1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 546 Worthy of the word 'people'

The arrival of the deputy prime minister in the middle brought the work seminar of "No One Less" to a climax, and it can attract the attention of leaders at this level, which fully demonstrates the influence and national character of this work.

At 04:30 in the afternoon of the same day, the work seminar finally came to a successful conclusion in harmony.

This work seminar also set the tone for "Not One Less" in the official evaluation: this is an inspiring, positive, and good work worth learning.

At the end of the meeting, a group of people went out, Du Shu gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice: "You kid, give me eye drops!"

Lin Weimin immediately called out to Qu and said, "Leader, where did you start talking about that!"

"Don't pretend to be ignorant for me. If the leader praises you, you'll just be polite. Why mention the pirated version?"

"Didn't you ask me to mention it?" Lin Weimin said righteously.

Du Shu's eyes were blank, and then he thought of Lin Weimin's eye contact with him before he spoke, and couldn't help saying angrily: "You fart!"

"Look at you, why don't you admit that you did this?"

Du Shu stared at Lin Weimin for a long time. This kid had a stingy expression on his face. It was obvious that he did it on purpose. Even if he was hung up and beaten today, he probably wouldn't admit that it was on purpose.

Some time ago, he went to the publishing office to file a complaint. He probably got anxious after waiting for such a long time without seeing anything. Today, just in time for the Deputy Prime Minister to come, he dared to file a complaint.

Du Shu boasted that he saw through Lin Weimin's flamboyance, "You boy, you really don't have any sense of organization or discipline!"

After being told a few words, Lin Weimin didn't care, and asked Du Shu again, "When will this matter be done? When the leader was here just now, you can express your opinion!"

You bastard, this is going to force the palace!
"Hurry up! Wait!"

Du Shu was so angry that he couldn't help but utter a rude sentence, it's really hard not to get angry with this kind of mess.

Du Shu was angry, but the deputy prime minister's intervention did bring benefits to this matter, at least the resistance to implementation was not so great.

He asked Lin Weimin to wait, but it didn't take long.

About a week after the work seminar was held, news about the seminar had already appeared in major mainstream newspapers, boosting the influence of "Not One Less".

At this time, an article titled "Fighting Book Piracy, No Time to Delay" appeared in "Guangming Daily".

On the third day after the article was published, the Press and Publication Administration, together with the National Copyright Bureau, the Ministry of Public Security and other ministries and commissions, held a press conference in Beijing to hold a special crackdown on book piracy. In order to implement the special campaign, June 1990, 6 In the form of a telegram, the "Notice on Carrying out Special Actions to Combat Book Piracy" was issued, deploying a special action against book piracy.

With the issuance of the "Notice on Carrying out Special Actions against Book Piracy", many ministries and commissions jointly launched the first special campaign against cultural piracy in the history of New China.

Looking at the news in the newspaper, Lin Weimin finally understood his thoughts.

It is impossible to say that this special rectification campaign can safely eliminate piracy.

But sending a batch of pirated booksellers inside to step on the sewing machine is no problem. Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling relieved.

He complained to the Deputy Prime Minister at the work seminar that day, of course he did it on purpose.

Leaders have difficulties in leadership, he understands very well, so let's find the leader of the leader.

Look, isn't it a perfect solution now?
As for the problem of offending people, Mr. Lin was not worried at all.

Do you know what kind of subordinates a leader fears most?

He is not afraid of your outstanding ability, not afraid of your positiveness, but afraid of your desires and desires.

Faced with such a subordinate, he can't be beaten, scolded, or spoken. The best way is to confess him.

Lin Weimin could clearly see this move from Lao Tan, this old salted fish had caused him a lot of misery a few years ago!
Now, this treatment should also be enjoyed by the leaders.

In mid-June, after more than two months, the discussion in the news and public opinion about "Not One Less" and college students' support for education has gradually subsided.

Since this period of time, the total sales volume of the fourth issue of "Contemporary" has exceeded 300 million copies, making it one of the few publications in the history of "Contemporary" that has sold more than 300 million copies in a single issue.

The Guowen Society is going to strike while the iron is hot to release the booklet of "Not One Less". It will republish Lin Weimin's work after more than two years.

In April, Cheng Zhongshi's "White Deer Plain" was published by Guowen Society, and the first printing run was only [-] copies.

Of course, the quality of "White Deer Plain" is not inferior to "No One Can Be Less". Since it was released more than two months ago, it has been reprinted twice, and the sales volume has exceeded 26 copies, which greatly exceeded the expectations of Guowenshe.

I thought that the first printing of 10 copies was already a very bold number, but I did not expect to underestimate the potential of this novel.

After the last two reprints in a hurry, under Lin Weimin's suggestion, the Guowen Society made a bold decision to reprint "White Deer Plain" and increase the print run to 30 copies, which greatly eased the market and readers' enthusiasm for this book. Thirst for fiction.

From publication to publication, "White Deer Plain" has walked out of an upward curve that is envied by countless colleagues in the literary world.

The reason is not only because of its high ideological value and unique aesthetic value, but also because of its amazing sense of reality, heavy sense of history, vivid characterization and artistic features that appeal to both refined and popular tastes.

Tolstoy once said: The happiness of a writer's life is to be able to write a book for mankind.

When Cheng Zhongshi was nearly fifty years old, he wrote for himself a work handed down from generation to generation that can be used as a "cushion for a coffin and a pillow". He is undoubtedly happy.

The specific manifestation of this kind of happiness is the manuscript fee. A total of 46 volumes of novels have been printed three times in a row. According to the contract agreement between Guowen Society and Cheng Zhongshi, the manuscript fee for this part of the additional printing amount alone is 46000 yuan, which is more than what he received before. The first publishing fee was even more, and once again set a record for Cheng Zhongshi's creative career.

In less than three months, three consecutive manuscript fees totaling more than 4 yuan made Cheng Zhongshi completely immersed in the joy of the great sales of his works.

At this time, in order to adapt to new situations such as rising prices, the "Interim Regulations on Book Author Remuneration" was adjusted with the approval of the State Council.

Among them, the remuneration for the number of copies has been increased from 5% of the basic remuneration for every 8 copies to [-]% of the basic remuneration for every [-] copies.

For monographs that do have important academic and theoretical research value but have a small number of prints, within 1 copies, the original 20% of the basic manuscript remuneration will be increased to 30%.

The calculation standard of basic remuneration is RMB 10-40 per 8 words for a manuscript, and 35-[-] yuan per [-] words for a translation.

Calculated according to the increased remuneration for print runs in the new regulations, the remuneration for print runs received by Cheng Zhongshi should be 60% higher. A colleague from the Shaanxi Cultural Association urged Cheng Zhongshi to go to the Chinese Language Society to talk about it. Negotiate, and bring up the remuneration for the number of copies agreed in the contract in accordance with the new regulations.

"The Guowen Society treats me well, I can't do such a thing!" Cheng Zhongshi said to his colleagues.

Faithful also read the new regulations on manuscript remuneration. Colleagues only noticed the change in the remuneration for the number of prints, but did not notice the change in the basic remuneration. Now it has risen to a maximum of 40 yuan per thousand characters, which seems to be more than before, but the Guowen Society gave him The basic remuneration for the manuscript had risen to 40 yuan per thousand words before the new regulations were introduced.

Not only that, but also his relationship with Lin Weimin these years, his care and help to him, it is absolutely impossible for Cheng Zhongshi to ask others to raise the price.

Thinking this way, Cheng Zhongshi didn't take the initiative to find Lin Weimin and the Guowen Society, but he didn't want Lin Weimin to take the initiative to find him.

"Old Cheng, when you have time, come over and re-sign the contract." Lin Weimin said on the phone.

"Sign the contract? What contract?"

"The new regulations have been released, and the remuneration standards for writers have increased. Naturally, your contracts will have to be re-signed."

Cheng Zhongshi didn't realize it for a while, there is such a good thing?

He thought that he had received so much help from the Guowen Society and Lin Weimin, and he was really sorry to go to Yanjing to change the contract.

"I won't go, it's already very good now. In the past few months, I have received more manuscript fees than I have received in decades." Cheng Zhongshi said.

"There will be more in the future." Lin Weimin laughed, and persuaded him: "This time, it's not just changing your own, but all publishing contracts must be implemented according to the new rules."

Lin Weimin gave Cheng Zhongshi a detailed introduction to the contract change. The publishing contract has already been signed and the basic remuneration has been paid. There is no change in this part.

What has changed is the remuneration for print runs. In the future, for reprints within the time limit specified in the contract, the contract of Guowen Society will be implemented according to the new regulations, that is, the remuneration for print runs will be increased from 5% to 8% per [-] copies.

According to the new regulations, it was Lin Weimin's idea to re-sign the publishing contracts for many writers who cooperated with the Chinese Literature Society at the meeting of the Chinese Literature Society.

As soon as this idea was put forward, it aroused heated discussions among many leading cadres of the Guowen Society.

In the eyes of most people, this matter is completely unnecessary. If the Guowen Society does not do this, others will not be able to say anything.

"The price paid for this matter is not as great as everyone imagined. You can carefully calculate that most of the works of writers do not even involve the issue of reprinting. How can we talk about the issue of remuneration for the number of copies?
It only needs to pay a small number of writers the new regulations to increase the number of prints, but it can win a huge reputation for our Guowen Society among the vast number of writers. I think this is very worthwhile. "

Lin Weimin's persuasion caused colleagues to hesitate. Cheng Zaochun asked the editor-in-chief to do the math, and found that the situation was really similar to what Lin Weimin said.

If the new regulations are implemented, the number of writers that the Guowen Society will need to pay will not exceed ten at most, and the overpaid remuneration will be no more than [-].

5 yuan, to buy a chance to shine in the literary world, no matter how you think about it, it is very profitable!
After introducing the situation, Lin Weimin said to Cheng Zhongshi again: "If you find it troublesome, you can send it by mail, but if you are afraid of losing the item, it is best to send someone."

After hearing these words, Cheng Zhongshi let go of the burden in his heart, "Well, I will go to Yanjing again in two days."

The release of the new regulations on remuneration this time can be regarded as a solution to the urgent needs of the majority of writers.

Rising prices have little impact on famous writers whose incomes are crushing most people at this time.

But in the literary world, part-time writing is the norm, and most creators can only publish one or two articles a year. This increase in remuneration is particularly important, because these extra remuneration can really solve a problem. The urgent need of the family.

This change of the signed publishing contract by Guowen Society can be said to be a major benefit to the cooperating writers.

When this group of people received the news, they couldn't help cheering and running to tell each other that the Guowen Society's move was too kind.

It stands to reason that the signing of the contract comes first and the introduction of the new regulations later. The Guowen Society can completely ignore the requirements of the new regulations. At most, it can follow the new regulations when signing new publishing contracts in the future.

However, the Guowen Society decided to be an honest person, transferring the benefits that could have been pocketed to the majority of writers.

This move may seem silly and excessive, but it has actually won the support of the majority of writers.

"The most conscientious publishing house in China is worthy of the word 'people'!"

(End of this chapter)