To save the music festival, winning the championship is not too much.

The next day.

Xu Xuan returned to the company, made some explanations, and then drove Zhou Jing to the Kyoto Writers Association.

Zhou Jinglu briefly introduced several main threads of this forum.

The first is about publishing houses and the regulation of book sales.

The second is about the direction that the author needs to consider in future writing, which is aimed at readers’ protests.

The third is to talk about novels, that is, the future trend.

After arriving at the forum, Xu Xuan saw a banner hanging on the huge conference room.

[The 58th Kyoto Writers Association Forum]

Xu Xuan and the others came not too early, but not too late either, so there were many people sitting down when they came in.

Zhou Jing met many acquaintances.

After all, she had been the editor-in-chief of Yanhuang Publishing House, so many people in the Writers Association knew her.

After saying hello, Zhou Jing returned to Xu Xuan and sat down.

Their seats are on the left side of the third row. In addition to the names of Xu Xuan and Zhou Jing, there is also the seat of Qiao Su.

It's a pity that Qiao Su's position is destined to be unoccupied today.

"The one in the middle is Cheng Yi, Xia Fansen's immediate boss." Zhou Jing introduced in a low voice.

Xu Xuan glanced slightly sideways.

This is a woman in her 40s, with a very standard appearance, a slightly plump figure, and short hair. She is the same type of woman as Lou Chao.

Then sitting on both sides of Cheng Yi were other big shots from the Ministry of Culture, followed by Taishan Beidou, Ge Dongwen, Qiong Buqiu, Li Luanshan, Zhou Tongtong, Hua Lao, etc. in the Kyoto novel world.

These are all pen names of the other party, and they also have their real names, but there is nothing wrong with them, since they are all writers anyway, and the sign in front of them is marked with their real names.

"Does she know my identity?" Xu Xuan asked in a low voice.

Zhou Jing thought for a while: "You shouldn't know, right? The people who know may be at a higher level and won't host this kind of forum. It's like the original director of CCTV has the authority to know..."

In fact, Xu Xuan's blueprint is not just as simple as the Marvel Universe.

It also covers some cultural export plans, etc., which are very detailed.

This kind of thing cannot be leaked. The fewer people who know about it, the better.

About ten minutes passed.

Cheng Yi turned on the microphone and said: "Let me start by saying that this year, the total number of books published nationwide exceeded 120 billion, which is a breakthrough number, and among them, novels accounted for 1.3 million, an increase from last year 4%, which is something worth celebrating.”

The crowd applauded first.

Xu Xuan was also slightly surprised.

It turns out that China publishes more than [-] billion books every year?

Zhou Jing knew more, so she explained in a low voice: "These books include student textbooks, reading materials, etc., so the total is not as terrible as imagined. However, this year's novel publication of 1.3 million is a bit surprising. I'm afraid it's more At least half of the 4% that come out are due to you.”

Xu Xuan had just digested this information when he heard Cheng Yi say: "So you often say that the reading of novels has dropped. I don't think it has dropped. Don't always blame market saturation or something like that. You have to find the reasons yourself."

Xu Xuan asked in a low voice: "So, why are we bosses invited to come to this kind of forum?"

Shouldn't this kind of thing be done by people from the Writers' Association, people from the Ministry of Culture, and those well-known writers?

Xu Xuan even saw that the person in charge of Penguin Literature was also at the venue, so he was a little puzzled.

Zhou Jing smiled softly: "You'll know in a moment."

really.

After Cheng Yi finished speaking, they each spoke.

First up was Ge Dongwen, who talked about the trend of recent novels.

What they are talking about are published readings and have nothing to do with online literature, because most of the people here are publishing and adapting, that is, traditional literature.

After Ge Dongwen finished speaking, it was Zhou BuTong.

Xu Xuan, the writer, has heard about it. He and Ge Dongwen are a group of famous writers. Their works cover chivalry and ancient times. They have adapted more than five TV series and three movies. They are considered big names in the industry.

I only heard Zhou BuTong say: "The output of novels is declining no matter what, and this year, it seems that some literary companies have played tricks, right? For example, Future Literature, "Dragon Babu" was released two days ago , directly bundled sales, does this count as kidnapping readers? If this method is used to increase sales, it would be too little attention to literature."

Xu Xuan was shocked.

Why do you care about other people's marketing matters when you are in a meeting?

But Xu Xuan immediately understood that this forum was said to be a meeting, but in fact some people were uniting to suppress future literature?

Zhou Jing also tasted it, glanced at Xu Xuan, and whispered: "Listen to what they say first, anyway, the Writers Association cannot control marketing."

Xu Xuan nodded.

Zhou BuTong continued: "Then there is the bottom line for writers."

Speaking of this, Zhou Butong looked at Qiao Su's empty seat and said, "Some writers don't set a bottom line for readers. According to Internet lingo, they just keep sending out knives. This is wrong."

"Qiao Su, as a new literary writer and a pioneering writer of martial arts novels, should take the lead, instead of frequently handing out knives to readers, causing more protests from readers each time."

"From the death of Baguio in Zhu Xian, to Yang Guo's broken arm, Xiao Longnu being defiled, and now the dead heroine and dead male protagonist, these have seriously harmed the readers' physical and mental health."

"Of course, as a writer, it doesn't matter how you write the plot, but the work is a product for the public, and it should play a good role, rather than making readers feel confrontational. If all writers continue like this, then the relationship between writers and readers will be How to resolve the confrontation?”

Zhou Tongtong said a lot, which was nothing more than accusing Qiao Su of having problems with his plot settings and hurting the readers' hearts.

Xu Xuan curled his lips and really wanted to open the microphone and start a conversation.

But it wasn't his turn at this time.

The person who spoke after that was Hua Lao.

Hua Lao did not start a fight with Qiao Su, but said: "No matter what, for now, Qiao Su is still the pioneer author, and the martial arts novels are well accepted by readers. At least it has opened up a new battlefield and opened up a new world." Some new readers, but Mr. Xu, Huaxia Bookstores across the country are still being besieged by readers from Qiaosu, do you want to solve them?"

Xu Xuan didn't expect that it would be directly brought to his head.

He turned on the phone and nodded: "Yes, Future Literature is discussing countermeasures, and we have also called from above. We will properly resolve this matter."

"How to solve it? Modify the plot?" Hua Lao asked.

Before Xu Xuan could speak, Mr. Hua added: "There is another important point in today's forum, which is the relationship between readers and writers. We have to discuss it. If a situation like Qiao Su happens, we will modify it. plot, or are you determined not to change it?”

Li Luanshan turned on the microphone and shook his head: "What if we modify the plot if the readers protest? What will happen? We cannot modify the plot according to the readers' requirements!"

Most writers nod, saying they cannot compromise with their readers.

Xu Xuan heard that he was waiting for him here...