Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 398 The Richest Man in Literature
Turning the clock back ten days ago, three months had passed since the publication of "Crossing the Guandong".

For any news event or cultural phenomenon, such a long time is enough to wipe out their vitality, but the phenomenal reading craze triggered by "Crossing the Guandong" has not passed.

On April 4, the first part of "Crossing the Guandong" was published in the second issue of "Huacheng", and the final sales volume of that issue of the magazine was fixed at 20 million copies.

On June 6, the second part of "Crossing the Guandong" was published in the third issue of "Huacheng", and sales climbed again, reaching 20 million copies.

The combined sales of the two issues of the magazine reached 601 million copies!

Although "Chuang Guandong" was published in "Huacheng", everyone understands that the record-breaking sales performance of these two issues of "Huacheng" has little to do with "Huacheng" magazine itself.

Otherwise, it should have long been the leader in the field of Chinese literary journals.

After the publication of "Crossing the Guandong", it received numerous praises. Some people said that the Chinese literary world in 1984 belonged to "Crossing the Guandong".

The super high sales volume of 601 million copies was also given to Huacheng by the outstanding novel "Crossing the Guandong". In addition to the record sales and economic benefits, it brought more influence to Huacheng and Huacheng Publishing House.

It has made Huacheng a first-tier literary magazine in China!
Therefore, Huacheng Publishing House also placed great hopes on "Crossing the Guandong".

It was published three months after it was published, which was a bit hasty for a novel, but Huacheng Publishing House also had its own considerations.

They hope to keep the popularity of "Crossing the Guandong" going from spring to winter, so that this novel can truly accompany all readers.

Only in this way can we live up to the statement that "the Chinese literary scene in 1984 belongs to "Crossing the Guandong"."

On September 9, the novel "Crossing the Guandong" officially appeared on the shelves of bookstores and post offices in major cities and towns across the country.

The release information of this novel appeared as early as a month ago in the fourth issue of "Huacheng".

Not only in Huacheng, but also in more than ten literary magazines including People's Literature, October, Zhongshan, and Yalu River, advertisements for the book "Chuang Guandong" appeared on their advertising pages.

Such a strong advertising force is enough to show how much importance Huacheng Publishing House attaches to "Crossing the Guandong".

Of course, "Crossing the Guandong" deserves such treatment.

On the first day the novel was released, people lined up in front of Xinhua Bookstores in major cities across the country to buy the novel.

Some bookstores had hundreds of books in stock, but they were sold out before even lasting the morning's sales peak, so they had to post notices at the door of the bookstore, leaving readers who didn't get to buy the books feeling regretful.

In some small towns with a small readership, there are no Xinhua Bookstores, only post offices. In the past, some books and newspapers might not be sold after several months. However, when "Crossing the Guandong" arrived here, it was sold out in less than three to five days.

The first print run of "Crossing the Guandong" was 20 copies. For most other works, this might be unthinkable, but for "Crossing the Guandong", it is as conservative as it can be.

In just two or three days, the stocks of Xinhua Bookstores in many places were snapped up by enthusiastic readers. The order calls from Xinhua Bookstores in various places rushed to Huacheng Publishing House like life-threatening calls, making them exhausted.

Faced with this situation, Huacheng Publishing House was happy but more surprised.

They thought that Crossing the Guandong would be popular after its release, but they didn't expect it to be so popular.

A total of 20 books could not last more than five days, including 2 hardcover books.

What else could they say?
Print more! Print more!

Huacheng Publishing House is a relatively influential publishing house in GD Province, but there is still a big gap compared with the real large publishing houses.

In addition to the gap in editorial resources, author resources, etc., there is also a big gap in printing resources.

In order to solve the problem of printing paper and printing resources for "Crossing the Guandong", President Su Chen personally went to Guangdong People's Publishing House to seek help.

Before the reform and opening up, each province had its own People's Publishing House, and GD Province was no exception.

After the reform and opening up, in response to the policy, Guangdong People's Publishing House split into Guangdong Science and Technology Publishing House, Lingnan Fine Arts Publishing House and Huacheng Publishing House in 1978 and 1984 respectively.

So, in essence, Huacheng Publishing House belongs to the People's Publishing House.

When I encounter difficulties, the first person I think of is of course my eldest brother.

Guangdong People's Publishing House was established in 1951 and has published more than 6000 books of various types to date. It not only monopolizes most of the printing resources of Guangdong Xinhua Printing Factory, but has also co-founded a printing factory with Huaxian County in the past two years, and has sufficient printing resources.

Su Chen's request was quickly responded to by the People's Publishing House, which gave the green light to the printing of "Crossing the Guandong", and the problem of printing resources was solved.

The sales momentum of "Crossing the Great Wall" continues to rise. When the stocks of bookstores in various places were sold out, there were even readers rushing to town post offices to buy the novel.

Post offices in small towns have limited readers, limited order volumes, and relatively long sales cycles, but this situation was broken after the publication of "Crossing the Guandong".

Those enthusiastic readers swept through the post offices like a swarm of locusts.

If nothing unexpected happens, this situation may continue for some time until the print run of "Crossing the Guandong" can satisfy the purchasing desires of the most enthusiastic readers, and then the price will decline.

The time came to Yanjing on the National Day.

The buying frenzy caused by "Crossing the Guandong" was shocking, but what was even more shocking was the profits Lin Chaoyang gained from it.

Write a book and make a million dollars!
In the past, this would have been almost a daydream for Chinese writers.

Under the payment model of basic royalties plus print royalties, writers can earn one or two hundred yuan for short stories, several hundred yuan to one or two thousand yuan for novellas, and only three or four thousand yuan for novels.

If a work is lucky enough to be popular, the writer can get a fee of 1,800 yuan based on the number of copies printed. More often than not, the basic fee is all the royalties the writers can receive.

The income of writers is certainly not meager, but it is also very difficult to make a fortune by writing. Therefore, the hot sales of "Crossing the Guandong" and the huge royalties that may bring to Lin Chaoyang are particularly shocking and full of impact.

When they thought about what was about to happen, everyone's eyes became bloodshot with jealousy.

Chen Jiangong thrust his chopsticks fiercely into the braised pork on the table, wishing he could pick up all of Lin Chaoyang's future million-dollar royalties with one chopstick, chew them into powder, and swallow them into his stomach to digest them cleanly.

As a brother, can you live better than your brothers? If you do this, you are not a decent person!
Everyone was noisily amazed. Lin Chaoyang helplessly warned, "Don't spread rumors about royalties. And that 'chairman of the Folk Literature Association', what's the connection? It makes me look like a traitor."

Li Tuo joked, "What do you think Old Zhang thinks of you now? You are nothing more than a traitor! Chaoyang, it's not impossible for you to set up another literary association. You have such good relationships with people, maybe you can empty the literary association!"

Without waiting for Lin Chaoyang to speak, the others beside him burst into laughter. Chen Jiangong said, "If that's the case, Lao Zhang and his group will fight with Chaoyang!"

Everyone was talking and laughing, when Zheng Wanlong suddenly said something very jealous, "If 'Crossing the Guandong' continues to sell for a few more months, Chaoyang will become the richest man in China's literary world!"

Everyone looked at him with strange eyes.

Whether "Crossing the Guandong" sells or not, Lin Chaoyang is still the richest man in the literary world!

Is there anything controversial about this matter?

After finishing the meal, everyone left.

Tao Yumo followed behind Lin Chaoyang like a little tail, and asked eagerly, "Brother-in-law, can you really make a million after the publication of "Crossing Guandong"?"

Lin Chaoyang glanced at her and asked, "Why are you asking this?"

"Nothing, just curious!"

Tao Yumo touched his nose and didn't tell the truth.

She actually wanted to say, Brother-in-law, you make a lot of money, so it's reasonable to give me a raise, right?
But she didn't dare, for she was afraid that Tao Yushu would beat her after she told him, and she had only had the Famicom for two months.

"Why don't you calculate it yourself and you'll know?" Lin Chaoyang replied casually.

Tao Yumo exclaimed: "One million! How many years would it take to earn that?"

"The economy will develop faster and faster in the future. In another 30 years, one million may be about the same as 10,000 now."

Tao Yumo was very dissatisfied with Lin Chaoyang's words that he treated her like a child. "How many thirty years do I have in my life? Is it the same to make one million at the age of 20 or 50?"

Lin Chaoyang couldn't help laughing when he heard this. You know what, my sister-in-law is quite resistant to PUA.

No pancake is as delicious as ready-made pancakes!

No wonder after working for a year, she transferred back to the Haidian campus from the Changping campus of her school, just to save more than two hours of commuting time every day.

"Stop talking big! You only earn a few dozen dollars a month, but you're just dreaming about tens or hundreds of millions." Tao Yushu scolded his sister.

Tao Yumo didn't get angry when being scolded, she was used to it now.

It is said that girls should not be kept at home when they grow up. It is not that they do not want to stay, but that their family members dislike them and it is difficult to keep them even if they want to.

She was treated the same way in front of Tao's mother.

She tactfully ran to the corner and flipped through a magazine, listening to Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu chatting about everyday things, and curled her lips in disdain.

You say I'm bragging, but you gossip more than anyone else!

While flipping through a magazine, Tao Yumo suddenly saw an article.

"Brother-in-law, do you think our Chinese team can win this China-Japan Go Tournament?"

Lin Chaoyang hesitated for a moment, "It's hard to say. If we just talk about strength, we will definitely lose more than we win."

Although Go originated in China, it is an indisputable fact that Japan has been number one in East Asia in this sport for a hundred years.

Listening to his words, Tao Yumo sighed softly, "Is there really no hope? That's just like what was said in the magazine."

The magazine Tao Yumo was flipping through was "New Sports", and this issue happened to contain the magazine's prediction of the outcome of the first China-Japan Go Tournament to be held in Japan in a few days.

The China-Japan Go Challenge is an idea that Japan suddenly proposed to China this year. In recent years, the Go circles of the two countries have visited each other every now and then.

Naturally, a friendly Go match was held during the visit, which is also the origin of the China-Japan Go Challenge.

This time, the Japanese side proposed to transform the friendly match into a confrontation match, and even found a sponsor, which is Japan's NEC company. Naturally, there is no reason for the Chinese side to refuse. If they refuse, wouldn't that be tantamount to telling the Japanese that China is afraid?
After the news was released, the media of both countries immediately reported on the challenge match, and the news attracted widespread attention and heated discussion among Go enthusiasts in both countries.

Several media outlets including China's "New Sports" and "Go World" and Japan's "Go" and "Weekly Go" have also conducted special investigations into the China-Japan Go competition.

The survey shows that Go enthusiasts from the two countries have surprisingly consistent predictions about the outcome of the challenge match.

More than 80% of Go enthusiasts believe that Japan will win the match, while less than 20% believe that China will win.

When the two sides compete, China loses more than it wins, which is determined by strength. Therefore, the judgment of Go enthusiasts is relatively fair.

After a moment of disappointment, Tao Yumo suddenly had an idea.

(End of this chapter)