Chapter 284 Your Sincerity Is Not Enough
After seeing Shi Xuehong off, Cheng Xuyuan felt very emotional.
For young people, the most important things in life are getting married and having children.
Working hard to get married is a hurdle that many people cannot avoid in their lifetime.
I don’t even know when I can get a divorce!
I went to find Meng Dezhi, but Fang Yuqing's uncle didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.
Cheng Xuyuan, who was secretly resentful, had an urge to tell him that he was going to marry Fang Yuqing and have a child.
Once this news comes out, I don’t know if it will have a shocking effect. I don’t know if he can still remain as calm as he is now.
Just as Cheng Xuyuan was daydreaming, the phone rang.
Cheng Xuyuan's phone is an internal phone and can only be used in the Overseas Chinese Apartment.
Of course, you can also connect to an outside line, but the cost is too expensive.
It’s not that Cheng Xuyuan can’t afford it, but connecting to the outside line is of no use to him.
After picking up the phone, he heard the voice of the gatekeeper from the other end. After the call, Cheng Xuyuan realized that it was Liu Xinwu and their deputy editor-in-chief Li Zuyin who came.
Cheng Xuyuan had no friendship with the deputy editor-in-chief, but he had a good relationship with Liu Xinwu.
So after Cheng Xuyuan hung up the phone, he went downstairs to greet him.
Liu Xinwu was holding a snack in his hand, and behind him was Li Zuyin, who was in his fifties. As they walked, the two men praised and commented on the living environment of the surrounding overseas Chinese apartments.
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan coming over to greet him, Liu Xinwu smiled and said, "Xuyuan, it's really hard to get in here. The guards at the gate are almost as crowded as those at Muxidi."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "We are the property management."
"The property fee is eight dollars a month!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hands towards Li Zuyin and said, "Hello, Editor-in-Chief Li."
Although Li Zuyin was the deputy editor-in-chief, Cheng Xuyuan still automatically omitted the word "deputy" as did later generations.
Li Zuyin shook hands with Cheng Xuyuan and said with a smile: "Xuyuan, you don't have to be polite."
"After all, we are still alumni, just in different departments."
"But literature, history and geography are inseparable!"
"We are all family after all!"
After hearing what Li Zuyin said, Cheng Xuyuan realized that Li Zuyin was also a graduate of Yenching University.
After letting the two people into the house, they did not hesitate to visit Cheng Xuyuan's house with great interest. While looking at the house, both of them had envy in their eyes.
Liu Xinwu, in particular, said with a hint of emotion: "Xuyuan, you are the first person to change your life through writing!"
"Look at this big house! It's really enviable!"
Although Liu Xinwu's accommodation conditions are acceptable, they are far inferior to Cheng Xuyuan's house.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "It's just that I'm lucky."
"Old Liu, keep writing. I think buying a house won't be a problem."
Liu Xinwu smiled but didn't say anything.
He knew in his heart that he might not be much worse than Cheng Xuyuan in the field of pure literature, but in other aspects, he was far behind.
Cheng Xuyuan's "Things about the Ming Dynasty" is a coincidence of right time, right place and right people, which is difficult to replicate.
"By the way, I heard that Mr. Cha gave you a complete collection of his works, but how come there is not a single copy?" After sitting down on the sofa, Liu Xinwu asked with a smile.
Cheng Xuyuan knew that Liu Xinwu came here definitely not to read the complete works of Mr. Cha, but since he was not in a hurry about this matter, he would naturally not be in a hurry either.
He smiled and said, "Give it away!"
"Give it away? How could you give it away? I was just about to take a look!" Liu Xinwu looked furious.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "If you want to see it, I can take you to borrow it from him!"
Liu Xinwu couldn't help but say, "If I had known you were so generous, I would have come here earlier. It would be great if you could give me that complete set."
Cheng Xuyuan said helplessly: "The person who sent it was my girlfriend's brother."
Hearing this, Li Zuyin couldn't help laughing.
Liu Xinwu waved his hand and said, "Just ignore what I said, but a son-in-law like Xu Yuan is indeed hard to find even with a lantern."
After chatting for a while, Liu Xinwu said to Cheng Xuyuan: "Xuyuan, we have published a single volume of your "Lush". It has only been on sale for a month, and it has sold 100,000 copies."
"Your book is really popular!"
Cheng Xuyuan was very calm about this result.
It’s not that he is unhappy, but how many copies are sold has little to do with him.
When "The Hidden" with more than 200,000 words was published in "October", he was paid 7 yuan per thousand words, which earned Cheng Xuyuan 1,400 yuan.
Now that it is published, Yenching Publishing House also pays the highest fee, seven yuan per thousand words.
It still totals 1,400 yuan.
If the money from the radio station is added, this book earned Cheng Xuyuan 3,000 yuan.
That’s a lot!
But compared with "Things about the Ming Dynasty", it is still far behind.
Seeing that Cheng Xuyuan did not show any excitement, Li Zuyin smiled and said, "Xuyuan, we estimate that your book "Live" will achieve good results in the future."
"Thank you both for your support. I also hope that "Insidious" will get better and better."
There was an obvious hint of perfunctoriness in Cheng Xuyuan's words.
Liu Xinwu understood that the reason why Cheng Xuyuan behaved like this was obviously because no matter how much sales there were, it had nothing to do with him.
But this kind of thing is not something he can solve.
He exchanged glances with Li Zuyin, who then said, "Xuyuan, you made a big fool of yourself this time."
"I've been in meetings these days, and I've heard a lot of compliments about you."
"However, the higher-ups feel that since your book 'Things About the Ming Dynasty' has already been published in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, we cannot fall behind."
"We two came here this time just to talk to you about publishing."
Cheng Xuyuan knew that these two people would not come to his house for no reason. When he heard their words, he hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't plan to publish "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" until it is finished."
"Or, let's wait a little longer."
When Li Zuyin came, he thought this matter would be easy.
Not to mention that their Yenching Publishing House is itself a leading publishing house, they have also collaborated with Cheng Xuyuan many times.
What's more, publishing Cheng Xuyuan's works is itself giving him money.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Xuyuan refused it outright.
Although publishing after writing is also a reason, since Cheng Xuyuan has already agreed to publish in Nanyang and Hong Kong, why can't he agree to let their publishing house publish it now? Here...
Li Zuyin glanced at Liu Xinwu, meaning to let him speak.
Liu Xinwu had some understanding in his mind. After all, he had talked to Cheng Xuyuan about publishing "Things about the Ming Dynasty" before, but was rejected by Cheng Xuyuan.
He knew what Cheng Xuyuan was thinking at that time. When he heard Cheng Xuyuan refuse again, he thought that this brother was really obsessed with money.
He coughed and said, "Xuyuan, Editor-in-Chief Li and I came here this time with sincerity."
"After all, your book 'Things About the Ming Dynasty' is going to be published in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. If we don't publish it here, it would seem that we don't support you."
"The higher-ups still value you very much!"
"Haha, as for the royalties, there's nothing we can do about it!"
"But don't worry, Editor-in-Chief Li will apply to the editorial department later, and will give you some appropriate compensation at that time."
Although Liu Xinwu's words were not explicit, Cheng Xuyuan instantly understood what Liu Xinwu meant.
They came here with a mission this time.
Moreover, it is not their own mission.
Although he was still a little reluctant, under this circumstance, Cheng Xuyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Old Liu, since you and Editor-in-Chief Li are so sincere, I can't let you make a wasted trip."
"Let's do this. I can authorize our publishing house to publish "Those Things About the Ming Dynasty", but there is a time limit."
"Two years, starting from now, what do you say, Lao Liu?"
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan give in, Liu Xinwu smiled and said, "Xuyuan, you said two years, then that's two years."
"Editor-in-Chief Li, what do you think?"
Although Li Zuyin really hopes to publish for a long time, two years is enough for him to complete the task.
So I smiled and said, "Okay, then two years."
"Xuyuan, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation this time."
After talking about publishing, Liu Xinwu and Li Zuyin did not leave immediately, but talked about creation.
Among the three people, Li Zuyin is an experienced editor, while Liu Xinwu is not only an editor but also an author. In addition, Cheng Xuyuan has the memory of later generations, so they had a very enjoyable chat.
At noon, Liu Xinwu hosted the party and the three of them went to Donglaishun for a good meal.
Originally, Cheng Xuyuan was going to host the party, but Liu Xinwu said that they came here with a mission and eating was part of the mission, so Liu Xinwu hosted the party.
The three of them shared a bottle of wine. Although they didn't drink too much, they still enjoyed themselves very much.
Cheng Xuyuan rode his bike home, while Liu Xinwu and Li Zuyin walked towards home.
As they walked, Li Zuyin said with emotion: "Xinwu, if it weren't for you to step in this time, I don't think we would have been able to reach an agreement on publishing!"
"In the past, when authors heard that we were going to produce their works, they were all overjoyed."
"This Cheng Xuyuan is still making excuses for us!"
Liu Xinwu smiled and said, "Editor-in-chief, there is a reason for this. Take a look at the conditions given by the other two publishers of Xu Yuan's "Things about the Ming Dynasty."
"Let's not talk about the house in the Overseas Chinese Apartments, let's talk about the one in Xiangjiang."
"I heard that Xuyuan was publishing there and was getting royalties."
"Twenty percent of the royalties. According to the popularity of "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", if 100,000 copies can be sold in Hong Kong, then the money Xu Yuan earns..."
Now it was Li Zuyin's turn to be surprised. Although he had drunk some wine, he was still able to calculate the number.
Cheng Xuyuan's "Things About the Ming Dynasty" is not just one book. If more copies are printed, say 100,000, with a 20% royalty, how much money would that make?
No wonder he looks down on the money given by his family!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say: "This kid's ability to make money is really not exaggerated."
As he spoke, he paused and said, "Now, some people have proposed to restore the printing fee on the basis of increasing the basic fee."
“I think this proposal should be passed soon.”
"Then, Shingo, you'll be able to show off your skills."
Liu Xinwu had also heard of this idea before. When he heard Li Zuyin mention it again, he was immediately excited and said, "That's great. If that's the case, I'll be much more confident when I ask Cheng Xuyuan to write for me next time!"
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