Chapter 363 364【It’s all business】
Xiang Nan then read Ma Weidu's novel and found that it was well written, with some talent.
Xiang Nan helped him with some revision suggestions, and then wrote a recommendation letter for him.
After Ma Weidu revised it according to Xiang Nan's opinion, he sent the novel to "China Youth Daily", and it was published in full page.
Fortunately, the "Youth Literature" magazine caught his talent at a glance, and transferred him from the milling machine factory to the magazine as an editor.
Ma Weidu transformed from a worker in a milling machine factory to an editor sitting in an office, which made his friends envious. They all praised him for being talented, well-connected, and promising.
But Ma Weidu knew in his heart that if it wasn’t for Xiang Nan’s letter of recommendation, how could it be possible for “Youth Daily” to publish his novel on a full page. People don't publish his novels, and "Youth Literature" won't ask him to be an editor.
So, close up, close up, and finally thank Xiang Nan for making a move and giving him a push. Otherwise he would 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 was going to collect as a token of gratitude.
Xiang Nan didn't refuse much, so he accepted it. At this stage, the trade of cultural relics is not very popular, and the porcelain made by Kang Yong is only a few hundred yuan, and it will cost thousands of dollars if it is dead.
And his face is worth hundreds or thousands, so it is not too much to accept him as a plum bottle.
After Ma Weidu served as the editor of "Youth Literature", he successively supported and promoted Wang Yi, Liu Zhenyun, Mo Wei, Su Tong and others.
After Xiang Nan made friends with them, his network became wider and wider.
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And in June, the novel "Detective Di Renjie" written by Xiang Nan was officially published by "Story Club".
Immediately after it was published, with its twists and turns and bizarre stories, meticulous and complex reasoning, and exciting plots, it attracted a lot of people to follow, and even the sales of the magazine "Story Club" increased a lot.
But in the literary world, some people expressed disapproval of Xiang Nan's move.
I think that he is a famous writer of realistic literature, but now he actually writes popular novels of reasoning and detectives, which is really a waste of talent and waste of money. Some people even published articles in magazines, calling for Xiang Nan to return to realistic and serious literature.
Since ancient times, literati have looked down on each other, and artists have been inferior to each other. Literati are also divided into three, six, and nine grades. Those who write serious literature don't look down on popular literature. In the 1990s, Wang Yi once scolded Jin Yong, saying that his martial arts novels were made up, illogical, and not popular.
Xiang Nan previously wrote "The Garland Under the Mountain", "Triumph at Midnight", "Soul and Flesh", "The Years of Burning Passion", etc. Although they are also good-looking, they can still be attributed to realistic literature, focusing on realism and profound themes.
But "Detective Di Renjie" is not only purely fictional, but also contains dross such as strange powers, chivalrous skills, etc., which has no artistry at all, so 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.
The purpose of his copying is to make money. Serious literature and realistic literature are not as easy to sell as popular novels. This is an ironclad fact.
And now he must hurry up and accumulate the first pot of gold. Otherwise, he would have missed a lot of opportunities to make money, that's why he switched to writing popular novels.
For the novel "Detective Di Renjie", "Story Club" offered him a price of 40 yuan per thousand words, 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. Calculated according to this price, the author's remuneration alone would be 1.2 million yuan. If a booklet is released in the future, it shouldn't be a big problem for this set of books to earn four or five million.
By that time, he will have tens of millions or hundreds of millions of assets in his hands, so he doesn't care what others say.
Therefore, regardless of the uproar outside, he still insists on writing every day, exchanging words for money.
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In October, after five months of meticulous post-production, "The Garland Under the Mountain" was finally officially released.
Back then, the mainland film industry was still very conservative and clean. When the movie is released, it will be released, and there is no need for hype.
Xiang Nan, as the leading actor, was not arranged to participate in any promotion. Even when the movie was released, he only knew about it by reading the newspaper.
This also made Xiang Nan feel a little emotional.
Thirty or forty years later, if a movie is released, he and Tang Guoqiang, who are the co-stars, will definitely compete for a position first, and then speculate on **** friendship, selling rottenness and cuteness. When it's over, have an affair with the actress in the play and fire up a CP.
"People are so simple nowadays." Xiang Nan sighed, and then asked Xiaoping and Suizi to watch a movie together.
"Liu Feng, those people are really hateful. They just stand up and talk without back pain. You don't need to talk to them, don't let them affect your mood." After meeting, Xiao Suizi persuaded.
The criticism of Xiang Nan in the literary world did not disappear because of Xiang Nan's silence, but became more and more intense.
Especially after the release of "Detective Di Renjie: The Mystery of the Mission", which sold more than 3 million copies and became the best-selling novel of the year, some people's attacks on him became more and more fierce and explicit.
Xiang Nan smiled and waved his hands when he heard it, "Don't worry, I never took them to heart. If they want to quarrel, just quarrel, what can I do?"
He now writes 5,000 words a day and earns 200 yuan. In 1981, the monthly salary of ordinary people was only sixty or seventy yuan. The money he makes in a day is what many people make in a year.
What's more, he didn't just get scolded, he also got a lot of flattery.
Every day, I receive thousands of letters from readers all over the country, and they have to be shipped by the post office in big bags every time.
So he doesn't care about some criticism.
Hearing what he said, Suizi immediately smiled and nodded.
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After watching the two-hour movie, Xiang Nan took the two of them to a restaurant.
"Comrade Liu, this movie is so touching, and your acting is so good, it made me cry." Xiaoping said while wiping her tears.
"Yeah, I cried too. Moreover, I found that many people in the theater cried." Suizi also nodded and said, "Liu Feng, it's all thanks to your well-written novel."
"Hey, it's also thanks to Director Xie's good director." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "Otherwise, if you change two knives, no matter how good the story is, the filming will be poor."
"It makes sense." Xiao Suizi nodded, "However, I really didn't expect that Liu Feng, your first filming, can act so well. Tang Guoqiang seems to be unable to act when he is in front of you."
"It's too exaggerated." Xiang Nan waved his hand, "He's still pretty good."
"I also think you act better than him." Xiaoping also nodded.
Thanks to book friends Xiao Yangzhi and Yinyue Tianlang for their rewards, thank you!
(end of this chapter)