In the first few days of Govern's crossing, he was poor and penniless, and if it weren't for Lin Yiming's intake, I really don't know what kind of fate Govin would have happened now.

It was with Lin Yiming's help that Govin really found his basic survival skill - writing. Since then, Govin has been working for Harvest magazine and has been engaged in literary creation in his spare time. He has published many works, poems, novels, essays, and reviews, and it is precisely by relying on the manuscript fee obtained from the submission that Govin has accumulated the first pot of gold after the crossing, although the amount is not large, but he no longer has to worry about food, clothing and transportation.

So, how much money did Govin save?

In fact, in the earliest days, China's manuscript fees were very awesome. At the beginning of the 20th century, a writer could make ends meet by publishing a thousand words a day in the press. For example, Wu Zhaoren, a famous novelist in the late Qing Dynasty and the author of "The Strange Status Quo Witnessed in Twenty Years", let the whole family live a comfortable life only by his own writing.

It's just that this scenery didn't last long, the Republic of China was fine, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the manuscript fee was lower and lower year by year, and during the Cultural Revolution, the manuscript remuneration system was completely abolished.

Fortunately, the government realized that the prosperity of culture is inseparable from the author, and it is impossible for the author to pull the cart without eating grass, so in 1977 China resumed the remuneration system, but it has changed from 7 to 14 yuan per 1,000 words in the 50s to 2 to 7 yuan.

With the end of the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee, with the beginning of reform and opening up. The literary world has entered a prosperous period, and the common people have just come out of the cultural famine and are spiritually empty. It needs to be filled with culture, and the thirst for literary works is unprecedented. Young people are proud of their love of literature, and even the marriage notices published in newspapers have a list of "love literature". As a result, the remuneration of the author rose accordingly, from 7 yuan to about 10 yuan.

Govine's first work, "A Generation", received 23 yuan, and since then, as his fame has grown, and as his writing level has become higher and higher, his manuscript has entered the ranks of China's highest manuscript fees.

A series of works that he has previously published. Including many newspapers and magazines, the reprint fee given after reprinting his works has added up to nearly several thousand yuan.

That's a lot of money.

At this time, the price level was very low, and Gowen's monthly salary in the editorial department of "Harvest" was only a little more than 30 yuan, and pork was less than a dollar per catty at this time. Rice costs more than two cents a catty, such as toothpaste and other household daily necessities, but three cents, and many commodities are priced in 'cents'.

Although at this time, there were already 10,000 households in China. But how many real 10,000 households can there be?

And soon Govin will have another increase in income.

In July of 1980. The Party Group of the State Publishing Bureau revised the remuneration method in October 1977 and restored the remuneration for printed manuscripts. The remuneration standard for books is changed to 3-10 yuan per 1,000-word manuscript and 2-9 yuan for translation. The remuneration for printing is calculated in 10,000 copies, and 1-50,000 copies are printed, and 30% of the basic remuneration is paid for every 10,000 copies, and the method of cumulative reduction is implemented for more than 50,000 copies.

The suggestion given by Hang Jian is that the remuneration for "Soldier Assault" should be based on the system of remuneration for the number of copies printed, which is 10 yuan per 1,000 words, and then every 10,000 copies is a print run. Within 10 print runs, the publisher pays the basic remuneration in full. Then the 11th to the 15th print will be paid at 20% of the basic remuneration, and if there is still a print run after that, there will be nothing to do with Gowen.

Hang Jian looked at Govin proudly after saying his payment plan, his conditions have to be said to be very superior, such a payment plan can be said to be the highest remuneration settlement method in China, 30% of the basic remuneration of 10 prints will be paid in full at 100%, and then 20% of the basic manuscript fee for 5 prints will be given, although novels like "Soldier Assault" have caused a sensation in society, but if they really sell 150,000 copies, I am afraid that they will not be able to hold it anymore.

With Hang Jian's description, Govin already had a specific income analysis in his mind.

The book "Soldier Assault" has about 250,000 words, and if it is calculated at 10 yuan per thousand words for 250,000 words, the basic remuneration is 2,500 yuan, the full manuscript fee for 10 printing numbers is 25,000 yuan, and 20% of the manuscript fee for the 11th to 15th printing numbers is exactly 2,500 yuan, so it means that the total manuscript fee for the book "Soldier Assault" is only 27,500 yuan?!

But what if there are still print runs after that?

Gewen's heart was a little dissatisfied, if he adopted Hangjian's settlement method, then he would not lose a lot.

"Soldier Assault" will definitely set off a rush to buy after it is released, 150,000 copies? How can my own novels sell three or four hundred thousand copies!

Thinking like this, Govin remembered the damn book remuneration system again.

Then Govin felt extremely depressed, he had never published a book before, and he did not understand China's remuneration system, but now when he heard Hang Jian say it, he found that the remuneration for books in this era was not a royalty system.

What a fucking fuck!

No, we must strive for the maximum value of our labor results!

Gewen silently calculated in his heart for a long time, and then raised his head and proposed his own settlement method to Hang Jian-

"Mr. Hang, why don't we do this - you give me the full remuneration within five printings, and then no matter how many prints there are after that, you will give me 25% of the basic remuneration for each printing. Do you think this will work? ”

Hearing Gowen's words, Hang Jian was stunned, Gewen actually put aside his superior conditions and did not agree, and proposed a new plan by himself. He thought about it quickly in his head, and then immediately understood the true meaning of Gowen's plan - Gowen thought that his book would definitely sell well! And it's not an ordinary big sale, it's a big sale that will sell at least twenty-five copies!

Is this possible?

Hang Jian was a little crying and laughing, and he was about to admonish Gowen seriously, but before his words could be spoken, Gowen looked into his eyes and said seriously: "Mr. Hang, you also know how popular "Soldier Assault" is now, do you think that 150,000 copies is its last sales?" I'm sure readers love Soldier Assault and they'll buy it! So if you agree with my plan, then we will sign an agreement, and if you don't agree with my plan, then I can only find another publisher. ”

Threat! This is a naked threat!

Hang Jian had a headache. Although Govin had worked on the editorial board of Harvest, he was only exposed to the sales of the magazine, and was not aware of the publication and sales of the books. Although Fudan University Press has only been established for two or three years, in the past two or three years, Fudan University Press has published many excellent books, among which the best-selling books are only 100,000 copies, so Govin feels that "Soldier Assault" will sell more than 200,000 copies, which is really unreliable.

This kid's guts are so fat!

Hang Jian was a little helpless, no matter what, he couldn't let this kid suffer, after all, everyone is so familiar, and it is likely to cooperate in the future.

"In this way, the full remuneration for the five print runs will remain the same, and the subsequent print runs will be ...... at 28% of the basic remuneration."

Hearing this, Govin was stunned. What's going on?

"Fudan University Press may cooperate with you in the future, I can't beat you with a rod!" Hang Jian smiled bitterly and spread his hands.

"Haha, since Mr. Hang sent me money, then dare to be kind!" Govin couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Although Hang Jian is a professor at Fudan University and is also working hard to make Fudan University Press throw into the embrace of the market economy, after all, he is still the kind of simple person unique to this era, and he will easily let go of the interests that he has already held.

"Then we're done!" Finally got Gowen, Hang Jian was also very relieved, and in a comfortable mood, he stood up directly and stretched out his right hand to Gowen.

Govin quickly shook his hand, saying that he would not regret it.

After that, the two communicated about the publication of "Soldier Assault", and then Hang Jian left.

That's what happened on the night of May 9.

The next morning, Lin Yiming went to school, leaving Govin alone at home.

Now that he has become a real writer, Govin is naturally even more persistent.

Recently, he has no intention of writing any new works, just reading books and studying at random, and then the rest of the time is devoted to another novel - "The Da Vinci Code".

Speaking of which, Govin has been writing this "Da Vinci Code" for a long time. After translating Thoreau's Walden, Govin began working on The Da Vinci Code at Barkin's home. It's just that he has always been busy with things, and his unfamiliarity with English has made his creation full of ups and downs and difficulties, so the writing has been only going on intermittently. When Robert and other American science fiction delegations came to China to travel, they missed a good opportunity to publish in the United States because the novel was not finished.

Now that Govin finally has time, it is natural that he will finish writing this novel first.

While Govin was concentrating on the manuscript, there was a knock at the door, and then a calm voice came in.

"Is Govin at home?"

The pen in Gowen's hand froze suddenly, and then the tip of the pen messed up the last English word.

This voice is very familiar, it is the commander of the hard sixth company that Govin knew when he was in the Nanjing Military Region, and the prototype of Gao Cheng, the commander of the seventh company of steel in "Soldier Assault" - Chen Hongjun!

He's back? (To be continued.) (To be continued.) )

PS: Second update.