Chapter 612 What level are you?
Tongwenshe, a subsidiary society, has achieved brilliant results in the past year and has become the focus of heated discussion among all colleagues in Guowenshe.
The performance of the subordinate subsidiary publishing house is good, and the performance of the superior publishing house, Guowen Publishing House, is also not bad.
The collection of Jin Yong's works made a big splash in the publishing house this year, selling for 35 million yuan.
Among the new books published this year, there is also a hit book like "Cultural Journey", which sold 500,000 copies in four months.
Lin Weimin's new book "Promotion" was published in late October, and in just two months by New Year's Day, it had already sold nearly 600,000 copies. Lin Weimin's works are the treasures of Guowen Publishing House, and his new books easily sell 2 to 3 million copies a year.
Guowen Publishing House also introduced five novels by Liang Fengyi. The best-selling novel, "Dream of the Rich", sold more than 300,000 copies, and the total sales of the five novels exceeded one million copies.
Yu Hua's "To Live" was published for half a year and sold more than 200,000 copies.
In addition to these outstanding new books, the sales of hundreds of other new books published by Guowen Publishing House this year ranged from 5,000 to 100,000 copies.
Guowen Publishing House focuses on the publication and distribution of pure literary works, and the sales of most of the works published over the years are actually not high.
But Guowenshe also has one advantage, which is that it has a deep enough foundation.
In fact, the proportion of new books published by Guowen Publishing House each year to the total publication volume is very low. In some years, it was even less than 20%.
However, the books that really account for the majority of Guowen Press's publications and circulation each year are all old books. And these are not just any old books, but classic works that have been certified by readers.
Qian Zhongshu's Fortress Besieged was published in 1947 and went through three editions in less than two years. It was very popular. However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was out of print for 30 years.
It was not until 1980 that Guowen Publishing House obtained Qian's authorization to republish the book, which aroused strong response among readers. In the first few years after its publication, 100,000 to 200,000 copies were sold each year.
Eleven years have passed since then, and "Fortress Besieged" still sells 30,000 to 40,000 copies every year.
There are also collections of works like "The Complete Works of Lu Xun", which sell nearly 10,000 copies almost every year. Although the number is not large, it is a collection of works, and the sales volume in a year is also millions.
Guowen Press has many classic works like this. In addition to these works by the older generation, Guowen Press has also contributed a lot of classic works published in recent years.
For example, Gu Hua's "Furong Town", Lu Yao's "Ordinary World", Alai's "Dust Settles", Cheng Zhongshi's "White Deer Plain", these works were published in recent years, and their annual sales are also considerable, starting at 100,000 copies, and occasionally sprinting to 200,000 or 300,000 copies.
For example, Lin Weimin's works, those that have been published for a long time now have annual sales of between 200,000 and 300,000 copies, and the younger the works, the higher the sales.
For example, "No One Left Behind", which was published in the past two years, still sold nearly 600,000 copies this year.
These works can be regarded as the treasure of Guowen Society, and also the foundation and confidence of Guowen Society.
At the same time, this is also the reason why Lin Weimin insisted on purchasing the used machines from Xinhua Printing Factory.
Guowen Publishing House reprints and reprints so many books every year, and the lead printing equipment of Xinhua Printing Factory is tailor-made for Guowen Publishing House.
The National Literature Printing Factory in Daxing has been established for three months, and its business volume is already full. The machines are almost always busy every day, and we have to work overtime from time to time.
According to the company's statistics, in just the three months since its establishment, the National Literature Printing Factory has saved the company more than 200,000 yuan in printing and binding costs.
In other words, in just three months, the Guowen Publishing House had recovered the hundreds of thousands of dollars it had invested in the National Literature Printing Factory, plus the cost of purchasing lead printing machines.
From now on, every time a book is printed by the printing house, it will contribute profits to Guowen Publishing House.
From an investment perspective, the establishment of the National Literature Printing House is an excellent investment.
It not only created economic benefits for Guowen Publishing House, but also made up for the shortcoming of Guowen Publishing House not having its own printing plant.
After the meeting, the company's middle and senior leaders left the conference room, walking together in twos and threes, still discussing the changes in the company this year and the outlook for next year.
Among them, the thing that everyone is most concerned about is the expansion of Tongwen Society.
Tongwen Press has only nine people, including its president and editor-in-chief Lin Weimin, but its annual output value exceeds 10 million. Such efficiency is truly terrifying.
With such a contribution, expansion is a natural consequence.
With this year's achievements, Tongwen Society is no longer a small company and it is not so easy to get in.
Everyone still remembers the dirty trick that Lin Weimin came up with last time when Tongwen Publishing House was recruiting new people: drawing lots. The editors from the superior publishing house were transferred to the subordinate subsidiary publishing house to draw lots. It was simply unheard of.
But now it seems that this may become the norm in the future.
Who can blame Tongwen Society for its good development?
If this trend continues, no one will be surprised even if Lin Weimin says he wants to split up and move out to work.
After the meeting before New Year's Day, the atmosphere in the company became relaxed.
We are about to enter the Gregorian calendar year 1992, and it is the New Year's Day holiday. Everyone in the office is discussing entertainment activities during the holiday.
During the New Year's Day holiday, Lin Weimin had a dinner party at home, and Han Zhuangzhuang's family also came.
The dinner was mutton hotpot cooked in a copper hotpot. The air was filled with steam and the atmosphere was festive and lively.
Han Zhuangzhuang was chewing a piece of pickled garlic and suddenly asked Lin Weimin: "Uncle, Yimou came to see me two days ago."
Zhang Yimou must have chosen Han Zhuangzhuang to act in a movie. It seems that there is no main role in "The Wan Family Lawsuit" that is suitable for Han Zhuangzhuang.
"Who did he ask you to play?"
"Wang Qinglai."
Wang Qinglai is Qiu Ju's husband. He is a law-abiding, honest, kind, and even a little weak. He was kicked in the vitals by the village chief because of building a shed, which led to the story of Qiu Yu suing the village chief for justice.
Han Zhuangzhuang's image is far from the role of Wang Qinglai. Lin Weimin was about to say this, but he looked at Han Zhuangzhuang's face.
"Do you think you're suitable?"
Han Zhuangzhuang shook his head. "It's definitely not suitable. With my body type, it's no problem for you to let me play a fierce general. But playing a cowardly little man like Wang Qinglai is completely the opposite."
"Then have you ever thought about why Yimou insisted on looking for you?" Lin Weimin asked back.
Why else? Because of you!
Han Zhuangzhuang's words came to his lips, but he didn't say them.
Yes, it’s not like Zhang Yimou knows nothing about movies and acting. It’s absolutely impossible for him to let himself play the role of Wang Qinglai just because of his uncle.
If that were the case, I should have performed "Raise the Red Lantern" myself.
Therefore, there is only one possibility why Zhang Yimou approached me, that is, he really felt that I was suitable for the role of Wang Qinglai.
"Did he see the plasticity in me?" Han Zhuangzhuang asked uncertainly.
Lin Weimin picked up two slices of mutton and dipped them in sesame sauce.
"That should be the case. Although you look big and strong, your acting skills have been honed over the years. It is true that Wang Qinglai's character is cowardly, but that doesn't mean he must be thin and sickly.
Think about the rural friends you have met. Because of years of hard work, most of them are relatively strong. Wang Qinglai is young, so it is not out of place for you to play this role. The most important thing is whether you can perform his temperament. "
After saying this, Lin Weimin put the mutton into his mouth, his lips were shining with oil and his expression was full of enjoyment.
Han Zhuangzhuang thought for a moment and said, "That's what you said, so I'll take it?"
"It's up to you. Even if you don't want to act in Yimou's movie, there are plenty of people who want to act in it." Lin Weimin said casually.
"Yimou once said that I am his favorite leading actor." Han Zhuangzhuang said indignantly.
Lin Weimin chuckled and said, "I've heard of Mou's girls, but have you heard of Mou's boys?"
While everyone was eating, the phone at home rang and Lin Weimin went to the living room to answer it.
"Weimin, can you give me a copy of the Jin Ping Mei that your publishing house published?"
The person who called was Wang Shuo, who made an extremely rude request right from the start.
Lin Weimin wanted to say to him on the spot: "You are dreaming."
But considering that everyone is eating, we still have to be polite.
"Have you drunk too much fake wine?"
Wang Shuo was not angry at Lin Weimin's insult, "Just help me, brother. I'm begging you this once."
"Impossible, what's your level? Do you still want to read "Jin Ping Mei"?"
Feeling the naked discrimination against one's identity, Wang Shuo said anxiously: "We the people also need spiritual nourishment. You cadres can't have everything to yourself."
"Don't say those useless things. Forget about it."
Lin Weimin didn't give Wang Shuo a chance to speak and decisively hung up the phone.
When he returned to the table, Tao Huimin asked, "Who is it?"
"Wang Shuo, I want to buy "Jin Ping Mei"."
While chatting, the family continued to eat hot pot.
When we were almost done eating, there was a knock on the door.
As soon as Sister Sun went to open the door, a man with a flat head rushed in and Sister Sun didn't have time to react.
"For the people! For the people!"
Wang Shuo called Lin Weimin's name, walked into the room, and saw the family eating hot pot. His attitude became slightly restrained.
"No wonder I could smell the fragrance before I even entered the courtyard. You really know how to enjoy eating mutton hotpot in the middle of winter."
As Wang Shuo was talking, he sat down in a familiar manner and greeted everyone.
Lin Weimin asked Sister Sun to help him get a set of bowls and chopsticks. Now everyone had finished eating. Wang Shuo didn't hesitate to pour himself a dish of sesame sauce and stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the meat.
"Have you come here hungry for two meals?" Lin Weimin teased.
"I went to the crew at noon. That bastard Jiang Wen was busy painting the big chimney. I was so focused on watching the show that I forgot to eat." Wang Shuo said with meat in his mouth.
"He didn't tell you about the Jin Ping Mei, did he?"
Wang Shuo looked up at Lin Weimin and said, "You really got it right. It seems that you know that Sun thief well. He bragged to us that he had read the unabridged version of Jin Ping Mei when he was a child. Don't I know what level his father is? He's not even good enough. What's the point of reading it!"
(End of this chapter)
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