Chapter 285: New Military Novel [Third Update]

Flipping through the cover, the inscription, and the table of contents, Govin looked at the text of the magazine one by one.

Kitajima has compiled the magazine very well, and several suggestions from Govinti have been perfectly incorporated into the magazine "Fellowship".

This issue of the magazine includes original works and translations, articles on entrepreneurship, policy interpretations, knowledge about agriculture, recent announcements of foundations' donations, poems, essays, short stories, introductions to mechanized agriculture abroad, and interviews with veterans.

It's all sorted, and it's a hodgepodge. Kitajima, however, made a reasonable arrangement, placing literary aspects such as poetry and novels in the back of the magazine like a newspaper supplement.

The published entrepreneurial article was about quail breeding, and when Govin looked at the author's name, it was indeed Wei Jianguo. He carefully read the content of this article, and then found that Wei Jianguo did not hide anything in the article, and basically made the precautions for raising quails clear.

After reading this article, Govin admired Chen Hongjun and Wei Jianguo's open-mindedness. You must know that although the business of Jiangdong Farm is booming at this time, they are in a state of extreme expansion, and if others read this article and want to start a business, they will inevitably become their competitors.

When this doubt was raised to Beidao, Beidao also admired: "I also asked Wei Jianguo this question. He said that Chen Hongjun said that since he wants to help veterans start businesses, he naturally needs to write something useful. As for whether there will be competitors from this, they are not afraid, and if the opponent is strong, they will be stronger. They have to be imitated all the time and never surpassed! Belch...... This is what Wei Jianguo's original words meant. ”

Although Chen Hongjun and Wei Jianguo have taken off their military uniforms, the temperament of the soldiers is undoubtedly revealed from their words!

Govyn nodded, then flipped back to the magazine.

The poems, essays, and novels published in this inaugural issue are all unpretentious, and they should have been deliberately maintained by Kitajima for the sake of the style of "Fellows".

The poem is Haizi's new work "Dumb Back".

The essay is an excerpt from "If You Give Me Three Days of Light" by Helen Keller, a well-known blind and deaf female writer in the United States, which is specially translated by Kitajima, which corresponds to the cover of the magazine.

The novel is a work that reflects family affection, and the author is actually Shi Tiesheng!

Shi Tiesheng is a special writer in the Chinese literary world, he was paralyzed in both legs, and later suffered from uremia, and he relied on dialysis to maintain his life every day. It is such a writer with a disability and a strong will to create a large number of excellent and well-known literary works from his sickbed. The first two sections of Shi Tiesheng's "I and the Altar of Earth" were published in the first year of high school Chinese extracurricular reading published by the People's Education Publishing House, and the greatness of maternal love described in the prose has influenced a generation of middle school students and encouraged countless young people.

Closing the sample in his hand, Govin found that "Tongpao" should be said to be a popular magazine, somewhat similar to the later "Special Attention".

This should be a perfect inaugural issue!

Since Kitajima contacted the war correspondent, his former passion for poetry and his somewhat frivolous personality suddenly became calm, and after reading the magazine, Govin was a little surprised by his transformation.

Giving Kitajima a thumbs up, Govin exclaimed: "Yes, this magazine is very well compiled, I don't think it's worse than the general magazines on the market now." Especially Shi Tiesheng's "Grandma's Star", which is very warm and eloquent, but it is extremely sad and moving, and it almost makes people cry when they read it. This novel can be used as the main work of the magazine! ”

Govine's praise did not make Bei Dao happy, he picked up the sample magazine from the desk, and then pointed to the cover of "Fellow Robes" and "How Can You Say No Clothes, Fellow Sons" and said with some worry: "Such a big cover, printed with Shi Tiesheng's "Grandma's Stars", is it empty space? At the very least, the magazine should have three or four main titles! ”

"It's a little less, indeed." Govin replied.

"You know that the manuscripts of the inaugural issue are all begged by me with a dead face, but there is only one work that can be used as the main work, which is really too few. Haizi's poem could have been the main theme, but "Fellow Robes" is not a poetry magazine...... I'm so worried. ”

Kitajima threw the sample back on the table with some depression, and then continued: "If the cannon of the inaugural issue can't be fired, it will be finished in the future!" I boasted to Wei Jianguo that I had passed Haikou, and if I couldn't pay the affiliation fee to the foundation after half a year, I really wouldn't have the face to see him. ”

"Half a year?!"

After Gowen introduced Wei Jianguo and Bei Dao's acquaintance over the phone, he didn't ask much about the "Fellow" magazine, at most he occasionally listened to Bei Dao and Shu Ting talk about it. As for the payment of the affiliation fee to the Foundation, of course, Govin knew, and this was something he had said. But Govin didn't expect that Beidao would dare to promise to make the magazine profitable in half a year, which is a bit too big.

"Isn't "Tongpao" going to publish an entrepreneurial article, so I called Wei Jianguo to invite manuscripts, and asked about the current situation of the foundation by the way. In addition to your money, there is also a little money donated by the army in the foundation's account, and the current foundation can be said to be innocent, Wei Jianguo said that the rent of the foundation this month is his own pocket. At that time, I impulsively assured him that after half a year, "Tongpao" would be profitable, and I would pay the affiliation fee immediately when the time came......"

Speaking of the original impulse, Kitajima also wanted to slap himself a few times. If you don't have a steel diamond, don't do porcelain work, you don't understand such a simple truth, it's simple.

"It's okay, I'll help you and Wei Jianguo explain it. The new magazine, you need to take your time to hit the market, how can you take a big step like you......" Govin shook his head and comforted Beidao.

"Actually, if you really want "Fellow" to be a blockbuster and want to make a profit soon, it's not impossible to ......"

"What's the solution? Let me tell you, don't you dare to take any crooked ways, regular magazine publishing must be recorded and assessed in the Press and Publication Bureau! Hearing Kitajima's words, Govin suddenly became alert.

At this time in China, magazines were actually not difficult to sell. However, no matter how popular the magazines are, they can't compare to the underground magazines with no issue number on the stalls, especially those vulgar magazines, and at this time, some people in the mainland have already begun to pirate popular fiction magazines from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

"Hey, am I that kind of person?" Kitajima is a little annoyed that Govin doesn't believe in his personality.

"Then tell me what tricks you have?" Govin was noncommittal.

"This ...... Didn't you write a book "Soldier Assault" last year? If...... If only you could serialize a new military novel in "Fellow Robes"......"

(To be continued.) )