Half an hour later, Guo Yongkun finally knew why "Xia Kelin" was mixed up like this.

Because of the lack of working capital.

Without funds, it is naturally impossible to sign good writers and novels, and without good writers and novels to help, the common people will definitely not buy it, and no one is a fool.

It's a vicious circle.

Follow the address on the book to find it, do you know where the office of this once glorious magazine in Hedong is?

In a six-story building, the old building of the former Municipal Mining Bureau.

And they occupy only one of the floors.

Yes, under the fence.

This is the way they live.

Just like the two places I went to before, there are few independent offices here, and ninety percent of the staff are crammed into a hall to work collectively, which looks messy and bitter.

"Comrade, may I ask what is the matter?"

The sweet smile of a girl passing by gained Guo Yongkun's favor.

"I'm here to contribute. ”

"Oh, please ...... here"

The girl looked at him in surprise before enthusiastically leading him out of an office.

The door sign reads "Editor-in-Chief's Office", and there doesn't seem to be any other editor's office here, apparently a Commander of the Light Pole.

The girl raised her hand and knocked on the door, and a slightly tired voice came from inside, "Come in." ”

"Editor-in-Chief Zhou, this comrade came to contribute. ”

"Oh?"

From the expression of this middle-aged man wearing old-fashioned round-framed glasses, Guo Yongkun knew that this kind of thing doesn't happen often here.

"Come, comrade, please come in. ”

The small shop is hot, it's true.

The editor-in-chief of Zhou didn't have the slightest shelf, and even poured Guo Yongkun a cup of tea.

The two sat next to each other on the wooden sofa chair on the side of the office, and Editor-in-Chief Zhou looked at the black book in his hand, looking a little impatient.

In this case, Guo Yongkun can't ask for it, so he can do whatever he comes, and what account to check?

Then he handed over the notebook.

"Little comrade, what is your surname?" asked Editor-in-Chief Zhou while flipping through his notebook.

"Don't give your surname Guo, Guo Yongkun. ”

"Oh, the contemptible Zhou Bingwen is the editor-in-chief of "Xia Kelin". ”

In this way, even if you have known each other, and then the editor-in-chief of Zhou, who looks a little old-fashioned, has no follow-up at all, and reads it with a notebook.

"Huh, this founder of Qingyunmen actually lived for 367 years...... So this is a fantasy martial arts?"

Guo Yongkun's eyes lit up instantly, and he felt like he had found a confidant.

Nodding again and again, "Yes, it is different from the traditional grassy rivers and lakes, with fantasy colors, if I want to locate it...... It may be more appropriate to call it Xianxia. ”

"Xianxia?"

Zhou Bingwen was stunned for a moment, and then his bloodshot eyes burst out with a dazzling brilliance that Guo Yongkun couldn't understand.

"So you didn't borrow the experience of your predecessors to build a whole new world background?"

"Yes. ”

"Yes, yes, although the writing is immature, but the courage is commendable, in today's chivalrous novels, this kind of innovative thinking is lacking!"

Guo Yongkun smiled and met a master.

Because the word innovation is nothing in later generations, but in this era, few people can have an epiphany.

The cultural disconnection is serious, so that most people are still reminiscing about the past, otherwise the four famous books will not be reprinted one by one, and few people know how to think about the future.

"Your writing technique is very special, there are hardly too many environmental descriptions and psychological overstatements, and the plot is very fast, flat and straightforward. ”

After a while, Zhou Bingwen said again.

"Yes. ”

Guo Yongkun smiled and nodded, "What I advocate is a simple and crude narrative, focusing on the plot to tug at the heartstrings of readers and bring them the most intuitive reading experience." ”

"Simple, brutal?"

Zhou Bingwen looked up at him in surprise, he had been engaged in literary and artistic work for so long, and it was the first time he had heard someone comment on his work like this.

If you are any other author, who is not proud of your flowery rhetoric and beautiful narrative?

But......

After experiencing it, he found that this kind of simplicity and rudeness was very effective, and it could greatly arouse people's interest in reading, so that he could not stop reading twenty chapters in one go, and his blood began to boil.

Very good, very strong!

"Comrade Xiao Guo, you can pour the water yourself, I will watch it for a while. ”

Guo Yongkun was afraid that he wouldn't look at it, so he made a gesture of please, you mean it casually.

Time passed quietly, and as the book became thinner and thinner, Zhou Bingwen's eyes became brighter and brighter.

He is the person who has read this book a lot after getting it so far.

"Zhuji, Jindan, Yuanying ......"

Suddenly, Zhou Bingwen raised his head suddenly, and said in surprise: "You...... Created a martial arts system?"

Yes, this cultivation system is not in "Zhu Xian", it was added by Guo Yongkun later.

It is the most classic system of Xiuzhenliu novels, derived from "The Journey of Piao", and later improved, and it is known to a book lover that he feels more attractive than the original system of "Zhu Xian".

In that case, why not just change it up?

After all, it's embarrassing to copy it alone.

"It's indeed a system, but to be precise, it has gone beyond the category of martial arts, and maybe it's more appropriate to call it a cultivation system. ”

"Cultivation system? Well, yes, yes, this system can greatly arouse the reader's sense of expectation!

Because the book is almost finished, Zhou Bingwen is eager to see the next realm appear, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be.

"Of course. ”

Guo Yongkun nodded and said: "There are seven realms in this system, namely: Zhuji, Jindan, Yuanying, Huashen, Integration, Tribulation, and Mahayana. ”

"Tsk...... Is there a detailed explanation of each realm, like your specific description of the foundation building period and the kind of qi that enters the body?"

"Yes. ”

"Wonderful!"

Zhou Bingwen couldn't help but want to applaud, and exclaimed: "Your little comrade is very talented, I don't know how I thought of it, after I carefully pondered your description of these realms, I found that it didn't seem to be groundless, and it was inextricably related to some Taoist teachings and allusions." ”

Guo Yongkun laughed awkwardly twice and scratched his head.

There's no way not to be embarrassed, he understands the Taoist culture of a fart.

It can only be said that those who wrote Xiuzhen novels in later generations are all talents.

It's really difficult for them, and to write a novel, you have to refer to Taoist culture, which is both false and true......

Admiration with a capital letter.

"By the way, Comrade Xiao Guo, you are ......"

Damn, do you want to investigate your account too?

Don't you think that buddy Taoist priests are going down the mountain?

"That...... Editor-in-Chief Zhou, let's talk about books, can you fancy "Xia Kelin"?" Guo Yongkun hurriedly brought the topic back on track.

Zhou Bingwen smiled, and said in his heart, I didn't fancy me to be so excited?

And not only did he take a fancy to it, some things were not easy to say, he felt that this book would be popular!

Not only that, but it is even very likely to change the status quo of their "Chivalry Forest"!

There are three reasons for this.

One is writing.

It seems to be a crude and straightforward description, but it happens to be in line with the preferences of the broad masses of the people.

He did a lot of research and found that ordinary people actually don't care about flowery rhetoric and beautiful descriptions.

Often, when reading, I encounter a large description of the scenery, and even skip it directly, completely ignoring the beautiful scenery that the writer wants to construct in his brain.

The reason is very simple, ordinary people have limited thinking, cannot compare with writers, and cannot imagine that magnificent scene.

So naturally I am not interested, and my brain hurts if I think too much.

The second is rhythm.

The rhythm of this book is very distinct, as the other party said, simple and rough, there is almost no excessive plot, everything revolves around the main line, one word is done, and it makes people passionate and enthusiastic.

makes people's spirits extremely happy, and this is exactly in line with the essence of the common people's pursuit of chivalrous novels.

The third is innovation.

It doesn't just build an unprecedented ...... Well, the world of Xianxia has created a complete set of ...... for the first time Well, the cultivation system.

You know what?

At one point, he even thought those realms were real!

The young man in front of him explained them so well, and after careful tasting, they were reasonable and well-founded, and they were in line with some of the cultivation methods advocated by Taoist culture.

It's as if if you cultivate according to the above, you can really become a peerless powerhouse!

The sense of expectation and substitution created by this complete cultivation system was something he had only seen in his lifetime.

So, how can this book not be popular?!

But these words, he must not speak, because ...... There is not much money in the unit.

"It feels okay, it can be used, although it is simple and straightforward, but some readers are okay with this. ”

Guo Yongkun is not a fool, it can even be said that he is an old pedant like the other party, and he wants to play with him, let him practice Hongchen for ten years, and see if it's okay?

I have long seen the changes in the other party's demeanor, where do I not know that I actually like it very much?

The reason why I still have to ask is that the procedure has arrived.

And this answer from the other party is also expected, and this negotiation has reached the stage of bargaining.

"I don't want money. ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this suddenly, Zhou Bingwen thought that something was wrong with his ears.

"You heard it right, I don't want a penny for these 100,000 words. ”

Yes, 100,000 words, I still have a book at home, but I didn't take it.

Zhou Bingwen's expression was excited, thinking that there was such a good thing, and he hurriedly asked, "Then how many words are you going to write in this book?"

"About one and a half million. ”

"Yo, that's a long story!"

"So if we really want to cooperate, it will be long-term, I don't care about the income of 100,000 words, but I have a few conditions. ”

"You say. Zhou Bingwen restrained his smile and sat upright, already understanding that it was probably a happy day.

Let's just say that there can't be such a stupid person in the world, and it is impossible for such a stupid person to have such a brain.

"First, you should serialize this book, and each issue should not be less than 20,000 words. ”

"This ......" Zhou Bingwen smiled bitterly: "Comrade Xiao Guo, do you know how many pages it takes for 20,000 words?"

"I don't know, I don't want to know, I just know that I'm fast at writing, so you'll have to keep up with that.

"Besides...... I can't say a good thing, the content you are serializing now, such as the appreciation of foreign stories or something, can basically be removed, they are all bombarded by some major magazines, who wants to read it?"

Zhou Bingwen laughed awkwardly and said, "Is there anything else?"

"Second, I only give you the serial rights, but the publishing rights are still my own. ”

Guo Yongkun must strive for this.

If you really want to make money, you have to look at the publication, as for the serial manuscript fee, to be honest, it doesn't matter if he wants it or not, it's a state-owned unit these days, and it's impossible to make any sharing agreement with you.

He wanted to finish serializing the book as soon as possible, or to attract the attention of the publisher after serializing it to a certain extent...... That's when the real money comes.

"But we must have more resources than you personally, not to mention the high probability of contacting publication, and it is also convenient to ......"

How could Zhou Bingwen not know that this was the real big head, so he naturally didn't want to lose it easily.

"There is no problem in this regard, if you can contact the publisher, I will leave it to you with full authority and give a certain commission, but the copyright must belong to me. ”

Zhou Bingwen smiled bitterly, intending to struggle again, but before he could speak, the other party had already put the teacup - obviously, if he didn't agree, there was nothing to talk about.

"It's over, right?"

"And. Guo Yongkun looked at him fixedly and asked, "What is the highest manuscript fee in the industry?"

He is not afraid of the other party's flickering, and he will find out if he asks Uncle Hao about this matter.

"5 pieces of 1,000 words. ”

"Okay, after 100,000 words, if you still want to continue to cooperate, I want this standard. ”

"This ...... I said, Comrade Xiao Guo, there is no such thing as this, you are a newcomer......"

"What's wrong with the newcomer, I've given you 100,000 words for free, and I've also said that if you still want to cooperate...... On the other hand, if you don't want to cooperate, you don't need to pay for the manuscript. ”

No matter how eloquent Ren Zhou Bingwen is, in the face of such a request, he can't say anything to refuse.

Obviously, some of his previous judgments were wrong, and the young man in front of him was not unsure of his work, on the contrary, he was full of confidence......

Same with him.

"No more, right?" Zhou Bingwen said nervously.

Because every time the other party opens their mouths, they will lose a lot of benefits.

"It's gone. For the time being, let's sign a 100,000-word contract and a priority contribution agreement, and then add the conditions I just said, and as for the rest of the matter, we'll talk about it later. ”

Zhou Bingwen sighed secretly, and suddenly realized that this young man was not only talented in novel creation, but also very business-minded, and there was no flaw in his words, and he even thought about the priority contribution agreement for him, saving him from wasting his tongue.

I have to admit that he ...... I can't do it.

"Then I'll have the contract go through in its entirety...... By the way, do you use your real name or a pen name when you send out the book?"

Then you don't need to ask, you have to get a pen name, it's hard to become a writer, how can it not be enjoyable?

After Guo Yongkun thought about it, he borrowed a pen and wrote five big characters on the blank stationery - Qingyunmen outcast.

"That's it. ”