Zhang Qiuxi scratched his head, and did not hide the thoughts in his heart, and said: "It's not a matter of conditions, it's just that I don't want to be tied up, because in addition to science fiction, I also want to try to write some other types of things, so I don't want to sign it, I'm sorry, Sister Hongdou." ”

"That's what it was for." Hongdou laughed when he heard this, and said: "You misunderstood, it's not that you can only write in our magazine after signing the contract, you still have the freedom to publish and contribute in the future, we just need you to contribute regularly, even if you go to the sci-fi sky serialization at the same time, as long as the content is different, there is no problem without delay, we can't restrain you." ”

"Ale, is that so?" Zhang Qiuxi found that the signing was completely different from what she thought, and the conditions were too relaxed.

Hongdou said: "If it's an exclusive contract, it can only be serialized in the contract magazine." But I didn't get that for you, and now it seems that there is no regret about it, and I won't get your consent. ”

It turns out that there is such a difference, "Fantasy World" is reluctant to sign an exclusive contract, which means that she doesn't think she too much. I'm a little disappointed in my heart, but it's also reasonable, I've only written a short story, and even if it's popular, it still can't fully prove its strength.

"In this case, there will be no problem, it's just Sister Hongdou, you proposed to sign a contract without even reading the draft, if you can't meet the standard, then aren't you a big loss?"

According to Wang Yuan's request, Hongdou's task this time is first to determine whether Zhang Qiuxi has any plans to continue writing, if she writes, then look at the manuscript, the manuscript can meet the requirements is the time to talk about signing the contract, but she skipped the review directly.

"You should know what science fiction looks like now, your style is very rare, and I believe that you will write more wonderful stories, so I don't think it's necessary. Why, don't you have confidence in your work? Red Bean blinked, looking a little playful.

Zhang Qiuxi said: "Sister Hongdou, you are so sincere, what else do I have to say, I signed this contract, as long as I still write science fiction novels in the future, I will definitely serialize it in your magazine." By the way, how much can the remuneration of a contracted writer be raised? ”

"Ordinary writers are between eighty and one hundred and thirteen, and if you sign a writer, you start with one hundred words and eighteen, which is not high, and if the work has a good response, it can be discussed in the future."

Red Bean put the manuscript of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" into his bag, took out the contract at the same time, and said: "Since there is no problem, then we will sign the contract, and I will be your responsible editor in the future." ”

"No problem." Zhang Qiuxi said this, took the contract and was about to write his name, but suddenly he was stunned again, and Hongdou couldn't help but ask again: "What's wrong?" ”

"I'm only sixteen." Zhang Qiuxi smiled bitterly, minors do not have full civil capacity and cannot sign contracts.

Hongdou was also stunned for a moment, and then said: "I also forgot about this stubble, so let's take the contract back to your parents and show it, and then sign it." It's a bit of a hassle, but a sixteen-year-old science fiction writer is sure to be amazing when it gets out. ”

The name of a genius writer is good, but she is now alone, and she has no relatives after the death of her parents, and it is not the same result.

"Sister Hongdou, my parents passed away three years ago, and I don't seem to have a guardian." When Zhang Qiuxi said this, he was still affected by the memory of his predecessor, and his feelings became extremely lost, and his eyes became very gloomy.

"I'm sorry for the sad thing that reminded you." This surprised Hongdou, and after a long pause, he didn't know what to say, and he couldn't find what words to use if he wanted to comfort him.

Zhang Qiuxi smiled instead and said, "It's okay, I'm used to it, but it seems that the contract can't be signed in this way, and no one has appointed a guardian for me after my parents pass away." ”

Hongdou frowned and asked with concern, "So you've been here alone for more than three years?" But you're only sixteen years old now......"

"Sister Hongdou, in fact, it's not as strict as you think, my neighbors usually take care of me, and my parents also left some savings, but they also spent about the same, so I want to make some money by writing novels."

The so-called neighbors, of course, refer to Li Yue's family, speaking of which Zhang Qiuxi continued: "By the way, although my neighbors are not legal guardians, they will definitely be willing to help me with this, I'll go back and discuss with them." ”

According to the provisions of the Civil Law, if you are over 16 years old but less than 18 years old, as long as you live by your own labor, you can sign a contract, and if you meet this condition, you can sign it directly. If you're not sure, you can take it back and show it to them. ”

"That'll do." Zhang Qiuxi "brushed" a few times to sign his name on the contract, and officially became a signed writer, which also sounds quite a famous name.

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Zhang Qiuxi didn't know how a magazine worked from typesetting to printing and distribution, and she was surprised when she received the sample issue from the magazine, it was almost the end of the month when she met with Hongdou, and she didn't expect her manuscript to catch up.

In addition to receiving a manuscript fee of 1,000 words, as a contracted writer, the treatment is that on the cover of the new issue of the magazine, there is a line of slogans in a prominent position: "Bring Her Eyes" The author's new masterpiece will take you on a journey through the galaxy.

"Although it is a popular article, it is really just a newcomer, otherwise it is enough to attract readers just by writing a new work in Xiqiu." Zhang Qiuxi has always felt that as long as he writes XX works, he can cause a group of people to flock to this situation, which is very popular, whether it is a movie or a novel.

"I think Ah Qiu, you're not far from here." Li Yue just smiled and sat next to Zhang Qiuxi, but Zhang Qiuxi opened the magazine but muttered: "That's not necessarily, look at it, the front page is not." ”

Li Yue said: "Although the science fiction novels of the Celestial Empire have such and such problems in the eyes of readers, there are still some well-known writers, and you are still serializing works for the first time, and your qualifications and background are not as good as them, don't worry about these now." ”

"Hearing you say that, it would be a great sense of accomplishment if they were to make it to the front page one day, so let me beat them."

Zhang Qiuxi clenched her fists and expressed her determination, and then flipped back casually, wanting to see how her novel was serialized, but there was another exclamation: "Damn, they actually published 30,000 words of content at one time." ”

Copy...... When she wrote it, Zhang Qiuxi did a word count count, more than 80,000 words in a total of 35 chapters, originally she wanted to reduce the chapters, because some chapters have too few words, if it is an online novel, it cannot be regarded as an effective update.

However, paper publishing is different from online serialization after all, and if you think about it, you don't think it's necessary, so you can probably know how many words are more when you see the chapters.

Eight chapters were directly released for the first serialization.,According to this frequency, the full text can be published in three issues.,No matter how you look at it, it's not in the interests of the magazine.,If "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" can drive the sales of "Fantasy World", what's the use of publishing it in such a short time?

The 30,000 words printed in the 16-page magazine are actually not a few pages, but most of the online novels that won by volume in the original time and space are only five or six thousand words updated every day, and the other serialized novels in "Fantasy World" have less than 10,000 words per issue.

"The magazine serialized the plot to the protagonist and his alien friends being thrown out of the spaceship by the Vogons, and I think the editor probably thought that the first serialization needed to quickly gain popularity, and the plot is just right here."

Li Yue looked at it and said: "The background of the story has been explained here, and the style has been set, so that readers can have a clear understanding of the story, and it also leaves suspense to attract readers, which is just a node." ”

"Maybe you're right.,But I always feel like the fantasy world still doesn't pay enough attention to me.,If it's just to set up suspense, it's okay to serialize it to the third chapter.,It adds up to more than 10,000 words.,It's a lot of length.。

At the end of the third chapter, it happens to be the plot of the earth being destroyed by the Vogons, and it is actually more appropriate to use it as a node for the first issue, according to this frequency, it can be serialized for eight issues, if this novel is a big hit, then "Fantasy World" will be able to get more benefits, this account is calculated by everyone, so it can only be said that the magazine itself is not optimistic.

Zhang Qiu was a little discouraged, and Li Yue said: "Ah Qiu, have you forgotten that you are now a signed writer?" Fantasy World is a monthly magazine, and the contract you sign with them has a limited term, if the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which is in a series for eight months, then what is the benefit of signing this contract, and the contract will expire when the serialization is over. ”

"Uh, is it possible to speed up the serialization just to squeeze my value? Listening to you say this, how do you feel like a long-term worker in the old society, in this case, they might as well send it all at once, give me a single book, and I can still make royalties. Zhang Qiuxi's face darkened when he heard this.

"Just kidding, but it might have something to do with you signing a contract."

Li Yue smiled and said: "The wonderful story of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy needs not be said, you have signed a contract now, and you have to write for them for a long time in the future, and you don't need to worry about no story after the serialization is over." And you are not yet famous, the best thing to do is of course to use it as a hit, and when you have enough appeal, do they still need to worry about not getting benefits? ”

"It seems to make sense, although it's speculation, but the analysis is too good." Zhang Qiuxi couldn't help but kiss Li Yue's face, this kind of behavior between girls is also very ordinary.

"It's nothing, but Ah Qiu, you are actually annoyed by this, not like you usually at all." With the girl's body as a cover, Li Yue, who was taken advantage of, did not react at all.

"Well, I'm always nervous the first time I do anything." Zhang Qiuxi's heart is beautiful.