At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, I took a minibus to Hong Kong Island in the summer.

When I came to Lu Yulou in the middle of the mountain, it was exactly 3:40, 20 minutes earlier than the agreed time.

"Ah Tian, you're here. Ren Wanying was in charge of the reception, and when she saw the summer, she happily greeted her.

"Sister Wanying~" Xia Tiantian shouted, "Why are you here today?" he asked curiously.

"Mr. Cha asked me to be in charge of the reception, I'll lead you up first. Ren Wanying explained, and then led Summer to the upstairs private room.

At this moment, the private room was empty.

"Hey, am I here early, or am I a step late?" said Summer, scratching her head and laughing.

"You were the first to come, and they haven't come yet. Ren Wanying said with a smile, "Okay, you sit down first, and I'll go down and stare at it." Mr. Cha will have to wait a little longer before he can come over. ”

Summer nodded, found a chair to sit down, and then flipped through today's "Ming Pao".

See the supplement part, on the first page, I published my own article, with the headline: [My view on the future development of martial arts novels]. There is also a subtitle below [Martial arts novels are in trouble, and the fantasy theme is newly transformed].

Next to it, an editor's note signed by Mr. Jin Yong strongly agreed with this article in the summer, and loudly called on all martial arts novelists to stop sticking to the rules, but should boldly reform, innovate, enrich the theme, and rejuvenate martial arts novels.

"Mr. Cha cheered for me and promoted it, and it was difficult to become famous this time. "Summer said happily. Kim Yong's name is known to everyone in Hong Kong. Especially the pen in his hand, which is almost comparable to thousands of troops. can get his praise, it's really hard not to be popular in the summer.

In the midst of euphoria, people are showing up one after another. In a short time, the entire private room was almost full, about thirty people.

Summer didn't know that there were so many martial arts fiction writers in Hong Kong, which was really surprising to him, but he didn't know most of them. It's like those people are very familiar with each other, and they talk non-stop when they meet, but they leave the summer on the sidelines.

"Alas, it's boring. Why hasn't Mr. Cha been there yet?" said Xia Xia a little depressed. I knew I wouldn't come to this meeting, I didn't know anyone, and no one talked to me, as if I was a transparent person, which was a terrible feeling.

As he was thinking about it, he heard footsteps, and then the door opened, and three people walked in together.

As soon as they walked in, the originally noisy room suddenly fell silent, and everyone stood up in unison.

When I saw it in summer, my eyes suddenly lit up, and most of the depression in my heart dissipated.

He knows all three people, Jin Yong, Ren Wanying, and one should be the science fiction writer Ni Wei.

"Sorry, guys, I'm late. Kim Yong said with a smile.

"It's okay, the timing is just right. Everyone laughed and said, no one dared to find fault with him.

Jin Yong smiled, and then sat down with Ni Xuan.

Ren Wanying sat next to Xia Xia and quietly introduced the identities of the guests to him.

It turns out that not all of the people here today are martial arts novelists, but also publishers, booksellers, book critics, and readers' representatives.

After listening to it in the summer, it dawned on him, no wonder there were so many people he had never heard of.

Ren Wanying had just finished the introduction, when she heard Jin Yong say with a smile, "Everyone, today I would like to introduce to you a rookie writer, although he is young, he is talented and intelligent, and he has excellent creative talent......

Everyone couldn't help but be a little surprised when they heard him say this. You must know that Jin Yong has a cautious personality and strict requirements, and he will not praise others easily. And now it is quite rare to have such a high esteem for a new writer.

In the summer, when he heard Jin Yong praise himself so much, he couldn't help but feel very honored, and his face licked and blushed excitedly.

"Ah Tian, stand up and let all the seniors here see you. Jin Yong said with a smile again.

Hearing him say this, Summer immediately stood up, "Hello seniors, I'm the last junior Summer, a fledgling, and a newcomer." I also hope that all seniors will give you more help and help you a lot. He laughs.

Everyone looked at it together, and they couldn't help but be stunned when they saw Summer, they were too young. You must know that among all the people present, the youngest Wen Ruian is already thirty years old, and he is still a big boy no matter how you look at it in the summer. Such a young man who has just entered the industry, and there is nothing shocking, does he deserve such praise from Jin Yong?

"Mr. Cha, this summer is the one who wrote "The Eighth Bronze Man of Shaolin Temple" in "Ming Pao", right?" Luo Bin, the boss of Global Publishing House, suddenly asked with a smile.

"Yes, that's him. Jin Yong nodded.

With that, everyone finally had some impressions of summer.

"The Eighth Bronze Man of Shaolin Temple" has been serialized in "Ming Pao" for several issues, although Jin Yong likes this novel very much, but in fact, the market reaction is a little tepid, mainly because the style of the book is different from the current trend.

At present, the popular style of Hong Kong martial arts novels is to imitate Gu Long, the language is concise, the plot is novel, the martial arts are illusory, the moves are killing, cruel and ruthless, just like listening to heavy metal rock, every note is the strongest note.

In the summer, the style of "The Eighth Bronze Man of Shaolin Temple" is similar to country music, peaceful and natural, full of innocence and childlike fun, there is neither a big conspiracy, nor cruel torture, and some are just the growth experience of the little monk Qisuo. Therefore, it is not to the reader's appetite, and of course the market response is not very good.

Because of this, when Kim Yong mentioned Summer's name, most of the people present didn't know which green onion he was. "It turned out to be him. ”

"Isn't the novel he wrote very good, why is Mr. Cha so supportive of him?"

Everyone in the audience was talking about it, and many words were "accidentally" reached Summer's ears, making him feel speechless when he heard it.

"Ah Tian, don't be angry, I think you wrote very well, I support you. Ren Wanying whispered to him.

"Thank you, Sister Wanying. Summer turned her head and said gratefully.

At this moment, I heard Mr. Luo Bin from the Global Publishing House say with a smile again, "I have already read this Mr. Xia's masterpiece, and it is very well written, our publishing house intends to publish this book, I wonder if Mr. Xia is interested?"

Hearing him ask, everyone present was puzzled. You must know that the market response of the summer "The Eighth Bronze Man of Shaolin Temple" is not good, even if it is published, it is estimated that it will not sell thousands of copies, and it will not make any money at all. I don't know which nerve Luo Bin is on the wrong line, and he is willing to do this kind of loss-making business.

"Thank you Mr. Luo for your appreciation, I am very interested. Summer smiled and nodded, of course he was willing to publish his book. In this way, he can not only get a considerable remuneration, but also improve his reputation, he can't wait for it.

"That's great, let's settle it. Luo Bin said with a smile, "The first printing of 5,000 copies, the royalty is 10,000 Hong Kong dollars." If it is printed, I will pay for it again. What does Mr. Xia mean?"

"So be it. Summer agreed.

Hong Kong is a bestseller because the local market is too small, and the book sales have reached 10,000 copies. Relatively speaking, the mainland must sell at least more than 100,000 copies to be called a bestseller.

Luo Bin can agree to print 5,000 copies for the first time, which is already a great honor for a newcomer in the summer. There are also booksellers who buy manuscripts and are not confident in the sales, and eventually cannot publish them.

"Mr. Cha, how about you please make a preface to this book when the time comes?" Luo Bin asked Jin Yongdao with a smile again.

When everyone heard him ask, they suddenly realized that Luo Bin was an old fox and a scheming man.

With Jin Yong's current reputation in Hong Kong, if he wants to write a preface to any martial arts novel, as long as the novel is not too bad, he can sell at least 10,000 or 20,000 copies.

Because of this, many writers asked Kim Yong to write a preface, but he never agreed. But today, since he admires summer so much, I'm afraid he won't refuse to write a preface for him. In this case, the sales of novels in the summer are guaranteed, Luo Bin seems to be risky, but in fact, he is sure to make a profit.

After thinking about it clearly, all the publishers here regretted beating their chests, knowing that they had also stood up and missed this opportunity to make money in vain.

But now, where do you regret taking the medicine, you can only pray that Jin Yong refuses to preface for him, so that Luo Bin will not lose the rice by stealing chickens, and it will make them feel better.

It's just that the reality disappointed them again, and Jin Yong nodded very happily, "Of course, I would be happy to write a preface to this novel." He laughs.

One is that he likes the novel "The Eighth Bronze Man of Shaolin Temple" very much, and the other is that he also likes the young man Summer, so he is happy to give him a boost.

Seeing Jin Yong agreeing so readily, Luo Bin's face suddenly burst into joy, "It seems that I really made the right bet this time, with Jin Yong as the preface to this book, even if the book is a pile of garbage, it can sell good sales." He said proudly.

Then he glanced at the others, and sneered in his heart, "You people are still too short-sighted, and you only see that the market response of this novel is not good, so you don't want to think about it, can the person who can be highly respected by Mr. Cha be an ordinary person?!

When everyone saw his triumphant appearance, they couldn't help but grit their silver teeth and regretted it a lot.

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, I invite you here today, mainly to talk to you about the future development of martial arts novels. Jin Yong saw that the symposium had deviated from the direction, and hurriedly adjusted the topic.

Hearing him say this, everyone present suddenly fell silent.

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