Dreams of the Fragrant River

: Four [Ding Ye]

After Wu Ruiqing pushed his mother Liang Ying out of the door, he immediately locked the door and carefully checked his diary. He had a crush on a girl in his class for a long time, but he never dared to confess, so he could only write a love letter in his diary.

In this diary alone, there are eight love letters that Wu Ruiqing wrote to the girl, but none of them dared to send out.

“That cousin from the mainland is so abominable!” Wu Ruiqing flipped through his diary, feeling that his fragile middle-aged teenage heart had been greatly hurt, and began to wipe away tears with extreme grievance.

Wu Ruiqing flipped through the diary, and suddenly found that the last dozens of pages of the diary contained text, and curiously turned to the last page.

Kang Jianfei’s handwriting was very ugly, to the point of being shameless.

Kang Jianfei’s writing is terrible, what he writes can only be regarded as a smooth sentence.

But it was the ugly handwriting, the poor writing style, and the many novels written in simplified Chinese characters, which made Wu Ruiqing unable to take his eyes off the first time he read it.

Wu Ruiqing is fifteen years old this year. She is boring, timid, and can’t read well. She is almost useless. But because he loved to read martial arts novels since he was a child, he wrote very good articles and had a strong appreciation for martial arts novels.

Wu Ruiqing thinks that he has read all kinds of martial arts novels, and is tired of reading about revenge, adventure, and hegemony, but he has never seen such a novel plot.

He was obviously a modern person, but after being beaten up, he went straight through time and space to the Warring States Period, and happened to land on the bed of a beautiful woman.

The protagonist Xiang Shaolong is just an ordinary grass-roots civilian, but he has become so powerful because of traveling through time and space, and he has won the hearts and minds of beautiful women and the admiration of heroes. It is so desirable. Looking at it, Wu Ruiqing couldn’t help substituting himself into Xiang Shaolong, imagining that he was cowardly in the Warring States Period, heroes from all walks of life obeyed his orders, and countless beauties embraced him…

Wu Ruiqing became more and more fascinated by the reading, and even many simplified characters between the lines were ignored by his own mind. It was only when he turned the page and found that it was blank, he said with a sense of loss: “Alas, it’s a pity that there are no more…”

As if his heart was scratched by a cat’s claw, Wu Ruiqing eagerly wanted to know what happened next. He completely forgot the unhappiness between him and Kang Jianfei before, and couldn’t wait to run to the living room, asking Kang Jianfei, “Cousin, where is this novel for sale?”

For more than half a month, this was the first time Wu Ruiqing called his cousin on his own initiative, and Hu Juncai, who didn’t know it, thought the boy had taken the wrong medicine.

Kang Jianfei said with a smile, “Where do you think I can sell the things I just wrote?”

“Is this a novel you wrote yourself?” Wu Ruiqing asked in astonishment. He thought that Kang Jianfei had read the novel and copied it – well, this idea is actually very close to the truth.

Kang Jianfei asked back, “Can’t you?”

“Yes, of course I can,” Wu Ruiqing looked at Kang Jianfei eagerly and begged, “Cousin, what happened to Xiang Shaolong in the back? You can tell me quickly.”

Kang Jianfei pretended to be thinking, and said, “Hey, it seems that someone called me an idiot, the mainland boy…”

Wu Ruiqing begged for mercy without any standpoint: “Cousin, I was wrong. You don’t remember the villain’s deeds, so just tell me the story behind.”

Wu Ruiqing’s state is really abnormal, not only makes Hu Juncai confused, but even the little loli Wu Ruixue who is watching cartoons looks at her brother curiously.

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Under the attention of Wu Ruiqing, Kang Jianfei wrote another 3,000-word “Looking for Qin Ji”, and then received a call from his uncle from outside, asking him to take a taxi to a tea restaurant on the other side of the broadcast road, saying It’s about finding a job for him.

Kang Jianfei rushed to the tea restaurant unhurriedly. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his cousin Wu Chenggang beckoning to him. The man sitting at a table with Wu Chenggang drinking tea was a bald man in his forties.

“A Fei, call Master Ding quickly,” Wu Chenggang waited for Kang Jianfei to come over, and immediately began to introduce, and then said to the bald man, “A Ding, this is my cousin Kang Jianfei, who just came from the mainland.”

Kang Jianfei didn’t know who this “Ding Ye” was, but he seemed to be a relatively easy-going figure, and he greeted him honestly, “Hello, Ding Ye!”

Master Ding stretched out his hand and pressed Kang Jianfei’s firm chest, nodded approvingly, “Yes, my body is strong enough, I will work hard in the future, there will be days when you are in your early years!”

Wu Chenggang also encouraged: “Master Ding also came from the mainland, and he is more than a hundred times better than me. You have to work hard with Master Ding in the future. Maybe one day Uncle Biao will rely on you to take care of him.”

Kang Jianfei sat there confused, he still didn’t remember who the “Ding Ye” in front of him was, he just felt a little familiar.

Ding Ye ate the egg **** rather vaguely and asked, “Have you ever practiced kung fu?”

Kang Jianfei nodded and said, “I have practiced Crane Fist for a while.”

“A Fei, have you practiced martial arts? Why didn’t I know.” Uncle Wu Chenggang was surprised.

Kang Jianfei said: “A few years ago, when I was engaged in sports, an old gentleman was sent from the village. The old gentleman was a university professor and knew a lot of things. I learned kung fu from him quietly, and he also taught me a lot of books. But because I was afraid Being criticized, he forbids me to tell others.”

Kang Jianfei’s Crane Fist was actually learned from his pickpocket master before crossing the road. Now that he said it, it was mainly because he was afraid that he would show too much ability in the future.

“Oh.” Wu Chenggang was convinced of Kang Jianfei’s words, but he never thought that Kang Jianfei would lie to him.

“Crane Fist?” Ding Ye asked, “Zong He, Ming He, Shi He, or Fei He?”

Kang Jianfei said, “I practice Feihe Fist.”

Ding Ye nodded in satisfaction and said, “That’s right. The Crane Fist has the most lethality among the Crane Fist, but when it comes to beautiful moves, it must be the Flying Crane Fist, which is very suitable for filming.” Wu Chenggang said, “Bring him directly to the studio tomorrow, I have to leave beforehand.”

Wu Chenggang quickly stood up to send them off.

When Uncle Biao returned from sending the Ding Ye, Kang Jianfei asked, “Uncle Biao, who is this Ding Ye?”

“This Ding Ye is called Li Jiading. He was originally from a wealthy family in Guangzhou. When he was eight years old, he suffered a land movement and his family’s property was confiscated. He fled to Hong Kong with his family. He has been a dragon and tiger martial artist since the age of ten. He began to learn equestrianism when he was in his twenties. In international competitions such as the ‘IBG International Business Equestrian Competition’ and ‘FEI International Equestrian Federation Equestrian Show jumping’, he was soft on winning the championship trophy. Wu Chenggang said, “Many of Shaw Brothers and TVB’s movies and TV series now use him as a martial arts instructor and equestrian. Even a popular star like Wang Mingquan has to call him Ding brother obediently. You In the future, you have to be more diligent in doing things with him, if you can be accepted as an apprentice by him, you will not be far away.”

Kang Jianfei suddenly realized that it was this “Master Ding”!

Li Jiading has also played many supporting roles in his life, but Kang Jianfei can remember him because he is the equestrian coach of many Hong Kong stars and rich people. For example, Chen Huilin’s equestrian is taught by Li Jiading himself.

At the same time, Kang Jianfei also understood that his cousin had spent the past two weeks trying to contact Li Jiading. If he just helped Kang Jianfei find a job as an extra, Wu Chenggang would just say a few good words to the producer and it would be done. After so long to invite Li Jiading out for a tea meeting, he actually wanted Li Jiading to accept Kang Jianfei as his apprentice.

It’s a pity that Kang Jianfeizhi wasn’t here, he didn’t want to be a dragon and tiger martial artist who worked hard and couldn’t make much money.

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When he got home just in time for dinner, Kang Jianfei went to the dinner table only to find out that Hu Juncai was no longer there, and asked, “Where’s Ah Cai?”

Aunt Zhou Mingfang said, “A Cai’s cousin just picked him up.”

Wu Chenggang complained: “This A Cai’s cousin is also real. A Cai has lived at home for so many days, and left without waiting for us to come back and say hello.”

Zhou Mingfang explained: “When people go to Lantau Island, it’s too late to cross the sea.”

As soon as Wu Chenggang heard it, he didn’t say anything more. The Lantau Link connecting Lantau and Kowloon will take more than ten years to open to traffic. At this time, it is necessary to take a boat honestly to go to Lantau.

This little guy, Wu Ruiqing, finished the meal in two or three, and sat on the sofa watching “Chu Liuxiang” on TVB, but his eyes looked at Kang Jianfei from time to time. As soon as Kang Jianfei finished his meal, he immediately took out his notebook and said, “Cousin, please write more tonight.”

“Let’s go and wait for my cousin to finish watching the TV.” Kang Jianfei slapped the back of his younger brother’s head, staring at Su Rongrong, who was played by Zhao Yazhi on TV.

Wu Chenggang just heard the conversation between the two and asked curiously, “What are you talking about and writing?”

Wu Ruiqing showed off for his cousin: “Dad, look, this is a novel written by my cousin. It’s better than Jin Yong’s novel.”

Wu Chenggang took the notebook suspiciously and opened it. The first thing he saw was Kang Jianfei’s extremely ugly words, and there were various simplified characters in the middle. Suddenly, he didn’t even have the desire to take a second look, so he threw it aside.

Kang Jianfei asked, “Uncle Biao, how are the royalties of Hong Kong newspapers calculated now?”

Wu Chenggang asked disdainfully, “Why, do you want to sell your novel for money? You think you are Ni Jiao!”

Kang Jianfei didn’t explain much, and said with a smile, “I’ll just ask.”

Wu Chenggang thought about it and said, “It depends on the type of article. Generally speaking, the fee for a column is much higher, about 700 yuan per thousand words. And your martial arts novels are published in Ming Pao. If it is published, it will cost up to 60 yuan per thousand words; if it is serialized in the “Oriental Daily”, it should be counted as 90 yuan per thousand words.”

Kang Jianfei asked in surprise, “Why is Ming Pao’s fee still lower?”

Wu Cheng just smiled and said, “Jin Yong’s miserliness is comparable to that of Boss Shao. He even squeezes the salary of the old staff who run Ming Pao with him, not to mention the author’s manuscript fee. Mr. Cha’s miserliness has an interesting anecdote. , Lin Yanni originally asked for an increase in the manuscript fee, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Jin Yong said: ‘You are so fond of spending money, you add it and spend it again, but don’t add it.’ If you don’t spend money, what’s the use of adding a manuscript fee?’”

Kang Jianfei asked, “Then who has the highest royalties in Hong Kong now?”

Wu Chenggang said: “Of course the highest fee for the manuscript is Jin Yong, and no one can afford him. In addition, it is Ni Jiao. At the beginning of this year, Huang Yulang asked Ni Kuang to write a novel, and he offered a price of 500 yuan per thousand words. Hong Kong is a sensation.”

Kang Jianfei has a general understanding of the manuscript fee in Hong Kong. Although Ming Pao offers the lowest manuscript fee, he still wants to submit his manuscript to Ming Pao. Because Kang Jianfei wants to be famous, not the royalties. With Jin Yong’s status in the film and television circle, if “The Story of Qin Qin” is published in “Ming Pao”, it will definitely attract the attention of more film and television circles.

When “Looking for Qin Ji” has become famous, if Kang Jianfei wants to make his own movie, he will have to pull more investment!

Kang Jianfei didn’t think about making money purely from novels. Even if he wrote “Xun Qin Ji” with more than 1.5 million words, he could earn 150,000 Hong Kong dollars at the cost of 100 yuan per thousand words. 150,000 Hong Kong dollars is simply not enough to make an ultra-low-cost movie in Hong Kong. Moreover, these royalties did not come all at once, and it would take at least a year for “Xun Qin Ji” to be serialized.

If Kang Jianfei wanted to save money by writing novels, he had to serialize at least four books at the same time, and waited a year to earn 600,000. He doesn’t have the patience to spend a year writing novels to earn 600,000 yuan, and then use the 600,000 yuan to make a low-budget movie. The quickest way is to make a name for yourself first, and then borrow it to write a good script, and then find a wealthy person to invest in making a movie.