Fang Quan didn't expect that he would be brutally pushed back by Jiang Shuiyuan, he couldn't help but be so angry that the three corpses jumped violently, smoke grew in the seven orifices, his face turned from white to red, from red to blue, and the anger in his heart almost burst out, but the remaining reason reminded him again and again: No! This hateful little ghost is the president's favorite candidate, if he doesn't want to be fired, it's best not to annoy him before signing the contract!

He took a few deep breaths, tried his best to suppress the anger in his chest, and said with a reluctant smile: "I'm sorry, I've been waiting for you in the hotel for a long time, and I haven't seen you come back, you are young, and you have just arrived in Shanghai, and you are not familiar with life, for fear that something will happen to you, I am also concerned about chaos, so my words are a little excessive, and I ask Jiang to bear with me!"

Seeing that Fang Quan was soft, Jiang Shuiyuan was not very concerned about himself: "Editor-in-Chief Fang has been waiting for me for so long, I don't know what is important?"

"Let's talk about it in the house!" Fang Quan didn't want to make this matter known to passers-by.

Jiang Shuiyuan also felt that the hotel lobby was not a place to discuss things, and took Fang Quan back to his room. As soon as he entered the house, Fang Quan couldn't wait to ask: "Student Jiang, what did you think about the matter we discussed at noon the day before yesterday? After all, tomorrow morning is the award ceremony, and President Wu and I will definitely have no free time; in the afternoon, you should go back to your own house and find your own mother, you can't delay it until you go home, right?" So I think it's best to agree on this matter today, so as not to toss back later. ”

During the two-day trip, Jiang Shuiyuan had roughly delineated his bottom line: "What Editor-in-Chief Fang said is extremely true! In fact, since I came back, I have been thinking about cooperation. First of all, I am very grateful to Editor-in-Chief Fang and President Wu for their favor, and I also very much want to become the exclusive writer of your company, which is my basic attitude. Secondly, I feel that the conditions you have put forward are very strict and elaborate, and for a person like me, who is accustomed to being free and loose, it is like a noose around the neck. Qingqing's life may be lost at any time. I would like to ask the editor-in-chief Fang, can the terms of cooperation be appropriately amended on the premise of sincere cooperation and frank exchanges between the two sides?"

"Our conditions may be a bit harsh, but they are undoubtedly a panacea for those who are accustomed to being free and loose, because there is no motivation without pressure! It seems that tomorrow is a certain day in the world, will we fight to the death and move forward bravely?" Fang Quan retorted in a heartfelt manner, "Of course, as long as Jiang sincerely cooperates with us, the specific terms can also be discussed. Don't know what you want to change?"

Jiang Shuiyuan said eloquently: "I remember you said that if you want to create a momentum, you must publish articles intensively in the early stage, so we will provide you with no less than 3 manuscripts per month in the first quarter, and no less than 2 manuscripts per month in the next six months." None of this is a problem. However, the quality requires how many articles reach the level of formal publication. I don't think there's any need to impose a rule, because the level of the essay can't be quantified, and it can't be like a middle school teacher who changes an essay, this essay gets 90 points and can be published, and that essay gets 70 points and can't be published, right?"

Fang Quan gradually regained the momentum of the editor-in-chief of the famous magazine at this time: "Student Jiang, don't worry, the editors of our magazine are all high-achieving students of the Chinese Department of famous universities, and their literary literacy is very high. The reviewers are experienced and we practice anonymous cross-review. You can accurately judge the level of the article, and you will definitely not let the pearl of your work be secretly cast!"

"I have never doubted the quality of your editors, but there is a proverb in the West that says: 'There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand readers.'" The same work may be arsenic and poisonous weed in A's eyes, and a honey elixir in B's eyes. For example, Kipling, the first writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, was ridiculed by the editor for not knowing how to write in English, and Whitman, the most outstanding poet of the 19th century. The editor thought that it would be unwise to publish his "Leaves of Grass", and even Flaubert's masterpiece "Madame Bovary", which can be regarded as a classic of world literature, was not rejected by the editor at the beginning?" Jiang Shuiyuan then changed his words, "Of course, I can't compare with those great writers at all, but if I think that the manuscript can be written to show people." But the editor thinks it doesn't make sense, and he doesn't agree to publish it, who should I talk to to reason?"

Fang Quanyan replied insincerely: "Hehe, don't worry, the editor of our magazine is absolutely excellent, and there will never be a situation like what you said!"

Jiang Shuiyuan didn't bother to argue with him, and continued: "Secondly, all the literary works I wrote during the cooperation period can be handed over to you for publication, but if you reject the manuscript or do not send it, I have the right to submit it to other publications. In addition, if you publish an article in your journal, you need to obtain my consent in advance and renegotiate the remuneration standard, and if I publish a collection, you need to agree with your company during the cooperation period, and there is no restriction outside the cooperation period. ”

Fang Quan's forehead jumped when he heard this: "Is there anything else?"

I didn't expect Jiang Shuiyuan to really have: "Third, I am selling literature, not selling myself, so the obligation clauses and term clauses you stipulate are all invalid." I am a free man, not a slave of anyone, so why should I be on call to cooperate with the magazine in carrying out all kinds of propaganda, signings, and other activities? If I can come to the show, that's love; if I don't come to the show, that's my duty! As for the term clause, it's even more nonsense, because I write for the magazine, and the manuscript makes money for the magazine, and the magazine gives me the manuscript fee, and this is a fair and reasonable deal. The fame of a writer during this period is a natural product of the publication of an article in a magazine, so how can a magazine be greedy for its own merits and claim to have made great contributions?"

Fang Quan couldn't help but jump up: "According to what you say, what is the difference between you and ordinary contributors?"

Jiang Shuiyuan is not in a hurry or impatient: "This is the fourth point I want to say.I think the standard of 600 yuan per thousand words is a bit too high for a newcomer like me, so high that I tremble and walk on thin ice, it is better to change it to 400 words per thousand words during the first cooperation period, and 600 yuan per thousand words if I am lucky enough to be on the cover." This is a little higher than the average contributor, but it is not ridiculously high. As for the price for the second period of cooperation, if any, the two sides will negotiate amicably. ”

"We will never agree to such conditions!" Fang Quan shouted.

"Yes, as far as I know, it should be President Wu who should have made the decision of the "Cultivation Magazine", not Editor-in-Chief Fang, so," Jiang Shuiyuan paused and continued, "You only need to bring my conditions, and the rest will be left to President Wu to decide! Besides, over the years, the strict system of exclusive writers has created a huge fortune for your magazine, but at the same time, it has also attracted countless resentment and hatred, and the departure of famous writers such as Guo Siming and Han Xia without hesitation has already explained many problems. Maybe now that the system has reached the point where it should be changed, who knows if you president Wu will wake up?"

Fang Quan shouted: "Impossible! You don't want to be alarmist! Anyway, if you put forward such a condition, do you really ignore it?"

Fang Quan bit the word "yiqiē" very hard, and the deep meaning contained in it is self-evident. Jiang Shuiyuan nodded: "Yes, it doesn't matter if you get a finalist in the essay competition!"

"Then you can do it yourself!" Fang Quan turned around and was about to go out.

"Wait!"

"What, regret it?" Fang Quan sneered.

"No, I just wanted to ask a question. Jiang Shuiyuan denied, "If I only won the shortlist, you probably won't publish the manuscripts in the preliminary and semi-finals, right? What do you think?" (To be continued......)