"The talk of a hundred monsters?"
Zhang Guiyun paused when he heard the name, but the worry in his heart was a little less.
Hundreds of demons, then this Mr. Song is going to write a story about a hundred demons?
If this is the case, then this rather strange spirit and monster is somewhat troublesome.
Zhang Guiyun also read the five articles just now carefully. The stories are all in popular vernacular, but they enter the main line in a few sentences. The protagonists of the stories have different identities, including a scholar, a hunter, and a doctor...
They all saw the wonderful and rare scenery under certain circumstances, and then were attracted by it.
Then there was a lot of suffering, and finally he suddenly realized that all of this was a trap set by the devil.
However, some of these people died well and some lost their lives. Each character has a distinct personality and unique actions, which are somewhat consistent with the people he encounters every day.
However, the ferocious demons in the book almost never have a good ending. They plot their plots, use horrific methods to harm people, and in the end they lose their lives.
The stories are dramatic and engaging.
More importantly, after reading these stories, you will feel a long-lasting uneasiness in your heart, and then you will unconsciously involve yourself in them.
This Young Master of Song Dynasty is so young, but his writing skills are very good. He must be a somewhat capable scholar.
Zhang Guiyun, who has been a shopkeeper for 20 years, has a very keen insight into this. These stories are very practical. Not only can they be published in books, but if they are compiled in the future and some villain books are published, it is not impossible for them to be storytellers, and they may even be published. Several opera plays.
But what Zhang Guiyun was more worried about at the time was that there were only so few stories, which were not enough to be bound into a volume.
So after hearing Song Mu mention the name of this book, Zhang Guiyun felt at ease.
"In that case, how long will it take for the young master to write about the Hundred Demons?" Zhang Guiyun asked a supplementary question at this time.
Song Mu put down the tea cup, knowing that this matter should have some clues, so he smiled and said.
"Maybe ten in January."
Song Mu said this, feeling somewhat confident that there might not be many stories about strange creatures in his mind.
But I am very familiar with books about monsters, and I am familiar with the story of "Journey to the West".
The monsters in it all have distinct personalities, and they themselves have been transformed, which is also a good story.
After hearing this, Zhang Guiyun immediately showed a smile on his face, his eyes dropped slightly, but he immediately raised his head and spoke.
"Then Mr. Song, let's make a contract."
Song Mu felt relieved and nodded immediately.
Zhang Guiyun immediately took out two deed papers and began to discuss with Song Mu.
The content is naturally an agreement that both parties must abide by, such as when the manuscript will be delivered every month and how much the manuscript fee will be. After completing these, shopkeeper Zhang wrote his name on the deed paper, pressed his fingerprint, and then handed the deed paper to Song Mu checked.
Song Mu didn't think too much about it, and besides, the conditions offered by the other party were very good, so Song Mu directly wrote his name.
"Okay, Mr. Song, please wait for a moment, I will go and seal it, and I will get you the retouching fee this time."
After taking the contract, Zhang Guiyun said with a smile on his face, but his eyes quickly scanned the contract.
But when he saw this, shopkeeper Zhang was suddenly stunned.
Because only then did he see the name of the young master in front of him, Song Mu, from Shiyang County.
At that moment, shopkeeper Zhang felt like a flash of lightning flashed through his mind, and then he suddenly thought of something. His hand shook, and he quickly looked at Song Mu and opened his mouth to receive it.
"Sir, your name is Song Mu?"
Song Mu was a little dumbfounded. Perhaps the other party didn't hear him clearly when he introduced himself to his family before. However, seeing the other party's expression, Song Mu felt that something had changed.
Sure enough, Zhang Guiyun was already impatient and continued to ask.
"Master Song, are you the Song Mu who wrote the most talented poems in "Tianwenjian"?!"
Song Mu finally understood what the other party meant. "Tianwenjian" attracted worldwide attention, and the store owner naturally knew it. He also grinned at the moment, but still nodded.
Shopkeeper Zhang took a breath of air, and sat down quickly after standing up. His face was even more respectful at this moment.
"It turned out to be... I didn't expect Young Master..."
Zhang Guiyun was a little speechless, but he immediately adjusted himself, and then looked at Song Mu with a more exciting look.
"Mr. Song, do you plan to use your own name as a pen name for this article? Or give it another pen name?"
"pen name?"
When Song Mu heard what the other party said, he turned his head to think.
I really forgot about this just now. In this era, books are written and biographies are written, which are not official books on the great road, and others are easily not signed with their real names.
Those who write folklore books usually put a name that is weird or makes people laugh.
Yesterday, Song Mu saw several brochures, and the author's name turned out to be "Jujube Tree in the Mountains, Squirrel and Mandarin Fish," and "Walking to the End of the World with a Sword."
Most of these people have pseudonyms, and they must have something they don’t want to reveal.
At this time, shopkeeper Zhang also quickly added.
"Sir, you are a serious scholar. Although there is no harm in using vulgar prose, many literati also use it."
"And I just forgot to mention that if you want to get retouching fees in the future, you only need to find Yingxuefang anywhere."
"Oh? What does this mean?"
When Song Mu heard this, he was a little curious, but shopkeeper Zhang explained enthusiastically.
"Our bookstore has bookshops in every city on Jiangnan West Road. If you take a bamboo token from me, you can get the retouching fee at any bookstore in Yingxuefang."
"We do the accounting at the end of every month, and we are not afraid of missing the ledger."
Hearing this, Song Mu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
This book store actually has the function of a bank. It seems that this change was made to protect the privacy of some authors.
Song Mu was naturally more satisfied with this and nodded immediately.
"Okay, then I'll give it a pen name."
Saying this, Song Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.
"Just ask Songmu to speak."
"Songmu said?" Zhang Guiyun was a little curious about the origin of this, but Song Mu said nothing.
This is just a deformation of my name, with a faster and stronger pronunciation, which is 'Song Mu Shuo'.
Zhang Guiyun didn't say anything more and walked out immediately, and soon entered the private room with a money bag and a bamboo sign.
"Mr. Song, the money you need to refinish your pen this time and the contract are all in the bag. This is the bamboo sign of the bookstore. Everyone has a different style. Only the accountant can recognize it."
Song Mu reached out to take it, and immediately looked at the golden bamboo sign. There were several small compilation-like words on it, but he couldn't tell what it meant.
After reading the contract carefully again, Song Mu also stood up to say goodbye. Zhang Guiyun escorted Song Mu to the door with a smile on his face.
Just as he walked outside the door, Song Mu was preparing to say goodbye to the shopkeeper, but he saw a person walking this way.
Song Mu looked at him and recognized him immediately.
It was Zhang Yiqi.
Zhang Yiqi also recognized Song Mu. When he saw shopkeeper Zhang sending it out so respectfully, he also showed curiosity and walked forward and said with cupped hands.
"Brother Song, I didn't expect to meet you here today."
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