So red that everything is black

Chapter 50 Red (31)

"As for Mr. Wei, I have also published two works in Meng Lei!"

"That was before I took over Meng Lei. Since I officially took charge of the specific business five years ago, you have never published any works from Meng Lei."

"Hahaha, Mr. Wei is worrying too much! It's just a coincidence. I posted the article on Meng Lei relatively early, when the goddess Meng Lei was blooming, I was scared away when I touched my nose, and I never dared to come back. ”

"What now? Teacher Guifu has become a god and has the strength to compete. Can he come back?"

Is Boss Wei blatantly poaching?
Wen Xinlan smiled and shied away, "No, no, no, I just signed a long-term contract with Wenyuan Pavilion. The liquidated damages for changing jobs are very high! For a miser like me, if the money falls into my pocket, you can never take it out of my pocket again." Take it out!"

"Haha, I have always liked Teacher Guifu's humor."

It was almost time for lunch, and Wen Xinlan was about to have dinner with the boss again. When she was looking for a chance to escape, her cell phone rang with great enthusiasm.

Wen Xinlan quickly took out the life-saving charm, made an apologetic gesture, and walked to the corner to answer the phone.

Then she said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wei, I still have a program that needs to be coordinated. I may have to take a step first. Let's talk about it next time!"

Finally, he raised his cup to say, "Thank you, Mr. Wei, for the Coke!"

Wei Qingkuan's expression was indifferent, showing no emotion or anger, "Teacher Guifu will have a great career this year, but don't work too hard and exhaust your body."

"Oh, I don't want to take advantage of the current popularity and make more money! You don't know how much I like money! I am greedy for money!"

"Really?" Wei Qingkuan sneered, "Can a person who is greedy for money persist in generating electricity for love for ten years?"

The smile on Wen Xinlan's face gradually disappeared.

Wei Qingkuan added: "A well-known editor in the industry once said that an online writer must have a great desire for money in order to succeed. I don't think so. Without talent and perseverance, everything is empty talk. A writer who is only greedy for money will never succeed. Not a great writer."

Wen Xinlan put down the cup and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Wei, what if I am greedy for more than just money?"

"And a name?"

"It doesn't count." She slowly raised her head, "A writer's biggest dream is to have readers who understand him!"

Being famous will definitely attract more readers.

But more readers may not be able to understand him.

There is no causal relationship between the two.

Wei Qingkuan nodded noncommittally and asked his secretary to send her out.

The beautiful female secretary personally escorted Wen Xinlan downstairs and handed her her business card before leaving. Welcome to contact her at any time.

Wen Xinlan took it with a smile. After getting into the taxi, she silently stared at the "Elsa" on the business card in a daze.

*
"Everyone is Drunk, I'm Sober" is a very popular talk show recently.

The host is Hua Die, a popular author in the past.

Since the publishing industry has been in recession in recent years, Huadie has switched to self-media, doing both interviews and live broadcasts.

After the show started airing, Huadie invited dark horses from many industries to participate in the recording, telling the story of the ups and downs of newcomers in their respective industries entering the workplace.

Wen Xinlan came to the backstage of the studio according to the address and said hello: "Hello, Teacher Hua, I am Guifu."

"Teacher Guifu, I didn't expect that I just contacted you at noon and came here in the afternoon."

"There happens to be an event in Beicheng in the morning, so I didn't stop by."

"Teacher Guifu, have you read the interview outline I sent you? Do you still need time to prepare?"

"I've seen it, there's no need to prepare."

Huadie was a little surprised, but then she also felt admiration, "You are indeed a great writer with a well-spoken voice, and he is full of poetry and calligraphy. Come, sit here, Teacher Guifu. Let's ask the makeup and hair teacher to give you a look first. Is it okay to start recording again at 16:00 in the afternoon?”

"Okay! No problem!" After Wen Xinlan finished her makeup and hair, the host led her to the studio.

After the lighting adjustment was completed, the host sat on the sofa and said to the camera: "Hello everyone, I am Huadie. Welcome everyone to watch the program "Everyone is Drunk, I Wake Up Alone". Our guest today is the popular Internet writer Gui Fu! "

The camera turned to the side and Wen Xinlan waved: "Hello everyone, I am Guifu!"

"Actually, most of the guests invited to the program "Everyone Is Drunk, I'm Sober" were rookies in the industry, and generally their working experience was not very long. I would like to ask if Mr. Guifu has been in the industry for ten years?"

"Yes, it has been more than ten years. In terms of time, I am also an old man in the Internet literary circle. But I only entered the public eye this summer. It seems that it is correct to say that I am a newcomer."

"Everyone knows that you have written for ten years without making any money. What is it that keeps you going?"

"Have love and faith! I love creation, and I believe that one day I will get the results I want."

"I heard that Mr. Guifu's copyrights have been sold recently. Did you get the results you wanted?"

Wen Xinlan did not answer directly, but smiled helplessly, "I am honored that I have gained many new readers this year. But to be honest, I always feel that there are more people watching the excitement and readers who can calm down and read my works. The proportion is still smaller. I hope that more people will see my works in the future and have more readers."

She kept the second half of the sentence - readers who understand me.

Huadie continued to ask: "After suddenly becoming famous this summer, what changes have taken place in Teacher Guifu's life? What changes have taken place in his mentality?"

"My mentality is good and there has been almost no change. But I have encountered some problems in life. For example, I used to live in an open community with no property management and a lot of people coming and going. After experiencing some unpleasantness, I moved to the property where the security was better It’s a good community.”

"Are you being followed by many bastard fans?"

"There aren't many, but the few I meet occasionally scare me. The key is that those illegitimate fans are of the opposite sex, which caused misunderstandings to the surrounding neighbors and had a bad influence."

"That's right. Teacher Guifu is now also a top writer in the Internet literary circle. Judging from your successful experience, is talent or diligence more important in writing?"

"Teacher Hua, I think both are very important!"

"You can only choose one of the two." The host inquired deeply.

"If I were participating in a children's program today, I would definitely say that hard work is more important. But today I am participating in the program "Everyone Is Drunk, I Am Alone", so let me tell the truth, I think talent is more important."

"why?"

"Let's think about it in reverse. There are more than 1000 million online writers on the Chinese-language Internet, but less than 100 million can be considered successful. In fact, there are only hundreds of them. So are the remaining 900 million writers not diligent enough?"

The host nodded repeatedly, "That makes sense."

Wen Xinlan quickly waved her hand: "I'm not saying that diligence is not important. Diligence is also very important. The current master-level writers online are both talented and hardworking, and both are indispensable. But I think success in writing is closely related to No, there is another factor besides talent and hard work.”

"What factor?"

"luck."

Huadie smiled happily: "How do you feel about your luck, Teacher Guifu?"

"I have both good and bad extremes. Many writers in the circle became famous in one book. I wrote for ten years without any readers, so I seemed to be very unlucky. But I became famous because of a hot search event that had nothing to do with my work. , I have earned a little more in manuscript fees in recent months than those writers who are more talented and more diligent in coding, and I feel that I am extremely lucky."

"Luck is a metaphysics. Thank you Teacher Guifu for confiding in us. At the end of the program, do you have any experience you want to share with your young writer friends?"

"Actually, I think I am a relatively rare case with little reference value. If I have to give one piece of advice, I would suggest that young writers at least have one complete work. Today's young writers are a little impetuous and cut off the text at every turn." In the end, works are the basis for a writer to settle down and make a living. It is best to have a complete work."

Huadie stood up and said, "Okay, thank you Teacher Guifu for being a guest on "Everyone Is Drunk, I'm Sober Alone". See you next time!"

Wen Xinlan also stood up and said, "Goodbye!"

After the camera was turned off, Huadie shook hands with Guifu: "Teacher Guifu, you are so awesome! You don't need to read the manuscript during the whole process, and the recording is very smooth!"

"Teacher Hua is my idol! You are really proficient in writing and interviewing. It's so admirable!"

"No, I hope to cooperate with Teacher Guifu again if I have the opportunity in the future!"

(End of this chapter)