Jiang Shuiyuan knew what kind of bear temper Zeng Zhijun was, if he didn't want to say it, even if he wore out his mouth, it would be useless, so he had to patiently go out and take a look by himself, and found that it was two acquaintances, Wu Qifei, the president of "Cultivation" magazine, and Fang Quan, the editor-in-chief. Fang Quan still seemed to have some opinions about himself, he just nodded with a stiff face at the moment, but Wu Qifei greeted him very familiarly:

"Classmate Jiang, don't come to harm, I haven't seen you for a year in a blink of an eye, and your style is even better than before!"

"There is no need for President Lao to worry!" Jiang Shuiyuan was also very polite: "You and Editor-in-Chief Fang are rare guests, what kind of fairy wind blew you from the sea to our Huai'an Mansion?"

Wu Qifei laughed: "Nature is a boundless spring breeze! As you know, the annual New Concept Essay Contest is being prepared and will start soon." Huai'an Fu Middle School affiliated to Jingshi University has always been very supportive of our magazine and competitions, and has contributed many outstanding writers and works, including you, Jiang. Editor-in-Chief Fang and I came here for two purposes, on the one hand, to thank the university for their strong support in the past, and on the other hand, to carry out more in-depth cooperation. ”

Jiang Shuiyuan smiled appropriately: "The spring breeze is good, the spring breeze is like a distinguished guest, and it will be prosperous as soon as it arrives! I wonder if the president has seen the leaders of our school? Do you want me to be a guide for you?"

Wu Qifei hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, we have already met with your Principal Lei, and I have had in-depth and friendly discussions with him, and we have reached a lot of consensus on strengthening cooperation." After the meeting, I told Editor-in-Chief Fang that when we arrived in Huai'an Mansion, we must visit Mr. Jiang. Since winning the last New Concept Essay Contest, you have published a series of excellent works in our "Cultivation" magazine, which have won wide praise from young literature lovers across the country, and many literary critics have also given good reviews.

Jiang Shuiyuan's face was full of humility: "That's all your love! In fact, my family knows my own affairs, and the things I wrote are ordinary middle school students' essays, and I was lucky enough to win the second prize, and I had the opportunity to turn into lead characters to meet everyone, and I was a little more afraid in my heart!"

Wu Qifei waved his hand again: "You are too modest! In the just-concluded "Cultivation" magazine's annual newcomer selection, you were elected with a high vote. and your previously published "Love Letter", which has received rave reviews and has become one of the popular candidates for this year's Global Chinese Youth Literature Award. -- But why don't you vote for such an excellent work to our magazine? Our "Cultivation" magazine has a history of 60 or 70 years, and its circulation has exceeded 1 million copies, and it has a wide influence throughout the country. Publishing in our magazine not only has a wider audience, but also helps to expand its influence and increase the chances of winning the Global Chinese Youth Literature Award.

Jiang Shuiyuan knew that Wu Qifei's words seemed to praise and care, but in fact, they were actually asking for guilt. He explained: "I naturally know the huge influence of "Cultivation" magazine in the country, and I am also grateful to President Wu and Editor-in-Chief Fang for their care for me, so most of my previous works have been voted for your society. As for the one that I haven't voted for your company, it's mainly because of two considerations, one is that I am not sure if it is good or not and whether it can be published, and the other is that the length is too large, and if I typeset it according to the two thousand words on one page of "Cultivation" magazine, I basically have to take up half of the page number of one issue of the magazine, so——"

Wu Qifei said helplessly: "Our magazine can be serialized." ”

Fang Quan was a little gloomy: "I'm afraid that classmate Jiang is reluctant to submit to us, the main reason is that our remuneration is too low, right?"

Jiang Shuiyuan was noncommittal, and continued: "Of course, I do have some selfishness. The president should know that if a few works can be published, the college entrance examination will be guaranteed to give extra points in the future. As a high school student, I had to think about this. ”

Fang Quan sneered: "After our magazine is serialized, it can still be published!"

Wu Qi Fei glared at Fang Quan, and then said with a smile: "From your point of view, it does make sense. On the other hand, it can be seen that the communication between our magazine and you is not enough. Today, we seem to have come to visit Mr. Jiang! I happen to have two suggestions, the first is that the new New Concept Essay Contest is about to start, and I hope that Mr. Jiang can create another submission that can be comparable to "Love Letter". Didn't you just say that the college entrance examination is guaranteed? The first prize in our competition is the golden sign of the guarantee!"

Jiang Shuiyuan looked embarrassed: "I've been busy lately, I'm afraid I can't squeeze out time to write." ”

"No matter how busy you are, it is important to have the qualification to be escorted? In recent years, the decline in literature has gradually emerged, take the preliminary round of our new concept essay contest as an example, there have been no eye-catching articles for many years, you were an outlier last year, but whether the outlier can become a legend, the key depends on whether it can go to the next level this year, otherwise it will become another Jiang Lang in other people's mouths. I guess Mr. Jiang knows more than I do, right? ”

The previous Jiang Lang was naturally the Jiang Lang who was exhausted by Jiang Lang, a tragic genius who had been ridiculed for more than a thousand years.

Jiang Shuiyuan suddenly remembered a previous plan that had been denied: "Then after I submit, can I-"

Wu Qifei immediately took over the conversation: "As long as the quality is passed, we will serialize it in "Cultivation" magazine as soon as possible, and even publish supplements and single books." The remuneration is also negotiable, 1,200 yuan per thousand words, the level of top domestic writers. How?"

Jiang Shuiyuan calculated in his heart, the price of brocade clothes and clothing was 80,000 words and 200,000 yuan, with an average of two yuan and five yuan per word, but when they came to them, it became two yuan per word, and it shrank by more than half! If it weren't for the fact that there was an award-winning quota hanging in front, he could have just thrown his sleeves and left. He thought about it and asked, "Then there are no strings attached?"

Wu Qi Fei said: "There are no additional conditions, the rest can be followed by the "Call for Papers"!"

Jiang Shuiyuan subconsciously recalled the article in his mind, in which Article 3 of the "Notes for Participation" stipulates that "once the entry is submitted, it is deemed that the organizer "Cultivation" magazine has the right to copyright, ownership, modification and use of the right to use it, and the organizer has the right to use the entry for public display, exhibition publication, promotion and adaptation, media network publicity, etc., and give the author a certain remuneration". didn't say anything at the moment, and then asked, "What is another suggestion from President Wu?"

Wu Qifei didn't know the thousands of turns in Jiang Shuiyuan's belly, and he still said enthusiastically: "Didn't you say that if a few works can be published, the college entrance examination will be guaranteed extra points in the future? Fortunately, it's not too late to make amends, you have published dozens of articles in our magazine, and you have nearly 100,000 words together, which can be published in a collection to add another weight to your future college entrance examination. What do you think?"

I think that at the beginning, when Peng Min, who was dressed in brocade clothes, went to discuss the publication of a collection of works with the "Cultivation" magazine, those people did not let go, forcing Peng Min to be unable to do anything, and finally had to offer a price of two and a half yuan per word to find Jiang Shuiyuan to make a separate appointment. Now they will suddenly put down the butcher's knife and change their minds?

Coupled with what he said just now, Jiang Shuiyuan was already afraid of Wu Qifei's sweet words like a snake and scorpion, how could he listen to his fools? So he immediately refused: "Thank you President Wu for your kindness! However, there is a limit to the number of extra points in the college entrance examination, I have published a book on the difficulty of Chinese studies before, and then I published another one, and the extra points in terms of publishing books are already full, and it is no longer of much significance to publish another book. What's more, those articles have been published in magazines, and there must be no sales when they are printed, so I can see that the collection of things should be forgotten!"

Wu Qifei hurriedly said: "Of course, the more books the better, who would be too much? Otherwise, you go to class first, and at noon I will have a treat with the editor-in-chief Fang, let's chat while eating, and strive to reach a consensus and achieve a win-win situation, okay?"