According to the contact information left when submitting the manuscript, Yang Feng contacted Lin Yuan that night: "Hello, are you Chu Kuang himself? I am Yang Feng, the review editor of the Silver Blue Library Supernova Award."
"Hi, I am."
Lin Yuan answered the phone in the dormitory.
Yang Feng smiled and said, "Congratulations. After the decision of our Supernova Review Group, the novel "Prince of Tennis" will be selected as the fifth place of this Supernova Award. This means that your novel will have the opportunity to be published. I can send you the specific contract via email. Add me to the contact list first?"
Lin Yuan said happily: "Okay."
Although the system boasted about it, he was not sure that the novel "Prince of Tennis" would pass the Newcomer Award. This phone call made him feel more at ease. It seemed that the system was still trustworthy.
After hanging up the phone.
The two added each other to their address book.
Yang Feng quickly sent a contract, which stated that the initial publication quantity of "Prince of Tennis" was 100,000 copies, priced at 20 yuan per copy, with a royalty of 5%, which was a relatively standard price for a newcomer.
Let me explain here.
The so-called royalties are not regular taxes as understood by ordinary people, but copyright royalties exercised by publishing companies. They are the monetary benefits collected by the original creator or copyright holder of the intellectual property from other people who use their intellectual property.
Lin Yuan didn't feel cheated.
If it were the physical novel market in the previous life, the copyright of a newcomer's first book would basically be bought out by the publisher, and there would be no profit sharing for subsequent reprints. The situation would only get better once the newcomer had accumulated a certain amount of capital, unless the newcomer had connections with the publishing house and could get special treatment. So in this regard, Blue Star is already relatively conscientious.
Read the contract.
Lin Yuan agreed to sign.
By the way, he also directly sent the next 100,000 words of the plot of "Prince of Tennis" to the other party. The publishing house needs time to make certain corrections to the novel, such as some inappropriate sentences or typos.
Lin Yuan understood this very well.
Unfortunately, they basically won't have this opportunity, because the system's spelling correction is the most accurate, and only subjective things such as word choice and sentence structure will probably have some slight adjustments.
Received the manuscript.
Yang Feng was not surprised.
Since he had submitted the manuscript, he must have been prepared for it to be approved. It was also normal to have written the plot of the first volume in advance. However, when he was about to chat with Chu Kuang again, he was shocked to find that the other party had gone offline!
Yang Feng: “…”
In this industry, new authors generally flatter the editors. Even some not-so-big-name novelists will lower themselves to get special care from the editors. Faced with the editors' urging for manuscripts, most of them dare only lock themselves in a small dark room and write obediently.
But this Chu Kuang is different.
After he finished talking to him about the contract, he actually went offline directly, which made Yang Feng a little confused. He didn't expect Chu Kuang, the newcomer, to flatter him. He was even quite disgusted by the phenomenon of authors flattering editors.
But the problem is.
He also wanted to have a good exchange with Chu Kuang. After all, he was very optimistic about Chu Kuang, so he originally planned to talk to him about the market and the future direction of novel creation, and give him some professional guidance and suggestions...
At this moment, facing the black avatar.
He held back his words.
Considering that the other party is still a student and probably has no social experience, Yang Feng was not angry. He just thought it was funny. If he still wants to develop in this industry, this kid will know how terrible editors are in the future.
…
It’s not that Lin Yuan didn’t want to pay attention to Yang Feng, but he was ready to go to bed. Although the system increased Lin Yuan’s lifespan, it did not improve Lin Yuan’s physique. Therefore, Lin Yuan’s body was still very fragile. The consequences of not going to bed on time were very serious.
Lin Yuan is a patient.
Maybe his terminal illness has been effectively treated, but this does not mean that the patient Lin Yuan will be strong and healthy. Compared with ordinary people, he is still a sickly person, so the operation of the system is in line with the medical point of view.
This is actually quite annoying.
Lin Yuan considered whether to exercise.
But with a physique like his, he has to exercise in a scientific and moderate manner. After all, his foundation is too poor, so he might accidentally hurt himself.
“Ding Dong!”
The system seemed to sense Lin Yuan's troubles, and unexpectedly sent him a task: "Sensing the host's desire for health, triggering a special task. If the host completes the special task, the system will ensure that the host lives to the age of 30 and is healthy and free of disease."
Mission Name: The body is the capital of revolution
Mission content: The reputation of the two major categories of literature and music each exceeds one million
Mission Reward: The host can live to the age of 30 without any disease or disaster.
Mission Notes: The so-called standard of physical health means that the host has a body that has been carefully conditioned by the system and has qualities far superior to those of ordinary people. In addition, this mission will last until the host is 27 years old.
It seems that this mission will last for a long time.
As for the reason why it becomes ineffective before the age of twenty-seven, it is because twenty-seven is the current limit of Lin Yuan’s lifespan. If he has not completed the task by the age of twenty-seven, Lin Yuan will basically pass away.
"catch."
Lin Yuan has always accepted all tasks.
Anyway, there is no punishment even if the mission fails.
However, Lin Yuan did not expect that there would be such a special mission. If he could live to the age of 30 in good health without any illness or disaster, and complete the mission, Lin Yuan would be buying himself a system-level insurance.
That sounds good.
But then again.
It is not easy to break one million for both the literary reputation and the musical reputation. This can be deduced from the speed at which Lin Yuan’s musical reputation increased: “It is very hard for me to complete the task. You must defeat the disease.”
system:"… "
System: "As long as the host can complete a series of tasks issued by the system, the system will defeat the host's disease. For the system, the host is the proof of the system's existence. If the host dies, the system will self-destruct."
Always loyal.
Lin Yuan nodded and fell asleep.
When the roommates in the dormitory saw that Lin Yuan was starting to sleep, they turned off the lights. Those who were making phone calls went to the corridor outside the door, while those who were playing on the computer put on their headphones to prevent the noise from disturbing Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan goes to bed before nine o'clock every day.
Other dormitories might be very lively at nine o'clock, but in Lin Yuan's dormitory, basically no one makes any noise after nine o'clock, because the roommates also know that Lin Yuan's health is not very good, so they have always been very accommodating to Lin Yuan.
"Looks like I have to move out."
His roommates were very accommodating to Lin Yuan, but he would never take it for granted.
He is not a person who thinks he is right because he is weak.
Now that he has money, he can consider renting a house.
This also allows roommates to have fun in the dormitory in the middle of the night like ordinary college students.