Time

9 a.m

place

Oriental Daily Headquarters Chairman's Office.

"Cousin, just promise me, the novel "SH Beach" is really well written! And this "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" Although I only read the beginning, I think this novel may create a new martial arts way of martial arts novels" Wu Fei was a little unsuccessful and took his cousin's hand and said.

Ma Chengkun frowned and looked at Xu Ziwen

"But ......," Editor-in-Chief Xu hesitated a little, "the layout for the next few months has already arranged other books, which ............

"What kind of books are the others? Could it be that Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Liang Yusheng are famous artists? Unlikely, right? What is being submitted to us now is nothing more than the works of those third-rate writers. ”

"You have also seen such good works as "SH Beach" and "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", and in today's manuscripts, anyone with a discerning eye can see that none of them are better than these two. Isn't such a good book worthy of the praise of our newspaper?"

"Please, now our status in the Oriental Daily industry is getting lower and lower, and we used to compete with Ming Pao and even better in terms of sales.

Now there are still 80,000 or 90,000 copies left in each issue, if you don't work hard, you will strive to promote high-quality works. Maybe, in a few years, our Oriental Daily may turn into a second-rate newspaper."

"Okay, okay! I really can't stand you, Xiao Wu! I'll go crazy with you! Hold "SH Beach"!" Editor-in-Chief Xu said with a slightly wry smile, and looked at Ma Chengkun after speaking.

As the head of a large newspaper group, 20-year-old Ma Chengkun is too young.

Ma Chengkun's uncle was accused of smuggling 100 tons of opium into Hong Kong the year before last and fled to Taiwan to hide in disarray; his father was accused of drug trafficking and bribery last year, and absconded to Taiwan, where he is still in prison. The older generation of the Ma family was all from the Sanhe Association, and after the incident, they all ran away, and the "Oriental Daily" could only be carried by the younger generation.

In today's "Oriental Daily", Ma Chengkun controls the overall situation as the chairman and general manager, and his cousin Wu Fei, who is the same age as him, is in charge of the newspaper's external affairs. Two young men in their twenties were in charge of a large newspaper, and although they were full of momentum, they had no experience and skills, and the sales of the Oriental Daily fell again and again, and they were about to fall below 90,000 copies.

Ma Chengkun was a little impatient, and now he had to be a little more radical, and besides, he also wanted to give his cousin a face, so he said: "Okay, you can talk about Ah Fei in person, and the resources of Editor-in-Chief Xu in terms of publicity are a little more tilted."

"Okay cousin, don't worry!" Wu Fei replied quickly

Although Wu Fei was born in an underworld family, he liked literati and personal novels, so he applied to Oriental Daily as a small editor.

Of course, this is also the reason why Wu Fei deliberately avoided the family business - in fact, if Wu Fei wanted to become the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, or even the editor-in-chief, it would be a breeze.

Therefore, the editor-in-chief Xu also deliberately betrayed favors because of Wu Fei's background, although he also thought that "SH Beach" and "The Legend of Shuanglong of the Tang Dynasty" were well written, but this was not enough to break the company's rules.

But Wu Fei himself didn't think through the reason for this, and only thought that Editor-in-Chief Xu was persuaded by the quality of "SH Beach" and "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", as well as Wu Fei's eloquence.

Therefore, with a triumphant smile on his face, he proudly arranged the typesetting and revision of "SH Beach".

At the same time, he also found Zhang Heng's address, and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Fei came to the tea restaurant according to the address.

"Bang bang bang!" Wu Fei knocked on the door, looked at Li Hui at the counter and asked, "Hello sir, does Mr. Zhang Heng live here?"

Li Hui put down the newspaper in his hand, was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Yes, what are you looking for him?"

"Oh, I'm Wu Fei, the editor of Oriental Daily, and I've come to Mr. Zhang Heng to talk about something, is Mr. Zhang Heng here?" the man asked.

What? the editor of the Oriental Daily!

Isn't this a dream? Could it be that Ah Heng's novel really passed?

"Sit down, I'll call him for you." Li Hui's heart was full of doubts, and he walked to the staircase and shouted, "Ah Heng, someone downstairs is looking for you, you come down quickly." ”

Then he said enthusiastically: "Mr. Editor, are you thirsty? What would you like to drink?"

"Thank you, just plain water"

Upstairs, Zhang Hengzheng was writing "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", and when he heard that someone was looking for him, he stopped "creating" and ran downstairs.

When Editor Hu saw Zhang Heng's appearance clearly, he was more surprised and said: "Zhang Sheng looks so young, writing wonderful novels such as "SH Beach" and "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" at such a young age is really terrifying!"

At this time, Li Hui brought a teapot and cup. Poured a glass of water and handed it to Wu Fei.

Wu Fei took the cup and thanked him, then took a few sips.

Li Hui heard the smile and said, "Mr. Wu, Miao praised"

"This is my uncle," Zhang Heng introduced at this time

After chatting for a while, Wu Fei explained his intention straight to the point.

As an editor, Wu Fei was the first reader of "SH Beach" and "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", and he was also the review editor of this work.

"Although I am very optimistic about these two manuscripts, in principle, I can only give you a remuneration of 30 yuan for 1,000 words. Of course, 30 yuan is not the final price, and if your manuscript has been serialized for a period of time and the readers respond well, then the newspaper can increase your salary!" Hu Bo explained.

Zhang Heng was a little unhappy and a little hesitant in his heart.

The two works of "SH Beach" and "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", if they are judged by their respective influences at that time, then 30 yuan per thousand words is considered a cheap sale!

According to the popularity of the "SH Beach" TV series and the sales volume of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" in history, it is not too much to increase the price by 10 times.

Because he is an unknown person's manuscript, he can only get a remuneration of 30 yuan for 1,000 words!

I don't know, if Huang Yi in another time and space knows, will he want to strangle himself?

Wu Fei continued, "Mr. Zhang, this is no way, you are a newcomer, if you give too high a salary at the beginning, it will break the rules of this industry, which is not conducive to your future development." In this way, it will rise to 50 yuan per thousand words at most."

50 yuan for 1,000 words?!

Li Hui next to him was already wide-eyed, nodding constantly, eager to agree on behalf of his nephew.

This is too easy, you can get 50 yuan for 1,000 words by writing casually, in Li Hui's heart, Zhang Heng is still a child, he must write casually.

"Okay! Editor Hu, I agree to transfer the serialization authorization of the "SH Beach" newspaper to your agency at a price of 50 yuan per thousand words! But there is only the authorization of the newspaper serialization, and "The Legend of the Double Dragon of the Tang Dynasty", I want to wait for the serialization of "SH Beach" to be discussed later," Zhang Shaojie said.

The real money in the history of "SH Beach" is the adaptation of TV series.

The authorization to sell this part of the newspaper serialization at a low price should be regarded as a boost for the future adaptation of "SH Beach" TV series!

"Yes, but if you want to publish it, we at Oriental Daily must have the right of first refusal, and we also have a publishing house under the Oriental Press Group. ”

"Okay, no problem"

"Editor Wu, happy cooperation" After signing the contract, Zhang Heng stretched out his hand with a smile

"Mr. Zhang, the cooperation is pleasant, if the brother can afford me, call me big brother" Wu Fei said cordially

"Brother Wu" Zhang Heng shouted with a smile

Wu Fei called Zhang Heng again, "Brother Zhang", and laughed after speaking.

After Wu Fei left, Zhang Heng's heart was full of joy.

Because, Wu Fei told him that he would arrange for "SH Beach" to be serialized in the newspaper tomorrow.