1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 572 He still has to thank us

In 1988, four of Wang Shuo's novels were successively adapted into film and television works. Some media called that year "Wang Shuonian".

But in fact, my family knew about my own family affairs. In 88, Wang Shuo became famous all over the country. He wrote novels and scripts. He was as tired as a dog, but he didn't make much money.

This year is completely different.

At the beginning of the year, Huayi Publishing House first published his "Death of Addiction" and gave a manuscript fee of 100 yuan per thousand characters. Wang Shuo made nearly 3 yuan at once. This is the most he has earned since he entered the writing industry. sum of money.

And it's much easier than his exhausting writing of scripts. They are all novels that have been published and published, and they are just published as a collection.

Wang Shuo went to Lin Weimin to show off at that time, but was educated by Lin Weimin, and he came to his senses and decided to ask Huayi for royalties.

Not long after it was published, "Die After Too Much Addiction" sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Huayi knew the essence of it, and approached Wang Shuo in the middle of the year to publish a collection of essays for him.

Wang Shuo listened to Lin Weimin's suggestion and asked Huayi for royalties, setting a precedent for domestic writers.

It has been nearly four months since the publication of "Wang Shuo's Anthology", and the first printing of 40 sets has already been sold out. Now it is the second reprint, and the sales volume is approaching the record of [-] copies.

An anthology is different from a single book. The price of a set of anthology is often more than ten or 20 yuan. During this period of time, the sales volume of the anthology of the publishing house exceeded 400 million yuan. Two days ago, Huayi just paid Wang Shuo the royalties for the first 30 sets. Wang Shuo got more than 40 yuan at once, making a lot of money, and was ecstatic.

On the day he received the royalties, he dragged his wife, Shen Xujia, to the city of Yanjing. The "black brick" in his hand was the product of crazy consumption in the past few days.

"Okay, Master Shuo, we're all on the big brother!" Lin Weimin came to the dining table, greeted Shen Xujia first, and then teased Wang Shuo.

Wang Shuo's face was flushed, and he didn't care about the teasing in Lin Weimin's words, "Isn't it for convenience? It's convenient to hold this thing when someone is looking for me."

When he was talking, he "accidentally" exposed the accessories hanging on his waist, um, BP machine.

90s nouveau riche standard ah!

The guests who can come to Maxim for dinner are not bad, but the guests at the next tables still showed a bit of envy when they saw the two pieces of equipment on Wang Shuo's body.

In 1991, with a mobile phone in hand and a BP player on his waist, it was impossible to have no strength.

This set of equipment is now more than 2 yuan, enough for ordinary office workers to work for ten years.Even for business, not everyone can afford it.

"Sit down, it looks like you!" Shen Xujia blushed a little for Wang Shuo's swelling, and couldn't help pulling his sleeve to make him sit down.

Wang Shuo was kind, but he didn't stop talking after sitting down.

"Weimin, I'm not talking about you, you are so busy all day, you should get a big brother, otherwise it would be so inconvenient!"

Lin Weimin waved his hand, "No need. I work at two o'clock all day, and I can call home or work if I have something to do. Besides, this thing is not very practical, and there is no signal at all times."

Lin Weimin has the experience of later generations. He knows that once you have a mobile phone, it is equivalent to a shackle. You have to answer anyone who calls you. It is completely unnecessary.

Now it's good to call the landline for something, and come to the door for something urgent, unless it's a big deal, otherwise it's more free like this.

Wang Shuo Ming is trying to persuade Lin Weimin, but he is still showing off his big brother.

Lin Weimin still made the same comment: a dog can't store two taels of sesame oil in its stomach.

After showing off the phone, the topic naturally shifted to royalties, and Wang Shuo couldn't keep his mouth shut when he talked about it.

The manuscript fee of more than 40 yuan is several times more than the money he earned in the previous ten years.

"It is said that horses have no night grass and no fat, people have no windfall and no wealth, this is indeed true." Wang Shuo said with a bit of trepidation on his face.

"So, this anthology can bring you at least one or two million income?"

"One million must be there, no matter how high it is, who knows how many years it will be sold!"

The waiter came to order, and Wang Shuo brought the menu. Based on the principle of what is more expensive, he fully demonstrated what an upstart is.

After ordering, he returned the menu to the waiter and said to Lin Weimin, "Speaking of royalties, thanks to you for giving me an idea."

You see, he still has to thank us!

"Hey, it's outrageous to say that. Besides, you're doing this for the benefit of writers, and I'm getting royalties now."

The benefit is obtained, and Shuozi has to live with it in terms of face.

Sure enough, Wang Shuo listened to Lin Weimin's compliment, and a bright smile bloomed on his increasingly plump round face.

"They are all my own brothers, my own brothers!"

Wang Shuo waved his hand, his mouth was modest, but his expression was wishing that Lin Weimin could say a few more words.

Let Wang Shuo swell for a while, the waiter began to serve, and several people chatted while eating.

Tao Huimin and Shen Xujia were talking about women, while Lin Weimin and Wang Shuo were talking about men.

"Xiaogang's daughter's operation has been completed, and she said it went well, and she will be like a normal child in the future."

Feng Xiaogang's daughter's operation was just completed in January. The little girl is considered lucky. Although she suffers from cleft lip and palate, it is a cleft lip and palate. The best time for surgery is three to six months after birth. Feng Xiaogang He borrowed money from Lin Weimin, and calculated that the operation would be performed as soon as the time came.

After the operation, Feng Xiaogang brought his wife to Lin Weimin's house to express his gratitude, but Wang Shuo didn't know about these things.

"He suffered a lot during this time."

"Well, I plan to take him to earn some extra money next year. He owes a lot of money for the operation on the child." Wang Shuo said.

Lin Weimin smiled and said, "It's still good to hang out with Master Shuo."

"Get out! Rusty people, right?" Wang Shuo cursed with a smile.

The extra money that Wang Shuo wants to bring Feng Xiaogang to earn is writing scripts for TV dramas. Since the establishment of Haima Studio, two TV dramas have been saved successively.

One is "The Story of the Editorial Department", which was broadcast at the end of last year. The ratings of this TV series have been rising all the way since it was broadcast, and it has created a very strong social influence. A bunch of actors are well known to the audience because of this TV series.

Needless to say, Ge You, Lu Liping, Hou Yaohua and others who played the leading roles, even Fu Biao, Liu Bei, Zhang Guoli and others who played supporting roles left a deep impression on the audience.

There are frequent golden sentences in the play, and even decades later, they are still talked about by TV drama audiences.

Another TV series is "Love You Without Discussion". This TV series followed the path of "Desire", and the response was good. It did not reach the height of "Desire", but the results were still good.

The two TV series have completely opened up the popularity of Haima Studio in the field of Chinese TV series.

If the Chinese film and television industry had developed rapidly in later generations, the group of Haima Studios would have made a lot of money. Unfortunately, it is now 1990, and this group of people can only get some manuscript fees and planning fees.

Feng Xiaogang helped write a few episodes of "The Story of the Editorial Department" before, but they were all based on other people's ideas, so he earned hard money.

This time Wang Shuo intends to give him some space. How much he can earn depends on his ability.

"How is Jiang Wen's script?" Lin Weimin asked.

Wang Shuo shook his head, "I don't know, I won't mix it up."

"What's the matter? Break up?"

Wang Shuo squinted at Lin Weimin, dissatisfied with the schadenfreude on his face, "The thief grandson is full of ideas, and whoever writes the script for him will be unlucky for eight lifetimes, just like begging on his knees."

Whether Jiang Wen is writing scripts or making movies, he has a lot of unconstrained ideas, and ordinary people really can't afford to fight with him, but Wang Shuo is considered cowardly this time.

"I want to see what he can come up with!" Wang Shuo said angrily.

From the looks of it, although there was no quarrel, Jiang Wen probably suffered a lot from it.

Lin Weimin can probably understand Wang Shuo's mood. He was still the big brother before the investment, but now that the film has not been filmed, he has become a little pusher. No one can stand this anger!
"I'll clean him up later!" Lin Weimin said with a smile.

Wang Shuo immediately poured Lin Weimin a glass of wine, "Take care of him, don't be soft!"

While the two were chatting, a few young men came up on the performance stage in the back of the restaurant, moving musical instruments and stereos. It seemed that there was a band performing tonight.

Maxim has had music performances since the day he was born. At the beginning, he played the piano. Later, the restaurant manager Song Huaigui began to introduce the band and took the livehouse route.

In 1986, Cui Jian sang the first sound of Chinese rock music with the song "Nothing" at Yanjing Workers' Gymnasium, and gained great fame. However, in the 80s, rock music was still a new thing in China. Cui Jian and his band did not have many performance opportunities.

At this moment, Maxim's Song Huaigui extended a helping hand to Cui Jian and invited them to perform at Maxim.

Western restaurants and rock music, if you think about it, you know how inconsistent these two things are.

But at this time, everyone ate little Western food and had no concept of rock music, so they enjoyed it as much as the manager came, and it achieved good results.

Cui Jian and the band won a valuable performance opportunity, and Maxim once again created a precedent in Yanjing's catering industry.

After a few years now, rock music performances in restaurants have become a repertoire, and many young people come here for this.

"There is Cui Jian's performance tonight, and it is said that there are a few new rock stars coming on stage." Wang Shuo looked at the stage and said.

While the two were chatting, the stage had already been set up. Cui Jian, who had no creases on his face, walked onto the stage and introduced himself and the band in a deep voice.

The diners in the restaurant are very familiar with Cui Jian, and everyone gave him applause as soon as he opened his voice.

The rhythm of musical instruments sounded on the stage, and the atmosphere in the restaurant immediately became lively. As the sound of the music gradually increased, the diners became more and more excited.

Lin Weimin didn't understand, but was greatly shocked.

He said that this group of people came to eat, but he would not believe it.

(End of this chapter)