The reason why Teacher Ke suddenly changed her mind and refused to sign Li Ye's "Latent" was because Wen Leyu gave her a manuscript of a new novel last night.

When Wen Leyu wanted to learn to write a novel with Li Ye, Li Ye chose the "co-creation" mode for real-time teaching, and asked Wen Leyu to provide the story background and character materials of the new novel.

Of course, the material was provided by Mr. Ke, and on the day after the material was provided, Mr. Ke started writing by himself.

She wants to test her skills and whether she can write a novel like "Latent".

Teacher Ke also has her own pride, and she is not a layman in literary writing, she thinks that with Li Ye's "Latent" as a reference, she can write a little bit of Taoism.

Mr. Ke's writing is quite smooth, after all, he is a college student in the 60s, and he has published literary works, so he has absolutely no problem in terms of writing skills.

And among the materials she prepared, many of the stories of the character prototypes were told by the old people in the family, and now they are narrated in words, which is just a deduction.

Mr. Ke wrote more and more smoothly, and soon wrote a beginning that looked good,

After reading it carefully several times, she was a little confident and proud, and planned to let Li Ye take a look at it in a few days and "learn from each other".

Co-creation! Of course, we have to work together.

But unfortunately, Mr. Ke didn't have time to give the manuscript to Li Ye, but Wen Leyu brought Li Ye's manuscript.

After reading it, Mr. Ke sat again for a night just like when he saw the manuscript of "Latent".

People have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away.

The same character material, the same story background, and the works written are completely two different things.

If you have to make a comparison, Mr. Ke's story is like a pot of salted stew, lacking flavor and barely quenching hunger.

The story written by Li Ye is a stir-fried meal with meat and vegetables, which is full of color, flavor and nutrition.

The various ingredients and cooking techniques that are lacking in this are all private goods that Li Ye added himself.

Mr. Ke's story is actually a "bookkeeping novel", with beautiful writing and a weak plot, while Li Ye's story is a literary novel with a full plot.

When the sky outside the window was getting brighter, Mr. Ke laughed self-deprecatingly.

She now finally understands how unscrupulous and self-conscious she was when she asked for a cooperative signature.

Li Ye didn't need her help at all, her help would only add chaos to others.

Although Mr. Ke really had no choice at that time, and he was unwilling to give up even if it was a straw, was this really a valid reason?

And looking at the manuscript in his hand, Teacher Ke could feel that Li Ye was really helping her.

This novel, tentatively titled "Beacon Deserter", is a "high-end custom text" that fits Mr. Ke's mind everywhere.

Although it is only a beginning, the warriors who shed their blood for the light are all described by Li Ye in a variety of ways, and people will be deeply impressed when they see it.

And that's important.

When the book is written, Mr. Ke shows it to some people, as long as they have an impression, her forgotten husband will definitely be remembered again.

It can be said that Mr. Ke has never explained to Li Ye what she needs, but Li Ye has accurately given her what she desires and needs the most.

Treating people with sincerity is mutual.

Mr. Ke immediately made a decision to apologize to Li Ye.

She showed her previous published works to Dong Yuejin, and then admitted her shortcomings, which was to raise Li Ye's literary level in disguise.

After all, Li Ye is still too young and is easily despised.

In front of Li Ye's parents, he humbly admitted his shortcomings, and Mr. Ke did not feel so embarrassed, and even felt that it was appropriate.

Teacher Ke has seen the changes in his daughter, and something may not happen to Li Ye in the future, but he must not let his parents gossip!

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"I toast you two and congratulate you on cultivating a good son and grandson."

Teacher Ke picked up the wine glass and toasted Li Zhongfa and Li Kaijian very formally.

"Where is the child, the child is still young, we still have to ask Mr. Ke to teach me more!"

Li Zhongfa and Li Kaijian are also people on the scene, and they are not restrained at the moment, and they are staggered, and the atmosphere in the box is very harmonious and warm.

And because of Mr. Ke's intervention, everyone finally automatically made up for some questions.

Li Ye's age is still on the young side, and writing spy war articles such as "Latent" is somewhat convincing.

But now Mr. Ke is standing on the platform, but he has made up for this flaw by mistake, everyone is serious, it is Mr. Ke who has dictated a lot of stories and paved the way for Li Ye.

After a while, Li Ye watched Dong Yuejin gradually blush and sweat, knowing that his alcohol consumption was average, if he was drunk, he would not be able to talk about anything.

When talking about things at the wine table, it is better to be between "slightly drunk" and "drunk", because talking when you are drunk does not count, and you don't talk when you are sober.

So Li Ye found an opportunity and interjected and asked, "Editor Dong, when you came this time, did the publishing house tell you anything about the remuneration?" ”

Editor Dong had already prepared and said confidently: "Of course, the quality of your novel is still okay, Li Ye, I helped you win the remuneration standard of 5 yuan per thousand words, which is already very high among new authors." ”

"5 yuan?"

Li Ye was obviously a little disappointed, the national regulations are 3-10 yuan per thousand words, and a rookie author can get 5 yuan per thousand words for the first time writing a book, which seems to be not low.

But for a book like "Latent", only 5 yuan per thousand words is given, which is really not high.

Li Ye pondered for a few seconds, and then asked again: "Editor Dong, how much is the royalty set?" Percentage? ”

"Royalties?" Dong Yuejin was stunned for a moment, and asked Li Ye: "What royalties?" ”

Li Ye was also stunned by the question, he thought for a while and said: "It's the remuneration for printing the manuscript, didn't Guo Jia restore the remuneration for the printing in 80?" ”

Dong Yuejin looked embarrassed and said, "I really don't know ...... this"

Li Ye frowned, he didn't know if Dong Yuejin really didn't know, or if he was playing stupid with himself.

Because when he wrote online articles in his last life, because he envied the high royalties of those great gods, he once accidentally saw the content of the royalties of planting flowers.

Royalties were introduced into this land in the twenties of the twentieth century, and Hu Shi and others relied on royalties to live very well in the imperial capital where "it is not easy to live in the capital".

In the 80s, Guo Jia resumed the royalties that had been interrupted for a long time, and formulated the royalty ratio of "5% basic remuneration for 10,000 copies", which was later increased repeatedly, and even Han X received 20% of the royalties.

But what Li Ye didn't know was that Guo Jia's regulations were regulated, but the real implementation of this policy in favor of the author was after "Shuo Ye" was born.

But where did Li Ye know this now, he still thought he was wrong.

So Li Ye asked tentatively: "So Editor Dong, is the standard of manuscript fee stipulated in 80 years 3-10 yuan per thousand words for original works and 2-7 yuan per 1,000 words for translation?" ”

Dong Yuejin was also embarrassed, nodded and said, "Yes, this is true, but the remuneration for printing is ...... I'll check with the company......."

That is, I am not mistaken, for a while, Li Ye's heart was a little uncomfortable, and the smile on his face was obviously cold.

In fact, Dong Yuejin is also very difficult, although "Latent" is indeed a rare good work, but before seeing the results, it cannot level the status gap between the publishing house and the author.

treats newcomer authors like Li Ye, Dong Yuejin is already a very kind and tolerant editor.

In this era, there are not a few people like Feng Bo of Dahe Publishing House.

When Li Zhongfa and Li Kaijian heard this, they felt uncomfortable, they dared to love for a maximum of 10 yuan, and a minimum of 3 yuan, and you only gave my grandson 5 yuan, and you also cut the income later?

Li Zhongfa immediately laughed, raised his glass and persuaded the wine: "Come on, come on, Editor Dong, let's have a drink, children like to be more serious, don't you take it to heart, we don't write books because we are greedy for that little money, right?" ”

And Li Kaijian, who was born as a veteran scout, has quietly taken back Li Ye's novel manuscript and put it in his bag with the help of the two of them drinking.

[More than 1,000 yuan and want to buy my son's baby? Is it a lot of money? 】

Hao Jian's hemp sugar business is surprisingly prosperous, two days ago Jin Peng came to make a small report, estimating that the profit share of the latest batch may be as high as 3,000 yuan.

Therefore, the Li family's attention to money is different from before.

Dong Yuejin was poured a lot of wine by the Li family, and he took the bag in a daze, and wanted to find out the contract to confirm the publication with Li Ye, only to find that the manuscript that he had not finished reading just now was missing.

This is like chasing a drama until the power goes out and the network is cut off, and it is uncomfortable to go up or down.

However, this also reminded Dong Yuejin in disguise that he, a senior editor, can be hung like this novel, what will happen if ordinary readers read it?

It can be said that Li Ye's second half of the manuscript far exceeded Dong Yuejin's expectations, and it also made him determined.

["Latent" is a good book, it must definitely be won! 】

He took out the contract and said to everyone with a smile: "We have drunk wine and eaten food, it's time to talk about some serious things!" This is the publishing contract for "Latent" from the club, Li Ye, take a look......."

"What's the hurry?" Li Kaijian grabbed Dong Yuejin and said affectionately: "Editor Dong finally came to Qingshui once, why do you want us to entertain for a few days, we have to drink it again tonight......."

Dong Yuejin smashed it, smashed it, and knew that this matter was going to have twists and turns.

However, he is also a responsible person, and immediately said: "You can't drink any more wine, and if you drink it again, you will delay your work.

I'll call and report to the club later, and try to get a higher manuscript fee, do you think it's okay? ”

Li Kaijian was stunned for a moment, grabbed Editor Dong's shoulder and patted him vigorously, and said, "Old Dong, you are a crisp and fast person, no matter what, I made this friend." ”

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Dong Yue entered and exited the hotel, insisted on refusing Li Kaijian's continued hospitality, and went to the post office to make a call.

The process of making the phone call was not very smooth, and the publishing house had a lot of opinions, claiming that "there is no such precedent".

Later, after Dong Yuejin said that "Dahe Publishing House intends to intervene", the editor-in-chief gave him a sentence: "If you are willing to take all the responsibility, then toss at will." ”

The weight of this sentence is very heavy, if Dong Yuejin insists on making an exception, unless the novel "Latent" is very popular, otherwise Dong Yuejin's future work future will be affected.

Dong Yuejin depressedly walked around the county twice, and the more he thought about it, the more he went up.

At this time, the wine strength also came up, and it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon, so I had to plan to stay first, and then talk to Li Ye after careful consideration tomorrow.

He walked into the Qingshui County Guest House, and saw a young man in front of the counter, while checking in, he asked how to get to the county No. 2 Middle School, and also asked how old the children in the repeat class were.

Dong Yuejin got into his heart, leaned over and glanced at the other party's letter of introduction, although he was a little short-sighted and couldn't see clearly, but in the big red chapter, there were three words about the publishing house.

[Saying that the monster has seen a ghost.] 】

Dong Yuejin was excited, and the wine woke up.

He quietly retreated, walked out of the door of the guest house, and ran in the direction of the county No. 2 Middle School.