Grandpa's great writer

Chapter 9 The Will
Zhang Zhong couldn't think of who called from an unfamiliar number from Shanghai.

"Hello, who is it?" Zhang Zhong asked after holding the connect button.

"Hello, is this Mr. Zhang Zhong?"

Know your name.

"Well, hello."

"Mr. Zhang Zhong, let me introduce myself first. I am the online editor of "Agitation Literature", and my name is Fang Xingkai." It can be heard that the other party is smiling.

When Zhang Zhong heard "Agitated Literature", he knew that he was here for "Jieyou Grocery Store". The editors came to the door, which should be a good thing.

"Hello, Editor Fang, are you calling me for "Jieyou Grocery Store"?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhang, I have read your works. To tell you the truth, I am very moved by this book. Your words have the power to heal people's hearts. I spent some time last night to upload all the parts you have uploaded. After reading it, I was very optimistic about this book, so I submitted the book to the editor's office early this morning. After reading it, our editor-in-chief Li also felt that this book has great potential, so I called to ask if you are willing Serialize the book in our magazine."

Fang Xingkai said a long list, only the last sentence was the main point.But Zhang Zhong is also a little strange, he has already participated in the essay call on the website.

Now that it has participated in the call for essays, "Agitation Literature" can decide on its own if it wants to serialize its work in the magazine. There is no need to ask him at all. As for the manuscript fee, the call for papers is fixed, and those who join the call for papers are charged five hundred words per thousand words.

This remuneration is neither high nor low, it can only be regarded as a middle level.

If "Agitation Literature" just wants to serialize "Jieyou Grocery Store" in the magazine, they can directly requisition it, and then just transfer the manuscript fee to his account, and there is no need to ask at all.

"Editor Fang, if you have anything to say, just say it. I don't like going around in circles. If I just want to serialize it, can I just send a message on the website?"

"Mr. Zhang is really astute. That's right. Apart from the serialization, we also want to ask if the draft of "Jieyou Grocery Store" has been finished. If it is finished, it is convenient for us to see the finished draft. Our publishing house has the idea of ​​publishing a single volume."

For the booklet, Zhang Zhong raised his eyebrows. This involves a copyright agreement.

For Zhang Zhong, this is a good thing. After all, publishing a booklet will greatly improve both income and fame.

"Jieyou Grocery Store" is not yet finished, and there are about [-] to [-] words left to write.

He could only truthfully say, "The draft is not yet fully finished, but it should come out in a couple of days."

Fang Xingkai was a little disappointed to hear that the draft was not yet finished, but two days is not unacceptable.

"Then look, I'll come to you in two days, or should you come to me when your manuscript is ready?"

"I'll find you." Zhang Zhong said.

"Well, for the specific copyright agreement, we have to wait until we have read the complete manuscript before continuing to discuss. In addition, since it has been included in the solicitation, the website will uniformly change the charging mode of your work, and will send you a message later , you just have to pay attention to it. The revised fee model is unified by the website soliciting essays, so you can rest assured."

"Well, good." Zhang nodded his head to express his understanding.

He knew this before, and the website didn't care about the payment method for the works that were not included in the essay call.

But once it is included in the solicitation, because it involves the sales of physical magazines, the website will set a unified charging model for the manuscripts in these solicitations.

There are many benefits of being included in the solicitation of essays. The website will help promote it, and the work will have a big "article solicitation" logo.

The solicited works of the same period are all displayed on the homepage, and readers can see the works as soon as they enter the website, and the promotion effect is very good.

"Agitation Literature" is a semi-monthly publication, which means that it can stay on the front page for at least half a month after being called for essays. As for where to stay on the front page, it depends entirely on the editor.

And a long novel like "Jieyou Grocery Store", as long as it is not serialized, it will always stay on the homepage.

In fact, when "Agitation Literature" called for essays before, it always directly removed the works from the website, fearing that the online sales would affect the physical sales.

But later they found that this could not improve offline sales, and the online traffic also affected a lot, so in the end they simply did not limit it.

Some people are used to reading novels online, and they will pay online to read novels in advance, while some people may only read physical books because of their reading habits, or because conditions do not allow them, so they will choose magazines.

And reading magazines is actually cheaper. A copy of "Agitation Literature" only costs a few dollars, even if you buy ten issues, it may cost less than reading a book online, and reading a magazine is not just about reading a book. By the way, you can also read a lot of books.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Zhong felt much better. He touched Pengpeng's head with a smile. The little girl looked up at him, returned a sweet smile, and concentrated on dealing with the juice in front of him. Just now I was a little disgusted that it was not ice, but now I am very excited to drink it.

In the past two days, he has been worrying about the tuition fees for the start of school. Although his parents didn't say it to his face, sometimes he could hear them discussing in a low voice, and vaguely heard that he was going to borrow money.

Hu Huifang's salary was not high in the first place, and now it's summer vacation, the basic salary plus the supplementary tuition fee is really not enough.

The money Zhang Xingjun earns can also be used to subsidize his family, and it is not stable. There used to be an elementary school next to the small supermarket, and the people who usually take care of the business are students. Now that it is summer vacation, the number of tourists has dropped by half. Income is naturally much less.

It is now the first ten days of August, and there is still more than half a month before Pengpeng starts school. Now that the call for papers has been confirmed, "Agitation Literature" will pay the manuscript fee for the first issue. This part of the fee is still uncertain, because he does not know what will be paid The length of this book may only be two to five thousand words, and it is estimated to be only one to two thousand yuan.

Apart from this part, there is also the online remuneration, but this part is even more difficult to calculate, and it is not accurate.

But even if they may not be able to get Qi Pengpeng's tuition, at least it can relieve a lot of pressure on the two elders.

Things always have to be done step by step, and it is not realistic to want to get rich overnight.

……

After resting at the milk tea shop for a while, Zhang Zhong took Peng Peng to the playground again.

Playgrounds are paradise for boys and girls, regardless of age.

"Dad, that little bear, quickly clamp that little bear."

Next to the crane machine, Zhang Pengpeng was hopping around the console and commanding Zhang Chongjia the doll.

"Father, move a little to the left, that's how it was just now, you didn't get caught."

"Oh, it fell again."

"Let's not pinch the little bear, Dad, let's pinch the little kitten. The bigger one will be easier to pinch."

Zhang Zhong was holding the joystick with his hands, and his forehead was full of sweat. This feeling was even more nervous than when he founded the Sco company on earth.

(End of this chapter)