"What's the situation! Which of you will tell me what's the situation! Why is it that Heshuo will regret the manuscript that has been agreed with now!"

"Martial Arts Story" magazine, president Zhu Zhengting angrily threw the report in his hand on the table, and the editors and managers on both sides did not dare to breathe, and their hearts were also full of anger.

Qin Hong, the vice president in charge of this matter, sighed and comforted: "Forget it, Lao Zhu, don't be angry, don't be angry, don't be angry, this matter, no way!"

Zhu Zhengting held back his anger and said in a deep voice: "What the hell is going on? Ah Hong, tell me more!"

Qin Hong was the veteran of the magazine company who fought the world with Zhu Zhengting back then, and she was a woman, and on this occasion, only she could suppress Zhu Zhengting's anger.

Qin Hong sighed: "We made an appointment with He Shuo before, and the novel he is currently preparing to create, "The Seven Curses of the Wind and Wild", will become our next serialization. And he will also control the number of words published on the Internet, reaching the chapter published in the magazine, which is about 30,000 words in two issues earlier than the Internet. ”

Lin Shuiqing nodded: "Yes, I was also present at the time of this matter, and Heshuo did agree to this." ”

Qin Hong said helplessly: "But at the beginning, I was in private, and I didn't sign the contract immediately, I thought that Heshuo, as a well-known writer, would do what he said, but yesterday I suddenly received a call from him, saying that "Seven Spells of the Wind and Wild" has been signed to "Martial Arts" magazine, so let's invite another Gao Ming......"

"Explain the reason?" Zhu Zhengting said hatefully.

"The reason should be known to everyone, at the beginning, Heshuo relied on the fame of "Wuxia" magazine, and I heard that because of economic reasons, he owed "Wuxia" magazine a great favor. That's when he promised us and repented without prior notice!"

Zhu Zhengting's anger seemed to be vented all at once, and this reason made them extremely aggrieved, and they couldn't speak.

Although the magazine I worked hard to make has been recognized by the market in terms of quality, it is because the foundation is not deep, so the other party is pressed on the head!

"Martial Arts" magazine, founded for a long time, so that they have the most powerful connections, and now the well-known writers in the martial arts novel industry have basically cooperated with them, this incense love, is the short "Martial Arts Story" can not catch up.

The love of those famous writers was deep, and any bit of favor was a blessing for those famous writers who were fledgling.

And "Martial Arts Story", even if it pays ten times the price, in the eyes of those writers who have become famous, it is just the icing on the cake.

The literati have a good name, and no one wants to bear the reputation of "ingratitude".

So, this time "Martial Arts Story" was defeated, and the defeat was crisp and neat, and there was no power to parry at all!

"Then now, is there any other way?" Zhu Zhengting asked as he looked around.

There was silence, and Qin Hong smiled bitterly for a long time: "Where else is there any way! We originally wanted to rely on Heshuo's fame to defeat "Martial Arts" in the next serialization, and now Heshuo has been poached by the other party, "Martial Arts" will be serialized in the next issue, and the content of "Seven Spells of the Wind and Wild" will be published, and it is certain that they will definitely greatly increase the number of words in the serialization to ensure that they can catch up with the progress of online publication as soon as possible, we just hope that the sales volume of the next issue will not be pulled too low, what else can be done!"

"Not necessarily, "Seven Spells of the Wind and Wild" has been serialized on the Internet for more than 100,000 words, which will inevitably affect the sales of the magazine. As long as the quality of our next serialized novel is qualified, the impact on our sales will not be too great......"

Seeing that the two leaders were talking like this, the conference room was silent, Lin Shuiqing coughed and comforted.

He is a veteran reviewer editor, so he has the confidence to speak at this time.

Qin Hong didn't speak, and the other meeting personnel naturally wouldn't refute Lin Shuiqing at this time.

The first two issues will affect some sales because they have been serialized on the Internet, but as long as "Martial Arts" serializes a new chapter, according to Heshuo's terrifying entity and Internet popularity, it will immediately turn into a real sales volume of "Martial Arts".

Zhu Zhengting poured two sips of tea hard, and after stabilizing his mood, he asked Lin Shuiqing: "In the next serialized article, did the author say when the manuscript will be delivered? Will it be like Heshuo, what will happen?"

Lin Shuiqing shook his head affirmatively: "No! The next serial, the author is a one-page book, he has cooperated with us since his debut, the quality has always been at the upstream level, the delivery is even more punctual, and there has never been a delay or scrap of the manuscript, I can guarantee this!"

"One Page ......"

Zhu Zhengting nodded, for a boutique author like Lin Mu, who is the foundation of "Martial Arts Story", he is naturally no stranger.

"That's it, before serialization, give him a detailed advertisement, and be sure that when his first issue is published, the sales don't drop too ugly!"

The so-called advertising is not a literal meaning, but after the end of each medium-length serialized novel, the title and main content of the next serialized book will always be announced later, which arouses the reader's interest.

The "detailed advertisement" in Yue Zhengting's mouth is based on this, increasing the length of the introduction, from half a page to one page, and even adding a sketch of the relevant plot, in order to achieve the greatest publicity effect of the new book.

Lin Shuiqing nodded, indicating that he understood, and then asked, "Then which standard is used for his manuscript fee?"

A long-form serialization is the head of a magazine, and the manuscript fee is the highest among all articles, generally between 15 and 200 words per 1,000 words.

Lin Mu, who is serialized for the first time, generally adopts the minimum standard of 15 words per 1,000 words, and the minimum for those famous writers is about 200 words per 1,000.

Yue Zhengting thought for a while and said: "Don't use the minimum standard, just count it as one hundred and eight thousand words!" You explain it to a page of the book, let him relax, don't bother about the manuscript fee, and concentrate on writing a more wonderful novel, just do it!"

Yue Zhengting now, the only hope is not to lose too badly, otherwise the other party will use his killer skills to defeat himself to the dust, and that kind of scene is too ugly!

In comparison, the extra manuscript fee of 30 thousand words paid to Lin Mu is just a small section, and it is nothing at all.

As long as Lin Mu can write more carefully, that little manuscript fee can be earned back on the increased sales.

"Then so be it, although we lost this time, we can't lose too badly! The next few issues of manuscripts, whether serialized or short or medium-term, are all based on quality, so as to offset some of the decline in sales in terms of quality!" Yue Zhengting concluded.

"By the way, Lao Lin, what is the name of the serialized novel on this page?"

Lin Shuiqing thought for a moment and replied:

""Connecting the Cities"!"

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