Jiang Cong certainly chose long-term benefits. Although he could obtain some funds in the short term by purchasing the copyright, if the work sold well in the future, the money earned would have nothing to do with him.

He values ​​long-term benefits, and he doesn't want his hard work to go in vain. He is not just in it for the money.

"I already understand the method you mentioned. There is no problem at all!"

He is willing to split the profits with the publisher in a 30:70 ratio, including the profits after the book is put on the shelves.

Whether it sells well or poorly is all a matter of luck.

This kind of thing can be considered an investment by the publishing house. If the investment is successful, they can make a profit. If the investment fails, they can only accept it.

"But before I give you the rest of the manuscript, I want us to sign the contract first!"

With the contract and the publisher's seal, I feel more at ease with multiple safeguards.

Upon hearing this, Editor-in-Chief Lin smiled and pointed at Jiang Cong.

"Young man, be serious! The contract has been prepared a long time ago. Take a look. If you have no objection, we can sign it immediately!"

"I am indeed quite strict. Editor-in-Chief Lin, please forgive me. However, I have to take this contract back and share it with my wife!"

Manman is smart and careful. Let her take a look at the contract. Maybe she can see details that I can't notice.

In fact, he also wanted to accomplish such a good thing under the witness of Qin Man.

"Of course you can. I didn't expect you to be a good family man. That's a plus. But it's not common for you to get married at such a young age!"

"I even have a pair of children. It may not be common for people of my age to get married in the city, but it is common in the countryside!"

Jiang Cong never felt that his early marriage was something to be ashamed of. On the contrary, he felt honored to have Qin Man.

"Then your life is more than half complete. If your book becomes more famous, then you will have a successful career and a successful family!"

"I hope so. Good luck to you!"

Jiang Cong stood up, shook hands with Editor-in-Chief Lin, and left with the contract.

In the evening, Qin Man came back from get off work and studied the contract carefully with Jiang Cong. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with it, they signed it.

"Congratulations, husband! You will become a famous writer soon!"

"How can it be that fast? Printing, publishing, and putting it on the shelves will take at least half a year before there will be any response. I don't expect to be famous, as long as someone reads it, I will be very satisfied!"

"You should be more confident. Even the editor-in-chief has said that your book is well-written and he has given it such a high evaluation. What else do you have to worry about? Didn't you say that he is notoriously difficult to approve manuscripts for?" Qin Man patted his shoulder to comfort him, leaned over, and kissed him on the cheek.

Anyway, she believed in Jiang Cong, unconditionally.

"Manman, having you is my great blessing!" Jiang Cong hugged her and pulled her into his arms.

The next day at noon, Jiang Cong went to the publishing house to hand in the contract, taking his remaining manuscript with him and handing it over to the publishing house for review and printing.

The contract was made in duplicate, signed and fingerprinted, and stamped with the publisher's official seal, and the contract officially came into effect.

"Once the cover is ready, I'll contact you to take a look. If you want to add any elements to it, just tell me!"

"Well, I hope the first printed book will be given to me then, and I will give it to my wife!"

Jiang Cong had promised Qin Man that she would be the first to read his first published book.

"You and your wife are really in love!" Editor-in-Chief Lin was jealous.

Jiang Cong blushed and felt embarrassed.

The publishing matter went smoothly, but Jiang Cong did not receive any salary this month because he did not go to work during the winter vacation before the New Year.

Qin Man received a salary at the end of the month. She only worked for 20 days, so including commission, it was only 50 yuan, which was just enough for rent and living expenses.

Jiang Lian worked for a month and received a commission of 20 yuan for four electrical appliances, which made her very happy.

It's March in a blink of an eye. It's still cold, but after this wave of spring cold, it will start to warm up.

The cover was decided very quickly. Jiang Cong’s book is titled “Records of Gods from Another World”, which sounds very exciting.

His pen name is Jiang Cong, which is printed in the most conspicuous place on the cover. The publisher priced it at three yuan per copy, and the first 5,000 copies were released.

It is expected to be on the shelves in three months. The book cover is very textured and exudes a faint scent of ink. It is a thick volume and very substantial, but this is only the first volume.

The original price of 5,000 copies is three yuan per copy, and the total profit is fifteen thousand yuan. After deducting the printing cost, there are also the shelf fees in major bookstores, and the profit sharing with the publisher, the net profit is about three thousand yuan.

He had to deduct 70% of the cost to pay to the publisher, so this was all he got.

Of course, this is just the first batch, just a trial run.

If it sells well, it will be released and sold to more cities, and the royalties will be higher.

He has already started serializing the second volume, and aims to complete it within a year.

Jiang Cong took the new book home and gave it to Qin Man.

When Qin Man received it, she was more excited than Jiang Cong himself and couldn't wait to open it and read it.

"Let me read the Master's style and see how wonderful His works are!"

Jiang Cong blushed innocently again.

"Don't flatter me like that, I'll be proud!"

Qin Man giggled. She found that the book written by Jiang Cong was really wonderful. The more she read, the more she was attracted to it. The protagonist's perspective was very passionate. He grew up little by little and had a very high level of comprehension. Moreover, the visuals were very clear when reading, which made people unconsciously follow along with his imagination.

Qin Man stayed up all night to finish the book in three days, and she gave Jiang Cong her own review.

"Honey, from now on I am your biggest fan. I would say that your book is worthy of being adapted into a TV series!"

She speaks the truth. This story is no worse than those remade into TV series. It has a positive outlook and a good story!

"Manman, you are exaggerating more and more. You even made it into a TV drama. If you keep coaxing me like this, I will believe it!" Jiang Cong scratched her nose lovingly.

Qin Man smiled a beautiful smile, her small pear-shaped eyes sunk deeply, as if one had fallen into a pool of mellow wine.

"You are my idol!" Qin Man gave him a heart shape with her fingers.

"What does this mean?" Jiang Cong didn't understand her internet tricks which came from the past.

"That's what I mean by loving you!" Qin Man explained to him and taught him how to do it.

But Jiang Cong was clumsy and looked ridiculous, so Qin Man laughed unkindly.

"You're so cute!"

Jiang Cong is in great trouble with these uncoordinated limbs.