Chapter 351 352 [Antiques in the Prosperous Age]

  The major media reposted it one after another, proving the attitude of the above, and also saved Xiang Nan from an unwarranted disaster.

   It is also because of the reprinting of the major media that the popularity of "The Garland Under the Mountain" has greatly increased, and it has become the most popular novel in 1979, bar none.

  Because it was so popular, the People's Publishing House specially sent people to Tianfu to ask Xiang Nan to allow them to publish the novel. Even the People's Broadcasting Station sent a letter to Xiang Nan, hoping to get permission to turn it into a radio drama.

   And Xiang Nan's fame, along with the popularity of this novel, has reached a whole new level. It can be said that it is well known to all women and children.

   Moreover, what Xiang Nan gained was not just an increase in fame.

  In terms of remuneration, dozens of media reprinted it, bringing thousands of remuneration to Xiang Nan.

  At that time, according to national regulations, the remuneration for newspapers and magazines was three to ten yuan per thousand words.

  The higher the quality of the manuscript, the greater the author's reputation, and the higher the remuneration.

"Wreath under the Mountain" is an epoch-making excellent work, and Xiang Nan's name is well known throughout the country, so the remuneration given by magazines and newspapers is very high, basically seven or eight yuan per thousand characters .

   This is already quite a price tag for young authors. Ye Wenyu has been the editor of "Yanjing Pictorial" for so long, and he usually writes novels and essays, but he can only get four yuan for a thousand words.

  The full text of "A Garland Under the High Mountain" is 95,000 words, calculated at 7 yuan per thousand words, it is 665 yuan. Coupled with the serialization of dozens of newspapers, Xiang Nanguang earned 12,000 yuan in manuscript fees for this article.

  The 12,000 yuan in 1979 is definitely a huge sum of money. You know, the wages of workers at that time were only forty or fifty yuan a month. Xiang Nan's 12,000 yuan, ordinary people can't do it in a lifetime.

   Moreover, this is only the remuneration paid for the serialization of newspapers and magazines, and does not include the remuneration for publishing by People's Publishing House and the remuneration for adaptation by People's Broadcasting Station.

  Finally, according to statistics, Xiang Nan earned more than 53,000 yuan from this book alone.

  In the early 1980s, with so much money, one could be considered extremely rich.

  In addition to money and fame, Xiang Nan also successfully joined the Writers Association by virtue of this novel and became a glorious member.

As a member of the Writers Association, you can communicate and discuss with your peers; you can participate in various activities organized by the Writers Association; you can be recommended by the Writers Association to participate in literary awards; you can even go to the local area to experience life through the Writers Association’s second job training... In short, there are many benefits .

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  After making money, what Xiang Nan has to do is to invest.

  He knows that money is becoming less and less valuable.

  In 1979, 10,000 yuan was still a huge sum of money, enough for ordinary people to earn for a lifetime. Forty years later, a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan is nothing more than a social animal. Therefore, it is best to spend money, otherwise the more you save, the more it will depreciate.

  Since the real estate market has not been liberalized, real estate is not private, and private sales are not allowed, so Xiang Nan focused his investment on antique calligraphy and paintings.

   In troubled times, gold is hidden, in prosperous times, antiques are bought. Xiang Nan knew that the future economy would get better and better, and antiques would become more and more valuable.

  Its value-added rate is even higher than real estate.

  So he visited the cultural relics store in Tianfu, and bought more than ten antique treasures one after another.

  At that time, most people couldn’t eat enough to eat, so naturally they didn’t have time to collect antiques, so the price of antiques was very low. The official kiln porcelain of the three dynasties of Kang, Yong, and Qian was only a few hundred yuan.

  In Xiang Nan's view, it was like buying cabbage, so he sold more than a dozen pieces, just like grabbing. And according to his estimation, the antiques he bought would cost at least two to three hundred million yuan if they were to be auctioned in an auction house in the future.

  …

  When Xiang Nan was busy creating, and when he was free, he was shopping in the Wenwan store, time was passing by day by day.

  In the second half of 1979, Xiang Nan successively created two works, "Triumph in the Midnight" and "Spirit and Flesh", which were published in the two magazines "Liberation Army Literature and Art" and "Harvest" respectively. After publication, it aroused strong repercussions again.

  In the second half of the year, because there was no threat of war, the atmosphere of the art troupe deteriorated again.

  In the barracks, there are more and more people who wear flared trousers, listen to Hong Kong and Taiwan tapes, gather to play poker, circulate novels and magazines, and stealthily have sex.

  Xiang Nan knew that the art troupe would be disbanded in half a year at most, so he didn't want to be a villain at this time, so he simply let them go. Just don't overdo it.

  As for the political commissar, he is busy transferring jobs. He has had enough time in the art troupe. He has been a political commissar since eight years ago and has been working until now. With his merits and qualifications, he should have been promoted long ago.

  Before, it was because Xiang Nan was in college, so he had to stay to watch the house. Although Xiang Nan came back later, the war broke out, and his transfer stopped again.

   Now that the war is over and Xiang Nan has returned to the art troupe, it is time for him to move up. Therefore, his management of the barracks was somewhat lax.

  The two top leaders are not in charge, which makes the players even more wanton. Just like the cicadas in midsummer, they sing so unscrupulously that they don't know that the cold autumn is coming.

  …

  At the end of 1979, the military region rewarded meritorious service.

  With his outstanding performance, Xiang Nan won the first-class personal merit and the title of battle hero issued by the military region.

  However, he has just been promoted to full leader, and it has only been a year. So there was no promotion or promotion, and he continued to serve as the head of the art troupe.

   Xiang Nan accepted this frankly.

  He knew in his heart that the higher he went, the harder it was to climb. The vast majority of people, working hard for a lifetime, can be the team leader, which is not bad.

  At the end of the year, Xiaoping came from Yanjing to see him.

  The two of them had a good and crooked relationship, which made many people see it and feel sore in their hearts.

  Xiaoping was in the art troupe and accompanied Xiang Nan for the Spring Festival.

   "Xiao Ping, you are really different from before. It seems that going to college is really about cultivating people." Xiao Suizi looked at Xiao Ping and said enviously.

  I think back then, when Xiaoping first came to the Art Troupe, she had low self-esteem and timidity, and she had to rely on her to protect her so that she would not be bullied.

  Now she is confident and generous, and her clothes and conversation are upscale. At first glance, she is from the capital, and she is not comparable to Tianfu.

   "Suizi, in fact, your background is better than mine, I think you should also go to college." Xiaoping smiled calmly, "After all, you can't stay in the art troupe forever."

   Now she is not only a proud college student, but also a well-known songwriter in the country. This year, she also wrote many novels such as "Female Soldiers Chasing the Team" and "The Fleeing Flower Turban", which also aroused great repercussions after their publication.

  Success in career and nourishment in love, Xiaoping naturally got rid of her low self-esteem and timidity, and grew into a confident, optimistic, generous and positive person.

  Now, even if Little Ballet, Wu Baozhu, Sun Yanyan and others bully her again, she will not take half a step back.

  Xiao Suizi nodded when she heard what she said.

  (end of this chapter)