1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 551
During the entire month of August, the contention that attracted the most attention in the domestic literary world was the scolding battle between Wang Shuo and several media outlets.

No one will be surprised if it is commonplace in foreign countries for writers to publish their works and ask for royalties from publishers.

But the problem is that the systems at home and abroad are different. If you do this in China, aren’t you learning the bad habits of capitalism?
Besides, can you literati talk about money?
Not only is she vulgar, but she is also vulgar, and for no reason she loses her reputation as a noble person.

In the mouths of many opponents, Wang Shuokong has an extraordinary talent, but unfortunately he is a money-hungry rat. He is worthy of the name "China's most money-hungry writer" and "the number one villain in the literary world". .

Lin Weimin's voice was timely, and he rescued Wang Shuo from the siege at once, and he was no longer fighting alone.

Especially after him, dozens of writers spoke out in unison, supporting the legitimacy of the royalty system, instantly reversing the original passive beating situation, and fully affirming the rationality of Wang Shuo's demand for royalties.

Of course, Shuozi, as the general who charged in this incident, must have suffered damage to his personal reputation.

The persona of "greedy for money" can't be washed away, and from time to time he will definitely have to be pulled out by the media and colleagues who don't like him.

Master is miserable!

Teacher Lin saw it in his eyes and felt distressed in his heart.

Still the same sentence, Shuozi shed blood for the revolution and is a meritorious minister.

Teacher Lin was thinking about how to reward Shuozi, but he didn't expect him to come to the door first. Teacher Lin instinctively felt guilty and pretended to be calm.

"Haha, for the sake of the people, you are more than enough!"

When Wang Shuo came up, he gave Lin Weimin a big hug first, and after letting him go, he asked with a firm face, "You must be the one who spoke up for me, right?"

Teacher Lin said righteously: "You are speaking out for writers all over China, how can you let you fight alone?"

Wang Shuo was moved, and patted Lin Weimin's arm, "Thanks to you!"

"It's boring to talk about that." Lin Weimin pulled him to sit down, and asked again: "What are you doing here today, isn't it just to say thank you to me?"

Wang Shuo slapped his head, "I almost forgot the business. I will treat dinner at Jimen Restaurant tonight. This time we have a successful start, and everyone will get royalties in the future. This is a great joy!"

Lin Weimin smiled and said, "It's indeed a happy event, you've made a good start for everyone!"

Just as Lin Weimin boasted, Shuozi couldn't help shaking again.

Although the royalties incident was caused by him fighting for his own interests, it ultimately benefited the entire group of writers.

I, Wang Shuo, are indebted to the Chinese literary world!
Just as Wang Shuo was about to say a few words, a voice even worse than his suddenly came from the door of the office.

"teacher LIN!"

Lin Weimin and Wang Shuo followed the prestige, only to see Yu Hua, with a five-fifth hairstyle, poking his head at the door.

When Lin Weimin saw him, he couldn't help showing a smile on his face, "Why are you here? Finished the novel?"

Yu Hua moved out of his body and walked into the office, "No, but soon."

The kind smile on Teacher Lin's face disappeared, "Why didn't you finish writing?"

He even ignored the second half of Yu Hua's sentence.

"It's so fast, you believe me, it's just the end."

"It's just short of the ending, don't you come back if you don't finish writing?" Lin Weimin was very suspicious of his words.

"I can't calm down!"

Yu Hua said with excitement on his face, and said hello to Wang Shuo, "I've been paying attention to the big things you guys are doing these days. I'm so excited, I don't want to write novels!"

Yu Hua's words touched Wang Shuo's pride. He patted Yu Hua on the shoulder, very elderly, and said earnestly, "Your generation of writers will enjoy the blessings in the future!"

Wang Shuo was two years older than Yu Hua, and Yu Hua glanced at him, "Come on, you! You are so bloody that you were scolded, if it wasn't for Mr. Lin who brought us to speak for you, hehe..."

Yu Hua didn't say any more, with a gloating expression on his face.

"You fart!" Wang Shuo was furious, with blue veins on his forehead, "I deserve credit!"

"Yes yes yes, you have credit, this 'Liao Hua' is pretty good!" Yu Hua said with a bit of sarcasm.

Wang Shuo glared at Yu Hua, if it wasn't for Lin Weimin's presence, he wished he could tear this son up with his hands, it's really shameless, without a trace of gratitude.

he~tui!

"Okay, okay!" Lin Weimin stopped the quarrel between the two, and said to Hua, "Since you're here, let's stay here. It happens that there are few people upstairs recently, so it's quiet."

"Understood!" Yu Hua gave Lin Weimin a look, I understand the process.

"Look for Xiao Tong, go and put down your things first. It's just dinner at night, let's go there together." Lin Weimin confessed.

When he heard that there was a dinner, Yu Hua's eyes lit up.

Why did he come all the way to Yanjing?
Isn't it for the waves!
Teacher Lin still understands me. On the first day of my arrival, all the activities have been arranged.

Wang Shuo pinched his nose in displeasure, "I'm treating you, I won't bring you!"

"You ungrateful thing, thank you for speaking for you!" Yu Hua retorted.

"Okay, hurry up and get down to business." Lin Weimin interrupted their bickering impatiently.

After work, Yu Hua sat on the co-pilot of Lin Weimin's Mercedes-Benz, "You have to drive in a Mercedes-Benz!"

"I'll buy one after earning royalties." Lin Weimin joked.

"Don't make fun of me, I can't afford this car!" Yu Hua looked very self-aware.

Lin Weimin took a deep look at him.

Young man, you still underestimated your potential, you are a man who lives by "alive", don't belittle yourself!

After driving for a while, the car stopped at the gate of Shichahai small courtyard, and Yu Hua entered the courtyard ahead of Lin Weimin.

"Haha, Tiesheng!"

Shi Tiesheng was a little surprised to see Yu Hua, "When did you come here?"

"I just arrived today, here to deliver the manuscript."

Shi Tiesheng happily said: "I heard that you are still making a novel this time?"

Yu Hua was a little proud of what he said, "You can earn a lot for long stories, and now you can still get royalties."

The two chatted for a while, and Lin Weimin said to Shi Tiesheng, "Let's go."

The main purpose of Wang Shuo's dinner this time is to celebrate his victory in the scolding war with the media, and also to celebrate the royalties. Shi Tiesheng also joined in the fun, and he must be indispensable today.

The car was driving on the road, and several people continued to chat.

Yu Hua mentioned that he planned to buy a computer, "I heard people say that writing on a computer is very convenient. Just type with your fingers on the keyboard. If you are proficient in typing, you can type out one or two thousand words in a short time. Compared with It’s much faster for us to write on the grid every day.”

Shi Tiesheng experienced the Toshiba T86 that Lin Weimin brought back from the United States in 1000, and later also experienced it with other friends, and once thought of buying a computer.

In recent years, computers have been a real luxury. A computer with IBM mainstream configuration costs at least 5000 yuan, which is equivalent to the income of ordinary people for ten or eight years.

Although Shi Tiesheng is now a well-known writer, his family doesn't have much savings. At that time, when he heard the price of the computer, he lost his mind.

Today when Yu Hua mentioned this matter again, Shi Tiesheng asked, "Are you rich?"

"It's coming soon." Yu Hua looked at Lin Weimin, "Mr. Lin, I finished this novel, how about some manuscript fee?"

Lin Weimin was speechless, "You kid is planning to live without money!"

"I'm also doing this for better writing. Think about it, I'm concentrating all day, my back hurts from exhaustion, and I can only write three to four thousand words at most.

But if I have a computer, I feel that [-] words a day is a bit exaggerated, but seven or eight thousand words is definitely no problem. Wouldn’t the creative efficiency increase all of a sudden? "

Lin Weimin had to admit that the pie that Yu Hua drew for him was a bit tempting.

With seven or eight thousand words a day, you won't be able to start coding?
"Stop talking nonsense, wait until you get familiar with typing on the keyboard, and you still have seven or eight thousand words a day? It's good if you can catch up with the original efficiency." Lin Weimin hit.

"Practice makes perfect. It must be slow at the beginning, but it will be faster with a little bit. Teacher Lin, you believe me!"

"Whatever you want, buy it if you like it, as long as the manuscript is handed in on time."

Yu Hua cheered up: "Then this time, I just go back with the computer on my back."

Lin Weimin asked: "Tiesheng, it happens that Yu Hua is going to buy a computer. Haven't you always wanted to buy one? Let's buy it together!"

Shi Tiesheng shook his hand, "Forget it, it's too expensive, let's talk about it later."

"It's okay. It just so happens that I know a talented student who has returned from studying abroad and can program computers. I'll ask him to help you two build an assembly machine. It's cheap!"

Yu Hua corrected: "Mr. Lin, programming is software, and assembly belongs to the category of hardware."

Lin Weimin gave him a contemptuous look, did he notice you?

Yu Hua shut up obediently.

Although you are a teacher, you are proud in your heart, but you are not good at computers.

Lin Weimin coughed lightly, "Well, he can not only program, but also assemble computers by himself. The computer he uses now is assembled by himself."

After hearing Lin Weimin's words, Shi Tiesheng's heart skipped a beat.

Yu Hua answered at this moment: "How cheap can it be?"

Lin Weimin hesitated for a moment, he is not very familiar with this thing.

A few years ago, he bought the Toshiba T1000 for more than 2000 meters, but that was in the United States.

On weekdays, I listened to everyone's discussions, and now it seems that each computer is 2 yuan. Last year, the agency purchased two computers, which cost almost 4 yuan. At that time, it seemed to be close to [-] yuan including Hanka and floppy disks.

Even if it was cheap in the past two years, it should not be much cheaper.

"How much did you find out?" Lin Weimin asked Yu Hua cleverly.

"My friend said that if you know someone, you can get it in the early [-]s." Yu Hua said.

Lin Weimin nodded, "It's cheaper to find someone to assemble it yourself, and you can get it for five to six thousand yuan."

Computers are also huge profits these days, and there is nothing wrong with cutting a knife in the middle.

Before Shi Tiesheng could speak, Yu Hua was pleasantly surprised, "Mr. Lin, is it real or not? If it costs 6000 yuan, I can buy it now!"

"Of course it's true. You'll know when you go to Zhongguancun for a few days. The computer industry is very profitable now!"

Yu Hua said happily: "That's great!"

He looked at Shi Tiesheng again, "Tiesheng, then you should buy one too! It's so cheap!"

Shi Tiesheng pondered: "I have to go back and discuss it with Simi."

Lin Weimin said with a smile: "Okay, let me know after discussing it later, and I will find someone for you."

Yu Hua said anxiously: "Mr. Lin, why don't you study my TV first?"

"Hurry up! Do you think someone is here to work for you? Wait for Tiesheng to be together."

Yu Hua didn't realize at all that he followed Shi Tiesheng and got a big deal.

While the few people were talking, the car stopped at the gate of Jimen Hotel.

(End of this chapter)