Chapter 339 This World is So Complicated

Girls might all be interested in gossip. Gu Siqing is now very curious about the relationship between Qi Hang, Wen Dandan and Pang Qiong.

When she and Han Zhengping had been to the Great Wall, they'd run into Qi Hang and Wen Dandan, who were clearly dating. But when she saw Qi Hang and Pang Qiong yesterday, they seemed quite close. Qi Hang's grandfather was leaving the country, and Pang Qiong had even gone to the airport to see him off.

She was more curious about why Wen Dandan was in her company, so she asked, "Why are you here?"

Wen Dandan blushed slightly, as if a little embarrassed. "I heard they were hiring part-time workers, so I came to take a look."

Gu Siqing understood and said with a smile, "We are indeed hiring a part-time worker. I'll have someone take you there."

Gu Siqing called the company's front desk and asked her to bring Wen Dandan to the interview. After all, they had only met once, and she wasn't even familiar with Qi Hang, so she could only help him up to this point.

Wen Dandan followed the receptionist to the Human Resources Department and asked her on the way, "What is the relationship between Gu Siqing and your boss?"

The receptionist smiled and said, "She is our boss's little daughter."

Wen Dandan nodded. She had felt her family background was quite good when she'd met her at the Great Wall that day. She said nothing more, clenched her fists, and entered the Human Resources Department.

Gu Siqing sat in Gu Jianguo's office, watching him handle official business. It was obvious that Comrade Gu Jianguo was acting more and more like a CEO. Seeing that he was almost done with his work, Gu Siqing walked over, leaned over the large desk, and sighed deeply.

Gu Jianguo was reading a document. When he heard her sigh, he looked up at her and said with a smile, "Why are you sighing?"

"Mr. Gu, I'm short of money and people." Gu Siqing said weakly.

Gu Jianguo was amused by her words. "If you take your time, you'll always find the right director. Didn't you say you're not in a hurry?"

Gu Siqing: "I see your career is booming, I'm jealous!"

Gu Jianguo: "You also have a share in the business we're doing. Are you jealous of yourself?"

Gu Siqing slumped over the desk, humming softly. Gu Jianguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Is it because Zhengping is not here and there's no one to play with you? Are you bored?"

Gu Siqing was so shocked that she lay on the table, pretending to be dead and not saying a word. Gu Jianguo took out ten yuan and put it in front of her, "Let's go out and buy something to play."

Gu Siqing picked up the ten yuan and stood up to leave. She was just bored for the moment and was going home to continue writing her script. When she reached the company door, she ran into Wen Dandan again. Gu Siqing smiled and greeted her, "Are you going back to school now?"

Wen Dandan smiled softly and said, "Yes, take the bus over there."

Gu Siqing knew that the bus stop was quite far away, and since it was on her way, she said, "I'll take you there."

Wen Dandan glanced at her and said, "I'll take you with me."

Gu Siqing didn't care. She gave the bicycle to Wen Dandan, sat on the back seat, and asked, "How was your interview?"

Wen Dandan said as she pedaled her bicycle, "I passed. From now on, I'll work half a day every day to sort out the goods at the supermarket."

Gu Siqing was curious about Wen Dandan's family background. Back then, college didn't require tuition, and she attended National Tsinghua University, where students reportedly received living allowances. Furthermore, she was dating Qi Hang, so she wouldn't have taken a part-time job unless her family was in dire financial straits.

But no matter how curious she was, she didn't ask because it was someone else's privacy.

At the bus stop, the two separated, and Gu Siqing rode her bicycle home. Unbeknownst to her, in a private room at a Kyoto restaurant, people were discussing her about the TV adaptation of her book, and none of it was good.

A handsome young man in his twenties, pouring drinks for the table, said with a smile, "I found this ridiculous when I heard about it. They've only published two books, and they're not particularly famous, yet they've shamelessly adapted them into a TV series. It's truly laughable. Those literary masters haven't even had their works adapted into TV series yet."

He is Fei Xingsheng, a reporter for the Workers' Daily. He relied on several connections to get the opportunity to attend the gathering of today's literary giants, so naturally he has to serve all of them well.

An elegant woman in her forties sipped her tea and said, "I've read both of her books. For a teenager to write at that level, there's some spirituality to it."

She is Ling Pingying, the most famous female writer in China today. She has published eight or nine books, including novels and essays.

"I think it's very likely another Zhongyong." A man in his forties said sarcastically while smoking a cigarette.

He is also a well-known writer in China and has published several books.

"Isn't she looking for a director to film her? I don't think anyone in Kyoto will film her. It's just something for children to play house, who would watch it?" said another person.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone else burst into laughter.

"It seems that he got carried away after selling two books for some money," Fei Xingsheng said sarcastically.

But no one responded to his words. Although the bigwigs present had published many books, their royalties were not as much as Gu Siqing's.

Gu Siqing had her work published by a private publisher, and her remuneration was calculated based on royalties. However, their book was published by a state-owned publisher, and their remuneration was calculated based on how much money per thousand words. The people present were all bigwigs, and they were paid the highest, 35 yuan per thousand words.

Such an income from royalties was certainly high compared to that of ordinary workers, but compared to Gu Siqing, it was naturally incomparable.

You said they could also have private publishing houses publish their books, but their books were previously published by state-owned publishing houses. Moreover, there are circles between publishing houses and these writers, and there are also some unwritten rules. How can these rules be broken?

The country's mechanism is not so easy to reform. In short, they also want to get royalties like Gu Siqing, but due to various problems, they cannot publish through private publishing houses.

In recent years, there have been a few new writers like Gu Siqing who have made a lot of money without entering their so-called circle.

Do you think these people are mentally balanced? Of course they are not, but they just keep quiet about it to maintain a calm and composed appearance.

This is also the reason why Gu Siqing couldn't find anyone to film her TV series.

The cultural and film circles overlapped in some ways, and a hint from the bigwigs in the cultural circle was still very effective in the film and television circles. Especially since Gu Siqing was just a small-time writer with little fame.

Not to mention that Zhang Zijun should have some face as a member of the Zhang family, but Zhang Zijun is not from that circle. If others fool him or make excuses to refuse, can your Zhang family still make things difficult for them?

This world is so complicated!