Chapter VII Remuneration
When Miao Qiaowei looked at Ye Tian, Ye Tian also recognized him, he had watched "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" countless times, how could Yang Kang not know him, as for the handsome guy next to him, Ye Tian felt strange, he didn't have any impression, there were too many stars, it was Huang Yuehua who greeted Miao Qiaowei just now, he looked the same as Guo Jing, and the Five Tigers came to ...... Five Tiger Generals?
Wait, is he Tang Zhenye, I heard that Tang Zhenye was very handsome when he was young, but has really changed so much? It's not a good idea at all.
The atmosphere was a little cold, Ye Tian secretly scolded confused, he should focus on business again, looking at Zhao Yuzhi, the beauty was secretly wiping her tears.
"Sister Zhi, are you okay?"
"It's okay, I think of something, Tianzai, I heard you say that day to apply for the wireless training class?"
"Yes, you can learn from the wireless training class." Ye Tian added sugar to the coffee, and compared to the topic of the training class, he still liked to listen to Zhao Yuzhi's thoughts.
Zhao Yuzhi analyzed: "I know a few tutors in the training class, in fact, the training class is not as simple as you think, even if you are successfully admitted, you may be eliminated, calculated, at most half of the students will be left in each period, and less than one-fifth of the students who graduated in the previous sessions." β
Ye Tian smiled confidently and said, "Sister Zhi, if I am eliminated in the training class, it proves that I am not suitable for this industry, but I am confident that I will graduate, although I am not very handsome, it is still possible to carve out my own world in the entertainment industry." β
"I don't see that your ambitions are quite big." Zhao Yuzhi pursed her lips and smiled, breaking out of her own world, this is not easy to say, she has been in the industry for so many years, and she has not done this.
Ye Tian didn't want Zhao Yuzhi to give himself favors in this regard, so he changed the topic and said: "Sister Zhi, it's not that I'm talkative, you really should accompany Xiaohong more, now he is a sensitive age, he is not suitable for sending to nursery, and his lack of maternal love will have a great impact on him in the future." β
"Alas, it's all my fault." Zhao Yuzhi immediately changed color and looked sad, it's not that she doesn't want to accompany her son, filming is a matter for the entire crew, she can't delay it because she wants to accompany her son, she recently received five TV series, three movie appointments, and the schedule has been scheduled until next year, and she has to be questioned by her mother-in-law every day when she goes home, and she is under a lot of pressure, and sometimes she even wants to divorce.
Ye Tian said tentatively: "Sister Zhi, is there anything unspeakable?" β
Zhao Yuzhi was silent, she would not confide in others about these sufferings, not to mention that Ye Tian was just a friend she had just met, and last time she inadvertently revealed to her friend that the relationship between husband and wife was not harmonious, who knew that the reporter immediately got the news, and the media and newspapers added fuel to the fire, and the hype was boiling, almost making her family collapse.
Ye Tian touched his nose and said, "It's that I'm too talkative." β
"It's nothing, it's you Tianzai, you think about it." Today is mainly to thank Ye Tian, Zhao Yuzhi hopes to help Ye Tian as soon as possible and return him a favor.
Ye Tian thought for a while, and proposed with a smile: "If Sister Zhi really helps me, it is better to wait for me to officially join TVB, and I want to get through the training class experience on my own." β
"Okay then." Zhao Yuzhi was not angry, but admired Ye Tianlai.
Ye Tian plucked up his courage and said tentatively: "Sister Zhi, have you been free recently?" β
Zhao Yuzhi hesitated, thinking that Ye Tian had asked her out, so she excused herself and said: ""Black Woman Magnolia" has not been launched for a long time, two episodes are broadcast every day, and it has been very busy in the past two months. β
Ye Tian frowned, and recovered, he wanted to live in TV City after applying for the wireless training class, after all, the residence was some distance away from TV City, but in this way, he couldn't take care of Xiao Budian and Xiao Hong, and it was not okay to count on the landlord's hot mother.
Zhao Yuzhi couldn't bear it in her heart, and hinted: "You can spare a day next month." β
Ye Tian has made a plan in his heart to stay at Xiao Budian's house for a long time, so that he can accompany Xiao Budian, and he can also continue to maintain his relationship with Zhao Yuzhi, and solemnly proposed: "Sister Zhi, if I can, I will personally pick up Xiao Hong, that aunt is very busy." β
"...... like this" Thinking of her husband and mother-in-law's suspicious character, Zhao Yuzhi was a little embarrassed, weighed it for a while, thought of a solution, smiled, and explained: "Tianzai, I have a reluctant request, I don't know if you can agree." β
"Sister Zhi, please speak."
"I want to recognize you as a cousin, don't get me wrong, this is for outsiders to see." Zhao Yuzhi's pretty face was hot, and she rashly proposed to recognize her relatives, which was quite embarrassing, but ...... Whoever calls her son will recognize him as a playmate.
"Great, no, my consciousness is that I can't ask for it!" Ye Tianxi smiled, he is Zhao Yuzhi's cousin, if he remembers it well, in a year or two, Zhao Yuzhi will be divorced, won't it be ...... Ahem, there are a lot of opportunities for contact.
Zhao Yuzhi breathed a sigh of relief, she was still a little awkward in her heart, she didn't know Ye Tian as a person, but in the past two days, she understood that Ye Tian was her fan, otherwise she wouldn't have helped her so unrequited.
"You will use my cousin's identity to pick up Xiaohong in the future, so as to avoid misunderstandings." Zhao Yuzhi took out a pen and paper from her bag, copied the address, and handed it to Ye Tiandao: "This is my address, if my mother-in-law embarrasses you......"
Ye Tian immediately said: "Don't worry, Sister Zhi, I am your cousin, whatever my mother-in-law says about me, I will let her." β
Zhao Yuzhi looked relieved and said gratefully: "Thank you, Tianzai." β
"No, hehe, aren't we sisters and brothers!" Ye Tian smiled playfully, he worked hard to take care of Xiao Hong, not because he liked the little boy, but to get close to Zhao Yuzhi, in this regard, he felt a little ill-intentioned, so he looked at Zhao Yuzhi and dodged his eyes to hide his true intentions.
I don't know if Zhao Yuzhi can see it?
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On September day, when the "Legend of Wukong" was completed, because the handwriting was sloppy and there were many places to smear and revise, Ye Tian specially bought manuscript paper, spent three days to extract it, and submitted it to "Ming Pao" according to the address.
"Ming Pao" replied quickly, two days later, he called and said that he was willing to buy the copyright of "Wukong Biography", and asked him to rush to the newspaper to sign a contract, Ye Tian, who was shy in his pocket, didn't say a word, hung up the phone and arrived immediately, the signing editor was called Zhang Junyun, seeing Ye Tian undisguised his surprise, he examined it, and then said:
"Mr. Ye, hello, forgive me for taking the liberty of being the author of "The Legend of Wukong"?"
"Yes!" Ye Tian raised his eyebrows, nineteen years old was indeed too young.
Zhang Junyun said with a smile: "It has been rumored that Mr. Ye is young and talented, and he is in his prime, and I am fascinated by a "Legend of Wukong", which can really be described as a rising star in the cultural world. β
"Editor Zhang has won the award."
Ye Tian's face was red and hot, Zhang Junyun only thought that the other party was young and thin-skinned, and he was embarrassed to be praised.
"Mr. Ye, with the approval of Editor-in-Chief Pan, "Ming Pao" is willing to sign a contract with "The Legend of Wukong", this is a contract." Zhang Junyun took out two contracts from the drawer, one and handed it to Ye Tian.
Ye Tian saw that there was still white paper in the drawer, and his heart moved, and he looked at the contract price, twenty thousand words.
"Editor Zhang, everything else is easy to say, is the price lower, "The Legend of Wukong" is not a novel, the total number of words is only 150,000, according to the price on the contract, 3,000 Hong Kong dollars is not available, it is really unacceptable."
Zhang Junyun lowered his head and pondered, he also has difficulties, "Ming Pao's expenditure on manuscript fees" has increased year by year, but it does not mean that the newspaper's supplement manuscript fees are higher than those of its peers, and "Ming Pao" does not have a set of standards for determining manuscript fees.
In the late 50s and early 60s, the Hong Kong press paid about 5 to 6 yuan per 1,000 words, and in the 70s, Ming Pao became a major newspaper in Hong Kong, but the manuscript fee for the supplement was not the highest in the same industry, and the manuscript fee for many supplements had not been raised for many years. The romance novel written by the sister of Jian Kuang under the pseudonym of Yishu has not changed the manuscript fee.
Up to now, "Ming Pao Monthly" is purely based on the academic status of the contributor to determine the level of the manuscript fee, university lecturer-level submission, 80 yuan per thousand words, professor-level submission, 100 to 150 yuan per thousand words, newcomers like Ye Tian, all 1,000 words 20, 1,000 words 20 seems to be very little, but for newcomers, it is already very good, write 3,000 words a day, the salary is comparable to that of senior clerks.
Others can accept it, but Ye Tian can't accept it, 1,000 words and 20 words are too little, and he wrote it for half a month, is it just for 3,000 Hong Kong dollars?
"Editor Zhang, if your newspaper can't be flexible, forgive the boy for being rude, and the writer will also have to eat."
"Mr. Ye, please wait a minute!"
Seeing that the deal could not be completed, Zhang Junyun hurriedly spoke out to retain it, explaining: "In fact, the manuscript fee of the novel supplement of "Ming Pao" is calculated on a monthly basis or the number of words per article, and there is no shortage of manuscripts for 365 days a year, and at the end of the year, an extra month's manuscript fee will be paid as a reward. Writing exclusively for Ming Pao generally costs more than non-exclusive, with an average difference of nearly 5 to 60 percent. β
Ye Tian continued: "The Legend of Wukong has been completed, I don't want to write a sequel for the time being, as for the copyright, I have decided to authorize "Ming Pao" and will not publish it in other newspapers and magazines, please rest assured." β
Jin Yong is a good person, but he is too stingy with writers, and Hong Kong female writers Lin Yanni and Yishu respectively wrote columns for "Ming Pao" edited by Jin Yong. One article a day, it's very hard.
When it came time to renew the contract a year later, Lin Yanni came to Jin Yong to ask for a salary increase, but Jin Yong disagreed: "You love to spend money so much, no matter how much you give you, you will spend it all, don't give it!" β
A few days later, Yishu also asked for a salary increase, but Jin Yong also refused: "You are so frugal, no matter how much you give you, you are reluctant to spend it, don't give it!" β
It can be seen that Jin Yong's attitude towards his peers, the remuneration is absolutely stingy, Ye Tian contributed to "Ming Pao", and did not understand these, in addition to the remuneration, Ye Tian also valued the influence of "Understand", "The Biography of Wukong" was published in Ming Pao, which was very helpful for him to apply for the wireless training class.
"What is the price in Mr. Ye's mind?"
"In terms of value, I think it's not an exaggeration to say two hundred yuan per thousand words, "The Legend of Wukong" is a high-quality article."
"Two hundred ...... thousand words" Zhang Junyun pondered for a long time, that is, 30,000, "The Legend of Wukong" is definitely worth more than 30,000 Hong Kong dollars, but the price of 200 thousand words is too appalling, if it is announced, I don't know how many old writers will be dissatisfied, and "Ming Pao" will offend those writers for a newcomer?
"Mr. Ye, it is absolutely impossible to have two hundred words per thousand, if the transaction is made at this price, to be honest, I am afraid that my year-end bonus will be in vain, and the bottom line for me to be the master is eighty words per thousand."
"What does Editor Zhang mean?"
"Eighty words in a thousand words!"
"Eighty...... Well, deal! β
Zhang Junyun took out the second contract, the price of 80 yuan per thousand words, this price was within the expected range of Ye Tian, after signing the contract, Zhang Junyun paid the manuscript fee on the spot, 12,340 Hong Kong dollars, 24 500 yuan bills, which dazzled Ye Tian.
After the manuscript fee was paid, Ye Tian went to Temple Street to buy gifts, ate a lot of free lunches this month, picked out a set of cosmetics for the hot mother, bought a set of princess clothes for Xiao Budian, and went to the bookstore to buy a few children's comic books, and finally bought himself a suit, worth 500 Hong Kong dollars A black suit, in the eyes of ordinary people, is considered a high-end product, and after a toss, there is still 10000000 yuan left in the bag.
The big bag returned to the residence, I heard that there was a share of myself, the landlord's hot mother took the gift in surprise, estimated the price at the speed of light, held it and was unwilling to let go, and smiled and nagged about some entertainment words such as breaking the fee, it used to be her daughter Meimei said that Ye Tian was so good, but now she has realized that a few meals in exchange for so many returns, it is too worthwhile.
What made Ye Tian feel warm was still a little bit, first surprised and curious, then happy, jumping back to the room to change clothes, changing into princess clothes, holding a comic book in her hand, like a little princess in a fairy tale, deliberately walking around in front of Ye Tian, cute and cute.
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