I am really a language teacher

When Lin Jiajun rushed to Taojiang No. [-] Middle School, it was almost afternoon after school. Lin Jiajun had no doubts about Sun Ping's status as a Chinese teacher.After all, only writers with a professional background can get involved in serious literary creation, otherwise most of them will tend to popular literature.Although both popular literature writers and serious literature writers can be called writers, the writers who are truly in the hearts of ordinary people are still serious literature writers.Just like TV actors are compared with movie actors, TV actors are always a little weaker in grade.Moreover, whether the country organizes the National Academy of Letters or top literary magazines such as "Mother Tongue" and "Writer" all focus on serious writers.

Although the sales volume of serious writers is not as high as that of popular writers, the prices of works of serious writers are generally more than twice that of popular literature.Even for the best-selling popular literature authors, the price of a single work generally ranges from 16 yuan to 25 yuan; but serious literary works start at 30 yuan. If you encounter some works by everyone, the price will be up to Either 60 yuan or 80 yuan is acceptable.And don’t worry about base sales, both university and public libraries love to collect these writers.

Therefore, Lin Jiajun felt that a serious literary writer who was a Chinese teacher was too common, and he must be a writer in his sixties.Writers in the serious literary circle are generally older. Serious literary writers aged three or 40 can still be called young writers; five and sixty years old are the right age; seven and eighty-year-old old writers who are still writing well are also caught. a lot.So it's no wonder that Lin Jiajun had a big guess about Sun Ping's age, so when he saw Sun Ping, he was immediately embarrassed.

"Mr. Sun, may I ask, are you a Geng this year?" Lin Jiajun thought, maybe this Mr. Sun has a tender face?

Sun Ping was stunned by Lin Jiajun's question, and then he smiled and said, "Under 26, why? Too young?"

"This? This is true!" Lin Jiajun didn't know what to say, "Although it's a bit presumptuous to say this, Teacher Sun also knows that most of the teachers in the field of pure literature are around 40 years old. You are young. And your "In the Jungle" and "Rashomon" are so profoundly written, we all thought you were at least a middle-aged man in his 30s."

Sun Ping didn't say a word, but secretly sighed that the excellent editors of this plane are not so easy to deceive.Fortunately, this time and space does not have the writer Akutagawa Ryunosuke, so Sun Ping doesn't care.Seeing that Sun Ping didn't answer, Lin Jiajun also mistakenly thought that Sun Ping didn't bother to answer this question.Thinking about it, a writer who can write such an excellent work as "In the Jungle" can't be compared with the normal anyway, right?Therefore, Lin Jiajun didn't want to get entangled in such a boring question, he immediately asked: "Dare to ask Mr. Sun, is your work still posted to other publications?"

"In addition to your journal, I have also submitted some of my works to magazines such as "Writer", "Fiction and Poetry", and "New Trends." Sun Ping replied, "There should be no rules for illegal submissions, right? According to general According to the rules, as long as I don’t submit more than one manuscript, the magazine will not have any comments. And according to the rules, I can submit to other publications if I don’t receive a notice of acceptance within three months.”

"How could the teacher's novel not be published in a magazine!" Lin Jiajun showed dissatisfaction, "Whether it is our "Mother Tongue" or other pure literature magazines, the teacher's works are definitely excellent, and they can be recommended on the cover. Works!——It’s just Mr. Sun, our "Mother Tongue" is not only the best-selling and most experienced pure literature magazine in China, but also the Pioneer Publishing Group behind our "Mother Tongue" magazine is also a well-known domestic and international publishing company. If If the teacher can cooperate exclusively with us, we will definitely come up with the best conditions to cooperate with the teacher."

"Of course I want to believe that "Mother Tongue" magazine can offer better conditions, but there are so many of my works, so you may not be able to publish them all, right? After all, you are only a monthly magazine, not a weekly magazine." Sun Ping replied flatly road.

Lin Jiajun was overwhelmed by Sun Ping's answer.The reason why the price of pure literature publications or works is higher than that of popular literature is that the creation cycle of pure literature is much longer than that of popular literature.According to Lin Jiajun's memory, even for Li Chi, who is currently the most active in the field of pure literature, it takes him about half a year to complete a novella.If it is a novel with the thickness of a single book, it will take at least two to three years for a long-established writer like Li Chi.For popular literature writers, a monthly monograph is the basic thickness. "Mr. Sun, what you said is not a joke, right? Can you publish four or five novels every month? This is too exaggerated!"

"Really?" Sun Ping took out his laptop and showed Lin Jiajun his latest submission email.Lin Jiajun did a little counting, and before this month alone, Sun Ping had posted at least four novels.Lin Jiajun suddenly didn't know what to say, because he couldn't judge the quality of Sun Ping's other manuscripts.If they all have the depth of "In the Jungle", Lin Jiajun can only lament that the young man in front of him is simply a monster like the illegitimate son of God.Fortunately, Sun Ping's next words dispelled Lin Jiajun's thoughts, "Actually, most of these works of mine were conceived and completed during the winter vacation, and then I was full of pondering. It's a pity that I can reach the level of "In the Jungle" or "Rashomon". "There are no such works for the time being."

Hearing such words, Lin Jiajun felt that the world had become a little more reasonable.After all, it is not difficult to complete the outline or first draft, as long as the inspiration comes, it is easy to achieve.But it is not easy to think about it into a finished manuscript, especially a finished manuscript that can convince the editors. "In the Jungle" and "Rashomon" are of course the manuscripts that Lin Jiajun thinks are extremely good recently. Since other manuscripts do not have such quality, it proves that many things can still be recommended with common sense.So Lin Jiajun immediately added: "For the contracted authors of our "Mother Tongue", we will arrange special review editors to follow up. If your manuscript does not meet our publication requirements, we will notify you as soon as possible and release the copyright ;We will not delay your re-submission. In addition, we will give priority to publishing the works of signed authors in the collection at the end of the year. In addition, we will also have policies to give preference to the publication of single volumes and library editions. Mr. Sun , did you take a look at our contract?"

Sun Ping took Lin Jiajun's contract and glanced at it.Basically, the contract's preferential treatment for contracted authors is nothing more than the priority review of submissions, which shortens the review period from one to three months to two weeks; then, for works of the same grade, the remuneration of contracted authors is twice that of non-signed authors; and then there is There is priority in the publication of single volumes, library volumes, and collections; finally, there are award presentations, seminars, and pen meetings held by the magazine, and contracted authors can apply for qualifications first.The only obligation that the contracted authors need to pay is that all manuscripts should be submitted to "Mother Tongue" first, which can be said to be a very conscientious contract.So Sun Ping put the contract on the table, signed his name directly with a pen, and said with a smile: "As long as you are not a fool, no one will refuse."

Seeing that Sun Ping had signed the contract, Lin Jiajun heaved a sigh of relief and put the contract back in his briefcase. "Then, Mr. Sun, I will be your exclusive editor in the future, and I hope you will take care of me in the future. Here is my phone number and other contact information. You can contact me at any time. Also, our magazine hopes that you can contact me in the future. It will be of great help for you to nominate the Newcomer of the Year Award for the National Literary Award, the Golden Pen Award and the Golden Book Award.”

"I understand what you mean, and I hope to take care of you at that time." Sun Ping and Lin Jiajun exchanged a few words, and then drove home.And Lin Jiajun, who got the contract, was even more excited and hurriedly booked a return ticket for the night, flying back to Dongfang City overnight from Jiangnan Province.Sun Ping also delayed his return home because of his conversation with Lin Jiajun, and when he got home, there were only cold meals and cold dishes left.This is also a rule of the Sun family, the whole family will not wait for someone to go home for dinner.Those who come home late will only have leftovers from the cold dinner.Of course, the so-called leftovers are just not so rich.Sun Ping is not that particular person, so he finished his dinner with these meals.Then Dad Sun asked, "Why didn't you call when you got home late?"

"Because I met the editor of a magazine when I was off work. My two novellas have already been drafted, and the next issue and the next issue will be published. He came to confirm this with me." Sun Ping explained, "Still One thing is that he came to sign a contract with me on behalf of their magazine, hoping that I could become their exclusive author. Because it took some time to confirm the contract, I came back a little late.”

Sun Ping gave a very reasonable explanation, so Father Sun nodded and stopped asking.But the curious Guo Yi immediately asked: "Which magazine is it? "Jiangnan Literature and Art"? "Furong"? Or "Xingzi Beach Head"?"

Jiangnan Province is considered to be one of the largest provinces of literature and art in China, so serious literary magazines also include magazines such as "Jiangnan Literature and Art", "Furong" and "Xingzitantou". Even Sun Ping was in the sister magazine "Xiaohe" of "Furong" in his childhood Published the composition. "It's "Mother Tongue". My "In the Jungle" and "Rashomon" have been drafted by them." Sun Ping replied.

""Mother Tongue"? Is it the "Mother Tongue" I know? Is it the second half of the month?" Guo Yi was a little uneasy.He originally knew that Sun Ping had cooperated with the first half of "Mother Tongue", but he did not expect that the second half of "Mother Tongue", which is regarded as the highest magazine by domestic literati, also published Sun Ping's novels, and signed a long-term contract with him, planning to cultivate it well one two. "I'm so jealous of you now! Don't do it, hurry up and take out the remuneration, and treat the whole family to a restaurant on weekends! The remuneration for "Mother Tongue" is very high!"

When it comes to the magazine "Mother Tongue", not only Guo Yi is not calm, but even Father Sun and Aunt Guo are a little surprised.Father Sun and Aunt Guo are both intellectuals, so they naturally know the importance of the magazine "Mother Tongue" in the literary circle.Rao Sun Tao, who just entered elementary school, also clapped his hands and said, "My brother is a great writer!"

The joy of Sun Ping's family will not be mentioned for the time being. With the arrival of the latest issue, newsstands, bookstores and convenience stores across the country have placed the latest issue of the second half of "Mother Tongue", and the most eye-catching font on the cover is The two books recommended by Sun Ping are "In the Jungle" and "Rashomon".