Chapter 6 The Parents' Relief
When Yu Wenle came out of the Dilin Tea Restaurant and hurried home, he found that the time was close to eleven o'clock. At this time, he was almost ready to rest. And today, I just entered the house.
As soon as he opened the door, looking at his father Yu Rong's somewhat gloomy expression, Yu Wenle also knew that his father was very unhappy at this time. And before Bunraku studied at night, he forgot to say hello to his parents, so he might go home late in the evening.
Without waiting for his parents to ask, Yu Wenle took the initiative to say: "Dad, Mom, let me tell you something." At dinner, I didn't tell you because the time was undecided, because I was afraid that the matter would not be properly discussed.
The reason I came back so late was because I had talked to someone about something. I didn't know that it would take so long. Sorry for worrying you. Dad, Mom, this is a contract I signed with someone, you can take a look. ”
Yu Wenle, who was talking, quickly handed over a contract signed his big name and pen name from his schoolbag to his father, whose expression changed to confusion. Seeing the 'South Vietnam Martial Arts Weekly' logo on the contract, he was also slightly stunned.
As a native of Nanyue Province, Yu Rong also bought this weekly magazine when he was young to catch up with the martial arts novels serialized on it. Suddenly seeing the contract of this weekly magazine, he naturally felt a little surprised.
After reading the contract, Yu Rong's expression softened but said in disbelief: "The novel you wrote signed a contract with Wuxia Weekly?" ”
Hearing this, Liu Hui's mother, was also surprised to take the contract over and read it carefully. Even if their academic qualifications are not high, they also know that writers are still a very respected profession in the Yanhuang Empire.
It's a pity that writers are not so easy to be! Some people, even if they write novels all their lives, may not be able to become writers.
Under his father's slightly surprised inquiry, Yu Wenle nodded and said, "Yes, although I know, now I should focus on my studies." But the third year of high school has ended, and I think I have mastered the high school courses about the same.
Dad, you should know that I want to study at Jiangnan University in the future. Now I am very confident in being admitted to Jiangnan University. But I know that the tuition fee of Jiangnan University is also very expensive.
The situation at home, although you and your mother never told me. But I think that I am already an adult at the age of eighteen, and I should also take some responsibility for my family and share the pressure for you, so I came up with the idea of writing a novel.
In the past, I was afraid that you would say that I was not doing my job, so I never said it, and I wrote more than 50,000 words in my spare time, and sent it to the South Vietnamese Martial Arts Weekly two days ago. As a result, I was fortunate that my novel was valued by them.
In the afternoon, my mother received a phone call, which was from the editor of Wuxia Weekly. In order to sign a contract with me, their editors-in-chief came over in person. I didn't go home before, I was just negotiating a contract with them to license the novel. ”
In fact, on the way back, Yu Wenle thought about how to convince his parents. In fact, in the eyes of their parents, their biggest expectation is that Yu Wenle can be admitted to university. Even if they may have to borrow the tuition fees at that time, they will find a way to raise them.
As a parent, after a lifetime of hard work, isn't the greatest wish for your children to be promising? As long as the children are promising, they are willing to work hard and tired. These truths are also what Yu Wenle slowly realized after being hospitalized.
It is said that 'raising a child knows the kindness of his parents', but it is integrated with another person's memory, and Yu Wenle also knows what it means to 'pity the hearts of parents in the world'. Looking back on the hard work of his parents over the years, Yu Wenle still hopes to help them a little and let them enjoy their happiness.
Just when his parents said these words for Yu Wenle, they felt extremely relieved. Yu Wenle quickly took out a stack of cash from his body and said, "Mom, this is my first manuscript fee, 8,000 yuan, you can take it!" ”
If Yu Wenle's words are spoken, Liu Hui sighs that his son has finally grown up and is sensible. Then the 8,000 yuan in cash in front of her surprised her even more. She knows how to make money by writing novels, but it seems that the money is coming too quickly, right?
On the other hand, his father Yu Rong was slightly puzzled when he saw the stack of money: "This contract has just been signed, how can I get the manuscript fee?" ”
"Dad, according to the agreement I signed with Wuxia Weekly for 80 words, I wrote 100,000 words and handed them over in the past few days. Originally, it was supposed to be a bank transfer, but this time they came and paid in cash.
After receiving my manuscript, they will transfer it to my bank account according to the contract. If I am a qiē shun lì, by the time my college entrance examination is over, I should be able to earn tuition fees to study at Jiangnan University. ’
According to Yu Wenle's understanding, the tuition fee of Jiangnan University is nearly 50,000 yuan a year. If you add the cost of room and board, 70,000 or 80,000 yuan a year is normal. Such a high cost is also a heavy burden for some students.
As far as the parents' monthly salary is concerned, it adds up to only six or seven thousand per month. Even if the family doesn't eat or drink, the annual income is not enough to cover the cost of a year of college for Bunraku.
What's more, in the first two years, the family used all their savings in order to buy this commercial house. Now every month, I have to pay off nearly 3,000 mortgages. It is not easy for the family to pay for the tuition fees of Bunraku's university.
Looking at the money and his son's sincere eyes, Yu Rong, who was resentful before, finally stopped saying anything. just said with concern: "Wenle, you have this filial piety, and your mother and I are very happy." But are you sure that writing a novel won't affect your grades? ”
'Dad, in half a month, we will have a thorough exam. My grades, you should know. If there is a regression in the rankings, you can teach me as much as you want. If there is an improvement in the rankings, you will let me write a novel, how about it? ’
Facing his son's expectant eyes, Yu Rong couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, as long as your grades don't regress, I won't interfere with your writing novels." However, you should always remember that the university entrance examination is the most important thing for you right now.
Since you are bent on applying for Jiangnan University, then you should know how high the admission score of Jiangnan University is every year. If you want to be admitted to Jiangnan University, with your current academic performance, I'm afraid there is still not much hope. ”
As one of the top four universities in China, Jiangnan University's annual admission score is undoubtedly very high. Most of the students who can enter Jiangnan University are college entrance examination candidates with excellent academic performance from all over the country.
When Bunraku confessed to his parents about writing a novel, he went to the highway in Yangcheng. The two editors of Wuxia Weekly were equally pleased. Even if the treatment they gave Yu Wenle was a bit high, the two of them felt that it was very worthwhile.
If the first 50,000 words of the manuscript make them feel that 'Smiling Proud Jianghu' has the potential to be serialized. Then the 50,000 words they got today made them really determined to increase the price and sign the serialization rights of this novel.
At the rate of 30,000 words a week, a novel of one million words is enough for them to be serialized for at least nearly a year. If 'Smiling Proud Jianghu' can really be loved by martial arts fans, then there is no need to worry about their weekly sales in a year.
As long as the sales volume of the weekly magazine increases, then some businesses that advertise in the weekly will naturally be willing to make money. For Wuxia Weekly, sometimes a popular novel is their lifesaver!
Weekly magazines make money, and as editors-in-chief and review editors, their income is naturally higher. And the remuneration they pay to Yu Wenle seems to exceed the standard for new authors. But Qin Xiaoyi still thinks it's worth it!
The reason is very simple, the daughter buys horse bones, since Yu Wenle was the first to choose to cooperate with them. Then they can't be too stingy anyway, the quality of the novel is so high, and the price of the remuneration should be raised a little.
As long as the novel can be sought after by martial arts fans, the remuneration for a book will not exceed 100,000 yuan. But the income it brings to Wuxia Weekly is only far more than 100,000. With such a deal, Qin Xiaoyi asked himself if he would not suffer a loss!
'Editor-in-chief, it seems that our martial arts weekly has dug up a treasure again this time. ’
For Xu Ao, seeing the contract signed, his heart was also settled. As a review editor, he is also very proud to be able to dig out this kind of novel that has the potential to become popular.
And Qin Xiaoyi also nodded with a smile and said, "Well, although this Yu Wenle is a little younger than we imagined, his light vomit and temperament are very good." If next, the quality of the novel is guaranteed, this time we did earn it.
But what's even more surprising is that this kid still knows about hype. The day after tomorrow in the weekly magazine, we began to warm up his novels. The bigger the noise, the more people will pay attention to the novel.
It's a pity that he is reluctant to reveal his identity to the public. If the media knew that these well-written novels were written by an eighteen-year-old young man, I am afraid that they would also be surprised! ”
'People still have half a year to take the college entrance examination, and if they really want to be entangled by the media, how can they study? In my opinion, this is a smart choice. The longer the mystery remains, the more curious the media becomes. In the long run, it will be good for him. ’
If it weren't for talking to Yu Wenle for more than an hour, I was afraid that Xu Ao wouldn't be convinced. This well-written, grandiose novel is really the work of this young man.
But no matter what, as a loyal reader of martial arts novels, Xu Ao also hopes that the more such young authors, the better. Only in this way will martial arts novels not decline!