Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 317 Who do you think I am?
Li Shifei asked for a sky-high fee of “50 yuan per thousand words” for his articles. This standard of fee was the first after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, not counting the fees before the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

The fundamental reason why he called out such a sky-high price was, of course, because the novel he hoped Lin Chaoyang would create was too difficult and was definitely not something that an ordinary writer could write.

Such works require not only superb creative ability, but also strong perseverance and endurance, as well as unyielding tenacity.

Some of what Li Shifei said to Lin Chaoyang were flattering, but most of them were sincere.

Lin Chaoyang is only in his twenties now, but he has already written several novels. Since entering the literary world, his works have been well received by the literary community and have won the love of a large number of readers.

Moreover, within a few years, he has won several heavyweight domestic literary awards, including the National Excellent Short Story Award, the National Excellent Novella Award, the Mao Dun Literature Award... His talent and ability in literary creation have been recognized by the world.

If such a work could be created, Li Shifei believed that it would not only be a blessing for Huacheng, but also a tempering for Lin Chaoyang himself, not to mention the shock such a work would bring to the Chinese literary world.

But although Li Shifei seems to be full of enthusiasm and spends a lot of money, he actually has his own considerations.

He offered a sky-high fee to impress Lin Chaoyang, but this fee was not so easy to get.

To create such a work, it may take two to three years at the least, five to six years at the most, or even longer.

If we calculate based on the middle number of four years, it will be 83 soon and 87 in four years. By then, the royalties will have increased by at least one round.

50 yuan per thousand words may seem like a sky-high price now, but the royalties are not paid now, so maybe by then it won’t be that noticeable.

Of course, he didn't want to fool Lin Chaoyang, but he wanted to take this excuse back to convince the agency, and he thought there shouldn't be any problem.

Lin Chaoyang and Li Shifei had decided on this matter. When he turned around, he saw Tao Yushu standing at the junction of the living room and the corridor, staring at him with burning eyes. He immediately had a bad feeling.

"Chaoyang, are you going to write a work like One Hundred Years of Solitude?" she asked expectantly.

The look in her eyes revealed a long-lost familiarity to Lin Chaoyang, which could be summed up in four words - hoping her husband would become successful.

Unlike a few years ago, Lin Chaoyang is now a popular young writer in China, but for the King of Volumes, there is no end to the things in this world!
There are famous writers above writers. After becoming a famous writer, does it mean that you have to have some international reputation? Then you have to be called an internationally famous writer.

When you reach a certain stage, you can be called a master, an internationally renowned writer.

When the day comes for his coffin to be closed, he may be fortunate enough to be given the posthumous title of "a great writer of his generation". If he is unlucky and lacks talent, he may be called "an internationally renowned writer (great perfection)".

With a flicker in his eyes, Tao Yushu had already clearly understood Lin Chaoyang's life journey for the rest of his life.

Lin Chaoyang said helplessly: "It's just an idea now. I haven't finished writing the novel yet."

Li Shifei also smiled and said, "Yes, you have to eat one bite at a time and do things one step at a time. Chaoyang should first concentrate on finishing the novel at hand, and then think about the next one."

Tao Yushu nodded repeatedly, "Of course."

As they were talking, Zhang Guiqin called them to eat.

After the meal, Li Shifei said goodbye to Lin Chaoyang. He planned to return to Guangzhou tomorrow. Before leaving, he reminded Lin Chaoyang to finish the novel as soon as possible.

No matter how good a work like "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is, it is just a castle in the air at the moment. As the saying goes, you have to eat one bite at a time.

After Li Shifei left, Lin Chaoyang was about to wash Xiao Dongdong's newly changed diaper, but Tao Yushu said, "I'll wash the diaper later."

"Mom won't let you touch the water."

Tao Yushu is still in the confinement period, and her two mothers have set a series of rules for her. No matter whether they are scientific or not, they are old rules anyway.

Lin Chaoyang knew very well that Tao Yushu suddenly reduced his burden. This was definitely directly related to the conversation he had with Li Shifei in the morning.

For Lin Chaoyang, who has already achieved some success in his career, a epic novel like "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is a KPI goal worth pursuing.

For Tao Yushu, a queen of papers who always wanted her husband to be successful, how could she miss such a good opportunity to urge Lin Chaoyang to make progress?

She must ensure that Lin Chaoyang can devote himself wholeheartedly and without any worries to the process of creating great works. During this period, anything that disturbs Lin Chaoyang's creation is trivial and she must take care of it alone.

"Yushu, I haven't started writing the novel yet, so don't treat it like a big enemy." Lin Chaoyang advised.

Tao Yushu ignored him and said, "To write a work like this, you must be free of worries and fully committed. Don't worry about family matters in the future."

Lin Chaoyang said helplessly: "Then we can't let mom do this job, right?"

There were two mothers taking care of him at home, and all matters were arranged clearly. He was only assigned the job of washing diapers. If he didn't even do this little job, it would be a bit irresponsible.

Tao Yushu's eyes flickered for a moment, and he said faintly, "It's okay, Yumo will have winter vacation soon!"

Hearing this, Lin Chaoyang praised: "Wife, you are still thoughtful!"

The couple looked at each other and understood each other tacitly.

A few days after New Year's Day, Yan University went on vacation. Unlike the summer vacation, the winter vacation was not a good time to go out and play, so Tao Yumo stayed at home all day, which was rare.

In addition to Tao Yumo, the Tao family has two elementary school students on winter vacation. Tao's mother has taken care of Tao Yushu for more than half a month. This day, she discussed with Tao Yushu that she had to go home to take care of the family.

Tao Yushu readily agreed, and then said, "Mom, please ask Yumo to come over."

Tao's mother immediately understood what she meant. She didn't feel any pity for her little daughter at all and agreed readily.

After returning to Langrun Lake Apartment, Tao's mother found an excuse to send Tao Yumo away, and she was very happy.

The heating quality here at Overseas Chinese Apartment is good. You can take a hot shower at any time and get free food and drinks. How great is that!

Unfortunately, she was only happy for half a day, and the smile on her face shifted to Lin Chaoyang.

"Yumo, your nephew has peed, change his diaper!"

"Yumo, wash this diaper."

"Yumo, Yumo..."

"Jade ink..."

Little Dongdong, who was not even a month old, basically did not need to be coaxed to sleep. He slept most of the time. After he fell asleep, Tao Yushu asked Zhang Guiqin to watch him. She tiptoed out of the room and planned to check the manuscript. As soon as she left the room, she saw Tao Yumo sitting on the sofa and sulking. When she saw her sister coming out, she simply crossed her arms, which meant: I am very angry now.

"Why don't you go and take a rest?" Tao Yushu asked knowingly.

Tao Yumo squinted at her and said, "Stop playing dumb! Don't think I don't know why you asked me to come here!"

Tao Yushu said lightly, "Look at you, you are so resentful even though you are helping to take care of your nephew."

Her tone greatly irritated Tao Yumo, "You make it sound so easy. You just read the manuscript when you have nothing to do. My brother-in-law has been staying in the study. Is Xiao Dongzi your son or my son?"

"Aren't you his aunt?"

"Stop blackmailing me!"

The two sisters stared at each other and argued with each other, and finally Tao Yushu spoke first.

“You have to take care of Xiwen and Xiwu, those two dogs, at home, and you have to get scolded by your mother from time to time.

Your nephew doesn't know anything right now, so it's best to coax him. Besides, the food here is much better than at home."

Every word she said hit the nail on the head and immediately shook Tao Yumo's faith.

"You two are so idle, but I am so exhausted."

Tao Yumo's tone was no longer as firm as before, but he still felt unbalanced in his heart.

"How about I give you some pocket money?" Tao Yushu asked tentatively.

Tao Yumo fell silent again. She really wanted to scold her sister: Who do you think I am?
But when the words came to my lips, they turned into: "How much?"

Tao Yumo hated himself in his heart for being so spineless and without principles.

"One dollar a day!"

As soon as Tao Yushu finished speaking, Tao Yumo immediately felt that how could relatives talk about principles?
"make a deal!"

With the wages, Tao Yumo's enthusiasm for work increased greatly.

With one dollar a day, you may not be able to hire a migrant worker to sell his labor, but you can get a young female college student from the 1980s to serve you enthusiastically.

If you want to be a slave, you have to be a college student!

On the last day of early January, Lin Chaoyang finished the novel he was working on and called Li Shifei to discuss with him whether the editorial department should have someone come to pick up the manuscript or send it directly by mail.

Li Shifei thought about it and felt that it would be better to send it by mail.

For some important manuscripts, the editorial department or writers have always had the habit of picking up (delivering) the manuscripts in person, mainly because they are afraid that problems may occur during the mailing process and the manuscripts may be lost.

However, in the past two years, the public security environment in some parts of the country has become increasingly worse, especially when taking trains and buses. Theft and robbery of passengers' luggage and parcels have become rampant, and mailing is actually a safer option.

After the two discussed it, Lin Chaoyang found a time to go out and submit the manuscript.

He was not afraid of losing his manuscripts. For each of his works, Tao Yushu would carefully copy a manuscript after reading along.

One is to prevent the manuscript from being damaged, and the other is to keep it as a commemoration.

When he got home, Lin Erchun was sitting in the living room. Seeing him come back, he waved at him.

"I have something to tell you."

"what's up?"

"Someone from my hometown contacted me a few days ago and said they wanted to come visit you. I didn't mention this to you because Yu Shu gave birth to a child."

Lin Chaoyang groaned, "Did you say anything happened?"

"No, I just said I came to congratulate you on winning the award."

Since a celebrity has emerged in his hometown, it is normal for the government to want to maintain contact with him. Two years ago, when he returned to his hometown for the Spring Festival, county leaders even visited him.

Among the people around Lin Chaoyang, people like Wang Zengqi have to stand up for their hometown from time to time.

After becoming famous, Lin Chaoyang had little contact with his hometown, mainly because he was tired of worldly affairs.

Now that people have come to Lin Erchun, it would be difficult for him to refuse.

He agreed to the task and took the initiative to contact his hometown.

Within two days, people came from my hometown. They were two deputy directors of culture and publicity, one named Zheng and the other Fan. Director Zheng also served as the head of the county literary association.

The two of them brought a lot of things that were local specialties from their hometowns, and they were very polite.

After entering the door, he first congratulated Lin Chaoyang, and Lin Chaoyang politely greeted the two of them.

After talking about the awards, they complimented Lin Chaoyang on his creations and then talked about the changes in their hometown. There was nothing new in the meeting process.

It was not until the end that the two of them talked about their hope that Lin Chaoyang could return to his hometown to visit when he had time.

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said, "It's true that I haven't been back for two years. I will definitely go back after the Chinese New Year when I have time."

Zheng and Fan came here this time under the instruction of their leader to build relationship with Lin Chaoyang and lay the groundwork. They didn't expect that they could invite Lin Chaoyang so easily. They didn't expect that Lin Chaoyang would be so willing to do so.

The two were immediately overjoyed and thanked Lin Chaoyang profusely. With Lin Chaoyang's words, they knew that they had exceeded their mission on this business trip.

Lin Chaoyang exchanged a few polite words with the two before adding, "Actually, I want to go back this time for some other reasons."

(End of this chapter)