That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 42: The monster has seen a ghost
The reason why Teacher Ke suddenly changed her mind and refused to sign Li Ye's "Latent" was because last night, Wen Leyu gave her a manuscript of a new novel.

When Wen Leyu wanted to learn to write novels from Li Ye, Li Ye chose the "co-creation" model for real-time teaching and asked Wen Leyu to provide the story background and character materials for the new novel.

Of course, the material was provided by Teacher Ke, and Teacher Ke started writing it himself the day after the material was provided.

She wanted to try her own ability and see if she could write a novel like "Latent".

Teacher Ke also has her own pride and is not a layman in literary writing. She believes that with Li Ye's "Latent" as a reference, she can write some skills in any way.

Teacher Ke's writing is going quite smoothly. After all, he is a college student in his 60s and has published literary works before. There is absolutely no problem with his writing skills.

Moreover, among the materials she prepared, many of the stories of the character prototypes were told by the elderly at home. Now that they are narrated in words, they are just interpretations.

Teacher Ke wrote more and more smoothly, and soon he wrote a beginning that looked good.
After reading it carefully several times, she felt a little confident and proud, and planned to let Li Ye take a look at it in a few days to "learn from each other."

Let’s create together!Of course we have to work together.

But unfortunately, before Teacher Ke had time to give the manuscript to Li Ye, Wen Leyu brought Li Ye's manuscript.

After reading it, Teacher Ke sat there all night again just like he did when he saw the manuscript of "Latent".

People are more dead than people, and goods are thrown away.

The same character material, the same story background, but the written works are completely two different things.

If we have to make a comparison, Teacher Ke's story is like a pot of salty stew, lacking in nutrients and flavor, and can barely satisfy hunger.

But the story written by Li Ye is a stir-fried feast of meat and vegetables, full of color, flavor and nutrition.

The various seasonings and cooking techniques that are lacking are all private goods added by Li Ye himself.

Teacher Ke's story is actually a "bookkeeping novel" with beautiful writing but a dull plot, while Li Ye's story is a literary novel with a rich plot.

When the sky outside the window was getting brighter, Teacher Ke laughed at himself.

She now finally understands how imprudent and unreasonable her request for a co-authorship was.

Li Ye doesn't need her help at all. Her help will only cause trouble.

Although Teacher Ke really had no choice at that time and was unwilling to give up even if it was a straw, was this really a tenable reason?
And looking at the manuscript in his hand, Teacher Ke could feel that Li Ye was really helping her.

This novel, tentatively titled "Beacon Fire Deserters", is a "high-end customized novel" that fully meets Teacher Ke's wishes.
Although it is only the beginning, the warriors who shed their blood for the light are all vividly described by Li Ye using various techniques, which will leave a deep impression on people once they see it.

And this is very important.

After the book was written, Teacher Ke showed it to some people. As long as it made them have an impression, his forgotten husband would definitely be remembered again.

It can be said that Teacher Ke never explained to Li Ye what she needed, but Li Ye accurately gave her what she wanted and needed most.

Treating others with sincerity is mutual.

Teacher Ke immediately decided to apologize to Li Ye.

She showed Dong Yuejin her previously published works and then admitted her shortcomings, which was a disguised way of raising Li Ye's literary level.

After all, Li Ye is still too young and can easily be looked down upon.

But in front of Li Ye's parents, Teacher Ke didn't feel so embarrassed when he humbly admitted his shortcomings, and even thought it was appropriate.

Teacher Ke is watching the changes in his daughter. Something may not happen with Li Ye in the future, but he must not let his parents gossip!

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"I would like to toast both of you and congratulate you on raising a good son and grandson."

Teacher Ke picked up the wine glass and toasted to Li Zhongfa and Li Kaijian in a formal manner.

"Hehe, the child is still young, and we have to ask Teacher Ke for more guidance!"

Li Zhongfa and Li Kaijian were also presenters, and they were not formal at the moment. They drank and drank together, and the atmosphere in the box was very harmonious and warm.

And because of Teacher Ke's intervention, everyone finally came up with explanations for certain questions.

Li Ye is still a bit young, so he is a bit unconvincing when writing espionage novels such as "Latent".

But now Teacher Ke is standing on the side of the platform, but he has made up for this flaw by accident. Everyone is serious. It was Teacher Ke who dictated many stories and paved the way for Li Ye to use.

After a while, Li Ye watched Dong Yuejin gradually blush and sweat, knowing that his alcohol capacity was average. If he got drunk, he would not be able to talk.

When talking about things at the wine table, it is better to be between "tippy" and "drunk", because talking when you are drunk does not count, but talking when you are sober does not matter.

So Li Ye found an opportunity to interject and asked: "Editor Dong, since you are here this time, has the publishing house told you about the remuneration?"

Editor Dong was well prepared and said confidently: "Of course, classmate Li Ye, the quality of your novel is still good. I helped you get a remuneration standard of 5 yuan per thousand words, which is already the highest rate among new authors. It’s very high.”

"5 yuan?"

Li Ye was obviously a little disappointed. The national regulation is 3-10 yuan for 5 words. A new author who writes a book for the first time can get [-] yuan for [-] words, which seems to be quite high.

But for a book like "Latent", the price is only 5 yuan for [-] words, which is really not high.Li Ye pondered for a few seconds and asked again: "Editor Dong, how much is the royalty rate set? What percentage?"

"Royalty?" Dong Yuejin was stunned and asked Li Ye: "What royalty?"

Li Ye was also stunned when asked. He thought for a moment and said, "It's just the royalties for printing. Didn't Guo Jia restore the royalties for printings in 80?"

Dong Yuejin looked embarrassed and said: "I really don't know this."

Li Ye frowned. He didn't know whether Dong Yuejin was really unclear or was just pretending to be stupid.

Because when he was writing online articles in his previous life, he once accidentally read the content of flower planting royalties because he was envious of the high royalties of those great masters.

Royalties were introduced to this land in the 20s. Hu Shi and others relied on royalties to live a very prosperous life in the imperial capital where it was "difficult to live in the capital".

In the 80s, Guo Jia restored the long-interrupted royalties and established a royalty ratio of "5% basic royalties for 20 copies". Later, it increased repeatedly, and even Han X received [-]% of the royalties.

But what Li Ye didn't know was that Guo Jia's rules were rules, but the actual implementation of this policy that was beneficial to the author only came after "Shuo Ye" was born.

But how could Li Ye know this now? He thought he had remembered it wrong.

So Li Ye asked tentatively: "So Editor Dong, the standard for manuscript fees set in 80 was 3-10 yuan per 2 words for original works, and 7-[-] yuan per [-] words for translation?"

Dong Yuejin was also embarrassed, nodded and said: "Yes, this is correct, but I will check with the publisher about the remuneration for the number of prints."

That means I remembered it correctly. For a moment, Li Ye felt a little uncomfortable, and the smile on his face became obviously cold.

In fact, Dong Yuejin was also in a dilemma. Although "Latent" was indeed a rare and good work, the status gap between the publisher and the author could not be leveled before seeing results.

When it comes to new authors like Li Ye, Dong Yuejin is already a very kind and tolerant editor.

In this era, there are not a few people like Feng Bo from Dahe Publishing House.

When Li Zhongfa and Li Kaijian heard this, they felt uncomfortable. The maximum price is 10 yuan and the minimum price is 3 yuan. You only gave my grandson 5 yuan, and you also cut off the subsequent profits?

Li Zhongfa immediately laughed and raised his glass: "Come on, Editor Dong, let's have a drink. Children like to be more serious. Don't take it to heart. We are not greedy for money to write books, are we?"

Li Kaijian, a retired scout, had quietly taken back the manuscript of Li Ye's novel while the two of them were drinking, and put it tightly in his bag.

[You want to buy my son’s baby for more than 1000 yuan?A lot of money? 】

Hao Jian's sesame candy business is surprisingly prosperous. Jin Peng came over two days ago to make a small report. It is estimated that the profit share of the latest batch may be as high as 3000 yuan.

Therefore, the Li family's emphasis on money is different from before.

Dong Yuejin was drunk a lot by the Li family. He took the bag in a daze and tried to find the contract to confirm the publication with Li Ye. Only then did he realize that the manuscript he had not read just now was missing.

It's like watching a TV show and the power goes out and the internet goes out in the middle of it.

However, this also reminded Dong Yuejin in disguise that he, a senior editor, could be so taken aback by this novel. What would happen if ordinary readers read it?
It can be said that Li Ye's second half of the manuscript far exceeded Dong Yuejin's expectations and made him determined.

["Latent" is a good book, you must definitely pick it up! 】

He took out the contract, smiled and said to everyone: "We have drank and eaten, it's time to talk about some serious business! This is the publishing contract for "Latent" from the club. Li Ye, please take a look. ."

"Oh, why are you so anxious?" Li Kaijian hugged Dong Yuejin and said affectionately: "Editor Dong finally asked us to entertain him for a few days. We have to continue drinking tonight."

Dong Yuejin smacked his lips, knowing that this matter was going to have twists and turns.

However, he is also a responsible person and immediately expressed his position: "You can't drink anymore. If you drink anymore, you will delay your work.
I'll call the agency later to report it and try to get a higher royalties. Do you think that's okay? "

Li Kaijian was stunned for a moment, took Editor Dong's shoulder and patted him hard, saying: "Old Dong, you are a cheerful person. No matter what, I have made this friend."

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Dong Yue entered and exited the hotel, resolutely refused Li Kaijian's continued hospitality, and went to the post office to make a phone call.

The phone call process was not smooth. The publisher had strong objections and claimed that "there is no precedent for this."

Later, after Dong Yuejin said that "Dahe Publishing House intends to intervene," the editor-in-chief said to him: "If you are willing to take all responsibilities, then feel free to do whatever you want."

The weight of this sentence is very heavy. If Dong Yuejin insists on making an exception, unless the novel "Latent" is a huge hit, Dong Yuejin's future work prospects will be affected.

Dong Yuejin walked around the county town twice in depression, and the more he thought about it, the more he became confused.

At this time, I was getting drunk, and it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon, so I had to decide to stay and talk to Li Ye after careful consideration tomorrow.

He walked into the Qingshui County Guest House and saw a young man in front of the counter. While checking in, he asked how to get to the County No. [-] Middle School, and also asked how old the children in the repeat class were.

Dong Yuejin was interested and went over to take a look at the other party's letter of introduction. Although he was a bit short-sighted and couldn't see clearly, there was the word "Publisher" inside the big red seal.

[He said that the monster has seen a ghost. 】

Dong Yuejin was so excited that he woke up from the wine.

He quietly backed away, walked out of the guest house, and ran towards the County No. [-] Middle School.

(End of this chapter)