1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 552
Today's dinner was Wang Shuo's treat, so Haima Studio had the most people. When Lin Weimin and his three arrived at Jimen Restaurant, everyone had already arrived.

Having won the battle of words, Wang Shuo is proud of himself today, with a BP player pinned to his waist, his belly full, and he hasn't had a drink yet, his face is already flushed.

"There is nothing else to bring the big guys together today. One is to be happy, and the gang of sun thieves dare not answer back; the other is to thank everyone for their great help a few days ago; the third is the most important thing. Those who make a living can finally get royalties!"

Wang Shuo was holding a large glass of draft beer, excited and his voice loud.

Everyone drank together.

After drinking the first glass of wine, everyone didn't speak, they ate their food in suspense, and only raised their heads when they were half full.

When there are too many people, there are only a small group of people talking about the mountains.

Today's protagonist is Wang Shuo, he is naturally the focus of everyone's discussion.

After the scolding war is over, everyone is most concerned about the royalties that Wang Shuo can get.

A set of anthology is priced at ten or eight yuan, and one hundred thousand sets is 100 million yuan.

Huayi Publishing House sold 70 copies of "Stop Adding to Die" in half a year. People naturally don't think that Wang Shuo's anthology will only sell [-] copies.

"Master Shuo, you must be a millionaire now, right?" Feng Xiaogang complimented with a smile.

Wang Shuo drank a few glasses of wine, blushed, and managed to maintain his sanity, "How many sets do we have to sell?"

Zhao Baogang said with a smile: "Not much, 100 million sets is enough!"

Everyone also laughed. The figure of 100 million sets is naturally extremely exaggerated. The anthology is different from a single volume. It is still very difficult to sell such a large amount.

"For 1000 million yards, Master Shuo can get 100 million, and the publishing house will soon become a part-time job for you." Zhao Baogang said.

Wang Shuo glanced at him, "Isn't it rare in the world? Weimin gets 13% and 15% royalties abroad. What is 10%?"

Everyone only knew that Lin Weimin earned a lot of royalties abroad, but this was the first time he knew the specific royalties, and they couldn't help but sigh.

When a writer reaches the level of Mr. Lin, his life is considered to be over.

"Teacher Lin gets 15%, why do you get 10%?" Yu Hua asked.

Wang Shuo's triumphant expression disappeared, replaced by a bit of annoyance, this kid can't open any pot and lift it.

Ma Dudu suddenly burst out laughing uncontrollably, and the other people who were laughing were confused and asked him without answering, just kept laughing.

Depressed by Ma Dudu's laugh, Wang Shuo gave Yu Hua a vicious look. Seeing that Lin Weimin was also looking at him with a smile, he said helplessly, "I'm not ashamed to bargain."

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

Zheng Xiaolong pointed at him and said with a smile: "No wonder Mr. Lin told you not to do business. Ah, you will never get rich in this life!"

Facing everyone's ridicule, Wang Shuo had a resentful expression.

So what about 10%, I also earn a lot.

The topic of royalties passed, and everyone changed to a new topic.

Feng Xiaogang came over to toast Lin Weimin, and toasting everyone every meal seemed to be a compulsory course for him.

"I heard that a child is about to be born?" Lin Weimin asked.

Feng Xiaogang has been married for several years. His wife is a nurse and she just got pregnant at the end of last year.

As soon as this topic was mentioned, Feng Xiaogang couldn't help grinning, "Hurry up, the doctor said it will be around the end of this month, or the beginning of next month."

"Congratulations, when the child is full moon, I will go with someone." Lin Weimin smiled.

"thanks, thanks!"

Feng Xiaogang expressed gratitude to Mr. Lin, he could always feel that kind of equal respect and concern.

When it was almost nine o'clock, Lin Weimin took Shi Tiesheng away first. He was not in good health, and it was already an exception to stay up until this point today.

When we came, there were three people, and when we left, there were only two people left.

Lin Weimin glanced back, Yu Hua had already entered the realm of "Land Immortal" at this time, and he was ecstatic. He had been looking forward to such an occasion for a long time.

Lin Weimin pushed Shi Tiesheng out of the restaurant. It is already September and the weather in Yanjing has cooled down.

It is night now, with a waning moon in the sky, making it even cooler.

"This summer is over!" Shi Tiesheng exclaimed.

He has been sitting in a wheelchair for many years, and summer and winter are not good seasons for him.

"There are flowers that can be broken and must be broken." Lin Weimin said.

"I need to go out more during this period of time. Autumn in Yanjing is really too short!"

The two talked and got into the car.

Two days after the dinner, Lin Weimin received news from Shi Tiesheng that he had discussed with Cheng Ximi and agreed to buy a computer.

Lin Weimin called Wang Xiaobo, and Wang Xiaobo appeared in the editorial office within an hour.

"How did it come so fast? It's not a big deal."

"I just resigned recently, so I have nothing to do at home," Wang Xiaobo said.

Wang Xiaobo's efficiency is very high. He resigned after talking to Lin Weimin that time, and has recently officially started his career as a freelance writer.

Wang Xiaobo has some attainments in computers, and Shi Tiesheng and Yu Hua wanted to buy computers, so he was the most suitable candidate.

Lin Weimin called Yu Hua who was upstairs, and asked him to tell Wang Xiaobo the specific requirements of the computer, but he couldn't tell, "If you can run the software and type, just save it."

"Okay, I don't understand anything, I pretend to be reasonable."

Lin Weimin pulled him aside, and said to Wang Xiaobo, "You can find a configuration for them."

Wang Xiaobo nodded, "No problem. Then when will you go to Zhongguancun?"

Lin Weimin glanced at his watch, "Go now, there is time right now."

The two were going to Zhongguancun together, and Yu Hua was eager to follow. Lin Weimin said, "Where are you going? I haven't finished the novel, and I just want to go out to play all day long. I can't even explain the configuration. Can you help me?"

After being scolded, Yu Hua didn't dare to reply, feeling dissatisfied, and said as if you could help if you went.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were only a dozen or so farmhouses in Zhongguancun, and clusters of graves stood there.Subsequently, eight universities emerged one after another, and this road was finally named "College Road", and the first batch of scientific research institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences were also established here.

In just ten years, "Science City" and "University City" have stood side by side, and Zhongguancun has become the area with the highest concentration of intellectuals and talents in the country.

In 1980, a professor-level researcher named Chen Chunxian was greatly shocked after he visited Silicon Valley in the United States. He returned to China and established the first private technology enterprise in Zhongguancun - BJ Plasma Society Advanced Technology Development Service Department.

Since then, more and more enterprises have been established in Zhongguancun, such as Kehai, Xintong, Stone, Lenovo...

By 1987, Zhongguancun Electronics Street had reached a considerable scale. The daily flow of people purchasing in Zhongguancun reached 20, and there were hundreds of high-tech companies. 37% of the total social income.

As far as high-tech companies are concerned, except for a few key players, most of the high-tech companies in Zhongguancun are second-hand dealers, importing foreign software and hardware and selling them to domestic companies and individuals.

There are very few individual customers here in Zhongguancun, and most of them are purchased for the public.

Due to the immature regulatory system of the market economy, chaos abounds in Zhongguancun, and it is even called "a street of liars" among the population of Yanjing. It was only after a thorough investigation by a joint investigation team formed by ZY two years ago that the atmosphere has improved. , which is why Lin Weimin brought Wang Xiaobo with him.

The two walked around Zhongguancun and spent 4000 yuan on accessories for three computers.

"Just write [-]." Lin Weimin didn't ask for an invoice, but he explained the receipt when the salesperson wrote the receipt.

The next day, Wang Xiaobo spent a whole day assembling three computers.

After some adjustments, he touched the sweat on his forehead and said to Lin Weimin, "Mr. Lin, everything is done."

Lin Weimin handed him the freshly poured hot tea, "You are exhausted today, so have some dinner at home tonight."

Wang Xiaobo declined a few words, but finally stayed for a meal.

Of the three computers assembled by Wang Xiaobo, Lin Weimin kept one at home.

Previously, there was only the Toshiba T1000 that he brought back from the United States at home. The main thing was convenience, but it was not often used.

After eating, Lin Weimin got into the car and took Wang Xiaobo to the Shichahai Courtyard.

Shi Tiesheng didn't expect that Lin Weimin's efficiency was so high. What he just finished talking about the day before yesterday, he brought things here today.

Shi Tiesheng and Cheng Ximi watched curiously as Wang Xiaobo installed the computer, pressed the power button, the screen lit up, and both of them burst into smiles.

After Wang Xiaobo introduced the computer situation to the two, Shi Tiesheng couldn't wait to get started.

He has used the computers of Lin Weimin and other friends, and he understands the basic operations. He tried to type on the computer for 10 minutes.

Shi Tiesheng said with a smile all over his face: "It's broken now, I don't want to use pen and paper again."

Regardless of the sense of ritual and habit of handwriting, computers are indeed very good tools for most writers.

Shi Tiesheng only tried it for a while, then gave up the space to Cheng Ximi. Seeing Cheng Ximi concentrating on trying in front of the computer, Shi Tiesheng summed up the advantages of using a computer for writing.

"First of all, it is easy to modify. No matter how you modify it, the manuscript will always be clear, tidy and pleasing to the eye. Unlike before, when you look at the manuscript that has been changed beyond recognition by yourself, you will feel a little irritated for no reason.

Another advantage is that it is easy to save. The article is stored on the disk, and you can print a copy whenever you want, and you can never lose it.

Then there is to ensure that no typos are written, the typed characters are the same characters, and there are no typos in the font library. "

Lin Weimin said: "These advantages are open to discussion. First of all, it is convenient to modify the manuscript, but if there is no trace of modification, many inspirations will disappear, which is not good for subsequent creation. Second, the manuscript will be lost. , It will be damaged, and the disk will also be damaged. Third, the typing is accurate, and of course there will be no mistakes in typing, but you will not be able to type out many uncommon characters.”

After Lin Weimin refuted Shi Tiesheng's remarks one by one, Shi Tiesheng smiled and said, "According to what you said, there are really many shortcomings in writing with a computer."

"There are pros and cons to everything!"

While the two were chatting, Cheng Ximi finished trying the computer with a delighted expression.

"This time, another big item has been added to the family!" Shi Tiesheng said.

Before the advent of the consumption era, things were not only things, but also important witnesses accompanying people's life journey.

"For the sake of the people, how much did this computer cost?" Cheng Ximi asked.

Lin Weimin took out the receipt, "The purchased accessories are used to assemble three computers, and I keep one at home. The total is 6000 yuan, and an average of [-] yuan per computer."

Cheng Ximi said unexpectedly: "It's so cheap? Didn't you say it would cost [-] to [-]?"

Lin Weimin laughed and patted Wang Xiaobo on the shoulder, "This is all thanks to Xiaobo. Without him, we would all be slaughtered."

Shi Tiesheng and his wife thanked Wang Xiaobo in unison, and Wang Xiaobo waved his hands in embarrassment, "It's a little effort, a little effort!"

After leaving Shi Tiesheng's house, Lin Weimin drove Wang Xiaobo back home.

"Xiaobo, you have worked hard these two days, thank you!" Lin Weimin got out of the car and shook hands with Wang Xiaobo.

"this is nothing."

After Lin Weimin left, Wang Xiaobo stood there and watched the back of the car for a while.

When he got home, he told his wife what he had seen and heard today, and Li Yinhe praised: "This man can talk to each other."

Wang Xiaobo nodded his head in deep agreement.

(End of this chapter)