Chapter 1: The Two-Day Defense
The "two-day defense war" is a "war" that must be fought to the death, and I can guarantee that. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
This topic has been in my notebook for several days, and I have been delayed in writing, not because I don't want to write, but because it is difficult to find a suitable beginning for it.
I remember a sentence in geography books: the strength of a cold wave depends on the temperature of the cold air and the temperature of the area that will be affected, and the greater the temperature difference between the two, the greater the intensity of the cold wave. I think that's also very apt for me to say below.
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The time is June 17th, the ninth day after the end of the college entrance examination.
At this moment, Yu Bai sat at the desk in his bedroom, writing at his desk.
"Two-Day Defense" is an article about the two-day college entrance examination, and it is the last one added to "Scarlet Years". Looking at the manuscript paper that he had written, Yu Bai shook his head again, then put down the pen and took out his mobile phone.
There are several text messages on the mobile phone, which are the eighth of Mr. Xu, and all of them are text messages with Zhao Xueman.
Then opened a text message sent by Mr. Xu, and Yu Bai looked at it with relish as if it was the first time he saw it.
"Hey, I went to work in Zhongzhou City with those two brutes! You should take care of your fat at home. ”
"I found a job at a KTV, I feel pretty good, I take care of food and housing, and I just work for two months when the university starts."
“……”
As mentioned in the text message, Mr. Xu and the three of them went to Zhongzhou to do summer jobs, as for him...... is stuffy at home to raise fat, and the reason is very simple, he was set on fire! Besieged!
Just as Cao Fang expected, the reason why they were able to come over for an interview first was precisely because of the proximity to the water, so that they could get first-hand post-game interview information. After the college entrance examination, I originally wanted to go to Zhongzhou City with Mr. Xu and them, but who knew that the media from all over the country came to the door one after another.
At first, it was a local TV station and a few newspapers in Zhongzhou City, and they went directly to Yu Bai's house in Qiaoping County.
The general question is the feeling of this competition and the impact on life after the game, of course, these are not the most important, the most important thing is the interview with Yu Bai's "Peep in the Rain". The process was almost the same as the one at the Green Pine City Hotel.
In fact, it is an exaggeration to say that there are people from all over the country to interview, basically people from some nearby areas, and they may have taken a fancy to the reason why Yu Bai has recently appeared in several big media across the country, and they also want to come over to rub the heat.
And these endless interviews can also be divided into two stages, just like the two days of the college entrance examination.
The first stage was simply an interview with the New Concept Essay Contest and the article, and the second stage was based on the impact of Yu Bai's essay collection "Scarlet Years" in "Huahuo" magazine.
Because after winning the first prize, people's impression of Yu Bai was only on the character who dared to reveal, but when the serialization of "Scarlet Years" began, it instantly captured a large number of readers of "Fireworks" magazine. Originally, most of the people who subscribed to buy the magazine were middle school students, but Yu Bai's "Scarlet Years" completely shows the various emotions of an adolescent teenager, and every article in it can arouse strong resonance.
With this foundation, coupled with the name Yu Bai, the first prize of the new concept, to a large extent, people have a new impression of him, and even a new understanding.
On the other hand, the publication of "Scarlet Years" has also entered the final stage, after the end of this two-day security station, even if the whole book of "Scarlet Years" is completed, the next only need to sort out these manuscripts and send them to Changsam City Literature and Art Publishing House. As for the publishing house, Yu Bai contacted them several times in the college entrance examination.
The process went quite smoothly, because the response after the serialization of Hanabi magazine was also quite good, which also gave them a lot of confidence.
In addition, interviews from all over the world have also increased Yu Bai's continuous exposure, and for a while, the name Yu Bai is not only active on the screens of major media and newspapers and periodicals, but also in front of the eyes of various middle school students.
Yu Bai, who was unconsciously lost in thought, came back to his senses and shifted his gaze to the screen of his mobile phone.
"The exam is over, and I feel that my performance is not very good, how did you do in the exam?"
"I may be on Wuning's side, you have to take care of yourself."
"I helped my eldest sister sell things today, but I found the wrong money, and I was scolded by my eldest sister."
"Your sample has been received...... In other words, the "Three Heavy Buildings" in "The Scarlet Years" is about Geng Qiankun, right? ”
"Hey, hey, I'm in writing retreat again!"
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Looking at the text messages and the square words, Yu Bai smiled, because even if these text messages have been read many times, even if these are trivial things in life, Yu Bai still likes them.
After all, life is like this, days are stacked on top of day, and trivial repeats trivial.
At the end, I saw that Zhao Xueman said that she would come back in a few days, so she thought about replying to a text message and asking when it would arrive, after all, the two have only met twice since the college entrance examination, and the rest of the time she is at her second sister in Wuning County.
But before the text message could be sent, someone called in.
Looking at the caller ID above, it is Wang Tansheng Wang Editor-in-Chief. After thinking about it, I realized that I might have come to ask about the completion of the manuscript of "Scarlet Years", after all, I had said that I would revise it several times, and add or delete a few articles.
"Editor-in-Chief Wang, why are you free today, thinking of me, my little person." Although the two have not met, they can be regarded as familiar with each other from a few phone calls, and Yu Bai feels that the character of this editor-in-chief Wang is not bad, he is also a good person, he speaks easily, and there is no arrogance at all.
"Haha, you stinky boy." As soon as he heard Yu Bai's words, Wang Tanshen burst into laughter, "How can I be free, I am looking for you every now and then for a manuscript, and no one has told you that the winner of the first prize of this year's new concept essay is afraid that you will be confused." There are also many magazines and publishers that you can ask for. ”
These words really made Yu Bai a little embarrassed, because this was indeed the case.
It's not that the other first prize winners aren't excellent, and it's not that Yu Bai is too strong, it's just that Yu Bai is more alternative and has done things that others can't think of and dare not do. For this reason, coupled with the fact that Yu Bai's collection of essays on "Scarlet Years" has already been serialized in magazines, it must be better than others.
In addition, several publishing houses heard that Yu Bai had signed a contract with Wang Tansheng, so they came to the door at that time.
After all, there are only a few people in the publishing industry, and what happens in a circle is heard of by each other.
After coming and going, Yu Bai also revealed the news that the two books "Triple Gate" and "Sadness Flows into a River" have been completed, and the publishing house, which was originally eager for Yu Bai, is more like a kitten that smells fishy, and can't wait to fly over at that time and finalize the contract for these two books.
Of course, these are superficial phenomena, but in fact, more people are staying on the sidelines.
The serial sales and evaluation of "Scarlet Years" are indeed good, but Yu Bai is an out-and-out chick in terms of publishing, and no one knows what kind of achievements he will have in his first publication, the winner of the first prize of the deviant new concept, will continue to be popular? Still a fiasco!
Either it is said that people have inferior roots, although the publishing house is doing the business of the cultural world, but the people in it have the characteristics of businessmen, and no one wants to do the things that lose money.
Thinking of this, Yu Bai smiled bitterly, and then said, "Editor-in-chief Wang, you really torture me, I'm afraid I don't know what the situation is." ”
Wang Tansheng naturally knows that in fact, even he is taking some risks, but the risks are proportional to the benefits, so there is nothing.
"Brother Yu Bai, if you have a lot of words, my brother won't tell you, I will leave you a sentence here today, the publishing market has become more and more sluggish in recent years, and we need newcomers like you with ideas and courage. Brother is one of the few newcomers who dare to eat crabs in the past two years, and the first few times have failed, if there is still no improvement this time, I'm afraid that our small publishing house really can't hold on. ”
“……”
This made Yu Bai a little surprised, because he never expected that the other party would place such a big bet on him. In fact, Yu Bai has always felt that he can contact himself, and it is completely the principle of more himself, no more, and less less. It is very likely that it is to hold yourself to be more popular now, and then take advantage of the good time to get a handful.
But now it seems that he has become the last straw for the other party, maybe his book will not make the publishing house close immediately, but it will definitely consume the few resources they have left.
Thinking of this, thinking of Wang Tan's hope born in himself, Yu Bai hesitated for a while.
Because in the final analysis, the entire "Scarlet Years" is completely from him, not Guo Jingming or Han Han! What he did was just borrowing the style of Xiao Si, he was not sure that his book would sell well, and he was not sure that this book would turn things around. In the first place, he just wanted to be able to write his own things through the New Concept Essay Contest.
It's just that if you want to bear the rise and fall of a publishing house in this way, you have to make a person take a risk, and Yu Bai is not sure whether to do it.
"Actually...... Actually, I have another book...... If you are interested, brother, ......" Yu Bai finally wanted to tell the other party about the triple gate, because this book was tested by the history and market of the previous life, and if necessary, he didn't mind letting "The Triple Gate" come out now.
"There's another book? Just written? What type and what is it talking about? ”
"Yes, the title of the book is "Triple Gate", which has been written for a while, but it has only recently been completed, and as for the genre, it is probably in the same vein as the two articles I wrote in the competition, the theme is to expose and satirize some things, and it is ......"
"Really? Is it really the same as your articles in the competition? ”
"That's right."
Seeing that the other party reacted so violently, Yu Bai answered without hesitation.
"That's great! Send me the manuscript quickly...... Your manuscript is handwritten, right? I'm ...... a week later Uh, no, the day after tomorrow will pass, you must wait for me, you must not give the manuscript to someone else, you must ......"
The phone hung up, Yu Bai couldn't remember it clearly, the other party said a few certainties, anyway, he told himself to wait for him to come.
Although I was shocked, I also had some understanding.
Just like what "Triple Gate" expresses, this book basically continues Han Han's style, and it is taken to the extreme in this book, which once occupied several sales lists in previous lives, and the bestseller was already a small meaning, and was once popular all over the world, translated into many Chinese and once in short supply.
It is not difficult to see the power of this book.
Thinking that the other party was going to come over for an interview because of a book manuscript, Yu Bai was a little ridiculous for a while, and sighed with emotion!
"One day in the future, the book written by my Yu Bai will definitely reach this point!"