Time is a wonderful thing, when we care, we feel sluggish to the point that it hurts, and when we turn our attention elsewhere, time is like a hidden thief, sneaking away time. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Yu Bai and Wang Tansheng, the old and the young, sat in the room, one holding the manuscript and the other holding the book, each reading with relish.

Yu Bai forgot to remind him, and Wang Tansheng didn't remember his rough purpose, and even more forgot about the friend who was still waiting for him downstairs.

Both of them are looking at the words and stories in their hands in their own ways.

I don't know when the fan stopped, and in the end, the two only felt that their palms were sweaty and their bodies were hot, even if they were as calm as water in this case, they were obsessed with the story, and the external heat could still wake up this addiction.

"The Seventh Day? It's good, it's hard to imagine that you have the heart to read this kind of book at your age. ”

Awakened by this sudden voice, Yu Bai raised his head, and then saw Wang Tansheng, who was sweating profusely, looking at him with a smile on his face.

When he came back to his senses, he raised his hand to look at the cover of the book, and realized that the book that had fascinated him so much was actually such a name.

Fold the page he saw in a corner, close the book, and turn the fan on.

"It's okay, I always feel that people who read books don't read much, that's not worthy of this name."

"What do you think of this book?"

Yu Bai pursed his lips and raised the "Seventh Day" in his hand, "This? It's pretty good, at least I saw it, and I can't comment on it, so I haven't finished reading it yet. However, when I saw the third day in the book, I felt that the narrative in the text was good, and more importantly, I liked the calmness of the author's 'me' in the text. Calm in the face of death, calm in the face of violence, calm in the face of ...... The calmness of the lover. ”

Wang Tansheng gave a thumbs up, "I finally believe that you wrote this "Triple Gate" in my hand now." ”

Yu Bai smiled bitterly, "Are you praising me, or praising me." ”

"Of course, it's a boast, the book in your hand has the same character as yours in this triple door, that is, revealing and critical, which is very similar to your article in the New Concept Competition. More importantly, exactly what I need right now. ”

"Brother, you say that, can I see it as a foreshadowing that you want to sign this book."

For a moment, the two laughed.

"Count, Lin Yuxiang's life is confused, contradictory, unruly, these are particularly important, and what surprises me even more is that I can feel a sense of agility between the lines, it is the agility of words, just like walking in a quiet mountain forest, inadvertently there is a stream of feng shui road, which is unexpectedly mixed with joy...... Gee. ”

Yu Bai has always admired two kinds of people, film critics and music critics!

Because they will give a new life to a movie or a song, their rhetoric is full of tricks, and the idea is even more amazing. And now I have to add a book reviewer, to be honest, the story is such a story, including Yu Bai himself didn't feel this way when he read it.

In fact, the book "Triple Gate" is an early work of Han Han, and the control of words is not enough, and the narrative of the story is also unsatisfactory, and the whole story is basically trivial life, and the plot can almost be ignored.

So Yu Bai would admire Wang Tansheng, because if he were himself, he would definitely not be able to say such words that came out of nothing and were icing on the cake.

Of course, in addition to these shortcomings, Han Han's aura of words can still be seen everywhere in the book, which is something in his bones, and it is also what Yu Bai appreciates the most, and it is also an attractive place. Just like the "I" in Yu Hua's "The Seventh Day", the calmness of everything and human feelings is fascinating.

"A hundred words, give me this book, I will do my best!"

The laughter stopped, and some sudden bidding made Yu Bai defenseless, but being defenseless does not mean that he is unprepared. When it comes to the price, he has his own plans. Strictly speaking, a hundred words in a thousand words is already considered benevolent and righteous for a rookie author.

Yu Bai doesn't know how much of this price is a real appreciation for this book, and how much is Wang Tansheng's personal appreciation of himself. But one thing that is certain is that the price is not low, at least there is no cheating.

However, many things have their uncertainties, such as the present.

After Wang Tansheng and Yu Bai met, after reading the manuscript of "Triple Gate", they finally decided to grit their teeth and give this price.

100 yuan for 1,000 words, 210,000 words is more than 20,000 yuan. Needless to say, this price must be a huge amount of money for a high school student. Even Wang Tansheng waited for Yu Bai to nod and agree after quoting the price, because he really couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

But it's strange here, after Yu Bai heard the price, he shook his head very calmly.

"First of all, I have to thank you for this price, because maybe someone else may say thirty yuan or less in a black heart."

At this moment, Wang Tansheng had an illusion, that is, Yu Bai in front of him was not an eighteen-year-old boy who had just finished the college entrance examination at all, because a person with no social experience and no experience in the world could not be tempted by this amount of money. But the young man in front of him was not, not only was he not moved, but he was quite calm.

Calm, like an old oilman who has been in society for a long time, the kind of mercenary!

"Brother, don't worry, the reason why I can tell you this book is that it must be with a cooperative attitude, after all, the current situation is, you want profit, I want a name."

Wang Tansheng became curious about Yu Bai again, because he really couldn't figure out what kind of reason made him treat this matter so calmly, and he also said it like this.

"So what's going on with my brother?"

Seeing that the other party was like this, Yu Bai returned to the original ignorance of the previous year, but Wang Tansheng already had experience, so naturally he would not be confused again. At this point, the roles of the two seem to be reversed, Wang Tansheng, who was supposed to be a profiteer, was careful of Yu Bai, and Yu Bai, who was supposed to be guarding against Wang Tansheng, became a profiteer who fooled people.

"You have also read the manuscript of the book, and the price has been released, but this thing can't be done. I'm not a beat-the-bush either, let's get straight to the point, I don't want to sell this book to you all at once. After speaking, Yu Bai noticed that his hands unconsciously moved a position, and then continued without taking it seriously, "Brother, listen to me first, I think we are quite fated, my first collection of essays "Scarlet Years" will be published by you soon, I have to accept this love." You came all the way from Hunan Province to me, not to mention the hard work, there is always true affection, just this love I have to cooperate with you. ”

"Brother, what you said is right, all the friends in the circle can inquire casually, which one doesn't say that I am Wang Tansheng reliable."

As soon as the other party said this, Yu Bai smiled even more, and then said that where he was interested, the two of them stepped over, sat next to each other, and continued, "I don't know if my brother agrees or disagrees with a word." ”

"Tell me about it." Wang Tansheng's expression couldn't see the thoughts in his heart, but he just opened his mouth to accept it.

"Since I won the first prize for new concept essays, I have been on the cusp for most of the month, as well as the traditional media and those older generation of scholars, although it is now a little calm, but the impact is still there, after all, many people are more or less because of these war of words, know that I Yu Bai is a person, do you think this is right?"

"Yes."

"Alright, I'll continue. The media is calm now because they feel that everything that should be dug has been dug up, and the old things have long been tired of the reports of turning over and over again. But this topic is still worth continuing to do, once there is something to give them a position, it can be phenomena, those idle and idle media experts will definitely jump out again, pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, they must point at my nose and scold, saying that the "Triple Gate" I wrote is garbage, and it is useless to say that what I want to express is useless, but it is undeniable that once this situation is caused, it is equivalent to such a large group of people, and you have done propaganda for free! This will save a lot of money on publicity. ”

Wang Tansheng stared at Yu Bai with strange eyes after hearing this, and after looking at it for a while, he noticed that it was inappropriate, so he withdrew his gaze, but a pair of hands were looking for it in his pockets, as if he was looking for cigarettes.

Seeing this, Yu Bai knew that he might not have brought it, so he took out his cigarette.

"Ten yuan a box of red flag canals, don't dislike it, brother."

"You go on."

"Well, brother, look, this propaganda is there, and the momentum is huge. There are both, and the blockbuster must be certain, I just scolded me earlier, but there is still a group of people who like me. Because brother, you also know that everything has two sides, and there is support and opposition. People who oppose me can't just accuse me with empty words, they must go to the bookstore to buy a copy and then spray it, and the sales will definitely increase him. And those who like me, needless to say, will definitely buy a copy, it doesn't matter whether he reads it simply or to refute those people, because in this case, it will drive sales. As a result, the book can't sell well. ”

Now Yu Bai, the whole person's face is in Wang Tansheng's opinion, where is there still a high school student who doesn't know the world, he is simply an old fox who is more cunning than him.

Immediately, I saw Wang Tansheng smoking a cigarette, and Yu Bai, who kept pointing at the hand holding the cigarette, laughed until he was choked by the cigarette and coughed.

"Then what do you think is appropriate for my brother, or how should we cooperate?" This time, Wang Tansheng became serious, and Yu Bai also became serious.

The two said this, but in fact, the previous ones were all foreshadowing, because only at this moment can they be regarded as real moves.

If you don't see a rabbit and don't scatter an eagle, that's what you say. Everything has a purpose, Yu Bai has it, Wang Tansheng has it, the difference is that the two of them don't make a living from it, they are forced to do it. One is to be famous, and the other is to survive.

"Since we've talked about this, and my brother has asked, then I'll tell you my opinion, this book can be paid in the form of royalties!"

Wang Tansheng was shocked by Yu Bai's words, not because of Yu Bai's arrogance, but because of his self-confidence.

To be honest, even if he knew that Yu Bai was now famous and knew that he was outstanding, he still had doubts, even if he contacted him personally and read the manuscript of "Triple Gate", he still had a trace of hesitation. The reason is that he is not sure that the book will sell well, and he is not sure that the book will sell well and make the publishing house profitable.

But at this moment, Yu Bai's words undoubtedly showed his strong self-confidence, I don't know where it came from.

Thinking of this, Wang Tansheng remembered what Yu Bai said earlier, he didn't admit it, nor did he deny it, it wasn't that he didn't understand the reason, but he didn't want to say it, because nothing was as simple as he imagined!

Do you really think those media are so stupid? I'll report to you without paying!

Do you really think those scholars are so stupid? It's easy to build momentum for you!

This is indeed the case, but Wang Tansheng only felt Yu Bai's self-confidence, but he couldn't figure out the source of his self-confidence.

This is not only Wang Tansheng, but even if other people encounter it, it will be the same.

Because they could never have imagined that Yu Bai was a person who had been reborn from decades later, and even more so that he was so familiar with the trajectory of the book "Triple Gate".

Otherwise, he wouldn't have said something like this, so that others think that it is a target, but he thinks that there is a target.

Of course, there is no way to say these things explicitly, so Yu Bai can only do it in his own way.

The form of royalties is the best explanation for Wang Tansheng, and it is also the greatest confidence in this "Triple Gate".

"Are you sure you want to? I can tell you very responsibly, but if what you said above does not happen, the result is that the book is unsold, and the result of unsalable is that you don't get a penny of manuscript fees, and I simply lose a small amount of publication costs. Truth be told, the big risk is on your side, and you don't have to. ”

Yu Bai can feel Wang Tansheng's sincerity, I'm afraid it's too late to be happy for others, where will he tell you this, he can't wait to have more authors like Yu Bai who have the potential to sell well, but don't want manuscript fees, anyway, he can't sell it and lose much, he only needs to smile and count the money.

But what made Yu Bai different from them was that he could predict the final result.

"Brother said with a smile, at any time the risk and return are proportional, since ancient times a lot of courage has become a big thing, I think I still have this bit of courage, it's a big deal to start all over again, I didn't lose anything. And, I really want to help my brother. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Tansheng stood up and reached out to hold Yu Bai together.

"Then I wish us a happy cooperation, and I also wish you fame in one fell swoop."

"Happy cooperation, I also hope to help you reverse the decline and continue to practice."

Perhaps no one could have imagined that the publication of "Triple Gate" was completed under such circumstances.

But everyone can see that in the future, the achievements brought by "Triple Gate", the name Yu Bai, is destined to be written into the history of this time and space!