Chapter 801 The Less Compensation, the Better
January 1996 was a joyous month for the Guowen Publishing House.
In the year-end summary, the main publishing business of Guowen Publishing House in 1995 was the same as last year, with no major changes. In today's world where piracy is rampant and the reading atmosphere in society is deteriorating, being able to maintain the previous level is itself an improvement.
It can also be seen from the development this year that Guowen Publishing House has achieved the pinnacle in the field of literary publishing.
Although the publishing business has come to a standstill, the development of Tongwen Press has not been affected at all. Sales have continued to grow steadily over the past year, especially with the addition of comic publications this year.
The year before last, the total circulation of Guowen Publishing House's books and periodicals was 74.3 million copies, with sales of 389 million yuan and actual revenue of 275 million yuan.
The total circulation of Tongwen Press's books and periodicals is 97.3 million copies, with sales of 392 million yuan and actual revenue of 243 million yuan.
It has surpassed Guowen Publishing House in terms of total circulation of books and periodicals and sales value, with only a gap of more than 20 million yuan in actual revenue.
This year, Tongwen Press has achieved a comprehensive surpassing of Guowen Press in book publishing business.
The total circulation of books and periodicals was 118 million copies, with sales of 426 million yuan and actual revenue of 284 million yuan.
Li Xin, who is in charge of Tongwen Society, shouted the slogan "Kill Guowen Society" during a private meeting last year. A year later, this goal was really achieved by Tongwen Society.
It is the first time in China's publishing industry that a subsidiary publishing house has completely surpassed its parent company in publishing business. This is a cause for joy for all the staff of Tongwen Publishing House, and the whole Tongwen Publishing House is filled with joy.
But Li Xin couldn't feel happy. In the past, he thought that the waves behind would push the waves in front of them forward, and each wave would be stronger than the last!
But he never expected that the waves of the Yangtze River were so huge!
No, to be precise, it’s the Guowen Society that’s really awesome.
Although the publishing business of the company has stagnated this year and has been surpassed by its younger brother Tongwen Press, which seems to be embarrassing, the overall development trend has made all the employees of Guowen Press feel unprecedentedly excited.
In 1995, the inconspicuous small company Tiantian Changting made great efforts in the radio series market, producing and releasing 25 radio series throughout the year, with total revenue reaching 33.5 million and profit of more than 6.2 million.
Not only that, Xiao Liu, the person in charge, expressed his hope to expand the territory and enter the broader field of audio-visual product distribution when reporting at the end of the year.
Xiao Liu's proposal was fully recognized by the leaders of the society. The society is now focusing on the film and television field. If Tiantian Changting can enter the field of audio-visual product distribution, it will also cooperate with the overall development of the society and form a beneficial complement to the development of Wencheng and Wenhua.
The two film and television companies, Wencheng and Wenhua, also achieved fruitful results at the end of the year. The movie "Party A and Party B" made Wenhua Film and Television a dark horse in the domestic film industry this year. The box office has exceeded 50 million and is moving towards 60 million.
The TV series "Season of Flowers and Rain" has set a new record in CCTV's ratings in the past four years. The finale that has just been aired has achieved a staggering peak viewership rate of 52%, sweeping the domestic TV market. Although 1996 is only the beginning of the year, this TV series has almost already secured the annual ratings championship.
What is even more frightening is the profits created by this TV series. In just over half a month, the copyrights of 12 provincial (municipal) and municipal TV stations have been sold just after the first round of broadcasting, with a total revenue of 32 million yuan. Including "A Romantic Affair", Wencheng Film and Television's revenue this year has exceeded 40 million yuan.
This revenue may seem lower than that of a movie like "Party A and Party B", but they don't need to share the box office revenue, and after deducting the costs, it all belongs to them.
At the beginning of the year, Lin Weimin formulated a full copyright operation plan for Guowen Publishing House. It has not even been a year yet, but it has already yielded such fruitful results.
Although the revenue of several companies engaged in copyright development does not seem to be comparable to the publishing business that is the main business of Guowen Publishing House, they may surpass the publishing business in the future. The annual revenue of Guowen Publishing House and Tongwen Publishing House is less than 1 billion yuan at most, and the ceiling of the publishing business is too low, so it is probably difficult to have a big increase in the future.
But the full copyright operation business covering the entire cultural industry is different. In just over half a year, in the three sub-sectors of radio dramas, TV dramas, and movies, and the development of just a few works, these companies have created a cumulative revenue of more than 100 million yuan for Guowen Press.
The potential demonstrated by the full copyright operation plan has made the employees of Guowen Press full of hope for the future, and they are even more grateful to Lin Weimin as their leader.
The Copyright Operation Department, which was established for more than a year, has become inconspicuous this year. It is not because their performance is not good, but mainly because their attributes have gradually become a platform, becoming a communication bridge between Guowen Publishing House and its copyright development companies and external companies. Although it seems inconspicuous, its position is more critical.
Since the beginning of this year, the Copyright Operation Department has cooperated with stationery manufacturers to license the image copyright of the comics and TV series "Flower Season and Rainy Season" to stationery manufacturers. Although the total licensing fee is less than 100,000 yuan, it has created a history for the copyright operation of Guowen Publishing House. In addition to image licensing, the Copyright Operation Department also sold the copyright of two film and television adaptations represented by Guowen Publishing House to external companies.
They hold in their hands the agency contracts for the copyrights of all works of Guowen Publishing House. The more successful the copyright development is, the more important and unshakable the position of the Copyright Operations Department will be within Guowen Publishing House.
Therefore, although the revenue generated by the Copyright Operation Department is not high, it has become a hot spot in Guowen Publishing House this year. Many employees want to transfer here. Coincidentally, the Copyright Operation Department is very busy, so several people have been successfully transferred here.
Recently, "Party A and Party B" has achieved great box office success. It is said that Wenhua Company distributed more than one million yuan to the main creative team. This matter has also become a hot topic of discussion in Guowen Society.
According to the rules set by Lin Weimin for several film and television companies, Guowenshe is very generous in distributing dividends to film and television companies that win with creativity, not only to Wenhua, but also to Wencheng.
Many people in the company felt distressed when they thought that the main creative teams working for these two companies would be able to share millions of dividends, because this was all their money!
But this rule was set by Lin Weimin. Now he has the final say in Guowen Society and no one dares to comment on this policy. Instead, some people are eager to take positions in Wenhua and Wencheng Film and Television.
If he could join the main creative team of the crew, wouldn't he be able to easily get hundreds of thousands of dividends?
Unfortunately, Lin Weimin set very strict rules for the two companies. Professionals must do their jobs professionally, and if people from the Guowen Society went there, they could only do some administrative work, which was no different from working at the Guowen Society.
Recently, many employees have been discussing the dividends of Wenhua Film and Television, and some people envied Tong Zhonggui.
Tong Zhonggui has always had a special position in the Chinese Literature Society.
He joined the Guowen Publishing House in 1985 and immediately worked in the editorial department of Contemporary Magazine. He was personally trained by Lin Weimin and was extremely talented. He wrote many popular novels and was almost a replica of "Lin Weimin".
Many people in the commune thought that Tong Zhonggui would be able to rise steadily in the commune step by step, just like Lin Weimin.
But what no one expected was that Tong Zhonggui was a person who did not like to compete with others. He refused several opportunities to be promoted to deputy editor-in-chief and editor-in-chief, and has been content to be an ordinary editor in the editorial department of Contemporary Magazine.
Tong Zhonggui's professional ability as an editor is undoubtedly outstanding. In addition, he is also a writer. Although he does not hold a leadership position in the publishing house, he is still respected by everyone.
When Wenhua was established, Lin Weimin transferred him there, and many people did not understand at first.
According to the old tradition, Lin Weimin and Tong Zhonggui are master and apprentice. Wenhua is just a newly established small company. Isn't it a waste of talent to transfer Tong Zhonggui there?
But this month, everyone finally understood Lin Weimin's good intentions.
It is said that this time Wenhua Film and Television distributed dividends to the main creators of "Party A and Party B", and Tong Zhonggui also received 200,000 yuan.
Because he is the literary director of Wenhua Films, he is also the planner and chief screenwriter of the film, and he is a key creative staff member.
Tong Zhonggui was already one of the richest men in the company thanks to his novel writing skills, and now he has received a dividend of 200,000 yuan due to the huge sales of his movie. This has made his old colleagues envious.
The money flows to those who have enough money!
"It's so infuriating! He got 200,000 yuan in one go. I've been writing books for so many years, but I haven't earned 200,000 yuan!" Yu Hua said with envy on his face.
After saying this, he turned to Mo Yan and said, "You, it's just that you went too late, otherwise you would have been able to get at least a few hundred thousand!"
Mo Yan smiled but didn't say anything. Tong Zhonggui said with a smile, "Don't stir up trouble here. Haven't you made 200,000 yuan yet? Haven't your two novels sold well in the past two years? Haven't you received the 200,000 yuan in royalties in the past two years?"
"That's just what I said. Besides, how can they be the same? I wrote mine word by word with great effort, but you seem to get something for nothing."
"How did I get something for nothing? Didn't I put in any work?"
The two were arguing when the waiter brought the grilled lamb skewers over. They immediately stopped talking and Yu Hua said enthusiastically, "Come on, come on, try the cooking skills of my chef."
Tong Zhonggui and Mo Yan each picked up a skewer of roasted lamb and tasted it. Tong Zhonggui said, "Well, it tastes pretty good."
Yu Hua was very happy to hear this, and asked Mo Yan, "Mo Yan, what do you think?"
Mo Yan chewed the meat and said slowly, "The meat is fresh and tender, very good."
"I'm asking you about the taste." Yu Hua emphasized.
After finishing a skewer of meat, Mo Yan put down the skewer and said, "The taste is just average."
"Do you usually eat so fast?" Yu Hua said dissatisfiedly.
"I eat steamed bread this fast!"
Yu Hua was choked by his words, and unconvincedly picked up the skewer and took a bite, "Look, isn't this delicious!"
Compared with Tong Zhonggui and Mo Yan's focus on literary creation, Yu Hua's mind is much more active.
For many years, Yu Hua has had a dream, which is to open a barbecue restaurant.
Over the past year, Qu Xiaowei made a lot of money by opening an Internet cafe, and Yu Hua felt a little jealous.
The last time I went to Qu Xiaowei's party, the two of us hit it off and jointly opened a barbecue restaurant.
The location is right at the gate of Yanshi University. It just opened today. Tong Zhonggui and Mo Yan skipped work to come and show their support, while Yu Hua took a day off today.
While a few people were chatting, someone else came into the store.
It was Liu Zhenyun, together with Wang Shuo and Feng Xiaogang.
Having just received millions of dollars in dividends, Wang Shuo and Feng Xiaogang walked with a breeze. As soon as they entered the store, they said to Yu Hua: "Don't give me a free meal today!"
When Yu Hua saw the God of Wealth coming, he immediately smiled and said, "No, absolutely not. If the bill is 110, I will round off the amount and charge you 200. How about that?"
After a few jokes, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Yu Hua usually has a wide range of social contacts. Today, when his barbecue restaurant opened, it was packed with guests, including almost half of the Yenching writers' circle. The barbecue restaurant of more than 100 square meters hardly received any guests, all of them were friends, and he lived up to his reputation as a socialite.
Lin Weimin, who came to show his support after work, entered the store and saw the scene in front of him. He couldn't help but feel a sense of déjà vu.
He thought about it for a long time but couldn't remember it until he saw Wang Shuo toasting with others.
Finally found the source of this familiar feeling in my mind.
Seeing Lin Weimin coming, Yu Hua hurriedly greeted him, acting like a boss.
When the barbecue ordered by Lin Weimin came, Yu Hua said with some anticipation: "Teacher Lin, please try it. How does this taste in my restaurant?"
Lin Weimin readily followed suit and picked up a skewer of meat, then couldn't help but look at the many customers in the store.
Hua said: "Have you paid the bill?"
"No, we are all friends. We are here to show our support today. How can I ask for money?" Yu Hua said with a smile.
Lin Weimin was silent for a while, then said quietly, "Take it. The less compensation, the better!"
(End of this chapter)
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