Editor-in-chief Luo, Luo Ye.

Luo Ye is very optimistic about "Source Code", he said this, domestic science fiction has really developed, that is, in the past five years, there has been no top-level masterpiece.

Xu Teng's "Source Code" can be said to have been born at the right time, and the timing of its release is too good.

The Chinese science fiction industry has been very niche in recent years, Yan Zhan Ng lacks professional science fiction writers, and they are basically Yan Xiaoqing's ticket nature, like Xu Teng, a domestic science fiction writer who can insist on writing for five or six years, and hundreds of thousands of words a year, can be counted on one hand.

Luo Ye's mood at this moment is just like Xu Shanlin, chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Writers Association, who got Chen Zhongzhong's "White Deer Plain" for the first time.

Because of this level of long-form science fiction, you may encounter this one this year, but you may not be able to encounter it in the next four or five years.

There are only a few professional writers in the domestic science fiction industry who can write long stories, Lao Wang, Da Liu, Haihong, Liu Yang, Jiang Yunkun, these are all the grand prize winners of the previous Galaxy Awards, just the five of them are playing, Lao Wang still accounts for half, and the following is Xu Teng.

In fact, there are four, and Xu Teng ranks fourth, because Liu Yang and Jiang Yunkun have been engaged in TV dramas in recent years, and they no longer write science fiction, and they can't make appointments.

Now there is still a big trouble, at the end of last year, a new magazine "Legend World Weekly" suddenly appeared, there are science fiction, fantasy, and Western magic, Da Liu and Haihong were poached by the high manuscript fee offered by the other party, and the manuscript that was originally negotiated was also published there.

Wan Shinian, vice president of the Science Fiction Magazine Agency, flew to Xi'an in person yesterday to talk to Lao Wang about the conditions, Luo Ye flew to Jiangzhou today to find Xiao Xu, and the president of the company, Lao Tan, spoke, these two must be stabilized.

Luo Ye flew to Jiangzhou, and just sat down and got the manuscript of "Source Code", after reading it, he actually screamed in his heart, just like the Peking Opera "Gong and Drum Sutra", the sentence when the flower face appeared.

He almost slapped the table and shouted, Lao Tzu's life is good!

What level of science fiction feature is this, I was actually caught by Lao Tzu.

"Xiao Xu, the book, you have written it, an epoch-making masterpiece!" Luo Ye didn't say a word, he really slapped the table, "The job of our magazine is to get the book up, the book wants to be popular, and the people are also popular, even if you lose money, our club will also get this book out." When I return to the company, I will give you the typesetting period immediately, and the serialization will be completed within a year, followed by the publication of the whole set, with a first printing of at least 300,000 copies. ”

"What level is Han Han, you are better than him, taller than him, more handsome than him, the gap between literature and thought is even more different from heaven and earth, we will definitely package you out and hype it in place. ”

Luo Ye was full of guns, flickering, no way, he didn't want to, "No matter what the situation is this year, your "Source Code" must be the grand prize of the Galaxy Award, we will hold an award ceremony and press conference in the capital at the end of this year, we must make it bigger, how big a scene can be made, how big a scene can be made, from the judges to the media, from publicity to voting, all of them will be given to you to the household, one step in place, let you reach the peak." ”

"Are you sure?" Xu Teng was a little skeptical.

"Xiao Xu, I have to believe in the influence and strength of our magazine, so I tell you that our editor-in-chief was able to win the Contradictory Literature Award the year before last, and it has something to do with the society and the Provincial Writers Association.

Luo Ye had a big belly and a thick aura, and took a small sip of a glass of red wine to moisten his throat, "There are a little more pure literature in our club, and they are basically engaged in science fiction editing halfway. President Tan Lao, you know, the winner of the Lao She Literature Award in the 80s, the new editor-in-chief is the Contradiction Literature Award, you have to believe in our literary appreciation ability, you take this "Source Code", how thick it is, they can understand it at a glance. ”

"You have to become famous early, you are so young, so handsome, you can write such a heavy masterpiece, you can't find it, you are definitely an idol young writer, a new generation of Xu Zhimo. Luo Ye has a heavy task and a tight schedule, so he wants to get things done in one go, lest the front foot just leave, and the back foot will be poached by the "Legend World Weekly".

"As for the manuscript fee, we have constraints in the society, and we can't be too market economic, but if we want to talk about influence, and talk about the energy that has set off big waves in the domestic literary world, it is definitely the overlord of the science fiction literary world. ”

He said too much, but it was exposed.

Although Xu Teng has been a little silent in the past two years, busy with the college entrance examination, and only has a little creative time to polish "Source Code" and "Interstellar", he has been silently paying attention to the trends in the domestic science fiction literary world.

He orders the latest issues of "Science Fantasy World", "Science Fiction Age", and "Science Ocean", including the new magazine "Legend World Weekly", which only came out in October last year, and he also has several copies.

He was a little surprised when Da Liu and Haihong published a new novel in "Legend World Weekly", and he could only estimate that the manuscript fee over there was very high.

"Lao Luo, you don't have to be so nervous. Xu Teng basically saw that Luo Ye's visit to Jiangzhou this time was really not a private matter, but a business trip, and it was estimated that he was going to publish a new work recently, so the club sent Luo Ye to grab the manuscript and stabilize him.

"I was a little unhappy about the publication of "Galactic Samurai", but it wasn't so bad that it ruined the relationship. I know that the salary in your club is not very high, and it is normal to want to get some extra money. I see that the two deputy editors-in-chief of your club, Qin Yi and Wei Jia, have been poached, and they probably went for money, but the club is a little hurtful. ”

"It's good for me. ”

Luo Ye said honestly, "As long as you continue to stay on our side, I will definitely be promoted to deputy editor-in-chief, let's tell you the truth, I have served you all the way for six years, and I have taught everything I can teach, and I will do my best to change every manuscript of yours, try my best to win a good layout for you, and strive to win awards." You've been grinding for two years, and you've finally got this "Source Code" out, a masterpiece of God in one step. If you leave it to me, what else is there to worry about?"

Resource cards, emotional cards, and reality cards, Luo Ye played them all over again, and he blew everything that could be blown and everything that could be flickered, but he didn't dare to fight with the "Legend World Weekly" for manuscript fees and capital.

Because the science fiction magazine has not yet figured out what the price of "Legend World Weekly" poaching Da Liu and Haihong is, the normal manuscript fee on their side is 120 per thousand words, Lao Wang, Da Liu, and Haihong are 200 per thousand words, and Xu Teng is 140 per thousand words.

This time, President Tan Lao opened a new condition, Lao Wang is 300 thousand words, and Xu Teng is 200 thousand words.

Before Luo Ye came over, it was estimated that the conditions for 200 words per thousand words were almost enough, coupled with the status of the magazine, social resources, sales and other factors, especially after so many years of friendship, there must be no problem.

Now when I see Xu Teng's "Source Code", I feel bad, definitely not enough.

Luo Ye didn't dare to talk to Xu Teng about the specific manuscript fee for the time being, as well as the royalty standards for the whole set of publishing in the future, so he could only play the relationship card, and wait until the evening to talk to the two bigwigs of the magazine before he dared to continue to give Xu Teng a quasi.

He now estimates that not only must he be on par with Lao Wang's treatment, but he must also take out all the best social resources and the best layout to support Xu Teng, otherwise, Xu Teng will run steadily.

Because Qin Yi, the former deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine, is already the president and editor-in-chief of "Legend World Weekly", he knows Xu Teng's situation very well, as long as he hears the news, he will kill him immediately.

Whether something is good or not, what level, and how many years it happens, everyone is an insider, and it is clear at a glance.

Qin Yi was originally the editor of Harvest Magazine, and worked all the way to the position of deputy editor-in-chief of Science Fiction Magazine, with strong business ability.

This girl is very ruthless.,She's always been vigorous and resolute in the club.,It's really there.。

Xu Teng can also see that Luo Ye is not qualified to offer a direct price now, so he can only talk nonsense and play the emotional card, "Old Luo, these things are trivial things to me." Anyway, this book, you have already got the manuscript, how to say it specifically, you go back and discuss it with Tan Lao, my attitude is very simple, even if we want to make money, we don't rush to this little money, as long as your sales are okay, I won't consider changing publishers. Da Liu and Haihong are both middle-aged and support their families, so we should also understand. ”

"Yes. Luo Ye nodded and raised his glass, "Idol writers, great writers, I toast you, I wish us a happy cooperation and a long friendship!"

Xu Teng clinked glasses with him and drank more.

In the matter of "Galaxy Samurai", Luo Ye helped a lot, and he was also a little lacking in morality, but he took 10,000 steps back and said, everyone is like this, this foolish account is not counted.

After six years of companionship, Xu Teng learned a lot from the editor-in-chief, how to analyze a classic masterpiece, how to analyze characters and metaphors, how to analyze the purpose and soul of the novel, all of which Lao Luo taught him little by little.