1980 My literary era

As the editor-in-chief of the Chinese Literature Society, Lin Weimin has the first responsibility for the content of all publications, followed by the president Cheng Wuchun, the editor-in-chief and the editor-in-chief.

The biggest problem in "The Golden Age" is QS. Although everyone who has read it understands that QS is by no means the subject of this novel, some people are always used to complicating simple problems.

Publishing the "Golden Age" novel collection was a certain risk for Lin Weimin.

Wang Xiaobo has worked hard to publish his works over the years. He has looked for many publishing houses, but no one is willing to publish his works.

It’s not that editors didn’t recognize his talent, the problem was that no one dared to take the risk to publish the novel.

Therefore, Wang Xiaobo felt even more grateful for Lin Weimin and the Chinese Literature Society.

The novel collection "Golden Age" contains a total of five novels written by Wang Xiaobo in recent years. It was not difficult to edit and review. As soon as May Day ended, the novel collection was printed.

The first printing was 20,000 copies, which set a printing record for Wang Xiaobo's works, although this was only his second book published.

On the day the "Golden Age" novel collection was released, Wang Xiaobo took Li Yinhe to the Chinese bookstore near his home.

He already has the sample book from the Chinese Literature Society, but for his own book, he still has a sense of ritual by buying it in a bookstore.

The couple entered the bookstore. They were not in a hurry to buy books. Instead, they took a look around and focused on whether anyone bought "The Golden Age".

The newly launched novel collection still exudes the unique smell of ink and paper, and it is inconspicuous when placed on the bookshelf. Compared with the unknown "Golden Age", the many titles of the Buhu Series on the nearby bookshelf are what readers who enter the store pay attention to. focus.

Two boys who look like high school students are trying to read Jin Ying's "City Without Rain". "City Without Rain" is Jin Ying's first commercial writing attempt after signing a contract with Buhu Book Series.

It tells the story of Pu Yunzhe, the new parent officer, who met a female reporter from "Scout" magazine by chance and fell in love.

After discovering this, his wife secretly took photos of them together. However, these photos accidentally fell into the hands of a citizen, and Pu Yunzhe was blackmailed by the citizen.

It happened that Pu Yunzhe was faced with a rare opportunity for promotion. Between his future and his feelings, he chose the former and fell into a series of troubles.

After "City Without Rain" was released, the literary world didn't think highly of the novel. Many critics criticized Jin Ying for being self-degenerate and completely losing the touch and reserve of an excellent writer.

But who can know?

The royalties paid by Bai Huahua are really delicious.

"City Without Rain" sold 200,000 copies in the first month after its release, and sales reached 500,000 copies in three months.

"The City Without Rain" is mixed with many elements such as officialdom and romance. As a novel, there is no doubt about its readability. Coupled with the brand effect of the Buhu series, it is reasonable to achieve such results.

Chinese Literature Society's royalties are paid every three months. In April, Jin Ying received a royalty share of 300,000, which was worth it no matter how much scolding she received.

The two high school students watched "City Without Rain" for a while. Among them, the relatively fair-skinned boy Bai picked up a copy, and the two continued to rummage on the bookshelf.

Another dark-skinned black boy browsed on the bookshelf for a while before he discovered "The Golden Age" next door.

He picked up the book and took a look at the cover. The cover was solid color with only two intertwined curves. The black boy looked at those two curves, and strange thoughts flashed through his mind.

With some curiosity, he opened the book.

After a moment, the dark face turned red, the black boy's body tensed up, and his eyes shone.

"Hey, what are you looking at?"

The white boy's cry frightened the black boy. He looked at his classmates, breathed quickly, and said in a low voice: "I'll show you something good!"

He pulled his classmates aside mysteriously.

When good brothers have something good, they should share it together.

After more than half an hour, the two high school students completely lost the joy of reading the book in the first place.

I originally came here based on the color, but why do I still feel uncomfortable just looking at it?

"First of all, you must be an upright person, and secondly, you must be a happy person."

"People live in this world to endure torture. If you understand this until you die, you can take everything calmly."

"Happiness is for experiencing life, not for comparing. Life is for managing, not for calculating."

"That day I was twenty-one years old, in the golden age of my life. I had many extravagant wishes. I wanted to love, to eat, and to become a half-dark cloud in the sky in an instant.

Later I realized that life is a slow process of being hammered. As people get older day by day, their extravagant hopes disappear day by day, and finally they become like a bull that has been hammered. "

The white boy said to the black boy: "I feel aggrieved. This crappy book is not good."

The black boy nodded, "It's not good. Buy a copy!"

The two high school students stayed in the bookstore for more than half an hour before going out. From the beginning to the end, Wang Xiaobo and Li Yinhe paid silent attention to them.

Wang Xiaobo said to Li Yinhe: "Actually, most people can understand what I am talking about!"

There was great comfort in his tone.

In the second week of May, Jin Ying ran from Jibei to Yanjing.

Her father, Jin Yang, is a famous writer. He was an undergraduate student in the Stage Art Department of the Central Academy of Drama in the 1960s. His works are collected by the National Art Museum of China and the Omi Multinational Art Museum. This month he will hold a personal exhibition at the National Art Museum of China.

Jin Ying not only came to Yanjing to support her father, but also invited classmates from Yanjing and nearby Yanjing to support her. Lin Weimin was among those she invited, as well as Jiang Zilong and Qu Xiaowei.

A group of old classmates met very cordially. Jin Ying was considered a landlord today and accompanied everyone to look at the paintings.

Jin Ying's father specializes in oil painting and gouache painting. Most of his works are based on folk life, which is rich in life and looks very friendly.

After watching the art exhibition, Jin Ying joked: "How was it? Editor-in-chief Lin, I heard that you love collecting paintings and calligraphy. What do you think after appreciating my father's works?"

Lin Weimin pretended to reply: "The painting is good. I think the one about killing the New Year pig is good. It makes people very appetizing."

"That's what you think?"

Lin Weimin smacked his lips and continued: "It's good, it's good, but it's still a little worse than Xiao Qi's paintings."

Qu Xiaowei on the side cooperated: "Who is Xiao Qi?"

"Xiao Qi, Qi Baishi!" Lin Weimin said.

Everyone burst into laughter, and with such a group of vulgar people standing outside the elegant venue, it suddenly dropped a few levels.

Qu Xiaowei said: "For the sake of the people, why don't you buy a few of these paintings and collect them?"

Jin Ying was very discerning, "Our teacher Lin is a collector of the Hao Fang sect, and these few paintings are not enough for him to wave his hand once. There is no need, wait until my father accumulates two hundred paintings, and then let Teacher Lin take action!" "

Jin Ying used jokes to get rid of the possible embarrassment.

"City Without Rain" was selected into the Buhu Book Series. The fact that Jin Ying earned 300,000 yuan in 3 months has already spread among her classmates.

For a treat in the evening, Jin Ying chose Dong Laishun.

Everyone naturally talked about the treat at the Literary Research Institute. Qu Xiaowei was forced by Lin Weimin to treat him, but he made a fortune.

Jin Ying's teeth itch every time she thinks about it, and she accuses Lin Weimin and Qu Xiaowei of setting a trap for their classmates.

"You can't say that. No one is forcing you to eat, and no one is forcing you to pay."

Qu Xiaowei's shameless performance was unanimously despised by Jin Ying and Jiang Zilong.

It was not easy for the old classmates to meet each other, and the atmosphere was warm.

"Xiaowei can do it. Now even Santana is involved." Jin Ying put a high hat on Qu Xiaowei.

With Lin Weimin beside him, Qu Xiaowei didn't dare to raise his tail. Lin Weimin knew exactly how he got Santana.

"Hey, you're just fooling around. How can I compare with a great writer like you? One book has made us more money than we will ever make in a lifetime!" Qu Xiaowei joked.

"These words are really sour!" Jin Ying teased.

Jiang Zilong smiled and said, "I'm also sad. I've been writing books all my life, but I've never made so much money."

"Then you have to sign up with Editor-in-Chief Lin Da. If you catch his eye, Xiaoqu and Xiaojiang, you will be prosperous! Haha!"

As Jin Ying spoke, she couldn't help laughing.

Qu Xiaowei and Jiang Zilong also laughed.

After the banter, the chat turned serious.

The Buhuhu book series has been making a killing in the domestic book market for more than a year. Jin Ying gave it a try and made a lot of money. Jiang Zilong and Qu Xiaowei were also very curious.

Jiang Zilong asked: "Can Jin Ying earn one million from this novel?"

Jin Ying said: "How can you make so much money?"

"Why not? Earning one million is less than two million copies, but your novel sold 500,000 copies in just three months." Qu Xiaowei said.

Jin Ying behaved very rationally, "My novel has a mediocre reputation. Now I'm just borrowing from Bu Laohu. Maybe it will be like that in the future. But having said that, I'm already content."

"I'm content even if I don't care. I made 300,000 yuan in three months." Qu Xiaowei sighed.

After saying that, he showed a regretful expression on his face again, "If I had known that writing books was so profitable, I shouldn't have given up on this path!"

Jin Ying joked: "It's not too late to pick it up now. Buhuhu rejects thousands of manuscripts a year, so this one is worth it."

Qu Xiaowei had a hurt expression on his face.

Jiang Zilong asked again about the book selection criteria of the Buhu series, and seemed very interested.

"From a creative perspective, we must pay more attention to storytelling. It doesn't have to be a popular novel, but the story must be told well. Yu Hua's "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood" is a good example for reference.

That novel has a good balance between literature and story. Although the sales volume in the past few months is not as good as Jin Ying's novel, the sales volume in the future will definitely not be bad, and maybe it can overtake Jin Ying's novel. " Lin Weimin replied.

"Overtaking Jin Ying? That is also a best-seller with a million copies. Your Chinese Literature Society is really exaggerating. It can easily reach a million copies!" Jiang Zilong said with emotion.

Qu Xiaowei also felt the same and said: "Yes, sales of tens of thousands of copies were considered too much in the past. Everyone was clamoring that pure literature was not easy to sell, but your Chinese Literature Society went against the wind and increased the sales of these books by several times. A step."

"Sometimes whether it sells well or not has nothing to do with the quality of the book. Marketing is a very important factor." Lin Weimin said frankly.

"That's true. Your promotion of the Buhu Book Series is so intense that sometimes when I look through the newspapers, there is no news about you from several companies." Jiang Zilong said.

Qu Xiaowei said: "If you don't say that you are smart for the people, no wonder you are in Time Magazine."

"Time Magazine?" Jin Ying and Jiang Zilong looked surprised.