The news that Jiang Yulou's work was about to be published in "Contemporary" spread in a small area of the school, and even the principal kindly came to visit him in the class.

There is also a lot of encouragement for him and the high expectation that he will continue to work hard and reach new heights.

Many students from well-to-do families said that they would definitely buy and support him after the publication of "Contemporary".

The noise was always short-lived, and after school at noon, Ma Xiao and Tang Yuewen surrounded him.

Jiang Yulou looked at the two of them "vigilantly", "What are you doing here?" ”

"Don't pretend, let's see. I don't believe that the reply letter of "Contemporary" only has letters, and nothing else? Ma Xiao looked at him with a cruel smile.

Tang Yuewen secretly covered her mouth and smiled, she was also very curious, wondering if he had received the manuscript fee.

Jiang Yulou looked up to the sky and sighed: "Alas, I made a bad friend by mistake!" ”

"If you don't make a quick move, I can do it."

Seeing that Ma Xiao is about to get started,

Jiang Yulou was forced to have no choice but to take out the envelope again, which not only contained the manuscript acceptance letter of "Contemporary" magazine, but also a remittance slip, which was his manuscript fee.

In 1977, the State Administration of Publishing issued the "Notice on the Trial Implementation of the Measures for Remuneration and Subsidies for Press and Publication Articles", which restored and abolished the 10-year-old remuneration system, and stipulated that a low remuneration system would be implemented, and that the remuneration would be paid at one time according to the quality and number of words of the work, with 2 to 7 yuan per 1,000 words for manuscripts and 1 to 5 yuan per 1,000 words for translations.

Large periodicals and magazines such as "Contemporary" magazine, which are still under the banner of People's Literature, have a large print run and great influence, and are located in a big city like the capital, which is more generously funded, and the standard of remuneration is generally higher than that of small magazines.

Jiang Yulou's article "Li Shisan's Push and Grind" has a total of more than 27,000 words, and the amount on the remittance slip is 189 yuan, and the "Contemporary" magazine is given according to the standard of 7 yuan per 1,000 words, which is equivalent to the annual salary of an ordinary worker in the city.

Even compared with Sun Shao'an, who opened a brick kiln, Sun Shao'an and Xiulian only earned six or seven hundred yuan a month, and he could write more than one or two articles a month.

Now it can be said that in recent years, the best stage of writers' lives, relatively high manuscript fees and low prices have made literature the dream of a large number of aspiring young people, and it is during this period that a group of newcomers emerged in the literary world, Yu Hua, Wang Xiaobo, Shi Tiesheng, Chen Zhongshi, Jia Pingwa and others all entered the literary world in this era.

In the next few years, the manuscript fee will rise, if next year, the State Publishing Bureau will also formulate a new remuneration standard, appropriately increase the basic remuneration, restore to the previous level, the manuscript will be increased to 3 to 10 yuan per thousand words, and the translation manuscript will be 2 to 7 yuan per 1,000 words, and at the same time the remuneration for printing will be restored, and the remuneration for printing 1 ~ 20,000 copies per 10,000 copies, and 5% of the basic remuneration will be paid per 10,000 copies.

By the nineties, the good days of writers were over, prices continued to rise, and although the basic remuneration was higher than before, the amount of money that could be bought for the same number of words was less and less, and until the first half of the twenty-first century, there were very few full-time writers at this stage.

Almost all of those writers are members of the writers' association or the academy of letters, and they have a stable salary, and the manuscript fee is another income, otherwise they would not be able to support themselves by the manuscript fee alone.

"Turtle turtle, more than 100 yuan, Louzi, you are a thousand words!" Ma Xiao looked at the numbers on the remittance slip, and his mouth was almost closed.

Not to mention Tang Yuewen, she had already turned into a little fan sister and looked at him with admiration.

Jiang Yulou emphasized: "What is a thousand words, you can make up for the poor money, it is obviously seven yuan for a thousand words." ”

"Anyway, you're rich, shouldn't you show something?" Ma Xiao smiled.

"The conditions of the Yulou family are not good, and it is not easy, so forget it."

Tang Yuewen felt sorry for Jiang Yulou and didn't want him to break the bank.

"Or Yuewen feels sorry for me." Jiang Yulou said with a hippie smile.

Tang Yuewen blushed and lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him.

Just when Ma Xiao thought that this big local tyrant had no landing, Jiang Yulou said again: "It's definitely no fun for me to invite you to a big meal with this amount of money, but it's no problem to eat a mutton steamed bun." How, to go or not? ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Ma Xiao.

"Go, definitely go, as long as we can go out to eat, we won't pick." Ma Xiao said with a grin.

Tang Yuewen also nodded, the mutton steamed buns are delicious and not expensive, and Jiang Yulou's small treasury can also accept it.

"That's it, let's go, accompany me to get the money first."

In this era, remittances all go to the post and telecommunications offices, and the post and telecommunications offices in various cities are also the most popular units.

The three of them walked all the way to the post and telecommunications bureau, Jiang Yulou had been here before and knew the way.

Entering the post and telecommunications office, he walked straight to the counter.

"Hello comrade, I'll take the money."

Jiang Yulou took out the remittance slip from the envelope and handed it to the eldest sister at the counter.

"Withdraw money, huh? I don't know if I'll come early, it's time to eat. ”

The eldest sister muttered without raising her head.

The state-owned units in these years are all the same, don't think that you can give you a good look, you are already working hard if you are not cold.

Jiang Yulou also understood, so he was not in a hurry or impatient. As long as you get the money, you can say anything.

The eldest sister at the counter took the remittance slip, and her eyes swept the unit on the remittance slip casually, one hundred and eighty-nine yuan, "Contemporary" magazine, manuscript fee?

Well? Royalties? The eldest sister was stunned.

She didn't care about the money and the money, there were more people in the post and telecommunications office to withdraw money, and she hadn't seen a large remittance order, but the manuscript fee was the first time she had seen it.

Hey, that's new enough.

So the eldest sister raised her head rarely, this look shocked her, the writer who could get more than 100 manuscript fees turned out to be a young man, who was younger than her son.

It made her heart sour.

Now that they have all been reformed, and they have experienced a special period, the gold content of intellectuals is increasing day by day, and writers are the objects of worship of intellectual youth, and others have to call them teachers wherever they go.

This status is a little worse than that of the lord in the government.

The attitude of the eldest sister at the counter has improved a lot, and she said kindly: "Mr. Jiang, wait a minute, I will handle the withdrawal business for you." ”

"Comrade is serious, where am I a teacher, I am just an ordinary writer." Jiang Yulou smiled innocently.

After withdrawing the money, the three of them came out of the post and telecommunications office, and Ma Xiao looked around him vigorously.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Tsk, Louzi is a teacher, and the status of writing novels is really different."

Tang Yuewen stared at Jiang Yulou, looking proud.

Jiang Yulou smiled, patted the money in his pocket, and was full of confidence: "Let's go, go with my brother to eat well." ”

Mutton steamed bun shop is a famous snack in Shaanxi, and there are several in Yangping County.

The three of them found a famous family in the county and had a beautiful meal.

Jiang Yulou only felt that his whole body was comfortable after eating.

It's beautiful!