People in Terra, governing a weird little country

Rather than causing "Ers" to be banned later, it is better to delete and modify it early.

Deletions and revisions may not sound pleasant, so we can give full play to the traditional spirit of the Great Yan Dynasty and use the style of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Vina nodded in understanding.

Ernst had also told her about this. Now it seemed that the Prime Minister had a long-term vision and had a clearer understanding of Dayan than herself.

Recalling my life in Longmen during this period, and my personal understanding of Longmen’s customs and people, and Wei Yanwu’s philosophy of life.

In some aspects, his views are quite similar to Ernst's.

No, considering the cause and effect relationship, should we say that Ernst is a pure Great Yan person lurking in Kjerag?

Thinking of Sherag's bared snow leopard for a moment, Vina nodded to Lin Yuxia, turned around, and prepared to return to Governor-General Wei Yanwu's mansion.

There was no problem with setting up the world view first, and Ernst had already informed and approved the deletion of the manuscript, but Wei Yanwu had actually fooled her.

Although it is not a big deal, after all, the publication of a book is a long process in itself. Often a good book may not attract public attention and praise until decades or even hundreds of years after the author's death. However, taking advantage of the topic to make sense of it is what a qualified diplomat should do.

I have to find Wei Yanwu to give me some gold coins!

...........

Coming down from the upper floor of the publishing house, the editor who was following Lin Yuxia led her to the bookshelf of "History of the Nations of Ersland" and introduced it to her:

"Ms. Lin, please look, this is the most eye-catching place in the entire bookstore. The contents of the preface are all placed here. I will publish the revised version of the manuscript you sent me in a month after further review."

Lin Yuxia nodded and looked at the people coming and going around. Occasionally, some people stopped to look at the scene here, a little puzzled:

"I thought all these people in the bookstore were here to grab this book."

"How can that be possible, Miss Lin? You should know that books that satirize the government are the hardest to sell."

The editor-in-chief said,

"I have seen the original copies of the unrevised manuscripts sent by Governor Wei and Mr. Adams. Although some of the contents are not suitable for publication from my point of view, but..."

He paused, and spoke with the professional qualities of a copy editor rather than the political identity of a reviewer:

"If you ask me, the target audience of this kind of book is obvious, that is, fans of politics and history, as well as important figures like Governor Wei. After all, there are many profound contents in Ers, which make people feel a completely different world and the grandeur of many seemingly true civilizations."

"But in this era, few people read books, and those who do read books basically won't read political history books, even if the content looks sci-fi, but the labels have discouraged a large number of people. And among those who deliberately pretend to read political history books, half of them don't understand them, and half of those who understand them don't agree with them. The rest are just people who are against the government and historical nihilism."

He shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands in a helpless manner.

"So, this is why I insisted on publishing the prologue first and argued with Governor Wei. To some extent, I think this prologue can leave more room for people's imagination than the actual content that follows, and it has more potential to become a big hit."

The editor-in-chief said this, sighed deeply, and commented from the bottom of his heart:

"The person who wrote this book is a genius, but unfortunately, geniuses don't write jokes."

PS: I didn’t write the foreshadowing clearly in the previous picture, so I’ll make a correction here.

Shi Huaiya and Wei Yanwu actually mentioned the printer, and the issue of deletion and revision review was also mentioned long ago. Logically, I should have written a special article to talk about Ers's deletion and revision, but I wanted to catch up with the progress and follow Victoria's line, so I took it for granted and passed over this paragraph. As a result, there was a deviation in understanding.

Apologies, I will try to slow down next time.

Chapter 95 Wei Yanwu: 70% of the work is done, let's move on

Dayan, Longmen, Longmen Governor's Office.

Looking at Vina who was obviously looking for an accusation, Wei Yanwu looked helpless.

"Ms. Vina, I understand your request very well."

To be fair, it was indeed not appropriate to throw out the setting collection first, but this was also the result of a compromise after he negotiated with Lin Gerui and O'El.

Is the "Chronicles of the Nations of Esler" well written?

Ernst wrote a good piece, but some of its contents were too explicit to be published.

For example, at the end of "Ancient Civilization China - Mythological Age", the battle of "King Wu's Conquest of King Zhou" was called by the "narrator" as the last war between gods in Chinese history.

Changes of dynasties were not uncommon. In distant foreign countries, the Pegasus were overthrown by the Knights, the Hippogriff Empire was overthrown by the Ursus, and Draco was invaded by Aslan, forcing it to sign a treaty dividing the succession to the throne into two.

In Wei Yanwu's opinion, the change of dynasties described in the Records of the Ersili is a very normal thing, just as the "narrator" said in the introduction: happy things are mostly similar, but misfortunes are different. Without the troubles of natural disasters and mineral diseases, the world will not necessarily become a better place. On the contrary, because there is no default vent for the infected, people's oppressed emotions cannot be released and gradually accumulate. Under the amplification of other objective factors, the powder keg is ignited, and it is normal to overthrow a tyrant.

But why did you choose to report on this kind of thing?

China is referring to Da Yan. Even if Ernst does not have such an idea, even if everything is reasonable and natural, as long as he stands on Da Yan's side, his perspective on things will be biased.

Because no one in this world can be absolutely objective.

A veteran like Wei Yanwu knew it very well, and the other three people who had read the manuscript would also know it.

Looking at it from a positive perspective, the changes of dynasties described by Ernst are a warning to those rulers. After Dao Zhi and Zhuang Mi became famous, King Chen rose up and wielded the yellow axe. If you trample on the people, the people will naturally throw you to the bottom of the abyss.

But in the eyes of those with bad intentions, this is a reminder to them that disrupting social order and openly rebelling are justified, and as long as enough people are misled, the chances of success are even great!

By then, the world will change, and the emperor will take turns to sit on the throne. This year it is my turn!

Is rebellion justified?

From Ernst's perspective, rebellion is justified.

Unfortunately, many people in Terra, to be bold, except for a few old monsters who may not be considered human beings, their ideological level is obviously that they have never attended party classes.

You know we can't reach that level. The most advanced thing is capitalism, and it can't even compare to the financial giants on Wall Street. The bankers' methods are still limited to forced demolition and contract traps. They are stuck there, neither going up nor down, just like terminal cancer.

So, for Wei Yanwu and the other three, they sought common ground while reserving differences, and finally reached this conclusion.

First of all, try not to offend Vina and Ernst, the giant agent behind her. You must be careful in your attitude and be cautious in your actions. You must pay attention to it, but how to pay attention to it is a science. The book must be published, but how to publish it is also a science.

Wei Yanwu and the editor-in-chief discussed and decided to publish a preface first as a warm-up for the main body of the book, followed by a series of promotional programs.

For example, they could shoot a program called "Entering Ers", based on the content of the "Prologue" combined with part of the "China Chapter", to conduct several expert analyses, several situational dramas, and several mysterious exploration columns, in order to hype up the concept of "the other world of Ers" and arouse the interest of the people of Longmen in the era of big entertainment.

After all, TV programs and variety shows on intercity networks are always more eye-catching than dry texts in books.

The key point is that in these programs, Wei Yanwu can subtly guide the way of interpreting "Ers China Chapter".

Expert interpretations, as authoritative, are aimed at the middle-aged and elderly people; sitcoms, as a specialty of the entertainment era, are aimed at the middle-aged and young people; and the mysterious exploration columns are aimed at those "awakened teenagers" who have no idea what politics is but like to pretend that they know a lot.

In this way, the mainstream media's arguments and analysis methods can be determined, and the propaganda outlets can gain an absolute upper hand.

At this time, it would be natural to launch the "Ancient Country of Ers Civilization: China" which has undergone content deletion and review, and combine it with publicity on television networks to attract traffic. This would not only attract a lot of attention, but also avoid the risk of the discussion going astray and "deviating from the right track."

Wei Yanwu will also have something to say by then.

You, Vina, said that I didn't take this seriously, right? Longmen has put a lot of effort into publishing "Ers", with supporting TV programs, online variety shows, and on-site analysis by big-name experts and performances by celebrity actors. I'm afraid no other book publication can get this kind of treatment! With this process, even if it's a pornographic book, it will be a big seller! How can you say that I don't take it seriously?

The only drawback may be that Ers's announcement will be delayed, and other programs and variety shows may take over the show, squeezing out the space for people to think independently about Ers.

But you didn't tell me in advance that "this is not allowed", right?

This can't be blamed on me, right?

Wei Yanwu is, after all, a seasoned politician. When it comes to how to "fulfill the other party's requirements while achieving one's own goals," his experience is even greater than that of Ernst, who lived two lifetimes.

Not to mention Vina, who had just become a diplomat and had never experienced such a scene before.

Vina is not a genius, and any politician needs time to mature. She can't be the iron-blooded Bismarck or the Austrian Prime Minister Metternich who built the Vienna system.

Wei Yanwu's explanation was flawless, the blueprint he described was attractive enough, and the plan he proposed was impeccable. Apart from writing these things into letters and reporting them to Ernst, all she could do was to monitor Wei Yanwu at Longmen and implement the promised things one by one.

"Of course, if Miss Vina is not satisfied with this plan, I can also promise to cancel these arrangements and publish the subsequent chapters in the normal process within a week. What do you think?"

What do you think? This sentence throws the choice back to Vina.

Commonly known as passing the buck.

Wei Yanwu was very cunning. He didn't want to offend the agent of a giant beast at all, so he let Vina make the decision.

This was actually a trap. From the first time he made this decision without telling Vina and the other three, he had actually made the choice for Vina.

But now he has to act innocent and look like he's doing it for your own good.

This kind of thing is very common. If it was Ernst who was here, he would be able to react. Isn't this exactly the same as when his father went to do something and waited for a long time, but just when it was his turn, another person cut in line.

Tell you "Either you continue to wait a while, or come back tomorrow." Never mention the queue cutter and your mistake of receiving the queue cutter, but put the blame on the victim, and then let them make their own choice and pay for it.

All I can say is that the routines are the same.

Vina also realized that something was wrong, but she couldn't think of a good way to refute it for a moment.

After all, these two people are not at the same level.

After barely convincing Vina, Wei Yanwu felt a little relieved.

Although his reasons for questioning himself were unlikely to reveal any flaws, Vina's questioning alone was enough to put him under tremendous pressure.

Longmen really can’t withstand the hatred of a giant beast... No city can withstand the hatred of a giant beast.

Although publishing this book was strictly Ernst's personal request and could not be called a diplomatic event - the definition of diplomacy is activities between countries, or at least between two political organizations, such as sending envoys to each other, conducting negotiations, and holding talks - but considering Ernst's identity, it was still a very tense thing for him to be aware of his little move.

But Wei Yanwu had no choice.

If nothing is done, according to Ernst's idea, and the manuscript is sent out without modification, whether the book will become popular or not is a small matter. Wouldn't he, Wei Yanwu, become a subordinate who follows instructions?

Awe and respect are Wei Yanwu's attitude towards Ernst and Vina, but it does not mean that Wei Yanwu is really so cowardly that he can be manipulated by others.

With a long sigh of relief, Wei Yanwu immediately came up with a backup plan to deal with Vina's dissatisfaction after she noticed it.

"Of course, there is no doubt that Ers is wonderful. Such a grand blueprint of another world is what we all want to see. Longmen, whether it is me, Lin Gerui, or the editor-in-chief of Linquan Publishing House, we are very willing to strengthen cooperation with Mr. Ernst and become the designated publisher for the publication of this book."

"So, I hope Miss Vina can consult Prime Minister Ernst about this proposal. We will certainly offer generous conditions."

"We will ensure that the unpleasantness in the Ancient Civilizations chapter today will not happen again in the future. We will discuss any publicity and promotion strategies with Ernst in advance. You can also send a representative to Longmen to serve as a permanent consultant for the publication of the Erslerian Nations in Longmen. He will have the right to participate in all the publishing processes and make suggestions."

"What about the royalties?" Vina asked the most crucial question.

Wei Yanwu's smooth speech was interrupted by this sudden sentence, but he quickly adjusted himself:

"Of course, we will also provide the most generous treatment in terms of royalties."

"The first promotion was our negligence, which caused your dissatisfaction, so this time, Linquan Publishing House volunteered to do the promotion for free."

"As for the royalties, how about 300 million Longmen coins plus a % to % split of sales?"

This is an unprecedented offer. Before this, Longmen had never heard of any author being able to share profits or buy out the entire book.

Wei Yanwu only dared to say this because of Ernst and Aslan.

Vina thought about it and nodded:

"Seventy to seventy, I'll say that. I'll reply to Prime Minister Ernst based on this condition. I'll ask him to decide on the specific circumstances."

The corners of Wei Yanwu's smiling mouth twitched visibly, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"walk slowly!"

Chapter 96 The Duke of Castor in Victoria

A week flies by.

During this period, Ernst received a lot of letters from the outside world, and the trade and foreign exchanges of the entire Kjerag became much more frequent, which was almost impossible in the past.

Among them was a letter from Vina sent from Longmen. Wei Yanwu's attitude was within Ernst's expectations. Although the deletions and revisions were still frowned upon, it didn't matter in general. Because we hadn't even reached the key part of the book "Ers".

As for the exclusive contract with the publishing house he mentioned, Ernst chose to refuse without a doubt. The profit sharing and royalties could be negotiated, but Ers's communication and influence would not be limited to Longmen and Dayan, and he would not accept Wei Yanwu's restrictions.

What he wants to ensure is that more people can see the book, and for this, some sacrifices are worth it.

Now the chapter on the four ancient civilizations is just an introduction. Apart from making money from the plate of dumplings, the dish of vinegar that he really wants to dip has not been actually served yet.

Kjerag is backward, and if he takes a wrong step, he may be doomed, but that doesn't mean that all places in this world don't have the ability to practice another route.

No matter how experienced Wei Yanwu was, he could see the risks that "Ers" might bring, but just as he could delete or modify a book, could he block an idea?

After I slowly finished sketching the social landscape of the other world, I told the German Peasants' War, the French Revolution, and the Paris Commune Movement in the form of a story, then integrated the "Manifesto" into it, and finally brought the whole story to a climax through two "war" chapters.

By then, Erth will surely have become a bestseller, heavily promoted by those who think they have Ernst figured out.

Don't underestimate the influence of books. Ideas are priceless. What we recite, think and practice now are all based on what the ancient philosophers wrote in books and combined with the actual development of society.

By then, even if people like Wei Yanwu finally realized Ernst's true purpose and realized the possible impact of this book, it would be too late.

If Longmen was unwilling to sell the book, he would switch to Columbia, Letania, or even... At that time, Kjerag might not have been incapable of running a publishing house.