What should I do if the system forces me to copy books?

"As expected of a short story that was sprayed as 'shady' by the competition party, the short story did not disappoint at all from this content."

"At first, I thought that "The Necklace" was already the highest level of short stories that college student writers could write, but after reading "The Gift of the Magi", I found that I was still sloppy, and the facts slapped me in the face!"

Chapter 433 Preface

The hot discussion of "The Gift of the Magi" quickly spread, and it was no surprise that it was widely sought after.

The direct consequence of this is-

The latest page views of the official website of the Seven Star Literature Cup, which has entered the preliminary stage, has increased by at least 50.00% year-on-year compared with the audition stage. It is a happy event for both the organizers of the event and the countries that really support it. Perhaps the subsequent finals, It is also worth looking forward to.

The name Li Chungang quickly entered the field of vision of short story lovers.

Even some well-known writers who focus on the field of short stories began to secretly remember Li Chungang, a young writer who had recently risen suddenly, with the help of two consecutive short stories, "The Necklace" and "The Gift of the Magi". In the circle of short story writers, it can be regarded as the beginning of fame.

Someone said, didn't Li Chungang write online novels before?

Indeed, compared to his achievements in short stories, most people's usual impression of him is still the pseudonym "Zhi Chun Zhi Gang" and his astonishing achievements in online novels. The astonishing achievements in online literature must be To some extent suppressed his talent in short stories.

A certain identity is more dazzling, and this will happen naturally!

Perhaps "Speaking of Youth" is the first time that most people who like traditional literature know the word "Li Chungang". It's just that after devoting all their energy to online novels, there is no such thing in it for a long time. Anything that ever appeared about traditional literature quickly disappeared from the public eye.

So it wasn't until he participated in this year's Seven Star Literature Cup and published two short stories in a row in the audition and preliminary rounds that everyone realized——

It turns out that Li Chungang also has a good talent in traditional literature!

However, it is undeniable that he is still an out-and-out newcomer in the field of short stories, and there is still a long way to go.

It is very likely that some people will say, isn't "The Gift of the Magi" a very famous short story in another dimension, and after the publication, the readers are so casually shocked and the story is over?

It is fully understandable to have such a taken-for-granted view.

After all, literary creation in reality is completely different from online novels, and it is impossible to replicate the one-step rise of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern".

The classic that has been regarded as a masterpiece countless times by later generations can only cause a momentary discussion when it is first released. When everyone hears that a certain work is a world-class masterpiece, the first thing that comes to mind is that this work is far away from its official release time. how long has passed-

This has also led to the fact that the true conferred gods of the contemporary era are slender and angular.

More often, time has brewed those classics!

Li Chungang is naturally the exception among the exceptions, he does not need to wait for a death to realize the act of conferring the gods, the literature library he owns is an inexhaustible treasure house of literature.

—

"Chun Gang, there is something I want to ask you to do."

The source of the news is Hou Cheng, the editor-in-chief of Manjinghua Publishing House. He just added Li Chungang’s friend some time ago, saying that he is the new editor-in-chief of the publishing house in charge of the publishing of the new book "Dragon Race". As for the previous editor-in-chief, he is not very clear. But you can probably guess that it should be the promotion and salary increase to reach the pinnacle of life.

It was the first time that the other party called him for help as soon as he opened his mouth.

Li Chungang was curious, so he asked, "What is it?"

The other party's reply was also very quick: "It's like this. Our publishing house has reached a cooperation with Longteng Chinese Network to sign the simplified publishing rights of several excellent works a while ago. The fastest one is estimated to be on the market soon. I mean, can you please write a preface for this book or something?"

Help with preface! ?

Li Chungang was so surprised that he didn't know how to reply for a while.Because generally speaking, the prefaces of published works are invited to some seniors in the industry or well-known colleagues. There is also a popular saying that...

Anyone who can write a preface to someone else's work is almost a good friend with a good relationship. Otherwise, if the preface is not well written, not only will it not have a good effect, but it may have a negative effect.

In fact, this situation is very common. When you are in a bookstore, most of the physical book covers of published works will have the words "strongly recommended by famous Internet writer XXX". When you open the cover, the first thing you see is not the direct content. It is a preface written by the famous writer, recommending this book to readers, and increasing sales.

After all, not every published author is Li Chungang. The physical books published by many authors can sell for more than six figures. It is the unique kind, so sometimes the fame of some great authors is used to help promote it.

Under normal circumstances, the writers of online novels on the same novel website have no problem with this. Everyone eats in the same pot, but it is not difficult to write a preface. It is completely free. , Sometimes being convenient to others is convenient to oneself, and no one knows what needs help in the future.

However, this is really the first time for Li Chungang to write a preface for others.

After thinking about it for a while, he replied, "Okay, no problem."

Hou Cheng, the editor-in-chief at the computer, was overjoyed when he saw it. He originally wanted to give it a try. After all, the two of them didn't have much friendship before, and they didn't expect the other party to be so easy-going. He was rejected rightly, and quickly said: "Thank you so much, wait a minute...I will send you the link of the work and the relevant template example immediately."

Li Chungang: "This is not a big deal, and the preface can be finished in a while, but I have a small condition before that."

When Hou Cheng saw it, he was taken aback by reflex: "Conditions, what conditions?"

Li Chungang told the truth: "To be honest, I have a few friends who want to find a way to publish in a real way, and the quality of the works I have read is very good, but no publishing house has contacted me so far. I want to ask editor-in-chief Hou to take a look and see if there is a chance for these works to be published in a physical form. Don’t worry, I just ask the editor-in-chief to help review it, even if it fails the review, it doesn’t matter, just help to see it.”

What he was talking about was the newly signed authors of the company. The subscription results that could be discovered by the company and signed by the company were actually good, but it was too difficult for some people to get the physical publishing copyright due to the limitation of the subject matter, unlike fantasy and fairy tales. Popular themes such as the city and the city are simple.

Chapter 434 Delivering tea to the boss

If the authors who have signed a new literary agent contract with the company can find opportunities for physical publishing copyright, no matter whether they succeed in the end, it will firstly demonstrate the strong personal connections of their Wensiquanyong Culture Media Company, and secondly, it will also allow more Authors who are vacillating also take a good look at their strengths.

Originally, Li Chungang didn't have this kind of idea, so editor-in-chief Hou of Manjinghua Publishing House came to his door in a hurry. He just wanted to pass the relationship with Hou Cheng this time, and let the other party help to see if it was possible to pass the review of physical publishing.

In fact, the biggest significance of a physical publication of a book, in addition to making money, is that as long as the physical publication is published, it proves in disguise that the IP of this work has a sufficient possibility of being adapted and filmed into a film and television drama.This is also the reason why many authors are willing to hold their noses and sell physical publishing rights even if some small publishing houses offer very low prices.

The biggest possibility is that if you sell the first copyright, you will have the second and third copyrights, and it will be relatively easier to adapt the copyrights in the future.

Of course, the reason why Li Chungang did this was not simply because he wanted to be a good person and do good deeds, but if it could happen, as long as one of so many works can be successful, it would be a double gain of fame and fortune for both the author himself and the company.

After thinking for a while, Hou Cheng said, "Okay, this is very simple. The editors of our publishing house are obliged to review manuscripts. This is not a big deal. I can agree to this."

Anyway, for a publishing house, it is necessary to find works for physical publication anyway. If you only focus on those great authors at the top, I am afraid that not many parts will be published in a whole year, and then the entire publishing house will support so many. The employees were devastated by the northwest wind and went bankrupt every minute.

To be able to make the publishing house bigger and stronger, in addition to publishing a variety of types, it is not only about quality, but also about quantity.

Besides, Chungang’s great myth also said that it’s just to help with the review. It doesn’t matter whether it succeeds or not. If it doesn’t succeed, I can’t blame him anyway. Understand.

Li Chungang also breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I will trouble you. I will collect and sort out the links of their works and send them to you. In addition, you can send me the links of works that need to be prefaced. I will probably write a preface after reading the content.”

After Hou Cheng heard the words, he expressed his thanks, and at the same time replied that he would take the time to review the books that needed to be reviewed.

Li Chungang is not worried that the other party will go back on his word or perfunctory himself, because precocious review of such things is originally the job content of their publishing house editors, and he just makes use of his personal connections with the other party to play a role in threading the needle. That's all.

……

In this way, it is possible to directly recommend works to the publishing house, and even the leading publishing house in the domestic publishing industry. After Li Chungang mentioned this to Lin Meng, in less than half an hour, a brand-new company The list of outstanding works by literary agents has already come to him.

Of course, in order to avoid such speechless things as smashing their own signboards, this list must have been selected through preliminary competitions, and those works that cannot even enter the most basic one-star hall of honor are embarrassed to show their hands.

Three days after the list was posted, Li Chungang received a reply from Hou Cheng, and the results of the review of the works he recommended had been obtained.

"I am very grateful to Editor-in-Chief Hou for your help. I would like to thank my friends." While Li Chungang heaved a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but smile knowingly. Liu Chengyin is gone.

Hou Cheng replied: "Brother Chungang is too polite. If I really want to count, I should thank you for helping to push the books, so that I can get two books of good quality this time. It's just that the first review has been done. If you really want to publish, you have to wait for the list to pass the final review of the editor-in-chief.”

"It doesn't matter, it's already very good to pass the preliminary review. I will make this clear to them, and I will never blame you, editor-in-chief Hou." The review of the list is not Dong Sicheng's nod.

Dong Sicheng is here...

He is confident that as long as he really finds the other party to say this, the other party will most likely agree without hesitation, but this kind of publication achieved through the use of favors is indeed against the original intention, and the gain outweighs the loss!

Normally, a leading publishing house such as Manjinghua Publishing House estimates that there are a large number of works that need to be reviewed every day. With so many works stacked together, the time for each review is naturally very long. This time, it is possible to publish so quickly. In the end, it is estimated that it is also due to the reason of jumping in the queue. It is really not easy to help with this.

He still wanted to share this good news with everyone as soon as possible. Even if he just passed the preliminary review, it was also the preliminary review of Man Jinghua Publishing House. It is estimated that the physical publishing copyright was signed without hesitation.

As for whether or not they can pass the final trial, it depends on the quality of their works and luck, even if they really can't pass, they can't blame themselves.On the contrary, those authors who passed the preliminary review after his recommendation will thank him for his help and recommendation.

only……

In a daze, Li Chungang remembered that the authors who signed the literary agency contract with the company were not drawn into a group, so they had to find a large group of signed authors of Longteng in the group list of Koukou. The large group of 2000 Longteng contracted authors does not have any threshold for entering the group, they only need to sign a contract, but this kind of large group is much deserted compared to the small groups of various classified channels.

It can be said that only a few messages will appear every few days, and these few rare messages must be advertisements such as bargaining prices overnight and helping to grab tickets.

Trying to circle the two Longteng authors who passed the preliminary review in this large group, I didn't expect to find these two guys. Now it's easy, so I directly @两人: "A few days ago, the editor-in-chief of Manjinghua Publishing House Hou Cheng I just asked for a little help, and then I asked someone to help me read the works of the two to see if there is a chance to publish the copyright through the entity."

"Just now I got a reply from the other party saying that the works of both of them have passed the preliminary review. I can't guarantee whether they can pass the final review and be published smoothly. I just want to talk to you first, it's not that I don't agree with you. Do your best, other publishing houses have their own set of standards for the review of published works, and whether it is successful or not depends on me."

As soon as Li Chungang finished speaking, the originally silent group immediately exploded!

Chapter 435 Gouyan Kanwang's author is low

This large group of 2000 members was fine at the beginning, so many contracted authors gathered in one group and could talk about any topic, but later, special groups for various classified channels were created, editor-in-charge and contracted author exclusive groups, etc. It turns out that these authors found that compared to sending a message in less than a second and disappearing into the sea, no one cares about it, it is really not as comfortable as the "water group" in these small groups.

No matter how bad it is, everyone is writing about the same topic, and there are always more common topics, and they can also exchange industry gossip, writing skills, etc. from time to time. If you have any questions that you don’t understand, you can discuss them in the group at any time. consult.

Over time...

This can be regarded as a large group of contracted authors created in the "prehistoric" era of Longteng. It has expanded to 2000 people several times, but the level of activity and excitement is completely different, and the situation is declining. Now you open this group every day, not the automatic sign-in of group members. There are all kinds of small advertisements, and it is rare to find the chat content of group members.

Just when everyone was about to forget this "group of 2000 people", a group of people with the vest name "Zhi Chun Zhi Gang" suddenly bubbled up. These four words themselves are in the Internet circle, especially their Longteng Chinese The circle of contracted authors of the Internet can attract enough attention, and what he said as soon as he appeared, it can be regarded as earth-shattering!

"Not much to say, I will kowtow to the Great God Chungang first, and it will be regarded as an early year."

"Pass tea to Boss Chungang, Boss, do you see if my knee can be accepted, just take me to pretend and take me to fly."

"God Chun Gang personally helped to recommend to the publishing house, the famous Manjinghua Publishing House. Isn't it a sure thing that it will be published before the final publication after passing the preliminary review? Congratulations to Long Teng for mentioning two publishing masters."

"@两种清风@一梦黄良, such good news, shouldn't the two of you send out a wave of red envelopes to cheer you up?"

"Instead of giving out red envelopes for fun, why don't we kill chicken cubs to sacrifice to the heavens! This damn guy has updated more than 60 words before December has passed, and he has been firmly occupying the number one position in the combat power list." , not to be the Son of Man!"

"Pass tea to Mr. Chungang!"

"Give tea to Big Brother Chungang +1!"

"Give tea to Big Brother Chungang +10086!"

"Pass tea + ID number to Mr. Chungang!"

"..."

Li Chungang's words undoubtedly dropped an atomic bomb on the calm lake.

Some of the Wannian diving party who were lurking in the group were blown out. Many names seemed familiar. After thinking about it, I found out that they were the group of guys who often swim in the Big Nervous Club.It seems that no matter where it is, as long as there is a chance of water groups, there will always be amazing similarities in history.

Although these guys are not too bad in terms of main station subscription results, but when it comes to copyright adaptation and IP operation, even if they are bundled together, they are not enough for Li Chungang to fight with both hands.It is even outrageous that even a copyright has not been sold, even the lowest level of physical publishing copyright.

Now that Li Chungang suddenly appeared in a bubbling manner, let me tell you that I have contacted the publishing house for two authors who have never heard of these great authors before. It is Manjinghua Publishing House, which immediately shocked the friends. ah.

It would be fine if it was mentioned casually, but now the first trial has passed!

You must know that the first test to measure whether an online novel has the value of physical publication is the preliminary review of major publishing houses. As long as it passes the preliminary review, it means that the novel has real publication value. As for whether it can pass the final review, more It is necessary to consider the "schedule" of the publishing house. After all, there is a limit to the number of works published each year, and it is impossible to publish an unlimited number of works casually.

Even if the publishing house wants to keep publishing, it is still a question whether the printing volume can keep up.

Li Chungang's move undoubtedly opened the door to a new world for the two people who were originally unknown, and the most important thing was for free.

If Gang Jing insists on saying that the company that signed the literary agency will get part of the income, and then the company’s income is equivalent to his income, then there is no problem, because the works of the contracted authors recommended to the editor-in-chief Hou Cheng are Do whatever you want.

Everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door, and takes care of the frost on other people's tiles.

This sentence is cruel but also very realistic. This is the true portrayal of most people's hearts in reality.Not to mention that Li Chungang didn't know them well, and they didn't have any intersections, but they were still willing to reach out to help within the scope of their abilities, and there were really not many.

People's hearts are fleshy, and when they need it, others are willing to stretch out their hands. This feeling is really heart-warming.

Don't talk about Sheng Mi's kindness against Mi's hatred. There are so many online writers who have signed literary agency contracts with Wensi Quanyong Company. In the end, only two authors passed the preliminary review. Wouldn't the rest of them hold grudges because of this?

Authors like them who write online novels know more than anyone else when they talk about the truth one after another!Helping you is called affection; not helping is called duty. If the quality of your work is not good enough to pass the review, who can you blame?If he really held a grudge because of this incident, Li Chungang said that this kind of person must have a narrow path, even if he is held grudge by this kind of person, there is nothing to worry about.

Yimeng Huangliang was holding the mobile phone in both hands to fight chicken, and suddenly there was a message from Aite himself popping up on the top of the mobile phone screen, because he happened to be shooting at the enemy, and he didn't even see what the content was. , I quickly marked it up and stopped paying attention.

I thought that I didn’t know which group came to me by the way when Aite was the owner, but the fact is that I completely misunderstood it. It was just the beginning, and the real "climax" was next, "Boom boom boom boom ——" The voice of the message reminder started to rise rapidly.

I haven't seen the content of the previous Aite's own message clearly, and it will be overwritten by the next Aite's own message reminder in the next second.

In such a situation, how can I play the game well? The character I manipulated at the moment of avatar has already been shot in the head by the opponent because of a mistake.

It just so happened that he himself was very curious about what was going on, and suddenly so many people joined him at the same time.

Of course, I switched to the button group, and started to check these Aite's own messages one by one from the first one. I was stunned for a moment, and then my eyes widened in disbelief in the next second.

I'm sorry, I'm going to publish it physically?

Although Li Chungang said that it has only passed the preliminary review stage, in Yimeng Huangliang's view, no matter whether it is the preliminary review or the final review, at least he has seen the hope of physical publication.Speaking of which, I can be regarded as an old web writer. I have written novels intermittently and intermittently for five years, and this is the first time that I am so close to physical publication.

If it can be successfully published, at least three or five boxes of it will be bought by then, and not much to say, at least go back to the countryside and distribute a copy door-to-door.

It’s better to tell these dogs to look at the low-level authors of online articles, look outside the countryside, labor and capital are also authors who have published books!

Chapter 436