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Chapter 156: "Ferocious Animals" and the Millionaire
"Forex!"

When Aaron heard these two words, his eyes lit up. He hadn't experienced the convenience of overseas remittance vouchers for a long time since his father went to jail.

Because Aaron had lived in Foshan and Guangzhou for a long time before, he secretly read many Hong Kong comics, especially the "Little Rascals" ("Dragon Tiger Gate") by Wong Yuk-long, which was very popular in Hong Kong. It had a great influence on him when he first started to work on comics.

Liu Rulong asked: "Do you have overseas channels? Oh, sister-in-law Merida!"

Wei Ming shook his head. He had not received any letter from the UK yet. To be honest, the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar was too low. It was indeed not as good to earn Hong Kong dollars as to earn US dollars or British pounds. However, the UK was too far away and out of reach.

"I'm talking about Hong Kong, where the comics industry is more developed. If your drawing skills can compete with Wong Yuk-long, I can come up with a better story than Wong Yuk-long."

Hearing Wei Ming's words, Liu Rulong swallowed his saliva. He was already impatient to read this comic story which was even more exciting than "Dragon Tiger Gate".

Aaron asked, "Do you have any connections in Hong Kong?"

Wei Ming: "I just made two pen pals in Hong Kong recently, and there's one with your father. If he gets out, I think we shouldn't set up any clubs. We might as well start publishing. We can make comic novels, and if he likes, we can make a Hong Kong version of Playboy."

"Go to hell, my dad is a serious man," Liu Rulong smiled, then said seriously, "Then I will try to draw "Heroes Have Always Been Young" in the form of a hot-blooded fighting comic. Many of the descriptions of fighting in your novel are quite vivid."

"Well, which publishing house does our grandpa usually cooperate with?"

"Hebei Fine Arts Publishing House." This is a major publisher of comic books in the north.

Wei Ming: "You can draw a few first. If they think they are not suitable, I know someone from Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House."

This kind of comic strips and cartoons usually cooperate with art publishers because they are more professional.

Wei Ming’s connection is Sister Xue, whose mother currently works at the Shanghai People’s Fine Arts Publishing House.

Liu Rulong thought that Wei Ming got his connections from the Shanghai Animation Film Studio and was not surprised. He then asked about "The Magic Book".

Wei Ming smiled and said, "The Shanghai Animation Film Studio has already approved it, and the only thing left is the BBC's approval. In addition, you can go to the Shanghai Animation Film Studio for internship in advance during the summer vacation."

Aaron was more excited to hear the news than the word "foreign exchange". After all, that was the place he had always dreamed of.

It was getting dark after dinner, so Wei Ming did not stay long. He rode his motorcycle, turned on the headlights and left in a handsome manner. The two agreed that Wei Ming would pick him up the next morning.

Riding a motorcycle back to the South Gate, Biaozi told him: "Lao Liu is back and is waiting for you in the dormitory."

The Lantern Festival is coming soon. Peking University will start the new semester after the 15th and it is time for students to return to school.

Wei Ming pushed the car in and went downstairs.

Liu Zhenyun's hair is longer and he looks more literary.

"You don't even get a haircut?"

Liu Zhenyun shook his hair and said, "Let's talk about it after the first month of the lunar year. My uncle treats me well."

Wei Ming smiled: "Haha, I just found my uncle too."

"I heard from Brother Wenhua that he brought back a fair-skinned and beautiful cousin from Sichuan and Chongqing. It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to meet her." Liu Zhenyun said regretfully.

Mei Wenhua's eyes widened, and he looked like he wanted to explain himself but was unable to do so. In the end, he decided to leave.

Wei Ming: You're pretty fast.

After Mei Wenhua left, Liu Zhenyun said excitedly: "I wrote two articles for "The Sheep Herding Class", and both were successfully published!"

"You are almost becoming an expert in the interpretation of Wei Ming's works."

Liu Zhenyun chuckled and said, "I tried writing novels, but I still feel that I am not good enough, so I'll just write some review articles."

"What you lack may be life," Wei Ming analyzed, "When you break up with Junior Sister Guo, I think you will be able to transform."

"Then I'd rather not have this transformation," Liu Zhenyun said sweetly, "I took a train here specifically with Mei Zi."'

Looking at his naughty look, he must have touched little hands a lot.

"Stop showing off your affection in front of me. I have more stories to tell." Wei Ming rode on the same horse with Zhu Lin a few days ago. They were so close to each other that the friction created heat.

Liu Zhenyun came over this time just to show up and tell Wei Ming that he was back, and to let him know if he needed any help, and to also remember him when he treated Wei Ming to a meal.

"What a pity. We just had a big dinner yesterday. There are only two tables in the Changzheng Canteen."

After hearing this, Old Liu regretted it and beat his chest and stamped his feet: "It's all Mei Zi's fault. I said I would come back yesterday, but she insisted on coming back today."

"But I will really need your help in a while, so don't refuse then."

"Just your word!" Liu Zhenyun pounded his chest. He really liked to help Wei Ming. Wei Gongming was a generous man and would never ask for help for free.

Liu Zhenyun was also concerned about Wei Ming's new work. He learned that it was a long novel and he would not be able to make money from Wei Ming's novel reviews in the short term.

When Liu Zhenyun went upstairs, he saw a beautifully designed motorcycle in the gate room.

"This, this is..."

Mei Wenhua, who was chatting with his colleague at the gate, snorted, "Yes, it's your brother Ming's new car, and it cost this much." Mei Wenhua's expression was very similar to that of the netizens who were proud of the young master of the sports car in Shanghai.

Liu Zhenyun knew that those three fingers definitely did not mean three hundred yuan, and he had to add another zero. Oh my god, novelists are so rich!

When he thought about the 20 yuan he earned from the two articles, he felt deeply shocked. Finally, he touched the motorcycle, then left with a painful expression, staggering and distraught.

Liu Zhenyun returned to normal only after he left Mei Wenhua's sight. Brother Wenhua should feel relieved by this, haha.

That night Wei Ming wrote a preface to his collection of novels, and early the next morning he rode his motorcycle to the Film Academy to pick up Aaron.

This scene happened to be seen by Zhang Yimou who had just returned to school.

Wei Ming even stopped to chat with him for a few words. Lao Zhang was not particularly envious of the motorcycle, but when he returned to the dormitory and told his neighbor about it, he was overheard and became very envious. He thought about asking Lao Zi if he could get one for himself.

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After Wei Ming took Liu Rulong into the city, they visited three editorial offices: Yenching Literature and Art, Contemporary Journal, and People's Literature.

Wei Ming not only delivered the article to the door, but also brought photos with it, which can be said to be quite considerate.

He also said: "If the photo for the illustration is not suitable, I also brought an illustrator to adjust it at any time."

Zhang Dening laughed and said, "You kid, you are trying to fool us with prose. We can't say anything."

Opposite Zhang Dening was a new screenwriter who read Wei Ming's article and said, "The prose works of writer Wei are always easy and smooth. Even the sad theme of finding relatives is written in a very humorous way."

Zhang Dening introduced: "This is our new editor Liu Heng."

In fact, she didn't need to introduce him. Although he was still relatively young at that time, Wei Ming could still recognize him.

Liu Heng is a famous screenwriter and writer. He has written scripts and novels such as "Ju Dou", "Qiu Ju Goes to Court", "Assembly", "The Happy Life of Poor Mouth Zhang Damin", and "The Young Emperor".

In the future, Wei Ming will join the Screenwriters Association. He is the big guy sitting in the C position and a top-level screenwriter in the country.

But now he is just a new editor who has written some less famous articles, while Wei Ming is already a dominant figure in the literary world.

In the end, "Yenching Literature and Art" retained the article about long-distance trains. Although they felt that the article about the panda Steel Egg was more legendary, in that article Wei Ming was obviously intending to call on the country to establish a more complete panda protection mechanism.

Editor Zhang thinks it is better to leave it to People's Literature, which has the largest circulation and the widest influence. In terms of circulation, People's Literature is now three times that of Yenching Literature and Art.

Next, I went to Contemporary Magazine to find editor Bai Shurong.

After coming out of No. 166 Chaonei Street, Wei Ming and A Long found a high-end restaurant to have lunch, and then came to the People's Literature Magazine in the afternoon.

Wei Ming handed the preface to the editor Tu Guangqun, and then went to look at the alternative covers under the guidance of another editor from a publishing house.

Book covers these days have no sense of design and are not fancy at all. The only design is almost entirely on the size and font of the book title.

After all, the current book market is not so competitive that the price starts to rise from the beginning of the book jacket. As long as the author is well-known and the content is solid, there is almost no problem with sales.

Liu Rulong looked down on these covers. The only thing he could praise was the name Wei Ming gave to this collection of novels.

"Animals Are Dangerous", although there is an animal in the titles of those novels, don't forget that humans are also animals. The protagonists of Wei Ming's novels are all humans, each of them is fierce, tenacious, and invincible even in adversity.

Aaron understood it at first glance. The animals here actually refer to humans.

Wei Ming borrowed the name of a novel by Wang Shuo here, which was later adapted into "Sunny Days" by Jiang Wen. When the time comes, Shuozi will just change his name.

He chose a slightly prettier one and suggested adding the subtitle "Collection of Short and Medium Stories by Wei Ming".

Generally, many authors of this kind of collection will choose the most famous article as the name of the collection, so that readers can find it at a glance. Wei Ming did not do that, so he just made some comments on the subtitle.

Wei Ming asked again: "When can the sample book be published?"

"It will be done in about a week."

Wei Ming nodded, and the issue of royalties was also discussed in detail.

"The Story of Two Donkeys", "Bullfighting", "The Duck Knows the River Water Warms in Spring", "The Shepherd", and "The Shepherd Class" are five novels with a total of 20 words.

Now Wei Ming is not a newbie anymore, he has status. According to the standard of ten yuan per thousand words, the total amount is 2000 yuan!

The first print run is 100 million copies, which is much bolder than "The Magic Book". This confidence comes from the influence of Wei Ming's hit works.

I have mentioned the remuneration for print runs before, so I will not explain it in detail. It is roughly that the basic remuneration doubles for every 50 copies.

If it's 100 million copies, that would be double the number.

So it’s 2000 yuan multiplied by 3, a total of 6000 yuan!
Adding the money from the script, Wei Ming's cash flow reserve will soon exceed ten thousand!

In order to encourage ordinary people to make money these days, people with an annual income of 10,000 yuan will be featured in newspapers.

People like Wei Ming who are often in the newspapers don’t care, but he knows that he is one step closer to buying a house.

On the way back, he took Aaron to visit the hutong area of Yanjing, thinking about where to buy it in the future...

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