Chapter 183 Cover Remuneration
When she got home, Lin Anan went back to her room to get twenty yuan and prepared to go to Aunt Luo's house.
The cover that Li Lu drew is pretty good, so she needs to be compensated.
That day she asked Editor Liu and learned that the price of hiring a professional designer to draw a cover was about 20 to 30 yuan per piece. If it was an ordinary cover editor, it would cost between 3 and 10 yuan.
In the middle, Lin Anan planned to pay Li Lu 50 yuan for the manuscript. Of course, she had other needs, which was to ask her to help design the matching book cover and bookmark.
The concept of book covers does not exist in the market yet, but it will be very popular in the future. After being screened by so many readers’ preferences, it shows that this thing can greatly improve the sales appearance.
As for bookmarks, just consider them as gifts.
As for herself, she really likes delicate little things like bookmarks. They are convenient and she can just clip them wherever she sees them without having to fold the corners of the pages.
"Is Auntie home?"
"Yes, yes, come in."
Seeing that the Li family’s door was open, Lin Anan knocked and entered the yard.
Aunt Luo and a young man were working in the yard. They were holding a huge sieve and shaking it left and right, as if they were sifting something.
"This millet has been dried on the kang. It was just milled and we are sifting out the impurities now! This year's millet is good. Comrade Lin is from Suzhou, right? I heard that people in Suzhou love to eat rice cakes. The sticky rice dumplings made with this millet are delicious, and taste almost the same as rice cakes. I will make some for you when the time comes."
"No, no, you're too polite, Auntie."
Lin Anan had never seen millet before, so she leaned in to take a closer look.
Rhubarb rice?
Seeing her curiosity, Aunt Luo smiled and said, "You haven't seen it before? Millet is suitable for planting in arid areas and is a crop in our northwest. The yellow steamed buns that we people in the northwest often eat are made of this stuff."
I see.
"I've only read about it in books. This is the first time I've seen it."
Aunt Luo hurriedly introduced her to Lin Anan.
"Comrade Lin, this is my eldest son, Li Qi."
"Boss, this is Captain Chu's wife, Lin An'an."
Li Qi looks very much like Aunt Luo. He has a very kind face and dark skin, and at first glance he looks like a very down-to-earth person.
"Hello, sister-in-law."
Li Qi greeted Lin Anan with a smile and called her sister-in-law directly.
"Hello, Comrade Li." Lin Anan also responded with a smile.
After a few pleasantries, Lin Anan looked around and said, "I'm here to pick up Xiaolan, and I have something to talk to Lulu about."
Aunt Luo was almost done, and she and Li Qi moved the sieve to the corridor of the main hall. "Looking for Lulu, she's in the room, teaching Sister Lan how to paint. Come, Auntie will take you there."
"Okay, thank you for your help, auntie."
"What are you talking about! You are really too polite, girl."
Aunt Luo wiped her hands on her apron, told Li Qi to put it away, and led Lin Anan to the room on the westernmost side.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw Li Lu and Chu Minglan both sitting at the kang table. One of them was lying on the table, drawing something seriously on a piece of paper with a pen, while the other was sitting next to her, watching intently.
Hearing footsteps, Li Lu raised her head and saw that it was Lin Anan. She immediately greeted her, "Sister Anan."
Her voice was very soft because there was a baby sleeping on the kang and she didn't want to disturb him.
Chu Minglan also looked up, and when she saw Lin Anan, her eyes lit up, "Sister-in-law."
Lin Anan nodded at the two of them and walked closer to take a look at the painting on the table.
What was sketched on the paper was a delicate landscape painting, with mountains looming in the clouds, a clear stream winding through the green grass, and colorful wild flowers blooming by the stream. The brushstrokes were delicate and vivid, as if making people feel the gentle breeze blowing across the grass.
"Lulu, you draw so well." Lin Anan praised softly.
Li Lu's cheeks flushed with embarrassment. "This is the back hill of our military compound. It's where we played when we were little. It's very common."
Chu Minglan couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law, Sister Lulu is amazing. She can draw anything! She also taught me a lot of painting techniques. I have learned a lot."
Lin Anan smiled and touched Chu Minglan's head, "Then Xiaolan, you have to study hard!"
Aunt Luo stepped forward and picked up the baby. She wanted to go out herself, so she left the space for the others.
Can……
Lin Anan was taking out the fifty yuan from her pocket and gently placed it on the table. "Lulu, this is your payment. I am very satisfied with the cover you drew. It really helped me a lot."
Li Lu was stunned, her eyes full of surprise and evasion, "Sister An An, this is too much. I just helped to draw it. How can I charge you so much money?"
At this moment, the average worker’s salary is only about 30 yuan, and they are formal workers.
For a woman like Li Lu who is far away from the workplace, fifty yuan is indeed too much.
Lin Anan held Li Lu's hand, stuffed the money into her hand, and said seriously: "Lulu, don't refuse, this is what you deserve. I've asked around, a professional designer would charge about 20 to 30 yuan to draw a cover, your drawing skills are not worse than theirs, and I have something else I want to trouble you with."
Li Lu was still a little hesitant. She looked at the money in her hand and then at Lin Anan, "But..."
Lin Anan interrupted her with a smile, "Listen to me first, I want you to help design the matching book cover and bookmark, is that okay with you?"
Li Lu bit her lip and pushed the money back.
"Sister An An, just tell me what you need to draw. It really doesn't cost any money. There are many problems with my paintings. I have been to the publishing house and I need guidance everywhere. I am not worth the money at all."
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Lin Anan didn't take the money. She sat down next to her and said in a serious tone, "You are new in the industry, so you should learn. But there is nothing wrong with your paintings. The price I give you is my ideal price."
Aunt Luo's eyes were red. She was really grateful to the little girl in front of her. She knew very well what this meant to her daughter.
Lin Anan is a good person, and the people at the publishing house are also good. They give Lin Anan face and not only guide Li Lu, but also intend to recruit her.
It gives life.
"Lulu, listen to your sister An An. If she gives it to you, just keep it."
"But Mom..."
"Keep it."
Lin Anan smiled and nodded, "No matter how polite you are, I won't look for you again in the future. Come, let me tell you about my ideas for book covers and bookmarks."
"Yeah, okay."
Li Lu stopped being shy, held the money tightly, and wiped the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand.
After taking a breath, he pulled out a new piece of paper and picked up a pen. "Sister An An, go ahead and tell me. I'll remember."
Lin Anan was very patient and explained her ideas in detail.
Li Lu wrote down everything and said it was no problem. "I'll give you a draft in about two days, okay?"
"Okay, don't worry, take your time to figure it out. I believe in you."
After this was finalized, Lin Anan took Chu Minglan's hand and said goodbye.
Aunt Luo and Li Lu accompanied him all the way, wishing they could send him off to his doorstep.
Lin Anan was amused and said, "You guys should go back quickly. It's cold outside. Be careful that the child doesn't catch a cold."
"Okay, I'll make you some yellow steamed buns and sticky bean curd for the next two days, and I'll send them home when the time comes."
"No problem, thank you auntie."
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