So, Liang Su was told by the publishing house that the cooperation was not going through before he even submitted his drawings.
She could only leave with her things, feeling extremely depressed.
It’s not because my work can no longer be published, but because of plagiarism.
Liang Su left the publishing house with his things and went to the clothing market to talk about his own affairs with Wei Yufeng.
Wei Yufeng was filled with righteous indignation: "So that's it? This is plagiarism, this is too much!"
Not only did he plagiarize, he also wanted to reduce Liang Su's share.
Liang Su nodded towards Dongying and said, "Then ask Captain Dong, will it be helpful if I call the police?"
Dongying shook his head. "Actually, I've encountered quite a few such cases, but they're not very useful. Just like the plaid shirt designed by Yufeng, it's been copied by others now. You were very angry last time, but there was nothing you could do."
Wei Yufeng was stunned. Yes, the Liang Su incident was essentially the same as her work being plagiarized.
The police can't do anything about it, and there's no way to convict them.
Wei Yufeng and Liang Su felt extremely disappointed.
Liang Su said, "More than one person in the publishing house has encountered the same problem as me. I believe Sister Yufeng's experience is definitely not the first case."
However, the country has not clearly defined the definition of "plagiarism", so it is difficult to convict.
"Just let it go like that?" Wei Yufeng was furious.
That is Liang Su's intellectual achievement.
Liang Su shook his head. "Let's wait and see. There's no other solution at the moment. I have to find a new publisher to work with."
She has already made a name for herself and has a certain popularity base. No matter how much others copy her, they can't surpass her.
"Looking for a publisher?"
"Yes, why do you have any recommendations?" Liang Su saw that she seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Wei Yufeng said, "I just think your publishing house's share is too low."
Liang Su didn't know much about this, but he thought the distribution should be about the same, so he didn't try to find out.
"Low? Do you know of a higher one?"
Wei Yufeng hesitated for a moment before saying, "As for the night school I attended, didn't I tell you about Teacher Yang? He helped me a lot."
"I know. I've heard you mention it many times."
Yang Jianxiao is very patient in fashion design and has given Wei Yufeng a lot of guidance, for which she is grateful.
When she heard Liang Su talking about the publishing house this time, she wanted to help Yang Jianxiao make some connections.
"That's right, he used to work in a publishing house."
Liang Su understood, "What does he do at the publishing house?"
"Our Yang County Publishing House originally belonged to him. Later, it was nationalized and became our Yang County Publishing House."
Liang Su pondered for a moment, "That's not right. If it was nationalized, why didn't he continue to work at the publishing house?"
"A lot of things happened during that time, and he was victimized, so he resigned from the publishing house. Mr. Yang mentioned to me before that he wanted to return to his old job and start another publishing house."
Picking up the family business is not an easy task.
But if Liang Su was willing to cooperate with him, he would feel much more relaxed.
Liang Su's picture books have entered the market and have established a certain foundation.
It's better than Yang Jianxiao fighting alone.
Liang Su understood what she meant, "You want me to cooperate with Teacher Yang."
"Right! This is a win-win situation. Not only can it help him, it will definitely increase your share!"
Liang Su glanced at her and said, "Increasing the share doesn't mean increasing profits. After all, his publishing house is just starting out, it's not well-known, and there are few partners. It's not certain whether the book can be sold."
This is a matter of both risks and benefits.
"I just mentioned it, you can think about it, if it doesn't work out, forget it, it's not a big deal."
Liang Su smiled and said, "I need to talk to Teacher Yang first."
"You go, he's in night school all day anyway, and his life is boring."
Dongying came over and said, "Someone is buying clothes. Have you said enough?"
He was obviously unhappy that she kept talking about Yang Jianxiao.
Wei Yufeng looked and saw that there were indeed quite a few people surrounding the stall.
"Come on, come on. I'll get busy first."
Liang Su nodded and said, "Go ahead, I'm leaving too."
After leaving the stall, Liang Su went to the night school to find Yang Jianxiao.
I found out where his office was and went straight there.
"Is Teacher Yang here?" Liang Su knocked on the door.
A man with white hair on his temples stood up and said in a refined voice, "Looking for me?"
Liang Su was surprised because Wei Yufeng had mentioned that Yang Jianxiao was not yet forty years old.
But the man in front of me already has gray hair.
"Are you Teacher Yang Jianxiao?"
"I am."
Liang Su walked in, "I'm Liang Su, Sister Yufeng asked me to come find you."
She took a quick glance and found that Yang Jianxiao still had her picture book on his desk, and it seemed that he already knew something about it.
"So you are Liang Su. I've heard Comrade Yufeng mention you many times. Please take a seat." Yang Jianxiao said hurriedly.
Liang Su sat opposite him, took out her latest completed story picture book and placed it in front of him.
"I have terminated my cooperation with Yang County Publishing House. Sister Yufeng told me that you want to set up a publishing house, so I wanted to ask if you are interested in cooperating."
Yang Jianxiao was surprised by her frankness, and looked like a hungry man who was suddenly hit on the head by a pie falling from the sky.
Shocked and ecstatic.
"Comrade Liang Su, are you serious?" He seemed a little embarrassed.
"Of course I'm serious, otherwise why would I come here? Teacher Yang Jianxiao, I brought my work with me, don't you want to take a look?"
Yang Jianxiao hurriedly flipped through the picture book she brought.
Unlike the brochures Liang Su drew before, this is a simple story picture book, but it deliberately guides children to develop good living habits.
Common sense like "wash hands before meals and after defecation" and "don't throw garbage casually" may seem small, but it is not easy to get children to develop these habits.
Liang Su naturally incorporated these habits into the story.
Even an adult like him couldn't stop watching it.
After watching it to the end, I still feel unsatisfied and can’t wait to know the ending.
"Liang Su, your picture books are very good. I've been following your work before! But if you work with me, I'm afraid I won't be able to bring you the same great benefits as other publishing houses."
After all, they were just starting out, so no matter how big a pie he painted, Liang Su would definitely not believe it.
"Teacher Yang, how much share can you give me?"
Yang Jianxiao said, "If you are willing to cooperate with me, I'll split the profit 40% to 60% and give you 40%."
Liang Su nodded, "Deal, I'm willing to give you time to grow bigger and stronger, and I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
She was also trying to prove herself.
As long as she wants, it doesn't matter which publishing house she works for.
If Yang Jianxiao can't take care of her, then let her do it.
Yang Jianxiao excitedly shook her hand and said, "It's a pleasure to work with you! Comrade Liang Su, thank you for trusting me and giving me a chance."
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