Siheyuan: If I marry Qin Huairu, I will become stronger by showing off.

Chapter 321: Long drought brings rain, what will happen fifty years later! (Please subscribe)
There is a saying: long drought brings good rain!
There has been no cultivation or watering for three or four days in a row. No matter how fertile the land is, it will be extremely dry...

The east wind blows, the war drums beat, the passion is overflowing, and the fight is indomitable!

Time always flies by when you are doing business.

In a flash, it was the next day.

Although he hadn't slept all night, Wu Youde was still in good spirits. When it got dark, he opened his eyes.

As usual, his mind entered the system.

Let’s look at the bad value first…

[Yesterday’s bad value +108694 points]

Seeing this reminder, his energy perked up, and his daily income finally exceeded the 100,000 mark.

It's not easy!

As early as five days ago, Wu Youde discovered that the daily bad value began to rise sharply, with the increase increasing from ten thousand to ten thousand. For example, the day before yesterday, he gained more than 70,000 bad value, and yesterday it directly exceeded 100,000.

The rise is getting stronger and stronger!
What a good thing!
As for why the bad value started to rise sharply, Wu Youde also knew what was going on. He must have started promoting those two songs in various places.

This is just the beginning. Where can one get one hundred thousand a day?
There are good days ahead!
After looking at the daily earnings, he looked at the current accumulation.

[Bad value: 792568]

It's still a little short of a millionaire, but it won't be there soon, because the [mall] will be updated again today.

Since there are still three prescriptions that have not been obtained among the products refreshed in the mall last time, there are only six new products in the mall refresh this time.

Wu Youde looked at them one by one. Most of the products refreshed this time were ordinary and nothing special. When he saw the last one...

[Integration of ancient Chinese music documents]

Eh?
Seeing this, Wu Youde raised his eyebrows and felt that this seemed to be of some use.

[Get it for free after bargaining. Do you want to start bargaining immediately? 】

【Yes】

【You cut a knife! 】

……

This [Comprehensive Collection of Ancient Chinese Music Documents] is not particularly expensive. It cost 150,000 to get it. It is much cheaper than the [Guiling Collection of Prescriptions] and [Dingkun Dan Prescriptions] that I bought last time.

After seeing it, Wu Youde began to read...

Ten minutes later, a smile appeared on his face and he was in a good mood.

Feng Sicong had previously strongly invited him to serve as a visiting professor at the Central Conservatory of Music.

At that time, he agreed immediately, but when he came back and thought about it carefully, he felt that it was hasty.

His knowledge of music was really limited and he didn't know much.

Now what is he talking about on the podium? ? ?
Even if he talks about his experience in composing those songs and makes some nonsense, how much can he make up?
I'm afraid it can be fooled once or twice, but if it happens too many times, the secret will inevitably be exposed!
Therefore, he never went to the Central Conservatory of Music and planned to make good use of the 'drag trick'. This matter was also something he was worried about during this period of time.

He had even thought about forgetting about it before.

When I met Feng Sicong next time, I refused the matter. I found the reasons and said that I was not very talented and learned a lot, and I was afraid of misleading others.

This reason is upright, and I am not afraid that Feng Sicong will not agree.

Unexpectedly, a [Collection of Ancient Chinese Music Documents] was released in the mall today. Wu Youde had already read the memory and found that he could use everything in it.

In other words, it can supplement his shortcomings.

This book contains 58 kinds of music books from the Han Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, including "Yue Yuan Yu", "Zhong Lv Shu", "Le Wei", "Ancient and Modern Music Records", "Explanations of Ancient Yuefu Questions", "Jiaofang Ji", "History of Qin", "Music Book", "Biji Manzhi", "Correction of Music Book", "Qin Tong", "Ser Pu", "Shao Wu Jiucheng Music Supplement", etc. .

It can be said that after reading this book, I have a clear understanding of ancient Chinese music, as well as an understanding of their development.

To put it more bluntly, it’s a lie!
Wu Youde knew everything from Yuefu music to Yuan opera minor tunes, and he could also quote classics to support his views.

Now, isn’t it easy to become a visiting professor?

It's so easy!
'Hahahaha, good, good! '

Wu Youde was very happy, and then he continued to swing the knife...

There are still more than half a million worth of damage, and he can almost get another prescription. He plans to get the remaining three prescriptions as soon as possible.

In this case, nine new products will be refreshed next time the mall is refreshed.

Five minutes later, [Yunnan Baiyao Prescription] was successfully obtained.

It cost 480,000 to show off its value.

Let's chop the rest in two days...

Wu Youde exited the system.

……

As soon as he logged out of the system, Wu Youde heard someone knocking on the door outside and faint shouts.

He turned around and saw Qin Huairu lying in Xue Chunmei's arms, sleeping soundly.

This...should be a move in the last game of cards, right?
Wu Youde smiled, got out of bed and started dressing.

……

"You are virtuous! Boom boom boom..."

"Are you at home? You are virtuous!"

"Someone is looking for you. There is a guest at your house... Boom boom boom!"

"I'm coming."

Wu Youde walked in a hurry, opened the courtyard door and saw several people standing outside.

Auntie, Aunt Liu, Sister-in-law Zhang, etc. Next to them stood a middle-aged man in a black suit. He was thin and wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses. He was elegant.

"Youde, this man said he was looking for you, and he came here yesterday morning."

"Youde, who is this? I can't even understand what he is saying. Lao Zhang said it was Shanhai dialect..."

"It's Shanhai dialect. Guizili Li in the alley opposite, his family is originally from Shanhai, so this is what he speaks!"

Everyone was chatting lively. Wu Youde glanced at each other quickly, laughed and said, "Editor Sun?"

Sun Qingmo was also sizing up Wu Youde. He was very curious about Qinglong, the author of two popular martial arts novels, "Snow Mountain Flying Fox" and "Flying Fox Story".

Before coming, he had made many guesses about the other party's identity, appearance, and age.

He thought about many versions, a storyteller in his fifties or sixties, a professor in his thirties or forties, or a colleague?

But he never expected that Qinglong turned out to be a young man who looked very young, even a little too young.

This was far beyond his expectation...

"Hello, I, Sun Qingmo, have taken the liberty of visiting. Sorry to bother you!"

After hearing Wu Youde's question, Sun Qingmo looked away, smiled and nodded, his words were polite and his etiquette was in place.

This immediately made Wu Youde feel a little better. He smiled and invited sideways: "Haha, Editor Sun is here to make you shine.

Please come in please come in! "

"Thank you all."

Sun Qingmo turned around and thanked the aunt and other enthusiastic people before following Wu Youde into the courtyard.

Wu Youde closed the courtyard door casually, then looked at Sun Qingmo and said with a smile: "Editor Sun, I'm really sorry that your trip yesterday was in vain."

"Hey, it doesn't matter. I just took the liberty of visiting."

Sun Qingmo's accent was really strong, which made Wu Youde feel a little uncomfortable, but he could understand it because he had been a beast in Shanhai for several years in his previous life.

Met some local aborigines.

Wu Youde smiled and said, "Please, let's go into the room and talk."

……

Qin Huairu and Xue Chunmei had consumed too much and were still sleeping, so Wu Youde could only make tea and pour water himself.

"Mr. Wu's autumn scenery of mountains and rivers is majestic and profound. Just standing here and looking at it makes people feel how big and boundless the world is!"

"Okay! What a great painting!"

Sun Qingmo stood there looking at the paintings on the wall, smiling and nodding.

"Although the world is big, human power cannot be underestimated!" Wu Youde said.

Sun Qingmo turned around and looked at him with a smile, and said with interest: "Oh? I would like to hear the details."

"Please sit down and drink tea." Wu Youde said.

"Thank you." Sun Qingmo nodded and took a seat.

Wu Youde smiled and said: "Only fifty years ago, who would have thought that one day humans would be able to fly into the sky?
Who would have thought that humans could not only fly into the sky, but also travel thousands of miles in a day?

Traveling to Beihai in the morning and Cangwu in the evening, this has been realized and is no longer a legend! "

Hearing this,

Sun Qingmo was startled for a moment, then nodded slowly and said with a smile: "Yes, it is true! It's really unimaginable...

In just fifty years, the world has changed rapidly!
Sometimes I wonder, what will the world look like in fifty years?

I can’t imagine it, I can’t even imagine it…”

Wu Youde said happily: "Human beings can fly out of the earth, into the universe... and even go up to the moon!"

“Go up to the moon???”

Sun Qingmo's face was stunned, and then he took a breath of cold air and said in disbelief: "The moon is more than ten thousand miles away from us? I'm afraid it's more than ten thousand miles away!

Or in the universe...how is this possible? "

Wu Youde smiled and asked: "Those people fifty years ago, could they have imagined that one day people would be able to fly in the sky? Flying thousands of miles away?"

Sun Qingmo: "..." He shook his head slowly and said solemnly: "I can't think of it! I definitely can't think of it!"

"Haha, isn't this the end?"

Wu Youde clapped his hands and laughed: "In that case, what's the harm in making our thoughts a little more exaggerated and weird in fifty years?

Just because people can't go to the moon now doesn't mean that people in the future won't be able to. "

Sun Qingmo was silent for a moment, then smiled and said: "Yes, it is true. It seems that I am stuck in my ways and am short-sighted, hahaha..."

"Hahaha, Editor Sun was too serious, and I was just talking nonsense." Wu Youde said with a smile.

The two looked at each other and laughed again.

After this conversation, most of the strangeness between the two disappeared, and the distance between them suddenly became much closer.

Sun Qingmo took a few sips of tea and talked about business.

"Mr. Wu, the royalty issue you asked about last time has been resolved after discussions between the editor-in-chief and the bookstore leaders."

"please say."

Sun Qingmo did not answer immediately, but asked: "Mr. Wu, the General Administration of Press and Publication issued a decree this year. Do you know about it?"

Wu Youde nodded and said with a smile: "Editor Sun is talking about the print quota system?"

Sun Qingmo laughed, nodded and said, "It seems that Mr. Wu knows."

Wu Youde learned about the printing quota system from Su Feng's reply. Later literary works were published using a royalty system.

What is a royalty system?
First of all, royalties are not taxes, but a way for authors and publishers to settle royalties.

Then the royalty system = number of prints × list price × royalty rate = the money you get (before tax).

For example, if you publish a book and price it at 30 yuan, and the publisher prints 10 copies for you, the royalty you negotiate with the publisher is %.

Then the money you can get is: 30×10000×10%=3 yuan.

This is before tax.

Generally speaking, based on the cost of a book, the pricing will not change much. What can change is the royalty rate and the number of prints. The amount of these two figures determines the income of the writer.

The writer has no control over the print run, it has to be determined by the market.

Your book sells very well and is sold out as soon as it goes on the market. The publishing house will definitely be willing to print more copies. If your book cannot be sold, there will be no future.

The only thing the writer can decide is the royalty rate.

In fact, the royalty that people often talk about is actually this royalty rate.

The higher the royalty rate, the more money a writer makes!

Awesome writers get high royalties!

However, Su Feng told Wu Youde in his reply that at the beginning of this year, 1953, the General Administration of Press and Publication issued a decree.

From now on, the domestic royalties system will no longer adopt the "royalty system", but will learn from the Soviet Union and also adopt the payment standard of "basic royalties + print quota system".

Well, yes, this was the system adopted by the Soviet Union at this time.

Basic remuneration:

The calculation unit is based on the number of words of the work (or the number of lines of poetry) or pages of the work, and then X the amount of each calculation unit.

It is usually calculated in units of 1000 words or a number of lines of poetry (such as 10 lines, 20 lines) or a page of work.

It is also commonly known as 8 yuan for 10 words, yuan for words, etc.

For example, if a novel has 100,000 words and the standard remuneration is 10 yuan per 1,000 words, then the basic remuneration for this novel is 1,000 yuan.

This is how the royalties were settled for the two novels given to Wu Youde by Shanhai's "Ta Kung Pao".

……

So what is "printing quota"?

When a book is published by a bookstore, a "quota" of 10,000 (or 20,000 or 30,000 copies) is set for each print according to the specific circumstances of different works.

Generally, for works with a wide circulation, such as best-sellers of novels and prose, the "quota" will be large; for works with a narrow distribution, such as academic theoretical monographs, the "quota" will be small.

This time the General Administration of Press and Publication stipulates:

1 to 4 quotas, each quota will be paid according to the full "basic royalties".

From the fifth quota onwards, each quota will be paid at 5% of the basic royalties.

After the 13th quota, the author will be paid 40% of the basic royalties.

To be honest, this decree looks complicated.

When Wu Youde first saw it, he also said, "What the hell is this?"
I know every word, but when they are put together, I don’t know them!

Fortunately, Su Feng was a really good person. He seemed to have expected that Wu Youde would not understand, and he even gave detailed examples.

This method of "paying based on basic royalties + fixed amounts for the number of prints",

For example, for a manuscript of 20 words, the basic manuscript remuneration is 15 yuan based on the standard of 3000 yuan per words.

Taking 1 copies as a "quota".

If 2 copies are printed, the author will receive a remuneration of 6000 yuan;
If 4 copies are printed, the author will receive a royalties of 12000 yuan.

如果印5万册，那么作者获得的总稿酬就是：前4万册的12000元，+剩下1万册的基本稿酬80%。

That is: 12000+3000*80%=14400.

Seeing this, the problem is obvious.

That’s right, the more you print, the less money the author makes! !

If only 4 quotas are printed, the author can still get 100% of the basic royalties, but if it goes further, the royalties will decrease.

Starting from the 5th quota, each subsequent quota will only be 80%.

From the 13th quota onwards, it becomes even more terrifying, with only 40% left.

……

Therefore, this regulation is very unreasonable!

But there was no other way. The general trend was such that it was impossible for human beings to violate it. Wu Youde could only do nothing, telling himself that since he couldn't resist, he might as well enjoy it comfortably.

He thought again, this is still good now, in a few years...

Then there is no such thing as royalties.

All are voluntary contributions!
Wu Youde picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. The Yuqian Longjing produced by this system tasted really good, with a long aftertaste.

He looked at Sun Qingmo and asked with a smile: "Excuse me, what is the standard of remuneration your company gives me? What is the quota?"

"Mr. Wu, according to the information we learned from Ta Kung Pao, the royalties for "Snow Mountain Flying Fox" are ten yuan per thousand words, and the royalties for "Flying Fox" are twelve yuan per thousand words." Sun Qingmo said.

Wu Youde nodded, "That's right."

Sun Qingmo smiled and added: "We at the Commercial Press think these two works are very good, both are rare and excellent works, and they are also martial arts themes, which is even more rare!
The two novels "Flying Fox in Snow Mountain" and "Flying Fox Gaiden" are based on the standard of 12 yuan per thousand words, with a quota of 10,000 copies.

What do you think? "

There is a quota of 12,000 words and 10,000 copies.

Wu Youde thought about it and found that the price could not be said to be very generous, but it was very fair and there was no suspicion of undercutting the price.

Anyway, this is the rule now, there is no royalty, so there is no point in worrying about it too much.

Damn it, the more I sell, the more I lose!

Wu Youde nodded happily and said with a smile: "Sure, I think it's okay!"

Sun Qingmo was very happy to hear Wu Youde's agreement. He smiled and said: "Mr. Wu, for the first batch, we plan to print two works in two quotas for sale. I hope you can understand.

After the royalties have been accounted for, we will send you a remittance slip. "

Talking
He opened the leather bag he carried with him, took out a pen and paper from it, and started writing on the table...

Sign and fingerprint.

A simple publishing contract is concluded.

Wu Youde took the two bound manuscripts, handed them to Sun Qingmo, and said with a smile: "Brother Sun, these manuscripts are used up, please be sure to send them back to me."

They had already signed a contract, and the relationship between them was naturally one step closer, so Wu Youde changed the title to a closer one.

Sun Qingmo laughed, nodded and said: "Of course, we have always been like this, brother Wu, don't worry."

"Brother Sun, you came all the way to do my business. Let's have a drink at noon? You also let me fulfill my friendship as a landlord. How about that?"

Wu Youde said with a smile that he heard some movement in the courtyard. He thought it was Qin Huairu and Xue Chunmei who woke up, so he planned to entertain Sun Qingmo at home at noon.

Unexpectedly, Sun Qingmo showed hesitation.

"Brother Sun, do you have other plans for lunch?"

"Haha, Brother Wu has a sharp eye. To be honest, I have indeed made an appointment with an old friend."

Looking at Wu Youde, Sun Qingmo's heart moved and he smiled and said: "Brother Wu, how about you come with me?
Speaking of which, this is still your senior! Ha ha……"

Wu Youde was suddenly very curious, thinking about Sun Qingmo's profession and identity. He was from the Commercial Press, so those who interacted with him frequently must be those who were engaged in literature.

No wonder he said he was his senior.

I just don’t know who the senior Sun Qingmo is talking about is?
"Brother Sun, may I ask this senior his name?"

Sun Qingmo laughed and slowly said a name...

Hearing this,

Wu Youde was shocked and exclaimed: "Who?"

……

(End of this chapter)