Chapter 273 The theme of this book is betrayal
At nine o'clock in the morning, the four translators arrived at Talang Literary Publishing House and were warmly received.
After a warm welcome ceremony, the staff of Talang placed the four authors in the same reception room.
Then, he handed over the market sales reports and comparisons of positive and negative reviews to Jonina and others.
This made the four translators who came from afar very pleased, because the Talang Literary Society really lived up to its original promise of "fairness and justice" and "readers are king".
And judging from the rows of data, Jonina ranks first in Europe.
Well-known writer Wood is the first in the Americas, while the first in Asia is Wu Jinyuan from Leekath, Singapore.
However, the second place in these three regions is not too bad, and the readers' comments also have their merits.
"Ladies and gentlemen, these are the results compiled by several authoritative media outlets. So there are three first prize winners this time, namely Mr. Wood, Ms. Jonina, and Ms. Wu Jinyuan. Each of them will receive a prize of 20,000 US dollars."
"But we now need three translators to continue translating the three versions of the work and officially release them worldwide.
So ladies and gentlemen, if you are interested, please wait a moment, we will discuss the formal terms of cooperation with you. "
After hearing the results announced by Pei Wencong, the four authors present had different expressions. Some were happy, some were calm, and some frowned and pondered over something.
Both Jonina and Lu Jingyao were very happy. After all, Jonina had no confidence at all before and never thought that she would be the first.
The $20,000 prize money can completely help Jonina get out of her life's predicament.
And if a cooperation agreement can be signed next, you will get income again, and that will change your destiny.
Jeff, who ranked second in the Americas, was a little frustrated, but since Wood, who ranked first, did not come, he still had some expectations.
Wu Jinyuan from the Asia region was the calmest one. When she was bored while waiting, she even picked up the newspapers and magazines prepared for her by the publishing house and started reading.
"Hi, are you Jonina Walls?"
Jonina was secretly happy when she suddenly heard someone next to her talking to her.
Jonina looked at the middle-aged man with thinning hair and said politely and reservedly, "Yes sir, who are you?"
The middle-aged man looked at Jonina and said, "I am Kibuda. I wrote you a letter. You should remember it, right?"
Jonina's heart skipped a beat and her face suddenly turned ugly.
Because this Kibuda was the one who wrote to her, sharply and fiercely criticizing her for "ruining an epic" and turning a historical fantasy novel into a heroine-led novel.
"It seems that you received my letter, right?" Kibuda said with a smile, "But why didn't you write back to me? As an author, you shouldn't lose basic courtesy!"
“I don’t agree with your opinion, I think”
"What do you think? Do you think a woman is the whole of a novel? So many critical articles have pointed out your mistakes. How do you have the courage to continue writing?"
“I have good grades.”
"You used biased writing techniques to attract votes from female readers with low emotional intelligence. Such works are destined not to be passed down to the world."
Jonina's stumbling appearance immediately alerted Lu Jingyao who was standing next to her.
She learned from the information at hand that Kibuda was the second in the European region and could be said to be Jonina's most direct competitor.
Lu Jingyao grabbed Jonina's hand, and then said to Kibuda, "Sir, could you please stay away from Ms. Jonina?"
Kibuda said coldly: "Who are you?"
Lu Jingyao said in the same indifferent tone: "I am Ms. Jonina's assistant. You have already affected Ms. Jonina. Please be careful about your words and actions."
Kibuda said with a smile: “Madam, we are just having a normal communication between authors, why are you so nervous?
Oh, Jonina, why do you look so unhappy? Did I just talk to you for a few minutes and it affected your mood? Why are you so emotionally unstable? "
"Sorry, please move aside."
Lu Jingyao took Jonina's arm, stood up, walked around Kibuda and walked out of the reception room.
After leaving, Jonina said nervously: "Lu, I'm fine. If we leave now, we may lose the translation rights. I don't want to get more compensation, I just like translating that book."
Lu Jingyao walked away and said, "No, we will go to the organizer to discuss the translation contract now.
They put the four authors together to put pressure on us and make us lower our standards. This has a history in our flower-growing family."
Lu Jingyao pulled Jonina to the innermost part of the Talang Literary Society. According to the usual office layout of the Flower Growers, the innermost office was the boss's office.
Amin stood in front of the two people and said, "Ladies, do you need any help?"
Lu Jingyao said, "Ms. Qiao Nina wants to discuss the translation rights with you. We don't want to compete with the others maliciously, so we want to be more direct and sincere."
Amin was stunned for a moment when he looked at the arrogant Lu Jingyao, then asked Pei Wencong over the phone and soon got a reply.
"Please come in! Our boss would love to talk to Miss Jonina."
Amin opened the office door and invited Jonina in, and Lu Jingyao followed her in.
There were three people in Pei Wencong's office. One of them was Pei Wencong whom I had just met, another was lawyer Luo Runbo, and the last one was Li Ye.
Li Ye was very surprised. He came early today and had been discussing the issues of registering offshore companies and speculating in the foreign exchange market with Luo Runbo in the office.
Originally, he wanted to give the four translators some time to make them understand that "if you don't do it, someone else will."
I never thought that the one I had the highest hopes for, Joyna, would come straight at me, so I decided not to pretend anymore and just reveal my cards!
It is definitely not possible to give all the copyright to Joyna. At least she must get most of the operating rights.
In the future, the fairy tale and fantasy novels of the Flower-Growing Family will also be exported, and we must sum up a suitable path.
We also have to engage in cultural infiltration!
But Li Ye never expected that there was actually a Lu Jingyao following behind Jonina.
[How did these two get together? Strange.]
But Li Ye's surprise was not as great as Lu Jingyao's.
She was stunned when she entered the door.
He was full of energy just now and wanted to bargain with Pei Wencong, but now his brain suddenly crashed and he was at a loss.
[Why is Li Ye here? And why does he look more arrogant than Boss Pei? ]
Seeing Li Ye sitting on the sofa and saying that he was Pei Wencong's boss, Lu Jingyao was not surprised at all.
"Mr. Li, is there any problem?"
Pei Wencong also realized the problem and quickly cast a questioning look at Li Ye.
Li Ye waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, let's start discussing the contract! Explain it in detail."
Pei Wencong nodded, asked Luo Runbo to bring the Chinese and English contracts, and began to explain them to Jonina one by one.
Lu Jingyao was confused.
Since she went abroad, she has seen a lot of prosperity and arrogance outside. She has never seen a boss who casually throws out tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses and treats a flower grower with such respect.
And this flower grower is still so young.
Qiao Nina quickly called Lu Jingyao over and asked her to give her some advice.
Lu Jingyao was dizzy and listened to Luo Runbo's explanation. In the end, she only found a few points that needed to be negotiated, but her arguments were futile.
"Madam, although Ms. Jonina does not have the right to operate, the copyright is still hers. All our operating profits will be distributed to Ms. Jonina according to the contract.
Moreover, if the operation is not good, Ms. Jonina will be provided with a fixed income, and will not let Ms. Jonina bear losses."
Lu Jingyao was not a professional to begin with, and her mood was severely shaken. In addition, the contract with Talang emphasized a "bottom line" of guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood, which made Jonina very satisfied.
Isn’t it satisfying enough to be able to translate your favorite works and make a profit without losing money?
After all, he is just a translator, not the original author, so where does he get so much confidence?
But in the end, Jonina quietly asked, "Hello, Mr. Pei, can I communicate with the original author?"
Pei Wencong looked at Li Ye.
Lu Jingyao also looked at Li Ye.
At this moment, Lu Jingyao came to his senses.
During the Chinese New Year, Li Zhongfa was bragging in Qingshui County that his grandson Li Ye was invited to Hong Kong Island for cultural exchange.
Now it seems that Li Ye came here to communicate, and judging from Pei Wencong's expression, "A Song of Ice and Fire" is also related to him.
Li Ye looked at Jonina and said in English, "The author is not convenient to communicate with you now, but if you have any questions, you can tell me and I will let him contact you by correspondence."
Jonina said stiffly, "Okay, I mainly want to ask about the subsequent plot direction and style of this book, so that it will be easier for me to translate and write."
Li Ye smiled and said, "Use your imagination and keep your current style. Your translation is great. If you insist on knowing the direction, it would be a betrayal."
"A Song of Ice and Fire" is full of betrayal, and the final ending of the Mother of Dragons also stems from betrayal.
But Li Ye's truthful words were like a bolt of lightning that struck Lu Jingyao on the head.
betray.
During the Chinese New Year last year, Wen Leyu sternly accused Lu Jingyao of betraying Li Ye.
Jonina was also stunned for a long time, then said with tears in her eyes: "Yes, I guessed so too, I will write this story well"
Only those who have experienced betrayal can understand the feeling. Jonina's marriage and experience just gave her a better foundation for her creation.
With the help of Luo Runbo, Jonina began to sign.
Pei Wencong breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he signed the first one, the rest would be easy. Copyright awareness in the West was extremely strong, and today was unexpectedly smooth.
Lu Jingyao stared at Li Ye, and finally couldn't help but asked in a clear tone: "Do you think I'm betraying you?"
Li Ye looked at Lu Jingyao and said calmly: "It's all in the past, forget it!"
Lu Jingyao bit her lip and asked again: "This is very important to me, I need an answer."
Li Ye asked directly: "Then do you think it is not a betrayal?"
Lu Jingyao: “.”
Li Ye didn't have to care about it, after all, things had already happened when he came to this world.
But if you say, "Yes, you were right to dump your boyfriend," he would never be able to say that.
Others can forgive you or not take it seriously, but you cannot be so arrogant as to demand that others believe that you are "not wrong".
Lu Jingyao's lips were bitten.
Finally, she smiled wistfully and asked calmly, "A Song of Ice and Fire is Mr. Ke's work, right?"
When Lu Jingyao tried to translate "A Song of Ice and Fire" at the beginning, he felt that the grammatical expression habits were very familiar. Now he realized that it was the work of his teacher.
Li Ye frowned and said, "You ask too many questions. You'd better pretend that you don't know me in the future, otherwise other authors will think it's unfair and affect Ms. Jonina."
“.”
Lu Jingyao lowered her head and remained silent for a long time. It was not until Jonina finished signing and pulled her away that she looked at Li Ye again.
This time, Lu Jingyao was finally sure that Li Ye was serious.
Because he has gone far ahead of himself.
. . . . . .
Lu Jingyao left the Talang Literary Publishing House, took a deep breath, and felt that she was not feeling so uncomfortable, but the dull tearing feeling was painful to the bone.
Betrayal, I am actually a betrayer.
The experience of the past few years has made Lu Jingyao's character tougher and stronger, but when Li Ye accused her of betrayal, the intensity of the hurt was something she could not resolve no matter what she did.
Suddenly, Jonina stood opposite Lu Jingyao and hugged her gently.
"Forget the past! I used to be just like you just now. Now, let's forget those repressed memories together, okay?"
Lu Jingyao looked at Qiao Nina in shock, speechless.
Jonina smiled and said, "Although I don't understand what you are saying, your eyes betray your heart."
Lu Jingyao sighed and said, "I'm sorry I couldn't help you just now."
"No, no, no, you've already helped me, and I'll need your continued help in the future."
Qiao Nina held Lu Jingyao's hand and said, "I have a stable income now, but I need a real assistant to take care of my children and my life. How about it? Are you willing to take this job?"
Lu Jingyao stared at Jonina blankly for ten seconds before slowly smiling, "Then how much is my salary, generous Ms. Jonina?"
"The minimum is three hundred pounds per month. If you need an agent later, it will be ten percent. Trust me, Lu. I won't be stingy."
"make a deal!"
(End of this chapter)
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