Zhong Chuhong has just left, and there is no news from the script for the time being, but the Qingwen Award has come first.

The results of the 12th Qingwen Award have come out, and Zhang Xiaoye successfully won the first prize in the senior group of novels.

Because it is the only literary award in Xiangjiang and it is very influential, almost all the media have reported it, and Zhang Xiaoye's name has appeared in the newspaper for the first time.

For this reason, he also went to meet with the organizing committee officer and received a certificate and two cups, as well as a bonus just enough for him and Zhou Huimin to have a big meal.

"Give Me a Girl at the Age of Eighteen" won the award, and was also recommended to the publishing house by the organizing committee, and Zhang Xiaoye's novel will be published by Huaxia Wenhua Publishing House.

At the same time as receiving the award, he also signed a publishing contract with the publishing house.

According to the current Hong Kong law, the age of 21 is considered an adult, and as long as you reach the age of 14, you are subject to criminal liability for violating the law.

Zhang Xiaoye is 16 years old this year, and this does not affect the signing of legally recognized contracts.

From this publishing contract, he can get 10% of the royalty, although it is a work that won the first prize, but it is still the price of a newcomer.

In Xiangjiang, writers can generally get 10%-20% royalties for publishing books and periodicals, which is higher than in the mainland, and the royalties of ordinary writers in the mainland are between 6% and 10%, unless they are very well-known, they can only exceed 10%.

The reason why the royalties of Hong Kong are so high is mainly related to the market, and now that the publishing industry in Hong Kong is very mature, the authors will naturally benefit from it.

However, the population of Xiangjiang is only 5.35 million, and although the book market is hot, it is still small after all.

In any case, Zhang Xiaoye can be regarded as taking the first step smoothly.

Huaxia Wenhua Publishing House is surprisingly efficient, and when many media are still commenting and summarizing this Qingwen Award, Zhang Xiaoye's novel has already been published and listed.

They probably also want to take advantage of this gust of wind to increase sales, after all, now that the popularity of the Qingwen Award has not subsided, it is the best time for the award-winning works to be listed, and if no one pays attention to it before it is released, sales will definitely be affected.

Zhang Xiaoye had already received the sample in advance, and the printing was very exquisite, but the cover felt very simple no matter how you looked at it, and it was still incomparable with later generations.

After he got it, he flipped through it casually, and gave the sample to Zhou Huimin.

Zhou Huimin looked at him and said, "I've already seen it, why did you give it to me?"

Zhang Xiaoye said: "This is a sample of my first book in my life, which is very commemorative, so of course I will give it to you, you don't want that." ”

As he said that he wanted to take the book back, Zhou Huimin hurriedly held the book on his chest with both hands and shrank it back, and snorted softly: "Who said I don't want it, I won't let you take it to other girls." ”

"Fool, who else can I give it to but you. Zhang Xiaoye said and touched Zhou Huimin's head.

A touch on the head seemed to make Zhou Huimin extremely happy, took his hand and ran out, and said, "Let's go, let's go to the bookstore to have a look." ”

Hearing the movement, Zhou's mother hurriedly poked her head out of the kitchen and shouted, "It's almost time to eat, where are you two going?"

"Let's go to the bookstore, Mom, you and your mother-in-law don't have to wait for us. Zhou Huimin said and closed the door.

The maturity of the book market in Hong Kong is also reflected in the distribution channels, and bookstores of all sizes can be found everywhere on the street, making it very convenient to buy.

The people of Hong Kong also generally like to read, even in later generations, the per capita reading volume is higher than that of the mainland.

In the small bookstore, when Zhang Xiaoye and Zhou Huimin went in, there were six or seven other people looking for books, and the shelves were also full of various types of books and periodicals.

Stepping into the store, Zhou Huimin's eyes searched everywhere, and he kept muttering where and where he was.

She is so interested, she just wants to see Zhang Xiaoye's novels sold in bookstores, but in the heart of a very little girl, it feels so cute.

Zhang Xiaoye didn't care much about it, but it was other people's works that attracted his attention.

In the most conspicuous position of the bookshelf, Jin Yong's martial arts, Ni Kuang's Wesley and Yishu's romance novels are all there, which are very messy, and obviously people often turn them over.

In addition to local writers in Xiangjiang, there are also many works by Taiwanese writers, such as Gu Long, Qiong Yao, Zhuge Qingyun, etc., almost all of which are familiar names.

Zhou Huimin muttered and looked around, and the bookstore owner with a feather duster said, "Girl, what book are you looking for, tell me I'll help you find it." ”

Zhou Huimin immediately said: "Boss, do you have a girl for me at the age of eighteen here?"

"So you're going to buy this book? Of course, you have, but it doesn't seem appropriate for you as a girl to read a book like this. ”

The boss said, handed over the book from the bookshelf that occupied the road, and it turned out to be outside, no wonder Zhou Huimin never saw it.

Zhou Huimin took the book and asked: "Boss, why do you say that girls are not suitable to read this, have you read this book?"

"Of course I've read it, how can I tell you, this book is a bit salty, and you girls may feel like a hooligan if you read it. ”

The boss's words made Zhang Xiaoye roll his eyes when he heard this, and he couldn't help but say, "Boss, it's not as salty and wet as you said, right?"

Zhou Huimin was happy to hear it, her first reaction when she saw it for the first time was to scold Zhang Xiaoye for being a hooligan, and now the bookstore owner said the same, as if she felt that she was completely right, and glanced at Zhang Xiaoye proudly, with a full face of ridicule.

Zhang Xiaoye shrugged, and she asked, "Boss, how is this book selling?"

"It's selling very well, and now the best-selling book in my store is this book, and most of the people who come to buy it are young people like you, who buy it back and quietly read it as a yellow book." ”

Zhang Xiaoye wanted to vomit blood when he heard this, but even Zhou Huimin felt that it was too exaggerated, and couldn't help but say, "Boss, it's not as exaggerated as you say, right?"

The bookstore owner smiled, swept the dust on the bookshelf with a feather duster, and said: "That's pretty much it, this book vividly describes the feeling that boys had towards girls at that time, in fact, it's really okay, every man should be able to empathize, but if you're a girl, you will definitely feel incomprehensible." ”

The bookstore owner's comment was pertinent, Zhou Huimin also nodded subconsciously, and then he smiled again: "But if you have to take a look, it's actually very good, you can understand what boys of your age think." ”

"Thank you, boss, I'd better take another look. Zhou Huimin didn't plan to buy it, the price of books in Xiangjiang is much better than in the mainland, a novel is not cheap, and her pocket money is not much.

And she has already got what she wants to know, Zhang Xiaoye's book is selling very well, and she is very happy to know this.

Even if many people who buy books read this book as a little yellow book.

Could it be that the private goods he brought with him were a bit too much? Zhang Xiaoye couldn't help but be a little suspicious.