067 [Complete the sample publication]
Two days later, Xia Tian6 completed the opening of "The Tomb Raiders' Chronicles" and "The Legend of Mortals' Cultivation of Immortals". Netw╇ww.
Among them, "The Chronicles of the Grave Robbers" was the most distressing thing for him. Because there are too many holes that need to be dug in this novel, you will forget it if you are not careful.
Therefore, when writing, Xia Tian racked his brains and wrote it once and checked it twice, which was labor-intensive and time-consuming to finish the 25,000 words.
"No wonder I heard that the writer of this novel, Nanpai Sanshu, got sick later. If I continue to write it, I will become crazy." After finally finishing writing "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles", Xia Tian sighed.
He then found Tang Congsheng and handed him the last novel.
While he was busy writing novels, Tang Congsheng was not idle either. He had already brought people to arrange versions of several other novels and also invited illustrators to draw illustrations...
"President, your novel is really amazing." Tang Congsheng praised again after reading it.
This is the first time he has seen such a wonderful adventure novel, and it feels that it is even more exciting than Ni Geng's writing.
The mysterious ancient tomb, the teammates who are hard to distinguish between good and evil, and the strange monsters... all aroused his imagination and allowed his mind to enjoy a sumptuous meal.
Xia Tian smiled. He had heard this sentence several times in the past two days, and there was no newness.
"Okay, don't praise me anymore. If you think this book is suitable for use, then use it to type it out quickly.∧.╳╬." He smiled, and then asked, "How long will it take to launch our first issue at the latest?"
"Today I will take you to make the sample magazine first. If you are satisfied with the president, you can print it tonight and officially sell it tomorrow." Tang Congsheng said confidently.
As long as there are sufficient manuscripts, everything else is easy to handle.
"Okay, then you can go and do it first." Xia Tian couldn't help but feel a little excited when he heard that the magazine could be officially sold today.
"The days of making a lot of money are not far away." He smiled proudly.
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In the afternoon, Tang Congsheng had already made the sample magazine.
Xia Tian held it in his hand and saw that the cover turned out to be a beautiful woman dressed in ancient ladies, holding a sword of light and fighting a robot.
"Uh... why do you think this illustration is so familiar?" He was stunned, and then suddenly a flash of inspiration, "This should be imitated from the American science fiction movie "Star Wars"?" he asked Tang Congshengdao.
Replacing the Jedi with a costume fairy and a laser sword with a purple-green sword, Hong Kong illustrators really have the ability to copy the village.
Tang Congsheng nodded with a smile, "I saw that this magazine has both science fiction novels and fairy tale novels, so I suggested that the illustrator design a cover that has both fairy tale and science fiction. As a result, he thought of the "Star Wars".≥∧.╈┭.┭c┮o╬m┼"
Xia Tian couldn't help laughing and laughed, "I learned it well, although it's a little weird, but it might attract readers' interest."
Tang Congsheng also smiled and introduced, "President, the four words "Fantasy World" were written by Mr. Cha himself."
Xia Tian nodded. He didn't know much about calligraphy, but seeing that these four characters were written neatly, full of force, and looked very powerful, he knew that they must be good characters.
There are eight small characters below the four big characters - "Infinite mystery and ultimate fantasy". These eight characters are exactly the purpose of the magazine "Fantasy World", and are about challenging the limits of imagination and bringing readers an interesting and endless reading experience.
After turning on the cover, Feng Er (the inner page of the cover) is blank, while the title page is a volume, written by Mr. Cha. In the article, he explained the reasons for the founding of the magazine, pointed out the current difficulties faced by martial arts novels, and determined to revitalize the literary world and bring more delicious spiritual food to the public.
"Mr. Cha has high expectations for us." Xia Tian said with a smile after reading it.
Looking back, there are many literati, publishers, and book friends on the back. They are dense and diverse, making people feel that this magazine is very famous and very respectful at first glance.
"Wow, there are so many friends who support us, so we must run this magazine well and never let them down." Xia Tian couldn't help but smile happily when he saw so many blessings.≮≮.╳╋.┭
"Yeah." Tang Congsheng nodded, "But President, there are no martial arts novelists like Hong Kong here, and they still have an uncooperative attitude towards us."
"It's okay, don't mind this. We just need to run our own magazines. As for whether they support them or not, it's their own business. Everything goes with the flow and don't force it." Xia Tian waved his hand and said.
He could guess the thoughts of those writers was simply because they were young and had no qualifications, so they were not convinced. Naturally, they didn't want to add icing on the cake and carry a sedan chair for themselves.
"You're the president, you can think about it." Tang Congsheng smiled.
Xia Tian then looked through the content, looked at the three (back cover inner page), and four (back cover). The back cover design is much simpler than the cover, just a light blue color.
"Our magazine has not received any advertisements now, so the second, third, and fourth are all vacant now. But I think that after the sales volume comes out, advertisers will come to negotiate." Seeing those blank pages, Tang Congsheng felt a little ashamed.
"It doesn't matter. Our magazine has been newly established and advertisers have no confidence in us. This is also normal." Xia Tian smiled and said, "But even if there are advertisements in the future, we must carefully select them and meet the positioning of our magazine. Don't put them in the basket and just be a dish."
"Oh." Tang Congsheng responded, but felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
When a magazine accepts advertisements, of course, the more the better, the more expensive the better. Why do you have to conform to the positioning of the magazine?v≦.com≠.┼┼.┮c╊o┭m╳A popular reading material that costs three yuan, it can only be popular, so why do you talk about positioning? This is a waste of time!
But there is no advertisement now, so he has no need to argue with Xia Tian, so he responded and didn't say anything else.
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Xia Tian then took this sample magazine to meet Jin Yong.
"Mr. Cha, let me tell you good news. Our sample magazine of "Fantasy World" has finally come out. Take a look." Xia Tian handed over the sample magazine.
"Oh, so fast?" Jin Yong smiled in surprise.
It took only six days since its establishment. I didn’t expect that the first sample magazine had been released, and the quality was really first-class.
He then carefully read it, from the cover to the back cover, from the layout to the illustrations, and nodded with satisfaction after reading it one by one, "A Tian, this magazine is done well, I think it can be done officially."
"Since Mr. Cha agreed, I'm even more confident." Xia Tian smiled, "By the way, Mr. Cha, can you help me promote it in the newspaper?"
Jin Yong smiled slightly, "I have prepared it for you. Look, the article has been written for you. The advertising spaces for the second edition of tomorrow, the advertising spaces for the front page of the day after tomorrow, and the advertising spaces for the supplement for the week are all given to you for free. How about it?"
"Thank you, Mr. Cha." Xia Tian smiled. These advertising spaces are so important, not even 300,000 to 400,000 Hong Kong dollars, but they can't get them.
The current sales of Ming Pao is 150,000 copies. If one out of ten readers buys this magazine, then the sales of "Fantasy World" will be 15,000 copies. In a week, it can be sold for 20,000 copies.
"You don't have to be polite. You have to provide all the manuscripts by yourself, so I'm going to say thank you to you." Jin Yong waved his hand. If he asked him to publish six novels at the same time, he would not be able to keep an eye on it.
"Ah Tian, I know you are very capable, but I suggest you still need to find other channels for submission as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you write six novels alone, you have to write 25,000 words a day, which is too hard. Besides, if you have something to do on a temporary basis one day and cannot write a manuscript, it will be even more troublesome." Jin Yong suggested again.
Xia Tian blinked, but he hadn't considered this issue yet. After being reminded by Jin Yong, he immediately realized the seriousness of this issue.
The novel "Fantasy World" is a weekly magazine, and it launches one magazine every week. I have to write six novels, each with 25,000 words. It is already very busy and every day is arranged tightly.
If something happens temporarily or if you get sick, the magazine will face the situation where there is no manuscript available. If you can't publish a magazine when the time comes, it will be a bad reputation for the magazine.
"Mr. Cha, you just reminded me." Xia Tian nodded.
However, it is not that easy to find a channel for submission. Those Hong Kong martial arts novelists were bewitched by Ni Geng, and they all turtle-footed and were determined to not cooperate. Where did they go to find a submission?!
"Hey?!" Xia Tian's eyes suddenly lit up, "I can't do it myself, but I can find someone to write for me."
He suddenly thought of a hidden rule in the film and television industry, that is, the screenwriter studio system.
Many screenwriters who have become famous in the industry do not write by themselves, but instead hire a group of gunmen to help them write. They are only responsible for providing the outline, sorting out the plot, and finally selling the script at a good price with their fame.
This creative situation is not entirely a bad thing, but in fact it also plays a role in cultivating trust. After all, young people are new to the industry, without fame and experience, and no film and television companies are willing to hire them.
But if you study with a well-known screenwriter for a while, you can not only make a fortune and solve the most practical life problems, but also accumulate experience and popularity until you finally get a start.
After Xia Tian graduated from school, he worked as a gunman for a period of time and learned a lot of experience from his boss, which laid a certain foundation for him to work hard in the entertainment industry.
"Anyway, those old writers don't want to cooperate with me, so I might as well find some young people to train them." Xia Tian thought to himself.
The old writers that year had a heavy burden on their minds and didn't want to carry a sedan chair for their younger generations. But those young people shouldn't care. Besides, young people have a flexible mind and are quicker to accept new things, so it should be easier to write fantasy novels.
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The weather is so cold, my hands are stiff and I have to write, which is really hard.
Chapter completed!