Chapter 279: There was a quarrel
What makes Cheng Jiaren even more angry is that the novels that Xingyue's group of editors gave to Fang Yajun are becoming less and less concerned! When the earliest publishing house was listed under Xingyue, these editors of Xingyue also seriously published books for Fang Yajun, although the content was not very good, but at least the packaging was exquisite, and it looked like that.
In the past two years, these editors have become more and more disagreeable, and the books published for Fang Yajun are completely coping with things, picking a key design every month, and the others are not even invited to art, and they will be published casually, although Fang Yajun doesn't care about sales, she just wants to look happy by herself, but she can't be so casual! This not only smashed the brand of Fang Yajun Publishing House, but also smashed the brand of their own Xingyue!
Knowing how to tell Fang Yajun will not be useful, Cheng Jiaren and Du Xinghe cried bitterly at this time: "Xiao Du, you can give a comment, do you say that Yajun has money to burn?" If she wants to publish a book, she can publish something serious, you see what kind of book she has published! The use of 'taste and chewing wax' to describe these books is an overestimation! Chewing wax is not disgusting, it's just boring, she likes these books, it's completely unsightly! Reading it makes you feel like you're stupid! ”
Fang Yajun said unhappily: "Cousin, don't keep slandering my favorite novels!" Just because you don't like it doesn't mean that others don't like it. Xiao Du always likes it very much! Right, Mr. Du? ”
Fang Yajun looked at Du Xinghe expectantly.
Du Xinghe picked up "The Overlord of Western Chu" on the table and said: "I like imaginative novels a lot......"
"Look! I'm not wrong! ”
Without waiting for Du Xinghe to finish Du Xinghe's words, Fang Yajun was excited first. arrogantly said to Cheng Jiaren: "Xiao Du likes it too!" ”
"Mr. Du, do you like this kind of novel too?!"
Cheng Jiaren looked at Du Xinghe with extreme incomprehension, thinking to himself how the taste of genius was so strange! How can Du Xinghe like this kind of unnutritious novel!
Du Xinghe explained: "I prefer this kind of novel, but these books recommended by Yajun, I think they are quite boring, or to put it more directly, it is just one word - rotten!" ”
“haha!”
Cheng Jiaren rarely smiled happily, and Du Xinghe instantly became much taller in her eyes! She hurriedly inserted a piece of pineapple with a toothpick, and handed it to Du Xinghe with admiration: "Mr. Du, what you said is so relieving!" This kind of novel is rotten! Fang Yajun still doesn't admit it! ”
Fang Yajun was lame by what Du Xinghe said, and her eyes revealed an extremely resentful gaze. Staring sideways at Du Xinghe and eating pineapple. I really want to spray Du Xinghe in the sea!
Du Xinghe saw that Fang Yajun was said to be angry, chewed on the pineapple and smiled: "I'm telling the truth, don't be unconvinced, such a novel is like an album made by a tasteless music workshop on the side of the road." It's really sucking. That book "Back to a Year Ago" is still okay to read. This "Overlord of Western Chu". It's called a magic horse thing! ”
Du Xinghe was angry when he thought of Xiang Yu going to drill his crotch! This kind of overlord who can rank in the top five in the domineering index in Chinese history goes to drill people's crotch, what does the author think! Doesn't this add to the blockage for people who like Xiang Yu!
"If my editor gives me a book like this. I'll just fire him for squid. I just glanced at it a few times, and the sentences in it couldn't be read well, it was just nonsense. ”
Cheng Jiaren can be regarded as meeting someone who understands, and he slapped his hands with Du Xinghe excitedly, and praised: "Mr. Du, what you said is so right!" This is what Xingyue's editors made up blindly according to Yajun's taste! What else is the 'first dawn'? I went to investigate, and there is no such author in Fuwan, and I told Yajun that she still doesn't believe it! ”
Cheng Jiaren looked at Fang Yajun proudly, and said bitterly: "Yajun, you always say that I wear colored glasses to read these novels, but Xiao Du always doesn't wear colored glasses!" Listen to Mr. Du's evaluation! Don't be obsessed! ”
Du Xinghe said to Fang Yajun seriously: "I don't recommend you to publish this kind of novel again, you are coming back now, you must always pay attention to your image, you say that you always publish such novels, and you still love to read such novels, what will Xingyue's editors think of you?" In case of cool words, your image will be greatly reduced! ”
Du Xinghe said that Cheng Jiaren was in the heart again!
This cold and glamorous woman happily peeled a dragon fruit for Du Xinghe, and presented it to him: "Little Mr. Du, you are really an understanding person!" In order to maintain the image of Yajun, you don't know how much effort we put into it! What we told the editors is that children at home like to read this kind of novel, and Yajun publishes this kind of novel for children at home. But other editors are not stupid, even if the children in the family like to watch it, it was Fang Yajun who chose these children! They must have an opinion on Fang Yajun! ”
Becoming less and less regarded as an outsider, Cheng Jiaren complained to Du Xinghe vigorously: "There is no impermeable wall in this world, if Fang Yajun keeps going out like this, the fact that she likes this kind of novel will be leaked out one day!" Then the image she has been operating for so many years will be ruined! Mr. Xiao Du, I strongly suggest that you revise the contract, you are bound by Yun Shijie's interests, and force Fang Yajun not to publish such a shameful novel again! She wasn't allowed to read this kind of novel again! ”
Du Xinghe bit the dragon fruit and said: "It's not okay to look at it, but really don't come out again, this will be known by others, and it will directly reduce her taste to a negative value." This is really hurting the company's interests, and I have to think about it. ”
Seeing that Du Xinghe really wanted to think about it, Cheng Jiaren said happily: "If you can correct this bad problem of Yajun, it will simply help us a lot!" If you rent the Media Building, I can directly call the shots and reduce it to 12 per square meter for you! ”
"One yard to one yard, these are two different things, it has nothing to do with the rent, I really think it's wrong for Fang Yajun to do this."
"It's not right! This is simply stupid! Don't you know, Mr. Du, the guys in the publishing house are all thieves! They always hack our money when they publish books, and Fang Yajun is still up to them, I get angry when I think about it! Taking the opportunity to chat with Du Xinghe, Cheng Jiaren deliberately threw what he said to Fang Yajun.
"Black money?"
Du Xinghe was a little confused, he didn't understand the market in this circle. In his opinion, publishing a book should cost a lot of money, no less than the cost of publishing a record. Cheng Jiaren said before that Fang Yajun threw two or three hundred thousand yuan to the publishing house every month, which was fifty or sixty thousand yuan for a book, and he thought the price was quite cheap. If a regular record company releases a genuine record, fifty or sixty thousand yuan will not be able to take it.
But at this time, he heard Cheng Jiaren tell him about the publication of the book, Du Xinghe was surprised after listening to it, and asked Cheng Jiaren incredibly: "Can a book be published for one or two thousand?" It can't be that cheap, right? ”
Cheng Jiaren said angrily: "Why can't it, Xingyue Publishing House has not promoted Yajun's books at all, and there is no publicity cost." These books are said to have a print run of 1000. But most of them don't. There are a lot of books that may not even print 100 copies. I don't know if it's printed by a serious printing house! Looking at this quality, I think it may be printed by a small printing workshop! Also, these books are not on the market, and they don't require any channel fees at all. ”
"Don't put it on the market?"
Du Xinghe felt that this was too much. Do not put it on the market. What kind of publication is this? It's better to take the original manuscript of the novel directly to Fang Yajun to read!
Cheng Jiaren explained to Du Xinghe: "The Lily Bookstore on the third floor of the Media Building. There is a special section of the joint publishing house, and the novels published jointly are sent out of the printing house, and all of them are sent to that special area. It's only sold there, and other bookstores don't shop at all! ”
Du Xinghe heard Cheng Jiaren say this, and he thought of some independent records or underground records in his mind, all of which were only sold in fixed stores. The production cost of these records is very low, and it seems that the novels published by Union Press have a bit of this meaning.
If you think about it a little further, if these novels are only sold in one counter, they can sell hundreds of copies, which is not a low sales! It may even have cultivated a fan of this genre, just as indie records have their own wave of supporters.
Sure enough, at this time, I heard Fang Yajun say with a black face: "If you don't like it, it doesn't mean that others don't like it!" There are quite a few people who go to the Lily Bookstore, and they all go to my joint counter! They are all passionate about reading this kind of imaginative novel! If you don't understand, forget it, but don't slander me all at once! If you do this again, you will get out of my study!" You are not welcome in my study! ”
Cheng Jiaren snorted: "Yajun, don't dream all the time, who will read this kind of novel except you!" Those editors are talking nonsense about the sales volume, you really believe it! How can anyone spend money to buy such a novel! ”
"It's just someone watching! Believe it or not! ”
Fang Yajun is still very sure of this, because she is sometimes bored, and will go to the joint counter of Lily Bookstore in disguise. There are always people standing and reading free books, and she has carefully observed that most of the people who like to read this kind of novel are students of Du Xinghe's age, or younger. She has also communicated with these people, and knows that there are a group of people who really love to read this kind of novel, and their tastes are very similar to hers. She has always insisted on publishing this kind of novel, not only for herself, but also for the welfare of these book friends.
Cheng Jiaren still scoffed at Fang Yajun's rhetoric, snorted, she didn't believe that this kind of novel would be read by anyone, she always felt that the sales of those editors to Fang Yajun were made up, and even tempted Fang Yajun to let Fang Yajun know that in addition to their children, there were people reading these novels, so as to encourage Fang Yajun to continue to invest in publishing, so that they could continue to earn this extra money.
Du Xinghe believes that this kind of book will be welcomed by readers. After all, there has not been a wide range of novels that liberate the imagination in the literary world of this era, and the novels that Fang Yajun likes, although the writing and stories are very bad, but the imagination is indeed quite rich, and it can be regarded as unique.
Just as the so-called turnip and cabbage have their own love, just as some people like to listen to non-mainstream rock and don't like pop music, it is normal for some people to like to read this kind of novel.
It's just that publishing this kind of book as Fang Yajun is not appropriate, her image of returning to the music world is a goddess! If people know that there is a publishing house under her name, which is publishing such "non-mainstream" novels, then it will be a big problem.
"Is this publishing house under Yajun's name?" Du Xinghe picked up the key and asked Cheng Jiaren.
"No, how dare you use her name! However, those who participate in the work of this publishing house know that this publishing house is related to Yajun, and even know that this publishing house is actually hers. She's reviewed the manuscript for this publishing house before. Cheng Jiaren said complainingly.
The more Du Xinghe thought about it, the more serious it became, and he seriously discussed it with Cheng Jiaren: "Then I suggest that this publishing house be closed, or change the name again, and stop having anything to do with her." Yajun will release an album next year, and all kinds of reports will come out, in case this publishing house is gossiped out, it will not only damage the interests of our company, but also your own endorsement interests! ”
Cheng Jiaren agreed: "We have always had this worry, but she said that it was okay. Why don't you persuade her? ”
Du Xinghe looked at Fang Yajun, who had been beside him with a black face, and without opening his mouth, he knew that this goddess would definitely not listen to him.
Cheng Jiaren took this opportunity to patiently persuade Fang Yajun: "Yajun, you see, Mr. Xiao Du is also worried about this matter, now that you have come back, you can no longer do things by temperament, you can do whatever you want in the past few years, no one cares about you, and you don't have to be responsible to anyone." But now ......"
Fang Yajun understood Cheng Jiaren's words, but she still didn't accept the closure of the publishing house, and interrupted Cheng Jiaren anxiously: "I've been running this publishing house for several years!" How can you say that it is closed! ”
"You also call it business? Do you know how to write the word 'management'? Cheng Jiaren was really angry when he saw that Fang Yajun was still obsessed!
Fang Yajun was also anxious by Cheng Jiaren: "I don't know how to operate, you know how to do it!" I don't understand, what's wrong with me losing money? Isn't it called business if you lose money? I'm a brand! It's the future! And not now! I believe that in the future, many people will like to read novels produced by United Press! I want to make United Press the most imaginative publishing house in the literary world! ”
"I think you're making United Press the most decorated publishing house in the literary world! If you don't know how to operate, don't mix it up! Sit back and enjoy the achievement, we can help you do it, what do you say you are doing now? It's a complete mess! ”
"I don't have to take care of everything! Let you help with everything! I'm thirty years old! I'm not a kid anymore! ”
"You're thirty! But you're thirteen-year-old! If we hadn't wiped your ass, would you have achieved what you have achieved now? ”
"I can!"
"You can be a fart!"
The more the two sisters quarreled, the more intense they became, they almost made a move, completely ignoring the existence of Du Xinghe.
Du Xinghe was the first to quarrel with the two of them, regardless of them, seeing that the two of them were almost arguing, he also finished eating the dragon fruit, and after wiping his mouth, he spoke. (To be continued......)