Chu Li walked out of the bathroom, and her cell phone vibrated with text messages.
【Actor Teacher: What did Lao Liang say? 】
[The water army hired by the monkey: The businessman is so naive that he still dreams of bargaining. The boss seems to be wavering. Who doesn't want to save money? He is hoping to delay until you compromise and voluntarily reduce the first print run? When you reduce the price to about 300,000, the same as the "Luohe Divine Book", he will happily take it.]
【Actor Teacher: ...It is really hard to describe your company.】
[The Monkey’s hired navy: You’re acting like we’ve just met for the first time… Stop complaining about me. I know what you want to say. If Herman wasn’t going to come to China to seek cooperation next year, we would have to lean on a big tree to enjoy the coolness—I’ve already burned this place to the ground with a fire. Without the blessing of the title of “domestic publishing leader”, these monsters will see clearly how many noses and mouths they have.]
【Actor Teacher: You are so angry, who has offended you?】
[The monkey's hired navy: Because something else happened, but it's not a problem, I'll tell you when I get back.]
[The Monkey's hired navy: Okay, now that things have come to this, I've given you my respect, I won't hold you back anymore, just do whatever you want.]
Chu Li put away his phone, took the menu and ordered some meat, preparing to have a good barbecue meal with Ah Xiang.
Ah Xiang: "Teacher Chuan?"
Chu Li: “Yes.”
Ah Xiang: "The teacher must hate Yuanyue Society now, but Yuanyue Society still wants to continue cooperating with him - please, who would be willing to cooperate with someone who runs away quickly when something goes wrong, and then comes back to beg for mercy and pretend that nothing happened..."
Chu Li chuckled, raised his hand and touched Ah Xiang's dog head: In fact, Liang Chonglang probably knows how to save face. If the 40-meter-long knife of the Association had not been placed on the neck of the boss, Liang Chonglang would have wiped "Zhechuan" off his list like an ostrich -
Occasionally, when it comes up, I console myself: Chu Chuan? He's not that famous.
………………This is their beloved marketing boss, who talks crazy all the time and is good at living in his own world.
"The meeting this morning was unclear, and I don't know whether we can get 'Sword and Love' in the end! I hope Liang Chonglang won't cause trouble again this time." Ah Xiang said.
"He doesn't dare," Chu Li said calmly, "According to simple and crude logic, whether this book can be won directly affects Yuanyue Publishing's external image and listing evaluation. This time, Lao Liang has no say."
After Chuli ordered the dishes, she did not touch her phone again. After an hour of eating and drinking with Ah Xiang, she checked the bill and happened to see a new message on Weibo. Chuli picked up her phone and saw that Zhaochuan had already posted the first two chapters of "The Love Story of Peach Blossom and Sword". The first chapter explained the background of the world where the hero lived, and the second chapter introduced the heroine...
The heroine is a prop master in the crew. This scheming bitch actor teacher has also kept up with the times and changed the heroine's crew to the crew of "Luohe Divine Book", calling it a "super IP drama" all the time - in addition, Zhuo Chuan really attached a photo of the original draft paper, an A4-sized white paper, and next to it there was a calculation process of "the deduction formula from a point to an ellipse"...
Apart from the typos and grammatical errors in the original manuscript, the article tried its best to retain the youthfulness of his first writing in high school.
As soon as the article was published, readers went crazy.
【Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh】
[I completely understand why the guy upstairs is yelling and screaming. It feels like I'm getting a glimpse into the shyness of your teenage years.]
[It feels like I am Chu Chuan's deskmate. Damn, the heroine is so cute. I want to fuck her.]
[I want to see the sequel hahahahahahahaha my god, the type of girls you like is a bit weird! ! ! ! ]
[……I’m a sophomore here. I was caught off guard by the “point to ellipse” formula that I reviewed 2333333333. A familiar feeling came over me.]
[It can’t be compared to my current writing style, but it doesn’t stop it from looking really interesting. =////= Please publish the book soon. This novel will definitely mean a lot to you. I will definitely buy it! ]
【Looking forward to the physical book! 】
[If there is a complete manuscript, can we expect a physical book directly? ]
…
There are endless comments like the above. The first two chapters were posted in about five minutes and were forwarded nearly ten thousand times.
Zhao Chuan himself reposted it and added the words: [I once thought that this book "Fated with Peach Blossoms and Swords" would never see the light of day again, but now that it has been published, I am prepared to do my best - I will carefully select the publisher or book publishing company to cooperate with for this book. Quality and attitude are both indispensable. If you are interested, you can contact me privately to discuss. ]
It was about 20 minutes after Chu Li arrived at the company that the Weibo post had been forwarded nearly 30,000 times. The topic #命犯桃花与劍# was brought to the top of Weibo's hot searches. Although it was at the bottom, its ranking was visibly climbing.
——Then Liang Chonglang and the boss both exploded in the WeChat group.
As soon as Chu Li arrived at the editorial office of Moonlight, he saw the imposing Vice President Liang.
"What's going on! How come the price of the book "The Love Story and the Sword" is suddenly being publicly bid?! Just before and after our meeting this morning!" Liang Chonglang was furious in the editorial department of "Moonlight". "I don't believe it. I don't believe there are such coincidences in the world. Chu Li, tell me the truth. Did you talk to Zhu Chuan about anything?!!!"
Facing his anger, Chu Li remained calm.
"…What can I say?" She put her bag back to its place. "After the meeting this morning, Chu Chuan asked me about the result. If I said 500,000, Yuanyue Society might need to consider it."
Chu Li shrugged, looking innocent: "And during lunch time, he posted on Weibo... This teacher Chu Chuan is really the king of Weibo."
Liang Chonglang: “…”
Chu Li laughed so hard in his heart that he almost fell down. He blinked and continued to add: "But speaking of this... oh, to be honest, I didn't know that he only gave me the priority quotation! Did Teacher Chu Chuan mean that as long as we agree to the figure of 500,000, this book can be directly signed to us without any other quotations?"
Liang Chonglang's face turned ashen.
Looking at it, I wanted to strangle Chu Li to death.
Liang Chonglang gritted his teeth and said, "Tell Zhechuan that we want 500,000 copies with nine spots printed on them!"
Chu Li said "Oh" and asked casually, "Don't you need to ask the boss again?" Amid Liang Chonglang's roar of "What the hell are you asking? Do you still want to do this?", she picked up her phone, took a look, and typed a few words -
[The Monkey’s hired navy: Honey, five hundred thousand, our marketing department finally agreed.]
【Teacher Xizi: It’s too late. As soon as the Weibo post came out and it became a hot search, Xinrui Publishing House has now directly opened at 600,000 and 9 points. 】
[The navy hired by the monkey: …]
[The monkey’s navy: First of all, congratulations, you finally climbed to the top of the pyramid; then, as your baby, I would like to ask you, what should I do? ]
【Actor teacher: Let Lao Liang raise the price.】
【Teacher Xizi: Wait a minute, Xindun is here too, offering 650,000 and 9 points. Why don’t you ask Liang Chonglang if he wants 700,000 and 9 points? If he wants, take it… Anyway, it’s above the level I want, so I won’t let you guys bid like an auction.】
【Teacher Xizi: That’s all. This is a special offer for my baby.】
Seven hundred thousand, nine points.
And you're still clamoring about "special offers". I must have owed you 100 million in my previous life, so I have to be your "baby" in this life?
Chu Li put down the phone, raised his head and said to Liang Chonglang speechlessly: "The offer has exceeded 500,000, so 700,000, 9 points, do you want it? If you want it, I will reply to Zhechuan now, and he will agree to stop quoting and sign it to us immediately; if you don't want it, forget it, and don't mention it again in the future."
When the first words fell, the entire editorial department was eerily quiet.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. They simply couldn't believe it. They had just finished their lunch and hadn't digested it yet, and now they had to face such a bloody incident. Liang Chonglang looked like he was about to vomit his lunch!
"Seven hundred thousand..." Liang Chonglang rubbed his temples, looking as if he couldn't believe his ears and felt like he was in hell. "Wait a minute, I'll call the boss."
Chu Li: "You should go."
Liang Chonglang waved his hands feebly to signal her to shut up, then turned to the corridor to make a phone call. Chu Li did not follow him, but stood at a distance at the editor's door of Yuan Yue Society and waited. But... But the boss' roar on the phone was so damn loud that Chu Li could hear the boss yelling on the phone from a distance of seven or eight meters.
[Liang Chonglang, do you not want to do this anymore? ! ! ! ! In the morning, you agreed to 500,000 but nothing happened. You had to drag your feet and said that if no one wanted 500,000, the price would definitely be reduced! ! ! ! Now it has become 700,000! ! When it was 500,000, you didn’t insist on waiting until it was 700,000. Are you sick or am I sick? Are you the marketing manager of Yuanyueshe or the marketing manager of Zhuchuan? ! ! ]
Chu Li held back his laughter.
Liang Chonglang sighed: "Then do you want it or not?"
[Yes!!! Can you not give it up? ! If you can’t sell it for 700,000, believe it or not, I will pile them up and light a fire to burn you to ashes!!!]
Liang Chonglang hung up the phone, like a grim reaper who finally let out a sigh of relief after a ghost story was over... He turned his head to look at Chu Li, moved his lips and was about to speak, but Chu Li, who was leaning against the door, nodded and said seriously, "I heard everything. I'll go tell Zhuo Chuan now."
Liang Chonglang: “…”
As if he was afraid that Liang Chonglang would be furious, Chu Li smiled and said, "It would have been better if we had done this earlier. It would have given Mr. Zhechuan two hundred thousand copies of the book for free. Two hundred thousand is enough to publish ten more best-selling books."
Liang Chonglang wanted to throw his phone at Chu Li's smug, smiling face.
However, he just pointed at Chu Li's nose from a distance and said, "Shut up."
…
Chu Li turned around and went back to the editorial department and told Zhu Chuan about this.
Zhu Chuan replied with a very manly "OK", and the other side really stopped offering prices, because not long after, Yu Yao sent a screenshot of his Moments to Chu Li in a private chat, in which Gu Baizhi from Xindun Publishing House was rolling and kicking in a very angry manner in the Moments -
【Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I’m so angry! 】
Yu Yao replied: What’s the matter?
Gu Baizhi replied to Yu Yao: You guys stole my book! And you’re still asking about it!!! My “Fated with Peach Blossoms and Swords”! I’m so pissed! Go away!!!
Chu Li grinned.
At this moment, a familiar iPhone ringtone sounded behind me. After a moment, someone picked up the phone and said "Hello".
Chu Li put down her phone, turned her feet, and the swivel chair under her butt turned 180 degrees. She watched Xiaoniao put the phone to her ear with her eyes downcast. She didn't know who was on the other end of the phone or what they said. Her face turned from pale to green...
She answered quietly, "I am," bit her lower lip, stood up, and wanted to go out.
She was caught off guard and looked into Chu Li's eyes, who was staring at her.
She was stunned for a moment, Chu Li raised his eyebrows, and then smiled at her... It was the same smile she used ten minutes ago when she smiled at Liang Chonglang who was being fucked like crazy by the boss -
Probably.
"Please start your performance."