qizhi turned and went to Wei Junyi's office, "Editor-in-Chief, I'm back."
"Oh? What were you talking about just now?"< br>
Wei Junyi asked curiously.
He Qizhi said mysteriously: "We are discussing Liu Hongmin's manuscript."
"Liu Hongmin's manuscript?" Wei Junyi was also surprised, "Is it a short story?"
" It’s a long story!” He Qizhi took out the manuscript excitedly, “I read a little bit and it feels good. Although it is a spy novel, the story is full of ups and downs and very attractive.”
“Oh? "Wei Junyi took the manuscript over and said, "Let me take a look first."
He Qizhi left the manuscript and went out to brag about it with others.
Wei Junyi opened the manuscript and read it carefully. Looking at the old lady, she felt that the corners of her eyes were a little moist, and after a while she reached out to wipe away the tears on her face.
The old lady has been working since she was 36 years old and has personally experienced the Anti-Japanese War and other periods. The history described in the book is simply too familiar to the old lady. As a writer, she knows too many stories about unsung heroes. Only because of confidentiality regulations, she could not make these stories public. Among them, there are many unsung heroes whose deeds are very similar to Zheng Yaoxian.
"Okay, this novel is so well written!"
The old lady kept praising it, and then wrote a recommendation article for "Kite".
She has decided to publish "Kite" in the second issue of "Contemporary" in 1984. Although the article was a bit long, the old lady decided to publish all the manuscripts at once. Such a story cannot be published in two parts, which would affect the viewing experience of readers.
He Qizhi was shocked when he saw Wei Junyi's recommended article. Wei Junyi said in the article: Zheng Yaoxian is a collection of countless unknown heroes and is also the representative of unknown heroes. They can sacrifice their lives and blood for the faith in their hearts. For the motherland in my heart, I am willing to fall into hell, but also to let my motherland be bathed in light...
(End of this chapter)