Chapter 133: Ambitious
Here, after testing the depth of Duan Zihao, Jin Yong, a literary bigwig, said again: "Ah Hao, now let's get down to business, let's talk about your novel......
Duan Zihao knew that today's focus was coming, so he listened carefully.
Jin Yong said slowly: "I will take a look at the "Ancient Sword Strange Tan" you wrote, it is indeed a good novel, and our newspaper also plans to publish this novel. But you know, I'm a writer, but I'm also a businessman, and I need to know if my investment will pay off, so I want you to tell me about your vision for the future of this novel, after all, there are very few novels of this genre, and I can't find a few copies except for "Shushan", so I'm worried about readers' reactions......"
Duan Zihao had already expected that Jin Yong would definitely say such a thing, so he nodded immediately and said, "Mr. Cha, I understand what you mean!" I can give you a rough idea of the idea and purpose of my novel. As you may already know, my novel is an adaptation of my own play of the same name, and to put it mildly, my play was stranded by the TV station, so I hope that I can use this novel to fulfill my wish and let the story in my heart enter everyone's heart. ”
Jin Yong heard this, nodded, and motioned for Duan Zihao to continue.
"As you just said, you are a businessman, so you must be able to see the potential of my book...... Admittedly, due to the rush of time and the lack of writing, this novel may not be as perfect as it seems, but one thing I am sure of is that the stories I tell will definitely move people, move people, and make them like it! ”
At that moment, Duan Zihao introduced the overall concept of "The Legend of the Ancient Sword" to Jin Yong, as well as the story line. Duan Zihao himself is already familiar with this story, from the script to the novel, it can be said that a lot of energy and hard work have been put in, plus the eloquence is good. At this time, when it comes to creation, it is definitely the first thing, Jin Yong listened very seriously, and did not interrupt Duan Zihao halfway.
Finally, Duan Zihao roughly finished the story line and creativity of the novel, and then looked at Jin Yong, waiting for his evaluation.
I saw Jin Yong breathe a long sigh of relief and said, "Ah Hao, your story seems very good to me!" The plot is touching. Although the final ending is a tragedy, it is very memorable, plus this novel subverts the limitations of previous martial arts novels, using Xianxia to package martial arts, and using martial arts to package romance, it can be said that the grammar is very ingenious. ”
In fact, Jin Yong likes to make novels tragic, and his "The Condor Heroes" is said to want to be written as a tragedy, and Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu are separated by heaven and earth. The little dragon girl was buried at the bottom of the valley, but she couldn't bear the letters from readers one after another, asking for "the little dragon girl to be written alive", and some even intimidated him. If Xiaolongnu died, he would set fire to his house, so that he had to call the police while revising the outline of the story he had originally written, and then have a "reunion at the bottom of the sixteen years". This dispels the resentment of many readers.
Therefore, Jin Yong regrets that his book did not become a tragedy, in his opinion. For example, Shakespeare is best known for his tragic story "Hamlet", Hugo is best known for "Notre Dame de Paris", and Jin Yong's favorite Leo Tolstoy's "Resurrection......
Pain can be remembered forever;
Grief can keep people alive in the heart.
Thinking of this, Jin Yong has already made a decision, he said: "Overall, your novel is very good, at least it is a breakthrough in creation, there are very few Xianxia themes, I hope to be able to promote it, therefore, I have decided, our "Ming Pao" is willing to publish your novel!" ”
"Really?". Duan Zihao was overjoyed, and his heart said that Jin Lao is Jin Lao, a person who knows the goods!
At that moment, Jin Yong ordered his secretary He Mina to take a sample of the company's author's signing contract and handed it to Duan Zihao.
Duan Zihao took it and carefully looked at the signing contract in his hand, there are two ways to sign the contract, one is conservative, how many words to submit every month, and how much to pay; The other is open, and the remuneration is calculated according to the number of newspapers, and if you write a good novel and read a lot of people, you can get more remuneration.
"How? Hao, which one do you choose?! Jin Yong smiled.
"Both of these contracts are great, but they don't work for me." Duan Zihao smiled.
Jin Yong was stunned, "It's not suitable for you, how can you say this?" Do you have any objections to the remuneration? ”。
In Jin Yong's opinion, the other party may think that the manuscript fee is too low, after all, he is not an ordinary author, and he is also somewhat famous in the entertainment industry, although he is now banned......
As a female secretary, He Mina couldn't help but say: "Mr. Duan, forgive me for being presumptuous, don't think too highly of yourself, maybe you are really good at acting, but writing novels may not be good, after all, interlacing is like separating mountains, I hope you can understand this truth." ”
These words are a bit very straightforward, Jin Yong will not say it himself, but it is the same if he asks the secretary to say it, so he did not stop it.
Duan Zihao smiled slightly, "Actually, I didn't come this time to write a book and earn your company's remuneration, on the contrary, I sent money over." ”
As he spoke, Duan Zihao put a check for 500,000 yuan on Jin Yong's desk.
At this moment, Jin Yong and He Mina were all stunned, they didn't understand what the hell Duan Zihao was doing. It's not to contribute, it's to send money?
Seeing that Jin Yong looked puzzled, Duan Zihao explained: "That's the case, Mr. Cha." Actually, I'd love to see your company publish my novel in the newspaper, but I'd like to start a new supplement rather than publish it directly in the fiction section of your newspaper. To put it bluntly, my novel will be published in a separate newspaper, and all the novels I will write in the future will also be published in this supplement......"
When Duan Zihao said this, there was a kind of hot light in his eyes, this kind of light Jin Yong is very familiar with, when he started a business with novels, he also had this kind of scene, this kind of light is called - "ambition"!
Facing such a young man, Jin Yong smiled faintly and said: "Hehe, Ah Hao, I think you need to think about this proposal carefully, and then make a detailed plan, as a businessman, you must do things slowly, right?" ”。
Duan Zihao smiled: "Are you rejecting me?" ”。
"Nope. I just think you're too bold and too risky...... This 500,000 is not a small amount, I think you should take it back. ”
"If what is placed in front of you is not 500,000, but 5 million, 50 million, would you still say such a thing?". Duan Zihao asked rhetorically.
"This ......" Jin Yong was silent.
Duan Zihao immediately took out the plan that had been prepared in his arms and said: "I know that you are a person who does big things, and you will never make a decision based on my one-sided words, so I also wrote the plan early in the morning, you can read it first and then make a decision." ”
"Proposal?" Jin Yong was stunned again. He didn't expect Duan Zihao to come prepared, and he seemed to be well prepared.
Jin Yong frowned, took the plan, and looked at it carefully.
The proposal is simple and straightforward.
Therefore, the more Jin Yong looked at it, the more frightened he became, and the more he looked at it, the more incredible he felt.
Duan Zihao's plan is very simple, hoping to use the channel of "Ming Pao" to create a DM advertisement called "Dream Daily", which serializes the martial arts. Xianxia, or urban romance, horror science fiction and other best-selling novels.
These novels are advertised as DM and are all free lines. Let all Hong Kong people see the story on it. In order to attract the other party, and then take the second half of the novel VIP fees, as well as newspaper advertising to obtain benefits.
To put it simply, Duan Zihao wants to use the weapon of fiction. to open up a vast advertising market. According to the market research statistics conducted by Duan Zihao, there are more than 6 million people in Hong Kong, and the channels of "Ming Pao" include about 2oo people. Sixty percent of the customers will be attracted by the "Dream News" DM advertisement, that is, more than 12o people, and these people are undoubtedly the objects of competition for those large shopping malls and cities, as well as car dealers and real estate developers.
In other words, "Dream Daily" has 120,000 human resources to sell to these merchants, and what they give back to "Dream Daily" is millions of advertising fees every year...... In the words of Duan Zihao, if the market is developed well, it is possible to earn tens of millions a year!
In addition, in the second half of the novel, the VIP fee project may be very low at the beginning, but after the readership is fixed, the income in this area will be greatly increased. According to Duan Zihao's "speculation", in the future, computer technology will reach something called "Internet", and then VIP paid novels will become a new form and new trend. They are now just the first people to eat crabs......
After reading this simple but shocking plan, Jin Yong had to re-examine the young man in front of him.
Actor, singer, screenwriter, is he still a business talent?
Otherwise, how could such an indescribable plan be designed?
How does Jin Yong know, Duan Zihao's ideas are actually from those online novels in his previous life, as well as DM advertising, in his time, newspaper media has been computer media, mobile phone media impact of the slump, few people are willing to spend money to buy any newspaper, and in order to attract customers, electronic reading came into being, some newspapers are designed to this kind of DM advertising style of newspapers, free of charge and put, on which to publish all kinds of information, to sell advertising for profit, thus forming a new newspaper business.
Seeing that Jin Yong seemed to be moved by his plan, Duan Zihao smiled and said, "So now, Mr. Cha, should you make a decision?" He stared at him with blazing eyes.
Jin Yong took off his glasses, closed his eyes and rubbed the bridge of his nose, then opened his eyes and said to Duan Zihao: "Finally, I hope you can impress me with a word." ”
"Simple." Duan Zihao said loudly, "You can support a "Ming Pao" with your own martial arts, and I can support the entire "Dream Newspaper" with my Xianxia!" ”
This sentence was like thunder, which shocked Jin Yong's heart, as if he had returned to his high-spirited entrepreneurial era, so he laughed and said: "Well said! With these words, I promise you! After speaking, he stretched out his hand and said: "I hope to cooperate with you to create a new dream report!" ”
Duan Zihao smiled slightly and shook it.
Next to him, He Mina looked at Duan Zihao who shook hands with Jin Yong, and suddenly he seemed to be full of indescribable mystery or charm.
Just when she was distracted, Jin Yong suddenly turned back to her and said, "In the future, the matter of founding the "Dream Newspaper" will be handed over to you, and you and Mr. Duan will cooperate well!" ”
"Ah, what?" He Mina was stunned.
Jin Yong, "What, do you want me to go out in person?" I'm so old, I can't do those physical jobs anymore! ”
He Mina's face flushed, then she glanced at Duan Zihao and said, "Then please give me more advice in the future." ”
Duan Zihao said: "Don't dare to give advice, let's learn together." ”
He Mina glanced at him coldly, feeling a little confused, and she didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to have frequent contact with him in the future.
……
The moment he walked out of the "Ming Pao" Group Building, Duan Zihao looked back at the skyscrapers rising from the ground, and for the first time had surging ambitions.
"One day, I will stand on the highest peak of the Xiangjiang River and overlook the world."
Duan Zihao at that moment was really mature. (To be continued......)
PS: Thank you for the four fires for rewarding 1oo starting coins! Thank you!
Tips: The new domain name "biquge.info" has been launched by Biquge, and the original domain name is about to be discontinued. Please tell each other, thank you!