Chapter 42: The Leaderboard
"It's not just unfairness, it's exploitation. According to their terms, it is equivalent to taking away all the copyrights of the work I worked so hard to write at the price of cabbage. When it came to this, Zhu Ziqing was really angry, and finally emphasized: "And it's in the tone of charity." ”
Big news, really big news. Well-known fairy tale writers bombarded magazines for exploiting newcomers. It seems that this time it is really the right one. Wang Qinzhong was ecstatic in his heart, but his face was not revealing at all.
"Have you been in contact with the magazines?" Wang Qinzhong induced.
"No, when I saw these terms, I just rejected them. The work is like my child, how could I possibly sell it. Zhu Ziqing did not get his wish: "Then I set my sights on the general magazine." They may not sell well, but they're fair for newcomers. In the end, I chose "Children's Literature and Art". ”
"Here I really want to congratulate "Children's Literature and Art", picking up a gold mine for nothing. Can you tell us how you split it? ”
"Sorry, it's a trade secret."
"Okay, next question. Have you ever thought that your work would work wonders. What is your mood when it works wonders? ”
"Everyone fantasizes about their work being popular, and I'm no exception. But it was completely unexpected. The mood is naturally excited. Zhu Ziqing said truthfully.
"Now the Internet is saying that 'The Ugly Duckling' is your counterattack to those who detractor you, right?"
"I read these comments too. All I can say is that people with ulterior motives should not be taken too seriously. And don't associate chickens, ducklings, and goslings with those people. This is a serious insult to chickens, ducks and geese. ”
The next day, the front page of Dajiang Daily carried an exclusive interview with Zhu Ziqing. This report is very timely. Zhu Ziqing's identity was revealed, but he hid in advance, and no one has interviewed him so far.
Although through his classmates learned a lot about him from the side. But there are a lot of questions that everyone still wants to hear from him personally. Now, with the report of Dajiang Daily, many questions have been answered.
For example, he opened three times at the same time, such as how to ensure that there is no string line; Will the story collection "Seven Nights Fairy Tale" continue to be serialized?
There are also a lot of sharp questions as gimmicks. The most typical is the problem of exploitation of newcomers by magazines raised by Zhu Ziqing. As soon as it was published, it was immediately supported by countless authors who had suffered unfair treatment.
Countless people have come forward to tell their stories. The authenticity of Zhu Ziqing's words was verified from the side. made those magazines who wanted to defend themselves dispel their thoughts and became turtles with shrunken heads. Anyway, Zhu Ziqing didn't name him. They should not be speaking of themselves.
As for Zhu Ziqing's ridicule of those with ulterior motives in the end, they have also circulated wildly on the Internet and evolved countless versions. What's not to say he's a pig, that's an insult to a pig. ''Don't say he's as stupid as a donkey, that's an insult to donkeys' and so on and so forth.
If the reputation of Seven Nights was limited to a certain circle before. Then after this report, he came into the sight of most people in the country. Let more people know that there is such a genius fairy tale writer in the literary world.
The second beneficiary is naturally the magazine Children's Literature and Art. Sales, which were already nearing the end, ushered in a small uptick again because of this report. With its current sales, every percentage point represents tens of thousands of sales.
Dajiang newspaper itself is also a beneficiary, and the sales of this issue have also risen by four percentage points because of this interview.
In addition to the three of them, there is another beneficiary, that is, Tao Yingshuang and his Silian Publishing House. Seven Nights' first novel was released with him. As Zhu Ziqing's fame spread, more and more people paid attention to this book.
It can be said that the report of Dajiang Daily has once again heated up the seven-night fever that has just subsided. For a while, everyone was talking about Seven Nights.
But within a few days, the report about Seven Nights was suppressed by another topic. Not only Zhu Ziqing, but even the blockbuster news that the sales of "Children's Literature and Art" exceeded two million have been suppressed.
It should be said that the entire literary world, all the news was suppressed by this topic. There is no doubt that the only thing that can do this is the Essay Contest on Interpreting Words.
As an annual event in the literary world, it is also a major event of national concern. Even news broadcasts have to give it enough time, let alone other media.
On October 1st, under the watchful eye, the preliminary list of the Essay Contest was announced. All those who care about the event will log in to the official website of Shuowen Jie Zi to check the list as soon as possible.
The media needs first-hand materials, the contestants want to know if they are on the list, and the onlookers want to know who is good and gossip with others in this issue......
Countless people flocked to the official website at the first time. Even with the experience of previous years, I deliberately increased the server this year, and the website was almost stuck.
When everyone worked hard to refresh the list, they were stunned by this list. To be exact, it was the first name on the list that surprised everyone.
Because the name is: Zhu Ziqing.
There are more than 100,000 people in the preliminary round of the Essay Contest, and only 100 can be on the list, with a probability of less than 1 in 1,000. Because of the large number of people, it is still a preliminary round, and this list of 100 people is ranked regardless of rank.
There will always be exceptions, and if there is a particularly top-notch or significant article, the author's name will be singled out. An author who can do this may not be able to produce one in three or five years. This is why they were so surprised when they saw Zhu Ziqing's name being listed.
"How is it possible, didn't it already come out last year?" This is the first thought of all.
"Who is Zhu Ziqing?" This is the second thought on most people's minds.
It's not because the name is unfamiliar, on the contrary, as long as you follow the news, this name can often be seen in recent times. But they absolutely didn't want to believe that the name was the same person as the one they saw.
"What? You repeat? Zhao Mingyuan couldn't believe his ears and asked loudly.
"Zhu Ziqing participated in the essay contest and was on the list of 100 people, and his name was listed separately." Wei Zhixing repeated. Not to mention Zhao Mingyuan, even he watched it countless times to confirm that he was not mistaken, and he still can't believe that this is true.
The Essay Contest, the most famous literary contest in the country, in which more than half of the writers participate. You can imagine how fierce the competition is. It is an honor to be on the list in such a competition, and Zhu Ziqing actually has a separate name. It's crazy.
"Are you sure it's him, not the same name and surname?" Zhao Mingyuan didn't believe it.
"The information of everyone on the list can be checked, and I have read it dozens of times and am sure that there is nothing wrong. That's him. Wei Zhixing affirmed.
"It's incredible, how did he do it?" Zhao Mingyuan said dreamily.
"I don't know, I guess it's all messed up on the Internet now." Wei Zhixing also said in disbelief.
It's not just as simple as a mess on the Internet, it's just crazy. When those people clicked on Zhu Ziqing's personal information with curiosity and saw that he was not yet eighteen years old, they couldn't think about it without going crazy.
A teenager who is less than eighteen years old is still just a child. Defeated everyone, and the name was listed at the top of the 100-man list. It's too challenging to imagine.
"Who is Zhu Ziqing?" This question was quickly answered.
A talented fairy tale writer who debuted with "Shuck and Beta", followed by "Thumbelina", "The Ugly Duckling" and the comic book "My Neighbor Totoro", each of which was a huge hit. Relying on his own efforts, the non-mainstream magazine "Children's Literature and Art" was pushed to the first place in the industry.
But didn't he write fairy tales? How did I run to the essay contest to explain the words. A fairy tale is something written for children, what is the technical content? How high can a high school student who writes fairy tales be literate? Why did he receive such an honor?
At this moment, everyone was boiling. Those who are on the list can say that those who fall off the list are simply excited. They all ran to the official website of Shuowen Jiezi to leave a message and let the organizing committee of the competition give an explanation.
The organizing committee of the competition has not yet given an explanation, and there is a reaction on the Internet.
"Shady! The fairy tale writer Seven Nights won the first place in the preliminary round of the essay contest. ”
"Eighteen-year-old high school student beats many literary celebrities, joke."
"The Essay Contest will be disgraced because of this list."
It seems that an invisible hand is manipulating, and not long after the list came down, everyone still couldn't figure it out. Negative news about Zhu Ziqing winning the first place filled various forums.
And those disgruntled contestants, guided by these posts, have vented their frustrations online. Some restrained, just vaguely expressing their doubts. And some of them are angry, pointing out that this is shady and cheating.
This list once again put Zhu Ziqing on the cusp. And it's more dangerous than the last word-of-mouth battle. If one is not good, he may have to say goodbye to the literary world.
But what is Zhu Ziqing, the protagonist of the incident doing at this time?
"You really got selected, and you still won the first place." Lin Bao'er's mouth opened slightly, and she said in surprise.
"Luck, luck." Although he said this, Zhu Ziqing raised his head high, looking like 'praise me'.
"Be serious, I'll talk to you." Lin Bao'er stretched out her snow-white palm and pushed it lightly on his shoulder, and said.
Who knew that Zhu Ziqing grabbed her jade-like little hand by chance. Lin Baoer shook it twice and found that she couldn't break free. gave him a blank look, and let him grasp it.
Since Wu Zhixuan's birthday and the two made their relationship public, Lin Baoer has also let go a lot more than before. At least small gestures like holding hands are no longer opposed. Of course, that's not all. He wanted to go further, but it was impossible. But in this way, Zhu Ziqing is already very satisfied, and he will not have other ideas.
"The first rematch was a week later. When are you going to leave for Pearl City? Lin Bao'er said.
"The ticket is the day after tomorrow, is there anything wrong?" Zhu Ziqing gently kneaded the girl's slender and slender fingers and said.