Xiang Nan then read Ma Weidu's work and found that the writing was quite good and had some talent.
Xiang Nan helped him make some suggestions for revision, and then helped him write a letter of recommendation.
After Ma Weitu revised it according to Xiang Nan's opinions, he sent it to China Youth Daily, where it was published on a full page.
Fortunately, the magazine "Youth Literature" took a fancy to his talent and transferred him from the milling machine factory to the magazine as editor.
Ma Weitu suddenly became an office-based editor from a worker in a milling machine factory, which made the friends around him envious. They all praised him for his talent, connections and future.
However, Ma Weidu knew clearly that if it weren't for Xiang Nan's recommendation letter, how could the "Youth Daily" publish a full page about him. If others don't publish his work, "Youth Literature" won't ask him to be its editor.
So, come back, go back, and finally thank Xiang Nan for giving him a push. Otherwise he would still have to work as a milling machine worker in a factory.
Therefore, Ma Weitu gave Xiang Nan a plum vase from the Qianlong official kiln that he planned to collect as a token of his gratitude.
Xiang Nan accepted it without any further excuses. At this stage, the cultural relics trade is not yet booming, and the porcelain from Kang, Yong, and Qian dynasties only costs a few hundred yuan, or even a thousand yuan if it lasts.
And his face is worth hundreds or thousands anyway, so accepting him for a mei ping is not too much.
After Ma Weitu became the editor of "Youth Literature", he successively supported and promoted Wang Xie, Liu Zhenyun, Mo Xian, Su Tong and others.
After Xiang Nan made friends with them, his network of contacts became wider and deeper.
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In June, "Detective Di Renjie" written by Xiang Nan was officially published by "Story Club".
After it was published, it immediately attracted millions of people to read it due to its twists and turns and bizarre stories, meticulous and complex reasoning, and gripping plot. The sales of the magazine "Story Club" also increased significantly.
However, in the literary world, some people disagreed with Xiang Nan's move.
I think that he is a famous writer of realistic literary works, and now he writes popular mysteries. It is really a waste of talent and resources. Some people even published articles in magazines calling on Xiang Nan to return to realistic literature and serious literature.
Since ancient times, literati have looked down upon each other and artists have looked down upon each other. Literati are also divided into three, six or nine grades. Those who write serious literature do not look down on popular literature. In the 1990s, Wang Jie once scolded Jin Yong, saying that his martial arts writings were made up and made up with no logic, which was not good enough.
Xiang Nan has previously written "Wreaths under the Mountains", "Triumph at Midnight", "Spirit and Flesh", "The Years of Passion", etc. Although they are also good-looking, they can still be classified as realistic literature, focusing on realism and profound themes.
But "Detective Di Renjie" is not only purely fictional, but also contains strange powers, chaotic gods, chivalrous magic and other dross. It has no artistic quality at all. Therefore, in the eyes of some people, it is clear that he has fallen.
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Xiang Nan ignored all criticism from the outside world.
His purpose of copying books was to make money. Serious literature and realistic literature just don’t sell as well as popular literature. This is a hard fact.
And now he must seize the time to accumulate the first pot of gold. Otherwise, he would miss a lot of opportunities to make money, so he changed it to the popular version.
"Detective Di Renjie" was priced at 40 yuan per thousand words by "Story Club", which was five times more expensive than the previous price.
As for "Detective Di Renjie", he plans to write five parts, totaling three million words. Based on this price, the royalties alone are 1.2 million yuan. If a single volume is released in the future, it shouldn't be a big problem if this set of books earns four to five million.
At that time, with this first start-up capital, he can participate in the speculation of Changchun Clivia, the speculation of Hujiang original stocks, the speculation of Shenzhen equity subscription certificates, the real estate speculation of Nanhai, etc.
By then, he will have tens or hundreds of millions of assets in his hands, and he will not care what others say.
Therefore, he ignored the uproar outside and continued to write every day, exchanging words for money.
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In October, after five months of meticulous post-production, "Wreaths Under the Mountain" was finally released.
Back then, the mainland film industry was still very conservative and very clean. When a movie is released, it is released, and there is no need for hype at all.
As the leading actor, Xiang Nan was not arranged to participate in any publicity. Even when the movie was released, he only found out about it by reading the newspapers.
This also made Xiang Nan feel a little emotional.
If we look forward to 30 or 40 years later, if a movie is released, he and Tang Guoqiang, as the two leading actors, will definitely compete for a role first, and then speculate on the gay friendship, show off the fuss, and show off the cuteness. After that, start a scandal with the actress in the play and get some CP.
"People nowadays are so simple." Xiang Nan sighed, and then asked Xiaoping and Suizi to watch a movie together.
"Liu Feng, those people are really hateful. They just stand and talk without pain. You don't need to pay attention to them. Don't let them affect your mood." After meeting, Xiao Suizi advised.
The criticism of Xiang Nan in the literary world did not disappear because of Xiang Nan's silence. On the contrary, it became more and more intense.
Especially with the release of the single book "Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Case of the Mission", which sold more than three million copies and became the best-seller of the year, some people's attacks on him became more and more intense and explicit.
When Xiang Nan heard this, he smiled and waved his hands, "Don't worry, I never took them to heart. If they like to argue, just leave them. What can they do to me?"
He now writes 5,000 words a day and earns 200 yuan. In 1981, the monthly salary of ordinary people was only sixty or seventy yuan. What he makes in a day is what many people make in a year.
What's more, he didn't just get scolded, he also received a lot of flattery.
Every day, I receive thousands of letters from readers all over the country, and each time I have to take a big sack from the post office.
So he didn't care at all about some criticism.
When Suizi heard what he said, she immediately smiled and nodded.
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After watching the two-hour movie, Xiang Nan took them to a restaurant.
"Comrade Liu, this movie was so touching, and your performance was so good, it even made me cry." Xiaoping said while wiping her tears.
"Yes, I cried when I watched it. Moreover, I found that many people in the theater cried." Suizi also nodded and said, "Liu Feng, this is all thanks to your good writing."
"Hey, thank you for the good directing by Director Xie." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Otherwise, if we use two swords, no matter how good the story is, the filming will be bad."
"It makes sense." Xiao Suizi nodded, "However, I really didn't expect that Liu Feng, your first time filming, could actually act so well. Tang Guoqiang seems to have lost his ability to act in front of you."
"That's too exaggerated." Xiang Nan waved his hand, "He's quite powerful."
"I also think you can act better than him." Xiaoping also nodded.
