Of course, Lin Xiaoguang didn't know that his younger brother was very restless and secretly arranged for him.
At this moment, he was receiving Xia Lan, who had come from afar.
The nanny brought over a cup of coffee and a cup of tea. The coffee was placed in front of Xia Lan and the tea was placed in front of him.
This second part should be written, right?"
He waved his hand, but before the nanny noticed, Zeng Yuan ran over and asked excitedly: "Brother-in-law, what's the matter?"
"There is a box on the desk in the study. There are manuscripts in it. Please take it down."
"Okay." Unmarried girls are much more lively than married women. Zeng Yuan smiled sweetly and jumped away.
Seeing him asking someone to get the manuscript, Xia Lan knew that the second part had been written, and she breathed a sigh of relief: "Just write it out, just write it out. Last time, the book was reprinted three times in a row, and one copy was printed.
Millions of copies have been sold, and once your second volume comes out, it will probably cause another sensation."
Lin Xiaoguang got married in October last year and only finished writing the first part of "1977" in December. He then rushed to publish the book on the eve of the graduation of the first undergraduate class and before the international students went to study abroad.
Sales were pretty good, with less than 50,000 copies sold that month.
Then, this book blossomed inside and outside the walls. Many international students who went to the United States and other places did not know this book before. Later, after reading it on the recommendation of their classmates, it immediately aroused strong resonance and asked their relatives and friends to bring it from home.
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Domestic college students saw that what was said in "1977" was not a lie, so more people who were eager to go abroad donated generously.
Sales have reached a new level.
After "1977" caused a sensation among college students, it gradually spread to other groups, such as the circle of university teachers and even the circle of senior intellectuals. Seniors who had experienced going abroad found that this book had something to say and had profound implications.
Write a book review in the newspaper and recommend the book, and then the influence will grow.
Finally, it was noticed by the Publication Bureau of the Ministry of Culture. Perhaps it was the spirit of reading for the rise of China in the book that touched the leaders of the ministry, so they issued an order and Xinhua Bookstores everywhere purchased from Yangtze Literature and Art.
At the same time, the Ministry of Education also promoted this book to colleges and universities across the country.
In this way, "1977" moved from the private to the official perspective, and its circulation increased.
Throughout the 1980s, as far as Lin Xiaoguang knew, there were books with a circulation of more than 500,000 copies, including the 1979 edition of "The Count of Monte Cristo" by People's Literature Publishing House, with a circulation of 1.07 million copies, and the 1979 edition of "Red and Red" by Shanghai Translation Publishing House.
"Black", and the 1980 edition of "Jane Eyre", which have issued 1.56 million and 530,000 copies respectively, as well as "The Sorrows of Young Werther" published this year by People's Literature Publishing House and Shanghai Translation Publishing House, respectively.
880,000 copies and 920,000 copies.
There are also "War and Peace", "How Steel Was Tempered", "Gadfly", "Anna Karenina", etc., which have become hot spots for publishing and reading.
At that time, literature and art theory books were also particularly popular, such as Liu Zaifu's "The Theory of Character Combinations" and "Aesthetics Fever". Li Zehou's "The Process of Beauty" and "On the History of Chinese Thought" were both super best-sellers.
Not to mention these, in the field of literature, his book "1977" has published and distributed more than 1 million copies.
There is no hesitation in saying that in terms of sales, it can compete with the above-mentioned world famous works, but of course it is definitely not as good as in terms of literary quality.
As for why "1977" is so popular, there are two reasons. One is the real life in the United States and even abroad, and the other is that the main idea hidden under the text is actually a variety of satires, exposing and criticizing the dark side of the United States.
Many people can't tell it after reading it for the first time, but only after reading it for the third or fourth time can they realize that this is a thorough criticism of old America.
Then it aroused the displeasure of some people in the country who yearned for a free world, so much so that they criticized and cursed the book.
As the saying goes, if you don't criticize it, don't brag about it. Such a scandal will attract more people's attention and then have a greater impact. Even ordinary citizens who don't care about literature know about "1977".
Well, Lin Xiaoguang successfully angered a group of people.
However, correspondingly, "1977" was successful, with sales of 1 million copies in half a year, enough to be recorded in the publishing history of New China.
While these people watched it with gusto, secretly thinking that this was what it was like abroad, they cursed the author crazily, "Qin Xiao will live and die as long as my heart for freedom does not die, and not killing him is not enough to anger the common people."
"I don't care whether it's sensational or not. As long as Aunt Lan you keep this secret and don't let angry fans throw rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves or even rocks at my house to hit my dad and my sister. Their safety is not at all important.
It's up to you, please, Aunt Lan." Lin Xiaoguang smiled, and then his face became serious.
"Don't worry, I won't joke about this kind of thing." Xia Lan also put away her smile and nodded to him solemnly.
"However, the royalties for this book are only 3,000 yuan, so I feel like I made less money!" Lin Xiaoguang smiled.
In the current era, the publishing industry implements a basic remuneration system, which has a strong sense of planned economy. The remuneration is only a few yuan per thousand words. It costs so much to sell one book, and it costs so much to sell 10 million copies. On the surface, it is based on
The distribution of labor is actually a one-size-fits-all approach.
For the book 1977, whether it was published in one volume or 10 million copies, the manuscript fee was the same. At that time, it was considered good, ten yuan per thousand words, and the first volume was 300,000 words, and the manuscript fee was only 3,000 yuan.
If it were replaced by royalties, the royalties would be much higher, but the royalty system would have to wait at least until 1992 before any publishing house would start to implement it.
Therefore, the income from this book did not match the time and energy he put in. He wrote it diligently for several months and only earned 3,000 yuan. However, during those few months, he took the time to ask Winter Fund to do long and short operations on Qinhuai Industrial.
, I only made 30 million Hong Kong dollars. The difference of 10,000 times is really incomparable.
However, writing this book was not actually for royalties, it was just the passion of a patriot.
Now many people are reading this book, and he has gained influence, which is not a loss at all.
Xia Lan knew that he didn't like money, so she didn't pay attention to his words. She smiled and said with a little pride: "Then I have no choice. I want to give you more money, but it's not something I can decide. So, when will you
Come to my house, I will cook the food myself and reward you."
"Okay, then I'll reluctantly try the Wuchang fish cooked by you yourself, Aunt Lan."
"Don't take advantage of it and act well. My son won't even be able to eat it."
"How is Brother Han Jun doing in the United States?"
Mentioning her son Han Jun, Xia Lan had a smile on her face: "I've been here for half a year, and thanks to your book, I didn't make any mistakes. I got used to it very quickly. The consumption there is relatively high, but it's okay."
With the scholarship from your Qinhuai Education Foundation, my life can be maintained."
"I feel relieved now."
When Chinhuai Industrial entered the Mainland, it made a promise that every penny of the profits earned in the Mainland would be retained in the Mainland and invested locally. At the same time, it also carried out educational public welfare undertakings, donated books and instruments to universities, and provided them to outstanding students.
Scholarships and bursaries are available.
As for domestic students, currently there are subsidies for college students, who have enough food and clothing, so it is mainly targeted at middle school students. Overseas, the cost of living is quite high, and the state can only provide limited living subsidies to publicly funded international students. Many students have to work illegally, and their situation is very pitiful.
The purpose of doing educational charity is to create good relationships, which may be useful in the future.
You can also gain a wave of goodwill, so why not do it.