Su Luo took Gu Yi away from the newspaper office.
Gu Yi then spoke: "Mom, will he want your novel?"
Su Luo smiled and said, "Yes."
The other party might not agree to her current conditions, but would definitely persuade her to lower her requirements. She was confident about the 20,000 words.
During the negotiations in the afternoon, she repeatedly haggled over the conditions she had offered earlier. In fact, these conditions were beyond her expectations, so she left herself room to lower the price.
In the afternoon, if you reduce it to 1%, the other party will be more likely to accept it.
Su Luo only had 4 yuan on her, so she took Gu Yi to buy some small cakes and snacks, spices for braised meat, a few stacks of oil paper, and a few large barrels for braised food. She also took Gu Yi to buy paper, pens, and a school bag for after-school support, and went to a restaurant.
After thinking about it, she went to Huaguo Bank to open an account and get a passbook.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Su Luo and Gu Yi appeared at the newspaper office on time.
Besides Zhou Mubai, there was also a middle-aged man waiting for her in the reception room of the newspaper office. He was tall and thin, wore glasses, and was dressed in an old-style gown. He looked very gentle.
Zhou Mubai secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her coming.
He and the editor-in-chief spent the whole morning reading over and over the 18,000 words she brought. The more they read, the more obsessed they became. They hugged each other with excitement. This novel was really wonderful!
The characterization of Duan Yu is so vivid!
In fact, the worst thing about a novel is having too many characters at the beginning, because it will make it difficult for readers to remember so many characters in a short period of time, making it easy for readers to get confused and disrupted when reading.
In this novel, the characters appear to be a mixed crowd in the martial arts hall. To introduce these characters, their personalities, and their characteristics clearly is a great test of one’s writing ability.
But Su Luo handled it very cleverly. She clearly introduced the people in the disorganized martial arts hall from the perspective of Duan Yu, a simple and foolish young man who knows no martial arts. Especially the conversation between Duan Yu and Zhong Ling was very interesting.
One is simple and sincere, but has no martial arts skills; the other is quirky and both evil and real.
The two funny guys make the plot in the martial arts hall vivid and interesting. On one side, there is the tension and fear of the righteous martial arts world, and on the other side, Zhong Ling and Duan Yu are lively and funny. It is really wonderful!
The character of Duan Yu almost seems to have walked out of the book. Although it is only a short chapter of 20,000 words, his personality is vivid, which shows the author's profound writing skills!
After Zhou Mubai finished reading the manuscript brought by Su Luo, he finally understood why she was so confident in negotiating terms with him. He even felt that the 3% commission was too little!
This county town!
Such a small county in the south is actually home to so many hidden talents.
He dared to guarantee that if this female author were in Beijing, she would definitely create a stir in the literary world!
Such a good novel really shouldn't be serialized in a magazine. Even if it is sent directly to a publishing house for publication, there will surely be a large number of bookstores vying for it!
It’s just a county town.
He even felt sorry for the other person. Although he was not good-looking and was fat, his talent should not be confined to this level and was really buried!
If it were in Beijing, there would certainly be a large number of publishing houses willing to pay high prices for her manuscript. Even if it was a 30-70 split, with 70% for her and 30% for the publishing house, there would still be a lot of people willing to pay.
What’s more, it’s just a 3% commission!
When Zhou Mubai looked at Su Luo, his eyes brightened up: "Mr. Ximo is here, please sit down."
Mr. is a recognition and respectful title for cultured people, regardless of gender.
Su Luo raised her eyebrows slightly, knowing that it was probably done.
Both parties took their seats.
Zhou Mubai quickly introduced: "This is the editor-in-chief of our newspaper, Zhang Cheng."
He then said to Zhang Cheng: "This is Mr. Ximo, the author of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils."
When Zhang Cheng saw the other person, he couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes.
The main reason was that the other person's appearance was really beyond his expectations.
Su Luo nodded generously: "Hello, Editor-in-Chief Zhang. I wonder what you two think of my conditions this morning?"
Zhang Cheng pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said with a smile: "It's like this, I have a new idea. I have read your masterpiece and it is really good. So our newspaper Time Magazine wants to sign a long-term contract with you. We can give you 8% commission, but we want to buy out the copyright of this book."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Mubai looked at his editor in surprise. He had not discussed the purchase of copyright with him in advance.
"..."Su Luo's mouth twitched slightly.
The editor-in-chief saw that she was young and thought she was easy to fool, right?
You want to buy her copyright for just 8% commission?
In the 21st century, where capital is rampant and various novel websites are full of unfair terms, they will at least give the authors a 50-50 commission. But this editor-in-chief actually wants to buy out the copyright of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" with an 8% commission?
Zhou Mubai also became anxious and looked at Su Luo in panic, fearing that she would misunderstand him.
Zhang Cheng did not discuss this matter with him in advance. I think when they met, he saw that the other party was a young girl and wanted to take advantage of her.
He showed some displeasure on his face: "Editor-in-chief, you are..."
"I don't agree." Su Luo stood up: "If your company is willing to cooperate with me with such sincerity, then I think maybe I should change to another newspaper to submit my article."
Zhou Mubai became more and more anxious. He had an almost morbid obsession with literature. Su Luo's novel was undoubtedly a heavy blow to him, hitting him hard in the heart and gripping his heart.
Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "Little girl, you are still too young. Being able to sell copyrights is something that many writers dream of. The conditions I offer you are not low."
Su Luo smiled back: "Goodbye, I overestimated your company."
She took Gu Yi's hand and was about to leave.
Zhang Cheng was stunned. How could such a young girl be so arrogant? He didn't believe her old-fashioned appearance. How could she have written any novels at such a young age? He had already inquired about it. Not many publishing houses had heard of the name Ximo. It was obvious that she was a newcomer.
She is so...
I watched the person push the door and go out.
Zhang Cheng saw that the other party was serious, so he quickly stood up and called out to him, "Mr. Ximo! We can discuss this further!"
Su Luo continued to walk out.
Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "I won't buy the copyright! I won't buy it!"
He was careless. The girl was not fooled by him. If such a good novel were to be sold to another newspaper, it would be his biggest loss!
Su Luo stopped and turned to look at him: "Then, 3 yuan per thousand words, 8% commission."
"You!" Zhang Cheng's face changed.
Su Luo turned and left.
Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth, and seeing the other party's figure almost disappearing at the door, he closed his eyes and said, "Okay! I promise you!"
Su Luo's lips curled slightly.
This story tells us that we should never be greedy and try to swallow an elephant.
You don't want the 3% commission and insist on signing the person with 8%.
Su Luo sighed and sat back. There were always unruly people who wanted to force her to be a bad person!
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