Chapter 170 Chief Ye’s move is different
Ye Chi was stunned for a moment after hearing what Zhang Zijun said. It was not because Luo Yongnian gave Gu Yimin a first-class merit medal, but because of why Gu Yimin returned the medal at this time.
He didn't think it was because of his letter. If a letter could move Gu Yimin, his sincere confession in Kyoto would not have been rejected. So what was the reason?
"How many days did you stay in Lizhou?" Ye Chi asked Zhang Zijun.
Zhang Zijun sighed, "Three days. My business in Kyoto cannot do without people. Otherwise, I would be in Lizhou every day."
Ye Chi finally understood why Gu Erhui was dating this guy. It was simple.
"Did anything happen during those days you were in Lizhou?" Ye Chi asked again.
Zhang Zijun: “No!”
Ye Chi was sure something must have happened, but Gu Erhui hadn't told him. He looked at Zhang Zijun with an expression that said, "You're nothing special."
Zhang Zijun was unwilling, "What's that expression on your face?"
Ye Chi patted his shoulder and said, "Thank you for the good news. I'll treat you to lunch at noon."
Zhang Zijun snorted, "No, I have to go back to sleep."
He stood up and walked out. Ye Chi walked him to the gate of the military camp and said to him sincerely before leaving: "When you are free, I will definitely treat you to a meal. Although we didn't interact much before, we will be friends from now on."
"Okay, let's contact each other when we're free." Zhang Zijun patted Ye Chi's shoulder again and said, "You've also been implicated by your father."
Ye Chi: ""
Zhang Zijun stepped on the accelerator and drove away. Ye Chi looked at the back of his car and smiled and shook his head. What Zhang Zijun said was right. He really couldn't compete with him in terms of his father. Not only could he not compete with his father, but he couldn't compete with his uncle or his brothers either.
There is a reason for Zhang Zijun's personality. With his family backing him up, he can do whatever he wants and say whatever he wants.
However, the Zhang family was lucky that he didn't go completely astray. If a second-generation rich kid who caused trouble everywhere appeared in the family, the whole family might have been implicated.
Ye Chi turned around and went back to the military camp, the corners of his lips curled up, he was in a good mood.
Luo Yongnian was completely out of the game, but his hopes were still high. In fact, the fundamental problem between him and Gu Yimin wasn't his family's impurities or the disparity in social status, but rather a lack of mutual understanding, or rather, the lack of opportunity for them to understand each other.
After understanding him, she would realize that his living environment was not that complicated. When she was with him, she just had to do her best. He could handle many things outside.
Gu Yimin learned from Gu Erhui that Zhang Zijun had given the medal to Luo Yongnian, and she felt relieved. The medal was too heavy for her. Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju knew about this but said nothing. They respected her choice.
A few days later, Gu Yimin received another letter from Ye Chi, which also described what happened around her. She thought for a moment and wrote him a letter back, also describing what happened around her.
She felt that Erhui was right. No matter what would happen in the future, they should first get to know each other and give each other a chance.
This reply letter was definitely a big surprise to Ye Chi. Even if he was a steady person, he couldn't help but feel happy for several days after reading the letter. This is how the story goes.
Thinking of Gu Yimin's words in the letter about preparing for the college entrance examination, he went back home specifically, used his connections to find the best high school teacher in Kyoto, and asked for the entire high school knowledge points, notes, and related review materials.
In those days, there were no such things as review materials. The teacher collected all the students' exam papers and gave them to Ye Chi. A week later, Gu Yimin received a large package. She smiled in surprise when she opened it. Ye Chi was truly thoughtful; she was in need of just this kind of thing.
Gu Erhui and Gu Siqing saw her sorting out the information with a smile, and stood aside, clicking their tongues. Gu Siqing said, "Chief Ye's actions are different. Look how much he likes it."
Gu Erhui echoed from the side, "That's right."
Gu Yimin ignored their teasing and continued to sort out the materials with a smile on her face. Gu Siqing sighed. Now the whole house smelled like spring.
"How is the preparation of your new book going?" Gu Erhui asked Gu Siqing.
"I've already started writing and will send it to the newspaper in a while." Gu Siqing said. She also planned to contribute to the "China Youth Daily". After all, she was already familiar with Yu Jianbai.
"Has the publishing house told you how the book is selling?" Gu Erhui asked again.
"I received a letter from them two days ago, saying that they would be able to give me the first batch of royalties in a week, and they are currently counting sales across the country," said Gu Siqing.
Gu Erhui thought for a moment and said, "They probably wouldn't conceal their sales figures. After all, Ye Chi revealed his identity when we had dinner together."
Gu Siqing agreed, and seeing that neither Xu Hongwen nor Xue Yuanming were the type to resort to deception, she realized that everything depended on the figures they would give her in a week.
These days she has also been paying attention to the sales of several bookstores in Lizhou. She roughly estimated that the national sales should be around 200,000.
When she came up with this number, she was shocked. She hadn't expected it to be so high. This might be related to the commissions Xu Hongwen and his team gave to the bookstore sales staff. Moreover, the number of 200,000 wasn't too exaggerated when she thought about it carefully.
In her previous life, she'd heard that the 1980s was a time of explosive book sales. After years of ideological and cultural restrictions, the opening up of the political landscape naturally led to a surge in sales. It was said that in the 1980s, a well-known author's books sold over five million copies.
My own sales of 200,000 are nothing in comparison.
Gu Siqing naturally calculated how much royalties she could expect. Her book was priced at 2 yuan, and if it sold 200,000 copies, the total sales would be 500,000 yuan. If she took 10% of the royalties, that would be 50,000 yuan.
This number naturally surprised her for a while, and she also admired that the cultural industry is indeed very profitable.
A week later, Gu Siqing received a call from Xu Hongwen. He said excitedly, "Gu Siqing, guess what our sales volume is?"
Gu Siqing didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm, so she asked expectantly, "How much?"
"267,891 volumes." Xu Hongwen said excitedly.
"Really?" Gu Siqing didn't expect the sales volume to exceed her estimate, which meant she would get more royalties.
Sure enough, Xu Hongwen said again: "Student Gu Siqing, the royalties you deserve are 66,972 yuan."
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