In his previous life, Chen Qiang was able to be rated as a university professor, and naturally he also wrote books, such as books on kinesiology, sports development, and sports rehabilitation, and Chen Qiang also participated in the compilation of some physical education textbooks.

However, it is the first time for Chen Qiang to write an autobiography.

Fortunately, Chen Qiang has read a lot of celebrity autobiographies, so he is neither familiar nor unfamiliar with writing autobiographies, at least he knows how to write them.

Writing a book has been planned by Chen Qiang for a long time, but it is not until today that he has the opportunity to implement this plan.

Chen Qiang was not a lover of literature in the first place, so let him be a literary copyist, and he couldn't copy those literary works of later generations. What "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Dragon Babu" and the like, he has only watched the TV series, but he has not read the original book, and he can't even remember the plot clearly, let alone copy the entire book.

Chen Qiang is proficient in the knowledge of sports, if he is asked to write a book on sports, he is absolutely handy, and he is absolutely capable of compiling a most advanced sports textbook of this era.

However, in this era of China, it is in troubled times, there is no soil for sports to survive, ordinary people have a hard time surviving, and there are very few people who have the ability to engage in sports, and then they have to fight against the Japanese invaders, even if Chen Qiang writes sports textbooks, no one reads them.

What's more, Chen Qiang, who has just crossed over to the Republic of China, is just a newsboy, the lowest level of society, and even if he writes a book, no one will help him publish it.

So Chen Qiang waited until he became famous before he began to implement his plan to write a book.

Chen Qiang chose to write an autobiography, of course, he couldn't write anything else. There are so many famous writers in the Republic of China, if Chen Qiang writes poetry, prose, or something, it is equivalent to getting an axe in the class. On the contrary, it is an autobiography, which only he can write, and it is unique.

What's more, Chen Qiang's experience from a newsboy to the world's No. 1 athlete is indeed a very tortuous and bizarre element. In particular, this contrast of identities is a powerful tool to attract readers.

Themes such as "Waste Wood Counterattack" and "Don't Bully the Poor Youth" have been enduring in future online articles. And many history lovers have a soft spot for the story of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, also because Liu Bang is a model of silk counterattack.

In literary works, differences in identity can always create a cool point. Guan Yu's warm wine and slashing Huaxiong was very refreshing to read, because before that, Yuan Shao despised Guan Yu as a horse archer, and the reader had a sense of expectation, and Cao Cao's warm glass of wine described it as a slap in the face to the extreme.

When Chen Qiang wrote his autobiography, he made full use of this identity gap.

Newsboy, that is the lowest level of society, Shanghai Tang deserves the well-deserved "deflated three", this can be regarded as a super waste of firewood, this identity finally counterattacked to become the world's No. 1 athlete, becoming a national hero-like existence, that is definitely full of coolness. With Chen Qiang's current fame, this book will definitely sell for money after it is published.

Chen Qiang wants to live a better life in this era, so he needs to make money, and engaging in sports is very expensive, so he can't go hungry to engage in sports.

And Chen Qiang also knows that four years later, the Berlin Olympics will still be very tight, and Chen Qiang doesn't want to raise donations anymore, he plans to start saving money from now on.

Writing a book naturally requires a quiet environment, and it is precisely for this reason that Chen Qiang has to ask for this first-class cabin, and he can write his autobiography with peace of mind when no one disturbs him.

It took more than 20 days to return to Shanghai from Los Angeles, which was enough for Chen Qiang to complete an autobiography of more than 100,000 words.

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Although it was the middle of winter and people were panting through the white mist, the pier on Shanghai Beach was still full of enthusiastic people.

"Welcome Chen Qiang's victorious return", "Warmly welcome the world's No. 1 athlete back to China", "Athletes, compete in the Olympics, promote our country's prestige", "National hero, Chinese model" and so on, the slogans of a few months ago have been hung up again.

This time, people were not disappointed, and they finally waited for Chen Qiang.

The moment Chen Qiang stepped off the boat, cheers rang out throughout the dock, and China's Olympic heroes were finally back!

Reporters rushed forward, the flash almost blinded Chen Qiang's alloy dog eyes, and more people hoped that Chen Qiang could show the Olympic gold medal on the spot.

The welcome on the pier lasted for more than an hour, and then Chen Qiang was picked up by Shen Siliang to the hotel where he was staying.

Shen Siliang returned to China with Liu Changchun, at this time Liu Changchun and Song Junfu had already returned to Beiping, and Shen Siliang was not only an officer of the Chinese Sports Association, but also worked at St. John's University in Shanghai, so his place of work was in Shanghai.

After Chen Qiang settled down in his accommodation, Shen Siliang said: "Chen Qiang, tonight, the Shanghai Municipal Government has arranged a reception dinner for you, and tomorrow the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce will hold a banquet to entertain you." I helped you buy a train ticket to Nanjing the day after tomorrow, and Nanjing prepared a commendation ceremony for you, and the top leaders of the government will personally attend to meet you. ”

Chen Qiang's heart suddenly tightened, he once thought that he had achieved such good results in the Olympic Games, and he might meet the big men of the Republic of China, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

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Chen Qiang went to Nanjing to meet the big man, and 16,000 words are omitted here. It's not easy to write, you all know it.

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On the day of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Chen Qiang finally returned to Tianjin.

As soon as he arrived in Tianjin, Chen Qiang was taken to Zhang Boling's home. Mrs. Zhang had already prepared a sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and at the same time, she was also washing the dust for Chen Qiang.

The dumplings stuffed with pork and green onions, the mouthful of oil flowed down in one bite, and the sumptuous and not expensive dishes on the table were all cooked by Mrs. Du Zhang herself, and with the Zhang family, Chen Qiang once again experienced the taste of home.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Zhang Boling said: "In October last year, Kaifeng, Henan Province hosted the 16th North China Games, and you went to the United States to participate in the Olympic Games, so you couldn't participate. In July this year, the 17th North China Games will be held again, this time in Qingdao, and the referee of the games is me. If you hold a competition in Shandong, you still have to represent the Shandong team. ”

Chen Qiang nodded in understanding. As long as the competition is held on the territory of Shandong, of course, it is the chairman of Shandong who has the upper hand. Chairman Han said that Chen Qiang wanted to represent the Shandong team in the competition, and other provinces had to endure even if they had opinions.

In fact, even if it is not a competition held in Shandong, as long as Chairman Han speaks and asks Chen Qiang to represent the Shandong team, then no one will say half a "no".

Chairman Han has been in charge of Shandong for nearly three years, and in the past three years, Chairman Han's position in Shandong has become more and more stable; he has intercepted local tax revenues, expanded his army, and has a posture of competing with the central government in Nanjing. It is also for this reason that high-ranking officials from other provinces and even high-level officials in Nanjing will not easily provoke Chairman Han.

Zhang Boling continued: "In addition, the National Games will be held this year, and the venue is Nanjing, where a new stadium has been built for the national athletes. This is also the largest sports meeting held in China after the fall of the three eastern provinces. ”

Speaking of the fall of the three eastern provinces, Zhang Boling drank all the liquor in the wine cup a little depressed, and then he sighed and said: "There is news from the other side of Rehe, the Japanese have been doing things, I heard that at the beginning of this month, the defenders of Shanhaiguan exchanged fire with the Japanese again. It seems that the appetite of the Japanese is really not small, and they are not satisfied after robbing the three eastern provinces! ”

Zhang Boling showed a worried expression, and when it came to this topic, the atmosphere was much more solemn, and the joy brought by Chinese New Year's Eve was also a little lighter.

The people at the table were silent for a few seconds, and Chen Qiang took the lead in diverting the topic, and he asked, "Sir, I plan to publish a book." ”

"You want to publish a book? What books are published? What book can you publish? Zhang Boling's strength suddenly decreased by three points, and his depressed mood was also washed away by the surprise in his heart.

Publishing books is the work of writers, and Chen Qiang is only a nineteen-year-old young man now, and he doesn't want to be a person who can write books.

"I wrote an autobiography, mainly about my career as a newspaper boy and my victory in the Olympics, and I wanted to publish it, so that people could know more about sports, and by the way, see if I could sell it for some money and subsidize my life." Chen Qiang said.

"Well, selling for money is the key, right?" Zhang Boling asked with a wry smile, he knew Chen Qiang very well.

Chen Qiang nodded slightly embarrassed.

"Your experience is indeed quite legendary, you can write it into a book, go back and show me the manuscript, and I will help you revise it." Zhang Boling paused, and then said: "If you really want to publish a book, you don't need to find someone else, we have a special bookstore in Nankai University that can print books." ”

The future Nankai University also has a special publishing house, and in the thirties, it is not surprising that Nankai University had its own bookstore.

At that time, "bookstore" not only referred to publishing houses, but also bookstores, such as bookstores. There are many places where books can be published, such as newspapers and periodicals, libraries, bookstores, and even some places that sell pen, ink, paper, and inkstones, which can help authors publish books.

At the beginning of the 20th century, China's remuneration system was already in line with international standards, and there were three forms of remuneration at that time:

The first is the "pen fee", also known as "pen money", which is considered the manuscript fee for later generations. At that time, the standard of pen polishing fee was different, the official newspapers, magazines and academic journals in Beiping could pay 4-5 silver dollars per thousand words, while most of the publications in Shanghai were private, and the general remuneration was 1-3 silver dollars per thousand words, and the pen fee of celebrities should be a little bit, such as Mr. Lu Xun's pen fee, which was 3 silver dollars per thousand words at the beginning, and later rose to 5 silver dollars per thousand words, which is a relatively high amount of polishing fees in Shanghai.

The second is the "royalty", also known as the "royalty", which is the current royalty, which can only be obtained after the physical book is issued. In later generations, the royalty of ordinary authors is about 6%, the best-selling authors can get 10%, and those who are more bullish can only get more than 10%. During the Republic of China, the royalties of different authors were not the same, for example, Guo Moruo's royalties were 10%, Hu Shi's royalties were 15%, Lu Xun's royalties were 20%, and the highest royalties were Liang Qichao, reaching 40%

The third form is called "purchase of manuscripts at a price", which is equivalent to the current copyright buyout.

Pen fees and commission fees were the main income of the literati at that time. For example, Mr. Lu Xun's "Diary of a Madman" was originally published in the monthly magazine "New Youth", and the monthly magazine "New Youth" had to pay Mr. Lu Xun a remuneration of 5 silver dollars per 1,000 words. Later, "Diary of a Madman" was included in the collection of "The Scream", and when the Xinchao Society in Peking published "The Scream", Mr. Lu Xun could also get 20% of the royalty. At that time, a copy of "The Scream" was sold for five cents, and if a copy of "The Scream" was sold, Mr. Lu Xun could get a dime.

Therefore, in that era, many literati were keen to publish collections, and a piece of article was published in newspapers and publications to earn a "pen fee", and then sorted out the articles they had published, put them together into a book, and printed them to earn a "commission fee". An article can be sold twice for money.

Chen Qiang wrote an autobiography, and he didn't plan to publish it in newspapers and magazines, so Chen Qiang couldn't earn this "pen fee", and he could earn that "commission fee".

If you want to earn a commission fee, you have to sell more books, and the more books you sell, the more commission fees you have.

Chen Qiang set himself a small goal of selling 10,000 copies of his autobiography in 1933.

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The speed of the Nankai University bookstore was very fast, and after the Spring Festival, they quickly printed Chen Qiang's autobiography "From Newsboy to World No. 1" into a book.

When Chen Qiang was thinking about how to sell books, Zhang Boling received a telegram from Beiping. The telegram was sent by Professor John Ma of Tsinghua University, who planned to invite Chen Qiang to give a speech at Tsinghua University.

When Chen Qiang raised funds for the competition before, the teachers and students of Tsinghua University also enthusiastically donated money and gave Chen Qiang a lot of help, and now Tsinghua University invited Chen Qiang to come over, even if he did not give a penny of speech fees, Chen Qiang would not refuse.

Moreover, going to Tsinghua University to give a speech is also different from Chen Qiang's speech in the United States, Chen Qiang's speech in American universities is mainly about the concept of sports and health, and by the way, he sells his "sub-health" theory. In China's university lectures, it is obvious that he should not talk about sports and health, nor "sub-health", but should tell about his journey of winning the Olympic Games.

As China's Olympic hero, Chen Qiang's speech at a Chinese university is actually more like a report on advanced deeds, talking about how many dangers and difficulties he has experienced in the process of winning the championship, and it is best to have some bridges that make people cry, and the audience who listened to it was greatly moved, and all kinds of tears were shed. Then talk about what a strong opponent he has defeated in the Olympics and how great he has achieved, which makes the audience feel extremely excited!

Winning the Olympic championship is what the Chinese audience wants to hear. If you talk about "sub-health" to Chinese audiences, it is really a bit out of reality. At that time, many people in China were hungry and full, even if they could afford to go to college, their family conditions were much worse than the average American salary, and most people's goal was only food and clothing, who would care about any "sub-health".

Suddenly, Chen Qiang had a new idea.

"Why don't I just come to a nationwide tour of advanced deeds report meeting, and by the way, do a book signing and other activities to sell my autobiography?"

In the future, under the guise of giving speeches, going to schools to sell books is a common routine used by many writers, and it is not uncommon in the eyes of later generations. Children's book writer Zheng Yuanjie once mentioned that he went to a school to give a speech, and was supposed to give a 40-minute lecture, but the organizer only asked him to speak for 20 minutes.

Now Chen Qiang plans to use this kind of book selling routine.

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Tsinghua University.

Chen Qiang finished the report on advanced deeds, and then displayed the five gold medals in front of the students, which immediately caused an exclamation.

"The gold medal of the Olympic Games, it turns out to be like this!"

"Is it made of pure gold? It should be worth a lot of money, right? ”

"What money is not money, this represents honor, not what money can buy."

Students at Tsinghua University began to discuss.

Next, it's time to sign and sell books.

"From Newsboy to No. 1 in the World", this is Chen Qiang's autobiography!"

"It's not enough to listen to Chen Qiang's speech just now, I have to buy a copy."

"There is also Chen Qiang's signature on the spot, this book is not a loss."

"The Olympic gold medal is on Chen Qiang's table, and when you go to him for an autograph, you can also see what the Olympic gold medal looks like up close."

People have a herd mentality, and when they see others buying, they join in one after another.

In the blink of an eye, those students who bought books lined up in front of Chen Qiang!

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