(a)

Another spring has arrived. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This spring, Mr. Yichen and I collaborated and began to write a long novel together, the title of which had not yet been decided at that time, but it was tentatively titled "The Tale of Dongshan".

I wrote the first draft in Chinese, and Mr. Yichen was responsible for translating it. As I wrote, Mr. W translated, and when I finished writing, the translation came out.

Under the guidance of Kaohsiung, the manuscript was successfully sold to Mr. W's publishing house after only a start.

For the sake of good cooperation and deepened friendship, Mr. Yichen took me to visit Mr. W and invited Mr. W to lunch.

During the dinner, Mr. W talked to us about copyright fees straight to the point. Mr. W wanted to buy the copyright of the translations in all languages at once, including the electronic version.

In order to succeed at this time, Mr. W brewed a suitable statement in his mind before he spoke, because the translations we worked on before were sold one language at a time, and we rarely signed a full copyright contract.

Mr. W thought that we would bargain for a long time on this issue, so, when it came to an end quickly, Mr. W was speechless in surprise!

When Mr. W asked me how much I wanted the copyright, I told Mr. W bluntly, "There is no fee." The copyright of this book is fully distributed to your publisher. ”

Mr. W had food in his mouth, and his chopsticks were stretched out above the plate, as if he had been immobilized by Sun Wukong.

Then, Mr. W smiled and said, "Oh, don't be kidding." ”

Again, I said clearly: "Not a joke. We have decided to give the full copyright to your publisher. ”

A chopstick fell on the plate with a clink.

Mr. W looked incredulous and said, "You guys, are you willing to write in vain?" ”

I nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Mr. W looked at Mr. Yichen. Liang Yichen also nodded to Mr. W.

Mr. W said, "You guys, you don't have any conditions, for example, asking for a charitable donation of copyright proceeds or something? ”

I said, "No strings attached." ”

Mr. W said, "Not asking for Mr. W? ”

I said, "No." ”

Mr. W said: "What is the added value that may be there in the future, do you not consider it? ”

I said, "No, I don't think about it." ”

Mr. W said, "Are you sure you won't regret it in the future?" ”

I said, "No." ”

Mr. W said, "Don't mind if I use this to do bad things?" ”

I said, "Would you use it to do bad things?" ”

Mr. W said, "That's not good, there is a dark side to human nature. What if I would? ”

I said, "You decide for yourself what to do with it." ”

Mr. W looked at Mr. Yi Chen, who smiled gently at him.

Mr. W is only now somewhat sure that this is true.

He candidly said: "I don't really like sudden bargains. When this kind of thing happens, I always feel a little apprehensive. Publishers want to make money, but they don't want to make the author's hard-earned money. If you don't want copyright income, we'll deal with it in a different way. Wouldn't it be better for me to pay you a reasonable fee based on the average price in the industry, and you should collect the money first and then donate it? ”

I said, "If you're really upset, you feel there's a risk, and you don't want free copyrights, we can do that." ”

Mr. W looked at us and said, "Well, Mr. Liang, we've been dealing with each other for many years. You know what I mean: I want to know your real reasons for doing this in order not to hurt your feelings in the future. ”

Mr. Yichen smiled: "Don't worry, there is no conspiracy here." It's just that I want to do an exercise, and I just fulfill her wish and accompany her to practice. ”

Mr. W said, "What exercises? ”

I said, "I just want to start getting used to one thing: nothing is mine." No. ”

Mr. W said, "It's a story you love, isn't it? Are you willing to just throw it at me, whatever I want? How can I use it? ”

I nodded. I said, "It's just a matter of choosing a story that I really like to practice discarding." ”

Mr. W said: "I am a businessman, not as romantic and gentle as Mr. Leung. Young people, you may have made a mistake that writers often make. We all live in reality, not in fiction. ”

I said, "How can you be so sure that we are now living in reality, not in a dream, or someone else's novel?" ”

I said, "Have you seen the movie 'The Matrix'?" Perhaps, we think we live in reality, but we have been living in illusion. ”

When Mr. W heard this, he let out a long sigh.

He looked at me, took a bite of the food, swallowed, Mr. W raised his glass, the three of us touched, Mr. W drank all the wine in the glass, and then, again, let out a long sigh.

He said: "Since this is your final decision, I, on behalf of our society, would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your copyright gift. ”

He said: "Don't worry, I will make this beautiful story shine even brighter." I can't take advantage of the copyright income you don't want, and this society will give back to the bookstore and readers on behalf of the two of you, and make reasonable donations. ”

(b)

After dinner, Mr. W invited us to visit the office building of their publishing house. More precisely, he invited me to visit. Because Mr. Yichen has been working with him for a long time. I've been here countless times.

We passed by a conference room. Through the transparent glass, you can see that many department heads are inside. They were arguing passionately, as if they were fighting for some resources, and judging by the staccato words that came out, each department was emphasizing that its own business was the most important.

W said to us, "I'm sorry. I thought they were over. I'm sorry, I'll go in for a minute, finish the meeting, and then accompany you on the tour. ”

Mr. Yichen smiled and nodded.

After W pushed the door in, I said, "He's going to be over in a minute?" ”

Mr. Yichen said, "Oh. That's his modesty, he doesn't need a minute, 10 seconds is enough. ”

We were outside the door, watching W walk in and walk to the top of the long table.

He said: "It seems that there is no result in this discussion, so it is better for us to change the way." ”

"Let's be frank and be honest," he said. If you think that the affairs of another department are more important than the affairs of your own department, please raise your hand. ”

After three or four seconds, there was an arm on the side of the table that slowly went up.

W said, "Okay, that's it, the resources will be used by your department first." Meeting. ”

In my surprised gaze, W pushed the door and walked out, and he said again, "Sorry for the delay." ”

I looked at Mr. W with admiration.

Mr. Yichen said to me: "How about it, I said it, 10 seconds, enough." ”

(c)

In this way, Mr. W and I gradually became friends.

Mr. W's appreciation of literature is high. He said something that particularly struck me.

"The first person is the most magical figure of speech in writing," he said. If you want to create general confusion, you need to use the first person a lot. ”

He said: "When it comes to creating psychedelic effects, I, the power of the word, is unstoppable. ”

Another time, he reviewed the first draft of a writer's new book and saw the writer write in the book:

"The king calls to his soldiers: This is the homeland of our ancestors, this is our city, our land, and now the enemy has taken it and ravaged it, so we must fight to kill the enemy and take back what we have! Then the king led his army to the city. ”

Seeing this, Mr. W smiled and commented: "How can he explain the reason why the war happened like this? ”

His secretary looked at him in amazement.

Mr. W said: "The reason why wars have continued from ancient times to the present day is not because the enemy has invaded us, but because we think that everything belongs to us, or that everything can be ours. ”

I looked at him in amazement.

This is the wisest statement I have ever heard about the causes of war.

(iv)

Later, I learned that Mr. W was a very open-minded gentleman.

No wonder Mr. Yichen has been friends with him for many years.

Once, a businesswoman friend of Mr. W, who runs a high-end hotel, asked him to borrow a sum of money, the amount was 8.4 million US dollars, and after not wanting to remit the money, the lady actually ran away with the money, and after a few days, the police opened a case for investigation, only to find that she had borrowed money with many friends before she ran away with the money, among which Mr. W's loan was the largest amount, and the loss was the most heavy.

The defrauded creditors were called together by the police for a meeting. Everyone was indignant and said that the lady's usual credit is excellent, and the financing has always been borrowed and repaid, and everyone is very relieved to lend her money. No one thought that she would run away with the money this time! Everyone thinks that in the past, her borrowing and repaying turned out to be disguised, deliberately letting everyone relax their vigilance, but fortunately, after defrauding everyone's trust, she took away the most money at one time.

Everyone appealed to the police and the courts, demanding that the real estate she left behind be sealed and sold to pay off the debts.

The police have also issued a worldwide wanted warrant.

Only W, as the biggest sufferer, has no expression of agitation.

Later, he said to Mr. Yichen in private: "A woman wants to deceive all the friends she has made for most of her life, and make herself a liar who betrays her relatives, presumably, she also has the last resort." She may have encountered some unspeakable problem and was forced to solve it in this way. She has her own problems. Even if the money is never recovered, I don't blame her. Even if she has been a friend for many years, it's good to fund her. Money is something outside the body, and if you lose it, you will lose it. ”

Mr. Yichen also told me what he said.

I said, "Mr. W is amazing. The last time he gifted the full copyright of "Tale of Higashiyama" to his publishing house, it seems to be a match made in heaven. ”

Mr. Yichen said, "Yes. He understands the kind of exercises you want to do. ”