1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 17 Contribution ~
As for earning some royalties, that's of course great.

What is the status of writers at this time? !
In addition, Xia's father is also a semi-writer, so he is very concerned about the industry.

According to him: This year the Publishing Administration Bureau restored the manuscript fee system.

The "Notice on the Trial Implementation of News and Publishing Remuneration and Subsidy Measures" stipulates the implementation of a low remuneration system and the payment of remuneration in one lump sum based on the quality and word count of the work.

The price for a manuscript is 2 to 7 yuan per thousand words, and the price for a translation manuscript is 1 to 5 yuan per thousand words.

For example, the articles published in "Children's Literature" are short stories of a few hundred words, and the corresponding royalties will be the maximum.

How much money can I get for writing an article?
Okay, a few dollars is not a small amount at this time, it would be nice to buy some popsicles and ice cream for yourself.

Write!
What can I write?
Xia Tian thought a lot about it. It had to be suitable for my age group and the style of the magazine I was submitting to. So...

He picked up his pen and wrote three words...

Nowadays, who uses their real name when writing an article? It's not classy.

Besides, what if someone comes to your house for a real-life PK?
So, I have to come up with a pen name.

When Xia started writing the main text, she felt an incomparable sense of comfort flowing from the tip of her pen and printed on the paper.

It was like the huge pressure that had been building up in my mind for a long time was released from the tip of the pen!
I have always had this feeling in the summer, that there are too many apocalyptic messages appearing in my mind from time to time.

It makes me feel “very bloated”!
But this feeling was not very strong, and I hadn't found any cause or solution, so I didn't take it seriously.

However, this time, writing seems to have found an outlet!

"It's so cool!" Xia Tian finished writing the seven short essays of more than 300 words in one go without any revisions. He finished them in just a few minutes!
That feeling of comfort makes people miss it!

I need to write more!
At that time, Xia Tian decided that she would write more in the future!

This is what decent people should do!

If all else fails, a diary is also fine.

……

In the evening, Dad Xia came home from get off work and washed his face first.

When he heard that his son was going to write an article and submit it to the journal, he immediately became excited.

My son is going to do something serious, I have to support him!
If there could be a writer in my family, my dead dad would be so excited that he would appear in my dreams!

Dad Xia came to Xia Tian’s room, picked up the manuscript from the table, and looked at the words first.

Yeah! Okay~
His time in the calligraphy class at the Children's Palace was not in vain. Although he learned calligraphy with a brush, his hard pen calligraphy is quite good.

There is no problem of young people's weak writing skills and immature style.

Pleasant to watch!

It was worth the pen I gave him - it was bought for Dad Xia when Grandpa Xia was alive. He kept it for many years and didn't want to use it, so I finally gave it to Xia Tian.

Look at the title of the article again - "Gudong is coming~", the pen name is Jinghongke.

"Gudong is here? This name is quite attractive! Jinghongke...how did you come up with such a name?" asked Xia's father.

How could there be such a stunning guest in the world? He is just an ordinary person in this mortal world.

This is Xia Tian's reminder to himself to take this life seriously and not treat it as a game.

But I can’t say that to Xia’s father.

"I thought that if the editor knew that the author was a 12- or 13-year-old, he or she would not take it seriously. So I chose a pen name that sounded like that of a middle-aged man."

Dad Xia nodded and said, it’s not a big problem, everything is fine.

At this time, Xia's mother also hurried into the room, wiping her hands with her apron, and urged: "Where is it? Let me see!"

This "Gudong is Coming" was written a long time ago - it was an elementary school text when I was a child in summer.

It tells the story of a papaya falling into a lake, making a splash, scaring the rabbit so much that it turned around and ran away, and then other animals also ran away when they saw it...

One infected two people, and they just ran around without knowing what was going on, thinking that Gudong was some kind of monster...

It tells the story of a person who follows the crowd.

Of course, for a Yanjing kid in the summer, it was inappropriate to write papaya, so he used apple instead.

Friends who often travel through time and space to be plagiarists should know that details determine success or failure!
Finally, Xia Tian also wrote a postscript, something like a ps:.

"Well written!" Xia's mother praised loudly.

Xia Tian waved his hands: No, no, no, it’s just average, at the level of elementary school textbooks.

How should I put it? It’s very suitable for children and also has a bit of philosophy.

To add a little spice, Xia even comes with a watercolor illustration of an apple falling into the water and scaring away a bunny.

In the summer, take out the envelope with a stamp on it, put the manuscript and illustrations in it, and "Children's Literature" is yours!

As for whether it will collide with the original author, first of all, the original time and space is that this story was published in 79.

It's two years too early now.

Moreover, the reason why it is called the original time and space is because this world is different from the world in Xia Tian’s first life.

Although many things are still correct, the capital of this world is called Yanjing!

The gatehouse of the imperial palace is called Min'an Gate, and the street in front of the palace is called Min'an Street...

Xia Tian always felt that it should be a parallel universe?

I don’t know! I don’t understand! I haven’t found any other evidence yet.

I don't care what the specific situation is. ——

On August 8th, good news came.

The higher authorities issued a notice to increase the monthly salary of urban workers by 5 yuan.

Xia Tian's monthly income +10~
After get off work, Mother Xia enthusiastically discussed with Father Xia about buying him a white Dacron shirt which had just come out.

This is the fashion these days!
Nowadays, if any department store puts up a sign saying "Contains Dacron", the queue will be very long.

Moreover, when buying this cloth, the cloth coupons have to be discounted. Two feet of coupons can only buy one foot of Dacron.

The so-called Dacron is chemical fiber polyester.

The reason why it is so precious at this time is because the country's chemical industry system is weak and the output is very low. Scarcity makes things valuable!
Before 76, people wore and covered themselves with cotton products.

Later, the country realized that in order to solve the problem of people being warm and well-dressed, new fiber materials must be introduced.

In order to free up land for cotton and increase the area for grain and vegetable cultivation, the country began to import large quantities of chemical fiber equipment in 76.

Many factories worked at full capacity to produce large quantities of polyester, which resulted in the "Dacron" cloth woven from polyester.

According to the current living standards of ordinary people, owning a Dacron shirt or a coat and pants of Ka is simply a "symbol of status".

Twelve or thirteen dollars a piece!

Let me put it this way, a bowl of soy milk is 3 cents, a fried dough stick is 4 cents, and a bowl of plain noodles is 8 cents!
A Dacron shirt can buy one hundred and fifty or sixty bowls of noodles!
According to the later price of 15 yuan for a bowl of noodles, this shirt would be more than yuan!

Before the summer, the tuition for elementary school was only 5 yuan per semester.

Nowadays, if four or five people go to a restaurant and order a few delicious dishes for a big meal, it won’t cost more than twelve or thirteen dollars!
If you have a Dacron shirt at this time, you can show it off for a whole year.

Although the Xia couple had a good income, more than 140 yuan a month combined, Xia's father had no intention of buying such a "luxury item".

Father Xia waved his hand and said, "I don't need it. I don't like it. You can buy one for your son!"

To be honest, these two really dote on their children.
What kind of family is this? All the kids are wearing Dacron?!
However, polyester is even less popular in summer.

"I don't like that stuff. It sounds nice, but it's not breathable and doesn't absorb sweat. It sticks to my body when I sweat. It's just that the price has been driven up because it's rare. I like cotton shirts!"

"Hey!" Mother Xia was anxious, "You two really don't know what's good!"

Dacron has many advantages: durable, straight and wrinkle-free, no shrinkage, fast drying, no deformation, no fear of mildew and mold, and no need for ironing.

It was originally worn by women and mainly used to make shirts, mostly in solid white and blue.

Now, various patterns of "Duoqueliang" fabrics are constantly coming into the market, bringing more brightness to the dull tones of life.

Women scraped together money from their teeth to buy "Dequliang" just for the sake of looking good.

The men were not willing to be left out, so they also put on snow-white "Deciliang" shirts and tucked the hems into their trouser waists to show their leanness and uprightness.

The main thing is the style and crispness.

But it's not really comfortable to wear, it's not breathable and a bit hard.

This thing is called Dacron (cool), but it's very stuffy!
Once it comes into contact with water, it becomes extremely transparent. When it rains, girls who love beauty will walk with X in their arms after getting caught in the rain, otherwise it will become completely "transparent".

……

On the 17th, about two weeks after Xia Tian sent out the submission letter, Zhang Qilin, who had just been promoted to editor at the editorial department of Children's Literature outside the G Gate of Chaoyang Building, received a job.

"Xiao Zhang, take a look at this manuscript."

Xiao Zhang took it from the old editor and looked at it - Wow! The handwriting is good! It looks good!

For writers, beautiful handwriting is really great.

Some of the manuscripts are really unrecognizable, and reviewing them is extremely painful.

Let’s take a look at “Gudong is Coming”? It’s a very suspenseful title!
Zhang Qilin finished reading more than 300 words in just minutes.

"How about it?"

"Very good! It is concise and plain, full of childlike fun and a hint of philosophy. The quality of this manuscript is excellent!"

"Children's Literature" resumed publication and received a lot of submissions.

But these days there are actually not many writers who specialize in writing children's literature, and other amateur submissions seem too amateurish.

Some are well written and profound, but their content or style is not suitable for Children's Literature.

This is for children to read. You have to have a heart close to children in order to write articles that children like and are suitable for children to read.

During the past half month, Zhang Qilin had read a sack of manuscripts, and his head was about to explode from reviewing them.

Suddenly I saw this article and I felt so happy that I felt comfortable all over.

"Yes, that's right." The old editor nodded.

"It's this postscript... well, it's also very childlike, like a conversation between children, writing about the intuitive feelings of the story from a child's perspective... The author's approach is very special."

The postscript written in summer is:
"What lesson does this story teach us? I asked my friend Dachun.

Dachun said: This story tells us that when an apple falls into the water, it makes a gurgling sound!
I am speechless..."

The old editor put out his cigarette and said, "So, I think you should go talk to this author in person. It would be great if he could provide us with manuscripts for a long time!"

Zhang Qilin had just started working and was eager to show off. He glanced at the address and agreed immediately: "Leave it to me! I'll be there this afternoon!"

A stunning guest, right?
Zhang Qilin already had an image in his mind of a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a thin face, wearing an old shirt, wearing glasses, looking a little lonely, but with a bright childlike heart!
Teacher Jinghongke, here I come!

(End of this chapter)