In the evening, He Chen met with the publisher's editor near Dongyu Road.
The woman was dressed in a fashionable dress, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and carrying a very large woven bag; she didn't look like a working woman at all.
He Chen asked hesitantly, "You must be Luo Luo?"
Luo Luo pushed up her glasses and said definitively, "That's me."
She took the small notebook out of the woven bag, opened He Chen's submission, and directly asked He Chen her questions:
"There seems to be a bug here, could you help me figure it out?"
"This part is a bit cliché; a different plot would be better."
"And the character design of this supporting role..."
He Chen explained each point in detail.
Before long, a bunch of red lines appeared on the document.
After chatting for more than two hours, the staff at the milk tea shop glanced in their direction about three times. Luo Luo finally stopped and took out a folder from the woven bag: "This is the publishing contract. Take a look at it. If you have no questions, sign it for me later."
He Chen had thought the signing process would be complicated, and that the publisher might try to negotiate a lower price, but he was surprised when the other party handed him the contract directly.
He turned to the page about royalties, where his income was divided after tax based on the number of copies published by the publisher.
Before coming, he did a lot of research, logged on to well-known authors' websites, and inquired about the revenue sharing ratios of other authors' publications. Only famous authors could get 50/50, while lesser-known authors could only get 70/30.
The contract clearly stated a 50/50 split, showing no intention to negotiate the price.
Luo Luo stood up from the chair, carrying a woven bag: "If you have any questions, please call or email me later. I'm going back to the company now; I still have a bunch of manuscripts to read."
He Chen nodded and smiled slightly: "Okay."
Luo Luo left the milk tea shop without stopping.
...
Despite missing Cheng Yi, He's mother did not go to Liuchuan High School to find her. Although she missed Cheng Yi, she did not want to upset her family and was also afraid that He Jing would be sad if she found out.
However, Qian Lizhen and Zhu Qiang came to the door, having heard that He Yuan was going to start a company, and wanted to get their son Zhu Rui into Yuanjing Technology.
Zhu Rui only knows how to play games all day long; he might as well learn some skills from He Yuan.
For the first time, He's mother stood firm in front of Qian Lizhen. Although she didn't give her a cold shoulder, she wasn't exactly enthusiastic either. She said, "I can't make decisions for the children. You'll have to ask Xiaoyuan about that."
Qian Lizhen knew this, of course. While taking out gifts, she smiled and said, "That's easy. You go find Jingjing and have her talk to her."
Mother He looked puzzled: "?"
Qian Lizhen placed the skincare set she had bought for over two thousand yuan into He's mother's hands, praising her from ear to ear: "The He family is truly blessed to have Jingjing. With Jingjing here, even Xiaoyuan can make a fortune. Who would have thought of that before?"
Mother He's mind was in turmoil. The He family had indeed had a stroke of good luck recently, but she attributed it more to divine intervention and the end of their suffering. After hearing what Qian Lizhen said, she also felt that everything had gone smoothly since He Jing came.
She hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "When I'm not home, do Jingjing get along well with Xiaoyuan and the others?"
"That's more than just good!"
They were practically following He Jing's lead.
Anyway, if Mother He can't persuade He Yuan, replacing him with He Jing will definitely work.
Qian Lizhen said, "In short, you must cherish Jingjing. I think with her around, the He family's good fortune is yet to come. Don't dwell on that troublesome girl from before. She's living the high life now and might not even look at you."
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