Chapter 228 Do You Really Think It's Worth It?
"Hello! Are you Ishi Mian, the author of "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer"?"
During the morning self-study break, a strange number was called on Zhao Yan's mobile phone for the third time. When I called it twice before, Zhao Yan was in the morning self-study and was not in the mood to answer the call. This time, if it weren't for the morning self-study, Zhao Yan wouldn't have answered the call.
This number shows that the owner's location is in Beijing, which is also an important reason why Zhao Yan doesn't want to answer. Zhao Yan thought it was a call from the General Administration of Media, which may be a notice of disposal or a notice of fines. Because he had such a guess in his mind, Zhao Yan didn't want to answer.
However, it was impossible to solve the problem. When this number came for the third time and the morning self-study get out of class was over, Zhao Yan frowned, but he still answered.
"I am! Are you?"
Because he thought it was a call from the General Administration of Media, Zhao Yan's response was extremely concise and his tone was not even very good. He was still under the age of 18. When he was in a bad mood, it was difficult to completely hide it. Moreover, Zhao Yan didn't want to hide anything now.
"Haha! Hello! Let me introduce myself first. I am Jiang Huaiyi, general manager of Beijing Moyun Publishing House! I just asked the secretary to contact the person in charge of your website and got your phone number. I am very happy to know you! Haha!"
A cheerful man's voice came from the phone.
It was discovered that it was not the phone call of the General Administration of Media, and Zhao Yan was in a better mood, but he was not interested in this person who claimed to be the general manager of Moyun Publishing House. Nothing! His current works are easy to review by most publishing houses. With his previous three books, Zhao Yan has this confidence.
Now, even a large publishing house like Jiuzhou Reading, Zhao Yan doesn't please him on the phone. What's more, he has never heard of this publishing house and is not interested in any cooperation with this publishing house.
so……
"Let's tell me a long story! What's the matter?"
Jiang Huaiyi in the office of the general manager of Beijing Moyun Publishing House frowned. He didn't expect that this kid's tone was so irritating. The kid nowadays was really rude!
But he suppressed the anger in his heart and only regarded Zhao Yan's tone as the young man's proud impetuousness.
"Haha, that's it. I've read your recent book "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer". I really appreciate it! I also heard about the troubles you are currently in this book. I have an offer here. Do you want to hear it?"
Zhao Yan: "Say!"
Zhao Yan's tone is still not good.
Jiang Huaiyi: "Well. That's right. My suggestion is that you sign an agreement with our Moyun Publishing House. In the future, we Moyun Publishing House will have priority copyright for all your works! Of course, I will not treat you badly in terms of royal remuneration and treatment. As long as you sign this agreement, I will help you communicate with the General Administration of Media! I am not sure about the book "Smiling Proud Wanderer" to help you lift the ban, but I can help you clear your site! How about it? Are you interested?"
"Dou...dou...dou..."
Listening to the blind voice suddenly appeared on the phone, Jiang Huaiyi was stunned. The boy hung up the phone like this? What's the situation? Is this too bad temper? His website is worth at least hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he doesn't care at all if it is blocked?
...
"Are you in a bad mood?"
In the corridor outside the classroom of the 44th writing class, Zhao Yan, who had just hung up the phone, heard Changsun Xiaqiu's concern. He turned his head slightly and found Changsun Xiaqiu coming to him and standing side by side with him next to the corridor railing.
"Something!"
Zhao Yan frowned and looked at the campus ahead. In the winter, the flowers, plants and trees were almost withering, and the men and women were wearing thick clothes. Unlike him, although it was cold, he practiced martial arts all year round to achieve a good physique. He only needed a shirt and a coat, which looked very thin.
"Look out a little bit! There is no hurdle that cannot be overcome! No one's life can always be smooth sailing. This is what my grandfather told me, and I'll give it to you now!"
Changsun Xiaqiu's voice was very gentle. Zhao Yan listened and felt a sense of tranquility, which made people feel the tranquility in their hearts. He turned his head and looked at her again, and saw Changsun Xiaqiu's smiling face, like a spring breeze.
Zhao Yan smiled faintly, his lips slightly raised, and he felt a scent of indifferent.
"Everyone understands the truth! But when things fall on themselves, how many people can do it without being happy with things or being sad with themselves?"
Changsun Xiaqiu chuckled, rested his arms on the railing, and looked at the campus scenery, smiling and said, "Yes! That's the reason! But is it useful to be angry? Since it's useless, why are you angry? Are you right?"
Zhao Yan felt that the cell phone that had just been put into his pocket was vibrating again. He took it out and saw that it was still the same number and refused to accept it directly.
Changsun Xiaqiu glanced at him and asked with a smile: "Who? Why don't you answer?"
Zhao Yan curled his lips disdainfully and said, "One 25! Why are you paying attention to him?"
Yes, in Zhao Yan's opinion, the person who just called him, claimed that he was the general manager of Yun Publishing House was just 25! If you want the priority copyright of all your future works, you can only help him solve the problem of having sword energy blocked. What is not 25?
Even if the sword energy is sealed forever, how much can it be lost?
And how much is the priority copyright for all his future works worth?
Unlike other novel authors, Zhao Yan knows the value of those novels in his dreams. If he is not very clear before, then the recent "Swordsman" is both the popularity of sword energy and the hot sales of studying in Jiuzhou. It all shows the value of those works in his dreams!
"The Moon Scimitar" is only the first half of the original version of his dream, and the latter is his dogtail sequel, but it can still be published and adapted into a movie.
"The Swordsman" can be sold well both online and in the publishing market, which also explains the problem! Even the book "Rebirth: The Great Sword of the Sword" created by himself based on the clips of his works in his dreams is also popular online and offline.
He can earn more than hundreds of thousands of yuan for each book. With sword energy, he bought only 350,000 yuan. With the investment after buying it, he only made only hundreds of thousands. He wrote at most two or three books and made money back. For this small website that has not yet been fully developed, he signed the priority of all his future works to the Rhyme Publishing House that he had never heard of?
Go and have a big fucking dream!
"Two hundred and five?"
Changsun Xiaqiu was stunned for a moment, laughed again, and did not ask questions.
In the other side of the capital, Jiang Huaiyi, who had been rejected after several calls, looked increasingly ugly. Finally, he couldn't help but smash his phone on his desk.
"Things that don't know the heights of the sky and the earth are thick! You don't know how to polite you! Let's see how I will deal with you in the future!"
Jiang Huaiyi was not a humble gentleman, and as soon as he got angry, his tone naturally became bad. Of course, Zhao Yan didn't know how angry he was at this time. Even if he knew, Zhao Yan might not care about it with his personality.
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In the office of the general manager of Jiuzhou Reading, Zhou Xiaoqi and Xu Jieping stood at the desk of General Manager Lin Chunsheng, one left and one right. Zhou Xiaoqi is one of the five editors of Jiuzhou Reading. The two manuscripts "Rebirth of the Great Sword of the Soldier" and "The Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the Sword of the S
Xu Jieping is the manager of Jiuzhou Reading Marketing Department.
At this time, Xu Jieping was reporting to Lin Chunsheng.
"Mr. Lin! According to the mandatory requirements of the General Administration of Media, our marketing department has completely stopped the release of the book "Swordsman" and has been recycled and unsold books from bookstores across the country. This time we have suffered a lot of losses! The manpower and material resources used for paper, layout, printing, binding, promotion, and distribution are initially estimated to be no less than 100,000 yuan! Because we have too many copies of the first print this time! I suggest that this time not only the author of this book's manuscript fee will be deducted, but also the responsibility for him to compensate us for our losses! After all, the responsibility for the reason why this book cannot continue to be released now is that the content of his book is banned! This is my suggestion, please consider it by Mr. Lin!"
Before Xu Jieping finished speaking, Zhou Xiaoqi became a little anxious.
"Mr. Lin! I don't agree with Manager Xu's suggestion! It's too unwise for us to do this!"
"Oh? Why did Editor Zhou say that? Tell me your reasons!"
Lin Chunsheng and Xu Jieping both looked at Zhou Xiaoqi in confusion.
Because Xu Jieping's suggestion just now did not say that Zhou Xiaoqi would be held accountable for reviewing the manuscript. It can be said that Xu Jieping's suggestion did not harm Zhou Xiaoqi's personal interests at all.
Zhou Xiaoqiu: "Mr. Lin! Manager Xu! The reason why "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer" cannot be released is that it is true that the author Shi Jian is the content of his work that is prohibited, but I think he definitely did not intend to violate it!"
Lin Chunsheng: "I agree with this!"
Xu Jieping: "Editor Zhou! No matter whether the author is intentional or unintentional, the reason is him. We have every reason to ask him to compensate. Even if we go to court to sue, we will win and not lose! I don't understand why you object? Don't you want to protect the interests of the company?"
Zhou Xiaoqi pushed the tortoiseshell glasses on the bridge of his nose and frowned and explained: "Listen to me! The book "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" cannot be published now, but I don't know if Mr. Lin and Manager Xu have read this book? Shi Jian's author has a strong writing skills! He is only 17 years old this year, and he has written three books "The Full Moon Scimitar", "Rebirth of the Great Sword of the Sword", and "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" are more and more popular. What does it mean? It shows that his potential is very strong! Moreover, it has a bright future! I don't think it is worth offending him completely for the sake of this loss! This time we
The loss is only about 100,000 yuan. As long as we handle it this time, we can give him priority to submitting all new books to our Jiuzhou study. I believe that we will make the loss back soon! But if he is asked to compensate him this time, Mr. Lin! Manager Xu! He is only 17 years old now, and he is the age of not rubbing sand in his eyes! If we make him unhappy this time, in his eyes, he will definitely be a detriment. We will not think of getting any of his new books in the future! Mr. Lin, Manager Xu! Do you really think it is worth it?" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!