Chu Li thought of a thousand ways in which she could explain the contract to the author and Keqin.

However.

None of these ten thousand scenarios was her sitting in the author's arms, her fingertips white as she clasped the author's wrist tightly, while the author held the contract steadily with his hand, his chin resting on her shoulder, and asked, "What does this overseas delivery channel, non-exclusive authorization, mean?"

The man's voice sounded calm, and the occasional questions he asked showed that he was actually reading the contract carefully.

But Chu Li was different. She even wanted to stab the child's father to death with a knife. She endured not to make any strange noises under the man's other big hand. She pressed all her strength on the man's chest: "What I'm saying is... Wuwu, Yuanyue Publishing House guarantees to give you an overseas publishing channel. At the same time, this authorization is non-exclusive. In addition to the one found by Yuanyue Publishing House, you can also - well, no, Zhuchuan, teacher, husband, let me go first..."

"No." The man said calmly, "This is the only position you can use now, otherwise it will press you down."

As he spoke, he stopped messing around with his hands, and held Chu Li with both arms to prevent her from slipping. At the same time, he calmly flicked the contract with his slightly wet fingertips and turned the page.

There was a wet mark left on the upper right side of the contract.

Chu Li blushed, unable to look straight. He was extremely glad that this was the first printed version of the contract. In two hours, it would be buried in the shredder at home... If this was a formal contract that Yuanyue Publishing House had already stamped and was waiting for the author to sign -

She had to divorce that bastard.

At this moment, as if sensing the resentment of the person in his arms, Zhuo Chuan held her firmly and whispered in her ear in a flattering tone: "I have endured for more than three months. As a normal adult man with a healthy body and mind, do you know what it means to do nothing for three months? Do you still have a conscience..."

Chu Li’s eyebrows almost flew up to his forehead: “You keep saying that?! In three months, when have you ever let me sleep properly?! You’ve already made my delicate hands cum——”

She was halfway through her words when the man covered her mouth.

I heard him sneer, my chest was shaking: "The neighbors heard you yelling, why are you so rude...be careful not to upset your baby."

Chu Li pulled his hand off unhappily, turned around and glared at him… Originally, he could have managed to distract himself and look at the contract while doing his evil deeds, but now, being glared at by the misty eyes of the woman in his arms, the man’s heart almost melted. He decisively threw the contract aside and leaned forward, his scorching kisses raining down on her eyes and nose—

This is half-hearted.

Throw the half-read contract on the ground.

After three months, almost a hundred days, Mr. Zhuchuan finally got his wish. During the New Year's Day holiday when the whole country was celebrating, he got a good omen on the first day of the new year: he was contentedly hugging his legal wife and having sex in broad daylight, enjoying a happy and romantic time.

"A year's plan begins with spring... I really enjoy this New Year's Eve event, what about you, ma'am?"

"Uh-huh... shut up, please - ah, slower -"

“…”

Until the sun sets.

Chu Li was sleeping on the sofa with a small blanket covering her. She was so sleepy that she didn't even want to lift her fingers. The phone on the coffee table vibrated, and she raised her half-drowsy eyelashes lazily. At the same time, she kicked her feet and sat at her feet. The man who was full and energetic after eating and drinking and playing with his phone said: "Look at my phone, who is it, what's the matter, what did they say."

Chu Li kicked Zhu Chuan in the chest. He subconsciously grabbed her ankle to stabilize her. At the same time, he raised his head in confusion: "...What if it's your dad?"

When Zhuo Chuan was in high school, he almost inherited the Black Dragon Gang that gathered at the milk tea shop at the school gate. This means that he has a natural resistance and fear of people's teachers.

Unfortunately, Chu Li's family are all teachers. On the day they went to propose marriage, since he got their daughter pregnant before they got the marriage certificate, and he was already lacking in confidence, all kinds of excuses came up at the same time. During the few times he had contact with Chu Li's parents, they left a great psychological shadow on Zhu Chuan.

...Although it is true that this pedantic and stubborn old man, Zhao Guxuan, has a lot to talk about with his in-laws.

At this moment, Chu Li let him look at her phone but he was still very reluctant. Chu Li sneered: "If it was my dad, you can ask him: Zhuo Chuan bullied me again, is it too late to divorce now?"

Zhuochuan patted Chuli's foot as a warning, took her foot out of his warm arms, bent down and reached out to take her phone, took a look and said, "Liang Chonglang."

Chu Li: "What?"

Zhuo Chuan: "'Have you shown the contract to the big Buddha in your house?'"

Chu Li: "..."

Zhuo Chuan put down his phone and sneered: "It seems that this is an organized and premeditated plan."

Chu Li did not dare to say a word after his evil plan was exposed. He could only watch as Zhe Chuan took out his phone and typed to Liang Chonglang while reading: "I showed it to him, and half of it said that the contract was okay, but the previous incident was very unpleasant, so we need to consider... maybe add some more clauses, so that everyone can see my sincerity..."

Chu Li: "What else do you want to add? Why don't you let the CEO step down and let you be the CEO?"

Zhu Chuan ignored her. In fact, he didn't know what to add. He just left a way for himself to torture Liang Chonglang in the future... Chu Li originally thought that Liang Chonglang would definitely not agree to such a terrible bottomless pit of terms. However, she didn't expect that three minutes later, Zhu Chuan held up her phone and said, "'Tell him to make any requests. He can agree to anything that is not too excessive.'"

Chu Li: "..."

Zhuo Chuan laughed, "Mr. Liang from your company is so easy to talk to."

Chu Li: "I have some respect for him. I have never seen anyone who is so determined in his belief in the RMB that he is willing to sacrifice his life and blood for it, even his dignity."

…

Three days later.

The New Year's Day holiday is over and Chu Li returns to Yuanyue Society.

At this time, no one in Yuanyue Society except Ah Xiang knew that she was pregnant with the prince. Chu Li was still running around busy with the contract with Zhechuan. After giving instructions to Liang Chonglang, he returned to the editorial department. He had just sat down and had no time to drink a sip of water...

Then I heard Ah Xian, the new editor who had been working for more than four or five months, say, "Boss, Mr. Liang said he forgot to remind you that although Mr. Zhaochuan's publishing and serialization contracts are still under discussion...but the serialization contracts of the other three teachers have been finalized, and the above terms cannot be changed. The above regulations are already the biggest concession we have made."

Chu Li raised his head and glanced at Ah Xian.

She paused, raised her hand to push the glasses on her nose, and muttered with an evasive look: "That's it."

Chu Li said "Oh"——

Ah Xian was the only one among these newcomers who had relevant experience. Chu Li was the one who entrusted her with an important task. He even took a not-so-important book and taught her how to do it, how to market, and how to post on Weibo to arouse readers' desire to buy...

The book sold well and she received some awards from Yuanyue Publishing House.

This also made Liang Chonglang keep his eyes on her.

Chu Li was almost serious in training her. He originally thought that someone who was taught by hand would not be snatched away by Liang Chonglang. However, he did not expect that she still underestimated Liang Chonglang's brainwashing principle of profit first. Ah Xian and Liang Chonglang were getting closer and closer. After Chu Li gave her a good scolding in Turkey, he wanted to see if she could change. However, after observing her for a few months, he found that she was still the "obedient on the surface but with a lot of ideas of her own" type of person, so he no longer wanted to control her.

At this moment, the serialization contract of Suo Heng, Guiwa, and Suiguang was mentioned for the first time since Zhaochuan’s big fuss at Yuanyue Society.

After that, it took Chu Li a month to recover his hearing. From that day on, Liang Chonglang had been urging only for Zhu Chuan's contract, as if nothing else mattered except this contract... While waiting for Zhu Chuan to agree to the contract, the top management of Yuanyue Publishing House was reluctant to discuss the three contracts. They still accepted the manuscripts from the authors and paid them the royalties.

………………This kind of laissez-faire, disrespectful and indifferent attitude is really disgusting.

Chu Li thought about it for a moment, then slowly turned on the computer and opened Q.

I tapped Ah Gui's Q——

[The water army hired by Monkey: Have you read the new serialization contract? 】

[The Ghost Behind You: I’ve seen it, it’s okay, the fee has been increased, to fifteen yuan! ! ! ! ! ! ]

[The monkey’s hired navy: You… that’s all you can do! ]

[The Ghost Behind You: ... The rest doesn't matter. Danmei can't sell big copyrights like movies and TV anyway. I haven't agreed because I'm afraid that if I agree, Suo Heng and Sui Guang will have trouble doing business. I can't sell them, but they can. Yuan Yue Society's restrictions are a bit too much.]

[The Ghost Behind You: I have asked authors from other websites, for example, Big Chicken Network negotiates with authors for film and television agents. Although the contract states that they take 50%, in practice they only take 20%... After 50%, you have to pay taxes. Damn, the authors don’t even get as much as the agents. Is that reasonable?]

[The monkey's hired navy: ...You're not bad at math! ]

[The monkey’s hired navy: I thought you were really stupid and wanted to teach you a lesson.]

[The ghost behind you: pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth, and you will live a happier life. ]

[The ghost behind you: Look, for example, it’s been a few months and you’ve only come to ask me about the contract. It seems that Yuanyueshe is not in a hurry for us to sign... uh, you’re focusing on Zhuchuan, right? Haha!]

[The ghost behind you: Actually, we all know that there are high and low... Then how can we be angry with Chu Chuan or you? You have no clue!

Are you angry with Yuanyue Publishing House? It's not like they won't pay you for your articles. There's no need to be angry.

But this matter is not that important to me. I am not angry. I am indeed not as beautiful as Zhao Chuanhong. I cannot compare with her. So what if she has different-sized eyes?

So, just do what you have to do. 】

[The navy hired by the monkey: …]

Chu Li felt a little uncomfortable with what Ah Gui said.

Now she almost regretted dragging Ah Gui into this pit——

Now both of them are standing in the pit, unable to get out...

The news of the book signing for the sailing article on Labor Day next year has already been announced, and it cannot be taken back. And Chu Li can see that this is Ah Gui’s first book signing as an author, and she is actually looking forward to it... and other publishing houses or publishing companies may not necessarily give BL authors this opportunity.

Chu Li really wanted to take Ah Gui and Suo Heng away, but now was not the right time.

Chu Li sat in the chair feeling uncomfortable, and the mouse unconsciously slid back and forth on the two-day record of the two people. After pondering for a long time, he finally came up with a terrible solution -

Since Yuanyue Publishing House doesn’t care whether these three authors sign the contract, then just don’t sign it.

If they don't want it, why would you give it to them? It will only benefit you in no way...

Anyway, just write it as a short story. There is no contract for short stories, but you can still get paid.

Who knows what the future holds?

After Chu Li had thought about it, he told the three authors about it separately. The three authors had the same reaction: Wow, there is such a thing. OK then.

Seeing that they agreed, Chu Li put the matter aside for the time being.

After sitting in a chair and meditating for another whole afternoon, she felt more and more that this editorial office, where she had once tried so hard to get a job, was so depressing that she couldn't breathe...

The human mind cannot have any signs.

Once I have the slightest thought of "I want to leave here", it's impossible to hide it, and it spreads quickly like a spark that catches the whole prairie fire... It hasn't turned into a forest fire yet, it's just that the sense of responsibility is still weighing heavily on my shoulders, that's all.

——The balance that was originally tilted towards Yuanyue Society has begun to tilt.

Chu Li stood up from his seat and walked to the corridor to breathe some fresh air. Then, before leaving get off work, he took Zhuchuan's contract to Liang Chonglang and asked "Teacher Zhuchuan" to add a clause -

[Neither the publishing company nor the publisher shall damage or infringe upon the reputation, copyright, or portrait rights of Party A’s authors in any form. If such violation occurs, this contract will be immediately voided without negotiation between the two parties.]