Chapter 67 Manuscript Fees (II)

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There are really a lot, all of which are beyond Li Mo's expectations.

Why did Li Mo never think of plagiarizing domestic novels? Although he had read some excellent novels a few years later or more than ten years later, such as "The Ordinary World", "White Deer Plain", and "The Funeral of a Muslim", he had read them.

Some can't be copied because the background is too obvious, and some can still be copied, but it really can't, and no one will notice if some backgrounds are tampered with.

But Li Mo never thought about it.

His national outlook and national outlook are relatively strong, if classified, it is not Mao Zuo, but "Huang Han", that is, it is strong to the point of being a little paranoid.

This is a book written by an excellent writer in the future of China, he can't bear to copy it, he can't copy it, he can remember the content, but it is impossible to remember every sentence and every word, and after copying it with his writing, it will only spoil these excellent books.

This was the early eighties, and even after copying these books, there were a lot of landmines if you didn't get it right.

The most important thing is that the income is too small.

Just like this essay booklet, it was published by the Provincial Education Publishing House, and they agreed to publish it at that time, there are three reasons, Li Mo's age will attract readers is a factor, but now they don't pay much attention to it, but like the school teachers, they think that Li Mo does not accept interviews and studies with peace of mind, which is a good character. content, that's the point. Finally, there is a promise from No. 1 Middle School that once it is published, they will use the connections of No. 1 Middle School to say that the leaders of the Chao City Education Bureau will let all primary and secondary schools in Chao City buy it.

The promise of No. 1 Middle School does not have much selfishness, let alone the teacher who took advantage of it and put it in his pocket, they also have their reasons for doing this, they can make a name for No. 1 Middle School, it is indeed helpful for many students to write essays, and this is a living example, you are not good at writing essays, look at the age of people who are younger than you, how good the essays are? can set an example for the majority of students. Chaoshi has a population of nearly 3 million people in one city and four counties, think about how many primary and secondary school students there will be?

So 40,000 copies were printed, and because it was a tutorial material, the price was also a little low, one cent and two cents per volume.

Moreover, in the early 80s, the cost performance of industrial products was relatively low, that is, they were involved in the industrial aspect, and the prices were relatively high, and printing also belonged to the industrial system, including paper, ink, and printing machines.

This manuscript fee is quite a lot, and more than 8 percent of the CDs are drawn according to the royalties, accounting for a quarter of the net income.

Of course, if it sells well, it will continue to be printed in the future, and the publishing house will no longer have to pay Li Mo for his manuscript at that time.

In fact, in the past few years, the booklet has sold nearly 80,000 copies. There are a lot of them, but they are not too much, they are related to the publishing house, and they are also related to Li Mo, the biggest selling point of this book is Li Mo's age, Li Mo did not allow interviews, and the publishing house also did not make good use of it.

Until a few years later...... This pamphlet just sold like crazy, but at that time, Li Mo didn't care about the manuscript fee for a long time.

It's the same with novels, if they don't sell well, they will lose money, and if they sell well, the crazy theft will come immediately. Just like Jin Yong's book, how many books on the market have been genuine in recent years?

Therefore, throughout the eighties, the income of writers was not high.

The manuscript fee of excellent writers is a little better, and if the average writer relies on the manuscript fee, he may not even be able to support his family.

Their income is not in the manuscript fee, but when they publish books, they can be mixed into the Writers' Association, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference or the Cultural Affairs Bureau, and if they have a job, they can be promoted to their professional titles, which is the bulk of the writer's income.

You must know that the cultural industry is a huge industrial chain, and it is a truly smoke-free industry...... However, Li Mo did not think about this heavy topic, and even his pamphlet, if it were not for the leader of No. 1 Middle School, he would not have thought of publishing it in China.

Four hundred yuan is equivalent to the price of the buyout, which is too low in the long run, but Li Mo thinks it is very high.

The law is not standardized, Li Mo is a minor, just signed like this, and the manuscript fee was paid. Of course, by next year, it will be a big trouble for him to be a minor.

Teacher Fang said, "Okay, classmate Li Mo, you earn almost the same as my salary for more than a year. ”

Four hundred yuan is a lot in this era, and Teacher Fang's salary plus various benefits is less than forty yuan a month.

"Then the money ......" Li Mo misunderstood, thinking that the school would have other ideas about this manuscript fee.

"Take it, we are teachers, and we will ask for your money!" Teacher Fang said angrily and funny. At present, the education system is still relatively simple, and in another ten years, the market economy will completely replace the planned economy, and it will not be the same thing, but everything has two sides, and there is a good side and there must be a bad side.

"Thank you, Mr. Fang, thank you, but don't worry, I will repay my alma mater greatly in the future. ”

Like Li Mo's godmother, the teachers thought he was talking childishly, and Teacher Fang said: "Li Mo, study hard and strive to get into a good university, this is your greatest reward to your alma mater." ”

How simple it was, Li Mo was actually moved.

He returned to the classroom with forty "big bills" in his hand, and his classmates gathered around him and asked him how much he had paid.

Li Mo didn't answer, but said: "Ladies and gentlemen, you come with me to Du Zhengwei's noodle restaurant at noon today, eat with an open stomach, and I will treat you to all the expenses." ”

"Yay!" cheered many students.

The conditions of Guo Zirong's family are relatively good, and the conditions of a few classmates do not seem to be bad, but the conditions of most of the classmates' families are very ordinary, and even the financial situation of some classmates is very difficult.

After school, Liao Quanbao and a few of his friends couldn't live or die.

Li Mo was happy and patted him on the shoulder: "Liao Quanbao, you are the squad leader of the class, the leader of the first class, if you are not open-minded, how can you be qualified to be the squad leader? In the past, it was you who looked for me, not me who looked for you, and the person who was angry should be me, not you." This manuscript fee is an unexpected joy, and I can't get the manuscript fee every year, so this time the treat may be our entire junior high school days, and it is rare for the whole class to eat together. Go ahead. ”

In his previous life, Li Mo was not evil-hearted, unless he was like Sun Tiezhu who made him anxious.

Liao Quanbao was awkwardly pulled by Li Mo to Lao Du Noodle Restaurant.

There are really classmates who eat with their bellies open, but when they check out, it is only twelve yuan and a few cents, and the odd head Lao Du doesn't want to live or die.

Li Mo paid, and Du Zhengwei said on the side: "I don't know what Liao Quanbao is arrogant all day long, you even took the manuscript fee, and I haven't seen you arrogant." ”

"Du Zhengwei, don't underestimate him, if you don't get the midterm exam, his grades will become a mountain for all the students in the class. ”

Li Mo is also arrogant, but he is arrogant and backbone, and he doesn't like to take advantage of others.

In fact, this is also a disease, because human beings are working in groups, you help me, I help you, is the law of human survival. That is, Li Mo's iron-clad Zheng seems to have backbone, but in fact, he is "going against the sky".

Li Mo also knows that in this life, he is also slowly correcting, keeping the good ones, and accepting them when it is time to accept them, including the good intentions of his godfather and godmother.

Liao Quanbao's pride is pride, not the pride of ordinary people, but the kind of pride that is above others, that is, the self-improvement and self-confidence are too inflated, so that no one else can surpass him.

It's the same disease, and it's much more severe.

But if you put it on learning, it will have a benign effect.

was originally talented, and was stimulated by Li Mo, Liao Quanbao studied more hard during this time, and even didn't attend physical education classes, just read and write in class.

With his talent and foundation, he has worked hard to this point, and Li Mo estimates that when it comes to the midterm exam, he may be able to get a miraculous score. Even if it continues to be maintained, Liao Quanbao may become an insurmountable mountain for the students of the same grade in the school like he did in Nangang Primary School.

"Li Mo, you can't do it either?"

How to say it, if Li Mo doesn't write novels, even if Liao Quanbao studies hard, he is sure enough to wrestle with him.

But it can't be.

Li Mo shook his head and said honestly: "I guess I'm really not good." ”