In the past two years, Hong Kong's economy has recovered and developed rapidly, and prices and wages have continued to rise, so it stands to reason that it is normal to increase the remuneration of writers, after all, the contribution fees of newspapers such as "Oriental Daily" and "Sing Pao" have increased.

However, the manuscript fee of the writer submitted by Ming Pao has not changed, of course, this is because Master Jin, a stingy ghost, is too stingy.

Master Jin's stinginess is well-known in the literary world, and it has reached the point where everyone knows and everyone knows it, and he is often called a stingy ghost in the industry, and he is synonymous with a stingy writer!

To what extent Master Jin can be stingy, let's talk about his columnists! For example, the famous female writers Lin Yanni and Yishu in Xiangjiang respectively wrote columns for the "Ming Pao" edited by Master Jin, one article a day, which was very hard.

After writing for a year, when it was time to renew the contract, Lin Yanni went to Master Jin to ask for a salary increase, but Master Jin ignored it and said: "You love to spend money so much, no matter how much you give you, it will be all spent, don't give it!" ”

A few days later, Yishu also asked Master Jin to increase the money, but Master Jin still ignored it, saying: "You are so frugal, no matter how much you give you, you are reluctant to spend it, don't give it!" ”

Just because Jin Yong repeatedly rejected Yishu's request to increase the manuscript fee, and after the stiffness, Yishu was so angry that he threatened to leave "Ming Pao", and Master Jin did not let go.

As a result, Yishu really left, which led to heavy losses for Ming Pao.

Because in the time of Master Kim. There is a guarantee of reimbursement for Ming, and many writers publish articles in Ming Pao not for that little bit of manuscript fee, but for the sake of fame, just like the CCTV set in later generations, as long as you can show your face on CCTV in one set, you can give money.

However, this one is suitable for new writers, not for those who have been famous for a long time. is just like many famous actors in later generations who are reluctant to go to the Spring Festival Gala. Going there doesn't help much for your fame, and you have to waste your time and money.

Master Jin said: "1050 thousand words is too much, give you this price, Ming Pao can't do it?" ”

Ni Quan blushed his neck and said, "No! Lao Cha, what I care about is not the manuscript fee, but the reputation! Do you know how many people make fun of me now? I just can't swallow that breath. ”

Master Jin shook his head very affirmatively and said: "That's only 340 yuan for 1,000 words, it can't be more, I don't have more, you also know that 1050 thousand words is not realistic at all!." ”

Looking at Master Jin's calm and resolute expression. Ni Frame has the urge to roll up his sleeves and beat him up, but the two have been friends for 20 years, and Ni Frame knows how difficult it is to get Jin Yong to increase the manuscript fee.

could only say helplessly: "You say it's unrealistic, how can "Xingchen Daily" give Lei Weidong such a high remuneration, you must know that this is not a little worse, it is several times worse." It's really not good, you let out the wind, and I said that my manuscript fee is 1050 yuan per thousand words, and it is actually calculated according to 340 per thousand words. ”

"What the Star Daily did was a complete breach of the rules! It is not conducive to the development of the newspaper industry, I have already negotiated with Oriental Daily and Cheng Pao, and I am ready to jointly protest to the "Star Daily"! Master Jin shook his head and said: "As for your idea of slapping a swollen face and becoming fat, it won't work at all, you must know that the extra 1,000 words are more than 700 yuan in remuneration, but you have to hand over a lot of manuscript taxes to the government." ”

"What kind of rules has the Star Daily broken! It's all a willingness to fight and a willingness to suffer, what's the use of you protesting! In the end, it's not over. Ni Frame shook his head and said.

"That's right! Lao Cha, do you say that Lei Weidong's manuscript fee of 1,000 words and 1,000 yuan will be hype, but in fact, he can't get so much money! Ni Frame looked at Master Jin and didn't even give him a salary of 350 yuan for 1,000 words, and suddenly felt that Lei Weidong and "Xingchen Daily" would be bluffing, after all, Master Jin is stingy, but the remuneration can't be so bad, Ni Frame doesn't think that Lei Weidong's writing level can surpass himself.

"It shouldn't be!" Master Jin shook his head and said: "Even if it is 1,000 yuan per thousand words, according to the official "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" has a length of four million words, it is only four million, which is a lot for ordinary people, but it is not much for Lei Weidong, after all, his Xiaomi comic company is making money every day, and four million is just a small number." ”

"It is precisely because four million is a small number for Lei Weidong that he can bluff!" Ni Frame insisted on his idea and said: "Anyway, I don't believe that Lei Weidong can get such a high remuneration without faking it." ”

For many literati, sometimes the matter of face is more important than life, which is called death to save face and suffer crimes.

Master Jin shook his head and said, "I still don't believe that they are cheating, because this is not good for Lei Weidong Laishui, unless he has a stake in the Star Daily!" ”

"Yes, Lei Weidong has shares in "Star Day", they are joint fakes, I want to disclose them to the outside world! Let everyone know Lei Weidong's fake face! Ni Frame finally grabbed Lei Weidong's handle and shouted loudly.

"It's still impossible, Lei Weidong has been famous for less than a year, how could Li Rui agree to him to take a stake in "Star Daily"!" Master Jin said suspiciously, after all, Master Jin can regard Ming Pao as more important than his own life, not to mention that Lei Weidong wants to buy shares, even if Bao Tycoon comes over, Master Jin will not agree.

"Who knows, what Li Rui thinks!" Ni Frame smiled: "But I can be sure that Lei Weidong definitely has shares in the "Star Daily", if you don't believe it, you can investigate, I believe this is not a secret!" ”

"Lei Weidong has shares in "Xingchen Daily", and he does not break the law, and as for the matter of thousands of words and thousands of yuan manuscript fees, it cannot be said that they are fake!" Master Jin said.

"I don't care if Lei Weidong is fake! You must do me a favor! Report this! I'm going to let Lei Weidong walk around without eating! Ni Frame said viciously.

"Don't talk about the shadow now, or wait until the matter is confirmed! Brother Yiming, go get busy first! For Lei Weidong and the practice of "Xingchen Daily", the stingy Master Jin also hates the root of his teeth, even if he knows that it has little impact on Lei Weidong, but it is always good for himself, after all, he has an excuse to refuse those contributors to increase their salaries.

"Yes! I'm waiting for your news! Ni Frame nodded and turned to leave.

"That's not right! The matter of Lao Cha's remuneration has not been said yet! Ni Frame, who had just walked to the door, suddenly reacted, turned his head and said to Master Jin.

"Didn't you say 340 yuan for a thousand words!" Master Jin said.

"You said it, I didn't agree!" Ni Frame shouted: "340 words for 1,000 words is not good, I don't want to be high, 500 yuan for 1,000 words is fine, this is only half of Lei Weidong's remuneration, I will never ask for such a bottom if I don't look at the face of our old friends for decades." ”

"No, if I give you such a high remuneration, should the remuneration of other authors be increased? The authors of "Ming Pao Weekly", "Ming Pao Monthly", and "Ming Pao Evening News", will their remuneration also increase? There's no way I'm going to tell them you're getting paid for your work. If it goes up, I'll lose a lot. Master Jin said: "And, more importantly, you also said that Lei Weidong's thousand words and thousands of yuan is a bluff!" ”

"You...... Isn't this something that hasn't been determined yet! You actually brought it!! Ni Quan didn't expect Master Jin to use his own words to block himself, and he suddenly had an urge in his heart to vomit three liters of blood.

"Brother Yiming, don't worry, you have something to say." Master Jin saw that Ni Frame looked like he was about to go berserk. hurriedly reassured.

Ni Frame said: "What do you mean I don't worry? It's still that sentence whether it will rise or not, you give a word. ”

The two stared at each other for a while, and then Master Jin said: "That's it, the manuscript fee will increase to 350 yuan for you in thousands of words, and it must not go up again, and I will write you a letter to explain the specific reason." "In order not to increase the manuscript fee, Master Jin resorted to the big killer of writing letters.

"Don't, don't bother Brother Cha! 350 yuan is 350 yuan! But Lei Weidong's matter, you must hurry! "Seeing that Master Jin was unwilling to increase the manuscript fee, he even used the big killer weapon, and Ni Frame had to compromise.

Of course, Ni Frame, who must be repaid, mentioned Lei Weidong again.

"Don't worry, Brother Yiming, I will personally call Li Rui to confirm this matter!" Master Jin said.

It's a little funny to say, Master Jin's language expression skills are not good, and he often falls behind in the process of verbal arguments with others. And Master Jin's usual method is to write to you with a pen and mouth.

If you argue purely by eloquence, Master Jin is naturally no match for Ni Kuang, but when it comes to writing letters and commenting on the truth, ten Ni frames are not opponents. It is estimated that no one in the whole of Hong Kong can surpass Jin Yong.

Jin Yong likes to write letters and has a lot of truths, Ni Frame once said: "I have never met a person who likes to write letters as much as Zha Liangyong, and he also writes people who can't refuse." ”

In the past, Ni Frame had also mentioned the increase in remuneration several times, but Master Jin wrote to him and the letter arrived.

Ni opened the box and looked at it, and there were more than a dozen articles attached to the letter, either complaining about the high cost of the newspaper or the economic recession, and the only way to save was to save money. The last example must be that my brother wants to increase the manuscript fee, which will inevitably cause a chain reaction, which means that you will increase it, and others will also increase it. This expense is not light, but Ni Frame is sad and unbearable, and in the end, he can only abandon his weapon and surrender, not mentioning the matter of adding manuscript fees.

So much so that in the end, Master Jin's friends knew that when discussing business with Master Jin, you must not let him write to you, and you must finalize it directly on the spot, otherwise when Master Jin's letter arrives, you will have to surrender.