A year ago, Wang Gang asked Shao Jingwen to help him contact his old classmates at Xiangjiang Newspaper and wanted to publish The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Unexpectedly, it took him a year to get it done.
In the final analysis, Wang Gang still underestimated the current environment. Contact between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait is too troublesome.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly, the contract was negotiated successfully, and both parties were satisfied.
At first, Xiangjiang Literary and Press did not pay much attention to Wang Gang's Condor Shooting, and even refused to serialize and publish it.
Because there is no ancient master or Mr. Jin in this world, the subject matter of martial arts novels is still very new. Although it is not impossible, there are few masterpieces and the subject matter is not popular.
Later, Wang Gang offered them a free trial and allowed them to publish the first 50,000 words without charging a penny in royalties.
The result was a master's masterpiece, a masterpiece no matter where it is in the world. The Condor Shooting quickly became popular in Hong Kong.
The Xiangjiang Newspaper realized the value of the Condor Shooting and sent people to contact Wang Gang, hoping to acquire the copyright of the Condor Shooting from him.
Yes, Xiangjiang Wenbao only wants the copyright, not the rest of the book. They even think that it doesn't matter who wrote the book. As long as they get the copyright, they won't know how to write it later. Xiangjiang has plenty of talents and doesn't need it at all.
Wang Gang.
Of course Wang Gang did not agree. No one knew better than him that the most valuable thing about Condor Shooting was the copyright.
In order to guard against the Xiangjiang newspaper, Wang Gang even asked Shao Jingwen’s friends to register the copyright in Xiangjiang.
In the end, Xiangjiang Newspaper had no choice but to start negotiations with Wang Gang that lasted for half a year before finally finalizing a cooperation agreement.
Wang Gang gave the exclusive serialization rights of The Condor to Xiangjiang Wenbao, and accordingly, Xiangjiang Wenbao paid a royalties of ten yuan per thousand words.
As for the publishing rights, they have always been firmly in Wang Gang's hands.
Shao Jingwen's contract with Wang Gang also included an upfront payment of 50,000 words and 500 yuan as a deposit, which Xiangjiang Newspaper was very smart about.
The entire book "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has approximately one million words, and the manuscript fee for 1,000 words is 10 yuan, so the total amount is 10,000 yuan.
If Mr. Jin knew that his masterpiece was sold for 10,000 yuan in another world, he would be angry.
This is not a cabbage price, it is simply a free price.
But there is nothing Wang Gang can do about it. The martial arts genre is too unpopular in this world. Even if the Condor Shooting has a tendency to become popular, Xiangjiang Wenbao will not give a newcomer too high a remuneration.
But Wang Gang knew that although ten thousand yuan was a small amount, it was for Xiangjiang.
In Jichun, ten thousand yuan can do a lot of things.
What's more, The Condor Shooting is just Wang Gang's trial work. Once the serialization in Xiangjiang Wenbao is completed, the martial arts theme should become popular.
At that time, the remuneration for his works will no longer be ten yuan per thousand words.
You must know that Shooting the Condor is a three-part series, and the two subsequent chapters, Divine Condor and Yitian, are in the same vein.
There are also Tianlong, Luding, and even Lu Xiaofeng and Chu Liuxiang from the ancient master.
Even Huang Zuqiang's Tang Dynasty, Bianhuang, Fanyun.
Wang Gang didn't even know when this martial arts trend would spread.
"Teacher Shao, this is the complete book on Condor Shooting written by me. Please send it to your classmate when you have time." Wang Gang took out a thick stack of manuscripts and handed it to Shao Jingwen.
"Have you finished writing?" Shao Jingwen's eyes lit up and he wiped his hands on his clothes before taking the manuscript.
"I have nothing to do at home in the past six months. I have written all the rest of The Condor, and I have also started the second part of The Condor." Wang Gang said calmly.
"There's a second part." Shao Jingwen's eyes lit up.
Originally, Shao Jingwen didn't really like martial arts novels like Shooting the Condor, but he preferred military-themed novels like Bright Sword.
Regarding Wang Gang's rewriting of martial arts, I still feel a little resentful that iron cannot become steel.
But later on, Wang Gang wrote more and more about Condor Shooting, and the characters became more and more fleshed-out. The honest Guo Jing and the playful Huang Rong came to life on the page, and Shao Jingwen fell in love with them.
Later, Shao Jingwen became Wang Gang's first crazy fan, and he would come over to catch up on updates when he had time.
"It's a pity that this kind of subject matter is still too new for Jichun today, otherwise I would have gone all out and asked Jiangliao Publishing House to publish it." Shao Jingwen sighed and said.
"There is still a possibility for the martial arts genre to develop in Hong Kong. Ji Chun doesn't even want to think about it, but the wind will blow here sooner or later." Wang Gang said with a smile.
Shao Jingwen cheered up and carefully put the manuscript of Condor Shooting into his bag.
"I will make a copy for you later and send it to Xiangjiang. The original manuscript will be kept by me first," Shao Jingwen said.
Wang Gang nodded. In this era, there were no computers and copiers. The original manuscript of the novel had to be carefully preserved. What Shao Jingwen called a copy was actually a copy using a typewriter. In order to keep it confidential, the person could only be himself.
It took Wang Gang half a year to write a million-word novel, all by himself on a typewriter. Thinking about it makes his liver hurt.
Shao Jingwen never tired of it.
"When can you finish writing the second part? Otherwise, give me the finished piece first and I will check it for you."
Wang Gang said speechlessly: "I just wrote the beginning, and it's not even 20,000 words yet. If you want to read it, you have to wait."
Shao Jingwen was a little disappointed and said, "Then you move faster."
Wang Gang was speechless again. You are typing on a computer. A million-word novel is written entirely by hand. Please show it to me quickly.
His Condor Shooting, except for the main story line and character names, was all his own creation. It had nothing to do with Mr. Jin, and he couldn't memorize the original book.
"Then tell me, what is the story of the second part? Is it that after Guo Jing defended Xiangyang, he returned to the world to fight for justice?" Shao Jingwen, like a crazy fan, chased after Wang Gang and asked.
"The second part tells the story of Yang Kang and Mu Nianci's son Yang Guo. Although Guo Jing and Huang Rong will appear, they are only supporting roles."
Wang Gang roughly told the main line of the story of the divine eagle, and Shao Jingwen couldn't wait.
"Hurry up and write. If it doesn't work, come and ask me to write." Shao Jingwen said hurriedly.
"My teacher Shao! Aren't you busy with work? How do you have time to help me write a novel?" Wang Gang said speechlessly.
"Hi!" Shao Jingwen sighed and said, "Don't mention it. The magazine is getting worse every day. The column story you were originally responsible for was completely messed up by that Li Wenxin. The president wanted me to ask you if you want to return to the magazine.
Go to work and make arrangements to discuss."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After Wang Gang left Golden Land Magazine, the president immediately asked Li Wenxin to create a pen name of Feng Ge, impersonating Wang Gang's name, and continued to write column stories.
It's a pity that this Li Wenxin is so different from Wang Gang's writing style that it was leaked as soon as he wrote it and even readers saw it.
Many readers went to the magazine for this reason and heard that it was very ugly. Since then, the sales volume of Golden Land has been worse than the previous issue.
"You also know the situation at home. I really can't go back!" Wang Gang said to Shao Jingwen.
"I know, but there is a system for magazine work, which is better than submitting articles to Xiangjiang." Shao Jingwen persuaded.
"Teacher Shao, please stop talking. I have to take care of the elderly and the children recently. I don't even have time to write. How can I go to work?" Wang Gang spread his hands and said.
"Okay, I know I can't persuade you, so I'm going back now. You have time to update the divine sculpture as soon as possible." Shao Jingwen took the bag, stood up, and said.
Wang Gang took the prepared tea leaves to Shao Jingwen, and then cashed out the 500 yuan deposit given by Xiangjiang Wenbao.
This five hundred yuan can be regarded as his only income at home for most of the year. He doesn't know how long it will take when the final payment of the condor arrives.
In the evening, Wang Gang handed Zheng Juan 500 yuan and the newspaper contract, and she almost cried.
"What, why are you crying?" Wang Gang said, hugging his wife with one arm and the child with the other.
"I didn't expect that you could make money at home?" Zheng Juan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Wang Gang knew that Zheng Juan was actually quite anxious because she had been taking care of Li Suhua at home for most of the year and the family had no income.
"Didn't I tell you before? You have to trust your man and don't worry about making money," Wang Gang said.
"Yes, my man is the best. It doesn't matter even if he doesn't go to college. What's this called? Gold will shine wherever it goes." Zheng Juan said with a smile through her tears.
Wang Gang said proudly: "That's right, now that your family is rich, don't save too much in the future. When the newspaper's royalties arrive, we will buy him a big house."
Zheng Juan looked at her husband's confident face and had never felt so secure as she did today.
"With so many houses at home, no matter what kind of house I buy, if I deposit ten thousand yuan in the bank, I will get a lot of interest every year." Zheng Juan counted her fingers, as if she wanted to calculate the interest on ten thousand yuan.
Wang Gang put down his wife's hand and said: "The house in Guangdong does not have water supply and running water, so life is too inconvenient. I want to buy a house with a separate kitchen and toilet. It is best to have four rooms. We have one room, and my parents have one."
room, one for the children, and the last room as a study.”
Zheng Juan couldn't help but fall into fantasy while listening to Wang Gang's narration.
When Qiao Chunyan was promoted to deputy director, the unit was allocated a one-bedroom apartment with a separate toilet and kitchen, which she was extremely envious of.
Zheng Juan couldn't imagine what a four-bedroom house would look like.
