Chapter 276 Don’t Worry About Not Having Enough Money
Although he could not conduct the interview in person, Ma Zhongxun was still treated as an assistant and accompanied Wang Yunxi, the deputy editor-in-chief, to conduct an exclusive interview with Cheng Xuyuan.
Before coming, Ma Zhongxun had seen photos of Cheng Xuyuan, but he was still shocked when he saw the young Cheng Xuyuan.
This person is so young!
What were you doing when you were his age?
Go to school? Or fall in love?
Writing a book was even harder than writing my graduation thesis!
Just as Ma Zhongxun was expressing his feelings, Wang Yunxi smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng, I'm really glad to meet you."
"I have admired you for a long time."
"I can even say that I really want to see you."
"But I'm sorry, I only knew you came to Hong Kong after I saw your debate with Professor Wang."
Cheng Xuyuan shook hands with Wang Yunxi and said, "Editor-in-Chief Wang, you don't have to apologize. Aren't we meeting each other now?"
Wang Yunxi smiled, introduced Ma Zhongxun, and then said, "Mr. Cheng, the focus of our interview with you this time is about Zhu Xian."
"I want to ask, what made you want to write this story?"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, do you want to hear the truth or some lies?"
Wang Yunxi hesitated for a moment and said, "How do you tell the truth and how do you tell a lie?"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "If you want to hear the truth, I wrote it on a whim. I thought this story was good, so I wrote it."
Hearing this, Ma Zhongxun frowned.
You can write such a good work on a whim. How embarrassing it is for people like me who rack our brains and think hard about writing novels.
"What about the questions?" Wang Yunxi was not disappointed with Cheng Xuyuan's answer. Instead, she continued to ask with great interest.
Cheng Xuyuan said: "Of course I racked my brains and spent a lot of time and effort. I put all my efforts into each character. I hope that every character he created has their own personality..."
Ma Zhongxun's pen, which was originally used to take notes, suddenly slowed down.
He thought to himself, shouldn’t this be the truth?
This young man is really interesting.
After listening to Cheng Xuyuan's words, Wang Yunxi laughed and said, "Mr. Cheng, your answer makes me feel happy both physically and mentally!"
While talking, Wang Yunxi asked several more questions, all about "Zhu Xian".
Cheng Xuyuan answered all these questions one by one.
At the end of the interview, Wang Yunxi suddenly said, "Mr. Cheng, many people now say that the reason why your "Zhu Xian" can suppress the popular martial arts novels is because the setting is more attractive."
"However, your novel still has a lot of deficiencies in terms of plot."
"In the future, when your novel settings are exhausted, you will still lose to martial arts novels. What do you think of this statement?"
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Wang Yunxi who was full of expectation, and said after a moment of hesitation: "I don't read many martial arts novels."
"But these days, I read the novel Mr. Cha gave me, as well as some articles about martial arts novels published in newspapers."
"I feel that the golden age of martial arts novels has passed, and it is gradually declining."
"In the future, novels with more novel settings, such as Xianxia novels like Zhu Xian, should be able to attract more readers."
Cheng Xuyuan's words stunned Wang Yunxi.
He asked Cheng Xuyuan this question in order to add to the topic.
However, he did not expect that Cheng Xuyuan's response would be so unexpected and surprising to him.
Now, many people say that this is the golden age of martial arts novels.
But this young man in front of me did the opposite, saying that martial arts is declining and will continue to decline. If this point of view is written, it will definitely attract everyone's attention.
"Thank you, Mr. Cheng, for accepting our interview." At the end of the interview, Wang Yunxi smiled and said to Cheng Xuyuan: "You are the author of our Wenhui Newspaper. If you have any difficulties in the future, please let us know."
"If I can't solve it, you can ask our editor-in-chief to step in."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Since Editor-in-Chief Wang has such good intentions, I won't be polite!"
"This time when I go back, I plan to buy some items to bring back."
"But I don't have enough money."
"A few days ago, Mr. Lin from the Jinwanbao gave me the manuscript fee for next month."
"I wonder if your newspaper can give me next month's manuscript fee?"
Wang Yunxi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Cheng Xuyuan would ask such a question.
After hesitating for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "This problem shouldn't be a big one. I'll try to get it for you when I get back."
"Then I will wait for good news from Editor-in-Chief Wang."
After Ma Zhongxun said goodbye to Wang Yunxi and Cheng Xuyuan, he couldn't help but sigh, "I really didn't expect that he would ask for an advance on his royalties."
"It's normal to get an advance. After all, they have already given us this month's manuscript."
"And the results are very good." Wang Yunxi said: "What's more, as an author, I make a living by writing manuscripts."
"It's not too much for Cheng Xuyuan to ask for this."
"I'll go and apply to Mr. Ren right now." At this point, Wang Yunxi looked at Ma Zhong and asked, "Do you think Cheng Xuyuan's statement that martial arts is going to decline is true?"
Ma Zhongxun hesitated for a moment and said, "Editor-in-Chief Wang, I don't know about this."
"But I have a feeling that when Cheng Xuyuan said this, he was very confident."
Wang Yunxi said: "Since he said this, let's see what everyone thinks."
The interview with Wang Yunxi went very quickly. After the two left, Lin Gengsheng came in with a young reporter who was also in his thirties.
After introducing each other to Cheng Xuyuan, he said to Cheng Xuyuan: "Xuyuan, I will report your kindness to the agency when I go back."
"Everyone thinks that if the book Stories about the Ming Dynasty is published, it will definitely be a profitable business."
“However, given the current situation of our newspaper, if we want to publish a book, we have to invest in many aspects.”
"so……"
Lin Gengsheng didn't say anything else, but Cheng Xuyuan understood what he meant, which was that they were ready to give up this publishing cooperation.
Cheng Xuyuan didn't care about this.
If they don't publish it, the one who loses is the Tonight Post.
As for him, not only was Ming Pao planning to publish Things About the Ming Dynasty, but the royalties it was paying were also considerable. Even if Ming Pao was ready to go back on its word, Cheng Xuyuan would still be able to find other publishing houses to publish it.
So in this regard, Cheng Xuyuan doesn't have to worry at all.
"Editor-in-Chief Lin, there's nothing to apologize for. If you don't want to do it, that's your right."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Then I will sign a contract with Dong Cheng and the others when I get back."
Lin Gengsheng forced a smile and said, "I believe that Mr. Cheng's work will be a big hit this time."
At this point, he changed the subject and said, "Xuyuan, this time, I plan to focus on your reciting the history of Ming Dynasty."
"After all, people prefer to read this compared to academic stuff."
Cheng Xuyuan did not object to what Lin Gengsheng said. He cooperated very well with Lin Gengsheng and others and completed the interview.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, all the communication schedules are almost completed.
In order to make sure everyone’s trip is not in vain, the exchange group arranged for everyone to go shopping in the mall on the last day.
Everyone had been looking forward to this mall trip for a long time, and some people had already exchanged some Hong Kong dollars through various channels before leaving.
This time when we went shopping in the mall, we basically went together with a few people.
This can not only prevent accidents, but also provide a reference when purchasing things.
Cheng Xuyuan was in a group with Manager Wang, Xiao Feng and others. Xiao Feng, who was experienced, took Cheng Xuyuan and others to the Ancient Square, where not only were the goods complete, but the prices were also relatively cheap.
Xiao Feng and Manager Wang basically just look and don't buy.
I will only buy something when I go to a place that sells some unique small items.
Cheng Xuyuan followed the two people and didn't buy anything at first. However, when he came to the location of the tape recorder, he was attracted by several small tape recorders.
These tape recorders, about the size of a brick, could play or record songs from tapes.
Cheng Xuyuan took a look at the price and found that one machine only cost a little over 100 Hong Kong dollars. For this price, Cheng Xuyuan could totally accept it.
He bargained immediately and bought two.
One for myself and one for Fang Yuqing.
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan buy two tape recorders at once, Xiao Feng was a little anxious: "Mr. Cheng...Mr. Cheng, it's not easy for us to come to Hong Kong."
"In addition to buying things for myself, I also want to bring some things back to my family and friends."
"If you spend your money like this... you won't be able to buy anything else!"
Manager Wang was standing aside looking at the watches on the counter not far away. When he heard Xiao Feng say this, a smile appeared on his face.
Just as he was about to explain, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Brother Feng. I still have some Hong Kong dollars in my hand, which is enough for now."
As he spoke, he walked up to Manager Wang and asked, "Anything good?"
"Look at this watch, it's very good, not only beautiful, but also..." Manager Wang was talking about a ladies' watch. The gold-plated body lay on the velvet, looking elegant and generous.
But the price tag was shocking and daunting: HK$5,200.
Xiao Feng sighed and thought that good things are expensive. With so much money, he could have bought a color TV.
Just as Xiao Feng was sighing, he heard Cheng Xuyuan say to the waiter: "Please wrap this for me."
The waiter was stunned for a moment, and then he said, "You mean, do you want to buy it?"
"Yes, why would you pack it up if you don't want to buy it?" As Cheng Xuyuan spoke, he took out a stack of Hong Kong dollars from his pocket and handed it over.
Looking at the Hong Kong dollars that Cheng Xuyuan handed over, Xiao Feng lost his composure completely.
He never thought that Cheng Xuyuan would spend so many Hong Kong dollars to buy a watch.
This is such a waste!
Just when he wanted to dissuade him, Manager Wang stopped him and said, "Xiao Feng, Xuyuan spent his own money to buy things, so don't feel bad for him."
"My own money?" Xiao Feng asked puzzledly.
Manager Wang said, "Xuyuan's royalties for this month have been paid in advance by the Hong Kong publishing house, so we don't have to worry about not having enough money when he buys things!"
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