"We cannot give you any response or promise right now. We need to read the article "Farewell My Concubine" before we can decide whether to publish it.
I wonder about the specific details and word counts of Teacher Xiaoxiang Qingkong's other two articles?" Xin Zhao's eyes lit up when she heard that the quality of "Farewell My Concubine" was no less than that of "The Convenience Store of Sorrow."
But after hearing that the article touched upon some sensitive issues, she became worried again. What if such a high-quality article could not be published?
This is not only a loss for Xiaoxiang Magazine, but also a great regret for the literary world.
Xin Zhao knew that good works were like rare treasures that could touch people's hearts and resonate with them, and his previous work "The Convenience Store of Sorrow" was a novel of high quality.
If "Farewell My Concubine" and "The Little Shop of Sorrow" were buried because of some sensitive content, it would be like letting a bright star fall prematurely.
"The next two novels are A Chinese Ghost Story, which is adapted from a classic story from Liao Zhai. It is divided into two parts, with a total of 100,000 words.
One is "The New Legend of White Snake", which is also my adaptation of the folk tradition "Legend of White Snake". The total number of words is about 350,000.
I wrote these three stories specifically for your Xiaoxiang Magazine. It's up to you to decide whether or not to publish them, and how to publish them. "Zhang Qiurui handed the notebook to Xin Zhao.
"In that case, let's go back and review the manuscript first. Once it's finalized, we'll send you the remittance slip.
In addition, if the article "Farewell My Concubine" truly cannot be published, our magazine will also pay you a fee of ten yuan per thousand words." Xin Zhao saw that today's task was successfully completed, which was simply exceeding the target. She was very excited and couldn't wait to read Xiaoxiang Qingkong's article. She said goodbye and left.
"Goodbye." Zhang Qiurui waved goodbye to them and then walked towards the school cafeteria.
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Hong Kong, Huaxing.
"Sister Fen, how many copies of Zhang Guorong's album have been sold in total?" It had been a month since Zhang Guorong's first album was released. On this day, in Cheng Shufen's office, Zhang Guorong asked impatiently.
Although Zhang Guorong doesn't know how many copies of his first album were sold, he knows that he is very popular now. Many stores and supermarkets play songs from his albums. When he attends events and interviews, there are also many fans waving flags and cheering for him.
He was both nervous and expectant. After all, this was the starting point of his musical career and a crucial step.
"Rongzi, your first album, "Zhang Guorong", has sold 120,000 copies so far! It's only two platinum records." Zhang Guorong's smile on his first album seemed a little less than Cheng Shufen expected.
Cheng Shufen was not as excited as Zhang Guorong.
"One hundred and twenty thousand copies? Is that so many? That's two platinum records!" Zhang Guorong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he could hardly believe his ears.
This number was undoubtedly a huge success for a newcomer, far exceeding his initial expectations. He stood up excitedly, clenching his fists as if to confirm that this was not a dream.
You know, the sales volume of many new singers' first albums is often very small. It is considered a good achievement if it can exceed 10,000 copies, not to mention reaching the impressive number of 120,000 copies.
Even for some veteran singers, it is difficult to guarantee such outstanding results when releasing new albums.
Zhang Guorong knows this very well, so the joy and sense of accomplishment in his heart are even more difficult to express in words.
“Only 120,000 copies sold, is that a lot?
Starry Sea wrote two albums for Teresa Teng. The first Cantonese album sold more than 300,000 copies, and the second Mandarin album sold more than 400,000 copies.
I originally thought that since both the lyrics and music were written by Xingchen Dahai, the album I created for you would sell at least 200,000 copies, but I didn't expect it to sell only around 120,000. Cheng Shufen's words were like a bucket of cold water, suddenly extinguishing the passion in Zhang Guorong's heart.
The excitement on Zhang Guorong's face froze instantly. He glanced at Cheng Shufen and moved his mouth, as if there were some words he hadn't said yet.
"Are you trying to say that the time from getting the song written by Starry Sea to recording and promoting it was too short?" Cheng Shufen naturally saw that Zhang Guorong seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Yes! But Sister Fen, you must have your own reasons for releasing my first album in such a hurry." Although Zhang Guorong had not known Cheng Shufen for a long time, he knew Cheng Shufen's character and she would not joke about the future of an artist.
"You'll know the reason if you look at this." At this time, Cheng Shufen took out a golden invitation and handed it to Zhang Guorong who looked puzzled.
"Is this the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards organized by Hong Kong Radio and the Hong Kong Composers and Lyricists Association? Are they inviting Xingchen Dahai to participate in the award ceremony?" After Zhang Guorong read the invitation inviting Xingchen Dahai to participate in the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards, he seemed to understand a little.
"Yes, Hong Kong is about to jointly launch a heavyweight singing award, and this news will be announced soon.
If you don't release your new album in advance, you may miss this great opportunity to participate in the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards.
You have no chance of winning the Best Male Singer award, but we can still try hard and see if we have a chance to win a spot in the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards.
The Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards are not awarded casually. First, public opinions are obtained through market surveys, and then the most popular songs are selected through public voting.
Seventy percent of fans participated in the voting and thirty percent of industry insiders judged the awards.
Next, the company will arrange more promotional activities for you, including TV and radio interviews, as well as book signings around the world. You must be prepared and put on your best performance.
Build good relationships with your fans so they can canvass for votes for you and try to win a song at the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards.
In addition, I will write a letter to tell the radio station to invite Xingchen Dahai to participate in the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards Ceremony, and also tell her about the sales of your new album, and some other things.
I'll continue to invite Starry Ocean to write songs for you in preparation for your next album. If you have anything to say to Starry Ocean, please write a letter and I'll mail it to you." Cheng Shufen waved her hand, motioning Zhang Guorong to leave.
She took out a pen and paper and began to write a letter to the stars and the sea.
He wrote several pages of long and rambling letters, and after Zhang Guorong finished writing the letter to Xingchen Dahai, he mailed them out together.
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