Jimmy didn't ask what the plot of the new novel was. He knew that Yu Dong would definitely not tell him until he finished writing it.
Previously, "Deep Space" was not seen by Jimmy until a long time after it was written.
At that time, Jimmy also suggested to Yu Dong that he could add some family and love elements to "Deep Space" because it would sell better, but Yu Dong didn't listen to him.
The reason given by Yu Dong is that this time he just wants readers to pay attention to the science fiction elements in it.
Hearing this reason, Jimmy didn't say anything, but he thought that if a director wanted to adapt it in the future, he would definitely add those things. Take this adaptation of "The Second World" as an example, Jimmy read part of the script and changed it
There are many, including the element of love.
When Jimmy came over this time, in addition to asking about "Resident Evil", he also had two other important things to do. One was to help Yu Hua arrange the physical publication of "Alive", and the other was to give Bi Feiyu a
Collection of novels.
In fact, since the news that "To Live" was going to be made into a movie, several publishing houses have contacted Yu Hua and wanted to help him publish a single book of "To Live". However, Jimmy had told Yu Hua before that there was no need to rush this matter and would wait for him.
to handle it, so Yu Hua has never agreed to any cooperation request.
Yu Hua still trusts Jimmy quite a lot now. The previous authorization letter for "Alive" made him see Jimmy's professionalism.
After all, it was a real 30,000 yuan. If Yu Hua had negotiated it by himself at that time, he would never have been able to get so much, and it would have taken a lot of effort.
It's not a big job, but Jimmy is quite interested in it.
If this negotiation goes well, Yu Hua may become the first writer besides Yu Dong to make money for the company, which is of extraordinary significance.
Before coming, Jimmy had asked Yiliang to collect information about several publishing houses that were interested in publishing "Alive", and he planned to start talking to each of them in the next two days.
Jimmy was chatting with Yu Dong, and Yu Hua happened to come over.
When he saw Jimmy, he was quite surprised: "Jimmy, you're here too."
Jimmy smiled and said: "Teacher Yu, I heard from Yu Liang that you came to Jinyi, and I was just going to find you."
"What a coincidence. Then you can come and sit at my place later."
Yu Dong saw Yu Hua holding this book in his hand, as if he had something to do, so he asked, "What are you looking for me for?"
Yu Hua raised the notebook in his hand and said, "I have a plan to discuss with you."
"plan?"
With doubts, Yu Dong reached out to take the book, opened it and looked at it. It was blank and there was nothing in it.
"Don't turn it over, it's blank." Yu Hua smiled and said, "That's right, yesterday I wrote an essay about gold art, and Bi Feiyu happened to come across it. He was very interested and wanted to write it."
"He wants to write, why did you give me the notebook?"
"He still wants you to write."
"Let me write?" Yu Dong couldn't help laughing, "This guy is very lenient, and now he even controls what I write. And he wants me to write, why doesn't he say it himself?
"
"I'll take the first step, and he'll come back later. The main thing is, I think his proposal is quite interesting. Let's start writing "Essays on the Cucumber Garden" together, and maybe we can publish a collection in the future. Besides, you guys
Now that we are all drama teachers, it is a good thing to write more essays, so we can just use them as models for students."
After listening to Yu Hua's words, Yu Dong felt that it was not very reliable. Can a collection of essays be crowdfunded?
Bi Feiyu thought about it, and Yu Hua also joined in the fun.
Jimmy next to him was very interested, "This proposal is very good. It is a good thing for you and the school. The only difficulty is the distribution of profits. Who will own the copyright of this collection in the future and who will receive the income. If
If we divide it equally, who has more articles and who has less articles, everyone has their own measure of fame, so if you divide more or less, problems will easily arise."
When Jimmy said this, Yu Hua also realized that he had thought too simply and had not considered many things.
But then Jimmy continued: "Unless you don't care about copyright fees, the income from the collection can be managed uniformly, or you can simply donate it directly, or set up a literary award or something."
"Literature awards are difficult to win." Yu Dong shook his head.
"Then get a scholarship, or donate it to the school to build a building or something."
Yu Hua clicked his tongue, Jimmy really dared to think that the royalties from a collection of essays would be enough to build a building.
But this suggestion was a good one. Yu Hua never thought about making money from this essay. He just listened to Bi Feiyu and thought it was interesting.
The most important thing is that although he is now a contract producer of Jin Yi, he looks like an outsider. That is why he wrote the essay, hoping to deepen his connection with Jin Yi.
If this collection of essays can really come out and become a model for drama students to practice prose, he will be regarded as a teacher in the school.
Fame is something everyone wants.
Yu Dong actually doesn't mind collaborating with them on a collection of essays. Bi Feiyu and Yu Hua are not only his friends, but also writers he has always admired very much.
But he has two concerns. The first concern was mentioned by Jimmy just now and proposed a solution. The second concern is that once the collection is released, there will definitely be comparisons. Readers will compare, and the authors may also compare with each other.
Comparatively, if you have too many thoughts at that time, you may alienate the relationship just by playing around.
Yu Dong looked at Yu Hua and confessed his concerns.
After hearing Yu Dong's concerns, Yu Hua laughed and said, "If you think like this, you are looking down on me and Bi Feiyu. I also know that it is difficult for human nature to withstand torture, but I know better that if we...
Writers are timid and only want to question the humanity of others in their works, but are unwilling to question their own humanity, which would be too much of a failure."
Jimmy suddenly patted his head and said with a smile: "I almost let you go in. In fact, you are overcomplicating things. You just write them first, and then publish them when they need to be published. In the future, the company will ask the publisher to collect these articles and make a collection."
That’s it.”
After hearing what Jimmy said, Yu Dong and Yu Hua also reacted.
They just always thought of "a few people co-authoring a book", but in fact, if they think about it differently, it's just an ordinary collection. There are many such collections of famous writers on the market.
It's just that their collection was decided before creation, and the writing direction was the same.
Yu Hua smiled and said, "Hey, you're wasting your time. In this way, I won't ask your opinion anymore. Let's just write as we like. If we write, we'll put it in. If we don't, we'll put it in."
Yu Dong also smiled. Just now, he was still thinking about Yu Hua's tortured words about human nature. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, the atmosphere became more intense.
After the essay collection was settled, Jimmy asked Yu Dong with some worry: "Writing essays will delay your novel creation. You see you have quite a lot of plans on hand now, and you don't even have two books."
Finished."
Yu Dong waved his hand, "To me, writing an essay is just like eating and drinking. It doesn't waste time."
Jimmy thought for a while and said: "Then do you want me to equip you with a computer? I just have the spare time to equip Teacher Hu with a computer, and by the way, I will also equip you with one. Although I don't like typing at first, but
Using it for a long time will definitely benefit your writing speed.”
Yu Dong smiled, his typing speed... He didn't dare to say anything else. He just said that there was no one who could type faster than him in Jinyi Campus. But he didn't want to use a computer for the time being, and handwriting felt quite comfortable.
.
Watching the pile of written manuscripts getting higher and higher gives him a sense of satisfaction that cannot be gained from typing on a computer.
Not only were the piles of manuscripts getting higher and higher, but sometimes when the ink in the pen ran out, he would stand up and move around with satisfaction, as if he had completed a task.
Moreover, he still doesn't like the current computers and they are really uncomfortable to use.
"I'd better forget it. I won't use it for the time being."
Jimmy nodded: "Okay."
Yu Hua was very interested in computers. He asked Jimmy: "Is it difficult to learn typing on this computer?"
Jimmy scratched his head. He saw Yu Hua's interest in computers. In fact, he was quite surprised. There seems to be a popular saying in the Chinese literary circle in recent years that computer writing will destroy literature. It seems that many writers are not interested in computer writing.
Having an objectionable attitude.
Some people think that the words typed out by computers are too cold, have no temperature, and lack thickness.
The reason why Jimmy suggested that Yu Dong get a computer is because he knew that Yu Dong's ideas have always been avant-garde. In fact, science fiction writers usually have more avant-garde ideas, and Yu Dong is the best among them. He is very interested in emerging technologies.
The acceptance exceeded that of anyone Jimmy had ever seen.
But Yu Hua is different. Yu Hua is a traditional writer.
"Computer typing is not too difficult... The main thing is to memorize the root words. Of course, you can also use Pinyin. The Chinese Star, which was just released two years ago, is quite easy to get started, but the efficiency may be lower."
"No matter how inefficient it is, it's still faster than writing by hand, right?"
"Of course, there's no comparison at all. And it's really easy to get started with pinyin typing. Just remember the positions of the letters on the keyboard and you'll be fine in a week or two."
Yu Hua was a little excited: "How much does it cost to buy one?"
Jimmy pondered, "I really don't know the specific price, but it's probably around 10,000 yuan."
Ten thousand yuan is not a small amount of money for Yu Hua. He now has a family and a lot of money to spend. His monthly salary is only one or two hundred. Although he received thirty thousand yuan in licensing fees before, his writing is not
It’s not stable. Spending 10,000 yuan at once is likely to affect the life of a family of three.
Seeing Yu Hua's hesitation, Jimmy said with a smile, "Teacher Yu, if you really want it, I will arrange it. Our company will keep the money first, and we will deduct it from the royalties later. If you really want to buy it, now is a chance, because the company is in the process of buying it.
When purchasing computers, it will definitely be cheaper if you buy them together than if you buy them yourself later."
Yu Hua thought about it for a while, then he couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and nodded: "Thank you then."
"You're welcome." Jimmy waved his hand, "If you negotiate for the single book of "To Live" this time, the royalties will be enough for you to buy at least two computers. In fact, I'm also curious about why you accept computer writing, Mr. Yu, because according to my observation,
Many writers here in China are very resistant to computer writing, and even say that 'computer writing' will destroy literature."
"Haha, isn't this ridiculous? If literature can be destroyed by a writing method, can it still be called literature? At most, there will be some changes. When the times develop in his way, no one should worry about who will be ruined.
, some writers may be finished, but it does not mean that literature will be finished, Shakespeare is finished, literature will not be finished.”
Once Shakespeare is finished, literature will not be finished.
This is very true, but it is also cruel enough. It is estimated that Shakespeare's fans will not be happy to hear this.
That's how Yu Hua is, always able to look at problems with a calm attitude. Jimmy learned this lesson today.
Just as they were talking about the publication of "Alive", Jimmy still had some things to discuss with Yu Hua, so the two of them went to Yu Hua's residence together.
After they left, Yu Dong looked at the notebook left by Yu Hua. Not to mention, when it came to the essays, he was really ready to start writing.
He told Jimmy that writing casually was as easy as eating and drinking, which was really not a boast, because for him, writing essays was just a pastime after dinner.
It is different from writing a novel. Even if it is a novel about stream of consciousness, the plot must be taken into consideration. But essays can really be just the simple flow of consciousness, the expression of emotions, and the most natural self-expression.
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At the beginning of the new year, a new issue of "Contemporary" has also entered readers' horizons, and the second half of "To the West" has also come out.
The controversy over "Going West", which had gradually cooled down, once again appeared in the public eye with the new issue of "Contemporary".
The People's Literature Publishing House has already conducted some research on the market, so this issue of "Contemporary" was printed a lot more.
The editorial department has been quite busy recently. He Qizhi received good news a few days ago: Yu Dong's "The Second World" will be adapted by the great director Spielberg.
He didn't know much about this great director. After asking a few young colleagues, he found out that he was really a great director.
This information was provided by Yu Dong's agent, the foreign businessman Jimmy, and when he got this information, the domestic media did not know about it.
He Qizhi had always thought that it was not a good thing for a writer to find a businessman as an agent, but this time he felt the benefits of a writer's agent, at least when dealing with some business matters, it was very fast.
He Qizhi had never thought that his magazine could be connected with Hollywood, but now that he has encountered such an opportunity, he feels that it is quite good.
Not to mention anything else, it is unbelievable that a writer like Yu Dong, who has just appeared on the scene for two years, has such market appeal. He Qizhi can even imagine Yu Dong coming to Yanjing to do a book signing for "To the West" in a few months.
The lively scene at the meeting will most likely be even more lively than the day of the "White Deer Plain" signing.
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Chapter completed!