A widower's entertainment

Chapter 287 [Different Circles] (Subscription Request)
In fact, there have always been different circles in the literary circle, such as the three major circles in Shaanxi, the literary circle in Beijing, or the literary circle in Shanghai. They all have their own small circles. Even the Beijing literary circle has different circles and people from different circles.

But now, all literary circles in Beijing have heard about the royalty system proposed by Lin Youcheng and Huayi Publishing House, and they are all discussing it, because this matter will undoubtedly have a huge impact on writers.

The students in the creative writing graduate class at Lu Xun Academy of Literature are all writers, so naturally they also had discussions.

Although Yu Hua has not yet published a novel, he knows very well that if this thing really succeeds, it will be a great thing for writers. He said with admiration: "It has to be him, and only he can propose this royalty system."

When Cheng Hong heard what Yu Hua said, she nodded and said, "I just don't know if it will work."

"I heard from Mo Yan that it is very likely to succeed."

Yu Hua and Mo Ting lived in the same dormitory in the creative graduate class and had a good relationship. However, Mo Ting and Liu Zhenyun also had a good relationship with Wang Li and had contacts with him. Naturally, they knew more news from Wang Li's circle.

Xie Shuhua listened to what Yu Hua and Cheng Hong said and couldn't help but say, "Whether it works or not, it's rare that he brought this up. After all, it's not easy. It seems that it's vulgar for us writers to talk about money."

"What's so vulgar about this? We have to live, too."

Yu Hua thought that if he could publish a novel in the future, life would be too difficult if he was still receiving royalties. He also thought about living in Beijing in the future, but seeing that the housing prices in Beijing were so high, he dared not think about it.

In fact, this is also the reason why novel publishing is not important nowadays, because publishing in important literary magazines will also bring royalties. Compared with publishing, publishing in important literary magazines is the most important, because that is the big world that literary writers most yearn for.

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If there are circles discussing it, there will naturally be circles disagreeing. People in the publishing industry will naturally disagree, after all, interests are involved. Some writers are easy to talk to, and they can negotiate cooperation by talking about some emotions and literary feelings, but the royalty system proposed by Lin Youcheng is directly for money. For example, the People's Literature Publishing House will definitely not agree, but now it is Lin Youcheng and Huayi Publishing House who proposed this matter, and they have not been told.

However, if this really comes to pass, then if we want to publish Lin Youcheng's novels again in the future, we definitely can't just pay for the manuscript as before.

Obviously, this is why the publishing industry has always been fond of Lin Youcheng's works. There is no other way. Every book he publishes is in great demand. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a cash cow for publishing houses. If it were not for pirated books, this cash cow would be even more exaggerated.

But as an editor of People's Literature magazine, Zhang Wei thinks this is a good thing. Although he is not an author, he also writes literary reviews and publishes some articles. Looking at his colleagues, he said: "This is actually a good thing. Book publishing is not just about novels and literature, but also about poetry collections, essays, and some translated works."

"That's true, especially since the actual royalties received by translators are really not much. If there is a royalty system, it may be able to better encourage translators to translate actively and improve the quality of their translations."

In fact, as an editor in the literary circle, I am naturally aware that the situation of those translators who work hard to translate foreign literary works or related materials is even worse.

There are some people who have never used a computer when translating any work, and they do it all manually. When they work, they translate the first draft and proofread it. They weigh every word carefully and translate a few hundred to a thousand words a day. A book of hundreds of thousands of words may take them several years. But even so, it is very difficult to support a family by translating.

"If this thing can really succeed, then the whole circle will have to thank Lin Youcheng."

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Wang Shuo and his people in the Beijing circle were naturally very concerned about the royalty system. Ma Weidu was also discussing the royalty system proposed by Lin Youcheng with great interest. He looked at Wang Lu with a smile on his face and said, "Wang Lu, I didn't expect Lin Youcheng to directly propose this royalty system. If this works, I'm afraid you will make a lot of money from publishing your books in the future!"

Wang Li shook his head and said, "I don't know whether it will work or not."

Having said that, Wang Qi really hoped that it would work out. He even wanted to run over to cheer for Lin Youcheng because he saw that the movie adapted from his novel was very popular last year, but in reality it was just that. Now he only made 36 yuan a month and he also needed money.

Wei Ren on the other side shook his head and said, "I think it's very likely to work. Huayi Publishing House is already discussing how much royalties to give. After all, that person is Lin Youcheng."

That person is Lin Youcheng!
These words made Wang Lu and others nod their heads in their hearts.

Lin Youcheng is not comparable to them. Even Wang Lu has to admit that he is not comparable at all. When he wrote "Stewardess" in the early days and was still in the pure romance style, he was also influenced by Lin Youcheng's works.

The most interesting thing is that Lin Youcheng, a writer from outside Beijing, did not seek to join any circle. Instead, others took the initiative to find him, not to mention Wang Xiaobo, Cha Hailing, Yu Hua, etc., but also Zheng Xiaolong from Yenching Television Art Center, Cheng Zhigu, the director of Yenching Film Studio, and the People's Art Theater.

It can be said that in the circles of poetry, novels, television, and movies, there are people like Lin Youcheng, who has become a core figure in his own circle.

Not to mention some people from the Writers Association, those editors would often want to ask Lin Youcheng to write for them.

Wang Qi thought of the royalty system and couldn't help but be moved. He said, "We still have to talk about money. I think we should adopt the royalty system."

Ma Weidu said directly: "That also requires the confidence of Lin Youcheng. Let's see how many copies we can sell after publishing it ourselves!"

"My friend told me directly that Lin Youcheng asked Huayi Publishing House for royalties instead of royalties."

No writing fee, just royalties!
This statement is indeed quite confident. You have to know that the number of copies of this book sold is not enough and may not even be enough to cover the royalties paid by the publishing house.

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Obviously, all literary circles are paying attention to the royalty system proposed by Lin Youcheng and Huayi Publishing House. They are standing on tiptoe, waiting, craning their necks to watch...

I want to know what the final outcome will be.

Amidst such discussions, Huayi Publishing House agreed to Lin Youcheng's royalty system.

When this news came out, the entire literary world was instantly in an uproar.

(End of this chapter)