nucmednet Chapter 127 Newspaper Distribution
Chapter 127 Newspaper Distribution
Gu Bingxin’s home in Shanghai.
Gu Ziyi trotted in, his face filled with irrepressible excitement: "Dad, the telegram from my junior brother has arrived!"
Hearing this, Gu Bingxin, who was sitting and drawing, stood up suddenly, stretched out his hand impatiently and said, "Bring it here and let me see it."
Gu Bingxin quickly opened the telegram sent by Jiang Weimin and scanned the words on it eagerly.
As he read deeper, his expression became more and more surprised and excited, and he kept repeating: "Great, great, that's great!"
Gu Ziyi, who was standing nearby, saw his father's reaction and became increasingly curious. He couldn't help but ask:
"Dad, what did my junior brother say in the telegram? What made you so happy?"
Gu Bingxin took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, then handed the telegram to Gu Ziyi and said with a bit of amazement: "I'm afraid comic book publishing will have big changes!"
Gu Ziyi hurriedly took the telegram and read it word by word with his eyes wide open.
After a while, he also screamed as if he was under a spell, "Oh my God, Dad, this junior fellow apprentice is so amazing!
Everything he told you about has actually been done. I can't believe my eyes! Is this true?
Gu Bingxin nodded slightly, his eyes full of relief: "Well, I think it should be true. Last month, Wei Min mentioned that he wanted to attend the Canton Fair.
I never thought that he actually succeeded in selling the comic strip. I estimate that there will be related reports published in the next two days. You must keep an eye on the newspapers."
"I know dad!"
Two days later, Gu Ziyi walked briskly into his father Gu Bingxin's study, holding a newspaper that smelled of ink.
"Dad! Look, my junior brother's publishing house is featured in the newspaper!" Gu Ziyi could hardly hide his inner joy, his voice full of pride and anticipation.
Gu Bingxin took the newspaper with a smile and his eyes slowly fell on it.
He read every word and every line of the title attentively, with wisdom shining in his eyes.
As he read deeper, his expression became more serious.
The newspaper reported in detail the brilliant achievements made by two outstanding works of Qingdao Publishing House at the Canton Fair, which successfully earned up to 220,000 yuan in foreign exchange for the country!
Not only that, the article also mentioned that for those excellent works that can generate foreign exchange income, an additional generous amount of royalties will be paid as a reward.
More importantly, Qingdao Publishing House sincerely invites painters from all provinces to submit their works and promises to provide full support to help painters earn more foreign exchange for the country.
In addition, the article also specifically emphasizes encouraging all painters to actively engage in the creation of long comic strips.
After reading the newspaper, Gu Bingxin raised his lips slightly, revealing a gratified smile.
"Haha, Wei Min is such a clever guy! He is clearly trying to attract painters from all over the country to his Qingdao Publishing House!"
"Dad, will the painters from your Shanghai Publishing House also be tempted to submit their works to Qingdao Publishing House?"
Gu Bingxin pondered for a moment, then shook his head and replied, “Well…it’s hard to say.
If there are painters from other places who can submit their works to Qingdao Publishing House and succeed,
This will likely trigger a wave of enthusiasm, and a large number of painters will probably flock to Qingdao Publishing House like a tide.
After all, who wouldn’t want to seize such a rare opportunity to showcase their talents and contribute to the country at the same time! "
"Dad, if the current situation continues, Qingdao Publishing House may become the largest publishing house in China!"
“Well…it’s hard to say. The key lies in whether other publishing houses can make changes and adjustments.
After all, as Wei Min said, if we want to achieve real change, we have to work from the bottom up and use the power of the market to promote it! "
"Oh, Dad, in my opinion, my junior fellow apprentice will probably achieve far more than you in the future!
Hehe, you have found a treasure this time, you have such an outstanding apprentice!"
Gu Bingxin couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing this, and said proudly: "Haha, I will start writing an article and submit it to the newspaper to specifically support Wei Min."
However, at this moment, Gu Ziyi showed a worried look on his face and said hesitantly: "Dad, will your action cause dissatisfaction from Shanghai Publishing House?
Will they have a bad opinion of you because of this?"
Gu Bingxin waved his hand nonchalantly and replied calmly: "It's okay, I'm already this old, what do I have to be afraid of? I don't need to care about other people's eyes and thoughts.
Oh, by the way, remember to keep an eye on various newspapers these two days. Wei Min mentioned before that related reports on adapting comic strips into storytelling should be published in the near future."
"Hey, my little junior brother is really capable of doing things!"
A few days later, as expected, I saw a piece of news in the newspaper: the comic strip had been adapted into a storytelling!
It is reported that the storytelling carefully adapted by Qingdao Publishing House has been successfully broadcast on Qingdao Radio Station.
The agency uses the method of artificially obtaining ratings. According to statistics, the ratings of this program are more outstanding than other programs of the same period.
Following this is the specific information such as relevant prices and contact numbers.
The article states that Qingdao Publishing House's move to adapt comic strips into storytelling is still in the experimental stage. If this move can bring profits, they will consider distributing part of the royalties to the original authors again.
Not only that, painters who have created long stories can also contact Qingdao Publishing House, hoping to use its help to adapt their works into storytelling.
"Dad, the Qingdao Publishing House has a really big appetite! Drawing a comic strip can earn you three times the remuneration. This will surely attract all the painters!"
"It's not that easy. Don't think it's easy to write a long story.
Haven't you noticed that whether it's earning foreign exchange or adapting storytelling, the requirements put forward by Qingdao Publishing House are very high?"
"Even though the requirements are quite high, it is still three full salaries after all! I'm sure many painters will be eager to try."
"Well, why don't you publish the manuscript I wrote later? This may help this matter."
With the official publication of Gu Bingxin's article supporting Jiang Weimin, the entire Shanghai art world was instantly in uproar.
Many well-known painters called Gu Bingxin, eagerly asking the reason.
You know, when Jiang Weimin first became Gu Bingxin's disciple, a banquet was held. Many people knew that Jiang Weimin was Gu Bingxin's favorite student.
Now that Jiang Weimin's actions have aroused everyone's suspicion, they naturally point the finger at Gu Bingxin.
Everyone can't help but wonder if it was this highly respected teacher who was behind the scenes? After all, it is a well-known fact that Gu Bingxin has always been committed to promoting the development of comic strips.
Faced with various doubts and speculations from the outside world, Shanghai Publishing House could not suppress its curiosity and took the initiative to inquire with Gu Bingxin.
However, Gu Bingxin did not choose to evade or shirk responsibility, but frankly admitted that it was indeed he who instructed his apprentice to go to Qingdao Publishing House to try his hand.
In this way, it not only successfully diverted some public attention and reduced its own pressure, but also shared many public opinion attacks with Qingdao Publishing House.
As the newspapers submitted by Qingdao Publishing House were published, the situation escalated.
At this time, publishing houses in various provinces were like ants on a hot pan, holding emergency meetings to discuss countermeasures.
Many publishing houses have complained about the way Qingdao Publishing House handled this incident, believing that they were not fair enough.
However, faced with such a situation, one can only remain silent and cannot easily express any opinions.
After all, Qingdao Publishing House has, to some extent, indeed created considerable foreign exchange earnings for the country.
As a result, many publishing houses began to think about making a business trip to Qingdao, hoping to learn from Qingdao Publishing House and absorb some valuable experience and wisdom.