Chapter 354 How could I refuse money?
If other people asked Li Xuezhen how much money she earned, Li Xuezhen would never tell them immediately.
After all, in Li Xuezhen's view, how much money one earns is one's own business secret.
But the person who asked this question was Cheng Xuyuan, so she decided to tell the truth.
"Xuyuan, I sold more than 100,000 copies of your book "Those Things About the Ming Dynasty" over there, and I earned one US dollar for each copy."
When Li Xuezhen said this number, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
For her, this was her first business and also her most successful business.
When she felt that it was worth exchanging a house for "Things About the Ming Dynasty", she tried every means to make Cheng Xuyuan agree to the exchange.
When she returned home with the copyright of "Things about the Ming Dynasty", her cousins felt that she had been cheated when they heard the news.
Some even said that she had lost her mind.
There were also people willing to help her, wanting her to find Cheng Xuyuan and get the house back.
Although this house is not too expensive, it is not cost-effective to give it to someone like this!
However, she ignored these advices.
Instead, he followed his own ideas, found a publishing house, and began to publish "Things about the Ming Dynasty".
At the beginning, she had no idea whether her business could be successful.
But the facts tell her: she succeeded! With sales of more than 100,000 sets, her profit reached more than 100,000 US dollars.
This amount of money is many times more than the original cost.
And it's only been a year, she still has four years of authorization! Even if the sales in the next four years are not as good as at the beginning, it still gives her a stable income every year.
For her, this is the best reward.
The reason she came back this time, in addition to solving some of her own legacy issues, was that she also wanted to meet with Cheng Xuyuan to discuss the future cooperation.
She hopes to continue working with Cheng Xuyuan.
So as soon as he came, he gave Cheng Xuyuan a Rolex watch.
Although it is not top-notch, the price is not cheap either.
At least a watch like this can be exchanged for a nice house in Yanjing.
After hearing what Li Xuezhen said about the sales volume, Cheng Xuyuan nodded. This sales volume was considered normal.
So Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said: "Congratulations, congratulations!"
Li Xuezhen said: "I think they should be happy together. After all, your work is liked by so many people. This is also a kind of success for you."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "What you said makes sense."
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan playing with his watch, Li Xuezhen hesitated and said, "Xuyuan, I came here this time hoping to discuss cooperation with you."
"Your book Stories about the Ming Dynasty allowed me to earn more than ten times the money of the house in just one year."
"I think in five years, I can still make a lot of money."
"So, I think I should give you a certain amount of copyright royalties, otherwise, I will feel uneasy."
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Li Xuezhen with a serious expression, and quickly thought about what this classmate was thinking.
No one has too much money! Last year, for the house in the Overseas Chinese Apartment, he agreed to Li Xuezhen's request.
From this point of view, whether Li Xuezhen earns a lot of money has nothing to do with him.
After all, this is what I promised.
The reason why he agreed was very simple, that was the Nanyang market, which he had no access to at all now, so it was better to make use of it.
Also, as long as the author's name is yours, your reputation will spread, which will be more beneficial to you.
So, this can be considered as a win-win situation, and Li Xuezhen actually doesn't owe me anything.
So Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Xuezhen, we have already agreed to exchange the house for copyright."
"Besides, we also signed a contract."
"So in this matter, there is no such thing as one of us owing anyone anything."
"You deserve all the money you earn, so you don't have to owe anything."
"As for cooperation, we are old friends, so I am naturally willing to cooperate with you."
Hearing Cheng Xuyuan's frank words, Li Xuezhen couldn't help but feel some admiration in her heart.
When she came to see Cheng Xuyuan this time, she had already prepared herself mentally and wanted to give Cheng Xuyuan some benefits in order to improve her relationship with Cheng Xuyuan.
This can make the cooperation between two people smoother.
But I didn't expect that Cheng Xuyuan would be so calm about this matter.
"Xuyuan, your character is truly admirable."
Li Xuezhen hesitated for a moment and said, "Before I came to Beijing this time, I had already seen your latest work."
"To be honest, I really like your "Lurking" and "Cliff"."
"I think your two books will also be very popular if they are taken to Southeast Asia."
“I hope we can continue to work together.”
When Cheng Xuyuan heard the two books mentioned by Li Xuezhen, a hint of approval flashed in his eyes.
He didn't know how Li Xuezhen's academic performance was, but she had a very flexible mind for business.
Selling "The Lurker" and "The Cliff" to Southeast Asia would not be bad for Cheng Xuyuan, so he smiled and said, "My idea is the same."
"But for this collaboration, I will get a share of the royalties."
Li Xuezhen said: "Of course."
"Although these two novels are not as long as "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", I think these two books can also be bestsellers."
"In our area, the highest royalty share for novels is 20%."
"Xuyuan, we are old friends, how about we go with this number?"
Cheng Xuyuan thought about it for a while and agreed to the 20% royalties.
After all, this is almost the same as the royalty sharing of Ming Pao. Judging from this figure, Li Xuezhen is still very sincere.
Hearing that Cheng Xuyuan agreed to her proposal, Li Xuezhen breathed a sigh of relief.
She smiled and said, "Xuyuan, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
"I think that if Stories about the Ming Dynasty was a big seller, your two books will also be big sellers."
"Just wait to get paid."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "It should be possible for both of us to make money."
"Yes, we both make money." Li Xuezhen said with a smile: "Since we are partners, don't refuse this watch."
"I think you'll look even more handsome if you wear this watch with a suit."
Looking at the Rolex watch handed over, Cheng Xuyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I won't refuse it, so I'll take it."
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan accept the Rolex watch, Li Xuezhen was finally relieved. Because she had to draft a contract, she chatted with Cheng Xuyuan for a few words and then said goodbye and left.
Cheng Xuyuan took the box containing the Rolex watch and walked towards his office.
This office is actually Professor Li's office, but since Professor Li fell ill, it has basically been used by Cheng Xuyuan.
When he arrived at the office, Cheng Xuyuan found that Liu Xinwu was already waiting for him in the office.
"Xinwu, how come you have time to see me today?" Cheng Xuyuan asked with a smile while giving up his seat to Liu Xinwu.
Liu Xinwu smiled and said, "I heard that you just bought a courtyard house and want to find someone to repair it?"
Cheng Xuyuan had no need to hide this matter, so he smiled and said, "Yes, it cannot be lived in without repairs!"
"You too, you have to live in a courtyard house when you can live in a nice Huaqiao Apartment!" Liu Xinwu said to Cheng Xuyuan with a smile, "The courtyard house looks nice, but it's not comfortable to live in."
"That's why I want to make some changes." Cheng Xuyuan did not argue, but responded with a smile.
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan who looked calm, Liu Xinwu said, "I have a cousin who is a small boss in our city's construction company."
"If you just want to do the repairs, you can leave the job to him."
"He can do the work for you during the holidays."
"The price is not expensive, but you need to buy the materials for the repairs yourself."
Cheng Xuyuan did not immediately agree to Liu Xinwu's recommendation, but smiled and said, "Then let's meet first."
Liu Xinwu nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk about it when we meet."
"It will be Sunday in two days. Why don't we meet in your courtyard to talk?"
Cheng Xuyuan readily agreed to this proposal. He looked at Liu Xinwu, who was not about to leave, and said with a smile, "Xinwu, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
"We are all old friends, there is no need to hide anything."
Liu Xinwu said: "Xuyuan, this is what you plan to do after graduation?"
Hearing this question, Cheng Xuyuan was stunned.
He is only a sophomore, and graduation is still a long way off! "Lao Liu, I haven't decided what to do yet. After all, graduation is still a long way off!" Cheng Xuyuan said without hiding his thoughts.
Liu Xinwu said: "Graduation is a bit far away for you."
"But I think that studying isn't too hard for you right now, so why don't you come and be an intern editor with us in October."
"The reason you're an intern editor is because you haven't graduated yet."
"Normally there is nothing to worry about. We can give you a salary and allowance every month."
Hearing what Liu Xinwu said, it seemed that Cheng Xuyuan, the intern editor, did not have to do anything and could just get a salary for free.
Cheng Xuyuan did not immediately agree to this good thing, but smiled and said: "Old Liu, I feel a little uneasy to get paid without doing anything."
"What's unsettling."
"Are you afraid that we will sell you out?" Liu Xinwu said with a smile, "If you feel uneasy, you can just write something for us!"
Cheng Xuyuan chuckled and said, "If you want to commission an article, just commission it. Why are you hiding something? Why are you calling it an intern editor?"
"We really want to invite you to be our intern editor." Liu Xinwu said, "Commissioning articles and being an intern editor do not conflict with each other."
"This is also because our magazine has too much to do, and our editor-in-chief has discussed and decided to invite a group of intern editors from various universities."
“The salary isn’t high, but there’s a chance that you can work in our editorial department after you graduate.”
"When I heard the news, the first person I thought of was you."
"Well? Think about it carefully."
"If you don't want to stay in the editorial department, you can leave at any time."
Listening to Liu Xinwu's introduction, Cheng Xuyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me think about it."
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