The 1970s was the most prosperous period for newspapers in Hong Kong. The palm-sized Hong Kong peninsula actually had nearly 70 newspapers at the same time. After fierce competition and survival of the fittest, there were only 55 newspapers in Hong Kong left in 1982, and only 38 in 1997.
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Calculated based on the population of Hong Kong and the total circulation of newspapers at this time, almost every two and a half Hong Kong people will buy a newspaper. This figure is second only to Japan in Asia.
With so many newspapers and such fierce media competition, if Kang Jianfei has a good novel in his hands, how can he worry about not being able to sell it?
Since "Ming Pao" is not wanted, Kang Jianfei will naturally not hang himself on a tree. He has two other best choices - "Oriental Daily" and "Sing Tao Daily".
In Hong Kong, the three newspapers "Ming Pao", "Oriental Daily" and "Sing Tao Daily" have the largest sales. They are chasing each other and take turns to be the "newspaper sales champion", with each issue selling more than 100,000 copies.
During this period, due to the renewed popularity of the Wesley series, "Ming Pao" once sold more than 150,000 copies, which caused a big headache for "Oriental Daily" and "Sing Tao Daily". Kang Jianfei sent "Xun Qin Ji" to his door at this time. If these two
If the editor of the newspaper is discerning, he will find a treasure and heavily package and promote it.
The first place Kang Jianfei went to was "Oriental Daily". This newspaper often claims to be the best-selling newspaper in Hong Kong. This time, its sales have been suppressed by "Ming Pao" for several consecutive months. They should be the most anxious.
"Oriental Daily" seemed to be much more alert than the people at "Ming Pao". As soon as Kang Jianfei asked where the editor-in-chief's office was, a thin young man came over and asked: "What does this gentleman have to do with the editor-in-chief?"
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Kang Jianfei made a big statement: "I have a way to increase the sales of "Oriental Daily" and defeat the "Ming Pao" that is pressing on you. I think Editor-in-Chief Xu should be very interested in this matter."
The young man's name was Yun Bo. He was an ordinary reporter at Oriental Daily. He saw Kang Jianfei sneaking around and asking about the location of the editor-in-chief's office and came over to ask questions. Unexpectedly, Kang Jianfei's words were not shocking and he would go on to say that he could improve Oriental Daily.
" sales volume beat their archrival "Ming Pao".
Yun Bo saw Kang Jianfei's confident face, and it didn't seem like he was faking it. He was a little unsure, wondering whether Kang Jianfei was a lunatic or a real expert. As soon as his mind turned, Yun Bo whispered to Kang Jianfei: "The third floor
The second room on the left is the editor's office."
"Thank you very much." Kang Jianfei said.
Watching Kang Jianfei go upstairs, Yun Bo followed quietly. If Kang Jianfei could reach an agreement with the editor-in-chief, he would "accidentally" reveal that he was the one who brought Kang Jianfei up, and he had some credit for the introduction; if Kang Jianfei was
He was chased away as a madman, and he immediately slipped away quietly, pretending that he had never known anything about it.
The editor-in-chief of Oriental Daily is named Xu Jixin. He is in his early 50s and looks younger than Pan Yuesheng, the editor-in-chief of Ming Pao.
"I am sure to increase the sales of Oriental Daily." This was the first sentence Kang Jianfei said when he walked into the editor-in-chief's office.
Xu Jixin was really shocked by such bold words, and asked hesitantly: "Forgive me for my poor eyesight, may I ask who you are..."
Kang Jianfei took out the manuscript of "Looking for Qin", put it on his desk and said, "Chief Editor Xu can take a look at this first."
Xu Jixin still hadn't figured out what Kang Jianfei was here for, so he opened the manuscript in confusion. He didn't like the urban plot in the opening chapter, and even wanted to abandon the book, but then he changed his mind and actually came to the Warring States Period.
Xu Jixin's eyes suddenly lit up.
Different readers will have different reactions after reading the same article.
It's like an online game novel. A fifty-year-old reader doesn't want to read it after a few paragraphs, but a twenty-year-old reader reads it with gusto. This is a matter of taste.
Jin Yong didn't like "The Story of Qin" very much. He felt that the tone of the book was too frivolous and its meaty drama was unbearable. Although the plot was novel, it might be able to sell well, but "Ming Pao" already had Ni Jiji
Wesley series, Jin Yong did not consider "Xun Qin Ji".
Xu Jixin, on the other hand, views "Looking for Qin" purely from a commercial perspective, so the shortcomings of this book can be completely ignored. Many plots are remarkable and will definitely sell well.
After reading tens of thousands of words in one breath, Xu Jixin looked away from the manuscript and asked Kang Jianfei and Hu Juncai: "What do you call these two gentlemen?"
Kang Jianfei said: "Mr. Xu, you're welcome. My name is Kang Jianfei, and this is my friend Hu Juncai."
Xu Jixin had already seen that Kang Jianfei was the main one between the two, and Hu Juncai was the one with the soy sauce, so he asked Kang Jianfei: "Is this "Looking for Qin Ji" written by Mr. Kang?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "If it's fake, it will be replaced."
Xu Jixin asked straight to the point: "Mr. Kang, would you like to serialize this novel in Oriental Daily?"
"I'm very happy," Kang Jianfei asked, "I just don't know how to calculate the royalties?"
Xu Jixin said: "How about 50 yuan for a thousand words?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "Isn't it too low?"
Xu Jixin shook his head and said: "It's not low. Mr. Kang is a new author with no reputation. The maximum price for this kind of manuscript in Ming Pao is 30 yuan per 1,000 words."
Kang Jianfei argued in a roundabout way: "How did I hear that Ni Jiam's novel cost 500 yuan per thousand words?"
"Haha, that remuneration cannot be used as a standard," Xu Jixin said with a smile, "In order to launch a new magazine six months ago, Huang Yulang used Wesley's daughter to buy horse bones, and wanted to build momentum by paying Ni Jiaxing a super high remuneration.
My own magazine is very popular, so the manuscript fee of 500 yuan for 1,000 words is very in vain. You know, Ni Jiang's manuscript fee for "Ming Pao" is only 180 yuan for 1,000 words."
Xu Jixin was afraid that Kang Jianfei would not understand, so he gave him a brief introduction to the remuneration situation for Hong Kong newspaper manuscripts. This introduction was very different from what his cousin Wu Chenggang said that day.
Wu Chenggang said that a column manuscript costs about NT$700 per 1,000 words, but that is just the price of a celebrity. For example, if Yi Shu is asked to write a film review, it is almost the same amount - "Ming Pao" will give a maximum of NT$500 per 1,000 words, and only "Oriental Daily" will give it
The fee for a thousand words is 700 yuan. And it must be a highly professional and creative manuscript. If Yishu writes a casual essay, the fee will not exceed 200 yuan for a thousand words.
If you ask an ordinary university professor to write a column, the maximum remuneration is 150 yuan per thousand words.
As for the manuscript of a novel, famous writers only get about 100 yuan per thousand words, while ordinary novel writers only get 50 yuan per thousand words - the exception is Ni Jiji, who is an incredible person.
After Kang Jianfei listened, he was silent for a while, then suddenly stared at Xu Jixin and asked: "Editor Xu, do you think "Xun Qin Ji" is only worth 50 yuan per thousand words?"
Xu Jixin and Kang Jianfei looked at each other, and just from the look in each other's eyes, he knew that Kang Jianfei was not someone who could be fooled casually, so he said calmly: "Mr. Kang seems to be very confident in his novel, so let's pay 80 yuan for 1,000 words. This is already
That’s the price of a well-known novelist.”
Kang Jianfei shook his head and said: "Not enough."
Xu Jixin's face turned cold and he said: "Mr. Kang, don't push yourself too far. No new author has ever been able to get a royalties of 80 yuan per thousand words for his novels. I have made an exception for you."
Kang Jianfei seemed not to have heard what he said, and continued: "Editor-in-chief Xu, if we don't do this, we will calculate the manuscript fee for "Xun Qin Ji" for the first seven days at 50 yuan per thousand words. We will decide how much the manuscript fee will be after one week, and we will calculate it as
Make adjustments based on market reaction.”
Xu Jixin finally understood. The young man in front of him had great confidence in the novel he created. This kind of person is the most difficult to deal with, especially if the novel has a good response, it will be even more difficult to calculate the royalties.
Although Xu Jixin was very optimistic about this novel, he did not want to argue over the royalties in the future, so he said: "Mr. Kang..."
"I know what you are going to say," Kang Jianfei interrupted. "The best-selling novels in Hong Kong today are Ni Ji and Wen Ruian. The works of these two people were published in Ming Pao and Ming Pao.
Published in the Evening News. Editor-in-chief Xu turned away a novel that could compete with Ni Ji and Wen Rui'ian for the mere fee of 100 yuan?"
What an arrogant guy!
This is the first time Xu Jixin has encountered such an unscrupulous and arrogant young man. He actually keeps saying that he can compete with Ni Jiaxing and Wen Ruian. How good does this make him feel about himself?
However, Xu Jixin has to admit that "Looking for Qin" is likely to be a hit.
Ni Ji actually wrote a novel in Oriental Daily, but it was not the Wesley series, and the response from readers was not very good. Oriental Daily really needed a best-selling novel to support its page.
Kang Jianfei took back the manuscript of "Looking for Qin" and said, "Editor-in-Chief Xu, my conditions are not excessive, right? If you are not willing, then I will have to take the manuscript to Sing Tao Daily."
"Wait!" Xu Jixin immediately stopped him, and Kang Jianfei's last words hit his weak point. "Ming Pao" is already prestigious enough, if it pushes this novel to "Sing Tao Daily", then "Oriental Daily" will
Faced with double pressure, he said with a slightly hypocritical smile on his face, "It's settled, the first week's remuneration will be 50 yuan per thousand words, and the second week will be adjusted based on readers' response."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "A very wise choice."
Xu Jixin allowed a young boy to take control of the situation. He was obviously unhappy and asked angrily: "Do you want Mr. Kang to choose a pen name?"
Kang Jianfei raised his eyebrows: "A pen name? Is the pen name 'Long Aotian' okay?"
Xu Jixin read it twice, nodded and said: "Yes, Long Aotian is a great pen name, easy to remember and domineering."
Kang Jianfei sweated furiously and said: "Just sign it as Kang Jianfei. If Editor-in-Chief Xu likes the pen name Long Aotian, I will give it to you for free."
Hu Juncai followed Kang Jianfei out of the Oriental Daily building. As if in a dream, he looked at Kang Jianfei with wide eyes and said, "A Fei, have you really become a writer?"
Kang Jianfei nodded and said, "That's right."
Hu Juncai felt that the world was too crazy. He and Kang Jianfei had known each other since they were children, and they smuggled across the sea to Hong Kong together. He was still on the line of food and clothing. Kang Jianfei not only won the appreciation of the great director Wang Tianlin, but also became a writer in the blink of an eye.
It's like a fantasy.
Seeing Kang Jianfei's back on the street waving for a taxi, Hu Juncai thought of the statue of the chairman waving his hand, and Kang Jianfei's image in his mind instantly became taller and more powerful.
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