There's nothing to say. Their bookstore has good contract benefits, with a high commission from book sales, and of course, they can sign exclusively. Li Yu isn't the kind of person who sticks to one thing.

Lin Jiang was stunned. Oh my god! Their mother had been writing books in her room every day recently, and now she wanted to sell them for money.

He was about to faint.

Chen Zongwen was a qualified businessman. As soon as he heard Li Yu's tone, he knew that he was going to discuss the interest sharing in detail.

He quickly invited the two to the study on the second floor to talk and asked the waiter to prepare tea.

After sitting down, Li Yu got straight to the point. "Boss, just give me a real price. We're not strangers, so we won't do those empty promises."

Chen Zongwen also understood Li Yu's intention. If the other party could accept the price he offered, they would sign it directly. If not, they would part ways.

He began, "We have two modes of contracting for storybooks here. The first is a one-time buyout, where you directly hand over all the publishing and marketing rights to us. No matter how much our bookstore sells for or how much money we make in the future, it has nothing to do with you. Of course, you still use your pen name."

Li Yu would definitely not accept the first option. Although he could indeed make a lot of money with the first option, who knew whether his storybook would become popular in the future.

"I don't consider the first option. Boss, please tell me about the second option," said Li Yu.

When Chen Zongwen mentioned the first method, he guessed that a smart person like Li Yu would not choose it.

really!

Then he talked about the second method: "The second method is the profit-sharing system. After the book is sold, after deducting the cost of making the book, the net profit earned will be 70% for the book pavilion and 30% for the author.

Sister Li, what do you think?

Not really, you old fox, Li Yu complained in her heart. But at the same time, she also understood that the boss had not lied to her.

There was no printing technology in this era, and all books were basically copied. Therefore, each library would have a few scholars who specialized in copying books.

And paper is also very expensive. So the price of a book is very high.

But 37% is a bit too little, and it is the pure interest after deducting the labor and paper costs.

It turns out that capitalists are all black-hearted no matter which dynasty they are in.

Li Yu said to him, "Boss, let me be honest with you. I will definitely produce more than just this one in the future, and the quality will not be lower than this one.

How about 64? You 6 and I 4, and from now on, any new work I publish will be published from your Yunshang Book Pavilion."

She continued, "If it's possible, we can sign the document right now. Of course, if it's not possible, I won't force it. Let's just do it quickly."

Chen Zongwen looked up at Li Yu and said, "Let me think about it." Then he lowered his head and walked back and forth in front of Li Yu.

Li Yu didn't bother him. Business, after all, was all about mutual consent. He had the right to refuse, and so did others.

About a quarter of an hour later, Chen Zongwen suddenly stopped and looked at Li Yu. "Let's do it this way. You pay 40 and I pay 60. Sign the agreement now."

If he tries his best, his Yunshang Book Pavilion will definitely bring a new legend to the world of storytelling.

Since he was so decisive, Li Yu certainly wouldn't drag his feet.

Before signing the contract, Chen Zongwen asked again: "Sister Li, have you finished writing this article? Bring it to us tomorrow so we can have the copyists start. This way, we can put it on the market sooner."

Li Yu said he had only written a quarter of it and would bring some next time he came.

This made Chen Zongwen anxious: "Sister, my dear sister. Why is it so young? When can I see the finished book? You are really worrying me to death."

Li Yu felt a little embarrassed, having signed the document before it was finished. Boss Chen was too self-confident.

Finally, she came up with an idea. "How about this? I'll go back and work hard for a few days and try to finish one-third of the book. We'll divide the book into three parts: upper, middle, and lower. Let's whet the readers' appetite first."

During this time, I will rush to the central region. What do you think?"

When Chen Zongwen heard this, he laughed and flattered her: "It has to be you, Sister Li. That's it."

He muttered again: "This is a great idea. Why didn't I think of it?"

If Li Yu knew what he was thinking, he would probably complain again. This wasn't something I had thought of. In my previous life, I read several novels that had a first part but no second part.

It's all about experience T^T

By the time everyone finished signing the document, it was already a little late and the sun was about to set. Li Yu decided to stay in the town's inn with Lin Jiang today.

Chen Zongwen dragged them to dinner, inviting the mother and daughter to dinner. It was hard to refuse such a kind offer. Li Yu thought that they would have many opportunities to interact with each other in the future, so she decided to just have a meal together. She had never eaten in an ancient restaurant before.

Of course, Lin Jiang didn’t have that either.

Out of curiosity, the mother and daughter had a meal with Chen Zongwen in a restaurant. Lin Jiang seemed very satisfied, and so did Chen Zongwen.

Li Yu thought it was okay, not bad, but compared to the many delicacies she had eaten in her previous life, it was just mediocre.

I can only say it's pretty good, but I don't know how to evaluate these classic quotes.

This was the first time she had spent the night outside since she traveled through time, and she was staying in an ancient inn. To be honest, Li Yu was a little excited.

They requested two standard guest rooms next to each other. The layout was the same: a bed, a dining table and chairs, and a washstand.

…

50 wen per person per night, Li Yu thought it was not cheap.

She didn't know the price of accommodation here, so she couldn't comment on whether it was expensive or cheap compared to other hotels in the same industry.