"Hello, could you please provide your address now?"
The female voice on the phone had a soft voice, with a Jiangnan flavor, and stated her purpose simply and clearly: "We, Xinchang Publishing House, feel that your works have great potential and want to sign a traditional Chinese publishing contract with you! You see, you
If it is convenient for you, you can come to our Xinchang office in Jinling City to discuss and sign a contract together. If it is not convenient for you, we can send someone to your location immediately..."
Li Qing was not moved by the other party's sincerity, but asked strangely: "I don't seem to have submitted my manuscript to your publishing house in Taiwan..."
"That's it..."
The other party smiled and explained: "Yawen Publishing House has business dealings with our publishing house. Because your work does not comply with the recent regulations customized by the mainland publishing authorities and contains superstitious, feudal and other information, it is strictly prohibited to be published in the mainland.
Yes, after we heard about this and read your work, we felt deeply sorry for this matter. However, although the outlet for the Simplified Chinese publication of "Xun Qin Ji" has been blocked, our Traditional Chinese publication has
There are no such restrictions. You can rest assured that your work fully complies with the relevant regulations of our Taiwan publishing house..."
Yawen Publishing House is indeed one of the publishing houses to which Li Qing has submitted manuscripts before.
Li Qing was speechless. It was not that he doubted what the other party said. Since the other party had made his words clear, he would naturally not hide anything from him on this matter.
It's just inevitable that there is still a little bit of disappointment in my heart.
He worked hard to delete the pornographic passages in "Xun Qin Ji" that did not comply with the regulations of the Mainland Publishing Administration, and personally modified and added every sentence and paragraph as appropriate, just to make it more in line with the requirements of the Mainland Publishing House.
The regulations were more in line with the authorities' aesthetics, but he never expected that in the end, his work would be in vain.
It's a bit frustrating...
As for traditional Chinese publishing, Li Qing is not particularly excited. Although it seems that the traditional Chinese market is booming now, and the quotation is estimated to be very high. But Li Qing knows that in the next ten years or so, the sales volume of traditional Chinese publishing will be
It is slipping day by day.
Looking at it now, letting Taiwanese people remember "Looking for Qin" is not as real and valuable as letting young people in mainland China remember "Looking for Qin".
The huge market of 1.4 billion people in the future is no joke.
Although we are in the third world, in this huge market, we can give birth to Sina Weibo that is comparable to Facebook and Twitter, give birth to the instant messaging software QQ that crushes MSN, and give birth to a global shopping that is even more powerful than eBay.
The website Alibaba, as well as the electronics giant Huawei, which is challenging Apple and Samsung...
Countless examples can prove that as long as you please the mainland market, you are pleasing the future. It is much more cost-effective than investing in Taiwan and Hong Kong, which are now known as the Four Economic Dragons of Asia!
More than ten years later, mainlanders will be a sentimental generation. They will retain deep nostalgia for things that once marked their childhood and youth, such as Doraemon, such as Journey to the West. Such as Mr. Jin Yong’s works, such as Stephen Chow
's movie.
The additional value of being related to these things is naturally immeasurable, and it is no exaggeration to call it a money-attracting tool.
If the current mainlanders can remember "Xun Qin Ji", then many years later, "Xun Qin Ji" can become a money-grabbing machine comparable to these!
Li Qing would rather ask for less copyright fees and be willing to let "Xun Qin Ji" be published and promoted in traditional Chinese in the mainland market.
But God is not kind to him...
It is impossible to publish in simplified Chinese, so now we can only publish in traditional Chinese.
After thinking about it, Li Qing told the other party his address. After agreeing on the place, Li Qing prepared to clean up and after having a meal, he went to talk to the editor of Xinchang Publishing House about the cooperation process.
However, my mobile phone seems to be particularly busy today.
Just after taking a shower and walking out of the bathroom, Li Qing noticed that his cell phone was ringing non-stop.
"Who?" Li Qing asked doubtfully.
"Hello!" A young female voice said politely: "Excuse me, is Mr. Qinglian Sword Fairy here? We are staff of Hong Kong Cultural Publishing House. We would like to discuss the work "Looking for Qin" with Qinglian Sword Fairy.
Sir, please share your publishing intentions."
Hong Kong Culture Publishing House?
Li Qing paused and asked with a somewhat surprised expression: "Where did you get my manuscript?"
"Again? Your manuscript?"
Cai Afen, who was opposite me, was stunned for a moment, and then she reacted with surprise: "Ah! Are you the Qinglian Sword Immortal? That's right, because the manuscript of "Xun Qin Ji" could not pass the review of the Mainland Publishing Administration, so the Tang Dynasty Publishing House
This book was recommended to our Hong Kong Culture Publishing House..."
Immediately, Cai Afen excitedly said: "You are Mr. Qinglian Sword Fairy, right? I didn't expect your voice to be so young! Hello sir, my name is Cai Afen, I am a staff member of Hong Kong Culture Publishing House, I am your loyal reader, our team
We have arrived at the Guangdong Airport. Where are you now? We can start some discussions on the masterpiece "Looking for Qin". In terms of price, you will definitely be satisfied!"
Li Qing was thoughtful.
Although publishing in the mainland is restricted, it seems that this book has been recognized by many publishing houses, and it has been recommended to publishing houses in Hong Kong and Taiwan. This shows that the quality of "Xun Qin Ji" can still stand up to history.
The test!
If nothing else happens, it is estimated that Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and other places will soon come to discuss contracts...
Thinking of this, Li Qing laughed. From the perspective of vested interests, it seems that not publishing in mainland China is a past that is barely acceptable for now.
After informing Cai Afen of his location, Li Qing hung up the phone.
After lunch, Li Qing estimated the flight time from Jinling to the capital and from Guangdong to the capital. While waiting for the next trip, Li Qing began to prepare military songs to be performed by the troops on New Year's Eve.
He thought for a moment, and when he thought of the country, he couldn't help but think of the rise of great powers.
When I think of the army, I can't help but think of the brave warriors galloping on the battlefield.
Li Qing suddenly felt that there was a song that seemed to be quite suitable for the occasion.
He looked through the lyrics book and found that the song had not been written yet, and he immediately became energetic.
Picking up the music score, Li Qing composed the music and wrote the lyrics in the lyrics book according to his memory.
"Wolf smoke is rising, the mountains and rivers are looking to the north, the dragon flag is rolling, the horse is neighing, and the sword energy is like frost."
"The heart is like the vast water of the Yellow River. Who can resist in twenty years..." (To be continued.)
ps: Thanks to Sha Sha Sha Sha Sha, cls515, Tiandi 44, and pretending to be king, there will be another chapter later!