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Chapter 34 Good luck! !
  Here, Tang Da Niu is brainstorming how much money Zhang Chenfei's novel can earn, while over there, Yan Bugui is falling into self-doubt.

At the same time, Editor Yang has finished reading the follow-up written by Zhang Chenfei. At this point, the first short story in the article is completed, and it also lays the foundation for the next short story.

He put the manuscript paper in his hand on the table, and when he looked at Zhang Chenfei again, the admiration in his eyes was already overflowing.

"Comrade Zhang Chenfei, how many words do you estimate for this book "Shajiabang" and how long does it take to complete it?"

Zhang Chenfei groaned for a while: "I expect to finish this book with about 100,000 words. If I use 2,000 words a day, it will probably take nearly two months."

"Two months? No, it's too long!!! We can't wait that long." Editor Yang's eyes flashed with deep disappointment, "And a hundred thousand words is too long. Our newspaper only has those pages in total for you. If you publish 100,000 words, don’t you use up all the space??”

It's a pity, because he really likes this novel. I thought it was a short story, but I didn’t expect it to be over 100,000 words long, and it’s still unfinished.

Editor Yang couldn't help but lament at the thought of missing out on such an excellent work.

Zhang Chenfei now understood what he meant, and thinking about it again, it seemed that there was indeed no such thing as serialization in this era.

He thought for a moment and then said: "Editor Yang, have you ever heard of 'newspaper serial novels'?"

"Serialized?" Chief Editor Yang shook his head, "Never heard of it."

"Serialization means that the newspaper only has one section or column. The advantage of publishing novels with a fixed number of words every day is that after readers become addicted to reading, they will buy the latest issue of the newspaper every day in order to know the follow-up."

Zhang Chenfei briefly told Editor Yang the benefits of serialization.

After hearing this, Editor Yang lowered his eyes and said nothing, thinking about the feasibility of this matter in his mind.

The assistant on the side looked at Zhang Chenfei: "Do you mean that our newspaper will open a special column for you? Then what will happen to our column after your work is finished?"

"You can find other authors to serialize it." Zhang Chenfei looked at him, "Make serialized novels a feature of your newspaper and attract more big names in the novel world to contribute."

The assistant opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something else. But he was interrupted by Editor Yang.

"Shen Fei is right, this is indeed a good idea."

Editor Yang is a resolute person and made his decision quickly, "Then it's settled. I'll take today's manuscript. If everything goes well, it will start publishing in newspapers the day after tomorrow. Next, Shen Fei, you will have to hand in two thousand words of manuscript every day." come over."

"As for the royalties,"

Zhang Chenfei took over his words: "Editor Yang, how about we take a step to talk."

"Ah? Oh, okay." Editor Yang looked at Yan Bugui and then at Tang Danniu, and he immediately understood what Zhang Chenfei meant.

Zhang Chenfei took Editor Yang and his assistant to the back room and closed the door.

Seeing them all leaving, Yan Bugui hurriedly drank the remaining half of the cup of tea in one gulp, and chewed and swallowed all the tea leaves in the cup.

"Daughter-in-law Shen Liang, pour me another cup of tea." He pushed the cup to Tang Danniu and said.

Tang Danniu was originally depressed because she didn't hear how much Zhang Chenfei's manuscript fee was. Seeing Yan Bugui nakedly taking advantage, she immediately said angrily: "No more!!"

"No?? All the tea leaves are gone?" Yan Bugui didn't believe it.

"Yes, I brought this from my natal family. It didn't have much to begin with." Tang Danniu said something stiffly.

I thought that Yan Bugui would definitely give up when we got here, but he didn't expect that. After thinking for a while, the other party said: "If you don't have tea, sugar water will do. If you don't even have sugar water, then give me a glass of salt water."

Sugar is not cheap these days. Even if it’s salt, you have to spend money to buy it. After all, don’t you make money again? ? ?

Tang Danniu looked at the closed door of the back room, then at Yan Bugui, and went to the kitchen angrily. When she came back, she slammed a large glass of water on the table. Because of the excessive force, a lot of water spilled out. When Yan Bugui saw this, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes.

To show resistance, he did not drink the glass of water immediately.

The door to the back room opens,

Zhang Chenfei, editor Yang, and assistants came out.

Hearing that Editor Yang was leaving, Yan Bugui hurriedly stood up: "Editor Yang, Da Fei and I will see you off together."

The group of people prepared to leave together and walked to the table. Yan Bugui saw his full glass of water and hurriedly grabbed it and took a big sip.

"Oh!" Yan Bugui swallowed the salty and bitter water in pain and looked at Tang Danniu.

The latter looked calm and relaxed, but in fact he was happy in his heart.

The person who can take advantage of my Tang girl in the courtyard has not been born yet! ! Let you drink, but it won’t kill you! !

When Zhang Chenfei sent Editor Yang and others out of Nanluogu Lane, Tang Da Niu had already gathered all the women who were not at work in the courtyard, and said proudly:
  "You don't know, when editor Yang saw the novel written by our family Da Fei, his hands were shaking with excitement. He said that he was a literary star from the sky who came down to earth."

"Oh, to tell you the truth, when I got married, Dafei was just over six years old. At that time, I could tell that this child was special. Now you see, it's shown, right?"

"Don't forget that our old Zhang family is poor now, but our eldest brother's level as a fitter is not much worse than that of Yi Zhonghai. And the second brother can write novels, so he won't have to worry about having a good life in the future."

All the old residents of the courtyard know that the most arrogant woman in this courtyard is Tang Danniu, and the second most arrogant woman is Jia Zhang.

Tang Danniu, a woman who married into the Zhang family at the age of eighteen, had a belly as if it was equipped with an engine and gave birth to eight sons in one breath.

In this era, having sons gives you confidence, and the more sons you have, the more confident you are.

Tang Danniu, who gave birth to eight sons, did not look at her family's poverty, but she walked in the courtyard with wind at her feet, walking with a step that she would not recognize her relatives. She would kick every dog ​​that walked by the roadside.

In the past ten years or so, who in the whole courtyard, except Zhang Chenfei's own grandmother, had she not scolded? ? ?

So at this time, listen to her showing off how powerful her men and brother-in-law are. Even though everyone was extremely jealous in their hearts, they still agreed on the surface.

"Auntie, you are right. Ever since you got married and came to Siheyuan, Auntie has seen that you are a lucky person."

"No, look at your eight sons. When they grow up, they will be eight bodyguards. Who wouldn't be three points shorter when they see you?"

"Da Fei was a little naive before, but now that he is sensible, things are different. The big girl has also managed to survive."

"I heard that he also applied for a job as a typist in a machine shop?"

"Da Fei is still very good. In the past, he could only do martial arts, but now he has come to study. He is really capable of both civil and military skills." When the old man who had been beaten by Zhang Chenfei said this, he always felt that the old man who had been kicked started to start again. It hurts.

Tang Da Niu felt that she had never been so proud since she married into a courtyard house.

And this is all borrowed from the former brother-in-law who was not doing his job properly. When he turned around and saw Zhang Chenfei coming back, he immediately ran over.

"Da Fei, did you send Editor Yang and others away?"

"Yes, come home, sister-in-law. I want to tell you something." Zhang Chenfei said.

(End of this chapter)