"Besides, our Cultural Affairs Bureau doesn't care about this matter. It was my expression that was wrong."
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "Someone is interested in your work."
"That's it"
Hu Shuo was speechless for a while, silently complaining in his heart that he worked in the Cultural Bureau and had no culture at all.
The two went up from the second floor to the third floor, and then to the fourth floor. While climbing the stairs, Hu Shuo learned that the middle-aged man's name was Li Zhichao, and he was the section chief of the Copyright Management Department.
At the door of the director's office, Li Zhichao stopped and knocked lightly.
"Please come in."
A loud response came from inside.
Li Zhichao opened the door and made an invitation gesture to Hu Shuo. Hu Shuo was not polite and walked into the office. At this moment, a man with a "Mediterranean" hairstyle was sitting behind the desk. Of course
, he should be very passive in wearing this hairstyle.
In addition to this "Mediterranean", there was also an old man wearing silver-rimmed mirrors and a scholarly look sitting on the reception sofa. Before Hu Shuo walked into the office, the two seemed to be chatting happily.
At this moment, both faces still had lingering smiles on them.
"Liu Bureau, this is the children's writer, Hu Zuozuo."
Li Zhichao pointed at Hu Shuo and introduced.
"Mr. Hu, please sit down."
Director Liu's name is Liu Lifu, and he serves as the director of Jiangcheng Cultural Bureau.
"Thanks."
Hu Shuo sat on the sofa next to the old man.
"Director Liu, if there is nothing else, I will go back to work first." Li Zhichao said politely.
"Well, go get busy."
Liu Lifu waved his hand gently, and Li Zhichao immediately exited the office and closed the door.
"Mr. Hu, this is Professor Wang Linxuan from Yenching University." Liu Lifu pointed at the old man and introduced.
"Oh, hello, Professor Wang." Hu Shuo greeted politely.
"Hello, Mr. Xiao Hu's works are very interesting." Wang Linxuan said with a smile.
"Hey, this gadget for coaxing children to sleep made Professor Wang laugh." Hu Shuo spread his hands modestly.
"Being able to write big meanings out of small gadgets is my skill."
Wang Linxuan nodded with a serious face.
At this time, Liu Lifu spoke again: "Mr. Hu, in fact, it is not our Cultural Bureau who is looking for you today, but Professor Wang. However, he cannot find your contact information, so he can only contact you through our Cultural Bureau."
Looking for someone."
"oh"
Hu Shuo nodded and turned to ask Wang Linxuan: "I wonder what Professor Wang wants from me?"
"It's really a bit urgent."
Wang Linxuan said seriously: "I have read all Mr. Xiao Hu's works. I think several of them are very suitable for inclusion in primary school Chinese textbooks. I am the person in charge of compiling this primary school Chinese textbook. I found Xiao Hu today.
Sir is the one who discussed this matter."
"ah?"
Hu Shuo was startled and very surprised: "Incorporate the story I wrote into the primary school Chinese textbook??"
"Well, I have this plan."
Wang Linxuan said slowly: "Several of Mr. Xiao Hu's works are very suitable for children to learn, such as "Pony Crossing the River", "The Farmer and the Snake", "The Little Match Girl", "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Ugly Duckling"."
"These stories are not only lively and interesting, but each story can teach children some truths, which is great. I personally think these are excellent children's literature, much better than the messy stories on the Internet.
Already."
Wang Linxuan paused and said with a smile: "Actually, I know about Mr. Xiao Hu's stories from my little granddaughter. The little guy likes Mr. Xiao Hu's stories very much. He can even tell several of your stories from beginning to end.
I hear that this is the charm of an excellent story. If children read more stories like this, I will feel at ease."
"In fact, the work of compiling the teaching materials this time has come to an end. It was supposed to go to the factory for printing today. However, I feel that it would be a loss for the children if we do not include some of Mr. Xiao Hu's stories into the teaching materials, so
, so I asked Director Liu to help find someone!"
"This is my original intention to find Mr. Xiao Hu. I wonder if Mr. Xiao Hu agrees to include your works in primary school Chinese textbooks?"
Finally, Wang Linxuan's eyes fell on Hu Shuo, waiting for his response.
"No problem, this is a good thing."
Hu Shuo smiled and nodded. Naturally, he had no reason to refuse such a high-profile thing as incorporating his work into the textbook. It would be of huge benefit to the promotion of the work and the increase in the popularity of his pen name.
"Okay, then let's sign a licensing agreement. This matter is urgent and needs to be done as soon as possible. After all, school starts on September 1st."
As Wang Linxuan spoke, he took out the prepared agreement from his briefcase and handed it to Hu Shuo: "Look at this agreement first. If you have no doubts, sign it."
"Um."
Hu Shuo took the agreement and read it from beginning to end. What surprised him was that the Education Bureau was not using his stories for free, but had to pay copyright fees. Each story was worth 100,000 yuan.
Yuan, five stories is half a million, which is quite conscientious.
After reading the agreement, Hu Shuo directly signed his name on it and filled in his account information in the appendix of the agreement to receive copyright fees.
Wang Linxuan also signed the agreement and took out an official seal of the Teaching Materials Compilation Center of the State Administration of Education to seal it.
"Okay, keep this agreement."
Wang Linxuan handed the signed agreement to Hu Shuo and said, "The copyright fee should be credited to your account within seven working days."
"Okay~!"
Hu Shuo smiled and nodded. This was his first time making money from the country, and he suddenly felt a little bit awesome.
"Bureau Liu, Mr. Xiao Hu, we have a tight schedule for compiling teaching materials, so I will leave first."
Putting the agreement into his briefcase, Wang Linxuan stood up and said goodbye to the two of them.
"Professor Wang, walk slowly"
Liu Lifu quickly stood up from his seat and stood up to see him off.
"Director Liu, I'm leaving too." Hu Shuo also stood up. The matter was done, so of course there was no need for him to stay.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Hu, I have something else I want to discuss with you."
However, Liu Lifu called out to Hu Shuo.
"Well"
"All right."
Hu Shuo responded unexpectedly, followed Liu Lifu to see Wang Linxuan off, and then sat back on the sofa.
"Director Liu, please tell me if you have anything to say?"
After sitting down, Hu Shuo asked straight to the point.
"Hi, it's nothing serious. It's just that when I went to see Mr. Hu before, I found that you have not registered with our Jiangcheng City Writers Association, so I want to take advantage of today's opportunity to complete the membership procedures."
Liu Lifu said with a smile on his face.
A writer whose works have been compiled into primary school textbooks is an important talent for the Wenhua system in any province or city, and may even become the "cultural brand" of the entire city. Of course, Liu Lifu wants this kind of talent.