Since 1980, the most popular martial arts novel writer in Hong Kong is Zhang Shaojie. If Zhang Shaojie hadn't been born, the slow death of the martial arts novel market in this era would have been a foregone conclusion.

However, since the beginning of this year, Zhang Shaojie, who has not long debuted, has become a news maker, making martial arts novels the focus of media attention again.

In January, "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was serialized for the first time, saving the magazine "Martial Arts and History".

In February, Huang Yulang exchanged shares for copyright, which also caused a shock in the media.

In March, the physical book of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" sold more than 100,000.

The news that the first volume of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" sold more than 100,000 people, and the aftermath has not dissipated, and it has only been a few days since another blockbuster news was thrown out-

Taiwan's martial arts giant Wansheng Publishing House offered a sky-high price of HK$1 million per episode and won the Taiwan publishing authorization of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".

This news spread in Hong Kong writing circles like the atomic bombing, and the shock it brought to the writing industry was unimaginable!

"Idol, an episode of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is only 60,000 or 70,000 words, and it can be sold for 1 million!" Hong Kong writers gasp!

"Demon, according to legend, Ni Kuang, the former champion of manuscript fees, can only earn 3 million by writing 3 million words a year! Where did Zhang Shaojie's wicked man come from? One episode sells for 1 million, and three episodes can be worth Ni Kuang's manuscript fee for a year, so how can we make NT$35,000 per episode! A senior martial arts author burst into tears.

"One million episodes were given to Yulang International by Taiwan Publishing House, how much Zhang Shaojie himself can take, that depends on Huang Yulang's conscience! If you don't give a penny, it's impossible, I guess you can give him one or two hundred thousand at most in an episode" A writer who doesn't know the truth patted his head and "broke the news".

"Zhang Shaojie is also at that level, why can he sell 1 million Hong Kong dollars per episode, Lao Tzu only earns 10,000 yuan after working hard for a year!" The unaspiring third-rate writers are indignant!

"Writing martial arts can actually make so much money!" Many people who think they have some writing skills are eager to try it in their hearts.

Because of the high mood of young lovers, old writers have published articles, calling on young people to be calm, writing is a difficult road, becoming popular is an accidental phenomenon, and hitting the street is a common phenomenon!

However, these kinds of appeals are ignored by young people!

In schools, in companies, in humble shacks.

Countless young enthusiasts have "shaken the tiger's body" and shouted bold words-

"I want to write martial arts!"

"I want to be the next Zhang Shaojie!"

"Haha, Zhang Shaojie can sell 1 million in one episode, I don't ask for more, one episode can sell 10,000! What, you question me? I only ask for 10,000 yuan for one episode, and you question whether I have the ability? Wait, laugh at me! When I'm red, stepping on you is like stepping on an ant all the time! ”

In fact,

After Zhang Shaoming's debut, the whole lifeless Hong Kong martial arts novel publishing rivers and lakes have changed!

The old martial arts magazines and newspapers began to cheer up.

Some Hong Kong publishing companies, which have not been involved in the martial arts novel publishing market for many years, have started to send out requests again.

In order to demonstrate their strength, many newspaper companies and publishing companies have made gestures and constantly expressed on various occasions that the company intends to poach Zhang Shaojie with heavy money.

Of course, Zhang Shaojie already worships Jin Yong as his teacher, so naturally he will not easily betray his teacher.

Follow Jin Yong, that is promising!

Zhang Shaojie also wants to touch Jin Yong's light, so that "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" will enter the mainland market in the 80s!

You must know that in this era, domestic writers are seriously controlled and have lost the ability to judge the real demand of the market. Moreover, the pursuit of ideological surnames and surnames for many years has also made novels that mainly entertain the public almost extinct.

In the mainland novel market in the 80s, there were hardly many novels that could entertain the public. Third-rate Hong Kong and Taiwan novels can also make readers love it!

In this era, popular novels from Hong Kong and Taiwan that have successfully entered the mainland have gained millions or tens of millions of readers, and many have been able to gain hundreds of millions of readers!

Jin Yong dramas and Qiong Yao dramas all became the guarantee of later ratings, all because they entered the mainland market in the 80s and gained hundreds of millions of readers!

With such a large readership as a foundation, it is basically impossible for future TV series, movies, stand-alone games, and online games to hit the streets!

As a cultural giant, the annual output value of Jin Yong's works is one billion yuan.

In the past 30 years, the overall benefits generated by various derivative products adapted from Jin Yong's works have even exceeded 100 billion yuan!

Jin Yong is famous, pretending to be generous, and authorizing a large number of film and television adaptation rights of Jin Yong's novels to CCTV and other institutions for 1 yuan, so he cheapened those institutions.

Otherwise, according to the amazing benefits created by Jin Yong's drama for more than 30 years, even the asking price of 5 billion yuan is not too much!

Zhang Shaojie can't interfere with Jin Yong's cheap authorization of film and television companies to shoot Jin Yong's dramas.

However, if "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" can have a readership of 100 million people in the mainland, then he will either ask for a sky-high licensing fee or invest in filming it himself!

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"The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is invincible in the Hong Kong publishing market.

The status of "Martial Arts and History" magazine has naturally risen. And Hu Bo single-handedly excavated Zhang Shaojie's dark horse, and also made a name for himself in the newspaper company.

Now the editor-in-chief Meng has been promoted to the Ming Pao group and is responsible for other management matters. And Hu Bo is already the official editor-in-chief of the magazine "Martial Arts and History".

After becoming the editor-in-chief, Hu Bo was a lot idle.

Except for some excellent manuscripts from famous authors, which need to be reviewed by him, the general routine editing work is handed over to ordinary editors.

Recently, "Martial Arts and History" has also made frequent big moves.

For example, the paper and layout of the magazine were increased, but the price was not increased, only the number of advertisements was increased.

Continue to ask for manuscripts from famous artists, as well as cultivate cutting-edge writers, and hold some martial arts novel industry activities

Zhang Shaojie's house is not far away.

A young man in black was in front, running briskly.

"Hey, don't run!" Hu Bo panted and chased after him, "Grab something!" ”

When Hu Bo was young, he used to be an athlete at the China Games in Hong Kong. Although he has been a newspaper editor in recent years, the amount of exercise has decreased, but he still has the habit of practicing running and fitness every day.

Chase!

Getting closer!

The young thief was a little frightened, stopped running, turned around and took out his knife, and said viciously: "Brother, you have to be merciful and forgiving, don't force yourself too hard!" It's just a wallet grab."

Hu Bo sneered: "I'm bah! The wallet is back! Otherwise, depending on how fast your knife is, Lao Tzu still has a hard fist! ”

The thief is cowardly.

Hu Bo took an arrow step, and he quickly captured the thief!

"Dude, don't pay you back, pay you back!" The thief finally broke down and begged for mercy in a low voice.

Hu Bo took his wallet, threw the knife away, and said, "Get out!" ”

I saw the thief flee in the wilderness.

Hu Bo shook his head, came to a public housing building, and got on the elevator

Zhang Shaojie's home.

It's not the first time Hu Bo has been here.

I used to come here, but I just passed by in a hurry, and I didn't leave much impression.

And this time, he clearly felt that the surrounding law and order was chaotic.

At least, after Hu Bo got out of the car, he was robbed of his wallet. Although he took back his wallet, he still had lingering palpitations.