Chapter 69: The Covenant
Xiao Hongda heard Zheng Long say this, although there was an accident, but he was still very happy. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
He had a feeling in his heart that Zheng Long was likely to say a good thing to him.
Sure enough, Zheng Long said to him:
"Brother Xiao, I want to give my next novel to your publishing house as an agent, what do you think?"
Xiao Hongda was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked Zheng Long for details:
"So, you've got your new novel ready? When will you show me the manuscript? ”
Zheng Long said unusually calmly:
"Not yet..."
Xiao Hongda was speechless...
"I thought you had already written... So you're here..."
If an ordinary person makes such an unreasonable request, he must want to empty the white wolf, but the person who made this request is Zheng Long, and he has no need to empty the white wolf at all. Although he is still a penniless poor boy now, but now that he is on the Crooked Island, the fire level in the island should soon burn back to the Huaxia Mainland, and then he will become a cash cow, I am afraid that even if the publishing house that was forced by Zhang Xue to sign a contract with him before, it will be necessary to try its best to sign a contract with him.
Therefore, Zheng Long should not be in a hurry about the publication of his next book at all, after all, publishing a book, with the first book, the second book is much easier. Especially if the first book sells well, then the second book is likely to be forced by the publisher to publish the book.
Zheng Long thought for a moment before saying:
"Well, I actually have already conceived the outline of the story, and the details are relatively perfect, but I just need to write it out, and it doesn't take much time. If I could, I could write the book in a week, and then I would have to proofread it carefully. Moreover, I also know that there are many differences between Huaxia Continent and Wanwan in terms of words, and please pay attention to this point and not make some very simple mistakes..."
Xiao Hongda was a little puzzled, not knowing why Zheng Long suddenly said this.
"For example, there are some words and phrases that are positive in mainland China, but they are derogatory in your bend area. This is the case, for example, with the word heartwarming. ”
Xiao Hongda pondered carefully and found that there was indeed this problem, but when he read the novel before, he did not take the initiative to find this problem, and the proofreaders after him did not seem to find these problems.
The reason for this is that these book proofreaders are often people with relatively high academic qualifications and a certain understanding of the other side of the strait, so they are relatively familiar with the terms used on both sides of the strait. But ordinary people don't necessarily have such a high level of knowledge, so it's easy to make some jokes.
Xiao Hongda nodded yes and said:
"You're right, this issue is indeed something we need to consider, you are really the most serious Huaxia mainland people I have ever seen, and there are not many people over there who are more serious like you."
Zheng Long responded with a smile:
"Perhaps, but with the development of our economy, I believe that there will be more and more professional people who are so serious."
Xiao Hongda also smiled:
"Okay, back to the previous topic, what are you going to write about in your next novel?"
Zheng Long replied without thinking:
"It's still a fantasy theme, but I'll build a bigger worldview, let more characters enter it, and the plot will become more complex, not like this "Phantom City", just a simple structure. I'm likely to use some multi-threaded architecture, borrowing a lot of film writing. ”
Xiao Hongda listened to Zheng Long's answer almost with bated breath, and after listening, he sighed:
"If your novel comes out, it must be an epoch-making work!"
Zheng Long was noncommittal, in fact, he simply wanted to say that this was originally a work that transcended the times.
But whether you like it or not, Guo Mingming's "Jue Ji" is a very blockbuster novel.
Moreover, this novel brings Guo Mingming many additional benefits. In the end, these additional benefits exceed the direct benefits of the novel several times or even dozens of times.
The films, games, and music that "Jue Ji" transformed, as well as the various commercial peripheral developments that followed, combined to add bricks to Guo Mingming's business empire.
"However, if you are in such a hurry to write the novel, will it affect your learning?"
Xiao Hongda said with a smile, after all, he is still Zheng Long's elder, and Wanwan actually attaches more importance to his studies than the Huaxia Continent, and the style of making up classes is even better.
Zheng Long hurriedly said:
"It's okay. I've actually built this novel in my head, and I still have plans to write a sequel, but I haven't figured out how long it will take. However, it must be a work worth reading and can be read many times, so you can rest assured! ”
After listening to Zheng Long's words, Xiao Hongda was completely relieved, and the whole person was as happy as riding a roller coaster.
"Good, good, it's really a hero from ancient times! The prosperity of our company depends on you! ”
Zheng Long's face is black...
"Okay, I won't delay your nap, you can go and rest quickly. Oh, by the way, the first payment will be credited to your account soon, I hope you will check it and contact us if you have any questions! ”
At that moment, Zheng Long felt that any effort was worth it.
Money is not everything, but money can do a lot. Many people have thousands of dissatisfaction with their work, but every time it comes time to pay their salary, these dissatisfaction disappear in an instant.
So, Zheng Long walked back to the classroom humming a little song like this, just in time to usher in a group of students who had just finished lunch.
Tan Ziwen was also among them, and several students surrounded him, looking arrogant.
In fact, they probably learned about Zheng Long's going to the sea market from the teacher, and those rumors were also turning around in their ears, but they still didn't believe it. They felt that those were nothing more than Zheng Long's exaggerations.
After all, what can a poor student do? Poor students should have the humble appearance of poor students, and should not compete with students with good grades in school.
The more Tan Ziwen looked at Zheng Long, the more unpleasant he became, so he walked up and said to Zheng Long:
"Hehe, you're a good kid, you've written a few novels, and you're lucky enough to publish a little bit and you don't know who you are? Who do you think you are? ”
Zheng Long didn't want to pay attention to these boring people, after all, on the road to success, there are too many people who use their arms as cars, but always paying attention to these people will also cause great disruption to his life.
Zheng Long chose to bypass him.
"Haha, a coward, you still want to be a writer like this, save you..."
There were a lot of hearty laughter from behind, all of which were made by Tan Ziwen and his fox friends. To be honest, the bullying of these top students against poor students has actually happened in every grade and in every era, but many times many people do not know how to refuse and resist.
They chose to endure in silence.
Zheng Long also seems to have chosen this way. It's the least costly, but it's also easy to fuel the arrogance of the other party, unless you have a more powerful means of retaliation, just the cooldown time you need while waiting for the means to be sent.
Unfortunately, Zheng Long is such a person.