Provided by Marvin
Some comrades may think that it is easier to publish and distribute books in Taiwan, but in fact, if I tell you about my experience in publishing and distribution, I will understand. When the contract was signed, a publishing house in Taiwan proposed that it could only be published and distributed in this publishing house, and not in other publishing houses, and I proposed that because simplified characters have been widely used in the mainland, it has been decades, especially young people have never seen traditional characters and cannot read them. I am ready to publish a simplified chinese version in the mainland publishing house to publicize Chen Xingju, and there is no contradiction between the traditional chinese character book of your company. Taiwan Publishing House replied: You can publish Chinese simplified version.
Due to the resolution of this problem, I signed a contract with a Taiwan publishing house on December 1, 2019. Publication begins after the contract is signed. Because the manuscript I sent to cai Peiling, the editor-in-chief of the publishing house, is in simplified characters, she said that our current progress has converted simplified characters into traditional characters first, and is undergoing internal text revision, typo proofreading and revision and then checking. After checking, you should be ready to start working on subsequent publications, which will be completed on schedule.
I thought that the publishing would be very smooth, but the leadership team of the publishing house was suddenly corrected, and because of the age to retirement, the new editor-in-chief Yu Yifan took over, and I contacted the new editor-in-chief several times, but I could not get in touch. Later, I learned that because he had not read the manuscript, he was not interested. Editor-in-chief Cai also introduced the young editor-in-chief Li Xinfang to me, and The editor-in-chief Li replied: I am Li Xinfang, the editor-in-chief of Yuanhua, I am very happy to know you, and I ask you for more advice in the future, because the company currently has some personnel changes, and the colleagues responsible for the compilation and platoon are unwell and leave, "Taipei Prefect Chen Xingju Legend" The progress is somewhat delayed, I am really sorry, this book can only be handled after I read it, and please wait a little, thank you. I replied with understanding.
But I haven't talked about publishing for a long time, and I think the replacement may ruin the publication. One day, I suddenly received an email from Editor Li saying: After reading Chen Xingju, I checked some information on the Internet, and it turned out that Chen Xingju heroically resisted the French invasion of Taipei, and after several life-and-death struggles, finally repelled the rampant attack of the French army and defended Taipei. I hadn't read this history when I was studying before! Most of the people in Taiwan, especially the young people, do not know Chen Xingju, and thanks to Teacher Ma's masterpiece, we can understand Chen Xingju's past achievements, which is very necessary for publication, and we will operate it immediately. After I saw it, hope arose. Because it will operate smoothly, but the editor-in-chief Li Xinfang later sent an email saying that the book mentions that Taiwan belongs to China's inland sea, and there are other sentences, which are a bit sensitive, can it be modified? I replied: Although this is a fact, in view of the fact that the Taiwan authorities do not recognize the 1992 Consensus, it can be said that in order to smoothly publish and distribute the book, it can be said that it is more euphemistic and that the overly sensitive words and phrases have been deleted.
The book is finally about to be published, Editor-in-Chief Li said: The former subsidiary has delayed the publication progress a bit due to personnel changes, I am really sorry, and thanks to the teachers for their strong assistance in the editing process, the book can be published smoothly. The publisher then sent me the electronic version. At the same time, I was told that "The Legend of Chen Xingju, the Prefect of Taipei", will publish a paper book to all of Taiwan, and at the same time to issue an electronic version, "The Legend of Taipei Prefect Chen Xingju" ranked first in the e-book, effectively publicizing the Luohe national hero Chen Xingju. He also said that our publishing house also has companies on the mainland and has legal sales channels, and when cross-strait relations ease in the future, we are ready to issue them on the mainland after approval by the competent departments of the mainland. Now, because of the recent tension between the two sides of the strait, mailed things are often opened for inspection or even confiscated, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I also asked Mr. Ma for forgiveness. Books will be sent to the teacher immediately after printing, but it is not easy to send in the name of the unit, for fear of being detained. Please contact a friend to send a letter in his personal name. So I quickly contacted a friend in Taiwan, who agreed to send the letter in his personal name.
In the editing process, the publisher is very serious. For example, when choosing a preface and an afterword, they repeatedly deliberated and deliberated. Considering that Professor Ma Yijin of Taichung University of Science and Technology is an expert in the study of Chinese history, she said in her essay "A Novel That Shapes the Image of National Hero Chen Xingju": "After reading it, I was deeply touched. Through his refined writing, Chen Xingju's personality and friendship are portrayed vividly, which is a novel, but the plot is roughly in line with historical facts. "Proves the credibility of the national hero Chen Xingju described in the book." I also saw the paper "A High-quality Novel" by Nan Yumi, a famous writer in Luohe City, Henan Province, saying: "The reason why the characters in this book are alive in the pen is that I think the author used the following five techniques when writing about the characters: First, the distinction between primary and secondary, to prevent the noise from taking over the main body... Second, the novel pays attention to the secondary characters around the gathering of chen stars to shape... Third, it can not only comprehensively shape Chen Xingju's noble ideological motives, but also focus on shaping his characteristics of wisdom and courage... Fourth, when the work shows the personality of The Stars, it is not just a simple list of the main deeds. Instead, it takes a contrasting approach... Fifth, this novel does not deliberately improve the characters, but realistically shapes a real Gathering of Stars, and the atmosphere of life is very strong..." It is more accurate to discuss the writing methods of novels. The reason for choosing the Beijing writer Mu Deliang's thesis "Legend Shows Cao Xueqin's Style" is because he said in the text: "After reading the legend of Chen Xingju, I was deeply impressed, which shocked me and felt like a strange book descended from heaven. He also said that "the story of the whole book depicts the condensation of the Qing Dynasty in a colorful way: the etiquette of the palace court, human geography, customs and customs of the people, the calligraphy and painting of poetry, the great righteousness of the nation, and the deeds of loyal and honest officials, showing Cao Xueqin's style." "Fully affirms the artistry of this book. The article of the anonymous fisherman of the Fujian Provincial Hailanghua Culture and Art Service Center was chosen because Chen Xingju was once in Renzhi County, Fujian Province, and the people of Fujian Province never forgot him. The selection of Chen Xingju's fifth-generation grandson Chen Wen's article "Raising The Ancestor of Gaozu Chen Xingju" proves that Chen Xingju's spiritual successors are there. In addition, Luohe poets Zhu Qinghua, Ai Zhenxing, Shen Jinhua, Cao Shiyou and other poets were also selected to evaluate the poems of this book, and Li Gangtai, chairman of the Zhengzhou Poetry Association, Zhai Zanhua, former mayor of Zhoukou City, and Zhang Faping, professor of Jiaozuo City Teacher College, were selected to evaluate the poems of this book, indicating the popularity of this book.... In order to publicize Chen Xingju, the publishing house can be described as well-intentioned. The publication of the novel shows that the people on both sides of the strait have recognized Chen Xingju's great achievements, so that this obscure national hero has finally become famous in the world. This is the glory of the people of Henan, the glory of the people of Luohe, and even more the glory of the people of Linying County, Chen Xingju's hometown.
This book caused a sensation in Taiwan, and Taiwan libraries and archives collected and borrowed it. Taiwan's New Party, which advocates cross-strait reunification, sent a telegram to express his gratitude, and Qiu Yi, who opposes Taiwan independence, personally wrote an inscription for the book. Taiwan's "Zhongyuan Literature" magazine was serialized...