Chapter 15 Life is a rare fight
In addition to taking care of her family these days, Park Xiuhui also has to find time to go out to major publishing houses to recommend her books, watching her frown every day and losing weight day by day. To be honest, seeing Park Xiuhui like this, Cui Zhenlong was really distressed, and he himself felt very annoyed, originally thought that as long as he relied on the memory of his previous life as a foreshadowing, success would not be a problem, but now it seems that every industry has its own rules, and he is a little too much to take it for granted.
Of course, our classmate Cui Zhenlong would not just admit defeat, he forced himself to calm down and then re-examine his entire planning process, and soon found the problem:
The first point is that Park Xiuhui is a rookie writer, no matter how good his work is, it is not well-known, and it is in vain if the novel cannot be sold, and the most important point of a new writer is that a good publicity strategy is essential, and the publishing house will of course seize this point to squeeze the value of the new writer.
The second point is that the work itself is of high quality, but the content it involves feminist ideas, but don't forget that the current South Korea is dominated by men, and the social status of women is still very low, and it is not like in later generations that the position of president of South Korea can be held by women.
If these two points are not taken into account, how can there be any reason to be invincible? In response to these two external factors, Cui Zhenlong revised his plan, and the third step of "helping his mother become a phoenix" officially began!
After dinner, looking at the grandmothers who were cleaning up the mess, Cui Zhenlong's eyes rolled and he began to act on his own. By the way, why do you have to do something after dinner every time you want to?! Cui Zhenlong scratched his head a little, when will he be able to express his thoughts openly, strategize and guide the country.
Cui Zhenlong swayed in front of Cui Gengjing and shouted, "Aunt~~"
"Huh?" Cui Gengjing replied casually, and her eyes were still looking at the newly arrived foreign fashion magazines, summer fashion week is coming, as a modern woman who is determined to be at the forefront of fashion, understanding international fashion trends and trends is a compulsory course.
Cui Zhenlong forcibly pushed away the magazine that was blocking his eyes with his hand, and what caught his eye was Cui Gengjing's face pretending to be angry, how could this little trick scare Cui Zhenlong away: "Auntie, is the latest issue of the storybook out?" I want to see it, you can bring me a few more. ”
Ms. Cui works as an assistant editor at a publishing house, but the publisher mainly publishes books for young children and young adults. Cui Gengjing listened to her nephew's words, raised her hand and gave Cui Zhenlong a brain jump, "Do you think these books don't cost money?" How many more? It would be nice to have a copy for you. ”
"Auntie, can you make a lot of money selling books?"
"Of course, the more you sell, the more you earn, otherwise where will I get the salary to support myself, and how can I give you pocket money?"
"Then I will write a book in the future, and then sell it myself, and I can make a lot of money, then I will be rich." Cui Zhenlong deliberately increased his volume when he said this, which immediately attracted the attention of several other people present.
"Hehe~~ You little money fan, how can it be as simple as you think! Not to mention the cost of printing books, there will be expenses in other links, and there will be no distribution channels! Hey~~ Why am I talking to you as a child? You don't understand! ”
"Cut, don't look down on people, I understand what you said, auntie. Isn't it just about making an upfront investment, but it's risky, right? Cui Zhenlong pretended to know very well.
"Yo~~ I can't see it, Wuli Zhenlong still knows the concept of investment and risk" Cui Gengjing teased this smart nephew with great interest.
"Hmph~~ That's of course, if I write a good book in the future, I'll find someone to print the book myself, and then, I'll take out a part of it for free and give it to the school's teachers, classmates and relatives, hehe~ As long as they think the book is good, they will recommend it to their relatives and the like, if you want it, you have to pay to buy it, so I won't make money? hoho~~~ In the end, I will be able to become a rich man. ”
"But do you have the money?"
"Ask Abba and Oh Mom to borrow it, and then return it to them after making money" Cui Zhenlong looked like a matter of course, "Risk and return coexist, it is rare to fight a few times in life, when to fight if you don't fight at this time!" ”
"Wow, wuli can still say such profound words, it's amazing, auntie, I don't understand what it means."
Cui Zhenlong gave Cui Gengjing a disdainful look, and said: "This is taught by the principal's grandfather, which means that it is difficult to encounter several opportunities in a person's life that are worth fighting for fame. ”
And Park Xiuhui, who was listening to the conversation between her aunt and nephew, was thinking with her head down at this time, she knew it from the time her son went to find her sister-in-law, and she was worried that Cui Zhenlong would ask for pocket money again, but as the topic between the two deepened, she saw another path to success, especially her son's last sentence "It is rare to fight a few times in life, when to fight if you don't fight at this time" touched her a lot. Oh, yes! There are not many opportunities in people's lives, and if there is an opportunity, you must fight with all your might!
On the evening of the third day after that, a family meeting of the Cui family was held, and Cui Gengyou and his wife proposed to the elders about borrowing.
Cui Zhongguo said with a stern expression: "Have you two really decided?" ”
"Inside, I fully support Xiuhui's matter, but we don't have much cash on hand, so I want to borrow a little from my father first, and we will do our best to repay you." Choi Gengyou said.
"En~" Cui Zhongguo closed his eyes slightly, his fingers habitually tapped gently and rhythmically on the armrests of the chair, and after a long time, he asked: "Geng Jing, you are also engaged in publishing, what do you think of your second sister-in-law's book?" Is there any hope of success? ”
Cui Gengjing also had a rare stern face, she pondered it and said: "From my perspective as a woman, Ernie's novel is very well written, and it is a novel worth reading. When she said this, the grandmother and aunt sitting next to her also nodded in agreement, "However, a novel with a similar theme has not been seen in Korea now, and if it is added with effective publicity, the probability of success should be more than half." ”
After listening to his youngest daughter's analysis, Cui Zhongguo also made a decision in his heart, "Xiuhui's novel is really good, so be it, wait for the two of you to come to my room!" ”
Seeing that Cui Zhongguo finally agreed to borrow money, Cui Gengyou and his wife hurriedly thanked him, and Park Xiuhui said to his sister-in-law with a smile: "Geng Jing, you still need to help your sister-in-law check the problem of the publishing house and contact a reputable publishing house." ”
"Don't worry, Ernie, this little thing is on me, I'm very well-connected." Cui Gengjing still likes this second sister-in-law very much, and of course she is very happy to be able to help her.
Cui Zhenlong, who was sitting at the end of the table, watched the whole thing settle according to his expectations, and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, but now is not the time to relax, the publicity work of the novel is the most laborious and laborious, and now is not the era when the Internet is prevalent in later generations, many tricks cannot be used, and now the mainstream propaganda methods are still traditional newspapers, radio, television and other media, but these publicity channels cost too much and are not very suitable.
"It seems that we have to find another way and take some other routes." After thinking about it secretly, Cui Zhenlong had some ideas.
On the other hand, Park so-hui took the 50 million won borrowed from her elders and her own 50 million yuan in savings to make up a full 100 million won, and confidently began to embark on the road of self-financed publishing.
Cui Gengjing is also very powerful, and quickly found a publishing house with a good reputation and complete distribution channels, and the publishing house is still very welcome to customers like Park Xiuhui. Now that the national economy is in a recession, such an agency publishing service has little risk and a good income, which no one will refuse.
The publisher's action is also very fast, efficient and fast, the work of novel copyright registration, book number, editing, typesetting, printing and other work is also in the case of money, all aspects are carried out in an orderly manner, the publishing house is expected to be in mid-June, at the latest before the end of June Park Xiuhui's first novel can be officially put on sale.