Chapter 534: The First Science Fiction Writer in China!
After Wang Ruoyun stopped He Yun, He Yun looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"What's wrong? Something else! He Yun asked.
"There's one more thing, I want to discuss it with you, but I don't know how to tell you." Wang Ruoyun looked a little hesitant and said to He Yun.
Seeing him like this, He Yun grinned: "What's so hard to say, hurry up and say it, I still have something." ”
"Uh...... That's fine! Let's talk about it later! You're busy! ”
After saying this, He Yun turned around and prepared to leave.
But Wang Ruoyan stopped him again: "Wait, He Yun, I just want to say that our studio may need to move out, as the project needs more and more employees, the scale of the company is also expanding, some equipment or something ......"
"You mean you're planning to move the company out of the courtyard?"
When He Yun heard Wang Ruoyan's words, he immediately laughed.
Dare to love is for such a thing!
He thought something was wrong.
Isn't it because the company needs a new office space to expand?
It's easy to fix!
Wouldn't it be better to just find a bigger office?
Wait .....!
Suddenly, He Yun seemed to think of something, he looked at Wang Ruoyan in front of him with a deep expression, and then said, "Are you worried about not having enough funds?" ”
"Yes! Aren't you going to be working on a new animation project later this year? How can we have extra money to rent other office space! But if we don't help, our courtyard will be too crowded. ”
Wang Ruoyan's words suddenly silenced He Yun.
Previously, he always thought that the reason why Wang Ruoying did not move the office was because of other reasons, but now he knows that he dares to love because the problem of money has not been solved!
Renting a bigger office space outside is not a big deal.
Although it is only 1995, Kyoto's development has already embarked on a fast track, especially in urban construction, and office buildings are not nothing.
If it really doesn't work, I'll find a unit to attach to.
Anyway, there are quite a few office buildings in some units, and if they can negotiate, they can rent office buildings.
"But where does the money come from?" When He Yun's words fell, Wang Ruoyan immediately said.
"Don't worry! If I have to move out, I'll figure it out! He Yun immediately nodded and promised.
When it comes to money, to be honest, it's hard to say, it's not hard to say.
Again, this is not buying an office building, but renting it.
It's still cheaper to rent.
At least for now, the rent is not high.
"Okay, you've said so, then I'll wait for your news!" Wang Ruoyan wanted to say something more, but in the end, the words came to her lips but she didn't say any more.
He Yun saw that Wang Ruoyan was about to stop, so he asked, "What?" Still have questions? ”
"No.... It's nothing! Wang Ruoyan immediately shook her head.
"Since it's okay, then I'll go first!"
After speaking, He Yun turned around and left.
.......
People's Literature Magazine.
Liu Baiyu sat at his desk and was looking at a manuscript.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
"Please come in," Liu Baiyu raised his head and said in the direction of the door.
Soon, the door was pushed open and a young man walked in.
"Master Liu, someone is looking for you outside."
"Someone looking for me? Who? Liu Baiyu asked.
"It's a guy named He Yun!"
"He Yun? Wait...... You just said sleep? ”
"Editor-in-chief! I said He Yun! What's wrong? The young man looked at Liu Baiyu with a puzzled expression.
"You kid! Don't you even know this? Liu Baiyu suddenly glanced at the young man, and immediately said, "Hurry up and invite someone in!" Attention, speak politely! Don't be slow to others. ”
"Uh...... Good! Editor-in-chief, I'm going to invite someone in! ”
After saying this, the young man quickly turned around and left the editor-in-chief's office.
Soon, He Yun came to the door of Liu Baiyu's office under the guidance of the young man
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
"He Yun! There you are! Fast! You may be seated! Liu Baiyu saw He Yun appear at the door, and hurriedly got up to greet him.
"Editor-in-Chief Liu, long time no see!" He Yun greeted Liu Baiyu and sat down.
After He Yun sat down, Liu Baiyu immediately said to He Yun: "Our great writer He, what kind of wind blew you, a great writer, here today?" ”
"Editor-in-Chief Liu, don't laugh at me, I'll tell you the truth, in fact, I came here today to ask for help from your magazine, I have a collection of my works here, I just wanted to see if I could find your publishing house to publish my collection."
"Oh......."
When He Yun's words fell, Liu Baiyu immediately paid attention to it.
He hurriedly asked, "Where's the portfolio?" Brought? ”
"Naturally, it was brought! You see, there are twenty-seven of them, thirteen of which are short stories, and seven of which are deceptive and miscellaneous. ”
Speaking of this, He Yun immediately handed a manuscript to Liu Baiyu.
Liu Baiyu glanced at it and found that the manuscript handed over by He Yun was quite thick, a stack of them.
So, he immediately took it and said, "So much? Then I'll have to take a good look! You wait here for a while, and I'll bring the editor-in-chief of our magazine to Cheng and let him appreciate it. ”
As he spoke, Liu Baiyu immediately picked up the phone on the table and made a call.
After a while, another old man pushed the door and walked in.
He Yun glanced at it, but was stunned.
For he always felt that the old man had seen it somewhere, but for a moment he could not remember.
At this time, Liu Baiyu immediately introduced He Yun: "Come to He Yun!" Let me introduce you to you, this is the editor-in-chief of Cheng. ”
"Lao Cheng, this is He Yun that I often told you about."
"Hello! Editor-in-Chief Cheng! ”
"Hello! Comrade He Yun. ”
After holding out their hands and shaking hands, they each sat down on the side.
"Lao Cheng, come and see this, this is the manuscript that Comrade He Yun brought over today, it is his collection of works, how about you take a look?"
At this time, Liu Baiyu stood up again, roughly explained the situation to Editor-in-Chief Cheng, and then handed him a part of the manuscript.
Editor-in-Chief Cheng was also stunned when he heard this, and he hurriedly said: "Oh... I'll take a look! ”
As he spoke, he immediately took the manuscript and read it carefully.
At this time, He Yun was also sitting there, waiting patiently.
After a while, both of them had read part of the manuscript.
Although neither of them finished reading it, they already had a rough idea of He Yun's collection.
"Comrade He Yun, as far as I know, this should be your second collection, right?"
"That's right! It has been published before, but this time it was published by the Monthly. He Yun nodded and replied.
"Then why didn't you look for them this time?"
Editor-in-chief Cheng said again.
After saying this, he seemed to be afraid that He Yun would misunderstand something, so he hurriedly added: "I don't mean anything else, I'm just just curious, why didn't you go to them?" Is there something special about this collection that makes you feel special, that's why you ......"
"Uh.... There is nothing special in the place, I just think that these are recent originals, plus the previous "Yesterday and Tomorrow in the Mountain City", that is, twenty-eight, just put together a collection, the previous travelogue was published by your "People's Literature", so this time I will bring it to you together. ”
"That's it?"
"That's because of this!"
The two looked at He Yun in disbelief, they didn't expect that just because of this, He Yun would bring his portfolio to them.
It was so unexpected for them.
"Ahem....... Editor-in-chief Cheng, editor-in-chief Liu, look at my collection ....."
"There is no problem with publishing, but we also have to follow the procedure, and I hope you understand, so it may take a little longer."
In the face of He Yun's inquiry, Editor-in-Chief Cheng and Liu Baiyu immediately glanced at each other and replied immediately.
"Understood! Very well understood! Just ......."
"Comrade He Yun, if you have anything to say, please say it directly, as long as it does not violate the principle, we will try our best to take care of you." Seeing He Yun frowning, Liu Baiyu immediately said again.
"Actually, it's nothing, I just have a small suggestion, can I set the price a little lower when this collection of my works is published!"
He Yun's words made Liu Baiyu and the others stunned for a moment.
Reduced pricing?
Why is that?
You must know that if the pricing is lowered, He Yun's royalties will be reduced a lot.
This is completely out of the ordinary!
"Why! Comrade He Yun! Do you know that your royalties are directly related to the pricing of your portfolio, and you don't ...... doing so?"
"I know!"
Facing Liu Baiyu's doubts, He Yun immediately smiled and explained to the two: "I did this on purpose, although my royalties may be lowered, but for my book fans, it is beneficial, and if the sales increase, won't my royalties come back?" ”
"Got it! Puerile! As soon as they heard He Yun's words, the two of them instantly understood He Yun's intentions.
In fact, He Yun is in such a hurry to publish his collection, on the one hand, it is indeed because "the collection itself has been completed, and on the other hand, it is also because he is really short of money."
"Yes, we fully understand, and we will take your suggestion into account." Regarding this little suggestion put forward by He Yun, Liu Baiyu agreed with his mouth.
Their "People's Literature" magazine and He Yun have long been old friends, so naturally they will not refuse because of such a small request.
"Then thank you to Editor-in-Chief Liu and Editor-in-Chief Cheng." He Yun saw that the two editors-in-chief nodded and agreed to this, and hurriedly thanked him.
Then, he was ready to get up: "Editor-in-chief Liu, editor-in-chief Cheng, if there is nothing to do, then I will leave first." ”
"Wait! Comrade He Yun, we have one more thing to discuss with you, in fact, many of your works have been translated into English and published, if you don't mind, we can translate this collection of your works into other languages and publish it overseas..... After all, your name is not small overseas. Liu Baiyu stopped He Yun and said.
"Can this be published overseas? There's no need for it! I'm just a few short stories, some essays. He Yun couldn't laugh and said.
In his view, only those long works can be translated into other languages and published overseas, and such poems or prose should not be suitable for overseas publication.
"Hahaha..... Don't underestimate your reputation overseas, famous writers have a special appeal, not to mention prose, in fact, some miscellaneous talk can attract readers, besides, I see that among these of yours, there are many travelogues, and some are philosophical language, translated into other languages, there should be a market. ”
Liu Baiyu obviously didn't agree with He Yun's point of view, and while explaining to He Yun, he looked at Editor-in-Chief Cheng again.
At this time, Editor-in-Chief Cheng said to He Yun: "Comrade He Yun, Editor-in-Chief Liu is right! In fact, several of our neighboring countries belong to the East Asian cultural circle, and your reputation is very large among these countries, plus the culture is similar, so you have a sense of identity, just like your science fiction, which is extremely popular in the Japanese country. ”
"Uh..... Is my sci-fi popular in Wakoku? How did I not know? At this moment, He Yun looked at the two of them in confusion.
He really didn't know that his science fiction had such a big reputation in the Japanese country.
"You don't know? I thought you knew! When Liu Baiyu heard He Yun's words, he immediately laughed.
He Yun didn't know that since he won the highest award in the fantasy world of the United States, the "Nebula Award", his sci-fi has been completely crazy.
Especially in neighboring Wa countries, sales have been rising steadily, even to the point where everyone knows about it.
And some media in the Japanese Kingdom even called He Yun "the first science fiction writer in China".
Although such a title is a bit exaggerated, it has to be said that the country of Wa likes He Yun's science fiction very much.
It's not just science fiction enthusiasts who like it here, but also casual readers.
They felt that He Yun's sci-fi had a magical oriental magic.
Perhaps this is the recognition of the East Asian cultural circle. After all, He Yun is Asian, but he won the "Nebula Award" from the United States.
Also, the concept of the Wa Kingdom is actually so strange, if you are stronger than him, he will "kneel and lick", just like during the Tang Dynasty, if you are weaker than him, then he will bite back.
"And this?" After listening to Liu Baiyu's narration, He Yun suddenly laughed.
This really made He Yun not know what to say!
He really didn't know about it.
However, he felt that Liu Baiyu should not lie on this matter.
"Don't underestimate your influence overseas, in fact, your works over the years have been influencing foreign readers' understanding of China, especially science fiction, and your works have a great impact." Editor-in-chief Cheng also said to He Yun with a smile at this time.
"And in the near future, your work may be shortlisted for the Overseas Feature Department of the Waguo Nebula Awards!"
"Oh......? There is also a Nebula Award in the Wa Kingdom? He Yun couldn't help laughing.
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