The literary era since 1979
Chapter 60: Book Business
Chapter 60: Book Business
"Cuckoo."
Zhao Hongmei and Yang Xia sat in front of the Riyue brand electric fan.
"You know what, it's much more comfortable to have this in the summer."
"Sister Yang, Yanzi is really filial. He bought you an electric fan. You will be blessed in the future."
"This kid is just wasting money. One is enough, but he insisted on buying two. One room for him and one for us."
Yang Xia was scolding her son but her face was full of smiles.
After days of hard work, Fangyan finally found two tickets for the Sun and Moon brand electric fans on the black market.
One unit, 97 yuan.
Unfortunately, I didn’t find a Camel brand floor standing fan.
"Don't talk about me. You are also very lucky. Xiaoya has been admitted to Yan University. You can just wait to enjoy the good fortune in the future."
"This is all thanks to your Yanzi. Xiaoya said that if she hadn't helped her find a way out and taken the exam without pressure, she wouldn't have performed so well and been admitted to Yan University!"
"It's all thanks to Xiaoya's hard work. Hey, the children in our courtyard are all successful now. Xiaoya and Jianjun have been admitted to university."
Yang Xia couldn't help but sigh: "Yaya also got into night school."
Zhao Hongmei asked in confusion, "Speaking of this, what happened to Jianjun? He looks sad all day long, like he has lost his soul. I thought he failed the college entrance examination again."
"Who would have known? On the day when the college entrance examination results were released, everyone was so happy to be looking for Yanzi all over the street, but in the blink of an eye, it has changed like this. It's really strange."
The two of them chatted and laughed, each holding a corner of the Yenching University admission letter in one hand.
"Is Yanzi still at work?"
"Yes, but he won't be able to attend for a few days. He has to go back to his training institute for classes."
"Is that so? Then I have to go buy some meat and vegetables and make a delicious meal for Yanzi, and thank him on Xiaoya's behalf."
"Look at you, you're anxious again, and it's not even noon yet."
...............
No. 8 West Chang'an Avenue, editorial office of Yenching Literature and Art.
"I have a few announcements!"
In front of everyone, Wang Meng introduced Zhao Jinjiu who was transferred from another publishing house.
He was appointed as the deputy director of the editorial department, taking over the poetry and prose groups from Zhou Yanru, but this did not mean that Zhou Yanru was deprived of power. Instead, it was a relief because she was promoted to deputy editor-in-chief and was actually responsible for the entire editorial work of "Yenching Literature and Art".
"In addition, after discussions at the meeting, 'Yenching Literature and Art' was officially renamed 'Yenching Literature'. The September issue will be published as the first issue of 'Yenching Literature'."
Fangyan listened absentmindedly.
"The last thing is for everyone to study together the "Trial Regulations on Book Royalties" recently promulgated by the Publishing Bureau."
Wang Meng distributed the booklet in his hand.
Fang Yan and Wang Jie shared a book. When they opened it, the first thing that caught their eye was that royalties not exceeding 800 yuan were not taxable.
Income tax is levied on the portion of royalty income that exceeds RMB 800.
In an instant, Fangyan narrowed his eyes.
This year's royalties actually exceeded 800 yuan.
Bad news is bad news, but there is also good news.
Although taxes must be paid, the standard fee for novels has increased from 2 to 7 yuan per thousand words to 3 to 10 yuan.
"Wow, this is really good news for writers. The remuneration based on the number of copies printed has been restored!"
Suddenly, Huang Zhongguo's laughter came to my ears.
"Printing fee?"
Fangyan was puzzled, and after listening to Huang Zhongguo's explanation, he realized that it was a form of royalty that was similar to, but not exactly, royalties.
In the future, for the publication of single-volume books, in addition to the basic royalties, the author can also receive additional printing royalties.
For example, if 2 copies of "The Shepherd" are published, you can get 4% of the basic royalties, which is 172% of yuan.
The more you publish, the more you earn!
Just when he was excited that he could make more money in the future, Li Yue, Huang Zhongguo and others said with disdain:
"Something's wrong. This printing fee is too little."
"Less?"
Fangyan blinked his eyes. If 50 copies were printed, the printing fee would be 100% of the basic fee. If million copies were printed, it would be equivalent to % of the basic fee. It was indeed less.
"Less. Much less than before."
Huang Zhongguo recalled, "I remember that 6 or 15 years ago, the payment was fixed. If we printed 4 or 2000 copies, we would get a certain amount of money. For a book with words, we would get yuan per thousand words. If we printed copies, the money would be at least yuan."
Fangyan opened his mouth and said, 2000 yuan in the s and s?!
Li Yue flipped through the booklet nonchalantly. "Don't complain that it's too little. Look at the printing fee for the translated manuscript. Academic monographs are highly professional, difficult to translate, and the number of publications and prints is small. According to the ratio above, you can only earn a few dollars at most."
"Yes, it's better than nothing."
Fangyan couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that he still had to rely on royalties to make money, but no one dared to mention it now.
Li Yue smiled and said, "Yanzi's words make sense."
"Teacher Li, if The Horse Herder is to be published as a single volume, how long does it usually take?"
Fangyan's heart was pounding.
Huang Zhongguo smiled and said, "Why, Yanzi, do you want to have the first bite of hot rice?"
Fangyan admitted it openly and expressed his thoughts. The movie "The Horse Shepherd" will be released next year, and the single volume of "The Horse Shepherd" will be issued at that time. With the help of the movie, the sales of "The Horse Shepherd" will surely reach a new level.
“I think this is also a good opportunity for Yenching Literature to make a name for itself again after changing its name!”
"What Yanzi proposed is indeed a good idea!"
"Yes, we have received letters from readers about The Horse Herder before, and many people have expressed their hope that a single volume could be published."
"Besides, by publishing the single volume of The Shepherd, we are also responding to the spirit of the document and trying out the payment for the number of copies printed."
"It can not only generate income for the company, but also make the renamed magazine famous. More importantly, it can meet the needs of readers. It's a three-pronged approach! I agree to publish a single volume of "The Shepherd"!"
"........."
Everyone was chatting animatedly about Fangyan's proposal, and there was no objection at all.
"Comrade Xiaofang's suggestion is very creative."
Zhao Jinjiu stared at Fangyan.
"He always brings us something new."
Wang Meng smiled and looked around. "Since everyone agrees, our editorial department will share the plan of publishing the single volume of The Shepherd with the leaders of the publishing house. However, the final result will still depend on the discussion at the meeting."
Hehe, this time I make money again!
Fangyan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
This time the manuscript fee is not 172 yuan. Based on the standard of 10 yuan per thousand words, it should be around 245 yuan.
And that doesn’t even include printing royalties.
Thinking of this, I couldn't wait to call Li Xiaolin and ask if "Dark War" could be published as a single volume. Radio dramas and stage plays will be performed one after another soon. If it can be released while taking advantage of this momentum, the sales will definitely be high as expected.
"Yanzi, have the actors for The Horse Herder been decided?"
Li Yue and others were very interested in the movie and started chatting.
"I have already replied to Director Xie. Xu Lingjun has chosen Zhu Shimao. As for Xiuzhi, I am more optimistic about Liu Xiaoqing."
Fangyan took out a stack of photos from his bag.
"This Zhu Shimao made a good choice!"
"Did Liu Xiaoqing play the role of Little Flower? She has the pure, hard-working and kind temperament of a country girl."
"Zhang Yu? I heard from the editor of Popular Movies that her performance in Romance on Mount Lushan was very bold and seemed to involve some outrageous moves."
"Love in Lushan Mountain? Mr. Huang, is there such a movie? How come I have never heard of it?"
"Xiao Wang, it's normal that you haven't heard of it. The movie hasn't been released yet. It was just shown internally at a movie theater in Lushan East Valley not long ago. The audience were all people from the film industry. It's said that there was quite a bit of controversy."
"........."
For a moment, everyone was talking and discussing.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, and three people appeared at the door, a middle-aged man and two young men.
I didn’t recognize the dialect of the middle-aged man with glasses who was leading the group, but the two young men following him looked very familiar!
Oh, isn’t this Zhang Yimou and Tian Zhuangzhuang!
(End of this chapter)
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