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Chapter 96: Sales War of Literary Magazines (Guaranteed 1 Update)

The first print run was 28, and now another 12 have been added, which is 40!
For a children's magazine aimed at middle school students and younger, this circulation is indeed terrifying.

Lv Xiaoyan told him: "More than 30 years ago, the first issue of Children's Literature had a circulation of over 30. After that, it fluctuated and basically remained around 40. After the resumption of publication, it also climbed from over to over . This is the first time that Children's Literature has reached a new height of !"

40, let alone children's magazines, even among all literary magazines, only "Harvest" and "People's Literature" can compete!

For magazines like "Children's Literature", in addition to being purchased by families, the majority of them are ordered by schools. Some classes may order one copy, while others may order several copies for the library.

With a circulation of 40, it is no problem to cover 100 million young readers.

In other words, "The Magic Book" influenced the childhood of at least 100 million children. Even if the Shanghai Animation Film Studio did not take a fancy to it, it would have become a big IP in or years.

Wei Ming: "I thought kids would like it, but I didn't expect it to be so popular after only releasing one-third of it."

The most interesting part is the second chapter where Dansheng learns magic and fights with three foxes.

Lv Xiaoyan said: "My colleagues and I have also analyzed it, and we feel that the illustrations are the first to make a difference. The illustration of the raw egg eating pancake is very eye-catching and makes people like it at first sight. Now Xizi is very proud and has become a little star in the class. He is even happy when others call him Xidan."

Wei Ming nodded. Who doesn’t like a chubby baby?

Lv Xiaoyan added: "The illustrations attract people and can be passed on by word of mouth in kindergartens and primary schools. That's because the story is well told. Even the three villain foxes have vivid images and are unforgettable."

In addition, Lu Xiaoyan also had some bad news to tell Wei Ming.

Wait, not two good news?

Lv Xiaoyan said to herself, "Because the quality of the manuscripts we received in recent months has declined, and it is said that the manuscript fee standard will be increased, so starting next year, Children's Literature will be changed to a bimonthly publication."

"what!"

This is indeed bad news. It used to take a month to earn royalties from children's literature, but now it takes two months.

"However, the serialization of The Heavenly Book will be completed in January next year, so it will not be affected. Young readers will not have to wait too long."

Wei Ming smiled and asked, "Aunt, the good news about the second account you mentioned is that the revision will not affect "The Legend of Heavenly Book", right?"

"Oops, I almost forgot the second good news!"

Lu Xiaoyan said hurriedly, "There was a letter from the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, saying that the script of "Toothless Tiger" has been approved, and the manuscript fee bill will be remitted to you in two days. I asked them to mail it directly to the South Gate of Peking University."

Wei Ming was delighted. Haha, he saw big money again.

He asked directly: "How many can there be?"

"How should I know?"

Two days later, Wei Ming finally found out: 360 yuan!
It was his single largest payout to date, and it took just a few nights.

As an animated short film of only twenty minutes, the total script fee was set at 400 yuan. Wei Ming, as the original author and screenwriter, got 90%, which was much higher than the serialization fee, 18 times more!
Now Wei Ming's cash flow has officially exceeded the 1024 yuan mark, reaching yuan!
After receiving the money, Wei Ming saved it directly. He only had more than 100 yuan left for pocket money, which he would not be able to use unless he bought bulk commodities.

If you save up a little more, you can buy a motorcycle!
But now he still has to ride a bicycle. Wei Ming rode his big Forever to the Summer Palace.

He hadn't been here once in nearly three months since his rebirth. Just like the Forbidden City, he had been here too many times in his previous life, especially when he was in his thirties and went on frequent blind dates.

This time I'm not here for a blind date, I have an appointment.

Yesterday, Comrade Gong Xing took the initiative to call Wei Ming and said that she would take a day off today and asked if Wei Ming was free.

Wei Ming was originally on the day shift, but was immediately transferred to the night shift. He then had free time and made an appointment at the North Palace gate of the Summer Palace.

Gong Xing did not regard this trip as a date, but rather a normal social interaction between friends. Wei Ming was the only friend she could talk to in Beijing.

She didn't know whether it was because she was from Shanghai or because she was the only member of the team who had starred in a movie, but she was always marginalized by the girls in the drama troupe.

Although it was not a date between a man and a woman, Gong Xing's simple dress still made her stand out from the crowd, and Wei Ming saw her from a distance.

"Sister Xue, here it is!"

Wei Ming parked the car, and the two of them bought tickets to go in, paying one cent each.

Gong Xing smiled and said, "This is my first time to visit the Summer Palace."

Wei Ming: "I've been here before, so let me be your guide."

Entering from the Beigongmen entrance, the first thing you see is the Suzhou River.

"Ah, there is also Suzhou River here?"

"Yes, it was built to imitate the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. After all, by the end of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor no longer had the ability or courage to go to the south of the Yangtze River, so he could only spend some of the people's money to create a scene," Wei Ming said, taking out his big camera, "Let me take a picture for you."

Wei Ming never takes pictures of unknown people with his camera. Such a beauty should have more pictures and records left. He even specially changed to color film.

Gong Xing nodded, and Wei Ming emailed her the photos he had taken at Fengze Garden. The photos were quite good under the limited conditions.

"Next we have to climb the mountain." Wei Ming pointed to Wanshou Mountain, which was more than 80 meters ahead.

Gong Xing smiled brightly: "I saw many mountains when I was sent to work in Jiangxi. This is nothing."

Soon, the two of them reached the top easily, and Gong Xing didn't even need Wei Ming's help.

Although he looks thin and small, he has good physical strength.

They also took two photos at the rockery on Wanshou Mountain, and Gong Xing even insisted on taking one for Wei Ming.

At this moment, both of them had an idea: should they take a group photo? They didn’t have any individual photos together yet.

Forget it, let’s wait a little longer. It will be more suitable for taking photos when we get to Kunming Lake.

There are many cultural landscapes behind the top of the mountain. Wei Ming can tell you the origins of those buildings, plaques and paintings in detail, after all, he has been here dozens of times.

Because he spoke so well, a lot of people soon gathered around him. He seemed to be treating himself as a tour guide.

Wei Ming quickly pulled Gong Xing away, but he didn't dare to hold his hand, just his arm.

"Let's go boating." Wei Ming suggested, and Gong Xing nodded hesitantly.

Of course, rowing is a separate price, and you can’t row a boat with a one-cent ticket.

Boating on the lake is a unique pleasure. The two of them were not rowing actively, but just went with the flow.

Gong Xing recalled the past: "There are four of us brothers and sisters. When we were young, we went to the park to row boats. One small boat couldn't accommodate all of us, so we had to split into two groups."

Wei Ming: "There are only my sister and I in my family. My sister is 13 years old and is in high school. My father is from Hebei and my mother is from Sichuan and Chongqing."

Gong Xing felt embarrassed. Why did he say all this?
Wei Ming: Didn’t you talk about your family situation first?

Wei Ming added: "Actually, it's not a good idea to visit the Summer Palace at this time of year. We should go to Xiangshan instead." "Oh?"

"It's better to visit the Summer Palace in the summer, because there's Kunming Lake, which is very cool. It's also okay in the winter, because you can go ice skating. By the way, have you ever ice skated before?"

Gong Xing: "Does cycling and skating count?"

"what?"

Gong Xing: "During the Spring Festival this year, I was riding a colleague's bicycle and I slipped and broke my right wrist."

"what!"

Wei Ming was amused: "I think this is the reason why you don't buy a car."

Gong Xing, who was sitting face to face with Wei Ming, lightly kicked his shoes and said, "It's mainly because the ice is too slippery."

"Do you dare to go ice skating with me in winter? Shichahai is very lively there. We can also go ice skating at Weiming Lake in Peking University."

Gong Xing gently stirred up the water in the lake and said, "We'll see when the time comes."

Wei Ming immediately captured this scene.

Afterwards, the two talked about what they had seen and heard at the National Congress of Writers, and Gong Xing also saw Wei Ming's name in the newspaper.

"Then have you met Teacher Zhang Ruifang?" Gong Xing asked.

"Yes, there are many people from Shanghai Film Studio." Wei Ming listed them all.

When Gong Xing heard how warmly Wei Ming and Sun Daolin were acting, he felt so angry that he felt like he had entered the Shanghai Film Studio but he himself couldn't get in.

After getting ashore, Wei Ming wanted to find someone to take pictures for them.

When he was looking for someone, someone had already found him.

~
"Children, follow the teacher and don't get separated."

During the autumn outing of the Peking University Affiliated Kindergarten, little Wei Xi, who was looking around, suddenly made an important discovery.

He nudged his sister: "Le Le, I saw Brother Ming!"

Lele: "Where is it?"

"look!"

Then Xizi took Lele and quietly left the team.

~
"I'm sorry, no."

Wei Ming had just been rejected by a passerby, and then he felt someone pulling his clothes.

Sister Xue, if you have something to say, just say it. It’s not nice to use physical force.

He looked back and saw Gong Xing was three meters away from him. He looked down again and was shocked!
No, I see joy!
"Why are you two here?"

Lele: "Brother Ming, we are on an autumn outing."

Wei Ming saw that they were all wearing hats and carrying small backpacks. Well, it was standard travel attire.

Gong Xing had already walked over and looked at the two cute kids curiously: "Are these your brother and sister?"

"Yes, they are my uncle's twins, Xizi and Lele."

Lele immediately said, "Hello, sister."

Xizi hesitated for a moment and then called her "sister" sweetly.

Gong Xing felt a little embarrassed. They were younger than his nephew, and he could have given birth to them if he had a normal marriage.

Gong Xing rummaged through his bag. Oh, it was a pity that he didn't bring any candy.

Xizi stared at her bag eagerly and felt a little regretful. She should have called her auntie.

Soon the two were discovered by the kindergarten teacher, who rushed over to look for them.

Seeing that she also had a camera with her, Wei Ming asked her to take a photo of him and Gong Xing.

Kindergarten teacher: "Wei Xi and Wei Le, do you want to come too?"

Xile said in unison: “Yes!”

In the end, Wei Ming and Gong Xing did not take a photo together, but ended their trip to the Summer Palace as a family of four.

Sister Xue held Lele and Wei Ming held Xizi, click.

Afterwards, Gong Xing and Wei Ming had lunch outside, and Sister Xue paid for it, since Wei Ming needed money to take photos and have them developed.

Wei Ming, who was invited to dinner by her sister, also wanted to invite her to visit Peking University, but she was too embarrassed to do so because that would not really be a date.

Before she got on the bus, she smiled and said, "I'll come and play with you again when I have time. I had a great time today."

~
She was happy, and Lu Xiaoyan was confused.

Ah, a girl appears.

According to Lele, it is very beautiful.

Lv Xiaoyan pointed at the movie star in the latest issue of Popular Movies and asked coldly, "How does it compare to her?"

Lele: "The sister I met today is more beautiful."

Lv Xiaoyan asked in a somewhat arrogant tone: "How about comparing with mom?"

Lele was a little confused, but Xizi suddenly showed her EQ: "Mom is the prettiest!"

Xizi felt it was worth it in exchange for a White Rabbit peach!

And Lele has two because she is honest.

~
This month, in addition to "Story Club" setting a new record after its resumption of publication and "Children's Literature" breaking records, "Huacheng" in the field of serious literature is not far behind.

Shortly after the first print run of 11 copies of the November issue, Huacheng printed another 22 copies at one time, breaking its own record since its founding, reaching 15 copies!

And coincidentally, there are exactly 10,000 more copies than the previous issue of Harvest, which seems to be challenging the status of Big Brother...

(End of this chapter)