Volume 1 Chapter 94 Manuscript Fees
A poor man has low aspirations!
Now that we have a big family and a big business, we need money everywhere.
What Chu Yunfei wants most now is to know how much the royalties are?
Yu Manli excitedly wanted to share the good news with Chu Yunfei.
But Chu Yunfei's direct question was like a bucket of cold water that extinguished her excitement.
It’s not that royalties are not important, but for a writer, being able to publish his or her own novel is important.
Isn’t this an honor and the most important thing?
Yu Manli said somewhat depressed.
"Mr. Yuan is considering your reputation, Brother Chu, and is willing to pay you 2 French francs per thousand words as a reward!"
Compared with Hu Shi's royalty fee of 6 francs per thousand words, my own royalty fee of 2 francs per thousand words was not considered shameful.
2 French francs per thousand words, and The Legend of the Condor Heroes has a total of about 1.01 million words. If all of them are published, I will receive 2,020 yuan.
If it were before 1937, it would be considered a huge sum of money.
You can even buy two or three courtyard houses in Beijing.
But this is 1941.
In 1937, 100 French francs could buy two large cows.
In 1939, 100 French francs could buy a big cow.
Now, in 1941, 100 yuan can only buy a pig, and it is a piglet at that.
By 1942, people couldn't even afford a chicken.
A novel worth 1 million yuan is only worth 2,000 yuan, which is only enough to buy 20 piglets!
Why!
As expected, throughout history, there has been basically no future for writing novels in China.
The vast majority of Chinese writers are a bunch of poor fellows!
Fortunately, I didn’t expect to receive royalties from China from the beginning. Fortunately, I didn’t expect to receive all my money from the novel.
Chu Yunfei’s goal has always been to go abroad and get rich through business.
Publishing the novel in Central News Agency was also to make Yu Manli believe in his talent and win her heart.
So that I can send her to the United States to help me handle the copyright of foreign novels, such as "Harry Potter".
Chu Yunfei stood up and looked at Yu Manli seriously.
"Manli, we are fighting the most brutal enemy. We need weapons, medicine, and food. All of these require money. I want to finish writing this book as soon as possible and exchange it for supplies to fight the Japanese! I'm sorry to bother you these few days!"
When Yu Manli heard this, she blushed slightly.
Brother Chu is a great hero. How can I think of him as the same as those vulgar people?
"No trouble, I also want to know the end of the story."
"On behalf of the soldiers of the 358th Regiment, I would like to thank you for your great help!"
Chu Yunfei bowed to express his gratitude, and Yu Manli was at a loss as to what to do.
"I didn't do anything. Brother Chu, you don't have to do this. I can't bear it!"
Chu Yunfei stood up and smiled. "You deserve it. I know you've worked hard to make my story interesting!"
Chu Yunfei only spent one or two hours telling a story.
After Yu Manli returned, she would need 5 hours, or even 10 hours, a whole day to perfect and revise the content.
Make the novel interesting and fascinating.
This is not an easy thing!
"I am very happy to be able to help Brother Chu and the brave soldiers of the 358th Regiment!"
"Then let's get started! That's where I left off last time!"
"It's about Guo Jing and Huang Rong going to Peach Blossom Island!"
"Oh. By the way..."
Yu Manli raised her head and looked at Chu Yunfei's sharp face with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, and she was fascinated.
Seeing Chu Yunfei's eyes sweeping over her, Yu Manli's face turned red with shame. She quickly lowered her head and tried to cover up her shyness by copying.
Chu Yunfei was secretly delighted when he noticed that Yu Manli was peeking at him.
It seems that I am only one step away from catching her.
To find a good way to determine the relationship between the two.
In 1942, the independent regiment continued to break through and move.
By 1943, after dealing with the Eighth Route Army, they were afraid that the Japanese army would turn their guns against them.
By then it will be the turn of the 358th Regiment to break out, move, and perhaps even hide in the mountains.
By that time, a woman was too much trouble and too dangerous.
Let her go to the United States as his wife before June 1942!
There is only one step left to conquer her, try harder!
While Chu Yunfei and Yu Manli were writing the novel, General Okamura Yasuji, commander of the Japanese North China Front Army, finally took action.
In July, he became the commander-in-chief of the North China Expeditionary Army.
After taking office, he did not immediately start a war.
All intelligence personnel from the Special High Technology Department, the Military Police, the Mei Agency, the Lan Agency, etc. were dispatched to investigate all aspects of intelligence in North China.
He wanted information from the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone to each regiment and even each battalion.
At the same time, he secretly deployed troops and prepared supplies.
Until mid-August.
The old devil finally showed his fangs.
Okamura Yasuji mobilized six Japanese divisions, including the 21st, 26th, 34th, 36th, 41st, and 110th, as well as parts of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 9th, and 15th independent mixed brigades and puppet troops, totaling more than 70,000 people.
With the cooperation of the Flying Regiment, they adopted tactics such as iron wall encirclement, zoned mopping-up, comb-through clearing, and roundabout selection, as well as the three-light policy of burn all, kill all, and loot all, in preparation for a devastating mopping-up of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Anti-Japanese Base Area.
For a time, the air in the entire North China was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
But apart from the Eighth Route Army which was preparing seriously for war, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army in North China seemed to have no idea that a major war was about to break out.
I'm even afraid that many of them are hoping that the Japanese Army and the Eighth Route Army will fight each other so that they can watch the fight from a distance!
At this time, I was still making my own plans.
No wonder the Japanese army looked down on China, thinking that they could annex China by relying on a small island country.
But they forgot one sentence.
True gold fears no fire.
The flowers that bloom in the flames of war will be more beautiful and brilliant.
The Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army will suffer some setbacks in their fight against the brutal Japanese invaders, but the army that grows up through setbacks will shock the world!
August 13. Chu Yunfei was telling a story in the study.
Sun Ming hurried in, saluted and said, "Commander! Urgent military information! Chief of Staff Fang wants to see you!"
Chu Yunfei heard this and said apologetically: "Manli, you take a rest first. I'll be back soon!"
"Brother Chu, military information is urgent, so that's all for today. Let me wrap up today's story first!"
"Um!"
Chu Yunfei followed Sun Ming and quickly walked from the backyard to the 358th Regiment Command Post in the front yard.
As soon as Fang Ligong saw Chu Yunfei, he stood at attention and said, "Commander. The Japanese First Army that you asked me to monitor has made some moves! The 36th Division in Changzhi, the 41st Division in Linfen, the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade in Gang County, the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade in Yangquan, and the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade in Taiyuan have all been dispatched! This time the Japanese army is serious, and I'm afraid they want to wipe out all the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi!"
"Oh, right. This time, the old devil Yoshio Yuzuka wanted to get rid of the Independent Regiment as soon as possible! He actually sent the 22nd Regiment of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, and a tank squad to attack Xingjiazhuang. There was even the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment sweeping the periphery. The Independent Regiment has less than 2,000 people, and they lack heavy weapons. This time they are definitely finished, it's just a matter of time!"
In the past, the Japanese army only had to use one battalion to deal with a regiment of the Eighth Route Army, the National Army, or the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
Given the Japanese devils' rampage, an entire battalion of them felt that they looked down upon the Chinese army.
This time, in order to deal with the independent regiment, the Japanese army directly mobilized a regiment and a tank squadron.
There was also a cavalry regiment of the Japanese devils sweeping the periphery to intercept the fleeing Eighth Route Army soldiers.
He is determined not to stop until the independent regiment is annihilated!
Given the weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army, Fang Ligong really couldn't imagine any hope of survival for the Independent Regiment!
unless……
Our group is here to help them!
"Commander! Xingjiazhuang is on the flank of our army. Look at our 358th Regiment..."
