Speaking of which, the first meeting between Cao Zhiqiang and Editor Yu was also by chance.
At that time, Cao Zhiqiang took his poem and no one introduced him, so he barged into the poetry magazine and asked to submit it. Of course, he was stopped at the gate.
Yes, he didn't even enter the gate at that time.
Because the gatekeeper wouldn't let him in, no matter how outrageous he was, he was only allowed to submit articles through regular channels and was not allowed to enter the magazine.
While he was chatting with the janitor, this man with glasses in a suit and tie passed by and asked enthusiastically what was going on.
When I found out that Cao Zhiqiang was here to submit a manuscript, I told him that I was the editor and asked him to show it to me.
Cao Zhiqiang was a little confused at the time, so he asked the gatekeeper first to confirm that the other party was indeed the editor of the magazine, and then showed the other party the article "Seeing and Not Seeing".
As a result, when the other party saw it, he immediately decided to take Cao Zhiqiang in.
In this way, Cao Zhiqiang followed the editor Yu Deli into the magazine, chatted for a while, and sold his first poem.
Even if it is plagiarized.
But in this world, he is the original, and whoever cites it in the future will be shameless cheating and shameless plagiarism!
All in all, although Editor Yu is not a big shot at this time, he has a good relationship with Cao Zhiqiang.
Even though Cao Zhiqiang became famous because of his article "Seeing and Not Seeing", and later his works were all assigned to the editor-in-chief, that editor was still a little behind compared to the first Bole who appreciated Cao Zhiqiang, that is, Editor Yu.
For example, when we first discussed publishing a book with the publishing house, it was Editor Yu who helped him every step of the way. He was also the first to propose that the author's remuneration be settled with Cao Zhiqiang based on royalties.
It was his proposal that made Cao Zhiqiang the first person in the country to share royalties.
Even this royalty share requires a confidentiality agreement to be signed and cannot be disclosed to the outside world.
That's enough to go down in history.
Also, when we discussed the royalty rate in detail, the original author's publisher offered 1%, but Editor Yu helped to fight for it, and Cao Zhiqiang finally got a 6% royalty rate.
Although there is also a reason why Cao Zhiqiang secretly gave Editor Yu three hundred yuan in private, but the effect of his eagerness to help is obvious.
Without the help of an insider like Editor Yu, Cao Zhiqiang’s collection of poems would never have been able to sell for the 6% royalties, and it would not have been promoted jointly by magazines and publishing houses.
That's right, Cao Zhiqiang's collection of poems sold so quickly and so hotly. In addition to Qiangzi's reputation and excellent quality, it was also related to the strong promotion of the publishing house.
If it hadn't been for the strong promotion of publishing houses and magazines, and the greetings to various Xinhua bookstores, almost all Xinhua bookstores in Beijing have put "The Farthest Distance in the World" for sale in the most conspicuous places, and I am afraid it would not have been able to be sold in half of the Xinhua bookstores. In a few months, two hundred thousand copies were sold.
All of this has the shadow of editing.
Of course, after that cooperation, the relationship between the two parties was quite good.
Just like this time, as soon as he heard that Cao Zhiqiang was robbed and injured, he immediately asked for leave and rushed over, which shows the depth of his feelings.
Only this time, the reason why Cao Zhiqiang called him here was not to chat with him, but to discuss business matters.
This business is something that Cao Zhiqiang has planned for a long time.
That is to open a publishing house where you have the final say.
Yes, it is difficult for an individual to open a publishing house, especially as the career progresses.
But during this period, the country’s cultural industry was about to be comprehensively reformed and regulations had not yet been fully formed.
Therefore, at this time, it is a typical leaderless and chaotic situation. It is easiest to fish in troubled waters, and it is also easiest to break the rules and stand out.
If we don’t seize the opportunity at this time, it will be difficult to get in again when the subsequent reforms are almost completed.
For example, the "Fairy Tale King" magazine, which only serves one person, was established in the early 1980s. If you want to do this again later, there is no way.
However, Mr. Zheng was able to do this because he was well-known before and had a close relationship with the leaders of the provincial party committee.
It is of course easy to have provincial party committee leaders take the lead.
To put it bluntly, you need to have thighs!
The most important reason why Cao Zhiqiang showed favor to He Yuzhu before was because he valued the big leader behind He Yuzhu.
Although the big leader behind He Yuzhu is not from Wenhua.
But after all, he is a senior leader with real power, and he must be familiar with people from the cultural background.
Even if you don't know each other well, it's easy to say hello.
After all, the seat is there.
As long as the big leaders help.
He believes that it shouldn't be difficult for him to open a publishing house where he has the final say these days.
If it really doesn’t work, it’s still too late to start a magazine and publish a book with a publisher at your own expense.
"well!"
Yu Deli suddenly sighed.
"Cao Zhiqiang, since you are determined... well, tell me, how do you want me to help you?"
Only then did Cao Zhiqiang laugh.
"Lao Yu, is it okay if I call you that?"
"No problem at all."
Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Lao Yu, I asked you to help me. I asked you to help me recruit people and help me run the procedures. I am responsible for everything else, such as money and the relationships above.
In other words, whether I can get approval from above to open a publishing house is my business.
Whether I can prepare the funds to start a publishing house is also my business.
But I need you to help me with the specific staff team of the publishing house and the specific procedures for founding a company.
If you can help me take care of all the details and start a publishing house with me, the editor-in-chief position of this publishing house will be yours from now on! "
Upon hearing this, Yu Deli's eyes brightened obviously, and he subconsciously adjusted his glasses, obviously tempted.
Seeing Yu Deli's expression, Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "By the way, Editor Yu, besides these, I have a little thing to trouble you with."
"What's going on?" Yu Deli asked.
"That's it." Cao Zhiqiang said, "Do you know any newspaper reporters? For example, people from big newspapers like Peking Daily and Peking Youth Daily?"
"I know a few of them," Yu Deli asked, "What do you want to do?"
Cao Zhiqiang narrowed his eyes: "It's nothing, it's just... Look, I am a somewhat famous person now, right?"
Yu Deli smiled and said: "That's right, if you want to say that Cao Zhiqiang, maybe not many people know him, but if you want to say that you are a cutting-edge poet Qiangzi, then you are indeed somewhat famous now."
Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Then this poet Qiangzi once worked as a second-rate son. Later, through his own efforts, he became a worker. He wrote poems in his spare time to earn royalties and became a very popular new poet. However, he was robbed in the street. He almost died, this can be considered news, right?”
Yu Deli blinked and adjusted his glasses again: "It's definitely good news!"
“Since it is good news, shouldn’t it be reported?”
Upon hearing this, Yu Deli immediately smiled and said: "I understand. You want me to find someone to interview you. It's best to do an exclusive interview and make it on the front page. Is that what you mean?"
"Yes! That's right!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded with a smile.
"Can you tell me your purpose?" Yu Deli asked, "This way I can be more targeted and greet people in advance."
Cao Zhiqiang thought for a while, then narrowed his eyes and said: "I can tell you, my purpose is very simple.
On the surface, I want to call everyone's attention to public security issues through the media and urge the government to strengthen public security.
But in fact, I wanted to use this method to force the police to severely punish the people who robbed me.
What is the background behind the people who were spared? I found people through connections, so that those who harmed me could escape.
I think you should know better than me the dangers of killing a snake.
In a word, I want to use the media to put pressure on the police so that they don't dare to let go, and then the group of people who harmed me will never recover! "
