Chapter 84 Novel Performance
After staying at Shi Tiesheng's house until the evening, Lin Weimin returned to the Guowen Society.
As I entered the corridor on the third floor of the back building, I heard a burst of shouting. I guess it was the big guys next door who were drinking again.
It seems that there are few literati these days who don’t drink.
Even people who don't drink alcohol can't help but have a few sips in such an atmosphere.
For example, Lin Weimin was often dragged by this group of people to drink together.
If it were among ordinary people, they would probably be considered drinking and eating buddies.
But when it comes to literati, they share the same spirit.
Lin Weimin doesn't plan to hang out with this group of people today. He plans to write some articles.
During this period, he bought a courtyard house and renovated it, spending money like water. If he doesn't make some money, he won't have a good year.
What to write?
Lin Weimin was a little scratching his head.
In fact, it’s not that he doesn’t know what to write, but he has been publishing works quite frequently recently and has gained some fame, so Writer Lin has some ideological burden.
But you must not destroy your own reputation.
He was thinking about his new work when someone knocked on his dormitory door.
"Weimin, there was a call from the front building this morning, but you were not there at that time."
"knew."
It’s late now and I can’t return the call. Let’s talk about it tomorrow.
The next morning.
Lin Weimin came to the office in the front building. The daily calls to the agency were registered. The one who called Lin Weimin was Liaodong People’s Radio Station. He couldn’t help but wonder what the radio station could want to talk to him about?
I called back and the call was connected. There was a male voice on the other end of the line, and his tone sounded a little excited.
"Teacher Lin, I finally got in touch with you. I'm Liu Baoxiang from Liaodong People's Broadcasting Station."
After chatting for a few minutes, Lin Weimin understood the general situation.
Liu Baoxiang is a program editor of Liaodong People's Broadcasting Station, responsible for the novel broadcasting program. A few days ago, he accidentally saw "The Cliff" published in the "Contemporary" album. He was fascinated at the first sight and stayed up all night to finish reading the entire novel.
He immediately applied to the station, hoping to broadcast the novel "The Cliff" on the radio.
The program format of novel broadcasting originated in the United States in the 1930s, and the earliest form of radio story broadcasting appeared in China in the 1940s.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, popular novel broadcasting programs such as "Novel Series" appeared since the 1950s.
The radio station leader quickly agreed to Liu Baoxiang's application, and he wanted to contact the author as soon as possible. He had read the novel "Cliff" in "Contemporary", and it would take too long to contact the editorial department by writing a letter.
After making some inquiries, he found out that the book "The Cliff" had already been published by the National Literature Publishing House, so he chose to call the publishing house directly.
After listening to Liu Baoxiang's introduction, Lin Weimin just wanted to say that it was really like someone giving you a pillow when you fell asleep.
When asked about the royalties, Liu Baoxiang stuttered. It was the first time he met a writer who started talking about money right away.
"The current standard set by our station is 50 yuan for broadcasting a long article," said Liu Baoxiang.
This price...
Lin Weimin didn't even want to talk anymore. "Teacher Liu, your fee is too low."
Liu Baoxiang smiled a little distortedly from the other end of the line. "Teacher Lin, our radio station is not like you who publish works in magazines or publishing houses and can make money. We rely on government funding. The total funding for a program is not much. We really can't afford the high prices of magazines."
After Liu Baoxiang said this, Lin Weimin remembered that it seemed to be true.
This is true not only for radio stations but also for television stations.
There is no advertising revenue these days, and radio and television stations rely entirely on government funding.
Guowen Publishing House also receives government funding. Compared with these units, its biggest advantage is that people these days really love to buy and read books, so Guowen Publishing House is doing exceptionally well these days.
“I see…”
Lin Weimin hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to gain greater benefits for himself, "So are you planning to broadcast it only on your radio station, or on other radio stations as well?"
Liu Baoxiang felt that he could not keep up with Lin Weimin's thinking. "Our programs are all produced and broadcast by our own radio station, but some are also introduced by our sister units."
Lin Weimin said: "You can broadcast the novel, but it can only be used on your radio station and cannot be broadcast by other units."
Liu Baoxiang was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Lin Weimin meant.
"Teacher Lin, this is not a good idea, right?"
"If other radio stations introduce it, can you pay me for it?"
Facing Lin Weimin's questioning, Liu Baoxiang was silent for a moment, then said: "I have to report this matter to the leader."
"good."
It was the first time that Liu Baoxiang had met such a mercenary writer. A few years ago, when the Buzzing Show had just ended, he went to talk to the writers about broadcasting their novels, but they didn't even want any royalties.
Look how things are now. People’s hearts are no longer the same as they used to be!
Liu Baoxiang put down the phone, shook his head and sighed, then found the station leader and brought up Lin Weimin's request. The leader said, "What's the big deal? We record the show for our own use, so we can agree to his request."
After Liu Baoxiang got the leader's reply, he contacted Lin Weimin and said, "Teacher Lin, the leader of the station has agreed to your request."
"Okay, thank you, Teacher Liu."
A smile appeared on Lin Weimin's face. It seemed that his roundabout strategy was successful.
These days, the remuneration for radio novel broadcasts is pitifully low, and Lin Weimin has no intention of selling the fruits of his labor at a low price.
But it was impossible to ask the radio station to suddenly give him a high price, so Lin Weimin came up with this idea of limiting the scope.
There is no copyright awareness in China these days, but there is still some awareness of copyright. It was not until the late 1980s and 1990s that the widespread piracy completely destroyed the copyright awareness in China.
Lin Weimin did not want Liaodong Radio to obtain the broadcasting rights of his novel at a low price, and then sell it to a sister unit at an extremely low price after the novel became popular.
The probability of this happening was too high in the 1980s and 1990s. Such a thing happened in the book "Harbin at Night" published in 1982.
Instead of that, it’s better to be the middleman yourself.
Lin Weimin was not sure that "The Cliff" would be a hit if it was broadcast on the radio. This idea was purely for precautionary measures, so that he would not regret it so much if such a situation really happened.
Another pity is that the novel "The Cliff" is just a one-time deal, and no matter how high its sales are, it has nothing to do with Lin Weimin.
Otherwise, maybe Lin Weimin could give it to the radio station for free, if for no other reason than to increase his popularity. By then, the sales of the novel would increase, and he would not suffer any loss.
Thinking of this, Lin Weimin could only sigh that the current domestic openness is still not enough!
I will update twice today, take a day off, and resume updating three times tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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