Chapter 363 364【It''s all business】
Xiang Nan then read Ma Weidu''s novel and found that the writing was quite good and had some talent.
Xiang Nan gave him some suggestions for revision, and then wrote a letter of recommendation for him.
After Ma Weitu revised it according to Xiang Nan’s opinions, he sent the novel to China Youth Daily, where it was published as a full page.
Fortunately, the magazine "Youth Literature" caught his talent at a glance and transferred him from the milling machine factory to the magazine as editor.
Ma Weidu went from being a worker at a milling machine factory to working as an editor in an office, which made the friends around him envious. They all praised him for his talent, connections and future.
?However, Ma Weidu knew clearly that without Xiang Nan’s letter of recommendation, how could the Youth Daily publish a full page of his novel. If people don''t publish his novels, "Youth Literature" won''t ask him to be an editor.
So, come back together, go back together, finally thank Xiang Nan for giving him a push. Otherwise he would still have to work as a milling machine worker in a factory.
Therefore, Ma Weidu gave Xiang Nan a plum vase from the Qianlong official kiln that he planned to collect as a thank you.
Xiang Nan accepted it without any further refusal. At this stage, the cultural relics trade is not very popular, and the porcelain from Kang, Yong, and Qian dynasties only costs a few hundred yuan, and even a thousand yuan if it is exhausted.
? And his face is worth hundreds or thousands anyway, so accepting him for a plum bottle is not too much.
?After Ma Weitu became the editor of "Youth Literature", he successively supported and promoted Wang Xie, Liu Zhenyun, Mo Xian, Su Tong and others.
After Xiang Nan made friends with them, his network of contacts became wider and deeper.
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In June, the novel "Detective Di Renjie" written by Xiang Nan was officially published by "Story Club".
?After it was published, it immediately attracted millions of people to read it due to its twists and turns and bizarre stories, meticulous and complex reasoning, and exciting plots. The sales of the magazine "Story Club" also increased significantly.
However, in the literary world, some people disagreed with Xiang Nan''s move.
??I think that he, a famous writer of realistic literary works, now writes popular novels of the detective genre, which is really a waste of talent and resources. Some people even published articles in magazines calling on Xiang Nan to return to realistic literature and serious literature.
Since ancient times, literati have despised each other and artists have looked down upon each other. There are also three, six or nine levels of literati, and those who write serious literature do not look down upon popular literature. In the 1990s, Wang Jie once scolded Jin Yong, saying that the martial arts novels he wrote were fabricated, illogical, and substandard.
Xiang Nan has previously written "Wreaths Under the Mountains", "Triumph at Midnight", "Spirit and Flesh", "The Passionate Years", etc. Although they are also good-looking, they can still be classified as realistic literature, focusing on realism and profound themes.
But "Detective Di Renjie" is not only purely fictional, but also contains strange powers, magical powers, chivalrous skills, etc. It has no artistic quality at all. Therefore, in the eyes of some people, it is clear that he has fallen.
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Xiang Nan ignored all criticism from the outside world.
His purpose of copying books is to make money. Serious literature and realistic literature are just not as popular as popular novels. This is a hard fact.
And now he must seize the time to accumulate the first pot of gold. Otherwise, he would miss many opportunities to make money, so he switched to writing popular novels.
"Story Club" offered him a price of 40 yuan per 1,000 words for the novel "Detective Di Renjie", which was five times more expensive than the previous price.
As for "Detective Di Renjie", he plans to write five parts, with a total of three million words. Based on this price, the royalties alone are 1.2 million yuan. If a single volume is released in the future, it shouldn''t be a big problem if this set of books earns four to five million.
At that time, with this first start-up capital, he can participate in the speculation of Changchun Clivia, the speculation of Hujiang original stocks, the speculation of Shenzhen equity subscription certificates, the real estate speculation of Nanhai, etc.
By then, he will have tens or hundreds of millions of assets in his hands, and he will not care what others say. Therefore, regardless of the uproar outside, he still insisted on writing every day, exchanging words for money.
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In October, after five months of meticulous post-production, "Wreaths Under the Mountain" was finally released.
At that time, the mainland film industry was still very conservative and very clean. When a movie is released, it is released, and there is no need for any hype.
As the starring role, Xiang Nan was not arranged to participate in any publicity. Even when the movie came out, he only found out about it by reading the newspapers.
This also made Xiang Nan feel a little emotional.
??Thirty or forty years later, if a movie is released, he and Tang Guoqiang, as the two leading actors, will definitely compete for a role first, and then speculate on the **** friendship, show off the fuss, and show off the cuteness. After that, start a scandal with the actress in the play and get some CP.
“People nowadays are really simple.” Xiang Nan sighed, and then asked Xiaoping and Suizi to watch a movie together.
"Liu Feng, those people are really hateful. They just stand and talk without pain. You don''t need to pay attention to them. Don''t let them affect your mood." After meeting, Xiao Suizi advised.
The criticism of Xiang Nan in the literary world did not disappear because of Xiang Nan''s silence. On the contrary, it became more and more intense.
?Especially after the single volume of "Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Case of the Mission" was released and sold more than three million copies, becoming the best-selling novel of the year, some people''s attacks on him became more and more intense and explicit.
Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan smiled and waved his hands, "Don''t worry, I never took them to heart. If they like to quarrel, just leave them. What can they do to me?"
Now he can earn 200 yuan by writing 5,000 words a day. In 1981, the monthly salary of ordinary people was only sixty or seventy yuan. What he makes in a day is what many people make in a year.
What''s more, he didn''t just get scolded, he also received a lot of flattery.
??Every day, we receive thousands of letters from readers all over the country, and each time they have to be shipped in large sacks from the post office.
So he doesn’t care at all about some criticism.
Hearing what he said, Suiko immediately smiled and nodded.
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After watching the two-hour movie, Xiang Nan took them to a restaurant.
“Comrade Liu, this movie was so touching, and your performance was so good, it even made me cry.” Xiaoping said while wiping her tears.
"Yes, I cried when I watched it too. Moreover, I found that many people in the theater cried." Suizi also nodded and said, "Liu Feng, this is all thanks to your well-written novel."
“Hey, thank you for the good directing by Director Xie.” Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, “Otherwise, if we had two knives, no matter how good the story was, the filming would be bad.”
"That makes sense." Xiao Suizi nodded, "However, I really didn''t expect that Liu Feng, your first time filming, could actually act so well. Tang Guoqiang seems to have lost his ability to act in front of you."
“That’s too exaggerated.” Xiang Nan waved his hand, “He’s quite powerful.”
“I also think you can act better than him.” Xiao Ping also nodded.
Thanks to book friends Xiaoyang Zhi and Yinyue Tianlang for their tips, I’m grateful!
(End of this chapter)