Because Jimmy and the others were going back to China tomorrow, Yu Dong took the time to chat with Jimmy alone for a while, mainly about the autograph session.
"First arrange the book signing for the game, and then arrange the book signing for the Chinese literature series. The location should not be too far away."
"We're all in New York, so we can save time. Let's separate the Chinese book signings. Then let Bi Feiyu and Yu Hua start first, and you can come later."
"You can arrange this." Then Yu Dong thought of something else, "Last time you said you wanted to sign a few traditional writers in the United States. Is there anything going on?"
Jimmy nodded, "Contacted three people, Joyce Oates, Philip Roth and Alice Munro. Except for Philip Roth, the other two are close to signing a contract. Roth's literary agent is Andrew Wei
The agent is a well-known writer's agent, he is very famous in New York, and Ross has worked closely with him. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to get involved in his affairs now."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "It's okay. It's hard to find such a famous writer. Just try your best and don't take it too seriously."
The main purpose of signing some well-known traditional writers is not to make money, but to enhance the company's influence and image.
Moreover, there are indeed fewer writers represented by Deep Space. Compared to some agents, the number of writers represented by Deep Space is only a fraction.
Take the famous Latin American literary agent Carmen Balcells. Among the writers she represents, in addition to heavyweights like Marquez and Llosa, there are another four to five hundred writers, most of whom are
He is a young and middle-aged writer.
Deep Space will not sign so many writers, but there are indeed fewer writers represented now.
"Speaking of which, you are quite familiar with Joyce, but you have never met in person. It is also because of this relationship that the negotiation with her went smoothly this time. In addition, Alice Munro seems to be interested in
I'm very interested in Bi Feiyu's "Panic Fingers". Maybe you can meet them this time when you go to the United States." Jimmy added.
"Oh?" Yu Dong was a little surprised, "Is Alice Munro interested in "Panic Fingers"?"
"I heard from Cambot that she mentioned this collection of novels in particular. Alice Munro came to China ten years ago and has some understanding of China."
Yu Dong nodded. Alice Munro is not unknown now. She has won the Governor General's Award of Canada twice and is very famous in Canada and even the United States.
However, her "Escape" has not yet been published, and she has not yet won the Nobel Prize for Literature, so her international fame is completely incomparable to that of later generations.
Among these contemporary writers, Alice Munro is one that Yu Dong admires more.
"If you have a chance, you can go and meet her. Is she in the United States?"
"She's in Canada, but I can invite her to New York when the time comes."
"Let's do this in advance." Yu Dong nodded and asked again, "Did Yu Liang tell you about the matter I asked Yu Li to talk to Li Qiuhao last time?"
"I told you." Jimmy smiled, "His "Sky Ax Sand Palace" will be serialized on the 16th day of the first lunar month in the Deep Space Forum. It will also be the first signed novel serialized by our Deep Space Forum. I
I believe this will be a good start.”
Yu Dong also smiled: "As long as you are prepared to lose money, no matter what kind of start, it will not be too bad."
"We can still afford to lose this little money."
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Chen Mobai dragged his tired body back home. In the past few days, he had been visiting relatives every day without a day's rest.
To say that I am tired, I am not physically tired at all. The key is that after staying in such a noisy environment for a whole day, I will be numb from the noise.
After lying on the bed and squinting for a while, Chen Mobai got up and turned on the computer, and skillfully logged into the account of the Deep Space Forum.
"Let's see what's new since we haven't been online for the past two days."
Chen Mobai rubbed his hands and was about to read the post when he saw a small banner on the website that read: "Tian Ax Sand Palace" will be launched soon.
This is the first time Chen Mobai has seen this kind of banner on the Deep Space Forum, and it is quite novel.
What is even more curious is, what is this "Tianaxe Sand Palace"?
I tried clicking it, and it actually made him click on the banner. It was an official post.
The post stated that the first novel "Tian Ax Sand Palace" contracted by the website has been confirmed to be online, and it will be online at midnight in three days.
What? Sign a novel?
What the hell is this? Isn’t the Deep Space Forum a Deep Space Company employee website that was turned into a social networking site by netizens?
Why did you start a novel?
Yes, some netizens did post some novels on the forum before. The more famous one is hcq. His novel was even published by "Science Fiction World".
But I have never heard of such a thing as contracts for novels on websites.
What is the difference between signed novels and novels published by ordinary netizens?
Chen Mobai looked at the content of the post and found that there seemed to be no introduction to this aspect. The entire post was talking about how good the novel "The Sand Palace" is and how worth looking forward to.
Unable to resolve his doubts, Chen Mobai looked through the comments below, trying to find the answer.
This post has been posted for a while, so there are many comments below.
Dongfang Yixiao: [What is the origin of this author called "Sandman"? He is the contracted author.]
Fatty Li Zhuzhu: [Could it be a big boss under Deep Space? 】
Yellow casio: [Could it be Yu Dong...]
Fatty Li Zhuzhu: [Still awake from sleeping upstairs? You are dreaming.]
The lonely and thorough demon: [Am I the only one who pays attention to what this contracted author means? 】
An Liuge: [Isn’t this the same as Yu Dong and Bi Feiyu? They should be the writers of Deep Space Agency.]
Fatty Li Zhuzhu: [It should be different. Have you studied the content of the post? It means that the Deep Space Forum signed this novel... I feel that it is different from dating a literary agent like the Deep Space Company.]
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Falling in Paradise: [Let’s wait and see what the Deep Space Company will do this time.]
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Chen Mobai scrolled through a lot of comments but couldn't find the answer he wanted. He could only look forward to the release of "Tianaxe Sand Palace" like other netizens.
Until the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.
Many netizens are squatting in the deep space forum waiting for the launch of "Amazon Sand Palace".
The online time is very punctual. As soon as midnight arrives, the layout of the new book comes out. It is no different from ordinary posts, except that the number of words is larger.
The post was not made by an official, but by a user named Sharen, who should be the author himself. From a formal point of view, the novels signed by Deep Space are no different from the novels published by ordinary users on the forum.
At the top of the post is not the text of the novel, but a preface written by the author.
"Hello everyone, I am a sand person, and I am very happy to meet you with my novel "Sky Ax Sand Palace 1". Before the text, I would like to talk to you about why I wrote this book..."
Chen Mobai originally wanted to turn directly to the back to read the main text, but he still had the patience to read the author's preface. After reading it, he was a little lucky that he did not turn directly to the text.
"I almost missed something so important."
In the preface, the author tells a story.
He was originally a student at a certain university. Before graduating from his undergraduate degree, he met a writer, and by chance, he and the writer went to the "Tianxisha Palace", a famous local attraction. Later, the writer suggested that he use the information he collected to
Materials to write a novel related to scenic spots.
The author's name was not mentioned at the beginning of the preface, but Chen Mobai felt more and more familiar with it the more he read.
Later, Chen Mobai patted his head and said, "By the way, Yu Dong's previous travelogue mentioned Tianaxe Sand Palace. Why didn't I think of that?"
In fact, this is not to blame Chen Mobai. The travelogue written by Yu Dong did not mention much about the Tianfu Sand Palace, but only briefly mentioned it, and more about the art festival at that time.
But now "Sand Man" wrote in great detail, and also mentioned that the second time they met this writer was at the art festival, so Chen Mobai remembered it.
"This writer must be Yu Dong."
Sure enough, at the end of the preface, Sandman revealed the answer. The writer who guided him to write this novel was Yu Dong himself.
When something is related to Yu Dong, it will always produce some different magic.
With this thought, Chen Mobai had more expectations for this novel.
Chapter completed!