Chapter 64: The Return
In mid-December, the footsteps of 1999 have come to an end, and if you look inside the city of Mei'an at this time, the gust of wind before Macao's return can be said to have blown the small city of Mei'an inside and out.
"Do you know that Macau is not my real name, I have been away from you for too long, mother. But they have taken my body, and you still keep my soul......"
The streets are full of "Song of the Seven Sons" sung by the little Macao girl Yung Yunlin, and "Genesis", which will be played no matter which channel, gives Mei'an City a strong Hong Kong and Macao flavor.
However, because he had already had such an experience in his previous life, the return of Macau was not an earth-shattering event for Lin Weidong, and he could not understand why the people on TV were so excited, hugged each other and cried.
On December 19th, it was Sunday.
Lin Weidong was still asleep in bed, and was woken up by Wang Taoxin: "Weidong, there is a person named Chen Cun who called you and asked you to call him back immediately." ”
Lin Weidong was still asleep in a daze, but when he heard Chen Village's name, he suddenly woke up, immediately got up from the bed, put on his clothes and shoes, and didn't even brush his teeth, so he ran to the dormitory manager on the first floor and dialed Chen Village's phone.
Chen Cun on the other end of the phone got straight to the point and said with a smile: "Lonely City, congratulations, your "e-Net Love" will be published soon!"
Originally, Lin Weidong was already planning to give up on the publication of "e-Net Love", after all, he also knew very well that it was very difficult for many online novels to be published in the mainland, Ning Caishen was like this, and so was Anne.
But what Lin Weidong didn't expect was that Chen Cun was really capable and helped him get the publishing house.
"Uncle, thank you so much, you are my great nobleman, I ......" Lin Weidong praised Chen Cun on the phone all the words of praise he could think of.
When Lin Weidong learned from Chen Cun that "e-Net Love" was about to be published in the mainland as a simplified book, he couldn't hide his excitement and joy at all.
Chen Cun on the other end of the phone also laughed when he heard Lin Weidong pat himself on the beard, obviously happy for Lin Weidong.
After Lin Weidong calmed down, he asked curiously, "Uncle, is Huacheng Publishing House helping me publish this time?"
Chen Cun denied: "It's not Huacheng Publishing House, it's Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, and the owner of this publishing house is my friend." ”
Without waiting for Lin Weidong to answer, Chen Cun continued: "But Gucheng, there is something I have to emphasize to you. ”
"Well, you say, I'm listening. Lin Weidong took the phone and said respectfully.
Chen Cun Zhengse said: "Although Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House is willing to help you publish "e-Net Love", it is still unknown how much money you can make with this book, it may be a lot, or it may not have a penny, you have to be mentally prepared in advance." ”
Lin Weidong nodded and said: "Uncle I know, I'm very happy that this book can be published, even if I can't make money, I have no regrets." ”
However, everyone has to look forward to Shu, for Lin Weidong, since "e-Net Love" can be published in the mainland, he must hope that the book will be a big hit after it is published.
Chen Cun was pleased: "You can think so, how much money you make is related to the number of books sold, the more books you sell, the more money you make." ”
Under normal circumstances, in the current mainland publishing house, if a book is priced at 30 yuan and 10,000 copies are sold, calculated according to the royalty rate of 8%, 30×10,000×8% = 24,000 yuan, and if 20,000 copies are sold, it is 30×20,000×8% = 48,000 yuan.
Moreover, the royalty rate of different authors is somewhat different, some authors are celebrities, and if they are well-known, the royalty rate will be higher, such as 10%, 12%, etc., and some unknown authors, like Lin Weidong, may be lower, about 8%.
It can be seen that in our mainland, except for a very small number of well-known writers who can make money by royalties, most traditional writers are not in a good situation, because the royalties are too low, and the most profitable ones are those unscrupulous pirates after all.
People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and after hanging up the phone in Chen Village, Lin Weidong immediately went to the girls' dormitory building to find Wang Sijia.
"Scarlett, my novel is going to be published in our mainland. Lin Weidong told Scarlett the good news as soon as possible.
"Really? That's great, congratulations!" Wang Sijia smiled happily.
Lin Weidong smiled and quipped: "It's rare to be so happy today, otherwise, let's go out and open a room tonight to celebrate, right?"
"Anyway, tomorrow when Macau returns, our school will not hold classes. ”
Looking at Lin Weidong's lustful appearance, Wang Sijia stopped talking, twisted his arm, and softly scolded him for being a "pervert", but he also acquiesced in his thoughts......
The reason why Lin Weidong is so happy about opening a house is also because Wang Scarlett has always adhered to the bottom line and does not let Lin Weidong do that kind of thing, so Lin Weidong held back very hard, and simply adopted the policy of saving the country with a curve, and turned to develop Scarlett's ventriloquism.
Although Scarlett has always resisted Lin Weidong's evil idea, under Lin Weidong's hard work, he finally relented and expressed his willingness to be brave for him.
However, Wang Sijia also put forward his own requirements for Lin Weidong, on the condition that Lin Weidong must run five laps around the playground.
Wang Sijia made such a request, and also hoped that Lin Weidong would have a healthy body.
In the past, Scarlett didn't think that Lin Weidong's body was bad, but since the last time she climbed the 100-year-old mountain, she knew how bad Lin Weidong's physical strength was, which was obviously caused by a lack of exercise on weekdays.
Lin Weidong pretended to be relaxed and said: "Five circles are trivial, but you are not allowed to go back on what you promised me." ”
Wang Sijia was not embarrassed, and responded without showing weakness: "Whoever repents is a puppy!"
Seeing that Wang Sijia answered so refreshingly, Lin Weidong didn't bargain with Scarlett anymore, and went directly to the runway and walked leisurely.
Wang Sijia saw Lin Weidong actually walking on the runway, and stomped his feet angrily: "Lin Weidong! You deceive people and cheat, I will ignore you!"
Lin Weidong walked while looking at Scarlett's angry Yang Yi, and joked: "You only said to run five laps, and you didn't say that you want to run more pieces." ”
Wang Sijia crossed his hands on his hips, stood outside the runway, and reasoned with Lin Weidong: "No, if you bite and chew words with me again, I won't go out with you in the future." ”
As usual, Lin Weidong always likes to deliberately tease Wang Sijia, and every time he sees her about to get angry, he can't help but look at her a few more times, but he doesn't really anger her.
"Okay, okay, can't I run?" Lin Weidong finished speaking, and then quickened the pace of his feet.
At 0:00 on December 20, when the five-star red flag fluttered high in the night sky of Macao, the melody of "Song of the Seven Sons" resounded throughout the land of China, and Macao, a wanderer separated for more than 400 years, officially entered a new era of "one country, two systems", "Macao people governing Macao" and "high degree of autonomy".
At the same time, Lin Weidong also fired the first shot in history on Scarlett's fair-skinned and delicate face.