Chapter 14 Participate in the essay contest and offer love to the girls of this world
In the last world, the copyright issue has always been a "big problem" that China has been criticized for.
Basically, any product that involves a "spiritual and cultural need", such as anime, games, movies, novels, records, etc., can be pirated on the market. In the era when the Internet was not popular, pirated discs and pirated books occupied the market at low prices, and after the popularization of the Internet, piracy became more prosperous, and even without a penny, you could find free ones on the Internet, and you could download the cracked version with a finger.
In fact, when Su Li had the idea of writing a novel, he had this premonition: in the China of this world, the problem of piracy should not be solved.
Why?
Because Su Qingqing's computer is full of all kinds of pirated games downloaded.
With her personal financial ability, she can never afford to buy genuine copies, so these must be pirated copies.
Think about it, the copyright problem of the game has not been solved, so can you still count on the copyright problem of the online novel?
Sure enough, on a search on Baidu, all kinds of pirated novel websites almost occupied the top spot, and even squeezed other people's genuine novel websites under the hot words.
The kind of situation where "the copyright problem in the parallel world has been solved, there is almost no piracy on the Internet, and copyists can make a lot of money......
Well, it's pretty much the same in a dream.
After thinking about it, in fact, this phenomenon is also normal.
The worldview of this world is mainly reversed by men and women, and the general national conditions, economy, military, customs, and culture of various countries are not much different from those of another world; China, as the world's most populous developing country, is still struggling for "material and cultural needs."
When people's material and cultural needs cannot keep up with the spiritual and cultural needs, piracy will occur.
There's no way, since the road of online text is difficult to walk for the time being, then don't go, it's okay to take another path.
No, isn't there a way to a short story for young adults now?
After deciding down, Su Li secretly took out his mobile phone and searched the Internet for various youth magazines.
That's right, his goal is youth literature, which, judging by the situation, seems to be very popular in the world, and he now wants to investigate the sales of the major magazines, and the corresponding issue of manuscript fees. These preparations are necessary, due to the family situation, in order to better help manage the family business after graduation, Su Li's college major in his previous life was sales and management, and market research and analysis is his old profession.
Soon, after some investigation on the official websites and forums of various youth magazines, Su Li found very coincidentally that the magazine called "Fireworks on the Other Side" lent to him by Li Mengqi was the most suitable for submission. It's not that this kind of magazine has the best sales and the highest manuscript fee, but it is relatively mediocre in all aspects, the quality of the articles is acceptable, the sales are average, and the manuscript fee is still good...... Su Li chose this magazine very decisively, mediocrity can bring him stable income.
And right now, the magazine is looking for essays.
"Love is the soul of this world, the most beautiful, the most natural and the most desired emotion and state of life. Because of love, we will feel the meaning of the world and the beauty of life. Beautiful things need to be witnessed, why not pick up your pen and write down the beauty that belongs to you? For the majority of young girls, "Fireworks on the Other Side" is looking for the most energetic, talented, and "love" works, and we look forward to your contributions to offer love to the girls in this world. ”
The above is the slogan of the call for essays.
The following are some rules for participation, including essay requirements, competition process, award settings, etc.
After a cursory look, the award is secondary, Su Li is most concerned about the issue of manuscript fees, and then found that after the works are shortlisted, there will be a manuscript fee of 200 words per 1,000 words, and the works submitted later can also be requisitioned by the magazine according to the quality priority. He couldn't help nodding secretly, this is also his criterion for choosing this magazine, because it is difficult for newcomers from all walks of life to get ahead, especially in this kind of youth literature magazine, it is easy for pure newcomers to submit their works to the sea.
How can I make my work more discoverable?
Participating in the essay competition is the best way to do it.
This call for essays is estimated to be the "Other Shore Fireworks" magazine wants to absorb new blood, and literary magazines like this usually give priority to the articles of old authors.
A short story is about 6,000 to 20,000 words, and it costs a few thousand dollars.
If you can win the first prize, there will be an additional prize of 10,000 yuan, as well as a trophy and certificate.
Of course, there must be a lot of people participating in the essay competition, and if you want to be shortlisted for the award, the difficulty is naturally quite high, but this is not a big deal for Su Li.
Want to copy a short story written by someone else in another world?
No, Su Li doesn't need it, firstly, he doesn't have a golden finger to copy books, and secondly, he doesn't need to copy books.
Because, Su Li was originally good at writing stories, he wrote short stories in his previous life, and he also submitted articles to literary magazines when he was in college, and won a "fledgling" newcomer award.
There is a "curve" in writing, and short stories are different from long stories, and they need to eat more writing than routines.
When he saw the word "love" in the essay, he had an idea in his heart.
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Time passed quickly, and the afternoon self-study was over, which was the three classes in the afternoon.
In fact, the Education Bureau stipulates that after three classes, the school will end school, but of course the high schools will not do this, and there will be some "activity classes", "self-study classes", and "class meetings" chaotic courses soon......
The fourth period on Monday is a self-study class.
The surrounding students all took out their textbooks.
Or memorize words, or do extracurricular exercises, or complete the teacher's homework today, or take out the youth magazine that I didn't finish reading at noon and read it with relish.
I have to say that No. 2 Middle School is a provincial key middle school after all, and the students are still very conscious in their studies.
Of course, Su Li's whole mind was now on the essay, he quickly completed today's homework, and began to write the short outline that he had conceived at noon.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Li Mengqi's curious voice came from the lesbian table next to him.
She watched in surprise as Su Li took out a stack of scratch paper and wrote and drew on it, looking very serious.
"I'm writing an outline of a novel." Su Li didn't raise his head and said, the tip of the pen in his hand kept moving, and as the writing progressed, his thoughts became clearer and clearer.
"Novel outline? Do you also write novels? ”
Li Mengqi was even more surprised, she couldn't help but lean her head over and curiously look at what Su Li wrote.
The girl was so close that she almost pressed her face together, and with the girl's warm breathing, a scent of shampoo passed through, tickling the tip of her nose.
He couldn't help but shrink to the side, nodded and said, "It's okay, the main thing is to win the award, and after getting the manuscript fee, I also have some financial resources." ”
"Uh...... No way? Will you be short of money? ”
Li Mengqi blinked, and suddenly looked strange.