Chapter 31 The exchange meeting is in progress
After a brief mutual introduction, Ida briefly explained the schedule for the previous few days.
Today we will go to the booked hotel by car. Starting tomorrow, exchange meetings with experts and scholars and work promotion meetings will be held in turn. There will also be 1-2 days left for visiting the publishing house. The early schedule only says Go here.
Chen Linfeng guessed that the next few days would be the days of cooperation talks and the signing ceremony.
Then, under the guidance of Neon Fang, the exchange group went to where the bus was.
Everyone got in the car, and Yu Hua, who was sitting in the front seat, turned around and asked, "Xiao Feng, where did you learn your neon language?" Less.”
This is indeed a bit Versailles.
Yu Hua thought of the newspaper report about Chen Linfeng's memory, "Yes, I don't need to ask this question."
Can't help but be curious, and asked, "How much have you taught yourself now? Language? ”
"I have learned all the commonly used ones. In addition to the six international common languages, I have also learned Neon and Bangzi.
You can learn the rest whenever you need to use them."
Yu Hua stopped talking.
The next day, there was the opening ceremony first. Chinese officials stationed abroad participated in the opening ceremony. The leaders of the two countries gave speeches. Various large publishing houses and magazines talked about some determination and meaning. It was very boring.
The first day of the exchange meeting passed like this.
On the second day, it was a form of chatting with each other, somewhat similar to a cocktail reception salon. Most of the writers on Neon's side knew some Chinese, and both parties could communicate roughly by using gestures.
Chen Linfeng understands neon language, so there is no need for this.
But his age is too embarrassing. Which famous writer in Neon City is willing to communicate with him? He has become a little transparent.
Next, the exchange group followed the procedures arranged by Neon and visited some of their publishing houses and bookstores to gain a general understanding of Neon’s literary market.
Then comes the formal exchange meeting, this time it is a literary salon event.
It was like the format of the later Boao Forum, where the boss spoke from the top, and the people listening below could stand up to ask questions or answer the questions.
As for neon, the conference was attended not only by publishing houses and literary writers that Chen Linfeng inquired about, but also by some neon-specific literature research groups.
For example, the Chinese Contemporary Literature Research Society, the Chinese Literature and Art Research Society, and the Tokyo Modern French Literature Research Society of Tokyo Komazawa University.
There are also some neon literary translation sessions.
For example, the Chinese Modern Literature Translation Association, their "Quarterly Chinese Modern Novels" has a greater influence in Neon. This magazine currently contains more than 100 writers, with nearly 300 works. .
Another example is "Hotpot" magazine, which has a large number of columns on Chinese literary figures, translating and introducing the works of writers, poets, and critics of contemporary Chinese literature.
Generally speaking, Neon attaches great importance to this exchange meeting.
However, although these literary societies and research societies sound very prestigious, what these people promote is pure literature.
The sales volume of pure literary works around the world is far inferior to that of popular literature.
Although Neon's book market gives preferential treatment to its own pure literary works and writers, it is still very different from the general direction of the world book market, with popular literature selling better.
Their pure literature is all sold slowly, let alone Chinese pure literature.
In fact, it was just as Yu Hua predicted in the airport terminal.
This time, it doesn’t matter whether it’s China or Neon Country. The publishing houses of both parties are aimed at popular literary works.
As expected, although the big guys on the stage were vigorously praising each other's excellent writers and literary works, they seemed to attach great importance to them.
But judging from Chen Linfeng’s observations in the past few days, the publishing houses in Neon can only be said to be superficially enthusiastic about the works of well-known domestic writers such as Yu Hua and Mo Yan. In fact, there is no interest.
Only a few small publishing houses focusing on the pure literature market have signed intentions to introduce it.
It was a bad start. The leaders of several magazines and publishing houses were worried every day, but there was nothing they could do.
Literary salon scene in the main communication hall.
Chen Linfeng was listening with interest to the talk of the boss on the stage. The big boss who is currently speaking is Professor Ken Sekine of Keio University, a member of the Chinese Literature Translation Association mentioned earlier. He is introducing some of the current translation status of Chinese literature in Neon.
He first affirmed the efforts of some domestic Neon researchers, including translators.
Then the topic changed. It talks about the taboo against purely literary tendencies in the neon publishing world.
Special mention was made of a famous writer’s opinion published in a newspaper,
“In Chinese literary works, I have never seen stories about modern times and imagining the future like those in Europe and the United States. Works.
However, I strongly disagree with this statement, which is equivalent to putting myself in a condescending waiting position. ”
Chen Linfeng didn't feel surprised at all when he heard this.
Although Neon has lost 10 years and will lose 20 or 30 years in the future, the gap in economic strength between the two countries is still relatively obvious.
It is normal for Neon domestic authors to look down upon other countries.
On the contrary, it is rare for the professor on the stage to point this out.
As a reborn person, he is not in a hurry at all. He only needs to wait for the next twenty years of China's rapid development. By then, his status will naturally be reversed.
Chen Linfeng was listening intently when he suddenly felt someone patting him on the back. It was Zhao Changtian.
"Come out with me first. If anything good comes to you."
Chen Linfeng walked out of the hall and asked, "Editor Zhao, what happened."
"Today Several big neon publishing houses have contacted me,"
Zhao Changtian couldn't hide his excitement when he said, "Your book has been picked up. The group has been very anxious these days, and finally a big publisher has come to an end. .”
Chen Linfeng could still remain calm, "Which companies have taken a fancy to my novel?"
"People from Hitotsubashi Publishing Group, Otowa Group, and Kadokawa Group have contacted me."
Editor-in-Chief Zhao Seeing that Chen Linfeng was a little confused, he explained, "The Hitotsubashi Publishing Group contacted his Shueisha Group, the Otowa Group contacted Kodansha, and the one contacted by Kadokawa was Kadokawa Shoten. Branch enterbrain.
Now they are waiting in the conference room. "
Now I understand.
Shueisha, Kodansha and Kadokawa Shoten are all familiar names in previous lives. Chen Linfeng felt a little surprised.
"Without further delay , let’s go there quickly. ”
Editor-in-Chief Cheng is also in the conference room. As the leader of this exchange team, I am really not satisfied with the results of the exchange these days.
I heard that Neon's three major publishing houses were interested in introducing novels published by Sprout Publishing House, so they hurriedly came over to help with the presentation, not caring that this was a matter for other magazines.
Chen Linfeng arrived at the conference room. The two parties sat down and learned more specific information. Only then did they know why three publishing houses had taken a fancy to his novel.
It turned out that it was the illustrations of his new book that were credited. He brought several sample books with him when he came, but in the end he only kept one in his hand and gave away the others.
Neon’s translator was also given a copy.
Whoever is a laborer is willing to work overtime for himself, but he would have stuffed his books on the bookshelf to eat dust.
But he was attracted by the exquisite and novel style of illustrations, and wanted to see what the content was like.
As a professional translator, the translator’s Chinese language skills are sufficient, and he was quickly immersed in the plot. He had never seen such a novel Chinese novel, and he was immediately fascinated. These days I just can't put it down.
The translation of the exchange meeting was sent by the publishing house. He realized that the novel might meet the requirements of the publishing house, so he reported it to his superiors at the exchange meeting.
As a result, all three major publishing houses as organizers knew about it.
(End of this chapter)