Xu Jixin was really a little dizzy by such a sudden flying big satellite, and asked hesitantly: "Forgive me for being clumsy, may I ask ...... you?"

Ling Donglai didn't directly state his identity, but turned to look at his side: "Editor-in-Chief Xu doesn't mind if I sit down and say." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Negotiation is often a contest of self-confidence, and a person who is full of self-confidence can easily get a favorable position in the negotiation. On the other hand, if a person is caught off guard by the odds, the situation will be unfavorable for negotiations, even if the situation is originally favorable to him.

When facing Jin Yong, Ling Donglai deliberately behaved like a junior who came to seek advice, but here in Xu Jixin, Ling Donglai was extremely confident.

"Oh." Xu Jixin hadn't figured out what Ling Donglai was doing, and his head was even a little dizzy, but seeing Ling Donglai's confident look, he decided to listen to what Ling Donglai wanted to say first, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Please." ”

"Editor-in-Chief Xu has had a headache lately."

"How?"

"Oriental Daily" has always advertised itself as the No. 1 seller on Hong Kong Island, but in the past few months, it has been pressed hard by "Ming Pao", and I am afraid that it is a little difficult to get by."

Xu Jixin's face was a little unpleasant, but he said: "Hehe, it's just a normal increase or decrease in newspaper sales, it's not a big deal." ”

When he said this, he was afraid that Xu Jixin didn't believe it in his heart, and Ling Donglai didn't care, and said with a smile: "Actually, the reason why "Ming Pao" can suppress Oriental Daily is very simple, but it is just because of a Ni frame and a Wesley series. ”

Ling Donglai said with a smile: "What "Oriental Daily" needs now is a novel that can compete with Ni Frame's Wesley series. ”

Regarding Ling Donglai's words, Xu Jixin was noncommittal, Ni Frame actually wrote a novel in "Oriental Daily", but it was not a Wesleyan series, and the readers' reaction was not very good.

"Oriental Daily" really needs a best-selling novel to hold up the pages.

However, how can the best-selling novels be so easy to find, if they can be easily found, Xu Jixin will not need to have a headache for the sales of "Oriental Daily".

"Editor-in-Chief Xu might as well take a look at this." Ling Donglai put his manuscript and the note written by Jin Yong on Xu Jixin's desk: "Mr. Cha has read this novel and likes it very much, but it is a pity that it does not match the style of "Ming Pao". ”

"Jin Yong has seen it?" Xu Jixin's heart chuckled, and his eyes involuntarily glanced at the note.

Jin Yong's notes, he still recognized, just a glance, he was sure that the handwriting on the note was indeed written by Jin Yong, and immediately paid attention to the manuscript handed over by Ling Donglai.

Although Jin Yong's "Ming Pao" and "Oriental Daily" are the most fierce competitors in the industry, Xu Jixin also admires Jin Yong's attainments in novels. From the founding of Ming Pao to the fact that it has now become one of the best-selling newspapers on Hong Kong Island, Kim Yong's martial arts novels serialized in Ming Pao have played a crucial role.

Since Jin Yong wrote a note with a rather novel idea and a good pen, Xu Jixin really needs to take a good look at this draft.

And this is exactly the purpose of Ling Donglai.

He originally thought about whether he wanted to imitate Jin Yong's handwriting and write some good comments after getting Jin Yong's handwriting.

This matter is not difficult for Ling Donglai, he has a pair of skillful hands, and he is also good at imitating other people's handwriting.

In his previous life, he used this talent to secretly harm some of his colleagues, seniors and even superiors.

The novel plagiarized by Ling Donglai is Huang Yi's time-traveling martial arts novel "Xun Qin Ji", Ling Donglai further modified and processed the story background and some plots, and it took more than half a month to concoct this "Xun Qin Ji".

Xu Jixin read carefully, he didn't like the urban plot at the beginning, and even wanted to abandon the book, but then he turned his pen and came to the Warring States Period, Xu Jixin's eyes suddenly lit up.

Different readers reacted differently to the same article.

It's like an online game novel, a 50-year-old reader doesn't want to read it after reading a few paragraphs, but a 20-year-old reader reads it with relish, which is a matter of taste.

Jin Yong doesn't like the large sections of flesh drama and eroticism in "Looking for Qin", and feels that this does not match the style of "Ming Pao", while Xu Jixin looks at "Xun Qin" from a purely commercial perspective, so the shortcomings of this book have even become a key selling point.

What's more important is that there is no shortage of manuscripts for "Ming Pao", with the two great gods Ni Frame and Wen Ruiyu contributing, Jin Yong naturally doesn't look down on "Looking for Qin". However, "Ming Pao" has no shortage of manuscripts, but "Oriental Daily" just lacks a best-selling novel that can compete with the Wesley series and the Shenzhou Wonder series.

In this reversal, the attitudes of the two towards "Xun Qin" are very different.

After reading tens of thousands of words in one go, Xu Jixin took his eyes off the manuscript and asked, "I don't know what Mr. is called?" ”

Ling Donglai said: "Mr. Xu is polite, my name is Ling Donglai."

"This book "Searching for Qin" is Mr. Ling's work?"

"It's like a fake."

Xu Jixin asked straight to the point: "Is Mr. Ling willing to serialize this novel in "Oriental Daily"?" ”

"Very happy," Ling Donglai said with a smile: "I just don't know how to calculate the manuscript fee?" ”

Xu Jixin said: "How about 50 yuan for 1,000 words?" ”

Ling Donglai shook his head and said, "It's too low, right?" ”

Xu Jixin shook his head and said: "It's not low, Mr. Ling is a new author who is not famous, and this kind of manuscript is at most 30 yuan per thousand words in "Ming Pao". ”

Ling Donglai didn't know what the remuneration standard was for the newcomer now, and he had the intention of putting "Xun Qin" in the newspaper and serializing it, so Ling Donglai had already inquired about some industry news.

It's just that Ling Donglai has his own plans.

"Mr. Xu thinks that "Xun Qin Ji" is only worth 50 words a thousand words?"

Xu Jixin glanced at Ling Donglai seriously, knowing that although the person in front of him was young, he was not a fool, so he said loosely: "It seems that Mr. Ling is very confident in his novels, so 80 yuan for 1,000 words, this is already the price of a famous novelist." ”

Xu Jixin didn't lie, he was really optimistic about the possibility of this novel being a hit. Nowadays, the manuscript of novels on Hong Kong Island is only about 100 yuan per thousand words for famous writers, and the remuneration of ordinary fiction writers is only 50 yuan per thousand words -- with the exception of Ni Frame.

But even so, Ling Donglai still shook his head: "Too little." ”

Xu Jixin's face turned cold: "Mr. Ling, don't get an inch, no newcomer novel author can get a remuneration of 80 yuan per thousand words, I have already made an exception for you." ”

Ling Donglai smiled, as if he didn't hear the dissatisfaction in Xu Jixin's tone, and said lightly: "That's it, Mr. Xu, the price you give me now will definitely not be able to meet my requirements." In the first seven days, we paid 50 words per thousand words. How much should we pay for the manuscript in the future, and we will talk about it then? ”

Xu Jixin understood that the young man in front of him had great confidence in the novel he created. This kind of person is the most difficult to deal with, especially after the novel responds well, and the manuscript fee is even more difficult to calculate.

Although Xu Jixin is very optimistic about this novel, he doesn't want to be involved in the future because of the manuscript fee, and said: "Mr. Ling......"

"Mr. Xu." Ling Donglai raised his hand slightly and interrupted Xu Jixin's words: "The best sellers of Hong Kong novels today are Ni Quan and Wen Ruiyu, both of whom are from "Ming Pao". ”

Ling Donglai took back the manuscript of "Xun Qin Ji" and said with a smile: "Of course, if Mr. Xu can't decide." I had no choice but to send the manuscript to Sing Tao Daily. ”

"Don't!" Xu Jixin immediately spoke out to stop it, and Donglai's last words became the straw that overwhelmed the camel in Xu Jixin's heart.

For a long time, the leading throne of Xiangjiang newspapers and periodicals has been the competition between "Oriental Daily", "Sing Tao Daily" and "Ming Pao", and now Xu Jixin is already uncomfortable by "Ming Pao" riding on his head, if this novel is pushed to "Sing Tao Daily", then "Oriental Daily" and he will have to bear double pressure at the same time.

A slightly hypocritical smile appeared on Xu Jixin's face: "That's it, the first week's remuneration is 50 yuan per thousand words, and the second week will be adjusted according to the reader's reaction." ”

Ling Donglai smiled slightly, he saw that Xu Jixin's face was a little ugly, and knew that Xu Jixin, a man in his fifties, was unhappy because he had been controlling the direction of the conversation, so he took the initiative to reach out and shake Xu Jixin's hand: "Then Mr. Xu, I wish us a happy cooperation." ”