Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 316 The grudges and grudges in the martial arts publishing industry in Xiangjiang

This banquet was a bit anticlimactic.

It was fun at first, but later on the atmosphere became awkward.

After it was over, Ni Kuang personally took Fang Minghua back to the hotel. On the way, Ni Kuang said: "Mr. Fang, Huang Ying drank a little too much today, don't worry about it."

"Haha, no, Mr. Ni, we are all just pen-holders. These are just arguments of words and meaningless."

Ni Kuang heard that Fang Minghua seemed to have something in his words.

"Mr. Fang, do you really want to write about martial arts?"

"Yes, I have written poetry, avant-garde novels, and science fiction, and now I suddenly want to write martial arts."

It seems that Fang Minghua is really going to write martial arts!

"I don't know if the martial arts novel written by Mr. Fang was published in Xiangjiang or in the mainland?" Ni Kuang thought for a while and asked.

"Minghua, I heard from my second brother that you are sure you want to write a martial arts novel?" Yi Shu asked.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Yi Shu came in and sat on the sofa and said: "Minghua, do you feel a little strange? My second brother and I often contribute articles to Ming Pao, and my second brother and Mr. Cha have a very good personal relationship. You can tell that night, But today I specifically advise you not to submit articles to Ming Pao. Do you know why?”

"I heard that Mr. Cha is stingy and his remuneration is relatively low," Fang Minghua said.

Ni Kuang really hoped that Fang Minghua would publish it in Jin Yong's magazines and newspapers, but Fang Minghua never made it clear that he would only wait until he wrote tens of thousands of words.

"If you want to publish it in Xiangjiang, don't vote for Ming Pao!"

Yi Shu's very firm tone surprised Fang Minghua.

However, apart from Ming Pao, he doesn’t know much about the publishing situation of martial arts novels in Hong Kong.

"I haven't thought about this yet."

Returning to the hotel in the evening, Fang Minghua took a shower and put on clean clothes, but heard a knock on the door outside.

You know, the Ni Kuang brothers and sisters are both frequent visitors to the "Ming Pao" column, and Ni Kuang and Jin Yong have a close personal relationship.

But he still complimented: "Mr. Fang, your martial arts writing must be as exciting as a science fiction novel. Which magazine are you going to publish it in? Mr. Cha's "Ming Pao" or "Martial Arts and History"?"

When I opened it, it turned out to be Yishu.

In fact, speaking from the bottom of his heart, Fang Minghao didn't really want to be published in Jin Yong's magazines. Mr. Jin's stinginess was obvious to all.

"Sister Yishu, come in and talk." Fang Minghua did not answer directly, but invited her into the room.

Starting from the next day, the five-member delegation, accompanied by Ni Kuang, started touring Xiangjiang.

Victoria Harbour, Victoria Peak, Central. For three days in a row, everyone had a great time.

Don't worry, I'll wait until I hit the streets tomorrow to visit a few bookstores to see what other popular martial arts magazines there are and get a better understanding of the situation.

Sigh. As expected, they are all young and energetic, and they are all determined not to suffer losses.

"Since I want Huang Ying to see it, it is natural to publish it in Xiangjiang." Fang Minghua said frankly.

Fang Minghua was surprised: "Sister Yishu, what do you have to do so late?"

"Ah? Has this news spread to your mainland?" Yi Shu laughed after hearing this: "It is true that Mr. Cha is quite stingy in this regard, but this is not the main reason."

"why?"

"I still do it for my second brother."

"Your second brother?"

"Yes, Minghua, let me tell you about the grievances between our martial arts novel publishers in Xiangjiang."

"it is good."

Yi Shu spoke slowly. It turns out that the martial arts book publishing industry in Xiangjiang has gradually formed two camps since the 1950s and 1960s.

One is mainly Jin Yong's "Ming Pao", including "Ming Pao" and "Martial Arts and History", one newspaper after another. All the martial arts novels written by Jin Yong are published here, as well as some of Gu Long's works, which are currently in the limelight. The novels of Wen Ruian, Huang Ying, and Ni Kuang are also basically published on it.

The other two are "Martial Arts World" and "Xinbao", which are sponsored by Luo Bin, a Hong Kong businessman.

Luo Bin is also a strange person. He was born in Kaiping, Guangdong Province in Macau in 1923. Shortly after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in Shanghai in the s, he opened a joint publishing house with his friends. It's called "Universal Press".

After liberation, Luo Bin moved the publishing house to Hong Kong and launched a series of publications such as "Global Novel Series", "Global Library" and "Blue Book". In the late 1950s, he launched "Martial Arts World" to serialize martial arts novels.

"Martial Arts World" was the first magazine dedicated to publishing martial arts novels. It was published every week. Readers could read more words at one time, which was far more enjoyable than reading in a newspaper supplement. For a time, "Martial Arts World" was a big seller, and every issue was published. The volume has reached more than 10,000 copies, and it has been distributed in Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and other places in Southeast Asia.

The launch of "Martial Arts World" made Jin Yong, the boss of "Ming Pao" happy. Jin Yong, who is very business-minded, will naturally not let Luo Bin monopolize the limelight.

After more than half a year of operation, "Ming Pao" launched the magazine "Martial Arts and History" in 1960. In order to attract readers, Jin Yong first started writing martial arts novels - he wrote a prequel to "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain" in 1959, "Flying Fox Gaiden", to compete with "Martial Arts World".

Here, "Martial Arts World" successively published Liang Yusheng, Wo Longsheng, Zhuge Qingyun, and Liu Canyang. Over there, "Martial Arts and History" Jin Yong's own novels took the lead, and later Wen Ruian and Huang Ying joined.

These writers are all very distinct. Those published in "Martial Arts and History" will never contribute to "Martial Arts World", and vice versa.

Except for two special characters: Gu Long and Ni Kuang.

Gu Long was on both sides and had a very good relationship with Jin Yong and Luo Bin, and both families gave him face.

And there is Ni Kuang.

But Ni Kuang is different from Gu Long. He started his career in "Martial Arts World"!
"My second brother first published his novels in Luo Bin's "Martial Arts World". It was Luo Bin who made him famous, but later he switched to Mr. Cha's "Martial Arts and History". I am not the person who established a personal relationship with Mr. Cha. It’s not good to say Mr. Cha, but I think my second brother’s behavior is unethical!”

"Then why did your brother do this?" Fang Minghua was very curious and asked, "Did Mr. Cha pay a higher fee than Luo Bin?"

"What?" Yishu laughed.

"You also know that Mr. Cha is very stingy, why would you give Mr. Luo a higher royalties?"

"Then why?"

"I asked my second brother, and he said he admired Mr. Mucha's talent."

Is that a reason?
It seems to count.

Fang Minghua nodded after hearing this.

"Minghua, I'm telling you so much today because I think what my second brother did was a bit unethical. We Chinese value kindness, not to mention that he writes martial arts? I feel sorry for Mr. Luo, so if you If you write about martial arts, you can submit it to Mr. Luo’s magazine and I can contact you.”

Yi Shu said a lot.

But Fang Minghua said from the bottom of his heart that he did not want to get involved in the grievances and grievances in the Hong Kong martial arts novel world.

I am just a passerby.

Moreover, writing martial arts is also a spur of the moment.

So, he thought for a while and said, "Sister Yi Shu, thank you for telling me so much. How about I think about it again?"

"Okay, think about it carefully, but don't say these words to my second brother tonight."

"Don't worry, it won't happen." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

This pair of siblings is really interesting.

Yishu left in a hurry.

The next day, Fang Minghua and everyone continued their fun.

At night, someone knocked on the door of my room again.

This time, besides Yi Shu, there was an old man in his sixties standing outside the door.

Before Fang Minghua could speak, the old man said: "Hello, Mr. Fang, I am Luo Bin, the owner of Global Publishing House."

(End of this chapter)