In the end, Li Ye did not become "Shuo Ye", and with his own strength, he smashed the shackles of the industry on the spot, and won a pioneering precedent for the majority of literary workers to win "remuneration for printing manuscripts".

But after several tuggings with Blue Ocean Publishing House, he finally pried open a gap in the contract and added a seemingly unattainable additional clause.

[If the print run of this novel reaches more than 500,000 copies, the author will be paid a remuneration for the number of copies printed at the standard of 5% of the basic manuscript fee per 10,000 copies in accordance with relevant regulations.] 】

Half a million copies were not a lot in a few decades, but in the early eighties, it was astronomical for a new writer.

Founded in '81, "Legends of the Ancient and Modern" sold more than 2.7 million copies in five years, ranking first in the category of literary publications.

But it is a periodical, and the circulation of each issue is less than 100,000 copies, which is still the high sales brought by word-of-mouth fermentation for several years.

At that time, the number of copies of each edition of many novels was several thousand, and tens of thousands of copies were a minority.

As for the phenomenon of "The Siege", which has sold more than one million copies in the past ten years since the re-release of "The Siege", no one thinks that it can match Li Ye.

Who is the author of "The Siege"? Who are you, Li Ye?

Li Ye is a newcomer, no matter how good the content of "Latent" is, can it be compared with the classic "Siege"? Trying to sell more than 500,000 copies is tantamount to a dream.

Of course, Blue Ocean Publishing House also calculated an account, and the price of a novel is close to two yuan.

Even if Li Ye broke the sales of 500,000 copies in the event of a fire against the sky, their income would reach 6 or 700,000 yuan.

At that time, even if other peers accuse Blue Ocean of breaking the rules, Blue Ocean can come up with an irrefutable reason - if you want to accuse me, you first print 500,000 copies.

Well, that's what Dong Yuejin said to Geng Zhi of Dahe Publishing House.

Geng Zhi followed the whole process of pulling Dong Yuejin and Li Ye, and kept trying to cut off the beard halfway during the period.

But it's a pity that he doesn't have Dong Yuejin's responsibility, and the Dahe Publishing House behind him doesn't have the courage of Blue Ocean Publishing House.

So when Li Ye went to the station to bid farewell to Dong Yuejin, the latter held Li Ye's hand tightly and said: "Classmate Li Ye, we are now grasshoppers on the same line, if you are red, I will definitely be naked, if you are ....... Alas......."

Li Ye is also a little embarrassed, to be honest, Dong Yuejin is not a bad person, he is the kind worth befriending.

So Li Ye said: "If this book can't be popular, I'll write you another one, friendship price." ”

"Write another copy?"

Dong Yuejin instantly became interested and asked, "Do you have an idea now?" What type? ”

[I have a lot of ideas. 】

Li Ye thought for a while and asked Dong Yuejin: "What type of novel do you want?" History, Love, Science Fiction...... I can do both. ”

“.........”

Dong Yuejin didn't know how to answer, if he hadn't been familiar with Li Ye's "arrogance" these days, he would have smacked him in the face on the spot.

What type of fiction do we want, but also historical romance sci-fi, you think you're a chameleon! Shake your head and shake your head, and you can change your skin?

But Dong Yuejin finally said: "Now that martial arts are hotter, can you write?" ”

Li Ye pursed his lips, embarrassed: "Martial arts....... I'm really not good at it. ”

Dong Yuejin clicked his eyes, with an expression of "let you brag about it, I pierced it".

Li Ye is really not good at martial arts, because when he swept the list in order to write online articles, martial arts had already declined.

Times are advancing, and so are readers' tastes.

You Guo Jing pretended to be better, let Yang Guo pretend again, forget it, but if you let Xiao Yan play the eighteen palms of the dragon again, is this force value still enough? That has to destroy the world!

The process of the development of popular novels is the drama of the back waves filming the front waves, and no matter how classic the masterpieces are, there are times when readers are numb and tired.

"There's still some time before the departure, let's talk about history!"

Dong Yue still saved face for Li Ye and changed the topic.

"I see that some martial arts texts on Hong Kong Island are related to history, and the author will use the historical background to promote the feelings of the family and country.

At that time, I read a sentence 'The great man of chivalry, for the country and the people', which is very emotional........"

Li Ye: [In this situation, it is not suitable to talk about "Searching for Qin"! 】

Listening to Dong Yuejin's eloquent talk, Li Ye pondered the appropriate works, and finally chose a more meaningful novel - "The Wind Blows".

"In terms of history, I have a train of thought for the time being," Li Ye asked Dong Yuejin: "Editor Dong, do you know the Battle of Talas?" ”

"Battle of Talas?"

Dong Yuejin recalled carefully and shook his head slowly.

Li Ye patiently explained: "The Battle of Talas was an encounter between the Tang Empire and the Alabbo Empire in 751 AD, which was also at its peak, in the process of their respective expansions, and it was a large-scale collision between the two great empires of the East and the West at that time.......

The story of "The Wind Flying" is actually not complicated, that is, the descendants of the losers of the Xuanwumen Rebellion, who were expelled and exiled to the west of the Green Ridge, and then participated in the famous Battle of Talas.

If it is just a simple description of the war, Li Ye does not respect this novel very much.

But after the Tang Dynasty's power subsided from the Western Regions, the actor still led the remnants of the Tang Dynasty to persist in fighting, so that the banner of the Tang Dynasty still fluttered for decades in the Western Regions surrounded by all sides.

The story of the lonely army in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty is a bitter tragedy, but it is also an epic worthy of being remembered forever by the descendants of the Tang people.

However, after Dong Yuejin listened to Li Ye's narration, he was not much moved.

He asked Li Ye: "If you write a novel along these lines...... What is it trying to express? ”

Li Ye stretched out his finger and solemnly pointed to the ground under his feet.

"I want to do my part to let more people know about this land...... Once powerful. ”

“..........”

Dong Yuejin was stunned suddenly, as if something was passing through his mind.

Li Ye asked, "Editor Dong, have you ever been in contact with imported goods?" Doesn't it work? ”

Dong Yuejin nodded: "I have touched it, it is easy to use." ”

Li Ye asked again: "Editor Dong, do you know the fever of going abroad?" ”

Dong Yuejin nodded again: "I know, now a quota for studying abroad can make husband and wife turn against each other and brothers become enemies." ”

Li Ye asked again: "Then Editor Dong, do you think the West is better, or is our land better?" ”

“..........”

Dong Yuejin didn't speak.

Li Ye asked again: "Editor Dong, do you think that as we have more and more contact with the outside world, the people's self-confidence in our land will rise or fall?" ”

"This ........"

Dong Yuejin didn't know how to answer.

Because of the port city, his island city has far more contact with the outside world than the mainland.

People who have seen the West now almost unanimously believe that the West is better, and looking at this trend, this awareness will be even stronger in the future.

Even Dong Yuejin himself thinks that the West at this moment is more superior than his own side in all aspects.

At present, this kind of consciousness is still hidden and tucked away, but it is foreseeable that in the near future, it will be in full swing.

"Li Ye, what exactly do you want to say?"

Li Ye lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and said seriously: "I want to say that in the next period of time, we may be subject to a strong ideological impact......

Many people will dislike the land under our feet, they will despise our ancestors and glory, and they will think that this nation that has nourished us for thousands of years is backward and useless......."

What Li Ye said was true.

In his previous life, the phenomenon of worshipping sheep and flattering people lasted for a long time.

But when decades later, when the most powerful bipolar forces on this planet began to "clamor" again, Li Ye and others suddenly discovered that this dragon country was still so great and powerful.

It can be said that because of his advanced vision and experience, Li Ye has completely different visions and views from people of this era.

Li Ye looked up at Dong Yuejin and said with a chuckle: "Actually, my original intention of writing a novel was for money, but I still want to make a little meaningful contribution while making money......

"Our nation, for thousands of years, has been standing on the top of the world, and the scope of power has radiated thousands of miles, and now it is only a short period of silence and decline,"

"I believe that an excellent author has the responsibility and obligation to promote the history and culture of our nation, and let readers know that we were once strong.

Let the reader feel proud, proud, not ........ for being a descendant of the dragon Disgusting, pathetic. ”

This is Li Ye's personal thoughts.

No matter how outrageous and outlandish the online articles of later generations are, most of them will adhere to one belief - we are powerful, we are awesome, and we are promising.

It is true that there are such and such sufferings in life, but instead of grasping that bit of suffering and feeling sorry for yourself, why not run towards beauty?

Although everyone knows that they are not Long Aotian, no one wants to live as Xu Fugui.

Looking at Dong Yuejin with a bewildered face, Li Ye, who had written millions of words in novels, felt that his word accumulation was so scarce at this moment, and he couldn't express the belief in his heart to the other party.

But Dong Yuejin felt Li Ye's emotions and had obvious ideological resonance.

Cultural people are very emotional.

As soon as he grabbed Li Ye's hand, he pulled it outside the station.

"Alas, Editor Dong, where are you going? The car is about to go. ”

"I'm not leaving, I have to talk to you about him for three days and three nights."

“.........”

。。。

Dong Yuejin really chatted with Li Ye for three days and three nights, so that Li Ye was a little scared - I won't give birth to a XX fighter, right?