1375: Relationship is more important than self-respect (return 2)
The new editor-in-chief’s professional advice is completely acceptable to Wen Ying.
Don't talk about the new editor-in-chief, let's talk about Zou Weijun. He is obviously no longer the editor-in-chief of the publishing house, but he even gave Wen Ying some advice a few days ago!
Wen Ying has her own insistence on the theme of creation. Regarding writing methods and other details, Wen Ying is happy for professionals to provide opinions. After discussion, if these opinions are indeed helpful to the work, Wen Ying will not refuse to modify them——
So Xiao Sala frowned, Song Foxiang glared, and Wen Ying, the person involved, was the calmest.
The new editor-in-chief has deep qualifications, has held a lot of titles, and must have a high level of professionalism. No matter what the purpose of the other party's advice is, if it can really improve the overall level of "Xunyong", Wen Ying will be very happy.
The new editor-in-chief didn't expect Wen Ying to have this kind of attitude.
The new editor-in-chief expected that Wen Ying would be young and energetic, because she had achieved achievements and recognition at a young age. Wen Ying would definitely have the bad habits that a literary person should have, and they would even be more serious than ordinary literary people!
Most literati have a high self-esteem and are unwilling to let the editor change a single word except for correcting typos... After a brief surprise, the new editor-in-chief continued according to the original conversation line.
Wen Ying listened humbly and respectfully. The new editor-in-chief was really rude and thoroughly criticized "Xunyong" in front of Xiao Sala and Song Foxiang.
To sum up, there are two points:
First, the beginning of "Xunyong" is too cumbersome, using too much content to lay out the background. There were already readers who were dissatisfied when it was serialized. Readers' opinions should be adopted to revise the beginning before publication! The beginning is cumbersome, and the end is too hasty and unclear.
The ending is hard to accept.
Second, the story of "Xunyong" is too realistic!
"The second problem has been revealed since the second novel "Galaxy and You"."
The new editor-in-chief unceremoniously accused Wen Ying: "Do you still remember the evaluation of the outside world? When your first novel "Teenage Idol" was published, readers were moved by the warmth and positivity reflected in your novel. Your book can
You became popular because you have a different style from other youth literature writers! They wrote about pain and told readers that youth should be painful, but you did the opposite and said that youth is positive. This difference made you famous quickly. I
Is that right?"
"Teen Idol" is indeed different.
Not only did Wen Ying nod, but Little Salamander's resistance was reduced by half after hearing this.
This new editor-in-chief is indeed a senior publisher, and he does not have a lot of fame in vain. He does have two skills!
Apparently, the new editor-in-chief conducted an in-depth analysis of the publishing house’s best-selling authors before having direct contact with Wen Ying.
"You continue."
""Teen Idol" is undoubtedly very successful. This can also be proved by the sales data of this book. At the end of the fourth quarter, the total sales of this book exceeded 2 million copies. Two million copies were sold in a year.
What is the concept? You have earned nearly 10 million yuan in pre-tax royalties from "Young Idol" before you graduated from high school. The royalties in the fifth quarter will definitely exceed 10 million yuan once settled."
After being a publisher for so many years, the new editor-in-chief’s personal assets are far from tens of millions!
Wen Ying is incredible. With the 2 million sales of "Young Idol" and the 15% royalty rate, the total pre-tax income easily exceeds 10 million.
This is the terrifying ability of best-selling authors to attract money.
Speaking of which, the new editor-in-chief has always felt that the royalty rate given by the former editor-in-chief Zou Weijun to "Teen Idol" was too high. Wen Ying was just a newcomer at the time, and a 10% royalty rate was very good. No matter how high it was, it should not exceed 12%.
, as a result, Zou Weijun came up with a stepped royalty calculation method, allowing Wen Ying to get 15% of the royalty!
If the royalties are reduced by 5%, the publishing house can earn an additional three to four million, which is not a small amount of money.
It is said that the former editor-in-chief Zou Weijun and Wen Ying had a close personal relationship. The new editor-in-chief cannot now delve into whether there is any unknown exchange of interests. Anyway, Zou Weijun has resigned, and the new editor-in-chief has no personal relationship with Wen Ying!
Thinking of this, the new editor-in-chief's tone couldn't help but become stern: "Since the sales of "Teenage Idol" are very good, it means you are right to take this path. You should hurry up before the market weakens for your style.
Time has repeated the glory of "Teenage Idol", but your second book "Galaxy and You" went a bit astray. "Galaxy and You" is not a warm and uplifting campus story, but the struggle of a newcomer in the entertainment industry to become popular.
This story is not youthful at all, it is seriously out of touch with the lives of ordinary students, and its orientation is not good. It does not teach readers what is true, good, and beautiful, but is filled with a lot of intrigue..."
The new editor-in-chief's ideas are smooth. Wen Ying feels that the other person's ideas are not wrong and wants to hear different voices, so she can still accept it with a smile and an open mind.
The new editor-in-chief's tone became more and more severe, turning from mere suggestions to criticism. Xiaoyu tried to interrupt the new editor-in-chief several times but failed.
Xiao Sala is not afraid that the new editor-in-chief will hate her, but she is afraid that the new editor-in-chief will have a bad impression of Wen Ying, so she still tolerates it.
Song Foxiang has never been someone who has the overall situation in mind. At first, he could still listen patiently to the new editor-in-chief's nonsense. The more he listened, the more wrong he became. He couldn't help interrupting the new editor-in-chief and continued to talk:
"Editor-in-Chief Bao, I disagree with what you say. What do you mean by seizing the time to repeat the glory of "Teenage Idol"? What do you mean, writers should not innovate and can only keep writing the same type of works for the sake of sales? Then what?
What kind of writer is he? He is clearly a migrant worker with words. He moves machines, lays bricks, and builds identical houses every day! I don’t think there is anything wrong with Wen Ying trying new genres. "Young Idol" sold well, and "Galaxy and You"
"The sales are not bad. I think the market is very receptive to her innovation!"
The new editor-in-chief’s surname is Bao, and his name is Bao Lixin.
Bao Lixin is not an unknown person in the industry.
After working in a literary and art publishing house, Bao Lixin spent time to find out the situation of the literary and art publishing house. Which authors can be praised and which editors can be used.
The small salamander is temporarily unavailable.
Everyone knows that Xiao Sala is Zou Weijun’s confidant. He was promoted by Zou Weijun. He is completely the successor of Zou Weijun’s personal will. The reuse of Xiao Sala means that the publishing house is still in the same style as before Zou Weijun left!
Song Foxiang cannot be used either.
This person used to be the editor-in-chief of a magazine, and now he is a junior editor. He is a complete thorn!
I heard that when Zou Weijun first came to the publishing group, Song Foxiang also pursued him... What a mess of people and things, not to mention the publishing group, in this three-acre land of the Literature and Art Publishing House, we must press
Bao Lixin's thoughts changed.
Seeing Song Foxiang being a bully, Chief Editor Bao secretly scolded him for his lack of expression. No wonder he was demoted from the chief editor of the magazine to an ordinary editor. If Bao Lixin had been punished like this, he would no longer be able to stay in the publishing group. Song Foxiang
You are so thick-skinned!
Bao Lixin showed no mercy towards Gang Jing and Zhu Tou, and immediately refuted Song Foxiang loudly:
"Do I still need your consent to what I say? I have made a best-seller after all. What achievements have you made in the industry? Don't pretend to understand if you don't understand. The fact that "Galaxy and You" can be recognized by the market does not mean that
Her transformation is so good, but the novel is inspired by the TV series of the same name. The TV series is broadcast on four satellite TV channels. Most of the people who buy the book are viewers who have watched the TV! This is not the success of the novel "Galaxy and You", but the success of the TV series.
The promotion of collection is the popularity of celebrities!"
Song Foxiang was sprayed with spittle. From Song Foxiang's perspective, he could see Bao Lixin's throat when he looked up. It was scarlet and could bite off a person's head if it were opened wider.
Song Foxiang couldn't help but look at Bao Lixin carefully and confirmed that he had no grudges with this man before, and he became angry instantly.
"What do you mean by pretending to understand when you don't understand? The editor-in-chief expresses his opinions, but I can't even express my own thoughts? You—"
Wen Ying interrupted Song Foxiang: "Editor Song, I want to hear more from Chief Editor Bao. If you want to speak, you can wait a moment."
Wen Ying didn't like Song Foxiang very much either.
But when Song Foxiang and Bao Lixin are placed together, Wen Ying is obviously more familiar with Song Foxiang.
With Song Foxiang's temper, it's normal for him to scold the editor-in-chief, and it's not unusual to beat him up.
Wen Ying was willing to rescue this guy because Song Foxiang was a good father and uncle Song Shao... Of course, Song Foxiang's views were indeed in line with Wen Ying's thoughts, and she kept challenging new challenges.
The theme is that I don’t want to be a “literary migrant worker”.
After discovering that the new editor-in-chief had completely different ideas from her own, the smile on Wen Ying's face had faded.
This is Wen Ying expressing her displeasure.
It’s hard to tell whether Song Foxiang noticed it or not. Wen Ying had previously given Song Foxiang some advice on how to write a best-selling book, Song Foxiang’s Story, so she kept her mouth shut and didn’t continue to argue with Bao Lixin.
Poor old Song had never experienced such grievances. He couldn't speak freely and his neck turned red.
I wonder if Bao Lixin noticed the change in Wen Ying's mood. He might have, but Bao Lixin didn't care.
He is the editor-in-chief and Wen Ying is the author.
If we don’t take advantage of this opportunity to conquer Wen Ying in one fell swoop, Bao Lixin, the editor-in-chief, will not be able to do a good job in the literary publishing house!
"Let me continue what I just said. The path of "Galaxy and You" has gone astray, and "Xunyong" has gone further. This story is too thick and I don't think you can write it well. But you have signed a contract with the publishing house.
, I will still help you publish this book. My current suggestion is to postpone the publication of "Xun Yong", revise it yourself first, and then take the next step after you get back to writing "Young Idol"."
