Chapter 92, Night Tide: Hi!
As various parties scrambled for the copyright to Wanchao's new book, "I Take My Sister to a Variety Show," Chengze, squatting in front of a medicine stove while boiling some Chinese medicine, received a call. Glancing at the caller ID on his phone, Chengze's eyes lit up: "Sister Kong, what can I do for you?"
"What are you busy with?" Kong Xiyan was browsing the information on the web with a casual tone.
"I'm boiling Chinese medicine. Didn't you say that the medicinal aroma can also nourish people? I'm squatting beside the medicine stove and smelling it!" Cheng Ze said while taking a deep breath.
"Have you been online recently? Do you know Wan Chao's new book, 'I Take My Sister to a Variety Show'?"
"Of course I know. When 'I'm a Fortune Teller' was serialized, I gave him nearly five million in gifts. But Wanchao didn't even thank me and didn't even give me an extra chapter. I was so angry. Later, I gave him another three million in gifts, but he turned off the reward function! Can I forgive him then? Definitely not!" Cheng Ze snorted, "Then I finished reading it while still feeling angry."
"I can see you got a little angry." Kong Xiyan recalled that there was indeed someone who had been giving her tips. "Is your ID called [Successful Man]?"
"Huh? How did Sister Kong know that?" Cheng Ze was stunned: "Were you also reading the book at that time?"
"That's about right." Kong Xiyan replied vaguely, "By the way, are you interested in the copyright of Wanchao's new book?"
"Of course!" Cheng Ze stood up suddenly. "I wanted to buy the last book, but when I asked someone to contact them, it was already sold. This time, as soon as I heard about the book release, I immediately asked someone to contact them, but there's no news yet."
"As long as you're interested." Kong Xiyan tapped the table with her fingertips: "I'll sell it to you."
"Huh?" Cheng Ze's eyes suddenly widened: "Sister Kong, don't play with me! Can you really sell me out? You, you know Wanchao?"
"Very familiar." After saying this, Kong Xiyan moved the phone away from her ear, and sure enough, she heard the high-decibel noise of Cheng Ze shouting "Fuck".
"Sister Kong! You're my real sister! If you can handle this, I'll give you a big red envelope!" Cheng Ze paced back and forth excitedly, and then as if remembering something, he said, "That's not right. If you knew Wan Chao, why was Chu Lizheng cast as the lead in 'I'm a Fortune Teller' instead of my brother?"
"The original author has very limited influence on the investor's affairs, otherwise why would I contact you?" Kong Xiyan raised an eyebrow: "It's because we are all acquaintances. It will be easier to get things done after I speak up, and there won't be so much resistance."
As soon as she finished writing the book, she put it aside and handed over the copyright and adaptation matters to the editor, and then she went to research the next thing that interested her.
"Besides, it hasn't been aired yet. Who knows if there will be other variables?" Kong Xiyan raised the corners of her mouth and gave a wicked smile.
Based on her previous observations on Chu Lizheng's face, she knew that Chu Lizheng was about to be plagued by bad luck, and it was still uncertain who would be the final protagonist of this drama.
"Okay!" Cheng Ze slapped his thigh and said, "Then I'll send someone to discuss the details and draft a contract. If Teacher Wanchao has any ideas or requests, Sister Kong, you can tell me directly and I will definitely do it."
"We're all family, so it's easy to talk." Kong Xiyan smiled and said, "Your medicine should be almost ready."
"Oh, yes! Okay, okay!" Cheng Ze quickly said goodbye to Kong Xiyan. After hanging up the phone, he went to pour out the medicine. While the medicine was cooling down, he sent someone to contact for copyright negotiations.
With Kong Xiyan's nod, the copyright contract was completed quickly.
On the other side, Chu Lizheng and Sister Hong also learned that the copyright had been signed by Cheng.
Sister Hong breathed a sigh of relief. Given the brotherhood between Zhong Qihan and Cheng Ze, the film adaptation shouldn't be a problem. However, she couldn't say for sure what the original novel would be like. "We have to find a way to see the night tide."
I don't expect that Wan Chao to add icing on the cake or help Zhong Qi Han in his time of need, but at least don't add insult to injury or make the situation worse!
Unlike Sister Hong, Chu Lizheng frowned. He had originally planned to create opportunities for himself by connecting with Cheng Ze in the variety show, but he didn't expect that a small village chief Kong would suddenly appear and ruin his plans.
Now his relationship with Cheng Ze is average, even worse than Zhong Qi Han, which is very disadvantageous to him!
Having tasted the sweetness of Wan Chao's popularity, Chu Lizheng naturally didn't want to give up such a big piece of cake easily. After making up his mind, Chu Lizheng said to his agent Song Ge: "I have to meet that Wan Chao no matter what!"
Since I'm his fan, everything should be able to turn around.
"I'll try to contact them first!" Brother Song was not sure either, so he could only give it a try.
When both parties were eager to meet Haichao at night, Kong Xiyan updated the first chapter of the new book as promised in the author's backstage.
With the previous popularity as a backdrop, the new book received high attention as soon as it was released.
Chu Lizheng's fans clicked on it excitedly, just wanting to see how this legendary writer praised Brother Chu.
After reading the first chapter, everyone fell silent.
[Yunxi: The person who gets mad as soon as he gets out of the car, dislikes everything, and has a constant headache seems to be Zhong Qihan...]
[Hot Dry Noodles Without Scallions: I think the person who set the kitchen on fire was also Zhong Qihan...]
After this discovery, Xiao Zongzi finally felt proud.
Chu Lizheng's fans are still stubbornly arguing, "Novels are just artistic creation, don't you understand?! Maybe they're just pinning those things on the protagonist! How shameless of you to be so shameless!"
[Xishui Yueyang - Xi Zonggong: You guys are the ones with the big face, right?! You shameless bastard, even claiming you're very close to Wanchao and that Wanchao wrote a book just for him, how shameless!]
[Brother Chu is the man of my dreams: Isn't this the power of capital?! Bullying Brother Chu because he has no background, because he doesn't have the wealth of the Nancheng royal family? Lifelong blackmail! I won't read any of Wanchao's novels from now on! Pah!]
[I'm the referee in the Tortoise and the Hare race: No, if you don't read Wanchao's novels, you'll be one less person to join Wanchao's millions of readers! What a big deal! Does the United Nations know about this?]
While they were arguing fiercely online, Chu Lizheng angrily threw his water cup in the lounge.
How could this be!
Isn't that Wanchao's new book about himself? Throughout the entire variety show, he's the only one who's the kindest and most patient with his sister!
What does Zhong Qi Han have to do with this?
No, it shouldn't be like this, it definitely isn't like this!
Chu Lizheng paced anxiously in the lounge, becoming angrier and angrier the more he thought about it. Then he paused as if he remembered something.
"It must be Cheng Ze!" The more Chu Lizheng thought about it, the more he felt this was possible: "After Cheng Ze bought the copyright, he forced Wan Chao to change the male lead to Zhong Qi Han! This must be the case!"
How could the honors that should have belonged to him be snatched away by others like this!
At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the lounge. After opening the door, the assistant said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Brother Chu, a reporter wants to interview you."
"Let them in." Chu Lizheng clenched his fists at his side.
No one can step on him to climb up! No one!
As expected, the reporter asked about the male protagonist of the new book after entering the door.
"Wanchao also told me about this. The original plan was that I would be the male lead, but... he had no choice. We are all just working here, so let's just leave it at that." Chu Lizheng had a slightly wry smile on his face, as if there were many inside stories that could not be mentioned.
After hearing Chu Lizheng's words, Chu Lizheng's fans were outraged. They denounced the shame of capitalism online, cursed the Nancheng royal family for their omnipotence, and even discussed holding a march and distributing big-character posters in protest, advocating for creative freedom.
At this time, [Night Tide] created an official certified account on the social platform and released its first content.
【Hi! 】
As soon as this content was released, it instantly received over 100 million views and nearly 1 million interactions, and topped the hot search list.
Chu Lizheng's fans rushed over under the banner of "supporting creative freedom" to seek justice for their brother.
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