A month of typing was finally over. Xia Qiu had a thick stack of manuscripts in his bag. He had a rough understanding of Hong Kong's current situation.
In the novel industry, of course, no one could afford Jin Yong's royalties. Besides, he didn't write anymore. Ni Kuang was writing a thousand words now.
Seventy yuan. Other novelists were also around the same price. In the 1980s, famous authors would reach more than a hundred yuan.
Xia Qiu's first target was Ming Pao, but he didn't have much hope. First of all, Jin Yong was stingy. The remuneration he gave was definitely not enough.
Another reason was that their newspaper was more serious in nature, while there were more obscene things in his book.
There was a high possibility that it was a car. The most promising one was the Oriental Daily, a newspaper run by the drug dealers, the Ma brothers.
My younger brother was banished to Taiwan. Because he was born in an indecent family, his newspaper was also indecent. What attracted their attention?
He published anything and dared to publish anything. In the first few years, he even pirated Jin Yong's novels. Jin Yong was so angry that he went to Hawaii.
She went on vacation and stopped updating her novel. In the end, those old fans were so anxious that they went to Dongfang Daily to block the door every day. this
In order to compete for the position of the newspaper boss, he had fought to the death with Jin Yong. If you don't want these two, there's still Sing Tao Daily.
He could go. Anyway, there were many newspapers in Hong Kong. He could always find a buyer. It was just a matter of price.
In the center of Hong Kong, in front of the Ming Pao Building, all kinds of people rushed past. Xia Qiu carried a satchel, like a farmer in the 1980s.
The village civil servant who collected the electricity bill walked slowly towards the Ming Pao building.
"Hey, kid, who are you looking for?”The security guard at the gate stopped him. In fact, he had already noticed this child.
They arrived neatly, carrying a briefcase and looking like a leader.
"I'm looking for Old Master Jin." Xia Qiu's tone was as if she was saying 'I'm very familiar with him' on her face.
"Are you very familiar with Mr. Cha?" The security guard didn't understand whose child this was. Perhaps he was Jin Yong's relative.
"Why would I come here if I'm not familiar with him? Is Elder Jin inside?”He couldn't let the security guard ask any more questions.
"Yes, hey, why are you looking for Mr. Cha?”
"Of course I have something to do. It's a family matter." After saying that, she walked inside without looking back.
The security guard wanted to stop them, but when he heard about the family matter, he guessed that it had something to do with Jin Yong. Moreover, Xia Qiu looked calm.
Xia Qiu had already entered the building.
"Sister, where does Elder Jin work?”Xia Qiu stopped a bespectacled girl and asked 'naive'.
"You're looking for Mr. Cha." The bespectacled girl asked suspiciously.
"Yes, I am."
"You're here to submit a manuscript, right?"
"You can see that too. You're really smart. Um, sister, can you tell me where Mr. Cha's office is?”
"Actually, I noticed you when you were at the door. Which child is as calm as you? You're dressed so neatly and you're holding a big
It was obvious that the briefcase was for work, and it was looking for Mr. Cha as soon as it came. If it was really close to Mr. Cha, a call would be enough.
But you're so young, and it makes me very uncertain. I didn't expect to guess it right.”glasses
The girl looked pleased with herself. She then patted Xia Qiu's head and said,""Little brother, you're still too inexperienced."
Xia Qiu's face was red, and she wanted to find a hole to hide in. She didn't expect her lie to be seen through so quickly. "Then, beauty,
Sister, since you know why I'm here, can you be a good person for once and tell me which room Elder Jin is in?”
The bespectacled girl was a little suspicious. What kind of novel could he write at such a young age?" I can tell you, but what kind of novel are you writing?"
We don't have a column in this area. Also, you're so young. Did you write the novel?”
Xia Qiu smiled when she heard that the girl could help." I promise Grandpa Mao that I wrote this novel.
Genre. This wasn't a children's novel, but a transmigration novel suitable for all ages.”
At this moment, a middle-aged man stood beside Xia Qiu and said to her expressionlessly,""Time travel novels, then
What kind of novel is it? I've never heard of it. Our Ming Pao is not the Oriental Daily News. We can publish any random thing. Moreover,
Our novel column is already serializing Ni Kuang's novel. It's impossible to change it to something else. Go to another place to serialize it.”
Xia Qiu was taken aback. How could a businessman do business like this? He didn't even look at the things and was already chasing people out."Sister, who is this stoic uncle?
Who is it? What is going on with Ming Pao? How could a random person make such a decision?”
"I am the chief editor here, not some stoic uncle. I can tell you very clearly now that your novel is too childish.
We are not interested in this kind of rubbish."
"Pfft. You may not like the Ming Pao, but I don't like you. There's not much else in Hong Kong, but there are many newspapers. I'll go look for someone else.”
Xia Qiu spat on the ground and walked out with a briefcase.
"You…have no manners." The editor-in-chief looked at the large pool of saliva on his shoe and was so angry that he trembled. He didn't know where this came from.
What a stupid kid. That author wasn't polite when he came to Ming Pao. He wanted to depreciate the novel first.
Good things could be sold at a lower price. Didn't Ming Pao always do this? But why didn't this child understand?
Besides, what kind of novel can a child write? Do you want Ming Pao to publish his essay? Therefore, without hesitation,
Chase him away.
Xia Qiu went straight to the Oriental Daily and said that she was here to submit an article. In the end, she saw an editor-in-chief surnamed Xia.
His name was Xia Jingfa, and he was a polite host. He received him with a smile and looked at the manuscript of the Qin Dynasty. half a small
After a while, Chief Editor Xia put down the manuscript in her hand and said,""Little Xia, I didn't expect you to write such a novel.
The author has a novel in the column, and the market response is also very good. However, your novel is not bad. If you want to serialize it,
If that was the case, it would probably only be available next month.”
Xia Qiu didn't care when he had a column, as long as he could serialize it. What he cared about now was how much money he could get. The Hong Kong dollars in his pocket were only
I can use it for another ten days or so. If I don't have money by then, I'll have to run out of food." Next month it is, but Chief Editor Xia, my remuneration is
How much?"
Chief Editor Xia thought for a moment before saying,"20 yuan for 1,000 words."
Xia Qiu was speechless when she heard the price." 20 yuan for 1,000 words? Can't you go any higher?"”
"You're an unknown newcomer. It's very fair for a newcomer to get such a price. If you let others report
If the news agency knows that we publish a child's essay and novel, we will be laughed at by our peers. Besides, with your subject matter, can the readers
We don't know if you can accept it. We're taking a risk to serialize your novel, so we can't go any higher than 20 yuan.”
When Xia Qiu heard him say that, she picked up a piece and stuffed it into her bag."Chief Editor Xia, there are plenty of cabbages on the street for you to buy.
Yuan can let you eat for a month. Goodbye, no need to send me off.”
"You…30 yuan. This is the price, not a single cent more.”
"60 yuan. An additional tens of thousands of yuan can greatly increase the sales of your Oriental Daily News and make you the leader of the Hong Kong newspaper industry.
Do you dare to bet? Besides, if my novel really sold well, you can use my age to hype it up.
When the time comes, no one will laugh at you and only praise your good taste."
Chief Editor Xia waved her hand and said to Xia Qiu,""Turn left for 50 meters and then turn right for 150 meters.
You can go there to gamble. Remember to close the door when you go out.”
F * ck." Xia Qiu cursed in a low voice and left.
" Arrogant, hmph."
I really didn't look at the almanac when I went out today. I met all the lunatics. Xia Qiu didn't believe that with this sold well novel, the whole thing would be ruined.
The Hong Kong press couldn't find anyone who knew about it.
At the headquarters of Sing Tao Daily, Xia Qiu was sitting in front of another editor-in-chief, Xu Jianfu. Xia Qiu went straight to the point."Lord Xu,
I've been reading it for an hour. Can you give me an answer? If not, I'll look for another shop.”
Chief Editor Xu looked at Xia Qiu and asked,""Did you really write this novel? Could it be that your parents wrote it?”
"I wrote it 100% myself. Chief Editor Xu, is it okay or not? Tell me straight up. If it's okay, we'll sign the contract today. It'll be a total of 100 yuan.
It's more than 600,000 words. The manuscript is all in my bag. If it doesn't work, I'll leave immediately. No one will delay anyone." Neither summer nor autumn
If he wanted to drag it out any longer, he should finish it quickly.
"Hehe, yes, of course. It can be serialised next week.”
"Then, how much is the royalties?"
"Thirty yuan for a thousand words."
Xia Qiu shook her head and said,""It's too low. Ni Kuang's 1,000 words are 70 yuan. I can't even reach half of his level.
Sixty yuan, one hand for money and one hand for goods."
" Ni Kuang is a famous author, and he already has a large group of readers. You're a newcomer, and your novel is in a new genre. It's very risky to serialize your novel. It's 60 yuan for 1,000 words. No matter which newspaper you go to, you won't be able to get this price.”
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