Literary Master 1978

Li Shifei immediately stated that the royalties were astronomically high as "50 yuan per thousand words". Not counting those before the founding of the People's Republic of China, this standard was definitely the first after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The fundamental reason why he called out such a sky-high figure was, of course, because he hoped that the novel written by Lin Chaoyang would be too difficult and would not be able to be written by ordinary writers.

A work like this requires not only the writer's exquisite creative ability, but also strong perseverance, endurance, and indomitable tenacity.

Some of what Li Shifei said to Lin Chaoyang were compliments, but most of them were sincere.

Lin Chaoyang is only in his twenties now and has already written a number of novels. Since entering the literary world, his works have been well received by the literary world and have won the love of a large number of readers.

Within a few years, he won several domestic heavyweight literary awards, including the National Outstanding Short Story Award, the National Outstanding Novella Award, and the Mao Dun Literary Award... His talent and ability in literary creation have been recognized by the world. .

If such a work can be created, Li Shifei believes that it will not only be a blessing for "Flower City", but also a training for Lin Chaoyang himself, not to mention what kind of impact such a work will bring to the Chinese literary world. Shocking.

But even though Li Shifei seemed to be passionate and spending a lot of money, in fact he also had his own considerations.

He offered a sky-high remuneration to impress Lin Chaoyang, but the remuneration was not that easy to get.

It may take as little as two or three years, as many as five or six years, or even longer to create such a work.

Calculating based on the middle number of four years, it will be 1983 right now, and in four years it will be 1987. By then, the royalties will have to increase by one round.

RMB 50 for 1,000 words seems like a sky-high price now, but the royalties are not paid now, so they may not be so conspicuous by then.

Of course, he didn't want to fool Lin Chaoyang, but he wanted to go back and convince the club with this set of arguments. It shouldn't be a big problem.

Lin Chaoyang and Li Shifei agreed on the matter. He turned around and saw Tao Yushu standing at the junction of the living room and the corridor, staring at him with burning eyes. He immediately had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Chaoyang, do you want to write a work like "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?" she asked expectantly.

Lin Chaoyang's eyes revealed a familiar meaning that he had not seen for a long time, which could be summed up in four words - I hope my husband will become a dragon.

Different from a few years ago, Lin Chaoyang is now a popular young writer in China, but for Juan Wang, how can things in this world have a solution?

Among the writers are famous writers. After becoming a famous writer, do you need to have some international fame? Then you have to call him an internationally famous writer.

When you reach a certain stage, you have to call yourself an internationally renowned writer.

On the day when the coffin was sealed, he was lucky enough to be given the posthumous title of "Literary Man of the Generation". If he had been unlucky and lacked talent, he would have been nicknamed "Internationally Famous Writer (Dzogchen)".

Tao Yushu's eyes flickered, and he had already clearly understood Lin Chaoyang's journey in the second half of his life.

Lin Chaoyang said helplessly: "It's just an idea now, the novel at hand hasn't been finished yet."

Li Shifei also smiled and said: "Yes, you have to eat one bite at a time and do things step by step. Chaoyang will concentrate on finishing the novel at hand first, and then think about the next novel."

Tao Yushu nodded repeatedly, "This is natural."

While several people were talking, Zhang Guiqin called them to eat.

After eating, Li Shifei said goodbye to Lin Chaoyang. He planned to return to Guangzhou tomorrow. Before leaving, he did not forget to tell Lin Chaoyang to finish writing the novel in his hands as soon as possible.

No matter how good a work like "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is, it's just a castle in the air right now. As the saying goes, you have to eat it one bite at a time.

After Li Shifei left, Lin Chaoyang took a pair of diapers that Xiao Dongdong had just replaced and was about to wash them when Tao Yushu said, "I'll wash the diapers afterward."

"Mom won't let you get wet."

Tao Yushu is still in confinement, and has been set by a series of rules by his two mothers. Regardless of whether it is scientific or not, it is an old rule anyway.

Tao Yushu suddenly reduced his burden, and Lin Chaoyang knew it well. This was definitely directly related to his conversation with Li Shifei that morning.

A masterpiece like "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is just a KPI goal worth pursuing for Lin Chaoyang, who has already achieved success in his career.

For Tao Yushu, a scroll king who always hoped that her husband would become a dragon, how could she let go of such a good opportunity to urge Lin Chaoyang's progress?

She must ensure that Lin Chaoyang can devote himself wholeheartedly and without any worries to the process of creating great works. During this period, anything that disturbs Lin Chaoyang's creation is trivial, and she must deal with it with all her strength.

"Yushu, I haven't started writing the novel yet. Don't act like you're facing a formidable enemy." Lin Chaoyang advised.

Tao Yushu ignored his words, "If you want to write a work like this, you can't do it without being care-free and fully devoted. Don't worry about family matters in the future."

Lin Chaoyang said helplessly: "Then we can't let mom do this job, right?"

There are two mothers taking care of the family, and everything is clearly arranged. He was assigned the job of washing diapers. It would be a bit irresponsible if he didn't even do this job.

Tao Yushu's eyes flickered and he said quietly: "It's okay, Yumo will be on winter vacation soon!"

Hearing this, Lin Chaoyang praised: "Daughter-in-law, you are still thoughtful!"

The couple looked at each other with a tacit understanding.

A few days after New Year's Day, Yan University had a holiday. Unlike the summer vacation, the winter vacation was not a good time to go out and play, so Tao Yumo had a rare opportunity to spend the whole day at home.

In addition to Tao Yumo, the Tao family also has two primary school students who are on winter vacation. Tao's mother has been taking care of Tao Yushu for more than half a month. On this day, she and Tao Yushu agreed to go home and take care of the family.

Tao Yushu agreed happily, and then said: "Mom, please ask Yumo to come over."

Tao's mother immediately understood what she meant. She didn't feel sorry for her little daughter at all, so she happily agreed.

Back at Langrun Lake Apartment, Tao's mother found an excuse and sent Tao Yumo over. She was very happy.

The heating quality here in the Overseas Chinese Apartment is good. You can take a hot bath at any time, and you can also eat and drink. How great!

Unfortunately, she was only happy for a long time, and the smile on her face moved to Lin Chaoyang.

"Yu Mo, your nephew has peed. Please change his diaper!"

"Yu Mo, wash this diaper."

"Jade ink, jade ink..."

"Yu Mo..."

Xiao Dongdong, who was not yet a full moon, basically didn't need to be coaxed to sleep, and slept most of the day. After he fell asleep, Tao Yushu asked Zhang Guiqin to watch, and she quietly left the room, planning to read the manuscript.

As soon as she left the room, she saw Tao Yumo, who was sitting on the sofa and sulking. When she saw her sister coming out, she simply crossed her arms, which meant: I am very angry now.

"Why don't you go and rest?" Tao Yushu asked knowingly.

Tao Yumo looked at her sideways, "Stop pretending to be stupid! Don't think I don't know why you asked me to come!"

Tao Yushu's tone was light, "Look, you are so full of resentment while helping to take care of your nephew."

Her tone greatly stimulated Tao Yumo, "You said it easily, just read the manuscript when you have nothing to do. My brother-in-law has been staying in the study. Is Xiaodongzi the son of you two or mine?"

"Aren't you his aunt?"

"Don't be immoral and kidnap me!"

The two sisters stared at each other tit for tat. In the end, Tao Yushu spoke first.

"You also have to carry Xiwen and Xiwu around at home. Both dogs are disgusting, and you have to be scolded by your mother from time to time.

Your nephew doesn't understand anything now, so it's best to coax him, and the food here is much better than at home. "

Her words hit the mark and immediately shook Tao Yumo's belief.

"You two are so idle that I'm exhausted."

Tao Yumo's tone was no longer as firm as before, but his heart was still unbalanced.

"How about I give you some pocket money?" Tao Yushu asked tentatively.

Tao Yumo was silent again. She wanted to scold her sister: Who do you think I am?

But when the words came to his lips, they turned into: "How much?"

Tao Yumo hated himself in his heart, he was so spineless and principled.

"One dollar a day!"

As soon as Tao Yushu finished speaking, Tao Yumo immediately felt that how could relatives talk about principles?

"make a deal!"

With wages, Tao Yumo's enthusiasm for work has greatly increased.

For one dollar a day, you may not be able to hire a migrant worker who sells his or her strength, but you can get a young female college student from the 1980s to serve you enthusiastically.

If you want to be a cow or a horse, you have to be a college student!

On the last day of early January, Lin Chaoyang finished writing the novel at hand and called Li Shifei to discuss with him whether the editorial department would have someone pick it up or mail it directly.

Li Shifei thought for a moment and thought it would be better to mail it.

For some important manuscripts, the editorial department or writers have always had the habit of hand-delivering (sending) the manuscripts, mainly because they are afraid that problems may occur during the mailing process and the manuscripts will be lost.

However, in the past two years, the public security environment in some places in the country has become worse and worse. Especially when taking trains and buses, passengers' luggage and packages have been stolen and robbed on a regular basis. Mailing is a safer option.

After the two discussed it, Lin Chaoyang found a time to go out and submit the manuscript.

He is not afraid of losing manuscripts. Tao Yushu will carefully copy a manuscript while reading along with each of his works.

Firstly, it is to prevent the manuscript from being damaged, and secondly, it is to keep a souvenir.

Back home, Lin Erchun was sitting in the living room. When he saw him coming back, he waved to him.

"I have something to tell you."

"What's up?"

"Some people from my hometown contacted me a few days ago and said they wanted to come and visit you. When Yu Shu gave birth to a child, I didn't mention it to you."

Lin Chaoyang pondered, "Did you tell me what happened?"

"I didn't say anything, I just said I came to congratulate you on winning the award."

When there is a famous person in his hometown, it is normal for the government to want to contact him and establish a relationship. When he returned to his hometown for the New Year two years ago, the county leaders even visited him.

Among the people around Lin Chaoyang, people like Wang Zengqi have to stand up for their hometown from time to time.

After Lin Chaoyang became famous, he had little contact with his hometown, mainly because he was intolerant of secular affairs.

Now that people came to Lin Erchun, it was hard for him to shirk it.

He accepted the matter and took the initiative to contact his hometown.

Within two days, people came from my hometown, two deputies from the cultural and publicity department, one surnamed Zheng and the other Fan. Director Zheng also served as the head of the county literary association.

The two of them mentioned a lot of things, which were local specialties from their hometown, and they were very polite.

After entering the door, he first said congratulations to Lin Chaoyang, and Lin Chaoyang politely greeted the two of them for a while.

After chatting about the awards, complimenting Lin Chaoyang's creations, and then talking about the changes in his hometown, the meeting process was nothing new.

Until the end, the two of them said that they hoped Lin Chaoyang would have time to go back to his hometown.

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said, "It's true that I haven't been back for two years. I will definitely go back after the Chinese New Year when I have time."

Zheng and Fan came this time under the instructions of their leaders to get in touch with Lin Chaoyang and lay the groundwork. They didn't expect that they could invite Lin Chaoyang so easily. They didn't expect Lin Chaoyang to be so straightforward.

The two of them were overjoyed and thanked Lin Chaoyang. With Lin Chaoyang's words, their business trip this time was considered to have exceeded the task.

Lin Chaoyang exchanged a few polite words with the two of them before saying, "Actually, I want to go back this time for some other reasons."