Chapter 174 Earning Money and Physical Examination
Shi Tingyu saw that Lu Weiguo was still hesitant, so she thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait until the end of the year."
She had thought it through. By the end of the year, the overall situation would be stable, and her parents would be almost rehabilitated. Even if Lu Weiguo was on a mission, she would not be alone. Moreover, she was going to quit her job as a teacher and concentrate on painting. It was a good time to have a baby.
It was just that Lu Weiguo didn't know when the special period would end, so he was worried.
With the idea in mind, both of them were very excited.
Lu Weiguo, who was not obsessed with the promotion at first, also became concerned at this time.
A promotion meant that she could have a child, and she felt warm in her heart just thinking about it.
Two days later, Chief Editor Luo came to the family compound again.
He was worried, not knowing whether Shi Tingyu would continue to create or give up completely.
He heard what Shi Tingyu said two days ago, that "The Loyal Dog" might be the only work she would work on.
When he came, he was still thinking about whether he could get other comic strip manuscripts, but now it seems that it would be good to get the third part of "The Loyal Dog".
Last time he came to the family compound, he promised to buy delicious food for Li Jian, and this time he really fulfilled his promise.
He brought two large bones for Li Jian, not pure bones, but the kind with meat.
He handed the big bone to Shi Tingyu, "Teacher Shi, this is the delicious food you promised to bring to Li Jian last time. Please prepare it for Li Jian when the time comes."
Shi Tingyu didn't expect that the other party really brought it to Li Jian.
"Editor Luo, how can I be so embarrassed to let you spend money."
Editor Luo waved his hand nonchalantly, "This doesn't cost much."
Li Jian listened on the side and wagged his tail at Editor Luo in a good mood.
Thinking in his heart, this is really a good person.
It's rare to see someone who likes it so much. Li Jian went to the nest to pick up his honorary rice bowl and put it in front of Editor Luo.
When Chief Editor Luo saw the rice bowl, he was very surprised and asked Shi Tingyu, "Teacher Shi, did Li Jian really do something good?"
He originally thought that Li Jian's story was fictional and was just put on Li Jian.
Shi Tingyu smiled and nodded, "Well, the last time I went home, I helped the police solve a case."
Chief Editor Luo was even more interested in Li Jian.
Seeing Li Jian pushing the bowl in front of him, he reached out and touched Li Jian's head and said, "The big bones I bought still need to be processed by Teacher Shi. They can't be eaten now."
Shi Tingyu looked at Li Jian with a smile on his face.
Chief Editor Luo still didn't understand it. It didn't want to eat anything. It clearly wanted to show off its rice bowl.
However, Shi Tingyu didn't expose Li Jian.
After kissing Li Jian enough, Chief Editor Luo followed Shi Tingyu to the main hall to discuss business.
"Teacher Shi, how are you thinking about what I told you two days ago?" Chief Editor Luo asked, "We really hope that you can continue to create, and readers are also looking forward to your new works."
Shi Tingyu did not make things difficult for Chief Editor Luo. She said, "I can publish the third part, but I don't think there will be any more after the third part."
When Chief Editor Luo heard that the other party could publish the third part, he smiled obviously, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, his heart sank.
Seeing that the other party said that there would be no more after the third part, Luo Shucheng felt very sorry for him.
That was a lot of money.
Shi Tingyu was very open-minded.
Once the special period is over, various comic book authors will emerge like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and the comic book royalties will also decrease.
It would be better to let her "Loyal Dog" series end at the most popular moment.
Luo Shucheng persuaded her again with some reluctance, "Teacher Shi, you are still young now, and it is a good time to save money. Why not save more money now while you don't have children to tie your hands and feet, so that you can give your children a more affluent life in the future."
Shi Tingyu was amused by what he said. Editor-in-Chief Luo really wanted her to continue drawing comics, even bringing up the child.
If she was just an ordinary teacher, she might really be moved by him.
Who made the other party speak sincerely, as if everything I told you was from the bottom of my heart.
"Thank you, Editor Luo. I know you are telling the truth and for my own good. But I have my own life plans, so I can only apologize. However, I will work hard on the third part of "The Faithful Dog" so that you will not have to travel so far to make it worth it."
What else could Editor Luo say? He sighed and could only agree.
He could see that Teacher Shi was a person with her own ideas. She was not like many people nowadays who would just go after money. She had her own hobbies and ideals, and her own plans for the future. Many
people nowadays are still living in a daze, doing their job day by day.
Whether they are farmers or workers, they receive almost the same salary and work points every day.
What they think most is that they can get a promotion and a salary increase after gaining experience, or get more work points so that they can get more food at the end of the year.
Teacher Shi's thoughts are truly ahead of the times.
In order to prevent the other party from reconsidering, Chief Editor Luo wrote a publishing contract on the spot.
The first print run of the third volume of "Loyal Dog" is 300,000 copies, and the royalties are calculated at 12%.
However, when writing the price per copy, Shi Tingyu interrupted him and said, "Chief Editor Luo, I want to add more content to this third volume, at least 50% more content, so I think the unit price may have to increase a bit."
Chief Editor Luo was delighted. It would be good to add more content. He originally thought that this would be the last volume. He felt sorry in his heart. He didn't expect the other party to add more content. He was looking forward to it.
"If the content can be increased to 50% of the first two volumes, the unit price can be increased to 80 cents per copy." Chief Editor Luo did not lower the price and gave a very fair price.
Shi Tingyu had no opinion on this.
Finally, the third volume of "The Faithful Dog" signed a publishing contract with a first print run of 300,000 copies, a unit price of 80 cents, and a 12% royalty on the first print run.
Shi Tingyu calculated that the first print run of the third volume of "The Faithful Dog" would bring him 28,800 yuan in royalties.
He only needed to wait for "The Faithful Dog" to be officially published, and he would be able to get the royalties.
Everything was settled, and Editor-in-Chief Luo also stood up and said goodbye.
Although this did not dispel Teacher Shi's idea of not publishing new works, at least the third part of "The Loyal Dog" has been settled, and she should be able to give an explanation to the publishing house when she returns.
It's just that the publication time of the third part of "The Loyal Dog" may have to wait until after October.
But there is no way. According to Teacher Shi, she still has her work as a teacher to do on weekdays, and her husband at home is still injured. The content of this third part has increased by 50%, and it really takes a few months.
As soon as Editor-in-Chief Luo left, Shi Tingyu also relaxed.
She went to the city to buy painting materials to prepare.
Summer vacation will start in about a month, and she will have plenty of time to conceive the third part of "The Loyal Dog" by then, so there is no rush.
A month passed quickly, but before Shi Tingyu had summer vacation, Lu Weiguo received a notice for a physical examination.
Shi Tingyu was stunned when she heard the news.
As someone in her family was a soldier, she naturally knew what a physical examination meant.
Her son Lu Weiguo was going to be promoted!