Shen Shenghui and Qin Yuhai looked at each other, and they could almost understand each other's thoughts.
I know that if Wang Cheng publishes a book at this time, it will definitely cause a sensation. There is no need to worry about sales. As long as the standard is acceptable, the reputation will not be too bad.
and…
This is a book written by Wang Cheng. Even if it is a piece of shit, all the publishing houses in the country will rush to publish it.
Shen Shenghui immediately agreed: "Of course, no problem! Xia Xi, just send the manuscript to my mailbox and forget about the rest. I will make this book appear in all libraries across the country as soon as possible."
However, Xia Xi on the opposite side said more seriously: "Director Shen, you know. Wang Cheng doesn't play with computers or mobile phones! Therefore, there are no electronic manuscripts."
Don’t have an electronic manuscript?
Manuscript written by Wang Cheng?
Shen Shenghui’s eyes instantly lit up: “Is that a handwritten manuscript?”
Xia Xi said seriously: "Well, it's a handwritten manuscript! Therefore, this manuscript cannot be lost 100%, and it must be contacted as much as possible, and then returned. Do you understand what I mean? Director Shen?"
What's the meaning?
Shen Shenghui and Qin Yuhai looked at each other again. They both understood Xia Xi's meaning very well.
This is Wang Cheng's manuscript.
Given Wang Cheng’s current status in the literary world and calligraphy field, the value of a word is calculated in hundreds of thousands.
Of course, such a high price requires calligraphy written by Wang Cheng's calligraphy. There is no doubt that the manuscript handwritten by Wang Cheng is not in calligraphy. Otherwise, if he had to use calligraphy to write the manuscript, Wang Cheng would not be able to finish it in such a short time. At least it should be calculated in ten years.
However, even the pen calligraphy written by Wang Cheng is definitely worth a lot of money! Relying on Wang Cheng's calligraphy achievements and his own fame and status, the value of a word is calculated in thousands.
Therefore, this manuscript written by Wang Cheng himself is extremely precious.
If something goes wrong in their hands, is broken, or lost, then Qin Yuhai may really have to compensate the entire Rubik's Cube Entertainment company to Wang Cheng.
They knew that one of the most famous painters in Europe in the 1940s drew a house design sketch when he was renovating his house. It was collected by the decoration company and sold at auction for tens of millions of dollars in the past few years. High price.
With a great writer and calligrapher like Wang Cheng, who can be ranked first throughout the ages, the value of his handwritten manuscripts is no less than that of the top European painter.
Shen Shenghui looked at Qin Yuhai, and when Qin Yuhai nodded affirmatively, he said, "I understand what you mean, so be it. I'll go get the manuscript in person, and then have the typist input it into the computer right away. It will be done in a few days at most. How about I send it back to you personally?"
Xia Xi was silent for a moment, still not at ease, and then said: "The manuscript must be in my hand and cannot leave my sight. I will send it over in person and give the typist eight hours to record it every day. When the time is over, I will Just take it. No one else can touch it the whole time, only I can touch it."
Xia Xi doesn't know how much this manuscript will be worth if it appears on the market, but she knows that super rich people such as Wang Xueming are willing to spend 7 billion to buy the Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion, and they will definitely spend more than 1 billion to buy Wang Cheng's novel. Manuscript, after all, this manuscript has a lot of numbers, and it is Wang Cheng’s first novel manuscript, which is also representative.
For such a valuable manuscript, Xia Xi did not want any accidents to occur. If any link went wrong and was stolen or damaged, she would regret it. Even if Wang Cheng didn't seem to care, she would not allow herself to appear. Such a mistake was why she asked that the manuscript not be touched by others and that it must remain in her sight throughout the process to ensure the safety of the manuscript.
Shen Shenghui did not agree immediately. He looked at Qin Yuhai again. Qin Yuhai frowned and thought for a moment. Although it was troublesome, he had to accept it and could not push Wang Cheng's manuscript to other publishing companies. He immediately nodded affirmatively to express his agreement.
Then, Shen Shenghui said: "Okay, no problem! We don't want any problems with Wang Cheng's manuscript. However, this will trouble you Xia Xi, and if you come out to stare at the manuscript and enter it, Wang Cheng will There’s no one around.”
Xia Xi: "No trouble, Wang Cheng is resting at home recently, and it won't have any impact if I leave for a few days. As soon as the manuscript is entered, I will go back to work."
Shen Shenghui: "Okay, I will send a company car to pick you up right away. Special security personnel will be arranged for you in the next two days to ensure your safety."
Xia Xi: "Okay, thank you, Director Shen!"
Shen Shenghui smiled and said: "Our agency is here to serve Wang Cheng, so you're welcome."
Just when he was about to hang up the phone, Shen Shenghui asked again: "By the way, Xia Xi, what book did Wang Cheng write?"
Xia Xi replied softly: "A science fiction novel! There is only the first one for now, with a total of more than 200,000 words, all handwritten by Wang Cheng himself."
After saying that, Xia Xi hung up the phone.
Shen Shenghui looked at Qin Yuhai and saw Qin Yuhai touching his chin with both hands, his face full of contemplation.
It is a science fiction novel, and it is the first one, with more than 200,000 words written purely by hand. From Xia Xi’s point of view, it is obvious that there will be a sequel!
This can be said to be extremely rare in contemporary times, and it can even be said to be unique.
because…
Even the purest traditional writers nowadays will no longer write a manuscript of more than 200,000 words with a pen. It would be good if they could write an outline by hand. The manuscript must be written by typing on the keyboard. This is much simpler and more convenient, saving time and effort.
Writing more than 200,000 words by hand is an unimaginable and huge undertaking for many young people who are accustomed to using mobile phones and computers...
However, Wang Cheng did it.
They don’t even know how long it took Wang Cheng.
Regardless of the quality of the novel itself, just because it has more than 200,000 handwritten words, they are in awe of Wang Cheng and feel that Wang Cheng is a more serious and traditional writer than all other writers.
Qin Yuhai looked at Shen Shenghui and said immediately: "Contact our publishing house immediately and ask their best entry clerks, review editors, and chief editors to rush over immediately. Use the shortest time to enter this manuscript Go to the computer and complete a preliminary review to determine the quality of the novel, and then formulate a distribution strategy.”
Shen Shenghui asked: "Should we start the publicity warm-up now?"
Qin Yuhai thought for a while and shook his head: "Don't rush, let's wait until the manuscript is finished and the quality of the manuscript is confirmed! Now we can't be as casual with anything about Wang Cheng as before. It must be regarded as the most important thing for the whole company. Let’s do it. Let him enjoy the treatment he deserves due to his popularity and historical status.”
Shen Shenghui nodded, a trace of seriousness flashed in his eyes.
He knows that with Wang Cheng’s current popularity, historical status and achievements, any entertainment giant should have the entire company revolve around him, and even Penguin Entertainment should not be an exception.
Because Wang Cheng deserves such treatment.
Previously, because of the contract renewal conflict between them and Wang Cheng, they deliberately weakened and ignored the treatment that Wang Cheng should enjoy.
otherwise…
Wang Cheng’s popularity and influence may be even greater.
Shen Shenghui immediately picked up the phone and called Li Jie, the editor-in-chief of Rubik's Cube Entertainment's publishing house: "Old Li, you immediately bring one of the best entry clerks and review editors to the company headquarters."
Li Jie was stunned for a moment. He almost never received calls from Shen Shenghui. Because, in this era, most traditional publishing houses have little sense of existence and make no money at all. Rubik's Cube Entertainment only maintains its own distribution system, so it loses money to support the publishing house.
Therefore, Li Jie naturally has no status in the company and is not taken seriously by the head office.
This time when I suddenly received a call from Shen Shenghui, I suspected that I had encountered a telecommunications fraud, and asked in confusion: "Director Shen?"
Li Jie woke up and knew that this was indeed Shen Shenghui from the head office, and immediately agreed: "Okay, Director Shen, I will bring someone over here. By the way, Director Shen, may I venture to ask who wrote this It’s a manuscript? If it’s a handwritten manuscript, is it by an old master? There shouldn’t be many words, right?”
In Li Jie’s traditional philosophy, only some very old writers would stick to some traditions and write some manuscripts by hand, and he had seen this too.
However, in his impression, there are not many handwritten manuscripts by such old writers. They are all short works with a word count of about 10,000 words! After all, those old writers are very old, and their physical strength and energy cannot keep up. It is already rare to be able to write short stories of more than 10,000 words by hand.
As for other writers of the young and middle generation, they all write electronic manuscripts, without any exception.
Because today’s young and middle-aged writers write works for film and television adaptations in order to make big money, so they write medium-length novels, at least 100,000 words or more. If they become popular, they will be millions of words. A series of works, so that you can make a lot of money, naturally it is impossible to write by hand.
so!
He thought that it was a certain traditional master who contacted Shen Shenghui and gave Shen Shenghui a handwritten manuscript. Shen Shenghui then handed over the manuscript to them for processing. Got a job.
After all, although the sales volume of the manuscripts written by retired writers will not be very high and they basically make little money, they can enhance the influence and status of their publishing houses in the industry.
So, Li Jie acted quickly and immediately called his most trusted review editor and best typesetting editor.
In a short while!
Li Jie took the two of them to the Rubik's Cube Entertainment headquarters, and Shen Shenghui personally welcomed him in.
Li Jie suddenly felt a lot of pressure and asked hurriedly: "Director Shen, which master's manuscript is this?"
Shen Shenghui smiled and said nothing, and said softly: "I won't tell you yet, you can wait and see before talking! The manuscript hasn't arrived yet, it's on the way."
Li Jie, review editor Liu Qing, and typesetting editor Zhang Long looked at each other. They were all a little confused, but they did not dare to ask more questions. After all, they all relied on the head office for their meals.
Even if the head office gives them a piece of **** manuscript to read, they still have to brag about it as much as possible.
Otherwise, if they offended the master whom Shen Shenghui valued so much, they would also offend Shen Shenghui and the head office. Whether they could secure their position in the future would be a question.
As soon as Li Jie drank a glass of water, he saw a beautiful woman walking in under the protection of two security personnel wearing sportswear!
Li Jie, Liu Qing, and Zhang Long were all stunned. They didn't expect to see such a young and beautiful woman. They suddenly wondered if this was a big-name celebrity artist under Rubik's Cube Entertainment.
In recent years, it is not uncommon for many big-name celebrities to publish books in their own names to enhance their popularity. Many big-name stars would not dare to say that they are literate if they have not published two books under their names.
However, after thinking about it carefully, they couldn’t remember who this overly beautiful young woman was. She didn’t seem to be from the entertainment industry?
If he is a famous celebrity artist in the entertainment industry, with such good looks and temperament, they will definitely know him...
If you have no impression now, it means you are not a star artist in the entertainment industry.
But Shen Shenghui hurriedly stood up and greeted him: "Xia Xi, did you have a smooth trip?"
Xia Xi nodded slightly, picked up the bag in his hand, and took out a thick notebook in a sealed bag. The notebook looked ordinary, just like the ordinary notebooks in bookstores that cost dozens of dollars each.
Xia Xi said softly: "Director Shen, prepare some pairs of gloves!"
Shen Shenghui and Li Jie next to him were stunned for a moment. They didn't even understand what the gloves were for.
However, Shen Shenghui understood immediately, picked up the phone and called his assistant, and asked the assistant to go out and buy a dozen pairs of cotton gloves, and gave one pair to each of Li Jie and the other three.
Xia Xi also put on a pair of gloves, then took out the notebook from the sealed bag, handed it to Shen Shenghui, who also put on gloves, and urged: "Director Shen, let's get started, I don't have much time!"
Shen Shenghui nodded, but did not take the manuscript. Instead, he immediately said to Li Jie and the others: "Editor Li, come with me. I have prepared computers for you! You will live and eat here for the next few days. Come here every day to enter this manuscript, and when you are done entering it, you can go back with the electronic manuscript."
Li Jie and the other three looked at the notebook in confusion, still full of doubts in their hearts.
Whose manuscript is this?
What exactly is it written about?
Is this notebook full?
How many words does this need?
Why not make a copy and give it to them for input?
There are many questions in the minds of the three people.
However, none of the three people dared to ask more questions.
A few people came to a specially prepared studio. Li Jie hurriedly put on his gloves and asked, "Director Shen, can I take a look now?"
Shen Shenghui looked at Xia Xi.
Xia Xi nodded and handed the manuscript to Li Jie.
Li Jie took a deep breath and opened the door with a serious heart.
Liu Qing and Zhang Long, who were next to him, also hurriedly came forward and stared with wide eyes.
As soon as they opened the first page, the eyes of the three of them and Shen Shenghui next to them lit up.
They haven't seen the content clearly yet, but the flowing fonts on the paper that look like art make people feel very comfortable. Every word is like art.
this…
Li Jie's hand holding the notebook trembled, his eyes widened, and his voice trembled slightly, and asked: "Director Shen, which master's manuscript is this?"
As the editor-in-chief of a publishing house, Li Jie is naturally a person in the literary world. He graduated from the Chinese Department of Shuangxing. He also published two books in his early years, but neither achieved good results, so he changed his career and became an editor. All the way to the position of editor-in-chief, my knowledge and connections are definitely good.
He could tell at a glance that the calligraphy on this manuscript was definitely the best in the world.
Or it can be said that he is the best in the world. He has never seen better hard-pen calligraphy than this, and there is no one even close to the standard!
This can be said to be the best hard-pen calligraphy he has ever seen.
Qin Yuhai, who had just walked in, stood quietly at the back and looked at the manuscript. Seeing the pleasing hard-pen calligraphy fonts, he was slightly shocked, thinking that it was indeed Wang Cheng's handwriting.
Even the hard-pen calligraphy has reached the world’s best level!
He knew that if the entire manuscript of 200,000 words had this level of calligraphy.
Not to mention the content, the value of this manuscript alone is extremely amazing. No wonder Xia Xi protects this manuscript so solemnly.
A manuscript like this cannot be protected enough.