Literary Master 1978

The first writer in the Chinese literary world to receive royalties was Wang Shuo. In 1992, Huayi Publishing House was going to publish "Wang Shuo's Collected Works". Wang Shuo proposed a royalty payment system to the publishing house.

He asked to be paid according to the number of copies printed, and he had to pay a share of the money for each book sold, which was 10% of the book price.

Such a request was undoubtedly extremely bold at the time, and it also made Wang Shuo suffer from abuse and controversy. Many media called him "China's most money-worshiping writer".

But Huayi Publishing House finally agreed to Wang Shuo's request for a very simple reason.

In this year, Huayi Publishing House published Wang Shuo's collection of novels "Die After a Good Time", which included several of Wang Shuo's novellas. After the collection of novels was launched, it quickly became popular among readers and sold 300,000 copies in just one or two months. Huayi Publishing House also knew the popularity of Wang Shuo's works.

The two parties finally reached an agreement, and Wang Shuo did not disappoint Huayi Publishing House's trust.

After the publication of "Wang Shuo's Collected Works", it was sold all over the country, and it was constantly reprinted and republished, which brought Wang Shuo millions of royalties and benefited all Chinese writers afterwards.

Yu Hua once publicly stated in an interview: Without Wang Shuo, we writers would not have the income we have now. Thanks to the great Wang Shuo.

At that time, the domestic market economy had already prevailed, and Wang Shuo was also the most popular writer in the country.

How crazy he was at that time, in his own words: Chinese movies, bro, smooth sailing!

In fact, it was more than just movies. In those years, Wang Shuo's novels, TV series and movies were popular. The two words "Wang Shuo" basically equaled "best-selling".

At that time, Wang Shuo had to fight with the publishing house to get royalties and suffered siege from the media.

Lin Chaoyang asked to be paid with royalties nine years in advance. He had already anticipated the difficulties he might face.

He was willing to accept the olive branch thrown by Huacheng Publishing House at the beginning, and he also had his own plans.

Huacheng Publishing House is located in Guangzhou. If we talk about the most open-minded regions in the country, Guangdong is now ranked second, and no one should dare to say that they are the first.

With an open atmosphere, everything is easy to talk about.

"The Boat Crossing" is a sweet treat that Lin Chaoyang gave to Huacheng Publishing House. In today's negotiation with Li Shifei, what Lin Chaoyang has to do is to put pressure on him.

Of course, he knows that Huacheng Publishing House will not easily agree to pay royalties, but now they have tasted the sweetness, even if they are reluctant, they will never let go easily and let Lin Chaoyang's works flow to other publishing houses.

In negotiations, it is very important to fight but not break up, and you can't break down all at once. With the sweet treat before, Lin Chaoyang is not afraid that Huacheng Publishing House will tear its face.

But he did not bite the bullet and ask Huacheng Publishing House to agree to his request immediately.

Instead, he adopted a step-by-step strategy and set a goal first. In this way, the more sweet treats Huacheng Publishing House tastes, the more difficult it will be to let go in the future.

"Chaoyang, let's talk about the publishing royalties of "The Boat Crossing"!"

Facing Lin Chaoyang's questioning, Li Shifei was silent for a long time and finally changed the subject.

Lin Chaoyang did not pursue the matter any further, and said, "Okay."

After some discussions, the basic remuneration for the publication of "The Boat Crossing" was increased to 30 yuan per thousand words, and the remuneration for the number of copies was increased to 7% for 10,000 copies.

"Little Shoes" and "Wreaths under the Mountain" are old books, and the remuneration for the number of copies is also 7% for 10,000 copies, but the calculation basis is 15 yuan per thousand words.

This is another advantage of discussing royalties right away. If you open a door right away, it will be easier to talk about opening a window.

After discussing the issue of royalties, Li Shifei was warmly entertained, but he was a little bit unable to swallow.

The two words "royalties" made him feel like a lump in his throat, and he was very upset when he thought about it.

Forget it, let's go back and discuss it.

After Li Shifei left, a few days later, the royalties bill from Huacheng Publishing House arrived.

This time, Huacheng Publishing House was unexpectedly efficient. The royalties were in place before the publication, and it seemed that the pressure was in place.

The first print run of "The Boat Ferry" was 200,000 copies, "The Little Shoes" was 30,000 copies, and "The Wreath under the Mountain" was 100,000 copies. The royalties for the three novels totaled 19,154.7 yuan.

Compared with the previous works, the royalties have made great progress. Lin Chaoyang is very pleased that his efforts have not been in vain.

He really dare not think about how happy he will be after getting the royalties!

Two days later, Du Feng, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared at Lin Chaoyang's house and brought a set of clothes for Tao Yumo.

Beige suit, shorts, with a gold belt, mid-tube stockings, and high-heeled sandals. Tao Yumo liked the clothes very much after changing into them, and kept looking at them in the mirror.

"This is so beautiful!"

Tao Yumo turned around in front of the mirror, looking beautiful. Du Feng on the side said proudly: "Is my dress good? You are about to go to work. When you go, you can wear this set. I guarantee that you will stun your colleagues."

Tao Yumo was even happier when he heard this.

"We're not going to compete for beauty when we go to work, why do we dress so formally?" Tao Yushu said.

Tao Yumo glanced at her sister and said, "Sister, you're really spoiling my mood. Suit suits are very fashionable now."

Tao Yumo's words are well-founded. A few days ago, the Workers' Daily reported that suit shorts have become popular in Shanghai and have become the most fashionable summer clothes for Shanghai girls.

Last month, Fashion also published an article titled "Goodbye, Zhongshan Suit".

The article proposed that the popularity of suits is a "reaction" to the "old three suits" that have been popular for many years, and the underlying reason is based on the desire for political system reform.

The reform and opening-up trend is changing the whole society step by step.

Tao Yumo was enjoying admiring his new equipment, Tao Yushu went to the kitchen to prepare dinner, and Lin Chaoyang held the child and chatted with Du Feng.

Du Feng suddenly asked Lin Chaoyang, "Brother-in-law, what do you think about me buying a cold drink machine and selling cold drinks at the beach?"

Cold drink machine?

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar name from Du Feng, Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is there any place in Yanjing that sells this thing?"

Du Feng replied, "There is no such thing in Yanjing, but there is in Guangzhou. It is sold at the Canton Fair. Someone in Yanjing sold one and put it on the beach in Beidaihe. It has been selling cold drinks like crazy this summer. It is said that it can make four or five thousand yuan a day!"

When talking about this, Du Feng's eyes lit up.

The details buried in the memory were turned out in Lin Chaoyang's mind, "That man is called Li Xiaohua?"

"Brother-in-law, do you know him too?"

"I've heard about him."

Du Feng said with envy: "You've heard about him, how much money must he make!"

He asked Lin Chaoyang again seriously, "Brother-in-law, what do you think of my idea?"

"Not very good!"

Lin Chaoyang rejected Du Feng's idea, which puzzled him, "Why?"

"You have seen that he has made money, can't others see it? It's not that others can't buy cold drink machines.

Do you believe it or not, there will be dozens of cold drink machines on the beach in Beidaihe next year!"

"This..." Du Feng hesitated after listening to Lin Chaoyang's words.

He felt that Lin Chaoyang's words made some sense, but it was still a bit exaggerated to say that there would be dozens of cold drink machines on the beach in Beidaihe next year.

"It won't be so rampant, right?" Du Feng asked.

"Won't we know next year?" Lin Chaoyang said calmly.

Seeing his expression, Du Feng was in a dilemma. He was afraid that what Lin Chaoyang said was right, but he was also afraid that what Lin Chaoyang said was wrong.

Lin Chaoyang shook his head helplessly. He would not turn back until he hit the wall.

"If you really want to try it, just buy one. A cold drink machine is affordable for you now. Even if you can't make much money, you shouldn't lose money."

Listening to him saying this, Du Feng hesitated for a long time, but realized something.

"Brother-in-law, you are right. Business that everyone sees is not a business. I take what others abandon, and I give what others take."

Lin Chaoyang teased, "Okay, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you are so good at speaking."

Du Feng smiled embarrassedly, "Brother-in-law, don't make fun of me."

A few days later, the preparatory work for "The Chess Master" has been progressing steadily, and Chen Huaikai came to Lin Chaoyang to study the selection of actors.

Jiangnansheng is undoubtedly the soul of the novel, and it is still the same in the movie. A good casting and character creation can make the audience more convinced and fond of the plot, so Chen Huaikai attaches great importance to this male protagonist.

He screened all the male actors of the right age in Yanying Studio, including Ma Chongle who played in "Night Rain in Bashan", Huang Xiaolei who played in "Wedding", Liu Yanli who played in "Sunny Day" and "Golden Avenue", Shen Guanchu who played in "New Soldier Ma Qiang"...

But he looked around and found that either the image was not suitable or the temperament was not suitable.

Jiangnansheng in the novel has a good family background and is from a famous family. He has loved Go since he was a child, so his appearance must be thin and gentle, a little fragile, but with a bit of nobility.

At the same time, under his thin appearance, he has a strong heart and does not change his face when facing the Japanese butcher knife.

Chen Huaikai put the photos of the male actors on the coffee table for Lin Chaoyang to observe. Like his idea, Lin Chaoyang did not find an actor who fits the image of Jiangnansheng in his mind.

"Gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, such an actor is hard to find!"

He leaned back on the sofa and sighed.

The film industry's aesthetic for male actors nowadays is the kind of upright and upright image.

Zhou Lijing's image may be an ordinary male actor in the future, but nowadays, he is a top handsome guy. Almost all the male actors in Yanying Studio have this kind of orthodox appearance.

Chen Huaikai thought for a long time, and suddenly thought of "The Garland Under the Mountain" that Xie Jin was filming. He asked Lin Chaoyang: "Hey, what do you think of the actor Tang Guoqiang?"

"Tang Guoqiang is handsome, but not literary enough."

Lin Chaoyang rejected the candidate that Chen Huaikai had finally come up with in one sentence. He couldn't help but said angrily: "This one is not good, and that one is not good. You might as well be the director!"

Lin Chaoyang said helplessly: "Why are you venting your anger on me when you can't choose an actor?"

"Didn't you reject the person?"

"Didn't you reject him? Then you can choose, just choose from here!"

Lin Chaoyang pushed a pile of photos on the table to Chen Huaikai, and Chen Huaikai stopped talking.

At the end, he sighed, "Oh! Why is it so difficult to choose an actor?"

Lin Chaoyang saw his sad face and said, "How about I recommend an actor to you?"

Hearing this, Chen Huaikai immediately raised his head, showing surprise, "Why didn't you tell me earlier that there was a suitable actor?"

"This actor's situation is a bit special!"

"How special? From which studio? I will definitely loan him out!" Chen Huaikai said firmly.

"Not from the studio."

"Is it from the troupe?"

"No."

Chen Huaikai said anxiously, "It's already this time, don't keep us in suspense!"

"Tony Leung, the actor who played Xianfeng in "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace"