"Hey, don't think so much. You finally come to Hengdian and go shopping. Hengdian is quite popular for shopping. You can go see the Qin Palace and the Riverside Scene during the Qingming Festival. I'll go and talk to the crew first.
Let's communicate there and see when we can have time for the interview. I think we have to wait until tomorrow, don't worry!" Zhao Yu patted Wang Zhengfei on the shoulder and said.
"Okay!" Wang Zhengfei thought about it and felt that Zhao Yu's words were right. Just like in previous exams, the more nervous you are, the easier it is to forget everything.
"Oh, also, the editor-in-chief asked me to ask you, what are your thoughts on serializing "Mythology" in our magazine as I told you last time?" Zhao Yu asked as if he suddenly remembered something.
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""Myth"?" Wang Zhengfei hesitated on his face.
This "Myth" is simply the product of his boredom. In his previous life, the movie and TV series versions of "Myth" were very popular for a while, but from the plot point of view, there were still many loopholes. Wang Zhengfei was just a temporary
He was bored, so he wrote a version that he thought was relatively perfect. It was mainly for his own entertainment, but it also earned him a reputation as a talented man. Later, by accident, the editor-in-chief of a magazine saw it, and he didn't know how it came about.
The idea of treating "Mythology" as a serial novel and serializing it in a magazine.
In this era when the world has just been established, if most authors want to make their works known, in addition to publishing, they will publish their works in newspapers and magazines.
However, Wang Zhengfei didn't really intend to be a writer or anything. Besides, the magazine he worked for was a gossip magazine, which mainly reported news about celebrities and some gossip. Suddenly inserting his "Myth" seemed to him like this.
It's totally inappropriate and totally unmatchable.
Seeing Wang Zhengfei's hesitation, Zhao Yu patiently persuaded him: "Zhengfei, although we are an entertainment magazine, no one has stipulated that entertainment magazines can only report some gossip and surrounding news. Look at Hong Kong's Ming Pao, it doesn't rely on Jin Yong.
The novel has survived and now it has become a famous newspaper in Hong Kong!"
"How can my novels compare with Mr. Jin Yong's?" Wang Zhengfei shook his head and said.
"No one compares you with him. There are so many novel writers in China, and there are only a few who dare to say that they can compare with Jin Yong. But you also know that the sales volume of magazines has been much worse recently than before. The editor-in-chief is worried about sales.
I have almost lost all my hair. Using your novel to serialize it is also an attempt to expand sales. You don’t have to put too much psychological pressure. No one forces you to use your novel to save the magazine, but it is still the case.
Not just one method!" Zhao Yu patiently taught.
"And I know that your family is not particularly wealthy, otherwise you wouldn't have to go out to work. The editor-in-chief said that he can spend 20,000 to buy your serialization rights in the magazine. You can publish it elsewhere, but you have to serialize it in the magazine.
After completion, how about it, the conditions are very favorable, if you are not from our magazine, how can you have such favorable conditions!" Zhao Yu induced.
Wang Zhengfei was silent for a moment. He didn't know how other authors calculated their share, but he had never planned to make money from this, so this could be regarded as a windfall. Although their family's situation was not poverty-stricken.
, but it is still close to being well-off. After providing for two people to go to school, it seems to be stretched. If you can have this windfall, you will not need to reach out to your family for at least two years. It is impossible to say that you are not excited.
However, he could also tell from this that the magazine's sales situation was probably very unsatisfactory, otherwise he wouldn't have had to agree to it on such terms.
Seeing Wang Zhengfei's somewhat agitated expression, Zhao Yu quickly stepped up and said, "Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your parents. It's not that easy for your parents to support you in college!"
"In that case, fine, but I hope the money can be settled in advance!" Wang Zhengfei said. The situation of the magazine is so bad now. If the effect is not good and the editor-in-chief refuses to pay, he will have no place to cry!
Both the movie version and the TV series version of "Myth" have achieved quite good results, but it is a movie and TV series, and it is completely different to adapt it into a novel. Moreover, judging from the sales volume of novels adapted from movie and TV series in the past,
Not particularly ideal.
"Okay, no problem at all! I will tell the editor-in-chief about this!" Zhao Yu said with a smile.
"Actually, I don't think your novels are very good? Especially the time travel in "The Myth". Well, yes, the concept of time travel is brand new. Can you completely support your family by writing novels?" Zhao
Yu said with a smile.
"Time travel is not my original creation. Huang Yi already pioneered this concept in 1994's "Looking for Qin". I just borrowed this setting!" Wang Zhengfei said honestly.
Huang Yi's "Looking for Qin Ji" can definitely be regarded as the originator of the time-travel genre. He successfully used a novel to interpret what time-travel is. Basically, all subsequent time-travel novels were influenced by "Looking for Qin Ji". He can be said to be a master-level figure of his generation.
, and he also created the concept and genre of fantasy, which has far-reaching influence.
"Is there any?" Zhao Yu looked at the ceiling and said. "But I haven't read it anyway. The only time-travel novel I've read is yours. I think many people will like it!"
"Write a novel? Forget it, write a novel. I know my writing style, but there is probably no hope of being published!" In this era before the rise of the Internet, most authors make money through publishing, but they also pay special attention to writing style.
Although Wang Zhengfei's writing style is not bad, after all, he has honed it a lot when writing the novel "Myth", but it is far from the requirements of those in charge of the publishing house. Most people can just look at it, but if it is
Those literati who are so full that they have nothing to do will be criticized to death if they look at it!
"Don't say that, it's not necessarily true. I also know many bosses in the publishing industry, and I can definitely introduce you to them. In that case, there should be no problem. Let me tell you, publishing is not what you want.
It’s so difficult. The key is to have connections and good quality. Your book is absolutely fine. The only thing lacking is connections. Our magazine is the most lacking in this aspect. If our own people can’t help you, then who will?
You!" Zhao Yu said with a smile.
"Thank you so much, Uncle Zhao!" Wang Zhengfei said with a solemn thank you. It would be good to have multiple paths, although he may not necessarily rely on this path to make a living in the future.
I already have a complete book with one million words, so I can safely collect it!
