Chapter 79 The most important thing is to maintain hope
That so-called reporter was actually Ying Xin's reward. That silly girl had no credit but hard work. Besides, Li Yuan was too lazy to write that nonsense, so he might as well just find a tool.
However, a certain tool lady, she was so happy. She didn't expect that this girl would directly become a reporter. And she also has five... money is not important! The key is to show off your talent!
Hum, that Hun Dan is not blind yet, he knows the beautiful articles written by this girl. Hum…
Until the next day, when Li Yuan and the others went to the Military Publishing House, Ying Xin was still in that state of dementia.
There is no need to pay attention to that silly girl. The contract with Military Publishing House is relatively simple, with almost no room for negotiation.
"Xiao Li, according to national regulations, the remuneration is 30 to 100 yuan for 1,000 words. The maximum cannot exceed 100 yuan. In fact, we have taken a step back and used the remuneration for academic documents, not literary works. So we gave you 1,000 words.
150 yuan.”
The Military Publishing House actually paid great attention to it, and the one who came forward to negotiate was Zhang Hui, the senior editor-in-chief.
Li Yuan also understood the special circumstances of this period. There was no room for bargaining here. After calculating the number of words, the manuscript fee was determined at 82 yuan. Well, it was accurate to the point.
To be fair, this standard of remuneration is actually not low. Six households worth 10,000 yuan can buy a one-and-a-half-bedroom apartment in a rural area like the Third Ring Road in Beijing. And for the second and third editions, there will be some symbolic subsidies. Almost.
Several thousand or ten thousand yuan! It’s just symbolic.
But that's the good thing about this era. Publishers don't have so many fancy ideas. All they want is the publishing rights, and all other copyrights belong to the author.
For example, if Li Yuan publishes "Collected Works of Brother Yuan" in the future, ahem, it will include the book "Casino", and if he finds another publisher, there will be no copyright disputes.
The same is true in Hong Kong and Taiwan. For example, Mr. Jin Yong, didn’t he publish a collection of N-version martial arts books? Therefore, the publishing rights can be sold again and again. As for Mr. Qiong Yao, it is a little different. Her husband runs a publishing house.
Yes, that is self-produced and sold.
In this case, there is nothing to say, so Li Yuan is ready to sign.
However, at this moment, Ying Xin's bargaining spirit finally awakened and she came to her senses: "Grandpa Zhang, Aunt Geng, this is wrong! Last night we negotiated with people from the Hong Kong publishing house, and they not only packaged two books
Book, and get a share of it?"
Zhang Hui and Geng Yue were obviously very familiar with Ying Xin. Geng Yue smiled and said, "Xinxin, so they are a Hong Kong publishing house? We don't have such conditions."
Zhang Hui became interested instead: "Girl, how come there are two books? Does Xiao Li have a new work? Also, if it's not convenient, can you tell me their conditions?"
There was nothing to hide, so Ying Xin chatted about what happened last night.
After hearing this, Zhang Hui was happy: "Are you going to eat two for one chicken? Let's do it! There's nothing we can do about the first book "Casino". As for your second book... let's sign a supplementary agreement. We won't discuss the remuneration, just pay it directly.
How about Xiao Li’s 5% share?”
Geng Yue immediately reminded: "Mr. Zhang, what are the regulations?"
Zhang Hui smiled and waved his hand: "That is a derivative appendix of the work published separately. It can barely be regarded as the same book. We are also constantly exploring during the reform and opening up, so we are crossing the river by feeling the stones! Haha."
Who says that large state-owned publishing houses are inflexible? Once they become flexible, they can scare people to death. Anyway, they have the power of interpretation, and everything they say is right!
Of course, Li Yuan would not refuse such a good thing. He signed the contract readily.
"Mr. Zhang, Teacher Geng, how many books do you plan to publish?"
Zhang Hui replied cheerfully: "The first edition is about 300,000 copies! Don't think it's a small amount, I guess it's not enough. The second edition should be out soon. Xiao Li, in fact, we have arranged for the printing factory to print it.
It will be sent to all parts of the country soon. When you leave, don’t forget to pick up a few sample books.”
Geng Yue on the side added: "Xiao Li, if you have new works, don't forget to submit them to our publishing house."
"Definitely. Haha."
…
Taking advantage of the free time these days, Li Yuan simply prepared to complete the sample manuscript of "Feng Liu".
The book "Feng Liu" will be divided into three parts: the first part is photos; the second part is interviews; the third part is a collection of gossip.
So several people began to divide the work. Ruan Liangying was in charge of the collection of flirtatious stories. This cannot be simply excerpted. It still needs to be divided into categories. At least it should be done in a presentable manner, like a "Collection of Romantic Talks".
Moreover, Li Yuan added some saucy words, adding almost one-third of the new content. It should not be too ugly or make readers feel deceived.
Ying Xin was responsible for all photography and interviews.
This silly girl really wants to be a reporter. Not only did she bring a professional-grade camera from home, but her photography skills are pretty good.
Huang Jiaojiao volunteered to become a stylist. The eldest lady had been coveting it for a long time. She could have a good time on someone with a weak soul.
Through the relationship with the publishing house, they went to Beijing Film Studio to borrow a lot of costumes and props. As for cosmetics? The eldest lady didn't bother to borrow them at all, and just bought them with a wave of her hand...
Of course Li Yuan is the chief planner. This position is quite important. Ahem...
"...Xinxin, don't take frontal photos, take more side and back photos. And use more virtual shadows... This is not an ID photo. It should highlight the theme of 'The world is famous for my generation'. Do you understand?... Got it?"
Don’t know if you will die in the light? You must not only show the photos to readers, but also maintain a sense of mystery..."
"...Stop, don't worry about whether it's a staged photo or not. The photo should be natural and like a real-life photo..."
"...Xinxin, the color contrast must be strong and give readers a visual impact..."
"..."
Unexpectedly, everyone was exhausted at the beginning of the photo session. Li Yuan kept rejecting Ying Xin's shooting plan and insisted on following his own idea.
In fact, Li Yuan also knew that the time for his rebirth was not particularly good. When he could truly display his talents, he would need the domestic Internet to be opened. That means he would have to wait until 1994 or 1995.
But in these few years, you can actually do anything.
You can make money, you can do it; you can go to work, you can start a business; you can go to university and be a top student, you can also win over girls by spreading dog food; you can detect leaks in antique courtyard houses, and you can speculate in the stock and foreign exchange markets...
You can do whatever you want, you can fail at will, you can be wild, you can let yourself go...
Because all of this is really not important!
With that being said, what should be the most important thing?